Shelly and Donny

Shelly and Donny​

Shelly and Donny

Donny (left) and Shelly (right)

Species	Triops
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Location	Booyah Base
Shop	Ammo Knights
Members

Shelly and Donny are the weapons dealers for Ammo Knights in Inkopolis in Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass.

Appearance

Shelly and Donny resemble Sheldon, but are noticeably smaller and more infantile-looking. Notably, their shells are partially translucent, and as Triops, their tails are forked. They have large, round, conjoined eyes, and wear yellow uniforms resembling those of the Boy Scouts.

Personality and traits

Shelly and Donny are said to look up to Sheldon, and seem to behave rather similarly to him, with the majority of Shelly's dialogue being direct or near-direct quotes of Sheldon's dialogue. Both of them seem to have some degree of speech impediments, with Shelly occasionally struggling to pronounce words, and Donny consistently speaking with rhotacism and lambdacism (meaning a difficulty pronouncing "R" and "L" sounds, respectively). These speech impediments are likely due to the fact that they are young children. Shelly is the more talkative of the two, being the one to deliver most of their shop dialogue, with Donny only chiming in occasionally after Shelly says something.

While their shop dialogue is mostly the same as Sheldon's, Shelly does have unique dialogue as an opponent in the Tableturf Battle Dojo, showing a cheerful and somewhat excitable personality. Donny does not speak in the Tableturf Battle Dojo, but does stand next to Shelly, apparently watching the game.

Quotes

“	SRL HR dept. with an org-chart update. With Sheldon working in Splatsville, his protégés, Shelly and Donny, now run Ammo Knights in Inkopolis! The little cuties really look up to Sheldon, so don't be surprised if they seem familiar. They clearly share Sheldon's love of weapons!	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter

English

When entering the shop:

• "Hello, hello! What are you in the market for today!"
• "Hewwo, hewwo!"

When new weapons are added:

• "I'm pleased to report that my already wide sell-ek-shun has widened further yet. Take a look. I insist!"
• "Aha! You're ready to wield the...the WEAPON!"
• "And that's not all! You're also ready for the WEAPON!"

After a weapon explanation:

• "That's what Sheldon said, anyway."
• "He said dat."

When attempting to buy a weapon:

• "Get this one?"

After a weapon is bought:

• "Equip it?"

After deciding whether to equip the just-bought weapon:

• "Thank you! I know you'll give it a good home. Remember-you can equip new weapons in the Equip menu."
• "Tank you!"

When attempting to buy an already-owned weapon:

• "I admire your dev...dev-o-shun, but you already have that weapon!"
• "You got it aweady."

When deciding to test a weapon:

• "Give it a whirl?"

Dutch

When a player below level 2 enters the shop:

• "Hallo, ha... O, jee. Is... Is dat echt het enige wapen dat u heeft? Ik wil u heel graag alles vertellen over al de leuke dingetjes die hier in de winkel liggen, maar, eh... ik weet niet of u dat wel snapt, op niveau 1... Maar wat ik u wel kan vertellen: ga naar de lobby en speel wat standaardgevechten. Tot u op niveau 2 zit! Gelukkig duurt dat meestal niet zo lang!"
• "Veew suwces!"

(Hello, he... Oh, gee. Is... Is that really the only weapon you have? I'd love to tell you all about all the fun little things that are here in the store, but, um... I don't know if you'll get it, on level 1... But what I do can tell you: go to the lobby and play some regular battles. Until you get to level 2! Luckily, that usually doesn't take that long!)

(bess of wuck!)

When a player at Level 2 or higher enters the shop for the first time:

• "Hallo, hallo! Bent u misschien op zoek naar nieuwe wapens? Want dan is dit de juiste plek! Onze wapens komen in een set, met een hoofdwapen voor , een subwapen voor , en eh... O ja! Een sp-spesie...aal wapen! Klinkt allemaal moeilijk? Geen nood! U kunt altijd op drukken om onze spullen uit te proberen."

(Hello, hello, are you perhaps looking for new weapons? Because then this is the right place! Our weapons come in a set, with a main weapon for , a sub weapon for , and eh.... Oh yes, a sp-specia...al weapon! Does it all sound difficult? Not to worry! You can always press to try out our stuff.)

• "Onze wapens zijn in ruil voor Krabbert-vergunnie... vergunningen te krijgen!"

(Our weapons are able to be obtained in exchange for Sheldon Licensie.... Licenses!)

• "Die Krabbert-vergunningen krijgt u door veel te vechten en uw niveau te verbeteren. Of door een wapen heel veel te gebruiken!"
• "Vewgunningen!"

(You get those Sheldon Licenses by battling a lot and improving your level. Or by using a weapon a whole lot!)

(Liwenses!)

When a player at Level 2 or higher with data from Splatoon 2 transferred enters the shop for the first time:

• "Hallo, hallo! O! U bent vast op zoek naar iets. Hopelijk naar wapens? Want die hebben we hier namelijk. Wauw, wat hebt u DAAR?! Verzamelt u an-antie... ouwe wapens? Dat lijkt me een leuke hobby, maar misschien wilt u iets versers voor op het slagveld?"

