Gil Board
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| Gil Board | |
|---|---|
 Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| Species | Sign |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
- “Yep, it's me. The famous Gil Board! If you want to climb this wall, you'd better listen up!”
- —Gil Board, Super Mario Galaxy
Gil Board in the Honeyhive Galaxy
Gil Board is a character in Super Mario Galaxy. He is a sentient, talking board who claims to be famous. He is encountered during the Honeyhive Galaxy mission "Trouble on the Tower", where he can be found on the side of the starting planet.
When Mario (or Luigi) activates the nearby wooden Ground Pound Switch, the platform falls down, revealing a passage underneath. Gil Board appears in the passage and shouts "Hey!" at the player character. He then teaches the player how to wall-jump, which is required to progress through the mission.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ケイジ・バーン Keiji Bān |
Play on「 |
[1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 板布告 Bǎn Bùgào (Mandarin) Báan Bougou (Cantonese) |
Anagram of "布告板" (bùgàobǎn / bougoubáan, "bulletin board") | [2] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 布·告板 Bù Gàobǎn (Mandarin) Bou Goubáan (Cantonese) |
Corruption of「佈告板」(bùgàobǎn / bougoubáan, "bulletin board") | [3] | |
| Dutch | Wilbord | Play on the masculine given name "Wilbert" and bord ("board") | [4] | |
| French (Canadian) | Pano Table | Play on panneau ("sign") and notable | [5] | |
| French (European) | Panoda Fichage | Bill Board | [6] | |
| German | Schildfried | Portmanteau between Schild ("sign") and Friede ("peace"), likely a play on Friedenszeichen ("peace sign") or the masculine given name "Siegfried" | [7][8] | |
| Italian | Informello | Portmanteau of informazione ("info"/"information") and cartello ("sign") or the diminutive suffix -ello | [9] | |
| Korean | 게시・판 Gesi・Pan |
From "게시판" (gesipan, "bulletin board") | [10] | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Letrêro | From letreiro ("sign") | [11] | |
| Spanish | Rot Ulo | From rótulo ("label") | [12][13] |
References[edit]
- ^ 「ヘイ！ オレの名前は ケイジ・バーン！」– Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (1 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese).
- ^ "嘿！我就是大名鼎鼎的板布告！" – Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (22 Mar. 2018). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo (Simplified Chinese).
- ^ 「嘿！我的名字是布·告板！」– Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (2 Oct. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo STC and Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Traditional Chinese).
- ^ "Hallo, hallo. Ik ben het, Wilbord! Als je hier omhoog wilt, moet je even naar mij luisteren." – Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (2 Oct. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo STC and Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Dutch). (Archived 2 Oct. 2025 via YouTube by water lely.)
- ^ « Ouais, c'est moi. Le fameux Pano Table! » – Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (12 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Canadian French).
- ^ « Hé! Je suis le grand Panoda Fichage! » – Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (French).
- ^ „Hey! Mein Name ist Schildfried!“ – Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German).
- ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario Galaxy" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 126.
- ^ «Salve! Io sono Informello!» – Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (Italian).
- ^ "헤이! 내 이름은 게시・판!" – Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (4 Sept. 2008). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Korea Co., Ltd. (Korean).
- ^ "Sim, sou eu mesmo. O famoso Letrêro!" – Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (2 Oct. 2025). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo STC and Nintendo EPD Tokyo. Nintendo (Brazilian Portuguese). (Archived 5 Oct. 2025 via YouTube by Hagazo.)
- ^ "¡Hola, me llamo Rot Ulo!" – Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (12 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of America (Latin American Spanish).
- ^ «¡EH TÚ! ¡ME LLAMO ROT ULO!» – Gil Board during "Trouble on the Tower" (16 Nov. 2007). Super Mario Galaxy by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. Nintendo of Europe GmbH (European Spanish).
