The Dual-Bladed Duelist - Paper Mario: The Origami King OST

[@CopShowGuy]

I cracked such a big smile when he unsheathed himself as if he were a sword.

[@masonmurphy5402]

Aegislash type beat

[@VoidworksInc]

Nothing the 1000 Fold arms can’t fix

[@4GRJ]

@@VoidworksInc *Almost gets arms chopped* Nope, even the 1000 Fold Arms can't fix it.

[@burnttrash9712]

@@masonmurphy5402 did you know that there's a ghost arm attached to Aegislash?

[@masonmurphy5402]

@@burnttrash9712 so lol

[@mr_jonah1673]

When you think you can "carefully aim" your 1000-Fold-Arms but Mario is like *_SHEATHUS DELETUS_*

[@finnvaneekelen7740]

New Super J Bros. Nice

[@raphaelforkel7759]

I think everyone falls for that the first time.

[@Beauryllium]

@@raphaelforkel7759 I didn't. I purposefully broke the cover on the first turn lol

[@raphaelforkel7759]

@@Beauryllium You mad lad!

[@squidfresh3082]

Just wait for the timer to go out if you accidentally went onto the 1,000-Fold-Arms pad

[@yeehaw7225]

I absolutely love this song, and not just because it slaps, but because it so PERFECTLY captures Scissor's personality; He appears to be an honorable gentleman compared to the other boss fights, but in reality he is totally deranged. He cut out people's faces and put them onto a macho beetle. He pretends to give you a fair fight by sheathing himself, when in reality he's just taunting you and laughing at you because he knows he'll win. He's toying with you. Absolutely psychotic, just like the song.

[@Error-qs6qv]

Jetstream Sam vibes in both song and mind

[@kick2552]

​@@Error-qs6qvTHERE WILL BE BLOOD!! SHED!!!

[@robboxstream9953]

I don’t the reason or what is the season

[@PlayAlongEternally]

Fun fact: this song was originally for a sadistic child in the Japanese version.😊

[@PlayAlongEternally]

Why was that face included

[@ProfessorHeavy1]

I love the headcanon that Paper Mario decided to jump over the attack because he learned how to dodge in Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam.

[@marcelosousagoncalves4636]

Yooo that’s sick

[@ruby_from_bfdi]

yeah that checks out

[@pearlplayaa]

I can't remember, does he do his little flutter jump thing I'm pretty sure he had in Paper Jam?

[@ProfessorHeavy1]

@@pearlplayaa Unfortunately not, it'd be a cool detail though.

[@IgnacioSantander-cj1lh]

The one thing of value that comes out of paper jam, and it's a headcanon

[@FilipV88]

Man, this fight wasn't hard, but the fact that you're fighting this guy who will literally decapitate you if you don't dodge its attack makes it a really unnerving experience.

[@samboi123]

Facts

[@thelazypanda12]

POV: you jumped into the blade but had a 1up mushroom then died to the jump again

[@GigaGrumble]

Yeah that’s true

[@chrange9714]

The fight was definitely hard lol what

[@isaiahmiranda7609]

​@@chrange9714to my knowledge, Scissors has two different "routes", if you will, for how you can fight them- a hard one and an easier one. The easy one happens if, as the game VERY strongly recommends you to do, you don't break Scissors' cover during the first phase (which they eventually remove anyways, but magic circles will be active from there on and you can stun them). Meanwhile, the hard route happens if you DO break Scissors' cover, from which they will go all out and no magic circles will be provided at all, making the fight a pure test of wits and reaction time with whatever weapons you have at your disposal (made even harder on top of the fact that, as Scissors keeps attacking, they'll begin to use fakeouts)...

[@Octosona]

I love how you need to press A exactly when the insta-kill attack is supposed to kill you. It really adds to the tension and stress.

[@FilipV88]

Me too. Actually I thought at first it was indeed an unavoidable attack, so in a vague hope to see how much I could tank, I decided to close my eyes, block the attack, and then I opened my eyes only to find out I jumped over it.

