Olivia
- This article is about the character inPaper Mario: The Origami King. For the character playlist on theNintendo Music app, seeList of playlists with Super Mario tracks on Nintendo Music § Olivia.
| Olivia | |
|---|---|
 Artwork fromPaper Mario: The Origami King | |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) |
| Latest appearance | WarioWare: Move It! (2023) |
- “I'm going to stop you,Brother. As your sister, it's my duty...”
- —Olivia,Paper Mario: The Origami King
Olivia isMario's main ally inPaper Mario: The Origami King, similarly toKersti inPaper Mario: Sticker Star andHuey inPaper Mario: Color Splash. She isKing Olly's younger sister, although it was later revealed that he folded her to life. She can transform into aVellumental or allow Mario to use the1,000-Fold Arms on certainMagic Circles. This can be done on the field or in battles.
History[edit]
Background[edit]
Olivia was designed byOrigami Craftsman as a part of an Origami Castle built for the Origami Festival. Her elder brother, Olly, the Origami King, was folded before her, but Olly turned against his creator and trapped him in the wall of his workshop. Olly then created his sister, Olivia, as part of his plan to rule over the Mushroom Kingdom, sitting in the throne beside his to act as the queen to his king. However, Olivia rebelled against Olly's plan, viewing it as her duty to stop him and believing that origami and flat paper can live together. She tried many times to change her brother's mind, but with no avail. Eventually, King Olly punished Olivia by trapping her in a wall inPeach's Castle.
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
When Mario explores the dungeon in Peach's Castle, Olivia calls out to him, saying she is stuck in an "in-between dimension". Mario uses the1,000-Fold Arms to free Olivia sandwiched in between the wall sheets. Together they explore the castle dungeon and eventually find a trapped and folded Bowser. The trio goes outside onto the castle's balcony where they meet with origami Peach and a yellow origami Shy Guy. After a fight with some Folded Soldiers, the yellow Shy Guy reveals himself as King Olly. Olivia is horrified to see her brother and realizes that he is behind everything. She tries to convince Olly to give up, but her brother does not listen. After revealing his plan, King Olly summons fivestreamers that wrap up Peach's Castle and lift it to the air. Mario, Olivia and Bowser manage to escape but they get separated in the process. Mario and Olivia together land inWhispering Woods.
Olivia travels with Mario on his journey, explaining the battle system and how to fill inNot-Bottomless Holes. Olivia was responsible for namingBob-omb "Bobby", and enables Mario to useMagic Circles. Olivia is usually very cheerful, but when Bob-omb sacrifices himself to save her from a boulder inSweetpaper Valley, she becomes depressed. Olivia only cheers up when Mario uses aGoomba Mask to make a funny face, making her realize that Bob-omb would not want her to be sad. She can also take on the appearances of the Vellumentals, and transforms into a giant hammer for Mario to use in the final fight with King Olly.
After the battle, Olivia fears she went too far with her hammer attack on King Olly, realizing that she mortally wounded her brother. She notices the mark on his body and reads it for him, telling him that it is a sweet message from the Origami Craftsman. King Olly regrets his villainy and makes a final request to Olivia to fold his remains into the final crane for the Thousand Cranes technique to amend his wrongdoings. Olivia is deeply upset as King Olly dies. With the help of the Origami Craftsman, Olivia finishes folding the final crane for the Thousand Cranes technique. Olivia wishes to undo all the origami Olly ever folded. This also erases her existence, since Olly was the one who first folded her. At the end of the game, Mario reminisces over Olivia while he and Peach watch fireworks.
In the game's 100% ending, a miniature, inanimate version of Olivia appears in the scaled-down model of Origami Castle, alongside a similarly scaled down version of her brother, fulfilling the role their creator had originally intended for them.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Olivia appears as aspirit obtainable in a limited-time event from August 28, 2020 until September 2, 2020 inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Her spirit battle is againstPikachu,Mario andBowser (in their default costumes as Bowser is tiny) on thePaper Mario stage withBob-omb items (representingBob-omb) asPaper Mario: Color Splash's battle music plays in the background.
WarioWare: Move It![edit]
Olivia appears in thePaper Mario: The Origami King microgame inWarioWare: Move It! as a cameo. In levels 1 and 3, she watches Mario use the 1000 Fold Arms, and in level 2, Mario must free her from a wall; she becomes happy if the microgame is cleared.
