In case you were wondering
This blog is meant to be a companion piece to my main Mario
analysis blog, and as such is much more streamlined in comparison to it. IE it
ONLY goes over abilities, weapons, power-ups and attacks that are for the most
part exclusive to the Paper Mario incarnation of Mario and nothing else. Keep this in mind if you’re wondering why I
don’t mention the ice/fire flowers here or the paper Mario version of the pow
block.
A few common abbreviations(note there are also a few others,
though they should be obvious)
PM: Paper Mario PMTTYD: Paper Mario the thousand year door
SPM: Super paper Mario
Background
An alternate dimension version of Mario found inside a magic
book within the main Mario universe. For the most part his backstory and
personality can be assumed to be similar to his more contemporary counterpart,
with the sole exception that everything in the Paper Mario universe is made out
of…well paper and cardboard. Because
Paper Mario is made out of some sort of paper as well, he also has distinct
biological differences that allow for different abilities outside the norm for
Mario characters.
Weapons
Super hammer/Ultra-hammer (paper Mario ver)
Two sets of hammers that can be found in the first two paper
Mario games. They both serve as upgrades to a more standard hammer Mario can
receive, with ultra-hammer doing as much 3x the amount of damage. The upgrades
also allow for Mario to perform a powerful hammer spinning attack.
Mario finding the ultra-hammer in PM https://youtu.be/SAPl4khSEws?t=820
Mario getting and using it in the PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/veqT7tcR3IM?t=465
Mario getting and using the ultra-hammer in PMTTY https://youtu.be/SG1GTVQHiyM?t=151
Paint hammer and Huey
A hammer that exudes paint of several different colors when
it is swung in paper Mario color splash. Mario’s ability to use paint in
conjunction with the hammer is granted by the character Heuey(who must be
present for the hammers painting abilities to work), and the paint he uses must
be collected from objects scattered across his world. The hammer is used mainly
to fill colorless areas and/or restore function to objects on Prism Island.
Mario also uses the paint in said game to power his main form of attack(battle
cards).
Paper jam hammer variants
Paper Mario also had various hammers he could equip outside
his more standard ones in the crossover game Mario and Luigi paper jam. For the
most part most they’re all pretty irrelevant and upgrades granted by them are hard
to quantify due to the RPG stat nature of the Mario and Luigi games. That being
said one or two have some special effects that could conceivably be useful in a
fight. The following of them are listed below.
Comet hammer: Can
end the movements/attacks of a damaged enemy.
Expert hammer:
Allows Mario to use his hammer more than once in rapid succession (in game it
would allow him to attack twice in one turn).
-You can see a full list of hammers here https://www.mariowiki.com/List_of_clothing_in_Mario_%26_Luigi:_Paper_Jam
Armor
Super boots/Ultra-boots(paper
Mario ver)
Two sets of boots that can be found in the paper Mario
series. When equipped by Mario they increase the power of his jumping attacks
by 3x. The boots also allow him to use a few special jumping maneuvers.
For example the super boots allow Mario to use the “spin
jump”, which is basically just another version of the ground pound found in
various other Mario games. The ultra-boots also allow the use of “tornado jump”
in the original paper Mario and a “spring jump” in PMTTYD. The tornado jump is
an upwards spinning jump that stomps back down with tremendous force. The
spring jump is a jump where Mario scrunches his body downward and then springs upwards
to greater heights than normal.
Getting the super boots in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/Qm7CQj9Q7ug?t=323
Mario getting the ultra boots and using a tornado jump in
paper Mario https://youtu.be/pCNV00sqMNM?t=856
Mario getting the ultra-boots and using a spring jump in
TTYD: https://youtu.be/FC73SPxRyV4?t=1068
Paper jam equipment
Like the more contemporary versions of Mario and Luigi,
paper Mario also has his own set of equipment in paper jam. Besides hammers,
there’s also paper boots, paper wear, paper gloves and paper accessories he can
use. Given the RPG nature of said equipment, a lot of it is difficult to
quantify though. That being said some things have more distinct secondary
effects that are objectively useful . You can see a list of a few below.
Paper Boots
Comet boots:
Restores HP whenever Mario deals damage.
Paper wear
Comet wear Dx:
Occasionally allows paper Mario to deal equal damage to the strength of the
last opponent attack.
Paper gloves
HP gloves DX:
Increases HP by 20%
Pow gloves:
Increases pow by 10%
Paper accessories
HP scarf DX:
Increases HP by 20%
Copy bangle:
Creates a paper Mario copy automatically periodically.
Special abilities
Paper abilities
Over the course of paper Mario the thousand year door Mario
came across various black chests that had “fallen heroes” locked inside them by
a curse cast by a villain called the shadow queen. Upon freeing them he was
“cursed” to have various supernatural paper based abilities, typically
involving some form of shape shifting. You can see all 4 listed below.
Paper mode
The ability to turn sideways, and that’s about it. Given
Paper Mario is literally paper thin, Mario can use this ability to pass through
tight spaces.
Getting it in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/SDOnfGPIqkU?t=470
Mario using the ability in paper jam https://youtu.be/jmZbuN7jKnY?t=884
Plane mode
An ability that allows paper Mario to fold his body into
that of a paper plane, which can then be used to glide over short distances and
in some cases fly for short periods of time.
Getting the ability in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/SDOnfGPIqkU?t=172
Tube mode
An ability that allows Mario to roll into a tube. Can allow
him to get into tight spaces or roll down hills with great speed.
