Tumble

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Tumble as he appears in MPA.

Tumble is the character that replaces Toad as the host of mini-games in Mario Party 3. His appearance is actually very similar to that of a Toad, but he wears gloves and has a dice on his head instead of a mushroom cap. (He also happens to have no arms, legs, or even a body.)

In addition to explaining mini-games and controls, Tumble will also show the players the new location of the Millenium Star each time it is moved. He (along with the Millenium Star himself) also give out Stamps whenever a player has won at a board.

At the end of the game, the top of Tumble's dice cap opens to reveal the real Millenium Star. Some fans speculate that the Millenium Star may have been controlling Tumble from the inside, much the way the Geno doll was controlled in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, although it is still possible that he was merely "holding" the Millenium Star within himself and is a separate being.

Tumble re-appears as the host of the Shroom City mode in Mario Party Advance. He is also said to be one of Shroom City's guides.

The word "tumble", which Tumble is named for, means "to shake" or "to be shaking". As such, it is commonly associated with dice.

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  Tumble sleeping.

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  Tumble in Mario Party 3.