Origami Castle

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Origami Castle
Peach's Castle folded into an Origami Castle in Paper Mario: The Origami King
Collectible Treasures 6
? Blocks 17
Enemies Goombas
Koopa Troopas
Spinies
Ninjis
Buzzy Beetles
Hammer Bros
Boomerang Bros
Fire Bros
Ice Bros
Sledge Bros
Sumo Bros
Mechakoopas
Paper Macho Koopa Troopas
Stapler
King Olly
“Mario, since I know best, I have refolded this castle in my image. I sincerely hope you enjoy it.”
King Olly, Paper Mario: The Origami King

Origami Castle is a location in Paper Mario: The Origami King, the final area to be visited in the game. It is a corrupted version of Peach's Castle crafted and ruled by King Olly, who is fought at the end in addition to Stapler. Almost everything here is made of origami, including the Warp Pipes and ? Blocks. There are no Toads or Not-Bottomless Holes to be found here.

History[edit]

When Mario, Olivia, Bowser and Luigi enter Peach's Castle, Princess Peach appears and asks that they follow her. Luigi runs toward her and ends up falling into the same trap door Mario fell into at the beginning of the game. Mario, Olivia and Bowser must follow Princess Peach into the next hallway, where she tells them it is an honor to meet King Olly before the floor retracts, creating a set of stairs pushing them out of the castle. The castle then begins to unravel and fold into cubes, assembling into a large-scale version of the model found in the Origami Craftsman's workshop. Mario, Olivia and Bowser can only enter the castle and hope to rescue Luigi and Princess Peach.

Before they can enter the castle, Mario must use his hammer to flip over two tiles, revealing a Magic Circle allowing him to use the 1,000-Fold Arms to pull down and open the main doors. However, they are then immediately attacked by two Fire Bros. When they enter the castle, they are spotted by two Folded Soldiers, a Goomba and a Koopa Troopa. They rush to a nearby King Olly and inform him of their arrival. However, Olly becomes annoyed they were not able to stop them and feeds them to the hungry floor, which resembles paper fortune tellers. He welcomes Mario into the castle and is interrupted by Olivia, who tells him he has gone too far. He shrugs this off and leaves them to deal with a number of enemies and obstacles.

Mario, Olivia, and Bowser face King Olly after entering Origami Castle in Paper Mario: The Origami King
King Olly confronts Mario, Olivia, and Bowser.

When Mario, Olivia and Bowser enter the main hall, they are stopped again by Olly, who slows them down by redirecting the path leading directly to the north end, leading it instead into the rooms left and right of the main hall. Mario must make it through these rooms, fix the path, and make it to the north end. He must then solve the sliding block puzzle to advance to the next rooms.

Stapler from Paper Mario: The Origami King
The Fanged Fastener: Stapler, penultimate boss of Origami Castle

In the following room, Mario is ambushed by an army of Folded Soldiers, although they can be quickly and easily dealt with thanks to the wobbly statue of King Olly nearby. In the room after this, Mario again encounters Olly, who mentions he is wrapping up his final plot. Not able to recruit them, he sics Stapler on them. Mario is able to defeat it, although this soon proves much to Olivia, stunned that her own brother tried to kill her. She sits down on a bench in the next room, wondering if they are powerful enough to stop him. Bowser reassures her by reminding Olivia of everything he has gone through. This cheers Olivia up, prompting her to thank everyone who has helped them along the way.

King Olly incorporates Princess Peach into the wall of his throne room in Paper Mario: The Origami King.
King Olly integrating Princess Peach into the wall of the Origami Castle

Mario finally enters Olly's throne room, where he is residing in his throne next to a throne presumably meant for Olivia. Here, he shows them the image of Princess Peach, who has become a part of the castle. Olivia also notices the numerous paper cranes in the room. He reveals his plan to create 1,000 paper cranes, granting him a wish he plans to use to turn the Toads into blank paper. Even Bowser is against this, as the effects would be permanent. Olivia reminds Olly he was created by the Origami Craftsman, which Olly cites as his reason for all of this. Finally, he tells Mario he plans to use him as the thousandth crane, initiating the final battle.