[@weegeebeast]

@@FilipV88Doing it on accident 100% made the Slow-Mo twice as cool. It made me feel like an absolute badass for the few seconds it was happening LoL

[@Tulinx]

@@FilipV88im your 100th sub

[@Redhd500]

I was shaking so much in the second phase, I really didn’t wanna die and dodging those one-hits was really stressing me out.

[@SergieBoi2010]

It's all fun and games until the bastard does a fakeout

[@DaSheepKiller]

"Scissors are the natural enemy of both paper and origami"

[@user-1mc0n4us.ed-_-]

Crazy how King Olly has him as he’s most trusted servant! ✂️

[@alyx5491]

And polar bears are the natural enemy of scissors

[@OuterWildin]

@@alyx5491 I mean, ice is just cold rock

[@masonmurphy5402]

@@OuterWildin what

[@dedeed2519]

Rock is the enemy of scissors

[@hank2815]

I like that ONE attack where Scissors is like: “Eh, f*** it” And he just immediately kills you without doing a stylish flip or anything. Whatever gets the job done!

[@Beauryllium]

He just drops on the ground out of nowhere and comes charging at you. It was honestly scary at first.

[@localcouchpotato7510]

@Not a fruit you have to open the chest in order to reveal the magic circles and the velumental tiles

[@localcouchpotato7510]

@Not a fruit after the initial cutting board, if you open the chest, every thing should appear again and if they get cut again, they should reappear the next turn. If scissors just kept cutting the ice velumental tiles then that’s just a big owchie

[@localcouchpotato7510]

@Not a fruit F

[@fattytan1377]

@Not a fruit if you don't break the sheath that is. If you do however. *No ICE Vellumental for u*

[@bigm2071]

The theme of the scariest pair of scissors in a video game

[@insertnamehere5193]

Out of all the Legion of Stationary, the Duelist was the most threatening, but also the most respectable.

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

yeah you the shadow queen or antasma would be a scaryer boss nut no

[@dachking6657]

An outsider looking at this comment string like, “what are these people on”

[@adrianclarke4410]

SCISSORS: EL PAPEL… MARIO: *1000 FOLD-ARMS SCISSORS:I'M GOIN TO CUT YOU MARIO MARIO: THAT'S CLOSE

[@Eldudiogrande]

I love how they gave all of the legion titles and personality’s based on what they are it’s just oozing with charm

[@cursedkevin]

One of the first things you get in Sticker Star is one of the last bosses in this game Ironic

[@marblefrog5678]

Bowser Jr getting beaten by the scissors in Sticker Star was actually just foreshadowing for what they do to him in this game

[@liamswart2311]

And this time, IT'S OUT FOR BLOOD!!

[@Kirodev]

For the love of God people need to stop misusing the word "ironic." That's not at all what irony is.

[@DruidPC]

@@Kirodev But they literally used it in the correct definition? I don't see your point.

[@user-1mc0n4us.ed-_-]

From ally to enemy, I see…

[@SophisticatedGoat222]

Scissors' personality was not at all what I was expecting. I figured with the creepy cutout monsters and the horrifying face monster, he'd be some kind of deranged psychopath. Instead he ended up being the most honourable member of the Legion.

[@TheSbugZone]

Yeah, it was a cool surprise.

[@Kuu-n-koi2317]

@@OrbitalLizardStudios yes

[@bepisqueen7221]

Apparently, the Japanese translations kinda fits the psychopath description a little bit more. But yeah it was a surprise lol.

[@very_tired_child]

Pepsi Queen what were the Japanese lines like? Now I'm curious

[@squidwardtentacles5327]

I thought he would be a sorcerer or something

[@BestOfShirou]

"That scissor is a pointy enemy right? It sure would be very wise to use those LEGENDARY Iron Boots to hit hard!" Famous last words

[@j-mo1335]

Literally me, tho, the 1up saved me.

[@Thumper7639]

Bro I did that on my playthrough a year ago, and I did it again my 2nd time as well

[@agustinuszheng588]

*later after that attempt* "....I guess I failed to tell you about rock-scissors-paper. Well, at least it was fun watching you doing a foolish errand. Pleasant dreams, lost one."

