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[[File:Holly.jpg|200px|thumb|Holly Mackerel]]
{{character infobox
'''Holly Mackerel''' is a mermaid from ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode [[The Ugly Mermaid]]. She's the princess of the underwater land of [[Mertropolis]], and the daughter of [[King Mackerel]]. During the episode, [[Mario]] falls down in the water almost drowning to death. Holly Mackerel saved Mario and took him to Metropolis.  
|image=[[File:Holly.jpg|200px]]
|full_name=Princess Holly Mackerel
|species=Mermaid
|first_appearance=''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', "[[The Ugly Mermaid]]" (1990)
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{{quote2|The name's Holly Mackerel, not Holy Mackerel! I'm the mermaid princess of Mertropolis!|Holly Mackerel|</span>"[[The Ugly Mermaid]]"}}
'''Holly Mackerel''' is a mermaid from ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode [[The Ugly Mermaid]]. She is the princess of the underwater land of [[Mertropolis]], and the daughter of [[King Mackerel]]. During the episode, [[Mario]] is entombed in concrete by King Koopa and drowns by being sent to the sea floor, but is saved by Holly, who takes him to Mertropolis.


[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], [[Luigi]] and [[Toad]] followed them. After she rescued Mario, she fell in love with Mario, mistaking him for a frog prince because Mario was wearing the [[Frog Suit]] where she saved him. Her name is a pun on "Holy Mackerel."
[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], [[Luigi]] and [[Toad]] follow them. After rescuing Mario, Holly falls in love with him, mistaking him for a frog prince. Her name is a portmanteau of "Holly," a given female name, and "holy mackerel," an expression of surprise.


Unlike traditional depictions of mermaids, she has comely female human legs and a fish's head and torso.
Unlike traditional depictions of mermaids, she has female human legs and a fish's head and torso.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Por=Princesa Cavalinha
|Por=Santa Cavalinha
|PorM=Princess Mackerel
|PorM=Holy Mackerel
|Rom=Holi Macrou
|Rom=Holi Macrou
|RomM=Holly Mackerel}}
|RomM=Holly Mackerel
{{TAoSMB3}}
|Ita=Titti Sgombro
|ItaM=Tweety Mackerel
}}
 
{{TAOSMB3}}
[[Category:Merfolk]]
[[Category:Merfolk]]
[[Category:Princesses]]
[[Category:Princesses]]
[[Category:The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Characters]]
[[Category:The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 characters]]

Revision as of 22:11, April 15, 2024

Holly Mackerel
Holly.jpg
Full name Princess Holly Mackerel
Species Mermaid
First appearance The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, "The Ugly Mermaid" (1990)

Template:Quote2 Holly Mackerel is a mermaid from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode The Ugly Mermaid. She is the princess of the underwater land of Mertropolis, and the daughter of King Mackerel. During the episode, Mario is entombed in concrete by King Koopa and drowns by being sent to the sea floor, but is saved by Holly, who takes him to Mertropolis.

Princess Toadstool, Luigi and Toad follow them. After rescuing Mario, Holly falls in love with him, mistaking him for a frog prince. Her name is a portmanteau of "Holly," a given female name, and "holy mackerel," an expression of surprise.

Unlike traditional depictions of mermaids, she has female human legs and a fish's head and torso.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Italian Titti Sgombro
Tweety Mackerel
Portuguese Santa Cavalinha
Holy Mackerel
Romanian Holi Macrou
Holly Mackerel