Ninja Attraction

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Ninja Attraction
A dojo in Paper Mario: The Origami King
Toads 4
Not-Bottomless Holes 2
Collectible Treasures 3
? Blocks 7
Enemies Ninjis
Scaredy Rats
“A ninja residence full of tricks and traps... That's right, folks! It's the HOUSE OF TRICKY NINJAS! Will you escape unscathed? Or will you trip and inja yourself? Enter...IF YOU DARE!”
Announcer, Paper Mario: The Origami King

The Ninja Attraction, also called the House of Tricky Ninjas, is a location in Paper Mario: The Origami King. It is a pretend ninja training facility at the Shogun Studios amusement park. There are 25 cutouts of ninja Toads hidden in the area, and finding them all earns Mario a prize. Luigi is encountered here, giving Mario the Shogun Studios Master Key.

Layout[edit]

Ninja Attraction
The entrance to Ninja Attraction

The Ninja Attraction is visited during Mario, Bob-omb, and Olivia's first trip to Shogun Studios. Olivia encourages Mario to go in, while Bob-omb is scared and refuses to enter, claiming that he is "too mature" for it.

At the start of the Ninja Attraction, attendants are given an introduction speech and instructed to find the hidden ninja Toads. The doors then open, and to progress further, Mario must hammer the block of wood on the right to open up a narrow hallway with a sliding door. Entering this door leads to the first real area: a living quarters containing two closets, a chest, a table, and a lamp. To progress, Mario must pull up the poster in the back of the room, revealing a hidden exit.

The next room of the attraction has white tiles on the floor, which flip over and reveal Ninjis when Mario walks near them. To exit this area, Mario has to go to the far right of the room and hammer the wooden panel in the back, causing it to flip around. He can then walk left to pass through a garden area.

Inside the garden is a small hut that leads to the operation room behind the attraction. Two Toads are hidden here, and going downstairs leads Mario to Luigi, who is stuck in some gears. To get him down, Mario has to fill in a Not-Bottomless Hole, climb down a ladder to a smaller gear, and begin hammering it to move the other gears. Luigi falls out, but is still crumpled, so Mario must hammer him. He gives Mario the Shogun Studios Master Key, believing it to be the key to Peach's Castle. Once Olivia tells him he has found the wrong key, Luigi runs off to find the real key.

Going back to the garden and exiting left leads Mario to a room with hidden spikes popping up from the ground. The entrance to this room is also blocked off. To find the spikes, Mario can use his hammer, and he must navigate to the left of the room to hammer a wall panel open, then pull on a rope to reveal a staircase. Climbing up this staircase, Mario has to navigate to the south end of the room and then drop down to the exit, which is surrounded by spikes.

Origami Ninjis in Paper Mario: The Origami King
A group of Ninjis prepare to ambush Mario
Mario slides down to the exit of the Ninja Attraction after avoiding the crushing walls with Thwomps on the sides.
Mario escapes as the walls close in

Next, Mario enters a room with a wall of cabinets. He has to destroy a wooden floor panel to cause the cabinets to descend in a staircase formation, and can climb it to be ambushed by Ninjis. This reveals a Magic Circle, and Mario can peel off a Thwomp's calm face to reveal an angry one. As the walls begin closing in, Mario has to run from a wave of Thwomps, landing on a slide that takes him to the exit of the attraction. If he has found all 25 Toad cutouts, he is rewarded with a Collectible Treasure. Repeat runs give a Fire Hammer weapon instead, or coins if Mario's inventory is full.

Collectibles[edit]

Ninja Toads[edit]

Number Room Location Image
25 Ninja Toad Cutouts
1 Entrance room On the plank of wood on the right side of the room The first Ninja sign of the Ninja Attraction in Paper Mario: The Origami King
2 Living quarters Inside the lamp Seven Ninja Signs in the living quarters of the Ninja Attraction in Paper Mario: The Origami King
3 In the sand pit
4 In the chest, must be pulled out after being revealed
5 In the closet on the left
6 Near the ceiling after pulling a rope in the back closet
7 On the left side of the back closet
8 Upside down after pulling the rope in the back of the room
9 Flipping floor room Beneath a white tile on the floor First 3 of 6 Toad Signs in flipping floor room of Ninja Attraction in The Origami King.
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12 Another 2 Toad Signs in flipping floor room of Ninja Attraction in The Origami King.
13
14 Hanging upside down after pulling a rope hidden behind the wall Last Toad Sign in flipping floor room of Ninja Attraction in The Origami King.
15 Spike floor room On a group of spikes 6 Toad Signs in spike floor room of Ninja Attraction in The Origami King.
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18
19
20 Hanging upside down after pulling on a rope
21 Above the spike floor room On the far left, on a broken piece of wood First Toad Sign above the spike floor room of Ninja Attraction in The Origami King.
22 Hidden behind a wall panel on the far right Second Toad Sign above the spike floor room of Ninja Attraction in The Origami King.
23 In a treasure chest, after revealing four hidden ? Blocks at the south end of the room Last Toad Sign above the spike floor room of Ninja Attraction in The Origami King.
24 Cabinet room Hidden behind the entrance door 2 Toad Signs in the cabinet room of Ninja Attraction in The Origami King.
25 In a cabinet, the Toad moves across the row each time a cabinet is hit

