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{{Redirect|Holly|the character in [[Mario Party 8]]|[[Holly Koopa]]}}
|image=[[File:Holly.jpg|200px|thumb|Holly Mackerel]]}}
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'''Holly Mackerel''' is a mermaid from ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode [[The Ugly Mermaid]]. She's the princess of the underwater land of [[Mertropolis]], and the daughter of [[King Mackerel]]. During the episode, [[Mario]] falls down in the water almost drowning to death. Holly Mackerel saved Mario and took him to Metropolis.  
|image=[[File:Holly.jpg|200px]]
|full_name=Princess Holly Mackerel
|species=Mermaid
|first_appearance=''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', "[[The Ugly Mermaid]]" (1990)
}}
{{quote|The name's Holly Mackerel, not Holy Mackerel! I'm the mermaid princess of Mertropolis!|Holly Mackerel|"[[The Ugly Mermaid]]"}}
'''Holly Mackerel''' is a mermaid from ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[The Ugly Mermaid]]." She is the princess of the underwater land of [[Mertropolis]], and the daughter of [[King Mackerel]]. During the episode, [[Mario]] is entombed in concrete by King Koopa and drowns by being sent to the sea floor, but is saved by Holly, who takes him to Mertropolis.


[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], [[Luigi]] and [[Toad]] followed them. After she rescued Mario, she fell in love with Mario, mistaking him for a frog prince because Mario was wearing the [[Frog Suit]] where she saved him. Her name is a pun on "Holy Mackerel."
[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], [[Luigi]] and [[Toad]] follow them. After rescuing Mario, Holly falls in love with him, mistaking him for a frog prince. Her name is a portmanteau of "Holly," a given female name, and "holy mackerel," an expression of surprise.


Unlike traditional depictions of mermaids, she has female human legs and a fish's head and torso.
Unlike traditional depictions of mermaids, she has female human legs and a fish's head and torso.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Por=Princesa Cavalinha
|ChiS=霍利鲭
|PorM=Princess Mackerel
|ChiSR=Huòlì Qīng
|ChiSM=Holly Mackerel
|ChiSC=<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV12D4y1r7zX?p=22 【720P高清修复】超级马里奥兄弟3 TV版动画【1990年】【中文语音字幕】【全26集】]</ref>]
|Fin=Holly Makrilli
|FinM=Holly Mackerel
|FinC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jayPXVg8PE&list=PLGvG9PvFe86QJHjlesvNuiIH6rIRgHjFk&index=12 Super Mario bros 3 episode 22 (finnish)]</ref>
|Fre=Angela Maquereau
|FreM=Angela Mackerel
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vss4gBY8Jr8&list=PLaFoLvczabwbb5ANoo18Mvytk_HLBN74Z&index=22 Les aventures de Super Mario Bros 3 022 La vilaine petite sirène]</ref>
|Ita=Titti Sgombro
|ItaM=Titty Mackerel
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA3uigWF5h4&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb&index=18 Le avventure di Super Mario 2x18 - La principessa sgombro]</ref>
|Nor=Helli Hornfisk
|NorM=Helli Garfish
|NorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO5XLXCaT6g Super Mario Bros 3 VHS#3 - Norsk tale - Norsk tale]</ref>
|Pol=Jaśmin Makrela
|PolM=Jasmine Mackerel
|PolC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-4GrR49Xv8 Nowe Przygody Braci Mario Odcinek 18 - Wstrętna syrena]</ref>
|Por=Santa Cavalinha
|PorM=Holy Mackerel
|PorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyEWLo3D1iY&list=PLwzf4mOPE8Bmhgll2-ndwQWhRpiCUMR6G&index=18 Super Mario Bros. 3 - A Sereia Feia (Dublagem Herbert Richers)]</ref>
|Rom=Holi Macrou
|Rom=Holi Macrou
|RomM=Holly Mackerel}}
|RomM=Holly Mackerel
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|RomC=<ref>May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26852788868 "The Ugly Mermaid", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Spa=Sandra Sardivia
|SpaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPWJv0wGvPw&list=PL9SW0yG7n_bnpxH7s64Qgh_Wa4ycVmNpt&index=14 Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 14 - La Sirena Fea]</ref>
|SpaM=Assonant with ''sardina'' ("sardine")
}}
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:10, October 3, 2024

"Holly" redirects here. For the character in Mario Party 8, see Holly Koopa.
Holly Mackerel
Holly.jpg
Full name Princess Holly Mackerel
Species Mermaid
First appearance The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, "The Ugly Mermaid" (1990)
“The name's Holly Mackerel, not Holy Mackerel! I'm the mermaid princess of Mertropolis!”
Holly Mackerel, "The Ugly Mermaid"

Holly Mackerel is a mermaid from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "The Ugly Mermaid." She is the princess of the underwater land of Mertropolis, and the daughter of King Mackerel. During the episode, Mario is entombed in concrete by King Koopa and drowns by being sent to the sea floor, but is saved by Holly, who takes him to Mertropolis.

Princess Toadstool, Luigi and Toad follow them. After rescuing Mario, Holly falls in love with him, mistaking him for a frog prince. Her name is a portmanteau of "Holly," a given female name, and "holy mackerel," an expression of surprise.

Unlike traditional depictions of mermaids, she has female human legs and a fish's head and torso.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (simplified) 霍利鲭[1]]
Huòlì Qīng
Holly Mackerel
Finnish Holly Makrilli[2] Holly Mackerel
French Angela Maquereau[3] Angela Mackerel
Italian Titti Sgombro[4] Titty Mackerel
Norwegian Helli Hornfisk[5] Helli Garfish
Polish Jaśmin Makrela[6] Jasmine Mackerel
Portuguese Santa Cavalinha[7] Holy Mackerel
Romanian Holi Macrou[8] Holly Mackerel
Spanish Sandra Sardivia[9] Assonant with sardina ("sardine")

References[edit]