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{{quote|Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done.|Parakarry|Paper Mario}} | {{quote|Another letter, duly delivered. A postman's job is never done.|Parakarry|Paper Mario}} | ||
'''Parakarry''' is [[Mario]]'s fourth party member in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He is a cyan [[Koopa Paratroopa]] and is the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]'s primary mail carrier, delivering [[Princess Peach]]'s party invitation to [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. It is this letter that starts the events of ''Paper Mario'' | '''Parakarry''' is [[Mario]]'s fourth party member in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. He is a cyan [[Koopa Paratroopa]] and is the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]'s primary mail carrier, delivering [[Princess Peach]]'s party invitation to [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. It is this letter that starts the events of ''Paper Mario''. | ||
Parakarry works for the [[Toad Town Post Office]]; his boss is the [[postmaster]]. Parakarry tends to be quite clumsy and often loses the letters he is supposed to deliver, and it is also noted in-game that he is rather slow at delivering mail. As such, there are quite a few pieces of undelivered mail scattered across the kingdom. Parakarry's name is a portmanteau of "Paratroopa" (or perhaps the alternate "Para-Koopa", as his name features a "K") and the word "carry", as he is a mail carrier whose ability involves carrying Mario. | Parakarry works for the [[Toad Town Post Office]]; his boss is the [[postmaster]]. Parakarry tends to be quite clumsy and often loses the letters he is supposed to deliver, and it is also noted in-game that he is rather slow at delivering mail. As such, there are quite a few pieces of undelivered mail scattered across the kingdom. Parakarry's name is a portmanteau of "Paratroopa" (or perhaps the alternate "Para-Koopa", as his name features a "K") and the word "carry", as he is a mail carrier whose ability involves carrying Mario. His appearance is that of than an ordinary Paratroopa and also shares the same animations with them in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', even if shown briefly in the beginning. The only differences are he wears a flight helmet, has brown shoes, and carries a mail bag to distinguish himself. It should also be noted that he, along with [[Corporal Paraplonk]], [[Koops]], and [[Holly Koopa]] are the only Koopas that have shoes that are a different color to their shells. | ||
In '' | Parakarry's ability is being able to help carry Mario over large gaps he cannot [[jump]] over. In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', [[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi]] fulfills this role. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[[File:Parakarry Sprite.png|frame|left]] | [[File:Parakarry Sprite.png|frame|left]] | ||
[[File:ParakarryPortraitPM.png|frame|Parakarry's portrait]] | [[File:ParakarryPortraitPM.png|frame|Parakarry's portrait]] | ||
Mario first meets Parakarry on [[Mt. Rugged]] (though Mario can optionally find him standing in the Post Office earlier in the game, before Chapter One to be specific). Parakarry explains to [[Mario]] that he has lost three [[Letter]]s and asks Mario to retrieve them. After Mario recovers the Letters and returns them to Parakarry, the Paratroopa joins Mario's party seemingly out of both thanks and as a wish to assist Mario in finding all of his other lost Letters. Outside of battle, Parakarry can carry Mario for a short amount of time, flying over gaps Mario cannot [[Jump]] over. With Parakarry on his team, Mario can also deliver the Letters he finds by talking to their recipients with Parakarry out on the field. Parakarry has a Defense Power of 1. | Mario first meets Parakarry on [[Mt. Rugged]] (though Mario can optionally find him standing in the Post Office earlier in the game, before Chapter One to be specific). Parakarry explains to [[Mario]] that he has lost three [[Letter]]s and asks Mario to retrieve them. After Mario recovers the Letters and returns them to Parakarry, the Paratroopa joins Mario's party seemingly out of both thanks and as a wish to assist Mario in finding all of his other lost Letters. Outside of battle, Parakarry can carry Mario for a short amount of time, flying over gaps Mario cannot [[Jump]] over. With Parakarry on his team, Mario can also deliver the Letters he finds by talking to their recipients with Parakarry out on the field. Parakarry has a Defense Power of 1 like [[Kooper[[, meaning he takes 1 less damage than normal. However, this mechanic is | ||
He also receives [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Parakarry|two letters]] at the [[Toad Town Post Office]]: one from [[Frost T.]] thanking him for delivering his letter, and one from [[Whacka]] who admires his ability of flying. | He also receives [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Parakarry|two letters]] at the [[Toad Town Post Office]]: one from [[Frost T.]] thanking him for delivering his letter, and one from [[Whacka]] who admires his ability of flying. | ||