Mario VS Paper Mario

Mario vs Paper Mario is a What-If? episode of Death Battle.

Description
''Mario and Luigi Series vs Paper Mario Series. Will Mario from the Mario and Luigi series be able to beat his paper self, Paper Mario?''

Interlude
Wiz: No other iconic video game hero is as iconic as Mario.

Boomstick: Mario has had his share of spin offs.

Wiz: For example, Paper Mario from the Paper Mario Series,

Boomstick: And Mario from the Mario & Luigi Series.

Wiz: For this battle there are couple rules that applies to both of the Mario.

Boomstick: No outside help, meaning Paper Mario can't use the Star Sprites, Pixals or his partners, and Mario can't use the Bros. Attacks with a exception of few.

Wiz: Mario can't use the Luiginary as that requires Luigi and the dream world, in return Paper Mario can't use stickers.

Boomstick: Since Paper Jam wasn't out by the time this was made, Anything that is new in Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam won't be in this fight.

Wiz: And lastly, we'll only be using feats from the Mario & Luigi series for Mario, so no castle lifting feats here.

Boomstick: He's Wiz, and I'm Boomstick.

Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills, to find out who would win a Death Battle!

Mario
'''Boomstick:.... Do we REALLY have to do this? He's fucking MARIO! How could you NOT know about him?!'''

Wiz: Yes, we do.

Boomstick: Oh, sonofabitch-

BACKGROUND

* Born in: Brooklyn

* Alignment: Good

* Height: 4'5

* Weight: 300 lbs

* Occupation: Plumber, Savior of the world

* Likes: Luigi, baby selves, saving the day

Boomstick: (Grumbles) Well, the plumber who gets high on shrooms began a humble life as a plumber in Brooklyn with his bro Luigi, then they go down the drain and enter the strange wonderland known as the Mushroom Kingdom, and now never plumbs anymore-

(Shows them fixing the Clear Pipe in the intro of Super Mario 3D World)

Boomstick: ....Why do I fucking try.

Wiz: As we stated in the intro, Mario's limited to his skillset from Mario & Luigi, so don't expect stuff like the black hole or 30-ton benching to be anywhere.

FEATS

* Defeated Bowser multiple times

* Killed Cackletta, and afterwards her soul

* With help, destroyed the entire Shroob race

* Helped defeat Dark Bowser/Fawful Bug, who flooded the entire Kingdom with darkness

* Defeated the moon level Dark Star

* Solved the mystery of Pillio Island

* Defeated Antasma and Dreamy Bowser

Wiz: As a frequent traveler, it's no suprise that he's encountered foregin baddies never before seen, like the Dark Star, Antasma, Cackletta-

Boomstick: And the weird-ass bean who poisoned his rival and got the plumbers into Bowser's stomach-long story.

Wiz:... That's Fawful.

PHYSICALITY

* Strength

-Can support the weight, hold, and even TOSS a gigantic Luigi in the Snack Basket move

-Can kick a gigantic ball of Dreamy Luigi's weighing approximatley 23 tons

-Can knock Luigi into the ground simply by hammering him

* Speed and Agility

-Can dodge lightining in his battle against Cackletta

-Fast enough to dodge UFO lasers

-Can jump several times his own height

-Agile enough to backflip off an enemy and hit them a second time

* Durability

-Has tanked blows from the likes of Dreamy Bowser

-Tanked a 3,000 foot drop from the Koopa Crusier, and has tanked countless other falls

-Survived the moon-level blows of the Dark Star

-Survived the crash of Baby Bowser's Koopa Crusier

'''Boomstick: HOLY SHIT! He can do all that?'''

Wiz: And while we're on the topic, let's look at his abilities.

'''Boomstick: Like his jump attack that EVERYONE knows about. He can jump over 20 feet in the air and crush his foes...... wait, willingly crushes..... GAME THEORY WAS RIGHT!'''

Wiz: However, in Bowser's Inside Story and Dream Team, Mario recived an upgrade, and now he can backflip off his foe to land a second strike.

Boomstick: In terms of defense, Mario can ALSO use his signature move to leap over and strike back when Goombas, Beanies, bosses, and my ex-wife come at him.