[@MusSupremeJAR03]

The thing is that the scissors don't ponty your foot, they cut you whole

[@WilliamDearthwd]

Yes. Ice Hammer or Ice Flower are more effective on him.

[@lucasboi837]

My experience with the scissors of death: “Don’t break the cover? Okay, maybe the arms will hurt it without breaking the cover.” “Okay, that sucks, so maybe jumping on it will do somethi-“ “Alright glad I still had that 1-Up from the Battle Lab handy to correct my horribly dumb mistake. Now I’ll just dodge its instakill and I should be go-“ “You know what? I think this game is redeeming the Paper Mario franchise. Story’s fine, soundtrack is a banger, humor is impressive by my standards, and the bosses give you PTSD. What more could you ask for?”

[@QTPiNintendofan]

Lol, I was going to ask if anyone broke the cover to see what would happen! Sounds like it was a good thing I didn't.

[@TheSbugZone]

I like how that is 100% my experience with the boss to a T. Only difference is that I actually did dodge the instakill at the end there somehow. I don't know how I dodged it every single time, but it was stressful.

[@QTPiNintendofan]

@@TheSbugZone I dodged the instakill purely by accident the one time he tried it. The button prompt startled me and somehow I got the timing right.

[@bigboybunter3417]

A better battle system and a level up function if Nintendo wants to call this series an "RPG" still. As far as the gameplay goes, Boss Battles are amazing! However, the party system, how there's no tradition level-up rubrics, the boring/basic attacks Mario has, and the ring system that shoehorns in puzzles where they have no business being all make the gameplay even worse than Color Splash's. This post isn't supposed to be a "REEEE TTYD OR BUST" post. It's just a point that lists several aspects I think _everyone_ is overlooking in an attempt to make PM TOK look better than it actually is. It's by no means a bad game. It's just a HUGE disappointment.

[@dierare]

@@bigboybunter3417 you should just stop seeing them as traditional Paper Mario games. Paper Mario is nothing but a "we don't want to start a new IP, so let's take this one for all paper related ideas we have". There isn't going to be another game like the first two in this series. If you don't have Paper Mario expectations going into them (honestly, why do you still have those, now we have double the amount of non-RPG PM games than we have RPG PM games), you don't get nearly as much disappointment. The disappoint is - like most of the time - probably 70+% the audience just expecting the wrong things, or too much. If you take this game as stand alone, it's a great game. combat is kinda lackluster outside of bossfights, but the overworld gameplay is honestly good and the writing, soundtrack and bossfights are excellent.

[@QTPiNintendofan]

This boss wasn't ultimately the most difficult, but damn, was it unsettling. I didn't know scissors could be so scary!

[@hoshinotishoo5925]

Honestly I agree with you there. Especially since the boss's main attack, Final Cut, can instantly kill you if you don't dodge it's attacks because you are literally *cut in half,* you're pretty much on edge the entire time. You're literally paper fighting scissors. It's pretty damn unnerving, but I had a damn good time with it.

[@BladeShadowWing]

I agree. This was one of the most nerve-racking boss battles I ever had.

[@lorddrayvon1426]

TissueBomb it's also probably the most graphic death in this entire spin-off series.

[@lfvgamerbro]

At this point, you are now afraid of safety scissors

[@QTPiNintendofan]

@@lfvgamerbro Funnily enough, I use rotary cutters and razors to cut paper more often than scissors lol

[@artisiole325]

"You did it, man! First paper to ever defeat scissors. They're gonna write a book about it, then probably a movie that everyone will hate." - Hammer Bro, 2020

[@4IAcoins.]

bro might be onto something...!?!?!!?!?!?

[@romanelorioux4770]

"a movie that everyone will hate" ...wait,is that a reference to the first Mario movie?

[@snapl3s715]

Imagine telling someone that one of this game's bosses is an anime villain pair of scissors.

