Charlieton
| Charlieton | |
|---|---|
 Charlieton, the merchant | |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
Charlieton is a traveling salesman appearing in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He appears to have a knack for ripping people off, much like Rip Cheato; his name is even a pun on "charlatan". He sells items and Badges in the Rogueport Plaza. Most of his items and Badges are fairly rare, and he is the only way for Mario to complete his Badge collection. His prices are also high, but Jammin' Jellies and Ultra Shrooms are sold at 120 coins each, their cheapest price in the game. Charlieton's inventory will change if Mario walks two screens away and then comes back. Therefore, all items that he sells can theoretically be obtained at any given point after Chapter 1, meaning that while certain items may not appear for a while, they may eventually reappear. In the Nintendo Switch remake, Charlieton also appears in Boggly Woods near the pipe to The Great Tree. If Mario buys all the things available, he will thank Mario for putting his kids through college.
Charlieton also has a chance to appear on every tenth floor except the 100th in the Pit of 100 Trials, selling common items such as Mushrooms at an inflated price. The prices are higher the deeper Mario is in the Pit.
Charlieton's role is filled by Flimm in the next Paper Mario game, Super Paper Mario.
Inventory
Here is a list of the items that can be purchased from Charlieton.
| Rogueport | |
|---|---|
  Attack FX G (Attack FX P in the remake) |
120 coins |
 Boo's Sheet |
24 coins |
 Double Pain |
36 coins (original) 60 coins (remake) |
 Dried Shroom |
2 coins |
 Earth Quake |
18 coins |
 Hammerman |
180 coins (original) 240 coins (remake) |
 Jammin' Jelly |
120 coins |
 Jumpman |
180 coins (original) 240 coins (remake) |
 Mega Rush |
60 coins (original) 96 coins (remake) |
 Repel Cape |
18 coins |
 Shooting Star |
36 coins |
 Slow Go |
12 coins (original) 60 coins (remake) |
 Stopwatch |
24 coins |
 Timing Tutor |
120 coins (original) 180 coins (remake) |
 Ultra Mushroom |
120 coins |
 W Emblem |
360 coins (original) 432 coins (remake) |
| Pit of 100 Trials | 10th | 20th | 30th | 40th | 50th | 60th | 70th | 80th | 90th | floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mushroom |
10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | coins |
 Super Mushroom |
30 | 45 | 60 | 75 | 90 | 105 | 120 | 135 | 150 | coins |
 Honey Syrup |
10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | coins |
 Maple Syrup |
40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | 180 | 200 | coins |
 Fire Flower |
20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | coins |
 Thunder Rage |
40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | 180 | 200 | coins |
Profiles
- Tattle
- Rogueport: "That guy's Charlieton. He's a salesman from way far away. His prices are steep, but he's normally got rare items and pretty unusual badges. He might even have a few completely unique items that he dug up somewhere..."
- Boggly Woods(Switch): "That guy's Charlieton. He's a salesman from way far away... who now sells things in this forest, I guess! I'm not seeing any shops out here, so we should probably buy any items we might need from him."
- Pit of 100 Trials: "That's Charlieton, the merchant. I guess he sells his wares here, too. But... it looks like his stuff gets more expensive the deeper he is in the pit. I'm happy to be able to shop here and all, but sheesh... Well, it's your money."
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Hans Prul[?] | - | |
| French | Roublaï[?] | Possibly from "rouble" (the Russian currency) or roublard ("wily") | |
| German | Ramschnik[?] | Rummagenik | |
| Italian | Tel-arub[?] | Possibly from te la ruba (an expression that roughly translates to "he steals it from you") | |
| Rubicone (remake)[?] | - | ||
| Spanish | Ahmed[?] | An Arabic male name | |
| M. Baucador (The Thousand-Year Door remake)[?] | Pun on embaucador ("trickster") |
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