Editing List of Paper Mario: The Origami King pre-release and unused content

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This is a list of pre-release and unused content for the game ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''.

==Concept art==
As with the art gallery at the [[Prisma Museum]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', there is an art gallery in the [[Musée Champignon]] dedicated to concept art showing various original designs for characters and locations.

The Red Streamer section shows early ideas such as:

<gallery>
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 001.png|Various early designs for Peach's Castle.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 004.png|An unused nighttime theme for what appears to be a section in [[Whispering Woods]].
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 005.png|A variety of sketches for [[Magic Circle]]s, including those for the [[1,000-Fold Arms]] and [[Earth Vellumental]].
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 007.png|The museum itself, with a [[Super Marino]] of a lighter yellow. The piece in the southeast corner appears to show a [[Blooper]] sideways rather than upright. Signs are placed next to the doors, rather than being lights overhead.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 011.png|A conception of the [[Battle Lab]]. The Bossotronic Fighter was red instead of blue, while the floor was a lighter shade of blue.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 014.png|A very early idea for [[Picnic Road]]. Notably, it is inhabited by regular Paper [[Goomba]]s rather than origami [[Goomba]]s. Mario is also in his [[Fire Mario|fire form]] in outside of battle.
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 015.png|Early concepts for [[Ol' Grandsappy]] and Sweet Sap Loggins.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 017.png|[[Rescue Squad]] Toad members donning the Picnic Road souvenir shops southeast.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 021.png|A rockier version of the [[Earth Vellumental Temple]] with stalagmites and stalactites.
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 022.png|Different ideas for what [[Autumn Mountain]] would look like in the background of [[Overlook Mountain]].
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 024.png|Furniture and take-out boxes from [[Overlook Tower]].
</gallery>

The Blue Streamer section shows early ideas such as:

<gallery>
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 029.png|[[Whirlpool]]s for [[Eddy River]]. A certain, much larger whirlpool features a variety of vibrant colors.
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 030.png|Three different models of the [[Water Vellumental Shrine]], each a different tone.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 035.png|A model of the storage room in [[Shogun Studios]], with the [[Goomba Mask]] away from the shelves.
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 036.png|The [[Dress-Up Photo Studio]]. Photos on the wall include [[Birdo]], a blue Toad, two Toads in ninja outfits, a Toad with glasses and another with a mustache, and a Goomba.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 038.png|Several models of a theoretical [[Ninja Attraction]]. Although most of the rooms are similar, the cutout ninjas had a completely different design.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 041.png|Early designs for the Thwomp seen in the Ninja Attraction.
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</gallery>

The Yellow Streamer section shows early ideas such as:

<gallery>
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 049.png|A different stand for the [[Toad mechanic]], set up in [[Breezy Tunnel]].
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 053.png|A completely unused area for what appears to be a training facility occupied by [[Paper Macho Soldier]]s.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 062.png|An early version of the entrance to the [[Temple of Shrooms]], with different-looking Toad statues at the back of the room.
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 063.png|The sarcophagus room in the Temple of Shrooms, showing the faceless [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s were red rather than yellow. A ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''-esque mural is present on a wall to the right.
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 064.png|Concept designs for the Fire Vellumental statues.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 070.png|Early photos of [[Scorching Sandpaper Desert]] show the desert tower was much closer to the [[Fire Vellumental Cave]].
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 072.png|[[Captain T. Ode]] sporting an eyepatch.
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</gallery>

The Purple Streamer section shows early ideas such as:

<gallery>
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 078.png|An early draft of the [[Paper Macho Gooper Blooper]] battle, depicting [[Gooper Blooper]] in his regular form.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 080.png|Early drafts of the boat [[Sea Captain Toad]] owns and the [[Super Marino]].
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 082.png|An early image of [[? Island]] does not have a [[Sensor Lab]] door.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 090.png|One of the areas in [[Ice Vellumental Mountain]] featuring a paper [[Sledge Bro]] rather than an origami one. The chest off to the side containing a [[MAX UP Heart]] appears to be missing.
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</gallery>

The Green Streamer section shows early ideas such as:

<gallery>
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 097.png|[[Raccoon Mario]] in [[Shangri-Spa]] outside of battle.
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 098.png|A completely different setup for one of the springs, as well as Mario in a [[Frog Suit]], which does not even appear in the final game.
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 107.png|''[[Shy Guys Finish Last]]'' being hosted by a [[Snifit]].
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 109.png|The shortcut pipe in the [[Spring of Rainbows]] being orange rather than green.
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</gallery>
 
The Origami Castle section shows early ideas such as:

<gallery>
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 117.png|Designs for Bowser's airship.
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 118.png|Various designs for the [[Paper Plane Squadron]].
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 122.png|Early ideas for [[Origami Castle]].
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</gallery>

There are also various early designs for origami characters.

