The Poker Faces
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The Poker Faces
- “Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo! You're gonna be coleslaw, kid! And that ain't good!”
- —Poker Faces, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The Poker Faces (aka The Ultimate Weapons) are two Bristles that Mario fights in the Glitz Pit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Their name is derived from "poker face", when a person's face does not indicate what kind of cards he or she has. It is also be a pun on "poke", referencing their spiked appearance.
The Poker Faces are ranked 8th in the Glitz Pit.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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German | Stachel-Steine[?] | Sting Stones | |
Italian | I Bombing Stones[?] | Pun on "The Rolling Stones" | |
Spanish | Isa y Fernan[?] | A reference to the most famous Spanish king and queen: Ferdinand II of Aragon (Fernando in Spanish) and Isabella I of Castile (Isabel in Spanish) |