You all know who this skeleton is, it's Sans from the immensely popular indie game Undertale! Known for his chill demeanor and skill at puns (also his gruellingly hard bossfight), you can have your own paper Sans Undertale using this simple template. With him on your desk you'll never have a bad time.
Height: 16cm
Width: 10cm
Depth: 6cm
Pages: 3
Parts: 25
Difficulty: Easy
If you play The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess it seems like Zant, a power obsessed usurper, is the main villain. But anyone who knows Zelda might have a suspicion that darker forces are at work… Later in the game Zant sheds his creepy helmet and reveals his creepier face, as well as his more eccentric and lively personality.
If you can cast your mind back to the simpler year of 2015, it’s possible (although very unlikely) that you might remember this little papercraft. That craft featured Zant with all (or most) of his intricacies and tiny details. It was also a little tricky - I rated it hard, the highest of five difficulty ratings. This new craft takes Zant and reduces him to nearly a third of the pieces but keeps features like the removable helmet. Simplified and streamlined, Zant is now easier and quicker to recreate in paper form.
Height: 30cm
Width: 29cm
Depth: 12cm
Pages: 8
Parts: 42
Difficulty: Easy/Medium
We all know Ganon - he’s the big bad in one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises. It all began in 1986 when Ganon unleashed his pixel-y goodness (or badness) on the world in The Legend of Zelda for NES. This papercraft is based on that incarnation and takes his 2D sprites into a third dimension.
After the mega project that was ridiculous Ganon there was only one way to go with Ganon papercrafts: more ridiculous. At 58 sheets of paper and nearly 300 pieces this Ganon is a huge time commitment. Check out the building video, where about 100 hours of footage was condensed at 3000% to a video that is still easily the length of a feature film. One thing’s for certain: this papercraft project is not for the faint of heart.
Approximate dimensions:
Height: 32cm
Width: 32cm
Depth: 32cm
Pages: 58
Parts: 295
DIfficulty: Hard
This is a nice and simple papercraft that's suitable for beginners. Wizzrobes made a small appearance in the Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, in the Temple of The Ocean King. They appeared in the later floors and had the ability to turn invisible and pass through walls. Getting hit by one would take away some of the time in your hourglass, but killing them rewards extra time. Their design kept the bird motif from Wind Waker, but added a scythe, marking the first time a wizzrobe used a physical weapon.
Included are the original 128x64 textures, as well as an updated, higher resolution version.
Dimensions:
Height: 12cm
Width: 12cm
Depth: 11cm
Pages: 2
Parts: 26
DIfficulty: Easy
Splatoon is a Nintendo 4 v 4 online third-person shooter where the players have the ability to transform between a human form and a squid form. The aim is to cover the map in the colour ink of your team. You can only shoot in human form, but move much faster as a squid.
This papercraft is of the player's squid form. It can get a bit fiddly and frustrating attaching all the tentacles & spikes to each other, so take it slowly and one flap at a time. It may also help to score more folds than you might normally do if you're used to building smooth. The rest is a simple strip construction, so I've left the difficulty as medium rather than medium/hard, but remember you'll need some experience to build!
Dimensions (with base):
Height: 16 (17)cm
Width: 17 (17)cm
Depth: 11 (17)cm
Pages: 3 (6)
Parts: 64 (82)
DIfficulty: Medium
Picross 3D is a 2009/10 DS game that took 2D picross puzzles into three dimensions. The player chips away the unneeded cubes to leave behind a blocky shape. This papercraft is of one of the puzzles - a dog which is featured on the cover art and title screen of the game.
It's a simple papercraft with very few parts, but can be slightly fiddly due to the number of awkward angles in the model. Check out the video guide below for help and remember you will need to score every fold. If you print the lineless version, take extra care with this! You may have to take a few measurements to ensure your folds are in the right place.
Dimensions:
Height: 12cm
Width: 7cm
Depth: 12cm
Pages: 3
Parts: 10
DIfficulty: Easy
Here's a fairly simple papercraft for you. It's quite large, but so are the pieces (for the most part), so it's not too fiddly. Bombchus made a return in Hyrule Warriors as gigantic mechanical bombs, with a much more detailed design than ever before. If you let one explode in one of your keeps, you'll lose it immediately, so be careful and destroy them before they can explode!
