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Tsubugorou(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.
つぶゴロウ
Tsubugorou - Water Gun art.
Character's information
Location Currently unknown
Species Mudkip (formerly human)
Gender Male
Age
Status
Family
Occupation Traveler
Title
Background information
Earliest Mystery Dungeon appearance Internet (Twitter/official website)
Latest Mystery Dungeon appearance Internet (Twitter/official website)
Created by
Designed by

Tsubugorou(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. (Japanese: つぶゴロウ) is a traveling human turned Mudkip featured on the @Pokemon_cojp Twitter account as well as the official Japanese website for Nintendo 3DS Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. He narrates his adventures and thoughts as he travels the Pokémon World. His name is a portmanteau of つぶやき, meaning Tweet, and ミズゴロウ, the Japanese name for Mudkip.

Biography

Physical Appearance

Tsubugorou has the appearance of a Mudkip. He wears a yellow scarf.

Personality

History

Tsubugorou used to be a human. When he became a Pokémon, he was initially nervous, but all the other Pokémon around him were kind, so he decided to travel the various villages and towns of the world. He felt touched by the attention he received online.

On June 19, 2015, he reached Serene Village, where he visited the local Kecleon Shop, the hill with the big tree, and the school, which reminds him of his childhood. He commented on each of the school children the staff of the school, and some of the inhabitants of the village and explains that, like Pancham, he used to pull pranks as a kid. He claims Watchog's personality seems to be the opposite of Principal Simipour's. He is curious about Budew and Hawlucha's Slam School. He initially didn't have the courage to go inside the Café Connection because he feared it was too fashionable for him, but eventually went in.

On August 16, 2015, he left Serene Village and headed towards Lively Town. He commented on the Expedition Society and its members. He would like to join them someday. While adventuring in a dungeon he was happy to find a Big Apple, and he ate it. He wonders how the children of Serene Village are doing since he left, and he asks readers to check on them if they happen to visit the village.

After becoming a Pokémon, Tsubugorou started liking rainy days, which he supposed might be related to him being a Water-type. He commented that he would like to meet a legendary or mythical Pokémon. He likes Mega Evolution. Because he is a traveler, every day feels like a summer vacation to him.

Tsubugorou talked about the Connection Orb and compared it to Twitter. When he was a human, he liked to play with a toy water gun, but now that he's a Pokémon, he can use the move Water Gun. He enjoys being a Pokémon. Apples are his favorite food. He also analyzed the cover art of the game. He likes to use the symbol "◎" to express his positive feelings. The symbol can also be used by the player in the game from the in-game keyboard, and it can appear in rescue passwords.

After a while, he decided that it was time to leave Lively Town and adventure elsewhere, ending his series of tweets with a 5 days countdown leading up to the Japanese release of the game.

Format

Tsubugorou's adventures are told through Twitter, with a series of posts referred to as [Very popular] A collection of tweets by Tsubugorou ◎(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. (Japanese: 【大人気】つぶゴロウのつぶやき集◎). Messages are posted alongside pictures, which consist of art of Tsubugorou, game screenshots featuring Tsubugorou, generic game screenshots or general game artwork. Each message is also posted on a single page on the official website, making them easier to find and read.

Artwork

Excluding Day -3, each countdown day leading to the game's Japanese release received unique art of Tsubugorou.

Inspiration

The idea behind Tsubugorou comes from the Connection Orb being inspired by Twitter. Tsubugorou himself compares the Connection Orb to Twitter, and in the files of the game the developers internally used the word "TWEET" to refer to the messages that appear in the Connection Orb.

A similar marketing campaign, Kecleon's Tweets(SN), ran alongside Tsubugorou. Before Tsubugorou, Mamel's Diary(UT) - This is an unofficial translation. another similar marketing campaign was run starting from 2006 for the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series, which may have served as inspiration for the Pokémon versions, as many aspects of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon are directly inspired or based on the Shiren series.

Appearances

Animations

Team
Go-Getters
Time and
Darkness
Beyond Time
and Darkness
Gates to Infinity Special Videos
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Games

Rescue Team Explorers Adventure Squad Gates to
Infinity
Super MD
Red Blue DX Time Darkness Sky Blazing Stormy Light
~

Manga

Ginji's
Rescue Team
Explorers of
Time and Darkness
Blazing
Exploration Team(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.
Go! Expedition
Society Juniors!(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.


Gallery

For all of the Tsubugorou art used across the wiki, see: Category:Mudkip

Official Artwork

Games


In Other Languages

Language Name
English Tsubugorou(UT) - This is an unofficial translation.
Japanese つぶゴロウ

See Also

References

  • [1] Official website.
  • [2] Tsubugorou's introduction on Twitter.