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The following is a list of characters from thePaper Mario series of video games, a spinoff of theMario franchise in which the characters are, or can become, 2D paper cutouts.[1]
The first threePaper Mario games were noted for introducing unique, original companions that were either existingMario races or related to theMario universe, with well-known examples being Goombella, a studentGoomba, Madame Flurrie, andVivian. However, afterThousand-Year Door, the series largely moved away from this in favor of using existing characters or introducing new characters unrelated to theMario universe.[2] This restriction was dubbed the "Mario mandate" by fans and critics and was controversial due to causing characters to lack uniqueness. However, the 2024 remake ofThe Thousand-Year Door featured a purpleToad with a unique design, which seemed to contradict such a mandate and was cited as evidence that the restrictions could be loosening.[3]
Mario,Luigi,Princess Peach, andBowser are the fourplayable characters in thePaper Mario series.[4] Matt Casamassina ofIGN notes that the main characters are "all fun to play for different reasons" and that the ease of moving between playable characters "is a plus since there are some well-designed puzzles that require you to use two or more of the heroes to continue forward."[5]
Goombario, theGoomba, is a fan of Mario who takes his father's advice and accompanies him on his quest to save the Star Spirits. Goombario can use his tattle to find out Mario's location and tell him about the people they meet and enemies they battle.
Kooper, theKoopa Troopa, joins Mario's party to follow in the footsteps of his childhood hero, the archaeologist Kolorado. He can retreat into his shell for Mario to kick him, allowing him to flip switches, grab items, and attack enemies.
Bombette, theBob-omb, is an unwilling minion of the Koopa Bros, who was sent to the dungeons after her anger caused her to explode on them and joins Mario to rebel against her captors. She can explode, allowing Mario to destroy cracked walls and boulders, flip switches, and attack enemies. She was one of the characters featured by Nintendo in their 2015 Women's History Month celebration.[6]
Parakarry is a Paratroopa mailman who joins Mario's party after he helps him retrieve his letters, which he lost in Dry Dry Desert and other parts of the Mushroom Kingdom. He can carry Mario for a short amount of time, allowing him to fly over gaps he cannot jump over.
Lady Bow is a member ofBoo royalty, who holds the Star Spirit Skolar as part of a bargain until Mario defeats the Boo-eating Tubba Blubba and saves her subjects. She can make Mario invisible from enemy attacks, preventing him from being attacked.
Watt is a baby electric spark who joins Mario after he frees her from a lantern, which the Big Lantern Ghost of Shy Guy's Toybox imprisoned her in. Mario can hold her like a lantern to illuminate dark areas and find invisible blocks and items.
Sushie is aCheep-Cheep and the babysitter of five Yoshi children on Lavalava Island, who joins Mario to find them after they go missing. When on a dock, Mario can ride Sushie to swim on water and dive.
Lakilester, theLakitu, attacks Mario and joins him after being defeated, as his girlfriend asks Mario not to finish him off. Mario can ride his cloud and hover over certain surfaces, such as spikes and lava, without getting hurt.[7]
ThePixls are digital fairy-like beings. These includeTippi,[8] a main character, and others, includingThoreau,Boomer,Slim,Thudley,Carrie,Fleep,Cudge,Dottie,Barry,Dashell,Piccolo, andTiptron, a robotic Pixl based on Tippi.
Kersti is a sticker fairy who came from the Sticker Star to grant people's wishes as part of the Sticker Fest and aids Mario in his quest to retrieve the Royal Stickers.
Olivia is a creation of origami and King Olly's younger sister, who allies with Mario after he frees her from being trapped in Peach's Castle after she rebelled against Olly. She can help Mario use the 1000-Fold Arms and transform into a Vellumental to solve puzzles.
Bobby is an amnesiac Bob-omb without a fuse who joins Mario and Olivia. After traveling with them through Autumn Mountain, he begins to regain his memory at Shogun Studios and continues with them to Sweetpaper Valley, where Olivia is crushed by a boulder and he sacrifices himself to get his fuse back and blow up the boulder.
Professor Toad is a historian who joins Mario and Olivia in Sweetpaper Valley. He helps them decipher writings that allows them to enter the Fire Vellumental Cave and Temple of Shrooms.
