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|image=[File:Chet_Rippo.PNG{{!}}175px]]<br>'''Chet Rippo''' in ''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|image=[[File:Chet Rippo 64.png]][[File:Chet Rippo.png]]<br>Chet Rippo in ''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|species= Unknown
|species=Unknown (''Paper Mario'')<br>[[Shaman]] (''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'')
|affiliation= [[Rip Cheato]], [[Toad Town]], [[Rogueport Sewers]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
}}
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'''Chet Rippo''' is a character found in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. In ''Paper Mario'', the player can have him upgrade one of [[Mario]]'s stats by two levels, while downgrading the others by one level. This is contrary to his claims that he simply upgrades one level with no side effects. Chet Rippo appears in [[Toad Town]] near [[Harry's Shop]]. He charges thirty-nine [[coin]]s for his services, claiming they are normally worth three hundred ninety. Chet's body is obscured by a cloak and has a head resembling that of a duck or platypus, but with a red antenna. When Mario reaches the maximum level of 27, he can no longer change any stats because of an [[list of Badges in Paper Mario|unassisted]] maximum of 50 HP, 50 FP, and 30 BP. If one of his stats is at its respective minimum, he does not appear. He is the negative equivalent of [[Rip Cheato]]. Their names are derived from the words "cheat" and "rip off", as well as the given names "Chet" and "Rip".


'''Chet Rippo''' will upgrade one of [[Mario]] or his [[partner]]s' stats by two levels, but downgrade the others one level in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', despite his claims that he simply upgrades one with no side effects. Chet Rippo appears in [[Toad Town]] near the [[Shy Guy's Toy Box]] house and charges thirty-nine [[coin]]s for his services, saying they are normally worth three hundred ninety. It would be best to avoid him in this game.
In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', he essentially does the same thing; this time upgrading and downgrading each level one at a time. He can also raise a partner's level by one rank while decreasing another partner's level by one rank. The price for either of these services is thirty-nine coins. Chet Rippo can only be visited after clearing Chapter 5 as the player is required to use [[Admiral Bobbery]] to blow up a wall blocking a [[Warp Pipe]] leading to Chet Rippo's house in the background near the main entrance to [[Rogueport Sewers]]. In this game, he explains the drawbacks of using his services beforehand, unlike in the previous game. Chet is redesigned to appear as a shaman like [[Merlon]], but with tattered clothing and a wooden bucket over his head instead of a hood.


In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', he does the same thing, though he is more honest (referring to his services as "adjusting" rather than "upgrading" and admitting the downpoints to the use of him, even allowing the player to choose which character's stats get downgraded). Visiting him is slightly more worthwhile in this game, if the [[player]] in question is willing to even out his or her stats for a fair price. Chet Rippo can also switch two partners' ranks around. The price for either of these services is thirty-nine coins. He appears in a house in the background of [[Rogueport Sewers]] near the main entrance; it can be seen to the left of the [[Warp Pipe]] first used to reach the sewer ruins. The player has to use [[Admiral Bobbery]] to crack the wall directly left to this aforementioned Warp Pipe to unlock another pipe leading to Chet Rippo's house in the background.
Visiting Chet Rippo is entirely optional as his services are not required to advance through the main plot of either game.


It is possible that there are two different Chet Rippos. In ''Paper Mario'', he appears to be a pudgy, bird-like creature, while in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', he looks more like the [[Shaman]] characters [[Merlon]] and [[Merlee]]. As a matter of fact, he may even be related to these Shaman-types (and may even be a member of the fortune-telling clan that names their members after their purposes mentioned by [[Wonky]]), although this is unlikely as his name does not begin in "Merl-". Noticeable is that in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', his hat is a barrel and his cloak is patched.
==Tattle==
[[File:PM1chetrippo.png|thumb]]
{{quote|He claims that he can upgrade your point levels...but there's something suspicious about him. I don't know... I just don't trust him for some reason. Who knows, though? I guess you can't judge a book by its cover.|Goombario|Paper Mario}}
{{quote|That's Chet Rippo, the adjuster. He can adjust your stats or your partner's ranks. Me, I wouldn't trust this guy with anything more complex than plucking back hair... I know I always say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but still...|Goombella|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}


