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{{quote|[[Mario|You're]] very suspicious, huh? Well, I suppose I would be, too. It appears as though I should drop in at the Mayor's house.|Herringway|Paper Mario}} | {{quote|[[Mario|You're]] very suspicious, huh? Well, I suppose I would be, too. It appears as though I should drop in at the Mayor's house.|Herringway|Paper Mario}} | ||
'''Herringway''' is a [[Bumpty|penguin]] who appears in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He is a widely popular novelist that lives by himself in [[Shiver City]], and is known for writing many popular | '''Herringway''' is a [[Bumpty|penguin]] who appears in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He is a widely popular novelist that lives by himself in [[Shiver City]], and is known for writing many popular death mysteries. Herringway's name is a pun on famous author {{wp|Ernest Hemingway}} and the phrase "red herring", a term for a lie. Herringway is the author of the in-universe novel "Paper Mario" ("Mario Story" in the Japanese version). | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Paper Mario''=== | ===''Paper Mario''=== | ||
[[File:PM Herringway Chimney.png|thumb|Herringway finding Mario in the fireplace]] | [[File:PM Herringway Chimney.png|thumb|Herringway finding Mario in the fireplace]] | ||
After [[Mario]] is accused of | After [[Mario]] is accused of killing [[Mayor Penguin]], he seeks out Herringway to clear his name. The two return to the scene of the crime and discovered that the Mayor was not dead, but had only fainted; his wife, who is an avid fan of Herringway's novels, jumped to conclusions and thought her husband was killed. With the Mayor safe and coming to, Mario is cleared and able to continue his journey, while Herringway returns to his work, starting on a novel chronicling the events of the penguin death mystery. | ||
====Tattle==== | ====Tattle==== | ||
*"''This penguin made a secret room in his house to hide in. What a cool idea! He's a friend of [[Mayor Penguin]]. His name is Herringway, and he writes mystery novels. His secret study, where he writes his novels, is on the second floor. I imagine that he has lots of fans in the city, so I can see why he'd need a secret room. I wouldn't mind reading one of his novels someday.''" | *"''This penguin made a secret room in his house to hide in. What a cool idea! He's a friend of [[Mayor Penguin]]. His name is Herringway, and he writes mystery novels. His secret study, where he writes his novels, is on the second floor. I imagine that he has lots of fans in the city, so I can see why he'd need a secret room. I wouldn't mind reading one of his novels someday.''" | ||
