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[[File:GoldfishBowl SPM.png|frame|'''Gills''' in his bowl.]]
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'''Captain Gills''' is a fish from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. As an infant, he used to be [[Pook]]'s pet and is kept in a cup until he grew too big for it, then is transferred to a [[Goldfish Bowl]] given by [[Merlon]]. It turns out [[Mario]] needs that fish bowl as a Space [[Helmet]] for Chapter 4-1, so Pook was asked for it back. He would only accept to give it back if they gave Captain Gills a new home, for he was growing even too big for his own fish bowl. Mario, [[Princess Peach|Peach]], and [[Bowser]] had to free him into the underground canal of [[Flipside]]'s B1st Floor.  
|image=[[File:Goldfish Bowl SPM.png]]<br>Captain Gills in his bowl
|species=Fish
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
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[[File:Pook1.PNG|thumb|left|Pook with Captain Gills]]
{{quote|Hey, I know! Maybe you could find a nice place to sets Captain Gills free for me! Captain deserves FREEDOM!|Pook|Super Paper Mario}}
'''Captain Gills''' is a fish from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. He is [[Pook]]'s pet goldfish and can be found in [[Flipside]].


After every chapter, Captain Gills got bigger and bigger until, at the end of the game, grew to his largest size and became the master of his own canal. He has grown big and scary, and seems to have survived by turning carnivore. (Three piles of unidentified bones can be found at the canal's floor as well as many more bones when Mario flips into 3-D.) Although Pook would still ramble about how much he wished to see Captain Gills (and that he was actually going to see him on his travels out on sea), [[Tiptron]] stated that Captain Gills, in this form, no longer needed any little children in his life.
At the start of Chapter 4, Mario and his team discover that they require a [[Helmet]] in order to properly enter [[Outer Space]] to find the next [[Pure Heart]]. [[Merlon]] asks them to go and retrieve a [[Goldfish Bowl]] he had given away to Pook. Pook explains to them that his fish Captain Gills has been growing larger and larger each day, so much so that even the goldfish bowl has grown too small to accommodate him. He agrees to give them the bowl to use as a helmet provided that they find a proper environment for his goldfish to live in first.


He is the only fish in the canal, but somehow, got his own children: Gills Jr., Gills II, Gills III, Gills IV, and Gills V. (Tiptron credits [[Stork|the Stork]] as to how they came to be.) He has raised all of his children to be carnivores like him.  
In order to release Captain Gills, the player must bring him to the first basement floor of Flipside, near [[The Underwhere (bar)|The Underwhere]], where the goldfish bowl can be emptied into the canal located there. Captain Gills takes up residence in the lowest portion of the canal, where he continues to grow in size with each passing chapter. It is also implied that he becomes carnivorous during this time, as a few skeletons of other fish can be seen in the canal in 2D and several more if Mario [[flip]]s into 3D.
 
After the end of the game, the player can return to the canal to discover that Captain Gills has somehow been gifted with five children of his own; his tattle credits the [[Stork]] with how they came to be. He has apparently raised all of his children to be carnivores like him.


==Children==
==Children==
*'''Gills Jr.''' is [[Captain Gills]]' first born. He cares much about the protection of his siblings. He is always swimming at the highest altitude above all other of his siblings.  
[[File:CaptainGillsGrownUp.png|250px|thumb|Big Gills with his children]]
 
*'''Gills Jr.''' is Captain Gills' first born. He cares much about the protection of his siblings. He always swims higher than his other siblings.  
*'''Gills II''' is Captain Gills second born and only daughter. She is very healthy and she is the one that solves the troubles when there is a conflict between her siblings: Gills Jr., Gills III, Gills IV, and Gills V. She stays in a group with her siblings as they follow their father through [[Flipside]]'s underground canal.  
*'''Gills II''' is Captain Gills second born and only daughter. She is very healthy and she is the one that solves conflicts between her siblings. She stays in a group with her siblings as they follow their father through [[Flipside]]'s underground canal.  
 
