Boat Mode

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Boat Mode
Boat Mode from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Applies to Paper Mario
Power(s) given Navigate through bodies of water
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Mario using the Boat Mode in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Boat Mode in action in Pirate's Grotto.

Boat Mode is an origami-like transformation in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It allows Mario and his partners to traverse across water unscathed, similar to Sushie's overworld ability in Paper Mario; waves will push the boat back, however. Like his other origami-themed forms, the boat form is granted to him in the form of a "curse" from one of the black chest demons, this one in Pirate's Grotto, where it is primarily used. Additionally, there is a minigame in the Pianta Parlor based around this mode.

It is similar to Mario's Plane Mode in that it can only be activated when Mario is on the form's corresponding panel, known as a boat panel. It differs in that Mario is required to touch another boat panel in order to return to normal.

In the remake, if Mario wears the Gold Medal, the white paper usually surrounding him during Boat Mode's transformation becomes gold.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ボートモード[?]
Bōto Mōdo
Boat Mode
Chinese 船模式[?]
Chuán Móshì
Boat Mode
French Mode Bateau[?] Boat Mode
German Schiffsmodus[?] Boat mode
Italian Modalità nave[?] Ship Mode
Korean 보트모드[?]
Boteu Modeu
Boat Mode
Spanish Barco de papel[?] Paper boat