Miles Tones

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Miles Tones
Miles Tones from Mario & Luigi: Superstar SagaMiles Tones from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Miles Tones's sprite in-between versions
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
“Ohoho... Welcome! Care to show me...your Records? Yeah. It'll be great.”
Miles Tones, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Miles Tones[1] is a supporting character in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its Nintendo 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Although he operates the Information Booth in Beanbean Castle Town in both versions, his role differs between the games.

In the original game, his name is not specified, and his purpose is to sell information to Mario and Luigi for 100 coins, normally indicating where to go or what to do next to complete the current objective of the main story. Near the end of the game, when Mario and Luigi are ready to travel to Bowser's Castle, the Information Booth no longer has any information left to give.

In the remake, his name is revealed by another Beanish character at Beanbean Airport, who plans to photograph Princess Peach upon her arrival from the Mushroom Kingdom and sell it to Miles Tones, whom he refers to as the town story collector. In this game, Miles Tones can be located in the same place, though he now rewards Mario and Luigi in exchange for information about their accomplishments thus far, viewing their Records to do so. Requirements include fighting a certain number of battles, defeating a certain number of enemies, performing a certain number of Excellent attacks, dodging a certain number of enemy attacks, and uncovering certain percentages of beans and blocks in the game, while rewards include items, recordings, and gear. Once all of these achievements have been completed and rewarded, Miles Tones reveals that he is leaving his shop and thanks the duo for the information they have shared with him. He declines to reveal where he plans to go and is not seen again for the remainder of the game.

Gallery[edit]

Quotes[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

Main section: List of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga quotes § Miles Tones
  • "Muh huh huh huh huh huh!"
  • "Welcome... Despite appearances, this is most definitely a shop."
  • "The product we deal in is information."

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Main section: List of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions quotes § Miles Tones
  • "Well, ya know, going the extra mile...being an especially super superstar..."
  • "Go on. Show me...your Records?"
  • "Ohoho... That's quite a story you're cookin' up!"

Naming[edit]

"Miles Tones" is a play on the "milestones", alluding to his function in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Miles Tones is unnamed in the Japanese version of the remake, with the Beanish character who mentions his name in the English version simply remarking that he plans to sell the photo to the Information Booth instead.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Dutch Wil Weetjes Pun on "Will" (English male given name) and "wil" (want), combined with "weetjes" (facts) [?]
Italian Super esperto della città Town's super expert Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga [2]
Saputello della città Town's know-it-all Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "All the rumors around town suggest a huuuuuuge VIP celebrity is coming from the Mushroom Kingdom. I'm gonna get photographic evidence and sell it for big bucks to the town story collector, Miles Tones! Great plan, huh?" —Beanish, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
  2. ^ "Se c'è qualcosa che non capite, dovreste chiedere al super esperto della città" -Old Beanish, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
  3. ^ "Scatterò delle foto e le venderò a peso d'oro al saputello della città!" -Beanish, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Scagnozzi di Bowser