Ranking Every Boss From the Paper Mario Series!
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
- 0:00 Intro
0:54 Bigger Versions of Regular Baddies
1:33 Goomba Bros, Armored Harriers, Sumo Bros and Colored Dry Bones
2:03 Megasparkle Goomba
2:18 Buzzar
2:42 Fuzzipede
2:59 Steak
3:29 Handaconda
3:50 Bowser (SPM)
4:06 Gus
4:29 Lee & Chan
4:57 Mr. L
5:24 Sammer Guys
5:51 Bonechill
6:16 King Croacus IV
6:42 Shadoo
7:07 Kamek
7:29 Brobot L Type
7:48 Underchomps
8:14 Francis
8:33 O' Chunks
8:54 Monstar
9:12 Mimi
9:36 Dimentio
9:56 Super Dimentio
10:24 Count Bleck
10:38 Fracktail & Wracktail
10:59 Brobot
11:21 Anti Guys
11:43 Bowser Jr
12:05 Kent C. Koopa
12:28 Big Lantern Ghost
12:51 Spike or Lakilester
13:13 Lord Crump
13:40 Goomba King
14:09 Tower Power Pokey
14:30 Petey Piranha
14:55 Bowser (SS)
15:23 Mizzter Blizzard
15:56 Morton
16:24 Iggy
16:52 Sir Grodus
17:21 Hooktail, Gloomtail & Bonetail
18:06 Wendy
18:40 Smorgg
19:09 Bowser & Kammy
19:54 Tutankoopa
20:14 Gooper Blooper
20:56 Earth Vellumental
21:30 Rubber Band
22:02 Ice Vellumental
22:30 Water Vellumental
22:54 Fire Vellumental
23:08 Larry
23:32 Ludwig
23:54 Jr. Troopa
24:34 Lemmy
24:59 Magnus Von Grapples
25:33 Colored Pencils
26:08 Black Bowser
26:41 Roy
27:20 The Master
27:44 Macho Grubba
28:27 Koopa Bros.
28:54 Hole Punch
29:32 Tape
30:03 Shadow Sirens
30:39 Huff N. Puff
31:06 Cortez
31:45 King Olly
32:12 Stapler
32:56 General Guy
33:24 Doopliss
34:10 Lava Piranha
35:03 Crystal King
35:42 Scissors
36:23 Rawk Hawk
36:56 Bowser (PM64)
37:35 Tubba Blubba
38:51 Shadow Queen
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EDIT: Apologies for the off centered text during the "Gus" section. Genuinely have no idea how that happened but hopefully it doesn't bother ya'll too much :)
Bother me? It killed my families.
@@raiden8929💀
I could be wrong, but you said hooktail couldn’t be beaten without the sound effect badge. I coulda sworn the badge just makes hooktail weaker. I have a vague memory of not using that badge when I was a kid
You're right, the badge just lowers her defense. I was watching the Game Grumps play TTYD recently and they beat Hooktail without the badge because they weren't paying attention to the game when it told them to get the badge lmao.
I beat it without the badge when I was 11 . Exploring? Yeah not something I did before 😅. Speed run everygame hahaha
I recently did a playthrough without any badges and yeah I still beat her. but it was rough.
I had to get my friends older brother to try and beat it for me when I was younger. He did it too but it took many tries lol. Neither of us had any clue about that badge.
I never even thought to try fighting her without the badge. I assumed off of the dialogue that it was absolutely required.
The reason why Ludwig is fought so early in Color Splash is because all of the Koopalings were given their stars based off their wand colors (which is why Roy was fought in Bowsers Castle, as his wand is black) and the devs understanably wanted to start with the primary colors
On 36:15, the reason why Stapler is the final legion boss instead of Scissors is because of how valuable they are compared to Scissors. Without Stapler, Olly would've never succeeded in converting almost everybody into origami soldiers. That is why Stapler is fought in the final area. They are too valuable and essential to lose and Olly knew that.
Super Paper Mario may not have the best bosses in the series, but the story will always make it my favorite Mario game
Same here. I’d go as far to say it has the best storyline out of all video games
I’ve never seen Super paper mario so heavily slept on
You have to admit that pretty much every boss fight in that game is boring though
@@melvint-p9500 you mean you weren’t on the edge of your seat duking it out with Francis
i mean, the bosses are not the game's strong suit. I love the game to death, but the bosses in general just kind of... suck. Except for the Brobots, those fights are actually really good.