<gallery>
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 127.png|[[Parabones]]
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 128.png|[[Bony Beetle]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Dino Rhino]]s, [[Sombrero Guy]]s, [[Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother]]s, and origami [[Monty Mole]]s
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 134.png|Concepts for the [[Paper Macho Chain Chomp]].
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 141.png|Early designs of the [[Earth Vellumental]].
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 142.png|Early drafts of the [[Fire Vellumental]].
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 143.png|Concepts of the [[Water Vellumental]].
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 144.png|Various ideas for the [[Ice Vellumental]].
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 147.png|Origami forms of [[Princess Peach]].
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PMTOK Musee Champignon art 149.png|Early designs of costumes for Mario, Olivia, Koopa Troopas, and Goombas, related to Japanese culture. Costumed Buzzy Beetles, Ninjis, and Spikes are shown, but do not appear in the final game.
PMTOK Musee Champignon art 150.png|Costume designs of Toads, Bob-ombs, Goombas, and Snifits related to Japanese culture.
</gallery>

==Unused graphics==
Before entering Peach's Castle for the first time, the player was originally going to have a 360-degree view of the castle as well as some models of Princess Peach, which appear unused in the game's files with different hair and jewels on her crown.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8-kBSYafhs</ref>

This game's models and sprites are heavily based on ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. Many animations from the former game are re-used, while the sprites have been redrawn. For example, paper NPCs that were enemies in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' retain their attacking animations and sprites, despite not appearing in battle in this game.

<tt>P_MAR_E.Default.bntx.zst</tt> and subclasses of <tt>P_KNP_E.bfres.zst</tt>, which were both used in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', have all their corresponding animations in this game. This includes 2D sprites with Mario's hammer, which is 3D in ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''.
<gallery>
PMTOK Color Splash Hammer.png|thumb|Sprites of the hammer
Mario with hammer PMTOK sprite.png|Mario holding his hammer
</gallery>

[[Host Snifit]] has unused graphics. While they were part of <tt>MUC_E.bfres.lz</tt> in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', he has a unique model with no recolors called <tt>P_MUCL.Default.bntx.zst</tt> Some sprites are unfinished, while new ones have been added, such as Host Snifit sleeping or jumping.
<gallery>
Snifit host PMTOK sprite.png|Host Snifit
</gallery>

Red paper versions of Koopa Troopas can be found in <tt>P_NOK.Red.bntx.zst</tt>.
<gallery>
Koopa Troopa red PMTOK sprite.png|A red [[Koopa Troopa]]
Red Shell PMTOK sprite.png|A [[Red Shell]]
</gallery>

[[Shy Guy]]s have red, blue, yellow, green, and black colors (texture subclasses of <tt>P_HEI.bfres.zst</tt>). While the green one appears in an ending screenshot, the rest are not seen in-game. The model retains animations for the [[Black Shy Guy]], [[Silver Shy Guy]], and [[Gold Shy Guy]] from ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', all of which use a single idle frame. They also have animations for cleaning a vertical column at Shangri-Spa.
<gallery>
Shy Guy blue PMTOK sprite.png|A blue [[Shy Guy]]
Shy Guy green PMTOK sprite.png|A green Shy Guy
Shy Guy yellow PMTOK sprite.png|A yellow Shy Guy
Shy Guy pink PMTOK sprite.png|A pink Shy Guy
Black Shy Guy PMTOK sprite.png|A [[Black Shy Guy]]
Shy Guy towel 2 PMTOK sprite.png|A Shangri-Spa worker Shy Guy
</gallery>

<tt>P_KNP_Eat.bfres.zst</tt> and its texture subclasses are for [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s with silverware. These are in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', but go unused here. They are only seen in an ending screenshot.
<gallery>
Toad silverware PMTOK sprite.png|A Toad holding silverware
Toad silverware PMTOK blue.png|A Toad holding silverware
Toad silverware PMTOK green.png|A Toad holding silverware
Toad silverware PMTOK red.png|A Toad holding silverware
Toad silverware PMTOK purple.png|A Toad holding silverware
Toad silverware PMTOK yellow.png|A Toad holding silverware
</gallery>

The [[Fun, Funky, and Functional]] Monty Mole has walking animations, as seen in <tt>P_CRP_Shop.Default.bntx.zst</tt>.
<gallery>
Monty Mole shop walking PMTOK sprite.png|The walking shop Monty Mole
</gallery>

The [[Big Thwomp]] has back graphics, seen in <tt>P_DSN.Default.bntx.zst</tt>
<gallery>
PMTOK Big Thwomp unused back graphic.png|The back of a Big Thwomp
</gallery>

[[Captain T. Ode]] (<tt>P_KNPC.Default.bntx.zst</tt>) has many unused sprites, most of them showing his eyes open, paired with different poses.
<gallery>
PMTOK Unused Captain T. Ode sprite.png
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PMTOK Captain T. ode3.png
PMTOK Captain T. ode5.png
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PMTOK Captain T. ode7.png
PMTOK Captain T. ode8.png
PMTOK Captain T. ode9.png
</gallery>

Some graphics depict Bowser and [[Bowser Jr.]] in the Koopa Clown Car (<tt>P_KPA_Crown.Default.bntx.zst</tt>).
<gallery>
Koopa Clown Car PMTOK sprite.png|The [[Koopa Clown Car]]
Bowser Clown Car PMTOK sprite.png|Bowser in his Koopa Clown Car
PMTOK Bowser Jr. in the Koopa Clown Car sprite.png|[[Bowser Jr.]] in the Koopa Clown Car
</gallery>

Bowser Jr. has a glitched back sprite that depicts his leg mislayered and placed far above his body. It exists as <tt>Pera_Albedo.0066_Back</tt> in <tt>P_KPAJ.Default.bntx.zst</tt>.
<gallery>
PMTOK Bowser Jr glitched back sprite.png|[[Bowser Jr.]]'s broken graphic|
</gallery>

The [[Rescue Squad]] captains (palettes of <tt>P_KNPRL.bfres.zst</tt> and <tt>P_KNPRL_E.bfres.zst</tt>) have unused graphics and animations including them blowing a whistle, pulling an object, and carrying an object. These are leftovers from ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''.

Multiple characters, including the Toad and Snifit accessory shop owners (palettes of <tt>P_KNP_Shop.bfres.zst</tt> and <tt>P_MUC_Shop.bfres.zst</tt>), the [[Toad Researcher]]s (palettes of <tt>P_KNPASS.bfres.zst</tt>), the ninja Toad (palettes of <tt>P_KNPNIN.bfres.zst</tt>), the inked Toad at [[the Princess Peach]] (palettes of <tt>P_KNP_Sumi.bfres.zst</tt>), and the faceless Toads (<tt>P_KNP_HoleBundle.bfres.zst</tt>), have unused color swaps.
<gallery>
Snifit shop green PMTOK sprite.png|Green recolor of a [[Snifit|Snifit Accessory Shop owner]]
Snifit shop pink PMTOK sprite.png|Pink recolor of a Snifit Accessory Shop owner
Toad inked blue PMTOK sprite.png|Blue recolor of a inked Toad
Toad inked PMTOK sprite.png|Red recolor of a inked Toad
Toad inked red PMTOK sprite.png|Red recolor of a inked Toad
Toad inked green PMTOK sprite.png|Green recolor of an inked Toad
Toad inked yellow PMTOK sprite.png|Yellow recolor of an inked Toad
Toad faceless blue PMTOK sprite.png|A faceless blue Toad
Toad faceless green PMTOK sprite.png|A faceless green Toad
Toad faceless red PMTOK sprite.png|A faceless red Toad
Toad faceless purple PMTOK sprite.png|A faceless purple Toad
Toad accessory blue PMTOK sprite.png|Blue recolor of a [[Toad (species)|Toad Accessory Shop owner]]
Toad accessory PMTOK sprite.png|Red recolor of a Toad accessory shop owner
Toad accessory green PMTOK sprite.png|Green recolor of a Toad accessory shop owner
Toad accessory purple PMTOK sprite.png|Purple recolor of a Toad accessory shop owner
Sensor Lab Toad yellow PMTOK sprite.png|Yellow recolor of a [[Toad Researcher]]
Toad ninja blue PMTOK sprite.png|Blue recolor of a ninja Toad
Toad ninja green PMTOK sprite.png|Green recolor of a ninja Toad
Toad ninja purple PMTOK sprite.png|Purple recolor of a ninja Toad
Toad ninja yellow PMTOK sprite.png|Yellow recolor of a ninja Toad
</gallery>

