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|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' (volume 37) (2008) | |||
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{{quote|You DUMMIES! The only reason I'm even HERE is to get in the way!|Mimi|Super Paper Mario}} | {{quote|You DUMMIES! The only reason I'm even [[Sammer's Kingdom|HERE]] is to get in the way!|Mimi|Super Paper Mario}} | ||
'''Mimi''' is one of the main villains in the game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' and a minion of [[Count Bleck]]. She has a violent and cruel temper and uses her appearance as a cute and innocent girl to lure travelers into becoming slaves. She possesses the ability to shape-shift, often taking the disguises of [[Merlee]] and other characters, hence her name, that is derived from the word "mimic". According to [[the InterNed]], Mimi's theme is called "Mimi the Copycat", her first battle theme is called "Mimi Battle" and her second and third battle theme "I'm Not Nice". Her true form is that of an evil-looking robotic spider, seen during most of the battles against her. Whenever Mimi is in her true form, her dialogue box is in a shade of purple with white text color, similar to the [[Shadow Queen]] and [[Bonetail]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. | '''Mimi''' is one of the main villains in the game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' and a minion of [[Count Bleck]]. She has a violent and cruel temper and uses her appearance as a cute and innocent girl to lure travelers into becoming slaves. She possesses the ability to shape-shift, often taking the disguises of [[Merlee]] and other characters, hence her name, that is derived from the word "mimic". According to [[the InterNed]], Mimi's theme is called "Mimi the Copycat", her first battle theme is called "Mimi Battle" and her second and third battle theme "I'm Not Nice". Her true form is that of an evil-looking robotic spider, seen during most of the battles against her. Whenever Mimi is in her true form, her dialogue box is in a shade of purple with white text color, similar to the [[Shadow Queen]] and [[Bonetail]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In the last part of Chapter 2, Mimi impersonates Merlee and asks Mario and Peach to sign a contract to pay off 10 million Rubees for the Pure Heart. However, a hologram of the real Merlee warns the heroes that it was a fake. Mimi gets angry and morphs into her Rubee-shooting true spider form, which is impervious to attacks at this point. She chases Mario, Peach and the Pixls around the mansion's basement, spawning at their location whenever they take too long to move on from a room. After a long and grueling chase, Mario and Peach find a bathroom at the bottom of the basement where Merlee is hiding with the Pure Heart. Mimi then appears and in a flash of light she transforms into Merlee. To decide which Merlee is the real one, the [["That's My Merlee!" show]] is held where Mario must ask each of the Merlees five questions to decide which one is the real Merlee. Regardless of whether or not the heroes choose correctly, Mimi attacks Mario and Peach, but Merlee removes her invincibility with cheer-leader-like chants. It is noted that Spider Mimi's legs fall off after taking enough hits. She is then defeated by Mario and Peach and flees the mansion. | In the last part of Chapter 2, Mimi impersonates Merlee and asks Mario and Peach to sign a contract to pay off 10 million Rubees for the Pure Heart. However, a hologram of the real Merlee warns the heroes that it was a fake. Mimi gets angry and morphs into her Rubee-shooting true spider form, which is impervious to attacks at this point. She chases Mario, Peach and the Pixls around the mansion's basement, spawning at their location whenever they take too long to move on from a room. After a long and grueling chase, Mario and Peach find a bathroom at the bottom of the basement where Merlee is hiding with the Pure Heart. Mimi then appears and in a flash of light she transforms into Merlee. To decide which Merlee is the real one, the [["That's My Merlee!" show]] is held where Mario must ask each of the Merlees five questions to decide which one is the real Merlee. Regardless of whether or not the heroes choose correctly, Mimi attacks Mario and Peach, but Merlee removes her invincibility with cheer-leader-like chants. It is noted that Spider Mimi's legs fall off after taking enough hits. She is then defeated by Mario and Peach and flees the mansion. | ||
