Editing Bowser's Castle (Paper Mario: The Origami King)

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[[File:PMTOK Bowsers Castle.jpg|thumb|left|Bowser's Castle, having crash-landed into the [[Shangri-Spa]] Banquet Hall]]
'''[[Bowser's Castle]]''' appears as a major location in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. It has a similar design as in the two previous games, roughly the same as [[Black Bowser's Castle]] from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''.

Bowser's Castle is revealed by [[Kamek]] to be the fortress that Mario and [[Olivia]] see when upon first arriving at [[Shangri-Spa]] on their quest to destroy the green [[streamer]]. Bowser retreated to his castle after [[King Olly]] attacked [[Peach's Castle]] at the start, only to find it overrun by [[Folded Soldiers]]. When he attempted to engage an emergency protocol, Kamek accidentally pressed a button that shut down the castle's engines instead, causing it to crash-land into Shangri-Spa's banquet hall.

An origami version of [[Boss Sumo Bro.]] guards the castle entrance at first, but he is reachable only with the help of [[Bowser Jr.]] When the Boss Sumo Bro. is defeated, the characters and several of Bowser's Minions go into the castle and fight the Folded Soldiers. The Folded Soldiers can be optionally fought in the foyer, earning Mario 1,000 coins after each battle.

Meanwhile, Bowser Jr. is trying to push himself a locked door on the second floor. Mario is instructed by Kamek to find a key to the door before disappearing. There is a hallway with five doors, each having a window to the left that Mario can peek through to see one of Bowser's Minions inside, from left to right: [[Goomba]], [[Koopa Troopa]], [[Kamek]], [[Hammer Bro]], and [[Spike]]. The doors each have a Bowser portrait above them. The leftmost room has a [[Flashy Mushroom]] hidden behind some crates. The second room has an Origami Koopa Troopa behind a [[treasure chest]]. The middle room has [[Luigi]]. The fourth room has a [[Hidden Block|hidden]] [[? Block]] indicator behind a chair. The rightmost room has an Origami [[Spike]] inside a chest and a Collectible Treasure behind it. The middle door is hidden into a wall with a portrait of [[King Olly]] above it at first; by hammering below the portrait repeatedly, it falls off, revealing a portrait of Bowser and a [[Magic Circle]] with [[1,000-Fold Arms]], which peels off the wall and reveals the door to the middle room. In the room, Mario receives a [[Key to Bowser's Castle]] from Luigi and uses it to unlock the aforementioned locked door. By entering the door, Mario enters a hallway littered with sliced pieces of the Koopa Troop and is forced to battle [[Handaconda]], who has caught Olivia.

[[File:PMTOK Scissors.png|thumb|left|The Dual-Bladed Duelist: Scissors, boss of Bowser's Castle and guardian of the green streamer]]
After the battle, Mario goes to the throne room next and finds a spool for the green streamer, along with a recaptured [[Bowser]]. After defeating [[Scissors (boss)|Scissors]], Mario can use a Magic Circle that allows him to use the 1,000-Fold Arms to destroy the green streamer's spool and return control of the castle to Bowser. Bowser then directs Mario and Olivia to the first floor to find transportation to Peach's Castle. In a room with nine Buzzy Beetle pillars arranged in a square, Mario has to first hammer a red button below a Bowser emblem on the west, then hammer each create a laser path through all nine pillars, forming an "S" shape, to another Bowser emblem on the north wall. Inside the now unlocked hangar, Mario has to press a button on the left for an [[airship]] to appear from a garage and dock itself. The two buttons are each labeled, one for "Secret Weapon" and the other for "Cut Engines," and very small text stating that the labels are mixed up. After Bowser and his minions get on the airship, Mario goes to the airship and confirms to Bowser that he is ready for the airship to depart to Peach's Castle.

The ending credits shows Bowser's Castle undergoing repairs in the background of a photo of Bowser Jr. and Bowser soaking in the [[Spring of Sanctuary]].

==Collectibles==
'''NOTE''': Some collectibles are found in areas that are inaccessible until returning later; these entries are highlighted in beige.

