Luvbi

"I am sorry...that thou art so hairy."

- Luvbi

Luvbi (a pun on Love and Nimbi) is a Pure Heart-turned-Nimbi, and a character from Super Paper Mario.

Luvbi is believed to be the daughter of Queen Jaydes and King Grambi, and she runs away often to escape her overprotective parents. When Mario first reaches Luvbi, she asks him to say her name. After doing so, she storms off. If the player chooses the wrong name, he will have to leave the area and return to try again. She does not know why her parents are so protective, but it is later revealed that she is really a Pure Heart; Jaydes and Grambi transformed her from the Pure Heart into a living form to protect it, as "no one would suspect" a Nimbi to be a Pure Heart (though Bonechill did somehow find out about Luvbi's actual form). They admit that, over time, they grew to love Luvbi and felt as if she was their real daughter. Luvbi speaks in Early Modern English (as do all Nimbis), and is constantly putting others down, namely Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, and Tippi. Upon transforming back to her true form of the Pure Heart, the Nimbi known as Luvbi ceased to exist, or so it would seem. However, right before turning back, she did recall once being the Pure Heart, and accepted her fate.

Even though she changes into the Pure Heart at the end of Chapter 7, Luvbi can be seen standing next to her parents in Grambi's shrine if the player chooses to return to The Overthere after completion of Super Paper Mario. When spoken to here, she states that even she does not know how she exists as a Nimbi again; it is even stranger to note that the Pure Heart version of Luvbi can still be seen in its Heart Pillar even after Super Paper Mario is beaten, or that the Pure Heart may have granted the wish of Luvbi's previous form to become a real Nimbi.

Catch Card
Card Type: Uncommon Card Description: ''This spunky Nimbi was raised by Grambi and Jaydes. She is actually a Pure Heart who saved the world.''

Trivia

 * It is interesting to note that, upon being told she was once a Pure Heart, Luvbi actually remembers being the Pure Heart, suggesting that the seemingly inanimate Pure Hearts may be more intelligent than most players would suspect.
 * Although in the English version of Super Paper Mario she talks in a very formal manner, in the Japanese version she talks very childishly.
 * Strangely enough, Luvbi never bothered to disrespect Bowser like she's done with the other heroes, though she does muse over his unrequited love for Princess Peach if Bowser is the one that starts World 7-3.