Getting it in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/SDOnfGPIqkU?t=659
Boat mode
A form that allows Mario to fold himself into a paper boat.
Can be used to cross large bodies of water.
Getting it in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/SDOnfGPIqkU?t=905
Other paper shapes
In addition to the ones above, paper Mario can also mold
himself into various other shapes in paper jam. Including a more curled tube, a
drill, a parachute, a boomeranged and a ninja star https://youtu.be/-G59kdWXwOo?list=PL3vs_m6C8B5ZzTgX-6MWNduEad66ro-gX&t=364,
https://youtu.be/wjWBceGNbpE?list=PL3vs_m6C8B5ZzTgX-6MWNduEad66ro-gX&t=288
,https://youtu.be/j9bnRWphQLg?list=PL3vs_m6C8B5ZzTgX-6MWNduEad66ro-gX&t=959
, https://youtu.be/-bw3RSz_umo?list=PL3vs_m6C8B5ZzTgX-6MWNduEad66ro-gX&t=620
and https://youtu.be/_rEKj478_OM?t=8
Flip
The ability to “flip” between a 2D and 3D dimensional plane.
It was given to Mario by the character Bestovirus in super paper Mario, and was
used by Mario mainly for exploration (as objects could be viewed and interacted
with differently depending on if Mario interacted with the world on a 2d or 3d
plane). Mario normally has a time limit while using this ability, which last
about 10-20 seconds before running out. In super paper Mario will take damage
if he goes over the time limit, after which the meter will re-fill. In color
splash Mario is just forced out of a 3d perspective.
Mario first gaining the ability in super paper Mario: https://youtu.be/NX3dd0Gj6M8?t=228
Mario utilizing paint to perform the move in color splash https://youtu.be/myvMRI7u5MY?t=113
-it should be noted that if Mario Completes the flopside pit
of 100 trials in super paper mario and collects the “Mario catchcard” he’ll be
able to use the flip ability indefinitely.
Copy
An ability paper Mario has in the crossover game Mario and Luigi
paper jam. It allows paper Mario to create “clones” of himself that can perform
attacks (jumps, hammer attacks, ect) alongside him. They can also soak up
attacks from opponents, protecting the real paper Mario from damage. The amount
of total clones that can be initially made is 6, though that can be upgraded to
8.
Paper Mario getting the ability in paper jam: https://youtu.be/9wQIZh573ow?t=830
Paperize
The ability to view the world from a different dimension and
add in objects such as doors, fountains and other physical constructs into
appropriate places, typically sacrificing a corresponding “sticker” in the
process. The ability can also be used to remove and store some objects or
switch them also. This ability is used specifically with the aid of the
character Kertsi in Paper Mario sticker star.
Kertsi explaining the pauperize ability in sticker star https://youtu.be/u4xWwtZEj7g?t=403
Cutout
An ability that allows Mario to cut away scenery from his
dimension loony tones style, in order to traverses his soundings in a different
manner than usual or find hidden objects. For example he can get rid of a top
portion of a gate to form a stairwell he can walk on to get to a higher area. Mario
can also use the ability to swap in objects in corresponding places, which can
be useful for exploration. Taught to him by the character Huey, and seems to be
initiated at least somewhat with his help..
Mario being taught and using the cutout ability in color
splash https://youtu.be/1j9Hbu0F9mg?t=134
Placing a thing card in to cause an effect on the
environment https://youtu.be/wp-fznZJ6EI?t=680
misc.
Paper Mario has the ability to perform a flutter jump in
paper jam https://youtu.be/9wQIZh573ow?t=782
Badges(Paper Mario ver)
Similar to Mario RPG and the Mario/Luigi series, Paper Mario
also has its own equipment system of sorts. This is called the badge system. By
using “BP” points you can equip various badges to Mario to enhance his stats,
grant him new special attacks or abilities. Unlike the systems in place in
other Mario games, there is NO LIMIT to the amount of badges you can equip as
long as if you have enough BP to do so.
Jump attack badges
Power/Mega jump
A Special attack that allows Mario to perform a more
powerful jumping attacks than normal on an opponent.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=31
Power bounce
A special attack that allows Mario to perform a repeated
bouncing jumping attack on an opponent a near limitless number of times with
good timing. Similar to the more advanced jumping special attacks in Mario RPG.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=79
Multibounce
A special attack that makes Mario jump and bounce between
multiple opponents in a row.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=60
Shrink stomp
A special attack stomp that allows Mario to shrink his
opponents in size temporarily, decreasing their attack power significantly.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=37
Sleep stomp
A special attack that allows Mario to temporarily put
enemies to sleep with a stomping attack.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=53
Soft jump
A special jumping attack that lowers an enemy’s defense temporarily
for a shortened period of time.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=46
Tornado jump
A jumping attack that creates a twister where Mario lands
sucking up nearby opponents.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=68
D-down jump
A badge that allows Mario to expend energy to perform a
special jumping attack that ignores normal defense.