[[Love Toad]] has back sprites in <tt>P_KNP_Unique.Red.bntx.zst</tt>. In-game, he remains in one place after being rescued, and does not turn around.
<gallery>
PMTOK Love Toad back.png|Love Toad's back sprite
</gallery>

The <tt>P_KNP_L.Default.bntx.zst</tt> file contains graphics for lime-capped [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s with neon blue vests. <tt>P_KNP_LL.Default.bntx.zst</tt> contains Toads of the same coloring, except in a group of three and sometimes placed at different heights. These Toads are used in-game as the audience in battles, who sit on the side and cheer for Mario. However, they are recolored in-engine.
<gallery>
Neon Toad PMTOK sprite.png|A sprite from <tt>P_KNP_L</tt>
Neon Toad group PMTOK sprite.png|A sprite from <tt>P_KNP_LL</tt>
</gallery>

In the Snifit's graphics, sprite 66 is a purple crosshair. Sprite 67 is a slightly wider version of the crosshair. This is present for all colors except red (<tt>P_MUC.Default.bntx.zst</tt> and <tt>P_MUC.Red.bntx.zst</tt>), which have the sprites removed.
<gallery>
Snifit crosshair PMTOK sprite.png|The purple crosshair
</gallery>

Some Toads, such as [[Professor Toad]] (<tt>P_KNPP.Default.bntx.zst</tt>) and the Origami Craftsman (<tt>P_KNPOLI.Default.bntx.zst</tt>), have unused relaxing poses.
<gallery>
Professor Toad relaxing PMTOK sprite.png|Professor Toad relaxing
Origami Craftsman relaxing PMTOK sprite.png|The Origami Craftsman relaxing
</gallery>

Several of the hidden Toads use this graphic, showing a more prominent face. A full, unobscured graphic shows that this is part of a Toad depicted with a very large head; it has screaming animations as well. It is found in <tt>P_KNP_Telescope.bntx.zst</tt> and its palette swaps.
<gallery>
Big head normal Toad PMTOK sprite.png|The full version of the Toad on the telescope
Big head blue Toad PMTOK sprite.png|A blue version of the Toad on the telescope
Big head red Toad PMTOK sprite.png|A red version of the Toad on the telescope
Big head yellow Toad PMTOK sprite.png|A yellow version of the Toad on the telescope
Big head green Toad PMTOK sprite.png|A green version of the Toad on the telescope
Big head purple Toad PMTOK sprite.png|A purple version of the Toad on the telescope
</gallery>

[[Buzzy Beetle]]s (<tt>P_MET.Default.bntx.zst</tt>), [[Goomba]]s (<tt>P_KUR.Default.bntx.zst</tt>), [[Hammer Bro]]s (<tt>P_BRSH.Default.bntx.zst</tt>), and Shy Guys (palettes of <tt>P_HEI.bfres.zst</tt>) all have unused graphics of them as [[Shangri-Spa]] cleaners.
<gallery>
Buzzy Beetle spa PMTOK sprite.png|A [[Shangri-Spa]] worker [[Buzzy Beetle]]
Goomba towel PMTOK sprite.png|A Shangri-Spa worker [[Goomba]]
Hammer Bro broom PMTOK sprite.png|A Shangri-Spa worker [[Hammer Bro]]
</gallery>

[[Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Bob-omb]] has ghost versions of nearly all of his sprites, located in <tt>P_BOMG.Default.bntx.zst</tt>.
<gallery>
Bob-omb ghost relaxing PMTOK sprite.png|One of [[Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Bob-omb]]'s unused sprites as a ghost
</gallery>

