Puniper
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| Puniper | |
|---|---|
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| Species | Puni |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “Don't get a swelled head! This doesn't mean I'll accept you as our leader...”
- —Puniper, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Puniper is an obese Puni that lives in the Great Tree in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He doubts Mario's skills as a hero at first but eventually he sees Mario as a good leader. He does not help initially and will not support Mario until he saves the Puni elder. Puniper's name is a portmanteau of "Puni" and "Juniper".
Tattle information
- That's Puniper of the Punies. He sure is big for a Puni. Too bad his head is big, too!
- That's Puniper of the Punies. He's a little bigger than the others, obviously. So maybe he can help us reach that special area... Hee hee! Just kidding. His only special power is complaining, I think.
- That's Puniper of the Punies. This guy just needs to stop whining and do what's right. I mean, he's huge! When you got a big bod, you gotta step up and take charge!
Gallery
Puniper questioning Punio's trust in Mario.
The Puni elder calling out Puniper for his stubbornness.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | プニタ[?] Punita |
From "Puni" and「た」(-ta), usually used for masculine name ending | |
| Chinese | 普尼搭[?] Pǔnídā |
Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Maxini[?] | From the name "Max" and "mini" or Ini ("Puni"). "Max" may also allude to his larger body shape. | |
| French | Pounibo[?] | ? | |
| German | Bubulas[?] | Bubu ("Puni") and the name "Nicolas" | |
| Italian | Fufurio[?] | Portmanteau of Fufino ("Puni") and the male name "Furio" | |
| Korean | 말랑욱[?] Mallang-wook |
? | |
| Spanish | Punilio[?] | From "Puni" and the male name "Emilio" |
