Paper Mario (character)

This article is about Paper Mario in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. For Mario as seen in the Paper Mario games, see History of Mario § Paper Mario series.

Paper Mario
Paper Mario's appearance on the cover for Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Species	Human
First appearance	Super Mario Maker (as a costume) (2015) Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (first physical appearance) (2015) Paper Mario (as Mario) (2000)
Latest appearance	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)

Paper Mario is a paper version of Mario, based on his appearances in the Paper Mario series, who comes out of a mysterious book in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. In this game, Paper Mario is a distinct character from Mario and interacts with him, Luigi, and various other characters from both the main world and the book's paper world.

History

Super Mario Maker

Paper Mario makes a cameo alongside Mario and Luigi as part of the "Mario Trio" costume, one of the many unlockable Costume Mario costumes in Super Mario Maker. The costume is unlocked by clearing the Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Event Course.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Paper Mario makes his debut as a unique character from Mario in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. He first appears by saving Mario and Luigi from the threat of Paper Goombas. He agrees to help Mario and Luigi gather the Paper Toads, rescue Princess Peach and Paper Peach, and defeat Bowser and Paper Bowser, returning all paper characters to the book from whence they came.

Whenever the trio encounters an obstacle, Paper Mario is usually the character to come up with a solution, being the one to develop the Trio Moves for use on the field. He is also given a distinct role during the return visit to Gloomy Woods, where he and Mario are kidnapped by King Boo, and Luigi must face his fears to rescue them. Paper Mario is rescued second, and he is held hostage during the battle with King Boo, who is initially disguised as him.

Once the Peaches have been rescued and the Bowsers defeated, Paper Mario returns to his book, where he immediately reenters battle with Paper Bowser.

In battle, Paper Mario uses different mechanics to Mario and Luigi. He is the only character able to perform Trio Attacks, in lieu of using Bros. Attacks. He is also the only character able to employ the Copy Block, making six copies of himself (eight and ten if Rank-Up Bonuses are used) to take hits and increase the damage he is able to deal. Thirdly, his dodge commands are more versatile than Mario's and Luigi's, with Paper Mario being able to hover in the air longer while dodging with a jump and being able to swing multiple hammers while dodging with a hammer. Like Mario, Paper Mario has high attack and speed, but he has even lower defense and HP than Mario (though this can be worked around with his Copy Block ability). Along with his low defense and HP, his other weaknesses include his position in formation, the high BP cost of his Trio Attacks (which are lost if either Mario or Luigi faints, while Mario and Luigi can perform Bros. Attacks if Paper Mario has fainted), and a weakness to fire-based moves (a trait shared along with all other paper characters).

The game's main battle theme, "Mixed-Up Scramble," plays only after Paper Mario joins the team; prior to him joining the team, the battle theme is instead a cover of the main battle theme from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. However, the main battle theme still plays during Paper Mario's absence in Gloomy Woods.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Paper Mario appears as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Gallery

For images of Mario in the Paper Mario series, see Gallery:Mario

Artwork

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  Paper Mario walking

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  Paper Mario with Mario, Luigi, and Starlow

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  Paper Mario as a shuriken during the Trio Shuriken Trio Attack

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  Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario dashing

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  Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario atop Papercraft Mario

Sprites and models

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  Super Mario Maker Mystery Mushroom costume

Screenshots

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  Title screen

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  Papercraft battle victory screen

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  Post-credits image

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  A Paper Goomba reacts to both Marios.

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  Paper Mario cheering for Mario and Luigi

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  Paper Mario and his copies about to swing their hammers

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  Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario about to face Dry Bowser

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  Battle results screen

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  Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario swinging the Trio Hammer

Miscellaneous

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  Promotional photo from Nintendo of America's Instagram account

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  Promotional photo from Nintendo of America's Instagram account

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ペーパーマリオ Pēpā Mario	Paper Mario
Chinese (simplified)	马力欧 （纸片马力欧） Mǎlìōu (Zhǐpiàn Mǎlì'ōu)	Mario (Paper Mario)
Chinese (traditional)	紙片瑪利歐 Zhǐpiàn Mǎlì'ōu	Paper Mario
Dutch	Papieren Mario	Paper Mario
French	Mario de papier	Paper Mario
German	Papier-Mario	Paper Mario
Italian	Mario di carta	Mario [made out] of paper
Korean	페이퍼 마리오 Peipeo Mario	Paper Mario
Russian	Бумажный Марио Bumazhnyy Mario	Paper Mario
Spanish (NOA)	Mario de papel	Paper Mario
Spanish (NOE)	Mario de Papel	Paper Mario
Turkish	Kağıt Mario	Paper Mario