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- This page is about the boss in Super Paper Mario. For the Koopa character in Dinosaur Dilemma, see Francis Ford Koopola. For the human in Mario's Time Machine, see Francis Drake.
- “Wha-What do I... Oh man... A REAL girl in my room! This is so hi-technicaaaal!”
- —Francis, Super Paper Mario
Francis is a video game-obsessed chameleon in Super Paper Mario, who serves as the main boss of Chapter 3, The Bitlands. who kidnaps Tippi after declaring her a rare collectible. He is also known to have captured another Pixl named Carrie. He then vows to take pictures of her and place them on the website, Digibutter.nerr, a forum for butterfly obsessives. He names Tippi 'Francine' and calls her that throughout the game. However, by the time Tippi and Count Bleck left, Francis calls her Tippi. Amongst his many interests, Francis is an otaku (an anime obsessive) and enjoys watching anime, as well as collecting and playing video games, owning cats and cat-like things, and making a pass at any "hot babes" he encounters. He lives in Fort Francis, where his large collection of Meowmaids guard his belongings, tidy his anime collections, record his favorite television shows and so on. Francis has a catchphrase, "hi-technicaaaaal!", which he employs to describe anything he finds cool, awesome, or "schweet."
History
Super Paper Mario
| Super Paper Mario enemy | |||
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| Francis | |||
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| Location(s) | Fort Francis (3-4), Castle Bleck Foyer (8-2) | ||
| Role | Boss | ||
| Max HP | 40 | ||
| Attack | 1 | ||
| Defense | 0 | ||
| Score | 3000 | ||
| Items | |||
| Card type | Uncommon | ||
| Card location(s) | Card Shop; Map 24 | ||
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| List of Catch Cards 184 185 186 | |||
When Mario and company first enter The Bitlands, Francis is invisible. While Tippi is talking, Francis uses his tongue to grab her, then turns invisible again and runs off.
The next time Francis is met is during the forth level of The Bitlands, Fort Francis. He is locked in a room behind a large door, which can only be opened after solving his questions and by "hot babes". When he is confronted by Princess Peach, he is too shy to talk to her directly, and instead engages her with a dating sim named Swoon.exe, where he talks to her briefly about his interests. After the simulation, Peach demands Francis give up Tippi, but Francis refuses, which leads into a battle.
Francis has an array of attacks against the player: as a chameleon, he can change his coloration to disappear into his surroundings, thereby avoiding attacks. Francis is completely invisible when in 2-D, but if Mario flips into 3-D, Francis's moving shadow is visible, making it easier to counterattack. Francis's most devastating weapon is his long tongue, with which he can swallow any of the heroes whole and slowly damage them by chewing, and the player can escape by shaking the Wii Remote. Francis has a different expression depending on who he eats; if he eats Bowser, he shutters for a moment, and he'll smile and blush when eating Peach. His expression doesn't change when he eats Mario. Francis can also employ his technology in battle; his laptop can summon an army of Meowbombs, and his camera temporarily blinds Mario and his friends when the flash goes off. Upon defeat he runs away, yelling "Mercy!", and Tippi is released. After his defeat, Francis can not be found in Fort Francis. One of the Meowmaids says Francis is in hospital after having hurt himself while playing video games.
The next time Francis appears is in the Castle Bleck chapter, Castle Bleck Foyer, though as an optional boss. Part way through the chapter, a disguised Mimi asks the player some questions. One of the answers for the final question is "Francis", which will cause Francis to appear in third room and another battle with him will begin. Francis had apparently been watching one of his favorite television programs before being warped into the castle, and, despite his confusion, he yearned to have Tippi back so much that he talked himself into thinking that his Reclinatron 4500 chair had manipulating his very dreams and warped him to Tippi. After his defeat, Francis runs again, claiming he would simulate the battle on his computer to see what had kept him from winning.
After the player beats the game, Francis can be found in his fort again, in the same room his boss battle took place. Francis will show his greatest creation to them: Tiptron. However, because he is saving to buy Starship X-Naut Issue One, Francis asks for 999 coins from the player to acquire her. After the player buys Tiptron, he reveals plans to build Tiptron Mk. II, an improvement on the original, though the player never sees its completion. Francis then orders a Meowmaid to fetch Nibble-Ums to fulfill his hunger before he begins his work.
Super Mario-Kun
Francis appears in Super Mario-Kun during volume 37. Here, he kidnaps Mario, who is disguised as Princess Peach.
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Appearance
Personality
Francis is a large, anthropomorphic, geeky chameleon, an archetypal asocial nerd. Francis is socially inept and composes himself poorly around others, and as a result has no offline friends.
In addition to Starship X-Naut Issue One, Francis is a source of many other references to other Mario titles. As well as a Starship X-Naut TV show, there is a Starship X-Naut: Space Bloops videogame; another game is titled Larry Koopa: Zombie Heartbreaker, presumably starring Larry Koopa, which Francis was hoping to purchase. The Grodus Chronicles, another X-Naut-related television show was also mentioned, as was an anime featuring Tubba Blubba (of the first Paper Mario): The Blubbening. Francis owns several dolls of Princess Peach, Whacka, Petuni, Punio, Vivian, the Yoshi Kid in all colors, a Bub-ulb and Pennington from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and he has posters of Petuni, Lady Bow and Bootler. On his shelf, players will also find multi-colored Yoshi Eggs next to the aforementioned dolls. Francis also wants an Excess Express train set, a Ms. Mowz doll with "real smooching action", a product called Cyborg Wart, a Magnus Von Grapple action figure, and a Tanooki Suit made with real Tanooki fur. Francis's game console collection includes a NES, an indigo GameCube, an SNES, a Nintendo 64, a Game Boy and a Virtual Boy on his shelf; lastly, if the player flips Mario into 3D, a large television screen with a Wii and a Wii Remote becomes visible.
Family
Francis's mother is mentioned in an optional part of his encounter with Princess Peach. After starting up his Swoon.exe program and explaining its function, the first question Francis asks her is "What is your name?". Peach can choose from three answers, the second (and most passive) of which is "Tell me your name first!". Francis will thus obey her order, noting to himself that Peach is "a stickler for etiquette" and recalling his similar mother. Remembering his mom also levels up Francis's "passion" metric in the simulator, for unknown reasons.
Francis's desire for a girlfriend, coupled with his social inaction, leads to the aforementioned Swoon.exe exchange. Francis will only allow "hot babes" to enter his room, and his door is programmed to reject any males, such as Mario and Bowser. Peach is admitted to the chamber, and Francis immediately seeks to romance her with the program.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カメレゴン Kameregon |
"Chamelegon", pun on "chameleon" and "polygon" | |
| German | Konrad | Refers to Conrad, a popular German PC-store, also a reference to Konrad Zuse, the father of the computer | |
| Italian | Ginoleonte | From the word camaleonte (chameleon) and a given name "Gino" | |
| Korean | 카멜레니아 Kamellenia |
"Chamelenia", possibly pun on "chameleon" and "mania" | |
| Portuguese | Francisco | - | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Francisco | Francis | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Francis | - |
