Paper Mario

Paper Mario is the very first game that was played on Press Buttons 'n Talk, beginning with Episode 1, "Mario Dies at the End" and ending nicely with Episode 69, "Awakening." The series ran continuously from March 7, 2016, to July 29, 2016, with a short break between episodes 53 and 54 due to technical difficulties.

Paper Mario is significant for several reasons. As the first game on the channel, Alex and SungWon were venturing into a brand-new genre of entertainment, the "Let Us Play." The "Let Us Play" genre had previously not existed on YouTube, and Alex at one point dares the audience to name a single other "Let's Play" channel in 2016. Episode 1 is also Anne-Marie's first appearance on the channel, although she is only in the background. Episode lengths at the beginning of the playthrough were typically around 10-12 minutes, but Alex and SungWon eventually fall into their current rhythm of 15-17 minute videos. Episode 18, "The Blue Triangle," may possibly be the most commented video on the channel, currently with over 800 comments all saying some variation of "Alex, you dummy! It's green!"

## Recurring Characters

* Mario
* Princess Peach
* Bowser

## Other Major Characters

### Kooper

*See main article: Kooper*

Kooper is the second person to join Mario's party. He comes from Koopa Villiage and decides to join Mario's party after Mario helps him reclaim his shell from a fuzzy. He is cold-blooded, ruthlessly rational, and dangerous.

### Parakarry

The fourth person to join Mario's party is Parakarry, an incompetent mailman.

> "*All things considered, I should be in a federal prison.*"
> ― Parakarry
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Parakarry speaks in a very matter-of-fact way, and has the voice of a 1930's radio announcer. His abilities relate to flight, but Mario is actually very heavy for him, and he struggles to carry Mario across gaps. Despite this, Parakarry starts to see Mario as a father figure, since he lost his own father at a young age. As one of the most useful party members, Parakarry has quite a bit of screentime, even earning his own episode, "Parakarry's Very Own Episode."

> "*I can thank our gods, SungWon and Alex, for bestowing this gift upon me.*"
> ― Parakarry, regarding his "Very Own Episode"
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Parakarry grows to be more brash and forthcoming later in the game. After leveling up to Super Rank, he gains abs, and in the very last episode, it is revealed that he is sleeping with Kolorado's wife.

> "*I'm an unstoppable force. Don't underestimate me, bitch.*"
> ― Parakarry[[source]]
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#### Silly Storm

> "*I have an attack where I can FLIP my SHIT.*"
> ― Parakarry[[source]]
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Parakarry has an attack called Air Raid, which SungWon and Alex later rename Silly Storm. Every time it is used, Parakarry yells "SILLY STOOOOORM."

> "*Sometimes when I use Silly Storm, I wonder if it's really worth it. But then I realize it's always worth it. Eat my asshole!*"
> ― Parakarry[[source]]
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### Goombario

> "*Why are you here?*"
> ― Mario[[source]]
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Goombario is the very first person to join Mario's party. He is eager to show off his limited knowledge, but characters consider him to be an annoying little scrub. Mario in particular has nothing but contempt for Goombario, spending his college fund on a spell from Merlee. Goombario lives in Mario's pocket, so it hurts when Mario does a ground pound. Mario, of course, does not care.

### House Toad

The Toad who runs the Toad house in Toad Town has a unique relationship with Mario. At first, their relationship is antagonistic: Mario does not let anyone else use the Toad house, and there is a line of people waiting outside the door. Toad often makes passive-aggressive comments imitating Mario.

> "*You want to take another nap, Mr. Sleepy? Mr. Snooze?!*"
> ― Toad
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However, they eventually become close friends. Toad opens up about his divorce and apologizes to Mario; he had just been drinking and going through some hard times. Mario, in a rare, kind moment, accepts the apology. Toad eventually offers Mario a nap free of charge (even though the Toad houses are already free) and invites Mario to his place for a longer conversation. Toad later wishes him luck against Bowser.

> "*Hey, if I don't come back... You were a nice guy.*"
> ― Mario
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### Bombette

Bombette is SungWon and Alex's favorite party member by a wide margin. They often describe her as "perfect," and have expressed so much love for her that fans often sent in homemade items featuring Bombette. Sometimes there is so much love to be expressed that Alex edits the video in post to zoom in on Bombette. She speaks confidently and nonchalantly, with a relatively normal voice.

