PAPER MARIO TALKS - Kappy's Top 10 Badges in TTYD

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[@RainbowGalaxyAE]

1. Debug Badge No but the actual best badge combination is jumpman and hammerman, double pain, slow go, and all attack fx badges.

[@nonomen6665]

You forgot 10 unsimplifiers.

[@jam4536]

and 20 hp drain P so that not even your partners can save you

[@thembigstonks7016]

This works especially well when you have a max HP of 5.

[@Christoph8]

Quick Change is a must-have.

[@novabois4553]

loved the little touch of the badge names and costs appearing in time with sound effects

[@adventuresvdo9434]

"...and can lead to even more insane combinations. Like this one:" *Grammarly Ad*

[@theivoryguy2476]

5:31 I'm pretty sure this is illegal in 10 places.

[@Campaign2024]

> 6 partners Poor Mowz...

[@Kappy0]

She doesn't deserve it.

[@gravity8120]

But Smooch... I mean, you mentioned it as one of the moves that benefit from Flower Saver P! No Mowz, no Smooch.

[@nascour5991]

she's more of a hindrance lmao

[@metroidnerd9001]

I'm so glad other people appreciate All or Nothing. I just wish you could get it earlier in TTYD.

[@Zethoro]

Metroid Nerd#9001 I mean, it’s kind of busted, to be fair. It’s a power plus that costs less.

[@aaronlaughlin2389]

Zethor and the only catch is that you have to be semi decent with action commands which is the most basic thing in the game

[@bigyoshii]

Perhaps it’s later in the game for first time players so they know what they’re doing by the time they get it

[@metroidnerd9001]

@@bigyoshii I think 64 having it become available during Chapter 4 was better. As a first time player in 64, I loved All or Nothing and had it on for the entire rest of the game. I think it's safe to assume that enough players will be good enough at action commands by Chapter 4 to introduce it, and those who don't feel comfortable enough with it just won't put it on.

[@bigyoshii]

@Metroid Nerd#9001 I completely agree I simply made a guess on the reasoning for it being later in the game. Plus it doesn’t take very long to get used to timing anyways.

[@HomelessMadlad]

3:27 OOOF i'm still getting chills. great list btw

[@StrangeMetaphorEnthusiast]

This may seem a bit dubious, but Heart Finder isn't half bad. Because hearts will almost always appear after battle and if your peril'd partner gets KO'd you can just collect one heart, switch to a non- peril'd partner and collect the rest of them effectively healing not only you, but your other partner too. Dunno, just a thought.

[@Kappy0]

I agree, Heart Finder is quite good. LOL.

[@mrmatt7246]

It can be especially good in the Pit (now that I think of it, all the finders are (even Money Money))

[@steam-powereddolphin5449]

Quick Change is probably *the* first badge I saved up Star Pieces for, and I can honestly say it's nigh-impossible to want to take it off once you have it! On a separate note, I somehow seem to be bad at e executing Power Bounce, and I'm not the best at executing Multibounce, either.

[@klohs3340]

Simplifier is underrated. It increases the cap on power bounce too on top of making super guarding easier

[@jongameaddict]

But... you failed the Rawk Hawk fight by not using a special move....

[@Tablmation]

It doesn’t matter if you fail it you still move on with the story 10:01

[@Miccat87]

Definitely some nice badges on this list. My personal top 10 as of now: 10. Last Stand 9. Fire Drive 8. All or Nothing 7. Jumpman 6. P-up D-down P 5. Flower Saver P 4. Flower Saver 3. Mega Rush P 2. Power Bounce 1. Quick Change

[@OlmiOP]

I'm glad a man that actually knows what he's doing is giving this a shot. I remember one time someone rated Hammerman better than Jumpman because Hammer has more useful badges...

[@Campaign2024]

You mean ThePlayersBeyond, yeah. What a goof.

[@phoenix7646]

But I like the hammer because it's op

[@OlmiOP]

Hammer is not OP. Not even close

[@faunaflower]

@@phoenix7646 it you have anything that increases power for jump then USE IT. The jump totals to 2 extra damage as it's 1 extra damage per hit.

