Pal Pills
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| Pal Pills | |
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| Appears in | Super Paper Mario (2007) |
| Effect | Creates a miniature pixelated copy of the user. |
- “These are Pal Pills! Little pals will follow you and damage any enemy they hit.”
- —In-game text, Super Paper Mario
The Pal Pills are an item in Super Paper Mario. They are located inside of ? Blocks. When a Pal Pill is collected, the player character is circled by eight miniature, pixelated copies of themselves, all shown with sprites and sound effects from Super Mario Bros. Each pal mimics their movement at an offset until it either touches an enemy, falls down a pit, or the player leaves the area. If the player switches characters when they have Pal Pills, the pals do not change their appearance to match.
A similar attack is used by Super Dimentio by releasing slightly larger 8-bit Luigis that become defeated instantly upon touching an object.
Gallery[edit]
A Pal Pill clone of Mario.
A Pal Pill clone of Princess Peach.
A Pal Pill clone of Bowser.
A Pal Pill clone of Luigi.
The effects of a Pal Pill.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | おたすけドット Otasuke Dotto |
Assist Pixel | [?] | |
| French | Minipotes | Mini buddies | [?] | |
| German | Kumpelkapseln | Buddy capsules | [?] | |
| Italian | Pillole Amico | Friend/Pal Pills | [?] | |
| Korean | 도트도우미 Doteu Doumi |
Pixel Helper | [?] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Minialiados | Mini-Allies | [1] |
Notes[edit]
- The coloration of the Pal Pill item reflects Mario's color palette in true color, unlike the pals it creates, which follow the color limitations of their Super Mario Bros. sprites. This may be a leftover from pre-release versions of the game in which Mario's Mega Star form also used the same colors.
- In the Super Mario World animated series episode "Rock TV", an item similar to the Pill Pals appears. By hitting a ? Block, Princess Toadstool releases a brigade of miniature Marios who begin to attack the nearby Koopalings.
