Ranking Every Paper Mario Partner

[@casual3123]

Ms. Mowz is actually a lot more useful for BP only runs. Her slap is surprisingly one of the best moves in the game in those runs

[@NeonBlueLight]

Ms mowz is perfect for badge hunting given she can steal enemy’s badges and items. Plus she’s really good if you’re facing enemies with high defense but low hp like buzzy beetles or spike tops.

[@patrlckballing]

I’m not sure, the top 10 are pretty good too

[@darkensama1390]

Also her slap is great in palace of darkness, is very useful to beat Chain Chomps with using fp and with only an Attack badge in one turn you beat them).

[@Sebby_Nineteen]

But don't you receive her at the end of the game? Kinda too late at that point, eh?

[@casual3123]

@TheSebby19Vault Before Chapter 6 at the earliest I think.

[@DougyBear]

Admiral Bo-ombry "I always dreamed of being behind the wheel. Like an Admiral. -Bobby Dear God......

[@joelblake5310]

There's more...

[@DougyBear]

I know but I do remember Bobby saying he wanted to become admiral..... and Admril Bo-bomb looks old.... Could the be related?! Or could that be his "friend that got scraped in ab accident?

[@joelblake5310]

@@DougyBear You don't get the reference...

[@DougyBear]

@@joelblake5310 No I don't

[@joelblake5310]

@@DougyBear I don't remember where it's from. Just look up "This is a bucket."

[@kyogery8927]

Vivian was my favorite partner to use for the whole thousand year door.

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Vivian’s all around good. I hoard FP for difficult fights, so any partner that has a solid basic attack against a variety of enemies

[@tadghflowerfangibsonplayzz896]

She has a wikipedia article (no joke)

[@kyogery8927]

@@tadghflowerfangibsonplayzz896 that's insane

[@br3akstuff]

​@@tadghflowerfangibsonplayzz896Lmao?

[@Balldickquan]

We all had a crush on her

[@uberlord983]

0:52 Except that you're forgetting that Love Slap pierces Defense, which for some enemies, just breaks them.

[@charKT-7461]

Damn spinies.

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Not to mention some enemies have high defense, either don’t stay flipped or flipping is WORSE, and moves to deal with that eats away FP…making Yoshi actually pretty useless because he can’t pierce defenses and can only do 1 HP per hit. I’d rather use Ms Mows or Goombella, who are prolly already out for their non combative abilities, anyway. And like…Vivian can hit anywhere and always inflicts burn. It’s few enemies where she can’t do Something…unlike Yoshi.

[@sonicstar917]

@@anonymousfellow8879 Not all enemies can be burned. The Clefts are impervious to fire. I recall using Vivian's Shade Fist on a toppled Moon Cleft, and it didn't get burned.

[@cupie2255]

Well, he did say at the end that he isn't super familiar with paper mario and it kinda showed. The only really bad thing about Ms. Mowz was her hp pool, and inability to hit flying enemies which he didn't mention at all, but she has so much utility.

[@GIR177]

​@@cupie2255There's many downsides to Mowz besides HP, and her utility isn't even that good. Tease is pretty terrible (why use status effects you could be killing things), Smooch is negligible healing and Love Slap is complete garbage (can't hit spikes or fire, can't hit airborne enemies, only hits the front enemy - Mario's hammer but worse). The one saving grave she has is that she can steal items and badges from enemies, which doesn't really effect the battle state in any way.

[@valtteriantila8659]

Coming 2030: Paper Mario Pink Gold Goody

[@Elec.Balloon]

Paper Mario: The Pink Gold Queen

[@Gust3883]

* Dies from triggered *

[@usernamepassword4517]

Uh oh...

[@criskeefer4373]

@@Gust3883 lol

[@void8907]

Lol

[@Rasmus-Adik]

Honestly the "get the enemies out of the battle" moves are probably the most pointless attacks in the games (except for gale force) considering you can just...run away. Without costing you flower points

[@Andrei_772]

Lol oooo

[@GamerFourFun]

Agreed. Though there are some mandatory normal enemy battles something like Spook could come in handy. They have more use though in that situation in low level runs.

[@ohsugar6038]

You still get exp from them -_-

[@Andrei_772]

@@GamerFourFun you kinda right

[@GamerFourFun]

In 64 you don’t get XP from enemies you Spook/Hurricane/Air Lift/Up and Away/Fright Jar. TTYD you do from GaleForce (original comment didn’t include Gale Force) and Showstopper.

[@MrKobus-rz4qy]

We need a Thousand Year Door remaster for the switch

[@lemonate6163]

yes we really do

[@personexisting123]

The original is in more need of a remake

[@johanmm2337]

and paper mario 64!

