Badtz Maru
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Badtz Maru, or "bad penguin", is one of the many fictional characters produced by Japanese corporation Sanrio. He is a troublemaker: he likes to side with the villains and the bad boys.
Official profile of Badtz Maru
- Name: Badtz Maru
- Birthday: April 1, 1993
- Place of birth: Oahu, Hawaii
- Girlfriend: Hana Maru, who is a white seal
- Pet: Alligator named Pochi
- Friends: Pandaba, a panda who habitually wears a very short red skirt.
- School: Gorgeous Academy
- Residence: Gorgeoustown, lives with mother and pinball-playing father.
- Description: "has dreams of greatness when he grows up, but for now he rolls his eyes at his humorous life in Gorgeoustown." [1] (http://www.sanrio.com/main/charactersection/xo.html)
There is another meaning for his name: in Japanese "badtz" is a term for X, or a wrong answer. "Maru" is a term for O, or a correct answer. So, Badtz Maru not only means "bad penguin;" it is also a pun that means "wrong-correct," and is frequently represented by "XO."
External links
- Sanrio - Badtz Maru (http://www.sanrio.com/main/charactersection/xo.html)
- badtz-maru-com (http://www.badtz-maru.com/)