Editing Glitz Pit

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{{quote|Welcome to the Glitz Pit! Here, savage battles go on each and every day!|[[Toad (species)|Toad]]|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
The '''Glitz Pit''' is an arena located in [[Glitzville]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch remake]]. It is the main attraction of Glitzville, with fighters competing in the Glitz Pit seeking glory, and wealthy individuals betting on the outcome of matches in the arena. Mario and his partners are introduced to the Glitz Pit as they search for the third [[Crystal Star]], the [[Gold Star]], within Glitzville. Realising that it forms part of the [[Champ's Belt]], Mario joins the Glitz Pit as a fighter to win the championship and the belt for himself.

The public-facing areas of the Glitz Pit consist of the main lobby, and the arena itself, which is accessed through either the lower or upper doorways in the center of the lobby. Mario can talk to some of the spectators, but will not be able move through the dense crowd. Random fighters can be seen competing on stage, jumping on or bumping into one another. Occasionally, a huge crowd of red and orange Toads and Lakitu appear in the lobby, but can be cleared away using the [[hammer]].

Backstage, there is a long corridor surrounding the arena, two minor-league and two major-league locker rooms, the champion's room, the promoter's office, and a locked storage room. The locker rooms are divided into red and blue teams, though Mario can typically only access the red locker rooms on the left side of the corridor. The blue locker rooms on the right side are only accessible shortly before Mario's fight with [[Rawk Hawk]].
==Synopsis==
In [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory|Chapter 3]], Mario and his partners witness a match between [[The Koopinator]] and the arena's reigning champion, [[Rawk Hawk]]. During the fight, they discover that the [[Gold Star]] forms part of the [[Champ's Belt]]. Knowing that they cannot steal the belt from Rawk Hawk, Mario signs up as a fighter to become the Glitz Pit champion and win the belt through legitimate means. At the insistence of the arena's promoter, [[Grubba]], Mario takes on the mantle of "''The Great Gonzales''" as he fights his way up the ranks of the Glitz Pit. Grubba's assistant [[Jolene]] guides Mario through the process of matches in the Glitz Pit, but is otherwise cold towards him and his partners.

During the chapter, Mario faces numerous opponents and learns of several mysteries surrounding the Glitz Pit, including the disappearance of the previous champion [[Prince Mush]]. After one match, a friendly rival, [[King K]], suggests to Mario that he visits the [[Hot Dog Stand]] outside. There, he discovers a bouncing egg attempting to escape the vendor's proprietor, [[Mr. Hoggle]], who reluctantly agrees to allow the egg to accompany Mario. [[King K]] retires from the Glitz Pit, and Mario's progress to the major league is met with a roadblock when facing [[The Iron Adonis Twins]]. He is forced to forfeit the match due to their seemingly impenetrable durability. Upon returning to the locker room, the egg is revealed to have hatched into a [[Yoshi Kid]] who joins Mario's party and who easily dispatches The Iron Adonis Twins by swallowing one and spitting it at the other. 

Following his victory, Mario is promoted to the major league. He is confronted in the locker room by [[Rawk Hawk]], and Mario's partner is able to determine that the Gold Star on his belt is a fake. Mario works to solve the mysteries of the Glitz Pit in between matches with the aid of a mysterious individual known as "X", who contacts Mario exclusively through email. During the course of his investigation, a fighter known as [[Bandy Andy]] has gone missing, and is believed to have been spirited away by Rawk Hawk. Mario acquires the [[Super Hammer]] and discovers King K and Bandy Andy drained of their vitality, trapped under a large block in the arena's storage room. Bandy Andy advises Mario not to go to the arena when strange lights are showing, before collapsing from exhaustion. As Mario and his partners leave the room, they catch Jolene spying on them and ponder what it happening.

Eventually, Mario reaches the top rank and faces off against the champion, Rawk Hawk, winning the match and the [[Champ's Belt]]. While inside the champion's room, Mario and his friends overhear a conversation through an air vent in which Grubba states that he will eliminate Jolene and Mario, as they are getting too close to discovering his plans. Mario confronts Grubba in the arena, discovering that he is using the real Gold Star to charge a [[power-draining machine|machine]] hidden under the stage in order to drain fighters of their vitality, and use it to keep himself forever young and strong. Grubba uses the power stored within the machine to greatly enhance his abilities, becoming [[Macho Grubba]], the true boss of the chapter. Mario defeats Macho Grubba and claims the Gold Star. Prince Mush reappears, revealing that he was imprisoned by Grubba after learning of his secret. It is revealed that Jolene is Prince Mush's sister, as well as the mysterious "X", who went undercover as Grubba's assistant to solve the mystery of Prince Mush's disappearance.

