Summary

• Party members in Paper Mario offer unique abilities - some are incredibly useful in battles, while others fall short, adding to the game's charm.
• Speedrunners and streamers have kept Paper Mario popular by finding new ways to play and break the game, showcasing its enduring appeal.
• With the arrival of the Thousand-Year Door remake, fans can re-live the nostalgia of the original adventure and discover which party members are worth including in their lineup.

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Paper Mario introduced us to many memorable and unique party members that aided Mario on his journey, but they weren’t all friends you’d want in your corner. Some were more helpful than others, with a few party members 🗹unceremoniously ditched after their first chapter, while others were introduced way too late in the game to be useful at all. Despite this, the Paper Mario experience wouldn’t be the same without them.

Updated on May 20, 2024, by Bobby Mills: With the advent of the Thousand-Year Door remake for Switch, more eyes are riveted on the Paper Mario franchise than there have been in a long while. Many folks will be returning to the two-dimensional hero's first outing before they dive into the sequel – so what better time to touch up our ranking, so you know which party members to bother with?

8 Goombario

Know-It-All Fanboy

This talkative little Goomba is the first partner Mario meets along his journey, after falling from Peach's Castle into Goomba Village. While he’s there early on, he doesn’t see a lot of action as the game progresses.

Sure, he can use his Headbonk attack or Tattle to give you info on enemies; but other than that, he isn’t very useful at all. He's comically outclassed by his successor, Goombella, in The Thousand-Year Door. Even when powered up with a Super Ultra block, he doesn't get much stronger. As soon as you get Kooper, Goombario is doomed to warm the bench.

7 Watt

Like Taking A Defibrillator From A Baby

This cute lil' Sparky is held captive in the Big Lantern Ghost's lantern when Mario meets her in Shy Guy's Toybox. Once Mario frees her, and they team up, her ability to light up dark areas and reveal hidden blocks is indispensable – and strategically useful in battle.

Watt's main gimmick is how she can get around enemies with strong defense using Electro Dash or Power Shock. Later on, her ability to paralyze enemies increases with Super and Ultra Blocks. Unfortunately, she's only heavily utilized in the final fight with General Shy Guy. Soon after, she's usurped in power by the likes of Sushie and soon becomes a field-only tool.

6 Lakilester (Aka: S🦋pike)

The Shades And Mohawk Are A Bit Much

Meet the too-cool-for-school Lakitu who likes to go by the name Spike – although his real name is Lakilester. One of the most helpful partners, Mario meets him in Flower Fields. He doesn't even want to fight our leading man, but is obliged to do so under orders from his boss Huff N. Puff.

Lakilester can cross lava and other hazards, and move pretty fast across maps, not unlike the Baby Yoshi in the sequel – something which would have been helpful in the earlier parts of the game. Had he joined earlier, he would probably﷽ have finished higher up our ranking, but no dice.

After defeating him in a very short battle, Lakilester joins you, and it's a whole new ballgame once he does. Spiny Surge and Cloud Nine are his best abilities to utilize in battle, and he's excellent at taking out the unique enemies you face in Bowser's Castle. It’s just all too little, too late.

5 Sushie

Better Hope She Doesn't Live Up To Her Name

Sushie makes her debut appearance in Chapter 5, Lava-Lava Island. This talkative and cheerful Rip Van Fish is a babysitter for the mischievous Yoshi kids. Once her charges go missing in the jungle, it's up to Mario to team up with her and help – using her ability to dive and cross bodies of water.

She i♐s another party member with limited combat utility, and is only really helpful in this particular chapter, with its abundance of fire enemies🃏. In battle, her best moves are Squirt, Tidal Wave, and Water Block, and her field ability gives you access to a ton of new areas. All in all, she’s a solid party member.

4 Parakarry

Pat Wishes He Could Deliver Post This Epically

You meet this dedicated mail carrier up on Mt. Rugged♛, and the postie will gladly join up with Mario once you bring his missing letters back. Parakarry can use his flying ability to help you cross small gaps, and he can also give you an edge in battle from the air, so fetching those pesky documents is worth it.

In Dry Dry Ruins, when facing off against൩ Tutankoopa, Parakarry is instrumental, employing his Shell Shot attack to deal direct blows – while his more advanced move, Air Raid, can damage all enemies on screen. The only issue with some of his action commands is that you have to be tremendously precise. Outside of battle, Parakarry can deliver mail to its intended recipients, netting you extra Star Pieces.

3 Bow

Refined Gentle-Boo

She's not just a pretty face: this is a Boo with attitude. Meet Lady Bow, the owner of Boo Mansion, who invites Mario to come for a spooky visit – only for him to learn that she is holding a Star Spirit captive. Lady Bow will, of course, free the spirit if Mario does one favor for her: rid the Boos of the fearsome Tubba Blubba, who enjoys snacking on her fellow ghosts.

Lady Bow is the coolest (and most stylish) of Mario's teammates. She can make you invisible outside of battle to avoid enemies and even allows Mario to pass through solid objects. In action, her Smack, Outta Sight, and Fan Smack attacks deal heavy damage to your enemies, as well as allowing you to hide from them briefly. Similar to Parakarry, her attacks rely on precise control stick movements, but if you use her correctly, she can be devastating.

2 Kooper

Change The Spelling, And It Becomes Cool!

Kooper is an adventurous Koopa Troopa who wants to become an archaeologist like his idol, Kolarado. Since you meet him early on, though, your task to win his trust is pretty simple – retrieve his shell from a Fuzzy when the little buggers take over Koopa Village. The alternative is... well, it's not pretty. Avert your eyes, kids.

Once you pair up with Kooper, his field ability can hit switches across gaps and even retrieve items from far away. Sadly, beyond this, he's a mixed bag in battle; Koops, his dead ringer in Thousand-Year Door, iterates on his concept in a far more long-term-friendly fashion.

1 Bombette

She's A Blast

B♎ombette is a feisty, neon pink Bob-omb you won’t want to mess with. After the Koopa Bros. take over what was once her home, poor Bombette is thrown into the dungeon with all the other dissidents. When Mario ends up in the same prison, the pair team up, deploying her ability🥂 to blow up walls to initiate a jailbreak.

She is by far the most vital party member in your arsenal, and can deal the heaviest damage to (almost) all enemies – especially as she becomes stronger through upgrades. Her initial Power Bomb attack, and its ultimate version, Mega Bomb, make her a force to be reckoned with, utterly smoking🤡 foes; and her versatil🅠ity allows her to stay strong against a wide variety of enemy attacks.