Hammer attack badges
Power/ Mega smash
A Special attack that allows Mario to perform an extra
powerful hammer swing.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=133
Hammer Throw
Allows Mario to throw his hammer as an attack, damaging
flying opponents or others from a distance.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=153
Quake /Mega quake
hammer
Allows Mario to perform a hammer strike on the ground near
him that creates a shockwave that damages nearby enemies. Flying enemies or
enemies off the ground are not hit by this attack.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=163
Fire drive
Allows Mario to perform a flaming hammer attack that flings
fire at nearby opponents, and can potentially “burn” them causing subsequent periodic
damage over a short period of time.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=180
Head rattle
Allows the use of a special hammer attack that can cause the
status effect confusion in enemies, which can cause opponents to attack allies
or heal Mario.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=115
Ice smash
Allows Mario to perform a special ice based hammer attack
that can potentially freeze opponents for short periods of time.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=125
Piercing blow
A special hammer attack that ignores normal enemy defense
stats.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/s68brsIljVU?t=145
D-down pound
A badge that allows Mario to perform a special hammer attack
that ignores enemy defense.
Stat altering badges
Hammerman
Increases hammer attack power, but negates ability to jump.
Jumpman
Increases Mario’s jumping ability, but negates his ability
to use a hammer.
Ice Power
A badge that increases Mario’s damage output against fire
based enemies, lessens fire based damage and allows him to touch fire based
enemies without taking damage.
Last stand
A badge that Reduces the force of attacks Mario receives by
½ when his health gets low.
Power/Mega rush
A badge that increases Mario attack strength significantly
when his health is at extremely low levels.
Passive support badges
Dizzy Attack
Wiki link: https://www.mariowiki.com/Dizzy_Attack
A badge that allows Mario to perform a spinning maneuver
towards an opponents that gives them the “dizzy” status effect if it hits,
preventing them from fighting back for a short period of time.
Bump attack
Allows Mario to defeat enemies majorly weaker than him just
by walking into them.
Chill out
Prevents enemies from dealing damage with their first
attack.
Close call
Occasionally causes an opponent to miss with an attack when Mario’s
health is low.
Feeling fine
A badge that protects Mario from most common status ailments
found in the paper Mario series.
Fire shield
Reduces damage caused by fire and allows Mario to better
come into contact with enemies on fire for physical strikes.
First attack
Allows Mario to instantly destroy enemies that are
significantly weaker than him, as long as he gets the first strike.
Happy flower and
Happy heart
Two badges that let Mario regen health and FP points
periodically over the course of a battle.
HP Drain and FP
drain
A badge that slightly decreases Mario’s attack power, but
allows him to regain health or FP points whenever he lands an attack on an opponent.
Lucky day
A badge that occasionally causes enemies to miss Mario with their
attacks.
Peekaboo
Allows Mario to see the remaining health of an enemy.
S jump charge and
s smash charge
Two badges that allow Mario to “charge” himself for more
powerful subsequent jumping and hammer attacks respectively.
Speedy spin
Allows Mario to perform a spin dash over a larger distance
and at a faster speed.
Spiked shield
Allows Mario to jump on spiked enemies at full force without
taking damage or being impaled by said spikes.
Spin attack
Allows Mario to defeat weak minor enemies by bumping into
them with a spin attack
Zap tap
Makes Mario electrified, and causes all opponents that touch
him to get zapped.
Lucky start
Causes Mario to start each battle with a random positive
attribute.
Return postage
Causes enemies that attack Mario to receive half the damage
they inflict on him during direct attacks.
Misc badges
Various defense increasing badges like damage dodge, defend
plus.
Dodge master: Makes
it easier to avoid attacks.
Double and triple dip:
Allows for rapid use of two or three items(in game this allows Mario to use
multiple items in one turn)
Power plus: Increases
attack power.
Deep focus:
Allows Mario to pray for Mario star power for certain attacks that normal
Flower finder and
flower saver: Allows Mario to use special attacks or find energy to fuel
them more easily.
Heart finder: Allows
Mario to more easily find healing “hearts” items in game.
FP plus and HP plus:
increase associated in game points for special attacks and health respectively.
The eye spy badge:
Allows Mario to more easily find “star piece” collectable items in paper Mario.
Money money:
increases the amount of coins found from enemies after battles.
P-down, d-up and P-up,
d-down: either decrease power while raising defense or vice versa
Pay-off: Makes
Mario earn more coins in accordance to damage he takes in a fight
Stickers and Battle cards
New forms of attack granted to Mario by sacrificing either
specifically collected “stickers” or a “battle cards”(plus some paint) in the
games sticker star and color splash respectively. For the most part the attacks
granted to Mario by these objects overlap A LOT with his abilities granted by
badges in the earlier paper Mario games. Because of that going into detail
about the fast majority of them is sort of pointless. Though that being said
there are a few notable attacks with no equivalence that I’ll note down below.
Stickers
Leaf:
Makes all attacks hit successfully and all blocks be done successfully for a
short period of time.
Snowball: Creates
a giant snowball that engulfs nearby enemies. https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=953
Spiked ball:
Creates a giant spiked ball that drops on top of opponents.
Barrel: Creates a
large barrel Mario can throw at an opponent.
Wrench: A large
wrench that can be chucked at an opponent.
Bone: A large
bone that can be thrown at a single opponent.
Boomerang: A
boomerang Mario can throw at an opponent. https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=986
Bomb: A bomb
Mario can throw that explodes on contact with an enemy.
Sombreo: A large
sombrero that can be thrown at opponents as a projectile attack.
Throwing star: A
large throwing star that be used as a projectile attack.
Poison mushroom:
A sticker that poisons Mario, but causes any opponent that touch him to
conversely be poisoned.