After the completion of Chapter 3, Jolene takes over from Grubba as the promoter of the Glitz Pit. Mario and his partners can optionally return to the arena and resume fighting from the minor leagues, starting over at Rank 20.

==Seven Wonders of the Glitz Pit==
According to [[Bandy Andy]], the fighters within the Glitz Pit are said to pass stories of a set of mysteries that surround the arena. Throughout the chapter, all seven wonders are encountered and their true nature is discovered.
*'''The Sealed Wall''' — "''They say...there's a sealed wall in the minor-league locker room. Some say...the remains of fallen athletes are stored in there...''"
**The wall is actually a large [[Yellow Block|yellow block]] breakable with the [[Super Hammer]]. The room it conceals does not contain the remains of fallen fighters, but research about the Crystal Stars in the form of [[Dubious Documents]]. The part about fallen athletes appears to have been conflated with the large block in the storage room.
*'''The Man-Eating Toilet''' — "''They say...in one of the arena's bathrooms, a man-eating toilet lurks. Some say...the anyone who sees this toilet never sees anything again...''"
**The toilet is in fact a toilet that functions as [[Warp Pipe]], connecting both major-league locker rooms. Mario uses the toilet to escape from [[Rawk Hawk]]'s trap to prevent Mario from turning up to the Championship Match.
*'''The Stairs of Mystery''' — "''They say...there's a room in the Glitz Pit with a second floor but no stairs... They say...no one has ever gone upstairs... And some say...that groaning voices sometimes come from that second floor...''"
**The stairs are concealed in the Glitz Pit's storage room, activated with a hidden switch. The groaning voices belong to the fighters that Grubba drained and imprisoned under a large block on the upper floor of the room.
*'''The Haunted Boudoir''' — "''They say...that the champion's room is haunted... Some say...if you keep still in the room, you'll hear voices whispering from nowhere... Some even say...the voices are athletes who lost to the champion...''"
**The voice are actually the sound of voices coming from the promoter's office, with sound travelling through air vents connecting both rooms.
*'''The Spooky Ring-Lights''' — ''"My friend's friend's friend told me this one... He said...he saw a strange light  leaking under the ring doors when no one was there. He couldn't see inside since the doors were locked. I plan to investigate this myself...''"
**The strange light is in fact generated from Grubba's [[power-draining machine]] on the arena stage. It is implied that Grubba catches Bandy Andy investigating this secret, and so drains his power and imprisons him alongside the other victims.
*'''The Missing Ones''' — "''They say...sometimes fighters disappear for no reason, never to return... Some say...that the very first champion,  Prince Mush, was spirited away in this way...''"
**The missing fighters disappeared after Grubba drained their power using his machine, and are imprisoned under a large hammer block in the storage room. The known missing fighters are [[Prince Mush]], [[Bandy Andy]], and [[King K]], and all three recover after Macho Grubba is defeated.
*'''Grubba and Jolene''' — "''Grubba is a strange one... His body is incredibly toned, even though he's past 60. He must have an exceptional training regimen. Then there's the matter of Ms. Jolene. They say...she suddenly vanishes at times. Some say...a fighter saw her go into a bathroom and waited for her to come out. But she never did. Huh? You think it's stranger that someone staked out her bathroom? Good point.''"
**Grubba is revealed to be using his [[power-draining machine]] to drain others of their vitality, and using it to enhance his own. Jolene's unexplained absences are revealed to be her taking on the pseudonym of "X", who contacts Mario via email from the [[Fresh Juice Shop]].

==Ranked Match==
Mario is required to compete in Ranked Matches throughout the course of Chapter 3. As ''The Great Gonzales'', Mario begins in the minor-league at Rank 20. Upon reaching Rank 10, Mario will join the major league, receiving a 30 coin bonus and gaining access to the major-league locker room. Upon defeating Rawk Hawk, Mario will become the champion, receive a 100 coin bonus, and gain access to the champion's room. 

