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{{character | |image=[[File:Bootler.png]] | ||
|image=[[File:Bootler. | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]]) | ||
|species=[[Boo]] | |species=[[Boo]] | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' (as a poster) ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' (cameo as a poster) ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Lady Bow, your beauty is like the song of a nightingale in the evening. Indeed... I feel you've grown into a fine young girl who'd make your ancestors proud!|Bootler|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}} | |||
'''Bootler''' is a [[Boo]] butler who works for [[Lady Bow]] in [[Boo's Mansion]] during the events of ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He also acts as her personal adviser. Bootler is very over-protective of Lady Bow, and initially opposes her joining [[Mario]] on his quest to defeat [[Tubba Blubba]] (and even then wishes to go along with her, though she does not acquiesce). This protective behavior towards his mistress makes him similar to [[Toadsworth]]. | |||
His name is a pun on "Boo" and "butler". [[Goombario]] states that "his title would be 'butler'" upon [[Tattle|tattling]] Bootler, indicating that the portmanteau in his name may have simply been caused by the unique Boo speech patterns seen exclusively in ''Paper Mario'' (which do indeed involve replacing words and parts of words with "Boo"). He, the Boo portraits found on the second floor of [[Boo's Mansion]], and later [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s [[Boo Mario|Boo form]]s all have facial hair. | |||
[[File:PM Bootler.png|frame|left]] | |||
Bootler seems to have a certain connection with Lady Bow's ancestors. He constantly reminds her that the ancestors would be displeased if she was harmed in any way. According to a seemingly knowledgeable [[Toad (species)|Toad]] found near [[Toad Town]]'s port, Bootler was once in love with Lady Bow's grandmother, who was apparently Boo's Mansion's mistress during Bow's early childhood. This Toad also reveals that, in his youth, Bootler traveled the globe with [[Goompa]] and [[Koopa Koot]]. | Bootler seems to have a certain connection with Lady Bow's ancestors. He constantly reminds her that the ancestors would be displeased if she was harmed in any way. According to a seemingly knowledgeable [[Toad (species)|Toad]] found near [[Toad Town]]'s port, Bootler was once in love with Lady Bow's grandmother, who was apparently Boo's Mansion's mistress during Bow's early childhood. This Toad also reveals that, in his youth, Bootler traveled the globe with [[Goompa]] and [[Koopa Koot]]. | ||
After Mario defeats the [[Shadow Queen]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Lady Bow and Bootler go to [[Poshley Heights]] for a nice | After Mario defeats the [[Shadow Queen]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Lady Bow and Bootler go to [[Poshley Heights]] for a nice vacation, where Mario can talk to them. | ||
Bootler | In ''Paper Mario'', Bootler scares [[Fice T.]] and Mario at the entrance of [[Forever Forest]]. When he frightens people, he grows to many times his normal size and screams at the victim. Bootler seems to enjoy scaring Fice T., as implied in the letter he sent to him. Bootler has also written [[Lady Bow]] a letter expressing his worry about her safety, which the player can read at the [[Toad Town Post Office]]. | ||
Bootler also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', as a poster of [[Francis]]'s collection. | Bootler also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', as a poster of [[Francis]]'s collection. | ||
<gallery> | |||
PM Bow and Bootler.png|Lady Bow and Bootler in ''Paper Mario'' | |||
PMTTYD Bow Bootler Poshley Heights.png|Lady Bow and Bootler in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Tattle== | |||
;''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[Goombario]]) | |||
*"''He's a Boo called Bootler. He's the manager of the mansion and the personal assistant of Lady Bow. Ordinarily his title would be "butler." Being a butler is hard work. Hmm... Maybe I'm just imagining this, but doesn't it look like he's enjoying himself? Maybe he likes hard work??''" | |||
;''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Goombella]]) | |||
*"''That's Bootler. He's Bow's butler... but what does a butler do, exactly? It looks like he only listens to Bow, so I guess he wouldn't answer me if I asked...''" | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{ | {{foreign names | ||
|Spa=Ambrosio | |Spa=Ambrosio | ||
|SpaM= | |SpaM=From "ἀμβρόσιος" (''ámbrósios'', Greek adjective for "immortal") | ||
|Jap=セバスチャン | |Jap=セバスチャン | ||
|JapR=Sebasuchan | |JapR=Sebasuchan | ||
|JapM=Sebastian | |JapM=Sebastian; a common name used for butler characters in Japanese media | ||
