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|title=Paper Mario: The Origami King
|image=[[File:Paper Mario The Origami King Boxart.png|200px]]<br>North American box art
|developer=[[Intelligent Systems]]<ref name=Trailer>Nintendo (May 14, 2020). [https://youtu.be/FX6DTLcWUdY Paper Mario: The Origami King - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2020.</ref>
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|released={{released|Japan|July 17, 2020<ref name=JPWebsite/>|USA|July 17, 2020<ref name=Trailer/>|Europe|July 17, 2020<ref>@NintendoEurope (May 14, 2020). [https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1260919008267771907?s=20 ''"Join Mario on a comedic adventure, featuring familiar faces with a new origami look, in #PaperMario: The Origami King, coming to #NintendoSwitch on 17/07!"''] ''Twitter''. Retrieved May 14, 2020.</ref>|Australia|July 17, 2020<ref>NintendoAU (May 14, 2020). [https://youtu.be/XDieGo5VD1g Paper Mario: The Origami King - Arriving July 17th! (Nintendo Switch)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2020.</ref>}}
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'''''Paper Mario: The Origami King''''' is the upcoming sixth game in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series set to be released on the [[Nintendo Switch]] worldwide on July 17, 2020. The game follows the aesthetic style of its predecessor, ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', and follows [[Mario]] opposing an evil army of origami characters known as [[Folded Soldiers]], ruled by the Origami King, [[King Olly]], which have taken over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].<ref name=Trailer>Nintendo (May 14, 2020). [https://youtu.be/FX6DTLcWUdY Paper Mario: The Origami King - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2020.</ref><ref name=Website>[https://papermario.nintendo.com/#blade-story ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' North American website]</ref>

==Gameplay==
The overworld exploration is similar to the series' standard, though the combat system is different from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'': Mario can rotate a circular floor and create lines of enemies to attack, although the number of moves and the time are limited. [[Olivia]], a character new to the franchise, has a role similar to [[Kersti]] and [[Huey]] from ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' and ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' respectively. She grants Mario [[1,000-Fold Arms|extended origami arms]] that are used to interact with the environment. Additionally, partners return, which include [[Koopa Troop]] members such as a [[Bob-omb]] that ally with Mario.<ref name=Trailer/>

==Characters==
===Playable===
*[[Mario]]<ref name=Trailer/>

===Supporting===
*A [[Bob-omb]] without a fuse<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Bowser]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Bowser Jr.]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Buzzy Beetle]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Goomba]]<ref name=Website/>
*[[Hammer Bro]]<ref name=Website/>
*[[Koopa Troopa]]<ref name=Website/>
*[[Luigi]]<ref name=Screenshots>GameXplain (May 14, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYbtBvDnQUc&feature=youtu.be 42 NEW Paper Mario: The Origami King Screenshots (LUIGI'S GOT HIS KART BACK, BABY)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2020.</ref>
*[[Magikoopa]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Olivia]]<ref name=Website/>
*[[Princess Peach]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Shy Guy]]s (Red)<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Snifit]]s (Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Pink)<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Spike]]<ref name=Website/>
*[[Toad (species)|Toad]]s<ref name=Trailer/>
**A Toad wearing a conical hat<ref name=Trailer/>
**A Toad wearing a karate gi<ref name=Trailer/>
**A Toad wearing a safari outfit and a shovel who is shown with the player in a battle<ref>GameXplain (May 15, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0tWmvbAVe4 Now Deleted Paper Mario: The Origami King Trailer Showed Partner Toad in Combat!]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 15, 2020.</ref>