General information[edit]
Personality[edit]
Olivia behaves like a kind, naive and cheerful child. She is very friendly and can befriend anyone, like when she and Mario meet Bob-omb, or Toads, and even Bowser's minions. Olivia is also very emotional and easily becomes amazed by many things. She also easily gets distracted from time to time when she sees something wonderful. Usually Olivia is really happy and sees the world in bright colors, but after Bob-omb's death she becomes heartbroken, at least to the moment when Mario cheers her up. Olivia can also be confused at times, like when she was stuck in a wall by her brother and thinking it is a dimension between light and dark, or when she mistakes another Bob-omb for Bob-omb. From the beginning, Olivia believes that origami and flat paper can be friends and does not understand why her big brother hates flat paper so much. She also believes to the end that Olly can change and she initially did not want to fight him. Olivia, despite being angry at him for what he had done, loves her brother, and mourns after his death.
Powers and abilities[edit]
Olivia has an ability to float in the air but she claims that she must work pretty hard to float even a little bit, so she is probably weaker than her elder brother as he can float much higher than her. However Olivia's main power is using the magic of origami, such as summoning the1,000-Fold Arms for Mario or transforming herself into aVellumental. She can also, like King Olly, fold other paper-beings into origami, like when she folded Bowser during the fight with King Olly. In the final phase of the battle against King Olly, Olivia can transform into a giant hammer by use of a special Magic Circle after it is reassembled. This ability was given to her by theOrigami Craftsman during the visit toMushroom Island.
Quotes[edit]
- "My name's Olivia! You'd probably like to know a lot more about me and why I was trapped like that, huh?"
- "I'm going to stop you, Brother. As your sister, it's my duty..."
- "Well, Mario...it looks like we HAVE to check out Shogun Studios. It would be irresponsible not to."
- "WOOOOOW! The Great Sea is SOOO big! This breeze feels SOOO good! *sniff* Why does it smell SOOO salty? It's so endlessly big... The only word you could use to describe it is EPIC! Well, that and "great," I guess."
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
- Website description:
- English (United Kingdom):
Olly's younger sister, Olivia uses her powers for good - teaming up with Mario to take down her older sibling. Olivia loves adventure, and will help you find the right path if you're ever stumped
- English (United Kingdom):
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
| Spirit #1426 Olivia | ||
 | Series/game | Paper Mario Series |
| Type | Support | |
| Slots | 1 | |
| Class | Advanced | |
| Strength / effect(s) | Air Defense ↑ | |
| How to obtain | Spirit Board (ver. 8.1.0 or later) | |
| Spirit battle | Opponent(s) | Pikachu,Mario,Bowser |
| Conditions | Rule: Defense ↑; Attack Power ↑; Item:Bob-omb
| |
| Stage | Paper Mario | |
| Song | Battle! - Paper Mario: Color Splash |
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Artwork of Olivia
Alternate artwork of Olivia
Artwork of Olivia looking happy
Artwork of Olivia looking shocked
Artwork of Mario and Olivia
Artwork of Olivia panicking next to a fainted Mario
Artwork of Mario, Olivia, andBob-omb
Artwork of Mario, Olivia, and a foldedBowser
Several characters inPaper Mario: The Origami King lineup
Group artwork
Group artwork
Group artwork
Nintendo Switch menu icon
Promotional wallpaper from Nintendo Co., Ltd.'sLINE account
Olivia and Mario drawn byKinopio-kun
Promotional artwork for merchandise featuringPaper Mario: The Origami King from Nintendo TOKYO
Paper Mario: The Origami King desktop wallpaper fromMy Nintendo
Paper Mario: The Origami King smartphone wallpaper from My Nintendo
Olivia and Mario drawn byYukio Sawada, used for the present of a lottery activity commemorating the release ofSuper Mario-kun volume 58 initiated byCoroCoro
Sprites and Icons[edit]
In-game model
Party icon
Speaker icon