Battle cards(paper
Mario ver)
Enemy cards: Mario
can gain cards corresponding to various common enemies found in the Mario
series and make them perform an attack for him before dissipating. This includes
having enemies like hammer bros, fire bros or ice bros throw one of their
respective elements or weapons. Having bloopers or shy guys bash enemies. ECt
-you can see a full list of enemy cards here https://www.mariowiki.com/Battle_Card_(Paper_Mario:_Color_Splash)#Enemy_Cards
Koopalings: Battle
cards that correspond to each of the 7 koopling. When summoned they scare and
chase opponents away https://youtu.be/7tQnr-nLydA?t=5
Kamek: Summons Kamek,
who calls down a torrent of magic blasts on a group of enemies. https://youtu.be/7tQnr-nLydA?t=85
Black bowsers castle:
Summons a version of Bowsers castle in the sky, which falls and crashes on an
opponent https://youtu.be/7tQnr-nLydA?t=108
Things
Real world like “3D objects” found in the recent paper Mario
games that can be used for supportive or offensive attacks. There’re both
stickers and battle card things, but the effects of both are fairly similar and
more or less interchangeable. They come in several different categories, cut,
wind, suction, water, noise, Bat, crush, light, ball, quake, heat, fire, ice,
shot, shield, sleep, stop, misc, explosion and normal. For the most part the
effects of the things are pretty aptly correlated to the name of their
category.
Cut
Bottle opener:A giant bottle opener that snaps opponents in
half https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=197
Hair shears:Creates a giant pair of scissors that cut up
nearby opponents https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=610
Ice pick: Summons
a giant ice pick that impales nearby opponents
https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=218
Scissors: Makes
several scissors fly around an arena and cut up enemies https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1114
Sewing scissors:Summons several giant sewing scissors that
fly across the screen and cut apart enemies https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1165
Tailor shears: Summons
a giant pair of scissors that quickly flies across an arena cutting apart
enemies https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1335
Turnip: Summons a giant turnip that separates into
razor sharp slices that cuts through opponents https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=285
Wind
Bellows:Summons a bellows that creates a large
whirlwind that flings opponents into the air https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=108
Fan:summons a giant fan that blows opponents
away dealing damage https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=409
and https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=29
Fire Extinguisher: Summons an extinguisher that damages opponents
with a powerful spray of CO2 https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY
Paper fan:
Summons two giant fans that creates a tornado that damages opponents https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=899
Recorder: Summons
some recorders that summon a giant tornado to trash opponents https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=586
Suction
Mini vacuum: A
thing that violently sucks up opponents into a vacuum cleaner and spits them
back out dealing damage https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=819
Plunger: Summons a giant plunger that flies over top
of opponents and crushes them https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=57
Upright vacuum:
Summons a large vacuum that sucks up opponents and spits them out dealing
damagehttps://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1526
Vaccum: Summons a
large vacuum that sucks up opponents and spits them back out https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1551
Water
Faucet: summons a
faucet that creates a large tidal wave to damage/drown foes https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=444
Teapot: Summons a
giant teapot that pours boiling water on an opponent https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1393
and https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=263
Washing machine:
Sucks opponents into a giant washing machine that trashes them around https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=410
Watering can: Summons
a giant watering can that damages enemies with a flood of water https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1630
Noise
Guitar:Summons a guitar that attacks opponents
with powerful sound waves
https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=560
Megaphone: Summons a giant megaphone that damages
opponents with a powerful sound waves https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=502
Trumpet: Summons a giant trumpet that creates a
powerful sound wave that damages opponents https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1482
Violin: Summons
several violins that harm opponents with powerful sound waves https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1580
Bat
Bat: Summons a bat that smacks an opponent
hundreds of feet into the air https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=60
Newspaper:
Summons a newspaper to smack an enemy into a distance https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=849
Toy bat: Summons
a small toy bat that slams opponents into the air https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1436
Crush
Basin: Summons a giant gold plated basin that falls
on opponents, damaging them https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=45
and https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=331
Cat-o-luck: Summons a large cat statue that repeatedly
stomps on opponents https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=301 and https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=117
Claw hammer: Summons a giant hammer that smashes an
opponent with a powerful swing https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=562
Cork: Summons
several large corks that fall on and damage opponents https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=396
High heel: Creates
a large pair of high heels that crush an opponent with their soles https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=646
Square can:
Summons a large can that falls out of the sky and crushes opponents https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1268
Light
Flashlight: Makes
a giant flashlight that damages and makes opponents dizzy with a powerful blast
of light https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=503
Light bulbs:
Summons a light bulb that gives off a powerful damaging flash of light and
blinds opponents https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=692 and https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=431
Search light:
Creates a large search light that damages enemies with an intense ray of light https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1144
Electric
Battery: Summons a giant battery that creates bolt
of lightning that strikes opponents https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=344
Car battery:
Creates a car battery that sends bolts of electricity towards an opponent https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=237
D-Cell Battery:
summons a large battery that strikes opponents with bolts of electricity https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=364
Watch battery: Summons a large watch battery that strikes opponents
with electricity https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1605
Ball
Billiard ball:
summons a giant billiard ball that rolls into opponents, causing damage https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=139
Bowling ball: Summons a giant bowling ball that rolls over
