Puni

The Punies are a species of small, quadrupedal creatures resembling insects that appear in . They have a gray body, four small feet, giant eyes, and an antenna on their heads that extends upwards and has a small ball on top of it. Most Punies have a yellow-colored ball, though they have also been shown to come in other colors, including green, pink, purple, blue, and orange. They live in The Great Tree, located in the heart of the Boggly Woods.
==History==
===Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door===
In the beginning of the game, as Mario is exploring Rogueport Sewers in search of The Thousand-Year Door, he sees a Puni. However, it scurries away before he can interact with it.
After finding the first Crystal Star in Hooktail Castle, Mario finds the Puni again. Using his new ability that allows him to turn flat and slip through barred cages, he pursues it. Cornered, the Puni begs Mario to not eat it, but he reassures it that he won't. It introduces itself as Punio, and says that the X-Nauts have stormed their home in The Great Tree in search of a Crystal Star. Mario and his party follow Punio through the Boggly Woods and to The Great Tree.
When they arrive, it is told that several of the Punies have been captured by the X-Nauts and locked behind cages, including the Puni Elder and Punio's little sister Petuni. As they venture through the tree, the freed Punis join and follow Mario, which allow him to go deeper into the tree. Eventually, they get to the Crystal Star, only for it to be nabbed by Lord Crump. Mario dispatches of him and the X-Nauts flee, leaving the Crystal Star for Mario and The Great Tree for the Punies.
==Appearances==
==Gallery==
PuniTTYD.png|A Puni in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Puni.png|A Puni by 
Punis.png|A group of Punies by 
==Trivia==
*The way Mario leads the Punies within The Great Tree is very similar to the Pikmin series. Like the Pikmin, the Punies will follow Mario everywhere, but they can scatter and depart from the group if they get scared or distracted. Furthermore, Mario needs a certain amount of Punies to activate switches, much like how Olimar needs a certain amount of Pikmin to solve puzzles.
Category:Mario (series)
Category:Mario Characters
Category:Allies
Category:Punies