Ribboner

Ribboner
Species	Theet
First appearance	Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024)

Ribboner is a Theet who appears in Princess Peach: Showtime! He is found in each play (except the boss fights and rehearsals) and can be assisted or rescued by Princess Peach. When Peach does so, he gives her a dress ribbon or a Stella ribbon. He wears a top hat and a red bowtie, has a mustache, and has a small bag with green and blue bows beside him. He usually only communicates with hovering speech bubbles, but he is referred to by name in a few levels, such as The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot.

He will generally exclaim a need for being helped or rescued, and if he is rescued, he will congratulate Peach or explain what he'll do after his rescue, and will begin dancing. Some of his rescue messages indicate he plays an experienced traveler in the plays, including:

• Having learned an "ancient ninja art: the pot-hide technique." (Ninjutsu: The Art of Rapids).
• Had bought an entrance ticket to the museum, but had lost his ticket, and the museum was closed either way (The Case of the Missing Mural).
• Having booked a train seat (Cowgirl at Dusk).
• Going for a dive as the only land-based character (Melody of the Sea).
• Bringing a parachute with him (The Stolen Statue).
• Being an art painting appraiser who love the works of Mira Culous (The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot).
• Spinning excitedly around in outer space (Mighty Mission: The Rescue).

Despite his travel experiences and preparations, he finds himself in problems very often that Peach must help him get out of, including being surrounded by enemies, getting stuck in or behind things, booking tickets to the wrong departures, and hanging onto things.

Once the main game has been completed, he will stand in the lower right on the fifth floor of the Sparkle Theater.

While he does award ribbons in the demo, such ribbons cannot be worn by Peach, as the Wardrobe section in the pause menu is inaccessible.

Gallery

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  Ribboner clinging onto a mirror in The Ghostly Castle

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  Ribboner clinging onto a swinging ball in A Snow Flower on Ice

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  Ribboner dancing after being rescued in A Snow Flower on Ice

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  Ribboner swirling around by Figure Skater Peach's spin in A Snow Flower on Ice

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	リボンおじさん[?] Ribon Ojisan	Uncle/Mister Ribbon
Chinese (simplified)	缎带叔叔[?] Duàndài Shūshu	Ribbon Uncle
Chinese (traditional)	緞帶叔叔[?] Duàndài Shūshu	Ribbon Uncle
Dutch	Strikjesmaker[?]	Ribbon maker
French	Ruben[?]	Male given name, also a pun on ruban ("ribbon")
German	Schleifenmeister[?]	Ribbon Master
Italian	Fioccomastro[?]	Ribbon-master
Korean	리본 아저씨[?] Libon Ajeossi	?
Portuguese (NOA)	Fitatino[?]	?
Russian	Костюмер[?] Kostyumer	Costumer
Spanish	Cintacio[?]	Portmanteau of cinta ("ribbon") and the name Ignacio ("Ignatius")