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|image=[[File:PMTTYD | |image=[[File:PMTTYD Professor Frankly Closed Mouth Artwork.jpg|200px]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | ||
|species=[[Goomba]] | |species=[[Goomba]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote|Are [[ | {{quote|Are [[Partner#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Partners|all of]] [[Mario|you]] ready? And you there! In front of the TV! You listen up, too!|Professor Frankly|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}} | ||
'''Professor Frankly''' is [[Goombella]]'s and [[Kolorado]]'s old teacher at [[U Goom]] in the game ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. He wears thick glasses, as indicated by the swirls in the glass, which is a common motif used in Japanese media (other ''Mario'' characters with swirled glasses include [[Professor Elvin Gadd]], [[Iggy Koopa]], [[Fawful]] and [[Francis]]). Professor Frankly is one of two known Goombas to have square teeth rather than pointed teeth, the other being [[Goombario]]. Frankly's name is derived from the qualifier "frankly", a word commonly used by intellectuals to emphasize the truthfulness of what they are about to say. | |||
==History== | |||
[[File:PMTTYD Goomba trio.png|thumb|left|200px|Professor Frankly advising Mario and Goombella about enemy Goombas]] | [[File:PMTTYD Goomba trio.png|thumb|left|200px|Professor Frankly advising Mario and Goombella about enemy Goombas]] | ||
[[Mario]] first meets Professor Frankly after he rescues [[Goombella]] from a gang of [[X-Naut]]s who are attacking her. | |||
When Mario, Goombella, and Frankly visit [[the Thousand-Year Door]] for the first time, the [[Magical Map]] in Mario's hands indicate the location of the [[Diamond Star|first]] [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] inside [[Hooktail Castle]] in [[Petal Meadows]]. Each of Mario and his partners' subsequent visit to the Thousand-Year Door to use the Crystal Star they collected to uncover the location of the next Crystal Star is immediately followed by their visit to the professor. During each visit, Frankly, who is making progress in his research about the ancient city that preceded [[Rogueport]] as well as an ancient demon that plunged that city into darkness, talks about the latest e-mail from [[Princess Peach]] (that Mario receives after each chapter) and tells Mario and his partners the exact location of the Crystal Star they must collect next. In addition, tattle log entries that the player may have missed can be found in Frankly's bin. On the back shelf of his house, a miniature version of the head-shaped rocks at the entrance to Pirate's Grotto can be seen, as well as spherical objects bearing the Sun, Moon, Star and Puni designs seen in the Great Tree. | |||
After Mario and co. obtain the [[Crystal Star|final]] [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] from the [[X-Naut Fortress]] on the [[Moon#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Moon]], the [[Shadow Sirens]] abduct Frankly, knock him unconscious, and then locked him up in a closet. [[Doopliss]] takes the guise of the professor in order to trick Mario into opening the Thousand-Year Door so [[Sir Grodus]] can enter the [[Palace of Shadow]]. Frankly later escapes and gives chase into the palace. After the [[Shadow Queen]] is awakened and possesses Princess Peach, the real Frankly is seen in one of the palace's darkened rooms, distressed at the thought of her revival. Following the Shadow Queen's defeat, he reunites with Mario and co. and reveals his discovery of a large treasure chest containing the true treasure. When Mario visits him post-game, Frankly reveals the contents of this chest to be a seemingly insignificant [[Dried Shroom]]; however, Frankly is excited nonetheless by it, as it proves that residents of the ancient city ate [[Mushroom]]s. | |||
===E-Mail=== | ===E-Mail=== | ||
;E-mail | ;E-mail | ||
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===Tattle=== | ===Tattle=== | ||
*"''That's Professor Frankly, head of the archaeology department at U Goom. He's researching the legendary treasure here. I totally respect him. You know the famous Professor [[Kolorado]]? He was a student of Frankly's!''" | *"''That's Professor Frankly, head of the archaeology department at U Goom. He's researching the legendary treasure here. I totally respect him. You know the famous Professor [[Kolorado]]? He was a student of Frankly's!''" | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=フランクリ | |Jap=フランクリ<br>''Furankuri''<br>フランクリ先生<br>''Furankuri sensei'' | ||
|JapM="Frankly"; also likely derived from クリボー (''Kuribō'', "Goomba" in Japanese).<br>Professor Frankly | |||
|Fra=Professeur Goomstein | |||
|FraM=Pun on "Goomba" and "[[wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Einstein]]" | |||
|Spa=Profesor Goomez | |||
|SpaM=Professor and "Goomez," a pun on Goomba and Gómez, a Spanish last name. | |||
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|Ger=Professor Gumbarth | |Ger=Professor Gumbarth | ||
|GerM= | |GerM=Probably from ''Gumba'' (the German spelling of "Goomba") and "Bartholomäus," a male German name | ||
|Ita= | |Ita=Professor Goombastein | ||
|ItaM=Pun on "Goomba" and "Einstein" | |ItaM=Pun on "Goomba" and "Einstein" | ||
|Kor= | |Kor=프랭크리 교수 | ||
|KorR= | |KorR=Peulaengkeuli Gyosu}} | ||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', one of the items listed on [[Francis]]'s to-buy list is a radio-controlled Professor Frankly. | *In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', one of the items listed on [[Francis]]'s to-buy list is a radio-controlled Professor Frankly. | ||
*Likely due to an oversight, if the player uses the phone booth in [[Glitzville]] after Professor Frankly is abducted, it is still possible to receive a call, supposedly from Frankly himself, warning Mario to be careful in his travels. | *Likely due to an oversight, if the player uses the phone booth in [[Glitzville]] after Professor Frankly is abducted, it is still possible to receive a call, supposedly from Frankly himself, warning Mario to be careful in his travels. | ||
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[[Category:Scientists]] | [[Category:Scientists]] | ||
[[Category:Mentors]] | [[Category:Mentors]] | ||
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | [[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Characters]] | ||
[[de:Professor Gumbarth]] | [[de:Professor Gumbarth]] | ||
[[it:Professor Goombastein]] | [[it:Professor Goombastein]] |