Ruff Puff
- Not to be confused with Rough Puff.
Template:Species-infobox Ruff Puffs are cloud enemies that appear in the Paper Mario series. They attack by bonking people in the head in the first game and slamming into them in the latter two. A Ruff Puff's signature move is its ability to charge up for electric attacks. Ruff Puffs are the followers of Huff N. Puff, and so along with the giant cloud they invaded Flower Fields in the original Paper Mario. The name "Ruff Puff" comes from a corruption of the word "rough", while the "puff" part of their name refers to them being puffy clouds.
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, they appear inside Riverside Station, and are the only Puff to not appear in the Rogueport Pit of 100 Trials. In Super Paper Mario, Ruff Puffs appear in the Overthere Stair and in the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials.
Profiles and statistics
| Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruff Puff | |||||||||
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Max HP | 10 | Attack | 4 | Defense | 0 | |||
| Role | Common | Type | Flying | Level | 19 | ||||
| Strong | Electric | Weak | None | Moves | Inverted Thump (4) | ||||
| Sleep? | 50%, 0 | Dizzy? | 100%, 0 | Shock? | 40%, 0 | ||||
| Shrink? | 75%, 0 | Stop? | 80%, -1 | Fright? | 40% | ||||
| Air Lift? | 90% | Hurricane? | 90% | Coins | 2 + 0-2 | ||||
| Items | Thunder Rage | Run | 30 | Location(s) | Flower Fields | ||||
| Tattle | This is a Ruff Puff. Ruff Puffs are nasty little cloud henchmen of Huff N. Puff. Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 4, Defense Power: 0 Ruff Puffs float in the air, so a Jump attack or something similar may be best. Of course, I'd be more than happy to give 'em a Headbonk! It's your call, Mario. | ||||||||
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
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| Ruff Puff | ||||||||
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Max HP | 7 | Attack | 4 | Defense | 0 | ||
| Location(s) | Riverside Station | Role | Common | Level | 23 | |||
| Sleep? | 75% | Dizzy? | 100% | Confuse? | 70% | |||
| Tiny? | 90% | Stop? | 75% | Soft? | 90% | |||
| Burn? | 100% | Freeze? | 100% | Fright? | 70% | |||
| Gale Force? | 95% | KO? | 95% | Moves | Slam (4), Shocking Charge (Electric), Thunder Attack (4 to Mario and Partner, Piercing), Fly to Hover (Moves closer to ground, does not count as turn), Hover to Fly (moves higher in the air, does not count as turn) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 2 - 3 | Items | Dizzy Dial, Dried Shroom (drop only), Fire Flower (drop only), Mr. Softener, Mushroom (drop only), POW Block (drop only), Super Shroom, Thunder Rage, Volt Shroom (drop only) | |||
| Tattle Log #: 68 |
Log | A relative of the Dark Puff... or perhaps just a different-colored one. It charges up and shocks you with lightning. | ||||||
| Tattle | This is a Ruff Puff. Don't confuse them with Dark Puffs... Although I don't think the world would end if you DID confuse them, but anyway... Max HP is 7, Attack is 4, and Defense is 0. They swoop at you or charge themselves with electricity before unleashing lightning. Oh, and if you touch them while they're charged, you'll get a shock! | |||||||
| Super Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruff Puff | |||||||||
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Max HP | 15 | Role | Common | Location(s) | Overthere Stair (7-3), Flipside Pit of 100 Trials (Room 75) | |||
| Attack | 4 | Card type | Common | ||||||
| Defense | 0 | Items | Card location(s) | Card Shop; Catch Card/SP; Chapter 7-3: Found on the left of cloud 34. | |||||
| Score | 600 | ||||||||
| Card description | This little thundercloud is darkening a sky near you! Looks a little like cotton candy, but don't bite! | ||||||||
| List of Catch Cards 116 117 118 |
Tattle | That's a Ruff Puff. It floats in the sky, like a little grumpy thundercloud... Max HP is 15 and Attack is 4. It will shock you if you get too close... You'd better keep your distance until you see an opening to attack... Do you think it's related to the cloud Lakitu rides around on? | |||||||
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クモクモーン[?] Kumokumōn |
From 「雲」 kumo, meaning cloud. | |
| Chinese | 云雾怪[?] Yúnwù Guài |
Cloud Monster | |
| German | Schniffi[?] | pun on the German word schniefen (means sniffle) or the word schnaufen (means puffing) | |
| Italian | Nuvolino[?] | Little Cloud | |
| Spanish | Ruff Puff[?] | - |
Trivia
- Ruff Puffs appear in the sixth chapter of both Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door: Flower Fields for the first game and Riverside Station in the sequel.
