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[[Image:Charold.jpeg|thumb|'''Charold''' giving a ride to Mario.]]
[[File:SPM River Twygz.png|thumb|Charold giving [[Mario]] a ride over the [[River Twygz]]]]
{{quote|Sssssee you.|Charold|Super Paper Mario}}


{{quote|Sssssee you|Charold|Super Paper Mario}}
'''Charold''' is a character found in [[The Underwhere]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. He is based on [[wikipedia:Charon (mythology)|Charon]], the ferryman who, for a price, brings deceased souls across the river Styx to Hades in Greek Mythology. His name is a portmanteau of "Charon" and "Harold".


'''Charold''' is a character found in the [[Underwhere]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.  He may be payed four [[coins]] to ferry the player across the [[River Twygz]].  However, this is not required. The relation between Charold and [[Queen Jaydes]] is not mentioned. It is also unknown whenever or not Charold is, in fact, living his "after-game" life or working for [[Queen Jaydes]]. It is a possibility that he is in debt to her for something, he is a very mysterious character. Also, Charold's skin color matches that of [[Count Bleck]], some people believe that this may be because they ar both descendants of the [[Tribe of Darkness]].
For a fee of four [[coin]]s, he will ferry the player across the [[River Twygz]]. The relation between Charold and [[Queen Jaydes]] is not mentioned. It is also unknown whether or not Charold is, in fact, living his "after-game" life or working for Queen Jaydes. The number of 4 coins most likely is a reference to the number 4 being an unlucky number in Japanese lore, sounding quite similar to the word for death in Japanese.


== Trivia ==
==Names in other languages==
 
{{foreign names
* His name is based on the ferrier of the Underworld in Greek Mythology, Charon.
|Jap=アケロン
 
|JapR=Akeron
 
|JapM={{wp|Acheron}}, also a play of "{{wp|Charon}}"
[[Category: Super Paper Mario Characters]]
|Ita=Garonte
[[Category: Paper Mario Series Characters]]
|ItaM=From "Caronte" (Charon), but with a different initial
[[Category: Characters]]
|Fre=Passparla
|FreM=Pun on "Passe par là" (French phrase meaning "go through there")
|Ger=Charald
|GerM=From "Charon" and the name "Harald"
|Spa=Remaldo
|SpaM=From "remo" (oar) and the Spanish male name "Ronaldo"
}}
{{SPM}}
[[Category:Undead]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario characters]]

Latest revision as of 17:17, October 22, 2023

Charold giving Mario a ride over the River Twygz
“Sssssee you.”
Charold, Super Paper Mario

Charold is a character found in The Underwhere in Super Paper Mario. He is based on Charon, the ferryman who, for a price, brings deceased souls across the river Styx to Hades in Greek Mythology. His name is a portmanteau of "Charon" and "Harold".

For a fee of four coins, he will ferry the player across the River Twygz. The relation between Charold and Queen Jaydes is not mentioned. It is also unknown whether or not Charold is, in fact, living his "after-game" life or working for Queen Jaydes. The number of 4 coins most likely is a reference to the number 4 being an unlucky number in Japanese lore, sounding quite similar to the word for death in Japanese.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese アケロン
Akeron
Acheron, also a play of "Charon"

French Passparla
Pun on "Passe par là" (French phrase meaning "go through there")
German Charald
From "Charon" and the name "Harald"
Italian Garonte
From "Caronte" (Charon), but with a different initial
Spanish Remaldo
From "remo" (oar) and the Spanish male name "Ronaldo"