How Donkey Kong's Pauline got her name.

Holammer

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TLDR: Name is inspired by a 1914 silent era serial called The Perils of Pauline where the character is a regular damsel in distress. There are other theories, but a mention in a 2004 Nintendo Power confirms the silent era origin.
 
I have an Aunt named Pauline, and my Uncle works at Nintendo.*


*One of these is true.

EDIT- Just read the TLDR, and DAMMIT I was thinking of The Peels of Pauline for the OT, but ruled it out because of the obtuse reference! 😆
 
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