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The '''1,000-Fold Arms''', also spelled without a hyphen<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/Paper-Mario-The-Origami-King-1782440.html#Gameplay ''Paper Mario: Origami King'' European website, gameplay section]. Retrieved Jun 12, 2020.</ref>, are an ability that appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. True to their name, they are folded origami arms that [[Mario]] can use to peel walls, and open valves, similar to the [[paperize]] ability in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' and the [[cutout]] ability in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. They can only be used with [[Olivia]] and while standing on [[Magic Circle]]s. The 1,000-Fold Arms can be used during boss fights; using it to finish off a boss rewards Mario with a "1,000-Fold Arms Finisher" bonus. Additionally, there is an option in the settings menu to control the 1,000-Fold arms with either motion controls or entirely with the controller buttons.
The '''1,000-Fold Arms''', also spelled without a hyphen<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/Paper-Mario-The-Origami-King-1782440.html#Gameplay ''Paper Mario: Origami King'' European website, gameplay section]. Retrieved Jun 12, 2020.</ref>, are an ability that appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. True to their name, they are folded origami arms that [[Mario]] can use to peel walls, and open valves, similar to the [[paperize]] ability in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' and the [[cutout]] ability in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. They can only be used with [[Olivia]] and while standing on [[Magic Circle]]s. The 1,000-Fold Arms can be used during boss fights; using it to finish off a boss rewards Mario with a "1,000-Fold Arms Finisher" bonus. Additionally, there is an option in the settings menu to control the 1,000-Fold arms with either motion controls or entirely with the controller buttons.


==Unique 1000-Fold Arms finishers==
==Unique 1,000-Fold Arms animations==
*[[Earth Vellumental]] - Mario will flip it in order to make it stun.
*[[Earth Vellumental]] - Mario flips it over to stun it.
*[[Water Vellumental]] - Mario will grab its tail to deal extra damage.
*[[Water Vellumental]] - Mario grabs it by the tail and slams it back down.
*[[Fire Vellumental]] - Mario will pluck the feathers of its head.
*[[Fire Vellumental]] - Mario plucks the feathers out of its head.
*[[Colored Pencils]] - Mario will grab the colored pencils and stab its case.
*[[Colored Pencils]] - Mario grabs the colored pencils and uses them to stab the case.
*[[Rubber Band]] - Mario will grab the last rubber band and flicks it.
*[[Rubber Band]] - Mario grabs the last rubber band and flicks it.
*[[Hole Punch]] - Mario will grab the lid in order to peel it off.
*[[Hole Punch]] - Mario grabs and peels its lid off.
*[[Tape]] - Mario will roll it to grab the remaining tape.
*[[Tape (boss)|Tape]] - Mario pulls out its remaining tape.
*[[Scissors]] - Mario will flip the ice from the [[Ice Vellumental]] in order to make it stun.
*[[Scissors]] - Mario flips over the ice chunk it is frozen in with Ice Vellumental similar to the Earth Vellumental, breaking the ice and stunning it.
*[[Stapler]] - Mario will crack its mouth so wide that it smashes open.
*[[Stapler (boss)|Stapler]] - Mario snaps its mouth open, breaking it.
*[[Handaconda]] - Mario will play rock, paper, scissors.
*[[Handaconda]] - Mario plays rock-paper-scissors.
**[[Ice Vellumental]] and [[Boss Sumo Bro]] are the only bosses to not have a unique 1000-Fold Arms finisher.
The [[Ice Vellumental]] and [[Boss Sumo Bro]] are the only bosses to not have a unique 1,000-Fold Arms animation.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 06:49, July 27, 2021

Mario using the 1,000-Fold Arms  move.
Artwork of Mario with the 1,000-Fold Arms

The 1,000-Fold Arms, also spelled without a hyphen[1], are an ability that appears in Paper Mario: The Origami King. True to their name, they are folded origami arms that Mario can use to peel walls, and open valves, similar to the paperize ability in Paper Mario: Sticker Star and the cutout ability in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They can only be used with Olivia and while standing on Magic Circles. The 1,000-Fold Arms can be used during boss fights; using it to finish off a boss rewards Mario with a "1,000-Fold Arms Finisher" bonus. Additionally, there is an option in the settings menu to control the 1,000-Fold arms with either motion controls or entirely with the controller buttons.

Unique 1,000-Fold Arms animations

  • Earth Vellumental - Mario flips it over to stun it.
  • Water Vellumental - Mario grabs it by the tail and slams it back down.
  • Fire Vellumental - Mario plucks the feathers out of its head.
  • Colored Pencils - Mario grabs the colored pencils and uses them to stab the case.
  • Rubber Band - Mario grabs the last rubber band and flicks it.
  • Hole Punch - Mario grabs and peels its lid off.
  • Tape - Mario pulls out its remaining tape.
  • Scissors - Mario flips over the ice chunk it is frozen in with Ice Vellumental similar to the Earth Vellumental, breaking the ice and stunning it.
  • Stapler - Mario snaps its mouth open, breaking it.
  • Handaconda - Mario plays rock-paper-scissors.

The Ice Vellumental and Boss Sumo Bro are the only bosses to not have a unique 1,000-Fold Arms animation.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese 神祇之手[2][3]
Shénqí zhī Shǒu
Hand of God
Dutch Vouwarmen[?] Folding Arms
German Faltarme[?] Folding Arms
Hebrew 1,000 הקיפולים מרחיקות[?]
1,000 hkfvlm mrchkvt
1,000 Far-reaching Folds
Italian Arti magni[?] Big Limbs (magni is an Latin word for "big")
Korean 종이손[?]
Jong'i-son
Paper Hand
Russian Руки тысячи приемов[6]
Ruki tysyachi priyomov
Arms of a Thousand Tricks
Spanish Brazos desplegables[?] Foldable Arms

References