Mario using the Paperize ability in a jungle.

An area has just been paperized. Mario can then paste a Sticker from the album somewhere on the scene. In this case, Mario places a door to access a secret area.

“How's that? Mind blown? Yeah. Time's stopped, and the world's become as flat as a piece of paper. That's what I call "paperization"!”

—Kersti, Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Paperize (known as paperise in Europe and Australia and also called paperization or paperisation) is one of Kersti's abilities in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. The player has to press to use it. At the start of the maneuver, Kersti projects a blue afterimage of a crown. Then she stops time and flattens the visible area on-screen, turning it into a picture. Mario and Kersti, however, float over the "picture", and Mario can choose stickers or scraps from his album to paste onto the scene. The item must be positioned, and after pasting it, Mario must smooth it out. He can then return to the newly altered scene. This ability is used extensively in the game to solve puzzles. Areas that can be affected by placing items show a faint box where a sticker can be placed or a purple void where a scrap is able to be placed, although the boxes only appear while the area is Paperized. Tree stumps with a red ring and pink flowers often indicate the presence of faint boxes in the area, although this is not a strict rule. If a faint box is not mostly but not completely on screen when Paperize is used, the screen may scroll slightly to get the box completely in frame. The same can happen for voids, but the game can scroll the screen more significantly if the void is only partially on the screen.

When placing a small sticker in a faint box with pink dotted lines, the box will turn into a fully visible ? Block. Hitting these blocks can yield either a completely different sticker or an upgraded sticker, making the paperize ability useful for getting better stickers or stickers that Mario does not have yet. With certain stickers, there is a chance to get a block that yields three stickers instead of one.

Mario can attempt to place stickers or scraps into locations without a void or a box, place a sticker into a box that is too small for it, or place a scrap into a void where it does not fit. In such instances the Paperization process will be canceled automatically and the scrap or sticker will be returned to Mario. If Mario places a Sticker into a box where the sticker would have no effect, the Paperization is completed but the sticker turns gray, peels off of the location, and is irretrievable.

The ability can also be used to remove or replace objects in the environment, like the fountain in Decalburg. When an area with a removable object is paperized, objects that can be removed have a peeling corner. Similarly to voids, the game can shift the screen to get these objects fully in frame. Mario can move to the peeling object and pull it out of the picture, and thus, the area. Objects that have been removed by Mario are saved in his sticker album as scraps, and a purple void is left where the object originally was. He can then paste the object where it originally was or into a different void with the same shape, although scraps that must be placed into a different area to progress are unable to be put back into their original location. Some objects rotate or flip over as they are placed in the album, and this change can affect the object after it is returned to its place. After a scrap is placed where it belongs, the object is unable to be peeled off again.

Kamek and Bowser Jr. are capable of Paperizing as well, and use it to inconvenience Mario by removing objects that he needs to utilize to proceed. Oddly, when these characters Paperize, an afterimage of a blue crown also appears.

Mario can also use this power to retrieve Luigi from certain locations throughout the game, which is treated like other removable objects in the game except that Luigi does not peel and he runs off of the screen after being pulled out of the picture instead of being put into the album. He also does not leave a void behind.

While Mario is traversing the Warm Fuzzy Plains, he encounters Bowser Jr. To impede Mario's progress, Bowser Jr. turns a nearby bridge into a scrap and throws it onto a high ledge that Mario cannot reach. With no way forward, Mario is forced to turn back. After enlisting the help of a few Toads, Mario retrieves the bridge; however, he needs to find a way to put it back where it was. Kersti then appears, suggesting Mario use the paperize ability. Mario pastes the bridge back where it belongs, and continues on his way. This is the first time the ability is used.

As stated before, the ability is later used extensively in the game as a means to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. This ability could possibly be a form of breaking the fourth wall, as the area paperized is invariably the exact image seen on the Nintendo 3DS itself.

This ability cannot be used while Mario is separated from Kersti in Rustle Burrow and Rumble Volcano.

There are 155 spots where Paperize can be used and Decal Channel, Shaved Ice Cave and Bowser's Sky Castle are the only locations where Mario can never paperize.

Decalburg and Surfshine Harbor[edit]

There are a total of 5 paperizations to be performed in the two hub areas:

Decalburg has 1 Scrap Paperization
Surfshine Harbor has 4 Paperizations - 2 Scrap, 2 Sticker

Decalburg[edit]

There are a total of 1 Scrap Paperization to be performed in Decalburg.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Decalburg \| 1 Scrap Paperization
Decalburg Fountain	In the third scene, in the middle. Paperize is used two times: first to free Sticker Museum curator, second to put the fountain back. Available only after learning Paperization in Warm Fuzzy Plains.

