Paper Mario (series)

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Template:Series-infobox The Paper Mario series is one of the many sub-series of the Mario series. Three games have been released in this series: Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and Super Paper Mario. All are RPGs, though Super Paper Mario did not follow the same RPG battle-style. The three games have been released on separate consoles, The Nintendo 64, the GameCube, and the Wii. Also, there will be a new Paper Mario installment as confirmed: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Old Door 2.

Chronological Overview

Title, Original Release and System	Synopsis and Ratings
Paper Mario	The series began in 2000 with Paper Mario. This was the second Mario RPG game, the first being Super Mario RPG. This game was originally going to be called Super Mario RPG 2, but the name was changed due to problems with Square Enix, the company that made Super Mario RPG. The game started of with Mario recieving an invitation to Princess Peach's Castle. But when he arrives the castleis lifted up into the sky. This was caused by Bowser, who had stolen the legendary Star Rod, which could grant people's wishes. Bowser throws Mario out of the castle, and so his adventure begins. This game was later released on the Wii's Virtual Console.
Template:ReleasedateNintendo 64	IGN – 9.0: Outstanding • Gamespot – 9.5: Superb
Paper Mario:The Thousand-Year Door	Later, in 2004 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was released. This time, Bowser wasn't the main villain. The antagonist was Sir Grodus, the leader of the X-Nauts. The X-Nauts have kidnapped Peach, and Mario must save her by finding the Crystal Stars. Though he was not the main villain, but he still had a roll to play as a minor villain, the player could even use him at certain stages. The main location of this game is Rogueport, a seaside town with a nasty reputation.
Template:ReleasedateNintendo GameCube	IGN – 9.1: Outstanding • Gamespot – 9.2: Superb
Super Paper Mario	The most recent installment, Super Paper Mario, had a very different battle style to the other games. Instead of going into a stage and choosing your attacks, the characters simply had to run and jump or use one of a pixl's moves to defeat an enemy. The story starts with Mario and Luigi at there house, when a Toad appears and tells them that Princess Peach has been kidnapped. The Mario Bros. blame Bowser, but when they reach his castle, the real kidnapper, Count Bleck, appears. Bleck sucks everyone into a balck hole except Mario, who is then found by a pixl named Tippi, who tells him that he needs to find the seven Pure Hearts to save his friends. This game also gave Mario the unique ability to flip dimensions. He could be in either 2D or 3D, but he can only stay 3D for a short time.
Template:ReleasedateWii	IGN – 8.9: Great • Gamespot – 8.8: Great

