Pennington (ポワン Powan?) is a Bumpty found in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door who lives in Poshley Sanctum located in Poshley Heights. Mario first meets Pennington on the Excess Express. He mistakenly calls Mario "Luigi". When Pennington says "Luigi," the text is in green.
Appearance[]
Pennington is a light-blue Bumpty that wears a detective's hat and a red bowtie. He is also always seen carrying a bag and a magnifying glass.
Personality[]
Pennington is a very proud character who takes pride in being a detective; abet, not very good at his job. Pennington has a habit of assuming things without having facts to back it up (such as accusing the Toad waitress of stealing the cooking pot thinking she was doing it to satisfy her own hunger despite the Toad waitress having a clear alibi at the time). Even when Pennington's claims are proven wrong, he often tries to correct himself in a manner as if he knew already and wanted to test Mario. On the subject, Pennington's lack of detective skills is also shown when he is unable to deduce Mario from his brother Luigi despite Mario constantly telling him he isn't Luigi. Once he heard the others were calling Mario by his actual name, Pennington was genuinely shocked that he was calling Mario by Luigi and corrects himself for now on whenever he meets Mario again.
Despite his lack of detective skills, Pennington can be surprisingly perceptive. When The Three Shadows invaded his sanctum and stole what was assumed to be the Crystal Star, Pennington reveals that he had a fake placed there for that specific reason and tells Mario that the real one is found somewhere within the sanctum. Although he feels like he is putting Mario to the test, Pennington didn't know the secret to finding the way to the heart of the sanctum and was surprised when Mario managed to find it. Pennington was also able to deceive Bowser with the red herring as well.
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[]
When Mario first enters the Excess Express and meets Pennington, they were supposed to figure out the odd occurrences happening on the train, but Mario was clever enough to figure out himself that Smorg was holding all the passengers' hostage, except for Mario himself. Pennington thanks Mario after solving the mystery.
When Mario goes to the Poshley Sanctum in Poshley Heights after climbing off the Excess Express, he attempts to enter the palace, but the door was locked. Pennington then comes along and unlocks the stadium, allowing Mario to enter. He reveals that he is the manager of the stadium and that being a detective himself is one of his hobbies.
When Mario goes ahead and fights the Shadow Queen in the stadium, everyone cheers on for Mario Goldbob and his family, along with Toodles are seen cheering on for Mario, mistakenly calling him "Gonzales". Pennington then gets confused if Mario's real name is Mario or Gonzales. Even after Mario defeats the Shadow Queen, Pennington shortly reprises his habit of calling Mario "Luigi", but corrects himself afterwards.
Trivia[]
- Francis in Super Paper Mario has a Pennington doll.
- Before Mario fights the Shadow Queen, he says "Go Luigi...err...Mario?", showing his confusion on Mario's real name.
- Ironically, the L Emblem badge can be found in Poshley Sanctum and a running gag is Pennington kept referring to Mario as "Luigi."
