Paper Mario: The Origami King: Difference between revisions

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===Prologue===

[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] drive into [[Toad Town]], looking forward to the Origami Festival that [[Princess Peach]] has invited them to. Upon arrival, the brothers notice that the town and [[Peach's Castle]] are deserted, and the doors of the castle lock behind them. While Luigi runs off to search for a key, Mario heads into the foyer, where he meets Peach, who has been folded into origami. Peach drops him into a hidden dungeon, where several of [[Bowser]]'s minions are being held. Mario discovers a [[Magic Circle]] and initiates the [[1,000-Fold Arms]] for the first time, using them to free a trapped origami girl called [[Olivia]]. After escaping the holding cell, Mario and Olivia free a square-folded Bowser.

===Blue streamer===

Mario and Olivia visit a tram station that takes them to [[Autumn Mountain]], where the blue streamer leads. On the way, they meet [[Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Bob-omb]], a happy-go-lucky amnesiac, whom Olivia nicknames Bobby. They decide to let him tag along, and after getting sidetracked in [[Chestnut Valley]], they find and unseal the [[Water Vellumental Shrine]]. After defeating the [[Water Vellumental]], who has also been folded into origami, Olivia can refill a dry lake and overflow the [[Eddy River]]. Finding a gondola's oarsman, they are finally able to boat over the rocky obstacles and arrive at [[Shogun Studios]], a popular theme park.

===Yellow streamer===

Destroying the blue streamer allows the trio to continue downriver to [[Sweetpaper Valley]], where King Olly ambushes them, crushing Olivia beneath a giant boulder and blocking the way forward. Remembering a way to save Olivia, Bob-omb insists that he and Mario hurry to [[the Great Sea]] near the purple streamer with [[Sea Captain Toad]], whom they rescued back on Autumn Mountain. They stumble across a cruise ship called [[the Princess Peach]], which Bob-omb recalls. After restoring the ship's power and rescuing the crew, they manage to find the suite Bob-omb stayed in, where the very item he's looking for is stored within a lockbox. Before they can open it, the Paper Macho [[Gooper Blooper]] arrives and snatches it, forcing Mario to fight him. Heading back to the valley, Bob-omb discloses his tragic backstory. He then reveals that the object he wanted to find was his friend's fuse, which he ignites to destroy the boulder, saving Olivia and sacrificing himself in the process. Olivia is disheartened by this and runs off into [[Breezy Tunnel]]. Mario manages to cheer her up by donning a [[Goomba Mask]] after Bob-omb's ghost suggests he try to make Olivia laugh again.

Mario and Olivia press on, heading out into the [[Scorching Sandpaper Desert]], which is shrouded in darkness with a black hole where the sun should be. They continue to [[Shroom City (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Snif City]] to find answers. At the hotel, they learn of a guest named [[Professor Toad]] who is pursuing the legend of [[Captain T. Ode|Khap'taan Teeowed]]. They find him back out in the desert, freeing him from the inside of a [[Mega Paper Macho Pokey]]. After the professor is convinced to join the party, they head back to the hotel, using the second floor's murals as clues to solve the ruins' puzzle. After performing an ancient ritual, the trio awakens the [[Fire Vellumental Cave]] and defeats its folded [[Fire Vellumental]]. Olivia can use this new transformation to light fires in [[Scorching Sandpaper West|three]] [[Scorching Sandpaper Far West|Toad]] [[Scorching Sandpaper West|monoliths]] and unearth the [[Temple of Shrooms]].

Returning to Toad Town, the two find Captain T. Ode at the [[Musée Champignon]], where his old submarine is being kept as an exhibit. After the museum owner reluctantly returns it, it is attached to the back of Sea Captain Toad's ship. Navigating through the thick fog over the Great Sea, the gang comes across [[Bonehead Island]] where they clear the fog. The gang soon discover the [[Sea Tower]], where the purple streamer seems to end, but find that they cannot access it without finding three orbs located in [[Diamond Island]].

While searching for the island, nearly finds the key on [[Full Moon Island]], only to find a note from Luigi instead who has claimed it. Meeting up on [[Mushroom Island]], Luigi once again presents Mario with the wrong key. Nonetheless, he sticks around to help his brother find the island's main resident, freeing the [[Origami Craftsman]] from the wall of his workshop. He explains that he created King Olly as part of a display for the Origami Festival, but did so with the forbidden Fold of Life. Olly turned on his creator and set out to fold the world in his image, using the Origami Craftsman's notes to fold Olivia to life, intending to share the kingdom with her. Determined anew to stop Olly and rescue Peach, Luigi sets off to find the key to Peach's Castle, and Mario and Olivia depart for Diamond Island, though not before the Origami Craftsman shares another set of notes with Olivia.

===Green streamer===

Mario and Olivia notice the green streamer and see that it is heading into the clouds. A mysterious light appears on top of the Sea Tower, and stepping into it transports them to [[Shangri-Spa]], where it is revealed that [[Bowser's Castle]] had crash-landed. Here, the duo meets [[Kamek]], who is attempting to take back the castle but cannot due to [[Boss Sumo Bro]] guarding its entrance. The only way to reach him is via [[Bowser Jr.]]'s [[Junior Clown Car]], which is shredded along with its owner by a pair of [[Scissors (boss)|Scissors]]. Kamek reluctantly joins the gang and follows them to four of the spa's springs to revive his young ward. Though they ultimately succeed, Jr. ends up completely colorless after soaking for too long in the [[Spring of Jungle Mist]].

Mario then accesses the [[Spring of Rainbows]], which he can only reach after sidling along blustery cliffsides and winning a game show, [[Shy Guys Finish Last]]. Bowser Jr. restores his color in the spring and can fly the gang up to Boss Sumo Bro, who is promptly defeated. With the castle unguarded, the gang enter and search it, finding the throne room's entrance locked. Mario and Olivia follow Kamek to his quarters to seek the key. Kamek disappears before he reaches his room, but Mario advances to find Luigi in there instead, having found the very key they are looking for, once again mistaking it for the key to Peach's Castle. Shortly after, Olivia is snatched up by a shadowy hand. Mario travels through the now-empty castle alone, battling [[Big Cutout Soldier|Big]] and [[Li'l Cutout Soldier]]s along the way, before finally confronting his partner's captor, the [[Handaconda]], whom he defeats in a game of Rock Paper Scissors with the 1,000-Fold Arms.