[@The_Admiral_Angel]

I love all the League of Stationery bosses, but The Dual-Blade Duelist is probably the most intimidating of them all in terms of build up. He makes these creepy cutout soldiers, that terrifying Handaconda boss, cuts all the faces of Bowser's minions on a Paper Macho Buzzy Beetle (with the faces still being alive, mind you), and completely slices Bowser Jr. to shreds earlier in the area. And this cocky as hell guy decides to toy with you during the fight by covering his blades to give you a "fair advantage" until he gets bored or if you actually break the case. With a move that will completely one-shot you if you're not careful. The way he unsheathes himself is also pretty freaking cool. This theme is also a personal favorite of mine next to The Fanged Fastener, The Disco Devil, and The Shifty Sticker. It's fast-paced, gets straight to the point, the violins carry this sense of urgency with the guitars adding a lot of intensity. Followed with the quirky Paper Mario-esque instruments that the series is known for. Especially around 0:43 - 1:06. I know scissors can be pretty dangerous in real life, but in a world where everything is made of paper...it's everyone's nightmare.

[@user-1mc0n4us.ed-_-]

For real! That’s what I’m talking about! Scissors is most likely my favorite out of all the bosses in the game!!

[@shaneens1547]

Heck, the same could be said for the rest of the league.

[@DaSheepKiller]

@@shaneens1547 as much as I love the entire legion, only Hole Punch can compete with Scissors.

[@necrotoy774]

I thought scissor was a girl like rubber band.

[@samboi123]

Stationery

[@gravity8120]

*Hint Envelope:* "If jumping over its attacks is too stressful, try freezing it instead." *Mario:* "Nooooo! You can't give that as a hint if it keeps cutting up the Ice Vellumental circles!" *Scissors:* "Hahaha Cutting Board go Brrrrr"

[@wiiuandmii7619]

It was... in the chest... I hope you knew that... I really hope you knew that...

[@molu3388]

@@wiiuandmii7619 not if you break the covers tho

[@wiiuandmii7619]

@@molu3388 Oh.

[@molu3388]

@Fluffynator yes I killed him too but you don't have the elemental circle if you break the covers you only have the hand thingy

[@maverickhunterleon5424]

you basically got to pray this bugger doesn't cut up the ice vellumentals magic circle

[@DaSheepKiller]

This is my favorite of the entire legion of stationery. Scissors has a presence throughout the entire arc much unlike Tape before it, (SPOILERS AHEAD) first by slicing up Bowser Jr., then by creating the paper cutout soldiers, slicing up all of Bowser's minions, and kidnapping Olivia. Then you get 2 whole boss fights before Scissors between both Handaconda and the Paper Mistake Buzzy Beetle. And then this boss fight is really good, and it's all topped off by the Scissors' anime villain personality. I love it.

[@kellykindler3492]

Handaconda kidnapped Olivia.

[@Ivy64_]

Top 3 LoS bosses: 3) Hole punch 2) Tape 1) "The dual-bladed dualist" Scissors

[@NOVABLASTER]

1. They are in chronological battle order. (Nice) 2.

[@adamgz12]

Music:yes Battle system:yes (in my opinion) Story:yes Characters:yes This game is epic (in my opinion)

[@T0by..]

You🤝me

[@just_v3rd4nt]

epic gaem

[@Couscous_casual]

Agreed

[@ClaireS-op8id]

SAME. This game ROCKS!

[@everythingtube172]

AGREE

[@theburningbaron6417]

When I first fought this thing, I thought that the Iron Jump could still be used to bypass the "sharp" aspect of this boss. He sure... snipped that idea in the bud.

[@TopTierGamerMan]

It happens to the best of us.

[@DanielT42]

The scissors were _terrifying_

[@liamswart2311]

These aren't your ordinary Sticker Star scissors. This time, THEY WANT TO SEE YOU BLEED!!!

[@mk4-matt6290]

Suposedly that scissor was a baby. This is a fully grown murdering machine.

[@i_like_orange]

0:37 hey watch your head mario one touch of thoes blades and all your health will go! *_i am the reaper that comes in the night_*

[@thelittlefire1914]

- Scissors is called the “Dual-Bladed Duelist” - Has a green coloration - Is the fifth major boss you fight - Their fight music is fast-paced and tense Y-Youmu?

