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{{articleabout|the character in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''|other uses|[[Paper Mario (disambiguation)|here]]}}
{{character-infobox
|title=Paper Mario
|image=[[File:Paper Mario - MarioLuigi-PaperJam.png|170px]]
|species=[[Human]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' (as a [[Costume Mario|costume]]) ([[List of Mario games by date#2016|2016]])
}}

'''Paper Mario''' is a paper incarnation of [[Mario]] that came out of [[Paper Mario book|a magical book]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. Paper Mario is an independent character from Mario and interacts with him, Luigi, and various other characters from both the real world and the Paper world within the book during the events of the game. Mario himself was previously depicted in Paper form in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series games]], but there is no indication that those games took place within the book and involved the separate Paper Mario character introduced in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''.

==History==

==Paper Mario==

Paper Mario is invited to a party in Princess Peach's Castle in [[Paper Mario]]. [[Paper Bowser]] interrupts, uprooting the castle and lifting it into the air. He and Kammy Koopa use the power of the Star Rod and defeat Mario. Bowser then tosses Mario out the castle. Mario lands in a small forest located on the outskirts of Goomba Village. Mario befriends Goombario, his first partner, and heads to Toad Town via Goomba Road.

Mario hears a Star Spirit called Eldstar asking for his help. The Star Spirit requests that he speak to him on Shooting Star Summit, in which he has more strength to speak better. Once there, Mario meets many other Star Spirits asking for his help. He learns that Bowser had imprisoned them in special cards and has given them to his strongest minions. Mario then sets out on a quest in search of the Star Spirits. Mario makes many new friends and partners, eventually collecting all seven Star Spirits. Mario returns to Shooting Star Summit where he gains access to Star Way. Mario acquires a new ability called Star Beam and is transported to Bowser's Castle from the Star Shrine. While Mario and his team are at Bowser's Castle, they save the many captives and fight Bowser at the top of the castle.

Bowser breaks the bridge Mario came from, ensuring that Mario cannot escape, and uses his Star Rod to fight. Mario, knowing the Star Rod's counter this time, uses Star Beam to weaken his power. The reluctant Bowser is unaffected by it and shakes the beam's power off. Watching the team's losing, Peach and Twink fight Kammy, who's responsible for creating the Power Platform that strengthens Bowser's Star Rod. They defeat Kammy and teach the Peach Beam while fully restoring Mario's party. Mario and company use the Peach Beam at Bowser the penetrate the Star Rod's shield, leaving him open to attack. Mario and his friends eventually defeat Bowser, and once again, save the Mushroom Kingdom. The castle returns to ground from where it came from and another party is held there later while the power of wishes is restored. After a parade led by Luigi, Mario takes Peach to his house,where they watch the fireworks.

During the events of this game, Toad Town News traces Mario as he tries to save the Star Spirits, and posts news about his progress.

==Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door==

Peach invites Mario to [[Rogueport]] in [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]] to share a treasure map leading to powerful artifacts called [[Crystal Stars]]. By the time Mario arrives, the [[X-Nauts]] have kidnapped her. The X-Nauts need to use her as a vessel for the [[Shadow Queen]] so the leader of the X-Nauts, [[Sir Grodus]], can use her power to aid him in world domination.

Mario meets [[Professor Frankly]], who tells him the history of Rogueport and reveals the secret of The Thousand-Year Door. The Shadow Queen has once controlled Rogueport and trapped many of its citizens after Crystal Stars granted her power. The Four Legendary Heroes have used the power of the Crystal Stars against her imprisoned her in the Thousand Year Door for a millennium. After learning this story, Mario sets out to collect all seven Crystal Stars. Gaining many new partners and finding all Crystal Stars, Mario enters the Thousand Year Door. There he finds Sir Grodus standing before the Shadow Queen's room. Mario defeats Sir Grodus, but is then ambushed by Bowser and [[Kammy Koopa]]. This gives Grodus time to escape with Peach to the Shadow Queen's room. When Mario arrives, Grodus has awakened the Shadow Queen herself, taking control of Peach's body. Mario has to fight her possessed form, and using the help of the Rogueport citizens' wishes, Mario prevails.

In the [[Glitz Pit]], Mario and his partner's team is named "The Great Gonzales" (in Japanese: 『じごくかちまた しょけいにん』グレート・ゴンザレス) by Grubba. Additionally in the Glitz Pit, when Mario optionally returns to the Glitz Pit to fight Rawk Hawk a second time, someone in the crowd yells, "Jumpman! Wait. Who?", referencing to Mario's original name in Donkey Kong.


