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Popple
	; 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)

Latest revision as of 07:20, November 25, 2024

“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.

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.

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]

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 (for Mario) or (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]

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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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
	HP	999	Role	Boss	Level	25	Location(s)	Wakeport
	Power	195	Position	Normal	No Hitter	—	Location(s)	Wakeport
	Defense	167	World	Real	Weakness	None	Item drop	None (0%) Coin Bro Gloves DX (100%)
	Speed	125	Experience	500 (600)	Coins	100 (100%)	Item drop	None (0%) Coin Bro Gloves DX (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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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
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]

^ Thomason, Steve (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-43-7. Page 5.
^ マリオ＆ルイージRPG1 DX website. Character bio for Popple.

[1] Thomason, Steve (2003). Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-43-7. Page 5.

[BMBio-2] マリオ＆ルイージRPG1 DX website. Character bio for Popple.

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Popple
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)

[Edit] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
Characters (Superstar Saga)	Protagonists	Mario^1,2 • Luigi^1,2 • Princess Peach^1,2 • Prince Peasley • Bowser^1,2
	Antagonists	Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple • Bowser (Rookie)^1,2
	Supporting characters	Beanbean troops^1,2 • Bink^1,2 • Blablanadon^1,2 • Bloat^1,2 • Boddle^1,2 • Border Bros^1,2 • Bubbles • Chuckleroot^1,2 • Chuckleroot's granddaughter^1,2 • Cork and Cask • Doctor^1,2 • Dr. Toadley² • Fava^1,2 • Firebrand and Thunderhand^1,2 • Hammerhead Bros.^1,2 • Harhall^1,2 • Hermie III • Hoohoo civilization^1,2 • Jellyfish Sisters^1,2 • Lady Lima^1,2 • Miles Tones^1,2 • Moai^1,2 • Mole^1,2 • Pea^1,2 • Peach-bot^1,2 • Photographer^1,2 • Pipeman^1,2 • Professor E. Gadd • Prospector^1,2 • Psycho Kamek¹ • Queen Bean^1,2 • Soybean civilization^1,2 • Spangle • Starshade Bros.^1,2 • Toadsworth^1,2 • Tolstar^1,2 • Tuki^1,2 • Yoshi Fan Club^1,2
	Species	Ankoopa¹ • Beanish^1,2 • Beanlet^1,2 • Big Koopa Troopa² • Designbomb^1,2 • Ghost^1,2 • Hoohooligan^1,2 • Kurako^1,2 • Lagoon-dweller^1,2 • Oho Jee • Sailor^1,2 • Thwomp • Toad^1,2 • Winkle^1,2 • Yoshi^1,2
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 • Counterattack^1,2 • Dash^1,2 • Dunk Hammer^1,2 • Firebrand^1,2 • Flee^1,2 • Hammer^1,2 • High Jump^1,2 • Jump^1,2 • Mini-Mario^1,2 • Pump Mario^1,2 • Spin Jump^1,2 • Surfboard^1,2 • Tickle^1,2 • Thunderhand^1,2
	Bros. Attacks^1,2	Bounce Bros. • Chopper Bros. • Cyclone Bros. • Fire Bros. • Knockback Bros. • Splash Bros. • Swing Bros. • Thunder Bros.
	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 • Bowletta^1,2 • Bowser^1,2 • Cackletta^1,2 • Chuckolator^1,2 • Dragohoho^1,2 • Fawful • Flaret^1,2 • Hermie III^1,2 • Hoohooros^1,2 • Jojora^1,2 • Jojora's friends^1,2 • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Mom Piranha^1,2 • Popple • Queen Bean^1,2 • Rookie^1,2 • Tolstar^1,2 • Trunkle^1,2 • Wiggler^1,2
Bosses	The Search for Bowser	Birdo • Corporal Paraplonk³ • Fawful • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Popple • Private Goomp³ • Sergeant Guy³
Locations		Beanbean Airport^1,2 • Beanbean Borderland^1,2 • Beanbean Castle^1,2 • Beanbean Castle Sewers/Beanbean Castle Sewer^1,2 • Beanbean Castle Town^1,2 • Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean Fields • Beanbean Kingdom • Bowser's Castle • Castle Town Item Shop^1,2 • Chateau de Chucklehuck^1,2 • Chucklehuck Woods • Fire Palace^1,2 • Guffawha Ruins^1,2 • Gwarhar Lagoon • Harhall's Studio^1,2 • Hoohoo Mountain • Hoohoo Village^1,2 • Information Booth^1,2 • Joke's End • Koopa Cruiser • Little Fungitown^1,2 • Little Fungitown Item Shop^1,2 • Mario and Luigi's house^1,2 • Mushroom Kingdom^1,2 • Oho Oasis^1,2 • Oho Ocean^1,2 • Pipe House^1,2 • Princess Peach's Castle^1,2 • Relaxation Room^1,2 • S.S. Chuckola^1,2 • Seabed^1,2 • Starbeans Cafe^1,2 • Stardust Fields^1,2 • Teehee Valley • Thunder Palace^1,2 • Toadtown Square/Peach's Castle^1,2 • Winkle Colosseum^1,2 • Woohoo Hooniversity^1,2 • Yoshi Theater^1,2
