- “BACK TO ADVENTURE!”
- —Stuffwell, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Stuffwell is a supporting character in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. He is a living suitcase invented by Professor E. Gadd to aid Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi throughout their journey by storing their possessions, including their Items, Clothing, Badges, and Beans, as well as their collected Cobalt Star shards, fulfilling the role of the suitcase from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. His name is based on the words "stuff well", likely due to him being a suitcase.
Stuffwell is able to assist the brothers throughout their adventure by storing their items and gear, as well as providing hints and basic tutorials, along with various other uses, such as using himself as protective padding and using his Warpulator. Stuffwell has a noticeably extensive vocabulary, which he often uses in dialogue, along with many false, technological terms such as "Splendiferous" and "Explanification".
Stuffwell can be opened at any time during exploration by pressing START, allowing the bros. to view their current items, gear, and stats. He can then be closed by pressing 
a dependent number of times or by simply pressing START again.
History
Shortly after Mario and Luigi fall into the time hole in the garden at Peach's Castle, Stuffwell appears, having been sent by Professor E. Gadd to help them during their adventure. After introducing himself to the bros. and explaining briefly how he can be opened, he officially joins them on their quest, shortly before the time hole disappears. While venturing further into Hollijolli Village, Stuffwell provides many basic tutorials which involve jumping, attacking, avoiding enemy attacks, and using items.
When the bros. reach the village, they discover it to be under attack, and are themselves attacked by a group of Shroobs. They are later rescued by the babies and are taken aboard the Koopa Cruiser. However, after receiving a transmission from Princess Shroob, they are shot down by a Shroob Missile, causing them to crash into Baby Bowser's Castle and become separated from the rest of the group, including Baby Bowser, Baby Peach, and Toadsworth the Younger.
Fortunately, the adult bros. are able to find the babies in a nearby room, though they are at a precocious height. They are finally able to convince Baby Luigi to come down by using Stuffwell as a protective cushion. Shortly after the brothers are reunited, Stuffwell teaches another tutorial explaining how to travel while piggyback. It is also here that Stuffwell provides many other tutorials, such as attacking and using Bros. Items as a group of four, along with an optional tutorial regarding Simu-Blocks. As they venture far into the castle, they find their first Cobalt Star shard, which Stuffwell decides to show to the professor. They proceed to do so, after locating both Toadsworth the Younger and a time hole in the last room of the castle.
Other appearances
Stuffwell also makes a cameo appearance as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Quotes
- "BACK TO ADVENTURE!"
- "Watch the leather, Professor! No need for the shoving!"
- "Oh, you must be Mario."
- "I am pleased to meet you. I am known as Stuffwell."
- "If it's not inconvenient, I'd like to proceed with some basic instructionals."
- "It's just one disaster after another with you two, isn't it?"
- "And that takes care of every last trace of the nastiful Shroobs! Happies!"
- "All right! Warpulator...SWITCH ON!"
Names in other languages
Stuffwell
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スーツケース sūtsukēsu |
Suitcase |
| German | Steckweg 08/20 |
"Putaway 08/20"; rhymes with the German names of many of E.Gadd’s other inventions, the 08/20 in particular is a play on the German expression 08/15, which is used to describe something mundane or standard. |
| Italian | Valigi8.0 |
From Valigiotto (small suitcase) and the suffix 8.0 (otto punto zero), usually referring to a version of a technological invention or device |
| Korean | 다너군 daneogun |
'Mr. Put-Them-All' |
| Spanish | Maletín |
Briefcase |
Trivia
- Stuffwell is referenced by his successor, Starlow, in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam when she directly faces the player and tells them "BACK TO ADVENTURE!", Stuffwell's main catchphrase, in the Twinsy Tropics Dungeon.