Francis

Francis is a nerdy chameleon and the main antagonist in Chapter 3 in Super Paper Mario. He is also the main antagonist of the 2nd half of the Anime Arc.

History
His first appearance was a brief cameo in "SMG4: AREA 64" at Bowser's birthday party.

In SMG4: Doki Doki Mario Club, he, along with Fishy Boopkins and Lemmy, protested that his waifu be made real. However, he and Lemmy were both shot by a giant minigun, while Fishy Boopkins escaped.

In SMG4: Mario's Illegal Operation, he makes a reappearance as the boss of the Anime Cartel, a faction whose purpose is to smuggle anime ever since its ban in SMG4: Mario and the Anime Challenge. He gets angry when Mario loses the merchendise, so he has SMG4, Fishy Boopkins, and Bob escort Saiko Bichitaru to Japan, while he makes Mario stay and open a lemonade stand to recover his lost profits and merch.

In "SMG4: Mario's Lemonade Stand", he and the rest of the Anime Cartel arrived at the street where Mario sells lemonade across the MooMilk Factory to fight with Jeeves and his gangs. After Meggy arrives to lecture them for their behavior, he and Jeeves eventually reconciles.

In "SMG4: The Japan Trip", Saiko shows the video on her phone where the Anime Cartel fought with the A.S.S. when the Anime ban passes 3 weeks which leads to a disaster.

In "SMG4: Mario Saves Anime", Saiko called them to show them Axol, a famous manga artist. He and the rest of gang praises him and later helped them unban the Anime.

In "SMG4: Mario and the Experiment", it is revealed that Francis is the kidnapper of the Inklings and Axol, and is using Inkweaver for his own desires. He plans to use the Inklings' ink to fully power up Inkweaver so with it he can create his own waifu island. He thus becomes the true main antagonist of the second half of the Anime Arc.

Appearances

 * SMG4: AREA 64
 * SMG4: Doki Doki Mario Club
 * SMG4: Mario's Illegal Operation
 * SMG4: Mario's Lemonade Stand
 * SMG4: The Japan Trip
 * SMG4: Mario Saves Anime
 * SMG4: Mario and the Experiment

Trivia

 * Francis being the antagonist was foreshadowed. Tari warned Mario that the Anime Cartel were bad news, as she mentioned in SMG4: Mario's Lemonade Stand. Furthermore, Bob asked if someone who liked waifus would resort to kidnapping, though it was also a joke. He also knew of the ink Weaver.