==Super Paper Mario==


Mario and Luigi are once again called into action in [[Super Paper Mario]]. Mario and [[Luigi]] sit in their house one day when they hear the news that Princess Peach has been kidnapped. The Mario Bros. rush to Bowser's Castle, thinking he has the princess, an assumption to be proven wrong. Later, a new antagonist named [[Count Bleck]] shows up and kidnaps Luigi and Bowser. It is also revealed that Count Bleck has Princess Peach, too.

Mario is transported to [[Flipside]], a town between dimensions. Mario later finds Bowser and Princess Peach who decide to join with Mario in his quest to stop Count Bleck. Mario must go through eight chapters to get eight [[Pure Hearts]], which can counter the [[Chaos Heart]]. Mario also encounters new enemies such as [[O'Chunks]], [[Dimentio]], [[Mimi]], [[Nastasia]] and even his brother Luigi, now called Mr. L because Nastasia, an assistant of Count Bleck, has brainwashed him (however, he joined Mario once he is freed by Dimentio and sent to [[The Underwhere]]).

After collecting the eight Pure Hearts, Mario, Princess Peach, Bowser, Luigi and some [[Pixls]] face Count Bleck. After defeating Bleck, Dimentio, a former minion of Bleck, betrays Bleck and teleports him to Dimension D to deal with him later. Then Dimentio, the Chaos Heart and Luigi merge together to form Super Dimentio as the final boss. After Mario has defeated Super Dimentio, Count Bleck and Tippi get married to stop the Void. Mario is mentioned to be the first of the Heroes of Light.

==Paper Mario: Sticker Star==

In [[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]], Mario, along with Princess Peach and many Toads are celebrating Sticker Fest, a holiday where six [[Royal Stickers]] ride in on a comet, and it allows wishes to come true. Bowser, however, takes the comet for himself, releasing its Royal Stickers to him and his minions. Mario attempts to jump on him, but his efforts fail and Mario is knocked out. Shortly after waking up, he meets a sticker guardian named [[Kersti]] and with her help, saves some Toads hidden around the town and takes back the Royal Stickers. Mario then pursues Bowser by traveling through various worlds. Along the way, Mario must collect various stickers to aid him in defeating enemies and progress through levels.

After getting five of the six Royal Stickers, Mario is allowed to enter Bowser's castle. Bowser is defeated by Mario and he gets the last Royal Sticker, but Kersti is destroyed in the process. He releases Peach, who thanks Mario for his efforts and allows him to make a wish on the Sticker Star. He wishes for the return of Kersti, and the Sticker Fest is saved.

==''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''==
Paper Mario makes his debut as a wholly unique character from Mario in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. He first appears by saving Mario and Luigi from the threat of Paper [[Goomba]]s. He agrees to help his three-dimensional counterpart and brother gather the Paper Toads and defeat Bowser and Paper Bowser, returning all Paper characters to the book from whence they came.

Whenever the trio encounters an obstacle, Paper Mario will usually be the character to come up with a solution, being the ones to develop the [[Trio Move]]s for use on the field. He is also given a distinct role during the [[Gloomy Woods]], where he and his counterpart are kidnapped by [[King Boo]], and Luigi must face his fears to rescue them. Paper Mario is rescued second, and he is held hostage during the battle with King Boo.

Once the two princesses have been rescued and the Bowsers defeated, Paper Mario returns to his book, where he immediately re-enters battle with Paper Bowser.

In battle, Paper Mario uses different mechanics to Mario and Luigi. He is the only character able to perform [[Trio Attack]]s, in lieu of using [[Bros. Attack]]s. He is also the only character able to employ the [[Copy Block]], making six copies of himself (eight and ten if [[Rank-Up Bonus]]es are used) to take hits and increase the damage he is able to deal. Thirdly, his dodge commands are more versatile than Mario's and Luigi's, able to hover in the air longer while using a Jump Dodge and swinging multiple hammers during a Hammer Dodge. His weaknesses include his low defense and HP, his position in formation, the high BP cost of his attacks, a weakness to fire-based moves, and the fact that if either Mario or Luigi faints, he is unable to employ any Trio Attacks, while Mario and Luigi can perform Bros. Attacks if Paper Mario has fainted.


