Paper Mario: Rescue Professor Frankly!

Paper Mario: Rescue Professor Frankly is an upcoming video game for the Nintendo Switch Ultimate. It is co-developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintengavision, published by Nintendo, and distributed by Nintengavision. It was originally planned to be released in Summer 2023, but got delayed to Holiday 2024. It was announced in 2022 on the Nintengavision Direct.
== Plot ==
Mario is having a celebration, when suddenly, Professor E. Gadd gives Mario a letter from Professor Frankly, stating he got attacked and kidnapped by Tubba Blubba. It's up to Mario to save Professor Frankly, and find out about the future of Yakuyaku Islands.
== Playable Characters ==
Character Image	Character Name	Character Bio 	Nickname
 	Mario 	A friendly and cheerful Italian plumber.	Big M
 	Luigi 	Mario's younger and taller brother. 	Big L
 	 	 	
== Partners ==
* Goombario Jr. - Goombario's younger brother. He separated from Goombario when he turned 4. Now he is Mario's or Luigi's partner.
* Koopito - A pizza making Koopa Troopa with an Italian accent.
* Lady Vee - A Shadow Siren. She is best known as a drama queen.
* Captain Bloop - A pirate Blooper who is trying to find his pirate treasure.
* Jettle - A Duplighost armed with jetpacks. He is a perfect mechanic, and can fix things on land and in the air.
* Buzzboom - A Buzzy Beetle that can explode through stuff that blocks the way so that Mario/Luigi can pass through it.
* Merzar - A Shaman with magic powers who once worked as a fortune teller but had to retire because her crystal ball got broken.
* Chuckso - The only known optional partner of the game. He is a Chuckya who runs Chuckso's Interesting Badge Shop, just like his younger brother, Henry (who appeared in Paper Mario: The Ancient Book), and Ms. Mowz (who appeared in a real game called Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo GameCube). He can be found after beating the game, where he appears in the first kingdom of the game.
== Chapters ==
* Prologue: It All Began... - The chapter takes place at Bowser's Castle. Here, Bowser requests Tubba Blubba to kidnap Professor Frankly, and he accepts the request, jumping off of the castle. Then, Bowser spots Mario, and without flinching, he cues the battle. After he is defeated, Bowser apologizes to Mario, and he is never seen throughout the rest of the game.
* Chapter 1: Trouble in Petalville - Mario ends up in Petalville, after the events of the Prologue. Here, he finds out that Crazee Dayzees are running the town. He finds a Goomba that is different from the other residents, however, who is called Goombario Jr.. He introduces himself as Goombario's younger brother who left Goombario after turning 4 because he went on to become a vocalist for a band. Together, they find the Petalville Forest, where the Goomba King (also known as Goomboss) is guarding the 1st Yakuyaku Piece, Yakuna. Goomba King tells Mario and Goombario Jr. that they are planning to take away Yakuna, and because of that, he initiates the battle. They eventually defeat the Goomba King, and grab Yakuna.
More chapters coming soon.
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