All matches can be initiated from a computer terminal in either locker room, or in the champion's room. Mario will face each opponent in a fixed order, based on the opponent's own ranking within the Glitz Pit. Mario will also be imposed a [[#Battle conditions|condition]] that must be fulfilled in order to rank up. If Mario fails to meet the battle condition, he will not rank up and he will continue to face the same opponent in until meeting the condition and winning the match. If Mario loses the match, he will go down a rank in the Nintendo GameCube version of the game, but in the Nintendo Switch version Mario will remain at his current rank with no change.

Winning a Ranked Match will award [[coin]]s, starting at 5 coins for the first ranked opponent defeated, and increasing by 1 coin for each subsequent opponent defeated. If Mario fails to meet the imposed battle condition, he will be paid a flat fee of 4 coins in the minor league, and 10 coins in the major league. If Mario loses or flees the battle, he will only receive 1 coin.
{|class="wikitable"style="margin:0 auto;text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan="6"|Ranked Match Fighters
|-
!style="width:2%;"|Rank
!style="width:2%;"|Picture
!style="width:10%;"|Team Name
!style="width:10%;"|Fighters
!style="width:30%;"|Storyline progression
|-
!style="background:#d4ecf7;"|20
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Great Gonzalez.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Merciless Executioner''{{footnote|main|4}}</span><br>'''[[Mario|The Great Gonzales]]'''
|Mario and his partners
|First arriving at the Glitz Pit, Mario and his partners observe [[Rawk Hawk]] showing off his [[Champ's Belt|belt]] while battling [[The Koopinator]] in the arena. The belt has the [[Gold Star]] on it, and Mario and his partners decide to sign up and fight to the top rank to earn it for themselves
|-
!style="background:#d4ecf7;"|19
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Goomba Bros.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Meteorite Hardheads''{{footnote|main|2}}</span><br>'''[[The Goomba Bros.]]'''
|5 [[Goomba]]s
|A Goomba in the team [[First Strike|strikes Mario first]] to initiate the battle. After the battle, [[King K]] introduces Mario to the other fighters in the locker room—[[Master Crash]], [[Bandy Andy]], and [[Cleftor]]. He talks to Mario often after the next few battles.
|-
!style="background:#d4ecf7;"|18
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The KP Koopas.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Shell Machines of Doom''</span><br>'''[[The KP Koopas]]'''
|2 [[KP Koopa]]s & 1 [[KP Paratroopa]]
|
|-
!style="background:#d4ecf7;"|17
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Pokey Triplets.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Spiked Terror Triplets''</span><br>'''[[The Pokey Triplets]]'''
|3 [[Pokey]]s{{footnote|main|1}}
|Bandy Andy is caught by Jolene and sent back to the room. After a chat with King K, he sneaks out again.
|-
!style="background:#d4ecf7;"|16
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Dead Bones.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Bone-Banging Rockers''</span><br>'''[[The Dead Bones]]'''
|3 [[Dull Bones]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|King K speaks with Mario, after which they hears someone crying out in pain due to a foot injury while being escorted out of the Glitz Pit.
|-
!style="background:#d4ecf7;"|15
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter Spike Storm.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Midnight Spike-Bombers''</span><br>'''[[Spike Storm]]'''
|2 [[Spiny|Spinies]]{{footnote|main|1}} & 1 [[Lakitu]]
|King K mentions a new "[[List of implied items#Southern Fried Egg Dog of Tastiness|menu item]]" at the [[Hot Dog Stand]] outside. Mario can go there and check the [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] at any time, but the [[Yoshi Kid]] from that egg is needed in The Iron Adonis Twins battle.
|-
!style="background:#d4ecf7;"|14
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Hand-It-Overs.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Grim Death Burglars''</span><br>'''[[The Hand-It-Overs]]'''
|2 [[Bandit]]s & 2 [[Big Bandit]]s
|King K mentions a "STUNNIN' babe" having a drink at the [[Fresh Juice Shop]], who resembles a casually-dressed [[Jolene]].
|-
!style="background:#d4ecf7;"|13
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Mind-Bogglers.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Gray Entanglers''</span><br>'''[[The Mind-Bogglers]]'''
|[[Piranha Plant#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Pale Piranha]], [[Dark Puff]], [[Pider]]
|King K informs Mario that he is going to retire.
|-
!style="background:#d4ecf7;"|12
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Punk Rocks.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Green Torture Squad''</span><br>'''[[The Punk Rocks]]'''
|3 [[Hyper Bald Cleft]]s
|King K is no longer present in the locker room, having evidently retired.
|-
!style="background:#d4ecf7;"|11
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Bob-omb Squad.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Big Bomb Boomers''</span><br>'''[[The Bob-omb Squad]]'''
|Four [[Bob-omb]]s
|[[Master Crash]] and [[Cleftor]] are talking about King K's leave, and Jolene teaches a new fighter, [[Sir Swoop]], how to use the terminal.
|-
!style="background:#f7e0d4;"|10
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Iron Adonis Twins.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Armored Harriers''</span><br>'''[[The Iron Adonis Twins]]'''
|2 [[Iron Cleft]]s
|After losing or forfeiting the match, Mario returns to the locker room to find that the [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] has hatched into a [[Yoshi Kid]]. Using Yoshi Kid's [[Gulp]] ability, Mario is able to defeat the twins and move to the major-league. Rawk Hawk confronts Mario and his partners, but they discover that the Crystal Star on his [[Champ's Belt|belt]] is fake. Mario then receives an [[List of e-mails in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Anonymous: No title 1|email]] from a mysterious sender called "X". 