==Gallery==
<gallery>
Paper Mario - MarioLuigi-PaperJam.png|''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''
Mario Luigi Paper Mario and Starlow.jpg|''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''
Mario and Luigi Paper Jam Trio Attack.png|''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''
Mario Luigi Paper Mario MLPJ.png|''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''
Papercraft Battle.png|''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|Jap=ペーパーマリオ
|JapR=Pēpā Mario
|JapM=Paper Mario
|FreA=Mario de papier
|FreAM=Paper Mario
|Kor=페이퍼 마리오
|KorR=Peipeo Mario
|KorM=Paper Mario
}}

==Trivia==
*When Paper Mario joins the team in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', the battle theme changes from the ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' battle theme cover to the battle theme for the game, called Mixed-Up Scramble. However, the ''Superstar Saga'' battle theme will not play during battles when he is kidnapped in Gloomy Woods.
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+{{articleabout|the character in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''|other uses|[[Paper Mario (disambiguation)|here]]}}
-{{about|Paper Mario in [[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]|Mario as seen in the [[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario series]]|[[History of Mario#Paper Mario series|History of Mario § Paper Mario series]]}}
+{{character-infobox
-{{character infobox
+|title=Paper Mario
-|image=[[File:Paper Mario - MarioLuigi-PaperJam.png|150px]]<br>Paper Mario's appearance on the cover for ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''
+|image=[[File:Paper Mario - MarioLuigi-PaperJam.png|170px]]
-|species=Human
+|species=[[Human]]
-|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (costume cameo, [[List of games by date#2015|2015]])<!--This character is for the Paper Mario in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, first appearing in Super Mario Maker as a promotional event. Please do not change this first appearance date to a different game. This also includes adding "Paper Mario (as Mario)" alongside it.--><br>''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' (first physical appearance, 2015)
+|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2001|2001]])
-|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
+|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' (as a [[Costume Mario|costume]]) ([[List of Mario games by date#2016|2016]])
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-'''Paper Mario''' is a paper version of [[Mario]], based on his appearances in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]], who comes out of a [[mysterious book]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. In this game, Paper Mario is a distinct character from Mario and interacts with him, [[Luigi]], and various other characters from both the main world and the book's paper world.
+'''Paper Mario''' is a paper incarnation of [[Mario]] that came out of [[Paper Mario book|a magical book]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. Paper Mario is an independent character from Mario and interacts with him, Luigi, and various other characters from both the real world and the Paper world within the book during the events of the game. Mario himself was previously depicted in Paper form in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series games]], but there is no indication that those games took place within the book and involved the separate Paper Mario character introduced in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''.
 ==History==
-===''Super Mario Maker''===
-[[File:Costume Mario (Paper Jam Bros.) - SMM.png|frame|left]]
-Paper Mario makes a cameo alongside Mario and Luigi as part of the "Mario Trio" costume, one of the many unlockable [[Costume Mario]] costumes in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''. The costume is unlocked by clearing the [[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (level)|Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]] Event Course.
-{{br|left}}
-===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
+==Paper Mario==
-Paper Mario makes his debut as a unique character from Mario in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''. He first appears by saving Mario and Luigi from the threat of [[Paper Goomba]]s. He agrees to help Mario and Luigi gather the [[Paper Toad]]s, rescue [[Princess Peach]] and [[Paper Peach]], and defeat [[Bowser]] and [[Paper Bowser]], returning all paper characters to the book from whence they came.
+Paper Mario is invited to a party in Princess Peach's Castle in [[Paper Mario]]. [[Paper Bowser]] interrupts, uprooting the castle and lifting it into the air. He and Kammy Koopa use the power of the Star Rod and defeat Mario. Bowser then tosses Mario out the castle. Mario lands in a small forest located on the outskirts of Goomba Village. Mario befriends Goombario, his first partner, and heads to Toad Town via Goomba Road.