[[Whistle Snifit]]s have graphics in subclasses of <tt>P_MUC.Default.bntx.zst</tt>. The red one appears in an ending screenshot.
<gallery>
Whistle Snifit blue PMTOK sprite.png|A blue Whistle Snifit
Whistle Snifit red PMTOK sprite.png|A red Whistle Snifit
Whistle Snifit yellow PMTOK sprite.png|A yellow Whistle Snifit
Whistle Snifit green PMTOK sprite.png|A green Whistle Snifit
</gallery>

Palettes of <tt>P_KNP_Town.bfres.zst</tt> contain sprites of Toads found in [[Port Prisma]] in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', including the [[Guide Toad]], [[Rescue Squad Chief]], and [[Card Connoisseur Toad]]. These graphics have been redrawn slightly, and include brand new back sprites. The [[Toadmaster General]] appears in <tt>P_KNP_E.Yellow.bntx.zst</tt>, as back sprite 231.
<gallery>
Card Connoisseur Toad PMTOK sprite.png|[[Card Connoisseur Toad]]
Card Connoisseur Toad PMTOK back.png|Back sprite of the Card Connoisseur Toad
Deep Cuts Toad PMTOK sprite.png|[["Deep Cuts" Toad]]
Deep Cuts Toad PMTOK back.png|Back sprite of the "Deep Cuts" Toad
Guide Toad PMTOK sprite.png|[[Guide Toad]]
Guide Toad PMTOK back.png|Back sprite of Guide Toad
Guide Toad PMTOK idle.gif|Guide Toad's idle animation
Rescue Squad Chief PMTOK sprite.png|[[Rescue Squad Chief]]
Rescue Squad Chief PMTOK adding machine.png|Rescue Squad Chief
Rescue Squad Chief PMTOK back.png|Back sprite of the Rescue Squad Chief
Rescue Squad Chief PMTOK adding machine back.png|Back sprite of the Rescue Squad Chief
</gallery>

Every character has a "Kusya" file that is displayed when Mario hits them with his hammer. Some of these characters have Kusya graphics even though Mario cannot hit them, such as [[Emcee Shy Guy]] (<tt>P_HEIL_Kusya.Default.bntx.zst</tt>). If modded into regularly accessible areas, this crumpling functionality works as intended.

[[Sombrero Guy]]s (<tt>P_HEISOM.Default.bntx.zst</tt>) retain most of their battle graphics from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', which cannot be seen in-game as Mario does not battle them. They also have a party icon.
<gallery>
Sombrero Guy no sombrero PMTOK sprite.png|A Sombrero Guy after throwing its sombrero
Sombrero Guy PMTOK party icon.png|Sombrero Guy's party icon
</gallery>

Various Toads in sunglasses have graphics, although they do not appear in-game (<tt>P_KNPG.bfres.zst</tt>, <tt>P_KNPG_E.bfres.zst</tt>, <tt>P_KNPG_Crampled.bfres.zst</tt>).
<gallery>
Toad sunglasses blue PMTOK sprite.png|A sunglasses-wearing blue Toad
Toad sunglasses red PMTOK sprite.png|A sunglasses-wearing red Toad
Toad sunglasses PMTOK sprite.png|A sunglasses-wearing red Toad
Toad sunglasses yellow PMTOK sprite.png|A sunglasses-wearing yellow Toad
</gallery>

[[Cheep Cheep]]s have two unused Kusya graphics. While these exist in the texture file, they are not called by the model's animations. The used ones have the Cheep Cheep tilted upwards rather than downwards. Additionally, there are unused sprites of a Cheep Cheep sleeping, which are not called by textures animations. These are redraws of similar unused sprites from ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''.
<gallery>
PMTOK unused Cheep Cheep front.png|An injured [[Cheep Cheep]]
PMTOK unused Cheep Cheep back.png|An injured [[Cheep Cheep]]
Cheep Cheep PMTOK sleep.png|A sleeping Cheep Cheep.
</gallery>

Princess Peach has graphics of her with her parasol, which she does not use in-game.
<gallery>
PMTOK Peach Parasol sprite.png|[[Princess Peach]] with her parasol
</gallery>

