King Sammer
| King Sammer | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Super Paper Mario | |
| Appears in | Super Paper Mario (2007) |
- “OH, BRAVO!”
- —King Sammer, Super Paper Mario
King Sammer is the leader of the Sammer Guys in Super Paper Mario. To reach him, Mario, Peach and Bowser must defeat all 100 Sammer Guys throughout his land, Sammer's Kingdom. In Chapter 6-1, Mario and his teammates arrive at his kingdom and meet the king. He was in possession of the Pure Heart of this Chapter and agrees only to give it to the adventurers if they defeat his 100 Sammer Guys.
Later, as Sammer's Kingdom is very close to destruction, King Sammer appears to order his vassals to stop battling, and lets the heroes meet him to get the Pure Heart from a treasure chest. However, there is a bomb inside, and he reveals himself to be a disguised Mimi, who claims the real king is sleeping, and battles against the heroes to slow them down. When the heroes reach the 30th gate, Sammer's Kingdom is then destroyed along with the king himself. After Sammer's Kingdom is restored by the Purity Heart, King Sammer approaches a collapsed Sammer Guy and yells at him, prompting the Sammer Guy to stand up.
At the end of the game, the player can re-enter the Duel of 100. When the player beats all 100 of his Sammer Guys, the king gives Mario and friends seven rare Catch Cards. These specific cards depict Mario's partners from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. King Sammer's own Catch Card can be obtained from Map 4, which is available after completing Chapter 6.
After the player beats all 100 Sammer Guys, returning to the kingdom and talking to King Sammer again will reveal that he "banished" his army to a tropical vista for a vacation, while he builds a "new army" consisting of kitty robots. Tiptron's Tattle says that King Sammer wants to turn the Duel of 100 into an amusement water park.
According to Garson of the Flipside bar, The Underwhere, the younger sister of Merlumina came to Sammer's Kingdom to deliver the purple Pure Heart to King Sammer I. In the process, she fell in love with him and stayed behind. The two eventually married and had 100 children together. These 100 princes brought about an age of prosperity, resulting in 100 becoming an important number for the kingdom.[1] This is suggested to be the origin of the Duel of 100 tradition.
Profiles[edit]
Catch Card[edit]
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Tattle[edit]
- "That's King Sammer, regal monarch of the great Sammer Kingdom... He is considering turning the Duel of 100 into an amusement water park..."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | モノノフ王[?] Mononofu Ō |
Warrior King; mononofu is an archaic Japanese term meaning "warrior" | |
| French | Roi Sam Ouraï[?] | Roi ("king") + pun on samouraï ("samurai") and the name "Sam" | |
| German | König Milit[?] | König ("king") + clipping of Militär ("military") | |
| Italian | Re Eztivo[?] | King Eztivo, a corruption of estivo ("summer") | |
| Korean | 싸우라비왕[?] Ssaurabi Wang |
Sammer Guy King | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Rey Samito[?] | King Samito; Samito compare with Samitero ("Sammer Guy") |
Notes[edit]
- In the Japanese script of the game, King Sammer specifies that the Sammer Guys were ordered to go on vacation to Keelhaul Key.[2] This reference is not preserved in any other version, although the German script instead has him send them to Isle Delfino.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "King Sammer was entrusted with a Pure Heart by Merlumina's younger sister... She was madly in love with King Sammer I, so they married and had 100 kids. The 100 princes and their royal parents ushered in an era of prosperity. Therefore, the number 100 became important to the current king." – Garson. Super Paper Mario. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (English).
- ^ 「ブブドーたちは いあん
旅行 に行 かせた いまごろ 『とろぴこあいらんど』で」– King Sammer. Super Paper Mario. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). - ^ „Per königlichem Beschluss habe ich meine Recken in Urlaub geschickt. Vermutlich planschen sie gerade vor der Isla Delfino im kristallklaren Wasser...“ – King Sammer. Super Paper Mario. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (German).