-Whenever the trio encounters an obstacle, Paper Mario is usually the character to come up with a solution, being the one to develop the [[Trio Move]]s for use on the field. He is also given a distinct role during the return visit to [[Gloomy Woods]], where he and Mario are kidnapped by [[King Boo]], and Luigi must face his fears to rescue them. Paper Mario is rescued second, and he is held hostage during the battle with King Boo, who is initially disguised as him.
+Mario hears a Star Spirit called Eldstar asking for his help. The Star Spirit requests that he speak to him on Shooting Star Summit, in which he has more strength to speak better. Once there, Mario meets many other Star Spirits asking for his help. He learns that Bowser had imprisoned them in special cards and has given them to his strongest minions. Mario then sets out on a quest in search of the Star Spirits. Mario makes many new friends and partners, eventually collecting all seven Star Spirits. Mario returns to Shooting Star Summit where he gains access to Star Way. Mario acquires a new ability called Star Beam and is transported to Bowser's Castle from the Star Shrine. While Mario and his team are at Bowser's Castle, they save the many captives and fight Bowser at the top of the castle.
-Once the Peaches have been rescued and the Bowsers defeated, Paper Mario returns to his book, where he immediately reenters battle with Paper Bowser.
+Bowser breaks the bridge Mario came from, ensuring that Mario cannot escape, and uses his Star Rod to fight. Mario, knowing the Star Rod's counter this time, uses Star Beam to weaken his power. The reluctant Bowser is unaffected by it and shakes the beam's power off. Watching the team's losing, Peach and Twink fight Kammy, who's responsible for creating the Power Platform that strengthens Bowser's Star Rod. They defeat Kammy and teach the Peach Beam while fully restoring Mario's party. Mario and company use the Peach Beam at Bowser the penetrate the Star Rod's shield, leaving him open to attack. Mario and his friends eventually defeat Bowser, and once again, save the Mushroom Kingdom. The castle returns to ground from where it came from and another party is held there later while the power of wishes is restored. After a parade led by Luigi, Mario takes Peach to his house,where they watch the fireworks.
-In battle, Paper Mario uses different mechanics to Mario and Luigi. He is the only character able to perform [[Trio Attack]]s, in lieu of using [[Bros. Attack]]s. He is also the only character able to employ the [[Copy Block]], making six copies of himself (eight and ten if [[Rank#Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|Rank-Up Bonus]]es are used) to take hits and increase the damage he is able to deal. Thirdly, his dodge commands are more versatile than Mario's and Luigi's, with Paper Mario being able to hover in the air longer while dodging with a [[jump]] and being able to swing multiple [[hammer]]s while dodging with a hammer. Like Mario, Paper Mario has high [[Power|attack]] and [[speed]], but he has even lower [[Heart Point|HP]] than Mario (though this can be worked around with his Copy Block ability). Along with his low HP, his other weaknesses include his position in formation, the high [[Bros. Point|BP]] cost of his Trio Attacks (which are lost if either Mario or Luigi [[downed|faints]], while Mario and Luigi can perform Bros. Attacks if Paper Mario has fainted), and a weakness to fire-based moves (a trait shared along with all other paper characters).
+During the events of this game, Toad Town News traces Mario as he tries to save the Star Spirits, and posts news about his progress.
-The game's main battle theme, "Mixed-Up Scramble," plays only after Paper Mario joins the team; prior to him joining the team, the battle theme is instead a cover of the main battle theme from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. However, the main battle theme still plays during Paper Mario's absence in Gloomy Woods.
+==Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door==
-===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
+Peach invites Mario to [[Rogueport]] in [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]] to share a treasure map leading to powerful artifacts called [[Crystal Stars]]. By the time Mario arrives, the [[X-Nauts]] have kidnapped her. The X-Nauts need to use her as a vessel for the [[Shadow Queen]] so the leader of the X-Nauts, [[Sir Grodus]], can use her power to aid him in world domination.
-The image representing the Papercraft Mario [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' features Paper Mario.
-==Gallery==
