Chef Torte and Apprentice
| Chef Torte and Apprentice | |
|---|---|
 Chef Torte (right) and Apprentice (left) | |
| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
| Species | Torte |
- “Zorry to haf kept you vaiting. Heir ist cake...But...where are bride und groom? Za bride ist LEAFING? But...there won't be anyone to eat zees cake!”
- —Chef Torte, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Chef Torte and his Apprentice are a pair of Tortes with a famous reputation for baking cake, appearing in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. Chef Torte and his Apprentice works in the kitchen at the Marrymore chapel baking wedding cakes. Chef Torte speaks with a thick German accent in his dialogue, similarly to Dyllis, and takes his work very seriously. Chef Torte constantly bosses around his Apprentice, even insulting him as the two cook; however, the Apprentice does not seem to mind the insults.
History[edit]
During the events of the game, Chef Torte is requested to bake a wedding cake for Booster and Princess Peach's wedding. If Mario jumps on the wedding cake while Chef Torte and his Apprentice is making it, Chef Torte will scold him, causing Mario to fall off the cake. Chef Torte and his Apprentice eventually complete the cake, but when they arrive to the wedding ceremony, they discover that Mario has disrupted the wedding and rescued Princess Peach. Chef Torte is angry that his cake will not be eaten (ignoring or not knowing that Raz and Raini were to get married before Booster and his cronies kicked them out of the wedding hall), and he and his Apprentice attack Mario and his allies.
In battle, the Tortes attack by running up to one of Mario's allies and furiously slapping them. Additionally, Chef Torte and his Apprentice cannot be defeated; instead, Mario and his allies can attack and damage the cake. Eventually, after taking enough hits, the cake will start to move. Apparently, Chef Torte's effort helped make the cake come alive, making Chef Torte and his Apprentice retreat. Later, after Mario and his allies defeat the cake, when Mario returns to Marrymore, Chef Torte is seen working on another wedding cake.
In the remake's post-game, the cake can be refought upon returning to the wedding hall. As in the original battle, Chef Torte is invincible, although he aids the cake by igniting its candles each turn and allowing it to use Celebration Shot if all candles are lit which deals 9999 damage to all active party members. After defeating Culex 3D then defeating Smithy in the remake, Chef Torte and his Apprentice appear in the credits scene, sitting in the front row bench of the Marrymore chapel for Booster and Valentina's wedding.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
Artwork from Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
The Tortes fighting alongside the cake, in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
Post-game epilogue scene in Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Naming[edit]
Chef Torte[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ノコック長[?] Nokokku-chō |
Chef Torte | |
| コック Kokku-chō |
Head Chef | by Apprentice | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 慢慢主厨[?] Mànman Zhǔchú |
Chef Koopa | |
| 厨师长[?] Chúshī Zhǎng |
Head Chef | by Apprentice | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 慢慢主廚[?] Mànman Zhǔchú |
Chef Koopa | |
| 主廚[?] Zhǔchú |
Chef | by Apprentice | |
| Dutch | Chefkok Torte[?] | Chef Torte | |
| French (NOA) | Chef Tourtier[?] | From tourte ("pie") | |
| French (NOE) | Chef Koopâtissier[?] | Chef Torte | |
| Chef[?] | - | by Apprentice | |
| German | Koopatissier[?] | Torte | |
| Italian | Chef Tortolo[?] | Chef Torte | |
| Korean | 엉금주방장[?] Eonggeum Jubangjang |
Portmanteau of "엉금엉금" (Eonggeum-eonggeum, "Koopa") and "주방장" (Jubangjang, "chef") | |
| 주방장[?] Jubangjang |
Chef | by Apprentice | |
| Spanish | Chef Koopastelero[?] | Chef Torte |
Apprentice[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 見習い[?] Minarai |
Apprentice | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 见习生[?] Jiànxí shēng |
Apprentice | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 見習生[?] Jiànxí shēng |
Apprentice | |
| Dutch | Leerlingkok[?] | Apprentice chef | |
| French | Apprenti[?] | Apprentice | |
| German | Azubi[?] | Apprentice | |
| Italian | Apprendista[?] | Apprentice | |
| Korean | 수습생[?] Suseupsaeng |
Apprentice | |
| Spanish | Aprendiz[?] | Apprentice |
Notes[edit]
- In the Japanese version, Chef Torte and his Apprentice both have the same speech pattern (often using「ノ」as a sentence ender). In the English version, only the former is shown to have an outward accent. Despite this, the quirk slips through in a few text strings, such as their shared thought. This mannerism is likely an allusion to okama (effeminate male) and/or a play on「ノコック」(Nokokku, Torte).[1] Some of the remake's other languages such as Spanish give Chef Torte a lisp, with the Italian version additionally having him slip puns out of "Tortolo" (Torte), while the Apprentice remains closer to the English version.
- Compared to the Snifits known as "Apprentices", the Japanese name of the Torte Apprentice is spelled differently. The Snifit Apprentice has its name spelled in hiragana to denote a childish attitude, while the Torte Apprentice has his name spelled in kanji to denote a more mature individual.
References[edit]
- ^ philh0use (April 2, 2022). Super Mario RPG Ep. 5 (Mario RPG Translation Toast). Twitch. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