Enemies	Superstar Saga	Anuboo^1,2 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Belly Blech^1,2 • Bill Blaster^1,2 • Blooper^1,2 • Bob-omb • Boo • Cheep Cheep¹ • Chomp Bro^1,2 • Chuck Guy • Chuckorok^1,2 • Clumph • Dry Bones⁴ • Eeker^1,2 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Dry Bones^1,2 • Elite Gritty Goomba^1,2 • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fighter Fly^1,2 • Fuzzbush • Fuzzy^1,2 • Glurp^1,2 • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomdiver^1,2 • Gritty Goomba • Gunner Guy^1,2 • Hammer Bro • Ice Snifit • Lakipea • Laser Snifit^1,2 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Malibut^1,2 • Mecha-Blooper^1,2 • Mecha-Chomp¹ • Mechakoopa • Oucher Glass^1,2 • Parabeanie • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Piranha Plant^1,2 • Puffer-Cheep¹ • Rex • Roto-Disc^1,2 • Sand Cheep^1,2 • Scaratroopea • Sharkbone^1,2 • Sharpea • Sniper Bill^1,2 • Spiky Snifit^1,2 • Spiny⁴ • Spiny Cheep Cheep² • Starkiss • Super Fly^1,2 • Sworm^1,2 • Tanoomba • Time Bob-omb^1,2 • Troopea • Virus^1,2 • Yo Bro^1,2
Enemies	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 Mushroom^1,2 • 1-Up Super^1,2 • 100 Coin² • 10 Coin² • 50-Coin² • Beanbean coin^1,2 • Boo Biscuit² • Coin^1,2 • Five Coin^1,2 • Golden Mushroom^1,2 • Green Pepper^1,2 • Max Mushroom^1,2 • Max Nut^1,2 • Max Syrup^1,2 • Mushroom^1,2 • Nut^1,2 • Red Pepper^1,2 • Refreshing Herb^1,2 • Super Mushroom^1,2 • Super Nut^1,2 • Super Syrup^1,2 • Syrup^1,2 • Ultra Mushroom^1,2 • Ultra Nut^1,2 • Ultra Syrup^1,2
	Key items	Bean Fruit^1,2 • Beanbean Brooch^1,2 • Beanbean Map^1,2 • Beanstar^1,2 • Beanstar piece^1,2 • Beanstone^1,2 • Chuckola Fruit^1,2 • Chuckola Reserve^1,2 • Crabbie Grass^1,2 • Face^1,2 • Fake Beanstar^1,2 • Flaming statue^1,2 • Hoohoo Spirit^1,2 • Invincishroom • Membership Card^1,2 • Neon Egg^1,2 • Peach's Extra Dress^1,2 • Pearl Bean^1,2 • Peasley's Rose^1,2 • Precious belonging^1,2 • Red and Green Goblets^1,2 • Secret Scroll 1^1,2 • Secret Scroll 2^1,2 • Suitcase^1,2 • Winkle Card^1,2
	Bean Juice^1,2	Chuckle Blend • Chuckoccino • Hoohoo Blend • Hoolumbian • Teehee Blend • Teeheespresso • Woohoo Blend
	Special items	Bonus Ring^1,2 • Cobalt Necktie^1,2 • Excite Spring^1,2 • Game Boy Horror SP^1,2 • Great Force^1,2 • Greed Wallet^1,2 • Power Grip¹ • Secret Specs²
	Blocks^1,2	! 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	Axe^1,2 • Badge^1,2 • Bean^1,2 • Bike Pads^1,2 • Black Rock^1,2 • Boo Statue^1,2 • Brown Rock^1,2 • Button^1,2 • Cart^1,2 • Gold ring • Chuckola Cola^1,2 • Clothing^1,2 • Conductor^1,2 • Gown^1,2 • Gray Rock^1,2 • Headgear^1,2 • Invincibility Mushroom³ • Koopa Clown Car^1,2 • Lift^1,2 • Poison Mushroom^1,2 • Poltergust 3000^1,2 • Pressure Plate^1,2 • Region map¹ • Rolling Bar Defense System^1,2 • Spiky Stardust Defense System^1,2 • Spring Pad^1,2 • Super Poltergust 3001^1,2 • Surfing Spot^1,2 • Toad Express^1,2 • Torch^1,2 • Wall Face^1,2 • Warp Pipe^1,2 • Watering hole^1,2 • Waterspout^1,2
Minigames^1,2		Border Jump • Mysterious Mine Carts • Star 'Stache Smash • Barrel • Chuckola Bounce • Surfing Game • Splart
Stats		Bros. Point^1,2 • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Speed^1,2 • Spirit³ • Stache^1,2
Status		Burn^1,2 • Charred^1,2 • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury² • Heavy G^1,2 • Invisible² • Light G^1,2 • Poison^1,2 • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command^1,2 • SPD-Down^1,2 • SPD-Up^1,2 • Trip^1,2
Other		Bean Fever^1,2 • Beanbean Air • Beanhole locations¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Block locations¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Bestiary¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Enemy formations^1,2 • Gallery¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Gear¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Glitches¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Hidden Block locations¹ • Hooroglyphs^1,2 • Kingdom Courier^1,2 • Level up progressions^1,2 • 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 Attack^1,2
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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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)
Bosses	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
Locations	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
Enemies	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
Items	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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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