+Mario meets [[Professor Frankly]], who tells him the history of Rogueport and reveals the secret of The Thousand-Year Door. The Shadow Queen has once controlled Rogueport and trapped many of its citizens after Crystal Stars granted her power. The Four Legendary Heroes have used the power of the Crystal Stars against her imprisoned her in the Thousand Year Door for a millennium. After learning this story, Mario sets out to collect all seven Crystal Stars. Gaining many new partners and finding all Crystal Stars, Mario enters the Thousand Year Door. There he finds Sir Grodus standing before the Shadow Queen's room. Mario defeats Sir Grodus, but is then ambushed by Bowser and [[Kammy Koopa]]. This gives Grodus time to escape with Peach to the Shadow Queen's room. When Mario arrives, Grodus has awakened the Shadow Queen herself, taking control of Peach's body. Mario has to fight her possessed form, and using the help of the Rogueport citizens' wishes, Mario prevails.
-===Artwork===
-<gallery>
+In the [[Glitz Pit]], Mario and his partner's team is named "The Great Gonzales" (in Japanese: 『じごくかちまた しょけいにん』グレート・ゴンザレス) by Grubba. Additionally in the Glitz Pit, when Mario optionally returns to the Glitz Pit to fight Rawk Hawk a second time, someone in the crowd yells, "Jumpman! Wait. Who?", referencing to Mario's original name in Donkey Kong.
-MLPJ Artwork - Paper Mario (alt).png|Paper Mario walking
-Mario Luigi Paper Mario and Starlow MLPJ group art.png|Paper Mario with Mario, Luigi, and [[Starlow]]
-Trio Glider.png|Paper Mario as an airplane during the [[Trio Glider]] Trio Attack
+==Super Paper Mario==
-Mario and Luigi Paper Jam Trio Attack.png|Paper Mario as a shuriken during the [[Trio Shuriken]] Trio Attack
-Mario Luigi Paper Mario MLPJ.png|Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario [[Dash Socks|dashing]]
-Papercraft Battle.png|Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario atop [[Papercraft Mario]]
+Mario and Luigi are once again called into action in [[Super Paper Mario]]. Mario and [[Luigi]] sit in their house one day when they hear the news that Princess Peach has been kidnapped. The Mario Bros. rush to Bowser's Castle, thinking he has the princess, an assumption to be proven wrong. Later, a new antagonist named [[Count Bleck]] shows up and kidnaps Luigi and Bowser. It is also revealed that Count Bleck has Princess Peach, too.
-</gallery>
+Mario is transported to [[Flipside]], a town between dimensions. Mario later finds Bowser and Princess Peach who decide to join with Mario in his quest to stop Count Bleck. Mario must go through eight chapters to get eight [[Pure Hearts]], which can counter the [[Chaos Heart]]. Mario also encounters new enemies such as [[O'Chunks]], [[Dimentio]], [[Mimi]], [[Nastasia]] and even his brother Luigi, now called Mr. L because Nastasia, an assistant of Count Bleck, has brainwashed him (however, he joined Mario once he is freed by Dimentio and sent to [[The Underwhere]]).
+After collecting the eight Pure Hearts, Mario, Princess Peach, Bowser, Luigi and some [[Pixls]] face Count Bleck. After defeating Bleck, Dimentio, a former minion of Bleck, betrays Bleck and teleports him to Dimension D to deal with him later. Then Dimentio, the Chaos Heart and Luigi merge together to form Super Dimentio as the final boss. After Mario has defeated Super Dimentio, Count Bleck and Tippi get married to stop the Void. Mario is mentioned to be the first of the Heroes of Light.
+==Paper Mario: Sticker Star==
+In [[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]], Mario, along with Princess Peach and many Toads are celebrating Sticker Fest, a holiday where six [[Royal Stickers]] ride in on a comet, and it allows wishes to come true. Bowser, however, takes the comet for himself, releasing its Royal Stickers to him and his minions. Mario attempts to jump on him, but his efforts fail and Mario is knocked out. Shortly after waking up, he meets a sticker guardian named [[Kersti]] and with her help, saves some Toads hidden around the town and takes back the Royal Stickers. Mario then pursues Bowser by traveling through various worlds. Along the way, Mario must collect various stickers to aid him in defeating enemies and progress through levels.
+After getting five of the six Royal Stickers, Mario is allowed to enter Bowser's castle. Bowser is defeated by Mario and he gets the last Royal Sticker, but Kersti is destroyed in the process. He releases Peach, who thanks Mario for his efforts and allows him to make a wish on the Sticker Star. He wishes for the return of Kersti, and the Sticker Fest is saved.
+==''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''==
+Paper Mario makes his debut as a wholly unique character from Mario in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. He first appears by saving Mario and Luigi from the threat of Paper [[Goomba]]s. He agrees to help his three-dimensional counterpart and brother gather the Paper Toads and defeat Bowser and Paper Bowser, returning all Paper characters to the book from whence they came.
