Big Bandit

Big Bandit
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variant of	Bandit

Big Bandits are green-colored Bandits that appeared in the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake. The only two Big Bandits seen in the game appear in the Glitz Pit, of which one is named Bandy Andy. Big Bandits, like regular Bandits, can steal coins. However, the Big Bandit has one major difference from other Bandits - the Big Bandit has the ability to steal items as well. Contrary to their name, Big Bandits are not physically larger than ordinary Bandits. Instead, Big Bandits are actually Bandit leaders, or big "bosses". If a Big Bandit steals one of Mario's items, the only way to get it back is to use Ms. Mowz to steal it back in the GameCube version. This is because, since the only encounter with Big Bandits is in the Glitz Pit, nothing can be picked up after the battle ends. Unlike regular Bandits and the much stronger Badge Bandits, Big Bandits do not appear in the Pit of 100 Trials.

In the remake, defeating a Big Bandit after it has stolen an item (before it runs away) will recover the item.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Big Bandit
	Max HP	8	Attack	3	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit	Role	Common	Level	13
	Sleep?	90%	Dizzy?	60%	Confuse?	90%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	60%	Fright?	85%
	Gale Force?	70%	KO?	95%	Moves	Coin Dash (3), Item Dash (3), Run off (leaves battle)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 4	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 45	Log	A Bandit boss that steals items as well as coins. Guard when he charges at you to hold on to your goods!
	Tattle	That's a Big Bandit. Basically, a boss among ordinary Bandits. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. Unlike other Bandits, he'll steal your items as well as your coins. Totally weak! If you guard well when he charges at you, he'll blow by without stealing anything. If he robs you, you won't get your item back unless you beat him right then. He'll run!

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Big Bandit
	Max HP	8	Attack	3	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Glitz Pit	Role	Common	Level	13
	Sleep?	90%	Dizzy?	60%	Confuse?	90%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	60%	Fright?	85%
	Gale Force?	70%	KO?	95%	Moves	Coin Dash (3), Item Dash (3), Run off (leaves battle)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 4	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 47	Log	A Bandit boss that steals items as well as coins. Guard when he charges at you to hold on to your goods!
	Tattle	That's a Big Bandit. Basically, a boss among ordinary Bandits. Max HP is 8, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. Unlike other Bandits, he'll steal your items as well as your coins. Totally weak! If you guard well when he charges at you, he'll blow by without stealing anything. If he robs you, you won't get your item back unless you beat him right then. He'll run!

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	オーボロドー[?] Ō Borodō	Great Bandit
Chinese (simplified)	小贼大哥[?] Xiǎo Zéi Dàgē	Big Brother Bandit
Chinese (traditional)	小賊大哥[?] Xiǎo Zéi Dàgē	Big Brother Bandit
Dutch	Bandit-baas[?]	Bandit Boss
French	Grand Bandit[?]	Great Bandit
German	Großer Bandit[?]	Big Bandit
Italian	Megafurfo[?]	Mega Bandit
Korean	대도두기[?] Dae Dodugi	Big Bandit
Spanish	Gran Bandido[?]	Great Bandit