Tumble
| Tumble | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Mario Party Advance | |
| Species | Die |
| First appearance | Mario Party 3 (2000) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Party: The Top 100 (cameo) (2017) |
- “I'm Tumble. From here on out, I'll be your guide.”
- —Tumble, Mario Party 3
Tumble is a character who first appears in Mario Party 3. He is a "magical die" that the fake Millennium Star brings to life, replacing Toad as the guide of the game. Tumble is stout with a round head, upon which is a blue die with white pips. Because he lacks arms or legs, his head floats in the air beside and above a pair of white gloves and large red shoes.
History[edit]
Mario Party 3[edit]
In addition to explaining minigames and controls and getting a Battle Royal or Duel Board started, Tumble also reveals the new location of the Millennium Star each time it is moved. He (along with the fake Millennium Star) also gives out Star Stamps whenever a player has won on a board. At the end of the game, the top of Tumble's cap opens to reveal the real Millennium Star. After the credits, a blue die resembling Tumble is shown landing near a Mario Party board game.
Mario Party Advance[edit]
In Mario Party Advance, Tumble acts as the host of the Shroom City mode. He helps Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Yoshi by reiterating their overall objective upon request, explaining the rules (e.g., the basics of movement and the functions of spaces), announcing opportunities to earn Mushrooms from minigames, and suggesting potential locations of interest. These suggestions can be anywhere in Shroom City and are normally optional, but if no quests have been completed yet, then they are restricted to Goomba House for Mario, Mushroom Library for Luigi, Jungle Game Hut for Peach, and Boo Cemetery for Yoshi. Until the associated quest for any one of these has been completed, Tumble prevents the characters from visiting other locations.
Upon the completion of a quest in the Japanese version of the game, he informs the active character that the day's adventure is over. He then prompts them to record the events in their diary and encourages them to do well the following day.[A]
Profiles[edit]
Mario Party 3[edit]
- Manual bio: "A magical die brought to life by the Millennium Star, he's the players' guide and helper."
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
- Tumble: "The Millennium Star's power infused life into this humble die. He now acts as a guide to the partygoers."
Gallery[edit]
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Naming[edit]
Tumble's name is derived from how dice tumble after being tossed.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コロ Koro |
From「ころころ」(koro-koro, onomatopoeia for rolling) or a clipping of「賽子」(saikoro, "dice") | Mario Party Advance | [1] |
| French | Tumble | - | [?] | |
| German | Purzel | Clipping of Purzelbaum (colloquialism for "somersault") | [?] | |
| Italian | Dadì | From dado ("dice") | Mario Party Advance and The Top 100 | [?] |
| Tumble | - | Mario Party 3 European instruction booklet | [2] | |
| Spanish | Tumble | - | [?] |
Footnotes and references[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 「このボク、『コロ』がほうけんをサポートさせてもらいます！」("This is me, Tumble, and I will be taking the liberty of providing support during the adventure!") – Tumble's self-introduction in the Shroom City mode (2005). Mario Party Advance. Nintendo Co., Ltd (Japanese).
- ^ 2001. Mario Party 3, European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 124.
