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{{quote|The Beanstar suddenly cam falling down out of nowhere... It was shocking, see?  But having treasure fall out of the sky sure is lucky!  Yeah!  That's right!  Verrry lucky!  Only Popple the shadow thief could get such results, see?|Popple|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga}}
{{character infobox
{{character-infobox
|image=[[File:MLSS+BM Art - Popple.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Popple from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|image=[[Image:MLSSpopple.jpg|250px]]<br>'''Popple'''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|full_name=Popple
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[2003]])
|affiliation=[[Beanbean Kingdom]]
|species=[[Beanish]]
|species=[[Beanish]]
}}
}}
'''Popple''' is one of the main characters in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. Popple, or the "Shadow Thief" as he calls himself, is a wannabe super thief who dreams of getting rich quick. The [[Mario Bros.]] first ran into Popple and his accomplice, [[Rookie (Bowser)|Rookie]] (who was really an amnesiac [[Bowser]]) in the [[Chateau de Chucklehuck]] where they were after the secret of the brewery's world famous drink, Chuckola Cola. Engaging the bros. in battle, Mario and [[Luigi]] managed to beat Popple and the blank-minded Bowser. The two showed up again when Mario and Luigi solved the puzzles of [[Chucklehuck Woods]], but they ended up being blasted into the sky by the [[Chuckolator]]. He has a tendency of saying "see?" at the end of most sentences.
{{quote|Oh, sure, you guys are real tough, teaming up on me! Don't think you can beat me just 'cause I'm alone. It's my solo debut on the battle lines, see?|Popple|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga}}


The bros. encountered Rookie and Popple again in the basement of [[Woohoo Hooniversity]], where they were trying to steal the [[Beanstar]]. The two groups ended up fighting again, and even when using their own bros. move, Popple and Rookie still lost. Suddenly, after the battle the head of a [[Peach]] robot fell through the ceiling and its voice irritated the Beanstar so much it burst through the ceiling, taking Mario, Luigi, Rookie and Popple with it. The Beanstar then divided into four pieces flinging all its passengers off. Mario landed with Luigi in [[Oho Oasis]], while Bowser was flung to [[Stardust Fields]], then used as revival power for [[Cackletta]]'s spirit. Popple's landing destination is unknown.
'''Popple''' is a supporting antagonist in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its Nintendo 3DS remake]], and a minor character in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. Popple, or the "Shadow Thief", as he calls himself, dreams of becoming a super thief and being rich beyond belief. He has a tendency of saying "see?" at the end of most sentences, a common verbal tic for stereotypical thugs and mobsters.


Popple appeared again in Chucklehuck Woods trying to get a piece of the Beanstar off a statue. The Mario Bros. fought him again, but this time without Bowser. Popple again appeared again having made a base in [[Teehee Valley]]. After finding an unconscious Luigi in the desert he took him as a prisoner to lure Mario to his base. After Mario freed Luigi, Popple attacked and introduced his new Rookie, [[Birdo]], who had fallen hopelessly in love with him. After losing in battle Popple blamed his defeat on Birdo and called her useless and Birdo, heart-broken, knocked him through the wall.  Popple was then sentenced to community service in [[Little Fungitown]] where he is last seen, and ironically, his supervisor calls him Rookie.
==History==
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
[[File:MLSSPopple&Rookie.png|thumb|left|Popple with [[Rookie]] for the first time.]]
[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] first run into Popple and his accomplice, [[Rookie]] (who is actually [[Bowser]] suffering from amnesia), in the [[Chateau de Chucklehuck]], where they are after the secret of the brewery's drink, [[Chuckola Cola (Mario & Luigi series)|Chuckola Cola]]. They soon fight against Mario and Luigi, but they are quickly beaten and run ahead. They show up again when Mario and Luigi solve the puzzles of [[Chucklehuck Woods]] and acquiring all [[Chuckola Fruit]] to give to [[Chuckleroot]], but they end up getting captured and later being blasted into the sky by the [[Chuckolator]] inside [[Mother Chuckalola]].


==Battle Strategy==
[[File:MALSS Popple And Rookie 2.png|200px|thumb|Popple with [[Rookie]] for the second time, alerting him of the Bros.' presence.]]
In the first battle against the wannabe thief, Popple is accompanied by his loyal servant, [[Rookie (Bowser)|Rookie]]. Whenever Popple is attacked, Rookie spams each brother with a hammer, which goes faster than normal. Because of that, many [[player]]s decide to kill Rookie first, which makes Popple run away. However, defeating Popple causes the player to get 50 more experience points and 30 more coins. All Popple does is either do a simple ram into the opponent, or steal their [[Mushroom]] and healing someone the next turn. This is can be determined by seeing if he grins or not, if he does it's to Luigi, if not it's to the other. Determining his actual move depends on how the players defend themselves. If they can defend themselves by jumping, he is trying to ram one of the brothers, if they can defend themselves by using hammers, he is trying to steal a mushroom.  
Popple and Rookie are encountered again in the basement of [[Woohoo Hooniversity]], where they are now trying to steal the [[Beanstar]], and end up fighting Mario and Luigi again. Though they have formed new [[Bros. Attack]]s (that often end up hurting Popple), they still lose. After the battle, the still-speaking head of a [[Peach-bot]] falls through the ceiling. Its voice irritates the Beanstar so much it bursts through the ceiling, taking Mario, Luigi, Rookie, and Popple with it. The Beanstar then divides into four pieces and tosses all its passengers off, Popple included.


The second time the Mario Bros. fight him, he does the same moves until Rookie gets hurt about halfway. Then they start doing [[Bros. Attack|"Bros. Attacks"]] which always has Popple getting hurt. The first one is Rookie tosses Popple in the air, then he jumps and grabs Popple, then Rookie does a head dunk causing shockwaves that the brothers both need to jump over. The second one is Rookie lights Popple on fire, then swings him to a brother who has to counter with the hammer. The third time he is alone, and he only has two more attacks. One is where he grabs a money bag and starts throwing random detritus. Most of the time the junk are coins and a mushroom. Occasionally, however, he will throw out a [[Poison Mushroom]] and a monster similar to a [[Designbomb]]. The second new move is a little more dangerous. He turns around then he has either the grin on his face or the normal mad face, then he tries to steal the brother's hammer. This can be countered with the hammer, but if not blocked correctly, Popple steals the hammer and uses it against them. Also that brother can't attack with the hammer either except for [[Fire Bros.]] and [[Thunder Bros.]] when advanced. The hammer later returns to their possesion after a few turns. Later he fights with Birdo by his side with all of the moves that he had by himself.
[[File:Birdomss.PNG|thumb|left|Popple with [[Birdo]].]]
Popple appears again in Chucklehuck Woods, trying to get a piece of the Beanstar off of a statue. He is then fought again, this time without the help of Rookie. After losing, he swears revenge upon the two and spins himself into the ground to escape. Popple once again appears in [[Teehee Valley]], after having made a base there. After finding an unconscious Luigi in the desert, he takes him as a prisoner to lure Mario to his base. Mario frees Luigi, but Popple soon arrives and introduces his new Rookie, [[Birdo]], who had fallen hopelessly in love with him. Despite the efforts of his new teammate, they still lose in battle, and Popple blames his defeat on a heartbroken Birdo, who responds by knocking him through the wall. Later on, Popple is arrested offscreen and is then sentenced to community service in [[Little Fungitown]], where he is last seen with his supervisor ironically calling him Rookie.


