The Master



The Master is a powerful martial artist and the resident teacher of the Toad Town Dojo. He is a Toad who appears in the game Paper Mario. If Mario defeat his students Lee and Chan, the mighty plumber will have the opportunity to challenge the Master himself in battle. In fact, Mario can fight the Master three times. However, each time Mario wins a battle, the next fight with the Master will become exponentially harder. With experience and skill (and maybe a few tricks), Mario can defeat the Master's third and most powerful form and earn the Diploma.

In his final form, the Master is actually stronger than the final boss, Bowser (in his powered-up state). While both have 99 HP, the Master has more powerful attacks than Bowser. Much like Bonetail in the sequel, the Master is the strongest opponent in the game and is completely optional.

The Master is similar in many ways to the character Jinx from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Both Jinx and the Master are expert martial artists who train disciples in schools. Additionally, Mario has to fight both Jinx and the Master three times each, with every battle getting progressively harder in each case.

First battle
Max HP: 50, Attack Power: 6, Defense Power: 0 If he's the best in the Dojo, he must be pretty tough!
 * This is The Master. He owns the Dojo--and he's the strongest member.

Beat him to win the Third-Degree Card and the right to fight him again.

Second Battle
Max HP: 75, Attack Power: 8, Defense Power: 0 He knows both normal and advanced methods of attack. You'd better concentrate, Mario! This guy doesn't mess around at all!
 * This is The Master. He owns the Dojo--and he's the strongest member.

Beat him to win the Fourth-Degree Card and the right to fight him for a third and final time.

Final Battle
Max HP: 99, Attack Power: 10, Defense Power: 1 He may well know a few moves I've never heard of... We can't expect mercy from this guy, so let's take the fight to him.
 * This is The Master. He owns the Dojo--and he's the strongest member.

Beat him to win the Diploma and bragging rights.

Trivia

 * Tayce T. is the Master's sister.
 * It is rumored that the Master was trained by a Goomba martial arts master.