Paper Mario: Temporal Trouble

(This article was inspired by PragMagik's video called "What if Paper Mario got MORE Partners?")
Paper Mario: Temporal Trouble is a 2028 action-adventure RPG created by Nintendo for the Switch 2 console and is the 7th entry in the Paper Mario series. The game features Mario and his friends working together to stop a shaman known as Merlarkee from controlling the universe through time. The game received generally positive reviews from IGN, Eurogamer, and other gaming journalists due to the return to the RPG-style system of The Thousand-Year Door.
== Plot Synopsis ==
Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach take a vacation to Shy City, a large city with a lot of beautiful sights. The main attraction is the Clock Tower in the center of town, but when Mario sees it, the whole clock is missing! He learns that it exploded, that the parts were scattered all across the world, and that he must go on a quest to retrieve them. Along the way, Mario meets Merlarkee, a shaman who wants to control time for himself. Merlarkee knows that the clock secretly has cosmic powers and wants them. Mario must stop him, but he must be careful, for he could be running from a far greater danger. And the consequences of messing with time may not be as expected...
== Full Plot ==
=== Prologue: Goodbye Mushroom Kingdom ===
The opening cutscene is a TV advertisement for an urban vacation zone called Shy City. After the scene, Princess Peach visits Mario's and Luigi's house and tells them that she is bored of being a princess and wants a vacation. They agree and go to Shy City with her. It is populated with Shy Guys and tourists of other species too. One of them, Shy Kai, is a red Shy Guy with a fedora and a mustache drawn on his mask. He offers to give everyone a tour of the city, including the world-renowned Clock Tower in the center. However, the clock itself is missing. After talking to Mayor Snifsalot, a Snifit, they learn that the clock exploded due to an unknown cause, and he is currently investigating it. Kai suggests that he and Mario look for the pieces to help. Then, there is a tutorial fight with a few Goombas. Most of the exits in the town are blocked for now, so they take the only exit they can, to Frolicky Fields.
== Partners ==
=== General ===
Partners
Picture	Name 	Description 	Overworld Abilities
TBA 	Shy Kai	A typical red Shy Guy who hopes to be an author one day. He gets very attached to people after getting to know them.	Press X around NPCs to learn more about them, similar to Goombella.
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=== In Battle ===
Partners can use basic abilities from the moment they join the party. Merlon, a mysterious warlock, can upgrade them up to two times if Mario collects enough Power Moons. The first upgrade lets a partner use their super ability, and the second lets them use their ultra ability.
Partner Battle Abilities
Picture	Name 	Basic #1	Basic #2	Super Ability	Ultra Ability
TBA 	Shy Kai	Tattle: Read more about an enemy's stats and add it to the tattle log.
Costs 0 FP.	Slap: Slaps an enemy for small damage.
Costs 2 FP.	Multislap: Lets you slap all land-based enemies if you have good timing.
Costs 3 FP.	Pep Talk: Gives Mario an extra turn.
Costs 5 FP.
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