Ninjis (<tt>P_HKN.bntx.zst</tt>) have unused animations. One consists of a Ninji sitting down and sleeping. This is not loaded in their state data in-game, and there is no way to inflict [[Sleep]] on characters in ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''. The other is a set of panicking animations, with the Ninji waving its arms in shock.
<gallery>
Ninji panic PMTOK sprite.png|A panicked [[Ninji]]
Ninji sleep PMTOK sprite.png|A sleeping Ninji
</gallery>

[[Chef Kinopio]] (<tt>P_KNPCK.bntx.zst</tt>) has a set of unused emotions and poses. Most of these are used for the [[Tangerino Grill Chef]] in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash''. Only the panicking animation has state data programmed. The back sprites cannot be seen due to the Toad always facing forward.
<gallery>
Chef Toad angry PMTOK.png|Chef Kinopio, angry
Chef Toad happy PMTOK.png|Chef Kinopio smiling
Chef Toad panicking PMTOK.png|Chef Kinopio panicking
Chef Toad sit PMTOK.png|Chef Kinopio sitting down
Chef Toad worry PMTOK.png|Chef Kinopio worrying
Chef Toad back PMTOK.png|Chef Kinopio's back sprite
</gallery>

Bowser has graphics for retreating into his shell.
<gallery>
Bowser shell PMTOK sprite.png|[[Bowser]]'s shell
</gallery>

There are sprites for a [[Spiny Egg]]. While Spinys appear on the overworld, they do not hatch from eggs, and [[Lakitu]]s are absent.
<gallery>
Spiny Egg PMTOK sprite.png|A [[Spiny Egg]]
</gallery>

An item icon called <tt>Kicon_X_DLAGONPEARL_BLUE</tt> is located within the item preview graphics (<tt>\ui\ItemIcon.bntx.zst</tt>). It is a blue recolor of the [[Red Gem]]. It is also referenced in the item file for the Earth and Water Vellumental room of the [[Sea Tower]] (<tt>\data\map\W4C3_EarthWater\data_Item.elf.zst</tt>), which contains the text <tt>Item_DragonPearl_Red</tt> and <tt>Item_DragonPearl_Blue</tt>.
<gallery>
PMTOK Blue Gem Icon.png|The unused gem item
</gallery>

Origami [[Spike]]s (<tt>O_GBN.bfres.zst</tt>) have a 3D model of a spiked roller, similar to the ones they throw in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. This does not appear in any of their animations, and they use [[Spike Ball]]s instead in-game. This was likely done for consistency for [[Snow Spike]]s and [[Stone Spike]]s, which throw snowballs and spherical rocks. Despite this, both the rollers and spike balls appear in a room in [[Bowser's Castle]].
<gallery>
PMTOK Spike unused roller.png|The spiked roller
PMTOK Spike Unused Spiked Roller.png|Spike with the spiked roller
</gallery>

<tt>O_HKN.bfres.zst</tt>, Ninji, has an unused green color swap.
<gallery>
PMTOK Green Ninji.png|A green origami Ninji
PMTOK Ninji Unused Render.png|Ninji
PMTOK Ninji_(Grass) Unused Render.png|Ninji (Grass)
</gallery>

<tt>O_BSA.bfres.zst</tt>, Swoop, has an unused palette with [[King Olly]]'s color scheme, having a yellow head and purple wings.
<gallery>
PMTOK Olly Swoop 1.png|A Swoop with King Olly's colors
PMTOK Olly Swoop 2.png|A Swoop with King Olly's colors
PMTOK Swoop Unused Palette.png|Swoop with King Olly's colors
PMTOK Swoop Unused Palette 2.png|Swoop with King Olly's colors
</gallery>

<tt>O_NOK.bfres.zst</tt>, Koopa Troopa, has an unused red color swap for its Folded Soldier version.
<gallery>
PMTOK Origami Red Koopa.png|An origami red Koopa Troopa
PMTOK Red_Koopa_Troopa Unused Render.png|Red Koopa Troopa render
PMTOK Red_Koopa_Troopa Shell Unused Render.png|Red Koopa Troopa Shell render
</gallery>

The [[Origami Craftsman]] holds three sheets of paper: red, yellow, and green. The texture for these paper sheets (<tt>P_KNPOLI_ITEM.bfres.zst</tt>) includes a blue one, which isn't seen in-game.
<gallery>
PMTOK craftsman sheet texture.png|The Origami Craftsman's sheets of paper
</gallery>