@@LeoYoshi54321 Fracktail and Wracktail were also very creative, and not just solely jump simulator. Super Dimentio was also just a cool final boss, not on par with others in my opinion but, still not horrible.
The game was okay, but it’s the least RPG-like of all the Paper Mario games
It breaks my heart Mario didn't recognize Mr. L is Luigi. They could have done so much with him and really brought on the emotion by elaborating on the brotherly bond.
Bowser, I can understand him not recognize him. Same with peach, but a bit less. Mario though? He's his BROTHER
you’ll love Mother 3 then lol
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Mario was actually in his fighting stance in that scene. Him glaring at Mr. L can probably be interpreted as sorrowful rage at the idea of having to fight his own brother.
I’m actually a very big fan of the King Croacus fight…if you don’t use Thoreau during the first phase. It’s probably one of the most difficult bosses in SPM and it’s very much appreciated that his weak point isn’t exposed unlike the majority of the bosses in that game.
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My favorite part about Paper Mario 64’s boss fights is that, for each successive chapter, you know less and less about each boss until you reach Chapter 7, which really helps set up the mysterious atmosphere of the Crystal Palace and its King.
The Koopa Bros appear before Chapter 1 even begins and pull various tricks to slow you down.
Tutankoopa talks to Mario all throughout his dungeon, pretending to be an ancient cursed evil but his act cracking as you go further in.
Tubba Blubba is talked up for the entire chapter and is even seen in action, but unlike the Koopa Bros each appearance before reuniting with his heart is threatening.
Shy Guys invade the whole of Toad Town, with its multi-colored infantry, Stealth Guy ambushers, Medic supports, and more organized and “militaristic” takes, of course the chapter boss is a self-fashioned General.
Piranha Plants are among the troublemakers all over Lavalava Island, but when they’re among one of the only basic enemies to talk, and rather strangely at that, once you enter the volcano, the Lava Piranha’s presence is felt, almost like the center of a hive mind.
Huff N. Puff shrouds the sky for most of the chapter, but unlike Tubba Blubba his name is fearfully mentioned, but remains unreachable and above it all until you take down his machine; it’s a smokescreen.
And finally, the Crystal King, who’s never once mentioned or even hinted at and yet is at the center of the mysteries surrounding the Shiver region, and serves as a perfect transition from the unknown to the all-but-known Bowser.
The Crystal King is everything Tutankoopa pretends to be. Tutankoopa is a charlatan; the Crystal King is legitimately an evil spirit.
The Crystal Palace is such a cool area as well; that whole chapter is so fascinating and the music is fantastic.
I like chapter 7 but i absolutely hate the mirror part
Lava Piranha Is probably one of my all time favourite bosses and boss themes. Kolorado coming in to help with the whole chapter also lives in my head rent free
Who doesnt Love Colorado?
sadly when rated He only got 4 stars out of 20.
Buzzar is actually a optional boss when he asks Mario for his name if the player answers Luigi he just lets you walk by
the EXP is worth it.
who doesnt love more badges?
also theres never enough FP.
and I mean, technically you eventually need some HP.
doopliss is my favorite one off antagonist I mainly like his boss theme
Dude has extra personality in a game full of characters with great personalities! Getting to and from Creepy Steeple is a pain, but aside from that it's one of the most interesting chapters in the game.
I love how he's as much of a character in his first chapter as the shadow sirens and Vivian are throughout most of the game. He makes himself known, pulls a 180 on the player and the party, literally bends the laws of relativity to mess with you to not say the letter p, and even when he's found he fights you preping a string of insults. You just don't forget a character like doopliss.
This is a fantastic video, I love reliving some of these bosses.
Just wanna say, while I think Scissors is also better than Stapler, it does kind of make sense why he’s the last member you fight, seeing as how Stapler’s the one responsible for turning everyone to Origami.
Yeah I like to consider Scissors the "Climax Boss" while Stapler of course is the "Penultimate Boss."
god i love the legion of stationery
One thing about the Steak is that the Toads sitting around the restaurant give hints on what order to do things after the first failure; enough to put it all together. It's still dumb, and Larry nearly drove me bankrupt, but it's at least something. At least the concept is fun.