| | |Chi=嘘嘘管家 | ||
| | |ChiR=Xūxū Guǎnjiā | ||
| | |ChiM=Boo Butler | ||
| | |Dut= | ||
|DutM= | |||
|Fre=Majordôme | |||
|FreM=Pun on ''majordome'' ("butler") and ''fantôme'' ("ghost") | |||
|Ger=Buhutler | |Ger=Buhutler | ||
|GerM=Pun on butler and | |GerM=Pun on "butler" and ''Buu Huu'' ("Boo") | ||
|Ita=Boolindo | |||
|ItaM=From "Boo" and ''lindo'' ("clean") | |||
|Kor= | |||
|KorR= | |||
|KorM= | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Bootler | *Bootler is the only minor character in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] to make a visual appearance in three of six games, aside from [[Whacka]], who is likely three different Whackas in all his appearances, as there is more than one Whacka. | ||
{{Boos}} | {{Boos}} | ||
{{PM}} | {{PM}} | ||
{{PMTTYD}} | {{PMTTYD}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Boos]] | ||
[[Category:Paper Mario | [[Category:Paper Mario characters]] | ||
[[Category:Paper Mario | [[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door characters]] | ||
[[de:Buhutler]] | |||
[[ | [[it:Boolindo]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:14, April 28, 2024
| Bootler | |
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| Species | Boo |
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) |
| Latest appearance | Super Paper Mario (cameo as a poster) (2007) |
- “Lady Bow, your beauty is like the song of a nightingale in the evening. Indeed... I feel you've grown into a fine young girl who'd make your ancestors proud!”
- —Bootler, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Bootler is a Boo butler who works for Lady Bow in Boo's Mansion during the events of Paper Mario. He also acts as her personal adviser. Bootler is very over-protective of Lady Bow, and initially opposes her joining Mario on his quest to defeat Tubba Blubba (and even then wishes to go along with her, though she does not acquiesce). This protective behavior towards his mistress makes him similar to Toadsworth.
His name is a pun on "Boo" and "butler". Goombario states that "his title would be 'butler'" upon tattling Bootler, indicating that the portmanteau in his name may have simply been caused by the unique Boo speech patterns seen exclusively in Paper Mario (which do indeed involve replacing words and parts of words with "Boo"). He, the Boo portraits found on the second floor of Boo's Mansion, and later Mario and Luigi's Boo forms all have facial hair.
Bootler seems to have a certain connection with Lady Bow's ancestors. He constantly reminds her that the ancestors would be displeased if she was harmed in any way. According to a seemingly knowledgeable Toad found near Toad Town's port, Bootler was once in love with Lady Bow's grandmother, who was apparently Boo's Mansion's mistress during Bow's early childhood. This Toad also reveals that, in his youth, Bootler traveled the globe with Goompa and Koopa Koot.
After Mario defeats the Shadow Queen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Lady Bow and Bootler go to Poshley Heights for a nice vacation, where Mario can talk to them.
In Paper Mario, Bootler scares Fice T. and Mario at the entrance of Forever Forest. When he frightens people, he grows to many times his normal size and screams at the victim. Bootler seems to enjoy scaring Fice T., as implied in the letter he sent to him. Bootler has also written Lady Bow a letter expressing his worry about her safety, which the player can read at the Toad Town Post Office.
Bootler also makes a cameo appearance in Super Paper Mario, as a poster of Francis's collection.
Lady Bow and Bootler in Paper Mario
Lady Bow and Bootler in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Tattle
- "He's a Boo called Bootler. He's the manager of the mansion and the personal assistant of Lady Bow. Ordinarily his title would be "butler." Being a butler is hard work. Hmm... Maybe I'm just imagining this, but doesn't it look like he's enjoying himself? Maybe he likes hard work??"
- "That's Bootler. He's Bow's butler... but what does a butler do, exactly? It looks like he only listens to Bow, so I guess he wouldn't answer me if I asked..."
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | セバスチャン[?] Sebasuchan |
Sebastian; a common name used for butler characters in Japanese media | |
| Chinese | 嘘嘘管家[?] Xūxū Guǎnjiā |
Boo Butler | |
| French | Majordôme[?] | Pun on majordome ("butler") and fantôme ("ghost") | |
| German | Buhutler[?] | Pun on "butler" and Buu Huu ("Boo") | |
| Italian | Boolindo[?] | From "Boo" and lindo ("clean") | |
| Spanish | Ambrosio[?] | From "ἀμβρόσιος" (ámbrósios, Greek adjective for "immortal") |
Trivia
- Bootler is the only minor character in the Paper Mario series to make a visual appearance in three of six games, aside from Whacka, who is likely three different Whackas in all his appearances, as there is more than one Whacka.
