Foton

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Foton
Sprite of a Foton from Super Paper Mario.
Sprite from Super Paper Mario
First appearance Super Paper Mario (2007)

Fotons are enemies dwelling in Outer Space and in the Outer Limits, in the game Super Paper Mario. Early versions of these enemies also appeared in Fort Francis during production. Fotons look like floating yellow and white squares, and constantly shrink and grow rapidly; they can be as small as Mario or Luigi's fist, or they can be same size as the plumber himself. They attack by emitting small heated particles, and firing them at Mario and his allies. Fotons often fire several particles in a row, making those projectiles harder to dodge. Squirps's lasers can easily destroy these enemies. Their names are a corruption of "photon", the elementary particle of light, and also may be based on the fact that their projectiles look like electrons circling an atom. When Fleep's ability is used on a Foton, its eyes turn into stars.

Fotons also have a chance of dropping a Shooting Star upon defeat.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Super Paper Mario enemy
Foton
Sprite of a Foton from Super Paper Mario. Max HP 8 Role Common Location(s) Outer Space (4-1), Outer Limits (4-3)
Attack 2 Card type Common
Defense 0 Items Shooting Star, Fresh Veggie Card location(s) Card Shop; Catch Card/SP; Chapter 4-1: Found in 3D behind an asteroid near the Jelliens.
Score 300
Card description Fotons fire super-fast, superheated particles. Of course, they're big crowd-pleasers at parties.
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Tattle That Foton is a space organism that is orbited by small blue particles... Max HP is 8 and Attack is 2. When it senses danger, it... Well, it shouldn't be much of a problem unless you're surrounded by them...

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フォトン[?]
Foton
From "photon"
French Foton[?] -
German Foton[?] -
Italian Foton[?] -
Korean 포톤[?]
Poton
Foton
Spanish Fotón[?] -