Editing Parakarry

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:PM Mario and Parakarry Artwork.png|100px]]<br>Artwork of Parakarry holding Mario in ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|species=[[Koopa Paratroopa]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
{{quote|Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done.|Parakarry|Paper Mario}}
'''Parakarry''' is [[Mario]]'s fourth party member in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He is a cyan-shelled [[Koopa Paratroopa]] wearing a flight helmet, brown shoes, and a mail bag, and is the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]'s primary mail carrier, delivering [[Princess Peach]]'s party invitation to [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], which begins the events of ''Paper Mario''. He along with [[Corporal Paraplonk]], [[Koops]], and [[Holly Koopa]] are the only Koopas that have shoes that are a different color to their shells.

Parakarry works for the [[Toad Town Post Office]]; his boss is the [[postmaster]]. Parakarry tends to be quite clumsy and often loses the letters he is supposed to deliver, and it is also noted in-game that he is rather slow at delivering mail. As such, there are quite a few pieces of undelivered mail scattered across the kingdom. Parakarry's name is a portmanteau of "Paratroopa" (or perhaps the alternate "Para-Koopa", as his name features a "K") and the word "carry", as he is a mail carrier whose ability is being able to help carry Mario over large gaps he cannot [[jump]] over. His role is fulfilled by [[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''.

Parakarry has appeared in the most ''Paper Mario'' games out of all of Mario's [[party member|partner]]s, whether it be a direct appearance, a cameo, or a simple mention. ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' are the only installments to not reference him at all.

==History==
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:PM Parakarry joins party.png|thumb|left|Parakarry joining Mario's party in ''Paper Mario'']]
Parakarry first appears in the opening where he delivers a party invitation from [[Princess Peach]] to [[Mario Bros.' House|Mario's House]]. Mario first meets Parakarry in person on [[Mt. Rugged]] (though Mario can optionally find him floating in the Post Office earlier in the game, before Chapter One to be specific). Parakarry explains to [[Mario]] that he has lost three [[Letter]]s and asks Mario to retrieve them. After Mario recovers the Letters and returns them to Parakarry, the Paratroopa joins Mario's party seemingly out of both thanks and as a wish to assist Mario in finding all of his other lost Letters. Outside of battle, Parakarry can carry Mario for a short amount of time, flying over gaps Mario cannot [[Jump]] across. With Parakarry on his team, Mario can also deliver the Letters he finds by talking to their recipients with Parakarry out on the field. Parakarry has a Defense Power of 1 like [[Kooper]], meaning he takes one less damage from attacks that happen to damage partners.

He also receives [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Parakarry|two letters]] at the [[Toad Town Post Office]]: one from [[Frost T.]] thanking him for delivering his letter, and one from [[Whacka]] who admires his ability of flying. At the end of the game, Parakarry delivers party invitations from Princess Peach to the rest of Mario's party members, along with Mario himself.

[[Duplighost]]s and [[Lee]] can transform into Parakarry along with Mario's other partners, in which case his name appears as "Parakarry???"

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
[[File:Paper Mario TTYD Parakarry Beginning.png|thumb|Parakarry at the very beginning of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'']]
Parakarry appears only at the start of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and its [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]].<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ume5pSIcKE|title=Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023|author=Nintendo of America|publisher=YouTube|date=September 14, 2023|language=en-us|accessdate=May 26, 2024}}</ref> As a callback to the previous game, Parakarry delivers a letter to Mario from Peach. In the remake, he makes another cameo during the end credits, leading the [[Parade]] in place of [[Luigi]].

====''Super Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Peach does not send a letter to Mario to begin the story, so Parakarry does not appear at the beginning scene of that game. [[Toad]] takes his place by just alerting the Mario Bros. that [[Princess Peach]] was kidnapped. However, he does appear on a portrait with all of Mario's partners in Mario's house, as well as on a [[Catch Card]] found on the fiftieth level of the [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]]. There is also sprite data for him inside the game, but it is never used.

====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Parakarry is mentioned in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' in World 5-1, [[Shy Guy Jungle]]. A letter from him can be found in the trash-covered area. It reads, "''Thank you for your letter. Sorry I'm not here to receive it, but I will get back to you shortly. Thanks. - Parakarry''"