[@seapuffanimations1713]

One of the best Mario games ever. It totally needs a port. I would pay $200 to have it on switch

[@gachaeliyt]

someone give this man a donut

[@trueblueryu5713]

Gotta hard disagree on Bobbery’s placement. His HP and damage output help him absolutely obliterate late-game enemy lineups. Yeah, the FP use is limiting, but it’s honestly not too difficult to gain more FP in the middle of combat

[@mrmatt7246]

And Bomb doesn’t cost FP like Bombette. Seriously, that’s just stupid.

[@sonnymagnus232]

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[@sonnymagnus232]

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[@sonnymagnus232]

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[@finnforest9361]

@Sonny Magnus Glad I could help xD

[@chrisrohr1936]

Funny thing about the yoshi's stampede attack: the description says that it attacks ground based enemies. This makes you think that it can't hit aerial opponents but, no, it can still hit them. It's odd that it does a thing that the description says it can't.

[@Jaydove2387]

It can't hit ceiling enemies tho

[@Menacetosociety05]

It never said that it couldn’t. It doesn’t say that it can’t attack aerial enemies, it only says it attacks ground based enemies, but doesn’t say anything about aerial enemies.

[@Snarflez]

Aerial enemies have two planes to sit in. One at ground level and one up higher. Boos change planes for example. If they’re at ground level, the yoshi stampede will reach them, despite being aerial.

[@rainpooper7088]

@Snarflez Nah, that's just for stuff like Hammer and Koops' moves, Stampede legit just hits everything, airborne or not.

[@eclipsedarksouls6036]

The worst partner is Mario. Your forced to use him and he gets practically no character development.

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

Lol

[@Ninjereto]

I'd agree

[@ShabyUwU]

💀💀

[@milenadiego4236]

I don’t know

[@Devinloves56]

Oml 😂

[@charlesbaker8929]

If I recall correctly, Ms. Mowz's core conceit is that she ignores defense. I'm not sure if this matters (more powerful specials probably beat simple standard attacks in most cases), but I should think that both item-steal and defense-ignorance would make for a decent Pit-run character.

[@toddseligmann2982]

Ms. Mowz doesn't pierce defense.

[@SPZ-gv2on]

@@toddseligmann2982 Yes she does. That's her entire gimmick and why they though giving her the lowest attack of any partner waa fair.

[@toddseligmann2982]

@@SPZ-gv2on honestly I wouldn't remember. I never really use her for anything despite she comes late game and mostly is held back by everyone.

[@cupie2255]

@@toddseligmann2982 Well, she's easily the best option on the moon, as it's full of cleffs with high defense and fire immunity, so no other partner is really doing anything against them except Bobbery, and she has a lot of utility otherwise.

[@egbertmilton4003]

@@cupie2255Oh you mean a couple of rooms? Wow, really worth having this garbage character then, huh. Literally just use Bobbery, especially for first strikes, and you’re done

[@host23]

Ms. Mowz actually could’ve possibly been married, because there is a character in Mario party 8 there is named simply Mowz

[@Traumerlin5724]

Mowz is an enemy in super Mario bros 2 US

[@host23]

Undermaker Frisk wasn’t he named mouser

[@aMabbitt]

Or... or.... it’s a species.

[@TheSherriea1]

@@Traumerlin5724 That's Mouser.

[@TheSherriea1]

@@host23 Yes it Was Mouser in Super Mario Bros 2, But i Think Mowz in Mario Party 8 Was Just Called that Because that Was the name of the Species for that Game instead of Little Mouser. But, i also Believe Mowz is Ms. Mowz's First Name.

[@zenkarp1730]

Outside of battle, Lakilester is probably the best, because he’s absolutely broken, as he can clip through invisible walls and break the game.

[@davinchristino]

Stryder7x moment

[@egbertmilton4003]

Shame that in battle, he is rather lacking

[@elfiebranford9330]

Vivian still remains my number 1 partner, so I was heartbroken seeing her barely make the top 5 :< HOWEVER, Lil' Yoshi Dude is objectively amazing, so I can't complain with the list

[@thatchillasian8924]

Imagine being outclassed by a tiny Yoshi.

[@PattyWagon69420]

Yoshi is stupid broken. Especially with charge. I remember just charging a bunch to overkill bosses with ground pound.

[@NeonBlueLight]

His ground pound is basically a free power bounce, if you get a charge badge for him, his 6-hit combo could deal over 21 damage without even trying.

[@y0shtrap26]

I never played those games but I hope he comes back in the next paper Mario game and is still the exact same to keep his spot on the top of this teir list with better graphics.

