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[[Image:Mp3guy.jpg|thumb|'''Belltop'''.]]
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'''Belltop''' is a magical bell who bears the semblance of a wind-up [[Toad]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. He was brought to life by the faux [[Millennium Star]]'s magic. He inhabits all of the [[Mario_Party 3#Duel Boards|Duel Board]]s and doles out coins to the players skilled enough to deserve them. Whenever a player passes Belltop, it will start counting down from five to zero. Every time the players passes it, the numbers will decrease to a lower number. Once Belltop's hat reaches zero, it will bang its head with drum sticks and blow the whistle to signify the beginning of a duel mini-game. Once the duel mini-game is complete, its head will return to five. He always carries a whistle in his mouth and blows it to stir up attentiveness.
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'''Belltop''' is a [[List of characters|character]] in ''[[Mario Party 3]]''. His name is a pun on "bellhop." He is a magical bell who ressembles a windup [[Toad (species)|Toad]] and always carries a whistle in his mouth. Belltop was brought to life by the faux [[Millennium Star]]'s magic. He is present in all of the [[Mario Party 3#Duel Boards|Duel Board]]s and doles out [[coin]]s to winners of Duel minigames. Whenever a player passes Belltop, he starts counting down from five to zero. Every time a player passes him, the number decreases to a lower number. Once Belltop's hat reaches zero, he bangs his head with drumsticks and blows his whistle to signify the beginning of a Duel [[minigame]]. Once the Duel minigame is complete, his head returns to five. The winner receives 20, 30, or 40 coins depending on the current turn number, as opposed to a [[Minigame Space]], which gives 10 coins.


==Trivia==
==Names in other languages==
*Belltop's name is a pun on the hotel porter profession "bellhop".
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|Jpn=ベルくん
|JpnR=Beru-kun
|JpnM=Bell-{{wp|Japanese_honorifics#Kun|kun}}
|Ita=Pancillo<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2001|title=''[[Mario Party 3]]'' manual|page=136|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|ItaM=Possibly from ''pancia'' ("belly")
}}
==References==
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Revision as of 20:18, March 26, 2025

Belltop
Belltop artwork from Mario Party 3
Species Bell
First appearance Mario Party 3 (2000)

Belltop is a character in Mario Party 3. His name is a pun on "bellhop." He is a magical bell who ressembles a windup Toad and always carries a whistle in his mouth. Belltop was brought to life by the faux Millennium Star's magic. He is present in all of the Duel Boards and doles out coins to winners of Duel minigames. Whenever a player passes Belltop, he starts counting down from five to zero. Every time a player passes him, the number decreases to a lower number. Once Belltop's hat reaches zero, he bangs his head with drumsticks and blows his whistle to signify the beginning of a Duel minigame. Once the Duel minigame is complete, his head returns to five. The winner receives 20, 30, or 40 coins depending on the current turn number, as opposed to a Minigame Space, which gives 10 coins.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ベルくん[?]
Beru-kun
Bell-kun
Italian Pancillo[1] Possibly from pancia ("belly")

References

  1. ^ 2001. Mario Party 3 manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 136.