| Swindell | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |
| Species | Bandit |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “I tell you, Ishnail is miles better than that Don Pianta guy! By a long shot! Now, don't get me wrong! I've never met either one. So I'm just talking here...”
- —Swindell, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Swindell is a Bandit that lives in the east side of Rogueport in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Goombella has heard he is a thief but he has never been seen stealing. He spends time whispering to Arfur, a Doogan, about something unknown. Swindell's name is a pun on "swindle," a verb meaning to obtain money or possessions through deception.
Swindell seems to be a supporter of Ishnail and does not like the actions of the Pianta syndicate led by Don Pianta. However, he admits that he has neither seen Ishnail, Don Pianta or the Don's successor, Frankie. At the end of the game, he decides that neither of them are as good as Mario.
Tattle
- "That's Swindell, the bandit. At least, I HEAR he's a thief, but I've never seen him steal. He's always whispering to Arfur about something."
Gallery
Screenshot from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボーロン[1] Bōron |
Boron; from「ボロドー」(Borodō, "Bandit") | |
| Chinese | 波隆[2] Bōlóng |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Knevel[3] | ? | |
| French | Maskrate[4] | Portmanteau of Maskass ("Shy Guy"), in which Bandits are relatives to, and rate ("fail") | |
| German | Klausie[5] | Derived from the name "Klaus" | |
| Italian | Furfabio[6] | From Furfo ("Bandit") and the given name "Fabio" | |
| Korean | 도리버[7] Doribeo |
From "도두기" (Dodugi, "Bandit") | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Fraudio[8] | Portmanteau of "fraud" and the given name "Claudio" | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Serrallonga[9] | A possible reference to Spanish mini-series Serrallonga, la llegenda del bandoler, which is about a famous bandit |
References
- ^ 「ボロドーの ボーロンよ」– Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo Co. (Japanese).
- ^ "这是小贼波隆哦。" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Tencent (Simplified Chinese).
- ^ "Dat is Knevel de Bandit." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Dutch).
- ^ "Maskrate. Il a l'air d'un voleur, mais il ne fait rien de bien méchant." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (French).
- ^ "Das ist Klausie, der Bandit." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (German).
- ^ "Questo è Furfabio." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
- ^ "도두기 도리버야" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Korea (Korean).
- ^ "Es Fraudio, el Bandido." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
- ^ "Es Serrallonga." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish).
| Bandits | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Bandy Andy • Eddy the Mask • Larson • Swindell • The Hand-It-Overs |
| Species | Badge Bandit • Bandit • Big Bandit • Green Glove • Grunt • Slugger • Spooky • Zeus Guy |