Mayor

The Mayor is a major character in the Drawn to Life series, appearing as a main character in the original Drawn to Life and making cameo appearances in every other installment in the series. The Mayor is Mari's father, and was the seventh mayor of Rapoville. He was one of the last villagers to remain in Rapoville when the Darkness crept in, and he was instrumental in helping the Hero defeat Wilfre. He was killed by Wilfre shortly before his defeat, although he did remain as a ghost that only the Hero could see. As a ghost, he watched over Mari and Jowee, and also helped the Hero defeat Wilfre when he was revived.
== Appearance ==
The Mayor is an elderly male Raposa depicted with orange fur, a pair of white eyebrows, and a white moustache. His attire consists of a blue jacket with a white undershirt and grey pants. He also wears a brown bowler hat, and he is sometimes shown wearing a monocle over his left eye. He is often seen holding a wooden cane. 
== Story==
Before the events of Drawn to Life, many years before Mari was born, Mayor had forbade Wilfre, a popular Raposa, from drawing in the Book of Life. When Wilfre snuck into Creation Hall and stole the Book of Life, accidentally creating the Shadow, Mayor and Cricket chased after him, demanding the Book back. However, Wilfre tore the pages from the Book of Life, scattering them in the wind. Mayor would watch as the Creator sealed Creation Hall and abandoned the village, allowing the Darkness to creep into the village. The villagers began to leave until only the Mayor, Mari, Jowee, and Isaac's family were left.
=== Drawn to Life ===
In Drawn to Life, the Mayor is first seen trying to convince Isaac and Mya to stay in the village, despite the fact that their daughter, Cindi, had gone missing. He is unable to convince them to stay, even when Mari arrives to tell them that the Creator had returned. No one besides Jowee believes her, and Mayor ends up leaving for Snow Fields to find Isaac and Mya. However, he gets captured in a Shadow Cage but is rescued by the Hero. This event causes the Mayor to believe in the Creator once more, and he begins working with the Hero to restore the Raposa world and the Book of Life. 
Eventually, Mayor finds Mari and the Hero inside Creation Hall reading the Mayor's Book, a book that records the history of every mayor of Rapoville. After seeing the book for the first time since Creation Hall was sealed, he is overjoyed and tells Mari that she is to begin her mayoral training. She is reluctant to approach this task, but Mayor tells the Hero that she will come around. When the village festival occurs, Mayor introduces Mari, but she does not appear. He tells the Hero to find her, and they return her to the stage.
Throughout the rest of the game, the Mayor acts as an advisor to the Hero, adding pages to the Book of Life and helping direct the Hero through the game. Near the end of the game, Mayor asks the Hero to collect the Final Page, a page in the Book of Life where each mayor would have their name written by the Creator, giving them the authority over the Raposa. The Hero leaves to get this page, and while the Hero is gone, the Mayor is confronted by Wilfre near the Forest Gate. Wilfre taunts the Mayor and ultimately kills him, stealing the Book of Life from his body. The Mayor's death almost tears apart the village, but Wilfre's demise brings them together once more. The Mayor somehow lives on as a ghost, seen watching over Mari and Jowee with the Hero. 
=== Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter ===
The Mayor's spirit is not seen again until Wilfre's Wasteland, when the Hero is left by themselves. The Mayor returns to guide them on destroying the barrier around Wilfre's castle, telling them to collect the three Village Orbs and the three Village Altars. Once all six items have been collected, the Mayor vanishes for the rest of the game. 
==Quotes==
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== Trivia ==
* Mayor is one of a few characters to have a canon voice, being voiced by David J Franco.
** He shares this voice actor with Jowee and Pirate Beard.
* According to Joseph Tringali, the Mayor was never given a proper name in production.
* According to the Australian Drawn to Life website, The Mayor likes his daughter, and Banya muffins. He dislikes Wilfre, Shadow Creatures, and bad artwork.
* The Mayor babysat Indee when Indee's father went on adventures.
* The Mayor incorrectly calls Icy Lake "Snow Lake" at some point in the game.
* He wears a monocle over his right eye in the European and Korean boxart. In the American and Japanese boxart, the monocle is over his left eye.
** This is most likely caused by the Mayor's art being flipped.
* A grave for the Mayor can be found in Lock's Quest.
* The Mayor appears alongside Mari and Jowee in the opening cutscene of Drawn to Life: Two Realms. 
* In the two games where the Mayor does not appear, statues of the Mayor exist near Village Hall.
== Media==
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|-|Official Art=
MayorFlat.png|HQ art seen on one of Drawn to Life's boxart.
MayorHQ.png|Ditto for a different boxart.
|-|Misc=
DTLMAYORPROFILE.PNG|The Mayor's profile on the Australian website for Drawn to Life.
Lock's_Quest_grave2.png|Mayor's grave in Lock's Quest.
CityCloudsFading.png|Darkness being cleared from behind the Mayor.
Frame_2.5.png|Wilfre killing the Mayor as seen in the first cutscene of Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii).
Portrait1Wii.png|A portrait of the Mayor seen inside Mari's House in Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii).
Portrait2Wii.png|A portrait of the Mayor and Mari seen inside Mari's house in Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii).
MayorStatue.png|A statue of the Mayor seen outside Village Hall in Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii).
MayorStatueConcept.png|Concept Art of the Mayor's Statue.
MayorTR.jpg|The Mayor as seen in the first cutscene in Drawn to Life: Two Realms.
GummyWilfre.png|The Mayor with Mari, the Hero and Wilfre in the first cutscene in Drawn to Life: Two Realms.
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 "Hmm..."
 "Oh no."
 "Hey! Hey!"
 "Haha Hoho!"
 "Oh?"
 "Grr!"
 
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Category:Characters
Category:Raposa
Category:Drawn to Life
Category:Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
Category:Recurring Characters
Category:Mayor
Category:Rapoville
Category:Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)