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{{quote|I worked and I worked hard! We built a house, and the kids are all grown...|Harold|Super Paper Mario}} | {{quote|I worked and I worked hard! We built a house, and the kids are all grown...|Harold|Super Paper Mario}} | ||
'''Harold''' is an elderly resident of [[Flopside]] in the game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. His [[Flipside]] counterpart is a man named [[Walter]]. He is eighty years old and is married to a woman named [[Gertrude]], having been married for sixty years (as told by his wife at the end of the game). According to his tattle, Harold is old-school, tending to keep his feelings to himself. After beating the game's story, talking to Gertrude results in her saying that, for the first time, Harold bought her a gift: the wedding ring he couldn't afford when they first got married. She states that he obtained it by working the graveyard shift at [[Notso]]'s shop. Like Walter, he is only seen standing in place outside his house. | '''Harold''' is an elderly resident of [[Flopside]] in the game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. His [[Flipside]] counterpart is a man named [[Walter]]. He is eighty years old and is married to a woman named [[Gertrude]], having been married for sixty years (as told by his wife at the end of the game). He enjoys [[Dyllis]]'s cooking greatly, and talks about many of her recipes. According to his tattle, Harold is old-school, tending to keep his feelings to himself. After beating the game's story, talking to Gertrude results in her saying that, for the first time, Harold bought her a gift: the wedding ring he couldn't afford when they first got married. She states that he obtained it by working the graveyard shift at [[Notso]]'s shop. Like Walter, he is only seen standing in place outside his house. | ||
If spoken to during chapter 6, he will mistakenly refer to himself as "Walter". | If spoken to during chapter 6, he will mistakenly refer to himself as "Walter". | ||
==Tattle== | |||
*"''That's Harold... It's one struggle after another for this patient 80-year-old... He's old school and keeps his feelings to himself...''" | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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|FreM=Both this and Walter's French name ''Komsi'' are derived from ''comme ci, comme ça'' ("so-so") | |FreM=Both this and Walter's French name ''Komsi'' are derived from ''comme ci, comme ça'' ("so-so") | ||
|Ger=Harald | |Ger=Harald | ||
|GerM= | |GerM=Harold | ||
|Spa=Felipe | |Spa=Felipe | ||
|SpaM= | |SpaM=Philip | ||
|Ita=Arnoldo | |Ita=Arnoldo | ||
|ItaM=Arnold | |ItaM=Arnold | ||
Latest revision as of 12:04, September 22, 2024
| Harold | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Super Paper Mario | |
| Species | Flopsider |
| First appearance | Super Paper Mario (2007) |
- “I worked and I worked hard! We built a house, and the kids are all grown...”
- —Harold, Super Paper Mario
Harold is an elderly resident of Flopside in the game Super Paper Mario. His Flipside counterpart is a man named Walter. He is eighty years old and is married to a woman named Gertrude, having been married for sixty years (as told by his wife at the end of the game). He enjoys Dyllis's cooking greatly, and talks about many of her recipes. According to his tattle, Harold is old-school, tending to keep his feelings to himself. After beating the game's story, talking to Gertrude results in her saying that, for the first time, Harold bought her a gift: the wedding ring he couldn't afford when they first got married. She states that he obtained it by working the graveyard shift at Notso's shop. Like Walter, he is only seen standing in place outside his house.
If spoken to during chapter 6, he will mistakenly refer to himself as "Walter".
Tattle[edit]
- "That's Harold... It's one struggle after another for this patient 80-year-old... He's old school and keeps his feelings to himself..."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カンゾウ[?] Kanzō |
Pun on「肝臓」(kanzō, liver) and possibly the masculine name「蔵」(-zō) | |
| French | Komsa[?] | Both this and Walter's French name Komsi are derived from comme ci, comme ça ("so-so") | |
| German | Harald[?] | Harold | |
| Italian | Arnoldo[?] | Arnold | |
| Spanish | Felipe[?] | Philip |
