King Olly

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“Oh, and by the way...I am no longer your brother Olly. I am KING OLLY! By the time I am done, all of those miserable Toads will be folded... The flimsy paper minions of Bowser shall be reborn as loyal Folded Soldiers--serving me! And I shall fold, crease, and bend the entire paper world to my whim... The birth of a new origami kingdom!”

—King Olly, Paper Mario: The Origami King

King Olly, also known by his title Origami King or simply Olly, is the ruler of the Origami Kingdom, the leader of the Folded Soldiers, and the titular main antagonist of Paper Mario: The Origami King. He is the elder brother of Olivia (Though in truth he is technically her father), and he turned many paper characters including Princess Peach into origami figures and made them fall under his control. His traits include his folded crown and hair, his purple robe, and his spiky limbs. He is sometimes seen with a dark tan, striped patch of hair, purple skin, and glowing purple eyes. He can also fold himself into a yellow Shy Guy, which he uses as a disguise.

History

King Olly was created by the green Toad Origami Craftsmen, to fit in an origami castle created for the Toads' origami festival. The Origami Craftsmen wrote a message on King Olly wishing he would grow into a great king, but Olly misinterpreted it as a "careless scrawl" and became embittered. King Olly then folded Olivia, and began to view all Toads with contempt. This became the basis for his grudge against entities made of flat paper instead of origami.

King Olly then, while disguised as a yellow Shy Guy, created the Folded Soldiers out of flat paper and stole Princess Peach's castle using six paper streamers; planning to turn it into a replica of the castle made for the origami festival. He also got in Mario's way on his journey by crushing Olivia beneath a boulder and blocking the entrance to a cave needed to get to the yellow streamer. At some point, he attempted to kill Olivia with a stapler, which left her somewhat traumatized until Bowser and Mario both reassured her.

When confronted in Peach's Castle, he transforms the castle and sticks Princess Peach on the wall in his throne room. After his battle with Mario, King Olly shows remorse and decides to grant them a wish using the Thousands Cranes technique - folding 1,000 paper cranes to get a wish - to compensate for his misdeeds. As 999 cranes were folded by Olly himself, the Origami Craftsmen and Olivia fold Olly and complete the wish - to undo all of King Olly's origami folding.

Abilities

Owing to his being made of origami, he is capable of shapeshifting, utilizing it to disguise himself as a yellow origami shy guy to infiltrate Peach's Castle, and also to utilize the appearance of the four elemental Vellumentals. He also was capable of reality warping, an extension of his origami-related abilities, which when fueled by his rage can also cause poison to emerge.

Profile

• European website bio: "The self-proclaimed Origami King. Olly seeks to turn the entire world in his own origami kingdom. With the Folded Soldiers at his beck and call, he's no paper tiger!"

Gallery

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  Alternate artwork

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  Several characters in Paper Mario: The Origami King lineup

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  Promotional wallpaper from Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s LINE account

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  Promotional artwork for merchandise featuring Paper Mario: The Origami King from Nintendo TOKYO

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	オリー王 Orī-Ō	King Olly (a play on "origami"; "L" and "R" are interchangeable sounds in Japanese)
Chinese (simplified)	奥利王 Àolì Wáng	From Japanese name
Chinese (traditional)	奧利王 Àolì Wáng	From Japanese name
Dutch	Koning Olly	King Olly
French	Roi Olly	King Olly
German	König Olly	King Olly
Italian	Re Olly	King Olly
Korean	올리 왕의 Olli Wang-ui	King Olly
Portuguese (NOE)	Rei Olly	King Olly
Russian	Король Олли Korol' Olli	King Olly
Spanish	Rey Olly	King Olly