Editing Chet Rippo

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|image=[[File:Chet_Rippo.PNG{{!}}175px]]<br>'''Chet Rippo''' in ''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]''
|species= Unknown
|affiliation= [[Rip Cheato]], [[Toad Town]], [[Rogueport Sewers]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
}}

'''Chet Rippo''' will upgrade one of [[Mario]] or his [[partner]]s' stats by two levels, but downgrade the others one level in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', despite his claims that he simply upgrades one with no side effects. Chet Rippo appears in [[Toad Town]] near the [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] house and charges thirty-nine [[coin]]s for his services, saying they are normally worth three hundred ninety. It would be best to avoid him in this game.

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', he does the same thing, though he is more honest (referring to his services as "adjusting" rather than "upgrading" and admitting the downpoints to the use of him, even allowing the player to choose which character's stats get downgraded). Visiting him is slightly more worthwhile in this game, if the [[player]] in question is willing to even out his or her stats for a fair price. Chet Rippo can also switch two partners' ranks around. The price for either of these services is thirty-nine coins. He appears in a house in the background of [[Rogueport Sewers]] near the main entrance; it can be seen to the left of the [[Warp Pipe]] first used to reach the sewer ruins. The player has to use [[Admiral Bobbery]] to crack the wall directly left to this aforementioned Warp Pipe to unlock another pipe leading to Chet Rippo's house in the background.

It is possible that there are two different Chet Rippos. In ''Paper Mario'', he appears to be a pudgy, bird-like creature, while in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', he looks more like the [[Shaman]] characters [[Merlon]] and [[Merlee]]. As a matter of fact, he may even be related to these Shaman-types (and may even be a member of the fortune-telling clan that names their members after their purposes mentioned by [[Wonky]]), although this is unlikely as his name does not begin in "Merl-". Noticeable is that in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', his hat is a barrel and his cloak is patched.

In ''Paper Mario'', he's the negative equivalent of [[Rip Cheato]]. Both their names are derived from the words "cheat" and "rip off". It is interesting to note that both "Chet" and "Rip" are actual names.


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|Jap=レベーラ
|JapR=Rebēra
|JapM=From the English "level".
|Ger=Z. Orro
|GerM=
|Ita=Livellibus
|ItaM=From "livello" (level)
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==Tattle Information==
===''Paper Mario''===
*''"He claims that he can upgrade your point levels...but there's something suspicious about him.  I don't know... I just don't trust him for some reason.  Who knows, though?  I guess you can't judge a book by its cover."''

