Gary (Super Paper Mario)

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Gary getting hypnotized as Luigi and another Goomba look on in shock.

Gary is a rather ordinary Goomba and a member of King Bowser Koopa's legion of minions, the Koopa Troop.

In Super Paper Mario, Gary and an unnamed companion of his, also a Goomba, are among the minions of Bowser to be transported to his wedding to Princess Peach and later, Count Bleck's castle.

After wandering around aimlessly in Count Bleck's castle, Castle Bleck, Gary and his Goomba companion find an unconscious Luigi, whom they, after complimenting him and telling him how great he is, use as a bodyguard. After traveling with Luigi for some time and whispering snide remarks about him under their breath, Gary and his Goomba friend come upon a dead-end in Count Bleck's castle.

Before either Luigi, Gary, or the other Goomba can turn back though, Gary is zapped by Nastasia's hypnotic powers and transformed into a mindless servant of Count Bleck. Gary is last seen attacking Luigi along with his Goomba companion, who, at the sight of Gary being brainwashed, willingly joined Count Bleck's side.

Presumably, he is one of the Goombas encountered in Castle Bleck (though more than once, two Goombas are seen together). Depending on whether the player chooses to fight him, he might or might not be killed during this time.

Trivia

• The "daring exploits" that Gary and the other Goomba mention are possibly a reference to the Super Luigi series from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
• Gary is a possible reference to the second episode of Star Trek, Where No Man Has Gone Before, in which a character named Gary Mitchell was hit by an unusual force and taken by it away from his right mind, though it is unlikely. Gary Mitchell gained godlike powers and acted as Count Bleck does.

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