Thriff T.

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Thriff T.
Niff T.
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Species Toad
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
“This is my brother's shop. Someday I'd like to have my own shop. That'd be nice.”
Thriff T., Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Plenn T.
Thriff T. on left with his brother Plenn T. on the right

Thriff T. is a Toad merchant from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. His name is pun on the word "Thrifty", which means to spend wisely. He is the younger brother of Plenn T. who manages the Item-Shop of Rogueport. Though Thriff T. and his brother get along well, he dreams to open his own shop someday. When he gets wind of Mario's ambitions to sail to Keelhaul Key he immediately joins his crew because he sees his big chance in this. After the Crew's ship gets attacked by Embers and its passengers are trapped on Keelhaul Key, Thriff T. indeed gets his own shop, though it is just a tentative one made from debris. He decides to stay on Keelhaul Key even after Mario defeats Cortez, implying that he finally grew a liking to the deserted island and is willing to make a life there. The fifth issue of the Rogueport Direct Mail Service talks about his shop. According to it, Thriff T. opened up his shop there because he dreamed of doing something that had not been done before. He is also mentioned to be a former fighting fan. During the interview, he declares himself "the invincible shopmaster" and wants everyone to call him that.

Tattle[edit]

Rogueport Plaza
  • "Toad Bros. Bazaar is run by a pair of Toad brothers. This one's Thriff T. They must get along really well to be able to run a shop together, y'know? ...But then again, you and Luigi are pretty tight, too, right? You guys ever fight?"
Rogueport Harbor
  • "That's Thriff T. the Toad. He and his brother run the Toad Bros. Bazaar. He says he wants to go to Keelhaul Key to open his own shop. Not a bad dream! I get totally jealous of people who stay so focused on their goals, y'know? But... How many customers does he expect to get on a deserted island, anyway?"
Keelhaul Key
  • "That's Thriff T. the Toad. He came to Keelhaul Key to open his own store... But I don't think this is quite what he had in mind, know what I mean? Then again, maybe this is even better in some ways..."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キノチェロ[1]
Kinochero
From「キノピオ」(Kinopio, "Toad") and possibly Italian masculine name "Marcello"
Chinese (simplified) 奇诺捷洛[2]
Qínuòjiéluò
Derived from「奇诺比奥」(Qínuòbǐ'ào, "Toad") and the Japanese name
Chinese (traditional) 奇諾捷洛[3]
Qínuòjiéluò
Derived from「奇諾比奧」(Qínuòbǐ'ào, "Toad") and the Japanese name
Dutch Wedde[4] From wedde ("salary")
French Hapa T.[5][6] Pun on appâter ("to lure", "to entice")
German Mie T.[7] Pun on miete ("rent")
Italian Gino[8] A given name
Korean 키노첼로[9]
Kinochello
From the Japanese name
Spanish T. Nisk[10][11] Similar to T. Nosk

References[edit]

  1. ^ キノキノブラザーズの店は 兄弟で けいえいしているのね こっちが 弟さんの キノチェロよ」– Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo Co. (Japanese).
  2. ^ "奇诺奇诺兄弟的店 是由一对兄弟经营的。 这位是弟弟奇诺捷洛哦。" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Simplified Chinese).
  3. ^ 奇諾奇諾兄弟的店由一對兄弟檔在經營。 這位是弟弟,叫做奇諾捷洛喔。」– Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Traditional Chinese).
  4. ^ "De Toad-toko wordt beheerd door twee Toad-broers. Hier hebben we Wedde." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Dutch).
  5. ^ "Le Bazar des Frères Toad est tenu par deux frères comme tu t'en doutes. Celui-ci, c'est Hapa T." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
  6. ^ "Hapa T. Avec son frère, il tient la Boutique des Frères Toad. C'est le cadet." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (French).
  7. ^ „Toads & Koopas“ wird von einem Brüderpaar betrieben. Das hier ist Mie T., der jüngere der beiden Brüder.Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (German).
  8. ^ "La bottega Toad Bros è una attività a gestione familiare. Gino è il fratello maggiore." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (Italian).
  9. ^ "키노키노브라더스 상점은 형제가 경영하고 있어 이쪽은 동생 키노첼로야" – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Korea (Korean).
  10. ^ "Dos hermanos son los encargados de la tienda de los Hermanos Nisk-Nosk. Este es T. Nisk." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
  11. ^ "La tienda de los Hermanos Nisk-Nosk la llevan dos hermanos. Este es T. Nisk." – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish).