Paper Plane Squadron

The Paper Plane Squadron (also known as the Paper Airplane Squadron) are a fleet of paper planes appearing in Paper Mario: The Origami King. They appear when Mario and Olivia ride with the Koopa Troop in Bowser's airship, attempting to stop them from reaching Peach's Castle. The Koopa Troop, Bowser Jr., and Kamek engage them in battle in the sky, while Mario takes control of the airship's main cannon to shoot Bob-ombs at them.

Battle
The player takes control of a cannon, using either motion controls or the left analog stick to aim the cannon. There are several smaller paper planes which fly across the screen in different directions; several attempting to hit the airship. Some paper planes are seen attempting to assault Koopa Paratroopas, which will call out to Mario for help. The airship has five hearts of health to begin; sometimes there are hearts in parachutes which can be shot to regain some HP.

At the end of the fight sequence, there is a giant purple paper plane which takes many Bob-ombs to defeat. Several smaller planes also target the player at this point. When the giant paper plane gets closer to the airship, a flying jet sound effect plays. When the Paper Plane Squadron is defeated, a giant paper plane with King Olly's insignia crashes into Bowser's airship, causing it to fall into Hotfoot Crater.