*'''Gills III''' is Captain Gills' third-born offspring. He is rebellious and the troublemaker of the family. Because of all the ruckus he causes, he is the cause of his father's lack of sleep. He stays in the middle of the pack as they follow their father through the canal they live in.  
*'''Gills III''' is Captain Gills' third-born offspring. He is rebellious and the troublemaker of the family. Because of all the ruckus he causes, he is the cause of his father's lack of sleep. He stays in the middle of the pack as they follow their father through the canal they live in.  
 
*'''Gills IV''' is Captain Gills' fourth child. He tries to lead the pack as they follow their father, but his fins are too small to keep up.
*'''Gills IV''' is Captain Gills' fourth child. He tries to lead the pack as they follow their father, but his fins are to small to keep up.
*'''Gills V''' is Captain Gills' fifth born son. Being the youngest of the family, he swims at his own pace and peeks at his siblings as they follow their father around the underground canal.
 
==Names in other languages==
*'''Gills V''' is Captain Gills' fifth born son from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Being the youngest of the family, he swims at his own pace and peeks at his siblings as they follow their father around the underground canal.
{{foreign names
 
|Fre=Bubulle le rouge
Captain Gills seems to remember Mario and friends; neither he nor his children attack them at all when going through the canal.
|FreM=Bubble the red
{{BoxTop}}
|Ger=Käpt'n Kieme
|GerM=Captain Gill
|Spa=Capitán Glub
|SpaM=Captain Glub
|Ita=Capitan Gillo
|ItaM=Captain Gill
|Jap=ゴライアス|JapR=Goraiasu|JapM=Probably from "{{wp|Goliath}}"}}
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Latest revision as of 18:30, February 10, 2024

Captain Gills
Goldfish Bowl SPM.png
Captain Gills in his bowl
Species Fish
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
Pook with Captain Gills
“Hey, I know! Maybe you could find a nice place to sets Captain Gills free for me! Captain deserves FREEDOM!”
Pook, Super Paper Mario

Captain Gills is a fish from Super Paper Mario. He is Pook's pet goldfish and can be found in Flipside.

At the start of Chapter 4, Mario and his team discover that they require a Helmet in order to properly enter Outer Space to find the next Pure Heart. Merlon asks them to go and retrieve a Goldfish Bowl he had given away to Pook. Pook explains to them that his fish Captain Gills has been growing larger and larger each day, so much so that even the goldfish bowl has grown too small to accommodate him. He agrees to give them the bowl to use as a helmet provided that they find a proper environment for his goldfish to live in first.

In order to release Captain Gills, the player must bring him to the first basement floor of Flipside, near The Underwhere, where the goldfish bowl can be emptied into the canal located there. Captain Gills takes up residence in the lowest portion of the canal, where he continues to grow in size with each passing chapter. It is also implied that he becomes carnivorous during this time, as a few skeletons of other fish can be seen in the canal in 2D and several more if Mario flips into 3D.

After the end of the game, the player can return to the canal to discover that Captain Gills has somehow been gifted with five children of his own; his tattle credits the Stork with how they came to be. He has apparently raised all of his children to be carnivores like him.

Children[edit]

Captain Gills and his children
Big Gills with his children
  • Gills Jr. is Captain Gills' first born. He cares much about the protection of his siblings. He always swims higher than his other siblings.
  • Gills II is Captain Gills second born and only daughter. She is very healthy and she is the one that solves conflicts between her siblings. She stays in a group with her siblings as they follow their father through Flipside's underground canal.
  • Gills III is Captain Gills' third-born offspring. He is rebellious and the troublemaker of the family. Because of all the ruckus he causes, he is the cause of his father's lack of sleep. He stays in the middle of the pack as they follow their father through the canal they live in.
  • Gills IV is Captain Gills' fourth child. He tries to lead the pack as they follow their father, but his fins are too small to keep up.
  • Gills V is Captain Gills' fifth born son. Being the youngest of the family, he swims at his own pace and peeks at his siblings as they follow their father around the underground canal.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゴライアス
Goraiasu
Probably from "Goliath"

French Bubulle le rouge
Bubble the red
German Käpt'n Kieme
Captain Gill
Italian Capitan Gillo
Captain Gill
Spanish Capitán Glub
Captain Glub