I Fixed Mario's WORST Character Designs 

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Stapler's redesign would likely just be a slightly long chain chomp

When other youtubers have a sponsor I skip them nearly instantly, but when Harry Gold has one my hands are suddenly tied together and my neck frozen in place. Thanks Mr. Gold! (I actually really like the sponsor animations though)

Shear Guy would've changed somebody's brain chemistry if he'd actually existed in the game.

3:04 Unlike Yoshis, other Birdos are so rarely seen that I wouldn't be surprised if most people think there's only the main one instead of it being a species. I actually did until Mario Kart Tour brought back the other colors.

Honestly, it would've been hilarious if all the other bosses in The Origami King were unique characters, and then suddenly a photorealistic stapler attacks you.

The janitor riding the broom is so good. That's my favourite way to say 'what the heck?' - the 9th doctor, 'what the Christopher Eccleston?'

*_If it’s anything but a Toad, I’ll be happy_* Also, I’m pretty sure that caricature is Cristopher Eccleston

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"While I get that ethnic homogeneity is a popular pastime in Japan-" Sips tea

To be fair, the birdo in the nupaper mario trilogy actually WAS the same birdo each time, it was supposed to be a subplot of her starting a music career (which would have been a GREAT sidequest or even an entire chapter in a *good* paper mario game)

The redesigns of the bosses are cool even if I already like the Legion of Stationery. The one BIG problem I have with them are that you completely replaced their personalities and just made a different character when their personalities were what made me love the silly office supplies so much.

Tbh I feel like they should have a mix of “regular characters” and more unique designs. Basically taking the Mario Wonder approach

Birdo's redesign looks like the kind of character who really can't resist Mario's paper stache with a kiss, just like what his female partners did in _Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door._ A deluge of regrettable fan art of the new Birdo is going to give everyone Art Attack.

I feel like Bobby being a generic Bob-Bomb actually fits the themes of his arc. He's just a dime-a-dozen mook who's destined to have a short, uneventful life, so he has to make the most of it and leave as big of an impact as possible. He might not be "unique", but he still is a person at the end of the day. Not everyone is a super cool and unique individual, and Bobby shows that even an average joe can be cool if they tried. Not being a Nintendo shill, I love your redesigns and I think they are better. I'm just putting my two cents in this.

The bear Foreman Spike joke made me SCREAM lol

That is clearly Christopher Eccleston. I see you're a fan of foreign entertainment as well.

I really love the use of the Phanto Mask on the Color Pencil Boss, fits the theme and is a nice callback to Super Mario Bros. 2 Also the Caricature is a FANTASTIC rendition of the 9th Doctor aka Christopher Eccelston.

i think it'd be neat to see the Pixls from Super Paper Mario as actual partners rather than tools. I like their simplistic computeresque designs, but I'm interested in what other species they could have used in their place.

Harry Gold is out on it again, fixing broken stuff and making masterpieces.

the origami craftsman redesign with the origami balloon on his head is genius!! i was so delighted by that

the sponsor animations are so well done even a veteran of the 40s and 50s would be too proud to skip them.

imagine someone who only played Origami King plays TTYD remake and sees that Bobbery doesn't die when he explodes unlike bobby lol

I agree with most of the generic NPC redesigns, but the Stationery bosses are perfect the way they are. It is true that they technically don’t have good “Designs” with what they all are, (Although all the main bosses except the final being evil inanimate objects is really funny) but whats important I think is that they ARE actually unique characters. In sticker star all the bosses where just bigger normal Mario enemies, and in color splash it was just the Koopalings. But all the stationary have unique personalities and features. -the Colored pencils act as almost an army, speaking as a group and firing like a missile launcher (also there dialogue is rainbow colored. How fun) -The rubber bands are an actor, so they “act” humanoid. -The hole puncher is a disco enthusiast, and dances by shuffling around on its side. -The Tape is a cartoonish gangster, and starts rolling around when you break his dispenser. -The scissors are a swordsmen (Haha get it, because blades) -and the stapler is literally a dog. While they don’t look cool, they all do very fun things, and their weirdly simple designs adds to their charm I think.

Hi, I’m a really big fan of your videos. I love not only how you can replicate art styles, but I love how the dreads look so accurate to the UPA cartoons from the 50s. My favorite of your videos is probably the Mocumentary of Homer Simpson.

