Mr. Softener

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Mr. Softener
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
The Thousand-Year Door description Temporarily softens up an enemy, decreasing their Defense. (Switch, in battle)
Temporarily softens up an enemy, decreasing their Defense. However, it can't drop their Defense below 0! (Switch, in menu)

Mr. Softener is a worm-like item in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The item can be purchased at Niff T.'s Item Shop in Petalburg for eight coins. The item "softens" enemies, thus reducing their defense by three points (but will not allow DEF to go below 0). This item can also be cooked by mixing a Courage Shell and a Point Swap. Conversely, cooking a Mr. Softener with almost any type of Mushroom results in a Dried Mushroom.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ふにゃふにゃくん[?]
Funyafunya-kun
Mr. Soft
Chinese (simplified) 软软小子[?]
Ruǎn Ruǎn Xiǎozi
Soft Guy
Chinese (traditional) 軟軟小子[?]
Ruǎn Ruǎn Xiǎozi
Soft Guy
Dutch Krachtverzachter[?] Power Softener
French Toumou[?] Pun on tout mou ("very soft")
German Schlaffikator[?] Flabbificator
Italian Pappamolla[?] An insult meaning "weakling"; literally means "flaccid meal"
Korean 흐물흐물군[?]
Heumulheumul-gun
Mr. Soft
Spanish Don Blandito[?] From Don (an honorific prefix meaning "sir") + blando ("soft") with diminutive suffix -ito