MarioWiki:Minor NPCs

Minor NPCs are non-playable characters that have little or no effect on a game's gameplay. While the majority of Minor NPCs are found in the Paper Mario series, some are found in other RPG and platformer games. While Super Mario Wiki encourages making articles on named Minor NPCs, SMW discourages making conjectural Minor NPC articles. The reason being that unnamed characters that have no effect on the main character's adventure do not merit an article. As for Minor NPCs that were given a name but still have no effect on the gameplay, they will get merged into a page like Super Paper Mario Minor NPCs.

However to have its own article, a Minor NPC must have at least one of the qualities below:

• Have enough importance to effect the storyline of the game. This can even apply to conjectural Minor NPCs. A good example is Toad Waitress and Francesca.
• Sell Mario items and weapons. However, the shop vendors must still have names to have articles. A good example is Gramma Red and Gramma Green and Hinopio.
• Part of an optional sidequest, such as a Trouble. This can apply to conjectural NPCs. A good example is Goose and Garf.