Reception
Fawful has received generally positive reception from both critics and fans. Editors for Nintendo Power listed him as their fifth favorite villain and wrote that that "the Mario bros. may be the bread that makes the sandwich of the Mario & Luigi series, but Fawful is the delicious mustard on that bread." 1UP.com's Jeremy Parish called Fawful a "jabbering lunatic whose broken English made Superstar Saga so hilarious". In another article, he used Fawful as an example of a character that Nintendo should include in the Mario Kart series over characters such as Waluigi and Bowser Jr. Eurogamer Italy's Dario Tomaselli described him as one of the most humorous enemies in the Mario series.GamesRadar's Henry Gilbert wrote that the antagonists from Partners in Time "have nothing" on Fawful and that his cameo in the game was welcome to him. IGN AU's Cam Shea wrote that while Fawful had "unique cadence", it was "a little tiresome"; he also felt that Fawful should have remained a sidekick. IGN's Lucas M. Thomas included him and Cackletta in a list of "wizard/witch"-type characters he would like to see in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. commenting that "these two characters, Fawful in particular, became quick fan favorites." Official Nintendo Magazine's Chris Scullion called him "one of the funniest characters from the previous games". The Daily Telegraph's Nick Cowen and Tom Hoggins called Fawful an "even nastier character" than Bowser. IGN's Audrey Drake rated Fawful as one of the weirdest Mario characters. Additionally, IGN also stated Fawful as one of the characters they wanted in Mario Kart 7, saying that "his mannerisms and jokes were so genuinely hilarious, then, that fans fell head over heels in love with him."
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