The Origami King enemy
Rubber Band
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Description	A rising star in the Legion of Stationery. This rubbery thespian can sing, dance, and seriously stretch a death scene.
HP	100
Type	Grounded
Role	Boss
Item drops	None
Moves	Bumper Bands, Pullback (1 HP healed per band), Quick Pullback (1 HP healed per band), Rubber Bind (base 8 on closest two rings, 7 on second furthest, 6 on furthest; hits three times), Snapback (base 36 on closest ring, decreases by 6 for each ring further away), Trapped Snapback (base 20 on closest ring, 16 on second closest, 14 on second farthest, 12 on farthest, range 5 for all rings; alternate version has base 16 on closest ring, 20 on second closest, 24 on second farthest, 30 on farthest, range 0 for all rings), Solo Snapback (base 56 on closest ring, 53 on second closest, 50 on second farthest, 45 on farthest; range 5 for all rings), Big Jab Attack (25)
Location(s)	Big Sho' Theater

“No, no, NO! The star of the show isn'tMario, youuncultured HACKS! The real superstar...is MEEE!”

—Rubber Band,Paper Mario: The Origami King

Rubber Band's Collectible Treasure in theMusée Champignon.

Rubber Band,The Elastic Entertainer, is a member of theLegion of Stationery who guards the end of the bluestreamer and the boss ofBig Sho' Theater inPaper Mario: The Origami King. Unlike the other Legion of Stationery members, while Rubber Band itself is a singular large yellow rubber band withKing Olly's insignia on it, it initially appears to be a vague humanoid entirely composed out of small rubber bands, mostly yellow, with blue for its large joints, and black for its limbs and the top of its head, with the actual Rubber Band itself on the inside creating the frame. TheToads in the audience appear to be unnerved by its appearance, as evidenced by their screaming when it first appears, and the unique quotes of the battle, including some quotes indicating them being scared.

Rubber Band, prior toMario arriving to the show, traps a large group of Toads with rubber bands, effectively forcing them to watch its show, except for one that is forced to narrate, although a rubber band is wrapped around its head. After each act, Rubber Band yells from backstage that the act was supposed to defeat Mario. Once the show reaches the fourth and final floor where the spool for the blue streamer is found, Mario is invited onstage as the star of the show. However, once he gets on stage, Rubber Band objects, claiming it is the star, and appears from a stage lift. It then dances to an operatic song, to which Olivia remarks that it "really knows how to make an entrance," before confronting Mario andOlivia and battling them.

After being defeated, a spotlight shines on Rubber Band as it dramatically proclaims its final words, asking why it had to be defeated, claiming to want to make the theater grand, and finally, accepting defeat, before falling over dramatically and exploding. This destroys the rubber bands trapping the Toads and releases aMagic Circle that Mario can use to destroy the streamer.

Battle[edit]

“Behold the POWER of my rubber bands! Let's see how well you take stage direction, ha ha!”

—Rubber Band,Paper Mario: The Origami King

Rubber Band stripped of all its smaller bands

Rubber Band's HP is correspondent to the number of rubber bands on its body.

Prior to Mario moving, Rubber Band uses Bumper Bands, flinging rubber bands from its body to replace most, if not all of the up and down panels on the board with rubber bands pointing in the same direction. These rubber bands, when touched, send Mario one space in the direction the band points, Mario afterwards moving in the same direction he was traveling, while the band is crumpled. If Mario walks over a crumpled rubber band, he trips and wastes his turn.

Rubber Band is impervious to normal attacks; while they will damage it, the rubber bands they will remove from its body will simply be pulled back to the boss to heal it when it begins its turn with the move Pullback/Quick Pullback, along with the uncrumpled Bumper Bands. Instead Mario must use the1,000-Fold Arms to grab as many bands from the top of its head as he can, pull them back as far as he can, and release, causing the lost rubber bands to fall beyond the reach of Pullback/Quick Pullback. The closer Mario is to the boss, the more damage he can do with a single attack - if Mario uses the 1,000-Fold Arms from one of the back two rows, it will deal just 1 damage. The inner two rows can deal 20-40 damage when using and activating the arms.

On Rubber Band's turn, it will attempt to trap Mario in a Rubber Bind, launching three unrecoverable rubber bands at Mario at different speeds and in either a straight or arced trajectory. The damage varies, dealing 8 on the two closer rings, 7 on the second-farthest, and 6 on the farthest. If he is hit and doesn'tblock, Mario istied up, which renders him unable to block the remaining bands and wastes his next turn, after which Rubber Band will use Trapped Snapback. Mario must jump to dodge the attack. Otherwise, he will take 20-25, 16-21, 14-19, or 12-17 damage, taking more damage the closer he is to Rubber Band.

Alternatively, Rubber Band may instead use Snapback, launching a rubber band at Mario at high velocity for 16 damage, without depleting its own health.

When Rubber Band is reduced to minimal health, Rubber Band is stripped of its remaining small bands, leaving just its true form, and becomes unable to recover any more rubber bands. At this point, it can only use Solo Snapback which it mustcharge up and cannot be attacked at all, doing 56-61 damage on the closest ring, 53-58 on the second-closest, 50-55 on the second-farthest, and 45-50 on the farthest. Mario must finish the battle by using the 1,000-Fold Arms to grab Rubber Band in 60 seconds, while it retaliates by attempting to dodge and attacking Mario every so often for 21-22 damage. Once Mario has grabbed Rubber Band, he must then perform a rush attack by continually slamming it onto the floor, and finally, end the battle by flinging it into the background.

Gallery[edit]

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  Rubber Band's debut before the fight

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  Rubber Band entering the arena

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  Rubber Band uses Trapped Snapback on Mario

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  Rubber Band missing some of its rubber bands

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  Rubber Band gives a melodramatic speech before its demise

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  Rubber Bands scattered on a shelf of theOrigami Craftsman's workbench

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Names in other languages[edit]

The Elastic Entertainer[edit]

• Animate objects
• Paper Mario: The Origami King bosses

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