opponents https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=186
Bone: Creates a
bone that summons a giant chomp chomp that rolls over enemies https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=176
Curling stone:
summons a giant curling stone that slides into opponents https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=343
Trophy: Summons a
trophy with a statue that throws an exploding ball into an opponent https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1459
Quake
Cell phone: makes a cell phone that causes a ground laden
shockwave, damaging ground enemies https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=326
Jackhamer: Creates a large jackhammer that creates a quake that
damages enemies https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=671
Heat
Hair dryer:
Summons a giant hair driver that blasts opponent with super heated air
Oven: Locks
opponents in a large oven and fries them alive https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=872
Radiator: Summons
a giant radiator that damages enemies with a powerful heat wave https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1040
Fire
Charcoal grill:Summons opponents to a giant grill that sends
bursts of flames over their immediate area https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=482
Lighter:Creates a lighter that gives off a spurt
fireballs https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=717
Matches: Creates
a match that gives off a spurt of fireballs that damages enemies https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=798
Ice
Air conditioner: Summons an air conditioner that blasts
opponents with a damaging icy wind
https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=9
Refrigerator:
Summons a giant refrigerator that blasts opponents with large blast of ice
energy https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1063
Shaved ice: Summons
a giant shaved ice appears in the background that creates a damaging icy
wind https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1191
Shot
Soda: Creates a
giant soda can that shakes itself up and spurts water at opponents with great
power https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1219
Squirt gun: Gives Mario a
powerful squirt gun that can be used hit opponents with powerful spurts of
water https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1287
Shield
Car sponge: Summons a large sponge that acts like a shield
against attacks https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=261
Instant camera: Creates
giant camera that makes a large picture of Mario that can guard against
enemy attacks https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=305
Powder puff:
Creates a large powder puff shield that can absorb a few attacks from
opponents https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=994
Sponge: Creates a
giant sponge that can block attacks from opponents https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1246
Sleep
Bed: summons a bed, that causes nearby enemies to
possibly fall asleep https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=79
Luxurious bed:
Creates a giant bed that puts enemies asleep
https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=737
Pillow: Creates a large pillow that puts nearby
enemies to sleep https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=927
Stop
Pocket watch:
Summons a giant watch that stops time/immobilizes opponents for a short period
of time https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=966
Stapler: Creates giant staplers that use staples to
bind opponents in place while dealing damage https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1311
Tape:Summons giant rolls of tape that binds
opponents and damages them by rolling over them https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1365
Thumbtacks:
Summons dozens of giant thumbtacks that fall form the sky and impale opponents,
while immobilizing them https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1417
Misc
Balloons: Summons
the character Birdo, who attaches balloons to an opponent that carries them off
the battlefield https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=238
Boom box: Creates a boom box that produces sound waves
that double mario’s attack power
https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=161
Cake: Summons a cake that hea ls Mario https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=207
Compass: Allows Mario to run away from a fight with
near certainity https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=367
Disco Ball: A
disco ball that forces opponents to dance https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=611
Fishhook: Randomly fishes off-screen and retires a
random sticker for Mario https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=476
Goat: Summons a giant goat that crunches opponents
between its set of teeth https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=535
Lemon: Summons a
giant lemon that shoots lemon juice in the face of enemies, blinding them https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=82
Magnifying glass:
Creates a magnifying glass that enlarges Mario so he can walk over
opponents https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=778
and https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=541
Salt and pepper:
Summons giant slat and pper shakers that blind opponents with spurts of salt
and pepper https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=454
Turkey: Summons a giant dancing turkey that deals
damage to enemies by rolling into them https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1501
Explosion
Balloon: Creates a large balloon, that gradually
expands before exploding and causing damage https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=28
Piggy bank: A
giant piggy bank that walks up to an opponent and explodes, dealing damage https://youtu.be/t8FxRrWvmKY?t=145
Normal
Rubber duck:
Summons a giant rubber duck that rolls over an opponent https://youtu.be/WPB6_YLv-as?t=1086
Power-ups
Pal pills
A power-up that creates several 8 bit copies of Mario that
can follow him around and mimic his movements. Can damage opponents on contact
or by jump.
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/NX3dd0Gj6M8?t=295
Slow flower
A power-up that slowsdown the movement of Mario’s and on
screen objects for a short period of time.
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/iGWhtOPozLY?t=50
Speed flower
A power-up that speeds up the movement of Mario and on
screen objects for a limited amount of time.
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/iGWhtOPozLY?t=11
Mega star
Transforms Mario into a gigantic 8 bit version of himself
that can slam through enemies and obstacles, similar to that of the “mega
mushroom” power up, but with an added visual effect.
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/1mm_gg-mhnM?t=31
Items
Dizzy dial
An item that causes the game screen to rapidly turn and has
a chance of inflicting the statues ailment dizzy on an opponent. In this state
opponents are more likely to miss or be uncoordinated with attacks.
Being used in PM: https://youtu.be/PGhls3ASZ_g?t=201
Electro pop
A lollipop that restores some HP and electrifies the person
how eats it, making opponents that touch Mario get shocked.
Fright jar
An item that has the ability to instill fear in opponents
and potentially make them flee from battle.
Repel jell
A gel that can be used to temporarily make Mario intangible
to attacks.
Being used in PM: https://youtu.be/JnJeN3MfGPs?t=321
Shooting star
An item that creates a bunch of energy stars that can rain
down on opponents dealing damage.
Sleepy sheep
An Item that conjures tons of sheep that can put a group of
opponents asleep.