9:14 OH MY GOD, I love that design so much. If that was a boss, i'd quit the game and never hurt it. It's that good.

Damn being Bri'ish finally payed off. That's Christopher Eccleston, the 99th Surgeon!

"This franchise is more saturated with overgrown reptile than a Mark Zuckerburg fan-cam" and "they're frequently mistaken for a pair of Star Wars fans" killed me lol

Christopher Eccleston, thats your caricature.

0:08 the line weight and blocking of the characters is so satisfying omg.

While I love the designs you made for the Legion of Stationery, I feel like they just dont fit the idea of the personalities established (With the exception of Scissors). Colored Pencils looks too cheerful for a cynical artist who hates critics. Rubba dosnt fit the theatrical aura and poses that Rubber Bands has. Hole Punch feels less like a disco maniac who collects records and faces and more like a posh vampire/magician. And Tape was just completely changed from a mobster with a short temper and dirty tactics to a goofy genie. I think the art and idea behind approaching each of the stationery bosses was smart, and the designs are great on their own, they just dont fit the ideas and personalities that were established with these characters, as simple as they might have been

11:28 i will say that kinda runs the character of Tape who is actually more a mobster with a pompadour so we could make it more the dispenser a car and the tape some slick back fella to combine 2 and 4

2:02 Is it a crime for me to believe that I favor Snifits more than Shy Guys?

10:52 the opportunity to make a boxing character that punched holes in things WAS RIGHT THERE MAN

I honestly prefer the bosses being just office supplies, making them actual characters not only changes the puzzle element of the fights but also misses the entire point of the joke, I find them being office supplies really funny

I‘m not too mad about Birdo, at least she’s a singular character and was also used in Superstar Saga, a Game with actual characters

can we just get this guy as Paper Mario's next character designer like holy crap also uhhhhhh Adam Sandler?????????

1:46 *flashbacks*

the genie idea doesn't really work for the tape since they are characterized as a mobster.

While the redesigns of the Origami king Bosses are cool they don’t really fit the actual characters. For example: Hole puncher is a dancer, so maybe you could give them Hole punching Castanets? Edit: The Scissor Shy guy is cool tho that one doesn’t need changing

i actually love the scissors redesign.

"I fixed Marios worst character designs" And its all from origami king. Absolutely perfect.

The art/reimaginings are awesome as always, Harry (I loved your take on the Birdo ballerina in particular), but it’s the little things like singing the names of the other Paper Marios in “Forest Maze’s” melody and “…if your guess last time was the Twitch streamer, Asmond Gold! (No relation…)…” that also keep me coming back for more lol

Sponsors from The Harry Gold Show are the only ones I watch. You manage to make something that should be incredibly cut & dry, & make it entertaining to watch! Also, I'm guessing the caricature is of Toad #5,387 from "Paper Mario: The Origami King". All kidding aside, my real guess is Christopher Eccleston.

Been a while since I've thought something along the lines of "Nintendo hire this man", I've reserved that for creatives of a higher standard.

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11:15 I think he'd be best friends with the Ninja Shy Guy

The expression on Frank Fish's face when he says, "This is tougher than I expected," got me giggling.

Bro these designs are to DIE for. Absolutely insane!

I love these redesigns, but it's admittedly hard fix origami king this way when so much of its story is centered around the stationary being objects, the bob-ombs being exact look alikes, and the toads being all the same looking.

Dang. I was totally bamboozled with the last caricature. Well played, Harry. Anyway, great designs, and congrats on nearly reaching 100K!

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Ooo! I think that charicature has gotta be Christopher Eccleston, no? I had been rewatching the modern Doctor Who series, really reminded myself of how much I enjoyed Davies' run of the series (and really can't wait to rewatch myself to the soft reboot where he came back in to show run!) and how the 9th doctor has always been my favorite and I still think it's so tragic that Eccleston only stuck around for one season, because in my eyes he was absolutely iconic in that role. By the by, I also wanted to say in these redesigns I really like how you gave them 2 frame idles just to give it that touch bit of more charm.

The dude at the end is Christopher Eccleston! Or should i say The Ninth Doctor himself! Also great video, Harry!! :D

I need a plush of Captain Bloobeard immediately

Caricature: If that isn't Christopher Eccleston I will eat pant.

