Paper Mario (franchise)/Characters: Difference between revisions

=== Mario's Partners ===

{{quote|''"Hey Mario! I'm Goombario. I'm your biggest fan!"''}}

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* [[Use Your Head]]: His primary attack is the Headbonk attack.

{{quote|''"I, Kooper, will follow you to the ends of the Earth!"''}}

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* [[Naked People Trapped Outside]]: This is what befalls him when you first meet him. You have to hunt down his shell from a rampant pack of Fuzzies.

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Mario's third partner is a fiery young Bob-Omb named Bombette. After he saves her from imprisonment in the Koopa Bros. Fortress, she pledges to join him on his quest. She can blow things up to destroy rocks and cracked walls, among other things. What we'd like to know, though, is how she's still... Actually, [[MST3K Mantra|never mind.]]

* [[Unwanted Harem]]: A rare female example! Bombette has several admirers (including a ''really'' persistent [[Dogged Nice Guy]]), but isn't interested in a one of 'em.

{{quote|''"Mail call!"''}}

[[File:pdstfseg 18.gif|frame]] This harried courier is Mario's 4th party member. He's a Parakoopa who uses his wings to help him deliver mail. He can carry Mario across short gaps, but he's also involved in a lengthy sidequest to nab one of the game's rarer badges.

* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: According to Goombario, despite his personality, he is downright intimidating in battle.

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Mario's 5th party member is a member of the [[Ojou|Boo gentry]] and is... ''just'' a little bit on the [[Tsundere]] side. She likes to smack people around with her fan. She can also make Mario briefly invisible... and intangible. Useful for avoiding enemy attacks!

* [[Tsundere]]: Type A.

{{quote|''"You're super great! You're the greatest great guy! I think you're the best!"''}}

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* [[Shock and Awe]]

[[File:Sushi1000yeardoor 3160.gif|frame]] Mario's 7th party member swings it right back around in terms of age—Sushie the Cheep-Cheep is getting up there, but she's still got it! She can swim, and helps ferry Mario across water. Her water-type attacks are also pretty useful when fiery baddies come a-knockin'.

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* [[Team Mom]]: She has aspects of this. Especially for the Yoshies she works for.

{{quote|''"World peace? Isn't that a bit melodramatic? But still, I gotta admit that there's a certainly manly charm to having such a noble purpose."''}}

[[File:Lakilester1000yeardoor 6838.gif|frame]] Mario's final party member is a Lakitu—and he prefers to go by Spike. He starts out as a member of Bowser's cronies, but joins Mario so that he can shape up for his girlfriend, Lakilulu. He can carry Mario across hazardous surfaces—and it also happens to be faster than walking speed.

=== Villains and Bosses ===

{{quote|''"Congratulations on your victory, Your Viciousness! That's why you're the king!"''}}

[[File:kammykoopa 7634.jpg|frame]] An elderly female Magikoopa adorned in purple robes, Kammy Koopa is one of Bowser's top henchmen, seemingly on par with Kamek. Despite showing signs of senility, she is an adept magic user and strategist, at one point being described as "the brains behind Bowser".

* [[Wicked Witch]]

{{quote|''"Don't think you've won, Mario! I swear to you, I'm gonna beat you SO bad next time!"''}}

[[File:JrTroopaPM 1870.png|frame]] A young Koopa that still wears his eggshell. He fancies himself a bully, but is easily beaten at the start of the game. He returns with a vengeance multiple times at various points in the game.

* [[We Will Meet Again]]

{{quote|''"HI-YAAA! Here come the Koopa Bros!! Uh-huh! Oh yeah! We're the coolest of cool!"''}}

[[File:Koopa bros 9148.jpg|frame]] A quartet of masked Koopas that rely on teamwork to defeat their opponents. They start as the first major boss as the game, but return later for revenge... {{spoiler|but are promptly defeated by a deranged Jr. Troopa}}. [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|They look familiar]]...

* [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]: It's mentioned that, growing up, they were a fairly normal and nice group of brothers until Bowser started paying attention to them and giving them things.

{{quote|''"You shouldn't mess with Tutankoopa, a faithful follower of King Bowser! Ooops... I mean... You shall regret this!"''}}

[[File:Tutankoopa 2804.png|frame]] A pharaoh Koopa that seems to have magical powers and control over several pet Chain Chomps. Hides in a hidden pyramid and tries to be intimidating, and when beaten, his Chomps turn on him.