+Whenever the trio encounters an obstacle, Paper Mario will usually be the character to come up with a solution, being the ones to develop the [[Trio Move]]s for use on the field. He is also given a distinct role during the [[Gloomy Woods]], where he and his counterpart are kidnapped by [[King Boo]], and Luigi must face his fears to rescue them. Paper Mario is rescued second, and he is held hostage during the battle with King Boo.
+Once the two princesses have been rescued and the Bowsers defeated, Paper Mario returns to his book, where he immediately re-enters battle with Paper Bowser.
-===Sprites and models===
+In battle, Paper Mario uses different mechanics to Mario and Luigi. He is the only character able to perform [[Trio Attack]]s, in lieu of using [[Bros. Attack]]s. He is also the only character able to employ the [[Copy Block]], making six copies of himself (eight and ten if [[Rank-Up Bonus]]es are used) to take hits and increase the damage he is able to deal. Thirdly, his dodge commands are more versatile than Mario's and Luigi's, able to hover in the air longer while using a Jump Dodge and swinging multiple hammers during a Hammer Dodge. His weaknesses include his low defense and HP, his position in formation, the high BP cost of his attacks, a weakness to fire-based moves, and the fact that if either Mario or Luigi faints, he is unable to employ any Trio Attacks, while Mario and Luigi can perform Bros. Attacks if Paper Mario has fainted.
-<gallery>
-Costume Mario (Paper Jam Bros.) - SMM.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' Mystery Mushroom costume
-</gallery>
-===Screenshots===
-<gallery>
-Paper Jam Title.jpg|Title screen
-DS Mario LuigiPaperJam scrn10 E3.png|[[Papercraft]] battle victory screen
-Victory parade ending M&LPJ.png|Post-credits image
-DS Mario LuigiPaperJam scrn05 E3.png|A [[Paper Goomba]] reacts to both Marios.
-Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Petey Piranha Boss Battle.png|Paper Mario cheering for Mario and Luigi
-Copy Mario.jpg|Paper Mario and his copies about to swing their hammers
-M&L Paper Jam Dry Bowser.png|Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario about to face [[Dry Bowser]]
-Battle Results (With 4x EXP and Coins).jpg|Battle results screen
-Trio Attack Hammer.jpg|Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario swinging the [[Trio Attack|Trio Hammer]]
-</gallery>
-===Miscellaneous===
+==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-NI MLPJ Promotional Photo 1.jpg|Promotional photo from [[Nintendo]] of America's Instagram account
+Paper Mario - MarioLuigi-PaperJam.png|''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''
-NI MLPJ Promotional Photo 2.jpg|Promotional photo from Nintendo of America's Instagram account
+Mario Luigi Paper Mario and Starlow.jpg|''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''
+Mario and Luigi Paper Jam Trio Attack.png|''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''
+Mario Luigi Paper Mario MLPJ.png|''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''
+Papercraft Battle.png|''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''
 </gallery>
 ==Names in other languages==
-{{foreign names
+{{Foreignname
-|ChiS=马力欧 <small>（纸片马力欧）</small><ref>''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit list</ref>{{better source}}<!--Not Paper Jam Mario-->
-|ChiSR=Mǎlìōu (Zhǐpiàn Mǎlì'ōu)
-|ChiSM=Mario (''Paper Mario'')
-|ChiT=紙片瑪利歐<ref>{{cite|title=[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/mario/history/index.html Official Chinese website for the ''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary], section 「瑪利歐&路易吉RPG 紙片瑪利歐MIX」|publisher=nintendo.com.hk|accessdate=February 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=[https://www.nintendo.com/hk/interview/a8e6a 開發人員訪談 : 瑪利歐＆路易吉RPG 兄弟齊航！｜任天堂]|publisher=nintendo.com.hk|accessdate=December 19, 2024}}</ref>
-|ChiTR=Zhǐpiàn Mǎlì'ōu
-|ChiTM=Paper Mario
 |Jap=ペーパーマリオ
 |JapR=Pēpā Mario
 |JapM=Paper Mario
-|Dut=Papieren Mario
+|FreA=Mario de papier
-|DutM=Paper Mario
+|FreAM=Paper Mario
-|Fre=Mario de papier
-|FreM=Paper Mario
-|Ger=Papier-Mario
-|GerM=Paper Mario
-|ItaM=Mario [made out] of paper
-|Ita=Mario di carta
 |Kor=페이퍼 마리오
 |KorR=Peipeo Mario
 |KorM=Paper Mario
-|Rus=Бумажный Марио
-|RusR=Bumazhnyy Mario
-|RusM=Paper Mario
-|SpaA=Mario de papel
-|SpaAM=Paper Mario
-|SpaE=Mario de Papel
-|SpaEM=Paper Mario
 }}
-==References==
+==Trivia==
-<references/>
+*When Paper Mario joins the team in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', the battle theme changes from the ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' battle theme cover to the battle theme for the game, called Mixed-Up Scramble. However, the ''Superstar Saga'' battle theme will not play during battles when he is kidnapped in Gloomy Woods.
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