SALESBOT 9.99+TX
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| Appears in | Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022) |
- “Do my audio-visual capacitors deceive me? Or do I see somediscerning customers with an eye for quality here?”
- —SALESBOT 9.99+TX,Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
SALESBOT 9.99+TX the Merchant (also written asSalesbot 9.99TX[1] orSalesbot 9.99+TX[2]), also known asSalesbot or theMerchantbot[3], is a robotic merchant who appears inMario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. It sells items on all the planets, includingCursa's stronghold, to the heroes during their adventure. Certain items may be temporarily discounted at certain points in the game. Outside of battle, SALESBOT 9.99+TX can be paid to fully restore everyone's HP when the player presses
, with the price increasing the more this is done, though this is unavailable inThe Tower of Doooom. Its name is derived from "9.99 plus tax", a monetary value that is commonly used as a form ofpsychological pricing.
Appearance[edit]
SALESBOT 9.99+TX has a white body with gold arms and black "fingers". Its face is similar toBeep-0's, being a screen with a glowing "face", although it has eyes and a mouth, unlike Beep-0 who just has eyes. SALESBOT 9.99+TX also has white floating metallicRabbid ears.
InThe Tower of Doooom, SALESBOT 9.99+TX is shown wearing a black top hat with a red stripe, along with red "sleeves" on its arms. It also has gold "elbows", and wears a red bow tie. SALESBOT 9.99+TX also has a digital curly mustache.
List of shops[edit]
Normal items[edit]
These items can be bought in all shops.
| Item |  Price | First availability |
|---|---|---|
 Super Mushroom | 70 coins | Beacon Beach |
 Super Mushroom Bag | 120 coins | Palette Prime |
 Super Mushroom Chest | 170 coins | Terra Flora |
 Super Mushroom Chest DX[a] | 250 coins | Terra Flora |
 POW Block | 100 coins | Beacon Beach |
 Cooldown Clock | 80 coins | Beacon Beach |
 Move Boost | 130 coins | Pristine Peaks |
 Multi Dash | 130 coins | Palette Prime |
 Immunity Charm | 90 coins | Pristine Peaks |
 Cleansing Elixir | 90 coins | Terra Flora |
- ^Only one can be bought
Beacon Beach[edit]
Shops are located nearBeacon Town and inside theSunrise Temple.
| Item |  Price |
|---|---|
 Star Potion x2 | 1 Planet Coin each |
 Sunrise Key | 7 Planet Coins |
 The Stooges | 1 Planet Coin |
Scopers | 1 Planet Coin |
Goombas | 1 Planet Coin |
 Speedway Dual Slinger | 2 Planet Coins |
 The Speedway Dukes | 2 Planet Coins |
 Wildwood Sharpshooter | 2 Planet Coins |
 Vintage Triple Troll | 2 Planet Coins |
Pristine Peaks[edit]
Shops are located near theWM ARC and inside theWinter Palace, at the main lobby.
| Item |  Price |
|---|---|
Star Potion x2 | 1 Planet Coin each |
 Midwinter Key | 11 Planet Coins |
Deep Freezes | 1 Planet Coin |
Lone Wolves | 1 Planet Coin |
 Speedway Blade | 2 Planet Coins |
 Wildwood Boom-Brella | 2 Planet Coins |
 Wildwood Discruptor | 2 Planet Coins |
 The Vintage Dukes | 2 Planet Coins |
Palette Prime[edit]
Shops are located near the entrance to theSpellbound Woods and inside theAbandoned Well.
| Item |  Price |
|---|---|
Star Potion x2 | 1 Planet Coin each |
 Spellbound Key | 9 Planet Coins |
Depleters | 1 Planet Coin |
Medicans | 1 Planet Coin |
Ghostly Walkers | 1 Planet Coin |
 Speedway Triple Troll | 2 Planet Coins |
 Wildwood Dual Slinger | 2 Planet Coins |
 Vintage Sharpshooter | 2 Planet Coins |
 Vintage Kaboomer | 2 Planet Coins |
Terra Flora[edit]
Shops are located near the WM ARC and insideMt. Spout.
| Item |  Price |
|---|---|
Star Potion x2 | 1 Planet Coin each |
 Efflorescent Key | 12 Planet Coins |
Magnafowls | 1 Planet Coin |
 Speedway Boom-Brella | 2 Planet Coins |
 Speedway Discruptor | 2 Planet Coins |
 The Wildwood Dukes | 2 Planet Coins |
 Vintage Bowzooka | 2 Planet Coins |
Barrendale Mesa[edit]
Shops are located nearMomma's Garage and on the crane in theWindmill area.
