Swindell

Swindell
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Species	Bandit
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

“I tell you, Ishnail is miles better than that Don Pianta guy! By a long shot! Now, don't get me wrong! I've never met either one. So I'm just talking here...”

—Swindell, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Goombella, Mario and Swindell

Swindell is a Bandit that lives in the east side of Rogueport in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Goombella has heard he is a thief but he has never been seen stealing. He spends time whispering to Arfur, a Doogan, about something unknown. Swindell's name is a pun on "swindle," a verb meaning to obtain money or possessions through deception.

Swindell seems to be a supporter of Ishnail and does not like the actions of the Pianta syndicate led by Don Pianta. However, he admits that he has neither seen Ishnail, Don Pianta or the Don's successor, Frankie. At the end of the game, he decides that neither of them are as good as Mario.

Tattle

• "That's Swindell, the bandit. At least, I HEAR he's a thief, but I've never seen him steal. He's always whispering to Arfur about something."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ボーロン[?] Bōron	Boron; from「ボロドー」(Borodō, "Bandit")
Chinese	波隆[?] Bōlóng	Transliteration of the Japanese name
French	Maskrate[?]	Portmanteau of Maskass ("Shy Guy"), in which Bandits are relatives to, and rate ("fail")
German	Klausie[?]	Derived from the name "Klaus"
Italian	Furfabio[?]	From Furfo ("Bandit") and the given name "Fabio"
Korean	도리버[?] Doribeo	From "도두기" (Dodugi, "Bandit")
Spanish (NOA)	Fraudio[?]	Portmanteau of "fraud" and the given name "Claudio"
Spanish (NOE)	Serrallonga[?]	A possible reference to Spanish mini-series Serrallonga, la llegenda del bandoler, which is about a famous bandit