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A '''parade''' is a celebratory event that occurs during the credits roll of some [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'']] games, as well as ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' (and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]) and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. It showcases most of the characters who appear in their respective game, along with events and places in its story. It is akin to the cast roll from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where screens show all the characters or enemies in the game.

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', [[Luigi]], in his only appearance in the game (aside from his [[Wish Star|wish]] being seen at [[Star Hill]]), leads the parade shown at the staff credits at the end of the game. These characters appear in the following order:

*Three [[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]] walk by with flags, and four more playing instruments, with [[Toadofsky]] conducting them, next to pipes with [[Piranha Plant]]s.

*The [[royal bus]] drives, with [[Mallow]], [[King Nimbus]], and [[Queen Nimbus]], with [[Frog Sage]] on a [[Lakitu]]'s fishing rod. Five [[tadpole]]s follow after it.

*Three [[Mole (Super Mario RPG)|mole]]s carry the [[King Bomb]], with [[Dyna and Mite|Dyna & Mite]] on top of it.  

*Two [[Chain Chomp]]s pull a miniature version of [[Bowser's Castle #Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Bowser's Keep]], which is being repaired by [[Hammer Bro]]s. [[Croco]] and a [[Crook]] steal from the keep, and [[Bowser]] chases after them in his [[Koopa Clown Car]].  

*[[Booster]] rides by on his train. Booster's [[Snifster]]s steal from Croco and the Crook, while Booster steals the Koopa Clown Car from Bowser, who chases him down (using his [[Fire Breath]] for the only time in the game).

*Five [[Shymore]]s hop by, followed by [[Claymorton]], [[Speardovich]], and [[Bowyer]]. [[Smithy]] comes after them, on top of [[The Blade|the Blade]], and hits them with his hammer.

*The [[Sunken Ship]] goes by, with [[Johnny]] and two [[Bandana Red]]s. [[King Calamari]]'s tentacles are also visible under the ship.

*[[Geno]] (represented as a star) flies by. While he shows up, night falls, and the Sunken Ship becomes an "electrical" float.

*A large number of Mushroom People walk by, with giant lit up figures of a mushroom and a flower.

** In the remake, [[Toad]] leads the pack, and the Mushroom People behind him carry poles topped with Stars colored after the [[Star Piece (Super Mario RPG)|Star Piece]]s.

*The [[Chancellor]] rides [[Yoshi]].

*[[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach]] are on top of the last float, a figure shaped like a star.

After the last float rolls by, Geno flies up into the air, and [[fireworks]] begin to go off near the Castle. The scene switches to the [[Star Road (Super Mario RPG)|Star Road]], and Geno creates the letters in THE END, while he turns into the D. The music will then switch to a lullaby rendition of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|ground theme]] and the words will begin to shine endlessly until the game is turned off or reset.

*[[Belome]]

*[[Knife Guy|Knife]] and [[Grate Guy]]

*[[Chef Torte]] and his [[Apprentice (Torte)|Apprentice]]

*[[Cake (boss)|Cake]]

*[[Culex]]

*[[Goomhilde]]

*[[Cinder Toad]]

*[[Boomer (Super Mario RPG)|Boomer]]

*Members of the Smithy Gang fought in the [[Weapon World]] and the [[Factory (Super Mario RPG)|Factory]] ([[Cloaker]], [[Domino]], [[Factory Chief]], etc.)

====''[[Paper Mario]]''====

At the end, during the credits, a parade is shown similar to ''Super Mario RPG''. [[Luigi]] leads the parade again; this duty is implied to be the "top secret" important business that he alluded to earlier when leaving Mario. Six [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s walk by with trumpets, drums, and flags. Afterward, the Star Ship goes by with all of Mario's partners - [[Goombario]], [[Kooper]], [[Bombette]], [[Parakarry]], [[Lady Bow]], [[Watt]], [[Sushie]], and [[Lakilester]] - on it. Three female Toads walk by, followed by [[Chuck Quizmo]] and [[Vanna T.]]

