Chuckster

Chuckster
First appearance	Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance	Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of	Pianta

“Howdy! I'm a chuckster! You'd better be careful when speaking to powerful Piantas. Some'll chuck you straight up, but most chuck you backward. When it comes to tossing folk, I'm... Well, I'm a chuckster!”

—Chuckster, Super Mario Sunshine

Chucksters, also known as Pianta Throwers, are a variant of Piantas in Super Mario Sunshine. They are capable of throwing Mario a good distance behind them or above them. Chucksters will usually toss Mario after he speaks to them.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Sunshine

In Super Mario Sunshine, a chuckster can be first found on the roof of a building in Delfino Plaza. Mario has to have at least one coin to pay the chuckster to throw Mario behind him, into an isolated room of a building that has the Shine Sprite of Mario Toss. In Ricco Harbor, there are two Piantas who become increasingly skilled at throwing Mario in later episodes. Lastly Chucksters are the main focus of the Pianta Village episode Secret of the Village Underside, where Mario needs the assistance of several chucksters to move between areas and obtain the Shine Sprite at the end. The angle at which Mario speaks to a chucksters determines where he will be thrown, which is exceptionally noticeable in the episode Secret of the Village Underside, as talking to a chuckster at a bad angle here can result in Mario being thrown into the surrounding pit, costing him a life.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, chucksters are found exclusively throughout Starshine Beach Galaxy during the level Climbing the Cloudy Tower. Mario does not need to initiate dialogue with them to be thrown, as simply coming into contact with them from the front will have them throw Mario into the air.

Mario Party 8

In Mario Party 8, if the player lands on an Event Space in Goomba's Booty Boardwalk in front of a yellow Pianta, the Pianta tosses them a short distance.

Gallery

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  The bonus area of Pianta Village, centered around chucksters.

Quotes

• "I'm a chuckster!"
• "Don't hold back! Grrrarrgaah!"
• "I may be little, but I never give up!"
• "Higher! Higher!"
• "Howdy! Throw me a coin, and I'll throw you for a loop!"
• "Yeeaaah! And awaaaaay you go!"
• "My wife can toss people farther than I can!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ごっちゃん[?] Gocchan	Contraction of「ごっちゃ」(goccha, a term for "disorderly" or "messy") and「ちゃん」(-chan, an honorific)
Italian	Lanciagente[?]	People-tosser; possibly a play on "salvagente" (lifesaver) which literally means "people-saver"