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{{quote|No matter! Details do bore me!|Thoreau|Super Paper Mario}}
{{quote|No matter! Details do bore me!|Thoreau|Super Paper Mario}}
'''Thoreau''' is a character in the [[Wii]] video game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. He is the second of the many [[Pixl]] creatures that [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], and [[Bowser]] will find in the game, the first Pixl partner to be unlocked, and one of the twelve original Pixls created by the [[Tribe of Ancients|Ancients]]. Thoreau resembles a hand, with his head as the palm and the five circles being the fingers. This indicates his ability to grab and throw most enemies (although some, such as the [[Cursya]], cannot be picked up). He also can pick up some specific items to aid with puzzles (e.g. a block that must be thrown to exit a room). The player can use Thoreau to throw enemies into each other, which [[Piercing attack|pierces Defense]] (similar to [[Mini-Yoshi]]'s [[Gulp]]), making it a useful technique against enemies that take very little damage through normal means. These abilities originated in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''. Other than grabbing enemies, Thoreau can also grab items and activate switches from afar (like [[Kooper]] and [[Koops]]), and steal [[Shroom Shake]]s from [[Mr. L]] and [[Shadoo]] as they are about to use them in battle.
'''Thoreau''' is the second [[Pixl]] the player encounters in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' after [[Tippi]], the first Pixl partner to be unlocked, and one of the twelve original Pixls created by the [[Tribe of Ancients|Ancients]]. Thoreau resembles a hand, with his head as the palm and the five circles being the fingers. This indicates his ability to grab and throw most enemies (although some, such as the [[Cursya]], cannot be picked up). He also can pick up some specific items to aid with puzzles (e.g. a block that must be thrown to exit a room). The player can use Thoreau to throw enemies into each other, which [[Piercing attack|pierces Defense]] (similar to [[Mini-Yoshi]]'s [[Gulp]]), making it a useful technique against enemies that take very little damage through normal means. These abilities originated in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''. Other than grabbing enemies, Thoreau can also grab items and activate switches from afar (like [[Kooper]] and [[Koops]]), and steal [[Shroom Shake]]s from [[Mr. L]] and [[Shadoo]] as they are about to use them in battle.


[[File:SuperMarioKun Volume 37 Thoreau.png|thumb|left|Thoreau's appearance in ''Super Mario-Kun''.]]
[[File:SuperMarioKun Volume 37 Thoreau.png|thumb|left|Thoreau's appearance in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Thoreau's name was revealed in the 214th issue of [[Nintendo Power]] magazine, which also joked that he was once a part of a tacky wall paper design. According to [[Tippi]], Thoreau "sounds posh and upper class, but he's not afraid to get his hands dirty." Thoreau's name is a play on the word "throw", and his statement that details bore him alludes to [[wikipedia:Henry David Thoreau|Henry David Thoreau]]'s quote, "Simplify, simplify, simplify!"
Thoreau's name was revealed in the 214th issue of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', which also joked that he was once a part of a tacky wall paper design. According to Tippi, Thoreau "sounds posh and upper class, but he's not afraid to get his hands dirty." Thoreau's name is a play on the word "throw", and his statement that details bore him alludes to [[wikipedia:Henry David Thoreau|Henry David Thoreau]]'s quote, "Simplify, simplify, simplify!"


Thoreau is rescued from a [[Treasure Chest|treasure chest]] in the first chapter, and claims that the [[Ancients]] locked him away for 1,500 years. He is the only Pixl to break the [[fourth wall]]: he states that a "great being", the player, is listening and would wish to know to press {{button|wii|1}} to use him.
Thoreau is rescued from a [[Treasure Chest|treasure chest]] in the first chapter, and claims that the [[Ancients]] locked him away for 1,500 years. He is the only Pixl to break the [[fourth wall]]: he states that a "great being", the player, is listening and would wish to know to press {{button|wii|1}} to use him.


Thoreau also appears in the ''Super Paper Mario'' story arc of volume 37 of ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]''. Here, he attempts to defend Tippi from Mario's yelling at her. He eventually rescues Mario from being defeated by [[O'Chunks]].
Thoreau also appears in the ''Super Paper Mario'' story arc of volume 37 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. Here, he attempts to defend Tippi from Mario's yelling at her. He eventually rescues Mario from being defeated by [[O'Chunks]].
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