The [[Koopa Bros.]] come by next on a car that resembles the [[Bowser???|fake Bowser]]. Four [[Bob-omb]]s explode on them. In the background, a lake goes by with the [[Whale (character)|whale]], with [[Kolorado]] and his wife on its back. [[Moustafa]] and some mice meet up with [[Rowf and Rhuff]], while [[Tutankoopa]] is being chased by a [[Chain Chomp|Chomp]], and escapes it. [[Buzzar]] and his mountain fly by, and three eggs in Buzzar's nest hatch. As [[Bootler]] comes onscreen, Tutankoopa is now being chased by three Chomps. [[Tubba Blubba]] appears to be floating through the air, but is really being carried by Boos. [[Tubba's Heart]] chases after his body. A tree goes by with the [[Goomboss|Goomba King]] stuck in it, and the [[Red & Blue Goomba Bros.]] circling around it. The Goomba King falls out of the tree.

[[Lavalava Island]] goes by, with the Yoshis on it, and [[Raphael the Raven]] and [[Lava Piranha]] (hardly smaller than the volcano) alternately peeking around the corner of the volcano. The five Yoshi kids jump off the island as [[Huff N. Puff]] and [[Gourmet Guy]] appear. The Yoshis attack them with their tongues, shrinking Huff N. Puff. Gourmet Guy pulls out a knife and fork and chases Huff N. Puff, trying to eat him. [[Crystal King]] appears, but another Crystal King reveals him as a [[Duplighost]], only to be revealed as a Duplighost by the real Crystal King, who is then carried away by his [[Crystal Bit]]s after berating them. [[Jr. Troopa]] and [[Kammy Koopa]] fight using magic. [[Bowser]] and some [[Hammer Bro]]s. and [[Koopatrol]]s go by. Bowser is in his Koopa Clown Car, and is caught in the crossfire of Jr. Troopa and Kammy Koopa's battle and the Hammer Bros. and Koopatrols dodge the attack in time. As they go offscreen, the angry Bowser attacks them, burning them both as they come flying back onscreen.

=====Excluded characters=====

====''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''====

This parade differs greatly from the previous two. As the credits are shown at the end of the game, while images of the game are being shown, the characters walk by in silhouette. Among the characters that walk by are [[Luigi]], [[Goombella]], [[Professor Frankly]], [[Toadsworth]], [[Zess T.]], [[Merlon]], [[Merluvlee]], [[Merlee]], various enemies, Toads, and minor characters, [[Koops]], [[Koopie Koo]], [[Koopley]], [[Kroop]], [[Toadette]], [[Dupree]], [[Flurrie]], [[Punio]], [[Petuni]], the [[Puni elder]], [[Puniper]], Punies, a [[Jabbi]], [[Jabble]], [[Don Pianta]], [[Frankie]], [[Francesca]], either [[Tony (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Tony]], [[Vinny]] or [[Rocko]], [[Yoshi Kid|Yoshi]], [[Jolene]], [[Prince Mush]], [[Grubba]], [[Rawk Hawk]], [[Bowser]], [[Kammy Koopa]], [[Doopliss]], [[Beldam]], [[Marilyn]], [[Vivian]], [[Bobbery]], [[Flavio]], [[Pa-Patch]], [[Lord Crump]], [[Ms. Mowz]], [[Goldbob]], [[Sylvia (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Sylvia]], [[Bub]], [[Ratooey]], [[Heff T.]], [[Toadia]], the waitress, [[Zip Toad]], [[Chef Shimi]], the mayor of Fahr Outpost, [[General White]], and [[Grodus]]. [[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach]] are the last to appear.

In addition, during the pictures of the boss encounters, several bigger bosses or minibosses briefly appear onscreen (shadowed, like the others). These are [[Blooper]], [[Hooktail]], [[Magnus von Grapple]], [[Big Boo|Atomic Boo]], [[Cortez]], [[Smorg]], [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]], and [[Shadow Queen]]. Shadow Queen appears around the same time as Mario and Peach.

=====Remake=====

In the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], the parade is now based on a curtain call of a stage play, set within the battle stage with a movie theater screen above showcasing screenshots from the game while an audience of characters watch. Some of these screenshots have more than one partner, which is not possible in normal gameplay. [[Parakarry]] starts the parade off this time instead of Luigi (who is sitting in the audience instead). Once Parakarry flies off the stage, the curtains open showing the game's title logo and the credits start rolling.  

Goombella walks onstage shortly joined by Professor Frankly. A Rogueport Goomba, Little Mouser, Bandit and Doogan walk onstage next and run off as the Blooper appears squirting ink on the stage. Kroop and Koopley walk onstage and Koops and Koopie Koo dash into them in their shells. Ms. Mowz falls into the center and jumps off when a horde of Dull Bones arrive, along with two Paratroopas and a Red Bones, which all run off as Hooktail breathes fire at them.

