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[[File:Whale PM.png|thumb|250px|The '''Whale''' in ''[[Paper Mario]]''.]]
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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]]
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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]], similar to how the [[Black Skull]] is the main way to get to [[Keelhaul Key]] (which is also the setting of the 5th chapter) in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. The Whale is constantly mistaken for a giant tuna by [[Kolorado]]. The Whale also appears in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' in the [[Undersea Dream]] gameboard.
{{quote|Whew! I feel so much better now! They should call you [[Dr. Mario]]!|Whale|[[Paper Mario]]}}
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]].


After Mario has heard about the fifth [[Star Spirit]], [[Misstar]], being on [[Lavalava Island]], he decides to go to the docks of [[Toad Town]] to find a boat. When Mario arrives in the area, he sees a Whale in the docks. Mario also meets Kolorado, who is trying to go to Lavalava Island. When Mario attempts to [[Ground Pound]] the Whale, it wakes up and starts complaining he has a bellyache. He opens his mouth that leads to his belly so Mario can check for any problems. The belly is filled with some water, some crates and bottles the Whale accidentally ate. Mario finds [[Fuzzipede]] stuck on the belly walls, when Mario sends out [[Watt]]; Watt's light brightens up the belly as Fuzzipede starts to jump around. After battling him, the Whale blows Mario and Fuzzipede out of his belly by filling it with water.
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.


After Mario defeats Fuzzipede, the Whale feels better and suggests that Mario should become a doctor and even calls him "[[Dr. Mario]]". The Whale apologizes to Fuzzipede and mentions that he was taking a nap while having his mouth wide open. Fuzzipede forgives the Whale and thanks Mario as he bounces away. In return for the assistance, the Whale takes Mario to Lavalava Island regularly for the rest of the game.
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.


==Area Tattle==
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.
*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.
 
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.
 
==Gallery==
<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]]==
====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====
*"''This whale tongue is squishy. It makes it hard to walk. It's also kind of dark...''"
*"''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.''"
 
==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==
==Trivia==
*Yoshi [[Village Leader]] got to Peach's Castle in the game's ending traveling in the Whale.
* 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.
*His appearance seems to allude that his is a character of non-"paper form" as he seems to have measurements in 3 dimensions.
 
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Latest revision as of 16:23, July 28, 2024

Whale
Whale PM.png
Species Whale
First appearance Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
“Whew! I feel so much better now! They should call you Dr. Mario!”
Whale, Paper Mario

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 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.

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 A Button 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 makes an appearance in the parade during the credits. He appears floating on a small body of water, with Kolorado and 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.

The whale also makes a cameo in the 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.

Gallery[edit]

Tattle[edit]

Field Tattle[edit]

  • "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[edit]

  • "This whale tongue is squishy. It makes it hard to walk. It's also kind of dark..."
  • "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."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クジラ[?]
Kujira
Whale
Chinese 鲸鱼[?]
Jīngyú
Whale
French Baleine[?] Whale
Spanish Ballena[?] Whale

Trivia[edit]

  • If Mario talks to the red 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.