Ms. Mowz
- This article is about the partner inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. For the character playlist on theNintendo Music app, seeList of playlists with Super Mario tracks on Nintendo Music § Ms. Mowz.
| Ms. Mowz | |
|---|---|
 Artwork fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) | |
| Species | Little Mouser |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “Well, it is time for us to part,my little cheese-hunk.”
- —Ms. Mowz,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Ms. Mowz, originally namedMs. Mouse,[1] is aLittle Mouser thief that appears inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. She is abadge thief thatMario encounters repeatedly in his quest to find the seven Crystal Stars. Mischievous and sultry, Ms. Mowz constantly flirts with Mario whenever she encounters him, much to the annoyance ofFlurrie andGoombella (the latter occasionally calling Ms. Mowz a "floozy", although this trait is removed from theNintendo Switch remake), as well as makingKoops andYoshi Kid envious on at least one occasion.
Midway through the game, Mario may recruit her as an ally; she serves as the game's sole optionalparty member and either the sixth or seventh member of the group depending on the player's actions. She is the first optional party member in thePaper Mario series, followed only by the optionalPixls ofSuper Paper Mario:Barry,Dashell,Piccolo, andTiptron.
History[edit]
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
Mario first encounters Ms. Mowz inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door while exploring the armory ofHooktail Castle in the game's first chapter. She introduces herself as a "globe-trotting thief", and reveals that she came here to collect valuable badges. Also, she heard that Mario is on a quest for thefirst Crystal Star, but she has not seen it nor is interested in getting it. She gives Mario a farewell kiss, and mentions there is abadge hidden in the castle that can defeatHooktail before she leaves. Ms. Mowz reappears again in the following two chapters, hunting for elusive badges inthe Great Tree ofBoggly Woods and in storerooms of theGlitz Pit. Concurrent with and after these events, Mario and the party can actually encounter an unmasked Ms. Mowz in her legitimateRogueport shop, theLovely Howz of Badges — used by the thief to sell her lucrative badge finds. The locals of Rogueport, who sometimes see the undisguised Ms. Mowz wearing the standard black bandana of Squeeks, refer to her as the "Badge-Ninja".
After completing the game's fourth chapter, an anonymous request is posted to theTrouble Center in east Rogueport. Should Mario choose to answer this trouble, marked "Elusive badge!", he is instructed to meet with the requester a short walk away from the Lovely Howz of Badges, who turns out to be Ms. Mowz. She asks Mario to locate a badge in Hooktail Castle; she knows it is in Hooktail's room, but says she is unsure of its exact hiding spot. She shares her single clue: "Use The Power of the Wind...". Should the player then re-visit Hooktail's room and use Flurrie's ability, a paper flap will blow away, revealing a chest that contains theAttack FX B badge. When Mario returns with the badge to Ms. Mowz, she reveals that the request was a ruse to test Mario's skills, and if he can find a badge she had hidden so well, then she must journey with him to find more, and promptly joins the party. The Lovely Howz of Badges is ran exclusively by Ms. Mowz's assistant from this point onwards. At the very end of the adventure, Ms. Mowz is shown to have returned to running the shop.
As a partner, Ms. Mowz has the ability to sniff out any type ofitem (similar toWatt's ability to showhidden? Blocks in the firstPaper Mario), ranging fromcoins, items,Star Pieces, andinvisible ? blocks; however, this ability is more like playing hot-and-cold, as straight answers are not given beyond a backflip when the player is very close. She does, however, indicate whether the item is to the left or right of Mario by the direction she faces when she is finished sniffing. In battle, Ms. Mowz'sLove Slap attack cuts through a single grounded enemy'sdefense, herKiss Thief can steal enemies' items and badges, herTease move can make enemiesdizzy, and herSmooch move replenishes Mario'sHP.
Goombella can useTattle on Ms. Mowz when she is in herbadge shop inRogueport, when Mario comes across her in the lobby ofGlitz Pit, and when Mario takes on hertrouble on the roof ofZess T.'s house.
Super Paper Mario[edit]
InSuper Paper Mario, Ms. Mowz appears on aCatch Card won by winning theDuel of 100 inSammer's Kingdom. An image of her can also be spied very briefly during the intro: she, along with all of the other partners from the previous twoPaper Mario titles, is in a photo at theMario Bros.' House. Lastly, during the third chapter,Francis made a "things to buy" list, and one of them was a Ms. Mowz doll "with real smooching action".
Ms. Mowz has sprite data in the internal files ofSuper Paper Mario, even though she does not physically appear in the game.
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix[edit]
Though she does not appear inDance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, one of the songs in the game is a new rendition of her theme song under the title "Ms. Mowz Song". This composition also incorporates the music toX-Naut Fortress.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
Ms. Mowz appears in volume 35 ofSuper Mario-kun during thePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc.Luigi runs into her after arriving in Rogueport, and she informs him on how Mario is fighting theShadow Queen. She and Luigi then head intoRogueport Underground, fighting enemies together as they try to reach Mario.
Nintendo Music[edit]
Since October 6th, 2025, theNintendo Music app has featured a Ms. Mowz playlist. It contains 4 tracks fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and itsremake and is 14 minutes long.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
- In-game description:Ms. Mowz, the mouse thief, is actually the manager of the Lovely Howz of Badges shop in Rogueport. Press
to have her sniff for any nearby goodies. Her nose twitches when treasure is nearby. - Player's Guide:To convince Ms. Mowz to join your party, you must complete the Elusive badge side quest that's posted in the Trouble Center after Chapter 4 (see page 124). Once she's in your company, press the X Button to have her sniff out any items or objects hidden nearby.[2]
- Tattles:
- Rogueport, Lovely Howz of Badges:That's the badge manager at the Lovely Howz of Badges. For a manager, she sure is gone from the store a lot... Where do you think she goes? This shop's small, but it's totally adorable. She really knows how to decorate.