===Antagonists===
*[[Folded Soldiers]]<ref name=Trailer/>
**Shy Guy (Red, Yellow)<ref name=Trailer/>
**Red Snifit<ref name=Website/>
**[[Pokey]]<ref name=Trailer/>
**Hammer Bro<ref name=Trailer/>
**[[Boomerang Bro]]<ref name=Trailer/>
**[[Fire Bro]]<ref name=Trailer/>
**[[Boo]]<ref name=Trailer/>
**[[Thwomp]]<ref name=Screenshots>GameXplain (May 14, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYbtBvDnQUc&feature=youtu.be 42 NEW Paper Mario: The Origami King Screenshots (LUIGI'S GOT HIS KART BACK, BABY)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2020.</ref>
**[[Ninji]]<ref name=Trailer/>
**[[Fuzzy]]<ref name=Website/>
**[[Swoop]]<ref name=Website/>
**[[Chargin' Chuck]]<ref name=Website/>
**Goomba<ref name=Website/>
**[[Paragoomba]]<ref>GameXplain (May 14, 2020). [https://youtu.be/U2hw2EdNEzI We Found 50+ NEW Details in Paper Mario: The Origami King's Reveal! (Ninja Town & a Luigi Lamp??)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2020.</ref>
**[[Bone Goomba]]<ref name=Website/>
**[[Ptooie]]<ref name=Screenshots/>
**[[Spike]]<ref name=JPWebsite>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aruua/index.html ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'' Japanese website]</ref>
**Buzzy Beetle<ref name=JPWebsite/>
**[[Koopa Paratroopa]]<ref name=JPWebsite/>
*Giant papier-mâché enemies<ref name=Screenshots>GameXplain (May 14, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYbtBvDnQUc&feature=youtu.be 42 NEW Paper Mario: The Origami King Screenshots (LUIGI'S GOT HIS KART BACK, BABY)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 14, 2020.</ref>
**Goomba<ref name=Trailer/>
**Red Shy Guys, including some wearing tutus<ref name=Screenshots/>
**[[Chain Chomp|Chomp]]<ref name=Screenshots/>
**Koopa Troopa<ref name=Screenshots/>
*[[Gooper Blooper]]<ref name=Screenshots/>
*A giant origami quadrupedal turtle reminiscent of a [[Shellcreeper]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[King Olly]]<ref name=Website/>

===Unknown===
*Toads without faces<ref name=Screenshots/>
*[[Cheep Cheep]]s and [[Big Cheep Cheep]]s<ref name=Trailer/>
*Fire-breathing dragon-like statues<ref name=Trailer/>
*A creature made of hair ties<ref name=Trailer/>

==Locations==
*[[Peach's Castle]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Toad Town]]<ref name=Screenshots/>
*A forest with a hot spring<ref name=Trailer/>
*Desert ruins with hieroglyphics similar to the ones in [[Drybake Stadium]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*A rail cart with a Bob-omb<ref name=Trailer/>
*A mountain path with flowers<ref name=Trailer/>
*Rapids where Mario can ride a canoe<ref name=Trailer/>
*A desert with a {{wp|haniwa}}-like tower resembling a [[Toad]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*A desert town occupied by [[Snifit]]s with an oasis and casino-like building<ref name=Trailer/><ref name=Screenshots/>
*A volcanic area<ref name=Trailer/>
*A room with six colored, numbered [[Warp Pipe]]s<ref name=Trailer/>
*An open sea that Mario can explore by boat<ref name=Trailer/>
*A ninja school with [[Ninji]]s<ref name=Trailer/>
*A castle in the mountains<ref name=Trailer/>
*A storage room with origami headpieces resembling a Goomba, [[Donkey Kong]], and [[Samus Aran|Samus]]'s helmet<ref name=Trailer/>

==Items and objects==
*[[Coin]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[10-Coin]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Giant coin]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[? Block]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Save Block]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*[[Warp Pipe]]<ref name=Trailer/>
*A wheeled [[Goomba's Shoe]]-like vehicle that Mario can drive<ref name=Trailer/>

==Nintendo eShop description==
<blockquote>
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The kingdom has been ravaged by an origami menace! Join Mario and his new partner, Olivia, as they battle evil Folded Soldiers, repair the damaged landscape, and try to free Princess Peach's castle from the clutches of King Olly in this comedy-filled adventure, only on the Nintendo Switch system.