Surfshine Harbor[edit]

There are a total of 4 Paperizations to be performed in Surfshine Harbor.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Surfshine Harbor \| 4 Paperizations (2 Scrap, 2 Sticker)
Warehouse Door	In the first scene, in the end of the warehouse. Paperize is used twice here: first to remove the door and to turn it the right way, second to put it back. Required to progress.
Lightbulb	In the basement of the middle warehouse. Required to progress.
Scissors	In the back of the second scene, reached by going between the crates. Required to progress.
Ship's Wheel	Inside the ship. Required to progress.

World 1[edit]

There are a total of 26 Paperizations to be performed in the entirety of World 1:

Warm Fuzzy Plains has 4 Paperizations - 1 Scrap, 3 Sticker
Bouquet Gardens has 6 Sticker Paperizations
Water's Edge Way has 3 Paperizations - 1 Scrap, 2 Sticker
Hither Thither Hill has 4 Paperizations - 1 Scrap, 3 Sticker
Whammino Mountain has 3 Paperizations - 1 Scrap, 2 Sticker
Goomba Fortress has 6 Paperizations - 1 Scrap, 4 Sticker, 1 Luigi Sighting

World 1-1: Warm Fuzzy Plains[edit]

There are a total of 4 Paperizations to be performed in World 1-1: Warm Fuzzy Plains:

1 Scrap Paperization
3 Sticker Paperizations

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Warm Fuzzy Plains \| 4 Paperizations (1 Scrap, 3 Sticker)
Wooden Bridge	In the second scene, in the middle of the lower part. Automatically started after collecting the Wooden Bridge scrap and going close to the spot. Required to progress.
Random 1x1 Sticker	Same scene, in the east, above the stump.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the third scene, above the circle of flower that can be bloomed by using a hammer that can be found in the lower part in the west.
Secret Door	Same scene, in the middle of the lower part, on the wall. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 1-2: Bouquet Gardens[edit]

There are a total of 6 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 1-2: Bouquet Gardens.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Location	Image
Bouquet Gardens \| 6 Sticker Paperizations
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the fourth scene, found above the right circle of flowers that can be bloomed by hammering.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the fifth scene, found above the circle of flowers that can be bloomed by hammering.
Any combination of 3 Flower stickers	In the third scene, after getting enough flower stickers. Using any combination of 3 flower stickers causes the garden to bloom, rewarding Mario with 2 of every sticker used. When garden blooms for the first time, Toad next to it is overjoyed and gives Mario a HP-Up Heart.
Secret Door	In the seventh scene, in the middle of the lower part on the wall. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 1-3: Water's Edge Way[edit]

There are a total of 3 Paperizations to be performed in World 1-3: Water's Edge Way:

1 Scrap Paperization
2 Sticker Paperizations

Scrap/Sticker needed	Location	Image
Water's Edge Way \| 3 Paperizations (1 Scrap, 2 Sticker)
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the third scene, above the flower found under the bridge.
Comet Piece	In the second scene, in the northeast. Available only after getting the Comet Piece scrap in the fifth scene (the underground one). Required to progress.
Secret Door	In the fifth scene, in the east part on the wall. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 1-4: Hither Thither Hill[edit]

There are a total of 4 Paperizations to be performed in World 1-4: Hither Thither Hill:

1 Scrap Paperization
3 Sticker Paperizations

Scrap/Sticker needed	Location	Image
Hither Thither Hill \| 4 Paperizations (1 Scrap, 3 Sticker)
Fan	In the first outdoor scene, above the stump left of the windmill. Required to progress.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the second outdoor scene, in the lower part, above the circle of flowers that can be bloomed by hammering.
Green Warp Pipe	In the second underground scene, near the entrance warp pipe in the west. Required to progress.
Secret Door	In the third outdoor scene, on the wall of the upper part. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 1-5: Whammino Mountain[edit]

There are a total of 3 Paperizations to be performed in World 1-5: Whammino Mountain:

1 Scrap Paperization
2 Sticker Paperizations

Scrap/Sticker needed	Location	Image
Whammino Mountain \| 3 Paperizations (1 Scrap, 2 Stickers)
White Gate	In the third scene, in the middle of the lower part. Available only after getting the White Gate scrap from the second scene (which in turn is only available after knocking down the tree in the fourth scene, causing a chain reaction). Required to progress.
Random 1x1 Sticker	Same scene, above the right flower found in the upper part.
Secret Door	In the undeground scene connecting first and fourth scene via warp pipes, in the middle, on the wall. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 1-6: Goomba Fortress[edit]

There are a total of 6 Paperizations to be performed in World 1-5: Goomba Fortress:

1 Scrap Paperization
4 Sticker Paperizations
1 Luigi Sighting

Scrap/Sticker needed	Location	Image
Goomba Fortress \| 6 Paperizations (1 Scrap, 4 Stickers, 1 Luigi sighting)
2 Random 1x1 Stickers	In the east scene. After activating the fans in the background by stepping on the bridge, Mario can use Paperization to stuck two 1x1 stickers to temporarily stop them, so he can reach the exit. Required to progress.
Block Switch	In the northwest scene, in the middle. Paperize is used two times: first to take out the Block Switch scrap to make it turn in the right direction, second to put it back. Required to progress.
Luigi	In the west scene, seen in the background in the northeast.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the tower scene, in the middle of the lowest part.
Secret Door	In the east scene, in the middle of the lower part. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 2[edit]

There are a total of 35 Paperizations to be performed in the entirety of World 2:

Drybake Desert has 12 Sticker Paperizations
Yoshi Sphinx has 3 Sticker Paperizations
Sandshifter Ruins has 2 Sticker Paperizations
Damp Oasis has 3 Sticker Paperizations
Drybake Stadium has 15 Paperizations - 5 Scrap, 9 Sticker, 1 Luigi Sighting

World 2-1: Drybake Desert[edit]

There are a total of 12 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 2-1: Drybake Desert.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Drybake Desert \| 12 Sticker Paperizations
Any 1x1 Jump +any 1x1x Hammer+any 1x1 Mushroom (but Poison Mushroom)+Poison Mushroom+any Spike Helmet+any Flower	In the first scene, the exit. Combination of 6 1x1 stickers is required to open the door. Required to progress. Those stickers include: Any jump, any hammer, any mushroom (but the Poison Mushroom), Poison Mushroom, any Spike Helmet and any Flower.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the third scene, after reaching the highest point of the scene.
Random 1x1 Sticker	Same scene, near the exit, behind some flat rocks.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the fifth scene, near the exit between two Brick Blocks.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the underground scene, near the upper ? Block. Together with two Hidden Blocks right of it, it acts as platforms to reach said ? Block.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the sixth scene (pyramid one), near the Comet Piece, to the right.
Secret Door	Same scene, at the back side of the pyramid. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 2-2: Yoshi Sphinx[edit]

There are a total of 3 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 2-2: Yoshi Sphinx.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Yoshi Sphinx \| 3 Sticker Paperizations
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the first scene, in the north, above the flower.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the scene reached by a north opening in the third sphinx scene, at the top, under the ? Block.
Secret Door	In the second scene, at the left side of the sphinx. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 2-3: Sandshifter Ruins[edit]

There are a total of 2 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 2-3: Sandshifter Ruins.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Sandshifter Ruins \| 2 Sticker Paperizations
Random 1x1 Sticker	At the bottom of the main scene by going right->right->left->left (only during the subsequent visits) and going through the door is a scene with multiple sarcophagi. Between two hidden blocks. Together with them, these three blocks act as platforms to reach a ? Block above the spikes.
Secret Door	In the scene reached by a door by going right->right->right from the top of the main scene, on the wall after entering. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 2-4: Damp Oasis[edit]

There are a total of 3 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 2-4: Damp Oasis.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Damp Oasis \| 3 Sticker Paperizations
Vacuum	Left of the entrance to the second scene. Required to progress.
Faucet	In the northwest of the second scene. Required to progress.
Secret Door	In the first scene, after going left from the entrance, on the wall. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 2-5: Drybake Stadium[edit]

There are a total of 15 Paperizations to be performed in World 2-5: Drybake Stadium:

5 Scrap Paperizations
9 Sticker Paperizations
1 Luigi Sighting

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Drybake Stadium \| 15 Paperizations (5 Scraps, 9 Stickers, 1 Luigi sighting)
3 Tablet Pieces	In the first scene, at the top. Required to progress.
Any 1x1 Jump+any 1x1 Hammer	On the exit of the first floor. To open it, any 1x1 Jump and 1x1 Hammer stickers need to be paperized here. Required to progress.
Stone Entry	At the end of the second floor. Required to progress.
Random 1x1 Sticker	On the third floor, between the two broken pillars. Acts as a platform to reach the second pillar with Line Jump sticker on it.
Any 1x1 Hammer+any Spike Helmet+any 1x1 Jump	On the exit of the third floor. To open it, any 1x1 Jump, Spike Helmet and 1x1 Hammer stickers need to be paperized here. Required to progress.
Luigi	In the outside area reached by a second exit on the fourth floor, on the right end, in the window.
Tower's Outer Wall	In the outside are reached by a third exit on the fourth floor, at the end. Paperize is used twice here: first to remove the door and to turn it the right way, second to put it back. Required to progress.
Any Flower+any POW Block	On the exit of the fifth floor. To open it, any Flower and POW Block stickers need to be paperized here. Required to progress.
Secret Door	In the first scene, right next to the entrance. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 3[edit]

