Puniper
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| Puniper | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |
| Species | Puni |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “Don't get a swelled head! This doesn't mean I'll accept you as our leader...”
- —Puniper, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Puniper is an obese Puni that lives in the Great Tree in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He doubts Mario's skills as a hero at first but eventually he sees Mario as a good leader. He does not help initially and will not support Mario until he saves the Puni elder. Puniper's name is a portmanteau of "Puni" and "Juniper".
Tattle information
- That's Puniper of the Punies. He sure is big for a Puni. Too bad his head is big, too!
- That's Puniper of the Punies. He's a little bigger than the others, obviously. So maybe he can help us reach that special area... Hee hee! Just kidding. His only special power is complaining, I think.
- That's Puniper of the Punies. This guy just needs to stop whining and do what's right. I mean, he's huge! When you got a big bod, you gotta step up and take charge!
Gallery
Puniper questioning Punio's trust in Mario.
The Puni elder calling out Puniper for his stubbornness.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | プニタ[1] Punita |
From "Puni" and「た」(-ta), usually used for masculine name ending | |
| Chinese | 普尼搭[2][3] Pǔnídā |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Maxini[4] | From the name "Max" and "mini" or Ini ("Puni"). "Max" may also allude to his larger body shape. | |
| French | Pounibo[5][6] | Might be from Puni and "Beau" (beautiful) | |
| German | Bubulas[7] | Bubu ("Puni") and the name "Nicolas" | |
| Italian | Fufurio[8] | Portmanteau of Fufino ("Puni") and the male name "Furio" | |
| Korean | 말랑욱[9] Mallang'uk |
Portmanteau of "말랑" (Mallang, "Puni") and the Korean masculine name ending "욱" (uk) | |
| Spanish | Punilio[10][11] | From "Puni" and the male name "Emilio" |
References
- ^ 「プニ族の プニタよ」– Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo Co. (Japanese).
- ^ "这是普尼族的普尼塔哦。" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Simplified Chinese).
- ^ 「他是普尼族的普尼塔喔。」– Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Traditional Chinese).
- ^ "Dat is Maxini van de Ini's." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Dutch).
- ^ "C'est Pounibo de la Tribu Pouni." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
- ^ "Pounibo, de la Tribu Pouni." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (French).
- ^ "Das ist Bubulas, ein Bubu." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (German).
- ^ "È Fufurio." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
- ^ "말랑족 말랑욱이야" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Korea (Korean).
- ^ "Es Punilio, un Puni que necesita dejar de quejarse y poner de su parte." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
- ^ "Es Punilio, un puni antipático y gruñón que se cree el ombligo del mundo." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish).
