Carson
Mario converses with Carson
Appears in	Super Paper Mario (2007)

“I'm all out... If you want to hear another story sometime, you know where to find me.”

—Carson,Super Paper Mario

Carson is the owner ofThe Overthere, the coffee bar (described in-game as a "beveragarium") inFlopside in the gameSuper Paper Mario. For tencoins, Carson will tell one of sixteen stories he has collected over the years. They range in scope from thePixl uprising toCount Bleck's minions. If the player does not have enough coins, has listened to all of Carson's stories or does not accept the 10 coin charge, he will tell one the player has already heard before for free.

HisFlipside counterpart is namedGarson, and while Carson sells coffee, Garson only sells milk at his bar,The Underwhere. Both establishments are named after the game's realms of the dead,the Overthere andthe Underwhere. Carson and Garson take the roles ofRuss T. andWonky from the past twoPaper Mario games. The originalPaper Mario's Russ T. offers much more information throughout the game and tells it for free, while inthe sequel Wonky has a wider range of topics and tells them for five coins.

Carson's Stories[edit]

More Flipside History[edit]

So Flipside's convenient, created by Ancients in a space between dimensions.That means you can open up portals to all the other worlds from there. But onthe other hand, it's strangely susceptible to influences from other worlds...

So the Ancients built the town in a way that would stabilize this effect. Andthat particular way was... Do you know what? The town was build in duplicatewith both Flipside and Flopside versions!

They realized that light without dark, or vice versa, would never be stable.You need both sides for perfection, you know? Having two opposite sides is thesecret of the town's stability and longevity.

Flopside Gossip[edit]

So you heard the famous charmer Merlee moved into Flopside somewhere, right?If she casts a charm on you, good things happen when you beat enemies. Try it!

...Oh yeah. But I hear that something's been bothering her lately. If youtalk to her directly and not across from the ball, she'll tell you about it.If you have some free time, why don't you go see what's going on with her?

O'Chunks[edit]

So Count Bleck has four minions, does he not? The biggest and brawniest ofthese is the one named O'Chunks.

So about this O'Chunks... He was once the general of an army in a certainland... I hear he led a force of a thousand strong across enemy lines. But oneof his trusted advisors sold him out... And all of his men fell to the enemy.I guess that's when Count Bleck scooped him up.

Bleck played upon his shame and depression to enlist him in his service.Cruel...

Tribe of Darkness[edit]

So have you heard of the Tribe of Darkness? Nolrem and others like him aredescendants of this shadowy, odd people.

Long, long ago, they broke off from the Tribe of Ancients to live alone. Theyavoided mixing with other people out of pride... And no one even knows wherethey went to live, they were so secretive.

There are rumors of a secret castle deep in a forest... Must have beenlonely...

Mimi[edit]

So Count Bleck has four minions, as you know. The one named Mimi has theability to mimic any person she wants to... She's so good at it I hear she evensometimes forgets who she is...

This Mimi... Her true identity is shrouded in mystery. some say she's a failedPixl experiment of the Ancients...

Others say she's the unintended creation of a witch... A witch who wasresearching potions that would allow shape-shifting... If you ever meet her,could you ask her for me?

More Tribe of Darkness[edit]

So let me tell you more about the Tribe of Darkness I mentioned earlier...

They started as a group within the Ancients who had more magic power. Fearingtheir power would be diluted, they forbade marriage outside the group. Theirpower was considered an important resource by all of the Ancients. But no oneknows why their power was so important now...

One day, they all just disappeared from the Tribe of Ancients... And sincethen, no one has seen them... Did their games end? All is now shrouded indarkness.

Dimentio[edit]

So Count Bleck has four minions, as you know. I hear that one of them,Dimentio, wields powerful magic. I don't know where he comes from or who heis... But I hear he approached and befriended the count all on his own.

And the count even turned him away once... Until he read in the DarkPrognosticus about the role of someone similar... Why was he mentioned in theDark Prognosticus? Sounds fishy to me!

Final Tribe of Darkness[edit]

So let me tell you more of the Tribe of Darkness, and why few talk of them...They did something so bad that mentioning them has become forbidden.

I hear they stole the Dark Prognosticus from the Ancients and hid it. But Idon't know why they would do such a thing. Some say they did it to use thebook's power to enhance their dark magic... Some say they hid it from otherswho would use it for evil...

But, I heard of the last person who was known to possess the book... If therumors are true, then you know this person as Count Bleck...

Nastasia[edit]

So as you know, Count Bleck has four minions. One is an authoritative youngwoman named Nastasia, his right hand.

She has the ability to brainwash people by looking them in the eyes. She canenslave even very powerful beings this way. And it seems none of the count'sunderlings can resist her power. That's how she's been able to order themaround.

She rarely expresses her innermost feelings, but she seems to love the count.she has eyes only for him, you might say. I'm a little jealous...

Flopside Pit of 100 Trials[edit]

So have you heard of the Pits of 100 Trials below Flipside and Flopside? Ihear they were created long ago to test the forces that guard the Pure Hearts.

The Pit of 100 Trials here in Flopside was used to study the powers ofdarkness. I don't know exactly what that means...but it sounds prettyterrible.

There's even a rumor that treasure awaits those who make it to the bottom. Doyou have the courage to find out for yourself?