- Glitz Pit, lobby:That's Ms. Mowz, the thief. She jets off to exotic locales to hunt for rare badges. The fact that she's here means the Glitz Pit must have something special...
- Rogueport, when taking on her trouble:That's Ms. Mowz, the thief. Hmph. She jets off to exotic places to find rare badges. She's only like, the biggest flirt I've ever met in my entire life! It's weird that she's the anonymous requester of the super-secret badge...
Attacks and stats[edit]
Ms. Mowz has the following attacks and stats:
- HP
- Initial: 15 HP
- Super Rank: 20 HP
- Ultra Rank: 25 HP
- Attacks
| Attack | Flower Points Needed | Effect | To Attack | Ms. Mowz's Hit Points | Attack Power | Move Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love Slap | 0 | Slaps a single grounded enemy and ignores defense. | Repeatedly tilt the left and right. | Level 1: 15 Level 2: 20 Level 3: 25 | Level 1: 1-2 Level 2: 1-3 Level 3: 1-4 | Initial |
| Kiss Thief | 2 | Steals a single grounded enemy's item or badge. | Press the when the gauge hits OK before it fills completely. | Level 1: 15 Level 2: 20 Level 3: 25 | N/A | Initial |
| Tease | 3 | Makes all enemiesDizzy. | Hold down the to fill the gauge, but don't let it overflow. | Level 2: 20 Level 3: 25 | N/A | Super Rank |
| Smooch | 10 | Replenishes 10 of Mario's HP. | Alternate by pressing and to fill the gauge. | Level 3: 25 | N/A | Ultra Rank |
Super Paper Mario[edit]
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Gallery[edit]
Ms. Mowz's sprite fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Ms. Mowz without her mask
Encountering Ms. Mowz
Mario meets Ms. Mowz.
Ms. Mowz without her mask and her shoes, as seen in the Lovely Howz of Badges
Ms. Mowz using Love Slap in the Nintendo Switch remake
Ms. Mowz using Kiss Thief in the Nintendo Switch remake
Ms. Mowz using Tease in the Nintendo Switch remake
Ms. Mowz using Smooch in the Nintendo Switch remake
Ms. Mowz sniffing for items in the Nintendo Switch remake
Ms. Mowz with the rest of the cast in the ending credits parade
Ms. Mowz's 8-bit sprite appearance in theX-Naut Fortress
Photo of the partners from the Nintendo Switch remake
Ms. Mowz on the Nintendo Magazine for summer 2024, showing a relationship chart featuring many characters fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Ms. Mowz and other characters against the Shadow Queen inSuper Mario-kun
Concept artwork
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | チュチュリーナ[?] Chuchurīna | From「チューさん」(Chū-san,Little Mouser),「チューチュー」(chūchū, onomatopoeia for both the squeak of a mouse and kissing), and feminine name ending "-rina" or "-lina" | |
| Chinese | 吱吱莉娜[?] Zhīzhīlìnà | Transliteration of Japanese name, where「吱吱」(zhīzhī, an onomatopoeia for the squeak of a mouse) is from「吱吱鼠」(Little Mouser) | |
| Dutch | Miss Mowz[?] | - | |
| French | Carmina[?] | Femininized form ofcarmin ("carmine") | |
| Carla[?] | Common female Spanish name | Lovely Howz of Badges pseudonym | |
| German | Nagerine[?] | FromNager ("rodent") and the suffix for forming feminine nouns-ine | |
| Italian | Squitty[?] | Diminutive ofSquit ("Little Mouser" and also an onomatopoeia for mouse's squeaking) | |
| Korean | 찍찍리나[?] Jjikjjikrina | Transliteration of Japanese name, where "찍찍" (jjikjjik, onomatopoeia for the squeak of a mouse) is from "찍찍이" (Jjikjjig-i, Little Mouser) | |
| Spanish | Lupina[?] | Femininized form ofArsène Lupin |
Notes[edit]
- She andBobbery are the only two partners in the game who never fight Mario (although like Bobbery, her initial encounters with Mario include some tension or hostility):Vivian attacks Mario and the early party withher sisters, whileGoombella,Koops,Flurrie, andYoshi Kid appear alongsideDoopliss while his Mario disguise has fooled them.
- If the player recruits Ms. Mowz into the party before Bobbery and then uses a healing item on a partner outside of battle, a glitch may occur where Bobbery's name is listed above Ms. Mowz, even if he has not joined the party yet.[3]
- If the player somehow maxes out the badges in inventory during Elusive badge!, Ms. Mowz leaves the Attack FX B badge in front of Lovely Howz of Badges.
References[edit]
- ^Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door summary.Nintendo.com. Archived April 28, 2007, 03:32:14 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^Thomason, Steve (October 1, 2004).Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Nintendo Player's Guide.Nintendo of America. ISBN1-930206-51-8. Page 17.
- ^@Ben-xv8dy (April 16, 2023).Admiral Bobbery Early in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.YouTube (English). Retrieved November 1, 2024.
[Edit] Little Mousers | |
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| Characters | Badge clerk •Ian Foomus •Little Mouser (character) •Mousimilian •Moustafa •Ms. Mowz •Nomadimouse (character) •Pierre |
| Species | Little Mouser •Little Skull Mouser |
