Badge Bandit

Badge Bandit
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of	Bandit

A Badge Bandit is a purple-colored Bandit that is exclusive to the Pit of 100 Trials in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door along with its Nintendo Switch remake. Unlike other Bandits, they can steal Badges, as well as items and coins. Stolen badges can be recovered by using Ms. Mowz's Kiss Thief move, or by beating the Badge Bandit - the badge reappears on the screen to be picked up. If a Badge Bandit manages to run away with a badge, the battle must be refought to reclaim the badge. Mario can use a Volt Mushroom, a Boo's Sheet, or Vivian's Veil to temporarily safeguard his badges during the fight; the Zap Tap Badge, as with other Bandits, protects Mario's items from being stolen. He can also protect himself by guarding or superguarding the attacks of them. Shell Shield does not protect Mario's badges.

Profiles and Statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Badge Bandit
	Max HP	12	Attack	5	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 51, 53, 56, 58)	Role	Common	Level	20
	Sleep?	80%	Dizzy?	50%	Confuse?	80%
	Tiny?	85%	Stop?	70%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	50%	Fright?	75%
	Gale Force?	60%	KO?	60%	Moves	Coin Dash (5, steals coins), Item Dash (5, steals item), Badge Dash (5, steals Badge), Run off (leaves battle)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	2 - 3	Items	Pretty Lucky, Ice Storm
Tattle Log #: 46	Log	A Bandit who steals badges. His HP and Attack are high. Use your Guard well to keep your badges!
	Tattle	That's a Badge Bandit. He's a Bandit who'll go after your badges. That jerk! Max HP is 12, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. He has high Attack power and HP. He sometimes steals a badge when he tackles you, so use your Guard carefully. And even if he gets one, keep your cool, OK? If he runs from the battle, you can always find him and reengage him.

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Badge Bandit
	Max HP	12	Attack	5	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Pit of 100 Trials (Levels 51, 53, 56, 58)	Role	Common	Level	20
	Sleep?	80%	Dizzy?	50%	Confuse?	80%
	Tiny?	85%	Stop?	70%	Soft?	90%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	50%	Fright?	75%
	Gale Force?	60%	KO?	60%	Moves	Coin Dash (5, steals coins), Item Dash (5, steals item), Badge Dash (5, steals Badge), Run off (leaves battle)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	2 - 3	Items	Pretty Lucky, Ice Storm
Tattle Log #: 48	Log	A Bandit who steals badges. His HP and Attack are high. Use your Guard well to keep your badges!
	Tattle	That's a Badge Bandit. He's a Bandit who'll go after your badges. That jerk! Max HP is 12, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. He has high Attack power and HP. He sometimes steals a badge when he tackles you, so use your Guard carefully. And even if he gets one, keep your cool, OK? If he runs from the battle, you can always find him and reengage him.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	バッジボロドー[?] Bajji Borodō	Badge Bandit
Chinese (simplified)	徽章小贼[?] Huīzhāng Xiǎo Zéi	Badge Bandit
Chinese (traditional)	徽章小賊[?] Huīzhāng Xiǎo Zéi	Badge Bandit
French	Picbadge[?]	Snatchbadge
German	Orden-Bandit[?]	Badge Bandit
Italian	Furtessero[?]	Portmanteau of Furfo ("Bandit") and tessera ("badge")
Korean	배지도두기[?] Baeji Dodugi	Badge Bandit
Spanish	Bandido Medallas[?]	Badge Bandit