JUMP

 *A regular jump which can go above 20 feet

 *Crushes foes under his foot

 *Can be used for defense as well as offense

 *Can hit twice

 *Horrible move on spiky foes

Wiz: Next is his favorite weapon, the yellow Ultra Hammer. Created by the Hammerhead Bros, this tool can effortlessely shatter both his opponent's skulls and even the hardest rock known to man. It can also bury people into the ground with ease.

'''Boomstick: Suck it, Diamond Sword! This bad boy is Mario's preferred weapon in sheer hand to hand aside from his fists, and he has quite the rapid spinning rate for it as well!'''

Wiz: Suprisingly true. See, the average human can swing a hammer about 2 times a second. However, if you count durimg the Chopper Bros move, Mario swings his hammer about SIX times a second. Meaning Mario is basically 3 times faster than an average man.

'''Boomstick: Well, at least when limiting him. He's WAY faster in a full compo-'''

Wiz: On topic. He can use this for defense as well, being particularly effective on flying foes.

ULTRA HAMMER

 *Upgraded from the Super Hammer

 *Currently Mario's weapon of choice

 *Can harm spiky foes and drive people deep in the ground

 *Can swing it about thrice as fast as an average man

 *Useful against flying foes on defense, but usless against said foes on offense

Boomstick: And his third and final offensive tool: The AWESOME Firebrand.

Wiz: Taught to him by the Fire God and Jellyfish Sisters, this one lets Mario throw fire out of his fingers, that ignites enemies-

'''Boomstick: AND LUIGI'S ASS! HAHAHA-HAAAAaaa. (Drinks some beer to calm down).'''

Wiz:.... As dumb as that was, yes, he's not above setting his bro's ass on fire (douche), and he's also able to use this ability to toss fireballs, activate certain switches, and-

'''Boomstick: -Win the World Record for fireball toss! (Wiz facepalmed) Lastly, he can use his pyrokinetic abilities to strengthen his own physical abilities with FIRE! And best of all, certian foes will be hit critically by this, harming them badly!'''

Wiz: Unfortunatley, some foes will actually be HEALED by this move rather than hurt, making it nigh-useless against said foes.

FIREBRAND

 *Taught to him by the Fire God and Jellyfish Sisters

 *Can burn his enemies-and Luigi-ablaze

 *Rapid tossing rate for his fireballs as well

 *Can agument his physical abilities with it

 *Critical hit on certian foes

 *Some foes will be healed, however

Wiz: And that covers his basic moves. Before we move on, let's quickly go to support items.

'''Boomstick: First, are the drugs he gets high off of every single day, aka the Mushroom! Not much to say, it heals him by aproximatley 30 HP (aproximatley since it varies very slightly from game to game). See Wiz? I DID have the right idea when I was selling drugs to kids yesterday!'''

Wiz: .....RIIIIGHT. (Rolls eyes) Mario has three versions of this move that heal more and are rarer than the last, and as such will have less of in the fight. The Super Mushroom, the mushroom from the platformers which heals around 50 HP.

'''Boomstick: The Ultra Mushroom heals around 125 HP, and is very rare. The Max Mushroom, which heals ALL his health-'''

Wiz: So he'll only be allowed ONE.

MUSHROOMS

 *Mario's healing supplies

  *Regular: 30 HP

  *Super: 50 HP

  *Ultra: 125 HP

  *Max: Full Health

 *His to-go-drugs (Wiz facepalmed again)

 *Can speed up Mario's kart; However, this will be usless for obvious reasons

Boomstick: He also has Deez N-

Wiz: NO!!!!! That will never be funny! Anyways, he has ORDINARY nuts and Mushroom Drops, which do virtually the same thing; heal all party members... But since Mario's on his own, that effect is virtually useless here.

NUTS AND MUSHROOM DROPS

 *Both heal all party members, which, since Mario's on his own, nerfs them to typical healing items

 *Nuts heal 18.5 HP and Drops heal 15

'''Boomstick: Refreshing herb, which is... just a herb. Whuch cures all Status effects.'''

Wiz: Which neans wheter he's mad, burnt up, frozen, or poisoned, this will wipe it away in a flash, but dosen't actually restore health.

