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Paper Mario

Russ T. is a character who appears in Paper Mario. He is a blue Toad who wears glasses.

Personality[]

Russ T. is quite proud of status as a genius and is more than happy to share his knowledge with others. Russ. T cherishes his intellect to the point he believes his diary would result in him losing IQ points.

In Paper Mario[]

Russ T. lives in Toad Town where his house is located right near the Warp Pipe that leads to Mario and Luigi's house. Russ T. is named the smartest Toad of Toad Town and can provide any kind of useful information including on how to defeat a Firebar.

During Chapter 4, Russ T.'s dictionary gets stolen by a Shy Guy and tells Mario that he needs it back or his IQ will keep dropping. After Mario retrieves his dictionary, Russ T. will give him a Star Piece. Later, Mario can take a piece of paper to Russ T., who deciphers it, revealing a certain order. A letter can be given to Russ T. where a kid is curious to know certain things from him. Russ T. is more than happy for the chance to teach one of the newer generation about his knowledge and gives Mario a Star Piece as thanks.

Russ T. appears to also be popular with other characters thanks to his vast knowledge. Even a Toad from Toad Town confirms that Kolorado likes to study from Russ T. and even borrow some of his books to look at. However, Russ T. doesn'tlis as Kolorado is said to be very careless with his books. Russ T. is also very good at parties as seen where he is at Princess Peach's parties both at the beginning of the game and at the very end after Mario defeats Bowser.

Russ T.'s Information[]

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Goombario's Tattle[]

He's Russ T. Everyone says he's the smartest Toad around. He's always happy

to share his vast knowledge with people.

He's filled me in on things plenty of times.
He knows a lot of things I can only guess at.

Trivia[]

  • Russ T.'s personality and appearance is similar to Toadbert, who would later debut in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
  • His name is a pun of the word "rusty" which is a reference to the many old books that he keeps and the vast amounts of knowledge he can give away.


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