Christopher Eccleston! And seeing as it's on topic, did you know that there was a cancelled American Doctor Who cartoon in the 90s? Definitely something up your ally

Oh man, *Bloobeard* is a KILLER name

Maybe the stapler can be a chain chomp.

Honestly, a lot of these redesigns have massive “I haven’t played the origami king” energy. Like they’re not bad designs in general in fact they’re quite good. The issue is they’re not good redesigns because they don’t fit the characters they’re redesigning and some of them are just straight up unnecessary. And I will explain why first off the table, coloured pencils, or Jean-Pierre Colored Pencils the 12th if you want to use his full name. While a pencil gesture using a phantom mask is actually quite a nice design. It gives us more of a kooky, funny, someone who doesn’t take anything seriously vibes rather than the artistic snob that colour pencils is. Plus, how are you gonna explain him shooting missiles out of his body? Secondly, we have rubber bands, which turning her into a Cubba just doesn’t really fit with her vain, spotlight stealing actress personality, and how are you going to illustrate her gimmick of her rubber bands falling off and and then coming back to her to heal. Next is the disco devil, hole punch, I actually quite like this design having a vampire piranha plant with holes in his wings where it spots would be actually quite creative… but it doesn’t fit hole punch. I mean he’s basically disco stew, a vampire does not fit that vibe at all although one like the others I can imagine the hole punch attack working with this design so good job there. Next up Sticky Tape which… you honestly just made a new character, because that is not sticky tape in the slightest! This is a generic genie made out of tape, not a New York mafia goon who has a thing for motorcycles. and again I don’t see how his flight gimmicks can translate to this design. And finally, Scissors, which I’m not gonna lie this is actually a very good design, that actually takes consideration of their personality, although one big gripe I have with it is what’s the point of making the actual pair of scissors paper? That kind of defeats the point of it being scissors, especially since one big mechanical the fight is a fact it can just one shot you because, scissors beats paper. But there is one I would consider major flaw and all of these designs aside from just not really fitting the characters, if they were made by Olly, the origami king, who particularly doesn’t like the paper folk, THEN WHY ARE ALL OF HIS GENERALS MADE OUT OF PAPER?!?! Like seriously, I understand it’s hard to probably draw origami but it’s just doesn’t make sense with Olly character as since the legion of stationary only exist because of Olly. And I’m not done yet there’s still a few more. I need to get through like for example. Kamek and birdo redesigns are completely unnecessary, because these are not like just generic characters of the same species these are THE Kamek and birdo. Kamek specifically since a lot of the chapter revolves around him being Bowser junior caretaker. And honestly, there’s a lot more I could rip into if I’m being honest, but I feel like I’ve written enough and I’ve gotten my point across.

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Christopher Eccleston!!! Brother, I am so glad you do what you do here on the Tubes. Cheers to you!

Think it's worth pointing out Birdo actually has the name Catherine in several countries, but most have just stuck with Birdo.

this guy should be hired by every company

Why are you too perfect for this world?

I made the mistake of not complementing the video when I guest your cousin Asmongold so I’ll do it now, that video was awesome, as is this one.

harry gold is the only respectable art fixer

The drawing at the end is of christopher eccleston, great video btw!!

It's cool to see actual creative designs for these guys, even cooler that we can just mod them into the game! Also that's fine doctor nine Christopher Eccleston

Brother, when he takes a digital pen and a tablet, he COOKS some REALLY GOOD SHET

Amazing vid as always pally, you are the rare few RU-vidrs who make sponsor segments enjoyable. I think I’d actually be sad if there wasn’t

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Amazing designs as usual, Mr. Gold. Also, as a fan of the show, I'm fairly certain that is Christopher Eccleston (played the 9th doctor on Doctor Who)

So you drew the 9th Doctor/Christopher Eccleston, huh? Nice! Another banger video, dude! It really sucks the newer Paper Mario games lost so much in its characters and their designs. It's shocking the fans can make compelling characters with half the effort. For instance, a Goomba partner for Mario could be an old/ancient Goomba who could use his vast knowledge and wisdom to fight with Mario and tell him about all the enemies they face.

The caricature looks more like Christopher Eccleston than Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston; that is my educated guess.