Mimi is fought again in Chapter 6. Posing as [[King Sammer]], she tells Mario, Peach and [[Bowser]] that the [[Pure Heart]] is in the chest beside them. When opening the [[Treasure Chest]], the heroes finds a [[Bomb (object)|bomb]], and, when they aren't fazed by the explosion that erupts from it, Mimi attacks them, this time in her girl form, to waste the rapidly declining time before [[Sammer's Kingdom]] is destroyed by [[The Void]]. Although she loses in the battle, she succeeds in her goal as Sammer's Kingdom is destroyed shortly afterward. | Mimi is fought again in Chapter 6. Posing as [[King Sammer]], she tells Mario, Peach and [[Bowser]] that the [[Pure Heart]] is in the chest beside them. When opening the [[Treasure Chest]], the heroes finds a [[Bomb (object)|bomb]], and, when they aren't fazed by the explosion that erupts from it, Mimi attacks them, this time in her girl form, to waste the rapidly declining time before [[Sammer's Kingdom]] is destroyed by [[The Void]]. Although she loses in the battle, she succeeds in her goal as Sammer's Kingdom is [[World of Nothing|destroyed]] shortly afterward. | ||
[[File:PeachTriesToSaveMimi.png | [[File:PeachTriesToSaveMimi.png|thumb|Peach tries to save Mimi.]] | ||
In | In [[Castle Bleck]], Mimi poses as [[Merlon]] and tells the heroes to hit a "totally unsuspicious" [[! Block]]. When struck, it causes Mario and Co. to fall into a pit. She then disguises herself as Merlee once again, and asks three questions the heroes on what they're afraid of; she places the items or enemies in a corridor up ahead, and when the heroes survive, she gets upset and insults Peach. While Mario and [[Luigi]] continue on through the castle, Peach and Mimi have a one-on-one battle, ending in Mimi's defeat just as the room begins to fall apart. Mimi almost falls into a hole in the ground, and even though Peach grabs her by the leg in an attempt to save her, another tremor shakes the ground and they both fall into the hole. | ||
Mimi is revealed to survive when she and O'Chunks come to Count Bleck's aid after Dimentio takes over. She warps herself and O'Chunks to Dimension D to help the Count. Mimi and O'Chunks' love for Count Bleck helped Mario, Peach, and Bowser defeat [[Super Dimentio]]. This action redeems Mimi. Following Dimentio's defeat and the worlds saved from destruction, she ends up of Flipside Tower along with O'Chunks, Nastasia, and the heroes. With Bleck gone, she, O'Chunks, and Nastasia decide to | Mimi is revealed to survive when she and O'Chunks come to Count Bleck's aid after Dimentio takes over. She warps herself and O'Chunks to Dimension D to help the Count. Mimi and O'Chunks' love for Count Bleck helped Mario, Peach, and Bowser defeat [[Super Dimentio]]. This action redeems Mimi. Following Dimentio's defeat and the worlds saved from destruction, she ends up of Flipside Tower along with O'Chunks, Nastasia, and the heroes. With Bleck gone, she, O'Chunks, and Nastasia decide to fulfill the Count's previous goal: creating the perfect world that he promised them. | ||
After the game is beaten, she gets a job working as Merlee's actual maid, and, since Merlee rarely uses her mansion (as she had moved to [[Flopside]] far earlier in the game), she decided to turn Merlee's mansion into a stable of cutie-pies (otherwise known as boys). One of Mimi's former slaves says Mimi is making him pay for the time he spent in the mansion while she was away, he however is delighted at this because he now has something to do. To help raise money for her stable, she begins the creation of a "cutie-pie video game" and a "cutie-pie cafe." | After the game is beaten, she gets a job working as Merlee's actual maid, and, since Merlee rarely uses her mansion (as she had moved to [[Flopside]] far earlier in the game), she decided to turn Merlee's mansion into a stable of cutie-pies (otherwise known as boys). One of Mimi's former slaves says Mimi is making him pay for the time he spent in the mansion while she was away, he however is delighted at this because he now has something to do. To help raise money for her stable, she begins the creation of a "cutie-pie video game" and a "cutie-pie cafe." | ||
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===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
[[File:SPM Mimis True Form Artwork.png|200px|thumb | [[File:SPM Mimis True Form Artwork.png|200px|thumb|Mimi in her spider form.]] | ||
Mimi has a large number of powers. The most notable are Mimi's shape shifting ability and the invincibility that Count Bleck gave her, though she loses this ability when Merlee takes it from her. She has numerous powers that involve her beloved Rubees and can also transform into a spider-like form. First her head turns upwards to the right, then it swings back (whilst emitting a number of loud cracks). After which, it starts spinning almost uncontrollably with her eyes large and round. It stops upside down. In the first fight, her bow loses color and the lines unfold into a pair of her legs. Her eyes and arms stretch out into the other two pairs after a casino-esque jackpot noise. | Mimi has a large number of powers. The most notable are Mimi's shape shifting ability and the invincibility that Count Bleck gave her, though she loses this ability when Merlee takes it from her. She has numerous powers that involve her beloved Rubees and can also transform into a spider-like form. First her head turns upwards to the right, then it swings back (whilst emitting a number of loud cracks). After which, it starts spinning almost uncontrollably with her eyes large and round. It stops upside down. In the first fight, her bow loses color and the lines unfold into a pair of her legs. Her eyes<ref>https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/684793227506761728</ref> and arms stretch out into the other two pairs after a casino-esque jackpot noise. | ||
