Editing Rubber Band

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|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])

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{{quote2|No, no, NO! The star of the show isn't [[Mario]], you uncultured HACKS! The real superstar...is MEEE!|[[Rubber Band]]|[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]}}

'''Rubber Band'''<ref name=CloserLook>Nintendo (June 12, 2020) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB7KBIgn2m0 A Closer Look at Paper Mario: The Origami King – Nintendo Switch] "YouTube". Retrieved July 8, 2020.</ref>, '''The Elastic Entertainer''', is a member of the [[Legion of Stationery]] who guards the end of the blue streamer and the boss of [[Big Sho' Theater]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. Unlike the other Legion of Stationery members, while Rubber Band itself is a singular large yellow rubber band with [[King Olly]]'s insignia on it, it initially appears to be a vague humanoid entirely composed out of small rubber bands, mostly yellow, with blue for its large joints, and black for its hands, legs, and the top of its head, with the actual Rubber Band on the inside creating the frame. The [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s in the audience appear to be unnerved by its appearance, as evidenced by their screaming when it first appears, and the unique quotes of the battle including some quote indicating them being scared.

Rubber Band, prior to [[Mario]] arriving to the show, traps a large group of Toads with rubber bands, effectively forcing them to watch its show, sans one that is forced to narrate. After each act, Rubber Band yells from offscreen that the act was supposed to defeat Mario. Once the show reaches the fourth and final floor, holding the spool for the blue streamer, Mario is invited onstage as the star of the show, but once he gets on stage, Rubber Band objects, claiming it was the star, and appears from a stage lift, performing a short song and dance routine, before confronting Mario and [[Olivia]] and battling them.

After being defeated, a spotlight appears over Rubber Band as it dramatically yells its final words, yelling why it had to be defeated, claiming to want to make the theater grand, and finally, accepting defeat, before falling over and exploding, destroying the bands trapping the Toads and releasing a [[Magic Circle]] that Mario then uses to destroy the streamer.

Rubber Band is impervious to normal attacks; while they will damage it, the rubber bands they will deplete from his body will simply be pulled back to the boss to heal it when it begins its turn with the move Pullback/Quick Pullback, along with the uncrumpled Bumper Bands. Instead Mario must use the [[1,000-Fold Arms]] to grab as many bands from the top of its head as he can, pull them back as far as he can, and release, causing the lost rubber bands to fall beyond the reach of Pullback/Quick Pullback. The closer Mario is to the boss, the more damage he can do with a single attack.

On Rubber Band's turn, it will attempt to trap Mario in a Rubber Bind, launching three unrecoverable rubber bands at Mario at different speeds and in either a straight or arced trajectory, which, if not blocked, deal 6-7 damage and cause him to be tied up, which renders him unable to block the remaining bands and wastes his next turn, after which Rubber Band will use Trapped Snapback, dealing 18 damage to Mario, who is only able to dodge.

When Rubber Band is reduced to minimal health, Rubber Band is stripped of its remaining small bands, leaving just its true form, and becomes unable to recover any more rubber bands. At this point, it can only use Solo Snapback, dealing 49 damage (38 if blocked), and it cannot be damaged normally at all. Mario must finish the battle by using the 1,000-Fold Arms to grab Rubber Band in 60 seconds, while it retaliates by attempting to dodge and attacking Mario every so often for 21-22 damage. Once Mario has grabbed the band, he must then perform a rush attack by continually slamming it onto the floor, and finally, end the battle by flinging it into the background.

 

PMOK String Monster.png|Rubber Band entering the arena in an effeminate fashion

PMOK Rubber Band True Form.png|Rubber Band stripped of all its smaller bands

Elastic Entertainer.jpg|Rubber Band's debut before the fight

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