[@Madchimpz]

@@y0shtrap26 I don't think you are aware of the current state of this franchise.

[@ZXMany]

The way multibonk/ power bounce caps work is interesting. From Mario Wiki: "Goombario's Multibonk uses a cap system that forces the attack to end, like Mario's Power Bounce. This value does not get reset after an attack, causing the move to cap much earlier when used multiple times in a battle. The value is reset after either switching partners or entering another battle." So Goombario can end up having a very low limit on the number of multibonks he can do unless you switch partners after he uses the attack

[@AzamMujahidProductions]

Ha yes Day 1 Reply time

[@mastermakescontent]

Oh s**t I found someone

[@astralbirthvoid2551]

But you can use the dodge master badge to lower the cap

[@voltron77]

Still doesn’t hold him from being the best partner in 64 by a long shot.

[@catcraze8673]

Bobbery at 10? Dude's literally the most useful for damage in the game.

[@BonazaiGirl]

That was my reaction. I used Bobbery almost as much as I used Vivian or my kid yoshi in battle. Granted, he is the last partner you get, so maybe if he was earlier he’d be more OP.

[@BL-mf3jp]

the most useful for damage is either vivian for burn damage or yoshi kid

[@carltheneat]

people say he uses too much FP but your not gonna need any FP after you one hit every boss with bob-ombast, and he gets rid of the smoke which is a huge lifesaver for me

[@DannyCheezits]

Mega Rush P makes cheaper multitarget moves way more efficient than bobbery

[@Recarsonated]

Yes he does a lot of damage but he uses a lot of fp, if you have attack increasing badges, and especially mega rush p, stampede is literally better bob-ombast as it costs less and will do lots of damage

[@slovakiaball706]

I'm surprised this wasn't made sooner!

[@Menacetosociety05]

Especially considering he didn’t include the pixls and the temporary partners from Super Paper Mario and the Origami King.

[@amazingfireboy1848]

If he actually did every single partner Bobby would be the winner by far.

[@Menacetosociety05]

Yes he would

[@davimp]

I love how the “Paper Mario Club”’s image is just Vivian, since it is the actual best representation of the TTYD comunity as a whole.

[@adachy]

I love using Flurrie to tank damage She was also really useful in the fight with Cortez, since you can use Gale Force on his swords

[@alexaniceto3756]

Me: *Uses Sushie* Also Me: *Uses that crazy strategy Stryder7x used*

[@ireplytoeverything3122]

Sushie is underrated

[@sharaster]

I miss Stryder7x. I hope he comes back soon

[@alexaniceto3756]

@@sharaster Hope so too.

[@XJ-0641]

Me: *Hits the buttons fast enough to crash the game*

[@thunderknight4149]

@Yenndo government

[@darklightning2730]

What TRIGGERS me about Mini-Yoshi: There’s no yellow color.

[@n.d.engleson6499]

Darklightning 27 The orange color is probably the closest to that.

[@darklightning2730]

Torpedo Marsh Yeah, but I’d rather use the red or blue Yoshi instead because orange is my least favorite color.

[@deadbobomb6445]

@Flashback Guy I got one. Named it Apple :)

[@sebastianperez4461]

What about purple?

[@sans_the_comic_skeleton_]

yellow is a trash color itself

[@thomasstarlingcollector8157]

Who else gets Kirby vibes by looking at Bombette?

[@cupcake4043]

I get super Mario 64 vibes. (The peace loving bob ombs)

[@eternalzone9465]

@@cupcake4043 How did i never noticed that🤦‍♂️ They're literally the same color

[@lunanote-cassettemeower]

Me

[@Miccat87]

This was interesting to watch. As someone who's spent a lot of time challenge running this game, I always like to see how other players rank certain facets of the battle system. I'd say I agree with most of this list's placements, although I would personally rank Koops higher. I think Power Shell and Shell Shield are worth more than you're giving them. If you've ever watched a Pre-Hooktail pit run, you'll see just how much mass destruction Power Shell is capable of, and for only 3 FP as well. Shell Shield is one of the best defensive moves in the game, since even when it reaches 0 HP, it will always absorb one full attack. That makes it great for sponging especially strong moves. It also prevents any status problems.

[@Megaman-2407]

this list seem to prefer high damage+aoe+status effect+ low fp

[@CatMario100]

I'm surprised you didn't mention that Bobbery's attack removes the fog stage hazard. That was actually a lifesaver for me.

[@Nintenguin]

Oh I did not know that

[@easterbasket9688]

Thought Flurrie did that?

[@Ben729Gaming]

I love how this video gets hundreds of comments in a few minutes

[@ireplytoeverything3122]

That’s almost every video

[@Xnaut314]

First time on KZbin?

