Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)

This article is about the cards used as battle commands in Paper Mario: Color Splash . For the cards used as a special effect in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam , see Battle Card (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam).

“Whatever...We've got cards, we've got paint...YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, MARIO!”

—Huey , Paper Mario: Color Splash

Battle Cards are important elements in Paper Mario: Color Splash . They succeed stickers from the game's predecessor and serve as Mario's main method of attacking. As such, there are a wide variety of cards that appear in the game, and can be found in blocks, or purchased from Prisma Cardware.

Variations[edit ]

There are three different kinds of battle cards:

• Basic - These cards are meant for attacking enemies, healing and defending Mario, and refilling the paint hammer.
• Enemy - These cards summon enemies that attack for Mario and take hits for him.
• Thing - These are obtained by finding Things in the world and squeezing them into cards. They can then be used to deal big damage to enemies, solve a puzzle outside of battle, and weaken the Koopaling bosses with specific Thing Cards.

Basic Cards[edit ]

There are 60 Basic Cards in the game pertaining to four categories: Worn-Out Basic Cards have a colored border with fine colored stripes on a white background, Normal Basic Cards have a checkered background with colored squares on a white background, Big Basic Cards have a checkered background with bigger colored squares on a background of a lighter color, and Mega or Huge Basic Cards have a striped radial background in which a striped colored slice is alternated with a striped slice of a lighter color, the stripes themselves alternating a stripe of a lighter color with a stripe of a more saturated color. There are also cards that allow to obtain the same effect up to five times, depending on the number of items in the card.

Enemy Cards[edit ]

"Enemy Card" redirects here. For the "enemy cards" category from the Super Mario Trading Card Collection, see Super Mario Trading Card Collection § Categories.

There are 72 Enemy Cards in the game, and most of them are occasionally dropped by enemies. The Kamek and Koopaling Cards can be obtained by beating the Rock Paper Wizard in Super Roshambo, and the Black Bowser's Castle Card is obtained after Mario defeats Bowser. When Mario uses an Enemy Card, the enemy that is pictured on the card is summoned. The summoned enemy attacks the enemies that are in battle with Mario, and it also takes hits for Mario. The enemy continues to help Mario until it is defeated or the battle is won. Only one enemy can be summoned at a time, and summoning another causes the first one to run away. If an Enemy Card is used against a boss, the enemy runs away, and Koopaling Enemy Cards cause normal enemies to run away when used.

Thing Cards[edit ]

“Objects that are 3D are called Things. A Thing Card is what you get when you squeeze a Thing. When you use them, crazy things can happen.”

—Huey , Paper Mario: Color Splash

Thing Cards are obtained by squeezing Things found in the world, which fully restores Mario's paint reserves in the process. Once found for the first time, their aptly labeled Replica Cards can be found in courses, obtained via the Battle Spinner, or as rewards in the Spinning-Door minigames. Only one of each Thing Card and one of each Replica Card can be held at a given time.

Using Thing Cards in battle will begin a sequence where the scene changes and the Thing causes an effect, most commonly damaging the enemies on screen. Each Replica Card has an effect similar to the Thing Cards they are replicating, albeit with a transparent "REPLICA" watermark in front of the animation, as well as doing less damage. When fighting against the Koopalings, certain Thing cards must be used at the proper time to overcome an otherwise unbeatable strategy employed by the boss. For example, a Fire Extinguisher must be used to extinguish Morton's fiery hammer. Failure to use the mandatory Thing Card at the right time will prompt the Koopaling to evade it and then defeat Mario; if a Replica of the mandatory Thing Card is used, the Koopaling will nullify its effect. Almost all Thing Cards have a hidden Action Command that will increase its effects if performed correctly.

Thing Cards and Replica Cards require a small amount to be fully painted compared to normal Battle Cards. Specifically, all Things and Replica's require five of each paint color to be used at full power, with the exception of Huey who only requires one of each pigment for his card to be fully colored.

Play Nintendo tips[edit ]

A page on the Play Nintendo website offered tips for using Battle Cards.^{[1] [dead link]}

• Friend or foe?
  Mario keeps all sorts of clever cards up his sleeve in case of a battle. For instance, you can use an Enemy Card to summon an ally to stand by your side in a fight. Cool, huh? There’s just one problem: you never know if your new "ally" will turn against you! If you call on an ally, they’ll definitely hit your enemy...but they may come back and hit you, too. Ouch!
• The right card
  Before you start throwing down Battle Cards, take a second to size up your enemy. Some enemies can’t be touched by certain cards, so it’d be kind of a waste to use that kind of card on them. For example, you can’t jump on a baddie who’s wearing a spiked hat if you don’t use an Iron Boot card!
• Card Collection
  You can collect new Battle Cards as you play by hitting Question Blocks, winning battles, and painting colorless spots. You can use in-game coins to acquire Battle Cards and Thing Cards in Port Prisma, too. Players need the proper Thing Card to defeat a boss—and Thing Cards can only be used once—so it’s good to know there’s a place where you can try to find the one you need.
• Mushroom Cards
  Not all cards are used for fighting, you know! Mushroom Cards, for example, can be used to replenish your health and paint meter. It’s not a bad idea to keep a Mushroom Card or two in your deck to help keep Mario strong during a tough battle.

Names in other languages[edit ]

Basic Cards

Enemy Cards

Thing Cards

References[edit ]

• Lists
• Cards
• Paper Mario: Color Splash cards

• Articles with dead external links
• Articles with unsourced foreign names