Fuzzipede
Sprite fromPaper Mario
Appears in	Paper Mario (2000)
Comparable Fuzzy

“Hey, fella! You wanna piece o' this? You got it! I'm ornery as all get out! Prepare for some pain!”

—Fuzzipede,Paper Mario

TheFuzzipede is a character who only appears inPaper Mario. The Fuzzipede is a fuzzy caterpillar that is seen in front of theToad Town docks asFishmael attempts to use him as bait. He speaks with aSouthern American accent. Though based on a caterpillar, his name is a portmanteau of "fuzzy" (or perhapsthe enemy of the same name) and "centipede" or "millipede".

History[edit]

AfterMario defeatsGeneral Guy and hisShy Guys inShy Guy's Toy Box during the events at the end of Chapter 4, Mario comes back to Toad Town as usual and decides to go to the docks to get toLavalava Island to get the fifthStar Spirit,Misstar. When Mario sees awhale having a bellyache, the whale begs Mario to check his belly. After that, the whale opens up his mouth and Mario makes his way into his belly. Inside, Mario sendsWatt out to light up the darkness, and the Fuzzipede is revealed hanging from the ceiling. The Fuzzipede starts to jump around the whale's belly, but Mario engages him in battle.

During the fight, only Watt can be used, as it is too dark in the whale's belly to attack with any of Mario's other partners. This means that he cannot betattled byGoombario during the battle, although he can be field tattled at other points in time. In battle, the Fuzzipede is capable of disabling Mario's hammer and jump attacks. As a ceiling enemy, he can only be hurt with quake moves or flying tackles such as Watt's standard attack.

After Mario defeats the Fuzzipede, he explains that he was eaten by the whale while trying to escape his captor, Fishmael. By then, the whale says that he is actually feeling good now that the Fuzzipede is off his stomach wall. Then water starts to fill up his belly, popping Mario, his partners and the Fuzzipede out through his blow-hole. The Fuzzipede forgives the whale after getting out of his belly and then leaves Toad Town. If Mario returns to the docks, the Fuzzipede is seen on the pile of boxes at the west side of the docks and Mario is able to talk to him.

Later in the game, the Fuzzipede writesWatt aletter, which the player can read at theToad Town Post Office. In the letter, he thanks Watt and her buddies (Mario and his other partners) for saving him from the whale's belly, and says that he does not want to be bothered anymore.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Paper Mario enemy
Fuzzipede
		Max HP	20	Attack	3	Defense	0
		Role	Boss	Type	Elevated, Ground or Ceiling	Level	43
		Strong	None	Weak	None	Moves	Headbonk (3), Headbutt (3, Command Loss), Heal (4 HP; HP ≤ 7)
		Sleep?	50%, -1	Dizzy?	50%, -1	Shock?	75%, 0
		Shrink?	50%, 0	Stop?	75%, -2	Fright?	0%
		Air Lift?	0%	Hurricane?	0%	Coins	N/A
		Items	N/A	Run	N/A	Location(s)	Toad Town (Whale)
Tattle	N/A

Field Tattle[edit]

• "He's a Fuzzipede. What a weird little creature! People use Fuzzipedes as fish bait, but they often manage to cut the line. He's pretty robust for such a little guy."

Names in other languages[edit]

• Butterflies and caterpillars
• Paper Mario bosses

• Articles with unsourced foreign names