[@Ben729Gaming]

Xnaut314 No, just can’t compare currently

[@Seth_Hezekiah]

Not really true. When the video goes public there's already 20 comments from members, and then it builds from there.

[@GamingFanactic911]

Kooper was a great character. I always loved how happy he was and his fan status on Kolorado was adorable. :D

[@SJ54661]

Koops is my favourite, I love his design and character

[@Door227]

Well this is based off usefulness in battle

[@SJ54661]

Theodore DeGennaro well in terms of that, Watt is my favourite

[@xian2themax]

I agree, but his personality isn’t as good as Carbon’s

[@flakycroissant9349]

Flurrie was super good for the Bonetail battle, Lip Lock was insane there

[@Swagmaster-oq2yw]

There are 2 reasons I look forward to Saturdays. 1. No school. 2. Nathaniel Bandy's new video

[@STAROCiDE]

Swag

[@waddafugg3072]

i heard that school's for fools

[@Menacetosociety05]

There are 2 reasons why I look forward to Saturdays. 1. No school 2. Nathaniel Bandy’s new video 3. SMG4’s new video

[@SoloGamer42]

You forgot to mention that coops also can get knocked down like any other Koopa, meaning he's best against ground enemies and weak against anything that can Bonk him. He's actually my favorite character to use as a partner just for his defense and defensive options.

[@Drifted_64]

Nathaniel Bandy: I will only include partners from Paper Mario 64 and TTYD since you can control them. Super Paper Mario: Am I A joke to you?

[@n.d.engleson6499]

I thought that “pacifier” was Watt’s nose! But then I looked on Paper Mario wiki that she was a baby and not just a kid which explains everything.

[@Seth_Hezekiah]

Goombella best partner hands down. Only because she has more personality than all of them combined.

[@christianrodrigues1]

Leer Rosh hi

[@uiinpui]

Mama

[@Jakewebmaster8]

He wasn't counting so much on personality in the video.

[@DarkSymphony777]

(Vivian slaps goombella)

[@Seth_Hezekiah]

@@christianrodrigues1 hello

[@DougyBear]

3:22 SEE SEE?!?!?!? WHY CANT BOBBY DO THE SAME?!? DAMN YOU NINTENDO!!! MAKING PAPER MARIO GAMES EMOTIONAL!

[@ireplytoeverything3122]

I think the old paper mario games, and the new paper mario games are two separate series. The old one is more of an rpg, and new one is more of a adventure puzzle game with paper themes

[@DougyBear]

They're still emotional

[@Azu_The_Legend]

Bobby was a military model, not made as a person, but as a weapon.

[@OmnisTheDemigod]

Madame Flurrie was someone who I was always told was bad, but that liplock ability is just super good. It is very efficient for dealing damage and healing esp since it ignores defense. I think she has pretty solid stats as well. She honestly carried me through the 100 floor pit area when I decided to just try it out on a whim with no preparation at all

[@Snoebal]

Now all I want is a series of how the Mario and Luigi series triggers you / is mind blowing. Please get on that, Nathaniel.

[@genbu3283]

6:20 they look like they are talking while returning from their adventures!

[@LycanMOON]

Poor carbon being only 9th. I really hope he doesn’t blow up your house

[@reindier3211]

He secretly was number one, but he was too busy destoying the city to make it to the list

[@ChristopherMoom]

Bobby is one of the best partners in the whole series, he was a *_BLAST_* to hang out with .....man

[@okeyb0i974]

Here before this blows up

[@dylantherandomkid7398]

O K E Yb0i lol

[@TheSherriea1]

YOU AGAIN!

[@peterpham9061]

Here

[@thetalltitan2235]

I definitely agree with Number 1. But for a controversial opinion, when judging PM partners by their personalities and backstories however Lady Bow is my least favorite of them all; specifically for unjustifiably bullying Tubba Blubba and, if I may add, BLACKMAILING Mario into helping her especially since she and her Boos stubbornly captured one of the Star Spirits!

[@carlas178]

Paper Mario the Origami King actually has companions instead of partners and the companions assist you for a short period of time in the game hopefully for the next Paper Mario game they actually bring partners back and maybe make Hooktail a new partner

[@legacy_moments]

Flurrie is underrated late game because Lip Lock is actually good af. I have no idea how Viv isn't top 3. High damage, biggest possible spread, and DoT damage.