There are a total of 33 Paperizations to be performed in the entirety of World 3:

Leaflitter Path has 3 Sticker Paperizations
The Bafflewood has 6 Sticker Paperizations
Strike Lake has 3 Sticker Paperizations
Loop Loop River has 2 Sticker Paperizations
Outlook Point has 1 Sticker Paperization
Wiggler's Tree House has 4 Paperizations - 3 Scrap, 1 Sticker
Rustle Burrow has 3 Paperizations - 1 Scrap, 2 Sticker
Tree Branch Trail has 2 Sticker Paperizations
Gauntlet Pond has 3 Sticker Paperizations
Stump Glade has 1 Sticker Paperization
Holey Thicket has 2 Paperizations - 1 Scrap, 1 Sticker
Whitecap Beach has 3 Paperizations - 2 Sticker, 1 Luigi Sighting

World 3-1: Leaflitter Path[edit]

There are a total of 3 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 3-1: Leaflitter Path.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Leaflitter Path \| 3 Sticker Paperizations
Trumpet	In the second scene, on the stump with partially eaten fruit bush. Required to progress.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the fifth scene, in the middle between Recovery Block and Save Block and above circle of flower that can be bloomed by hammering.
Secret Door	In the fourth scene, in the middle, after the first poison lake, on the wall. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 3-2: The Bafflewood[edit]

There are a total of 6 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 3-2: The Bafflewood.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
The Bafflewood \| 6 Sticker Paperizations
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the scene reached by going right from the fourth scene, above the circle of flowers that can be bloomed by hammering.
4 random 1x1 Stickers	In the scene reached by going north from the fourth scene, found above the circles of flowers thac can be bloomed by hammering in front of every exit but the southwest one.
Secret Door	In the scene reached by going right from the fourth scene, in the southeast. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 3-4: Strike Lake[edit]

There are a total of 3 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 3-4: Strike Lake.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Strike Lake \| 3 Sticker Paperizations
Secret Door	In the third scene, in the southwest. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.
Bowling Ball	In the scene north of the second scene, on the stump on the right. Required to progress. Available only after getting the Bowling Ball thing in The Bafflewood (available after the Wiggler Segment from Stump Glade runs there).
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the second scene, in the southeast, above the circle of flowers that can be bloomed by hammering. Available only after defeating Gooper Blooper.

World 3-5: Loop Loop River[edit]

There are a total of 2 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 3-5: Loop Loop River.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Loop Loop River \| 2 Sticker Paperizations
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the west scene, in the middle, in the circle of flowers that can be bloomed by hammering.
Secret Door	In the leower middle scene, in the northeast. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.

World 3-6: Outlook Point[edit]

There are a total of 1 Sticker Paperization to be performed in World 3-6: Outlook Point.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Outlook Point \| 1 Sticker Paperization
Secret Door	In the shop area, in the low part.

World 3-3: Wiggler's Tree House[edit]

There are a total of 4 Paperizations to be performed in World 3-3: Wiggler's Tree House:

3 Scrap Paperizations
1 Sticker Paperization

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Wiggler's Tree House \| 4 Paperizations (3 Scraps, 1 Sticker)
Secret Door	On the second floor, in the east.
Tree Stump	At the top of the tree. Available after saving the first Wiggler Segment and taking the Tree Stump scrap from Loop Loop River. Required to progress.
Tree Stump	Same scene, available after saving the second Wiggler Segment and taking the Tree Stump scrap from Tree Branch Trail. Required to progress.
4 Wiggler Segments	Same scene, available after saving the third and fourth Wiggler Segments from The Bafflewood and Surfshine Harbor. Required to progress.

World 3-7: Rustle Burrow[edit]

There are a total of 3 Paperizations to be performed in World 3-7: Rustle Burrow:

1 Scrap Paperization
2 Sticker Paperizations

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Rustle Burrow \| 3 Paperizations (1 Scrap, 2 Stickers)
Burrow Door	In the scene south of the third scene, at the end of the left stairs. Required to progress.
Secret Door	In the second scene, near the end of the upper part.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the scene north of the third scene, in the secret area to the left, above the circle of flowers that can be bloomed by hammering.

World 3-8: Tree Branch Trail[edit]

There are a total of 2 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 3-8: Tree Branch Trail.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Tree Branch Trail \| 2 Sticker Paperizations
Secret Door	In the first scene, near the entrance.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the second scene, in the southwest. Available only after defeating Gooper Blooper.