Hidden Toads[edit]

Form Description Image
4 Hidden Toads
Origami Toad #40: Blue Scarab Beetle
# 1
An origami beetle Toad can be found under a breakable rock near the entrance. The first hidden Toad in the Ninja Attraction of Shogun Studios, disguised as an origami beetle beneath a breakable rock.
A Toad in Paper Mario: The Origami King
# 2
A staff Toad is taped to the roof, next to the attraction's sign. The second hidden Toad in the Ninja Attraction of Shogun Studios, a staff member stuck to the roof at the entrance with Olly Tape.
A Toad in Paper Mario: The Origami King
# 3 and 4
In the maintenance room, one staff Toad is trapped under some boxes and must be pulled out, while another is taped to the inside of the middle locker. A pair of Shogun Studios staff member Toads, trapped in the maintenance room of the Ninja Attraction. One is stuck in the locker, while another is sandwiched between two boxes.

Not-Bottomless Holes[edit]

Description Image
2 Holes
Found in the maintenance room, below Luigi when he is stuck in the gears. First Not-Bottomless Hole in Ninja Attraction of The Origami King.
In the back wall above the spike floor room. Last Not-Bottomless Hole in Ninja Attraction of The Origami King.

Collectible Treasures[edit]

Treasure Description Image
3 treasures
Collectible Treasure #50: Luigi

Luigi
Found by hammering a cabinet in the cabinet room. First Collectible Treasure in Ninja Attraction of The Origami King.
Collectible Treasure #51: Ninja Signs

Ninja Signs
Finding all 25 ninjas rewards Mario with another treasure. Second Collectible Treasure in Ninja Attraction of The Origami King.
Collectible Treasure #52: Bob-omb

Bob-omb
Outside the house, navigating the roofs and moving platform takes Mario to a chest stored behind some bushes. Last Collectible Treasure in Ninja Attraction of The Origami King.

? Blocks[edit]

Hidden Item Description Image
7 blocks
An icon from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Coin Bag
In the left corner of the courtyard there is a block. First ? Block in Ninja Attraction of The Origami King.
An item from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Tail
After entering the attraction, a block is tucked away on the left side. Second ? Block in Ninja Attraction of The Origami King.
An item from Paper Mario: The Origami King. A weapon from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Shiny Hurlhammer
Hidden above a yellow-colored patch near the backwall of the spike maze room is another block. Third ? Block in Ninja Attraction of The Origami King.
An item from Paper Mario: The Origami King. Artwork of coins in Paper Mario: The Origami King
4 Coins
Four Hidden Blocks must be uncovered to reach the ninja hidden in the treasure chest above the spike maze room. Last 4 ? Blocks in Ninja Attraction of The Origami King.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Ninja Attraction[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 忍者にんじゃやしき
Ninja Yashiki
Ninja Mansion

Chinese 忍者宅邸
Rěnzhě Zháidǐ
Ninja Mansion

Dutch Huis der Valstrikken
House of the Traps
French Manoir ninja
Ninja Manor
German Haus der Heimtücke
House of Insidiousness
Italian Labirinto dei ninja
Labyrinth of Ninjas
Korean 닌자 저택
Ninja Jeotaek
Ninja Mansion

Spanish Laberinto ninja
Ninja Labyrinth

House of Tricky Ninjas[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese KA RA KU RI
KA RA KU RI
From「からくり」(karakuri, mechanism)

French Maison des mécanismes
House of mechanisms
Italian Casa dei tranelli
House of tricks

Trivia[edit]

  • Prior to version 1.0.1, the Ninji battle at the end can be unwinnable if the player does not have enough coins, weapons, or health. A patch fixed this by adding a sack of coins in the Save Block room and a heart right as the player enters the room with the battle.