REFRESHING HERB

 *Ripped from Earthbound

 *Resembles a four-leaf clover (Boomstick went to find one to see if they granted good luck as well)

 *Heals all Status effects

Bomstick reenters.

'''Boomstick: I FOUND ONE! GIVE ME LUCK, HERB!'''

Nothing happens. At all. Wiz cleared his throat.

Wiz: On to power ups, and this plumber has a LOT. We will start with the famed Fire Flower.

'''Boomstick: This spicy weed increases the power of Mario's already powerful Firebrand. In addition, Mario can either toss the fireballs quick and weak, or he can charge briefly for a slower, more EXPLOSIVE ball!'''

Wiz: Though, he does tend to lose it after executing an attack with it.

Boomstick: Apparently Mario likes smoking weed too.

FIRE FLOWER

 *Changes the color of Mario's clothes

 *Increases the power of his Firebrand

 *He can toss quick, weak fireballs or release later for a bigger, stronger one

 *If done too late, he tosses nothing

 *Dissipates after being hit

 *Proof Mario smokes weed (Wiz groaned)

Wiz: The polar opposite of the Fire Flower is the Ice Flower, which does the same thing, execpt icy.

'''Boomstick: Not so much to say here. Exact same throwing rate, extra effective on firery foes, however he also.loses it in one hit.'''

ICE FLOWER

 *Also changes the color of his clothes

 *Same throwing rate as Fire Flower

 *Extra effectivie on flame foes (ex: Bowser)

''' *Icy weed too? (Wiz glared at Boomstick)'''

Wiz: The final flower is also his most useful: The Copy Flower. With a single touch, he gets DOZENS of clones to run forward and squash his enemies, potentially dealing completely unreasonable damage, and as such is one of his best moves.

'''Boomstick: Holy shit! (Pause) I think I'll smoke that crap! There's a magor flaw. If their attack isn't maximum power, the move ends, and the clones move faster and faster, often causing said scenario to happen.'''

COPY FLOWER

 *Causes clones to appear by the dozens

 *If done right, deals outrageous damage...

 *...But is difficult to do right in the first place

Wiz: Bombs, which are just..... bombs.

Boomstick: With stars!

BOMBS

 *Can chiuck them rapidly

 *But are just regular bombs otherwise

''' *Uh.... purple? And has stars? Time to move on'''

Wiz: Lastly, Mario has his weapon from all games but Superstar Saga; the Red Shell, which he can kick into enemies.

'''Boomstick: Waaaaaait......... is that.... the shell of a RED KOOPA?! Mario IS Mental!!'''

Wiz:..... It has a homing effect, being able to hit a different foe than the one intended. However, it's relativley lacking in power.

RED SHELL

 *Possibly taken from a dead red Koopa Troopa

 *Can hit multiple foes multiple times

 *Homing effect

 *Pretty sub-par strength

'''Boomstick: For all his sheer badassery, though, this plumber is not flawless. While he dosen't have any physical weaknesses, under normal circumstances, he's an absolute retard, having no strategy and mindlessley beating the shit out of his foes.... like me!'''

Wiz: Yes, all true; however, at his smartest, he was able to solve the mystery of Pillio Island, which not even the top scientists could do! Keep in mind that the average scientist has an IQ of 130, thus making Mario potentially VERY smart.

Boomstick: Lastly, his stubborness and usual lack of intelligence has actually threatened his LIFE on a few occasions, such as when he took the mother of all drugs, the Invincishroom (he didn't share with Luigi, by the way), and got Bean Fever.

WEAKNESSESS

''' *Normally a brainless retard.... normally'''

 *Sometimes a little too cocky and/or arrogant, actually harming his life on a few occasions

 *Captured ocasionally

Boomstick: Even so, this plumber is a whole new meaning of deadly.

Mario: Let's go!

Paper Mario
Boomstick:...

Wiz:...

Boomstick:...What?

Wiz: Backstory. Now.

'''Boomstick: Ehehe.... Paper Mario dosen't have one.'''

Wiz: WHAT?! That's the golden rule of fiction! All characters have SOME backstory!

'''Boomstick: Uh.... he resides in his Pad in the Mushroom Kingdom?'''

Wiz:...That's it? Well, despite a lack of origin info in our papercraft savior, let's continue.

BACKGROUND

* Born in: ???