It's ironic how much harder Grodus is compared to Shadow Queen yet Shadow Queen just easily decommissions him
I mean Mario just kicked his ass. So it would make sense that grodus would not be at his best
@@DarkSymphony777 haha you are correct
one thing i love about the paper mario series is tha whenever there’s a trailer for a game, it shows random parts of the game. for example, mario in space in super paper mario, i wonder how in the hell the game gets to that point and its so fun to see how the game eventually gets there
3:19 the Toads in the dining room basically tell you exactly what you need to do
The love for TOK’s bosses is greatly needed. I think the excellent characterization and writing made them more memorable as characters than people ever seem to give credit for.
Plus they pretty much all have amazing fight themes, that helps.
The stage theming for their dungeons were super cool and themed too
I actually like to fight Count Bleck and his minions, including Mr. L, Brobot and Brobot L-Type. They're each my favorite bosses in Super Paper Mario except for Mimi when in her scary spider form.
Very entertaining to watch!! Ty 🥰 always makes me so happy when I know other people love Paper Mario as much as me!! Agreed that Shadow Peach/Queen is no. 1 -- and the amount of emotion that goes into it oh my gosh. And it makes sense but also kinda hurts that Super Paper Mario bosses are like all super low, but again I understand hahaha. But yeah -- you had me nodding and smiling throughout the entire video! I appreciate how positive you were about all of them! Very refreshing!!
I was so surprised when my favorite boss from the franchise made it to 2nd place! I just love him so much, and his theme for me is one of the best in the franchise
I'm not sure why this video was recommended to me but I gotta say, you got some decent editing skills and commentary! Keep it up!
The biggest plot twist is that lava piranha had a second phase I struggled with the first phase so when the second one start my heart dropped.
27:44
It's great to see Grubba this high up! I personally consider him the first boss of the game that can be particularly challenging, even compared to fighting Hooktail without the badge. 60 health is pretty high by this point in the game, taking 2 chapters for that total to be matched and even more than that for a boss that exceeds 60 health. Add in his dodgy ability and ability to boost defense and he can be tough to crack if you aren't good at abusing broken strategies. His fairly high damage when he starts boosting is the cherry on top. 4 by default, 6 when boosted, and potentially boosting past 10 is also pretty high for when you fight him. His theme matches this as well, having a more quiet intensity than the likes of Magnus Von Grapple and Rawk Hawk. He isn't all talk, he can actually back it up too.
I loved his personality throughout it all as well. He seemed sleazy when talked with before, and his shady practices and corrupt nature make him surprisingly realistic, especially since his goal is to try and maintain his glory days. His trash-talk when fighting him is great as well. This is a guy who loves to fight, and show off as he does it. Similar to Rawk Hawk in a way, but more impressive. His claim of "I had so many rump-kicking moves they had to make some illegal!" blows the other boasts in the chapter out of the water. He isn't a sore loser either, he genuinely enjoys fighting and enjoys fights against people who can beat him.
The only thing I don't like about it is how easy his attacks are to superguard. I fought him a while ago and managed to superguard all of his attacks, after having not played the game for a while, and I'm not that great at superguarding! That one Achilles Heel makes him so much easier than he should be. Superguarding shouldn't have been included in the game, imo.
GREAT VIDEO DUDE.
Seeing Hole Punch makes me think of Ganondorf in TOTK due to the max health being reduced. super epic. 👍
Nice rate of blazing through so many bosses too. not too fast that its just saying their names nor so slow you gave each one a 20 minute speech.
Wow this is really cool. This video must’ve taken you a long time to make. Its really good!
I appreciate the SPM love! Most people blow it off because it has different gameplay than the other Paper Mario games, but I'm glad you gave it an equal chance. Tbh, I feel like SPM has some of, if not the best Mario characters in all Mario games.
Barely anyone blew it off, even if it’s different gameplay. There’s a reason why it’s a best selling game in the series.
Controversial opinion: super paper Mario isn't that bad
I say it's a bit underrated. It has a great story, great mechanic, and some great environments/vibe to different areas.
At this point, that is a cold take.
That was controversial only from Super Paper Mario’s release to a month after Sticker Star.
