Not to be confused withThe Master orMaster Toad.

Battle Master
Artwork fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Species	Toad
Appears in	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

“Hey there, kid. You got a minute to learn what it means to fight? Like, to fight with your whole heart?”

—Battle Master,Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)

TheBattle Master,^[1] also known as theBattle Master Toad^[2] is aToad who appears in theNintendo Switch remake ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He wears a purpletangzhuang coat and guapi mao cap. He introduces himself afterProfessor Frankly instructs Mario andGoombella to go to Petal Meadows, and can be found in various locations throughout the world afterwards.

When Mario talks to the Battle Master, he is given two choices. One is to go into a practice battle against threeGoomboards, indestructible enemies that deal no damage, similar to theAction Command Dojo andBattle Lab from previousPaper Mario games. Mario can either take turns practicing his attacks with no FP or SP cost, or have the Battle Master jump at him holding a Goomboard to practice his guards. During these battles, Mario is able to use any move for each badge in his possession, even if the corresponding badge is not equipped, and Attack FX badges along withW Emblem andL Emblem are disabled. This battle also has a unique theme, titled "Master of Action Commands," which is composed with Chinese instruments. The other option is to read varioustips for battles, including explanations for the stage and action commands. For the duration of the time that Mario has lost his name, the Battle Master instead refers to Mario as "Nameless Frank".

Locations[edit]

The Battle Master can be found in the following locations:

• Rogueport, Rogueport East next to the pipe leading toRogueport Underground.
• Petalburg, outsideToce T.'s house.
• The Great Tree, near the exit toBoggly Woods, afterFlurrie joins the party.
• Glitzville, near the juice shop.
• Twilight Town, by the pumpkin patch in the second area.
• Keelhaul Key, outsideKeelhaul Galleria.
• Riverside Station, near the train platform.

WhenMario first arrives inTwilight Town at the start of Chapter 4, the Battle Master will have already been turned into apig byDoopliss. Until Doopliss is defeated for the first time and the curse upon Twilight Town is lifted, the Battle Master cannot be interacted with, and he will not appear at any other location.

Tattle[edit]

• "That's the Battle Master. He's a master of battling. Let me know if I'm going too fast here. He'll teach you the secrets of battling and help you practice tricky Action Commands. So if you're having trouble mastering any aspects of battles, just ask the Battle Master! I mean, obviously."

As a pig

• "This little fella seems oddly relaxed, don't you think? Something tells me this is not a normal pig..."

Related media[edit]

Master of Action Commands - The music that plays during the Battle Master's practice battles.

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Gallery[edit]

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  The practice battle stage

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  The Battle Master in a credits image

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  Concept art showing early designs of the Battle Master

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  The Battle Master on the Nintendo Magazine for summer 2024, showing a relationship chart featuring many characters fromPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

See also[edit]

• Action Toad
• Battle Lab Toad

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Toads
• Allies
• Martial artists
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door characters

• Pages with audio files
• Articles with unsourced foreign names