Kamek andBowser Jr. appear in Shangri-Spa and help Mario and Olivia enter Bowser's Castle. Bowser Jr. goes through a series of changes in each spa in order to return to normal and use his Junior Clown Car to defeat a fold Boss Sumo Bro.
Bowser is found in Peach's Castle, folded up into a square, later leading his minions towards Peach's Castle after Mario frees him from Scissors. After defeating Stapler, Bowser is able to unfold himself back to normal and helps Mario and Olivia in their fight against King Olly.
Twink is a young Star Kid. At the beginning ofPaper Mario, he is summoned by Peach when she wishes for help against Bowser.
Goombario's Family is Goombario's family, who lives in Goomba village.
Fice T. is the nervous and neurotic indigo Toad guard of Forever Forest, also known for being petrified of ghosts, making him very inept for his guard position of that same forest.
Tayce T. is a female Toad cook that lives in Toad Town, and also serves as the local cook in that same town, cooking items for Mario if he brings ingredients to her.
Minh T. is a cheery, flower-loving pink female Toad who gardens by the post office in Toad Town, also believing that she has a green thumb.
Chanterelle, also known asPop Diva, is a purple female Toad who's introduced as a singer that performs at Club 64, located in Toad Town's port on its westernmost side.
Harry, also referred to as theStorekeeper, is a green-capped Toad who runs his own shop (being called Harry's Shop) in Toad Town's southern end.
TheThree Beautiful Sisters are three Toad sisters living in Toad Town during the events of that same game. They consist ofKris T.,Miss T., andFelissa T. and they are always seen standing next to the Toad Town Dojo.
TheGreat Gossip Trio is a group of three Toads living in Toad Town, each being namedGreen Toad,Red Toad andYellow Toad. They are also known for sharing gossips about various characters in the game, such as Parakarry being easily distracted and Fice T. fearing ghosts.
TheRangers are a group of three Toad kids living in Toad Town, each being namedRed Ranger T.,Yellow Ranger T., andGreen Ranger T.. They are also known for dreaming of becoming heroes, and will also tell Mario their plans for outdoor activities which involve role-playing if Mario talks to them.
Professor Kolorado is a Koopa archaeologist from Koopa Village.
Koopa Koot is an elder Koopa Troopa that lives in Koopa Village.
Moustafa is a mouse who lives in Dry Dry Outpost.
Bootler is a Boobutler and loyal servant of Lady Bow.
Yoshi Kids are the children of the Yoshis of Lavalava Island.
Raphael the Raven is the guardian of Lavalava Island, who the Yoshis sometimes visit for advice.
Wise Wisterwood is a talkingtree that lives in Flower Fields.
Lakilulu is Lakilester's girlfriend, who he tries to impress. When Mario defeats Lakilester, Lakilulu begs for Mario to forgive him. After Lakilester joins Mario's group, Lakilulu promises to wait for his return.
The Star Spirits are a group ofdeity-like beings that reside in Star Haven in the heavens and watch over the Mushroom Kingdom, granting the wishes of good people using the Star Rod. They also possess the power to neutralize the Star Rod's power should it fall into the wrong hands. InPaper Mario, Bowser steals the Star Rod and captures the Star Spirits,[9] turning them into cards and having his most powerful followers guard them. They also appear inMario Party 5.
Bestovius is a wizard living in Lineland, who gives Mario the power to flip into 3D to bypass various obstacles and find secrets that could not be seen in 2D. He is also part of the side-quest toobtain Piccolo.
Francis is alizard that lives in the Bitlands who kidnaps Tippi in chapter 3–1. In 3–4, Peach enters a dating simulator with him, leading to a boss fight with him Francis and Tippi being rescued. In 8–2, he can be fought again if the player selects the right choice.
Squirps is a Prince who joins Mario from chapters 4–1 to 4-4, where he reveals the Pure Heart in front of a statue of his mother, the queen.
Flint Cragley is a Cragnon and explorer known among the Cragnons for his TV show,Flint Cragley, Cragtrotter.
King Sammer is the king of the Sammer Kingdom and possesses its Pure Heart. In chapter 6, he refuses to give the Pure Heart to the party unless they can defeat 100 Sammer Men. He and the Kingdom's inhabitants are killed after it is destroyed by the Void and the Pure Heart is turned to stone, but are revived after the Kingdom is restored. In the post-game, he awards cards of the partners fromThe Thousand-Year Door if the player defeats 100 Sammer Men.