World 3-9: Gauntlet Pond[edit]

There are a total of 3 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 3-9: Gauntlet Pond.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Gauntlet Pond \| 3 Sticker Paperizations
Secret Door	In the second scene, in the middle of the lower part.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the first scene, to the right of the entrance from the third scene. Required to progress.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the thid scene, in the northeast. Available only after defeating Gooper Blooper.

World 3-10: Stump Glade[edit]

There are a total of 1 Sticker Paperization to be performed in World 3-10: Stump Glade.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Stump Glade \| 1 Sticker Paperization
Secret Door	In the storage room after beating Snifit or Whiffit, to the north.

World 3-11: Holey Thicket[edit]

There are a total of 2 Paperizations to be performed in World 3-11: Holey Thicket:

1 Scrap Paperization
1 Sticker Paperization

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Holey Thicket \| 2 Paperizations (1 Scrap, 1 Sticker)
Bowser Tape	In the second scene, found near the exit. Required to progress.
Secret Door	In the fourth scene, in the upper part.

World 3-12: Whitecap Beach[edit]

There are a total of 3 Paperizations to be performed in World 3-12: Whitecap Beach:

2 Sticker Paperizations
1 Luigi Sighting

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Whitecap Beach \| 3 Paperizations (2 Stickers, 1 Luigi sighting)
Luigi	In the first scene, seen in the background from the dock.
Secret Door	In the second scene, found behind the Wiggler, on the wall.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the fourth scene, above the flower next to the entrance.

World 4[edit]

There are a total of 27 Paperizations to be performed in the entirety of World 4:

Snow Rise has 5 Paperizations - 1 Scrap, 4 Sticker
Ice Flow has 5 Sticker Paperizations
The Enigmansion has 9 Paperizations - 7 Scrap, 2 Sticker
Whiteout Valley has 3 Paperizations - 1 Scrap, 1 Sticker, 1 Luigi Sighting
Bowser's Snow Fort has 5 Paperizations - 3 Scrap, 2 Sticker

World 4-1: Snow Rise[edit]

There are a total of 5 Paperizations to be performed in World 4-1: Snow Rise:

1 Scrap Paperization
4 Sticker Paperizations

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Snow Rise \| 5 Paperizations (1 Scrap, 4 Stickers)
Any Fire Flower or any Burnhammer	In the first scene, near the exit. Using any fire based sticker melts the snow of the ice-cream like platform to reveal a Pipe in a Cave scrap. Required to progress.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the third scene, near the entrance, above the circle of flowers that can be bloomed after hammering.
Radiator	In the second scene, near the upper right entrance. Required to progress.
Secret Door	Same scene, in the middle of the lower part.
Pipe in a Cave	In the third scene, in the southeast. Required to progress.

World 4-2: Ice Flow[edit]

There are a total of 5 Sticker Paperizations to be performed in World 4-2: Ice Flow.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Ice Flow \| 5 Sticker Paperizations
Secret Door	In the second scene, in the middle to the west.
4 Random 1x1 Stickers	In the fourth scene, in the west of the middle part.

World 4-3: The Enigmansion[edit]

There are a total of 9 Paperizations to be performed in World 4-3: The Enigmansion:

7 Scrap Paperizations
2 Sticker Paperizations

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
The Enigmansion \| 9 Paperizations (7 Scraps, 2 Stickers)
↓ Mansion Safe→Mansion Bookcase	In the hallway, there is a safe left of the bookcase. Paperize is used twice here: first to take out the Mansion Safe scrap, later to put Mansion Bookcase scrap in its place. Required to progress.
↓ Mansion Door→Mansion Wall	In the room after going through the door on the left of the hallway. Paperize is used twice here: first to take out the Mansion Door scrap, later to put Mansion Wall scrap in its place. Required to progress.
↓ Mansion Wall→Mansion Door	IIn the room left of the previous one. Paperize is used twice here: first to take out the Mansion Wall scrap, then to put Mansion Door scrap in its place. Required to progress.
↓ Mansion Bookcase→Mansion Safe	In the room after going through the door in the middle of the hallway. Paperize is used twice here: first to take out the Mansion Bookcase scrap, then to put the Mansion Safe scrap in its place. Required to progress.
Secret Door	In the room with the shortcut to Decalburg, at the end of the upper part.
↓ Steward's Portrait→Mansion Door	In the first room, in the north of the second floor. Paperize is used twice here: first to take out Steward's Portrait scrap, then to put Mansion Door scrap in its place. Required to progress.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the dining hall, above the red wilted flower.
Steward's Portrait	There are three door in the upper part of the dining hall. This spot is found behind the middle one. Required to progress.
Big Bookcase	In the room right of the first room, in the northeast. Required to progress.

