Salvatore

Salvatore is a recurring character in the series, first appearing in The Wind Waker.

Biography
In The Wind Waker, Salvatore runs the "Sinking Ships" minigame inside the Game Room on Windfall Island, and also the "Barrel Shoot" minigame on Spectacle Isle. To fit in with the pirate-theme of his games, he introduces them with a routine in which he pretends to be Tetra or a fearsome pirate captain, using wooden cutouts which he pokes his face through, and putting on a pirate voice. Aside from when he's using the wooden cut-out pictures, he is very unenthusiastic about the job.

Salvatore appears again in Phantom Hourglass, running a "cannon minigame" on Bannan Island. He also has his very own trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Trivia

 * His name could be a reference to the famous spanish painter Salvador Dalí, which would match his use of wooden cut-out paintings during the introduction of his games.
 * It's interesting to note that "Salvatore" is a common name in Italy, and this is probably the reason why his name was changed only in the Italian language. The italian name Arraffaele comes probably from the word "arraffare", that means "steal", and another common italian name: Raffaele, which would also be a reference to a famous painter, the italian Raphael.