What is the name of the first boss in Paper Mario: The Origami King?

The first boss in Paper Mario: The Origami King is Colored Pencils. Mario encounters this animated pencil case at the top of Overlook Tower, where it guards the end of the red streamer.

Colored Pencils belongs to the Legion of Stationery, a group of ordinary office and craft supplies transformed into powerful enemies by King Olly. Its full theatrical name is Jean-Pierre Colored Pencils the 12th, and it calls itself the “Missile Maestro.” The pencils inside its case launch attacks across the arena during the battle.

The fight introduces the game’s ring-based boss battles. Mario must rotate and align the arena’s rings to reach attack spaces, avoid crosshairs, and eventually strike the case’s lid. The 1,000-Fold Arms are especially important because they can slam the lid shut and expose the boss’s weakness.

Colored Pencils is often confused with Rubber Band because both are stationery-themed Legion of Stationery members. Rubber Band is a later boss associated with the blue streamer, while Colored Pencils is the game’s first main chapter boss.