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[[File:Pal Pill.png|thumb|The effects of a Pal Pill]]
[[Image:Pal Pill.jpg|thumb|right|The effects of a '''Pill Pal'''.]]
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{{quote|These are Pal Pills! Little pals will follow you and damage any enemy they hit.|In-game text|[[Super Paper Mario]]}}
A '''Pal Pill''' is a item used in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. They appear out of [[? Block]]s and look like three 8-bit [[Mario]] heads arranged in a triangle. Once the player touches the item, an army of mini 8-bit versions of the current character appears, surrounding the active character. The Pill Pals will mimic the player's every motion and even follow them through doors and [[Warp Pipes]]. If the player encounters an enemy he or she can instruct the Pal Pills to jump on it. If a Pill Pal gets hit by an enemy they both will die.
A '''Pal Pill''' is an item found in [[? Block]]s in the game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. When used, it creates an 8-person army of miniature, 8-bit copies of the user, which then surround them in a circular formation. Each pal will mimic the player character's movement at an offset, until either it touches an enemy, which both damages the enemy and defeats the pal; it falls down a [[pit]]; or the player leaves the area.


However, once the player leaves the area, either by using the [[Return Pipe]] or hitting the [[Star Block]], the Pill Pals disappear.
The pals use sprites and sound effects from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' If the player switches characters when they have Pal Pills, the pals will not change their appearance to match.


== Trivia ==
[[Super Dimentio]] has a similar attack where he releases 8-bit [[Luigi]]s that will be defeated if they touch anything. These pals are slightly larger than those created by a Pal Pill.


*Interestingly, in the ''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series episode "[[Rock TV]]", an item similar to the Pill Pals appear; [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], upon hitting a [[? Block]] in the episode, releases a brigade of miniature Marios, who began to attack the nearby [[Koopalings]].
==Names in other languages==
*[[Super Dimentio]] has the ability to create a swarm of 8-bit Pals in Luigi's likeness.
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|JapR=Otasuke Dotto
|JapM=Assist Pixel
|Fre=Minipotes
|FreM=Mini buddies
|Ger=Kumpelkapseln
|GerM=Buddy capsules
|Ita=Pillole Amico
|ItaM=Friend/Pal Pills
|Kor=도트도우미
|KorR=Doteu Doumi
|KorM=Pixel Helper
|SpaE=Minialiados<ref>[https://youtu.be/LRDZQc5dOXI?t=362 "Super Paper Mario - VillaCara y La Tierra Lineal-"].</ref>
|SpaEM=Mini-Allies
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[[Category: Items]]
==Trivia==
*The coloration of the Pal Pill item reflects Mario's color palette in true color, unlike the pals it creates, which follow the color limitations of their ''Super Mario Bros.'' sprites. This may be a leftover from [[List of Super Paper Mario pre-release and unused content|pre-release versions of the game]] in which Mario's [[Mega Star]] form also used the same colors.
*In the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'']] animated series episode "[[Rock TV]]", an item similar to the Pill Pals appears. By hitting a ? Block, [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] releases a brigade of miniature [[Mario]]s who begin to attack the nearby [[Koopalings]]. The airdate of this episode predates the release of ''Super Paper Mario'' by 16 years.
 
==See also==
*[[Copy Flower]]
*[[Double Cherry]]
 
==References==
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{{SPM items}}
[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Power-ups]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario items]]
[[it:Pillole Amico]]

Latest revision as of 15:46, May 18, 2024

The effects of a Pal Pill
Pal Pill SPM.png
“These are Pal Pills! Little pals will follow you and damage any enemy they hit.”
In-game text, Super Paper Mario

A Pal Pill is an item found in ? Blocks in the game Super Paper Mario. When used, it creates an 8-person army of miniature, 8-bit copies of the user, which then surround them in a circular formation. Each pal will mimic the player character's movement at an offset, until either it touches an enemy, which both damages the enemy and defeats the pal; it falls down a pit; or the player leaves the area.

The pals use sprites and sound effects from Super Mario Bros. If the player switches characters when they have Pal Pills, the pals will not change their appearance to match.

Super Dimentio has a similar attack where he releases 8-bit Luigis that will be defeated if they touch anything. These pals are slightly larger than those created by a Pal Pill.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese おたすけドット
Otasuke Dotto
Assist Pixel

French Minipotes
Mini buddies
German Kumpelkapseln
Buddy capsules
Italian Pillole Amico
Friend/Pal Pills
Korean 도트도우미
Doteu Doumi
Pixel Helper

Spanish (NOE) Minialiados[1]
Mini-Allies

Trivia[edit]

  • The coloration of the Pal Pill item reflects Mario's color palette in true color, unlike the pals it creates, which follow the color limitations of their Super Mario Bros. sprites. This may be a leftover from pre-release versions of the game in which Mario's Mega Star form also used the same colors.
  • In the Super Mario World animated series episode "Rock TV", an item similar to the Pill Pals appears. By hitting a ? Block, Princess Toadstool releases a brigade of miniature Marios who begin to attack the nearby Koopalings. The airdate of this episode predates the release of Super Paper Mario by 16 years.

See also[edit]

References[edit]