Being used in PMTYYD: https://youtu.be/Ct0xHmKXoJs?t=20
Snowman doll
An item that creates a giant snowman that jumps around
damaging enemies. Effective against fire based opponents.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/9UZ9jjCL4xw?t=165
Stone cap
A cap that transforms Mario into a stone statue,
invulnerable to damage.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/YRMA7lD6iv0?t=78
Stop watch
An item that immobilizes and freezes nearby enemies for a
short period of time.
Being used by enemy in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/6AS2MsYn3Fg?t=1082
Thunder bolt
An item that summons a bolt of lightning to strike a single
opponent.
Being used in PM: https://youtu.be/3avnYnsM6ZY?t=245
Thunder rage
A more powerful version of thunderbolt that summons
lightning strikes over a wider area, hitting multiple opponents.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/0uMa86bUxKc?t=604
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/n-ISG-rbGnY?t=9
Boos sheet
Similar to repel jel. Makes Mario intangible to attacks for
a limited amount of time.
Coconut bomb
A coconut like bomb item, used to attack one enemy.
Zess dynamite
A cake with dynamite sticks baked in that can be thrown at enemies
to cause an explosive in the shape of the character zess T.
Being used in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/VEujrErIxyE?t=332
Courage shell
A defensive item that can be used in various paper Mario
games to reduce damage taken. The amount varies, but in the best case in super
paper Mario it reduced damage to ½ normal.
Being used in PMTYYD: https://youtu.be/Q3L4IzLc4nQ?t=500
Earth quake
Item that creates an earthquake that damages nearby ground
laden enemies.
Egg bomb
An egg shaped bomb item that can be thrown at opponents.
Fright mask
An item that has a chance of scaring off opponents.
Hp drain
An item that steals some of the hp from an opponent and
gives it to Mario.
Ice storm
An item that creates a blizzard that damages enemies and
potentially freezes them solid.
Mini mr mini
An item that shrinks an opponent, reducing their attack
capabilities for a short period of time.
Mr softener
An item that reduces the defense of opponents.
Ruin powder
A power like item that can induce temporary confusion in
opponents.
Being used by an enemy in PMTTYD: https://youtu.be/vx5XNUbm5Lc?t=2716
Spite pouch
An item the temporarily causes attacks enemies take directly
(with physical contact) cause them half the occurred damage.
Pixls
A species of magical pixie like creatures
created by an ancient race of magicians. They each have individual special
abilities that they can use to help Mario out ranging from grabbing things,
acting as bombs or creating platforms for him to land on. You can see a list of
relevant pixls below
Thoreau
A pixl that Mario can use to grab far away objects and throw
them.
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/yoNRNJfRRgg?t=140
Boomer
A pixl that has the ability to turn into an explosive bomb that
Mario can use to attack opponents. If it gets hit by a source of fire while
being used, it will explode earlier.
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/hlISp1aTd0k?t=149
Slim
A pixl that lets paper Mario turn sideways to fit through
tight spaces, as well as become more or less invisible and untouchable. Similar
to one of his paper abilities.
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/mbu9qqa5Y-s?t=89
Thudley
A pixl that gives paper Mario the ability to use a ground
pound move. Somewhat useless in the context of the rest of the series, given
Mario has multiple other ways to use the ability.
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/PRyHoZXuAJI?t=121
Carrie
A pixel that can transform into a floating flying stationary
pad. Mario can ride on it to get over dangerous ground laden traps. It also
travels slightly faster than his running speed.
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/UvFS9-ZTBbk?t=102
Fleep
A pixl that can flip flat surfaces next to Mario. It allows
Mario to find hidden objects and can also be used on opponents to flip and
disorient them.
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/1UGDYzd0ONI?t=107
Cudge
Basically a pixl that can act as another variation of a hammer.
Being used in SPM: https://youtu.be/AkrXDRrHkXc?t=140
Dottie
A pixl that can shrink Mario to minuscule sizes and enlarge
him back to normal on command. Similar to the effects of a mini mushroom and
great for stealth.
Being used in SPpM: https://youtu.be/vuDVjlf41N4?t=169
Barry
A pixl that can create a spiky barrier around Mario for a
few seconds that can damage opponents and deflect minor projectile attacks.
Being used in SPM https://youtu.be/vLxdo6ivtsM?t=82
Dashell
A pixel that can give Mario a short burst of speed.
Being used in SPpM: https://youtu.be/pnzkUKulzOE?t=436
Piccalo
A pixl that plays status ailment healing songs. It can also
make certain blocks disappear and lull monsters like the under chomp to sleep.
Being used in SppM: https://youtu.be/HXepkLBEsvA?t=1295
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F5Ja4HukgE
Tipron
A robotic replacement for the pixl Tippy. Like the real
version it can see/show invisible objects and can aid in analyzing opponents.
Being used in SPpM: https://youtu.be/PHIRVD-7RHM?t=106
Story items
Star power(Paper Mario ver)
An energy source hinted to be related to wish power Mario
can harness for certain special attacks and summons in the first two Mario
games. In the original paper Mario’s star power refills automatically over time,
though he can speed it up by performing a prayer move of sorts called “focus”
In the thousand year door it can be increased by appealing
to the “audience” watching Mario fight on the game screen or performing moves correctly/stylishly
to appeal to said audience. How the second option would work outside of the
context of game mechanics and a cross series fight is unclear.
Star spirits
7 spirits that reside in the land of star heaven and grant
wishes to the people of the mushroom kingdom. Mario had to rescue them in paper
Mario, after Bowser stole a relic from them called the star rod. Their names are
Eldstar, Mamar, Skolar, Muskular, Misstar, Klevar and Kalmar respectively,
and Mario could expend star power in Paper Mario to summon them for singular
special attacks over the course of said games story.