With Olly defeated once and for all, he becomes too weak to do much of anything. Having finally come to his senses, he sees the error of his ways. Olivia notices a message on his stomach, revealing the Origami Craftsman's true intentions for him, for his fate to be of a fair and kind king. This amuses Olly, who then apologizes to the others for everything he has done. In his dying breaths, he requests Olivia to fold him into the thousandth crane, allowing her to grant a wish of her own. She uses this wish to undo all of the origami done by Olly, thus turning Origami Castle back into Peach's Castle.

Layout[edit]

Outside of the castle, there is a Save Block, two ? Blocks, and the sixth and final long-distance Warp Pipe. In the first floor of the castle, there are four ? Blocks, a few Fire Bros, and a Sumo Bro summoned by Olly. The second floor serves as the main hall, with a bridge leading to a block puzzle on the north end; King Olly refolds the bridge to redirect to rooms to the right and left. Both of these rooms are smaller and simpler. To solve the block puzzle on the end of the main hall, Mario must activate a Magic Circle and use the 1,000-Fold Arms to slam in certain blocks, creating a flat path to the doorway to the next area. In the third floor, Mario is ambushed by a number of Folded Soldiers. Fortunately, there is a wobbly statue of King Olly which can be knocked off its pedestal to flip the bridge, sending the unfortunate minions into the hungry floor. In the subsequent rooms, Mario fights Stapler and Olly himself.

Profile[edit]

  • Collectible Treasure No. 118: "An evil—but admittedly pretty cool—folded version of Princess Peach's Castle created by King Olly."

Collectibles[edit]

Collectible Treasures[edit]

Treasure Description Image
6 treasures
Collectible Treasure #113: Luigi's Kart

Luigi's Kart
Found in a ? Block at the end of the first path in the first room, guarded by a Fire Bro. First Collectible Treasure in Origami Castle of The Origami King.
Collectible Treasure #114: Bullet Bill

Bullet Bill
There is a set of four ? Blocks in the southwest corner of the room left of the main hall. The bottom right block contains the treasure. Second Collectible Treasure in Origami Castle of The Origami King.
Collectible Treasure #115: Paper Plane Squadron

Paper Plane Squadron
After constructing the origami house house in the room right of the main hall, Mario must enter and hit the ? Block in the northwest corner to receive the treasure. Third Collectible Treasure in Origami Castle of The Origami King.
Collectible Treasure #116: Paper Macho Crater Crashers

Paper Macho Crater Crashers
At the north end of the main hall, to the right of the block puzzle, there is a Hidden Block containing the treasure. Fourteenth ? Block in Origami Castle of The Origami King. Also contains fourth Collectible Treasure of the area inside of it.
Collectible Treasure #117: Paper Mistake Buzzy Beetle

Paper Mistake Buzzy Beetle
After completing the block puzzle, Mario must jump while on the second block on the right to find a Hidden Block containing the treasure. Fifteenth ? Block in Origami Castle of The Origami King. Also contains fifth Collectible Treasure of the area inside of it.
Collectible Treasure #118: Origami Castle

Origami Castle
In the center of the room just before the final battle is a ? Block containing the treasure. Last ? Block in Origami Castle of The Origami King. Also contains last Collectible Treasure of the area inside of it. Also, this block is the last ? Block of the game.

