Sushie

This article is about the Cheep Cheep character from Paper Mario. For the shark-like enemy found in various games, see Sushi.

“Uh-huh... Oh... Oh! You're going to the volcano because you want to save the princess from some bad guys? What...a touching story! Romantic stories like that... just touch a soft spot in this heart of mine. That does it! I can't let you go alone! I, Sushie, will be by your side until the end!”

—Sushie, Paper Mario

Sushie is Mario's seventh party member in Paper Mario. She is a Cheep Cheep residing in Yoshi's Village on Lavalava Island.

Her pause menu description states that she "loves romantic stories and cries at the drop of a fin", implying that she is very sensitive and soft-hearted. However, according to the Yoshi children, she is very bossy. Her name is based on the famous Japanese dish.

History

Paper Mario

Sushie's portrait

A dock indicating Mario can ride Sushie

At Lavalava Island, Mario enters Yoshi's Village and finds that five Yoshi children are missing. Their babysitter, a Cheep Cheep named Sushie, asks Mario to help her find them. When they find the 5 Yoshis, Mario tells Sushie about his quest. Sushie says it's a very romantic story and joins the party. During the fight with Lava Piranha, Sushie's water attacks are quite helpful.

After Mario reaches a dock, he can ride on her back on the surface of water and dive underneath if he chooses.

Sushie has a daughter named Sashimie. During the game, Sashimie sends her mother a letter, stating that she is going to have a baby, meaning Sushie will soon be a grandmother. There is another letter to Sushie from Raphael the Raven at the Post Office.

Tattle

• She's a Cheep Cheep. Her name is Sushie. She's sort of meddlesome. At least that's what the Yoshi kids say. According to them, she tries to control their lives. I think she's just trying to take care of them, but she doesn't seem to be succeeding.

Start Menu description

• Sushie's a kindly Cheep Cheep who worries about everyone. She loves romantic stories and cries at the drop of a fin. Press once to ride the waves, again to dive below the surface. Sushie's specialty is the water attack.

Super Mario-Kun

Sushie makes an appearance in Super Mario-Kun specifically, the issues with a Paper Mario arc. She follows the role she has in the game the issue is based on.

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, Sushie appears as a Catch Card found on the eightieth floor of the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials, as well as on a photo in Mario's house.

Attacks

Attack	Flower Points Needed	Effect	To Attack	Move Ranks
Belly Flop	None	Hop on one enemy.	Hold the to the left until the red star lights up.	Initial
Squirt	3	Shoots water at one enemy.	Press and release alternately to fill the gauge, but don't let it overflow!	Initial
Water Block	3	Boosts Mario's defense.	Press as the red stars light up.	Super Rank
Tidal Wave	6	Launches water attacks against all enemies	Press , and as shown on the screen.	Ultra Rank

Catch Card

Card Type: Rare Card Description: It's Sushie, the unfortunately-named star of Paper Mario. Being fishy doesn't always have to be a bad thing.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	おプク[?] Opuku	Madame Cheep; o is a Japanese honorific prefix.
Chinese	苏莎阿姨[?] Sūshā āyí	Aunt Susa
German	Sushie[?]	-
Portuguese	Sushie[?]	-
Spanish	Sushi[?]	Sushie

Trivia

Sushie's planned appearance in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

• Like the other Paper Mario partners, Sushie was originally going to appear with updated sprites in the sequel, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. However, she and most of the others were removed for unknown reasons.
  • Sushie is the only partner who does not have any sprite data in Super Paper Mario.