In Paper Mario, the battle system is programmed in such a way that positive attack modifiers apply to each individual instance of damage being dealt, even if an attack deals damage several times like Bow’s Smack move.
In the Crystal Palace, there are battles where Duplighosts appear alongside Red Magikoopas. If Mario’s current partner is Bow, the Duplighosts will turn into a copy of her. Then, if the Red Magikoopa raises the Duplighosts’ attack, they will be able to deal extremely high amounts of damage due to the modifier applying to each individual slap. Here, we can see the Duplighost dealing 6 damage per smack after 1 power-up, 10 after 2 power-ups, and 14 after three power-ups, making this the most powerful enemy attack in the game.
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