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[[File:Helvetica.png|thumb|Helvetica]] | [[File:Helvetica.png|thumb|Helvetica]] | ||
{{quote|You ever hear of "The Grodus Chronicles"? The plot rips off one I was planning!|Helvetica|Super Paper Mario}} | {{quote|You ever hear of "The Grodus Chronicles"? The plot rips off one I was planning!|Helvetica|Super Paper Mario}} | ||
'''Helvetica''' is a struggling author named after the [[wikipedia:Helvetica|Helvetica]] | '''Helvetica''' is a struggling author named after the [[wikipedia:Helvetica|Helvetica]] typeface. He is encountered in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', living on the first floor (ground floor in the PAL version) of [[Flipside]]. He writes slowly, so his works are never published, unlike his [[Flopside]] counterpart, the best-selling author, [[Garamond]]. Helvetica actually sends Garamond ideas in his dreams, and the two eventually switch places. Helvetica sometimes thinks he would be better off working as a cook, seeing as his culinary works make even chefs jealous. | ||
== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=サッカス | |Jap=サッカス | ||
|JapR=Sakkasu | |JapR=Sakkasu | ||
|JapM=From「作家」''sakka'', | |JapM=From「作家」(''sakka'', writer) | ||
|Fre=Clopin | |||
|FreM=Both this and Garamond's French name ''Clopant'' are derived from ''clopin-clopant'' ("hobbling along") | |||
|Ger=Helvetikus | |||
|GerM= | |||
|Spa=Benito | |||
|SpaM= | |||
|Ita=Tahoma | |Ita=Tahoma | ||
|ItaM=Named after {{wp|Tahoma (typeface)|another typeface}} | |ItaM=Named after {{wp|Tahoma (typeface)|another typeface}} | ||
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[[Category:Flip-Flop Folk]] | [[Category:Flip-Flop Folk]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:29, June 18, 2024
- “You ever hear of "The Grodus Chronicles"? The plot rips off one I was planning!”
- —Helvetica, Super Paper Mario
Helvetica is a struggling author named after the Helvetica typeface. He is encountered in Super Paper Mario, living on the first floor (ground floor in the PAL version) of Flipside. He writes slowly, so his works are never published, unlike his Flopside counterpart, the best-selling author, Garamond. Helvetica actually sends Garamond ideas in his dreams, and the two eventually switch places. Helvetica sometimes thinks he would be better off working as a cook, seeing as his culinary works make even chefs jealous.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | サッカス Sakkasu |
From「作家」(sakka, writer) |
| French | Clopin |
Both this and Garamond's French name Clopant are derived from clopin-clopant ("hobbling along") |
| German | Helvetikus |
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| Italian | Tahoma |
Named after another typeface |
| Spanish | Benito |
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