Tower Power Pokey

Tower Power Pokey
Artwork of Tower Power Pokey in Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Species	Pokey
First appearance	Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015)

“SHEEBYDEEBY... SHEENY SHOOBY SHINY SHLOO... SHINE-A-ROONEY!”

—Tower Power Pokey, Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Tower Power Pokey is a boss first encountered in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. It is a massive Pokey who gained its size from the power of the orange Royal Sticker on its head.

History

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Tower Power Pokey's backstory

In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Tower Power Pokey was originally a normal Pokey residing at Drybake Stadium until Kamek placed a Royal Sticker on its head, transforming it into its large shiny form. Kamek then placed the Pokey onto the top of the stadium and cut the stadium into three tablet pieces, hiding them in various places of the desert, in order to hide the Royal Sticker. After Mario and Kersti manage to find all the tablet pieces, they use paperization to restore the stadium into its original state. Once Mario manages to reach the top of the tower, they find a baseball stadium with an audience of Mural Goombas, Mural Koopas and Mural Toads, and the Royal Sticker on the ground. When Mario attempts to grab the Royal Sticker, Tower Power Pokey appears from the sand, initiating the battle.

Tower Power Pokey's flower

Tower Power Pokey has 300 total HP, with the head having 100 HP, and each body segment having 50 HP. In battle, it begins with its four body segments hidden. In this state, it can use a spinning attack, spinning five times and dealing 2 points of daamage per rotation. Tower Power Pokey may also reveal some of its body segments from the sand. When Tower Power Pokey has one or more body segments revealed, it can topple onto Mario, dealing 7 points of damage and potentially crumpling him. However, if it has only one body segment, the attack will miss. Using any Hammer sticker on Tower Power Pokey while its segments are revealed will cause Mario to take damage from the spikes. Tower Power Pokey may also summon two Green Pokey to assist it in battle.

Using the Bat, Toy Bat, or Newspaper sticker will attack and knock out all currently revealed body segments, rather than just one. Instead of the usual "FIGHT!", the screen displays "PLAY BALL!" at the beginning of the battle, an expression used at the start of baseball games. The only time Mario can use his Big Shiny and Megaflash hammers is at the start of the battle using the Battle Spin. Once all the segments of Tower Power Pokey have been destroyed, it will resort to using its spinning attack. Occasionally, the boss can take off its crown to reveal its pink flower underneath. The Pokey will regain 10 HP every time it uses this attack.

After it is defeated, Mario recovers its Royal Sticker. In the ending parade, Tower Power Pokey reappears with all the other bosses along with their Royal Stickers.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Tower Power Pokey, known as Paper Tower Power Pokey in-game, appears alongside a Big Pokey as one of the bosses in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. They are both encountered by Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario while travelling through Doop Doop Dunes, where the Pokey duo attack a bridge that the trio are trying to cross, causing them to fall into the Doop Doop Dunes Grotto. Once the trio make their way through the grotto and launch themselves out via paper trampoline, they find the Pokeys once again and proceed to battle them.

Tower Power Pokey and Sombrero Guy are the only Paper Mario-exclusive characters to appear in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. In addition, it is the only Paper Mario-exclusive character that appears in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam to be seen wearing its Royal Sticker from Paper Mario: Sticker Star, despite Paper Petey Piranha not wearing his. The gem on top of the Royal Sticker has been replaced by an orange spiked gem.

The Big Pokey and Tower Power Pokey collapsed on the ground after the chase attack

In battle, Paper Tower Power Pokey attacks by curling into a ball and attempting to roll into either Mario, Luigi or Paper Mario, and by hitting the segments of the Big Pokey towards the trio; both of these attacks must be countered using the group's Hammers. Additionally, the Pokey duo also have a chase attack, where they will charge towards Mario and Luigi simultaneously, which the Bros. have to avoid by jumping over them at the correct time; holding onto Paper Mario's Paper Airplane form if they are being attacked by the Big Pokey, as Paper Tower Power Pokey will fold up before charging, allowing it to be simply jumped over. If the Big Pokey is defeated first, Paper Tower Power Pokey becomes furious and stronger, and vice versa. Once defeated, the trio continue onwards to Bowser's Castle.

Physical description

Tower Power Pokey without its segments.

In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Tower Power Pokey resembles a mixture of regular Pokey's designs in Paper Mario Sticker Star and in previous Paper Mario games. The spikes on its body segments appear in symmetrical pairs like in the classic Paper Mario design, while being green like in the Paper Mario: Sticker Star redesign. Its head features no large spikes, and instead have smaller thorns seen in the body of the classic Paper Mario Pokey design. Due to the Royal Sticker on its head, it has a noticeable shiny texture and yellow eyes, as for the other foes empowered by the Royal Stickers. Underneath its Royal Sticker, Tower Power Pokey can also grow a large pink and white flower, resembling the ones Pokeys had since Super Mario Sunshine until their redesign in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Tower Power Pokey was redesigned, more closely resembling the design of regular Pokeys, with more uneven spikes on its body segments and spikes on its head.

Statistics

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy
Tower Power Pokey
	Max HP	300	Role	Boss	Location(s)	Drybake Stadium
	Attack	7	Stickers	N/A
	Defense	Quarters all damage	Moves	Spin (2x5), Topple (7, Crumple), Heal (+10 HP), Summon (summons two green Pokeys with 8 HP each)

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Paper Tower Power Pokey
	HP	144	POW	57 (49)	Defense	51 (43)	Speed	41
	Role	Boss	Type	Spiny, Paper	Weakness	Fire	Location(s)	Doop Doop Dunes Grotto
	Level	8	Experience	125 (120)	Coins	85	Item drop	None - 0% Thin Wear - 100%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Paper Tower Power Pokey (body segment)
	HP	16	POW	57 (47)	Defense	51 (41)	Speed	41
	Role	Support	Type	Paper	Weakness	Fire	Location(s)	Doop Doop Dunes Grotto
	Level	8	Experience	0 (0)	Coins	0	Item drop	None - 0% None - 0%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Paper Tower Power Pokey (Boss Battle Ring)
	HP	648	POW	132 (123)	Defense	123 (112)	Speed	93
	Role	Battle Ring boss	Type	Spiny, Paper	Weakness	Fire	Location(s)	Arcade
	Level	18	Experience	0 (0)	Coins	0	Item drop	None - 0% None - 0%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Paper Tower Power Pokey (body segment, Boss Battle Ring)
	HP	70	POW	132 (123)	Defense	123 (112)	Speed	93
	Role	Battle Ring support	Type	Paper	Weakness	Fire	Location(s)	Arcade
	Level	18	Experience	0 (0)	Coins	0	Item drop	None - 0% None - 0%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Naming

"Tower Power" is a portmanteau of "tower," relating to Tower Power Pokey's appearance, and "flower power," which is a hippie slogan.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ボスサンボ[?] Bosu Sanbo	Boss Pokey
Chinese (Simplified)	刺球头头[?] Cìqiú Tóutou	Boss Pokey
Chinese (Traditional)	刺球丸子老大[?] Cìqiú Wánzi Lǎodà	Boss Pokey
French (European)	Pokeypik[?]	Portmanteau of Pokey and porc-épic ("porcupine")
German	Glitzergigant-Pokey[?]	Glitter Giant Pokey
Italian	Marghibruco poderoso[?]	Almighty Pokey
Portuguese	Catubola Gigante[?]	Giant Pokey
Russian	Поки-босс[?] Poki-boss	Boss Pokey
Spanish	Pokelisco[?]	Portmanteau of Pokey and obelisco ("obelisk")