Tippi

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Tippi, truly named Timpani, the first Pixl that Mario encounters in [[Super Paper Mario]]. Tippi initially has no memory of her past life, which gradually comes back to her throughout the story. She serves the same purpose that Goombario and Goombella had in the previous games, which is the Tattle ability; by pointing the Wii Remote at the screen and pressing A when a spotlight is on an enemy, Tippi states information about it. This also helps the player find hidden doors and blocks.

It is revealed that she is truly Lady Timpani, the person Lord Blumiere, now Count Bleck, fell in love with. Merlon had discovered an injured Timpani after she had been cursed by Blumiere's father, turning her into a Pixl and erasing her memories in order to keep her alive. Tippi gradually regained her memories, which were fully restored by the time that she and the Four Heroes made it to Count Bleck.

After Super Dimentio's defeat, Tippi and Count Bleck were married and reunited at last in order to stop the Chaos Heart. The two then disappeared, and were never spotted afterward.

Trivia

• It is hinted several times during the first chapters that Tippi has a crush on Mario. This soon ends, however, as her memories of Lord Blumiere are regained.
• Tippi's true name is derived from the instrument Timpani.
• When Francis kidnaps her during Chapter 3, he calls her "Francine". However, he calls the robotic form of Tippi he rebuilt "Tiptron", meaning he must have learned Tippi's name somehow.
• Tippi's name is derived from the word tip, which is fitting for her role.