[@peblezQ]

Peekaboo is one of my faves, no matter what, you can always see enemy HP

[@mightnare3237]

But aren't you supposed to tattle enemies regardless?

[@ttgamer9416]

Literally just tattle on all of the enemies and then you can see their hp for the rest of the game😭

[@MrJoshy]

I remember playing this game when i was a little kid and i remember loving the quick change and kinda forgot about most of the other badges. Now that im older, i still love the quick changes and love the combinations of uses with QC

[@SpazerLaser]

10. hammerman 9. hammerman 8. hammerman 7. hammerman 6. hammerman 5. hammerman 4. hammerman 3. quake hammer 2. hammer throw 1. fire drive

[@jackgreen7342]

10. Triple dip 9. Power plus 8. Fire Drive 7.Zap tap 6.Close Call/ Lucky Day 5.Mega rush 4.Flower Saver 3.Power Rush (Because You stack'em) 2. Power Bounce 1. Quick Change Some mentions: Luigi Emblem, Wario Emblem, Quake Hammer, Happy Heart and Happy Flower, Spike Sheild, Money Money.

[@peanutfish94]

Well, I haven't really done too many challenge runs (other than finally finishing my first Double Pain Challenge + Pit of 100 Trials Double Pain Challenge all-in-1-run) but I've played the game *a ton* so from a more casual perspective of how I've played. So here's my top 10 in no particular order. > Quick Change > All or Nothing > Lucky Start > P-Up, D-Down P > Spike Shield > Unsimplifier > Zap Tap > Power Plus P > Flower Saver P > Power Smash

[@Zepeup]

Can’t believe this man didn’t even MENTION the Hero’s Crest. I get that it’s a postgame badge dude, but it’s by far the most powerful badge.

[@bigyoshii]

Seriously, why does nobody know about it, it practically makes you invincible

[@gecko4878]

I played the game when I was a child and never knew the existence of this badge

[@bigyoshii]

Arath Fabian Lopez Quintero look it up it’s amazing

[@xarim4769]

I can't find it, what does it do?

[@bigyoshii]

The AwesomePanda1 Lance what are you talking about. it’s not a joke. are you ok in the head?

[@enque2970]

Kappy is screaming in the inside for not including attack FX G

[@stagelights_]

quick change literally gives you so many more options just by having it that it's hands down the best badge, and it's always the badge i always go to get as early as i can, even in casual runs.

[@treymon3135]

Just watched this after beating the game for the first time, and it's super crazy to see these high play strategies in effect. I also wish I knew a few of them before fighting Shadow Queen, I'm sure it wouldn't have been as tough for me if I understood how useful some of these badges are.

[@grantworth]

I was expecting Attack FX G to be #1

[@ajanitor4981]

When’s someone gonna make a remix of “quick change”

[@TheShadyBoi]

You forgot about the Chad badge Hammerman

[@fernando98322]

I don't do challenge runs. But it's still crazy how all of these are busted for casual play as well. I don't go crazy on attack badges (I guess that's my challenge haha) and Quick Change is a must have. Btw, I played TTYD recently and found a broken set of badges for casual play: the mentioned Flower Saver and Flower Saver P combined with Flower Finder. As someone who likes to fight once every enemy in any room this ensures you'll never running out of FP. Combine it with Flower Heart and that's even more FP. You can do anything with these badges man...

[@Kappy0]

Yeah man, the potential w/badge combos is wild. LOL.

[@overflowyouknow]

Yeah and every Paper Mario after this one removed this deep strategy and badges. This made the game along with all the recipes for me.

[@reneej3604]

2:06 that remix tho

[@brandon236]

Dude I started cracking up with the DBZ edit. You deserve a like

[@GamerFourFun]

This list is invalid. Where's Tornado Jump?

[@hdckighfkvhvgmk]

Yeah, Where's HP drain P?

