Paris

Template:Location-infobox Paris is a city on Earth. It is the largest city in France, and is also the capital. In the Mario series, Paris debuted in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, originally being referenced in the episode "Reptiles in the Rose Garden", and later also appearing in two episodes. In its latest Mario appearance to date, Paris was also one of the locations visited by Luigi in Mario is Missing!.

In almost each of the city's appearances, Paris was invaded by Bowser and his Koopa Troop who vandalized several landmarks. Mario and Luigi usually had to rectify the damages.

Also in both The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and the Mario is Missing! appearances, the Eiffel Tower as one of the city's most famous landmarks appeared.

History

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

"Reptiles in the Rose Garden"

Paris got its first mention in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Reptiles in the Rose Garden". Luigi mentioned that Bowser was planning on attacking several Real World cities, including Paris, with the Doomship. Fortunately, Mario and Luigi thwarted Bowser's plan before he could even leave.

"7 Continents for 7 Koopas"

The city was later seen briefly in the episode "7 Continents for 7 Koopas". Bowser had ordered his children to each take over one of the Real World's seven continents, and had assigned Kootie Pie Koopa to take over Europe. Kootie Pie then traveled to the Louvre museum, where she used her Magic Scepter to transform all the paintings into paintings of herself. Mario eventually showed up to defeat Kootie Pie, and restored the paintings to their proper forms.

"Super Koopa"

A street in Paris, as seen in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Super Koopa."

Paris was then featured in the episode "Super Koopa", with most of the episode taking place there. Kooky Von Koopa had created a Power Pendant for Bowser, which could grant him the Mario Bros.' Power-Ups. However, the pendant only worked in the Real World, so Bowser kidnapped Luigi, and took him through a Warp Pipe leading to Paris.

In Paris, Bowser was able to use the pendant to become Raccoon Koopa, allowing him to fly. He quickly tied up Princess Toadstool, and tied her to the Eiffel Tower. Bowser then became Frog Bowser, so that he could pursue Mario, Luigi and a Submarine Captain in a submarine and capture them. He then threw them in the Bastille and told his some of his kids to come to Paris and run amuck. Kootie Pie tried on many bizarre dresses at a clothing store, while Hip Koopa and Hop Koopa replaced paintings at the Louvre with their own "masterpieces".

Princess Toadstool managed to slip a message to Toad through the Warp Zone connecting the Mushroom Kingdom to Paris, telling him to bring lots of Power-Ups to Paris in order for Mario and Luigi to fight Super Koopa. Toad then sneaked a cake into the Bastille that contained a Super Leaf in a Brick Block, allowing Mario to become Raccoon Mario, so that he could escape from prison by tail-whipping the wall.

A Sledge Bro. informed Bowser about what happened, so he became Raccoon Koopa to deal with Raccoon Mario and Raccoon Luigi. While he was distracted, Toad rescued Princess Toadstool from the Eiffel Tower. After some more fighting, Mario and Luigi managed to defeat Bowser by overloading the Power Pendant, sending the Koopa King back through the Warp Zone, where his kids followed. Mario then commented that Paris wouldn't be seeing the Koopas ever again, and that they couldn't have saved the city without Toad's help.

The city map of Paris as it appears in Mario is Missing!.

Mario is Missing!

Paris made its only video game appearance to date in Mario is Missing! as one of the cities Luigi visited in order to defeat the second boss of the game, Iggy Koopa. The city was invaded by Koopa Troopas who stole artifacts from various landmarks: the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower.

Official Profiles and Statistics

Information from Mario is Missing!

• Boy:
  • "The biggest fact I know about it is that it's the biggest country in Europe now that the Soviet Union broke up."
  • "My mom said we could have swam here from England across the Channel, but I forgot my swimsuit."
• Tourist:
  • "France is famous for good food and fashion passion."
  • "We landed at L'Airport d'Orly. You remembered your beret, oui?"
• Business Woman:
  • "Frankly, it takes a lot of francs to see Paris, but you can get French fries pretty cheap."
  • "The Seine is a river, cheri, and winds through eight miles of gay Paris."
• Scientist:
  • "Now a Republic since the French Revolution. Parisians knew it was a good solution."
  • "It's sandwiched between Spain and Germany and they used French bread."
• Police Officer:
  • "You're on 41 square miles of French soil in the center of Paris."
  • "Look down, The Champs Elysees is like bicycle wheels, 12 avenues spread out right under your heels."