==Stat Information==
Popple returns in the game's [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|remake]], where in the main story, he has the same role as the original game. Popple also appears in the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode, where more of his backstory is revealed. It is shown that Popple trips on Bowser while stealing food in [[Hoohoo Village]], causing the unconscious Koopa King to wake up and follow him. Soon after, Popple makes the amnesiac Bowser his Rookie. In Chucklehuck Woods, Popple momentarily loses sight of Rookie, and asks a group of [[Bowser's Minions]], led by [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]], where his partner went off to. However, the minions intimidate Popple into a fight and he ends up losing. Rookie appears soon after, and despite Captain Goomba's attempts to bring his master back [[Bowser's Castle|home]], Rookie does not recognize his minions and burns Captain Goomba with his [[Fire Breath|fire breath]]. The minions then leave.
{{MLinfobox
 
|name=Popple (first time)
Popple is later encountered again, now looking for a replacement for the missing Rookie (following the events with Mario and Luigi in Woohoo Hooniversity). Candidates for Rookie's replacement include Birdo, a [[Fighter Fly]], a [[Beanie]], a [[Paratroopea]], and a [[Tanoomba]]. He sees Bowser's minions again and fights them, but is again defeated. Birdo, the only potential Rookie left, then takes him away. Popple seems to be known among criminals, when several enemies line up to see who can be his new partner after his previous [[Rookie]] goes missing.
|image=[[File:Popplesprite_MnL.png]]
{{br|left}}
|align=left
 
|hp=100
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
|speed=100
[[File:PoppleEncounter1M&LDT.png|thumb|Popple's first encounter with the Bros. in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''.]]
|def=30
Popple reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. In this game, Popple is first met outside of [[Pi'illoper]]'s house. After a failed robbery of his house, Popple runs into the Bros., whom he does not remember, and drops his loot. However, he begins vaguely recalling his unfortunate encounters with them in the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] (while unaware that it was specifically ''them'' he had in mind). He is later seen on two tours, at [[Driftwood Shore]] and [[Mount Pajamaja]], the former of which he abandons due to a lack of potential treasure, and the latter of which he is kicked out of by the Massif Bros., who explain there is no room for him. Popple later attempts to burgle Pi'lloper's collection room again, this time from the back entrance, accessible through the northern ruins. On the way, he misinterprets a [[Wiggler#Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|Wiggler]] (who aspires to build a garden in the Pi'illo ruins) for a security guard, and meets Mario and Luigi, whom he still does not quite remember. If the Bros. come here before finding all the parts of the [[Ultibed]], Popple will tell them to "find more loot" first.
|exp=50
 
|coins=30
Later, he starts calling them his "rookies", just like he did with Bowser and Birdo in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''. He then forces Mario and Luigi into a battle against Wiggler by enraging him with insults. Once the Bros. beat Wiggler, Popple suddenly turns against them, aiming to claim Pi'illoper's treasure for himself, but is quickly beaten by the Mario Bros. Afterwards, he realizes Wiggler was not a security guard and continues to insult Wiggler and his aspirations, angered that he fought over a "stupid flower garden". A furious Wiggler goes after him for insulting the flowers, and Popple declares he has had enough of [[Pi'illo Island|this "stupid island"]]. He is not seen again for the rest of the game.
|item=[[Green Pepper]]
{{br}}
|location=[[Chateau de Chucklehuck]]
 
}}
==Battle patterns==
{{MLinfobox
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
|name=Popple (second time)
[[File:MALSS Popple And Rookie.png|200px|thumb|The first battle with Popple at [[Chateau de Chucklehuck]], where he is partnered up with [[Rookie]].]]
|image=[[File:Popplesprite_MnL.png]]
====Chateau de Chucklehuck====
|align=left
In the first battle against Popple, he is accompanied by [[Rookie]]. Whenever Popple is attacked, Rookie throws fast-moving hammers that each brother must deflect with their own hammers. If the player defeats Rookie first, it will cause Popple to run away from the battle. However, defeating Popple nets fifty more experience points and thirty more coins than if he had escaped.
|hp=150
 
|speed=100
To attack, Popple targets a single brother and either rams them or steals a [[Mushroom]] from them; if the latter hits, he heals either himself or Rookie with it on the next turn. Who he targets can be determined by watching his face; a grinning Popple will target Luigi, while a 'neutral' expression signals Mario. Determining his actual move depends on which type of counterattack is available: jumping means that Popple will tackle them, while hammers mean that Popple will steal from them.
|def=50
 
|exp=120
====Woohoo Hooniversity====
|coins=33
The second time he is fought with Rookie, his moves remain the same until Rookie or himself loses about half of his HP, prompting them to start doing "[[Bros. Attack]]s" of their own, which always have Popple getting hurt, although he takes no damage. The first one has Rookie tossing Popple in the air, then jumping and grabbing him; he then piledrives Popple into the ground to create shock waves that need to be jumped over. The second one has Rookie light Popple on fire and swing him towards a brother, which has to be countered with the hammer.
|item=[[Red Pepper]]
 
|location=[[Woohoo Hooniversity]]
====Chucklehuck Woods====
}}
The third time, when Popple is alone, he has two new attacks. For the first one, he grabs a money bag from offscreen, and starts throwing random items out of it. Most of the items are coins and mushrooms, but he will occasionally throw out a [[Poison Mushroom]] or a [[Bob-omb]]. These items will either come straight at the brothers or bounce towards them, in which case they will only get hit by them if they jump. For the second move, Popple will turn his back to the Bros., with the same tell as his first two attacks (either a smile or his 'neutral' expression), before attempting to steal one of their hammers. This can be countered with the hammer, but if it is not blocked, Popple will steal the hammer and use it against them. It also prevents that brother from using his hammer except for [[Fire Bros. (move)|Fire Bros.]] and [[Thunder Bros.]] (when advanced). The hammer later returns to their possession after a few turns. In the remake, by attacking Popple, Mario and Luigi can make him drop their respective hammer, and will try to retrieve it from him. By mashing either {{button|3ds|A}} (for Mario) or {{button|3ds|B}} (for Luigi), the respective bro will gain back their hammer. Barring this particular fight (as he is alone this time), Popple is not required to be defeated to win any of the battles he is in.
{{MLinfobox
 
|name=Popple (third time)
====Teehee Valley====
|image=[[File:Popplesprite_MnL.png]]
In the fourth and final battle, he fights with [[Birdo]] by his side with all of the moves that he previously used. Strangely enough, during this battle, when Popple steals Mario or Luigi's [[Ultra Hammer]], it shows he has a [[Super Hammer]] instead. The remake ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' properly shows him with an Ultra Hammer.
|align=left
 
|hp=520
====''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser''====
|speed=120
In the remake's ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode, Popple is a ranged enemy. He carries a large sack in battle, which he pulls an infinite supply of Ultra Hammers from to throw. His Special Skill is Rain of Pain.
|def=155
 
|exp=600
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
|coins=120
[[File:Wiggly Chase.jpg|thumb|[[Wiggler#Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|Wiggler]] chasing Popple, Mario, and Luigi]]
|item=[[Super Mushroom]]
In ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', Popple teams up with the Bros. to battle Wiggler, but his acts put the Bros. in constant danger; some of them include angering Wiggler, latching onto a Bro. and making it harder for them to counter, or selfishly knocking them aside to try and escape. Usually, most of these can be prevented if a bro. attacks Popple when he stands in front of Wiggler to attack, but in some cases Popple shrugs off the blows. After Wiggler is beaten, Popple will then turn on the Bros. and fight them himself.
|location=[[Chucklehuck Woods]]
 