* Alias: The Great Gonzales

* Alignment: Good

* Height: 4'0 (est)

* Weight: Unknown

* Occupation: Savior of the world

* Likes: Paper Luigi, saving the day, partners

Boomstick: On to his feats, and HOLY HELL, are they absurd.

FEATS

 * Defeated Paper Bowser multiple times

 * Destroyed the Shadow Queen

 * Stopped the X-Nauts from invading

 * Killed the multiversal Super Dimento

 * Defeated the universal Count Bleck

 * Beat Bowser under the effects of a Royal Sticker

 * Broken the 4th wall numerous times

Wiz: The paper-thin counterpart of Mario has beaten up his fair share of enemies, like the Shadow Queen, The X-Naut race, Count Bleck, and Dimento, to name a few.

'''Boomstick: HOLY SHIT! That piece of paper can beat THOSE foes? And don't forget Super Dimento, a multiversal juggernaut.'''

PHYSICALITY

* Strength

-Can effortlessely shatter rock with a hammer

-Can hit enemies so hard with his hammer, they fly around the world

-Pushed two massive boulders via fourth-wall breaking

-Has kept up with the likes of Count Bleck and Dimento, both of whom are universal (and the latter is MULITVERSAL in his last form)

* Speed and Agility

-Can keep up with Count Bleck, who traveled across 3,000 universes in seconds

-Against Count Bleck, can also outWALK BLACK HOLES

-Can jump a decent distance, that is improved greatly with Power Bounce

* Durability

-Easily survived being ERASED FROM EXISTINCE by the Star Rod (Holy hell!)

-Tanked being attacked by the likes of Count Bleck and Dimento

-Tanked a fall from space in Paper Mario 64

-Survived a reality-warping blast in the form of the void (which destroyed a DIMENSION)'

Survived getting blasted into the moon at about Mach 140

'''Boomstick: Oh........ shitttt..... are you REALLY sure pitting a MULTIVERSAL, MFTL+ powerhouse agaijnst a restricted Mario is such a good idea?'''

Wiz: We put Quicksilver against the Flash, of all people. Let's just go on to his basics. He posseses Mario's jump ablity.

'''Boomstick: Not much to say, except..... he's STILL a psychopath as PAPER?! '''

(Wiz shakes his head)

Boomstick: Unfortunatley, he can't be savage to spiky foes with this one.

JUMP

 *A crazy-powerful leap

 *Can be used to land the first blow on unsuspecting enemies.

 *Still a terrible move on spiky foes

Wiz: Paper Mario's jump, unlike his normal counterpart's, can get upgraded, via the Super Boots, which doubles the strength of his feet (and thus his jump attack)-

'''Boomstick: And the Ultra Boots TRIPLE the strength of his feet...... I'm off to the shoe store, Wiz. Smell ya later! (leaves)'''

Wiz: (*sigh*) Well, aside from asformentioned benefits, these shoes also increase his dexiterity, allowing for new skills: The Super Boots allow him to preform his standrad counterpart's Spin Jump, which actually appears like a Ground Pound here. It is much more powerful and can crush holes into the ground with ease. And the Ultra Boots allow him to preform the Tornado Jump, which causes a small tornado to appear around Mario. The Tornado Jump is his most versatile, propelling him to ridiculous heights, and also being the strongest, shattering ice.

Boomstick returns.

'''Boomstick: Eyyyy, my nigga! They were out of stock, however, the shoe store guy was nice enough to make me a cheeseburger!'''

SUPER AND ULTRA BOOTS

 *A change of shoes with actual pratical use

 *Super Boots double his foot strength

 *Ultra Boots triple his foot strength

 *Super Boots grant him the Spin Jump, which behaves like his standrad counterpart's ground pound

 *Ultra Boots grant him the Tornado Jump, a move with very high power and absurd height capabilities

Wiz: (How come shoe store owners never make me a cheeseburger?)....Well, anyways, Paper Mario also has his original's Ultra Hammer. It's useful for about the same things.

'''Boomstick: But he can charge it up for an EXTRA-POWERFUL smash, and it's also strong enough to send bitches around the world!... and be used as a projectile.'''

ULTRA HAMMER

 *Paper Mario's main weapon of choice.