Speaker icon
Speaker icon
Sprite of Mario and Olivia from Shy Guys Finish Last
Sprite of Mario and Olivia from Shy Guys Finish Last
Olivia on the Magic Circle used during the final battle
Screenshots[edit]
Mario, Olivia,Bowser, and aShy Guy escapePeach's Castle in theKoopa Clown Car
Mario and Olivia encounter a group of Goombas on their route toToad Town fromWhispering Woods
Mario and Olivia inPicnic Road
Mario and Olivia outside theEarth Vellumental Temple
Mario and Olivia encounter theEarth Vellumental
Olivia's Earth Vellumental form
Olivia as the Earth Vellumental
Olivia as the Earth Vellumental has loweredOverlook Tower
Mario and Olivia encounterColored Pencils
Mario and Olivia meetBob-omb
Mario, Olivia, and Bob-omb relaxing on a bench inAutumn Mountain
Mario, Olivia, and Bob-omb enterthe Great Sea (with a purplestreamer)
Mario and Olivia encounter theWater Vellumental
Olivia'sWater Vellumental form
Olivia as the Water Vellumental
Mario, Olivia, Bob-omb, and theOarsman ride throughEddy River
Mario, Olivia, Bob-omb, and the Oarsman descend through the Eddy River rapids
Mario, Olivia, and Bob-omb cross a bridge over Eddy River to enterShogun Studios
Olivia pettingPrincess theChain Chomp as Mario and Bob-omb watch
Mario, Olivia, and Bob-omb outside theNinja Attraction
Mario, Olivia, and Bob-omb outsideBig Sho' Theater
Mario and Olivia mourn for Bob-omb
Mario and Olivia encounter theFire Vellumental
Olivia's Fire Vellumental form
Mario and Olivia at the foot ofIce Vellumental Mountain
Mario and Olivia encounter theIce Vellumental
Olivia's Ice Vellumental form
Olivia in Ice Vellumental form onDiamond Island
Mario and Olivia inShangri-Spa
Mario and Olivia meetKamek
Mario, Olivia, Kamek, andBowser Jr. come to a dead end on their path to theSpring of Jungle Mist
Mario, Olivia, Kamek, and Bowser Jr. soaking in the Spring of Jungle Mist
Olivia is restricted byHandaconda
Mario, Olivia, and Bowser escapeHotfoot Crater
Mario, Olivia, and Bowser witness King Olly transform
Mario and Olivia face off against a giant King Olly
Mario striking King Olly with Olivia in her hammer form
Secret ending featuring Olly and Olivia on their thrones
Scans[edit]
Super Mario-kun Volume 57
Bob-omb and Olivia in OEDO Land
Bob-omb and Olivia inSuper Mario-kun
Olivia wearing an outfit
Olivia wearing a second outfit
Olivia on a bench
Olivia andPrincess Peach
Super Mario-kun Volume 58
Olivia wearing a scarf
Miscellaneous[edit]
Photo of an origami Olivia craft promotingPaper Mario: The Origami King from Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s Instagram account
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オリビア[1] Oribia | Olivia; a play on「折紙」(origami). "L" and "R" areinterchangeable sounds in Japanese. | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 奥莉维亚[?] Àolìwéiyǎ | From Japanese name | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 奧莉維亞[?] Àolìwéiyǎ | From Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Olivia[?] | - | |
| French | Olivia[?] | - | |
| German | Olivia[?] | - | |
| Hebrew | אוליביה[2] Olivia | Olivia | |
| Italian | Olivia[?] | - | |
| Korean | 올리비아[?] Ollibia | Olivia | |
| Russian | Оливия[3] Oliviya | Olivia | |
| Spanish | Olivia[?] | - |
Notes[edit]
- In the Japanese version, Olivia tends to finish her sentences with "ですわ" (desu wa), a stereotypical speech pattern often used by princesses, noblewomen and arrogant women in Japanese media, similar to howPrincess Peach talks inItadaki Street DS andFortune Street.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ペーパーマリオ オリガミキング : オリビアとおりなす物語 | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂.Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^Paper Mario: The Origami King - נינטנדו ישראל.nintendo.co.il (Hebrew). Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ^Paper Mario: The Origami King | Nintendo Switch | Игры | Nintendo.Nintendo of Russia (Russian). Archived May 16, 2020, 06:37:54 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^Nintendo (May 14, 2020).ペーパーマリオ オリガミキング トレーラー (2:00).YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved June 30, 2024.