Dimensions:
Height: 11cm
Width: 18cm
Depth: 30cm
Pages: 5
Parts: 51
DIfficulty: Easy/Medium
Captain Toad first appeared as the leader of the Toad Brigade in Super Mario Galaxy and Galaxy 2. Since then he has appeared in Super Mario 3D World, with a slight redesign and a unique set of levels. These levels involved guiding Captain Toad (who cannot jump) through puzzle dioramas, collecting stars along the way. This concept was later expanded on and Captain Toad got his very first game as a main character with Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
Dimensions:
Height: 25cm
Width: 18cm
Depth: 23cm
Pages: 11
Parts: 79
DIfficulty: Medium
Valoo is a character from the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. He lives atop Dragon Roost Island and protects the Rito tribe that also resides there. When a Rito comes of age, they travel to the top of Dragon Roost to receive a scale from Valoo that enables them to grow their wings. When Link first travels to the island a monster is torturing Valoo, preventing young Rito from getting their wings. Link must defeat the monster using Valoo’s tail in the very first boss battle of the game.
The papercraft stands at about 12cm tall, depending on how high up you position the head. It wasn’t created in Pepakura, so unfortunately there is no .pdo to help with construction, but for help there are full diagram instructions with the recommended build order, and check out the finished build picture for the positioning of parts.
Pipit is a Zelda character who made an appearance in Skyward Sword. He is a graduate of the Knight Academy in Skyloft, the winner of the Wing Ceremony the year before Link. He lives in Skyloft with his mother, Mallara, and can be found patrolling around the Academy at night. The papercraft is fairly complex, so make sure you have some papercraft experience before attempting it. Once you’ve done the first two pages though, it is a pretty straightforward build. The base is entirely optional, he will stand up without it or weights.
Dimensions:
Height: 35cm
Width: 12cm
Depth: 13cm
Pages: 7
Parts: 67
Difficulty: Medium/Hard
This papercraft features Zant, a character from the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The self-proclaimed King of Twilight, he overthrows Midna and tries to invade Hyrule and conquer the world of light, aided by Ganondorf. The final two pages (making up the helmet) are a little trickier and are optional. If you decide to make the helmet, it is fully removable and just sits on Zant’s shoulders.
Dimensions:
Height: 40cm
Width: 39cm
Depth: 16cm
Pages: 11
Parts: 124
Difficulty: Hard
Kicks is an Animal Crossing character who was first seen in City Folk. He works shining shoes in the city and for 500 Bells, he will change the colour of your shoes depending on your current outfit or hairstyle. They can only be changed once a day, but make sure to visit Kicks if you want to get a good appraisal from Gracie.
Dimensions:
Height: 18cm
Width: 14cm
Depth: 20cm
Pages: 6
Parts: 58
Difficulty: Medium
Build & photo by: Chartodileon
Old tortoise and Town Mayor in the Animal Crossing games, Tortimer can be found napping inside the Town Hall, or standing outside during special events. He explains the rules of competitions, gives out trophies to the winners of contests and freebies on days like Bonfire Night. Follow the build order on the template, and fully finish any limbs before attaching them to the main body. There are a few small parts, so keep some tweezers handy to help you out. Glue your finished Tortimer to the circle base to make sure he stands up.
Dimensions:
Height: 11cm
Width: 8cm
Depth: 10cm
Pages: 3
Parts: 26
Difficulty: Easy/Medium
A pretty complex craft, Blimp Yoshi was one of Yoshi's new power ups introduced in Super Mario Galazy 2, along with Dash Yoshi and Bulb Yoshi. With a Blimp Fruit, Yoshi can propel himself and Mario into the air for a short amount of time.
Tips: Follow the template's numbers for the suggested build order. I highly recommend using Pepakura Viewer to open the .pdo file, it will tell you exactly what part goes where.
Dimensions:
Height: 20cm
Width: 24cm
Depth: 22cm
Pages: 8
Parts: 69
Difficulty: Medium/Hard
Build & photo by: Sabi96
The Goddess Cubes and Chests are new items to the Zelda series introduced in Skyward Sword. When Link activates a cube with a Skyward Strike, the corresponding chest in the sky will activate and light up, allowing Link to open it.
Tips: build the top of the chest first, then add the bottom piece by piece. The finished chest should just sit on the four legs, or you can glue them down. Remember, you can refer to the .pdo file for help.
Dimensions:
Height: 8cm
Width: 10cm
Depth: 7cm
Pages: 2
Parts: 28
Difficulty: Easy/Medium