Mario and Luigi receive an invitation from Princess Peach to attend an origami festival and excitedly hurry to Toad Town...but something's amiss. After investigating the eerily empty town, the duo finds a fearsome (and folded) Princess Peach-she's been turned into origami by King Olly, ruler of the Origami Kingdom! With five giant streamers under his control, King Olly binds Princess Peach's Castle and transports it to a distant mountain as part of his plan to re-fold the world.

On his journey to liberate Peach's Castle and repair the ravaged paper landscape, Mario meets Olivia, King Olly's sister, and the two join forces to put a stop to Olly's origami onslaught. Even Bowser falls victim to Olly's plot when his minions are turned into origami Folded Soldiers and betray their Koopa king, forcing him to ally with Mario and Olivia!

Battle the Folded Soldiers in ring-based battles the challenge you to strategically line up enemies to maximize damage! Out of battle, Mario can use the arm-extending 1,000-Fold Arms ability in specific spots to interact with the landscape to pull, peel, hit, and more! Join Mario, Olivia, and their companions on a journey of laughter and emotion, thrills, and a whole lot of folding.
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==References to other games==
*''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'' series: Mario can wear a papier-mâché version of [[Samus Aran|Samus]]'s helmet at one point in the game.<ref name=Trailer/>
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'': The [[Ninji]]s in the game, or at least their origami counterparts, are derived from their original design from the NES version of the game and their original artwork.
*''[[Paper Mario]]'': The castle's interior looks similar to the one used in this game, and Peach's design from this game appears as a photo.<ref name=Trailer/><ref name=Screenshots/>
*''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'': Peach's design from this game appears as a photo.<ref name=Screenshots/>
*''[[Super Paper Mario]]'': Peach appears in a photo with her parasol and a background resembling [[Lineland]].<ref name=Screenshots/>
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'': Like in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', Luigi drives a [[Standard Kart]] resembling the ones in this game.<ref name=Screenshots/>
*''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'': The game runs on a similar graphical engine to that of this game.

==Similarities to other ''Paper Mario'' games==
*Like the original game and [[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door|its sequel]], Mario and Luigi receive an invitation from Princess Peach.<ref name=Screenshots/>
**Although Peach gives Mario a letter in ''Color Splash'', said letter is actually a color-drained Toad.
*In combat, Mario can choose to jump and use his hammer like in the first two games.<ref name=Battle>任天堂ホームページ (May 11, 2020). [https://youtu.be/v3XwDV6jF6M 【ペーパーマリオ　オリガミキング】360°バトル]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 19, 2020.</ref>
*Partners return from [[Paper Mario|the]] [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|first]] [[Super Paper Mario|three]] games.<ref name=Trailer/>
*Just like in the second and third games, Bowser is not the primary villain. Rather, Mario and Bowser team up<ref name=Trailer/>, as they do in ''Super Paper Mario''.
*Just like in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Peach is turned evil by the main antagonist similar to [[Shadow Queen]].<ref name=Trailer/>

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
Paper Mario The Origami King English logo.png|English logo
PMTOK Mario and Olivia Artwork.png|[[Mario]] and [[Olivia]]
PMTOK Origami Peach and Origami Yellow Shy Guy Artwork.png|Origami [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and an origami [[Shy Guy]]
PMTOK King Olly Artwork.png|[[King Olly]]
PMOK Bowser.png|[[Bowser]]
PMOK Origami Minions.png|[[Folded Soldiers]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jap=ペーパーマリオ オリガミキング
|JapR=Pēpā Mario Origami Kingu
|JapM=Paper Mario: Origami King
|ChiS=纸片马力欧：折纸国王
|ChiSR=Zhǐpiàn Mǎlìōu: Zhézhǐ Guówáng
|ChiSM=Paper Mario: Origami King
|ChiT=紙片瑪利歐：摺紙國王
|ChiTR=Zhǐpiàn Mǎlìōu: Zhézhǐ Guówáng
|ChiTM=Paper Mario: Origami King
|Kor=페이퍼 마리오 종이접기 킹
|KorR=Peipeo Malio Jongijeobgi King
|KorM=Paper Mario: Origami King
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==External links==
*[https://papermario.nintendo.com/#blade-story Official North American website]	
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aruua/ Official Japanese website]

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