Editing Battery

{{About|the Thing from the Paper Mario series|the item in [[Luigi's Ghost Mansion]] in [[Nintendo Land]]|[[Battery (Nintendo Land)]]}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:BatteryCard.png|100px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' ([[List of games by date#2016|2016]])
}}
{{quote|So...if I remember correctly, lightning tends to strike tall, metal objects.|Huey|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}
The '''Battery''', originally known as the '''D-Cell Battery''', is a [[Thing]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' and ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''.

==History==
===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
[[File:DcellbatteryPMSS.png|thumb|left|The D-Cell Battery as a sticker]]
In ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'', the D-Cell Battery is hidden in [[Chomp Ruins]]. [[Mario]] must locate the ledge with the [[Big Shiny Baahammer]] and hammer around the north wall to reveal the battery, allowing him to collect it. It remains in [[Mario]]'s [[Album]] until it is turned into a [[sticker]] at a [[Sling-a-Thing]] station. Once it has been used as a sticker, it returns to its original position. It can also be purchased from the [[Shady Toad]] for 170 [[coin]]s.

The D-Cell Battery is a medium-sized sticker, taking up 1.5×1.5 squares in Mario's album. When it is used in battle, as with the [[Watch Battery]] and [[Car Battery]], church bells ring as a dark and stormy background appears. The D-Cell Battery is revealed in the background, shaking frantically before sending out powerful lightning aimed at the enemies. This causes each of them to take damage and possibly be defeated. The damage is increased if the player presses {{button|3ds|a}} as the lightning strikes each enemy.

The D-Cell Battery may also be placed into the [[Sticker Museum]] as #27, alongside the other electric-based Things. Its basic description claims it is related to other types of batteries, while its museum description claims it is possibly a tremendous source of power. However, feeble and cautious efforts toward testing this proved futile.

===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
[[File:PMCS E3 2016 screenshot 5.png|thumb|The Battery attacking a group of foes]]
In ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', the Battery is found among the barrels inside the ship at [[Violet Passage]]. Once the Battery has been picked up, it is wrung out, refills Mario's paint, and become a colorless card. Once it has been used as a card, it returns to its original position. It can also be purchased from the [[Wringer]] for 300 coins and sold as an unpainted card for 1 coin. A replica version of the Battery can be collected from the [[Battle Spin]]. 

When it is used in battle, the scenery changes to rocky terrain with a cloudy sky and a {{wp|Roman temple}} in the distance. The Battery appears from the clouds as a singer performs. It quickly moves closer to the battle and shakes rapidly. It causes lightning to strike each enemy with the singer laughing as each enemy is struck if more than 1 enemy is in the battle. The damage is increased if the player presses {{button|wiiu|a}} as the lightning strikes each enemy.

The Battery is needed to power the [[Green Energy Plant]]. Mario must enter the [[Warp Pipe]] next to the building and use [[Cutout]] to make space for the card. The sky then darkens as more clouds and the Battery come into view. The Battery begins to shake, but stops. Huey comes out to make a comment and gets struck by the lightning which travels down the wire connected to the building and restores power.

The Battery can also be placed into the [[Prisma Museum]], where it can be tested.

==Profiles==
===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
*'''In-game description:''' ''"Big brother of the C, AA and AAA."''
*'''American English Sticker Museum plaque:''' ''"All readings indicate that this cylinder harbors a huge amount of latent power. We have attempted to access it, but a vigorous stick-poking met with failure."''
*'''British English Sticker Museum plaque:''' ''"All readings indicate that this cylinder holds a huge amount of latent power. We attempted to access it, but our "poke-it-with-a-stick" technique failed."''

===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
*'''Item description:''' ''"Contains enough energy to power household items and such."''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
PMCS Battery card unpainted.png|The Battery as an unpainted card
PMCS Battery Replica card.png|The Battery as a replica card
PMCS Battery Replica card unpainted.png|The Battery as an unpainted replica card
PMCS BatteryThing.png|The Battery as a menu icon
PMCS Violet Passage Day 1 Journal Entry.png|The Battery inside the ship
PMCS Green Energy Plant Huey struck.png|The Battery striking Huey
</gallery>

==Record==
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=たん1でんち
|JpnR=Tan-ichi Denchi
|JpnM=D Battery
|FreE=Pile standard (''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'')<br>Pile (''Paper Mario: Color Splash'')
|FreEM=Standard battery<br>Battery
|Ger=Batterie
|GerM=Battery
|Kor=건전지
|KorR=Geonjeonji
|KorM=Battery
}}

==Notes==
*In ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', the lyrics that play during the Battery's animation are in German. According to the in-game manual, they mean "Listen up, you fools! Listen to the Battery!" when translated. However, the actual lyrics appear to be "Höret, ihr Narren, das aufgelad'ne Wort!", which translates to "Hear, you fools, the charged-up word!"<ref>[https://www.patreon.com/posts/supper-mario-12-22959392 ''Supper Mario Broth: The Lost Levels'', Issue 12]. November 29, 2018. Paid access.</ref>
*In ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', the lightning storm in the game's prelude makes the Battery one of the two Things to be foreshadowed in this game's prelude, along with [[Fan]], which is evidenced by the huge waves and it's windy nature.

==References==
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{{PMSS stickers}}
{{PMCS Battle Cards}}
[[Category:Paper Mario: Sticker Star items]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: Color Splash items]]
[[it:Pila]]