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

Chateau de Chucklehuck[edit]

Woohoo Hooniversity[edit]

Chucklehuck Woods[edit]

Teehee Valley[edit]

Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

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Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

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+{{character infobox
-|image=[[File:MLSS Art - Popple.png|180px]]<br>Artwork of Popple from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
+|image=[[File:MLSS+BM Art - Popple.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of Popple from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
 |first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
 |latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
 |species=[[Beanish]]
 }}
-{{quote2|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|about to fight [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] for the third time in [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]}}
+{{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}}
-'''Popple''' is one of the supporting characters in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' 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, which is a common verbal tic for stereotypical thugs and mobsters. As seen in the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|remake]] of ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', 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.
+'''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.
 ==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]].
+[[File:MALSS Popple And Rookie 2.png|200px|thumb|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. 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.
 [[File:Birdomss.PNG|thumb|left|Popple with [[Birdo]].]]
-[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]  first run into Popple and his accomplice, [[Rookie]] (who is actually [[Bowser]] suffering 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]], but they end up being blasted into the sky by the [[Chuckolator]].
+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.
-[[File:MALSS Popple And Rookie 2.png|200px|thumb|Popple partners up with [[Rookie]] for the second time.]]
-Popple and Rookie are encountered again in the basement of [[Woohoo Hooniversity]], where they are trying to steal the [[Beanstar]], and they end up fighting Mario and Luigi again. Though they've 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.
-Popple appears again in Chucklehuck Woods trying to get a piece of the Beanstar off of a statue. He is then fought again, but 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 attacks and introduces his new Rookie, [[Birdo]], who had fallen hopelessly in love with him. Despite his new teammate, they still lose in battle, and Popple blames his defeat on Birdo. Birdo, heart-broken, knocks him through the wall. Popple 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 [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|remake]], where in the main story, he has the same role as the original game. Also, Popple appears in the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode, where further 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 Popple. 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 [[Koopa Troop|minions]], led by [[Captain Goomba (Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser)|Captain Goomba]], where Rookie went off to. However, the minions intimidate Popple into a fight, which Popple loses. 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.
+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.
-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]]. Popple sees Bowser's minions again and fights them, but is again defeated. Birdo, the only potential Rookie left, then takes Popple away.
+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.
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 ===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
-[[File:PoppleEncounter1M&LDT.png|thumb|right|Popple's first encounter with the Bros.]]
+[[File:PoppleEncounter1M&LDT.png|thumb|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 doesn't 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. He later attempts to burgle Pi'lloper's collection room again, this time from the back entrance, accessible through the northern ruins. He misinterprets a [[Wiggler#Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|Wiggler]], whom aspires to build a garden in the Pi'illo ruins, for a security guard and meets Mario and Luigi, whom he still doesn't quite remember.
+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.
-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 it with insults. After the Bros. beat Wiggler, Popple suddenly turns against them, aiming to claim Pi'illoper's treasure for himself, but is quickly beaten by the Bros. Afterwards, he realizes Wiggler wasn't a security guard and continues to insult Wiggler and his aspirations, angered that he fought over a "stupid flower garden". Wiggler then chases Popple for insulting the flowers, and Popple declares he has had enough of [[Pi'illo Island|this island]]. He is not seen again for the rest of the game.
+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.
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-==Battle Patterns==
+==Battle patterns==
 ===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
 [[File:MALSS Popple And Rookie.png|200px|thumb|The first battle with Popple at [[Chateau de Chucklehuck]], where he is partnered up with [[Rookie]].]]
+====Chateau de Chucklehuck====
 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.
-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|"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.
+====Woohoo Hooniversity====
+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.