<tt>\ui\battle\Accessory.bfres.zst</tt> contains a texture named "Accessory_Dmy." It is a placeholder depicting a blue gradient.
<gallery>
PMTOK accessory dummy.png|The accessory dummy texture
</gallery>

A rainbow-colored dummy graphic, called "DummyTexture," is present in <tt>\ui\menu\SheetStatus.bfres.zst</tt>.
<gallery>
PMTOK dummy texture.png|A dummy texture
</gallery>

There is a single file for a character called "KNPF": <tt>P_KNPF_Kusya.bfres.zst</tt>. It has no corresponding textures or a non-Kusya file, so there are no graphics remaining.

[[Sea Captain Toad]]'s Kusya graphics (<tt>P_KNPCAP_Kusya.Default.bntx.zst</tt>) also contain two sprites of a regular Toad, one front and one back.

Every origami Toad, with the exception of the monkey, has palette swaps that are not seen in-game. These include red, yellow, blue, green, and purple, along with a "default" one that varies between models.

Origami Shy Guys (<tt>O_HEI.bfres.zst</tt>) have six color palettes: red, blue, yellow, green, pink, and black. Red and black appear as regular enemies, and Olly disguises himself as a yellow Shy Guy during the prologue. However, the blue, green, and pink variants do not appear at any point in the game.
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==Unused data==
Among the partner IDs in the save file, there is data for a [[Sombrero Guy]] partner for Mario. This partner does not appear in battle or have any special abilities, but was presumably meant to be the one from the [[Canned-Food Par-tay Trio]] whom the player is meant to rescue along with the others.<ref>https://gamingreinvented.com/news/a-sombrero-guy-was-planned-as-a-partner-in-paper-mario-the-origami-king/</ref>

There is also an EXP variable, which indicated the game had experience points during development.<ref>https://gamingreinvented.com/news/evidence-of-exp-has-been-found-in-paper-mario-the-origami-king/</ref> This can be found in save files as <tt>battle_win_exP</tt>.

[[File:PMTOK Bossotronic unused (Fire Vellumental Cave).png|thumb|240px|Mario in an unused rematch against the [[Paper Macho Shy Guy]]s with fire buckets.]]
<tt>\data\map\maplink.elf.zst</tt> contains nodes linking to unused [[Battle Lab|Bossotronic]] rematches against all three [[Big Sho' Theater]] Paper Macho battles, the second wave of Paper Macho Shy Guys with buckets in the [[Fire Vellumental Cave]], and the [[Paper Macho Mummy Goomba]]s in the [[Temple of Shrooms]].<ref>Found by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCOASSP_6Ik Goombario] while searching through all used and unused rooms and room transitions in ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''.</ref> These can be activated by replacing event values in other Bossotronic entries, though the bosses do not appear as the links are unfinished:
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" style="background:#f5f5f5;text-align:center;width:50%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:2px;"
!style="background:#dedede" | Node
!style="background:#dedede" | Starting Room
!style="background:#dedede" | Event
!style="background:#dedede" | Destination
|-
!7
|<tt>"W1G1_BattleLab" || <tt>"HarikoBattleTHEATER_1F" || <tt>"W3G2_SamboArea"
|-
!8
|<tt>"W1G1_BattleLab" || <tt>"HarikoBattleTHEATER_2F" || <tt>"W3G2_SamboArea"
|-
!9
|<tt>"W1G1_BattleLab" || <tt>"HarikoBattleTHEATER_3F" || <tt>"W3G2_SamboArea"
|-
!10
|<tt>"W1G1_BattleLab" || <tt>"HarikoBattleKURB" || <tt>"W3C4_MummyKuriboArea"
|-
!11
|<tt>"W1G1_BattleLab" || <tt>"HarikoBattleHEI_BUCKET" || "W3C3_FireBucketB"</tt>
|}

Five dummy scripts are present in the game's data:
*<tt>\script\wld\btl\enemy\btl_enemy_OnMapDummy.bin.zst</tt>
*<tt>\script\wld\btl\enemy\boss\btl_enemy_boss_Dummy.bin.zst</tt>
*<tt>\script\wld\fld\map\Fld_DummyScript.bin.zst</tt>
*<tt>\script\wld\fld\mobj\mobj_dummy.bin.zst</tt>
*<tt>\script\wld\fld\npc\npc_dummy.bin.zst</tt>

<tt>\script\wld\btl\player\btl_player_Mario.bin.zst</tt> contains a list of Mario's attacks. This includes an entry for an item known as the <tt>ElectricHammer</tt>, placed between the [[Ice Hammer]] and [[Mushroom]]. The Electric Hammer has no corresponding text or graphics beyond a particle effect for when it is used in battle.