 *Can smack enemies so hard, they cover the whole earth in one go.

 *Charge up for an extra powerful blow

 *Can crush the hardest of brick and switches

 *Can be used as a projectile

Wiz: On to his defense. Unlike regular Mario, instead of jumping to defend his foe's attacks-

Boomstick: He BLOCKS the shit with his bare fists like a fucking man does!

Wiz:...Yes, as Boomstick said, Paper Mario prefers close-up methods of defense. Blocking attacks slightly reduces the damage dealt by enemies, and completeley negates status effects like poison.

'''Boomstick: However, Paper Mario's block dosen't keep him safe from paralyzation-though, since his opponent lacks any such abilities, this is a pointless flaw. But if he ain't pleased with his shit, then he'll instead use the SUPERGUARD!'''

Wiz: The Superguard is a MUCH more powerful version of his basic block, preventing ALL Status effects and completely negating ALL damage the attack would have done, and reflecting back more.

BLOCK

 *Paper Mario's preferred defense

 *Reduces damage, but not completely

 *Prevents all status effects but paralyzation

 *Superguard is a MUCH stronger version that prevents all damage

 *Also all status effects

Wiz: He also has a few more tricks up his sleeve; he has gained the ability to switch between 2D and 3D.

'''Boomstick: This shit allows him to hit enemies in the third dimension and evade enemy attacks, as well as acess paths only avaliabe in 3D! Y'know, I could use that if my ex-wife tries to eat me again.'''

Wiz: There's a disadvantage though; while immensly useful, he can only stay in 3D for so long before he starts to take damage.

Boomstick: Actually, after he got his Catch Card, that no longer happens.

Wiz:....Oh.

THE ABILITY TO FLIP

 *Granted to him by Bestovious

 *Allows Paper Mario to switch between 2D and 3D at will

 *Allows him to find hidden paths and find items only in the 3rd Dimension

'''Boomstick: He embraces his paper origin too, as he can fold himself up into various shapes to reach places. Man this nigga must really love origami!'''

Wiz: Meh that may actually be possible. As Plane Mario, Mario can fold his whole body into a plane (insert sex-related crack here for Boomstick) to glide a short distance, though depending on monumentum, it goes less and less distance, eventually dropping straight down.

DEATH BATTLE!!
Wiz: All right the combatants are set, let's end this debate once and for all.

Boomstick: It's time for a Death Battle!

Who do you think will win? Mario Paper Mario Mario and Luigi were walking in the middle of a ravine, looking for Bowser, who was sighted in the area. From rumors he's teamed up with a strange doppelganger of himself who was as thin as paper. Luigi looked at Mario nervously. "A-are you sure that Bowser went this way? I think we're lost." Mario was looking at a map that they bought from a shop outside the ravine.

"According to the rumors, yes. We should encounter a Warp Pipe around this corner that takes us to Bowser." Mario was right, when they turned to the corner, they encountered a red Warp Pipe that was decorated with curtains. "It certainly looks like something Bowser would do." Luigi replied, who pulled abit at the curtains, but they were glued on.

Mario jumped up onto the Warp Pipe. "Come on Luigi, let's just get this over with." Luigi hesitated for a moment, but he nods. "Y-you go first, I'll follow you right after." Mario nods in agreement and goes down into the Warp Pipe. Luigi sighed and sat next to the Warp Pipe, before pulling the curtains again, and mumbles to himself. "Who glues curtains onto a Pipe?"

At the same time, Paper Mario was doing a similar thing along with his brother, Paper Luigi. Paper Mario was pursuing Paper Bowser, who they heard had teamed up with a doppelganger of himself, though he was considerably wider than Paper Bowser. Paper Mario had found a pipe covered in curtains which were also glued onto. Paper Luigi pulls at it, to no avail as they were still glued on.

"Bro, I guess this must be it!" Paper Mario nods in agreement, and is about to jump onto the pipe. "W-wait, this might be a trap." Paper Luigi said, poking the pipe. Paper Mario makes a thinking motion, before replying. "Well, I'll go first then, stay here until I say it's ok." Paper Mario then jumps into the pipe before Paper Luigi could say anything. Paper Luigi leaned back onto the pipe.

