Paper Mario (SSBFOT)

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Paper Mario
Series: Paper Mario
Availability: Unlockable
Final Smash/Overload Form: Trio Attack/Battle Cards
== Overview ==
Paper Mario is one of Mario's incarnations and is the main character and protagonist of the Paper Mario series. In the Paper Mario series everything is not much different from the original Mario series. There is a paper Bowser, a paper Princess Peach, a paper Luigi, paper enemies (Koopa Troopas, Goombas, etc.), there are even paper Koopalings and a Paper Bowser Jr.! Paper Mario alongside the help of his partners will rescue paper Princess Peach from paper Bowser.
=== Partners ===
Paper Mario can swap between his partners by using shield special. He can use their attacks by using neutral special, which has no custom variants are 5 partners, here is a list of his partners and a little bit about them.
* Goombella: A female Goomba that is a student at at the University of Goom. Goombella studies archaeology and can provide tattle information about enemies or their location to Paper Mario in the Paper Mario series. When equipped, she uses Headbonk, see special moves for details.
* Koops: A shy Koopa from Petalburg. He can use his shell to hide in it for defense, to attack by using his shell, or to activate switches. He has a girlfriend named Koopie Koo and a father named Koopsley. When equipped, he will use Shell Toss, see special moves for details.
* Bombette: A female and pink Bob-omb. She was captured by the Koopa Bros, a band of 4 Koopa Troopas. She can be used to destroy cracked walls and other similar objects. When equipped, she uses Bomb, see special moves for details. 
* Vivian: A former member of the Shadow Sirens, a group of villains with her other sister. She starts to defect from them and joins Paper Mario as a party member. When equipped, she uses Shade Fist, for details see special moves.
* Professor Toad: A toad professor and archaeologist. He joins forces with Paper Mario and Olivia to help destroy the Yellow Streamer. He is a college professor of ancient history. He can use his shovel to dig up dirt and sand. When equipped, he uses Dig It!, for details see special moves.
=== Battle Cards ===
Below Paper Mario's portrait is a yellow circle. This meter indicates how much star points has. Fill up the gauge by inflicting damage to enemies. Once fill he can use battle cards which each have different effects. He can use them with Down Special and shield which will pull up a menu and 3 random battle cards will pop up near his portrait. Each one costs a certain amount of star points. The effects last until he is KO'd. The same effect cannot be stacked twice.
List of Effects
Effect 	Description 	Cost
Speed 	Increases Paper Mario's run and air speed by 50%. 	30%
Attack 	Increase Paper Mario's and his partner's damage output by 30%. 	60%
Defense 	Reduces damage taken from attacks by 25%. 	40%
Heal 	Heals 20% of Paper Mario's damage. 	25%
Star Point Boost	Increases star points by 1% for every second if you are not hit. 	30%
Damage 	Instantly inflicts 15% of damage to all opponents and launches them. 	70%
Emergency Block 	Nullifies all damage done to Paper Mario's shield 3 times. 	70%
Coins Increased 	Increases the gold earned after battle by 20%. 	50%
Copies 	Grants Paper Mario 5 copies of himself that have 50 health and perform all of his actions (excluding final smashes). 	100%
Slow-Mo 	Inflicts opponents with a timer effect for 12 seconds. 	70%
Sleep 	Puts all opponents to sleep. 	60%
Random 	A random battle card is used (not random). 	70%
Morton 	When used it will do a random effect to opponents which include damage, flower, poison, sleep, slow-mo, freeze, or lower their power. This has a chance to backfire and Paper Mario my suffer one of the effects.	60%
=== How to Unlock ===
* Clear Classic Mode or 100 Man Smash with Mario or Dr. Mario.
* Play 90 VS matches.
* Have Paper Mario join the player's party in Time Crisis.
With the exception of the third method, Paper Mario must then be defeated on the Paper Mario stage.
== Movement Options ==
Wall Jump: Yes
Wall Cling: No
Wall Climb: No
Crawl: No
Float: Yes
Tether: No
Midair Jumps: 1
== Movement Ranks ==
Run Speed: 63
Air Speed: 6
Fall Speed: 146
Weight: 142
== Moveset ==
=== Basic Attack ===
Ground
Attack 	Description 	Damage 	Extra Details
Neutral Attack	A hammer swing, followed by a headbutt, then a hammer slam.	1.6%, 3.2%, 4%= 7.8% 	First hit reflects projectiles.
Dash Attack 	Turns into a drill and flies forward. 	0.7%x10%, 2%= 9% 	None
Side Tilt 	Swings his hammer forward. 	8% 	Reflects projectiles.