[@18.joachimtanelikuncoro64]

Touhou refrence

[@FluffyroxGames]

I don't know how they did it, but they managed to make a pair of scissors the scariest gaming antagonist this year. Seriously, everything this game throws at you is so damn creative, I have nothing but praise for it.

[@TrueVoidKing14243]

I feel like King Olly was scarier.

[@ShockHat734]

This song captures fighting a rightfully cocky creature that can kill you in one hit perfectly Seriously though this song is too epic, its probably my favorite boss theme in the entire game.

[@secretly8072]

yoo shockhat! i agree that scissors' theme is pretty good but my favourite is hole punches theme

[@ShockHat734]

@@secretly8072 hole puncher awesome (awesome)

[@secretly8072]

@@ShockHat734 yes

[@thermonuclearboy9624]

@@secretly8072 I agree

[@just_v3rd4nt]

Hey shockhat

[@KGR7Gamer]

Top 10 Anime Villains 10. Scissors 9. Scissors 8. Scissors 7. Scissors 6. Scissors 5. Scissors 4. Scissors 3. Scissors 2. Scissors And finally, at number 1...... 1. Scissors

[@gamecrashersinkorporated4134]

I love how the electric guitar is the most apparent instrument in Scissor's theme in particular! That's really good character theming when you think about it! Put it like this: What is a term used to describe when someone is going absolute ham on a guitar?... Rocking out?... How about _shredding?_ Get it now? Good attention to detail in the soundtrack!

[@aman-vc2fp]

I love how this song PERFECTLY represents scissors' personality and the danger of his fight, while also retaining that general goofiness that the Paper Mario series usually has.

[@skeleton8948]

Holy shit the shred on 0:59

[@BladeShadowWing]

If I ever have children, I'm going to teach them to never jump on scissors.

[@cadmiarjw]

Same

[@marqandre7139]

The stationary bosses really weren’t pulling ANY punches

[@yunonaki5253]

Haha. Hole Puncher

[@gabor276]

because they don't have hands

[@Panda0fRed]

@@gabor276 What happened to Rubber Band?

[@gabor276]

rubber band is a fusion of a bunch of rubber bands so they don't have hands...they are the hands

[@peaceofyoshi]

*Cries in Throwing Punches*

[@goolus]

The abrupt change of chords at 0:28 is beautiful

[@pif-pof]

Let's jump on him! Surely my shiny iron boots will cancel the damage Scissors: how about Game Over?

[@thebowz998]

Virgin Sephiroth vs. Chad Scissors

[@thesimiccombine3192]

Thats meme now, thansk for inspiration

[@SonoranD]

Personality #5: ~The Dual-Bladed Duelist~ Full Name: Scissors Classification: The Knight (ง'̀-'́)ง Peeves: Amateurs, Dishonorable Fools, Poor Maintenance, Cheaters Pleasures: Honor, Fair Fights, Execution, Well-Maintained Blades, Cutting, Dramatically Unsheathing Blades Crimes: Attempted Murder, Torture, Mass Mutilation Attacks: Dull Edge, Safe Tee, Cutting Board, Final Cut (Base), Final Cut (Feint), Final Cut (Drop) Killed By: Freezing Him, Tossing Him In The Air, Causing The Ice To Smash, Making Him Dizzy, And Pummeling His Pivot Point/Wombo Combo

[@BaronB.BlazikenBaronOfBarons]

Sonoran Dragonbow I think you missed doing Tape.

[@SonoranD]

@@BaronB.BlazikenBaronOfBarons I did do one on tape, in fact, I did one the while back before the later songs were on, didn't notice, started doing it again, then saw my other comment, had to delete one of them for it XD

[@couldbeaname6340]

-Drevil- wdym his sheathed attacks are safe tee and dull blade and his unsheathed is only one move which is final cut

[@Zero_de_Nova]

His HP are 336!

[@susanjones828]

I have Fonts too. シ

[@LarryLoud500]

I love whatever like, drunk synth or whatever it is is used at 0:25 it sounds fucking awesome

[@retrosystem6182]

this theme magnificently reflects the battle where one wrong move will lead to your instant death.

