Belltop

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Belltop
MP3 Belltop Artwork.jpg
Species Bell
First appearance Mario Party 3 (2000)

Belltop is a character in Mario Party 3. He is a magical bell who bears the semblance of a wind-up Toad. Belltop was brought to life by the faux Millennium Star's magic. He inhabits all of the Duel Boards 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. Belltop's name is a pun on the hotel porter profession "bellhop".

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.