- "I'm...I'm sorry, Sis, but this Mario is the only person who's ever been kind to me..."
- —Vivian
Vivian (ビビアン Bibian?) is a character who appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. She was once a member of the villainous Shadow Sirens, which consists of herself and her older sisters, Beldam and Marilyn. She eventually abandoned them and joined Mario's party as the fifth party member.
Profile[]
Abilities[]
Vivian's abilities include conjuring and wielding powerful fire attacks. She can infatuate her enemies to leave them Confused. In one of Goombella's tattles, she says that Vivian may be cuter than her. Outside of battle, Vivian can pull Mario into the shadows where he cannot be seen by enemies; this ability comes especially handy in Twilight Town, where Mario and Vivian must eavesdrop on crows in the trees to learn the whereabouts of Doopliss.
Biography[]
At an unknown point in the past, the Shadow Sirens came to the Mushroom World in order to free their mistress, the Shadow Queen, and eventually met the Secret Society of X-Nauts, who used the three for their own goals.
Vivian and her sisters served Sir Grodus in hopes of freeing the Shadow Queen and came into conflict with Mario on several occasions in the search for the Crystal Stars. Throughout the course of the story, Vivian suffered through an inferiority complex, due to the fact that she was constantly mistreated by Beldam. She joined Mario when he helped her find the Superbombomb her sister accused her of losing. She decides to repay Mario by helping him defeat Doopliss and regain his body and name. When she loses in a battle over Flurrie's necklace, she decides to officially and permanently join Mario's team, effectively abandoning her allegiance to her sisters, the Shadow Queen and the X-Nauts. Eventually she gains confidence and learns to respect herself and becomes close friends with Mario and his team.
Gender[]
Similar to Birdo, there has been a lot of controversy concerning Vivian's gender. In the Japanese version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Vivian was portrayed as a transgender woman. This is supported by the fact that Beldam referred to her as a "man" (which was changed into her being called "plug-ugly" in the US release), much to Vivian's disdain. In addition, Goombella's Tattle information on her, as well as her description in the game menu, referred to her as male. Despite this, Vivian refers to herself and her sisters as "three sisters", and uses feminine pronouns for herself. All masculine descriptions of Vivian were removed in the North American and German releases of the game, although Vivian's portrayal as a trans-woman is retained in all other versions.
However, in the remake for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door she was officially confirmed to be transgender, as she says this line during her first conversation with Mario while Doopliss has stolen his identity: "Truth is, it took me a while to realize I was their sister...not their brother. Now their usual bullying feels heavier."
In Paper Mario series[]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[]
When Mario encounters the Shadow Sirens in Twilight Town, they are arguing over who was supposed to bring the Superbombomb. Beldam blames Vivian, and she leaves with Marilyn to take a nap while Vivian has to search for the missing explosive device in the grass. Mario offers to help, and Vivian offers to join him as a thanks.
Vivian accompanies Mario as he searches through Creepy Steeple to find whoever stole his identity. When Mario finds that it is Doopliss and decides to face him in battle, Vivian initially refuses. Eventually, Vivian comes around to admit that Mario has been nicer to her than anyone else she has met, so she joins the battle at Mario's side, becoming a full companion of his henceforth.
By the ending, Vivian bids farewell to Mario, and it appears that she and her sisters have learned to get along.
Super Paper Mario[]
Although Vivian does not physically appear, she does make a cameo in the form of a Catch Card.
Other Appearances[]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
Vivian appears as a primary spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. When equipped, she lowers the weight of the player. She can be combined with Gengar to obtain the Shadow Queen spirit.
Techniques[]
| Image | Name | Rank | Effects | FP used |
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Shade Fist | Initial | Sets enemies on fire with a burning punch. | 0 |
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Veil | Initial | Hides Mario and herself being immune of the attacks. | 1 |
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Fiery Jinx | Super Rank | Fire damages all enemies; even them. | 6 |
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Infatuate | Ultra Rank | Blows a kiss to all enemies to confuse them if effective. | 4 |
Music[]
The Shadow Sirens[]
Shadow Sirens Scuffle[]
Trivia[]
- Even though Vivian uses Fiery Jinx in the first battle against Mario when her HP was low, she must be super ranked in order to use it when Vivian joins the team.
- Vivian is similar to Lakilester as they are both characters that used to work with someone evil and decided to join Mario's side.
Gallery[]
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To view Vivian's image gallery, click here.
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| Mario's Partners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paper Mario | ||
| Goombario · Kooper · Bombette · Parakarry · Lady Bow · Watt · Sushie · Lakilester | ||
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | ||
| Goombella · Koops · Madame Flurrie · Yoshi · Vivian · Admiral Bobbery · Ms. Mowz | ||
| Super Paper Mario | ||
| Tippi · Thoreau · Boomer · Slim · Thudley · Carrie · Fleep · Cudge · Dottie · Barry · Dashell · Piccolo · Tiptron | ||
| Paper Mario: Sticker Star | ||
| Kersti | ||
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | ||
| Huey | ||
