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Rubber Band is the second member of the Legion of Stationery encountered and a boss that is faced in Paper Mario: The Origami King. Also called the Elastic Entertainer, it guards the blue streamer. As its name indicates, Rubber Band is made up of rubber bands.
Combat[]
Rubber Band is fought in the Big Sho' Theatre, making its debut upon seeing Paper Mario survive its plays. One of its attacks during the battle has it pull on Paper Mario to deal 16 damage to him. Paper Mario will also get knocked off his feet, but he will return in time to take a turn to attack Rubber Band in retaliation.
Rubber Band has a special defense tactic where it creates rubber band traps at random spots on the battlefield. Paper Mario will be redirected in the direction the traps point if he crosses their space, their function being to misguide him on his way to the boss. The best way to stop Rubber Band is to land on the Magic Circle. Paper Mario must then use his 1,000-fold Arms to grab at and tug on them. The closer Paper Mario is to his opponent, the more health it will lose. Eventually, the boss will lose all of its bands, revealing its core, which is a single golden rubber band. This is its weak point. It can only attack in this form by snapping at the player. Paper Mario has to use a Magic Circle so he can use the 1,000-Fold Arms to beat Rubber Band by grabbing and shooting them into their own tent's walls, releasing all those it entrapped, though the monster will try to counterattack. Rubber Band has around 400 hit points.