Pixl

Pixls are a ally species of Mario and company. Their first, and currently only, appearance is in Super Paper Mario. In this game, the Pixls teach Mario, Peach, and Bowser special moves, like picking up people and throwing them. Nintendo Power volume 214 has stated that some Pixls will serve as explosives or act as a floating platform for Mario or another character to jump on. All of the Pixls have been revealed, and all twelve have official names, which are Tippi, Thoreau, Boomer, Slim, Carrie, Thudley, Fleep, Dottie, Cudge, Barry, Piccolo, and Dashell. Tippi is always active.

Each Pixl is very bright and has it's own unique shape. Tippi looks like a butterfly and Thoreau is a hand (a square with five small circles on it's top half). Boomer resembles a Bob-omb with wings. Slim is an upside down triangle (also strangely resembles a spiral) with wings. Carrie is made up of a bunch of small squares, that when folded the right way, turns into a cube platform. It's face is the middle square. It also have wings. Thudley looks like a 100-ton steel block with 2 circular eyes floating above. Fleep looks like a big rectangle with wings and a tail. Barry is a spikey little Pixl. Dottie is a ball with many long rectangles spreaded around her. Cudge looks like a hammer with wings.

Trivia
Each Pixl's name comes from the ability they let Mario use.
 * Tippi gives Mario Tips.
 * Thoreau allows Mario to Throw.
 * Boomer is used as a bomb (BOOM!).
 * Slim allows Mario to go paper Thin (in other words Slim).
 * Carrie turns into a platform to help cross short gaps (Carrie-Carry).
 * Thudley allows Mario to ground pound (THUD!).
 * Fleep can be used to flip objects from one dimension into another.
 * Dottie has the ability to shrink Mario (small like a Dot).
 * Cudge allows Mario to use him as a hammer/Sledge.
 * Barry creates a Barrier around Mario & friends.
 * Piccolo plays music that can cure status alignments. (Piccolo is the name of an instrument)
 * Dashell provides speed boost. (Name comes from Dash and Shell)