[@Recarsonated]

I like to use vivian but damage is really all there is going for her Veil and especially infatuate aren’t that great

[@SagaciousSilence]

Bow’s Out of Sight gives Mario two attacks for cheap, making her the best partner. Turn 1: Mario attacks, Bow uses Out of Sight so Mario takes no damage. Turn 2: Mario attacks again, then takes damage. This means that Bow actually means you have 2 Marios, since you attack twice before taking one hit.

[@JBKiser]

Wouldn't all the TTYD partners be over the PM64 partners just based on the TTYD partners having HP and not being 1 hit incapacitated like the PM64 ones?

[@miguelgarces8946]

I hope NB does a sequel video where he discusses the design and personality of the partners.

[@TheBonehead1997]

While this was a great video and I enjoyed it, I have to disagree with the way you ranked them. They also have abilities outside of battle that you neglected to take into account, in addition you also either didn't mention or, more likely, didn't know that Ms. Mowz's basic attack ignores defense. In addition to her ability to sniff out treasures I would have personally ranked her higher.

[@willh1655]

It seems like no one knows how to use Flurrie. She is the best tank out of every partner and can blow way the field without any badges. All other partners need badges to function well.

[@coolestcartoonist7425]

Bro I think you’re wrong about Madame Flurrie. She is extremely useful and was a real MVP in my playthrough. The fact the she can essentially instantly defeat enemies makes a lot of sections way easier. She’s also a tank able to withstand a ton of attacks, not to mention lip lock piercing through defenses to do 6 damage and healing you. Just thought it could be fun to explain why I believe Flurrie is one of the best.

[@jujuraffe3732]

I agree she is my favorite partner along with Yoshi. She is often overlooked in the fandom

[@VMStudiosOfficial]

Goombella looks really cool as an explorer type.

[@edatube7616]

I've been playing ttyd this past month and I think Flurrie's kind of underrated. She's been really useful on bosses like Smorg and Cortez who have parts that break off/have HP of their own that you need to take out. She simultaneously attacks and replenishes herself with lip lock and gale force saves time just blowing those extra sentient limbs away. My strategy in a lot of these fights has been use Flurrie to suck away HP/blow away limbs and then use Mario conservatively on the FP to deal damage while their defenses are lowered. It wasn't until I was fighting Marilyn and Beldam with Doopliss that I've found my limits with her in a boss fight, but I hadn't attained the ultra stone yet. I definitely can't argue your #1 spot, I'll say that much!

[@PsychicWars]

Anything Flurrie can do can be done better by other partners.

[@adamrilkoff574]

Flurrie deserves a higher spot on this list! I managed to beat Magnus 2.0 AND the Shadow queen using her alone

[@roccaluce]

Flurrie is my favourite for no other reason than Lucahjin's reaction to her.

[@AyaanMuhammadHussain7]

6:45 I’ll just enter the code for this attack. BAXXX.

[@dontreadmychannelbanner1732]

making our quarantine better!😎

[@rolohanner6776]

Okay, I won't read it

[@greekfire995]

Lady Bow and Watt were my go-to duo in paper mario 64. Watt's attack penetrating enemy defense was too good to pass up. Not to mention the ability to instantaneously incapacitate all enemies right off the bat for multiple turns.

[@nicholasmachado3668]

You pronounce Lakilester as a portmanteau of "lackeluster" and "Lester".

[@newgameld2512]

I thought it was "Lakitu" & "Lester"

[@ryancoombs3677]

I hate when people say LaKEYtwo it’s Lakitu

[@nicksgottanickname]

I feel like I’m the only one who thinks that Flurrie is one of the best partners in the game. Gale force giving out star points is unbelievably useful against the harder enemies in the game (embers, and those stupid clouds) Lip Lock has come IN CLUTCH against Bonetail, which Flurrie almost single-handedly destroyed in my play-through because being able to heal herself came mighty useful. Tbh I didn’t use dodgy fog all that much but the other other 2 moves alone are enough for me to put Flurrie so high on my personal list.

[@jujuraffe3732]

Nope I also love Flurrie as character and in battle. Gale Force and Lip Lock alone are her best moves and I do use them consistently. Also underestimated as a partner sadly but its fine.

[@nicksgottanickname]

@@jujuraffe3732 I’m glad I’m not the only one!

[@caesarfrompersona3fes731]

she is da goat. People slept on her till this day

[@Jakewebmaster8]

I don't get why Bombette and Admiral Bobbery can survive exploding while Bobby explodes once he is dead.

[@neoxus30]

Mini-Yoshi technically has defensive options as it shrinks the enemies, making them weaker) Also I see what you did there on Vivian's spot to avoid confusion)

[@skimbeeble8115]

What did he do

[@neoxus30]

He didnt use any pronouns because Vivian's gender varies between versions and stuff)

[@sirejelly]

I absolutely adore Vivian, I love her as a character. She’s a trans Queen and She’s amazing.