Of Bats and Men[edit]

So how about we change the pace and I tell you a nice story for a change?This is one I heard in a distant land long ago...

'Once upon a time, a man went to look for the girl he loved, who was missing.As he passed through a forest, he found a bat stuck in a trap. He set the batfree. It promptly thanked him and disappeared.

As he lay down to camp that night, he heard a voice and looked about. Henoticed the sky was filled with a huge, round moon. There stood before him awoman he had never seen. The bat had transformed into the species of the oneshe had fallen for.' Now, I don't know if that's true or not...

The last part of the story was... 'The bat pledged eternal loyalty to the manout of love on that night.' ...And that's the end of the story. I wonder whathappened to those two? If there's more to that story, then I'd like to hearit.

Creation of the Pixls[edit]

So do you know how the Pixls came to be? A powerful magician among theAncients created them about 3,000 years ago. He did it by transferring aspirit into a vessel he created for that purpose.

He's said to have created 12 Pixls like this before he passed away. But hisapprentices kept researching Pixls after his game ended... They learned tocreate many more Pixls based on his original 12.

These Pixls became widely used as 'thinking tools' for the grateful Ancients.Through the work of many Pixls, the Ancients prospered as they never hadbefore.

But that was a long time ago... There are no more Pixls now, I understand...Well, except for some of the original Pixls, who were scattered far and wide...They lie in wait for a new master to arrive. I wouldn't be surprised if therewas one hiding here in this very town...

The Pixl Uprising[edit]

So have you heard about the Pixl uprising? It happened in the capital of the Ancients some 2,000 years ago.

The Ancients lived in prosperity thanks to the work of many Pixls... But oneday that all ended. A huge Pixl calling herself the Pixl Queen suddenlyappeared... At her command, Pixls everywhere rebelled against their Ancientmasters.

It seems that most Pixls were well-contained spirits, but she was different.In her case, a demonic spirit was contained within a Pixl vessel. And thisqueen Pixl had the power to command all other Pixls.

The Ancients had become so dependent on the Pixls. They were devastated...They suddenly lost their ability to build and rule their empire effectively......And what happened then, you ask? Come back for the next installment!

More Pixl Uprising[edit]

So now let's continue my story about the Pixl uprising...

The Ancients were overthrown and enslaved by the Pixl revolt led by the PixlQueen. In the midst of the ruin appeared the inheritors of the twelve originalPixls. They defeated the waves of Pixl soldiers and freed the enslavedAncients.

They used Catch Cards to trap the mind-controlled Pixl soldiers, then healedthem. They saw their friends fall one after the other in battle, but theypersevered.

The last survivor managed to make it to the castle of the Pixl Queen. But thePixl Queen used her powers of illusion to hide. She then unleashed horrificimages upon the surviving freedom fighter.

One of the Pixls at his side was immune to this, for it could see truth. Ithelped the survivor fight, and he and his Pixl finally defeated the Pixl Queen.But in the process, the Pixl's game was ended...

Oh...Looks like the coins you paid will only get you this far through thestory!

Pixl Uprising's End[edit]

Now for another exciting installment in the Pixl uprising...

The vanquisher of the Pixl Queen was confronted with an awful truth. It turnedout that the Pixl Queen was actually the very first Pixl ever created...

The master magician had made her after studying the Dark Prognosticus. So whenthe last surviving apprentice took the Dark Prognosticus from the queen... Hedecided to disappear with the book so that this sort of catastrophe wouldn'trepeat.

But even as peace returned, the Ancients could not lose their fear of thePixls. So, the elders among the Ancients gathered to discuss what to do. Theydecided to limit the powers of all Pixls from that day forth... And thecreation of new Pixls was outlawed.

But, as a result, the power and influence of the Ancients began an irreversibledecline. Now the secret of Pixl creation is lost forever. Though rumorsabound of awakened Ancients and newly created Pixls... Is that true? If youknow anything about it, please tell me!

The Pixl Queen[edit]

So about the Pixl Queen from the Pixl uprising... Did you know there have beeninteresting theories published about her? In one book left behind by the mastermagician's apprentice, I found this:

'The spirit within the Pixl Queen was not a demon, but rather a human... Themaster magician had a beautiful wife, a son, and a daughter. But he lost hiswife and son in an accident. Soon after, his daughter caught a terribleillness, and her short game ended.'

Perhaps he transferred her spirit to a Pixl vessel? ...Well, that's thetheory. Is it possible the other Pixls were spirits from the game-overed?

...Anyway, the person who published this has already disavowed that theory. Imean, it does seem a little unlikely, right? But if it WERE true... I'd betthe daughter was so horrified by the deeds of her father... That she wanted noone to ever use Pixls again.

...But what do I know? I DO think nothing less would have broken the Ancients'Pixl dependency. Oh, and some say the son of the magician miraculouslyrecovered from the accident. If so, the bloodline of the magician couldendure... Did they find happiness? Or otherwise...

Tattle[edit]

• "That's Carson, the town informant... He loved watching cop shows as a kid and wanted to grow up to become an informant. The seedy shop and his gentle tone are all part of his schtick..."

Names in other languages[edit]

• Flopside residents
• Super Paper Mario characters

• Articles with unsourced foreign names