Idk why people don't like Super Paper Mario. It's one of my favorites
Yeah its one of my absolute fav games
TTYD is the only Paper Mario game I've finished so I'm incredibly biased, but the Shadow Queen is easily one of the best boss battles I've played in all of gaming. At the time I was a kid so it was really challenging and it took me several tries to beat her- I actually remember the first time I beat her, my cousin walked by and tripped on the power cord and unplugged the Gamecube so I lost my progress and I was SO livid. Nowadays the fight isn't so hard since I'm an adult and better at the game, but at the time beating her was a huge accomplishment!
Dude for real, as a kid that didn’t understand how to make good badge strategies and dumping all upgrades into hp and fp that fight handed my ass to me the first time I beat the game. Then a few years later I did a bp only run and demolished her
@@aaronlaughlin2389 Absolutely felt! I just finished replaying the game the other day, actually, and I invested mostly in just BP for the first time. I had no idea how cracked some of the badges are- the game was so much easier this time around, even though I STILL can't superguard for the life of me (I'll learn someday! Maybe with the upcoming remake). It was actually insanely gratifying, and it felt like I unlocked a level of strategy my 8-year-old brain could have never comprehended. XD
I respect the effort put into this video. I like that you understood the concepts of every boss, which was nice. I strongly disagree with many of your takes, and I think you have biases that I disagree with. The fact that you put Goomba King above Super Dimentio alone was enough for me to make this comment. I know it isn't a "complex" fight, but it had a lot of story, design, and hype factor that could have brought it a little higher on the list at least. I do appreciate that you dont hate on the new paper marios just because of nostalgia. Good video. Awful takes.
Number 1 is just as i thought. She probably is the best and darkest boss in the Mario series period.
With you mentioning Sticker Star, Color Splash and Origami King in your lowest ranking, I had very low hopes for this video from the word go. Seeing Origami King's main bosses being ranked on the higher side was a pleasant surprise. :)
Definitely gonna subscribe for more!
I love the General Guy fight, the buildup to seeing shy guys invade the mushroom kingdom and find out that there is an entire military squad is insane, and the boss fight is just so fun in my opinion because you fight the shy squad, then two stilt guys, then two tower guys and then General Guy is so fun
It's a Rank 10 for the best bosses in Paper Mario (2001) like Crystal King, General Guy, Huff N. Puff, Koopa Bros, Lava Piranha, Tubba Blubba and Tutankoopa.
"the next paper mario title isnt a traditional rpg"
Well....
THANK YOU, Gooper Blooper's music was amazing and I hate that nobody mentions it!!!
As super paper Mario veo by my entire childhood, I’m very happy with you talking about it, even though they weren’t too high
I love how much personality they gave the Koopalings in color splash
I loved the game so much
2:21 actually you don’t have to fight him, you can skip him if you say your “Luigi”. He will pester you every-time you walk past that bridge until you beat him thought.
Actually, unlike Color Splash, you don't need to use Things to beat bosses in Sticker Star! I did a full run where I didn't use any Things on bosses and still beat the whole game. It's a touch challenge to be sure and I fully understand people not wanting to try it, but I personally found the game to be more fun this way. Also, it gave me a reason to do random fights.
Actually, the bosses from Sticker Star do have logical weaknesses. The Megasparkle Goomba is comprised of numerous smaller Goombas and can be blown apart with the Fan; Tower Power Pokey's individual segments can be knocked away with the Baseball Bat (the boss arena kind of looks like a baseball stadium, providing a hint to this); your multi-hit stickers don't lose their multi-hit abilities in the later battles with Kamek where he turns everything into Sandals; Gooper Blooper's poison attack can be deflected back at him with the Sponge; the Big Cheep Cheep has to be reeled in with the Giant Fishhook (this one's absolutely necessary); Bowser Jr. in his second boss battle carries Bob-ombs over his head which can be knocked down into him with Hurlhammers; Big Boo can be vacuumed up; Mizzter Blizzard is extremely weak to fire and healed by ice; Bowser Jr. in his final battle has a dome shield that reduces almost all damage, but can be destroyed by batting his own missiles back at it with a Tail; Bowser's first form summons enemies from a hole in the wall that can be patched up with Tape; Bowser's second form uses a Whomp that can be sliced apart with Scissors; Bowser's third form attacks with Podoboos that can be frozen with Shaved Ice; Bowser's fourth form attacks with a Chain Chomp that can be batted back at him with the Tail; and Bowser's final form is Nigh Invulnerable until plot-related stuff happens.
