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   | name        = Paolo
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   | kana        = ポポロ
   | name        = Paulo
   | jpname      = ポポロ
   | romaji      = Poporo
   | romaji      = Poporo
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   | image      = Dragon Quest - Paolo Infobox artwork.png
   | image      = Torneko 3 PS2 Official Artwork - Paolo.png
   | size        =  
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   | description = Paolo artwork.
   | description = Official artwork from a Torneko 3 advertisement.
   | location    = Lakanaba
   | location    = Lakanaba
   | species    = Human
   | species    = Human
   | gender      = Male
   | gender      = Male
   | age        = 5 ''<small>(earliest, {{Torneko1|Torneko 1}})</small>''<ref name=":0">https://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/games/torneco3/story01.html トルネコの大冒険3　不思議のダンジョン</ref><br>12 ''<small>(latest, {{Torneko3|Torneko 3}})</small>''<ref name=":0"/>
   | age        = 5 <small>(earliest, {{Torneko1Title||s}})</small><ref name="t3_website">[https://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/games/torneco3/story01.html トルネコの大冒険3　不思議のダンジョン</ref><br>12 <small>(latest, {{Torneko3PS2Title||s}}</small>''<ref name="t3_website"/>
   | family      = {{DragonQuest|Torneko}} (Father)<br>{{DragonQuest|Nina}} (Mother)
   | family      = {{DragonQuest|Torneko}} (Father)<br>{{DragonQuest|Nina}} (Mother)
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   | debut      = {{Torneko1|Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon}} (1993)
   | debut      = {{Torneko1Title||s}} (1993)
   | debut-nomd  = Dragon Quest Ⅳ: Chapters of the Chosen (1990)
   | debut-nomd  = ''Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen'' (1990)
   | latest      = {{Mobile|Dragon Quest More Mystery Dungeon Mobile}} (2009)
   | latest      = ''{{Meta|Dragon Quest More Mystery Dungeon Mobile}}'' (2009)
   | latest-nomd = Dragon Quest Rivals Ace (2021)
   | latest-nomd = ''Dragon Quest Rivals Ace'' (2021)
   | creator    = {{Meta|Yuji Horii}}
   | creator    = {{Meta|Yuji Horii}}
   | artist      = {{Meta|Akira Toriyama}}
   | artist      = {{Meta|Akira Toriyama}}
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'''Paolo''' {{JA|ポポロ|Poporo|Popolo}} is a character in the ''{{DragonQuest|Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon}}'' series. His first appearance in a ''Mystery Dungeon'' title was in ''{{Torneko1|Torneko's Great Adventure}}'', which was his second ''{{Meta|Dragon Quest}}'' appearance. His first ''Dragon Quest'' appearance was in ''Dragon Quest Ⅳ: Chapters of the Chosen''. He's a playable character in ''{{Torneko3|Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon}}''.
'''Paulo''' {{JA|ポポロ|Poporo|Popolo}} is a character in the ''{{DragonQuest|Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon}}'' series. His first appearance in a ''Mystery Dungeon'' title was in {{Torneko1Title}}, which was his second ''{{Meta|Dragon Quest}}'' appearance. His first ''Dragon Quest'' appearance was in ''Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen''. He's a playable character in {{Torneko3PS2Title}}.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Physical appearance===
===Physical Appearance===
Paolo appears as a young boy with traits of his father shared to him, notably his hairs tainted in blue, but also thinner than the latter. In ''{{Torneko3|Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon}}'', Paolo would grow up to his twelfth birthday and appears with the same clothes as Torneko's, though their placement are swapped. Sometimes, he can be seen wearing {{DragonQuest|claws}} as they are his main weapons to attack enemies.
Paulo is a thin boy with blue hair, similar to his father. In {{Torneko3PS2Title}}, Paulo would grow up to his twelfth birthday and appears with the same clothes as Torneko's, though their placement are swapped. Sometimes, he can be seen wearing {{DragonQuest|claws}} as they are his main weapons to attack enemies.


===Personality===
===Personality===
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===History===
====Early Life====
Though he was introduced in ''Dragon Quest IV'', little is known about his life and personality in the game's entire story. It would be in Torneko's own spin-off games that we discover what happened to him and his family after the event of the aforementioned game.


==History==
Paulo was born before the events of ''Dragon Quest IV'' occurred. Torneko remarked his resemblance compared to when he was a kid, both physically and mentally.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060102060053/http://na.square-enix.com/games/torneko/characters.html</ref>
Though he was introduced in ''Dragon Quest Ⅳ'', the player knows little about his life and personality in the game's entire story. It would be in Torneko's own spin-off games that the player would discover what happened to him and his family after the event of the aforementioned game. In ''{{Torneko3PS2|Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon}}'', Paolo would obtain a more important role as he becomes the second protagonist of the game's plot.
 