* [[Shout-Out]]: To King Tut.

{{quote|''"I smell delicious ghosts! Open the dooooooor!"''}}

[[File:TubbaBlubba 5541.jpg|frame]] A giant Clubba (although one with no weapon) that eats Boos for snacks. Bowser made him unbeatable {{spoiler|by removing his sentient heart}}, but once Tubba Blubba is reunited with it, he becomes a complete pushover.

* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: Having had enough of the Boos scaring him, he is granted invincibility by Bowser and comes back to teach the Boos a lesson.

{{quote|''"Prepare to fight me, sir! TASTE DEFEAT! CHARGE!!"''}}

[[File:GeneralGuy1 7189.jpg|frame]] A white-cloaked Shyguy and the leader of an army of bumbling Shyguys. While not much of a fighter himself, General Guy drives a large tank that delivers a powerful punch.

* [[Tank Goodness]]: Yes, really, he drives a freaking tank. And you have to fight it.

{{quote|''"WE MAKE THINGS HOT FOR YOU!"''}}

[[File:Lava Piranha 7786.png|frame]] A mutant Piranha Plant that is magically transformed by magic into a multi-limbed, flaming monster. Lives in a raging volcano on an island of Yoshies.

* [[You No Take Candle]]

{{quote|''"You asked for it...Now you'll witness the full power of my storm!"''}}

[[File:Huff N Puff 2681.jpg|frame]] A giant Ruff Puff that is terrorizing Flower Fields.

=== Other important characters ===

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A tiny star who's only just ascended to Star Haven. When Peach wishes for Mario's safety, he comes down to help her, and becomes her "partner" for the rest of the game.

* [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]]: None of the Koopa Troop ever seem to notice Twink until he starts up and flying right in Bowser's face. [[The Guards Must Be Crazy|But then, given everything else...]]

{{quote|''"By the Stars, I'll risk my life for that treasure!"''}}

[[File:Kolorado 9546.gif|frame]] An adventurer, explorer and treasure hunter. He's Kooper's role-model and spends much of his time looking for some new artifacts.

{{quote|''"Never, ever give up! That's the most important thing I've learned from you, Mario."''}}

[[File:180px-Goombella 6162.jpg|frame]] Like in the first game, Mario's first partner is an intellectual Goomba who provides information about the world (and enemies). This time around, it's a college-aged gal named Goombella. Although she sounds like a bit of a [[Valley Girl]], she's sharp as a tack.

* [[Valley Girl]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]. She is like this in speech patterns, but not in mentality.

{{quote|''"Listen Mario! Traveling with you [[Character Development|has taught me bravery]]... [[Determinator|I will fight to the end]]!"''}}

[[File:200px-Koops2 6936.jpg|frame]] Mario's second partner is a Koopa once again, this time wearing a hoodie. Koops, however, is a diffident and awkward fellow who's unsure on his feet. He joins Mario in order to help save his father, but stays around so that he can become stronger for his girlfriend, [[Tsundere|Koopie Koo]].

* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: It never amounts to anything, really, but he's quite jealous of [[Chick Magnet|Mario]] getting all of [[Classy Cat Burglar|Ms. Mowz's]] attention whenever they [[Crowning Moment of Funny|cross paths.]]

{{quote|''"Here we go, darling! Time to shine!"''}}

[[File:250px-Flurrie2 5749.jpg|frame]] Mario's third partner, a wind spirit of a kind not seen before or since in the series (though she might actually be a modified Puff). She's a former star who decided to quit early for the sake of her health. She lives peacefully in the Boggly Woods until joining Mario to help the Punis. She can blow things away with her powerful wind-breath.

* [[White Dwarf Starlet]]: Apparently, she used to, erm, have less stage presence. Nevertheless, she remains popular, and even returns to the stage at the end.

{{quote|''"Lemme at 'em! Yeah! Bring it! You ready for a beating?"''}}

[[File:Yoshi-Kid 1526.jpg|frame]] Mario first meets this baby Yoshi in the [[Inevitable Tournament|Glitz Pit,]] where he hatches from a strange egg. "Yoshi" isn't his real name, though—his name is whatever the player decides to name him! He can carry Mario across gaps, functionally equivalent to Parakarry's ability, and Mario moves much more quickly while riding him.

