1,000-Fold Arms
- This article is about the ability in Paper Mario: The Origami King. For its musical theme, see 1,000-Fold Arms (theme).
The 1,000-Fold Arms, also spelled without a hyphen,[1] are an ability that appears in Paper Mario: The Origami King. True to their name, they are folded origami arms that Mario can use to peel walls and open valves, similar to the paperize ability in Paper Mario: Sticker Star and the cutout ability in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They can only be used with Olivia and while standing on Magic Circles. The 1,000-Fold Arms can be used during boss fights; using it to finish off a boss rewards Mario with a "1,000-Fold Arms Finisher" bonus. Additionally, there is an option in the settings menu to control the 1,000-Fold Arms with either motion controls or just with the controller buttons.
The following have unique 1,000-Fold Arms animations:
- Earth Vellumental - Mario flips it over to stun it.
- Colored Pencils - Mario grabs the colored pencils and uses them to stab the case.
- Water Vellumental - Mario grabs it by the tail and slams it back down.
- Rubber Band - Mario grabs the last rubber band and flicks it.
- Fire Vellumental - Mario plucks the feathers out of its head.
- Hole Punch - Mario grabs and peels its lid off.
- Tape - Mario pulls out its remaining tape.
- Handaconda - Mario plays rock-paper-scissors.
- Scissors - Mario flips over the ice chunk it is frozen in with Ice Vellumental similar to the Earth Vellumental, breaking the ice and stunning it.
- Stapler - Mario snaps its mouth open, breaking it.
The Ice Vellumental and Boss Sumo Bro are the only bosses to not have a unique 1,000-Fold Arms animation.
Gallery[edit]
Alternate artwork of Mario with the 1,000-Fold Arms
Mario using the 1,000-Fold Arms in Peach's Dungeon
Mario using the 1,000-Fold Arms in Toad Town
Mario using the 1,000-Fold Arms move to interact with a valve in Graffiti Underground
Mario cannot use the 1,000-Fold Arms without Olivia
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カミの手[2] Kami no Te |
Word-play on「紙」(kami, "paper") and「神の手」(kami no te, a term for "master" that literally translates to "hands of God") | |
| Chinese | 神祇之手[10][11] Shénqí zhī Shǒu |
Hand of Vellumental | |
| Dutch | Vouwarmen[5] | Folding Arms | |
| French | Bras multi-pliés[4] | Multi-folded arms; pun on multiplié ("multiplied") | |
| German | Faltarmen[6] | Folding Arms | |
| Hebrew | ידי 1,000 הקיפולים[8] Yaday Elef HaKipulim |
1,000-Fold Hands | |
| Italian | Arti magni[7] | Big Limbs; "magni" is an Latin word for "big" | |
| Korean | 종이손[12] Jong'i Son |
Paper Hand | |
| Russian | Руки тысячи приемов[9] Ruki Tysyachi Priyomov |
Arms of a Thousand Tricks | |
| Spanish | Brazos desplegables[3] | Foldable Arms |
References[edit]
- ^ Paper Mario: The Origami King | Nintendo Switch games | Games | Nintendo. Nintendo of UK (British English). Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ ペーパーマリオ オリガミキング | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com/es-es/Juegos/Juegos-de-Nintendo-Switch/Paper-Mario-The-Origami-King-1782440.html. Nintendo (Spanish). Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com/fr-fr/Jeux/Jeux-Nintendo-Switch/Paper-Mario-The-Origami-King-1782440.html. Nintendo (French). Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com/nl-nl/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Paper-Mario-The-Origami-King-1782440.html. Nintendo (Dutch). Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com/de-de/Spiele/Nintendo-Switch-Spiele/Paper-Mario-The-Origami-King-1782440.html. Nintendo (German). Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com/it-it/Giochi/Giochi-per-Nintendo-Switch/Paper-Mario-The-Origami-King-1782440.html. Nintendo (Italian). Retrieved January 4, 2026.
- ^ Paper Mario: The Origami King - נינטנדו ישראל. nintendo.co.il (Hebrew). Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ^ Paper Mario: The Origami King | Nintendo Switch | Игры | Nintendo. Nintendo of Russia (Russian). Archived May 16, 2020, 06:37:54 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ May 14, 2020. 敌人是折纸!? 《纸片马力欧》系列最新作 Nintendo Switch 《纸片马力欧：折纸国王》将于7月17日发售!. Nintendo (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ May 14, 2020. 敵人是摺紙！？《紙片瑪利歐》系列最新作Nintendo Switch《紙片瑪利歐：摺紙國王》將於7月17日發售！. Nintendo (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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