Pungent
| Pungent | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |
| Species | Puni |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “I had heard the rumors... From Madame Flurrie to them Jabbies… Yeah, the word is out: Mario can win over the hearts of anyone and everyone! I tell ya, as a people person and a salesman, I must say I'm more than a little jealous!”
- —Pungent, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Pungent is the shopkeeper of Pungent's Great Tree Shop inside the Great Tree in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. His name is based on the word "pungent", meaning "affecting the senses to a great extent". Furthermore, "gent" is the abbreviated form of "gentleman", which might be a reference to his mustache. He is also the only Puni with visible facial hair. During the X-Naut invasion of the Great Tree, Pungent is one of the few Punies not to be captured by them. He hides in his shop until the entrance is uncovered by Mario's ally Flurrie. Recognizing Mario was there to help, Pungent aids him by selling him rare items.
Pungry, who camouflaged the entrance to Pungent's shop, is apparently friends with him and likes to hang out inside his shop.
Tattle information[edit]
- That's Pungent, the manager of this shop. Weird place for a shop, if you ask me. But since we're here, I guess we could buy something...
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | プーニン[?] Pūnin |
Derived from "Puni"; with elongation symbol and the character「ん」(n) added | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 普宁[?] Pǔníng |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 普寧[?] Pǔníng |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Teunini[?] | From the name "Teun" and "mini" or Ini ("Puni") | |
| French | Poulignon[?] | Pun on Pouni ("Puni") and mignon (French for cute, usually implying small) | |
| German | Bubuvicz[?] | From Bubu ("Puni") and a modified spelling of the German suffix -vitz | |
| Italian | Fufuliano[?] | Portmanteau of Fufino ("Puni") and the name "Giuliano" | |
| Korean | 마닌[?] Manin |
Derived from "말랑" (Mallang, "Puni") and the Japanese name | |
| Spanish | Punín[?] | From "Puni" and the Spanish suffix -ín meaning cute or small. |
