Pelon
Appearance
Pelon has peach-orange fur and yellow eyes. In both games, he is seen wearing red lens goggles, orange pants and a yellow jacket that was slashed during the Tom Tom Invasion.
Personality
He displays a high degree of confidence, offering himself and his team for the battle at World A000, though the Time Sweeper protagonist's team was chosen instead.
Role
His involvement in the Big Crystal incident was very limited, as he initially left for the Dark Valley World to gather information but seemingly found nothing, potentially due to continued attacks by time monsters that led to him expressing concern in his initial transmission.
He later travelled to the Sky World, where he encountered a giant time monster resembling Benito (in fact a monster that absorbed a Big Crystal fragment and mimicked a dream of Benito's, as he had touched the Big Crystal) at the Flying Castle, leading to a request for backup supplied by the TS protagonist, who defeated the monster and retrieved the fragment.
Name Meaning
Microsoft and Artoon paired up to create a game for XBOX that would appeal to the Japanese market. The project was codenamed Pelon during development, which later changed to Blinx. Pelon became the name of the time sweeper we know today.
Pelon (Peron) is written as ペロン in katakana.
Quotes
- “Blinx is going along? No waaaaay! Not while I’m a Sweeper!”
- “This is Pelon calling in from the Dark Valley World! We’re under attack by time monsters!”
- “This is Pelon. The wish of a girl that appeared in a dream? What’s that all about? Any idea, Picaro?”
- “This is Pelon at the Flying Castle! I can’t believe my eyes! I’ve been stomped by a gigantic monster that looks like Benito!”
- “Team Pelon is the best team, and y’all know it!”
Trivia
- Though he has a notably effeminate appearance and voice, it has been confirmed by Naoto Ohshima (via the art director) that Pelon is indeed male.
- "I confirmed to the art director. He is men!(*'▽'*)" - Naoto Ohshima
- During development, the project was codenamed Pelon.
- In the cut footage, the placeholder voice actor for the Tom Tom protagonist sounds very similar like Pelon, likely to be the same voice actor.
- Pelon alternates hands but prefers his right.
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Last updated on 05 Feb 2023