| The Poker Faces | |
|---|---|
| |
| Species | Bristles |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo! You're gonna be coleslaw, kid! And that ain't good!”
- —The Poker Faces, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The Poker Faces (also known as The Ultimate Weapons) are two Bristles that Mario fights in the Glitz Pit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Their name is derived from "poker face," when a person's face does not indicate what kind of cards they have. It is also a pun on "poke," referencing their spiked appearance.
The Poker Faces are ranked 8th in the Glitz Pit.
Statistics
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristle | ||||||||
|
Max HP | 2 | Attack | 1 | Defense | 4 | ||
| Location(s) | Shhwonk Fortress, Glitz Pit | Role | Boss, common | Level | 16 | |||
| Sleep? | 40% | Dizzy? | 40% | Confuse? | 40% | |||
| Tiny? | 60% | Stop? | 100% | Soft? | 100% | |||
| Burn? | 0% | Freeze? | 60% | Fright? | 50% | |||
| Gale Force? | 40% | KO? | 95% | Moves | Destruction (1) | |||
| Exp. points | 0 | Coins | 5 | Items | None | |||
| Tattle Log #: 84 |
Log | A petrified, spine-covered monster that attacks by charging at you and is impervious to fire. If you approach, its spikes will pop out and poke you. | ||||||
| Tattle | That's a Bristle. ...Totally covered in spikes. They're so prickly! Max HP is 2, Attack is 1, and Defense is 4. AND they're impervious to fire. Even trying to get close enough to whack it with a hammer is dangerous! Seriously, its spikes will totally pop out! So, since you can't jump on it or use your hammer... you'd better use an item! | |||||||
Names in other languages
The Poker Faces
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ポーキングストーンズ[?] Pōkingu Sutōnzu |
Poking Stones | |
| Dutch | De Stekelige Prikkers[?] | The Spiky Stingers | |
| French | Noirs Fléaux[?] | Black scourges | |
| German | Stachel-Steine[?] | Sting Stones | |
| Italian | I Bombing Stones[?] | Pun on "The Rolling Stones" | |
| Spanish (NOA) | El Dúo Picudo[?] | The Beaked Duo | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Isa y Fernan[?] | A reference to the most famous Spanish king and queen: Ferdinand II of Aragon (Fernando in Spanish) and Isabella I of Castile (Isabel in Spanish) |
The Ultimate Weapons
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ざんこくな ぜんしんキョウキ[?] Zankoku na Zenshin Kyōki |
The Cruel Ultimate Weapons | |
| Dutch | De Wrede Wapens[?] | The Cruel Weapons | |
| French | Haltères cruels[?] | Cruel dumbbells | |
| German | Die wandelnden Waffen[?] | The Walking Weapons | |
| Italian | Il duetto di folli[?] | The fools' duet | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Las armas destructoras[?] | The destructive weapons | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Tanto monta, monta tanto[?] | "They amount to the same, the same they amount to", motto that appears in the royal emblem of Ferdinand II of Aragon, from who the name "Fernan" comes from. |
| Glitz Pit teams (at the end of Chapter 3) | |
|---|---|
| Champion | The Great Gonzales |
| Major League | Rawk Hawk • The Koopinator • Chomp Country • Hamma, Bamma, and Flare • Craw-Daddy • The Fuzz • The Magikoopa Masters • The Shellshockers • The Poker Faces • The Tiny Spinies |
| Minor League | The Iron Adonis Twins • The Bob-omb Squad • The Punk Rocks • The Mind-Bogglers • The Hand-It-Overs • Spike Storm • The Dead Bones • The Pokey Triplets • The KP Koopas • The Goomba Bros. |
| Replacement teams | Wings of Night • The Destructors |