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[[Image:Charold.jpeg|thumb|'''Charold''' giving a ride to Mario.]]
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SPM Charold.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Super Paper Mario''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
}}


{{quote|Sssssee you|Charold|Super Paper Mario}}
{{quote|Sssssee you.|Charold|Super Paper Mario}}


'''Charold''' is a character found in the [[Underwhere]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.  He may be payed four [[coins]] to ferry the player across the [[River Twygz]].  However, this is not required, since the four heroes can just swim across the water. The relation between Charold and [[Queen Jaydes]] is not mentioned. It is also unknown whenever or not Charold is, in fact, living his "after-game" life or working for [[Queen Jaydes]]. It is a possibility that he is in debt to her for something, he is a very mysterious character. Also, Charold's skin color matches that of [[Count Bleck]], some people believe that this may be because they ar both descendants of the [[Tribe of Darkness]].
[[File:SPM River Twygz.png|thumb|left|Charold giving [[Mario]] a ride over the [[River Twygz]]]]


== Trivia ==
'''Charold''' is a character found in [[The Underwhere]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. He is based on [[wikipedia:Charon (mythology)|Charon]], the ferryman who, for a price, brings deceased souls across the river Styx to Hades in Greek Mythology. His name is a portmanteau of "Charon" and "Harold".


* His name is based on the ferrier of the Underworld in Greek Mythology, Charon. It is also likely derived from the name Harold.
For a fee of four [[coin]]s, he will ferry the player across the [[River Twygz]]. Charold's job is stated by [[Tippi]] to be ferrying [[Shayde]]s over the river if they wish to visit [[Queen Jaydes]]. The number of 4 coins most likely is a reference to the number 4 being an unlucky number in Japanese lore, sounding quite similar to the word for death in Japanese.


==Tattle==
*"''That's Charold... It's his job to ferry Shaydes who wish to visit Jaydes... He dreams of buying a ship with the coins he gets from the Shaydes...''"


[[Category: Super Paper Mario Characters]]
==Names in other languages==
[[Category: Paper Mario Series Characters]]
{{foreign names
[[Category: Characters]]
|Jap=アケロン
|JapR=Akeron
|JapM={{wp|Acheron}}, also a play of "{{wp|Charon}}"
|Ita=Garonte
|ItaM=From "Caronte" (Charon), but with a different initial
|Fre=Passparla
|FreM=Pun on "Passe par là" (French phrase meaning "go through there")
|Ger=Charald
|GerM=From "Charon" and the name "Harald"
|Spa=Remaldo
|SpaM=From "remo" (oar) and the Spanish male name "Ronaldo"
}}
{{SPM}}
[[Category:Undead]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario characters]]

Latest revision as of 12:13, September 22, 2024

Charold
Charold
Sprite from Super Paper Mario
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
“Sssssee you.”
Charold, Super Paper Mario
Charold giving Mario a ride over the River Twygz

Charold is a character found in The Underwhere in Super Paper Mario. He is based on Charon, the ferryman who, for a price, brings deceased souls across the river Styx to Hades in Greek Mythology. His name is a portmanteau of "Charon" and "Harold".

For a fee of four coins, he will ferry the player across the River Twygz. Charold's job is stated by Tippi to be ferrying Shaydes over the river if they wish to visit Queen Jaydes. The number of 4 coins most likely is a reference to the number 4 being an unlucky number in Japanese lore, sounding quite similar to the word for death in Japanese.

Tattle[edit]

  • "That's Charold... It's his job to ferry Shaydes who wish to visit Jaydes... He dreams of buying a ship with the coins he gets from the Shaydes..."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese アケロン[?]
Akeron
Acheron, also a play of "Charon"
French Passparla[?] Pun on "Passe par là" (French phrase meaning "go through there")
German Charald[?] From "Charon" and the name "Harald"
Italian Garonte[?] From "Caronte" (Charon), but with a different initial
Spanish Remaldo[?] From "remo" (oar) and the Spanish male name "Ronaldo"