[@theivoryguy2476]

I still cant believe 0:42-1:05 is a real piece of music that actually exists

[@eliselebrun54]

Fr its amazing

[@THERhythmCatalyst]

IT’S SO GOOD

[@Why_who_where]

IM VIBING SO FUCKING HARD

[@makesomething4093]

I care not what an Arlo or an anyone says about ‘where Paper Mario has gone’; this is the best song in Paper Mario. I say that as a hardcore TTYD fan. Hey, maybe that remake will have a version that tops this, but uhhhhh doubtful.

[@jorgewaldimir9866]

This boss was really intense when you break the cover on the first turn. Every time Scissors does his Final Cut attack, i felt how my heart skipped a beat

[@Buuhuu19]

And then he starts faking you out throwing you off your timing. What an absolutely fantastic boss.

[@margiemorrison9190]

I think thats the point it's supposed to scare you so that you'll likely die it's pretty much designed to mess with you and yeah I think they expect you to use 1ups

[@cadmiarjw]

Same

[@lucasthehumanity8240]

That's called arrhythmia you can die from that

[@thomasguignard6959]

Crazy how even the toads in the back are scared of the scissors everyone know this can destroy the paper mario universe with one shot And the mario proceed to beat it

[@naetsu3]

I see this comment somewhere so I share it here too. It is ironic how we fight a SCISSOR with a PAPER on a ROCK theme.

[@chefman470]

I had so much anxiety fighting this boss! One wrong move and your Instant dead. I don’t want to see my home boy Mario chopped in two! If I was a kid playing this, this would of scared the shit out of me like the Piano from the Ghost House.

[@GamingPerson-yu4ye]

Well Mario can get sliced clean in half, which I somehow thought that would happen in some way in this game. That piano returns (kinda) in Luigi's Mansion 3 as well

[@necrozma5639]

My heart was racing during the fight, but I dodged every cut and beat him pretty easily

[@sadtoad250]

Scissors is a full-on anime antagonist

[@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343]

And that’s why he’s my favorite boss in the game.

[@realtbhandrew]

Your name and profile picture... This is true perfection

[@goolus]

1:06 This whole chaotic section with the messy tempo is AWESOME

[@aaronTGP_3756]

Something tells me it's a change of time signature. Most of it is 4/4 time, but the breakdown feels a little like 2/4.

[@AsuraTheVampire]

Ah yes, anxiety. I met it in Black and White with the low hp theme, the Sans fight, and every time I'm in Electrical. Now it went from 1-100 real freaking quick.

[@lordroy88]

Wow, this was incredible. Amazing buildup with hands on da and the cutout soliders and this boss was terrifying because you knew it could kill you in an instant.

[@taiyaki_emu]

you mean handaconda?

[@barrenwanderers5655]

@@taiyaki_emu Autocorrect moment.

[@sparrow9514]

"Maybe Thousand fold arms will reach above this counter gimmick" * smashes sheathe once * * stops s m a s h i n g * * still breaks sheathe * * gets killed immediately *

[@Mackin3]

How many individual hairs have gotten broken off of the bows of the violins during the making of this Soundtrack?😂

[@mariokirby1703]

Someone Cut them with a scissor

[@gabor276]

*YES*

[@user-1mc0n4us.ed-_-]

I know I got mine broken listening to this over and over! 😂

[@treegirl5105]

It’s bosses like this that really get my blood pumping!

[@renaultft1917]

hey does the 1,000 fold arms still break the thing even if I angle it away? _YES_

[@GabriTell]

The fact that every "Big Boss" has its own theme makes it more memorable

[@cadmiarjw]

Big Boss??///??/ like yo kai watch blasters?11??//!111//!11!/?

[@superspeedbros]

@@cadmiarjw No, Big Boss from Metal Gear. Obviously. You can tell, because the comment is polished to a mirror sheen, the slides been reinforced and the interlock with the frame is tightened for added precision.

[@ihaetschool3361]

isn't that just basic music etiquette for rpg's?

