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|full_name=Thoreau
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[2007]])
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{{quote|SWEET FREEDOM!|Thoreau|Super Paper Mario}}
{{quote|No matter! Details do bore me!|Thoreau|Super Paper Mario}}
'''Thoreau''' is the second [[Pixl]] the player encounters in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' after [[Tippi]], the first Pixl partner to be unlocked, and one of the twelve original Pixls created by the [[Tribe of Ancients|Ancients]]. Thoreau resembles a hand, with his head as the palm and the five circles being the fingers. This indicates his ability to grab and throw most enemies (although some, such as the [[Cursya]], cannot be picked up). He also can pick up some specific items to aid with puzzles (e.g. a block that must be thrown to exit a room). The player can use Thoreau to throw enemies into each other, which [[Piercing attack|pierces Defense]] (similar to [[Mini-Yoshi]]'s [[Gulp]]), making it a useful technique against enemies that take very little damage through normal means. These abilities originated in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''. Other than grabbing enemies, Thoreau can also grab items and activate switches from afar (like [[Kooper]] and [[Koops]]), and steal [[Shroom Shake]]s from [[Mr. L]] and [[Shadoo]] as they are about to use them in battle.


'''Thoreau''' is a character in the [[Wii]] video game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. He is the second of the many [[Pixl]] creatures that [[Mario]] will find in the game. This Pixl resembles a hand, with his head as the palm and the five circles being the fingers, which is a nod to his ability, which is grabbing and throwing enemies. This attack first originated in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' on the [[NES]]. The player can use Thoreau to knock an enemy back into another one, which ignores Defense power, making it a useful technique against enemies that take very little damage through normal means. Some enemies such as the [[Cursya]] cannot be picked up. Other than grabbing enemies, Thoreau can also activate switches from afar (just like [[Kooper]] or [[Koops]]), and snatch [[Shroom Shake]]s from [[Mr. L]] and [[Shadoo]] in battle.
[[File:SuperMarioKun Volume 37 Thoreau.png|thumb|left|Thoreau's appearance in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Thoreau's name was revealed in the 214th issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', which also joked that he was once a part of a tacky wall paper design. According to Tippi, Thoreau "sounds posh and upper class, but he's not afraid to get his hands dirty." Thoreau's name is a play on the word "throw", and his statement that details bore him alludes to [[wikipedia:Henry David Thoreau|Henry David Thoreau]]'s quote, "Simplify, simplify, simplify!"


His name was revealed in the 214th issue of [[Nintendo Power]] magazine, which also joked that Thoreau was once a part of a tacky wall paper design. According to [[Tippi]], Thoreau "sounds posh and upper class, but he's not afraid to get his hands dirty." Thoreau's name is a corruption of the word "throw", and is also shared with [[wikipedia:Henry David Thoreau|Henry David Thoreau]], whose famous quote, "''Simplify, simplify, simplify!''", was referenced when the Pixl mentions that he "dislikes details".
Thoreau is rescued from a [[Treasure Chest|treasure chest]] in [[Yold Town]] during Chapter 1-2, and claims that the [[Ancients]] locked him away for 1,500 years. He is the only Pixl to break the [[fourth wall]]: he states that a "great being", the player, is listening and would wish to know to press {{button|wii|1}} to use him.


He claims to have been locked away by the Ancients for 1,500 years when Mario saves him from his imprisonment in a [[Treasure Chest|treasure chest]] in the first chapter. Thoreau believes that a "great being" (a reference to the player) listens to him, and believes that it would wish to know that Mario can use him to grab things with the {{button|wii|1}}. This breaks the [[fourth wall]], like how [[Bestovius]] did in Chapter 1-1, and is not done by any other Pixl.  
Thoreau also appears in the ''Super Paper Mario'' story arc of volume 37 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. Here, he attempts to defend Tippi from Mario's yelling at her. He eventually rescues Mario from being defeated by [[O'Chunks]].
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==[[Catch Card]]==
==[[Catch Card]]==
[[File:229_ThoreauCard.png|thumb|left|100px|Thoreau's Catch Card.]]
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*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Description:''' This handy Pixl can pick things up and throw them. He's very... handy.
*'''Card Description:''' ''This handy Pixl can pick things up and throw them. He's very... handy.''
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==Names in Other Languages==
 
