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'''Johnson''' may refer to:
{{about|the running gag name from the [[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]] games|the nonfictional basketball player|[[Magic Johnson]]}}
*[[List of implied characters#Johnson (X-Naut)|Johnson]], a briefly mentioned [[X-Naut]] from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''.
{{character infobox
*[[Johnson (Super Paper Mario)|Johnson]], a [[Koopa Troopa]] from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
|species=Varies
*[[List of implied characters#Johnson (Airship crewman)|Johnson]], an implied [[Shy Guy]] from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
*[[Magic Johnson]], a basketball player who appeared twice on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''.  
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' ([[List of games by date#2016|2016]])
}}
{{quote|DANG IT, JOHNSON! I TOLD you to pull up the anchor!|Paint Guy|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}
Incidental minion characters named '''Johnson''' appear as a running gag in the English localizations of the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' games. The context of their appearance as well as their species varies game by game, but it usually involves some manner of a superior officer reprimanding or otherwise ordering them.


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==History==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[File:PMTTYD prologue screenshot.png|thumb|left|250px|One of the [[X-Naut]]s in the crowd is Johnson.]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Johnson is the name of one of the numerous [[X-Naut]]s in the [[X-Nauts (platoon)|X-Naut platoon]]. He is called out by [[Lord Crump]] after [[Mario]] and [[Goombella]] escape them at the very beginning of the game, asking if he saw which way they went.
 
===''Super Paper Mario''===
[[File:SPM Johnson.png|250px|thumb|Johnson (on the right) and a [[Koopa Troopa]] having trapped the [[Hammer Bro captain]]]]
{{quote2|All hail the glorious [[Count Bleck|count]]! Do not resist... Submit to his rule. You will love it.|Johnson|[[Super Paper Mario]]}}
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Johnson is the name of one of the many [[Koopa Troopa]]s brainwashed by [[Nastasia]] to follow [[Count Bleck]]. He is seen when [[Princess Peach]] tries to escape [[Castle Bleck]] during the Chapter 1 intermission, where the [[Hammer Bro captain]] sees him and another brainwashed Koopa Troopa, and demands he drop and do push-ups for his forced insubordination. He and the other brainwashed troops attempt to capture Peach shortly thereafter, but she is teleported away by [[Dimentio]].
 
===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', Johnson is the name of one of the unseen crewmen of an [[airship]] near the [[Crimson Tower]], presumably one of the [[Shy Guy]]s on board. He failed to perform his task of lifting the anchor after they were done draining the Crimson Tower's paint, thus causing the ship to get stuck and allowing Mario to board and defeat the crewmen.
 
 
==Names in other languages==
;''Super Paper Mario''
{{foreign names
|Fre=Bob
}}
 
{{Koopa Troopas}}
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{{SPM}}
{{PMCS}}
[[Category:Koopa Troopas]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: Color Splash characters]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door characters]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario characters]]

Revision as of 22:45, May 10, 2024

This article is about the running gag name from the Paper Mario games. For the nonfictional basketball player, see Magic Johnson.
Johnson
Species Varies
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016)
“DANG IT, JOHNSON! I TOLD you to pull up the anchor!”
Paint Guy, Paper Mario: Color Splash

Incidental minion characters named Johnson appear as a running gag in the English localizations of the Paper Mario games. The context of their appearance as well as their species varies game by game, but it usually involves some manner of a superior officer reprimanding or otherwise ordering them.

History

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Lord Crump shouting "Punish him!" to the X-Nauts surrounding Mario and Goombella
One of the X-Nauts in the crowd is Johnson.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Johnson is the name of one of the numerous X-Nauts in the X-Naut platoon. He is called out by Lord Crump after Mario and Goombella escape them at the very beginning of the game, asking if he saw which way they went.

Super Paper Mario

The Hammer Bro captain, a Koopa Troopa, and Johnson.
Johnson (on the right) and a Koopa Troopa having trapped the Hammer Bro captain

Template:Quote2 In Super Paper Mario, Johnson is the name of one of the many Koopa Troopas brainwashed by Nastasia to follow Count Bleck. He is seen when Princess Peach tries to escape Castle Bleck during the Chapter 1 intermission, where the Hammer Bro captain sees him and another brainwashed Koopa Troopa, and demands he drop and do push-ups for his forced insubordination. He and the other brainwashed troops attempt to capture Peach shortly thereafter, but she is teleported away by Dimentio.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, Johnson is the name of one of the unseen crewmen of an airship near the Crimson Tower, presumably one of the Shy Guys on board. He failed to perform his task of lifting the anchor after they were done draining the Crimson Tower's paint, thus causing the ship to get stuck and allowing Mario to board and defeat the crewmen.


Names in other languages

Super Paper Mario
Language Name Meaning
French Bob
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