[@yo.itshasan2923]

GamerFourFun I

[@Surgemaster2012]

My general favorite badges are on this list such as Fire Drive, Jumpman, Mega Rush P, All or Nothing (especially in 64) and Flower Saver P. Partners in general benefit a lot more from badges due to the safer options. Quick Change is OP, in both games. lol Though honestly I still like Double Dip P even if Double Dip is better.

[@MyWildBackyard]

This is really well done. Was honestly shocked when I saw the subscriber count! You’ve got a good handle on KZbin content!

[@Kappy0]

Thanks! Definitely gotta re-do this list once the remake drops LOL

[@ishy7207]

All Or Nothing: Kappy's FAVORITE Badge Meanwhile: Sad Unsimplifier Sounds

[@hellosupnamesdannydandanie2703]

I'm doing a pre hooktail pit of 100 trials quest and the biggest regret I have rn is getting a power plus p badge with the 15 possible star pieces instead of quick change as well as another badge(s) with the remaining star pieces.

[@matthewrigsby204]

Jumpman is so broken i figured out its utility as a kid. I was like wait... Ice power and spike shield mean i can jump on everything, so why do I need hammer again? The others I only appreciate now as I was too scared of all the rush badges, but jumpman was just too good.

[@lazy7789]

Honorable Mentions: -Double Dip P -Mega Rush -Multibounce 10: Fire Drive 9: Double Dip 8: All or Nothing 7: Jumpman 6: P-Up D-Down P 5: Flower Saver P 4: Power Bounce 3: Flower Saver 2: Mega Rush P 1: Quick Change

[@GretchenGoebel]

Honestly i really like the Lucky day badge because enemies can miss without the use of a repel cape or a dizzy dial

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

Just use three Pretty Luckys. It's more efficient.

[@cryolitegem]

I know you said no stacking, but I still want to mention Close Call, which (at least I’m told) can give danger Mario like a 99% dodge rate when you stack enough of them. Also, in case anyone is wondering, rounding stops the number from hitting 100%.

[@Kappy0]

Yup, Close Call can do that, but the amount of badge grinding to achieve that is, uh...well, let's just say it's enough to stop any kind of mention of it, IMO LOL

[@shinysilverstardust]

Attack effects G is number 0 its just too good

[@WaddleDee105]

You forgot to add the FX badges! :P

[@Julianboy31]

What classes do you like to play in D&D?

[@Kappy0]

I like Druid and Cleric the most, but Wizards and Sorcerers are also fun. LOL.

[@mrmatt7246]

My ranking of all practical badges is (going off of a tier list I made fairly recently): F TIER: 69: Double Pain 68: Chill Out 67: Pity Flower 66: HP Drain P 65: HP Drain 64: FP Drain E TIER: 63: Unsimplifier 62: Super Appeal 61: Super Appeal P 60: Hammerman 59: Hammer Throw 58: Ice Smash 57: Return Postage D TIER: 56: HP Plus 55: FP Plus 54: Ice Power 53: Head Rattle 52: Sleepy Stomp 51: Feeling Fine P 50: Feeling Fine 49: Happy Heart 48: Happy Heart P 47: Peekaboo 46: Lucky Day C TIER: 45: Shrink Stomp 44: Pretty Lucky P 43: Pretty Lucky 42: HP Plus P 41: Defend Plus 40: Happy Flower 39: Close Call P 38: Last Stand P 37: Tornado Jump B TIER: 36: Power Smash 35: Piercing Blow 34: Soft Stomp 33: Defend Plus P 32: Power Plus 31: Power Jump 30: Charge 29: Charge P 28: P-Down, D-Up 27: P-Down, D-Up P 26: Lucky Start 25: Double Dip 24: Double Dip P 23: Zap Tap A TIER: 22: Quake Hammer 21: Power Plus P 20: Multibounce 19: Close Call 18: Fire Drive 17: P-Up, D-Down 16: Simplifier 15: Mega Rush S TIER: 14: Spike Shield 13: Power Rush P 12: All or Nothing 11: Jumpman 10: Damage Dodge P 9: Damage Dodge 8: P-Up, D-Down P 7: Flower Saver 6: Flower Saver P 5: Mega Rush P 4: Last Stand 3: Power Bounce 2: Quick Change 1: Power Rush

[@CoolCoolVEVO]

whoops 10 years late to the video

[@Lunar994]

I personally found Flower Saver P to be more useful. Not that Flower Saver is in any way useless, but Mario's attacks generally don't cost a lot of FP. Meanwhile, your partner's stronger attack can consume a lot, so mitigating the cost for them did prove useful.