* [[Passing the Torch]] - In the epilogue, he calls himself "The Great Gonzales Jr.". {{spoiler|...as his ring name.}}

{{quote|''"Mario! I'm fighting by your side from now on! I've made my choice… and I'm not turning back!"''}}

[[File:Vivian2 7031.jpg|frame]] This shadowy witch first shows up as a mini-boss in the "care" of her older sisters. However, she eventually decides that she's [[Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal|had enough of it]] and becomes Mario's ally because he showed her kindness. She can pull him into the shadows to hide, and attack with fire.

{{quote|'''Vivian''': I'm with Mario all the way! [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Today, Sis, I am going to punish YOU, do you hear me?]]}}

{{quote|''"I suggest you try a bit harder against the likes of us, hm?"''}}

[[File:bobbery 6707.jpg|frame]] A Bob-Omb sailor with an explosive personality and a ''killer'' mustache. He used to sail the high seas freely, until {{spoiler|his wife died while he was away.}} Like Bombette, he can explode at will. However, he has some additional abilities, including defense and time-release bombs.

* [[Stock British Phrases]]: He uses quite a few of them, mostly "old boy".

{{quote|''"Who is this handsome piece of cheese?"''}}

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=== Baddies ===

{{quote|''"Once you fools are gone, no one will stand in my way! Grodus will rule the world!"''}}

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* [[Take Over the World]]: His main goal.

{{quote|''"I've got some ammo to spare! How's THAT for boom–bassa–boom?!?"''}}

[[File:LordCrump2 6041.gif|frame]] A high-ranking agent of the X-Nauts, Lord Crump is a rather weird fellow who is your first fight in the game. He eventually develops a grudge against Mario for his repeated defeats.

* [[Warmup Boss]]

{{quote|''"We would've won if you two lumps had pulled your weight! Both of you, prepare for a world–class punishment session when we get home!"''}}

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* [[Wicked Witch]]

{{quote|""GUUUUUUHH!""}}

[[File:1109061-marilyn thumb 6367.jpg|frame]] One of the shadow sirens. The biggest and quietest of the three, who is unintelligible when she does try to speak.

* [[Wicked Witch]]

{{quote|''"Well, all right then, Slick. Fine. Yes. I turned the villagers into pigs. Big deal."''}}

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* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: Like all Duplighosts, he is able to do this.

{{quote|''"You are foolish to oppose me. Yesss... and that foolishness... will have to be punished..."''}}

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=== Bosses ===

{{quote|''"Snack time, my little appetizers! But which one of you morsels should I taste first?"''}}

[[File:Hooktail 9905.jpg|frame]] A huge dragon residing in a castle named for her, Hooktail is one of few remaining vestiges of the age in which the Shadow Queen ruled, and continues to guard a Crystal Star until Mario puts an end to her once and for all. As her gender is not mentioned when she is faced, Hooktail is mistakenly assumed by the party to be male. With her queen gone, Hooktail has taken to terrorising the nearby village of Petalburg, the skeletal remains of many former Koopa inhabitants of which may be found in her castle.

** [[Self-Imposed Challenge]]: Defeating her without this weakness. It can be done, but you'll need to go in well-equipped, as she is quite the hard-hitting [[Stone Wall]] normally.

{{quote|''"One day, you'll look back on all them small–dreamers 'n LAUGH!"''}}

[[File:Grubba 6013.jpg|frame]] A sixty year-old Clubba and fight promoter {{spoiler|that is secretly sapping strength from his fighters to remain looking young and in shape.}}

* [[Walking Spoiler]]: There is a LOT more to this guy than meets the eye.

{{quote|''"Feel the horror of a world–class RAAAAAWWWKING!"''}}

[[File:Rawk-Hawk 9134.jpg|frame]] A giant, yellow bird and champion of the Glitz Pit, a fighting arena. He's loud, brash, obnoxious, and thinks he's the best fighter around. He uses some dirty tricks during fights, but insists that he'll fight clean once Mario finds the Crystal Star.

* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: In spite of all of his bragging, his boss fight is quite easy. (And he doesn't get any tougher for rematches.) In addition, when he later challenges Bowser to a fight, Bowser [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb stomps him]]. (Literally!)

{{quote|''"Hear my voice, spirits! Take their ship and show them the meaning of fear!"''}}

[[File:600px-Cortez 2642.jpg|frame]] An old pirate that has long since died. All that remains of Cortez is a giant, floating skull wearing a pirate hat, although he can possess a pile of bones to get some form of a body again. Upon defeat, Cortez befriends the heroes and provides travel to a deserted island.

** Actually, that's unavoidable. However, he only uses it in his third phase.

[[File:640px-Smorg2 1162.jpg|frame]] Strange creatures inhabiting an abandoned train station. When Mario chases them off to throw a switch, the creatures stow away on the train he is riding and take all of the passengers hostage, growing into a multi-tentacled monster. The Smorg flee the train when defeated.

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=== Other Characters ===

[[File:Punio 9044.jpg|frame]] A member of a race called Punis. A headstrong little guy that is apparently intended to lead the tribe one day. He doubts himself and, when the X-Nauts invade his home, he enlists Mario's help to get rid of them.

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* [[Unlikely Hero]]: A lot of conversations imply that the other Punis generally don't think the world of him, or at least think he's a little dimwitted.

[[File:Jolene 4201.jpg|frame]] A Toad woman and secretary of Grubba in the Glitz Pit. Mysteries surround her, and it's apparent that there's more to her than meets the eye. {{spoiler|It's eventually revealed that Jolene's little brother, a former Glitz Pit champ, vanished, and Jolene got the secretary's job to get answers. The two are happily reunited after Grubba's defeat.}}

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* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Is all business while on the job, but shows a warmer side around {{spoiler|her younger brother}} and in her email response to Mario after he finishes her Trouble Center request. {{spoiler|It's also implied that she's the woman at the juice bar when she's off the clock.}}

[[File:Flavio 4694.jpg|frame]] A flamboyant, eccentric, rich adventurer that lives in Rogueport for reasons unknown. He claims to be a fearless sailor, but in reality, is a complete coward that makes Mario do all the dangerous things.

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* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: He insists that he's responsible for everything good that's happened in chapter 5 and also seems to assume that everybody in the group loves him.

{{quote|''"Rudimentary, my dear Luigi!"''}}

[[File:Pennington 3973.png|frame]] A penguin that resides in a town for the rich. He runs a museum, but secretly pines to be a detective, which he isn't really that good at.

** He does overhear somebody referring to Mario as Mario at the end of the game, at which point he seems to realize his mistake.

{{quote|''"Princess Peach, teach me this feeling you call... "love.""''}}

The world's best computer, designed to be absolutely perfect, which runs the X-Naut Fortress. After Princess Peach was kidnapped and placed in her holding cell, TEC observes her and begins to fall in love with her. TEC tries to [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|understand this feeling]], and in exchange TEC allows her to contact Mario. {{spoiler|Sir Grodus finds out about this soon enough, however...}}

=== Characters from Super Paper Mario ===

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* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: {{spoiler|With Bleck.}}

[[File:rgdgdfg 4778.jpg|frame]] The [[Big Bad]] of the game. Using the Chaos Heart, Count Bleck wishes to destroy all worlds and starts off the apocalypse by [[Divide by Zero|marrying Bowser and Peach]].

* [[Waistcoat of Style]]

{{quote|''"I'm just gonna pencil you in for a ten O' clock brain washing, K?"''}}

* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: Variation. She doesn't kill those who manage to disobey or fail a mission, but she does punish them with having them write a thousand word essay and singing praises to Count Bleck multiple times (as she demonstrates with O'Chunks).

{{quote|''"C'mere un' I'll introduce yeh to Fist Jr. an' his wee pal, Slappie!"''}}

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: {{spoiler|Considers Bowser to be this after O'Chunks is defeated by him in Count Bleck's castle.}}

{{quote|''"I like getting what I want, so I do whatever I need to get it."''}}

* [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: Even beyond her transformations, she's almost always in a different outfit each time she appears.

{{quote|''"It would be so very DULL if your journey ended so easily... Instead, it ends with... magic!"''}}