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[[Image:Holly.JPG|thumb|'''Holly Mackerel'''.]]
{{Redirect|Holly|the character in [[Mario Party 8]]|[[Holly Koopa]]}}
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|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)
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{{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.


'''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.  
[[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.


The [[Princess Peach|princess]], [[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 Mario|frog suit]] where she saved him. Her name is a pun on "Holy Mackerel."
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==
[[Category:Non-Game Characters]]
{{foreign names
|ChiS=霍利鲭
|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
|RomM=Holly Mackerel
|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>
|Rus=Холли Макрель
|RusR=Holli Makrelʹ
|RusM=Holly Mackerel
|RusC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DwSbIQkrUo Приключения братьев Супер Марио 3 (все серии) (6+)]</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")
|Swe=Hilda Makrill
|SweM=Hilda Mackerel
|SweC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhYWQ4D_Nx0&list=PLxFcguXyn2GqZhdcXT2-4r_KUtNLmRb_H&index=18 The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 - Episode 18 - Swedish]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 13:12, October 14, 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
Russian Холли Макрель[9]
Holli Makrelʹ
Holly Mackerel
Spanish Sandra Sardivia[10] Assonant with sardina ("sardine")
Swedish Hilda Makrill[11] Hilda Mackerel

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