Paper Mario Sticker Star: Difference between revisions

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* [[A Dog Named "Dog"]]: Unlike with past ''Paper Mario'' games, all characters are referred to as their species name. All Goombas are named Goomba, all Snifits are named Snifit, and the one Wiggler {{spoiler|(later Flutter)}} you meet is named Wiggler{{spoiler|/Flutter}}.

* [[An Ice Person]]: Mario can wield the power of ice if he uses Chillhammer, Ice Flower, Shaved Ice, Refrigerator, and Air Conditioner stickers. There are also a few enemies with ice powers such as the Snow Spikes, Ice Bros, and the Bowser Snow Statue.

* [[Anti-Villain]]: {{spoiler|Mizzter Blizzard. All he wanted was a body that could last forever, but the corrupting power of the Royal Stickers turned him violent and unruly.}}

* [[Art Evolution]]: A mild case. Environments seem to be even more paper-y than usual, with the water appearing to be made out of construction paper with a watery flow to it, and a lot of the terrain and buildings being made of cardboard. The characters look pretty much the same, although several enemies have been updated to resemble their designs from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' and onwards.

** The paper-y parts extend to gameplay: one of Mario's special attacks is ''Scissors''.

** The whole game reverts to the original's more story-book like presentation and combines it with [[Super Paper Mario]] 's graphical fidelity and platforming.

* [[Artifact of Doom]]: The Royal Stickers, which empower their wearers while also turning them into complete maniacs.

* [[Back From the Dead]]:

** {{spoiler|Fittingly, the haunted Enigmansion provides us an example in the Toad that ran White-Out Valley's ski lift. With a bit of paperization, a picture of him comes to life and runs the ski lift so you can finish world 4.}}

** {{spoiler|Kersti's [[Heroic Sacrifice]] is also short-lived when Mario wishes her back after defeating Bowser.}}

* [[Balloon Belly]]: Petey Piranha's boss fight starts with him sporting a big ol' gut thanks to all the prey he's gorged himself on.

* [[Batter Up]]: The Bat and Toy Bat Things send enemies flying like they're living baseballs. {{spoiler|The Bat is also Tower Power Pokey's weakness, and sends all of his extra segments flying away for massive damage once they're all exposed}}.

* [[Big Bad]]: Bowser, marking his return to this role after becoming a goofy side villain in the second game and one of the main heroes in the third.

* [[Big Eater]]: Petey Piranha's got a huge appetite, which the end-of-chapter scene draws attention.

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* [[Catchphrase]]: "Stay perky" for Decalburg's Sling-a-Thing Toad.

* [[Cheerful Child]]: Even when he's broken into pieces, Wiggler's a very happy-go-lucky kind of guy.

* [[Cool Airship]]: Bowser's airships make their Paper Mario debut in this game! Specifically in level 6-1: Bowser Jr's Flotilla

* [[Cool Shades]]: The Cooligans rock a pair, much like they did in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.

* [[Cute Giant]]: Wiggler is a lot bigger than most members of his species, and completely dwarfs Mario and Kersti. It doesn't stop him from being lovable and adorable, though!

* [[Death of a Thousand Cuts]]: The Infinijump Stickers. They each deal a paltry 1 damage... but that 1 damage can stack ''a hundred times''. With patience and proper timing, you can kill any miniboss and shave off a huge chunk of a boss's health with just one Infinijump.

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In [[Super Paper Mario|the previous game]], Luigi was one of the major protagonists, as well as {{spoiler|the final boss thanks to Dimentio's shenanigans}}. Here, he's a background character... a literal one, too! You pluck him out of the background in stages you find him in, and he runs off before becoming part of the end credits parade.

* [[Enemy Mine]]/[[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]]: Some stickers give Mario the ability to summon friendly mooks, like a Koopa to kick into enemies.

* [[Escort Mission]]: One level in World 1 forces you to walk a Green Toad back to Decalburg, and if you two get separated or he gets attacked by an enemy, he'll book it back to where you found him. You also have to escort Wiggler's missing segments back to his tree house in World 3, but thankfully they'll stick with you no matter if you're attacked or separated from them... though it comes at the cost of them booking it for another level once you beat the one you found them in.

* [["Everybody Laughs" Ending]]: {{spoiler|Bowser's attempt at touching the Sticker Star again is met with what's basically an "Oh, you!" from Kersti, followed by this trope.}}

* [[Flunky Boss]]: Until your each the final phase of Bowser's fight, he'll fight you with a lot of his minions backing him up: the first phase has you deal with hordes of random respawning enemies, the second has him hide behind a Whomp for protection, the third has him send a swarm of Podoboos/Lava Bubbles flying your way, and the fourth has him fight alongside a small Chain Chomp. Tower Power Pokey can also summon smaller Pokey flunkies, while the Dry Bones' Petey Piranha periodically barfs up can also help him out.

* [[Gotta Catch Em All]]: To beat the Enigmansion, you'll have to hunt down all 100 Boos that escaped from the steward's special book. Thankfully a huge chunk of them will be captured all at once, but you still have to look through every nook and cranny in pursuit of the escaped Boos.