Pixl

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Pixls are a ally species of Mario and company. Their first, and currently only, appearance is in Super Paper Mario. In this game, the Pixls help Mario, Peach, Bowser and Luigi by giving them special moves, like picking up people and throwing them, serving as explosives, or even acting as a floating platform for Mario and the others to ride on. The Pixls are Tippi, Thoreau, Boomer, Slim, Thudley, Carrie, Fleep, Cudge, Dottie, Barry, Piccolo, and Dashell. Tippi is always active.

Each Pixl is very bright and has its own unique shape. Tippi looks like a butterfly and Thoreau is a hand (a square with five small circles on it's top half). Boomer resembles a bomb with wings. Slim is an upside down triangle (also strangely resembles a spiral) with wings. Thudley looks like a 100-ton steel block with 2 circular eyes floating above. Carrie is made up of a bunch of small squares, that when folded the right way, turns into a cube platform. Her face is the middle square. She also has wings. Fleep looks like a big rectangle with wings and a tail. Barry is a spiky circle with a sad face. Cudge looks like a hammer with wings. Dottie is a ball with many long rectangles spreaded around her. Piccolo is a music note with wings. Dashell looks like a missile with two eyes.

Trivia

• The name "Pixl" comes from the word "pixel"; a pixel is the smallest possible portion of an image.
• Each Pixl's name comes from the ability they let Mario use.
  • Tippi gives Mario Tips. Leaves the party after completing game, then can be replaced by Tiptron.
  • Thoreau allows Mario to Throw.
  • Boomer is used as a bomb (BOOM!).
  • Slim allows Mario to go paper Thin (in other words Slim).
  • Thudley allows Mario to ground pound (THUD!).
  • Carrie turns into a platform to Carry' people over obstacles.
  • Fleep can be used to flip objects from one dimension into another.
  • Cudge allows Mario to use him as a hammer/Cudgel.
  • Dottie has the ability to shrink Mario (small like a Dot).
  • Barry creates a Barrier around Mario & friends.
  • Piccolo plays music that can cure status alignments. (Piccolo is the name of an instrument)
  • Dashell provides speed boost. (Name comes from Dash and Shell)
  • Unused Ladder Pixl creates ladders that Mario can climb. (doesn't appear in the final.)

Info from http://www.mariowiki.com/