Choropū the Picasso

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The Macchoropū cutout

Choropū The Picasso (チョロプー・ザ・ピカソ) is a Monty Mole that appears in volume 45 of Super Mario-kun, resembling a normal Monty Mole with a painter hat. Their name is a reference to the famous artist Pablo Picasso.

While Mario and Toad were traveling through World 2-1 they stumble upon Choropū The Picasso. As Mario and Toad walk past him, they come across a giant cardboard cutout of ice cream, only for it to actually be poop. Choropū The Picasso then makes a cardboard cutout that farts on Mario and Toad. After Mario and Toad run into and a cardboard wall, Choropū The Picasso proceeds to hit Mario with a cardboard handle of a bomb before becoming a much more muscular version of themself called Macchoropū (マッチョロプー). This form is quickly revealed to just be a cardboard cutout as Mario kicks it away. Mario tries hiding in a bunch of fake faces of himself, though Choropū The Picasso stomps on his face still. Choropū The Picasso then runs over Mario with his Road Roller (ロードローラー) which is labelled "Nachunaru" (ナチュナル). He then picks up the flatten Mario to scribble on and drop into a box with other cardboard cutouts. Mario however, finds a cardboard Super Mushroom that he eats to return to normal and with him stomping on Choropū The Picasso. Choropū The Picasso then reveals that the whole place was just a bunch of cardboard cutouts. As everything collapses, Mario and Toad see the sign for 2-1 collapse as well. As Mario asks Choropū The Picasso where the place is and demanding him to speak up as well, it is revealed that it was only a cardboard cutout that collapses with the real one most likely leaving while the place was collapsing.

Triva

• At the end of the chapter, a person says "This was 'Tales of the Subtle.'" ("「世にも微妙な物語」でした。"), which is a reference to the Japanese TV series Tales of the Unusual with unusual being replaced with subtle.