Chet Rippo
| Chet Rippo | |
|---|---|
 Sprite of Chet Rippo in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |
| Species | Unknown (Paper Mario) Shaman (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door) |
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
Chet Rippo is a character in Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. His role in both games is to upgrade Mario's HP, FP or BP while also downgrading the other two stats. Visiting Chet Rippo is entirely optional as his services are not required to advance through the main plot of either game. His price in both games is 39 coins.
History[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
Chet Rippo is a non-playable character in Paper Mario, his first appearance. Chet Rippo can upgrade one of Mario's stats by two levels, while downgrading the others by one level. This is contrary to his claims that he simply upgrades one level with no side effects. Chet Rippo appears in Toad Town near Harry's Shop, and can be reached after clearing Chapter 1. He charges thirty-nine coins for his services, claiming they are normally worth 390. Chet's body is obscured by a cloak and has a head resembling that of a duck or platypus, but with a red antenna. When Mario reaches the maximum level of 27, he can no longer change any stats because of an unassisted maximum of 50 HP, 50 FP, and 30 BP. If one of his stats is at its respective minimum, he does not appear.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
Chet Rippo is a non-playable character in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. This time, Chet Rippo upgrades and downgrades each level individually. He can also raise a partner's level by one rank while decreasing another partner's level by one rank. The price for either of these services is thirty-nine coins. Chet Rippo can only be visited after clearing Chapter 5 as the player is required to use Bobbery to blow up a wall blocking a Warp Pipe leading to Chet Rippo's house in the background near the main entrance to Rogueport Underground. In this game, he explains the drawbacks of using his services beforehand, unlike in the previous game. Chet is redesigned to appear as a shaman like Merlon, but with tattered clothing and a wooden bucket over his head instead of a hood.
Profiles[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
- Tattle: He claims that he can upgrade your point levels...but there's something suspicious about him. I don't know... I just don't trust him for some reason. Who knows, though? I guess you can't judge a book by its cover.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
- Tattle: That's Chet Rippo, the adjuster. He can adjust your stats or your partner's ranks. Me, I wouldn't trust this guy with anything more complex than plucking back hair... I know I always say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but still...
Gallery[edit]
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Chet Rippo's house in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Naming[edit]
Chet Rippo's name is derived from the words "cheat" and "rip off", as well as the given names "Chet" and "Rip".
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | レベーラ[?] Rebēra |
From English word "level" with name suffix "-a"; following the format of「デアール」(Deāru, "Merlon") or「スペール」(Supēru, "Shaman") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 调级师[?] Tiáojí Shī |
Level Adjuster | Paper Mario |
| 雷贝拉[?] Léibèilā |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | The Thousand-Year Door remake | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 雷貝拉[?] Léibèilā |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Ton Rover[?] | From "Ton" (common Dutch first name and also meaning "barrel") and "rover" (robber) | |
| French | Chet[?] | - | |
| German | Z. Orro[?] | Pun on "Zorro", a fictional character whose name means "fox" in Spanish | |
| Italian | Livellibus[?] | From livello ("level") | |
| Korean | 레베라[?] Lebela |
From the Japanese name | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Niveldo[?] | From nivel ("level") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Chet Rippo[?] | - |
| Shamans |
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| Bestovius • Chet Rippo • Merle • Merlee • Merlight • Merlimbis • Merloo • Merlon • Merlow • Merlumina • Merlumina's sister • Merluvlee • Nolrem • Old Man Watchitt |