====Torneko 1====
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====Torneko 2====
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====Torneko 3====
As seven years went by after the events of ''Torneko: The Last Hope'', Paulo went with his family in a trip. On the ship, both Torneko and Nina celebrated his twelfth anniversary before a storm hit them.<ref name="t3_website" />
 
Paulo got an important role later on and followed his own adventure in the islands.


==Family==
==Family==
* {{DragonQuest|Torneko}}
* {{DragonQuest|Torneko}}
:Paolo's father. Mentioned in numerous ''Dragon Quest'' games.
:Paulo's father. Mentioned in numerous ''Dragon Quest'' games.
* {{DragonQuest|Nina}}
* {{DragonQuest|Nina}}
:Paolo's mother. Mentioned in numerous ''Dragon Quest'' games.
:Paulo's mother. Mentioned in numerous ''Dragon Quest'' games.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
For more about Paolo as a character in a specific game, click through their respective links.
For more about Paulo as a character in a specific game, click through their respective links.
 
===Games===
===Games===
* '''{{Torneko1|Poporo}}'''{{FT}} appears in ''{{Torneko1|Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon}}''.
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* '''{{Torneko2PS1|Paolo}}''' appears in ''{{Torneko2PS1|World of Dragon Warrior: Torneko: The Last Hope}}''.
* '''{{Torneko1|Paulo}}''' appears in {{Torneko1Title}}.
** '''{{Torneko2GBA|Paolo}}''' appears in ''{{Torneko2GBA|Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance: Mystery Dungeon}}''.
* '''{{Torneko2PS1|Paulo}}''' appears in {{Torneko2PS1Title}}.
* '''{{Torneko3PS2|Popolo}}'''{{FT}} appears in ''{{Torneko3PS2|Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon}}''.
** '''{{Torneko2GBA|Paulo}}''' appears in {{Torneko2GBATitle}}.
** '''{{Torneko3GBA|Popolo}}'''{{FT}} appears in ''{{Torneko3GBA|Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance: Mystery Dungeon}}''.
* '''{{Torneko3PS2|Paulo}}''' appears in {{Torneko3PS2Title}}.
Paolo becomes a playable character in this game, after completing Torneko's story.
** '''{{Torneko3GBA|Paulo}}''' appears in {{Torneko3GBATitle}}.
* '''Paolo''' appears in ''{{Mobile|Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon Mobile}}''.
* '''Paulo''' appears in ''{{Meta|Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon Mobile}}''{{UT}}.
* '''Paolo''' appears in ''{{Mobile|Dragon Quest More Mystery Dungeon Mobile}}''.
* '''Paulo''' appears in ''{{Meta|Dragon Quest More Mystery Dungeon Mobile}}''{{UT}}.
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  | Torneko 1                = ✓
  | Torneko 2 PS1            = ✓
  | Torneko 2 GBA            = ✓
  | Torneko 3 PS2            = ✓
  | Torneko 3 GBA            = ✓
  | Young Yangus            = ✗
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==In Other Media==
Paulo is known to appear in numerous ''Dragon Quest'' mainline and spin-off games. Unlike Torneko, there are references between him and the ''Mystery Dungeon'' franchise in other media.


==In other media==
===Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion===
Paolo is known to appear in numerous ''Dragon Quest'' mainline and spin-off games. Unlike Torneko, there are references between him and the ''Mystery Dungeon'' franchise in other media.
In {{Shiren2Title}}, Paulo is referenced by {{Shiren|Dan}}{{UT}}.


