1,000-Fold Arms
The 1,000-Fold Arms, also spelled without a hyphen[1], are an ability that appears in Paper Mario: The Origami King. True to their name, they are folded origami arms that Mario can use to peel walls, and open valves, similar to the paperize ability in Paper Mario: Sticker Star and the cutout ability in Paper Mario: Color Splash. They can only be used with Olivia and while standing on Magic Circles. The 1,000-Fold Arms can be used during boss fights; using it to finish off a boss rewards Mario with a "1,000-Fold Arms Finisher" bonus. Additionally, there is an option in the settings menu to control the 1,000-Fold arms with either motion controls or entirely with the controller buttons.
Unique 1000-Fold Arms finishers
- Earth Vellumental - Mario will flip it in order to make it stun.
- Water Vellumental - Mario will grab its tail to deal extra damage.
- Fire Vellumental - Mario will pluck the feathers of its head.
- Colored Pencils - Mario will grab the colored pencils and stab its case.
- Rubber Band - Mario will grab the last rubber band and flicks it.
- Hole Punch - Mario will grab the lid in order to peel it off.
- Tape - Mario will roll it to grab the remaining tape.
- Scissors - Mario will flip the ice from the Ice Vellumental in order to make it stun.
- Stapler - Mario will crack its mouth so wide that it smashes open.
- Handaconda - Mario will play rock, paper, scissors.
- Ice Vellumental and Boss Sumo Bro are the only bosses to not have a unique 1000-Fold Arms finisher.
Gallery
Alternate artwork of Mario with the 1,000-Fold Arms
Mario using the 1,000-Fold Arms in Peach's Dungeon
Mario using the 1,000-Fold Arms in Toad Town
Mario using the 1,000-Fold Arms move to interact with a valve in Graffiti Underground
Mario cannot use the 1,000-Fold Arms without Olivia
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カミの手[2] Kami no Te |
Paper Hands; a pun on 「神の手」, a term for a master (literally "hand of God") | |
| Chinese | 神祇之手[5][6] Shénqí zhī Shǒu |
Hand of God | |
| Dutch | Vouwarmen[?] | Folding Arms | |
| German | Faltarme[?] | Folding Arms | |
| Hebrew | 1,000 הקיפולים מרחיקות[?] 1,000 hkfvlm mrchkvt |
1,000 Far-reaching Folds | |
| Italian | Arti magni[?] | Big Limbs (magni is an Latin word for "big") | |
| Korean | 종이손[?] Jong'i-son |
Paper Hand | |
| Russian | Руки тысячи приемов[4] Ruki tysyachi priyomov |
Arms of a Thousand Tricks | |
| Spanish | Brazos desplegables[?] | Foldable Arms |
References
- ^ Paper Mario: Origami King European website, gameplay section. Retrieved Jun 12, 2020.
- ^ Official Paper Mario: The Origami King Japanese website
- ^ https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Nintendo-Switch/Paper-Mario-The-Origami-King-1782440.html
- ^ Paper Mario: The Origami King | Nintendo Switch | Игры | Nintendo.
- ^ 敌人是折纸!? 《纸片马力欧》系列最新作 Nintendo Switch 《纸片马力欧：折纸国王》将于7月17日发售! Nintendo. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ 敵人是摺紙！？《紙片瑪利歐》系列最新作Nintendo Switch《紙片瑪利歐：摺紙國王》將於7月17日發售！ Nintendo. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
