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'''Shamans''' are creatures that appear during the events of ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. Shamans are first encountered near [[The Sea]] and [[Sunken Ship]]; here they act as shopkeepers, selling Mario and his party items and weapons. Shamans also appear in the [[Belome Temple]] once again as merchants. [[Mario]] battles these creatures in both [[Nimbus Land]] and [[Bowser's Keep]]. These magical beings are very weak to physical attacks, while having a strong magical defense. 
'''Shamans''' are a people first appearing in the game ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', where they act as both NPC shopkeepers and enemies. The later made a re-appearance as non-enemy NPCs vital to the plot of all three of the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] games.


The Shamans in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' are all identical, while those later introduced in the ''Paper Mario'' series have individual characteristics, as well hair, which they did not before.


It is impossible to tell if Shamans are human or of some other form of life, but they do walk bipedally, and are able to speak to Mario. However, many other non-human creatures in Mario's world can do this as well. The "Shamans" in the ''Paper Mario'' series have noticeable hair as well, whereas in ''Super Mario RPG'', they all look the same.
==Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars==
Shamans are first encountered near [[The Sea]] area and the [[Sunken Ship]] as shopkeepers, selling Mario and his party items and weapons.


==Paper Mario Shamans==
They later appear in the [[Belome Temple]], again, as merchants. [[Mario]] later battles them as enemies in both [[Nimbus Land]] and [[Bowser's Keep]]. These magical beings are very weak to physical attacks, while having a strong magical defense.
[[Merlon]] and his family, appearing in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', greatly resemble Shamans. Interestingly, Merlon and his family appear in each ''Paper Mario'' game, but have different appearances and differences in personality. [[Wonky]] reveals in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' that they may be a part of a sort of clan that names their members after their purposes, explaining their sporadic appearances in different lands.
 
==''Paper Mario'' series==
===''Paper Mario''===
[[Merlon]] and his family, appearing in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', greatly resemble Shamans. Interestingly, Merlon and his family appear in each ''Paper Mario'' game, but have different appearances and differences in personality.
*[[Merlon]]
*[[Merlon]]
*[[Merlee]]
*[[Merlee]]
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*[[Merlow]]
*[[Merlow]]


== Trivia ==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[Wonky]] reveals in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' that they may be a part of a sort of clan that names their members after their purposes, explaining their sporadic appearances in different lands.
 
===''Super Paper Mario''===
 
==Trivia==
*In [[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]] all the Paper Mario Shamans but Merlow and Merle returned.
*In [[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]] all the Paper Mario Shamans but Merlow and Merle returned.
*In [[Super Paper Mario]] they are refered to as the [[Tribe of Ancients]]


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Revision as of 02:58, December 23, 2009

Template:Smrpgenemy Shamans are a people first appearing in the game Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, where they act as both NPC shopkeepers and enemies. The later made a re-appearance as non-enemy NPCs vital to the plot of all three of the Paper Mario series games.

The Shamans in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars are all identical, while those later introduced in the Paper Mario series have individual characteristics, as well hair, which they did not before.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Shamans are first encountered near The Sea area and the Sunken Ship as shopkeepers, selling Mario and his party items and weapons.

They later appear in the Belome Temple, again, as merchants. Mario later battles them as enemies in both Nimbus Land and Bowser's Keep. These magical beings are very weak to physical attacks, while having a strong magical defense.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

Merlon and his family, appearing in Paper Mario, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Super Paper Mario, greatly resemble Shamans. Interestingly, Merlon and his family appear in each Paper Mario game, but have different appearances and differences in personality.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Wonky reveals in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door that they may be a part of a sort of clan that names their members after their purposes, explaining their sporadic appearances in different lands.

Super Paper Mario

Trivia

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