[@skeyeblight]

Nothing beats danger Mario imo

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

hidden gem

[@imickeymoose8370]

You forgot Lucky Day

[@williamwhite2568]

Love that badge

[@theschnozzler]

Nope. That's fatguy: RNG. Kappy is: Double unsimplified superguards

[@caolanochearnaigh9804]

Best badge period for me at least is Timing Tutor. Without it, I'd be lost.

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

I never use the double dip badges. Multibounce is good in certain situations. All or nothing is good if you are good at action commands. In certain situations, I use Jumpman. I don't like the high BP cost of Quick Change.

[@Kappy0]

This list is hella outdated, so there's definitely some things here that I agree with; I have a way more up-to-date list that I did with Jdaster64 that you should check out!

[@InvadoZimm]

Where is unsimplifer? Or the FX badges?

[@NoLongerNeedThis]

Even if quick change cost twice as much BP, it would still be worth it.

[@rudyzambrano]

Where do I find the lucky start badge and the fp badge?

[@Twisted_Logic]

I definitely agree with Quick Change, it's just so busted. The only way I can think to balance it is to give it an FP cost like Double Dip has, and even then I'd still call it a must have in any build not geared towards a specific situation.

[@Kappy0]

Yeah, the FP would just be to make it not as grossly overpowered as it is right now. LOL.

[@Scribblemations]

(Don't take this comment too serious) 1:52 I'm sorry, what did you just say about Multibounce? I'll have you know that this badge might as well have been #1 on the list. It's up there with Power Jump and Pretty Lucky in terms of power. Equipping a Power Plus and Jumpman, along with Ultra Boots, allows me to do 5 damage to all enemies on screen! Combined with Spike Shield and Ice Power, you can every annihilate target with ease! I would know, because it got me through the 1st 80 trials in The Pit. Meanwhile, my partners are NEVER in peril, always either in danger or at almost full health. And the high cost of Quick Change just ruins the whole jam! This list sickens me. Good day sir! -WMario (My TTYD "OC" name)

[@nicholasc3711]

Make a top 10 worst badges

[@anncarmelilovendino6559]

Hey Kappy I Watched You And Fatguy For Ages Now!

[@thembigstonks7016]

Me, a casual: “Why not just use ‘em all?”

[@thegamingpromaster]

You didn't put in the spike protection badge? It's practically needed if you're using the jumpman badge

[@Kappy0]

There aren't enough spiky enemies in the game to really warrant Spike Shield's use, even with Jumpman equipped, and even then, Mario's access to Special Moves + Partners are more than enough to handle what few spiky enemies you'll encounter. It's good, convenient filler, but nowhere near Top 10 LOL

[@danielschons7691]

serious question is is true that simplifier makes it easyer to super guard?

[@Kappy0]

It does, but you need two of them equipped. LOL.

[@pufferfishman4203]

From what I saw, mega rush was absolutely ridiculous in 64, but also risky. I’m guessing it was nerfed in ttyd

[@Kappy0]

Nah, it actually got buffed in TTYD. LOL.

[@pufferfishman4203]

@@Kappy0 excuse me *waht?!*

[@xian2themax]

Why is mega rush an optional mention, and Jumpman is so low

[@Kappy0]

This list was made quite a while ago, so my opinions are pretty different from this list now. LOL. But, when it was made, I considered partners > Mario when it came to attacking because it's obviously more dangerous when he's at 1 HP. That made it rank worse than other, safer picks like All or Nothing, Flower Saver, Power Bounce, and Jumpman, but it was still a really good badge so I gave it an Honorable Mention. Jumpman is low on this list because other badges like Power Bounce, Flower Savers, and Rush badges just do way more. It's a great badge, no doubt, but +1 ATK for 2 BP isn't gonna beat the aforementioned badges in utility at all. It just helps secure certain damage values at a lower BP cost than Power Plus or P-Up D-Down.