}}
He can attack by running up to either Mario or Luigi and attempt to steal one of their hammers, which can be prevented if the target Bro. promptly smacks Popple with their hammer. If Popple is successful, he will start hitting them with it afterwards, an attack he used in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''. Starting with the Bro. he got the hammer from, Popple will continuously smash Mario and Luigi until the Bro. with a hammer strikes back first when approached. Occasionally, he might also try stealing a mushroom instead and heal himself on the spot. This is shown when he does not swing his arm beforehand, unlike when he is about to steal a hammer.
{{MLinfobox
 
|name=Popple (fourth time)
Popple may also go off-screen and return with his burlap sack, from which he throws out three or five objects before him in a row. The objects can be soccer balls, Mushrooms, Coins, or [[Brick Block]]s. Popple will stand before each item (starting from the southernmost one), rear back his foot, and kick whatever it is at the Bros. If he faces up, he is aiming for Mario, and facing straight ahead means that he is aiming for Luigi.
|image=[[File:Popplesprite_MnL.png]]
 
|align=left
Getting hit by the soccer balls will result in the targeted Bro taking damage, and must be smashed back with the hammer to counter-attack. Getting hit by the coins will not produce any negative effects, and smashing them back will result in Popple getting them back, also not having any negative effects. Getting hit by a Mushroom will heal the hit Bro. by 30 HP, and smashing it back will heal Popple by 30 HP instead. Should Popple kick a Brick Block, he will shatter it open and hurt his toe, revealing one of the other three items mentioned inside. Popple will quickly recover and kick the item at his target, essentially hiding how the player should counter the attack until it happens.
|hp=500
 
|speed=120
==General information==
|def=180
===Physical appearance===
|exp=500
Popple, like most Beanish, has green skin and a bean shaped head. The upper portion of his face is concealed by a purple mask and a grey beret with a green tuft sticking out of the top, while the lower portion shows him to have an unusually large mouth, usually in a large, toothy grin. He wears a long sleeved shirt with purple and grey stripes, white gloves, and a pair of dark grey pants that are oversized at the waist, and his shoes seem to blend in with his pants sleeves. He seems to be just a bit shorter than Mario, and almost always stands with his knees bent and slightly leaning backwards while hunching forwards.
|coins=99
 
|item=[[1-Up Mushroom#Mario & Luigi series|1-Up Super]] (common), [[Golden Mushroom]] (rare)
===Personality===
|location=[[Teehee Valley]]
Popple has a violent temper, often shouting and becoming angry when encountering someone in the way of his plans. He is also shown to hold grudges over previous fights, becoming enraged when seeing Mario and Luigi show up when he finds the [[Beanstar]], frequently getting into arguments with other characters, and picking a fight with Bowser's minions despite them apologizing for attacking him earlier.
 
Popple is very greedy, often seeking treasure and riches to sell for financial gain. In ''Mario and Luigi: Dream Team'', he is shown to be manipulative, using Mario and Luigi to fight Wiggler for him, and being extremely unhelpful during the fight, sometimes even cowering behind the brothers, before eventually trying to take the two out so he could take the rewards for himself.
 
Popple also has a large ego, referring to himself as a legend that "swiped treasures from every corner of the world" giving himself titles such as "The Shadow Thief" and "The Baron of Burgle" and boasting that only he could have had the luck to have treasure land right at his feet.
 
==Quotes==
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
*"''Don't follow me, see? I've got places to be!''"
*"''Ooooh! Boo! Blast! Criminy! The famous shadow thief, Popple, has been caught in full sight!''"
*"''Cripes! You think you're ready, do ya? Well, nobody's more ready than me, see? I'll show you!''"
*"''Rookie! Rookie! Shake a leg!''"
*"''Ok, Rookie, it's your time, see? I want you to squash those red and green drips there!''"
*"''Quit you're babbling, you!''"
*"''Boo! Boo, I say!''"
*"''I'll be taking that, see?''"
*"''We're golden, see?''"
*"''I got a question that needs answering, see?''"
*"''Cripes! If my master thief senses are as right as usual... That's my cue to exit!''"
*"''Well, Boo! Boo to you I say!''"
*"''Oh, sure, you guys are real tough, teaming up on me! Don't think you can beat me just 'cause I'm alone. It's my solo debut on the battle lines, see?''"
*"''...I don't care about names, see?''"
*"''Ha HA!!! I'll show you! Ya hear? You'll be all bamboozled, see?''"
*"''With my rookie's new power... You'll see what I mean!''"
*"''AARGHH! QUIET! Stop freaking me out! I don't care what kind of power it is! Any kind will do!''"
*"''I will destroy you, see? DESTROY YOUUUUUU!!!''"
*"''Yeah, here comes destruction, ya couple of knuckleheads!''"
 
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
*"''That collector musta hired... a security guard!''"
*"''The Shadow Thief knows a thief when he sees one!''"
*"''Bring it on, ya wannabe moth! These two <small><small>and I</small></small> will cream you!''"
*"''Your turn, Palookas! Give em' the old one-two!''"
*"''Ain't nobody stands between the Shadow Thief and his treasure!''"
*"''Just gotta deal with you Palookas, and then '''the treasure's mine!'''''"
*"''You're telling me... That we fought over a stupid... F-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-fffffffffffffff... '''FLOWER GARDEN?!'''''"
*"''That's it! I'm done with this stupid island!''"
 
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
MLSS Art - Popple.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
MLSS+BM Art - Popple.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
Popple Idle.gif|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
PoppleDreamTeamSprite.gif|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
Popple MLSSBM.gif|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
</gallery>
 
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
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{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Popple (2)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Popple Idle.gif]]}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Popple (3)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Popple Idle.gif]]}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Popple (4)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Popple Idle.gif]]}}
 
*'''''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide:''' ''Popple is a master thief in constant search of a dependable sidekick. He and his various trainees will be a frequent thorn in our heroes' sides.''<ref>{{cite|author=Thomason, Steve|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Player's Guide|page=5|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-930206-43-7}}</ref>
 
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bestiary|transcludesection=Popple|image=[[File:PoppleDreamTeamSprite.gif]]|align=horizontal}}
 
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
*'''Japanese website bio:''' なにかと旅先でマリオとそうぐうする怪盗（？）。最近とある新人をやとったらしい。<ref name=BMBio>''マリオ＆ルイージRPG1 DX'' website. {{file link|M&LSS+BM - Japanese Character Bio Popple.png|Character bio for Popple}}.</ref>(''A thief (?) who is always on the lookout for Mario on his travels.  He seems to have recently acquired a certain newcomer.'')
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Popple (1)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Popple MLSSBM.gif]]}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Popple (2)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Popple MLSSBM.gif]]}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Popple (3)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Popple MLSSBM.gif]]}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Popple (4)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Popple MLSSBM.gif]]}}
*'''''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' profile:''' ''The greatest thief in the kingdom... or so he says. Recruited the amnesiac Bowser as his underling.''
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=パーニョ
|JapR=Pānyo
|JapM=Possibly from Chinese term「扒窃」(''páqiè'', "to steal") and Italian word ''ghigno'' ("grin")
|Chi=帕纽
|ChiR=Pàniǔ
|ChiM=Japanese name
|Dut=Popple
|DutM=English name
|Fre=Pargne
|FreM=Clipping of ''épargne'' ("savings")
|Ger=Claude
|GerM=Pun on ''klauen'' ("to steal") and the German name "Claude"
|Ita=Champo
|ItaM=Reference to how "Popple" is a "champ" while [[Rookie]] is a "rookie"
|Kor=파뇨
|KorR=Panyo
|KorM=From his Japanese name
|Por=Feijarápio
|PorM=From ''feijão'' ("bean") and ''larápio'' ("thief")
|Rus=Щепачёв
|RusR=Schepachyov
|RusM=The word ''щипать'' (''schipat'', a Russian slang word for "to steal", having the root ''щип''/''щеп'' (''schip''/''schep'')) transformed into the Russian name
|Spa=Panyo
|SpaM=Japanese name
}}
}}
<br clear=all>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a reference to Popple is made when Bowser visits [[Poshley Sanctum]] to steal the [[Garnet Star]]. When [[Pennington]] asks him who he is, one of the answers is "The Shadow Thief", which is what Popple calls himself. Also, if the player selects this title, Bowser will say "I'll be taking this, thanks!", a reference to Popple's "I'll be takin' this, see?"
*In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a reference to Popple is made when Bowser visits [[Poshley Sanctum]] to steal the [[Garnet Star]]. When [[Pennington]] asks him who he is, one of the answers is "The Shadow Thief", which is what Popple calls himself. Also, if the player selects this title, Bowser will say "I'll be taking this, thanks!", a reference to Popple's "I'll be takin' that, see?", which in turn is a reference to {{wp|Edward G. Robinson}}'s character in films such as ''{{wp|Little Caesar (film)|Little Caesar}}''.
*Popple's theme plays during the battle against [[Fawful]] at [[Bowser's Castle]]. Note that in Japanese version the music of Fawful's battle is the same that sounds in the battle against Cackletta.
*Popple's theme plays during the battle against [[Fawful]] at [[Bowser's Castle]]. Note that in the later-released Japanese version of the game and ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', Cackletta's fight music from the battle in [[Woohoo Hooniversity]] is used for this Fawful encounter instead.
*When Popple is encountered alone in Chucklehuck Woods, he has 520 HP. However, when he is next encountered (with Birdo at his side), his total HP is 500.
*In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', when Popple is encountered alone in Chucklehuck Woods, he has 520 HP (slightly more than that of [[Bowletta]], though in other versions he has 620 HP, which is less than Bowletta's HP in those versions). However, when he is next encountered with Birdo at his side, his total HP is 500 (in other versions of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', he has 660 HP, and in its remake, ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', he has a total of 600 HP).
*Popple is similar to [[Croco]], as they are both robbers in Mario RPG's, are both encountered at least three times by the player, and are fought multiple times in their respective games.
*Despite him appearing in only three games, Popple is fought a total of seven unique times (four times in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and in its 3DS remake, once in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'' and two times in ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'') making him the most fought character in the whole ''Mario & Luigi'' series (with the exception of the different forms of Bowser).
*In the last fight with him, when he steals the hammer, it shows he has a Super Hammer. The brothers have Ultra Hammers at this point.
*Popple is similar in personality to [[Croco]], another thief who steals items and is a boss.
*Popple is the only boss other than [[Jojora]] who is not required to be defeated (with the exception of his third fight), but can be defeated for extra experience, [[coin]]s and items.
 
