Boss battles have always been an excellent element of the series. Despite a drastic change in💝 the combat, this fact still rings true in . The game's new battle system requires players to adjust rings so they can execute the best attack possible.

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Boss battles are even more unique than the regular fights. The goal of each boss fight is to give Mario the best path to 🎐achieve a goal for the round, whether its tܫo attack the boss, activate a power-up, or earn more health. It made for some interesting puzzle solving and satisfying defeats.

16 ⭕ Handaconda 🌄

Mario fighting the Handaconda in Paper Mario: The Origami King.

While traversing Bowser's Castle, Mario will come across cut-out pieces of black construction paper shaped like humans. This is the lead-up to a battle with Handaconda, a snake-like sentient arm. It has kidnapped Olivia, so the first part of the battle is hitting it enough times in order to free Olivia from its grasp. After this, it becomes a battle of rock-paper-scissors. Using the 1,000-fold arms, Mario must make the right call in the game in order tℱo get hits on Handacondღa. It may take a few wins in rock-paper-scissors in order to defeat the creature.

15 Stapler

Mario fighting the Stapler in Paper Mario: The Origami King.

King Olly's castle is filled with many obstacles, but the biggest one outside of King Olly himself is the Stapler. A tool that acts like a dog, the Stapler will look to staple Mario in place so that way he can't execute his attacks. In order to do this, Mario needs to jump on the stapler enough times to get rid of its staples. When it runs out of staples, it will fall prone where Mar꧟io can execute more powerful attacks. The stapler will refill with staples that deal more damage as the battle goes on.

14 Tape

Mario battling tape in Paper Mario: The Origami King.

After a long climb up Sea Tower, Mario is greeted by a mobster-like tape dispenser. The battle requires Mario to find some missing icons in the chest and start destroying the dispenser that holds the tape. Once all four corners of the dispenser are destroyed, the next phase begins. The tape, now out of its dispenser, will start taping up parts of the puzzle board. This will cause two rings to be stuck to each other and move simultaneously. Players should use the 1,000-fold arms to inflict damage🀅 and the Fire Vellumental power to clear the tape.

13 🍸 Boss Sumo Bro 🅘

Mario battling the Super Sumo Bros. in Paper Mario: The Origami King.

Before entering Bowser's Castle an origami Boss Sumo Bro and a few of its fellow Sumo Bro friends blocked the entrance using a storm cloud. Once the battle begins, the boss's army will slightly increase. The boss starts in the sky, u𒉰nable to be touched. Four Sumo Bros remove four crucial panels from the puzzle and gather in the center beneath the boss.

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Theಞ goal for Ma♌rio is to attack and kill all four enemies while retrieving these panels back. The second phase as the Boss Sumo Bro and two of its comrades on the ground vulnerable to be attacked.

12 Rubbeꦐr Band 💜

Mario starting the showdown with Rubber Band in Paper Mario: The Origami King.

After a spectacular set of performances in Big Sho' Theater, the big finale has Mario facing off with the "real star" of the show, Rubber Band. The humanoid rubber band's first order of business is to shoot bands on the puzzle itself. These can shift Mario to the inner and outer layers of the puzzle but will not change his direction. The main goal of the battle is to remove as many rubber bands on the monster as possible 𒈔using the 1,000-fold arms. After clearing all but the remaining large rubber band, the player must get the large arms again to grab it and fling it off the stage.

11 Paper Mistake🙈 Buzzy Beet🌸le

Mario versus Buzzy Beetle in Paper Mario: The Origami King.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:This game get🉐s rather dark, and it's hard not to find a darker timeline than during a battle in which Mario fights a Buzzy Beetle that is covered in character faces. This is one of the battles that happen in real-time, not in a puzzle. The Buzzy Beetle will start ou🔯t by forming Koopa Heads made out the faces chasing after Mario. Meanwhile, the Buzzy Beetle will use Kamek's magic to shoot more faces at the hero. If Mario is able to pull off Kamek's face, the battle just comes down to dodging the beetle as it spins around and hitting its stomach when it falls over.

10 ⛄ Colored Pencils

Mario battling against the Colored Pencil Case in Paper Mario: The Origami King.

Mario's first experience with fighting art supplies comes on top of Overlook Tower. After dodging colored pencil rockets leading up to the fight, Mario gets to go toe-to-toe with the entire case. Mario will first need to get behind the case and shut it with the 1,000-fold ar๊ms while avoiding targets. This will cause the case to be stunned where Mario can get some easy hits. After a while, the case will begin a special attack with all the colored pencils spinning at once ready to launch. Mario needs to grab the pencils with the long arms and shove them into the case to be victorious.

9 🧸 Fire Vellumental

The fire vellumental stares down Mario in Paper Mario: The Origami King.

The Vellumental fights are some of the best in the game. The Fire Vellumental 🔜showdown goes down in its temple, located in Scorching Sandpaper Desert. The phoenix will begin by raining fire feathers onto the puzzle. Each time it does this, it will lose health. The beast caꦅn absorb these feathers again, but not if Mario does something about it.

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Using the Water Vellumental power, Mario and Olivia can exting൲uish the feather fires and keep the Fire Vellumental at low health. It will also be exhausted after the waves, so Mario can use 1,000-fold arms to beat it into defeat.

8 Earth Vellum🌳ental

The Earth Vellumental screeches at Mario in Paper Mario: The Origami King.

The Earth Vellumental fight is the introduction to the boss battle mechanics in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Origami King. Olivia gives Mario the first look on how to move the puzzle to create a path to each of the turtle's four legs. The goal is to hit each of its legs and its head to make it harder for the Vellumental to attack. The last body part Mario hits is the tail, which puts the turtle's entire body in its shell. All Mario then needs to do is get the 1,000-fold ♕arms and flip the turtle over. Bashing it while it's on its back should mean victory.

7 Mega Paper Macho Pokey ꩵ

Mario battles a paper mache pokey in Paper Mario: The Origami King.

Another non-puzzle battle, Mario and Olivia will meet the Mega Paper Macho Pokey in the Scorching Sandpaper Desert. Using the bootcar, Mario needs to drive around in order to dodge the Pokey as it chases him. At times, the Pokey will fall over and roll after Mario. When it stops rolling, Mario can run-up to the bottom part of the Pokey and destroy it with either the bootcar or a hammer. Mario will also need to dodge a collecti𓃲o🎃n of sand twisters that form while the Pokey is underground.