| Item |  Price |
|---|---|
Star Potion x2 | 1 Planet Coin each |
 Barren Key | 11 Planet Coins |
Magikoopas | 1 Planet Coin |
Riptides | 1 Planet Coin |
 Speedway Bowzooka | 2 Planet Coins |
 Wildwood Triple Troll | 2 Planet Coins |
 Wildwood Kaboomer | 2 Planet Coins |
 Vintage Blade | 2 Planet Coins |
The Tower of Doooom[edit]
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
Cooldown Clock | 40 coins |
POW Block | 50 coins |
Immunity Charm | 45 coins |
Super Mushroom | 35 coins |
Super Mushroom Bag | 60 coins |
Super Mushroom Chest | 85 coins |
Super Mushroom Chest DX | 125 coins |
Move Boost | 65 coins |
Multi Dash | 65 coins |
Cleansing Elixir | 45 coins |
 The Strongman | 65 coins |
 The Healer | 65 coins |
 The Weakling | 65 coins |
Melodic Gardens[edit]
| Item |  Price |
|---|---|
Super Mushroom | 90 coins |
Super Mushroom Bag | 160 coins |
Super Mushroom Chest | 240 coins |
POW Block | 150 coins |
Cooldown Clock | 120 coins |
Move Boost | 150 coins |
Immunity Charm | 150 coins |
Multi Dash | 150 coins |
Cleansing Elixir | 150 coins |
Star Potion | 1 Planet Coin |
Fieldbreaker | 1 Planet Coin |
Flamin' Golem | 1 Planet Coin |
Shockin' Golem | 1 Planet Coin |
Tidal Golem | 1 Planet Coin |
 Ripple Boom-Brella | 2 Planet Coins |
Ripple Dual Slinger | 2 Planet Coins |
Ripple Discruptor | 2 Planet Coins |
The Ripple Dukes | 2 Planet Coins |
Ripple Sharpshooter | 2 Planet Coins |
Ripple-Troll | 2 Planet Coins |
Space Opera Network[edit]
| Item |  Price |
|---|---|
Star Potion x3 | 1 Planet Coin each |
The Space Opera Network | 1 Planet Coin |
Rayman | 1 Planet Coin |
Bravados | 1 Planet Coin |
Giant Flamin' Stooge | 1 Planet Coin |
TheKraken | 1 Planet Coin |
Buccaneer's Blaster | 2 Planet Coins |
Buccaneer's Dukes | 2 Planet Coins |
Legendary Dukes | 2 Planet Coins |
Operatic Triple Troll | 2 Planet Coins |
Legendary Triple Troll | 2 Planet Coins |
Gallery[edit]
Icon
Team Heal Icon
SALESBOT 9.99+TX as seen for a promotional video for The Tower of Doooom
SALESBOT 9.99+TX in The Tower of Doooom
Model
Quotes[edit]
- "Let me help you out! For [#] coins I'll heal your entire team!"
- "BIG flash sale going on!"
- "My usual customers - they have what I call "value blindness". For them I put out factory returns, overstock items..."
- "STILL they do nothing but haggle over price and badger me over reward points!"
- "It may be cold on Pristine Peaks, but the savings are HOT - because when the thermostat drops, so do my prices!"
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ロボ Robo Shōnin Ichikyuppa | Robo Merchant "Ichikyuppa"; "Ichikyuppa" is slang for the number "1980", which is similarly used as a psychological price point in Japanese yen. | |
| French | ROBO-MARCHAND 9.99+TX[?] | ROBO-MERCHANT 9.99+TX | |
| German | RABATTBOT 9,99+TX[?] | DISCOUNTBOT 9.99 + TX | |
| Italian | BOT-TEGAIO 9,99+IVA[?] | Pun on "bottegaio" (shopkeeper) and "bot"; "IVA" (Imposta sul Valore Aggiunto) is the Italian acronym for "VAT" (Valued Added Tax) | |
| Portuguese | MERCA-BÔ TUDO 1,99[?] | MERCH-BOT ALL FOR 1.99 (a reference to dime stores common in Brazil in the 1990s, in which each article was sold for R$ 1.99) | |
| Russian | ТОРГБОТ 9,99+TX[?] TORGBOT 9,99+TX | TRADEBOT 9,99+TX | |
| Spanish | OFERTABOT 9,99+IVA[?] | Portmanteau of "oferta" (offer) and "bot"; "IVA" (Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido) is the Spanish acronym for "VAT" |
References[edit]
- ^Narration:It looks like there is nothing here! You can buy items from theSalesbot 9.99TX. - Accessing the Items menu with no items
- ^Narration:Find more Starpotions withSalesbot 9.99+TX or by completing more Quests! - Spark Management menu with no Star Potions
- ^Beep-0:I saw thatMerchantbot here somewhere - boy, talk about market presence.
