Characters / Paper Mario X

The Heroes, Villains, and Others of our story ladies and gentlemen!

Main Characters

Team Mario

The heroes of our main stories

Tropes that apply to them all

• The Ace: Each of them, by virtue of being the hero of their respective games.
• Laser-Guided Amnesia: Inflicted on four of them at the beginning by Bowser, so they won't try to help Mario.
  • Easy Amnesia: Doesn't take much to help them remember though.
• True Companions: They were already this by the time they met Mario. By the end of their first adventure together, Mario is added to there group.

Mario

The Main Hero, it's his world the gang adventures in.

• The Hero: Naturally.
• Heroic Mime: Avert. In this series, he's The Quiet One instead. When Mario speaks, it's always important.
• Jack of All Stats: Excels in all aspects of battle, with no particular weaknesses.
• The Stoic: Generally the only member to never lose his head.

Link

The Hero of Time and a self-proclaimed adventuring expert.

• Berserk Button: Has a number of them. Most of them revolve around hurting people he cares about.
• Big Brother Instinct: To Malon.
• Butt-Monkey: The butt of various jokes and misfortunes. Most because he did something stupid.
• Embarrassing Nickname: His short lived fighter name, "The Missing Link".
• I Can't Believe It's Not Heroin!: Has a serious obsession with mushrooms.
• The Lancer: Always the first to join, and generally the opposite of Mario.
• Official Couple: With Zelda.
  • Happily Married: At the end of Super Paper Mario X.
• Pungeon Master: Makes puns all the time. They usually aren't very good.
• Unskilled, but Strong: While his attacks do the most base damage, he's not very good a pulling off action commands.

Kirby

The Hero of Popstar

• Adorkable: Oh yes!
• Big Eater: Not a big surprise though.
• Break the Cutie: Super Paper Mario X was not kind to him.
• Dual Wielding: Uses a hammer and his Cutter. Whenever the gang gets upgrades, he just takes Mario's old hammer.
• Genius Ditz: Often comes with the solutions to the problems the team encounters, often without meaning to.
• Official Couple: With Lady Bow.
• Power Copy: Infrequently copies the powers of enemies.

Samus

Bounty Hunter Extraordinary.

• Embarrassing Nickname: Sam, coined by Sonic.
• Energy Weapon: Loves her Zero Laser attack.
• Lady of War: Naturally.
• Macross Missile Massacre: She can even use her missiles to preemptively smoke mooks.
• Samus Is a Girl: Has pulled this trope on a few.
• Vitriolic Best Friends: With Sonic.

Sonic the Hedgehog

The Fastest Thing Alive.

• Distressed Dude: In each story, he's been put in a perilous situation.
• Embarrassing Nickname: 'Nic.
• "Metaphor" Is My Middle Name: 'The' really is his middle name.
• No Guy Wants to Be Chased: Does not like Amy's chasing.
• Why Did It Have To Be Water?: Flanderized to the point where he has problems bathing.
• Vitriolic Best Friends: With Samus

Team ZAP

Tropes that Apply to them all

Princess Peach

The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Princess Zelda

The princess of the Hyrule Kingdom.

Amy Rose

A pink hegdehog from Mobius.

Team BEG

Tropes That Apply to them all

• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: At first in the thousand year door.
  • Vitriolic Best Friends: What they become by the end.
• Unwitting Pawn: At the beginning of Super Paper Mario X.

Bowser

The villainous Koopa King himself. After failing to conquer the worlds with the Star Rod, he decides to team up with Link and Sonic's enemies to crush Mario!

• Abhorrent Admirer: For Peach, and his teammates never stop mocking him for it.
• Big Bad: Of Paper Mario X
• Breath Weapon: He's still got his old fire breath attack.

Doctor Ivo 'Eggman' Robotink

The evil scientist from Mobius, his research into the Crystal Stars has led him and Ganon to Mario's world.

• Butt-Monkey: Is this to Bowser and Ganondorf, who mock and make fun of him every chance they get. Exaggerated in Super Paper Mario X.
• Embarrassing Nickname: How he feels about being called Eggman.
• Evil Genius
• Sinister Minister: Acts as the minister for Sonic and Amy's fake wedding.
• Mad Scientist: It wouldn’t be Eggman if he wasn’t this.
• Squishy Scientist: Most of his power and hit points are in his machines. If they're disabled

Ganondorf

• The Ace: In Paper Mario X 2, where his HP and Defense sit at 45 and 3 in Glitville and 80 and 2 in the Palace of Shadow.
• Megaton Punch: Like in Super Smash Bros.
• Once Done, Never Forgotten: Link has no plans on letting Ganon forget he married Zelda, despite Ganon insisting that he only did it because Bleck promised him power.
• Sorcerous Overlord

Team Luigi

Tropes That Apply to them all

• Brainwashed and Crazy: As Team Mr. L in Super Paper Mario X
• Rag Tag Band Of Misfits: How they feel about themselves, since their all sidekicks.

Luigi

Mario's little brother. Perpetually stuck in Mario's shadow.

• The Hero

Malon

A farm girl from Hyrule

• The Heart

Miles "Tails" Prower

A two tailed fox from Mobius. Sonic's honorary little brother.

• Break the Cutie: Much like with Kirby, Super Paper Mario X was horrible for him.
• The Smart Guy

Meta Knight

A knight from Popstar. A good friend of Kirby.

• The Lancer

Knuckles the Echidna

Guardian of the Master Emerald. An old pal of Sonic and Tails.

• The Big Guy

Partners

Tropes that apply to them all

All

• Bond Creature: Some end up bonding with the off-world heroes, which the gang starts calling Soul Partners.

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Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door

Paper Luigi X

Super Paper Mario

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Goombario

A big fan of Mario. Not so big a fan of others...

• Accidental Misnaming: Calls Link 'Elfanzo' early on.
• Butt-Monkey: Is under near constant abuse from most of the team.
• Fan Boy: of Mario.

Kooper

A friendly Koopa. He wants to become an archeologist, just like his idol, Kolorado.

Bombette

A female Bob-omb held captive by the Koopa Bros. She hits it off well with Link.

• Forgot I Could Break Out: She never noticed the weak wall she could use to break out.

Parakarry

Lady Bow

Watt

Sushie

Lakilester

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Goombella

Koops

Madame Flurrie

Spike

Vivian

Admiral Bobbery

Ms. Mow

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Blooey

Jerry

Torque

Dazzy

Screamy

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Villains That Aren't Bowser

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Paper Mario X: The Thousand Year Door

The Shadow Queen

• Demonic Possession: She possesses Princess Peach like in the game. Here, she also corrupts Zelda and Amy midway through the heroes’ fight against her.

Paper Luigi X

Super Paper Mario X

Count Bleck

And The Rest

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Paper Mario X: The Thousand Year Door

Paper Luigi X

Super Paper Mario X