0:50 That kind of looks like Harvey Dent from batman the animated series

Bro I WAS LITERALLY THINKING ABOUT YOUR CHANNEL BEFORE

I don’t know how every video you make is better and higher quality than the last, but all I know is that you’re the best Harry Gold

I will say that as much as I like the boss redesigns, it would've been cool to see them reinterpreted following their in-game personalities. Mostly Tape as a gangster, because Nintendo somehow made a piece of tape one of the most entertaining bosses in the entire game.

ITS CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON!

the image of harry creating naked peach render edits is making me lose my mind TToTT

”This is mario’s epic adventure”

Why hasn't Nintendo hired bro already 😔 smh...

It's Christopher eccleson. Also, another lovely video from the guy that taught me how to replicate cell animation... even though I couldn't follow it all since I have a different art program.

Uuu, is that Christopher Eccleston the 9th Doctor?? I'm so bad with faces but a lot of the time I can tell who you drew!! The water Vellumental is so cute....

Surprised you didn’t try bringing back a Twilighter (rag doll person from thousand year door) as some kind of grifter. Given how dire Twilight Town can get, I wouldn’t be surprised to see some pick up shadier methods of getting by.

It's the 9th doctor Christopher Eccleston. Very cool art Harry:)

1:41 "My wife left me!" That line still has me scratching my head. I get that they're trying really hard to be funny... but did they think of the implications? Did the writer(s) not know the only women in that game were Peach, Birdo and maybe Wendy? W-was that Toad involved with one of them?! I really like that Scissor Guy. He could totally work as some high-tier enemy too, or you could pull a Castlevania Order of Ecclesia with it: that game reycled a hammer-wielding enemy from a previous title... and gave it some super powerful postgame variant wielding.... TWO hammers, using them as stilts. Shy Guys would work wonders with that, Scissor-stilt Guys! x)

I just… will never go over how well you draw! It’s so much fun to watch!

11:12 I think this is the best one, like if they didn't go the sentient objects aspect a samurai guy would be the best!

So the sponsor gets old timey sound effects, while the intro still sounds like a kid recording something while the parents are sleeping? xD Time for some spring cleaning Mr. Gold.

My first thought for the caricature was Peter Cushing (Btw, I love the design for Hole Punch, that absolutely looks like a man who would deform helpless toads for fun)

Crystalfire Specklespleen. Although his ears are on the small size and his face is stretched?

The ninth Doctor Who, Christopher Eccleston

Another wonderful video by Harry Gold, I think that caricature you drew at the end is Christopher Eccleston 👌

I’m going to rank the Legion of Stationery redesigns from Best to Worst. 1. Coloured Pencils Honestly love what you did here. I really like the use of the phanto mask and how you incorporated the pencil missile launchers into the design. 2. Scissors Another great one. Truly looks like an edgy anime villain, giant sword and all. 3. Hole Punch Another really good design. A little disappointed the disco theme was dropped, but I really like the design overall! (Especially the holes in the cape, That’s awesome.) 4. Rubber Band Okay, the quality starts to drop here. You said yourself Rubber Band was the closest thing to an actual design, so why did you make it so generic? The whole point of Rubber Band is to look other worldly, so why is it an existing Mario creature? All the uncannines and flare of the original is gone. 5. Tape Yeah, this is quite bad. Despite his short screen time, the Origami King Team were so clever in how they utilised Tape. His spool being a pompadour, his blade being a brass knuckle, himself being a motorcycle, putting people into “Stick-ups.” It was so clever and I just feel that was completely rid of in favour of something that just feels so much more generic. (Also the Vellumental are too goofy. The whole point is for them to look threatening and monstrous and that’s just not present in these designs)

Oh hey, it's Eccles! My man Christopher "I'm a big quitter" Eccleston. I suppose he's feeling pretty smart now that the show has gone to pants, but he realllly jumped the gun. The Paper games always have the best original species... well, until they got super abstract. Kind of annoyed by the lack of outrage about the remake's localization, but oh well. HAhaha, ethnic homogeneity.. that is indeed their pastime.. 7:02 incredible, I love this guy. I miss when I used to try to think up Mario OCs. I imagined it could even be a whole MMO if they tried. 8:05 what an honor!! 9:40 er... surely that ... "Vellumental" (pretty good pun. the original pun of "we use the same word for 'paper' and 'god'" does not translate) is meant to be a tiger. The white tiger, red bird, blue dragon, and tortoise are a _thing._ ... but it DOES look like a bear... hmm.