Swindell

Goombella, Mario and Swindell

Swindell is a Bandit that lives in the east side of Rogueport in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Goombella has heard he is a thief but he has never been seen stealing. He spends time whispering to Arfur, a Doogan, about something unknown. Swindell's name is a pun on "swindle," a verb that means "to steal" or to "to cheat out of something." It could also be a pun on the Norwegian word "svindel" which means "scam."

Swindell seems to be a supporter of Ishnail and does not like the actions of the Pianta syndicate led by Don Pianta. However, he admits that he has neither seen Ishnail, Don Pianta or the Don's successor, Frankie. At the end of the game, he decides that neither of them are as good as Mario.

Tattle

• "That's Swindell, the bandit. At least, I HEAR he's a thief, but I've never seen him steal. He's always whispering to Arfur about something."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ボーロン Bōron	Boron; from「ボロドー」(Borodō, Bandit)
Italian	Furfabio	From "Furfo" (Bandit) and the given name Fabio
Spanish	Serrallonga	Possibly it's a reference to a Spanish mini-series Serrallonga, la llegenda del bandoler (that is about a famous bandit)