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| | In the Japanese version of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Vivian is an ''[[Wikipedia:Otokonoko|otoko no ko]]'', a Japanese concept roughly comparable to the Western concept of a cross-dresser or drag queen. Other characters, as well as narrative text, describe Vivian using masculine terms such as ''otoko'' "man", and ''otōto'' "little brother". However, Vivian initially describes the Shadow Sirens as ''san shimai'' "three sisters", and routinely uses the feminine first person pronoun ''atai''. In ''Super Paper Mario'', Vivian's Catch Card explicitly describes her using the term ''otoko no ko''. |
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| |first= ''Picross NP Vol. 1'' ([[1999]])
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| '''''Picross NP''''' was a series of eight Japan-only picross games released on [[Nintendo Power (cartridge)|Nintendo Power cartridges]] over the course of 1999 and 2000. Each game in the series, named ''Vol. 1''-''8'', was based off a different [[Nintendo]] game series. Only ''Vol. 2'', ''6'', ''7'', and ''8'' were based off games in the extended [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]]. Other volumes were based on such series as ''[[:bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'', ''[[:zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', and ''[[:lylatwiki:Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]]''. Despite the fact they were obstinately based on a certain game or series, this aspect only showed in the "Character" set of puzzles, all other puzzles were generic, unrelated objects.
| | In the English and German localizations of the game, all masculine descriptions of Vivian are removed, and she is referred to with exclusively female pronouns. Consequently, the nature of some of Beldam's insults towards Vivian was altered, as they originally focused on her masculinity. Other localized versions of the game retain aspects of the ''otoko no ko'' portrayal with some localizations, such as the Italian version, going further and making the character fully transgender. |
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| ==Gameplay==
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| The objective of each logic puzzle is to reveal a hidden picture in a grid by scraping specific squares of it. Each puzzle starts with an empty grid and several numbers are given at the side of each horizontal row and vertical column of the grid. The numbers tell the player how many squares have to be scraped in each line. The revealed pictures show food, animals and other objects, but also make some ''Mario'' series references.
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| For example, a "5" means that the player has to scrape five consecutive squares in the respective line. If there is more than one number, then there has to be at least one blank square between the scraped areas. For instance, "4 6 2" means that four consecutive squares have to be scraped in the line, followed by at least one blank square. After the blank space(s), the player has to scrape an area of six squares. Again, there has to be at least one blank square between this area and the last two consecutive squares that have to be scraped. If the player is sure that a square doesn't have to be scraped, e.g. when a blank square is needed or all required squares in a line have been scraped, he or she can mark it with an "X". Finally, the player will be able to reveal the hidden picture by logic thinking.
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| ==''Picross NP Vol. 2''==
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| ''Picross NP Vol. 2'' was released on June 1, 1999. It was primarily based off ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', with some puzzles representing objects from earlier games.
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| ===Levels===
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| ====Beginner====
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| |style="background:lightgray"|'''Page 1''' || ヘリコプター<br>Helicopter || ひこうき<br>Airplane || しか<br>Deer || きつね<br>Fox || すず<br>Bell || マーカー<br>Marker || でんきスタンド<br>Desk Lamp || ふうりん<br>Wind Chime || せんたくき<br>Washing Machine || トラック<br>Truck || かに<br>Crab || ぎょくざ<br>Throne
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| ====Regular====
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| |style="background:lightgray"|'''Page 1''' || Bat || Monkey || Dress Shirt || Bald Eagle || Elephant || Rotary Phone || Bird || [[Wikipedia:Mankei-neko|Mankei-neko]] || Desk || Butterfly || [[Wikipedia:Shachihoko|Shachihoko]] || Wash Bucket
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| |style="background:lightgray"|'''Page 2''' || Whale || [[Wikipedia:Miso soup|Miso Soup]] || Jockey || Pot Sticker || [[Wikipedia:Shigaraki ware|Shigaraki ware]] || Pot and Cup || Cormorant || [[Wikipedia:Personal Handy-phone System|PHS]] || Robot || Samurai || Alarm Clock || Strawberry
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| |style="background:lightgray"|'''Page 3''' || Gorilla || Grilled Fish || Monk || Eel || [[Wikipedia:Yakitori|Yakitori]] || Kangaroo || Dog || Tabby Cat || Pidgeon/Dove || Piggy Cook || Yakko-dako || Flan
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| |style="background:lightgray"|'''Page 4''' || Scarab Beetle || Siphon || Window || Hamburger || Washbasin || ほろはしゃ || Weightlifting || Daily Calendar || Kettle || Bonsai || Violin || [[Wikipedia:Tennin|Tennin]]
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| |style="background:lightgray"|'''Page 1''' || Votive Picture (?) || Dog Walking || Turnip || Satellite Antenna (?) || [[Wikipedia:Raijin|Raijin]] || かぎやひめ || The Little Mermaid || Fried Noodles (?) || かさじぞう || Kingfisher || ランプのせい || Flying Carpet
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| |style="background:lightgray"|'''Page 1''' || [[Piranha Pest]] || [[Cheep-Cheep]] || [[Poochy]] || [[Yoshi Egg]] || [[Jellyfish]] || [[Miss Warp]] || [[Yoshi]] || [[Shy Guy]] || [[Anenome]] || [[Blargg]] || [[Boo]] || [[Baby Bowser]]
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| |style="background:lightgray"|'''Page 1''' || Tornado || Witch || Scarecrow || Woodcutter || Lion || Flower Garden || Palace || Dog || Glasses || Balloon || Shoes || Musical
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| |style="background:lightgray"|'''Page 1''' || Sea Lion || Doctor || [[Wikipedia:Tamatebako|Tamatebako]] || Bee || Teaching (?) || [[Wikipedia:Urashima Tarō|Urashima Tarō]] || Blowfish Lantern (?) || [[Wikipedia:Yamata no Orochi|Yamata no Orochi]] || [[Wikipedia:Hare of Inaba|Hare of Inaba]] || Wood Carving of Bear (?) || はとぐるま || [[Wikipedia:Akabeko|Akabeko]]
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Personal work page/sandbox.
Current task(s): Suggested revision to Vivian's page
Gender
In the Japanese version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Vivian is an otoko no ko, a Japanese concept roughly comparable to the Western concept of a cross-dresser or drag queen. Other characters, as well as narrative text, describe Vivian using masculine terms such as otoko "man", and otōto "little brother". However, Vivian initially describes the Shadow Sirens as san shimai "three sisters", and routinely uses the feminine first person pronoun atai. In Super Paper Mario, Vivian's Catch Card explicitly describes her using the term otoko no ko.
In the English and German localizations of the game, all masculine descriptions of Vivian are removed, and she is referred to with exclusively female pronouns. Consequently, the nature of some of Beldam's insults towards Vivian was altered, as they originally focused on her masculinity. Other localized versions of the game retain aspects of the otoko no ko portrayal with some localizations, such as the Italian version, going further and making the character fully transgender.