Up Tilt 	Leaps slightly upwards and uses his fist to hit opponents. 	6.7% 	Looks similar to Super Jump Punch, but cannot be used for recovery.
Down Tilt 	Swings his hammer downwards. 	6.1% 	None
Side Smash 	Swings his hammer into the ground, causing a shockwave. 	17.4%-23.9% (hammer), 10% (shockwave) 	Has high launch power.
Up Smash 	Folds into a drill and drills upwards. 	1.3%-1.6%x12= 15.6%-19.2% 	None
Down Smash 	Uses the Quake Hammer and creates a shockwave around him. 	14.5%-19.1% (hammer), 10%-16.4% (shockwave)	None
Aerial
Attack 	Description 	Damage 	Extra Details
Neutral Air Attack	Swings his hammer all around him. 	8.5% 	None
Front Air Attack 	Folds into a drill and drills forward.	1.1%x8=8.8% 	Final hit launches opponents.
Back Air Attack 	Swings his hammer behind him. 	9.2% 	None
Up Air Attack 	Swings his hammer upwards. 	7.3% 	None
Down Air Attack 	Swings his hammer downward. 	12% (sweetspot) or 6.7% (sourspot)	Opponents hit by the sweetspot will get meteor smashed. Sweetspot is at the bottom of the hammer, sourspot barely launches opponents.
Grabs
Attack 	Description 	Damage 	Extra Details
Grab 	Folds himself and tries to wrap an opponent. 	N/A 	None
Pummel 	Squeezes the opponent. 	1.4% per hit 	None
Front Throw	Bats the opponent away with his hammer. 	7.4% 	Can hit other opponents.
Back Throw 	Throw the opponent and throws fireballs at the opponent. 	1.5%x5=7.5% 	Can hit other opponents.
Up Throw 	Throws the opponent upwards before drilling them multiple times.	0.5%x12, 3%=9%	None
Down Throw 	Ground pounds the opponent. 	8% 	Can be used to start a combo.
=== Special Moves ===
Keep in mind Paper Mario only has custom variants for his side and up specials.
Neutral Specials
Name 	Partner 	Description 	Damage 	Extra Details
Headbonk 	Goombella 	Goombella leaps into the air and falls down in an arch, dealing damage to opponents on contact. 	12.4% 	Has high launch power.
Shell Toss	Koops 	Koops curls into his shell and flies forward. Can be charged to inflict more damage to opponents.	8.2%-13.7% 	Koops can be picked up and thrown like an item.
Bomb 	Bombette 	Bombette causes a small, but powerful explosion that hurts anyone including Paper Mario. 	14% 	Has high launch power.
Shade Fist	Vivian 	Vivian attack opponents by punching them with a burning fist. 	10.3% 	Knocks opponents at a horizontal trajectory.
Dig It! 	Professor Toad	Professor Toad uses his shovel to dig up dirt and sand, he then throws it at opponents. 	7.8% per hit ( 4 max)	Has low launch power and it can be used in rapid succession.
Moveset 1
Name 	Type 	Description 	Damage 	Extra Details
Fireball 	Side Special	"Throw a fireball that bounces when thrown and burns opponents." 	8.4% (fireball), 10% (damage overtime)	Functions similar to Mario's Fireball or Dr. Mario's Megavitamins, but it can cause opponents to become burned which increases their speed, but deals damage to them overtime.
Iceball 	Custom 1 	"Hurl a ball of ice that can freeze opponents solid." 	7.5% 	Has a 20% chance to freeze opponents.
Electric Ball 	Custom 2 	"Throw an electrical sphere at opponents that stuns them." 	6.4% 	Causes slight paralysis, the fastest variant of the 3.
Paper Airplane	Up Special 	"Fold into a paper airplane and fly upwards, being able to glide after." 	N/A 	Can move freely for some time after takeoff. Press B to be slightly boosted upwards after takeoff. Has a windbox that pushes opponents away. Paper Mario goes into a helpless state after some time.
Airplane Drill	Custom 1 	"Fold into a paper airplane at a diagonal trajectory while spinning like a drill."	1.2%x10=14% 	Puts Paper Mario into a helpless state. Final hit launches opponents.
Spring Jump 	Custom 2 	"Charge up and fly upwards, performing a jump." 	10% 	The more it is charged the farther it will fly. Puts Paper Mario into a helpless state after.