[@cvcvbbath3756]

*EXTREME DANGER WARNING!!* Do *NOT* break that cover!! Aim your attacks CAREFULLY!!

[@TrueVoidKing14243]

*proceeds to shatter the cover like ice*

[@agentdon1760]

🎶How bout I do...anyways

[@kirbyfan087]

2:21 You can’t dodge forever, You will soon succumb. One touch of my blade, And you’ll go numb! I’m Scissors, You are paper, You know what I do. *OMAE WA MOU SHINDEU!*

[@Somebody_Obsolete]

aaand you ruined the poem with that last line.

[@matthewgillis393]

Ey, Juno songs reference :3

[@victzegopterix2]

@@Somebody_Obsolete, no, he did not.

[@Somebody_Obsolete]

@@victzegopterix2 Using memes in poems instantly invalidates them.

[@victzegopterix2]

@@Somebody_Obsolete, first, it's not a poem, those are lyrics. Secondly, it's a reference that is logic in its use. Thirdly, he did not ruined it as ha did not make these lyrics. Fourthly, lol, how could the use of a meme automatically ruin a poem, lol?

[@corjonbett]

I could picture Michael Dorn voicing this thing. And the best part is, when you win... he's just so shocked that he keels over and dies, no final speech like the others, he's just STUNNED.

[@cvcvbbath3756]

Scissors is a true warrior. He dies standing up, and you don't realize it until Olivia just pokes him and he falls.

[@omnipasta]

While you were having festivals I was studying the blade

[@jasruss989]

This is without doubt the most intense song I’ve ever heard in my life. 10/10

[@K1ttyGam3r]

Some people think this fight was easy, some people think it was hard I’m just vibing to the tunes

[@gabor276]

i honestly expected the 1'000 fold arms finisher to be mario breaking the dude in half but it was still my favorite boss in the game period.

[@MB-bl4nl]

I'll never understand why of all games pmtok would have such a monster of an ost. There's no reason for this game to have 200+ songs/variations, and for them to be this consistently high quality

[@UltraMarioBrothers]

I’ve never been more scared over an office appliance in my entire life.

[@RaelCreative]

I’ve managed to beat the game 100% without dying or using the boosters, and this fight was the most nerve wracking thing in the game.

[@StrawberryShartCak3]

You mean 102%? 😏 That is the name for it.

[@coloredcavman]

This guy was way easier than he should have been. He didn’t even do that little fake out thing with the one shot attack

[@thenight8796-c2j]

You were lucky...

[@corjonbett]

*EXTREME DANGER!!!!* Do *NOT* break that cover!!! Aim your attacks CAREFULLY!

[@EternallyAFK]

Last hint I saw before using 1000 fold arms to break the cover unknowingly

[@starberrysparkler]

Ah, so paper really can beat scissors, so long as you don't get that...oddly violent scene of Mario getting sliced in two. Still, this is my favorite boss in the game along with my favorite theme of the Legion of Stationary tied with Tape. There's not really a particular part that I really like about this theme, unlike Tape's theme, I just think it sounds solid overall.

[@PonandCon9025]

"You're weak, you're frail, you're paper thin, you're never gonna win! You'll be but scraps of paper to be tossed into the bin!"

[@lasercraft32]

When you realize this fight was preparing you for the final attack sequence against Olly...

[@lfvgamerbro]

At this point in the game, it now makes you afraid of scissors

[@nicksgottanickname]

Seeing Mario jump over the scissors for the first time was one of the coolest things I’ve ever experienced in gaming

[@Buuhuu19]

I love how even when you're trying your best to avoid breaking the scissor's cover he just goes "eh, screw this handicap bull" halfway through the battle and goes all out anyway lol. Too bad he dies so easily.

[@TechBlade9000]

High risk high reward Risk being instan death, reward being bulldozing him

[@ItsWednesdayMyDudes3]

Scissors: You know what?! I'm sick of people of complaining about me aiding Mario in battles so, you know what; why do I have to help Mario out in battle when I can be villain and I'll be the most hardest one out of all of them! Suck my ass Paper Mario fanbase!!! Thearapist:......right? And um... why do you feel this way again?

