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|leader=[[Grape (character)|Grape]]
|leader=[[Grape (character)|Grape]]
|members=
|members=[[Rookie Dūke]]<br>[[Knight Dūke]]<br>[[Spear Dūke]]<br>[[Kung fu Dūke]]<br>[[Aerial Dūke]]<br>[[Bat Dūke]]<br>[[Pistol Dūke]]<br>[[Rider Dūke]]<br>[[Mermaid Dūke]]<br>[[Staker Dūke]]<br>[[Alien Dūke]]<br>[[Ninja Dūke]]<br>[[Criminal Dūke]]<br>[[Vase Dūke]]<br>[[Stick Dūke]]<br>[[Dancer Dūke]]
|first_appearance=''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|first_appearance=''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
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The '''Sour Bunch''' is an acting theater troupe of anthropomorphic purple grapes led by [[Grape (character)|Grape]] and are the main antagonists of ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'', where they take over the [[Sparkle Theater]]. Unlike the [[Theet]]s, the Sour Bunch do not have visible noses.
The '''Sour Bunch''' is an acting theater troupe of anthropomorphic purple grapes led by [[Grape (character)|Grape]] and are the main antagonists of ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'', where they take over the [[Sparkle Theater]]. Unlike the [[Theet]]s, the Sour Bunch do not have visible noses.
Their name, alongside Grape's, plays on the phrase "sour grapes" which reference Ancient Greek theater's celebrations to honor {{wp|Dionysus}}, the god of wine and theater.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintenduo World|date=March 23, 2024|url=youtu.be/T3cYgN6Q43o|title=25 Secrets of Princess Peach: Showtime! 🎀 Facts & Easter Eggs (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 29, 2024}}</ref>
They consistently refer to Grape as "Madame Grape", a name that is a running theme throughout the game to identify characters who have bad intentions.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|SpaM=Bad-grape Troupe; play on ''mala uva'' (the phrase "bad intentions") and the words ''mala'' ("bad") and ''uva'' ("grape")
|SpaM=Bad-grape Troupe; play on ''mala uva'' (the phrase "bad intentions") and the words ''mala'' ("bad") and ''uva'' ("grape")
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==Gallery==
<gallery widths=160px>
PPS Standard Baddies.png|In [[The Castle of Thorns]]
PPS Knight Baddies.png|In The Castle of Thorns
PPS Spear Baddie.png|In The Castle of Thorns
PPS Swordfighter Rehearsal Screenshot 1.png|In [[Swordfighter Rehearsal]]
PPS The Ghostly Castle Screenshot 2.png|A floating ghost member from [[The Ghostly Castle]] in the far right of the image
PPS rubber bullet gun Sour Bunch saloon Cowgirl in the Wilderness.png|In cowboy outfits in [[Cowgirl in the Wilderness]] with rubber bullet [[gun]]s. They cannot be defeated by [[Sparkle]], and will only faint for a few seconds. A lasso throw will however defeat them.
PPS The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot 1.jpg|A plotting Sour Bunch member in [[The Case of the Rainy-Day Plot]]
PPS The Dark Museum & the Purple Mystery 3.jpg|A previously disguised Sour Bunch member in [[The Dark Museum & the Purple Mystery]]
PPS Ninja album 1.jpg|Members of a smaller subspecies of the Sour Bunch with wings
PPS Bird Baddies.png|Close-up of the subspecies
PPS Act I Trailer Screenshot 11.png|In kung fu outfits in [[A Kung Fu Legend]]
PPS Kung Fu Baddies.png|In kung fu outfit
PPS Kung Fu album 2.jpg|[[Kung Fu Peach]] kicking a Sour Bunch member in the lower right of [[Pictioneer]]'s photo of [[A Kung Fu Legend]]
PPS Sour Bunch grey alien outfit.png|A member in a grey outfit with an antenna on top
PPS It's Showtime Grape first battle.png|A floating subspecies with hats floating above them in [[It's Showtime, Grape!]], to the left and right of Grape
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Their name, alongside Grape's, plays on the phrase "sour grapes" which reference Ancient Greek theater's celebrations to honor [[wikipedia:Dionysus|Dionysus]], the god of wine and theater.<ref>Nintenduo World. [https://youtu.be/T3cYgN6Q43o 25 Secrets of Princess Peach: Showtime! 🎀 Facts & Easter Eggs (Nintendo Switch)]. YouTube (2024-03-24). Retrieved on March 29, 2024.</ref>
*The lower-ranking members of the Sour Bunch are referred to as 「ドゥーケ」 (''Dūke'') in Japanese.<ref name="website">{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/amjja/story/index.html|title=プリンセスピーチ Showtime! : ストーリー &#x7c; Nintendo Switch &#x7c; 任天堂|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|accessdate=February 1, 2024}}</ref>
*The lower-ranking members of the Sour Bunch are referred to as 「ドゥーケ」 (''Dūke'') in Japanese.<ref name="website">[https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/amjja/story/index.html プリンセスピーチ Showtime! : ストーリー | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved February 1, 2024.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 04:33, May 13, 2024

Sour Bunch
Artwork of the Sour Bunch in Princess Peach: Showtime!
First appearance Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024)
Leader Grape
Members

The Sour Bunch is an acting theater troupe of anthropomorphic purple grapes led by Grape and are the main antagonists of Princess Peach: Showtime!, where they take over the Sparkle Theater. Unlike the Theets, the Sour Bunch do not have visible noses.

Their name, alongside Grape's, plays on the phrase "sour grapes" which reference Ancient Greek theater's celebrations to honor Dionysus, the god of wine and theater.[1]

They consistently refer to Grape as "Madame Grape", a name that is a running theme throughout the game to identify characters who have bad intentions.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese グレープ劇団げきだん
Gurēpu Gekidan
Grape Troupe[2]

Chinese (simplified) 桂葡剧团
Guìpú Jùtuán
Grape Troupe

Chinese (traditional) 桂葡劇團
Guìpú Jùtuán
Grape Troupe

Dutch Zure Tros
Sour Bunch
French Grappe maléfique
Evil cluster
German Sauertrupp
Sour Troupe
Italian Compagnia dei Mosti
Troupe of Musts
Korean 그레이프 극단
Geuleipeu Geugdan
Grape Troupe

Portuguese Trupe Uvaparsas
Trupe ("troupe") + a play on uva passa ("raisin") and comparsa ("partner"/"accomplice"; means also "extra" in Italian)
Russian Кислые мимы
Kislyye mimy
Sour mimes

Spanish Compañía Malaúva
Bad-grape Troupe; play on mala uva (the phrase "bad intentions") and the words mala ("bad") and uva ("grape")

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The lower-ranking members of the Sour Bunch are referred to as 「ドゥーケ」 (Dūke) in Japanese.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintenduo World (March 23, 2024). 25 Secrets of Princess Peach: Showtime! 🎀 Facts & Easter Eggs (Nintendo Switch). YouTube. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b プリンセスピーチ Showtime! : ストーリー | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 2024.