[@Roxase12]

Says Double Dip is good. Give example with triple dip

[@Ultraspeed77]

They are the same badge, they do the same thing and to get triple dip you need 2 double dips, so it still makes double dip a good badge and he even gave examples with just double dip

[@Roxase12]

Ultraspeed7 oh cool. I don't know about badges in TTYD so I always struggle in that game, but I'm getting better

[@avengah]

Why did you stop Yoshi's Ground Pound before filling the meter?

[@Kappy0]

If you're talking about the Triple Dip Rawk Hawk clip, it's because 5 bounces of Ground Pound was a perfect 40 damage, while all 6 would've been overkill. LOL

[@avengah]

@@Kappy0 Fair enough, I guess I never worried about doing too much damage (unless I wanted to keep something alive for whatever reason), which is why it seemed weird and pointless to me.

[@lordpikmin1679]

Why is Multibounce in the honourable mentions?

[@Kappy0]

For the most part, the way I play is to rely on partners for crowd control. With Rally Wink, Stampede, and Fiery Jinx, it's pretty easy to just cruise through wave after wave of enemies provided you can foot the FP. The reason for this is that it's easier to preserve Danger/Peril with them. However, when it comes to Peril/Danger Mario, Multibounce is a fantastic attacking option. The only downside is that you only get the damage from 1 Jump, which is significantly weaker than other options. However, that's mitigated with Mega Rush, Jumpman, etc... Combine that with Ice Power and Spike Shield, and Mario can effectively OHKO waves of enemies for a fraction of the FP cost. The biggest downside is the setup required for it, but it's still a *really* solid option if you like attacking with Mario. The other problem this downside creates is that because of the extra ATK you need, it's not very good in early game. It's only useful mid-end game once you have a plethora of ways to increase ATK.

[@xian2themax]

@@Kappy0 why is mega rush and power rush not higher?

[@aheadsounds2522]

U use quake hammer A lot on this list instead of the badge if actually using why is it not on the list where is jump charge and the best badge in the game power rush and last stand combo

[@Kappy0]

Honestly, it sounds like the comment was meant for one of my Paper Mario Master Quest tier lists since I rated Quake Hammer higher there. LOL. Power Rush + Last Stand is good, but manipulating into Peril and destroying a boss is more efficient and Mega Rush is just all around better than Power Rush because of that (especially in a list where you limit stacking to 2 badges each). Nothing wrong with a little Danger Mario, though -- in fact, I just used it heavily in a 10 HP Mario Alone Pre-Cortez run of the Pit!

[@Kayachlata]

I arrived pretty late to this video, but can you explain why those were your honorable mentions and pin the comment?

[@Kappy0]

Honestly, this list is pretty outdated to how I think now so I'm not gonna pin the comment, but I will answer for you. LOL. Basically, Multibounce + Mega Rush is a great way to deal out tons of damage with Mario and is a low on FP cost, so you can Multibounce -> Rally Wink -> Multibounce to clear basically any loadout besides bosses if you've stacked enough ATK on Mario. Double Dip P is HM because this was a partner-attacking-centric list, so the partner doing the Double Dipping isn't as good as Mario doing it, but it's still not bad if you really need to Double Dip twice, and can still be used for Mario-attacking-centric strategies easily.

[@rightfalse5856]

10:58 s y n c

[@FloweringMajo]

Did your school make you write an essay on Paper Mario?

[@masonmartin6743]

Lmao 1. Quick change dont even need to watch this. (Also using BP is a cop out it makes the game much easier)

[@Jim-qp5yc]

Where the hell is slow go on this list lol?

[@RickSatan]

i think i will rate this video dislike