Bowser's Castle (Paper Mario: The Origami King)
| Bowser's Castle | |
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 Interior of Bowser's Castle | |
| Not-Bottomless Holes | 16 |
| Collectible Treasures | 4 |
| ? Blocks | 7 |
| Enemies | Goombas Koopa Troopas Shy Guys Spinies Hammer Bros. Buzzy Beetles Spikes Stone Spikes Snow Spikes Big Cutout Soldiers Li'l Cutout Soldiers Handaconda Paper Mistake Buzzy Beetle Scissors |
Bowser's Castle appears as a major location in Paper Mario: The Origami King. It has a similar design as in the two previous games, roughly the same as Black Bowser's Castle from Paper Mario: Color Splash.
Bowser's Castle is revealed by Kamek to be the fortress that Mario and Olivia see when upon first arriving at Shangri-Spa on their quest to destroy the green streamer. Bowser retreated to his castle after King Olly attacked Peach's Castle at the start, only to find it overrun by Folded Soldiers. When he attempted to engage an emergency protocol, Kamek accidentally pressed a button that shut down the castle's engines instead, causing it to crash-land into Shangri-Spa's banquet hall.
An origami version of Boss Sumo Bro guards the castle entrance at first, but he is reachable only with the help of Bowser Jr. When the Boss Sumo Bro. is defeated, the characters and several of Bowser's Minions go into the castle and fight the Folded Soldiers. The Folded Soldiers can be optionally fought in the foyer, earning Mario 1,000 coins after each battle.
Meanwhile, Bowser Jr. is trying to push himself a locked door on the second floor. Mario is instructed by Kamek to find a key to the door before disappearing. There is a hallway with five doors, each having a window to the left that Mario can peek through to see one of Bowser's Minions inside, from left to right: Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Kamek, Hammer Bro, and Spike. The doors each have a Bowser portrait above them. The leftmost room has a Flashy Mushroom hidden behind some crates. The second room has an Origami Koopa Troopa behind a treasure chest. The middle room has Luigi. The fourth room has a hidden ? Block indicator behind a chair. The rightmost room has an Origami Spike inside a chest and a Collectible Treasure behind it. The middle door is hidden into a wall with a portrait of King Olly above it at first; by hammering below the portrait repeatedly, it falls off, revealing a portrait of Bowser and a Magic Circle with 1,000-Fold Arms, which peels off the wall and reveals the door to the middle room. In the room, Mario receives a Key to Bowser's Castle from Luigi and uses it to unlock the aforementioned locked door. By entering the door, Mario enters a hallway littered with sliced pieces of the Koopa Troop and is forced to battle Handaconda, who has caught Olivia.
After the battle, Mario goes to the throne room next and finds a spool for the green streamer, along with a recaptured Bowser. After defeating Scissors, Mario can use a Magic Circle that allows him to use the 1,000-Fold Arms to destroy the green streamer's spool and return control of the castle to Bowser. Bowser then directs Mario and Olivia to the first floor to find transportation to Peach's Castle. In a room with nine Buzzy Beetle pillars arranged in a square, Mario has to first hammer a red button below a Bowser emblem on the west, then hammer each create a laser path through all nine pillars, forming an "S" shape, to another Bowser emblem on the north wall. Inside the now unlocked hangar, Mario has to press a button on the left for an airship to appear from a garage and dock itself. The two buttons are each labeled, one for "Secret Weapon" and the other for "Cut Engines," and very small text stating that the labels are mixed up. After Bowser and his minions get on the airship, Mario goes to the airship and confirms to Bowser that he is ready for the airship to depart to Peach's Castle.
The ending credits shows Bowser's Castle undergoing repairs in the background of a photo of Bowser Jr. and Bowser soaking in the Spring of Sanctuary.
Collectibles
NOTE: Some collectibles are found in areas that are inaccessible until returning later; these entries are highlighted in beige.
Not-Bottomless Holes
| Description | Image | |
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| 16 Holes | ||
| In the mess hall, on the right wall on ground level. | 
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| In the mess hall, with two appearing in the higher section. | 
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| It is inside the wall after going up the right stairs. | 
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| On the left side, with one on the stairs and the second on the wall. | 
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| In plain sight when entering a room to enemy quarters. | 
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| Three holes appear on the left of the red carpet, after going through pile of rubble: one is on the pillar; another on the wall; and one on the ground. | 
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| Further down the red carpet, one is on the broken pillar; one on the painting; and one on the ground above the carpet. | 
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| In the enemy quarters, on the last two doors. | 
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| In the enemy quarters, by going into a room after entering the first door. | 
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Collectible Treasures
| Treasure | Description | Image |
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| 4 treasures | ||
 Paper Macho Chain Chomp |
On the left bed in the quarters of the Koopa Troopas. | 
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 Paper Macho Piranha Plant |
On the ground in the quarters of the Spikes. The chest is a trap containing Origami Spikes, while the actual treasure is behind the chest. | 
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 Cutout Soldiers |
To the right of the pile of crates in the airship hangar. | 
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 Bowser's Airship |
Required: Navigate Hotfoot Crater Talking to a Shy Guy in the hangar. |
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? Blocks
| Hidden | Item | Description | Image |
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| 7 blocks | |||
 Legendary Boots  Legendary Hammer |
In the mess hall, at either backwall corner, with the ? Blocks containing a legendary weapon. | 
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 Flashy Mushroom |
In the mess hall, to the right of a table on the elevated section. |
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 Legendary Iron Boots |
A Hidden Block above a white tile on the opposite side of said table | 
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Legendary Iron Boots |
In the room to the enemy quarters, above the Not-Bottomless Hole near a collapsed pillar. | 
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 Shiny Hurlhammer |
It is a Hidden Block in the quarters of the Hammer Bros., indicated by a red panel visible when peering through a window in the hallway. | 
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 Coin Bag |
Floating above crates in the airship hangar. |
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Gallery
View of Shangri-Spa, with Bowser's Castle in the distance
The central plaza of Shangri-Spa, with Bowser's Castle in the background
Mario, Olivia, Kamek, and Bowser Jr. find the Folded Soldiers feasting inside Bowser's Castle
Bowser returning to his castle in Kamek's flashback
The castle overrun with Folded Soldiers in Kamek's flashback
Kamek inside the castle's hanger in his flashback
Kamek mistakenly presses "Cut Engines" button for "Secret Weapon" button in his flashback
Bowser's Castle about to crash-land into Shangri-Spa in Kamek's flashback
Bowser's Castle undergoing repairs in the background
