Kuzzle
| Kuzzle | |
|---|---|
| Sprite of Kuzzle from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey | |
| Species | Koopa Troopa |
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) |
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) |
- “You're what? Oh. Me. I'm Kuzzle.”
- —Kuzzle, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Kuzzle is an elderly Koopa Troopa encountered during the events of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story . He has a crimson shell and, unlike other Koopa Troopas, cyan skin. Kuzzle says that he never cared about his looks but rather his mind, and he prides himself on being able to quickly solve puzzles which he enjoys.
Kuzzle is a Star Sage, but unlike the other two, interacting with him is optional, as his Star Cure had been stolen by Bowser some time before the events of the game. If he is spoken to, Kuzzle will tell Mario and Luigi about how Bowser barged into his house in a rage one day, but Kuzzle's attempts to placate him with a puzzle just angered him more and he trashed the house before leaving with the Star Cure. Some time after that, Kuzzle inadvertently turned all his furniture into puzzles, and the Puzzle Sacks the pieces were held in were scattered across Plack Beach, where his house is located. Mario and Luigi find the Puzzle Sacks, receiving one of every type of bean after finding each of them and placing them together. If all of the furniture is put together, the Mario Bros. will receive 10 of each type of bean in the original game and five of each type of bean in the remake.
He shares the same role in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey , although he also plays a role in Bowser Jr.'s Journey. In it, he takes in Iggy Koopa (who was left amnesiac thanks to the Best Fitness Friends knocking him off a cliff earlier with the intent of killing him), mistaking him for his long lost grandson Charlie. After Iggy is cured of his amnesia, Kuzzle sees Kaley fly past and reveals that he has many grandchildren, thinking Kaley is one of them.
Quotes[edit ]
- "You're what? Oh. Me. I'm Kuzzle."
- "Who's on the puzzle what? Oh, you came for a puzzle! Boy, I am fond of the puzzles. Young folks today, they can't be bothered to use their heads, but when I was a tot... Puzzles were the hippest of the hip! You'd try to solve a puzzle faster'n anyone, you would! Speakin' of trendy tots... Young folks today, they can't be bothered to use their heads, but when I was a tot... Puzzles were the hippest of the hip! You'd try to solve a puzzle faster'n anyone, you would! Speakin' of trendy tots... Young folks today, they can't be bothered to use their heads, but when I was a tot... Puzzles were the hippest of the hip! You'd try to solve a puzzle faster'n anyone, you would! Speakin' of trendy tots..."
- "What say we head to my shack and have ourselves a good old-fashioned blab session?"
- "Yep, Charlie here is my grandson. He just lost his memory, that's all. All he could say was, "Where am i?" and also, "Who am i?""
- "Poor Charlie mostly forgot how to speak. I've been teachin' him."
- "I made sure he knew how to talk "hip." Like all the young hepcats talk."
- "I was feelin' quite lonely here, what with bein' all alone."
Naming[edit ]
"Kuzzle" is a pun on "puzzle" which refers to his love of puzzles, but substituting the "P" for a "K" to reflect his species.
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | リューグー Ryūgū |
A reference to the Japanese folk tale Urashima Tarō, in which a fisherman saves a turtle from being tormented by a group of children on the beach, and is rewarded by being carried on its back to the underwater palace Ryūgū-jō, but upon returning discovers he has aged into an elderly man. | [?] | |
| French (European) | Sounion | Portmanteau of "sojourner" and "union" | [?] | |
| German | Koopuzzle | Portmanteau of "Koopa" and "puzzle" | [?] | |
| Italian | Koopuzzle | Portmanteau of "Koopa" and "puzzle" | [?] | |
| Korean | 러즐 Reojeul |
Homophone between "퍼즐" (peojeul, "puzzle") and possibly male name "Russell" | [?] | |
| Spanish (Latin American) | Tatarakoopa | Comes from tatara- (prefix for an ancestor) and "Koopa" | [?] | |
| Spanish (European) | Maestro Puzlero | Puzzle master | [?] |