Editing Stapler (boss)

{{:Paper Mario: The Origami King bestiary|transcludesection=Stapler}}
{{quote|Hey! That's the thing! That's the thing that turned me into...this! [[Mario]]...you GOTTA win this one!|Bowser|Paper Mario: The Origami King}}
[[File:PMTOK Stapler Treasure.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Stapler's Collectible Treasure in the [[Musée Champignon]].]]
'''Stapler''', '''The Fanged Fastener''', is a member of the [[Legion of Stationery]] and the penultimate boss in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. It is an oversized black stapler with King Olly's insignia on its side. Unlike the other members, it does not guard any of the [[streamer]]s, but is instead fought in [[Origami Castle]] as [[King Olly]]'s last line of defense. It appears to have a dog-like personality, frequently emitting dog sounds throughout its battle, and is the only Legion of Stationery member to not have any dialogue.

The Stapler's shadow is seen at the beginning of the game in [[Peach's Castle]], where it transforms [[Bowser]]'s minions into [[Folded Soldiers]], ensuring that they cannot unfold themselves. Prior, it was also the one who kept Bowser stuck in his folded form.

Later, in Origami Castle, as [[Mario]], [[Olivia]] and Bowser corner King Olly, he sets the Stapler on them. After Mario defeats the Stapler, the staple keeping Bowser folded is destroyed, allowing Mario to Hammer him, causing him to unfold and return to his normal self.

The Stapler appears to resemble the [[Stapler (Thing)|Stapler Thing]] from ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', but it is black rather than gray.

==Battle==
{{quote|You'd think I'd be used to facing art and office supplies by now...but this one is SUPER scary! The barking! The biting! Those sharp, sharp staples! Hey, wait! Those staples must be why all of our folded friends can't unfold themselves... This thing must've bit them! It locked them into angry origami forms! BAD dog! Stay strong, [[Mario]]. This overgrown guard dog may be in the [[Legion of Stationery]], but we can teach it to roll over!|Olivia|Paper Mario: The Origami King}}
Stapler has three colors of staples: gray, red, and gold, each doing more damage than the last. When it reloads, provided it is not already on gold staples, it upgrades staple types, being equipped with 30 staples of its current type.

When Stapler attacks, if Mario is close, it will use Dog Tag, attacking Mario twice, dealing 7-9 damage and using a staple per hit, and, if not blocked, pins him down, wasting his next turn, allowing it to use Untag Wag, dealing 22 damage and freeing Mario. If Mario is farther away, it will instead use Staple Gun, firing eight staples at Mario for 6-8 damage per staple.

After one attack, Stapler will charge up Bite Barrage to attack Mario 16 times for 6-8 damage per hit, each hit using a staple (should it run out of staples during the attack, the remaining hit will do no damage), then use Staple Gun to fire the rest of its staples. After using Bite Barrage, as Stapler is out of staples it needs to one turn to reload its staples, leaving it vulnerable to another attack.

Every time Stapler is hit, one staple is wasted. Thus, it is more advantageous to use Jump attacks over Hammer attacks, as Jumps hit four times, while Hammers hit only once. Using a rush attack with the [[1,000-Fold Arms]] is even more effective, having the capacity to waste more than half of its staples.

When Mario rushes Stapler with the 1,000-Fold Arms and it gets to 1 HP, Mario is prompted to open its "mouth" so wide that it smashes open, defeating it.

===Attacks===
*'''Dog Tag''': The boss slams Mario two times with staples each hit, pinning him down.
**'''Untag Wag''': The boss spins to the ground with its "tail", freeing Mario with massive damage.
*'''Staple Gun''': The boss stands up and spits 8 staples on Mario, dealing about damage each.
*'''Bite Barrage''': The boss jumps and bites Mario multiple times, dealing damage (0 if no staples left). If there leftover staples it spits the rest with Staple Gun

==Names in other languages==

===Stapler===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ホッチキス
|JapR=Hocchikisu
|JapM=Stapler
|SpaA=Engrapadora
|SpaAM=Stapler
|SpaE=Grapadora
|SpaEM=Stapler
|Fre=Agrafeuse
|FreM=Stapler
|Ger=Tacker
|GerM=Stapler
|Ita=Pinzatrice
|ItaM=Stapler
|Dut=Nietmachine
|DutM=Stapler
|ChiS=订书机
|ChiSR=Dìngshūjī
|ChiSM=Stapler
|ChiT=訂書機
|ChiTR=Dìngshūjī
|ChiTM=Stapler
|Kor=스테이플러
|KorR=Seuteipeulleo
|KorM=Stapler
}}

===The Fanged Fastener===
{{foreign names
|Jap={{hover|王|おう}}のばんけん
|JapR=Ō no Banken
|JapM=King's Watchdog
|Spa=La aprisionadora afilada
|SpaM=The sharp imprisoner
|Fre=Le royal cerbère
|FreM=The royal cerberus
|Ger=Die bissige Bedrohung
|GerM=The Bitey Threat
|Ita=Un’avversaria mordente
|ItaM=A biting enemy
|Dut=De venijnige vastmaker
|DutM=The vicious fastener
|ChiS=王的看门狗
|ChiSR=Wáng de Kānmén'gǒu
|ChiSM=King's Watchdog
|ChiT=王的看門狗
|ChiTR=Wáng de Kānmén'gǒu
|ChiTM=King's Watchdog
|Kor=왕의 파수꾼
|KorR=Wang-ui Pasukkun
|KorM=King's Watchman
}}

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