Moveset 2
Name 	Type 	Description 	Damage 	Extra Details
Hurlhammer 	Side Special	"Slam a powerful steel hammer into the ground or throw it at opponents."	13.6% (hammer) or 6.5% (thrown) 	Tab B for it to be thrown and hold B for it to be slammed.
Eeekhammer 	Custom 1 	"Wack opponents with a weak hammer that launches them far." 	6.4% 	Has high launch power.
Blazehammer	Custom 2 	"Hit opponents with a red hot hammer that burns opponents." 	10% 	Inflicts both fire and physical damage at opponents.
Jump 	Up Special 	"Leap into air the air and stomp opponents after landing or in midair." 	11.2% (airborne meteor smash) or 13.4% (landing)	Meteor smashes opponents hit in midair. Does not put Paper Mario into a helpless state, but he cannot use any moves but the hitbox remains until he lands. Hitbox is at the boot.
Iron Jump 	Custom 1 	"Leap into the air and meteor smash opponents upon landing." 	12.5% 	Similar to Jump, but it will meteor smash opponents even on the ground.
Spin Jump 	Custom 2 	"Leap into the air and spin directly downwards like a drill." 	1.2%, 0.6%x10=7.2% 	Puts Paper Mario into a helpless state 1.5 seconds after rising.
=== Final Smash/Overload Form ===
Name 	Description 	Damage
Trio Attack 	Mario and Luigi jump on to the battlefield and the three use a giant cardboard hammer which launches opponents in to a cutscene in which the opponents are turned into a sheet of paper and the three attack with different Trio Attacks from Mario and Luigi Paper Jam. Mario uses Trio Shuriken, Luigi uses Trio Racquet, and Paper Mario uses Trio Whirlgig before they all use Trio Meteor, launching them back onto the stage. If no opponents are hit, then nothing will happen. It can trap up to 3 fighters. The 3 closest will be sent into the cutscene.	8%, 16.4%, 30.3%, 6%= 60.7%
Super Star Charge	Paper Mario uses a Super Star and becomes coated in rainbow energy. During this state, Paper Mario is 70% faster, can jump 40% higher than usual, and has increased defense by 25%. He also has super armor while idle and in the air. 	N/A
== Animations ==
=== Taunts ===
# Jumps up and down twice. (Up Taunt)
#Crumples and falls to the ground before folding back into his normal self. (Side Taunt)
#Looks at the screen and waves. (Down Taunt)
=== Idle Animations ===
# Starts to chat with the current partner that is active.
# Stretches his arms out.
=== On Screen Appearance ===
Falls onto the battlefield flat, then gets up.
=== Victory Animations ===
# Obtains one of the Star Spirits and then strikes a pose.
# Folds into a paper airplane then falls, but gets back up and scratches his head.
#Performs a dance with a bunch of Paper Toads with missing faces
=== Losing Animation ===
Appears to be crumpled up into a paper ball.
== Spirits ==
Fighter Spirit
Picture	Name 	How to Obtain
 	Paper Mario	
* Complete Classic Mode with Paper Mario (after unlocking Paper Mario).
* Buy in the shop for 100 G (after unlocking Paper Mario).
== Classic Mode Route ==
Route Name: Recruiting the Team!
Round 	Enemy 	Stage 	Music 	Notes
1 	Koopa Troopa	Paper Mario 	Mixed-Up Scramble 	Koopa Troopa represents Koops.
2 	Mii Gunner 	Battlefield 	Attack and Run 	Represnents Bombette.
3 	Kirby 	Final Destination	Gritzy Desert 	Represents Goombella.
4 	Mii Brawler 	Small Battlefield	Steam Gardens 	Mii Brawler represents Vivian.
5 	Captain Toad	3D Land 	Paper Mario Medley 	Captain Toad represents Professor Toad.
6 	Bowser 	Bowser's Castle 	Boss Theme - Mario & Luigi Dream Team	Bowser represents final boss fight.
Boss 	Giga Bowser 	Bowser's Castlw 	Jump Up Super Star 	None
Credits	N/A 	N/A 	Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 	Ending screen shows Paper Mario and all of his partners with all of the star spirits.
== Costumes ==
# Normal Paper Mario (Default)
#Fire Paper Mario
#Ice Paper Mario
#Frog Papaer Mario
#Paper Mario with red overalls and a blue cap and clothes.
#Paper Mario with Wario's colors.
#Paper Mario with Luigi's colors.
#Paper Mario with Waluigi colors.
== Trivia ==
# Paper Mario has the slowest fall speed of the entire roster.
# Paper has the most unique gimmicks in the game.
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