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{{quote|These are Pal Pills! Little pals will follow you and damage any enemy they hit.|In-game text|[[Super Paper Mario]]}}
A '''Pal Pill''' is a special item, which creates an 8-man army of mini, 8-bit versions of the character being used, which then surround the character. These pal pills will mimic the player's motion until either the pal pill touches an enemy, in which case, both the pal pill and the enemy are eradicated, or the player leaves the area. This item is found in [[? Block]]s in the game, ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
A '''Pal Pill''' is an item in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. They are located inside of [[? Block]]s. When using a Pal Pill, the player character is circled by eight miniature, 8-bit copies of themselves, all shown with sprites and sound effects from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Each pal mimics their movement at an offset until it either touches an enemy, falls down a pit, or the player leaves the area. When a pal takes damage, the player character does as well.


== Trivia ==
A similar attack is used by [[Super Dimentio]] by releasing slightly larger 8-bit [[Luigi]]s that become defeated instantly upon touching an object.


*Interestingly, in the ''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series episode "[[Rock TV]]", an item similar to the Pill Pals appear; [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], upon hitting a [[? Block]] in the episode, releases a brigade of miniature Marios, who began to attack the nearby [[Koopalings]].
==Names in other languages==
*[[Super Dimentio]] has the ability to create a swarm of 8-bit Pals in Luigi's likeness.
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|JpnR=Otasuke Dotto
|JpnM=Assist Pixel
|Fre=Minipotes
|FreM=Mini buddies
|Ger=Kumpelkapseln
|GerM=Buddy capsules
|Ita=Pillole Amico
|ItaM=Friend/Pal Pills
|Kor=도트도우미
|KorR=Doteu Doumi
|KorM=Pixel Helper
|SpaE=Minialiados
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|SpaEM=Mini-Allies
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[[Category: Items]]
==Notes==
*The coloration of the Pal Pill item reflects Mario's color palette in true color, unlike the pals it creates, which follow the color limitations of their ''Super Mario Bros.'' sprites. This may be a leftover from [[List of Super Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|pre-release versions of the game]] in which Mario's [[Mega Star]] form also used the same colors.
*In the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'']] animated series episode "[[Rock TV]]", an item similar to the Pill Pals appears. By hitting a ? Block, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] releases a brigade of miniature [[Mario]]s who begin to attack the nearby [[Koopalings]].
 
==See also==
*[[Copy Flower]]
*[[Double Cherry]]
 
==References==
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{{SPM items}}
[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Power-ups]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario items]]
[[it:Pillole Amico]]

Latest revision as of 22:28, February 2, 2025

The effects of a Pal Pill
Pal Pill SPM.png
“These are Pal Pills! Little pals will follow you and damage any enemy they hit.”
In-game text, Super Paper Mario

A Pal Pill is an item in Super Paper Mario. They are located inside of ? Blocks. When using a Pal Pill, the player character is circled by eight miniature, 8-bit copies of themselves, all shown with sprites and sound effects from Super Mario Bros. Each pal mimics their movement at an offset until it either touches an enemy, falls down a pit, or the player leaves the area. When a pal takes damage, the player character does as well.

A similar attack is used by Super Dimentio by releasing slightly larger 8-bit Luigis that become defeated instantly upon touching an object.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese おたすけドット[?]
Otasuke Dotto
Assist Pixel
French Minipotes[?] Mini buddies
German Kumpelkapseln[?] Buddy capsules
Italian Pillole Amico[?] Friend/Pal Pills
Korean 도트도우미[?]
Doteu Doumi
Pixel Helper
Spanish (NOE) Minialiados[1] Mini-Allies

Notes[edit]

  • The coloration of the Pal Pill item reflects Mario's color palette in true color, unlike the pals it creates, which follow the color limitations of their Super Mario Bros. sprites. This may be a leftover from pre-release versions of the game in which Mario's Mega Star form also used the same colors.
  • In the Super Mario World animated series episode "Rock TV", an item similar to the Pill Pals appears. By hitting a ? Block, Princess Toadstool releases a brigade of miniature Marios who begin to attack the nearby Koopalings.

See also[edit]

References[edit]