-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 monster similar to a [[Designbomb]]. 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 isn't 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.
+====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.
-In the fourth and final battle, he fights with [[Birdo]] by his side with all of the moves that he previously used, with the exception of his loot toss attack. This, however, only applies to the original game, as he does use the attack in ''[[Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. Strangely enough, during this battle, when Popple steals Mario or Luigi's [[Ultra Hammer]], it shows he has a [[Super Hammer]] instead. The remake properly shows him with an Ultra Hammer.
+====Teehee Valley====
+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.
-In the remake's ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode, Popple carries a large sack in battle, which he pulls an infinite supply of Ultra Hammers from to throw.
+====''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser''====
+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''===
-[[File:Wiggly Chase.jpg|thumb|right|[[Wiggler#Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|Wiggler]] chasing Popple, Mario, and Luigi]]
+[[File:Wiggly Chase.jpg|thumb|[[Wiggler#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 on to 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.
+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 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.
+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==
+===Physical appearance===
+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.
-He can attack by running up to either Mario or Luigi and attempting 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 unless the Bro. with a hammer strikes back with his first when approached.
+===Personality===
+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 may also go off-screen and return with his brown 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.
+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.
-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 produce no negative effects, and smashing them back will result in Popple getting them back, also having no 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 soon recover from his moment of pain and then quickly kick the item at his target.
+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==
-===Artwork===
+{{Main-gallery}}
 <gallery>
 MLSS Art - Popple.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
 MLSS+BM Art - Popple.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
-</gallery>
-===Sprites and models===
-<gallery>
 Popple Idle.gif|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
 PoppleDreamTeamSprite.gif|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
-PoppleMLDT.png|''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''
 Popple MLSSBM.gif|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
-MLSSBMPopple.png|''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''
-MLSSBMPoppleSack.png|''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''
-</gallery>
-===Screenshots===
-<gallery>
-MALSS Popple And Rookie.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
-MALSS Popple And Rookie 2.png|''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
-MLSS-Last Peachbot.PNG|''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
-Birdomss.PNG|''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
-PoppleEncounter1M&LDT.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
-Wiggly Chase.jpg|''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''
 </gallery>
-==Stat information==
+==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]]}}
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-{{br}}
+*'''''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==
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 |Jap=パーニョ
 |JapR=Pānyo
-|JapM=Panyo
+|JapM=Possibly from Chinese term「扒窃」(''páqiè'', "to steal") and Italian word ''ghigno'' ("grin")
-|Ger=Claude
+|Chi=帕纽
-|GerM=Pun on ''klau'' (German for ''theft'') and the German name ''Claude''
+|ChiR=Pàniǔ
-|Fra=Pargne
+|ChiM=Japanese name
-|FraM=Pun on the word ''épargne'' (French for ''savings'')
-|Spa=Panyo
-|SpaM=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''
+|ItaM=Reference to how "Popple" is a "champ" while [[Rookie]] is a "rookie"
 |Kor=파뇨
 |KorR=Panyo
-|KorM=From his Japanese name.
+|KorM=From his Japanese name
-|Rus=Щипачев
+|Por=Feijarápio
-|RusR=Schchipaev
+|PorM=From ''feijão'' ("bean") and ''larápio'' ("thief")
-|RusM= From Russian ''shipat' '' a slang word for "Stealing".
+|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
 }}
 ==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' that, 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  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]]). 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).
-*Despite him appearing in only three games, Popple is fought a total of seven unique times (four times in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', 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).
+*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==
+<references/>
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+[[Category:Playable characters]]
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-[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bosses]]
+[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bosses]]
-[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Bosses]]
+[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bosses]]
-[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Characters]]
+[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions characters]]
-[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions Characters]]
+[[Category:Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser enemies]]
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