Balsamico
| Balsamico バルサミコ Balsamico
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Artwork for Magical Vacation by Shinichi Kameoka | |
| Other Name(s) | Wandering Prodigy Bus Driver |
| Gender | Male |
| Species | Shark[1] |
| Relative(s) | Unnamed wife Several unnamed children |
| Occupation(s) | Magic bus driver |
Balsamico a character in Magical Vacation. He is a servant of Kovomaka Kingdom who pilots the magic bus for the students of Will-o'-Wisp Academy.
Profile
Balsamico is very loud and eccentric with a crude sense of humor, but he gets along well with the academy's students.
He is a large amphibious creature with light green skin. He has red lips, fins on the sides of his face, and a round gut with a protruding belly button. His hands and feet are webbed. The only clothes he wears is a pilot's hat, denim jacket, and a red tie with yellow polka dots.
Biography
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Magical Vacation
On the day of the Valencia Beach Seaside School, Principal Biscotti was given the magic bus by Kovomaka Kingdom's lord Geattsa, which was piloted by Balsamico. Balsamico excitedly introduced himself to the students aboard the bus and charged into the front gate, destroying it. After the students were abducted by enigmas on the beach later that night, Balsamico was not seen again until the protagonist, Kirsch, Pistachio, and Arancia arrived at Ricebird Fields. Balsamico claimed the enigmas mistook his bus for their own kind, so they warped it to the Light Plane with him still inside. He told the students that Pêche, Blueberry, and Lemon went out to look for Café au Lait in order to fix the bus, which broke down after dropping out of the sky. Balsamico hoped that Café au Lait would offer his mechanical components, but he ran away horrified and was captured by dwarves, who turned him into an oven.
Once Café au Lait was rescued from Parmesan at Tower of La'Roche, Balsamico needed a magic power generator to make the bus work again. Another quest ensued, in which Café au Lait and the students ventured to Condimen Tower to have Grenadine upgrade Café au Lait with the generator. Café au Lait managed to get the bus running, meaning they could warp to any plane; however, they would only be able to warp once. Everyone agreed that going back to Will-o'-Wisp would allow Balsamico to fully repair the magic bus, so they opted to return to the Material Plane.
In the academy's courtyard, the students feared that, since Biscotti forbade their return to Will-o'-Wisp, they would all be expelled. Their discussion led to Balsamico revealing that it was not enigmas, but rather Biscotti who sent the bus to the Light Plane. He also explained how the students were Biscotti's last hope, as war was inevitable and the kingdom needed capable magicians on the front line. With limited time left to find Ganache and the other students, who were taken to the Dark Plane earlier, Balsamico said it was possible to warp to the Dark Plane by entering Will-o'-Wisp's summoning machine. Its normal purpose was to bring entities from other planes to the academy, but by having Café au Lait enter it, his magic power generator would reverse the flow of energy. The protagonist, Café au Lait, and a third student entered the machine and shifted into the Dark Plane, while Balsamico stayed behind with the remaining students.
Trivia
- According to MagiVaca ni Matsuwaru Uwasa, Balsamico has a wife and several children, and is paid twenty pinecones a day. He also crashes the magic bus into Will-o'-Wisp Academy's front gates every year, and Biscotti always repairs it by hand before the start of each semester.
- In a piece of official artwork, Balsamico can be seen peeking at some of the female characters bathing in an onsen. This art is used for the dust jacket of Magical Vacation Complete Guide, but Balsamico is replaced by a treeman.
Nomenclature
His name comes from aceto balsamico, meaning "balsamic vinegar" in Italian.
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese | バルサミコ Barusamiko | Balsamico |
References
- ↑ "バルサミコ: 「止まったら死ぬーーーーッ！！ サメだーーーーッ！！ オレはサメだーーーーッ！！" Translation: "Balsamico: I'll die if I stop!! A shark!! I'm a shark!!" Magical Vacation. Japanese.