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Popple
Popple in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
Artwork of Popple from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Species Beanish
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
“Oh, sure, you guys are real tough, teaming up on me! Don't think you can beat me just 'cause I'm alone. It's my solo debut on the battle lines, see?”
—Popple, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Popple is a supporting antagonist in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, its Nintendo 3DS remake, and a minor character in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. Popple, or the "Shadow Thief", as he calls himself, dreams of becoming a super thief and being rich beyond belief. He has a tendency of saying "see?" at the end of most sentences, a common verbal tic for stereotypical thugs and mobsters.

History[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Screenshot of Mario and Luigi encountering Popple and Rookie for the first time in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Popple with Rookie for the first time.

Mario and Luigi first run into Popple and his accomplice, Rookie (who is actually Bowser suffering from amnesia), in the Chateau de Chucklehuck, where they are after the secret of the brewery's drink, Chuckola Cola. They soon fight against Mario and Luigi, but they are quickly beaten and run ahead. They show up again when Mario and Luigi solve the puzzles of Chucklehuck Woods and acquiring all Chuckola Fruit to give to Chuckleroot, but they end up getting captured and later being blasted into the sky by the Chuckolator inside Mother Chuckalola.

Mario and Luigi meet Popple in the Woohoo Hooniversity basement.
Popple with Rookie for the second time, alerting him of the Bros.' presence.

Popple and Rookie are encountered again in the basement of Woohoo Hooniversity, where they are now trying to steal the Beanstar, and end up fighting Mario and Luigi again. Though they have formed new Bros. Attacks (that often end up hurting Popple), they still lose. After the battle, the still-speaking head of a Peach-bot falls through the ceiling. Its voice irritates the Beanstar so much it bursts through the ceiling, taking Mario, Luigi, Rookie, and Popple with it. The Beanstar then divides into four pieces and tosses all its passengers off, Popple included.

Birdo speaking of her love for Popple.
Popple with Birdo.

Popple appears again in Chucklehuck Woods, trying to get a piece of the Beanstar off of a statue. He is then fought again, this time without the help of Rookie. After losing, he swears revenge upon the two and spins himself into the ground to escape. Popple once again appears in Teehee Valley, after having made a base there. After finding an unconscious Luigi in the desert, he takes him as a prisoner to lure Mario to his base. Mario frees Luigi, but Popple soon arrives and introduces his new Rookie, Birdo, who had fallen hopelessly in love with him. Despite the efforts of his new teammate, they still lose in battle, and Popple blames his defeat on a heartbroken Birdo, who responds by knocking him through the wall. Later on, Popple is arrested offscreen and is then sentenced to community service in Little Fungitown, where he is last seen with his supervisor ironically calling him Rookie.

Popple returns in the game's remake, where in the main story, he has the same role as the original game. Popple also appears in the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode, where more of his backstory is revealed. It is shown that Popple trips on Bowser while stealing food in Hoohoo Village, causing the unconscious Koopa King to wake up and follow him. Soon after, Popple makes the amnesiac Bowser his Rookie. In Chucklehuck Woods, Popple momentarily loses sight of Rookie, and asks a group of Bowser's Minions, led by Captain Goomba, where his partner went off to. However, the minions intimidate Popple into a fight and he ends up losing. Rookie appears soon after, and despite Captain Goomba's attempts to bring his master back home, Rookie does not recognize his minions and burns Captain Goomba with his fire breath. The minions then leave.

Popple is later encountered again, now looking for a replacement for the missing Rookie (following the events with Mario and Luigi in Woohoo Hooniversity). Candidates for Rookie's replacement include Birdo, a Fighter Fly, a Beanie, a Paratroopea, and a Tanoomba. He sees Bowser's minions again and fights them, but is again defeated. Birdo, the only potential Rookie left, then takes him away. Popple seems to be known among criminals, when several enemies line up to see who can be his new partner after his previous Rookie goes missing.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

Popple encountering Mario and Luigi for the first time in Wakeport.
Popple's first encounter with the Bros. in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.

Popple reappears in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. In this game, Popple is first met outside of Pi'illoper's house. After a failed robbery of his house, Popple runs into the Bros., whom he does not remember, and drops his loot. However, he begins vaguely recalling his unfortunate encounters with them in the Beanbean Kingdom (while unaware that it was specifically them he had in mind). He is later seen on two tours, at Driftwood Shore and Mount Pajamaja, the former of which he abandons due to a lack of potential treasure, and the latter of which he is kicked out of by the Massif Bros., who explain there is no room for him. Popple later attempts to burgle Pi'lloper's collection room again, this time from the back entrance, accessible through the northern ruins. On the way, he misinterprets a Wiggler (who aspires to build a garden in the Pi'illo ruins) for a security guard, and meets Mario and Luigi, whom he still does not quite remember. If the Bros. come here before finding all the parts of the Ultibed, Popple will tell them to "find more loot" first.

Later, he starts calling them his "rookies", just like he did with Bowser and Birdo in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. He then forces Mario and Luigi into a battle against Wiggler by enraging him with insults. Once the Bros. beat Wiggler, Popple suddenly turns against them, aiming to claim Pi'illoper's treasure for himself, but is quickly beaten by the Mario Bros. Afterwards, he realizes Wiggler was not a security guard and continues to insult Wiggler and his aspirations, angered that he fought over a "stupid flower garden". A furious Wiggler goes after him for insulting the flowers, and Popple declares he has had enough of this "stupid island". He is not seen again for the rest of the game.

Battle patterns[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Fight against Popple and Rookie
The first battle with Popple at Chateau de Chucklehuck, where he is partnered up with Rookie.

