Party member: Difference between revisions

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[[File:FinalBattleSMRPG.png|thumb|275px|Mario and his party face off against [[Smithy]] in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]

'''Party members''', also known as '''partners''' or '''allies''', are characters that travel with and battle alongside the protagonist in RPGs. The protagonist and his partners as a group are generally referred to as a '''party''', as the event of a character joining is referred to as said character "joining your party."

{{see also|List of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars special moves}}

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Mario]]'s party eventually gains five members (including Mario himself), but only three of them can be active at any given time, and Mario must always occupy the first slot. Inactive party members still gain experience and level up after battles.

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|3

|"''Fire orb! Push "Y" immediately!''"

|5

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|6

|"''Push "Y" prior to hit for DAMAGE!''"

|7

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|10

|"''Fire blast! Push "Y" repeatedly!''"

|9

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|18

|"''Fire orbs! Push "Y" repeatedly!''"

|14

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!rowspan=6|[[File:SMRPG Mallow Artwork.png|150px]]<br>[[Mallow]]

|Start

|[[Thunderbolt (move)|Thunderbolt]]

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|6

|"''See foe's HP and...secrets!''"

|1

|-

|10

|"''Hit "Y" just before bolt ends!''"

|8

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!rowspan=5|[[File:Genosmrpg.png|80px]]<br>[[Geno]]

|Start

|[[Geno Beam]]

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!rowspan=4|[[File:Smrpg bowser.gif|120px]]<br>[[Bowser]]

|Start

|[[Terrorize]]

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|18

|"''Bowser's ultimate weapon!''"

|16

|58

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|rowspan=6|The princess of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. She joins the party outside of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] shortly after being rescued from [[Booster]]. She has high magic stats and specializes in healing.

|Start

===''Paper Mario''===

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]], partners are either referred to as '''Party Members'''<ref>[http://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/USA/NMQE/NMQE_E.pdf ''Paper Mario'' instruction manual]. Pages 15, 21, 23, 24, and 26. ''nintendo.com''. Retrieved May 7, 2021.</ref> or '''Mario's Friends'''.<ref>[http://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/USA/NMQE/NMQE_E.pdf ''Paper Mario'' instruction manual]. Page 7. ''nintendo.com''. Retrieved May 7, 2021.</ref> In this game, Mario can only have one Party Member active at a time. Switching Party Members mid-battle uses up Mario's turn unless he is wearing the [[Quick Change]] badge. Party Members do not have [[Heart Point|HP]]; most enemies' attacks will only target Mario, and the few that can hit Mario's Party Members will simply [[Injured|incapacitate them for a certain number of turns depending on how much damage they took]]. If the attack is successfully [[Action Command|guarded against]], the Party Member will take no damage. Party Members can be upgraded with [[Super Block]]s, which increases their attack power and makes them learn new moves. Each Party Member can be upgraded twice, first to Super Rank, then to Ultra Rank. Mario must have the [[Ultra Stone]] to upgrade Party Members to Ultra Rank.

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PM Bow joins party.png|[[Lady Bow|Bow]] joins Mario in her [[Boo's Mansion|mansion]].

PM Watt joins party.png|[[Watt]] teams up with Mario in the dark.

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===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===

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*[[Nabbit]] (during some fights in the [[Bad Nabbit]] mission)

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==See also==