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{{quote|I'm with [[Mario]] all the way! Today, [[Beldam|Sis]]...I'm going to punish YOU, you hear me?|Vivian|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}

==History==

After Mario's name and appearance are stolen by [[Doopliss]], Vivian appears in [[Twilight Town]] alongside her sisters, who plan to defeat Mario using a [[Superbombomb]]. When the weapon turns up missing, however, Vivian is once again blamed and sent to find it. When Mario finds the bomb and returns it to her, it turns out to be broken, but she gives him a kiss to thank him for his help and, after learning of the theft of his identity, resolves to return the favor by helping him, unaware that he is truly Mario. Using her powers, Mario eventually learns Doopliss's real name, and the duo corners him at the top of [[Creepy Steeple]].

Upon learning Mario's identity, Vivian is reluctant to assist in the ensuing battle, though she returns to his side after two turns, having decided that he treats her better than her sisters and is more deserving of her help. Following Doopliss's defeat, Mario stands up for Vivian when she is questioned by his other partners; she ultimately thanks him by handing him the [[Ruby Star]] and thus joins Mario's team.

In the Japanese version of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Vivian is implied to either be a {{wp|transgender}} woman or a male-identified crossdresser. While various other characters and narrative text describe Vivian using masculine terms such as ''otoko'' ("man"), and ''otōto'' ("little brother"),<ref name="Japanese boggly"/><ref name="Japanese tattle"/><ref name="Japanese menu"/><ref name="Japanese Goom Goom"/> Vivian initially describes the shadow sirens as ''san shimai'' "three sisters",<ref name="Japanese boggly"/> and routinely uses the feminine first person pronoun ''atai'', though this pronoun is also used by some effeminate male characters in Japanese media. In ''Super Paper Mario'', Vivian's Catch Card describes her using the term ''{{wp|Otokonoko|otoko no ko}}'',<ref name="Japanese SPM"/> a Japanese-language term that can interchangeably refer to a feminine-presenting man or a crossdressing man, rather than "transgender" (which is identical in Japanese to the English-language word) or ''okama'' (a term for an otherwise masculine man who dresses as a woman, sometimes used as a slur to refer to trans women, even in family-friendly media at the time).

==Profiles and statistics==

*'''In-game description:''' ''One of the Shadow Sirens, Vivian suffers from a bit of an inferiority complex. Press {{button|gcn|X}} to hide with Mario in the shadows. When hiding, nobody can find you.''

*'''Field Tattle:''' "''This is the youngest sister of the three. The oldest one REALLY picks on her, huh? I don't know whose picture they're talking about, but you think she really lost it?''"

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*The enemy is invisible

==Gallery==

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PMTTYD Vivian Alternate Artwork.png|Alternate artwork

Vivian joins Mario.png|Vivian joining Mario's party in Chapter 4

PMTTYD NS Boggly Woods.png|Vivian with her sisters in the [[Boggly Woods]] in the [[Nintendo Switch]] remake of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''

TTYD NS Vivian.png|Artwork for the Nintendo Switch remake of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''

PMTTYD NS Vivian 2.jpg|Artwork for the Nintendo Switch remake of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''

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|JapM=Vivian

|Dut=Vivian

|Ger=Barbara

|GerM=A given name