Chateau de Chucklehuck[edit]

In the first battle against Popple, he is accompanied by Rookie. Whenever Popple is attacked, Rookie throws fast-moving hammers that each brother must deflect with their own hammers. If the player defeats Rookie first, it will cause Popple to run away from the battle. However, defeating Popple nets fifty more experience points and thirty more coins than if he had escaped.

To attack, Popple targets a single brother and either rams them or steals a Mushroom from them; if the latter hits, he heals either himself or Rookie with it on the next turn. Who he targets can be determined by watching his face; a grinning Popple will target Luigi, while a 'neutral' expression signals Mario. Determining his actual move depends on which type of counterattack is available: jumping means that Popple will tackle them, while hammers mean that Popple will steal from them.

Woohoo Hooniversity[edit]

The second time he is fought with Rookie, his moves remain the same until Rookie or himself loses about half of his HP, prompting them to start doing "Bros. Attacks" of their own, which always have Popple getting hurt, although he takes no damage. The first one has Rookie tossing Popple in the air, then jumping and grabbing him; he then piledrives Popple into the ground to create shock waves that need to be jumped over. The second one has Rookie light Popple on fire and swing him towards a brother, which has to be countered with the hammer.

Chucklehuck Woods[edit]

The third time, when Popple is alone, he has two new attacks. For the first one, he grabs a money bag from offscreen, and starts throwing random items out of it. Most of the items are coins and mushrooms, but he will occasionally throw out a Poison Mushroom or a Bob-omb. These items will either come straight at the brothers or bounce towards them, in which case they will only get hit by them if they jump. For the second move, Popple will turn his back to the Bros., with the same tell as his first two attacks (either a smile or his 'neutral' expression), before attempting to steal one of their hammers. This can be countered with the hammer, but if it is not blocked, Popple will steal the hammer and use it against them. It also prevents that brother from using his hammer except for Fire Bros. and Thunder Bros. (when advanced). The hammer later returns to their possession after a few turns. In the remake, by attacking Popple, Mario and Luigi can make him drop their respective hammer, and will try to retrieve it from him. By mashing either A Button (for Mario) or B Button (for Luigi), the respective bro will gain back their hammer. Barring this particular fight (as he is alone this time), Popple is not required to be defeated to win any of the battles he is in.

Teehee Valley[edit]

In the fourth and final battle, he fights with Birdo by his side with all of the moves that he previously used. Strangely enough, during this battle, when Popple steals Mario or Luigi's Ultra Hammer, it shows he has a Super Hammer instead. The remake Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions properly shows him with an Ultra Hammer.

Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser[edit]

In the remake's Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode, Popple is a ranged enemy. He carries a large sack in battle, which he pulls an infinite supply of Ultra Hammers from to throw. His Special Skill is Rain of Pain.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

Wiggly chasing Mario, Luigi, and Popple in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
Wiggler chasing Popple, Mario, and Luigi

In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Popple teams up with the Bros. to battle Wiggler, but his acts put the Bros. in constant danger; some of them include angering Wiggler, latching onto a Bro. and making it harder for them to counter, or selfishly knocking them aside to try and escape. Usually, most of these can be prevented if a bro. attacks Popple when he stands in front of Wiggler to attack, but in some cases Popple shrugs off the blows. After Wiggler is beaten, Popple will then turn on the Bros. and fight them himself.

He can attack by running up to either Mario or Luigi and attempt to steal one of their hammers, which can be prevented if the target Bro. promptly smacks Popple with their hammer. If Popple is successful, he will start hitting them with it afterwards, an attack he used in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Starting with the Bro. he got the hammer from, Popple will continuously smash Mario and Luigi until the Bro. with a hammer strikes back first when approached. Occasionally, he might also try stealing a mushroom instead and heal himself on the spot. This is shown when he does not swing his arm beforehand, unlike when he is about to steal a hammer.

Popple may also go off-screen and return with his burlap sack, from which he throws out three or five objects before him in a row. The objects can be soccer balls, Mushrooms, Coins, or Brick Blocks. Popple will stand before each item (starting from the southernmost one), rear back his foot, and kick whatever it is at the Bros. If he faces up, he is aiming for Mario, and facing straight ahead means that he is aiming for Luigi.

Getting hit by the soccer balls will result in the targeted Bro taking damage, and must be smashed back with the hammer to counter-attack. Getting hit by the coins will not produce any negative effects, and smashing them back will result in Popple getting them back, also not having any negative effects. Getting hit by a Mushroom will heal the hit Bro. by 30 HP, and smashing it back will heal Popple by 30 HP instead. Should Popple kick a Brick Block, he will shatter it open and hurt his toe, revealing one of the other three items mentioned inside. Popple will quickly recover and kick the item at his target, essentially hiding how the player should counter the attack until it happens.

General information[edit]

Physical appearance[edit]

Popple, like most Beanish, has green skin and a bean shaped head. The upper portion of his face is concealed by a purple mask and a grey beret with a green tuft sticking out of the top, while the lower portion shows him to have an unusually large mouth, usually in a large, toothy grin. He wears a long sleeved shirt with purple and grey stripes, white gloves, and a pair of dark grey pants that are oversized at the waist, and his shoes seem to blend in with his pants sleeves. He seems to be just a bit shorter than Mario, and almost always stands with his knees bent and slightly leaning backwards while hunching forwards.

Personality[edit]

Popple has a violent temper, often shouting and becoming angry when encountering someone in the way of his plans. He is also shown to hold grudges over previous fights, becoming enraged when seeing Mario and Luigi show up when he finds the Beanstar, frequently getting into arguments with other characters, and picking a fight with Bowser's minions despite them apologizing for attacking him earlier.

Popple is very greedy, often seeking treasure and riches to sell for financial gain. In Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, he is shown to be manipulative, using Mario and Luigi to fight Wiggler for him, and being extremely unhelpful during the fight, sometimes even cowering behind the brothers, before eventually trying to take the two out so he could take the rewards for himself.

Popple also has a large ego, referring to himself as a legend that "swiped treasures from every corner of the world" giving himself titles such as "The Shadow Thief" and "The Baron of Burgle" and boasting that only he could have had the luck to have treasure land right at his feet.

Quotes[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

  • "Don't follow me, see? I've got places to be!"
  • "Ooooh! Boo! Blast! Criminy! The famous shadow thief, Popple, has been caught in full sight!"
  • "Cripes! You think you're ready, do ya? Well, nobody's more ready than me, see? I'll show you!"
  • "Rookie! Rookie! Shake a leg!"
  • "Ok, Rookie, it's your time, see? I want you to squash those red and green drips there!"
  • "Quit you're babbling, you!"
  • "Boo! Boo, I say!"
  • "I'll be taking that, see?"
  • "We're golden, see?"
  • "I got a question that needs answering, see?"
  • "Cripes! If my master thief senses are as right as usual... That's my cue to exit!"
  • "Well, Boo! Boo to you I say!"
  • "Oh, sure, you guys are real tough, teaming up on me! Don't think you can beat me just 'cause I'm alone. It's my solo debut on the battle lines, see?"
  • "...I don't care about names, see?"
  • "Ha HA!!! I'll show you! Ya hear? You'll be all bamboozled, see?"
  • "With my rookie's new power... You'll see what I mean!"
  • "AARGHH! QUIET! Stop freaking me out! I don't care what kind of power it is! Any kind will do!"
  • "I will destroy you, see? DESTROY YOUUUUUU!!!"
  • "Yeah, here comes destruction, ya couple of knuckleheads!"

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

  • "That collector musta hired... a security guard!"
  • "The Shadow Thief knows a thief when he sees one!"
  • "Bring it on, ya wannabe moth! These two and I will cream you!"
  • "Your turn, Palookas! Give em' the old one-two!"
  • "Ain't nobody stands between the Shadow Thief and his treasure!"
  • "Just gotta deal with you Palookas, and then the treasure's mine!"
  • "You're telling me... That we fought over a stupid... F-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-fffffffffffffff... FLOWER GARDEN?!"
  • "That's it! I'm done with this stupid island!"