|-
!style="background:#f7e0d4;"|9
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Tiny Spinies.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Thorny Demons''</span><br>'''[[The Tiny Spinies]]'''
|2 [[Spike Top#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Red Spike Top]]s
|
|-
! style="background:#f7e0d4;"|8
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Poker Faces.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Ultimate Weapons''</span><br>'''[[The Poker Faces]]'''
|2 [[Bristle]]s
|Mario is instructed by "X" to go to the [[Fresh Juice Shop]] outside the Glitz Pit. [[Podler]] gives Mario a package containing the [[Super Hammer]], and Mario is [[List of e-mails in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Anonymous: No title 3|told]] to smash the blockade in the minor-league locker room. Behind the blockade, he finds the [[Dubious Documents]] and reads it, but is interrupted by Jolene who confiscates it.
|-
!style="background:#f7e0d4;"|7
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Fuzz.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Bottomless Vacuums''</span><br>'''[[The Fuzz]]'''{{footnote|main|3}}
|[[Fuzzy]], [[Green Fuzzy]]{{footnote|main|1}}, [[Flower Fuzzy]]
|After the Fuzz are defeated, [[The Iron Adonis Twins]] challenges Mario's team again. Mario receives a [[List of e-mails in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Anonymous: No title 4|threatening email]] after the battles.
|-
!style="background:#f7e0d4;"|6
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Shellshockers.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Turtles of Hurtle''</span><br>'''[[The Shellshockers]]'''{{footnote|main|3}}
|2 [[Shady Koopa]]s & 1 [[Shady Paratroopa]]
|Jolene leaves a [[cake]] from a fan to Mario. If Mario chooses not to eat it, [[Shellshock]] eats it instead while Mario and his partners go for the next battle.
|-
!style="background:#f7e0d4;"|5
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Magikoopa Masters.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Underworld Servants''</span><br>'''[[The Magikoopa Masters]]'''
|[[Red Magikoopa]], [[Green Magikoopa]], [[White Magikoopa]]
|Immediately after Mario and his partners win the battle, they are challenged on stage by [[Bowser]].
|-
!style="background:#f7e0d4;"|4
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter Craw-Daddy.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Dark Gatekeeper''</span><br>'''[[Craw-Daddy]]'''
|[[Dark Craw]]
|Mario is instructed by "X" to go to a phone booth, where he finds a [[Storage Key]]. Proceeding to the storage room near Grubba's office, Mario encounters [[Ms. Mowz]] and finds a hidden switch activating stairs to the second floor. After crawling through an air vent, he overhears Jolene and Grubba in the office discussing the disappearance of multiple fighters.
|-
!style="background:#f7e0d4;"|3
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter Hamma, Bamma, and Flare.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Big Bad Brute Bros.''</span><br>'''[[Hamma, Bamma, and Flare]]'''
|[[Hammer Bro]], [[Fire Bro]], [[Boomerang Bro]]
|Mario receives a [[List of e-mails in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Anonymous: No title 8|threatening email]]. After Mario reserves the next match, Jolene brings a [[Poisoned Cake|cake]] that was sent as a gift. If Mario chooses to eat it, Mario's partner will quickly eat it first and become poisoned, making them unavailable for the battle. If Mario chooses not to eat it, [[Shellshock]] will eat it during the match and become poisoned instead.
|-
!style="background:#f7e0d4;"|2
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter Chomp Country.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Red Ore Fear Orbs''</span><br>'''[[Chomp Country]]'''
|2 [[Red Chomp]]s
|
|-
!style="background:#f7e0d4;"|1
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Koopinator.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Razor Blade Brigadier''</span><br>'''[[The Koopinator]]'''
|[[Dark Koopatrol]]
|Mario is instructed by "X" to remove the Gonzales posters in the lobby using [[Flurrie]], and finds another [[Storage Key]] which unlocks a door on the upper floor of the storage room. There, he finds [[Bandy Andy]] and [[King K]] crushed under a large [[Yellow Block|yellow block]]. As Mario and his partner leave, they catch Jolene spying on them.
|-
!style="background:#f7e0d4;"|⭐
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter Rawk Hawk.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Feral Nuclear Reactor'' (GCN)<br>''The Golden Grandstander'' (Switch)</span><br>'''[[Rawk Hawk]]'''
|[[Rawk Hawk]]
|Before the battle, Rawk Hawk tricks a [[Glitz Pit Security|security guard]] into locking Mario in the blue minor league locker room. Mario escapes through a toilet to arrive in time for the match. After Mario defeats Rawk Hawk, he overhears Grubba discussing plans and steals blueprints for a strange machine from his desk. Grubba catches Mario, but flees to the arena stage where Mario confronts him.
|}
{{footnote|note|1|These opponents have the ability to summon reinforcements.}}
{{footnote|note|2|In the GameCube version, the initial match mistakenly calls the Goomba Bros. "the Hoppin' Hardheads".}}
{{footnote|note|3|In the Nintendo Switch version, the rankings of the Fuzz and the Shellshockers are swapped.}}
{{footnote|note|4|If Mario returns to the Glitz Pit after Chapter 3, his title is changed to "the Superstar Sequel".}}
After [[King K]]'s disappearance, The KP Koopas are replaced with [[Wings of Night]], consisting of 4 [[Swoop]]ers. After the disappearance of [[Bandy Andy]], the Hand-It-Overs are replaced with [[The Destructors]], consisting of two [[Spinia]]s and two [[Spania]]s. In the Nintendo GameCube version, these teams can only be challenged during Chapter 3 by losing matches and ranking down low enough to be matched with them. In the Nintendo Switch version, they can only be faced in an Exhibition Match, as it is not possible for Mario to lose rank.

