“ | Bring a Meal Ticket, I'll whip up a feast! | ” |
— Gastronomer, Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope |
The Gastronomer is a minor character in Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove who resides in the Village. He is a chef who can cook meals to improve Health Capacity.
Appearance[]
The Gastronomer wears a red and yellow tunic with brown trousers and a red hairband around his forehead. He has a heart tattoo on his right arm.
Personality[]
The Gastronomer is cheerful and worries when people turn off a meal. He also speaks in rhymes but breaks it when he is disappointed.
Story[]
Shovel of Hope[]
In Shovel of Hope, the Gastronomer tends to his kitchen in the Village. He cooks Shovel Knight a meal that increases his maximum health by one for in exchange of Meal Tickets. If multiple tickets are delivered to him at once, he will throw out an equivalent amount of Golden Trays, one at a time.
In the ending, he is joined by the rest of the Village when the Tower of Fate falls and celebrates with them the defeat of The Enchantress.
Plague of Shadows[]
The Gastronomer appears in the ending of Plague of Shadows with the rest of the Village to rejoice at the destruction of the Tower of Fate.
King of Cards[]
In King of Cards, the Gastronomer can be found foraging apples at the Gatherer's Grove. He warns King Knight of the Troupple King, then gives him a Troupple King Joustus card.
Dialogue[]
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Trivia[]
- The Gastronomer's sprite model is soberly named "Health Guy". His original concept art simply names him as "Restaurant Owner".[1]
- The developers designed a Body Swap version for the Gastronomer, although only the main cast of Shovel of Hope had one added to the campaign.
Nomenclature[]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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English | Gastronomer | Gourmet |
French | Gastronome | Gourmet |
Italian | Gastronomo | Gourmet |
German | Gastronom | Restaurateur |
Spanish | Gastrónomo | Gourmet |
Japanese | 調理の鉄人 chōri no tetsujin |
Iron Chef |
Russian | Кулинар Kulinar |
Culinarian |
Brazilian-Portuguese | Gastrônomo | Gourmet |
Korean | 미식가 misigga |
Gourmet |
Simplified Chinese | 美食家 měishíjiā |
Gourmet |
Traditional Chinese | 美食家 měishíjiā |
Gourmet |