===Dragon Quest Rivals Ace===
===Dragon Quest Rivals Ace===
In ''Dragon Quest Rivals Ace'', Paolo appears in the game's third card pack, "Starry Battle".<ref>https://twitter.com/DQ_RIVALS/status/1357301382110302212 ドラゴンクエストライバルズ エース公式 on Twitter</ref> His appearance is retrieved from ''Torneko's Great Adventure 3''.<ref>https://twitter.com/souIstyce/status/1357318628933308420 James ジェームズ on Twitter</ref>
In ''Dragon Quest Rivals Ace'', Paulo appears in the game's third card pack, "Starry Battle".<ref>https://twitter.com/DQ_RIVALS/status/1357301382110302212 ドラゴンクエストライバルズ エース公式 on Twitter</ref> His appearance is retrieved from ''Torneko's Great Adventure 3''.<ref>https://twitter.com/souIstyce/status/1357318628933308420 James ジェームズ on Twitter</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Torneko 3 - Popolo advertisement.png | Paolo in an advertisement for Torneko 3.
Torneko 3 - Paulo advertisement.png | Paulo in an advertisement for Torneko 3.
Dragon Quest Rivals Ace - Tipper.png | Paolo running with a {{DragonQuest|Slime}} in ''Dragon Quest Rivals Ace''.
Dragon Quest Rivals Ace - Tipper.png | Paulo running with a {{DragonQuest|Slime}} in ''Dragon Quest Rivals Ace''.
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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==References==
==References==
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Paulo
ポポロ
Official artwork from a Torneko 3 advertisement.
Character's information
Location Lakanaba
Species Human
Gender Male
Age 5 (earliest, Super Famicom Torneko 1(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.)[1]
12 (latest, PlayStation 2 Torneko 3 PS2(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.[1]
Status
Family Torneko (Father)
Nina (Mother)
Occupation
Title
Background information
Earliest Mystery Dungeon appearance Super Famicom Torneko 1(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. (1993)
Earliest non-Mystery Dungeon appearance Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (1990)
Latest Mystery Dungeon appearance Dragon Quest More Mystery Dungeon Mobile (2009)
Latest non-Mystery Dungeon appearance Dragon Quest Rivals Ace (2021)
Created by Yuji Horii
Designed by Akira Toriyama

Paulo (Japanese: ポポロ, Popolo) is a character in the Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon series. His first appearance in a Mystery Dungeon title was in Super Famicom Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation., which was his second Dragon Quest appearance. His first Dragon Quest appearance was in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen. He's a playable character in PlayStation 2 Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation..

Biography

Physical Appearance

Paulo is a thin boy with blue hair, similar to his father. In PlayStation 2 Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon(UT) - This is an unofficial translation., Paulo would grow up to his twelfth birthday and appears with the same clothes as Torneko's, though their placement are swapped. Sometimes, he can be seen wearing claws as they are his main weapons to attack enemies.

Personality

History

Early Life

Though he was introduced in Dragon Quest IV, little is known about his life and personality in the game's entire story. It would be in Torneko's own spin-off games that we discover what happened to him and his family after the event of the aforementioned game.

Paulo was born before the events of Dragon Quest IV occurred. Torneko remarked his resemblance compared to when he was a kid, both physically and mentally.[2]

Torneko 1

Torneko 2

Torneko 3

As seven years went by after the events of Torneko: The Last Hope, Paulo went with his family in a trip. On the ship, both Torneko and Nina celebrated his twelfth anniversary before a storm hit them.[1]

Paulo got an important role later on and followed his own adventure in the islands.

Family

Paulo's father. Mentioned in numerous Dragon Quest games.
Paulo's mother. Mentioned in numerous Dragon Quest games.

Appearances

For more about Paulo as a character in a specific game, click through their respective links.

Games

Torneko 1 Torneko 2 Torneko 3 Young
Yangus
PS1 GBA PS2 GBA
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗


In Other Media

Paulo is known to appear in numerous Dragon Quest mainline and spin-off games. Unlike Torneko, there are references between him and the Mystery Dungeon franchise in other media.

Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion

In Nintendo 64 Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 - Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion, Paulo is referenced by Dan(UT) - This is an unofficial translation..

Dragon Quest Rivals Ace

In Dragon Quest Rivals Ace, Paulo appears in the game's third card pack, "Starry Battle".[3] His appearance is retrieved from Torneko's Great Adventure 3.[4]

Gallery

  • Paulo in an advertisement for Torneko 3.

    Paulo in an advertisement for Torneko 3.

  • Paulo running with a Slime in Dragon Quest Rivals Ace.

    Paulo running with a Slime in Dragon Quest Rivals Ace.

In Other Languages

Language Name
English Paulo
Japanese ポポロ

See Also

v • d • e
Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon - Characters
Major Characters
Playable Paulo • Protagonist (DQ Mobile 2) • Torneko • Yangus
Allies Ines • Rosa
Others Gaibara the Legendary Potter • Gelda • Morrie • Nina • Poppy • Red • Shopkeeper • Yampa

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 [https://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/games/torneco3/story01.html トルネコの大冒険3　不思議のダンジョン
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060102060053/http://na.square-enix.com/games/torneko/characters.html
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/DQ_RIVALS/status/1357301382110302212 ドラゴンクエストライバルズ エース公式 on Twitter
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/souIstyce/status/1357318628933308420 James ジェームズ on Twitter
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