Mario preforming the Action Commmand dealing more damage.
The Action command (also known as Timed Hits or Timed Attacks )is a term used to describe the action where the player can hit a button to deal more damage to an enemy or lessen damage taken. The A button is usually involved in using the Action command and is very common in the RPGs.
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The Action command is present in all of the Paper Mario games. Paper Mario introduces the Action command in this series; however, Mario can only learn it once he gets the Lucky Star item from Twink . Once he does, Twink demonstrates how to use the Action command including how to Guard against enemy attacks to lessen damage. Using the Action command in this game requires the simple press of the to deal more damage or Guard against others. The Action command for the Hammer is different as the player must hold back on the control stick ( ) until the star lights up.
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door , the Action command remains the same except now, this game introduces one for the Superguard . By pressing at the right moment, Mario can nullify an enemy's attack and, if it's a direct attack, can deal back 1 point of damage back to them. However, the Superguard is much more difficult to pull off and should only be used as a last resort.
Characters
Protagonists
Mario • Princess Peach • Luigi • Twink • Star Spirits (Eldstar , Mamar , Skolar , Muskular , Misstar , Klevar , Kalmar )
Antagonists
Bowser • Kammy Koopa • Koopa Troop • Jr. Troopa
Partners
Goombario • Kooper • Bombette • Parakarry • Lady Bow • Watt • Sushie • Lakilester
Other
Albino Dino • Audience • Bootler • Bruce • Bubble Plant • Chanterelle • Chet Rippo • Chuck Quizmo • Club 64 Bartender • Dane T. • DJ Toad • Fearsome 5 • Fice T. • Fishmael • Flight • Franky • Frost T. • Gooma • Goomama • Goombaria • Goompa • Goompapa • Gourmet Guy • Guard Door • Harry T. • Herbert • Herringway • Igor • King Mousta • Kooper's mother • Kolorado • Kolorado's Wife • Koopa Koot • Koover • Lakilulu • Lily • Little Mouser • Little T. • Luigi • Madam Merlar • Master Poet • Mayor Penguin • Mayor Penguin's Wife • Merle • Merlee • Merlon • Merlow • Merluvlee • Minh T. • Mini T. • Moustafa • Mort T. • Mr. E • Mr. Hammer • Muss T. • Nomadimouse • Oaklie • Penguin Patrol • Petunia • Posie • Postmaster • Raphael the Raven • Rip Cheato • Rosie • Rowf • Rhuff • Russ T. • Sashimie • Spiky John • Spiky Tom • Stanley • Sun • Tayce T. • Three Beautiful Sisters • Toad in the Desert • Toad Minister • Tolielip • Trading Event Toad • Vanna T. • Village Leader • Watt's mother • Whacka • Whale • Wise Wisterwood • Yakkey
Species
Baby Yoshi • Bellbell Plant • Boo • Bub-ulb • Bulb Bush • Bumpty • Candy Cane • Cymbal Bush • Doogan • Dryite • Heart Plant • Human • Li'l Oink • Munchlesia • Nomadimouse • Raven • Snowman • Spinning Flower • Star Kid • Toad • Trumpet Plant • Yoshi
Locations
Areas