<tt>\data\data_item.elf.zst</tt> contains unused sell prices for each item in the game, equal to the buy price divided by 5. Additionally, the [[Gold Boots]] have a price of 800 coins and the [[Gold Hammer]] has a price of 920 coins, despite these items not being sold in shops.

There is data for the small box that [[Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Bob-omb]] owns as a Useful Item. It has no description. Its icon is defined as <tt>Kicon_X_SMALLBOX</tt>, although this does not exist in <tt>ItemIcon.bntx.zst</tt>.

==Unused text==
The <tt>glossary.msbt</tt> file contains multiple item names that cannot be seen in-game: <tt>1-Coin</tt>, <tt>10-Coin</tt>, <tt>100-Coin</tt>, <tt>1000-Coin</tt>, <tt>Healing Heart</tt>, <tt>Shiny Healing Heart</tt>, <tt>Flashy Healing Heart</tt>, <tt>Star</tt>, <tt>small confetti bag</tt>, <tt>medium confetti bag</tt>, and <tt>large confetti bag</tt>. Additionally, an item called the <tt>Dirty Coin</tt> is listed between the [[Soul Seed]] and [[Shriveled Mushroom]], suggesting it was another item that has to be thrown into the spring in [[Whispering Woods]]. This file contains battle-related text not used in the game: <tt>Arrow Panel</tt>, <tt>Hint Envelope</tt>, <tt>Treasure Chest</tt>, <tt>Magic Circle Switch</tt>, <tt>Magic Circle Panel</tt>, <tt>Action Panel</tt>, <tt>×2 Striking Power</tt>, <tt>Extra Action Panel</tt>, <tt>×1.5 Striking Power</tt>, <tt>Angry Enemy</tt>, and <tt>Damaged Weapon</tt>. Various characters' names, including [[Slurp Guy]], [[Bony Beetle]], [[Parabones]], [[Poison Blooper]], [[Dino Rhino]], are listed despite not being visible in-game. The text string <tt>OVERLOOK</tt> is also present among the "other" section of the glossary.

==Unused music==
There are two music tracks that go completely unreferenced in the data files: <tt>BGM_EVT_DJ_A_W5_opus.opus</tt> and <tt>BGM_EVT_DJ_B_W5_opus.opus</tt>. They are soundalikes of "{{wp|Thriller (song)|Thriller}}" by {{wp|Michael Jackson}}. The files' naming structure matches the tracks used for the Sudden Death round in ''[[Shy Guys Finish Last]]'', with the "A" track being the lyrics and "B" being the instrumental. The "DJ" in the title seems to refer to [[DJ Toad]], who goes by this name in <tt>\data\map\W3C4_DiscoHall\data_npc.elf.zst</tt> and <tt>\script\wld\fld\map\W3C4\W3C4_DiscoHall.bin.zst</tt>. This hints that DJ Toad might have had a song sequence with lyrics, which was cut later in development.
{{media table
|file1=PMTOK DJ A.oga
|title1=DJ A
|description1=
|file2=PMTOK DJ B.oga
|title2=DJ B
|description2=
}}

The track "Paper Macho Soccer" is mistakenly duplicated: the version used in-game is <tt>BGM_EVT_Samba_W1G3_opus.opus</tt>, while the unused version is <tt>BGM_EVT_W1G3_Samba_opus.opus</tt>. This is more in-line with the rest of ''The Origami King''{{'}}s sound files, which have the title first and then the level code. There are no differences between the two versions.

There is a labeling error for the track "Paper Macho Gooper Blooper". Its filename is <tt>BGM_EVT_Hariko_W1C4_opus.opus</tt>. "W1C4" is the level code for [[Overlook Tower]], while the code for [[the Princess Peach]] is "W4C1".

==References==
<references/>

{{Pre-release and unused content}}
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[[Category:Pre-release and unused content|Paper Mario: The Origami King]]
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