Friendly Floyd
| Friendly Floyd | |
|---|---|
 Friendly Floyd, greeting Yoshi, Luigi, and Toad | |
| Species | Human |
| First appearance | Super Mario Adventures (issue 34) (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Adventures (issue 42) (1992) |
- “Why, I'mFriendly Floyd. Need a tooth-brush? Lightbulb? Electronic ignition for your car? Youname it, I'vegot it!”
- —Friendly Floyd,Super Mario Adventures
Friendly Floyd is a salesman and recurring character inSuper Mario Adventures.
Friendly Floyd first appears whenMario andLuigi arrive inYoshi Village, where he has been trying to sell items such as toothbrushes and lightbulbs to theYoshis, which they have no use for. He explains to the brothers thatBowser has kidnapped several of the villagers and sealedYoshi himself in anegg when he attempted to fight back. Mario tries to hire him as their translator for the Yoshis, but Floyd declines, instead selling themACME's Yoshi Language Learner for 3,000 coins. The Mario Bros. claim it is a rip-off, so he lowers the price to 10 coins since they were friends of Yoshi (the book, however, reveals that every word and phrase translates to "Yoshi").
In a later part, Floyd appears inPrincess Toadstool's dream, in which he is the priest marrying the princess to Mario.
Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, andToad run into Floyd again while he is trying to sell lipstick to aPiranha Plant. He tries to sell his new makeup line to the group, which instead gives Luigi the idea to impersonate Princess Toadstool and give himself up to Bowser to save Mario. Floyd also suppliesbombs to the group, and he tries to sell medical supplies to theKoopalings as Yoshi defeats them. After the tower is blown up and everyone lands in the forest, Floyd parts with the group again.
Floyd is last seen at Bowser's wedding, selling automatic cameras to guests.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnish | Kauno Kamasaksa[1] | Kamasaksa is an archaic word referring to a German trader or merchant and alliterates with the Finnish male name "Kauno" | |
| French | Jean-Pierre Pachère[?] | "Pachère" is a frequent deformation of the termpas cher ("cheap") and rhymes with the French male name "Jean-Pierre" | |
| Italian | Amichevole Floyd[?] | Friendly Floyd | |
| Spanish | Antonio Saldado[2] | Paid Anthony | |
| Swedish | Hederlige Harry[3] | Honest Harry |
References[edit]
- ^Nintendo-lehti (1990-1994, Finnish)
- ^Takekuma, Kentaro; Nozawa, Charlie (2018).Super Mario Adventures. Barcelona:Editorial Planeta, S.A. (Spanish). ISBN978-84-9173-013-2. Page 25.
- ^Nintendo Magasinet 1993 Nr 06
