Name: Doogan
Debut: Paper Mario
Hmm. I don’t like it.
I’m sorry to any Doogan fans, but I am not a fan of this creature! All signs point to them being dogs, if anything, but this is no dog ever seen. This is, like, a Yoshi with a fake dog nose. The dog this most closely resembles is Brian Griffin, and that is not a compliment at all!
The first Doogans seen are Rowf and his son Rhuff in Paper Mario, which I find incredibly bizarre. They’re the only ones in the game! They could have easily been Toads, but instead they’re these strange dog people we’ve never seen before. Even knowing what he is, this sprite looks off. This doesn’t register as brown to me, it looks like a weird Koopa Troopa who’s in the shade.
And then there’s Dupree, and... this one’s just a doofus! A real bozo! I don’t feel bad about being harsher to him, since he’s a creep who flirts with every woman he sees and appears to stalk Goombella over the course of the game. I should be even harsher! I should call him a chump. Hey, Dupree! Or should I say, Doodoo-Pee! You’re a chump!
In conclusion, these dog men baffle me. Come to think of it, though, the name of their species is sort of familiar...