Queen Jaydes is the queen of the Underwhere and Luvbi's mother.
Luvbi is a Nimbi of the Overthere. She is revealed to be the eighth Pure Heart disguised as a Nimbi and sacrifices herself to help Mario save the universe.
Nolrem is a wizard and the alternative version of Merlon, who lives in Flopside and helps the party by providing information.
In the first threePaper Mario games, Mario and his friends are assisted by magicians named Merlon, Merlee, and Merluvlee, although they fulfill different roles in each game. Additionally, the original game contains a magician named Merlow,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door contains a magician named Chet Rippo, andSuper Paper Mario contains magicians named Bestovius, Merlumina, and Nolrem.
Kammy Koopa is an old female Magikoopa, and head advisor to Bowser.
Guardians of the Star Spirits: After Bowser and Kammy Koopa raided Star Haven, stole the Star Rod, and captured the Star Spirits, Bowser placed several of his highest ranking and strongest minions in charge of guarding the Star Spirits.
TheKoopa Bros. are four Ninja Koopa brothers.
Tutankoopa is a KoopaPharaoh that Mario encounters in Dry Dry Ruins.
Tubba Blubba is a reluctant ally of Bowser.
General Guy is the general of the Shy Guy army.
Lava Piranha is a giant species of Piranha Plant that can survive in lava.
Huff N. Puff is a giant cloud monster that commands Puffs and squads of Lakitus, including Lakilester before he defects to Mario's side.
TheCrystal King is a monster made of crystalice that conquered the Crystal Palace in the Shiver Region.
TheX-Nauts are a group of extraterrestrial beings led by Sir Grodus who seek to conquer the world. Their headquarters is stationed on the moon.
Sir Grodus is the leader of the X-Nauts.
Lord Crump is a higher-rank X-Naut, who is also known asX-Naut Black.
TEC is a highly advanced computer created by the X-Nauts.
The Shadow Queen was an ancient demon who was sealed away for a thousand years through the power of the Crystal Stars. After being freed, she possesses Peach before being defeated by Mario.[10]
The Shadow Sirens are a trio of shadowy sisters allied with the X-Nauts. Vivian is a former member of the trio.
Beldam is the oldest of the three sisters.
Marilyn is Beldam's younger sister.
TheDragon Siblings, Hooktail, Gloomtail, and Bonetail, are three dragons that Shadow Queen had as pets who spread terror throughout the world.
Count Bleck, originally known asLord Blumiere, is the presumed main antagonist ofSuper Paper Mario, who seeks to use the Chaos Heart to destroy all dimensions.[8]
Nastasia is Count Bleck's loyal assistant, who was responsible for brainwashing Luigi into becoming Mr. L.
Mimi is one of Count Bleck's minions, who has the ability to shapeshift.
O'Chunks is a former general who lost his world and army after being betrayed by his adviser.
Dimentio is the true villain ofSuper Paper Mario and its final boss asSuper Dimentio, a fusion of him, Mr. L, and the Chaos Heart.[10]
King Olly is an origami being given sentience by a Toad, who aims to conquer all Toads due to a misunderstanding.[10] He was created by the Origami Craftsman toad, who wrote a message on his back encouraging him to become a fair king. However, he did not see the message and believed that he was scribbled over, leading him to want to destroy all Toads as revenge. After trapping the Origami Craftsman toad, he created his sister Olivia before starting his evil plans.
The Legions of Stationery are a group ofstationery brought to life by Olly. They include:
Coloured Pencils is a box of coloured pencils that guards the red streamer at Overlook Tower, which it has vandalized with its drawings.
Rubber Band is a humanoid figure made of rubber bands that guards the blue streamer in Big Sho' Theater, capturing Toads and forcing them to watch its performances.
Hole Punch is a hole punch that guards the yellow streamer in the Temple of Shrooms, cutting out the faces of Toads and forcing them to dance.
Tape is adhesive tape which guards the purple streamer at the Sea Tower, where it has taped Toads to the walls.
Scissors is a pair of scissors which guards the green streamer at Bowser's castle and uses its blades to cut up his minions, including Kamek and Bowser Jr.
Stapler is a stapler that folded Bowser and his minions and which Olly sends to attack Mario, Olivia, and Bowser at his castle.
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