A group of Punies and Jabbies arrive, among which include Punio, Petuni, Puniper, and Jabble, and some Punies floating in bubbles are blown away by Flurrie. The Puni elder comes behind Flurrie and startles her. [[Stewart]] takes a bow, followed by Jolene, Prince Mush, and a Glitz Pit security member walking onstage. [[Spiky Joe]], [[King K]], [[Bandy Andy]], Rawk Hawk, and [[The Iron Adonis Twins]] follow, and Hoggle chases the Yoshi egg across the stage which Yoshi Kid hatches out off and chases Hoggle off the stage. Grubba walks onstage between the [[Glitzville reporter]] and the Lakitu cameraman, and Grubba transforms into [[Macho Grubba]].

Four pigs walk onstage followed by Doopliss and five Boos. Doopliss turns into his Mario disguise and leaves with the Boos, after which the pigs transform into Mayor Dour, a male Twilighter, a female Twilighter, and a child Twilighter. The Three Shadows pop up in the center, with Vivian staying longer than Beldam and Marilyn. Flavio is carried onstage by four orange Toads, and is followed by Frankie, Francesca, Bobbery, Pa-Patch, and a crew Bob-omb. Six Embers appear around them and [[Whacka]] pops up on the left side of the stage, and Cortez drops down in his first battle form and scares Flavio away. Cortez then turns into a floating head and blows Bobbery off the stage.

Pennington slowly walks onstage accompanied by Chef Shimi, the Excess Express Waitress, Zip Toad, Toodles, Heff T. and the Businessman. Ghost T. follows them and scares them all off. As Ghost T. rises to a bright light, a horde of Smorgs bounce past. Bub runs onstage holding the [[Autograph]], followed by Goldbob and Sylvia. The Fahr Outpost Mayor walks onstage followed by lots of other Bob-ombs carrying a sleeping General White. As General White is put down and wakes up, the Bob-ombs explode and parachute in the foreground.  

An X-Naut, X-Naut PhD, and Elite X-Naut walk onstage, and run off as Lord Crump rides an X-Naut platoon in a ball formation. Crump and four X-Nauts land in the center of the stage and Grodus strikes them with lightning. Bowser falls on top of Grodus with Kammy Koopa accompanying him. Grodus is then decapitated by the Shadow Queen, who walks onstage in her Peach form and has her true form appear behind her. Mario stomps on the Shadow Queen, and Peach returns to her normal self.

The game's partners (with or without Ms. Mowz depending on if she was recruited), as well as Bowser and Kammy Koopa, then rise from the bottom and begin celebrating as confetti and streamers go off. When the camera pans out, [[TEC]] can be seen at the top of the curtain. The audience soon face the player and celebrate as well. Any emblems equipped are still in effect for Mario, but not for Doopliss’s Mario disguise, and Yoshi Kid retains whichever color he was in for the game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

====''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''====

The parade in this game begins with two red Toads holding a banner with a Big Paint Star on the front following on with [[Luigi]] riding in his [[Standard Kart]] (if Luigi hasn't been found in all the six places he can be found in, the Toads will instead hold a banner showing how many times the player found Luigi by then). Following the Toads and Luigi is all five leaders of the [[Rescue Squad V]] alongside the first float based on [[Port Prisma]]. The float has four red Toads standing, the Newspaper-reading Toad from the Port Prisma Cafe and all five Big Paint Stars forming a Ferris Wheel. Eventually, a rainbow forms behind the float and [[fireworks]] go off as the wheel starts spinning and the four Toads dance.

The [[Sunset Express]] follows on with many carriages. The first carriage has 5 Toads from the express levels sitting on the seats. The next carriage has a cardboard version of the [[Steak]], with 2 Yellow Toads using the Salt & Pepper and the Lemon things on it. The 5 Toads then head to the carriage eat up the cardboard Steak. The last carriage has some [[Spike]]s and [[Spiny|Spinies]] balancing on a hexagonal puzzle, Then, out of nowhere, a [[Thwomp]] destroys the hexagons and the Spikes and Spinies fall off the carriage.

