11 Facts About Fawful

1.

Fawful's dialogue was localized in English-speaking countries to parody the poorly translated English prevalent in early video games; it is schizophasic in nature, rife with non sequiturs.

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2.

Fawful has received acclaim from both critics and fans due in part to his dialogue as well as his villainy.

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3.

Fawful is a Beanish character and a major antagonist in the Mario series.

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4.

Fawful was not based on any existing characters in the Mario series, the Nintendo Treehouse, which is responsible for localizing games for North American audiences, had more creative freedom in writing for the character.

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5.

Fawful assisted Cackletta by helping her steal Princess Peach's voice in order to awaken the Beanstar, a magical item capable of granting wishes.

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6.

Fawful absorbed part of the Dark Star with his robotic helmet when it awoke, but Bowser interrupted the process, causing the weakened Dark Star to go in Bowser's lung to read his DNA.

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7.

However, Fawful absorbed part of Dark Bowser's force, making the new form incomplete.

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8.

Dark Bowser combusts in colorful sparks and Fawful, who is severely weakened after the battle, promises that he will be good, but lies.

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9.

Fawful has received critical acclaim from both critics and fans.

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10.

IGN AU's Cam Shea wrote that while Fawful had "unique cadence", it was "a little tiresome"; he felt that Fawful should have remained a sidekick.

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11.

Fawful added that "it's the only Game Boy game I've played that made me laugh out loud".

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