10 Hardest Bosses In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remake, Ranked

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The Nintendo Switch remake of includes a mixture of old and new boss battles, and probably has new and returning players alike wondering which are the hardest to defeat. Since the original came out 20 years ago for the GameCube, many players may likely be experiencing the game for the first time on the Switch. New players should know what to prepare for before fighting some of these challenging bosses.

Though ’s new version does introduce quite a few changes, most of the bosses actually remain the same from the original game. There are only a few new ones, and only one is a serious threat. That means players can expect bosses that gave them trouble the first time they played the game to still be a challenge this time, though 20 years of gaming experience may make them a bit easier for veteran players.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has many aspects that the next true sequel needs to follow, with two in particular that shouldn’t be ignored.

Doopliss is a shape-shifting prankster ghost that players will have to battle twice in. While the first battle against Doopliss isn’t too challenging, the second one can be difficult. The main challenge of fighting Doopliss comes down to how well the player can defend against his attacks, especially when he begins changing shape in the boss fight against him and the Shadow Sirens.

During the second fight with Doopliss in Chapter 8, the boss will be able to change into any of Mario’s companions and use any of their special attacks. Because knowing the timing of a move is so important for defending it in, Doopliss’ many different attacks make him one of the harder enemies to defend. Players don’t just need to figure out the timing of a few moves, but instead, they have to remember the timing for the moves of every character Doopliss shifts into. This makes Doopliss uniquely challenging, though he is far from the toughest boss.

Rawk Hawk is one of the fighters players will face off against as they make their way through the