When in her spider form she can shoot Rubees at the heroes; she can also tuck in her legs and fly around the room with pointed Rubees sticking out of her, as well as cause a wave of Rubees to come out of the ground, dealing damage to anything it touches. When in her girl form, she can form a barrier of Rubees around her and create Rubees out of nowhere. Like Mario and Dimentio, Mimi is gifted with the ability to flip to 3-D. Mimi can also hover in the air, fly and warp to different locations. | When in her spider form she can shoot Rubees at the heroes; she can also tuck in her legs and fly around the room with pointed Rubees sticking out of her, as well as cause a wave of Rubees to come out of the ground, dealing damage to anything it touches. When in her girl form, she can form a barrier of Rubees around her and create Rubees out of nowhere. Like Mario and Dimentio, Mimi is gifted with the ability to flip to 3-D. Mimi can also hover in the air, fly and warp to different locations. | ||
===Identity=== | ===Identity=== | ||
Mimi's true identity is shrouded in mystery. There are two theories, according to [[Carson]], that may explain who Mimi really is: a failed [[Pixl]] created by the [[Ancients]], or the unintended result of a witch's experimentation with shape-shifting potions. A third theory could be her True Form. If Mario flips into 3D, the player can see gears from inside Mimi's spider form, implying that Mimi may be a robot altogether. This could be supported also by the fact that she apparently explodes into pieces in Chapter 2-3, but survives. Another explanation for her explosion in 2-3 is that she was still invincible | Mimi's true identity is shrouded in mystery. There are two theories, according to [[Carson]], that may explain who Mimi really is: a failed [[Pixl]] created by the [[Ancients]], or the unintended result of a witch's experimentation with shape-shifting potions. A third theory could be her True Form. If Mario flips into 3D, the player can see gears from inside Mimi's spider form, implying that Mimi may be a robot altogether. This could be supported also by the fact that she apparently explodes into pieces in Chapter 2-3, but survives. Another explanation for her explosion in 2-3 is that she was still invincible, so she survived. | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
{{main|List of Super Paper Mario quotes#Mimi{{!}}List of Super Paper Mario quotes § Mimi}} | |||
* ''"Mimimimimimimimmimimimimimi!"'' | * ''"Mimimimimimimimmimimimimimi!"'' | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=マネーラ | |Jap=マネーラ | ||
|JapM=From「真似」(''mane'', copy) or "money", and possibly the Japanese feminine name ending「ら」(''-ra'')< | |JapR=Manēra | ||
| | |JapM=From「真似」(''mane'', copy) or "money", and possibly the Japanese feminine name ending「ら」(''-ra'') | ||
|Jap2=マーネ <small>(when in disguise as Merlee's handmaid)</small> | |||
|Jap2R=Māne | |||
|Jap2M=Variation of「マネーラ」(''Manēra'') | |||
|Fre=Mimic | |||
|Ita=Mimì | |Ita=Mimì | ||
|Spa=Mimi | |Spa=Mimi | ||
|Ger=Mimi | |Ger=Mimi | ||
|Kor=머니 | |Kor=머니 | ||
|KorR=Meoni | |KorR=Meoni | ||
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*Mimi is the only one of Count Bleck's main minions who also serves as a Chapter boss. | *Mimi is the only one of Count Bleck's main minions who also serves as a Chapter boss. | ||
*Mimi is a rather prominent homage to the 1982 science fiction horror film ''[[wikipedia:The Thing (1982 film)|The Thing]]''. The film's main antagonist is an extraterrestrial organism capable of shapeshifting, and one of its most notable appearances in the film is as a grotesque, upside-down face on several spider-like legs; save for the alien origin, the creature's traits are prominently featured in Mimi's character. | *Mimi is a rather prominent homage to the 1982 science fiction horror film ''[[wikipedia:The Thing (1982 film)|The Thing]]''. The film's main antagonist is an extraterrestrial organism capable of shapeshifting, and one of its most notable appearances in the film is as a grotesque, upside-down face on several spider-like legs; save for the alien origin, the creature's traits are prominently featured in Mimi's character. | ||
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