Eldstar/Refresh:
Recovers a small amount of HP. https://youtu.be/47zhIh93Tno
Mamar/Lullybuy:
Puts nearby enemies to sleep with a lullaby https://youtu.be/47zhIh93Tno?t=14
Skolar/Star storm:
Performs a star storm attack that hits opponents with star shaped projectiles. https://youtu.be/47zhIh93Tno?t=32
Muskular/chill out:
Lowers the attack power of nearby opponents https://youtu.be/47zhIh93Tno?t=51
Misstar/smooch:
Restores a large amount of HP https://youtu.be/47zhIh93Tno?t=69
Klevar/time out: Immobilizes
opponents for a short period of time https://youtu.be/47zhIh93Tno?t=80
Kalmar/up and away:
Turns opponents into floating stars that are sent away from battle. https://youtu.be/47zhIh93Tno?t=103
Star beam/peach beam:
A special beam that can be performed by the full star spirit team that removes
all status effects from opponents, particularly positive ones like boosted
defense and intangibility. It’s used to remove the invincibility Bowser grants
himself from the star rod. It should be noted the ability does have limits as
when Kammy koopa powered up Bowser further after using the star rod, it
actually failed until the characters peach and Twink contributed power to
upgrade it into the “peach beam”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewgxtFkSjdQ
and upgraded peach beam https://youtu.be/zJE8epYeIQs?t=804
-the star beam failing on an empowered bowser https://youtu.be/zJE8epYeIQs?t=533
Crystal stars and magical map
A set of 7 magical stars originally created by the PMTTYD
villain the shadow queen, and used against her by a team of 4 heroes before the
games story. Mario collected them himself in the thousand year door, and eventually
assumed control of their power for use in a series of several special attacks.
In addition to special attacks, the crystal stars also seem to be able to
collected power from others (if they are willing) and give it to Mario as a
sort of power of friendship. Mario also gets a magical map towards the
beginning of the game, which gives him the ability to use a minor special
attack.
-It should be noted that you need to collect star power to
use these moves, and the amount needed gets progressively larger with each
subsequent star. Because of this it is difficult to spam these attacks.
-the crystal stars getting power from various inhabitants of
rougport in PMTTD https://youtu.be/wm9Myu-4JU4?t=247
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0apPokARE-c
Magical map/sweet
treat: Cures statues effects and allows for minor healing. https://youtu.be/WI8R4-iMsQU?t=22
Diamond star/earth
tremor: Creates a giant star the bounces on the nearby ground making a
damaging earthquake https://youtu.be/WI8R4-iMsQU?t=49
Emerald star/clock
out: Creates a giant bomb that immobilizes enemies temporarily after it
goes off https://youtu.be/WI8R4-iMsQU?t=80
Gold star/power lift:
Allows Mario to temporarily boost his attack power and defense https://youtu.be/WI8R4-iMsQU?t=100
Ruby star/art attack:
Causes the ruby star to encircle enemies, whilst dealing damage to them. https://youtu.be/WI8R4-iMsQU?t=135
Sapphire star/sweet
feast: Cures statues ailments and recovers a large amount of HP and FP https://youtu.be/WI8R4-iMsQU?t=158
Garnet
star/showstopper: Makes a giant garnet star crash into opponents from the
background. Can instantly KO weaker enemies. https://youtu.be/WI8R4-iMsQU?t=189
Crystal
star/supernova: Makes the crystal
star fly over the area of enemies repeatedly, placing down energy lines that
explode at the end of the attack. It pieces defense https://youtu.be/WI8R4-iMsQU?t=223
Pure hearts
The series of artifacts Mario collected in super paper
Mario. The where created by a tribe of ancient magicians for the purpose of
nullifying the effects of a doomsday weapon called the chaos heart, which could
open up a rift in space/time that could destroy a universe and empower there
host with near invulnerability. Each heart represents various positive emotions
including paternal love, friendship, romance, ect. When they all come together
they can also fuse together to form an object called the purity heart. If
damaged or if there power is depleted they can also be revived by the intense
positive emotions of the people around them.
It should be noted that Mario does not get a power up for
collecting each heart individually and has no special attacks in regards to the
pure hearts. They only time they actually give him a power boost right at the
end of the game, and mostly in response to multiple characters sharing positive
feelings towards each other. Because of this they’re most likely more useful
for fighting as a group than as a singular entity.