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Popple.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Popple (1)
Popple Idle.gif HP 100 POW 34 Defense 30
Speed 100 Experience 50 Coins 30 (40)
Location Chateau de Chucklehuck Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 30% Stun? 30% Burn? 30%
Level 11 Role Boss Item drop Green Pepper (Golden Mushroom) – 100%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Popple (2)
Popple Idle.gif HP 150 POW 48-70 Defense 50
Speed 100 Experience 120 (100) Coins 33 (50)
Location Woohoo Hooniversity Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 30% Stun? 30% Burn? 30%
Level 15 Role Boss Item drop Red Pepper (Golden Mushroom) – 100%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Popple (3)
Popple Idle.gif HP 520 (620) POW 82-92 (82-100) Defense 155 (100)
Speed 120 Experience 600 Coins 120 (200)
Location Chucklehuck Woods Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 30% Stun? 30% Burn? 30%
Level 27 Role Boss Item drop Super Mushroom (Golden Mushroom) – 32.26%
None – 0%
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Popple (4)
Popple Idle.gif HP 500 (660) POW 95-110 Defense 180 (125)
Speed 120 Experience 500 (300) Coins 99 (200)
Location Teehee Valley Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 30% Stun? 30% Burn? 30%
Level 35 (34) Role Boss Item drop Green Pepper (Golden Mushroom) – 100%
Golden Mushroom – 61.29% (None - 0%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
  • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Official Nintendo Player's Guide: Popple is a master thief in constant search of a dependable sidekick. He and his various trainees will be a frequent thorn in our heroes' sides.[1]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemy
Popple
Popple, in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. HP 999 Role Boss Level 25 Location(s) Wakeport
Power 195 Position Normal No Hitter —
Defense 167 World Real Weakness None Item drop None (0%)
Coin Bro Gloves DX (100%)
Speed 125 Experience 500 (600) Coins 100 (100%)

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

  • Japanese website bio: なにかと旅先でマリオとそうぐうする怪盗（？）。最近とある新人をやとったらしい。[2](A thief (?) who is always on the lookout for Mario on his travels. He seems to have recently acquired a certain newcomer.)
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Popple (1)
Popple HP 90 POW 35 DEF 58 SPEED 36 Experience 50
Fire gray Thunder gray Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 200
Stat down 100% Dizzy 30% Burn 30% Speed down 60% Item drop None (0%)
1-Up Mushroom (100%)
1-Up Mushroom (100%)
Level           11 Location(s) Chateau de Chucklehuck
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Popple (2)
Popple HP 220 POW 48 DEF 82 SPEED 68 Experience 100
Fire gray Thunder gray Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 200
Stat down 100% Dizzy 30% Burn 30% Speed down 60% Item drop None (0%)
Popple Badge A (100%)
Popple Badge A (100%)
Level           16 Location(s) Woohoo Hooniversity
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Popple (3)
Popple HP 520 POW 98 DEF 130 SPEED 120 Experience 600
Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 600
Stat down 100% Dizzy 30% Burn 30% Speed down 60% Item drop None (0%)
Stealth Suit (100%)
Stealth Suit (100%)
Level           27 Location(s) Chucklehuck Woods
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Popple (4)
Popple HP 600 POW 102 DEF 160 SPEED 120 Experience 300
Fire Normal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 800
Stat down 100% Dizzy 30% Burn 30% Speed down 60% Item drop None (0%)
Popple Badge AA (100%)
Popple Badge AA (100%)
Level           30 Location(s) Teehee Valley
  • Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser profile: The greatest thief in the kingdom... or so he says. Recruited the amnesiac Bowser as his underling.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese パーニョ[?]
Pānyo 		Possibly from Chinese term「扒窃」(páqiè, "to steal") and Italian word ghigno ("grin")
Chinese 帕纽[?]
Pàniǔ 		Japanese name
Dutch Popple[?] English name
French Pargne[?] Clipping of épargne ("savings")
German Claude[?] Pun on klauen ("to steal") and the German name "Claude"
Italian Champo[?] Reference to how "Popple" is a "champ" while Rookie is a "rookie"
Korean 파뇨[?]
Panyo 		From his Japanese name
Portuguese Feijarápio[?] From feijão ("bean") and larápio ("thief")
Russian Щепачёв[?]
Schepachyov 		The word щипать (schipat, a Russian slang word for "to steal", having the root щип/щеп (schip/schep)) transformed into the Russian name
Spanish Panyo[?] Japanese name

Trivia[edit]