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==Names in other languages==
|Jap=トルナゲール
{{foreign names
|JapR=torunagēru
|Jap=トるナゲール<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsmmB7gsdGQ&t=656 【純潔の愛、黒き渇望】 スーパーペーパーマリオ 実況プレイpart3 - YouTube]「いえーす! ボクモンは フェアリン トるナゲールどえーす!!」</ref>
|JapM=''Toru'' (取る) means "take" or "bring", and ''nageru'' (投げる) means "throw".
|JapR=Toru-nagēru
|Fra=Lanceloin
|JapM=Stylistic variant of「取る」(''toru'', to take) and「投げる」(''nageru'', to throw)
|FraM=Throwfar
|Fre=Lanceloin
|FreM=Throwfar
|Ger=Wurfowitz
|Ger=Wurfowitz
|GerM=''Wurf'' means "throw", ''witz'' is a suffix. It also stands for "joke".
|GerM=From "wurf" (to throw) and "-witz" (a Germanic name ending and also meaning "joke")
|Ita=Manolo
|Ita=Manolo
|ItaM=A given name, pun on ''mano'' (hand).
|ItaM=A given name, likely a play on "mano" (hand)
|Spa=Lanci
|Spa=Lanci
|SpaM=From the verb ''lanzar'', meaning "throw" in English.
|SpaM=From "lanzar" (to throw)
|Kor=자바아던저
|Kor=자바더언저
|KorR=Jabaadeonjeo
|KorR=Jabadeoeonjeo
|KorM=From Korean word ''japda'' (잡다), meaning "grab", and ''deonjida'' (던지다), meaning "throw".
|KorM=From "잡다" (''japda'', to grab) and "던지다" (''deonjida'', to throw)
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}}


==Trivia==
==References==
*Thoreau is one of the most useful Pixls during the bates against many chapter bosses:
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**He is required to damage [[Fracktail]] by throwing [[Frackle]]s at his antenna.
**He can be used against [[Mimi]] by throwing [[Rubee]]s at her.
**Though not necessary, the player can use him to steal Shroom Shakes from Mr. L.
**He can be used to throw the smaller heads of [[King Croacus]] at his larger one when it is exposed.
**The player can use his power to damage [[Bonechill]] by throwing icicles from him as they fall from the ceiling.
*Thoreau also proves useful in the battles against [[O'Chunks]], Shadoo, and [[Wracktail]].


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Latest revision as of 23:15, January 7, 2024

Thoreau
Thoreau
Species Pixl
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)
“No matter! Details do bore me!”
Thoreau, Super Paper Mario

Thoreau is the second Pixl the player encounters in Super Paper Mario after Tippi, the first Pixl partner to be unlocked, and one of the twelve original Pixls created by the Ancients. Thoreau resembles a hand, with his head as the palm and the five circles being the fingers. This indicates his ability to grab and throw most enemies (although some, such as the Cursya, cannot be picked up). He also can pick up some specific items to aid with puzzles (e.g. a block that must be thrown to exit a room). The player can use Thoreau to throw enemies into each other, which pierces Defense (similar to Mini-Yoshi's Gulp), making it a useful technique against enemies that take very little damage through normal means. These abilities originated in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic. Other than grabbing enemies, Thoreau can also grab items and activate switches from afar (like Kooper and Koops), and steal Shroom Shakes from Mr. L and Shadoo as they are about to use them in battle.

Thoreau's appearance in the Super Paper Mario arc from volume 37 of the Super Mario-kun
Thoreau's appearance in Super Mario-kun

Thoreau's name was revealed in the 214th issue of Nintendo Power, which also joked that he was once a part of a tacky wall paper design. According to Tippi, Thoreau "sounds posh and upper class, but he's not afraid to get his hands dirty." Thoreau's name is a play on the word "throw", and his statement that details bore him alludes to Henry David Thoreau's quote, "Simplify, simplify, simplify!"

Thoreau is rescued from a treasure chest in Yold Town during Chapter 1-2, and claims that the Ancients locked him away for 1,500 years. He is the only Pixl to break the fourth wall: he states that a "great being", the player, is listening and would wish to know to press One Button to use him.

Thoreau also appears in the Super Paper Mario story arc of volume 37 of Super Mario-kun. Here, he attempts to defend Tippi from Mario's yelling at her. He eventually rescues Mario from being defeated by O'Chunks.

Catch Card[edit]

Thoreau
  • Card Type: Rare
  • Card Description: This handy Pixl can pick things up and throw them. He's very... handy.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トるナゲール[1]
Toru-nagēru
Stylistic variant of「取る」(toru, to take) and「投げる」(nageru, to throw)

French Lanceloin
Throwfar
German Wurfowitz
From "wurf" (to throw) and "-witz" (a Germanic name ending and also meaning "joke")
Italian Manolo
A given name, likely a play on "mano" (hand)
Korean 자바더언저
Jabadeoeonjeo
From "잡다" (japda, to grab) and "던지다" (deonjida, to throw)

Spanish Lanci
From "lanzar" (to throw)

References[edit]

  1. ^ 【純潔の愛、黒き渇望】 スーパーペーパーマリオ 実況プレイpart3 - YouTube「いえーす! ボクモンは フェアリン トるナゲールどえーす!!」