Vivian (Paper Mario)

Vivian
Paper Mario character
A stylized illustration of Vivian, a purple, ghost-like character with pink hair and a striped hat
Vivian, as she appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024)
First appearancePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Last appearancePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024)

Vivian (Japanese: ビビアン, Hepburn: Bibian) is a character appearing in the 2004 role-playing video game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. She initially is a member of the three shadow sisters, facing routine abuse from her sister Beldam. They serve as an antagonist group to the player character Mario, later joining his party after he helps her. In the original Japanese version and some European translations, she is a transgender woman, while the script in initial English and German releases was altered to remove any mention of her transgender status; in the 2024 Nintendo Switch remake, her transgender status is restored.[1][2] Vivian is a popular video game character, identified as a noteworthy example of LGBT characters in video games.

  1. ^ Beckwith, Michael (May 21, 2024). "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Switch reaffirms Vivian is trans in its English localization". Destructoid. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Scullion, Chris (May 21, 2024). "Paper Mario Thousand-Year Door remake reinstates a censored character's trans status". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.