Paper Ninji

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This article is about the Paper Ninjis and shiny variants of the Paper Ninjis in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. For Ninjis in the Paper Mario series, see Ninji § Paper Mario series.
Paper Ninji
A Paper Ninji's battle sprite from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015)
Variant of Ninji

Paper Ninjis are paper forms of Ninjis that appear as enemies in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. Like with their regular counterpart that also appears in the game, Paper Ninjis can camouflage themselves in the overworld and jump out when the player gets near. Both variants of the Ninjis can duplicate themselves, though the fake versions of the Paper Ninjis are identified by them folding before attacking. Paper Ninjis can attack by jumping high into the air offscreen and slowly float downwards above the Bros. When the Paper Ninji is above its target, it will spin, and when they are above them again they will plunge downwards and strike the bro, who must counter the attack by using their hammer. If there is both a regular Ninji and a Paper Ninji in the battle, the Paper Ninji can be folded into a shuriken to be thrown by the regular Ninji. Paper Ninjis are commonly found at Gloomy Woods, and one is fought in Neo Bowser Castle alongside a regular Ninji, a Spiny and a Paper Spiny as one of Bowser's last lines of defense.

Rare, shiny variants can also appear in place of the regular Paper Ninjis in the same areas. These Ninjis have greater stats and will always drop a Candy and Shiny Battle Card when defeated, though their methods of attack remain the same.

Enemy statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Paper Ninji
A Paper Ninji's battle sprite from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. HP 70 POW 60 (53) Defense 79 (59) Speed 92
Role Common Type Paper Weakness Fire Location(s) Gloomy Woods, Neo Bowser Castle
Level 13 Experience 49 (44) Coins 30 Item drop Candy - 3%
LV 1 Character Card - 3%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Paper Ninji (shiny)
A Shiny Paper Ninji's battle sprite from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. HP 98 POW 90 (88) Defense 118 (99) Speed 138
Role Common Type Paper Weakness Fire Location(s) Gloomy Woods, Neo Bowser Castle
Level 20 Experience 147 (142) Coins 120 Item drop Candy - 100%
Shiny Battle Card - 100%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ペーパーハックン
Pēpā Hakkun
Paper Ninji

Italian Ninji di carta
Paper Ninji