As Mario rises through the ranks, the rankings between other contenders may shuffle. The only fighters whose positions stay the same are [[The Goomba Bros.]], [[The KP Koopas]], [[The Pokey Triplets]], [[The Dead Bones]], [[The Iron Adonis Twins]], [[The Shellshockers]], [[The Koopinator]], and [[Rawk Hawk]].
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===Battle conditions===
To progress in the Glitz Pit, Grubba (or Jolene once [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory|Chapter 3]] is completed) will impose a special condition on [[Mario]] during his battles. The condition must be fulfilled for a victory to be counted and to move up the rankings. There are several possible conditions and usually it is randomly chosen, though some battles in Chapter 3 have fixed conditions: 
*For Mario's first battle against [[The Goomba Bros.]], the order will always be to [[appeal]] to the crowd at least once.<ref>{{cite|author=Malleoz et al.|date=March 2, 2014|url=tasvideos.org/4148S.html|title=Submission #4148: Malleoz, CoolKirby & Masterjun's GC Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door in 4:52:30.72|publisher=TASVideos|accessdate=August 9, 2016}}</ref>
*For the match against the [[Iron Cleft]]s, the condition will never be something that prevents the usage of [[Gulp]], such as disallowing FP or partner attacks. In the remake, the condition is further restricted to only ever be "Use a partner skill at least once."
*For the championship match against [[Rawk Hawk]] in the Nintendo GameCube version, Mario will always be instructed to use a special move, though it is not actually required to be performed and only serves to de-rank Mario if it is not and he loses.<ref>{{cite|author=Wong, Mark|date=February 18, 2009|url=speeddemosarchive.com/PaperMarioTTYD.html|title=Speed Demos Archive - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|publisher=Speed Demos Archive|accessdate=August 12, 2016}}</ref> In the Nintendo Switch version, Mario will instead be told that there is no condition.
Evidently, other fighters are given conditions that Mario will never be instructed to perform, as at one point Grubba instructs [[Sir Swoop]] to "do a triple flip and meow." 