? Blocks[edit]

Hidden Item Description Image
17 blocks
The Legendary Hammer logo.
Legendary Hammer
A weapon/battle item in Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Legendary Boots
At the foot of Origami Castle is a pair of ? Blocks, one near the Save Block containing a Legendary Hammer, and another near the Musée Champignon pipe containing Legendary Boots. First 2 ? Blocks in Origami Castle of The Origami King.
An icon from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Coin Bag
After pulling down the folded staircase, a folded ? Block rests near the left wall which can be pulled into shape. Third ? Block in Origami Castle of The Origami King.
An icon from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Coin Bag
Similarly to the previous block, there is a folded ? Block near the right wall containing a coin bag. Fourth ? Block in Origami Castle of The Origami King.
Collectible Treasure #113: Luigi's Kart
Collectible Treasure #113
A ? Block containing a Collectible Treasure of Luigi's Kart rests
at the end of the left path in the first room, guarded by a Fire Bro.
First Collectible Treasure in Origami Castle of The Origami King.
An icon from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Magic Circle
At the end of the first floor, across a thin platform is a folded ? Block containing a Magic Circle,
which can be used to gain access to the next floor.
A folded ? Block containing a 1,000-Fold Arms Magic Circle, found in Origami Castle in Paper Mario: The Origami King.
An icon from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Coin Bag ×2
An item from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Flashy Mushroom
Collectible Treasure #114: Bullet Bill
Collectible Treasure #114
At the west side of the room with Boomerang Bros is a set of four ? Blocks;
the first row of blocks each contain coin bags, a Flashy Mushroom is held in the bottom left,
and a Collectible Treasure of a Bullet Bill is found in the bottom right block.
Second Collectible Treasure in Origami Castle of The Origami King.
An icon from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Magic Circle
At the north end of the room to the right of the main hall, there is a ? Block containing a Magic Circle used to expand the origami house. A folded ? Block containing a 1,000-Fold Arms Magic Circle, found in Origami Castle in Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Collectible Treasure #115: Paper Plane Squadron
Collectible Treasure #115
After raising and entering the origami house, a ? Block can be found in the back corner, containing a Collectible Treasure of the Paper Plane Squadron. Third Collectible Treasure in Origami Castle of The Origami King.
An item from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Flashy Mushroom
To the left of the box puzzle is a ? Block containing a Flashy Mushroom. Thirteenth ? Block in Origami Castle of The Origami King.
An item from Paper Mario: The Origami King. Collectible Treasure #116: Paper Macho Crater Crashers
Collectible Treasure #116
To the right of the box puzzle, symmetrical to the previous block, is a dark panel indicating a Hidden Block with a Collectible Treasure of the Paper Macho Crater Crashers. Fourteenth ? Block in Origami Castle of The Origami King. Also contains fourth Collectible Treasure of the area inside of it.
An item from Paper Mario: The Origami King. Collectible Treasure #117: Paper Mistake Buzzy Beetle
Collectible Treasure #117
After completing the box puzzle, Mario must jump on the box with a dark panel to discover a Hidden Block containing a Collectible Treasure of the Paper Mistake Buzzy Beetle. Fifteenth ? Block in Origami Castle of The Origami King. Also contains fifth Collectible Treasure of the area inside of it.
An item from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Flashy Mushroom
After completing the box puzzle, Mario gains access to another ? Block. Sixteenth ? Block in Origami Castle of The Origami King.
Collectible Treasure #118: Origami Castle
Collectible Treasure #118
Across from the final bench leading to King Olly is a Collectible Treasure of Origami Castle, held in a folded block. Last ? Block in Origami Castle of The Origami King. Also contains last Collectible Treasure of the area inside of it. Also, this block is the last ? Block of the game.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese オリガミ城
Origami Jō
Origami Castle

Chinese (simplified) 折纸城堡
Zhézhǐ Chéngbǎo
Origami Castle

Chinese (traditional) 摺紙城堡
Zhézhǐ Chéngbǎo
Origami Castle

Dutch Origamikasteel
Origami Castle
French Château Origami
Origami Castle
German Kastell Knick
Fort Fold or Castle Crease ("Kastell" refers to a quadrangular castle layout)
Italian Castello Origami
Origami Castle
Korean 종이접기 성
Jong'i-jeopgi Seong
Origami Castle

Spanish Castillo de Origami
Origami Castle

Trivia[edit]