[@cheesewizard3965]

“Bring out the Mariachi Guys!” *DEATH METAL* “Daz not Mariachi!”

[@theskeletalcat42ofalltime]

the riff at 0:54 did not Need to go that hard, but it sure Did

[@BeatSketch02]

What’s scary about this boss is that it will literally DECIMATE Mario if its attacks aren’t dodged. (Or if it is jumped on)

[@SonicGRD785]

The music perfectly fits with the battle.

[@age6836]

When I first heard this theme I wasn’t expecting it to sound this good

[@The_Duel_Bladed_Duelist]

100% the best song in the game.

[@NintendoNerd64]

its undeniable that scissors has a presence in this game, as soon as you see him for the first time it's terrifying, in a world full of paper, you're about to fight a pair of scissors, he's basically the reaper in this universe

[@aman-vc2fp]

All of the LoS bosses have something to do with them in their respective music (e.g small dog woofs in The Fanged Fastener) and I SWEAR I can hear swords clanging from 0:52 to 1:05.

[@JimmyHD-gc1cl]

Even the battle music is panicking, and you are fighting a piece of bloody stationary. God I love Paper Mario.

[@cocoa-bird]

Scissors: To show you the power of flex tape... (Uses final cut) I sawed this plumber in half!

[@chaseyboi9918]

*1-up mushroom* Scissors: GODDAMMIT MARIO, LET ME ACCEPT MY SPONSORSHIP

[@friendgaigthemostepicguest]

scissors and hole punch's theme are both number 1 why are they so good and this music truly gives a vibe that the end is close either a game over or the game ending

[@blackhoggaming]

This was definitely my favorite boss in the game. It was exhilarating!

[@htffan2472]

2:21-2:34 Best Part Ever

[@Devan12954]

My friends: what's wrong? Why you afraid about this green scissor that im holding it. Me: nothing My brain: *PTSD intensifies*

[@thenight8796-c2j]

Wait, people still listen to this? I have friends!

[@Why_who_where]

​@@thenight8796-c2j it's a work of art bro people will always come back to listen to it

[@deciduous8862]

​@@Why_who_whereyes

[@Mariannneuh]

I don't know if it's the same in original version, but in French, this Scissors does poetry when it speaks. And it's pretty funny. Too bad it's a really short boss...

[@victzegopterix2]

J'avais même pas remarqué. O_o

[@meducrogumi]

english scissors does not speak in poetry not gonna lie, though, that genuinely sounds really freaking awesome

[@EsmeraldaTGG]

Here's a challenge for y'all! Break the Sheath on the first turn and play the whole fight like that! Then the only attack he uses kills you immediately. I did that by accident the first time I fought him. It was stressful as hell, but honestly pretty fun to get the timing right to avoid the attack. (Just... please, if you're gonna do this challenge, do it in the Battle Lab, otherwise you _will_ need to fight the beetle again if you fail.)

[@wozthescott2804]

This game honestly has one of the best Mario osts ever

[@thuyh9028]

I hate when my pair of scissors tries to impale me.

[@FortunAdlaich]

After dying my first attempt, I managed to dodge every other Final Cut, but, Jesus, it was terrifying every time

[@TravTravRA]

I can _tell_ Sekigawa specifically worked with this game, because for some reason rock based things like this under his name have like _multiple small songs_ working together like in Code Name S.T.E.A.M., along with certain guitar high pitch stops and rifts.

[@APcGamer]

I'm gonna get attacked for this but, this is in my opinion the best theme we've got since The Ultimate Show in SPM

[@turgaycap2664]

0:49 favourite part

[@Scissors.DualBladed]

Your fate is approaching, Mario!

[@Squigglanator]

This strikes perfect balance between “you’re literally fighting a pair of scissors” and “you’re fighting a boss that can one shot you if you’re not careful”

[@Linkyplayz]

The fact such intense music plays for a tool I use to make funny shapes for art

[@rainydaysyes]

If he wasn't playing fair, he'd be the strongest Paper Mario character.