In ''Paper Mario'', he's the negative equivalent of [[Rip Cheato]]. Both their names are derived from the words "cheat" and "rip off". It is interesting to note that both "Chet" and "Rip" are actual names.
==Names in other languages==
 
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|Jap=レベーラ
|Jap=レベーラ
|JapR=Rebēra
|JapR=Rebēra
|JapM=From the English "level".
|JapM=From English word "level" with name suffix "-a"; following the format of「デアール」(''Deāru'', "[[Merlon]]") or「スペール」(''Supēru'', "[[Shaman]]")
|Chi=调级师
|ChiR=Tiáojí Shī
|ChiM=Level Adjuster
|Dut=
|DutM=
|Fre=Chet
|Ger=Z. Orro
|Ger=Z. Orro
|GerM=
|GerM=Pun with "Zorro", a fictional character whose name means "Fox" in Spanish
|Ita=Livellibus
|ItaM=From ''livello'' ("level")
|Kor=
|KorR=
|KorM=
|Spa=Chet Rippo
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}}


==Tattle Information==
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===''Paper Mario''===
{{PM}}
*''"He claims that he can upgrade your point levels...but there's something suspicious about him.  I don't know... I just don't trust him for some reason.  Who knows, though?  I guess you can't judge a book by its cover."''
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===''Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door''===
*''"That's Chet Rippo, the adjuster. He can adjust your stats or your  partner's ranks. Me, I wouldn't trust this guy with anything more complex than plucking back hair, I know I always say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but still..."''
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Revision as of 01:44, May 5, 2024

Chet Rippo
Chet Rippo from Paper Mario.Chet Rippo.png
Chet Rippo in Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Species Unknown (Paper Mario)
Shaman (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)
First appearance Paper Mario (2000)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)

Chet Rippo is a character found in Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. In Paper Mario, the player can have him upgrade one of Mario's stats by two levels, while downgrading the others by one level. This is contrary to his claims that he simply upgrades one level with no side effects. Chet Rippo appears in Toad Town near Harry's Shop. He charges thirty-nine coins for his services, claiming they are normally worth three hundred ninety. Chet's body is obscured by a cloak and has a head resembling that of a duck or platypus, but with a red antenna. When Mario reaches the maximum level of 27, he can no longer change any stats because of an unassisted maximum of 50 HP, 50 FP, and 30 BP. If one of his stats is at its respective minimum, he does not appear. He is the negative equivalent of Rip Cheato. Their names are derived from the words "cheat" and "rip off", as well as the given names "Chet" and "Rip".

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, he essentially does the same thing; this time upgrading and downgrading each level one at a time. He can also raise a partner's level by one rank while decreasing another partner's level by one rank. The price for either of these services is thirty-nine coins. Chet Rippo can only be visited after clearing Chapter 5 as the player is required to use Admiral Bobbery to blow up a wall blocking a Warp Pipe leading to Chet Rippo's house in the background near the main entrance to Rogueport Sewers. In this game, he explains the drawbacks of using his services beforehand, unlike in the previous game. Chet is redesigned to appear as a shaman like Merlon, but with tattered clothing and a wooden bucket over his head instead of a hood.

Visiting Chet Rippo is entirely optional as his services are not required to advance through the main plot of either game.

Tattle

Chet Rippo
“He claims that he can upgrade your point levels...but there's something suspicious about him. I don't know... I just don't trust him for some reason. Who knows, though? I guess you can't judge a book by its cover.”
Goombario, Paper Mario
“That's Chet Rippo, the adjuster. He can adjust your stats or your partner's ranks. Me, I wouldn't trust this guy with anything more complex than plucking back hair... I know I always say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but still...”
Goombella, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese レベーラ
Rebēra
From English word "level" with name suffix "-a"; following the format of「デアール」(Deāru, "Merlon") or「スペール」(Supēru, "Shaman")

Chinese 调级师
Tiáojí Shī
Level Adjuster

French Chet
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German Z. Orro
Pun with "Zorro", a fictional character whose name means "Fox" in Spanish
Italian Livellibus
From livello ("level")
Spanish Chet Rippo
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