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door''===
*''"That's Chet Rippo, the adjuster. He can adjust your stats or your  partner's ranks. Me, I wouldn't trust this guy with anything more complex than plucking back hair, I know I always say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but still..."''
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+{{character-infobox
-|image=[[File:Chet Rippo.png]]<br>Sprite of Chet Rippo in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
+|image=[[File:Chet_Rippo.PNG{{!}}175px]]<br>'''Chet Rippo''' in ''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
-|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
+|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]''
-|species=Unknown (''Paper Mario'')<br>[[Shaman]] (''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'')
+|species= Unknown
-|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
+|affiliation= [[Rip Cheato]], [[Toad Town]], [[Rogueport Sewers]]
+|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
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-'''Chet Rippo''' is a character in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'']] series.
-==History==
+'''Chet Rippo''' will upgrade one of [[Mario]] or his [[partner]]s' stats by two levels, but downgrade the others one level in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', despite his claims that he simply upgrades one with no side effects. Chet Rippo appears in [[Toad Town]] near the [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] house and charges thirty-nine [[coin]]s for his services, saying they are normally worth three hundred ninety. It would be best to avoid him in this game.
-===''Paper Mario''===
-Chet Rippo is a non-playable character in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', his first appearance. Chet Rippo can upgrade one of [[Mario]]'s stats by two levels, while downgrading the others by one level. This is contrary to his claims that he simply upgrades one level with no side effects. Chet Rippo appears in [[Toad Town]] near [[Harry's Shop]]. He charges thirty-nine [[coin]]s for his services, claiming they are normally worth three hundred ninety. Chet's body is obscured by a cloak and has a head resembling that of a duck or platypus, but with a red antenna. When Mario reaches the maximum level of 27, he can no longer change any stats because of an [[list of Badges in Paper Mario|unassisted]] maximum of 50 HP, 50 FP, and 30 BP. If one of his stats is at its respective minimum, he does not appear. He is the negative equivalent of [[Rip Cheato]]. Their names are derived from the words "cheat" and "rip off", as well as the given names "Chet" and "Rip".
-===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
-Chet Rippo is a non-playable character in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. This time, Chet Rippo upgrades and downgrades each level individually. He can also raise a partner's level by one rank while decreasing another partner's level by one rank. The price for either of these services is thirty-nine coins. Chet Rippo can only be visited after clearing Chapter 5 as the player is required to use [[Bobbery]] to blow up a wall blocking a [[Warp Pipe]] leading to Chet Rippo's house in the background near the main entrance to [[Rogueport Underground]]. In this game, he explains the drawbacks of using his services beforehand, unlike in the previous game. Chet is redesigned to appear as a shaman like [[Merlon]], but with tattered clothing and a wooden bucket over his head instead of a hood.
-Visiting Chet Rippo is entirely optional as his services are not required to advance through the main plot of either game.
+In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', he does the same thing, though he is more honest (referring to his services as "adjusting" rather than "upgrading" and admitting the downpoints to the use of him, even allowing the player to choose which character's stats get downgraded). Visiting him is slightly more worthwhile in this game, if the [[player]] in question is willing to even out his or her stats for a fair price. Chet Rippo can also switch two partners' ranks around. The price for either of these services is thirty-nine coins. He appears in a house in the background of [[Rogueport Sewers]] near the main entrance; it can be seen to the left of the [[Warp Pipe]] first used to reach the sewer ruins. The player has to use [[Admiral Bobbery]] to crack the wall directly left to this aforementioned Warp Pipe to unlock another pipe leading to Chet Rippo's house in the background.
-==Profiles==
+It is possible that there are two different Chet Rippos. In ''Paper Mario'', he appears to be a pudgy, bird-like creature, while in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', he looks more like the [[Shaman]] characters [[Merlon]] and [[Merlee]]. As a matter of fact, he may even be related to these Shaman-types (and may even be a member of the fortune-telling clan that names their members after their purposes mentioned by [[Wonky]]), although this is unlikely as his name does not begin in "Merl-". Noticeable is that in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', his hat is a barrel and his cloak is patched.
-===''Paper Mario''===
-*'''[[Tattle]]:''' ''He claims that he can upgrade your point levels...but there's something suspicious about him. I don't know... I just don't trust him for some reason. Who knows, though? I guess you can't judge a book by its cover.''
-===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
+In ''Paper Mario'', he's the negative equivalent of [[Rip Cheato]]. Both their names are derived from the words "cheat" and "rip off". It is interesting to note that both "Chet" and "Rip" are actual names.
-*'''Tattle:''' ''That's Chet Rippo, the adjuster. He can adjust your stats or your partner's ranks. Me, I wouldn't trust this guy with anything more complex than plucking back hair... I know I always say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but still...''
-==Gallery==
-<gallery>
-Chet Rippo 64.png|''Paper Mario''
-PM1chetrippo.png|''Paper Mario''
-PMTTYD Chet Rippo's house.png|Chet Rippo's house in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
-</gallery>
-==Names in other languages==
+{{foreignname
-{{foreign names
 |Jap=レベーラ
 |JapR=Rebēra
-|JapM=From English word "level" with name suffix "-a"; following the format of「デアール」(''Deāru'', "[[Merlon]]") or「スペール」(''Supēru'', "[[Shaman]]")
+|JapM=From the English "level".
-|ChiS=调级师
-|ChiSN=''Paper Mario''
-|ChiSR=Tiáojí Shī
-|ChiSM=Level Adjuster
-|ChiS2=雷贝拉
-|ChiS2N=''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake
-|ChiS2R=Léibèilā
-|ChiS2M=Transliteration of the Japanese name
-|ChiT=雷貝拉
-|ChiTR=Léibèilā
-|ChiTM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
-|Dut=Ton Rover
-|DutM=From "Ton" (common Dutch first name and also meaning "barrel") and "rover" (robber)
-|Fre=Chet
 |Ger=Z. Orro
-|GerM=Pun on "Zorro", a fictional character whose name means "fox" in Spanish
+|GerM=
 |Ita=Livellibus
-|ItaM=From ''livello'' ("level")
+|ItaM=From "livello" (level)
-|Kor=레베라
-|KorR=Lebela
-|KorM=From the Japanese name
-|SpaA=Niveldo
-|SpaAM=From ''nivel'' ("level")
-|SpaE=Chet Rippo
 }}
-{{Shamans}}
+==Tattle Information==
-{{PM}}
+===''Paper Mario''===
-{{PMTTYD}}
+*''"He claims that he can upgrade your point levels...but there's something suspicious about him.  I don't know... I just don't trust him for some reason.  Who knows, though?  I guess you can't judge a book by its cover."''
+===''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door''===
+*''"That's Chet Rippo, the adjuster. He can adjust your stats or your  partner's ranks. Me, I wouldn't trust this guy with anything more complex than plucking back hair, I know I always say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but still..."''
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