  • In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, a reference to Popple is made when Bowser visits Poshley Sanctum to steal the Garnet Star. When Pennington asks him who he is, one of the answers is "The Shadow Thief", which is what Popple calls himself. Also, if the player selects this title, Bowser will say "I'll be taking this, thanks!", a reference to Popple's "I'll be takin' that, see?", which in turn is a reference to Edward G. Robinson's character in films such as Little Caesar.
  • Popple's theme plays during the battle against Fawful at Bowser's Castle. Note that in the later-released Japanese version of the game and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Cackletta's fight music from the battle in Woohoo Hooniversity is used for this Fawful encounter instead.
  • In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, when Popple is encountered alone in Chucklehuck Woods, he has 520 HP (slightly more than that of Bowletta, though in other versions he has 620 HP, which is less than Bowletta's HP in those versions). However, when he is next encountered with Birdo at his side, his total HP is 500 (in other versions of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, he has 660 HP, and in its remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, he has a total of 600 HP).
  • Despite him appearing in only three games, Popple is fought a total of seven unique times (four times in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and in its 3DS remake, once in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and two times in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser) making him the most fought character in the whole Mario & Luigi series (with the exception of the different forms of Bowser).
  • Popple is similar in personality to Croco, another thief who steals items and is a boss.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thomason, Steve (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-43-7. Page 5.
  2. ^ マリオ＆ルイージRPG1 DX website. Character bio for PoppleMedia:M&LSS+BM - Japanese Character Bio Popple.png.
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
Characters (Superstar Saga) Protagonists Mario1,2 • Luigi1,2 • Princess Peach1,2 • Prince Peasley • Bowser1,2
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple • Bowser (Rookie)1,2
Supporting characters Beanbean troops1,2 • Bink1,2 • Blablanadon1,2 • Bloat1,2 • Boddle1,2 • Border Bros1,2 • Bubbles • Chuckleroot1,2 • Chuckleroot's granddaughter1,2 • Cork and Cask • Doctor1,2 • Dr. Toadley2 • Fava1,2 • Firebrand and Thunderhand1,2 • Hammerhead Bros.1,2 • Harhall1,2 • Hermie III • Hoohoo civilization1,2 • Jellyfish Sisters1,2 • Lady Lima1,2 • Miles Tones1,2 • Moai1,2 • Mole1,2 • Pea1,2 • Peach-bot1,2 • Photographer1,2 • Pipeman1,2 • Professor E. Gadd • Prospector1,2 • Psycho Kamek1 • Queen Bean1,2 • Soybean civilization1,2 • Spangle • Starshade Bros.1,2 • Toadsworth1,2 • Tolstar1,2 • Tuki1,2 • Yoshi Fan Club1,2
Species Ankoopa1 • Beanish1,2 • Beanlet1,2 • Big Koopa Troopa2 • Designbomb1,2 • Ghost1,2 • Hoohooligan1,2 • Kurako1,2 • Lagoon-dweller1,2 • Oho Jee • Sailor1,2 • Thwomp • Toad1,2 • Winkle1,2 • Yoshi1,2
Characters (The Search for Bowser) Protagonists Captain Goomba3 (Gold3) • Captain Shy Guy3 • Captain Boo3 (Gold3) • Captain Koopa Troopa3 (Gold3) • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry)
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple
Supporting characters Bowser3 • Corporal Paraplonk3 • Private Goomp3 • Sergeant Guy3 • Prince Peasley • Bubbles • Cork and Cask • Hermie III • Professor E. Gadd • Spangle • Starlow3
Special moves Overworld/solo attacks Emergency Block2 • Counterattack1,2 • Dash1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Dunk Hammer1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Firebrand1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Flee1,2 • Hammer1,2 • High Jump1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Jump1,2 • Mini-Mario1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Pump Mario1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Spin Jump1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Surfboard1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Tickle1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Thunderhand1,2 An L ripped from the game.
Bros. Attacks1,2 Bounce Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Chopper Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Cyclone Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Fire Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Knockback Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Splash Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Swing Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Thunder Bros. An L ripped from the game.
Captain Commands3 Deny • Rally • Chance • Play Dead • Lightning • Parry • Pass the Bob-omb • Thwomp Thump • Clash of Captains • Call for Backup • Sneak Attack • Shell Shock
Bosses Superstar Saga Birdo • Bowletta1,2 • Bowser1,2 • Cackletta1,2 • Chuckolator1,2 • Dragohoho1,2 • Fawful • Flaret1,2 • Hermie III1,2 • Hoohooros1,2 • Jojora1,2 • Jojora's friends1,2 • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Mom Piranha1,2 • Popple • Queen Bean1,2 • Rookie1,2 • Tolstar1,2 • Trunkle1,2 • Wiggler1,2
The Search for Bowser Birdo • Corporal Paraplonk3 • Fawful • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Popple • Private Goomp3 • Sergeant Guy3
Locations Beanbean Airport1,2 • Beanbean Borderland1,2 • Beanbean Castle1,2 • Beanbean Castle Sewers/Beanbean Castle Sewer1,2 • Beanbean Castle Town1,2 • Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean Fields • Beanbean Kingdom • Bowser's Castle • Castle Town Item Shop1,2 • Chateau de Chucklehuck1,2 • Chucklehuck Woods • Fire Palace1,2 • Guffawha Ruins1,2 • Gwarhar Lagoon • Harhall's Studio1,2 • Hoohoo Mountain • Hoohoo Village1,2 • Information Booth1,2 • Joke's End • Koopa Cruiser • Little Fungitown1,2 • Little Fungitown Item Shop1,2 • Mario and Luigi's house1,2 • Mushroom Kingdom1,2 • Oho Oasis1,2 • Oho Ocean1,2 • Pipe House1,2 • Princess Peach's Castle1,2 • Relaxation Room1,2 • S.S. Chuckola1,2 • Seabed1,2 • Starbeans Cafe1,2 • Stardust Fields1,2 • Teehee Valley • Thunder Palace1,2 • Toadtown Square/Peach's Castle1,2 • Winkle Colosseum1,2 • Woohoo Hooniversity1,2 • Yoshi Theater1,2
Enemies Superstar Saga Anuboo1,2 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Belly Blech1,2 • Bill Blaster1,2 • Blooper1,2 • Bob-omb • Boo • Cheep Cheep1 • Chomp Bro1,2 • Chuck Guy • Chuckorok1,2 • Clumph • Dry Bones4 • Eeker1,2 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Dry Bones1,2 • Elite Gritty Goomba1,2 • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fighter Fly1,2 • Fuzzbush • Fuzzy1,2 • Glurp1,2 • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomdiver1,2 • Gritty Goomba • Gunner Guy1,2 • Hammer Bro • Ice Snifit • Lakipea • Laser Snifit1,2 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Malibut1,2 • Mecha-Blooper1,2 • Mecha-Chomp1 • Mechakoopa • Oucher Glass1,2 • Parabeanie • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Piranha Plant1,2 • Puffer-Cheep1 • Rex • Roto-Disc1,2 • Sand Cheep1,2 • Scaratroopea • Sharkbone1,2 • Sharpea • Sniper Bill1,2 • Spiky Snifit1,2 • Spiny4 • Spiny Cheep Cheep2 • Starkiss • Super Fly1,2 • Sworm1,2 • Tanoomba • Time Bob-omb1,2 • Troopea • Virus1,2 • Yo Bro1,2
The Search for Bowser Bandit3 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Big Boo3 • Big Tail Goomba3 • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo3 • Boo • Boomerang Bro3 • Broozer3 • Buzzy Beetle3 • Chain Chomp3 • Chargin' Chuck3 • Chuck Guy • Clumph • Dry Bones4 • Elite Captain Quartet3 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fire Bro3 • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant3 • Fly Guy3 • Fuzzbush • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomba Tower3 • Green Magikoopa3 • Gritty Goomba • Hammer Bro • Ice Bro3 • Ice Snifit • Koopa Paratroopa3 • Koopa Troopa3 • Lakipea • Lakitu3 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mechawful3 • Para-Beetle3 • Parabeanie • Paragoomba3 • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Pokey3 • Red Magikoopa3 • Rex • Scaratroopea • Sharpea • Shy Guy3 • Spear Guy3 • Spike3 • Spiny4 • Spiny Cheep Cheep2 • Starkiss • Tail Boo3 • Tanoomba • Troopea • White Magikoopa3