(Hello, hello! Oh! You must be looking for something. Hopefully for weapons? Because we have them here. Wow, what do you have THERE?! Are you collecting an-anti... old weapons? That seems like a fun hobby, but perhaps you want something fresher for on the battlefield?)

• "Maar voor u zo'n mooi, nieuw wapen mag meenemen, moet u wel de juiste Krabbert-vergunnie hebben, oké?"

(But before you are allowed to take such a beautiful, new weapon with you, you must have the right Sheldon Licensie, okay?)

• "U krijgt Krabbert-vergunnie... nings... door te vechten en uw niveau te verbeteren. Of door zo vaak met een wapen te vechten dat u daar heel goed mee bent. Oho! Sorry, dat had ik niet gezien! U heeft al een heuse gouden Krabbert-vergunnie op zak! U bent een echte kenner! In dat geval heeft u meteen veel meer keuze! Kijk eens hoeveel wapens we u dan kunnen laten zien! Gefele... feliesie... Goed hoor!"
• "Fielesteert."

(You will get Sheldon Licensie... censes... by battling and improving your level. Or by battling using a weapon so often that you become very good with it. Oho! Sorry, I hadn't seen that! You already have a genuine Gold Sheldon Licensie in your pocket! You are a true connoisseur! In that case, you immediately have much more choice! Look how many weapons we can show you then! Congratu... gratulate... Well done!)

(Greetution.)

When entering the shop without an internet connection:

• "Hallo, ha... O... Wat is er mis met u? Geen in... inturnet? Ik mag u pas helpen als u dat heeft, hoor. Daarvoor moet u naar de lobby!"
• "De wobby!"

(Hello, he... O... What's wrong with you? No in... inturnet? I may not help you until you have one. For that, you have to go to the lobby!)

(The wobby!)

When entering the shop:

• "Hallo, hallo! Bent u misschien op zoek naar een leuk, nieuw wapen?"
• "Hawwo, hawwo!"

(Hello, hello, are you perhaps looking for a fun, new weapon?)

(Hewwo, hewwo!)

When new weapons are added:

• "Onze mooie collek... colleksie... hoop wapens is nog groter geworden! Kijk toch eens hoe prachtig!"

(Our beautiful collec... collecton... load of weapons has become even bigger! Just look how wonderful!)

• "O! Volgens mij bent u klaar voor een, eh... <wapen>!"

(Oh! I believe you are ready for a, um... <weapon>!)

• "O, maar niet alleen die! Ook een, eh... <wapen>!"

(Oh, but not only that one! Also a, um... <weapon>!)

After a weapon explanation:

• "Tenminste... Krabbert zei tegen ons dat u er klaar voor bent. Dus dan is het vast zo."
• "Kwabbert zei het."

(At least... Sheldon told us that you are ready. So then I guess it must be so.)

(Sweldon told us.)

When hovering over a weapon that's not unlocked:

• "Op niveau <getal> kost dit 1 !"

(At level <number>, this costs 1 !)

When attempting to buy a weapon above a player's level:

• "Met uw huidige niveau denk ik niet dat dat wapen iets voor u is... Maar, eh... Als u het echt heel graag, echt superdupermega-graag wilt, dan mag u het hebben in ruil voor... Hm... 3Krabbert-vergunnie... ningen."

(With your current level, I don't think that weapon is for you... But, um... If you want it really, really badly, really super-duper-mega-badly, you can have it in exchange for.... Hm... 3Sheldon Licensie.... censes.)

When attempting to buy a weapon above a player's level with Golden Sheldon Lincenses:

• "Met uw huidige niveau denk ik niet dat dat wapen iets voor u is... Maar, eh... Als u het echt heel graag, echt superdupermega-graag wilt, dan mag u het hebben in ruil voor... Hm... 1gouden Krabbert-vergunning!"

(With your current level, I don't think that weapon is for you... But, um... If you want it really, really badly, really super-duper-mega-badly, you can have it in exchange for.... Hm... 3Gold Sheldon License!)

When attempting to buy an unlocked weapon with Golden Sheldon Lincenses:

• "O, dat is ook niet leuk... U heeft geen Krabbert-vergunnie...nies op zak. U heeft wel 1 gouden Krabbert-vergunnie. En die neem ik maar al te graag aan. Maar, eh... Dat is misschien wel een beetje zonde, die zijn heel veel waard. Wilt u echt die gouden Krabbert-vergunnie... ning gebruiken?"

(Oh, that's not nice... You don't have Sheldon Licensie...sies in your pocket. You do have 1 Gold Sheldon Licensie. And I'm only too eager to take it. But, um... That might be a bit of a waste, those are worth a lot. Do you really want to use that Gold Sheldon Licensie... sies?)