"Man, my bro is the coolest!" Paper Luigi thinks to himself, before pulling on the curtains again. "But seriously, who glues on curtains to a Pipe?"

...

Mario lands on his feet into a darkened room, he looks around the room for a exit, and spots a door. Mario runs up to it and attempts to open it, but it was locked. Mario then is about to take out his hammer, until he hears a voice on the intercom. "Everyone with a Paper vs Flesh ticket, please enter the theater room. If you don't, oh who am I kidding everyone here has one!" Mario thought it sounded like Bowser, but it was abit more, flat than usual.

Paper Mario, who also landed in a dark room, was about to do the same as Mario once he found the door behind him. However, another voice came up on the intercom. "The Mario vs Mario show is about to begin, everyone please enter the theater if you want to see THE BEST FIGHT IN THE UNIVERSE TO HAPPEN!! If you don't, well what is wrong with you, this is a once in a life time chance to see our most hated adversaries fight and you want to waste it up by doing whatever."

Paper Mario and Mario in sync both smash their hammers into the doors, breaking them down, and they both walk out, not noticing each other as the room is still dark. Mario looks around, it looked like a...

Theater?

Paper Mario already realized what was going on once the voice came up. But Mario just realized, they were fighting to the death against someone who looked like him, but who? A flash of lights suddenly come up, making Mario and Paper Mario flinch a bit, and they look at each other. They were both confused on what was going on, but at the same time, shocked at their opponent's appearance for obvious reasons.

Two stomps are heard behind both Marios, and they both turn around to see their Bowsers. "Bowser!" They both say at the same time. Mario attempts the hit Bowser with his hammer, but it was reflected off by a force field. Paper Mario attempted to jump on him, but the same thing happened. "Hahahaha! Mario, that weak hammer won't do anything to me!" Mario ignored this and continued to attack.

Paper Mario though, after the stomp failing, stopped. "I see you recognize this power, but your look-a-like over there doesn't." Paper Mario looked into Paper Bowser's eyes, his filled with anger, while Paper Bowser's were filled with anticipation. "I'll just confirm your suspicions right here right now." Mario stops and turns around to see Paper Bowser pull out the Star Rod.

Mario was confused on what it was, but he thought that it was why he couldn't damage Bowser. "What is that?" Bowser smirked at this. "It's called the Star Rod, which can grant your wishes, all of this is thanks to that little wand." Paper Bowser nodded. "What he said. But now, your going to have to fight for your life!" Paper Mario shakes his head. "I won't fight him! And you can't force us to!"

Both Bowsers laughed, and Paper Bowser replies back along with holding up the Star Rod. "It was obvious you would say that, but you have no choice!" Paper Mario then takes out his Hammer and prepares to swing it. "NO!" Mario was about to run and stop him, but he quickly back flipped over a breath of fire and jumped onto Bowser's head.

I wish...

Paper Mario continues to hit Paper Bowser with the hammer, but to no avail. Mario then starts to run over to Paper Bowser, while at the same time he dodged blows from Bowser.

That these 2...

Paper Mario then gets a idea and holds up his hands.

Marios would hate...

Mario sees the motion, which looks like a Bros. Attack.

each other with...

Mario jumps behind Bowser.

with such a passion...

Mario jumps onto Bowser's head and bounces right into Paper Mario's arms.

that they would kill eachother...

Paper Mario bounces him up right into the Star Rod, but Paper Bowser moved his hand along with the rod out of the way, making him miss.

with only one glance...

Both Bowser's quickly retreat as the two Marios stand still. The curtains begin to fall down and millions, no, BILLIONS of people were there with seats still left. In the crowd you could even see other characters like Ness, Link, Samus, and others watching the battle. Bowser speaks on the intercom. "Everyone who is in the front should move away, it's not going to be our fault if you get stomped."

At the same time, both Marios take out their hammers and turn to each other with pure hatred in their eyes. The cheers intensify once they took out their hammers, and the voice of Bowser goes onto the intercom. "ALRIGHT!! Our combatants are ready! Now it's time..."

"FOR THE FIGHT OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!" Bowser screamed it as high as he could yell, he was that excited to see them kill eachother. Both Bowsers lean up to eachother and share the mike.

"FIGHT!!"Boss Battle - Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam