History VideoGame / MarioAndLuigiPaperJam

* DropTheHammer: Keeping with the ''Mario'' RPG standard, Mario and Luigi use metal hammers while Paper Mario uses a wooden mallet. However, when initiating a Trio Attack, Paper Mario summons a giant papercraft hammer that he, Mario, and Luigi use to turn enemies into paper before attacking. [[spoiler:The final boss can do the same thing, and will even counter Trio attacks with it as long as his helmet is intact.]]

** The game has segments where the Marios and Luigi ride on giant cardboard Mario characters and battle giant cardboard Mario enemies. The end result looks kind of like a tank battle game.

* BigBallOfViolence: [[OtherMeAnnoysMe Bowser and Paper Bowser]] start off this way after insulting each other, dragging Kamek into the fight. In the Wendy and Roy battle, if you manage to counter Roy's attack onto Wendy, she'll get mad and beat up Roy, taking damage before he sheds a tear. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain She can quite easily finish him off for you, too.]] Of course, there's also the chance that she'll just brush off her anger and give Roy a DeathGlare instead, much to his relief.
* BigDamnHeroes: In truest form, Paper Mario makes his entrance to the game saving Mario and Luigi after they're floored by a Paper Goomba Stack attack they're unable to presently avoid, single-handedly clearing them out.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Paper Kamek's magic forces Wiggler to fight the heroes.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Paper Mario. For the most part, the gameplay style is more ''Mario & Luigi'' based, but Paper Mario retains a lot of battle and field elements from the ''Paper Mario'' series, including his ability to fold up into different origami forms.

* NoGearLevel: An unusual variant in the Twinsy Tropics Dungeon where the Hammer Bros guards have [[InterfaceScrew confiscated the heroes' Command Blocks]], hampering their effectiveness in battle.

* MindScrew: Luigi knocks over a book in Peach's attic and everything in it spontaneously spills out into reality. Where the book came from, why it's in Peach's attic, and why the simple act of opening the thing caused such a dramatic event is never explained. Even by [[WidgetSeries the standards]] of the ''Mario'' franchise, this is bizarre.

* BigBallOfViolence: [[OtherMeAnnoysMe Bowser and Paper Bowser]] start off this way after insulting each other, dragging Kamek into the fight. In the Wendy and Roy battle, if you manage to counter Roy's attack onto [[TheDarkChick Wendy]], she'll get mad and beat up Roy, taking damage before he sheds a tear. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain She can quite easily finish him off for you, too.]] Of course, there's also the chance that she'll just brush off her anger and give Roy a DeathGlare instead, much to his relief.

* BarbieDollAnatomy: When deshelled for a brief moment, Koopas wear an undershirt, boots[[FullFrontalAssault and nothing else]]; thankfully, you don't see those naughty bits because of the graphics.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: A mere Scaredy Rat is the reason behind Luigi knocking over the book containing the "Paper" universe. And that's despite the fact it, along with others of its kind, [[Irony are part of Bowser's Koopa Troop]].

** Previously a BonusBoss within ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', Bowser Jr. now has a bigger role within the story (alongside his paper counterpart). What's more, the game also details how he and his paper double bond with each other over the course of the story.

* BonusBoss: Like [[spoiler:Bowser Jr.]] in the previous game, an established character makes their ''Mario and Luigi'' debut within the Battle Ring at the end of the BossRush mode. [[spoiler:This time, it's Dry Bowser. Unlike the last two games' bonus bosses, he doesn't steal your Bros. Attacks, but the trade-off is that the fight itself is ''grueling'': his own attack patterns are brutal enough, but the kicker is that he summons Roy and Wendy and later (if Dry Bowser isn't beaten first) Ludwig and Larry to fight alongside him, adding to the chaos. Oh, and all of them are Level 45 with Dry Bowser himself at 48, so they all hit like trucks.]]

Quite possibly one of the oddest ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' crossovers to date, ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' is a {{Crossover}} between two different ''Mario'' RPG series, ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMario''. Considered the fifth installment within Creator/AlphaDream's ''Mario & Luigi'' series, the gameplay is based primarily on said series; Creator/IntelligentSystems having provided input for Paper Mario, who plays similarly to his home series.

Quite possibly one of the oddest ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' crossovers to date, ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' is a {{Crossover}} between two different ''Mario'' RPG series, ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMario''. Considered the fifth installment within Creator/AlphaDream's ''Mario & Luigi'' series, the gameplay is based primarily on said series; Creator/IntelligentSystem having provided input for Paper Mario, who plays similarly to his home series.