When attempting to buy a weapon without Sheldon Lincences

• "Maar u heeft helemaal niet van die mooie Krabbert-vergunnie... ningens! Krabbert werkt heel hard aan zijn spullen, hoor! Die mogen we niet zomaar weggeven!"
• "Sowwy..."

(But you don't have any of those beautiful Sheldon Licensie... censies at all! Sheldon works very hard on his stuff, mind you! We aren't allowed to just give them away!)

(Sowwy...)

When attempting to buy a weapon:

• "Dit wapen doen, ja?"

(Taking this weapon, yes?)

After a weapon is bought:

• "Meteen gebruiken?"

(Use immediately?)

After deciding whether to equip the just-bought weapon:

• "Geweldig! Wees er lief voor, oké! Vergeet niet om het te kiezen in het menu UITRUSTING, anders kunt u het niet gebruiken."
• "Gewelwig!"

(Awesome! Be kind to it, okay! Remember to choose it in the menu GEAR, otherwise you won't be able to use it.)

(Awewome!)

After a weapon is bought with Golden Sheldon Licenses:

• "Geweldig! Wees er lief voor, oké! Vergeet niet om het te kiezen in het menu UITRUSTING, anders kunt u het niet gebruiken. Wilt u weten hoeveel gouden Krabbert-vergunnies u nog heeft? Eh, even kijken... Aha! U heeft er nog <getal>."
• "Goud in hawden."

(Awesome! Be kind to it, okay! Remember to choose it in the menu GEAR, otherwise you won't be able to use it. Want to know how many Gold Sheldon Licensies you have left? Um, let's see... Aha! You still have <number>.)

(gold in wands!)

After a weapon is bought with the last remaining Golden Sheldon Licenses:

• "Geweldig! Wees er lief voor, oké! Vergeet niet om het te kiezen in het menu UITRUSTING, anders kunt u het niet gebruiken. O, en nu zijn uw gouden Krabbert-vergunnies op!"
• "Awwemaal op!"

(Awesome! Be kind to it, okay! Remember to choose it in the menu GEAR, otherwise you won't be able to use it. Oh, and now your Gold Sheldon Licensies are gone!)

(awl gone!)

When trying to buy an already-owned weapon:

• "Dat wapen is leuk, hé? Maar het is zo leuk, dat u er al eentje van heeft, geloof ik?"
• "Hewt u al."

(That weapon is nice, isn't it? But it's so nice, you already have one of those, I believe?)

(You already hawe one.)

When deciding to test a weapon:

• "Eerst testen?"

(Test first?)

Gallery

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  Shelly and Donny in Ammo Knights

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  Shelly and Donny selling the Dapple Dualies

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  Shelly's Tableturf Battle card sleeve

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  The Tableturf card icon of Shelly and Donny

Trivia

• Shelly and Donny are similar to Timmy and Tommy from the Animal Crossing series.
  • They both are duos comprising young characters of the same or similar species of an older character who fulfills a similar role.
• Despite having speech impediments, Shelly can recite whole paragraphs worth of weapon details in perfect speech.

Etymology

Shelly and Donny come from each syllable of Sheldon with the diminutive suffix -y.

Names in other languages

Shelly

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マメブキチ Mamebukichi	From マメ mame ("bean") or まめきち Mamekichi ("Timmy" from the Animal Crossing series) and ブキチ Bukichi ("Sheldon")
Dutch	Krabbie	From krab ("crab") and male given name Rabbie
French	Limu	Abbreviation of limule ("horseshoe crab")
German	Kim	From Kimme (rear sight)
Italian	Army	Abbreviation of the first part of Armand (Sheldon)
Russian	Дот Dot	From abbreviation for Долговременная Огневая Точка Dolgovremennaya Ognevaya Tochka ("long-term firing point")
Spanish	Jairito	From Jairo ("Sheldon") with the diminutive suffix -ito
Chinese	豆豆武器子 dòudòu wǔqìzǐ	From 豆 ("bean") (possible reference on Timmy "豆狸 ") and 武器子 ("Sheldon")
Korean	콩키치
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Donny

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ツブブキチ Tsububukichi	From ツブ tsubu ("grain") or つぶきち Tsubukichi ("Tommy" from the Animal Crossing series) and ブキチ Bukichi ("Sheldon")
Dutch	Bertje	Male given name
French	Lumi	Switch of Limu's vowels
German	Körnchen	From Korn (front sight) with the diminutive suffix -chen
Italian	Andy	Abbreviation of the second part of Armand (Sheldon)
Russian	Дзот Dzot	From abbreviation for Деревоземляная Огневая Точка Derevozemlyanaya Ognevaya Tochka (wooden-earthen firing point)
Spanish	Jairín	From Jairo ("Sheldon") with the diminutive suffix -ín
Chinese	粒粒武器子 lìlì wǔqìzǐ	From 粒 ("grain") (possible reference on Tommy "粒狸 ") and 武器子 ("Sheldon")
Korean	밤키치
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