-Mario having made no progress against the chaos heart
enhanced count Bleck, being able to fight him on common ground with him after
his friends feelings spur the pure hearts into action in super paper Mario https://youtu.be/hBxdEfQq-08?t=995
-The pure hearts nullifying “super Dementios” chaos heart
power and empowering Mario and co after being spurred into action by the
friendship of count blacks goons in super paper Mario https://youtu.be/hBxdEfQq-08?t=1778
-The pure hearts destroying the chaos heart and
undoing/remaking the worlds the void consumed in super paper Mario https://youtu.be/hBxdEfQq-08?t=2243
Feats
Strength
Destroying large metal stones in PM https://youtu.be/xreuw6fq6jA?t=290
Strong enough to harm the giant dragon of PMTTYD, Hooktail https://youtu.be/PQ1eKGv-1vk?t=90
and Gloomtail https://youtu.be/zt-ThbQfmyo?t=217
and Bonetail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srzsg5wNKhQ
Fighting his way throw hundreds of dry bones at once in PMTTYD
https://youtu.be/U7-DgR-NIbM?t=836
Can destroy large solid stone blocks in PMTTYD https://youtu.be/fWqdvELtzQo?t=742
Can fight a giant building sized blooper in SPM: https://youtu.be/iG3bhqbiGfY?t=620
Endurance
Survived getting thrashed by Bowser and kicked out a window
thousands of feet in the air in PM https://youtu.be/F8Qw3FWDysM?t=906
Got shot out of a cannon filled with tons of bombs straight
from the earth to the moon, and tanked the impact in PMTTYD https://youtu.be/frkAxlmHwRs?t=584
Could survive in the outer atmosphere of the moon with no
protection in PMTTYD https://youtu.be/frkAxlmHwRs?t=873
Struck by lightning by grodus multiple times in PMTTYD https://youtu.be/dFSBumFkK1M?t=546
In the vacuum of space again in SPM https://youtu.be/A853gjeUl9w?t=621
Mario and co having a bomb go off in their faces in SPM https://youtu.be/SwC8Xr9pibg?t=64
Survived this explosion in paper Mario sticker star https://youtu.be/JhhQ3syXXqk?t=132
The machine used for powering up bowser, had enough energy
to blow up his castle when it malfunctioned in PM. This could be seen as a good
indication of the kind of power https://youtu.be/5VwVUbBjPtc?t=1968
Speed
Has been shown to be about equal with mainline Mario in
terms of speed in the crossover.
Luigi was capable of donging the point blank explosion made
by the character Demntio, Mario should easily be comparable https://youtu.be/SwC8Xr9pibg?t=886
Scaling
The final boss of PMTTYD was capable of causing an
earthquake that shook ruegport and some surrounding areas when awakened. She
was also said to have destroyed an entire city in a near fell swoop in that
past https://youtu.be/buog_omdXNs?t=212
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SRddzftlXs
At the beginning of paper Mario Bowser lifted his and peaches castle far into the sky through some unknown means, potentially with magic. Obviously this is the kind of power Mario has to deal with on the reg https://youtu.be/L8E0LTPgCtg?t=468
Training and experience
After Bowser stole the wish granting star rod in paper Mario 64 and imprisoned its care takers the star sprites, Mario proceeded to rescue them all before taking down Bowser. Some notable opponents he had to take down along the way included some TMMT rip offs called the koopa bros, a mystic pharoh like koopa called Tutankoopa and a near immortal monster named tuba bubba.
More impressively during the final battle Bowser had Kammy give him a power-up on top of the powers granted to him by the star rod, making him near invincible even with the power of the star spirits backing Mario up. https://youtu.be/5VwVUbBjPtc?t=1270
Many of the areas in the first paper Mario game require some ingenuity to find and get into. For example Mario had to discover the location of the hidden dry dry ruins, had to stalk shy guys to find their hideout in the “shy guys toy box”, ect.
Defeated all the members of the town dojo in paper Mario, including “the master” who actually has better stats than bowser sans star rod invincibility hax https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lq15zTvDZ4
Traveled across Rogueport to track down the “crystal stars” before the high tech villainous group led by the villain Grodus in PMTTYD. Along the way he fought a giant dragon called hooktail, an X-nut mech called the von grapple, a shapeshifting ghost called dooplish, a giant shadow monster called the smorge , an ancient ghost of a pirate leader called Cortez.
He also fought in and ranked first in a fighting arena called the glitz pit twice in PMTTYD.
Fought his way down through a 100 floor fighting gauntlet called the pit of 100 trials and beat a giant dragon at the end of it called Bonetail.
After fighting and defeating Grodus in PMTTYD, immediately fought bowser and kammy koopa afterwards with no rest https://youtu.be/JG6rW-cLGys?t=13
Defeated a 1000 year old shadow demon and saved the world from destruction at the end of PMTTYD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0tqHXY2MdU
Traveled across dimensions to gather the “pure hearts” to counter act a multiversesal destroying artifact of doom called the “chaos heart” summoned by a villain named count Bleck. Not did Mario deafeat count bleck, who is thousands of years old and descended from a powerful lineage of dark magicians. However he also beat various of his minions(mimi, natashi, ochunks) who all had dimensional abilities, as well as his brainwashed brother Luigi wilding a mech called bro bot.
At the end of Super paper Mario he even defeated a psychotic dimensional being called Dementio, who managed to wrestle control of the chaos heart late game to become a near all powerful being called super dementio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un7iBUDAOdA
Traveled through a 100 floor gauntlet in super paper Mario in the town “flopside” twice, before fighting dark clone versions of himself, Luigi, peach and bowser in super paper Mario https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuPtVMP02Qo
Traveled through an entirely different 100 floor gauntlet in the town flipside, and fought a giant dragon called wracktail in super paper Mario https://youtu.be/OMEmWOgZvlw?t=499
Finally dueled 100 trained samurai like warriors called shammer guys, back to back after the end of super paper Mario https://youtu.be/E2BPTLIC0vI?t=140
Travel across mushroom kingdom with the help the character “kertsi” to find the pieces of the royal stickers and defeated Bowser after he gained control of one of said artifacts in sticker star.
Collected ancient artifacts called the paints stars and defeated Bowser after he was corrupted by an evil substance called black paint in color splash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSZaLhLRe9M