I love how high a lot of TOK’s chapter bosses were! Stapler and Scissors were some of the most creative fights in the entire game. And the music?!?! Dude. Who the hell let them go off so hard, I want to shake their hand.
Weird anecdote time - I’ve never fought scissors the “proper” way. Every single time the Ice Circle appeared, dude just cut it down. It was pretty annoying, but thankfully didn’t sully the intensity of the fight at all. That’s a testament to just how great the fight is!
ah the final words aged "well" as the next paper mario game is just TTYD
really appreciate the timestamps
im happy to see scissors as a top 5 pick, its theme is really amazing.
i wish SPM bosses were more complex. If they were reworked to be more akin to modern platformer bosses with intricate patterns/AI and whatnot, they would be masterful, and not just die from being infinite combo'd by attacks
The Shadow Queen was a good reveal, too. It made so much sense to see the Shadow Sirens plotting from all those years ago to revive their ruler/mother.
Finally the long awaited sequel with orange and the pervert green😭🤣
Hooktail can be beat without the sound effect badge it just makes him weaker.
One thing about the boss fight against Bowser and Kammy in PM: TTYD is that, if you so wished, you could easily cheese that fight by just using Showstopper, which I'm surprised you didn't mention in the video. Of course, the fun way to fight them is to do it the normal way, but, if you're aching after that Grodus fight, Showstopper will save your skin (like it did mine lmao).
I gotta say Ollie’s fight from the origami king is probably my favourite paper Mario boss
Lava piranha was the first boss I saw when I was younger, I was watching UA-cam then a video about every piranha plant boss popped on the screen I watched it and guess who the first boss was, lava piranha and that boss didn’t disappoint
This now needs to have the 2 new Bosses from The Thousand Year Door Remake, and those being Prince Mush, and Whacka!
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The Paper Mario Master Quest rom hack makes so many of these bosses far more fun than in the base game. i love how the Koopa Bros can give each other unique stat buffs based on their colour. they made the second form of Tubba Blubba actually hard which made him feel all the more intimidating etc. They even gave the master a Super Saiyan 3 ultimate form!!!
Fun fact: The reason the Shifty Sticker (Tape) sounds like a monster is because someone decided that the case looked like a car and Tape the driver. Additionally, the little metal piece that Tape puts on in the 2nd phase are a parallel to brass knuckles.
The amount of shade that this guy throws at super paper Mario is evil
12:58 Wait, you can get Mr L to join your team in SPM? I had no idea! I remember getting Luigi after beating him, I guess that distracted me
No what he means is that you fight Mr. L who is Luigi and i think at chapter 6 or 7 you find Luigi and he joins you
@@thecrazygamingkid7821 Mr L is Luigi? I doubt it
Tbh since this video just appeared in my feed I’m really sad I’m missing out on good content for amazing games
Underchomp is less Mother and more a dragon Quest, which inspired Mother. Even the optional flute item putting him to sleep being a reference to the Fairy Flute from the first Dragon Quest being used on the Golem of Mercado.
11:57: You probably already know this but the "bowser jr" in partners in time is actually baby bowser. I just thought i should let you know. Amazing Video nonetheless.
Edit: Unless i misunderstood what you said in that part which uh...i probably done.
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Finally, somebody who doesn’t instantly jump to hating on Origami King! I loved the boss system of the game, and I think it gets more hate than it deserves.
You know I like the thousand year door but i love super paper Mario a little bit more
I just remembered, sticker star is one of the only Mario games that I never beat. I need to get back to that game
I gotta be honest, Scissors as a boss was so great that it ended up being my favorite all-time boss in gaming period, and no, I'm not even joking, with second to it being Meta Knight from Forgotten Land trying so hard to recapture the intensity Scissors had in TOK, and while it didn't do exactly that, it still ended up being one of my favorite bosses of all-time, just because the intensity of the fight reminded me of Scissors.
CAN YOU TELL JUST HOW MUCH I FUCKING LOVED THIS BOSS?
A jojo reference and a mutual love for how metal/awesome the stapler fight music is within th s same video. My man just made himself one of my favorite creators.
