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{{character infobox
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|image=[[File:Whale PM.png|200px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|species=[[Whale]]
}}


{{quote|Whew! I feel so much better now! They should call you [[Dr. Mario]]!|Whale|[[Paper Mario]]}}
[[Image:Whale.PNG|frame|right|A '''Whale''' from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.]]
The '''[[whale]]''' is a character in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. His role is to serve as the main way to get to [[Lavalava Island]] from [[Toad Town]]. 


The whale can be found in the Toad Town docks after [[Mario]] rescues the [[Star Spirit]] [[Skolar]] from [[Gusty Gulch]]. However, the whale will only be a distance away from the docks during the [[Shy Guy]] invasion until Mario rescues [[Muskular]] from [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]]. When Mario arrives in the area, the whale is partially submerged underwater, and Mario must either [[Ground Pound]] the whale's back or hit him with a hammer three times to rouse him. Upon surfacing, the whale starts complaining about a bellyache, and asks Mario to go into his belly to find the cause; this is the [[Unrevisitable area#Paper Mario|only time]] the whale's mouth and belly are accessible. Upon entering his belly, Mario finds a [[Fuzzipede]] jumping around and engages it in combat.
[[Image:The_whale.PNG|frame|right|The Whale from ''[[Paper Mario]]''.]]


After Mario defeats the Fuzzipede, the whale feels better and ejects him from his belly via his blowhole. In return for the assistance, the whale transports Mario back and forth from Toad Town to Lavalava Island when needed. Pressing {{button|n64|A}} during the travel causes the whale to spout water, with Mario rising upwards on it. At the end of the game, the whale is also responsible for bringing the Yoshi chieftain alongside another Yoshi to Toad Town from Lavalava Island after the chieftain befriends him.
The '''Whale''' is a large marine mammal mostly found on [[Earth]], but a whale resides in [[Toad Town]]'s docks in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. After the first few chapters, he can be seen sleeping with the top of his body sticking out of the water. The locals in the area think he's some sort of island. After Chapter 4 ([[Shy Guy's Toy Box]]) is completed, [[Mario]] can go to the docks to see the whale right next to a pier. Mario should then stand on the massive mammal and [[Jump|Spin Jump]] a few times. The whale will then tell Mario he has a stomach-ache, and ask the plumber to go inside to see what's wrong. [[Fuzzipede]] will be inside and Mario must fight him with [[Watt]]. Afterwards the whale will give Mario a ride with [[Kolorado]] to [[Lavalava Island]] (and the adventures of Chapter 5).


The whale makes an appearance in the [[victory parade|parade]] during the credits. He appears floating on a small body of water, with [[Kolorado]] and [[Kolorado's wife|his wife]] standing on his back. After a couple of seconds, the whale shoots water out of his blowhole, upon which Kolorado and his wife, standing on the stream, begin waving at the camera.
Afterwards, the whale can take Mario to and from [[Lavalava Island]]. He acts the same as [[Cortez]]'s ship the [[Black Skull, The|Black Skull]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]]''.


The whale also makes a cameo in the [[Paper Mario (stage)|Paper Mario]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. On the [[S.S. Flavion]] portion of the stage, the whale may appear underneath the ship, holding it up in the air by blowing water out of his blowhole.
The Whale is constantly mistaken for a giant tuna. The most persistent in the mistake comes from Kolorado.


==Gallery==
A Whale also appears in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' in the [[Undersea Dream]] gameboard. This Whale is also friendly and helpful. It is unknown if this is the same whale or another whale.  
<gallery>
Whale PM Appearance.gif
Whale Needs Help PM.png
Whale Mouth Open PM.png
Whale Mouth Area PM.png
Whale Stomach Area PM.png
Water Overflows Belly.gif
Squirted Out Whale PM.gif
Arriving to Lavalava Island.gif
Jr. Troopa Arrives Late.gif
Swimming Back Toad Town PM.png
Arriving to Toad Town PM.gif
</gallery>


==[[Tattle]]==
Whales also appears in level 4-2 of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where players can hop on their backs and gain elevation by standing on their blow holes as water sprays out. The water will hurt the player if they touch it from the side.
====Field Tattle====
*"''Some folk are calling it a tuna, but it's obviously a whale. Pretty huge isn't it? I wonder how many Goombas would fit inside one whale? He may look scary, being so big, but his eyes seem kind.''"


====Area Tattles====
[[Category: Allies]]
*"''This whale tongue is squishy. It makes it hard to walk. It's also kind of dark...''"
[[Category: Characters]]
*"''It's completely dark. I can't see a thing. Mario! What's up ahead? You know, being inside a whale belly is gross... Damp... Squishy... Let's never do this again.''"
[[Category:Paper Mario Characters]]
 
[[Category:Paper Mario Series Characters]]
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Spa=Ballena
|SpaM=Whale
|Fre=Baleine
|FreM=Whale
|Chi=鲸鱼
|ChiR=Jīngyú
|ChiM=Whale
|Jap=クジラ
|JapR=Kujira
|JapM=Whale
}}
 
==Trivia==
* If Mario talks to the red [[Toad (species)|Toad]] waiter in [[Club 64]] during or after Chapter 6, he will reveal that the whale has "been really good for the biz", because many people come for the whale and stay for the food.
 
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[[Category:Underwater creatures]]
[[Category:Allies]]
[[Category:Paper Mario characters]]
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