Editing Super Mario Backpack Buddies

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The '''''Super Mario'' Backpack Buddies''' are a series of figurines produced by Paladone, a United Kingdom-based company, and distributed by UCC Distribution. All of them come with large plastic keychains, intended to be attached to backpacks, and they are sold in blind bags, meaning that buyers do not know which figurine they are purchasing until they open the bag. There are two lines of figurines based on the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], with one based on the main [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] and the other based on ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. Both feature eight characters: [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]], [[Princess Peach]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Yoshi]], [[Toad]], and [[Koopa Troopa]] for the main line/[[Bowser]] for the kart line. [[Gold Mario]] is a rare figurine that has a one-in-48 chance of appearing. The original concept came about after Paladone pitched a series of unrelated ideas to [[Nintendo]], who then told Paladone that UCC Distributing was interested in creating an official line of Nintendo-based keychains.<ref name="Paladone Interview">Paladone Products Ltd. (July 8, 2016) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3lSkI0kYbQ Nintendo Backpack Buddies | Behind The Product | Paladone]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 1, 2016.</ref> This resulted in four separate series of Backpack Buddies. Including the two ''Super Mario'' lines, the series ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' and the ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]]'' series are being distributed as Backpack Buddies. A line based on the [[Cat Mario]] form and its variants was also planned for 2017.<ref name="Paladone Interview"/>