Kolorado is a character who first appears in Paper Mario.
Summery[]
Kolorado is an explorer who loves treasure and tries to find Dry Dry Ruins, treasure at Mt. Lavalava, and the Crystal Palace in Paper Mario. Kooper mentions Kolorado as his idol. Mario finally meets Kolorado in Dry Dry Desert of Chapter 2. Later, Mario encounters Kolorado again in Toad Town Port where he wanted to go to Lavalava Island during Chapter 5. His wife always hates it when he runs off for adventures. He adores treasures and risked his life to save the valuable treasure in Lavalava Island, which later ended up not getting it and getting scolded by Misstar. Once the Plaer find the treasure in the Deep Jungle and give it to Kolorado, they get the Yellow Seed used to find the door to Chapter 6. At the end of the game, it shows Kooper with Kolorado and a few researchers in Shiver City. Parakarry, delivers the news and Kooper runs off. Kolorado receives a message about his wife and runs home.
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, while Kolorado does not make an appearance, his father's remains are seen at Hooktail's castle with a note attached to them. The note emphasizes how proud he is of his son, and also gives the player a crucial hint on how to defeat Hooktail.
Personality[]
Kolorado is consistently portrayed as extremely courageous, willing to go into the depths of Mt. Lavalava to find treasure. As Raphael the Raven comments, this bravery often gives way to foolishness; Kolorado is also an ignorant character in his comical and constant misnamings of the whale (much to the whale's annoyance) as a tuna and Misstar as a starfish. Kolorado is a generally friendly character who is willing to help, but despite his intentions, never actually aids Mario in his quest. In fact, he is shown to be very weak; during his time on Lavalava Island, he is attacked by both Jungle Fuzzies and Spear Guys, and is unable to fight back against either of them, requiring Mario to assist him. This is demonstrated when Kolorado attempts to help Mario in fighting the Lava Piranha; although he rushes courageously at the monster, he is easily beat back.
Kolorado is obsessed with finding treasure, and his wife comments that he is rarely at home, always going on some expedition. Although there is no voice-acting in Paper Mario, Kolorado's text seems to hint at a stereotypical southern English accent, as he often uses phrases such as "tally-ho", "old boy", "old chap", and "old bean". A similar accent was also applied to Admiral Bobbery in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Trivia[]
- In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, a pile of bones in Hooktail Castle has a note on it, which mentions Kolorado.
- Kolorado's design is a homage to Indiana Jones, the main protagonist of the Indiana Jones movies.
- According to dialogue in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Kolorado is revealed to have previously been a student of Professor Frankly.
