Cudge
- Not to be confused with Kudgel.
| Cudge | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Super Paper Mario | |
| Species | Pixl |
| Appears in | Super Paper Mario (2007) |
- “Real good wordin', real good timin'! It really got me right there! In the heart!”
- —Cudge, Super Paper Mario
Cudge is a Pixl in the game Super Paper Mario. He is the eighth Pixl found in the game, and one of the twelve original Pixls created by the Ancients. Cudge can be used to destroy both easily seen or camouflaged yellow blocks. He notes that he was not always a Pixl, meaning that Pixls might not be an actual species, but just transformed beings. (Indeed, Carson reveals in one of his many stories that Pixls are created through putting the spirit of an unknown entity into a man-made vessel designed for a certain purpose.) This Catch Card description may be referring to this when it says "he's a real people Pixl", or it may be referring to him having good social abilities.
Cudge is found in Gap of Crag after the heroes insert the elemental tablets into the pillars. Before he joins the team, he asks the player what their favorite word is, which he will then fly up and scream out loud before joining the team. In the North American version, the word must be eight letters long or Cudge will not like the word. His powers are needed to destroy the block obstructing the pipe leading to the Floro Caverns.
Profiles[edit]
Catch Card[edit]
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Tattle[edit]
- "That's Cudge, a Pixl that allows you to hammer things with titanic force... Cudge was locked away in the stone monument in the sky above the Gap of Crag... Cudge is very enthusiastic about hammering things into oblivion..."
Gallery[edit]
Cudge's in-game sprite
The hammer that Cudge generates.
Cudge shouting out the player's favorite word.
Naming[edit]
"Cudge" comes from "cudgel", referring to a blunt weapon such as a Hammer, which Cudge manifests in the user's hands to replace actual Hammers featured in past Paper Mario games.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハまハンマ Hamahanma |
Partial repetition of「ハンマー」(hanmā, hammer) | [?] | |
| French | Taptap | An onomatopoeic term hinting at a hammer blow | [?] | |
| German | Knüppl | From "knüppel" (club) | [?] | |
| Italian | Martolomeo | Pun on "martello" (hammer) and the name "Bartolomeo" (the equivalent of the name "Bartholomew") | [?] | |
| Korean | 해멈머 Haemeommeo |
Possibly a partial repetition of "해머" (haemeo, hammer) | [?] | |
| Spanish | Marty | Diminutive of "martillo" (hammer); also is short for the Spanish surname "Martínez" | [?] |
