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{{LLquote|Why, I'm '''Friendly Floyd'''. Need a tooth-brush? Lightbulb? Electronic ignition for your car? You '''name''' it, I've '''got''' it!|Friendly Floyd|Super Mario Adventures}}
[[File:FriendlyFloyd.JPG|thumb|Friendly Floyd, greeting Yoshi, Luigi, and Toad]]
[[File:FriendlyFloyd.JPG|thumb|right|'''Friendly Floyd''', greeting Yoshi, Luigi and Toad.]]
{{quote2|Why, I'm '''Friendly Floyd'''. Need a tooth-brush? Lightbulb? Electronic ignition for your car? You '''name''' it, I've '''got''' it!|Friendly Floyd|Super Mario Adventures}}
'''Friendly Floyd''' is a character from the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic strip that was featured in ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' magazine in 1992, which was later released as a graphic novel.
'''Friendly Floyd''' is a salesman and recurring character in ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]''.


[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] first bumped into Friendly Floyd at [[Yoshi Village]], where he had been trying to sell [[List of items|items]] such as toothbrushes and light bulbs to the [[Yoshi]]s, which they had no use for. There he told the Bros. that [[Bowser]] had kidnapped several of the villagers and had sealed Yoshi in an [[Yoshi Egg|egg]] when he attempted to fight back. Mario tried to hire him to act as their translator, so they could understand what Yoshi was saying. However, Floyd declined, but he did sell them a "Yoshi Language Learner" and took off (Unfortunately, every word or phrase in the book translated into the word "Yoshi".).
Friendly Floyd first appears when [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] arrive in [[Yoshi Village]], where he has been trying to sell items such as toothbrushes and lightbulbs to the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], which they have no use for. He explains to the brothers that [[Bowser]] has kidnapped several of the villagers and sealed [[Yoshi]] himself in an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] when he attempted to fight back. Mario tries to hire him as their translator for the Yoshis, but Floyd declines, instead selling them ''ACME's Yoshi Language Learner'' for 3,000 coins. The Mario Bros. claim it is a rip-off, so he lowers the price to 10 coins since they were friends of Yoshi (the book, however, reveals that every word and phrase translates to "Yoshi").


He was also transplanted into a dream of Peach's where she married Mario. In the dream, Floyd was the parson who married Peach and Mario.
In a later part, Floyd appears in [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]'s dream, in which he is the priest marrying the princess to Mario.


Later, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and [[Toad]] ran into Friendly Floyd again when he was trying to sell lipstick to a [[Piranha Plant]]. He was convinced by Luigi to help them defeat The [[Koopalings]]. He supplied [[bomb]]s to the group and helped in the battle too. Later on when [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] blew up Bowser's Tower he, after saying goodbye, took off again.
Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and [[Toad]] run into Floyd again while he is trying to sell lipstick to a [[Piranha Plant]]. He tries to sell his new makeup line to the group, which instead gives Luigi the idea to impersonate Princess Toadstool and give himself up to Bowser to save Mario. Floyd also supplies [[Bomb (object)|bombs]] to the group, and he tries to sell medical supplies to the [[Koopalings]] as Yoshi defeats them. After the tower is blown up and everyone lands in the forest, Floyd parts with the group again.


He was last seen at [[Bowser's Castle]] trying to sell automatic cameras for Bowser's wedding.
Floyd is last seen at Bowser's wedding, selling automatic cameras to guests.
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== Names in other languages ==
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Revision as of 07:44, January 8, 2024

Friendly Floyd
Friendly Floyd, greeting Yoshi, Luigi, and Toad

Template:Quote2 Friendly Floyd is a salesman and recurring character in Super Mario Adventures.

Friendly Floyd first appears when Mario and Luigi arrive in Yoshi Village, where he has been trying to sell items such as toothbrushes and lightbulbs to the Yoshis, which they have no use for. He explains to the brothers that Bowser has kidnapped several of the villagers and sealed Yoshi himself in an egg when he attempted to fight back. Mario tries to hire him as their translator for the Yoshis, but Floyd declines, instead selling them ACME's Yoshi Language Learner for 3,000 coins. The Mario Bros. claim it is a rip-off, so he lowers the price to 10 coins since they were friends of Yoshi (the book, however, reveals that every word and phrase translates to "Yoshi").

In a later part, Floyd appears in Princess Toadstool's dream, in which he is the priest marrying the princess to Mario.

Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Toad run into Floyd again while he is trying to sell lipstick to a Piranha Plant. He tries to sell his new makeup line to the group, which instead gives Luigi the idea to impersonate Princess Toadstool and give himself up to Bowser to save Mario. Floyd also supplies bombs to the group, and he tries to sell medical supplies to the Koopalings as Yoshi defeats them. After the tower is blown up and everyone lands in the forest, Floyd parts with the group again.

Floyd is last seen at Bowser's wedding, selling automatic cameras to guests.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
French Jean-Pierre Pachère
"Pachère" is a frequent deformation of the term "pas cher" (cheap) and rhymes with the French male name "Jean-Pierre"
Italian Amichevole Floyd
Friendly Floyd
Spanish Antonio Saldado
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