===Not-Bottomless Holes===
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!colspan=3|[[Not-Bottomless Hole|{{color|#202122|16 Holes}}]]
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|In the mess hall, on the right wall on ground level.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Not-Bottomless Hole 1.png|250px]]
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|In the mess hall, with two appearing in the higher section.
|[[File:PMTOK Folded Soldiers Feast alt.png|250px]]
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|It is inside the wall after going up the right stairs.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Not-Bottomless Hole 4.png|250px]]
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|On the left side, with one on the stairs and the second on the wall.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Not-Bottomless Holes 5 and 6.png|250px]]
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|In plain sight when entering a room to enemy quarters.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Not-Bottomless Hole 7.png|250px]]
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|Three holes appear on the left of the red carpet, after going through pile of rubble: one is on the pillar; another on the wall; and one on the ground.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Not-Bottomless Holes 8-10.png|250px]]
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|Further down the red carpet, one is on the broken pillar; one on the painting; and one on the ground above the carpet.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Not-Bottomless Holes 11-13.png|250px]]
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|In the enemy quarters, on the last two doors.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Not-Bottomless Holes 14 and 15.png|250px]]
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|In the enemy quarters, by going into a room after entering the first door.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Not-Bottomless Hole 16.png|250px]]
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===Collectible Treasures===
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!width=10%|Treasure
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!colspan=3|[[List of Collectible Treasures in Paper Mario: The Origami King|{{color|#202122|4 treasures}}]]
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!style="background-color:#372500;"|[[File:PMTOK Collectible Treasure 109 (Paper Macho Chain Chomp).jpg|80px|link=Paper Macho Chain Chomp]]<br><br>[[Paper Macho Chain Chomp|{{color|white|Paper Macho Chain Chomp}}]]
|On the left bed in the quarters of the Koopa Troopas.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Collectible Treasure 1.png|250px]]
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!style="background-color:#372500;"|[[File:PMTOK Collectible Treasure 110 (Paper Macho Piranha Plant).jpg|80px|link=Paper Macho Piranha Plant]]<br><br>[[Paper Macho Piranha Plant|{{color|white|Paper Macho Piranha Plant}}]]
|On the ground in the quarters of the Spikes. The chest is a trap containing Origami Spikes, while the actual treasure is behind the chest.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Collectible Treasure 2.png|250px]]
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!style="background-color:#372500;"|[[File:PMTOK Collectible Treasure 111 (Cutout Soldiers).jpg|80px|link=Handaconda]]<br><br>[[Handaconda|{{color|white|Cutout Soldiers}}]]
|To the right of the pile of crates in the airship hangar.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Question Block 7.png|250px]]
|-
|-style="background:beige"
!style="background-color:#372500;"|[[File:PMTOK Collectible Treasure 112 (Bowser's Airship).jpg|80px|link=Bowser's Airship]]<br><br>[[Bowser's Airship|{{color|white|Bowser's Airship}}]]
|''Required'': ''Navigate [[Hotfoot Crater]]''<br><br>Talking to a Shy Guy in the hangar.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Collectible Treasure 4.png|250px]]
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===? Blocks===
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!width=10%|Hidden
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!colspan=4|[[List of ? Blocks in Paper Mario: The Origami King|{{color|#202122|7 blocks}}]]
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|[[File:Legendary Boots PMTOK icon.png|48px]]<br>[[Legendary Boots]]<br>[[File:Legendary Hammer PMTOK icon.png|48px]]<br>[[Legendary Hammer]]
|In the mess hall, at either backwall corner, with the ? Blocks containing a legendary weapon.
|[[File:PMTOK Folded Soldiers Feast.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File:Flashy Mushroom PMTOK icon.png|48px]]<br>[[Flashy Mushroom]]
|In the mess hall, to the right of a table on the elevated section.
|[[File:PMTOK Folded Soldiers Feast alt.png|250px]]
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|[[File:Hidden Block Alert PMTOK icon.png|48px]]
|[[File:Legendary Iron Boots PMTOK icon.png|48px]]<br>[[Legendary Iron Boots]]
|A [[Hidden Block]] above a white tile on the opposite side of said table
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Question Block 4.png|250px]]
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|[[File:Legendary Iron Boots PMTOK icon.png|48px]]<br>[[Legendary Iron Boots]]
|In the room to the enemy quarters, above the Not-Bottomless Hole near a collapsed pillar.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Question Block 5.png|250px]]
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|[[File:Hidden Block Alert PMTOK icon.png|48px]]
|[[File:Shiny Hurlhammer PMTOK icon.png|48px]]<br>[[Shiny Hurlhammer]]
|It is a Hidden Block in the quarters of the [[Hammer Bro]]s., indicated by a red panel visible when peering through a window in the hallway.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Question Block 6.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File:PMTOK Coin Bag leaf icon.png|48px]]<br>[[Coin|Coin Bag]]
|Floating above crates in the airship hangar.
|[[File:PMTOK Bowser's Castle Question Block 7.png|250px]]
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
PMTOK Shangri Spa.jpg|View of Shangri-Spa, with Bowser's Castle in the distance
PMOK Angel Toad Fountain.jpg|The central plaza of Shangri-Spa, with Bowser's Castle in the background
PMTOK Folded Soldiers Feast.jpg|Mario, Olivia, Kamek, and Bowser Jr. find the [[Folded Soldiers]] feasting inside Bowser's Castle
PMTOK Kamek flashback 1.png|Bowser returning to his castle in Kamek's flashback
PMTOK Kamek flashback 2.png|The castle overrun with Folded Soldiers in Kamek's flashback
PMTOK Kamek flashback 3.png|Kamek inside the castle's hanger in his flashback
PMTOK Kamek flashback 4.png|Kamek mistakenly presses "Cut Engines" button for "Secret Weapon" button in his flashback
PMTOK Kamek flashback 5.png|Bowser's Castle about to crash-land into Shangri-Spa in Kamek's flashback
PMTOK credits image 9.png|Bowser's Castle undergoing repairs in the background
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ita=Castello di Bowser
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|quote=Castello di Bowser|author=Map|title={{a|PMTOK}}|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|ItaM=Bowser's Castle
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==References==
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