Arcane Vellumental

The Arcane or Soul Vellumental is an origami fox that is one of the extra bosses in an extended version of Super Paper Mario; Origami King.
==Detail==
===Basic===
The Arcane Vellumental is the only Vellumental that doesn't resort to a book after being defeated. The Arcane Vellumental (later nicknamed Susie by Olivia) is shown to be sentient and have the ability to speak with and without telepathic means.
===Shrine===
The Arcane Shrine is located near Shogun Studios in Energy Cave after beating the original game and finishing the fight against Olly. Infront of the Shrine there is a Magic Circle that requires the Dread Vellumental to dive under to. Afterwards, one may enter the shrine.
The Shrine contains many quizzes after each puzzle, each of the 4 quizzes has 2 questions revolving around each of the 4 first Vellumentals. No matter what, if one is wrong Mario will be dropped into a pit and take 10 damage, returning to the beginning of the quiz section. There is one trick question at the end which the player has to use context clues upon arriving at the Secondarily Shrine (Opens all the other hidden 4 shrines) and it's runes about the island being able to fall. The question states after the last Ice Vellumental Questions;
"Can any of these Vellumentals restore Eros (floating island)?" To which the answer is 'no'. Though no matter the answer you won't be fast enough to enter the right door and will fall through a pit, but land in a sand area where Mario then can go from there and continue the Orb Chasing Puzzle. After, Mario and Olivia can finally face off with the Arcane Vellumental.
===Legends===
There are morals marked on the wall that the group finds out was altered and vandalized by Sir to prevent obtainability.
====Fox Burrow Moral====
"This is where the Arcane Vellumental resided...it's...it's filled with magical power...like no other....hole.."
Olivia responds that something's wrong.
====Truth Scroll====
"With such powerful and magical anticipation, be disappointed. It can only do little, anything could defeat it."
Olivia believes they're at the wrong place but mentions to check further.
====Not-Bottomless Pit Interrupted Painting====
"The Last Record of ???"
After patching up the painting, it reveals that the Arcane Vellumental has 9 tails.
==Battle==
After completing the puzzles and obtaining the Vellumental Torch, Mario would automatically light the 4 stations to reveal the Arcane Vellumental to be encased in stone. Once using the Earth Vellumental to break the stone, the Arcane Vellumental expresses negative thoughts about the interruption of its sleep before engaging battle.
The Arcane Vellumental has 2 stages, neutral and recharge.
===Obstacles===
Similar to most bosses, AV will set up an arcane sprout on any on-switches and are dignified by a purple eye on the tile. However the sprout won't be activated unless Mario stops on the spot, otherwise it will deal from 50-90 damage. After the sprouts occur whether they hit or not, they'll retract to the ground and return to boost the attack power of AV. After 4 rounds of this, AV will unleash an attack that could possibly one-hit KO Mario if no careful.
===Attacks & Weakpoints===
To make up for its great power, the Arcane Vellumental is easy to defeat if careful. It's weakpoint however isn't revealed until all 9 of its tails appear. In the meantime, Mario can't hit AV with any type of hammer as similar to the Ninji, AV will switch places with a log and deal 10 damage to Mario behind him before returning to its base.
AV however has a weakpoint, its third eye. If Mario jumps on this eye, it deals a fourth of the entire health bar. However most of the time there's an arcane storm infront of it which Mario would have to survive to do so.
====Soul Chasing====
Arcane Vellumental will send 5 of its soulfire towards Mario. The first 4 can be blocked but the 5th must be wacked with a hammer or it will deal 15 damage. If Mario is hit by the previous 4 however, they won't do damage but instead be a status for Mario that builds up 5 damage per to for 2 turns. The more Soul Fire Mario is surrounded by, the more the damage stacks. If Mario is hit by the 5th soulfire however it cancels out the status to prevent softlocks.
====Double Bite====
When too close, AV will bite Mario twice dealing from 10-12 damage total, 5 or 6 per hit. After attempting to block the attack, Olivia will inform that no matter if Mario is defending or not, AV seems smart enough to break through his defenses.
====Look Up!====
Being named, AV will levitate all leftover items and will hurl them at Mario. Chests and Spikes will deal from 5-10 damage as hearts will heal Mario by half of it's usual restoration and the rest don't deal anything.
====Levitation====
Similar to the Water Vellumental, on the first turn AV will lift into the air and can only be attacked once knocked down by a Jump Attack. This move isn't useful as it doesn't appear any other time in the battle but is a great way to prevent a straightaway defeat. She can't use any attacks in the air as the game will state, Too High from Opponent.
====9-Tailed Fiesta====
After changing up Arcane power for 4 turns (see Obstacles), the Arcane Vellumental will unleash a wave and spirits that dash as a stampede reaching every single tile. They're able to jump but can only be defended by Olivia blocking it as an Ice Vellumental as rising from an Earth Vellumental will still get you trampled, the spirits can't be washed nor burned. Once it is over, AV will be tuckered out and 4 of its 9 tails is grabbable by the 1,000 Fold Arms and can be swung into a wall in the stadium. Afterwards, AV returns to its base and will continue charging up energy.
==After Battle==
After the Battle, AV will realize the bigger problem of the Paper Origami world and will accept to follow Mario and crew along. Olivia also gains access to AV's spirit and can become the Arcane Vellumental without having to fold once on a Kitsune shaped Magic Circle. Also, Olivia names AV "Susie".
==Quotes==
"YOU DARE BREAK ME SLEEP! (...) PREPARE TO BE INCINERTED!!" - Response to breaking the stone.
"I see, perhaps I may have misheard you a little there. No matter." - After being defeated.
"Oh ho ho! I'm not like the others, you don't need a book to be me. I'll just link my spirit to yours and then, BAM! (...) Yes, now at any urgent time all you need to do is to link us together and then BOOM! (Room rumbles), tag time time." - Answer to Olivia's question
"S-S-Susie?! You're going to name be Susie?! Why- this is the best day of my life. New name, new life, Susie the Arcane Vellumental......it...fits!" - Reaction to Olivia's nickname.
==Trivia==
* The name Susie is a slight nod to the word 'Psychic' which is a mind-based type in Pokémon.
* Susie in a way resembles Ninetales.
* You are required to have Susie to be able to beat the Wind Vellumental.
Category:Paper Mario (series)
Category:Bosses