Huey

Huey is a character who appears in the Wii U game Paper Mario: Color Splash. He is a floating paint can with eyes that change color depending on his emotions. He acts as Mario's partner throughout the adventure, much like Kersti from the previous game. Huey's name is a pun on "hue", a term used to describe color.

History
Mario and Princess Peach first find Huey in 3D form as a seemingly inanimate object in the inactive Prisma Fountain at the town square of Port Prisma. After Mario whacks him with his hammer, however, he wakes up and gets mad at him for hitting him while he was sleeping, but calms down shortly afterwards. Afterwards, Mario squeezes Huey into paper form and gains the ability to use the Paint Hammer.

Later, in Cherry Lake, Huey introduces the Cutout technique, which allows Mario to use Thing cards to solve puzzles and to cut out clear lines of the background in order to traverse areas if he isn't able to continue.

During the battle with Bowser, Huey turns back into his 3D form so that he can absorb the black paint that Bowser uses to attack Mario with. After rescuing Princess Peach, Huey tells Mario, Peach, and Luigi to go back to Port Prisma without him, so that he can contain the black paint and release it where it can do no more harm, turning the castle into a card in the process. When Mario achieves all of the Super Flags in Port Prisma, Huey can be seen falling back into Prisma Fountain at the end of the staff credits.

Personality
Huey is very friendly and cheerful. He has a large connection to paint, and is angered to see it get misused or wasted. He is also slightly greedy, which is shown when he sees the giant Coin in Mondo Woods, though he values friendship more than money. Huey is also shy in front of crowds, which is shown in The Emerald Circus.

Powers and abilities
Besides floating freely above the ground, Huey also is often able to smell Mini Paint Stars and Big Paint Stars from long distances. He has the ability to absorb large amounts of black paint, as seen in Sunglow Ridge and the battle with Bowser. Huey also seems to be fairly strong, as he is able to hold Mario with just his handle in Kiwano Temple, and he is also able to wring out Bowser's entire castle. Mario and Huey are also both able to hear the Big Paint Stars' voices and see their memories in their heads.