### Twink

Twink is a star kid whose very first line is "Hi, I'm one years old." At the beginning of the game, he is portrayed as a naive baby. Peach asks him to kill Bowser with the gun in his dresser, but Twink refuses because he is a child and doesn't understand things like murder. Peach is frustrated, and asks him for a smaller favor instead.

Alex and SungWon nickname him Tonk early on, and he later also gains the nickname Starpatrol. His voice eventually turns into that of Homestar.

> "*My name is Twink actually, not Tonk, but it's an easy mistake to make.*"
> ― Tonk
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Twink seems to lead a relatively lonely life; in episode 12 he tells Peach that none of the other star kids want to hang out with him, and Peach herself is often exasperated with his efforts. Over the course of the game, Twink ages and loses his naivete, and later it is revealed that he does hard drugs like cocaine and heroin.

> "*Let's go for it- let's go score some H!*"
> ― Twink
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> "*No, no! You're like four years old!*"
> ― Peach
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At the end of the game, Twink ascended into godhood at 25 years old, earning the title "*Star Patrol*".

### Junior Troopa

> "*Yeah I was just born! So what? Fuck you!*"
> ― Junior Troopa
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Immediately after hatching from his egg, Junior Troopa punches an old man and picks a fight with Mario. Mario kills him in the first fight, and he is never seen again. However, he comes back in Episode 13, "Mario Kills a Baby Again," in which he almost drowns. Kooper records this brush with death and posts it on social media, garnering 2000 likes immediately. Despite his provocative nature, Junior Troopa actually comes from a very well-off, loving, and supportive family.
Junior Troopa is obsessed with beating Mario in a fight, and occasionally shows up at plot-relevant times to antagonize him. As the game progresses, Junior Troopa becomes more powerful. By Chapter 7, he has sacrificed a portion of his soul to the devil for a magic staff.

> "*In retrospect I shouldn't have done that. It wasn't really worth it. ...It's actually just a stick.*"
> ― Junior Troopa
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Junior Troopa reaches the height of his power in Chapter 8, after killing the Koopa Bros and 5000 Gregors just to reach Mario.

> "*Mario... I'll see you... in the afterlife.*"
> ― Junior Troopa
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> "*OK see you later man.*"
> ― Mario
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### Other Companions

* **Bow:** Fifth party member. She could potentially be Yoshi's mom (they're both green, it just makes sense).
* **Watt:** Sixth party member, and another one of Alex and SungWon's favorites. She is 100% baby, but is also the strongest baby in the world. She is an orphan; her parents were killed by Big Lantern Ghost. Watt also hates firemen.

> "*I hate firemen. Firemen are the devil. Firemen represent everything that is wrong and immoral about society.*"
> ― Watt
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* **Sushie:** Seventh party member. Mario initially gives her a fake name and says that he doesn't want to be her friend, so their relationship has a rocky start. Alex and SungWon eventually nickname her "The Sush." Sushie is filled with so much pent-up rage that the jungle around Yoshi Village obeys her every command. At the end of the game, it is revealed that she has died of old age.
* **Lakilester:** Eighth and final party member. He is physically connected to a cloud named Cloudy, who was given to him at birth.

## Side/Joke Characters

### Magikoopa

 Gregor the Famous Magikoopa
 Korvis
* Gave flowers to an orphanage
 Kangaskhan
 Kyle
 Gary
* Was given a gray uniform despite his protests

### Bub-ulbs

The Bub-ulbs are flower creatures who give Mario their magical "seed" to plant in Minh T.'s garden. In the PBnT universe, this "seed" is a pocket of cum that peels open and smells very bad. Mario is repeatedly grossed out by having to touch it.

> "*This is a Bub-ulb. If you find this guy, do NOT talk to him. STAY AWAY.*"
> ― Minh T.
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Other party members are equally disgusted, except for Kooper, who has a pragmatic but creepy take.

> "*If I were you I'd put that down and never speak of this again.*"
> ― Parakarry
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> "*Ah yes, a fresh pocket of semen in our hands. What power this holds. Ripe for procreation. If we encounter another Bub-ulb, we can... mate with it.*"
> ― Kooper
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The last Bub-ulb can't perform well under pressure, and Mario has to return later after defeating Lava Piranha.