So, you don't realize how many Paper Mario bosses there are until you list them in a word document, huh? That's literally me with regular Mario enemies, like, not counting those obscure ones, even the known ones that return a lot. I sometimes forget how many there are of them.
The Shadow Queen's theme has a sense of urgency that's basically unmatched, but it's thematically appropriate since Mario & Co stop her before she regains her full strength. Which was imperative because Peach would be lost forever, and the world would be doomed (until another band of heroes unites or something)
my tubba blubba memory was being near death from the heart on my first playthrough and bearly wining despite he only has 10? hp because he had like 3 attack and i had very little left after the heart
With many of the bosses in sticker star including bowser, you said that they required specific thing stickers to beat. The game does not have any boss requirements though, just strong recommendations. I don’t think there is a single boss in the game that you can’t beat with just a bunch of hurl hammers and healing. I would exclude the tail at the end of normal bowser, but the game just gives it to you for free if you just block an attack.
Also, where is atomic boo from ttyd? They are the other optional boss in the series that is not a reskin.
late to the party but yes, totally agree on the Gooper Blooper theme. Legit been my study theme while prepping for the board exams and keeping my energy up lol. Too bad it (and all the other bosses in that game) suffer from the aptly named sticker star syndrome where you literally need the right thing sticker, making the fight either a cake walk or literally impossible depending on if you have it and use it in the obviously signposted way...
Dang I’ve played Super Paper Mario countless times and never used Piccolo for the Underchomp fight 💀
Plague outbreak gone wrong?
Is there a way that could go right?
Will u you Also do all Mario and Luigi boss fights
If you haven't realised
The Coopaling Colors Stars theme is based on their scepters ones.
Actually the toads in the restaurant will tell you how to properly cook the steak
6:16 what? WHAT?!?! You put king croacus under shadoo, wracktail and monstar?!?!
They honestly should have had Ludwig at Bowser's castle instead of roy, it would have been so much of a better fit
Yeah, as much as I liked Ludwig in a submarine and a battleship, I wished he was the final fight before Bowser
Kinda feel like the sumo guy fight was mostly set up as an easier version of the pit of 100 trials and was set up as something fun that you go through once per game to get some extra cards...
So uhh you forgot Whacka and Mush 😂
I always appreciate that Tubba Blubba was only a bad guy because the Boos kept fucking with him and having the Star Spirit was the only way he could make them stop, especially since you essentially have this conversation later with one of those Boos:
Yeah, we probably shouldn't have keep antagonizing him...but we're also gonna keep right on doing it.
You can beat hooktail just fine without the cricket noise, it’s just a lot harder. I did it on my first run through and then I went back and did it with the cricket noise , so, so much easier with that thing
Bro I accidentally got these on my wii u by myself because of my curiosity and adhd and when I saw this I was surprised
Now make a tier list on ranking them based on their designs and back story
Watching you fight the anti guys, gives me master quest flash backs, that mod is hell, also noticed you never mentioned Atomic Boo in TTYD
Edit #2: you can cheese ice kings clone attack in PM64 with chill out, his debuff applies before the clones
My thoughts exactly on the steak. That was frustrating!
.. What are the numbers and ranks?
27:38 Well... about that.
I’d be down just for the first 3 entires lol
Shadoo's Luigi section it looks like shadoo Luigi has a bandana meaning Nintendo probably got lazy or didn't really need to make Luigi for the fight (considering Shadoo is paint bucket black)
You don’t actually have to use the badge on hooktail, it just makes the fight signifigantly harder
Random: so who is your fav paper mario boss fight?
Me: M E A T
I am sad to see dimentio so low as they are my favourite boss as a character but it's great to see doopliss up so hoghaswell
32:56 that dude acts little bit like a certain dictator originating from austria
You wanna beat up some toads? Combine that with the tutorial aspect of the "& Luigi RPGs" and let me fight toadsworth. Hell he could even have that master aspect to him and go full Alfred on Mario.
kemek shouldn't've turned all the stickers into flip-flops, because, do i even need to explain?
ready for doopliss to be #1
You forgot the most powerful boss in the Paper Mario Multiverse. The Rowdy Rusher: YAPE!!!
Shadoo is a major part of the lore tho-
I think you should give more credit to the lore aspect of bosses in general