Items Consumables 1-Up Mushroom1,2 • 1-Up Super1,2 • 100 Coin2 • 10 Coin2 • 50-Coin2 • Beanbean coin1,2 • Boo Biscuit2 • Coin1,2 • Five Coin1,2 • Golden Mushroom1,2 • Green Pepper1,2 • Max Mushroom1,2 • Max Nut1,2 • Max Syrup1,2 • Mushroom1,2 • Nut1,2 • Red Pepper1,2 • Refreshing Herb1,2 • Super Mushroom1,2 • Super Nut1,2 • Super Syrup1,2 • Syrup1,2 • Ultra Mushroom1,2 • Ultra Nut1,2 • Ultra Syrup1,2
Key items Bean Fruit1,2 • Beanbean Brooch1,2 • Beanbean Map1,2 • Beanstar1,2 • Beanstar piece1,2 • Beanstone1,2 • Chuckola Fruit1,2 • Chuckola Reserve1,2 • Crabbie Grass1,2 • Face1,2 • Fake Beanstar1,2 • Flaming statue1,2 • Hoohoo Spirit1,2 • Invincishroom • Membership Card1,2 • Neon Egg1,2 • Peach's Extra Dress1,2 • Pearl Bean1,2 • Peasley's Rose1,2 • Precious belonging1,2 • Red and Green Goblets1,2 • Secret Scroll 11,2 • Secret Scroll 21,2 • Suitcase1,2 • Winkle Card1,2
Bean Juice1,2 Chuckle Blend • Chuckoccino • Hoohoo Blend • Hoolumbian • Teehee Blend • Teeheespresso • Woohoo Blend
Special items Bonus Ring1,2 • Cobalt Necktie1,2 • Excite Spring1,2 • Game Boy Horror SP1,2 • Great Force1,2 • Greed Wallet1,2 • Power Grip1 • Secret Specs2
Blocks1,2 ! Block • ? Block • Bros. Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • Hoohoo Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery block • Save Album • Simu-Block • Spin Block
Other Axe1,2 • Badge1,2 • Bean1,2 • Bike Pads1,2 • Black Rock1,2 • Boo Statue1,2 • Brown Rock1,2 • Button1,2 • Cart1,2 • Gold ring • Chuckola Cola1,2 • Clothing1,2 • Conductor1,2 • Gown1,2 • Gray Rock1,2 • Headgear1,2 • Invincibility Mushroom3 • Koopa Clown Car1,2 • Lift1,2 • Poison Mushroom1,2 • Poltergust 30001,2 • Pressure Plate1,2 • Region map1 • Rolling Bar Defense System1,2 • Spiky Stardust Defense System1,2 • Spring Pad1,2 • Super Poltergust 30011,2 • Surfing Spot1,2 • Toad Express1,2 • Torch1,2 • Wall Face1,2 • Warp Pipe1,2 • Watering hole1,2 • Waterspout1,2
Minigames1,2 Border Jump • Mysterious Mine Carts • Star 'Stache Smash • Barrel • Chuckola Bounce • Surfing Game • Splart
Stats Bros. Point1,2 • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Speed1,2 • Spirit3 • Stache1,2
Status Burn1,2 • Charred1,2 • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury2 • Heavy G1,2 • Invisible2 • Light G1,2 • Poison1,2 • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command1,2 • SPD-Down1,2 • SPD-Up1,2 • Trip1,2
Other Bean Fever1,2 • Beanbean Air • Beanhole locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Block locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Bestiary1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Enemy formations1,2 • Gallery1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Gear1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Glitches1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Hidden Block locations1 • Hooroglyphs1,2 • Kingdom Courier1,2 • Level up progressions1,2 • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection1 • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Joke Spinner • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Moves Guide • Mario Bros.1 • Pre-release and unused content1 • Quotes1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Shops2 • Special Skill3 • Sound test2 • Staff1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Story summaries2 • Super Attack1,2
1 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
2 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
3 Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
4 Enemy variants differ in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
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Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Characters Protagonists Mario • Luigi / Dreamy Luigi / Giant Luigi • Prince Dreambert • Starlow
Antagonists Antasma • Bowser • Elite Trio (Corporal Paraplonk • Private Goomp • Sergeant Guy) • Kamek
Supporting characters Attack Piece Toad • Bedsmith • Big Massif • Brickle • Britchard • Britta • Broque Madame • Broque Monsieur • Dreambunny • Dream Stone's spirit • Dr. Snoozemore • Eldream • Hoola • Hoolo • Kylie Koopa • Lil' Massif • Lookout Toad • Luiginoids • Mole Hunt old man • Pi'illoper • Princess Peach • Seabelle • Seabury • Seadric • Seatoon • Toadsworth • Zeekeeper
Species Beanish • Brock • Deco Pi'illo • Hooski • Mega Pi'illo • Nommon • Pi'illo • Pi'illo Master • Seadring • Shelltop • Toad • Yoshi
Special attacks Mario 3D Red Shell • Bye-Bye Cannon • Bomb Derby • Jet-Board Bash • Zee Egg
Luigi 3D Green Shell • Fire Flower • Dropchopper • Slingsniper • Star Rocket
Luiginary Luiginary Ball • Luiginary Stack • Luiginary Hammer • Luiginary Flame • Luiginary Wall • Luiginary Typhoon
Giant Jump • Hammer Chop • Hammer Uppercut • Rhythm Mushroom • Drill Stomp • Finishing Bros. • Star Driver
Field moves General Jump • Hammer
Bros. Move Mole Mario • Mini-Mario • Spin Jump • Side Drill • Ball Hop
Luiginary Works Luiginary Stache Tree • Sneeze Wind • Luiginoid Formation • Luiginary Cylinder • Luiginary Speedometer • Luiginary Ice • Luiginary Gravity • Luiginary Propeller • Luiginary Antigravity
Bosses Bosses Antasma (X) • Beef Cloud • Big Massif (X) • Bowser (X) • Bowser Jr. • Dreamy Bowser • Dreamy Mario • Elite Trio (X) • Grobot (X) • Heavy Zest • Kamek • Kamek (Green) • Kamek (Red) • Kamek (White) • Mammoshka (X) • Pi'illodium (X) • Popple • Smoldergeist • Sorrow Fist • Thunder Sass • Torkscrew (X) • Wiggler
Support: Antasmunchie (X) • Block Monolift (X) • Dreamy Bob-omb • Dreamy Goomba • Dreamy Paratroopa • Dreamy Shy Guy • Dry Bones • Hooraw (X) • Junior Clown Car • Mini Pi'illoid (X) • Monty Mole • Sergeant Guy Cannon (X) • Shy Guy Airtub DX • Sub-Goomba (X)
Giant bosses Mount Pajamaja (X) • Earthwake (X) • Giant Bowser (X) • Robo-Drilldigger (X) • Zeekeeper (X)
Locations Pi'illo Island Dozing Sands • Driftwood Shore • Mount Pajamaja • Mushrise Park • Neo Bowser Castle • Pi'illo Blimport • Pi'illo Castle • Pi'illo Temple • Rose Broquet • Somnom Woods • Wakeport
Dream World Battle Ring • Dream's Deep • Dreamy Dozing Sands • Dreamy Driftwood Shore • Dreamy Mount Pajamaja • Dreamy Mushrise Park • Dreamy Neo Bowser Castle • Dreamy Pi'illo Castle • Dreamy Somnom Woods • Dreamy Wakeport
Enemies Pi'illo Island Bandit • Beehoss • Bloatula • Boomerang Bro • Caccac • Capnap • Chain Chomp • Commander Lakitu • Durapurl • Eyepi'illo • Fire Bro • Flaming Antasmaton • Flibbee • Flibbee R • Flounderflage • Fly Guy • Fly Guy R • Golden Egg • Goomba • Goomba R • Gromba • Grumbell • Hermite Crab • Hermite Crab R • Inky Piranha Plant • Monolift • Monolift R • Pi'illodactyl • Pi'illodactyl R • Sandoon • Shy Guy Airtub • Shy Guy Airtub R • Shy Guy • Shy Guy R • Thorb • Virus • Walker Guy
Dream World Antasman • Big Tail Goomba • Bloopurn • Chizzle • Cocoknight • Cocoknight R • Dark Block • Dreamcap • Dreamcap R • Dreamcap Captain • Dreamcap Captain R • Dreamy Sandoon • Dromba • Golden Beanie • Icead • Krubbish • Lakitu • Lakitu R • Lob-omb • Lob-omb R • Magmad • Mechakoopa • Nipper Plant • Pelicrump • Piranha Plant • Propellion • Skipdrill • Skipdrill R • Spiny • Spiny R • Spritzbloom • Storch • Ticksquawk
Items Consumables 1-Up Deluxe • 1-Up Mushroom • Boo Biscuit • Candy • Max Candy • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Syrup Jar • Mushroom • Nut • Refreshing Herb • Secret Box • Shock Bomb • Super Candy • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Supersyrup Jar • Syrup Jar • Taunt Ball • Ultra Candy • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultrasyrup Jar
Key items Attack Piece • Book of Ruins • Dozing Mattress • Dozites • Dream Eggs • Driftwood Jellyfish Sheets • Hooraw Medals • Left Wing • Lost Camera • Mushrise Tree Board • Old Lithograph • Pajamaja Rock Frame • Peach's Photo • Pi'illo Ring • Plush Zeekeeper • Queen Bean's Photo • Rare Fruit • Right Wing • Shots • Somnom Stones • Ultibed • Ultibed Manual • Yoshi Egg • Zeekeeper's Feathers
Stats Bros. Point • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Power • Rank • Speed • Stache
Status Burn • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Invisible • Mini • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • SPD-Down • SPD-Up
Minigames Check-X Quiz • Coin-Up Challenge • Ding-a-Ring • Mole Hunt
Terms Real World • Dream World • Dream Stone • Dark Stone • Dream Portal • Nightmare Chunk • Dreampoint • Dreambeats • Ultibed • Dream Coin • Drilldigger • Dozing Ore
Other Badges • Bean locations • Bestiary • Dream World block locations • Expert Challenges • Gallery • Gear • Glitches • Hard Mode • Inn • Jukebox • Level up progressions • Pi'illo locations • Quotes • Ranks • Real world block locations • Shops • Sidequests • Staff • Story summaries
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