[@emmbeesea]

It angers me that her original backstory was changed in the English version. I remember not learning that Vivian was transgender until _wayyyyyy_ after I finished the game. On top of that, she's useful both inside and outside of battle. Vivian fans unite!!

[@Merry_Haddock]

@@emmbeesea I didn't knew that, thank you very much for the info. I loved the character already and knowing that and the deepness of her story made me love the character even more. I'm pleasantly surprised by Nintendo on this one (except the english version of course).

[@Eddiember]

Vivian is by far my favourite. Veil was such a powerful move during the Final Battles of Thousand Year Door, and her burns were so great.

[@RedWizardFox]

I totally agree with Yoshi being number one

[@tobi_play3802]

I know you cant use partners ability and they instead randomly trigger in Origami king but i would still call them partners especially the professor toad, so i think they would earn their spots in this ranking

[@johnnymind4151]

Power Plus was only for Mario in Paper Mario 64, it's The Thousand-Year Door that added P(artner) Badges. Other than that, this was a pretty good list overall! Also, any chance to hear somebody talk about Paper Mario is welcome in my book.

[@diamondjub2318]

I've heard it said that people playing TTYD only use 2 partners, Yoshi to move around, and Vivian for combat

[@charKT-7461]

You're massively underrating Vivian. She has the single best move in the game: Fiery Jinx. And her normal attack, Shadow Fist, is also very powerful. As a combat-partner, she's an absolute powerhouse. As an out-of-battle partner, she's fine, but her fighting capabilities are insanely good.

[@DannyCheezits]

Try using stampede with power rush p or mega rush p, way more efficient

[@jeremyrossi2716]

My personal partners tier list: Don’t Bother: 15. Ms Mows-only useful to steal badges post chapter 5 and she can’t even always do it. Horrible. B tier: 14. Admiral Bobbery-great power but very expensive and he’s your final mandatory partner so availability is a downside 13. Vivian-she is good against defensive enemies but her damage output on regular foes is lower than other partners. You get her a little late. If Veil worked like Outta Sight she’d be WAY higher. 12. Bombette-a lot of costly damage. She’s earlier than everyone below her she’s just unfortunately immediately outclassed by 11. Parakarry-immediately shows up and outclasses Bombette. Thanks. He is useful, you just wished you had him earlier. A tier: 10. Lakilester-very late, but he actually has some nice tools in his kit that make him stand out relative to the other 64 partners. 9. Goombario-highest single target damage possible on a partner, but it requires a lot of setup. He’s fine, you don’t mind using him, you just wished he was Goombella. 8. Kooper-available nice and early, nice high damage, and gets redemption in Ch7 against all the ice enemies. Very nice, 7. Flurrie-Gale Force is a move that will almost always autokill 1 enemy and is better against flying enemies, so it ends up being better than you think. Her other moves are fine, her tankiness is nice, Liplock can do some funny stuff against bosses. She’s great at what she tries to do which is to be a tank, it’s just not what you want to be doing most of the time. S tier: 6. Sushi-remember how Parakarry outclassed Bombette? Sushi outclasses Parakarry. Insane damage with cyclemashing, good all around dps, and can give Mario defense. A bit late, but she’s certainly a good pick. 5. Watt-high damage and para. That’s kinda it, but it’s all Watt really needs, especially given her availability. 4. Koops-best partner for a casual run without peril, insane damage really early on and can provide defensive utility for Mario. SS tier: 3. Kid Yoshi-the only partner in TTYD that can solo the game in a vacuum. Really good DPS with stampede, early availability, some funny niche nonsense you can pull with gulp and egg toss. Great partner. 2. Goombella-Rally Wink lets Mario act twice and Multibonk is insane single target damage. You get her first btw. Absolutely insane, best partner in TTYD. SSS tier: 1. Bow-Outta Sight alone is enough to get her this high, imagine Rally Wink and Veil for only 2FP. She’s also a great attacker that outclasses the 64 cast in almost every way. Best partner.