### Notable Star Spirits

* **Skolar:** the most notable star spirit. Every time Mario uses his power, Star Storm, Skolar shows up and talks like Christopher Walken.
* **Eldstar:** The leader of the Star Spirits. Every time he shows up in battle, he makes some excuse to leave immediately.
* **Misstar:** Alex and SungWon have repeatedly commented on her supposed good looks, Alex once even asked the viewers to "draw some sexy fanart" of her.

### Wise Wisterwood

Despite being a very minor character, Wise Wisterwood has a remarkable amount of lore attached to him. Opening the door from Toad Town to Flower Fields casts a wide net of pain and destruction: Wise Wisterwood loses 10 years off his life and an entire Bub-ulb must be brutally sacrificed every time Mario goes through the door. In addition, a loud noise comes out of the door every time it opens, disturbing the people of Toad Town. Wise Wisterwood himself can barely even speak due to the door in his mouth, and when he does, his breath smells strongly of tree sap. Traveling through the door, Wise Wisterwood's breath is described as "what you wake up with after you sleep, times 1000."

## Other Running Jokes/Gags

### Alternate Timelines/DooDb Dimension

After Parakarry drops Mario into lava, an alternate timeline is created in which Mario has no skin. Another split in the timeline occurs when Mario ground pounds on a spiked enemy, impaling a spike up his asshole. Paper Mario: Sticker Star occurs in the first alternate timeline, and Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time occurs in the second.

Between episodes 53 and 54, Alex's laptop "exploded," causing footage of the most recent session to be lost. Since the story in the main file, DUMPUSSS, had progressed into Chapter 7, a significant chunk of the story would be skipped if they picked up where they left off. So, Alex and SungWon decided to re-record the lost gameplay in a different file, named DooDb.

> "*I hope people take this continuity super seriously, like this is the alternate universe.*"
> ― SungWon
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   In the DooDb Dimension, characters have different personalities and voices. Mario in the DooDb Dimension is Evil Mario, who doesn't care about badges or conserving items. He left Watt to die, after General Shy Guy offered him $1000 to shoot her. Evil Mario also loves Goombario but hates Bombette, shoving her off a cliff after a group of enemies offer to make him their king. Kooper however is a kind gentleman in this dimension, kissing people's hands in greeting.

At the start of Chapter 7, Alex and SungWon return to their regular voices. Mario and company found footage of the DooDb universe, and decided to dub over it.

The DooDb Dimension can actually be seen from the DUMPUSSS Dimension once: in the Crystal Palace, Evil Mario is reflected in the mirror.

### Moles Rule!

> "*How many times can we say that before it gets old?*"
> ― Alex
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> "*Oh it's already old.*"
> ― SungWon
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Many of the moles in the PBnT Paper Mario universe will shout "moles rule!" at Mario, usually while they are throwing a rock at him. This happens many times.

### Greg\_\_\_\_\_

> "*When I need to come with a name on the spot... I have a formula.*"
> ― Alex
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In episode 22, Alex explains his process for creating names quickly: take "Greg," and add something to it. After explaining it, many of the fuzzies have names that follow this pattern. A (possibly incomplete) catalogue is listed here.

* Gregorio (Ep 22)
* Gregworth (Ep 22)
* Greggington (Ep 22)
* Gregstantha (Ep 23)
* Gregelda (Ep 23)
* Gregusa (Ep 40)
* Greggy the Baby Fuzzy (Ep 43)

### Kolorado's Marriage

Kolorado's marriage steadily deteriorates throughout the game. Originally, he says that he and his wife have a very intense sex life and that she "likes it in the butt". But then it is revealed that his wife is sleeping with Parakarry, and at the end of the game, they announce that they are getting a divorce.

## Trivia:

* In a game of Fuck, Marry, Kill, Alex would fuck Kooper, kill Goombario, and marry Bombette.
* The bandits in Dry Dry Desert are generally content with life, and have a positive outlook even in bad situations.
* Characters struggle to pronounce Tubba Blubba's name, and it usually comes out sounding like "Tufbbla Bflubba." Mario is usually the only one who can pronounce it correctly.
* The train in Shy Guy's Toy Box takes 2 hours at minimum to travel from one station to the next. This time increases as the chapter progresses, with one train ride taking 12 hours.
* Lava Piranha is a big fan of the musical Hamilton.
* The red part of the star power meter is filled with all of the Crystal King's blood.
* Kammy Koopa has a spell that removes all of the victim's skin.
* After repeatedly being hit with a hammer, Bowser's toe is "fucked up."
* Crystal King has his own fashion line.

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