Herringway
Sprite fromPaper Mario
Species	Bumpty
Appears in	Paper Mario (2000)

“You're very suspicious, huh? Well, I suppose I would be, too. It appears as though I should drop in at the Mayor's house.”

—Herringway,Paper Mario

Herringway is apenguin who appears inPaper Mario. He is a widely popular novelist that lives by himself inShiver City, and is known for writing many popular murder mysteries. Herringway's name is a pun on famous authorErnest Hemingway and the phrase "red herring", a term for a false clue. Herringway is the author of the in-universe novel "Paper Mario" ("Mario Story" in the Japanese version).

History[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Herringway finding Mario in the fireplace

AfterMario is accused of murderingMayor Penguin, he seeks out Herringway to clear his name. The two return to the scene of the crime and discovered that the Mayor was not dead, but had only fainted; his wife, who is an avid fan of Herringway's novels, jumped to conclusions and thought her husband was murdered. With the Mayor safe and coming to, Mario is cleared and able to continue his journey, while Herringway returns to his work, starting on a novel chronicling the events of the penguin murder mystery.

Tattle[edit]

• "This penguin made a secret room in his house to hide in. What a cool idea! He's a friend ofMayor Penguin. His name is Herringway, and he writes mystery novels. His secret study, where he writes his novels, is on the second floor. I imagine that he has lots of fans in the city, so I can see why he'd need a secret room. I wouldn't mind reading one of his novels someday."

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

While he does not appear directly inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Herringway's novels are mentioned as being widely read. InPoshley Heights, at least three of the penguin residents are his relatives according toGoombella'stattle.

Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• Aglitch exists that causes Herringway's sprite to appear as that of a regular penguin or become invisible; if the former occurs, the game freezes midway through him meeting up with Mayor Penguin unless played onVirtual Console.

References[edit]

• Bumpties
• Allies
• Paper Mario characters

• Articles with unsourced foreign names