[@atroopa6288]

So, I'm not sure if anyone else has already talked about it, but I'm going to do it anyway--I think Flurrie should be higher on the list. You didn't mention that she actually has the second highest amount of HP out of all partners, loosing to Bobbery but only 5 (when maxed out), so she can take more hits too. However, with her Lip Lock replenishing her own HP as well, I would argue that she can take more hits than he can. Her Gale Force works about as well as any other partner's "all enemy attacking" moves and what most people don't seem to know is that Gale Force has an increased chance of getting rid of flying enemies. Her Dodgy Fog is also a lot more useful than it seems too because she can always make Mario Dodgy (if the commands were made correctly) where as a player is not always going to have a Dodgy Cape (the item) or might have already used them previously. Flurrie is a very good tank and with her being able to potentially get rid of annoying/tough enemies easily (both Gale Force and Lip Lock piercing defense to kill enemies faster), being able to take many hits (2nd highest HP and Lip Lock restoring HP to continue to take more hits) and being able to make Mario Dodgy (which is a 50% chance to dodge ALL attacks) at any time once the move is obtained, I would say Flurrie is the best at protecting Mario when he's in danger than any other partner. After all, we all know that if he goes down, it's an instant Game Over. So many people sleep on her as a useful partner... Xp I think I agree with the rest of your list tho! :)

[@jujuraffe3732]

She is actually my favorite partner in TTYD. And I agree that she is underrated asf. Gale Force also grants star points. I recommend using Gale Force against mainly flying and fire enemies since they’re weaker to it. Lip Lock piercing defense and healing Flurrie’s HP is really awesome for only 3 FP. But Dodgy Fog is only useful for Boss Battles. But Flurrie and Yoshi are my top two favorite partners. While Parakarry and Sushie are my favorites in the first Paper Mario.

[@mohalatondeuse5731]

A video about the personalities of partners could be good too

[@coolestcartoonist7425]

I feel that Koops absolutely rocks because of Shell Shield alone.

[@xian2themax]

I agree. Even though it doesn’t have much health, it can’t break in the middle of a turn so it can potential protect against 30 damage if it is all dealt in one turn.

[@Jaydove2387]

@@xian2themax 40 if you're in the 80s of the pit.

[@diegomartinez9887]

6:50 says infatuate works on all enemies. Doesn’t work in demonstration lol

[@DryBonesandSilver]

Very interesting & fun video for sure! I'd argue that Flurrie, Koops, & Ms Mowz to be higher because of their defense piercing capabilities, especially Flurrie because she replenishes FP. Also, Paper Mario 64 doesn't allow the increase of partner attack power in any way as a quick fact check Thanks for posting for when PM was in it's heyday!

[@mfgdude7158]

Next video: Ranking all partners personalities (including partners from the origami king)

[@preposteroussongs5572]

The best partner is Carbon. He can use The Shell to destroy all enemies on Earth.

[@bane2201]

I want to point out a couple things: (various points) - Power Plus only impacts Mario in both 64 and TTYD. In 64, there's nothing that can be done to raise a partner's attack except for Goombario's Charge and statuses. (AFAIK - I could definitely be wrong.) 2:17 - Cloud Nine is way better than Pretty Lucky + Lucky Day. Cloud Nine costs 0 BP for 50% miss rate, and in 64 you're limited to 30 (you can't go higher). If you use Pretty Lucky + Lucky Day, it costs 10 BP that could be used elsewhere for 27.7% hit rate - that's (81/101)*(91/101). That's a lot of BP that could be used to help Mario elsewhere, and the 4 FP cost for Cloud Nine is pretty minor in comparison. 5:25 - Dizzy Shell doesn't damages enemies at all, it only makes them dizzy (and that may fail). Most mid- and late-game enemies have around a 80% rate of it working. If you're battling 4 enemies there's a 41% chance that 4 get dizzy, 41% chance that 3 do, 15% that 2 do, 2.5% that 1 does, and 0.2% that none do. It's not pointless, but a Dizzy Dial does the exact same thing and for no FP.

[@wafflemanofficial3130]

Didn't know Bane was a Paper Mario gamer

[@sofunny1735]

Coming in a game stop near you: paper Mario the thousand..............………… pink gold peach army. Pink gold peach always win there is no ending except joining them:60.00

[@paulotaguba2831]

Madam Flurrie may not be the best but she helped me a lot and saved me from Bone tails in the Pits of 100 trials. With Lip Locke, she can peel and tank for Mario. Although you need lots of FP but you can manage with badges that recover FP or earn some star power for sweet feast. Overall she is great for boss battles.

[@francishong7948]

New video suggestions: ranking of Mario levels for all terrains, eg grass, sand, beach, etc

[@segungamerplayz1368]

Bombette in a nutshell: Tackle: normal attack Bomb: stronger attack Power bomb: stronger attack but it hits all ground enemies Mega bomb: stronger attack and hits all ground and air enemies most complex character ever

[@xGracigloo]

Funny how my least used TTYD partner (besides Ms. Mowz because I ended up recruiting her late) ended up being #1. I just don't find Gulp to be consistently useful; there's a lot of enemies that it doesn't work on; and I couldn't get the button inputs of Mini-Egg right. Needless to say I chose not to fully upgrade him. You also did not mention that Ms. Mowz's slap ignores enemy defense by default, which I think makes her undeserving of the bottom spot even if I used her less than Mini-Yoshi.