Boo's Mansion • Boo's Shop • Bowser's Castle • Cloudy Climb • Club 64 • Crystal Palace • Dry Dry Desert • Dry Dry Outpost • Dry Dry Railroad • Dry Dry Ruins • Flower Fields • Forever Forest • Goomba King's Fortress • Goomba Road • Goomba Village • Gusty Gulch • Harry's Shop • Item Shop • Jade Jungle • Koopa Bros. Fortress • Koopa Village • Koopa's Shop • Lavalava Island • Li'l-Oink Farm • Little Mouser's Shop • Mario's House • Mt. Lavalava • Mt. Rugged • Peach's Bedroom • Peach's Castle • Playroom • Pleasant Path • Post Office • Shiver City • Shiver Mountain • Shiver Region • Shiver Shop • Shiver Snowfield • Shooting Star Summit • Shroom Grocery • Shy Guy's Toy Box • Starborn Valley • Star Haven • Star Haven Shop • Star Way • Storehouse • Sun Tower • Toad House • Toad Town • Toad Town Dojo • Toad Town Tunnels • Tubba Blubba's Castle • Windy Mill • Yoshi's Cabana • Yoshi's Village
Bosses
Main/Recurring Bosses
Bowser • Kammy Koopa • Jr. Troopa
Chapter Bosses
Goomba King • Bowser??? • Koopa Bros. (Red Ninjakoopa , Black Ninjakoopa , Yellow Ninjakoopa , Green Ninjakoopa ) • Tutankoopa • Tubba Blubba /Tubba Blubba's Heart • General Guy • Lava Piranha /Lava Bud • Huff N. Puff • Crystal King /Crystal Bit • Bowser
Mini Bosses
Red and Blue Goombas • Buzzar • Anti Guy • Blooper • Super Blooper • Electro Blooper • Spike??? • Kent C. Koopa • The Master • Monstar
Enemies
Enemies
Amazy Dayzee • Bandit • Bill Blaster • Bob-omb • Bombshell Bill • Bombshell Bill Blaster • Bony Beetle • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Bzzap! • Cleft • Clubba • Crazee Dayzee • Dark Koopa • Dry Bones • Duplighost • Ember • Forest Fuzzy • Frost Piranha • Fuzzy • Gloomba • Goomba • Gray Magikoopa • Green Magikoopa • Groove Guy • Gulpit • Hammer Bros. • Hurt Plant • Hyper Cleft • Hyper Goomba • Hyper Paragoomba • Jungle Fuzzy • Koopatrol • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Magikoopa • M. Bush • Medi Guy • Monty Mole • Monty Mole (Flower Fields) • Paragloomba • Paragoomba • Paratroopa • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pokey Mummy • Putrid Piranha • Pyro Guy • Red Magikoopa • Ruff Puff • Shy Guy • Shy Squad • Shy Stack • Spear Guy • Spiked Gloomba • Spiked Goomba • Spike Top • Spiny • Spy Guy • Swooper • Swoopula • White Clubba • White Magikoopa • Yellow Magikoopa
Items
Regular
Apple • Blue Berry • Bubble Berry • Coconut • Dizzy Dial • Dried Fruit • Dried Shroom • Dusty Hammer • Egg • Fire Flower • Fright Jar • Goomnut • Honey Syrup • Iced Potato • Jammin' Jelly • Koopa Leaf • Lemon • Life Shroom • Lime • Maple Syrup • Melon • Mushroom • Mystery? • Pebble • POW Block • Red Berry • Repel Gel • Shooting Star • Sleepy Sheep • Snowman Doll • Stinky Herb • Stone Cap • Strange Leaf • Stop Watch • Super Shroom • Super Soda • Tasty Tonic • Thunder Bolt • Thunder Rage • Ultra Shroom • Volt Shroom • Whacka Bump • Yellow Berry
Key items
Artifact • Autograph • Blue Key • Boo's Portrait • Bucket • Butter • Calculator • Castle Key • Cleanser • Cookbook • Cream • Crystal Ball • Crystal Berry • Diamond Stone • Dictionary • Diploma • Dolly • Egg • Empty Wallet • Fertile Soil • First-Degree Card • Flour • Fortress Key • Fourth-Degree Card • Frying Pan • Glasses • Gold Credit • Jade Raven • Koopa Legends • Kooper's Shell • Letter • Lucky Star • Lunar Stone • Lyrics • Magical Bean • Magical Seed • Mailbag • Melody • Milk • Miracle Water • Mystery Note • Odd Key • Old Photo • Package • Palace Key • Prison Key • Pulse Stone • Pyramid Stone • Record • Red Jar • Red Key • Ruins Key • Salt • Scarf • Second-Degree Card • Silver Credit • Sneaky Parasol • Star Piece • Star Rod • Star Stone • Storeroom Key • Strawberry • Sugar • Tape • Third-Degree Card • Toy Train • Ultra Stone • Volcano Vase • Warehouse Key • Water • Water Stone • Weight • Yakkey