Two [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s are seen flying in the sky near the next float, which is based on the Mountain levels. On the float itself, two Toads are peeking though the gate and a Yellow Toad standee respectively, and then poke out of them and start to wave. Next to that, two Shy Guys roll rocks down the slope. The rocks turns into a giant pillar, which a Yellow Shy Guy holds in its arms, followed on with two more also holding pillars. Following on this, The three [[Chain Chomp]] powered chariots with the two [[Snifit]]s and the [[Koopa Troopa]] rush through, along with [[Princess (Paper Mario: Color Splash)|Princess]] and [[Prof. Kinopio]] rolling down catching up with them.

The next section is based on the forest levels, which consists of an enemy parade. Various sized Goombas wander around, which the wild Yoshis from [[the Emerald Circus]] chase. Also from this level is a upside down Shy Guy, two [[Juggler Bro]]s. and two [[Roller Guy]]s.

In the next section, the Snifit from ''[[Snifit or Whiffit]]'' appears alongside other Snifits cheering on, who appear from bottom to top instead of right to left. A small float appears based on [[Bloo Bay Beach]], with the [[Mustard Café Chef]] relaxing in his deckchair and the [[Five Fun Guys]] standing up. They then jump into the water and play around. A [[Dark Bloo Inn]] inspired float follows on, with the two Toad owners. It then lights up and the [[Tea Party Toads]] fly out.

Next is a [[Plum Park]] inspired float, where [[Birdo]] performs her show to a small crowd of Shy Guys and Red Koopa Troopas. After this, Pink Shy Guys hold up the targets from one of the sections of [[Violet Passage]], alongside a float based on the Pirate Ship. On the float is the [[Violet Passage captain]], his crew and the [[legendary captain]]. A small float based on [[Lighthouse Island]] follows after the ship.

After that, the parade shifts to night time, with some [[Dry Bones]] and colorless Shy Guys marching the way alongside some [[Boo]]s. [[Kamek]] then appears and uses his magic to reveal that the Shy Guys and Dry Bones are wearing colorful glowing lights. The next float has all the [[Koopalings]] on, with glowing versions of the surfaces they were on when they were thought. Coming from the bottom, is the [[Airship]], carrying [[Bowser]], who is riding in the [[Koopa Clown Car]], who then roars.

Finally, in the end, Toads carrying the [[Completion#Paper Mario: Color Splash|Super Flags]] lead on to the final float, which is the boat from the beginning of the game, carrying [[Toad]] and [[Princess Peach]], all covered in colorful lights. [[Mario]] then comes out (also covered in colorful lights) and talks to Peach as fireworks go off. Then, Toad and Peach head into the float with Mario looking out for a bit. He gives the player a thumbs-up as the float vanishes.

If the player has collected all the Super Flags, Huey is shown to fall back into the Prisma Fountain at Port Prisma.

At the end of the game, [[Toadette]] leads a [[Papercraft]] parade. The Papercrafts, which have Toadette, [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]], [[Starlow]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Paper Peach]] on them, start in [[Sunbeam Plains]], and soon enter [[Doop Doop Dunes]], where they encounter and defeat a Papercraft Goomba. [[Nabbit]] runs past, and Megacrinkle Goomba appears and is defeated. The group enters [[Twinsy Tropics]], where three [[Lakitu]]s pass by, followed by rainbow trails. A Papercraft Spike is encountered and defeated. Nabbit runs by again, holding a [[melon]] and getting chased by a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. They enter [[Gloomy Woods]], where a Papercraft Boo is encountered and defeated. A group of [[Fly Guy]]s appears, but are chased away by [[Flutter]], and are followed by Papercraft [[King Boo]]. The Papercraft enter [[Mount Brrr]], where Nabbit runs past with the melon again, chased by a group of Yoshis. He trips, allowing the Yoshis to collect the melon. Papercraft [[Bowser Jr.]] appears and runs away, and is followed by Papercraft [[Kamek]]. The Papercrafts enter [[Bowser's Castle]], defeating a group of [[Bully|Bullies]], [[Mechakoopa]]s, and a [[Broozer]]. Papercraft Bowser Jr. reappears and is defeated, followed by Papercraft [[Bowser]]. The group returns to [[Peach's Castle]]. Luigi then joins Mario and Paper Mario on their Papercraft, and the Toads throw the Papercrafts. Mario, Luigi, Paper Mario, Starlow, Toadette, Princess Peach, and Paper Peach pose.