World 4-5: Whiteout Valley[edit]

There are a total of 3 Paperizations to be performed in World 4-5: Whiteout Valley:

1 Scrap Paperization
1 Sticker Paperization
1 Luigi Sighting

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Whiteout Valley \| 3 Paperizations (1 Scrap, 1 Sticker, 1 Luigi sighting)
Secret Door	In the first scene, near the start of the cave.
Forebear's Portrait	Same scene, at the end of the cave. Required to progress.
Luigi	In the fourth scene, found sitting on the chairlift going down.

World 4-6: Bowser's Snow Fort[edit]

There are a total of 5 Paperizations to be performed in World 4-6: Bowser's Snow Fort:

3 Scrap Paperizations
2 Sticker Paperizations

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Bowser's Snow Fort \| 5 Paperizations (3 Scraps, 2 Stickers)
Secret Door	In the first scene, in the middle part, the right entrance.
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the first minecart scene, there is a number of Brick Blocks on the inaccesible rail, with a hole between them. Paperizing here causes the Shy Guy in the minecart who is only on this rail to drop Mine-Cart Rail scrap. Required to progress.
Mine-Cart Rail	Same scene, near the end. Required to progress.
Diagonal Rail	In the second minecart scene, in the middle of the lowest part. Paperize is used twice here: first to take out the scrap and turn it the right way, second to put it back. Required to progress.
Mine-Cart Exit	Same scene, at the very end. Required to progress.

World 5[edit]

There are a total of 26 Paperizations to be performed in the entirety of World 5:

Shy Guy Jungle has 11 Paperizations - 3 Scrap, 8 Sticker
Jungle Rapids has 1 Sticker Paperization
Long Fall Falls has 2 Paperizations - 1 Scrap, 1 Sticker
Chomp Ruins has 4 Paperizations - 3 Scrap, 1 Sticker
Rugged Road has 7 Paperizations - 4 Scrap, 2 Sticker, 1 Luigi Sighting
Rumble Volcano has 1 Sticker Paperization

World 5-1: Shy Guy Jungle[edit]

There are a total of 11 Paperizations to be performed in World 5-1: Shy Guy Jungle:

3 Scrap Paperizations
8 Sticker Paperizations

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Shy Guy Jungle \| 11 Paperizations (3 Scraps, 8 Stickers)
Random 1x1 Sticker	In the first scene, above the circle of flowers that can be bloomed by hammering, found in the west upper part.
Random 1x1 Sticker	Same scene, above the flower in the upper east part.
Upright Vacuum or Vacuum or Goat	In the fourth scene (first left scene), in the middle.
4 Random 1x1 Stickers	In the fifth scene (second left scene), above the stumps.
Secret Door	In the seventh scene (second right scene), in the northeast.
3 Bridge Parts	In the third scene, north of the stairs. Required to progress.

World 5-2: Jungle Rapids[edit]

There are a total of 1 Sticker Paperization to be performed in World 5-2: Jungle Rapids.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Jungle Rapids \| 1 Sticker Paperization
Secret Door	In the first scene, in the southeast.

World 5-3: Long Fall Falls[edit]

There are a total of 2 Paperizations to be performed in World 5-3: Long Fall Falls:

1 Scrap Paperization
1 Sticker Paperization

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Long Fall Falls \| 2 Paperizations (1 Scrap, 1 Sticker)
Secret Door	In the second scene, after choosing to go forward at the crossing, reaching the dry land and then going to the west end. Outline for the Secret Door is then found on the wall.
Jungle Floodgate	Same scene, after choosing to go left at the crossing. Paperize is used twice here: first to take out the Jungle Floodgate scrap and turn it the right way, second to put it back.

World 5-4: Chomp Ruins[edit]

There are a total of 4 Paperizations to be performed in World 5-4: Chomp Ruins:

3 Scrap Paperizations
1 Sticker Paperization

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Chomp Ruins \| 4 Paperizations (3 Scraps, 1 Sticker)
Ruin Slope	In the first inside scene. Paperize is used twice here: first to take Ruin Slope scrap and turn it the right way, second to put it back. Required to progress.
Secret Door	In the right upper part of second inside scene.
Bomp	In the fourth inside scene, right of the Bomp. Required to progress.
Ruin Floor	In the third inside scene, left of the entrance. Required to progress.

