The Origami King enemy
Handaconda
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Description	A set of soulless minions created by Scissors. They have no faces, no feelings, and no fear.
HP	200
Type	Grounded, Counters Jumps
Role	Boss
Item drops	None
Moves	Asp Grasp (10), Bopperhead (base 30, range 10), Cobra Throw (base 10, range 10)
Location(s)	Bowser's Castle

“Mario! Help me! I've been captured by...something! It's like a shadowy, slithering hand! This is VERY unsettling! What IS this thing?! I'm scared, Mario! Please! Help meee!”

—Olivia,Paper Mario: The Origami King

Handaconda is a giant black papery arm created byScissors that appears as a boss inPaper Mario: The Origami King, fought inBowser's Castle. Its name is a play on words on "hand" and "anaconda," a snake species that typically resides in South America. Its moves are similarly named after various snake species as well.

AfterMario retrieves theKey to Bowser's Castle, Handaconda snatchesOlivia from him. Later, Handaconda ambushes Mario while in a hallway.

Collectible Treasure No. 111: Cutout Soldiers shows Handaconda alongsideLi'l Cutout Soldiers andBig Cutout Soldiers.

Battle[edit]

During the first phase of the battle, Mario must use hammer attacks from the second-closest ring until Olivia is freed. If the Attack panel to be used is placed in the closest ring, Handaconda will simply push it away. If it is too far, Handaconda will bat away what is coming towards it; if the attack is a physical attack, it will use Asp Grasp to deal 10 damage to Mario. However, if two or more attack panels are placed on the route on the center ring, Handaconda can only flick away one panel, thus allowing Mario to attack from the closest ring.

When Handaconda attacks, if Mario is on the closest panel, it will use Bopperhead, dealing 30-40 damage. If not, it will instead use Cobra Throw, dealing 10-20 damage.

This is also the only battle in the game that can have two ×2 attack panels on the board at once; however, the second one has no effect if Mario passes both of them.

Additionally, due to the fact that Olivia is trapped, noMagic Circles can be used at this point in the battle. However, with each successful hit, Handaconda's grip is loosened. Once it is loose enough, Olivia is released, initiating the second phase of the battle.

Handaconda transforms the Magic Circles into Rock, Paper and Scissors icons, and all attack spaces disappear. When Mario stands on one of these spaces, he will activate the1,000-Fold Arms and challenge Handaconda to a game ofRock, Paper, Scissors, using the symbol he is standing on. If both tie, Handaconda's hand will get bigger for the next turn only. If Handaconda wins, it will attack for 24 damage (36 if hand is large) and Mario must block. If Mario wins, he initiates a rush attack with the 1,000-Fold Arms. In addition, the closer Mario is to Handaconda during Rock Paper Scissors, the more damage the rush attack will deal per hit, but the less reaction time Mario gets to block. If Mario does not end up on an icon, Handaconda will use its phase one attack pattern.

While Mario is making his path, Handaconda will show by subtle hand movements whether it will choose Rock, Paper, or Scissors, before the path is set. However, the hand sign will switch after a few moments.

Gallery[edit]

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  The Handaconda in battle

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  Handaconda restricts Olivia

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  The Handaconda's symbol for Rock

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  The Handaconda's symbol for Scissors

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  The Handaconda's symbol for Paper

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  Mario playing against Handaconda

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  The Handaconda's defeat

Names in other languages[edit]

• Paper Mario: The Origami King bosses

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