===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Parakarry SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|In ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Parakarry appears in a short chapter in volume 26 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. After deliveries to a [[Whacka]], a [[Lava Bubble]], and a giant fish, Parakarry interrupts Mario, Goombario, and Kooper's adventure by delivering mail sent by [[Goompa]] to Goombario. Soon, a sign reveals itself to be a [[Paragoomba]] that steals Parakarry's mailbag, annoying Parakarry. Then, a group of Paragoombas attack Parakarry. Kooper attempts to help by throwing Mario from a slingshot, but fails. Parakarry then loses his wings. Goombario has Parakarry eat the item that Goompa sent. The Paragoombas then kick the mailbag, letting loose the mail. Parakarry gets angry and has his wings suddenly reappear. Parakarry, powered from the item, dive bombs into the Paragoombas, defeating them. Soon, Parakarry happily flies away, forgetting his mailbag, but Mario reminds him of this fact, and because of this, Parakarry comically falls.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario''===
*'''[[Tattle]]s:''' 
**'''Toad Town Post Office''': ''His name is Parakarry. He's a Paratroopa who works for the post office. He's well known for being the slowest mailman around. A slow mailman? That can't be good.''
**'''Mt. Rugged''': ''He's Parakarry, a Paratroopa who delivers letters. He's got some problems. It must be nice to have wings. He can fly anywhere. All postmen should have wings. You know, some people say that if you help someone in trouble, good things will happen to you. You know, karma. What? You've never heard that?''
*'''In-game bio:''' ''He's a mail-carrying Paratroopa who's looking for lost mail. Press {{button|n64|Cdown}} to have him carry Mario for short distances. While he's carrying Mario, press {{button|n64|Cdown}} again to put him down. He can deliver letters to recipients all over the world. His specialty is attacking airborne enemies.''
*'''[[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]:''' ''The hardest working mailman in the Mushroom Kingdom is a Parakoopa with a purpose. When you find a need to cross gaps that are too wide to jump, Parakarry will carry you to the other side. He can also carry some enemies away from the battle with his Super Rank Air Lift ability.''<ref>{{cite|author=Averill, Alan, Jason Leung, and Jennifer Villarreal|title=''Paper Mario'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide|page=13|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-07-0}}</ref>

The following is Parakarry's attacks and stats:

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width: 100%"
!width="10%"|Attack
!width="10%"|Flower Points needed
!width="10%"|Effect
!width="10%"|Action Commands
!width="10%"|Attack Power
!width="10%"|Move Ranks
|-
|[[Sky Dive (Paper Mario)|Sky Dive]]
|None
|Parakarry kicks one enemy while airborne.
|Press {{button|n64|A}} right before contact.
|Base Rank: 1/'''2'''<br>Super Rank: 2/'''3'''<br>Ultra Rank: 4/'''5'''
|Base Rank
|-
|[[Shell Shot]]
|3
|Parakarry retreats into his shell and shoots himself at an enemy.
|Hold {{button|n64|stickLeft}} and release as the cursor overlaps with the target.
|Base Rank: 0/'''5'''<br>Super Rank: 0/'''6'''<br>Ultra Rank: 0/'''7'''
|Base Rank
|-
|[[Air Lift]]
|3
|Parakarry attempts to carry an enemy off the battle, defeating them without dropping [[Star Point|Star Points]]
|Press {{button|n64|A}} repeatedly.
|N/A
|Super Rank
|-
|[[Air Raid]]
|6
|Parakarry will fly around like crazy, damaging all enemies.
|Repeatedly tilt the {{button|n64|Stick|left}} to the left to fill the gauge.
|Ultra Rank: 2-'''6'''
|Ultra Rank
|}

Values in bold are for perfectly executed action commands.

===''Super Paper Mario''===
{| class="wikitable" align=center width=100%
|-
!colspan=2|[[Catch Card]]
|-
|[[File:SPM Parakarry Catch Card.png|center|70px]]
|
*'''Card Type:''' Rare
*'''Card Description:''' ''Parakarry earned his fame from the original Paper Mario. He's the most fearsome mail carrier of them all!''
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
PM Mario and Parakarry Artwork.png|Parakarry helping Mario over a dangerous area
PM Parakarry Concept Artwork.png|Concept artwork for ''[[Paper Mario]]''
Paper Mario Parakarry Beginning.png|Parakarry at the very beginning of ''Paper Mario''
Paper Mario Parakarry First Meet.png|Mario first meeting up with Parakarry in ''Paper Mario''
Parakarry Sprite.png|Sprite from ''Paper Mario''
ParakarryPortraitPM.png|Parakarry's portrait from ''Paper Mario''
Parakarry.png|Parakarry's sprite in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
SPM Mario's House PM Partner Portrait.png|Parakarry in a portrait from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
Parakarry-SPM.png|''Super Paper Mario'' (unused)
PMTTYD NS Mario Bros.' House.png|Parakarry in the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=パレッタ
|JapR=Paretta
|JapM=From「パタパタ」(''Patapata'', "[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]") and possibly a corruption of "letter"
|Chi=帕瑞塔
|ChiR=Pàruìtǎ
|ChiM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|Fre=Parakarry
|Ger=Parakarry
|Ita=Koopostino
|ItaM=From "Koopa" and ''postino'' ("postman")
|Kor=펄리
|KorR=Peolli
|KorM=Shortening of 펄럭펄럭 (''Peoleok-peoleok'', "Paratroopa") and 펄럭이 (''peoleoky'', "fluttering")
|Spa=Parakarry
}}

==Trivia==
*In a demo movie after the title screen for ''Paper Mario'' (before pressing {{button|n64|Start}}), Mario and Parakarry are shown avoiding the Bullet Bills fired from the Bill Blasters, which only happens prior to the fight with the [[Koopa Bros.]] However, this cannot be done in-game, as Parakarry does not join Mario's party until after the Koopa Bros. have been defeated.
*In ''Paper Mario'', if Parakarry is Mario's partner when Mario obtains [[Yakkey]] from [[Tubba Blubba]], his response to Yakkey is in "''wavy''" text, which usually indicates panic or fear. He is the only partner in which this occurs.  

==References==
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