World 5-5: Rugged Road[edit]

There are a total of 7 Paperizations to be performed in World 5-5: Rugged Road:

4 Scrap Paperizations
2 Sticker Paperizations
1 Luigi Sighting

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Rugged Road \| 7 Paperizations (4 Scraps, 2 Stickers, 1 Luigi sighting)
Any ice-based Thing Sticker	In the first scene, there is a rectangle in the volcano in the background. By putting any ice-based Thing sticker there, all lava is frozen solid, creating a path forward. Required to progress.
Secret Door	Same scene after lava is frozen solid, on the wall after the second fozend gush of lava.
↓ Mountain Hole→Mountain Boulder	In the second scene, after the second lava river. Paperize is used twice here: first to take out Mountain Hole scrap, later to put Mountain Boulder in its place. Required to progress.
↓ Mountain Boulder→Mountain Hole	In the third scene, near the entrance of the lower part. Paperize is used twice here: first to take out Mountain Boulder scrap, then to put Mountain Hole in its place. Required to progress.
Luigi	In the Bubbling Waters Natural Hot Springs (area reached by jumping into the second hole in the fourth scene), found in the water.
Cracked Boulder	In the fifth scene, in the middle of the lower part. Required to progress.
Huge Mountain Slab	After putting in the previous scrap and then hammering the crack. Paperize is used twice here: first to flip the Huge Mountain Slab scrap, then to put it back. Doing so makes the Comet Piece collectable. Required to progress.

World 5-6: Rumble Volcano[edit]

There are a total of 1 Sticker Paperization to be performed in World 5-6: Rumble Volcano.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Rumble Volcano \| 1 Sticker Paperization
Secret Door	In the scene left of the highest point the rising platform can take. Available only after defeating Petey Piranha and returning here.

World 6[edit]

There are a total of 3 Paperizations to be performed in the entirety of World 6:

Gate Cliff has 1 Scrap Paperization
Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla has 2 Paperizations - 1 Scrap, 1 Sticker

World 6-1: Gate Cliff[edit]

There are a total of 1 Scrap Paperization to be performed in World 6-1: Gate Cliff.

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Gate Cliff \| 1 Scrap Paperization
Hidden Bowser Castle	After collecting five Royal Stickers and activating them in the album. Paperize is used twice here: first to take out the Hidden Bowser Castle scrap and flip it right way, second to put it back. Required to progress.

World 6-2: Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla[edit]

There are a total of 2 Paperizations to be performed in World 6-2: Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla:

1 Scrap Paperization
1 Sticker Paperization

Scrap/Sticker needed	Description	Image
Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla \| 2 Paperizations (1 Scrap, 1 Sticker)
Secret Door	In the first inside scene, in the northwest.
Banzai Bill Cannon	In the third inside scene, in the left part. Paperize is used twice here: first to take out the Banzai Bill Cannon scrap and flip it around, second to put it back. Required to progress.

Statistics[edit]

This chart shows the number of spots where Mario can paperize for each location and the type of paperization, with the total amount at the bottom. Locations are listed in the order the player can use Paperize in them (with an exception of Surfshine Harbor, which can be visited any time).

Location	Scraps	Stickers	Luigi sightings	Total number of paperization spots
Warm Fuzzy Plains	1	3	0	4
Decalburg	1	0	0	1
Bouquet Gardens	0	6	0	6
Water's Edge Way	1	2	0	3
Hither Thither Hill	1	3	0	4
Whammino Mountain	1	2	0	3
Goomba Fortress	1	4	1	6
Drybake Desert	0	12	0	12
Yoshi Sphinx	0	3	0	3
Sandshifter Ruins	0	2	0	2
Surfshine Harbor	2	2	0	4
Damp Oasis	0	3	0	3
Drybake Stadium	5	9	1	15
Leaflitter Path	0	3	0	3
The Bafflewood	0	6	0	6
Strike Lake	0	3	0	3
Loop Loop River	0	2	0	2
Outlook Point	0	1	0	1
Wiggler's Tree House	3	1	0	4
Rustle Burrow	1	2	0	3
Tree Branch Trail	0	2	0	2
Gauntlet Pond	0	3	0	3
Stump Glade	0	1	0	1
Holey Thicket	1	1	0	2
Whitecap Beach	0	2	1	3
Snow Rise	1	4	0	5
Ice Flow	0	5	0	5
The Enigmansion	7	2	0	9
Whiteout Valley	1	1	1	3
Bowser's Snow Fort	3	2	0	5
Shy Guy Jungle	3	8	0	11
Jungle Rapids	0	1	0	1
Long Fall Falls	1	1	0	2
Chomp Ruins	3	1	0	4
Rugged Road	4	2	1	7
Rumble Volcano	0	1	0	1
Gate Cliff	1	0	0	1
Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla	1	1	0	2
Total	43	107	5	155

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ペパライズ^[?] Peparaizu	Paperize
Chinese	纸片变变变 (Simplified) 紙片變變變 (Traditional)^[?] Zhǐpiàn Biànbiànbiàn	Paper Hocus-Pocus
French (NOA)	Aplatir^[?]	Flatten
French (NOE)	Papiériser Papiérisation^[?]	Paperize Paperization
German	Papierisieren^[?]	Paperize
Italian	Cartificazione^[?]	Paperization
Spanish	Papelizar^[?]	Paperize

Profiles[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Website description:
- English (American):
  The world is riddled with gaping holes and secret spaces that need to be fixed with a well-placed sticker. In order to make this happen, sometimes you’ll need to stop time and turn the whole world into a flat sheet of paper—this is called ‘Paperizing’. It allows you to patch-up these problems with a well-placed sticker and continue on your adventure.