[@pokefanalex9504]

Honestly outside Mowz I think Yoshi isn't so good either I have him maxed in abilities and Ground Pound can't break most defenses for some reason, Gulp isn't useful on some enemies, mini egg was never useful for me and Stampede is kind of like Ground Pound from what I recall Trust me Yoshi is my favorite Mario character but its unfortunate I can't get his moves to work

[@fidelcespedes8747]

I love how the only characters in the thumbnail are the ones of the Thousand Year Door

[@bricksandblocks41]

Lady Bow is by far my favorite partner to use! Sassy and great attacks!

[@YoungSmokeyvp_7]

Brother having sushi over Vivian is crazy I can’t say I agree with this list but I love paper Mario

[@fawfulthegreat64]

Vivian is my fave, but i much more heavily factor in their story role, design and personality than you did (she's also one of my favorites battle-wise too tho)

[@lordroy88]

My favorite from 64 is bow because of her overworld and battle abilities, TTYD would be Vivian because of her personality, Super is Bowser, and TOK is Bobby...

[@dakotad70]

Lakilester is one of the only two partners that can still damage Bowser even in his invincible star rod form. I love you Nathaniel but it seems like you didnt think this too much through.

[@jonahj9519]

This is just a fun piece of trivia and not an actual point in Lakilester’s favor. You would literally always use peach beam on bowser once he Star rod’s himself, because if you don’t he’ll do double damage to you. And while he and Watt can damage a powered up Bowser, it’s for 1 point of damage. So you really should never be attacking powered up Bowser under any circumstances.

[@S-RM11]

recently i was playing ttyd, and i noticed that mini yoshi's ground pound can't hurt enemies that have 1 or more defense since one ground does one hit point (of course, this can be fix with a badge)

[@FreddyPhasma]

Coming 2027: Paper Mario and glitter Madness

[@notagainmanstop468]

I would argue mowz is a million times more useful than flurrie, sure her kit is situational but if you use the in battle party swap badge there’s absolutely times where switching to her is beneficial. For one thing having pierce on your basic attack is pretty huge, item stealing has its small perks like enemies with revival shrooms and the heal while ridiculously expensive is nice to have. Flurrie has clumsier inputs a move that doesn’t even damage and just acts as an escape and far weaker heal moves

[@R1ckr011]

I want Stryder7x"s input on this!

[@Sly88Frye]

I'm actually surprised nobody's actually made this list before. Job well done!

[@lordroy88]

I think you should’ve counted personality and design too along with Tippi, Peach, Luigi, Bowser, Kersti, Huey, Olivia, Bobby, Professor Toad, Kamek, and Jr.

[@breamorrill]

But design is clearly not what this video is about

[@lordroy88]

breamorrill true but those other parents should’ve been there

[@Surgemaster2012]

If we're going by combat mine would be 1. Goombella 2. Yoshi 3. Bow 4. Koops 5. Watt 6. Sushie 7. Flurrie 8. Vivian 9. Kooper 10. Bobbery 11. Goombario 12. Parakarry 13. Lakilester 14. Bombette 15. Ms Mowz Its worth noting Yoshi and Bow are interchangeable.

[@DougyBear]

Bo-omb, Tippi, and Huey are #1 are my list.

[@CocatGaming]

YES HUEY IS THE BEST

[@deadbobomb6445]

I don't agree with Kooper being better than Koops. Shell Shield is actually really good!

[@ashleyp2161]

Thousand year door has to be best game ever

[@Derekuko]

Your Kooper placement makes no sense. You complained about item redundancy with Mowz and Flurrie but not him? Moreover, Koops build has much more utility with his defense boost which is a top tier move between the two games and his defense-piercing ground attack. Also this applies to both of them (and Parakarry) but you didn't mention, they have an extra defense point that makes them have more utility than most of the crew.

[@kooksishere4674]

My fav partner is bobby when he was dead in the game sorry spoilers i cried

[@sdpr_5]

Im sure your comment spoiled a lot of people, not cool

[@kooksishere4674]

Yeah im sorry for the spoilers but i loved him yeah he was useless

[@kooksishere4674]

Fan of 8 bits im a very big terminal montage fan

[@ireplytoeverything3122]

Hey Christian Kirbo!

[@jfgoodhall]

@@kooksishere4674 why bother spoiling the game? You could have just said he was your favourite. Thanks for that!

[@Conney_E]

Kooper is back amd your welcome