Quite possibly one of the oddest ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' crossovers to date, ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' is a {{Crossover}} RPG between two different Mario RPG series, ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMario''. Gameplay is mostly based on the ''Mario & Luigi'' series, with Paper Mario himself having a lot of gameplay elements of his home series, and as a result this is typically classified as the fifth and final original installment in the ''Mario & Luigi'' series (which was unexpectedly cut short by [=AlphaDream's=] closure in 2019) than either a ''Paper Mario'' game or an independent entity.

* GuideDangIt: Finding the Wellington Boots, which also crosses over with some LuckBasedMission [[IncrediblyLamePun to boot]]. To recap: You have to battle a Paper Broozer, a rare enemy that only appears in a few spots of the final dungeon. Said Paper Broozer won't drop them normally: it must first use a certain attack (out of three possible ones) to attack the bros. This attack throws a number of barrels that the bros must break with their hammers. Upon doing that, each barrel has a chance to contain loot. Said loot is usually coins, with a small chance to contain a rare item which has a ''one in seven'' chance of being the Wellington Boots, the other six possible drops being Beans.

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: [[spoiler:Once Bowser's castle goes airborne, the first action the Bowsers take is to head to Peach's castle and blast it thoroughly.]]

* AvengingTheVillain: In the Pokey boss fight, when defeating one of the Pokeys, the Pokey that isn't defeated will react with horror while watching their friend flashing [[DefeatEqualsExplosion and then exploding]]. Once the defeat animation is over, the remaining Pokey will [[TurnsRed turn red]]

** On the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' side, meanwhile, if a character wasn't in ''[[VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar Sticker Star]]'', they're not in this game. Even among those characters, Paper Wiggler[[note]]although normal Wiggler has a similar personality and role to him[[/note]], Gooper Blooper, and [[spoiler:Mizzter Blizzard]] are absent. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Kersti too]]. Most importantly, [[spoiler:Paper Luigi]] is absent until [[spoiler:the Music Player is unlocked, where he makes TheCameo]]. Even some Paper Mooks are not safe. Paper Buzzy Beetles, Paper Cheep Cheeps and Paper Pokeys don't get a chance to fight alongside their "real" counterparts.

* DramaticHighPerching: Bowser Junior loves the view on top of Mt. Brrr, and even states he has absolutely no fear of heights. This is something of a LampshadeHanging, as Junior has been doing insanely risky things like standing on the bowsprits of airships and on the rim of his Clown Car throughout the series.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The two Bowser Juniors initially decide to destroy the Paper World book so that they won't ever have to be separated. When the moment of truth comes, however, they hesitate at the last moment and decide to keep the book around. After their defeat, with the book mere feet away from Mario, the two feebly beg their fathers to grab the book so they can quickly destroy it, but it falls on deaf ears.

* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:The Bowsers' ultimate plan is, now that Paper Bowser's entire army has been removed from the Paper Mario Book, to trap the heroes inside it after they beat them...and then ''burn the book'', destroying the Paper Mario world and ensuring their demise, as well as everyone else within.]]

* PrideBeforeAFall: After the Bowser Jrs. show supremely arrogant disregard for the Paper Book — including calling it a piece of trash — Mario defeats them and is about to take it away, and the two feebly try to tell their fathers how important the book is. Their fathers, however, respond with the same dismissive attitude they once had by [[IronicEcho calling the book a piece of garbage not worth their attention.]]
* ProductionForeshadowing: In this game, the 3D Koopalings ask about their paper counterparts, with Wendy speculating they were busy. The Paper Koopalings show up in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash''.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: A mere Scaredy Rat is the reason behind Luigi knocking over the book containing the "Paper" universe. And that's despite the fact it, along with others of its kind, are part of Bowser's Koopa Troop.

** On the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' side, the Elite Trio[[note]]Corporal Paraplonk, Private Goomp, and Sergeant Guy[[/note]] never show up in the game, nor are they ever referenced. Their absence is baffling, as they were still working for Bowser at the end of ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam Dream Team]]''. In addition, this is the first ''Mario & Luigi'' game to not feature Toadsworth.

* HijackedByGanon: [[spoiler:Bowser tries to do this to '''''[[UpToEleven himself]]''''' from the Paper world. Unfortunately for him, Paper Bowser is a little too hands-on to sweep under the rug like that, as opposed to the passive likes of Antasma.]]