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[[Image:Merchant.jpg|thumb|The ShopKeeper.]]
{{Infobox character
| image = Shopkeeper.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| home_planet = [[Sauria|Dinosaur Planet]] 
| role = Owns a store
| premier_game = ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]''
| affiliations = None
}}
The '''ShopKeeper''', alternatively named '''StoreKeeper'''<ref>''Star Fox Adventures'' instruction booklet, page 24.</ref> and '''Shabunga''',<ref>''Star Fox Adventures'': The Official Nintendo Player's Guide</ref> is a character from ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]'' and the proprietor of the [[ThornTail Store]]. It is the only shop on [[Sauria|Dinosaur Planet]] and subsequently the only shop in ''Star Fox Adventures'' where he trades various goods to [[Fox McCloud|Fox]] in exchange for [[Scarab]]s. Fox can negotiate a bargain price with the ShopKeeper for each item. If Fox offers a price too low, then the ShopKeeper refuses the sale and angrily tells Fox to leave (although Fox is not forced out, so he can continue shopping). The ShopKeeper also scolds Fox if he tries to pick up an item that he cannot afford and demands him to put it down. The ShopKeeper hosts a gambling minigame in the Scarab Room.


{{quote|Put that down! You don't have enough Scarabs!|The ShopKeeper}}
==Appearance and personality==
The ShopKeeper is a dinosaur of an unknown tribe, though he most closely resembles a [[SharpClaw Tribe|SharpClaw]]. He is shown to have a tail but no legs and does not walk but instead levitates and teleports around ThornTail Store. His middle eastern styled image, shop, related music, use of magic and implied immortality make him appear similar to the [[wikipedia:jinn|djinn or genies]] of Arab folklore and popular culture.


The ShopKeeper is very rude and short tempered, this is shown most clearly when he tells [[Fox McCloud|Fox]] to get out of ThornTail Store as part of the dialogue for speaking to him or during the haggling minigame if the player does not offer a high enough price for an item three times. As Fox explores his store the Shopkeeper can be heard complaining about various things and considering moving to [[Cape Claw]]. He is at least 200 years old, as one of the things he complains about is pushing around goods in the store for 200 years.


The '''ShopKeeper''', or '''Shabunga'''<ref>The official Nintendo Power's Star Fox Adventures player's guide</ref>, is a character from the [[Nintendo]] [[GameCube]] game, ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]''. He runs the [[ThornTail Store]] in [[ThornTail Hollow]] on planet [[Sauria]]. He is a rude, bad-natured, stone-hearted creature. He is widely considered by fans to be a thief, after stealing various things, such as the [[Hi-Def Display Device]] (original owner [[Star Fox Team]]), the [[SnowHorn Artifact]] (original owner blue old [[SnowHorn]]) and [[Tricky's Ball]] (original owner [[Prince Tricky]]). He has no legs at all and thus, floats like a ghost. He also has the ability to teleport from place to another.
Some of the items within ThornTail store are stolen by the ShopKeeper himself, such as the Golden Alpine Root, which was taken from the blue [[SnowHorn]] in [[SnowHorn Wastes]], and the [[Hi-Def Display Device]], which originally belonged to the [[Star Fox (team)|Star Fox]] team.


==Quotes==
== Names in other languages ==
{{foreign names
|Jap=シャブンガ
|JapR=Shabunga
|JapM=Scroll Roller
|Fre=Marchand
|FreM=Merchant
|Spa=Mercader
|SpaM=Merchant
}}


*''"No! That's too low."''
== References ==
*''"I don't need business from cheapskates! Get out!"''
<references />
*''"Nope, I'm movin' to [[Cape Claw]]."''
*''"Oh, this draughty old cave!"''
*''"Noisy Warpstone, gives me a headache!"''
*''"For 200 years I've been pushing around these goods."''
*''"How about playing a little game?"''


==Trivia==
*Occasionally the ShopKeeper will mutter something about moving to [[Cape Claw]].
*From time to time, you see him in different areas, but he will teleport away if you get too close to him.
*Instead of directly saying how much the item you want costs, he says "''You pay this much''" and shows the cost of the item in his gadget decorated as a [[Scarab]]. This may imply that he either doesn't know the numbers or he is just plain rude. The gadget is used to select the amount you want to pay for the item. If you enter an amount too low, the ShopKeeper will refuse. If you do this three times in a row, he will call you a cheapskate and tell [[Fox McCloud|Fox]] to leave the shop. Curiously, Fox can also pay overprice for the items, without any visible benefit.
*He is one of the few dinosaur characters in the game to not have his tribe specified.
*He's the only dinosaur that can speak to Fox without the need of a translator.
* The Shopkeeper is over 200 years old, making him the second oldest character in the series, the first being the Warpstone.
==References==
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[[Category:Characters]]
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Latest revision as of 01:30, 20 October 2023

ShopKeeper
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Home planet Dinosaur Planet
Role Owns a store
Premiere game Star Fox Adventures
Affiliations None
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The ShopKeeper, alternatively named StoreKeeper[1] and Shabunga,[2] is a character from Star Fox Adventures and the proprietor of the ThornTail Store. It is the only shop on Dinosaur Planet and subsequently the only shop in Star Fox Adventures where he trades various goods to Fox in exchange for Scarabs. Fox can negotiate a bargain price with the ShopKeeper for each item. If Fox offers a price too low, then the ShopKeeper refuses the sale and angrily tells Fox to leave (although Fox is not forced out, so he can continue shopping). The ShopKeeper also scolds Fox if he tries to pick up an item that he cannot afford and demands him to put it down. The ShopKeeper hosts a gambling minigame in the Scarab Room.

Appearance and personality

The ShopKeeper is a dinosaur of an unknown tribe, though he most closely resembles a SharpClaw. He is shown to have a tail but no legs and does not walk but instead levitates and teleports around ThornTail Store. His middle eastern styled image, shop, related music, use of magic and implied immortality make him appear similar to the djinn or genies of Arab folklore and popular culture.

The ShopKeeper is very rude and short tempered, this is shown most clearly when he tells Fox to get out of ThornTail Store as part of the dialogue for speaking to him or during the haggling minigame if the player does not offer a high enough price for an item three times. As Fox explores his store the Shopkeeper can be heard complaining about various things and considering moving to Cape Claw. He is at least 200 years old, as one of the things he complains about is pushing around goods in the store for 200 years.

Some of the items within ThornTail store are stolen by the ShopKeeper himself, such as the Golden Alpine Root, which was taken from the blue SnowHorn in SnowHorn Wastes, and the Hi-Def Display Device, which originally belonged to the Star Fox team.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese シャブンガ
Shabunga		 Scroll Roller
French Marchand Merchant
Spanish Mercader Merchant

References

  1. ↑ Star Fox Adventures instruction booklet, page 24.
  2. ↑ Star Fox Adventures: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
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