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|image=[[File:MP3 Belltop Artwork.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:MP3 Belltop Artwork.jpg|200px]]
|species= Bell
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
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'''Belltop''', whose name is a pun on the hotel porter profession "bellhop", is a magical bell who bears the semblance of a wind-up [[Toad (species)|Toad]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. He was brought to life by the faux [[Millennium Star]]'s magic. He inhabits all of the [[Mario_Party 3#Duel Boards|Duel Board]]s and doles out coins to the players skilled enough to deserve them. Whenever a player passes Belltop, it will start counting down from five to zero. Every time the players passes it, the numbers will decrease to a lower number. Once Belltop's hat reaches zero, it will bang its head with drum sticks and blow the whistle to signify the beginning of a duel mini-game. Once the duel mini-game is complete, its head will return to five. He always carries a whistle in his mouth and blows it to stir up attentiveness.
'''Belltop''' is a [[List of characters|character]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. His name is a pun on "bellhop." He is a magical bell who bears the semblance of a windup [[Toad (species)|Toad]]. Belltop was brought to life by the faux [[Millennium Star]]'s magic. He inhabits all of the [[Mario_Party 3#Duel Boards|Duel Board]]s and doles out [[coin]]s to the players skilled enough to deserve them. Whenever a player passes Belltop, he starts counting down from five to zero. Every time a player passes him, the number decreases to a lower number. Once Belltop's hat reaches zero, he bangs his head with drumsticks and blows the whistle to signify the beginning of a Duel [[minigame]]. Once the Duel minigame is complete, his head returns to five. He always carries a whistle in his mouth and blows it to stir up attentiveness.


==Name in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ベルくん
|Jap=ベルくん
|JapR=Berukun
|JapR=Beru-kun
|JapM=Bell-kun
|JapM=Bell-{{wp|Japanese_honorifics#Kun|kun}}
|Ita=Pancillo<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2001|title=''[[Mario Party 3]]'' manual|page=136|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|ItaM=Possibly from ''pancia'' ("belly")
}}
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 16:12, August 7, 2024

Belltop
MP3 Belltop Artwork.jpg
Species Bell
First appearance Mario Party 3 (2000)

Belltop is a character in Mario Party 3. His name is a pun on "bellhop." He is a magical bell who bears the semblance of a windup Toad. Belltop was brought to life by the faux Millennium Star's magic. He inhabits all of the Duel Boards and doles out coins to the players skilled enough to deserve them. Whenever a player passes Belltop, he starts counting down from five to zero. Every time a player passes him, the number decreases to a lower number. Once Belltop's hat reaches zero, he bangs his head with drumsticks and blows the whistle to signify the beginning of a Duel minigame. Once the Duel minigame is complete, his head returns to five. He always carries a whistle in his mouth and blows it to stir up attentiveness.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ベルくん[?]
Beru-kun
Bell-kun
Italian Pancillo[1] Possibly from pancia ("belly")

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2001. Mario Party 3 manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 136.