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{{quote|I, the eminent Rip Cheato, will sleep better knowing you've bought this, for you are a man of great taste.|Rip Cheato|Paper Mario}}
{{quote|I, the eminent Rip Cheato, will sleep better knowing you've bought this, for you are a man of great taste.|Rip Cheato|Paper Mario}}


'''Rip Cheato''' is a shady character that appears in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. His name is a pun on "rip-off" and "cheater". He sells [[Mario]] items for 64 [[coin]]s (a reference to the [[Nintendo 64]], the console ''Paper Mario'' was released for) in the last room of [[Toad Town Tunnels]]. He has a few [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Pieces]] for sale, but he also has junk items such as [[Dried Shroom]] that Mario must buy first in order to collect all his finer wares.
'''Rip Cheato''' is a shady character that appears in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. His name is derived from "rip-off" and "cheater". He sells [[Mario]] items for 64 [[coin]]s (a reference to the [[Nintendo 64]], the console ''Paper Mario'' was released for) in the last room of [[Toad Town Tunnels]]. He has a few [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Pieces]] for sale, but he also has junk items such as [[Dried Shroom]]s that Mario must buy first in order to collect all his finer wares.


The [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] in his room leads to the blue locked house in [[Toad Town]] near [[Tayce T.]] The pipe makes a convenient secondary entrance to the tunnels.
The [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] in his room leads to the blue locked house in [[Toad Town]], known as the [[Odd House]], which is near [[Tayce T.]] The pipe makes a convenient secondary entrance to the tunnels.


==List of Items==
==List of Items==
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# [[Repel Gel]]
# [[Repel Gel]]
# Star Piece
# Star Piece
# [[Super Shroom]]
# [[Super Mushroom|Super Shroom]]
# [[Mushroom]]
# [[Mushroom]]
# [[Dried Shroom]]
# [[Dried Shroom]]
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{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ボッタクール<ref>Goombario's tattle on Rip Cheato states '''ボッタクール'''って 名前の しょうばいにんなんだ なんで こんなところに いるんだろ from the Japanese version of ''Paper Mario''. See also [http://themushroomkingdom.net/pm_j-e.shtml]</ref>
|Jap=ボッタクール<ref>Goombario's tattle on Rip Cheato states '''ボッタクール'''って 名前の しょうばいにんなんだ なんで こんなところに いるんだろ from the Japanese version of ''Paper Mario''. See also [http://themushroomkingdom.net/pm_j-e.shtml]</ref>
|JapR=bottakūru
|JapR=Bottakūru
|JapM=From「ぼったくる」(''bottakuru'', to rip off)
|JapM=Elongation of「ぼっ手繰る」(''bottakuru'', to rip off)
|Fra=Rip Cheato
|Fre=Rip Cheato
|FraM=
|Ger=R. Ozzo.
|Ger=R. Ozzo.
|GerM=
|GerM=Mirror name of "Z. Orro", German name of [[Chet Rippo]]
|Chi=掠奇多
|Chi=掠奇多
|ChiR=Lǜeqíduō
|ChiR=Lüèqíduō
|ChiM=From the English name
|ChiM=From the English name
|Spa=Rip Truco
|SpaM="Truco" means "trick" or "cheat".
}}
}}


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*His counterpart, [[Chet Rippo]], also appears in ''Paper Mario'', as well as in the sequel, ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', where he looks much different.
*His counterpart, [[Chet Rippo]], also appears in ''Paper Mario'', as well as in the sequel, ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', where he looks much different.
*Rip's appearance is unique in the series in that he is a noseless humanoid wearing a lamp on his head; as such, it is unknown what species he is. [[Charlieton]] and [[Wonky]] from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' slightly resemble him, but neither of them have lamps and the latter is spherical.
*Rip's appearance is unique in the series in that he is a noseless humanoid wearing a lamp on his head; as such, it is unknown what species he is. [[Charlieton]] and [[Wonky]] from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' slightly resemble him, but neither of them have lamps and the latter is spherical.
*Although Rip Cheato has yet to return in a new ''Paper Mario'' installment, [[Charlieton]], a merchant selling assorted goods makes an appearance in ''The Thousand-Year Door'', has a similar role to Rip Cheato. Similarly, another merchant named [[Flimm]] appeared in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
*Charlieton from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' and [[Flimm]] from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' are merchants similar to Rip Cheato from later games in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:25, February 5, 2024

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“I, the eminent Rip Cheato, will sleep better knowing you've bought this, for you are a man of great taste.”
Rip Cheato, Paper Mario

Rip Cheato is a shady character that appears in Paper Mario. His name is derived from "rip-off" and "cheater". He sells Mario items for 64 coins (a reference to the Nintendo 64, the console Paper Mario was released for) in the last room of Toad Town Tunnels. He has a few Star Pieces for sale, but he also has junk items such as Dried Shrooms that Mario must buy first in order to collect all his finer wares.

The pipe in his room leads to the blue locked house in Toad Town, known as the Odd House, which is near Tayce T. The pipe makes a convenient secondary entrance to the tunnels.

List of Items[edit]

The items are always acquired in a set order, as follows:

  1. Star Piece
  2. Life Shroom
  3. Bump Attack Badge
  4. Repel Gel
  5. Star Piece
  6. Super Shroom
  7. Mushroom
  8. Dried Shroom
  9. Dried Shroom
  10. Star Piece
  11. (and onwards) Dried Shroom

Tattle[edit]

  • "He's a merchant by the name of Rip Cheato. Who knows why he set up here... I guess it doesn't matter. People can sell stuff wherever they want. It's their choice. I actually kind of like it here. It's like a secret fort!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ボッタクール[1]
Bottakūru
Elongation of「ぼっ手繰る」(bottakuru, to rip off)

Chinese 掠奇多
Lüèqíduō
From the English name

French Rip Cheato
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German R. Ozzo.
Mirror name of "Z. Orro", German name of Chet Rippo
Spanish Rip Truco
"Truco" means "trick" or "cheat".

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Goombario's tattle on Rip Cheato states ボッタクールって 名前の しょうばいにんなんだ なんで こんなところに いるんだろ from the Japanese version of Paper Mario. See also [1]