[Edit] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Main characters		Kersti • Mario • Peach
Minor characters		Birdo • Crybaby Toad • Forebear • Host Snifit • Luigi • Shady Toad • Sling-a-Thing Toad • Steward • Sticker Museum curator • Swindler Toad • Toads • Traveling Toad • Troublesome Toad • Wiggler / Flutter
Bosses		Megasparkle Goomba • Tower Power Pokey • Gooper Blooper • Mizzter Blizzard • Petey Piranha • Bowser
Mini-bosses		Bowser Jr. • Kamek • Big Buzzy Beetle • Wiggler Segments • Big Scuttlebug • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Boo • Big Chain Chomp
Enemies		Banzai Bill • Bill Blaster • Bob-omb (Para · Shiny) • Boo (Stack) • Broozer • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle (Bony · Shiny) • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Dry Bones • Fish Bone • Fuzzy • Goomba (2-Fold · Mural · Paper-Cone (Shiny) · Para (5-Fold · Shiny) · Shiny) • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Fire · Ice) · Koopa Troopa (Para (Shiny) · Mural · Shiny) • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Ninji • Piranha Plant (Fire) • Poison Blooper • Pokey (Green) • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat • Scuttlebug (Co) • Shy Guy (Accordion · Clip · Maraca · Paint · Sombrero · Spear) • Snifit • Spike (Snow) • Spike Top • Spiny • Swoop • Whomp
Locations	World 1	Warm Fuzzy Plains • Bouquet Gardens • Water's Edge Way • Hither Thither Hill • Whammino Mountain • Goomba Fortress
	World 2	Drybake Desert • Yoshi Sphinx • Sandshifter Ruins • Damp Oasis • Drybake Stadium
	World 3	Leaflitter Path • The Bafflewood • Wiggler's Tree House • Strike Lake • Loop Loop River • Outlook Point • Rustle Burrow • Tree Branch Trail • Gauntlet Pond • Stump Glade • Holey Thicket • Whitecap Beach
	World 4	Snow Rise • Ice Flow • The Enigmansion • Shaved-Ice Cave • Whiteout Valley • Bowser's Snow Fort
	World 5	Shy Guy Jungle • Jungle Rapids • Long Fall Falls • Chomp Ruins • Rugged Road • Rumble Volcano
	World 6	Gate Cliff • Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla • Bowser's Sky Castle
	Other	Decalburg • Sticker Fest • Sticker Museum • Surfshine Harbor • Decal Channel
Key items	Scraps	Banzai Bill Cannon • Big Bookcase • Block Switch • Bomp • Bowser Tape • Bridge Parts • Burrow Door • Comet Piece • Cracked Boulder • Decalburg Fountain • Diagonal Rail • Forebear's Portrait • Green Warp Pipe • Hidden Bowser Castle • Huge Mountain Slab • Jungle Floodgate • Mansion Bookcase • Mansion Door (greenhouse) • Mansion Door (second floor) • Mansion Safe • Mansion Wall • Mine-Cart Rail • Mine-Cart Exit • Mountain Boulder • Mountain Hole • Pipe in a Cave • Ruin Floor • Ruin Slope • Ship's Wheel • Steward's Portrait • Stone Entry • Tablet Pieces • Tower Outer Wall • Tree Stumps • Warehouse Door • White Gate • Wooden Bridge
Key items	Other	Album • Book of Sealing • Hammer • Sticker
Items		10-Coin • Coin • Comet Piece • Heart • HP-Up Heart • Royal Sticker • Super Star • Wiggler's Diary
Objects		? Block • Airship • Bill Blaster • Bowser Tape • Brick Block • Empty Block • Fireball • Grinder • Hidden block • Ice ball • Junior Clown Car • Lava Geyser • Poison • Prisma Times • Quicksand • Recovery block • Sand Geyser • Spike Trap • Sticker Comet • Treasure chest • Volcanic debris • Warp Pipe
Other		Action Command • Battle Spin • Bestiary • Block locations (Hidden Block locations) • Fire Mario • Glitches • Heart Point • Ice Mario • Media • Paperize • Quotes • Shops • Snifit or Whiffit • Staff • Sticker Fest • "Swinging Swing" • Parade

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