Recipes
Apple Pie • Big Cookie • Bland Meal • Boiled Egg • Cake • Coco Pop • Deluxe Feast • Dizzy Dial • Egg Missile • Electro Pop • Fire Flower • Fire Pop • Fried Egg • Fried Shroom • Frozen Fries • Healthy Juice • Honey Shroom • Honey Super • Honey Ultra • Hot Shroom • Jelly Pop • Jelly Shroom • Jelly Super • Jelly Ultra • Kooky Cookie • Koopa Tea • Koopasta • Lemon Candy • Life Shroom • Lime Candy • Maple Shroom • Maple Super • Maple Ultra • Nutty Cake • Potato Salad • Shroom Cake • Shroom Steak • Sleepy Sheep • Spaghetti • Special Shake • Spicy Soup • Strange Cake • Super Soda • Sweet Shroom • Tasty Tonic • Thunder Rage • Volt Shroom • Yoshi Cookie • Yummy Meal
Badges
All or Nothing • Attack FX A • Attack FX B • Attack FX C • Attack FX D • Attack FX E • Bump Attack • Chill Out • Close Call • D-Down Jump • D-Down Pound • Damage Dodge • Deep Focus • Defend Plus • Dizzy Attack • Dizzy Stomp • Dodge Master • Double Dip • Feeling Fine • Fire Shield • First Attack • Flower Finder • Flower Saver • FP Plus • Group Focus • Hammer Throw • Happy Flower • Happy Heart • Heart Finder • HP Drain • HP Plus • I Spy • Ice Power • Jump Charge • Last Stand • Lucky Day • Mega Jump • Mega Quake • Mega Rush • Mega Smash • Money Money • Multibounce • P-Down, D-Up • P-Up, D-Down • Pay-Off • Peekaboo • Power Bounce • Power Jump • Power Plus • Power Quake • Power Rush • Power Smash • Pretty Lucky • Quake Hammer • Quick Change • Refund • Runaway Pay • S. Jump Chg. • S. Smash Chg. • Shrink Stomp • Sleep Stomp • Slow Go • Smash Charge • Speedy Spin • Spike Shield • Spin Attack • Spin Smash • Triple Dip • Zap Tap
Techniques
Partner moves
Headbonk • Tattle • Charge • Multibonk • Shell Toss • Power Shell • Dizzy Shell • Fire Shell • Sky Dive • Shell Shot • Air Lift • Air Raid • Body Slam • Bomb • Power Bomb • Mega Bomb • Smack • Outta Sight • Spook • Fan Smack • Electro Dash • Power Shock • Turbo Charge • Mega Shock • Belly Flop • Squirt • Water Block • Tidal Wave • Spiny Flip • Spiny Surge • Cloud Nine • Hurricane
Special moves
Refresh • Lullaby • Star Storm • Chill Out • Smooch • Time Out • Up & Away • Star Beam/Peach Beam
Enemy/Boss moves
Charge • Divide and Conquer
Miscellaneous
Objects
! Switch • ? Block • Badge • Blue Pipe • Blue Switch • Bowser's Diary • Brick Block • Bubble • Chomp Rock • Cracked Wall • Dock • Fire Bar • Floor Switch • Gulpits' Rocks • Hidden Block • Jack-in-the-Box • Jump Pad • K64 • Koopa Clown Car • Lakitu's Cloud • Lever • Metal Block • Power Platform • Puff-Puff Machine • Recovery Block • Red ? Block • Save Block • Star Cruiser • Stilts • Stone Block • Super Block • Treasure Chest (Mysterious ) • Toy Tank • Warp Pipe • Yellow Block
Terms/ailments
Badge Point • Danger • Dizzy • Electrified • Flower Point • Frozen • Heart Point • Immobilized • Injured • Invisible • No Skills • Peril • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Sleep • Star Point • Star Power • Stone • Super Rank • Tiny • Ultra Rank
Other
64th Trivia Quiz-Off • Soundtrack • Tattle List • Walkthrough