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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Daroach and [[Squeaks|his eponymous gang]] were originally called | *Daroach and [[Squeaks|his eponymous gang]] were originally called ドロチュー (''Dorochū'') in early concepts, "chu" being the sound of mouse squeaking in Japanese. Design supervisor Atsushi Kakuta thought "Dorochū" was too cutesy for the character. After reading a design proposal that misspelled his name as ドローチュ (''Dorōchu''), he thought it sounded better and decided to change the name, with further tweaks eventually leading to ドロッチェ (''Dorocche'').<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0611/1/page3.html Nintendo Magazine Online No.100 (November 2006) - Interview with ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' developers (Japanese)]</ref> | ||
*Due to his role in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'', Daroach has by far the most dialogue of any character in the ''Kirby'' series. | *Due to his role in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'', Daroach has by far the most dialogue of any character in the ''Kirby'' series. | ||
*According to a [[Nintendo Switch News Channel]] post regarding ''Kirby Star Allies'', Daroach hates tomatoes, but eats [[Maxim Tomato]]es without complaining.<ref>[[Kirby Star Allies Channel|''Kirby Star Allies'' Channel - August 6, 2018]]</ref> Daroach also mentions this in [[Daroach's Airship|his dialogue]] from ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'', but only in the Japanese version of the game.<ref>[https://kirby.fandom.com/ja/wiki/あつめて!_カービィ/セリフ集 In the Japanese version], Daroach says: 「リンゴよりバナナ バナナよりメロン メロンよりトマト… オレはトマトは好きではないがマキシムトマトはさぞかしうまいんだろうな」, which translates to, "Bananas are better than apples. Melons are better than bananas. Tomatoes are better than melons... I don't like tomatoes, myself, but I bet Maxim Tomatoes are real good." The English equivalent of that dialogue is, "Bananas are better than apples. And melons? Better yet. Maxim Tomatoes produce the juiciest results of all."</ref> | *According to a [[Nintendo Switch News Channel]] post regarding ''Kirby Star Allies'', Daroach hates tomatoes, but eats [[Maxim Tomato]]es without complaining.<ref>[[Kirby Star Allies Channel|''Kirby Star Allies'' Channel - August 6, 2018]]</ref> Daroach also mentions this in [[Daroach's Airship|his dialogue]] from ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'', but only in the Japanese version of the game.<ref>[https://kirby.fandom.com/ja/wiki/あつめて!_カービィ/セリフ集 In the Japanese version], Daroach says: 「リンゴよりバナナ バナナよりメロン メロンよりトマト… オレはトマトは好きではないがマキシムトマトはさぞかしうまいんだろうな」, which translates to, "Bananas are better than apples. Melons are better than bananas. Tomatoes are better than melons... I don't like tomatoes, myself, but I bet Maxim Tomatoes are real good." The English equivalent of that dialogue is, "Bananas are better than apples. And melons? Better yet. Maxim Tomatoes produce the juiciest results of all."</ref> | ||
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|jaM=ドロ ''doro'' is derived from {{furi|泥棒|どろぼう}} ''dorobou'' (thief); チュ ''che'' is | |jaM=ドロ ''doro'' is derived from {{furi|泥棒|どろぼう}} ''dorobou'' (thief); チュ ''che'' is derived from チェ ''chu'' (onomatopoeia for a mouse's squeak).<br>''Daroach'' is one way to transliterate the Japanese name. | ||
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