Characters

Protagonists

Character	Brief Biography	First Paper Mario Appearance
Mario	Mario is the main hero of the series. He is often saving Princess Peach from the evil clutches of Bowser, but in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Super Paper Mario, Mario was saving Peach from other villains such as Sir Grodus and Count Bleck. Mario often carries around a Hammer which he uses as a key weapon.(For unknown reasons Mario's hammer was not in Super Paper Mario. It was instead replaced by Cudge the Pixl) Mario can also equip himself with badges, which can give him power-ups that can be useful in battle. In Super Paper Mario, Mario possesed the ability to flip dimensions. This power was given to him by Bestovius, the "Flip Wizard".	Paper Mario
Princess Peach	Princess Peach is the damsel-in-distress of the series. Peach is the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom and lives in her castle. Though captured throughout games, Peach still is not completely helpless. In Paper Mario and it's sequel, she is able to contact Mario with the help of Twink in the first game and TEC in the second. Peach was only held hostage for a short time in the third game. As part of Dimentio's master plan, Peach disappeared from Castle Bleck and reappered in Flipside, the place where Mario was at the time. Peach decided to join Mario on his quest. Peach uses her umbrella, which can shield her from enemy attacks and allow her to glide in order to reach difficult places. Peach even played the part of the villain at one time, when she was possesed by the Shadow Queen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.	Paper Mario
Luigi	Luigi is Mario's younger brother. He had a very minor role in the Paper Mario series until Super Paper Mario. In Paper Mario, when Mario and Luigi are invited to Princess Peach's castle, it is lifted up to the sky. Luigi manages to escape, and returns to the Bros. house to look after it while Mario is on his adventure. In the second game, Luigi arrives at Rogueport after one of the chapters, and tells Mario about his own adventure's in the Waffle Kingdom. In Super Paper Mario Luigi is a much more important character. He, with many others, is kidnapped by Count Bleck and imprisoned somewhere in his castle. Luigi is later found and brainwashed into thinking he is Mr. L, one of Bleck's servants. He is later rescued and joins Mario's Party.	Paper Mario
Tippi	Tippi is the main pixl in Super Paper Mario. she is able to help Mario and can even reveal hidden things. Before she became a pixl, Tippi's name was Lady Timpani. Tippi fell in love with a young man named Blumiere, but when they were unable to be together, Blumirere found the Dark Prognosticus, and transformed into Count Bleck. Timpani wandered the dimensions, and lost her memory of Blumirere. She was finally found by Merlon, who transformed who into a pixl. Tippi later was of interest to Francis, a nerd who believes her to be a rare collectible. At the end of the game, the player can by Tiptron, a robot version of Tippi.	Super Paper Mario
Goombario	Goombario is a young, intelligent Goomba from Goomba Village. Goombario's family finds Mario after he is been knocked away from Bowser's Castle. When he recovers Goombario joins him on his quest. Goombario is able to Tattle enemies, giving Mario their health and strategies to defeat them. His main attack is a Headbonk, with which he can knock enemies on the head with. When powered up he can use charge, whch boosts his Headbonk attack with, and Multibonk, which lets him headbonk as many times as possible on an enemy until he misses an action command.	Paper Mario
Kooper	Kooper is a very brave, young Koopa in the first Paper Mario game. Mario meets him in Koopa Village when it is being raided by Fuzzies. One of the fuzzies has stolen Kooper's Shell, and Mario agrees to find it. After Mario retrieve's the shell, Kooper joins his group. Kooper is able to retreat inside his shell and hit things such as swicthes in areas Mario cannot reach. This move can be used in battle to hit enemies. Koper's other moves include Power Shell, which attacks all enemies in battle, Dizzy shell, a move which makes enemies dizzy, making them miss attacks, and Fire shell, an attack which can defeat enemies such as Dry Bones in one hit.	Paper Mario
Bombette	Bombette is a Pink Bob-omb, in Paper Mario. Mario meets her in the Koopa Bros. Fortress when he is imprisoned there by the Yellow Ninjakoopa. Bombette agrees to join Mario and assists him in getting the first Star Spirit. Bombette is able to explode cracks in walls to open up hidden rooms. In battle Bombette is able to do a Body Slam against enemies, or use a Power Bomb, which can destroy all grounded enemies. Or a Mega Bomb which can destroy all enemies.	Paper Mario
Parakarry	Parakarry is the Paratroopa mailman of the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario first meets him on Mt. Rugged, where he is upset. Parakarry explains to him that he has lost some of his letters. Mario finds them and then Parakarry joins him. Parakarry is able to get Mario across large gaps that can't be jumped over. Parakarry's attacks inlude sky dive, in which he dives onto an enemy from midair, Shell Shot, when Parakarry retreats into his shell and flings himself at an enemy, Air lift, where Parakarry picks up an enemy and removes it from battle, and Air Raid, where he flys around crazily and attacks enemies. Parakarry is one of Mario's only partners who reappers in another Paper Mario game. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Parakarry, is the mailman again, and he delivers a letter from Princess Peach to Mario.	Paper Mario
Lady Bow	Lady Bow is the leader of the Boos in Boo's Mansion. Bow crosses paths with Mario when he arrived at the manison looking for a star spirit. Bow, in fact, had the Star spirit. It had escaped from it's prison at Tubba Blubba's Castle only to be captured there. Bow told Mario that if he wanted the Star Spirit he'd have to defeat Tubba Blubba, who had been eating the Boos. Bow decided to go with Mario, and when he suceeded in riding the boos of Tubba Blubba, she still accampanied him. Bow has the ability to make Mario invisible. In battle she is able to smack an enemy, scare them away from the battlefield, or hit them with her fan. Bow was also one of the few partners in the Paper Mario series to make an appearance in another Paper Mario Game. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, after the player has finished the game. Bow can be seen in Poshley Heights.	Paper Mario
Watt	Watt is a Li'l Sparky, that lives in Shy Guy's Toy Box. Mario meets him when he was there looking for a star spirit. Mario found a particually dark room. In that room was a Big Lantern Ghost. Mario fights the lantern ghost and finds inside its lantern is Watt. Watt volunteers to join Mario. She is able to light up dark rooms to reveal hidden objects. In battle Watt can do an electro dash to attack an enemy, Do a Power Shock to paralyze an enemy, do a Turbo Charge to increase Mario's attack power, Or do a mega shock which paralyzes all enemies.	Paper Mario
Lakilester	Lakilester is a Lakitu from Flower Fields. Lakilester originally started as one of Huff n. Puff's minions, and attacked Mario, but Mario bested himin the fight, and right before it looked like the end for Lakilester, his girlfriend, Lakilulu, shows up. Lakilulu pleads for Mario to spare Lakilester's life. Mario listens and Lakilester joins his party. Lakilester can hover Mario over surfaces that would injure Mario if he tried, such as spikes or lava. Lakilester's attacks are a spiny flip, where he throws a Spiny egg at an enemy, Spiny Surge, where he throws a massive amount of spinys at enemies, Cloud Nine, where he creates a cloud that raises Mario's evasion, and Hurricane, a powerful move that blows enemies out of battle. Lakilester prefers to be called Spike rather than his real name.	Paper Mario
Twink	Twink is a young Star Kid. Twink is Peach's assistant while in Bowser's Castle. Peach often uses Twink as a messenger to Mario, when she finds out the locations of the Star Spirits. When Mario arrives at Starborn Valley, many of the Star Kids speak of Twink wondering how he has been since he left the Valley.	Paper Mario