The condition Mario is given will be displayed briefly at the start of a battle in the Glitz Pit. In the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch version]], the condition will also be displayed for the full duration of battle in the lower-left corner of the screen. Additionally, it will be highlighted in green and marked with a green checkmark when it is successfully fulfilled, or a red cross if it is failed.
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!Nintendo GameCube
!Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Appeal]] to the [[audience|crowd]] at least once.''
|''[[Appeal]] to the [[audience|crowd]] at least once.''
|-
|''Appeal to the crowd at least three times!''
|''Appeal to the crowd at least three times!''
|-
|''Don't attack in the first three turns!''
|''Don't damage your opponent in the first three turns!''
|-
|''Don't ever let your [[partner]] attack!''
|''Don't ever let your partner damage your opponent!''
|-
|''Only let your partner attack!''
|''Only let your partner damage your opponent!''
|-
|''Don't change partners!''
|''Don't swap partners!''
|-
|''Don't use your [[jump]]!''
|''Don't use your [[jump]]!''
|-
|''Don't use your [[hammer]]!''
|''Don't use your [[hammer]]!''
|-
|''Don't use your [[FP]]!/Don't use any FP!''
|''Don't use your FP!''
|-
|''Don't use [[List of items|item]]s!/Don't use any items!''
|''Don't use [[List of items|item]]s!''
|-
|''Defeat your opponent in five turns or less!''
|''Win in five turns or fewer!''
|-
|''Take damage from your opponent three times!''
|''Take damage at least three times!''
|-
|''Take damage from your opponent at least five times!''
|''Take damage at least five times!''
|-
|''Use a [[List of moves|special move]] at least once.''
|''Use a [[List of moves|special move]] at least once.''
|-
|''Don't use special moves!''
|''Don't use special moves!''
|-
| -
|''Use a partner skill at least once.''
|-
|''Win before taking 20 HP of damage!''
|''Win before taking 20 HP of damage!''
|-
| -
|''Use a partner skill at least twice.''
|}

==Exhibition Match==
The [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]] introduces Exhibition Matches, which can be partaken at any point after Mario has joined the Glitz Pit. Mario can face previous opponents any time after beating them, while a selection of special opponents can also be challenged once certain prerequisites are met. Exhibition Matches do not have any battle conditions nor have any affect on Mario's rank, but will still award prize money like Ranked Matches do, albeit only half as much. 
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!colspan="6"|Exhibition Match Special Opponents
|-
!style="width:2%"|Picture
!style="width:10%"|Team Name
!style="width:10%"|Fighters
!style="width:30%"|Prerequisite
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter Wings of Night.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Sleepy Stealth Scythe''</span><br>'''[[Wings of Night]]'''{{footnote|main|1}}
|4 [[Swoop]]s
|During Chapter 3 only. Available after Mario reaches Rank 11 and witnesses Sir Swoop's induction to the Glitz Pit.
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter The Destructors.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Flying Bullets''</span><br>'''[[The Destructors]]'''{{footnote|main|1}}
|2 [[Spinia]]s and 2 [[Spania]]s
|During Chapter 3 only. Available after Mario reaches Rank 3 and [[Bandy Andy]] goes missing.
|- 
|[[File:PMTTYD NS Fighter Prince Mush.png|250px]]
|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''The Returning Royal''</span><br>'''[[Prince Mush]]'''
|[[Prince Mush]]
|Available after Chapter 3. After solving [[Jolene]]'s [[Trouble Center|trouble]] "[[Help wanted!]]", after sometime, Prince Mush will email Mario inviting him to an Exhibition Match.
|}
{{footnote|note|1|In the Nintendo GameCube version, these teams can be fought if Mario de-ranks to 19 and 20 respectively.}}

==Battle quotes==
===Partners===
Each of Mario's partners have dialogue that they will say on stage before the battle begins, and after winning the match.
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!width="5%"|Character
!width="20%"|Before Battle
!width="20%"|When Mario wins
|-
|[[Goombella]]||"''We aren't gonna lose to scrubs like YOU!''"<br>"''C'mon, Mario! Let's get this over with!''"||"''See?!? No biggie!''"<br>"''What did you expect, huh? We rock!''"
|-
|[[Koops]]||"''I'll try not to get in your way, Mario...''"<br>"''Ummm... OK, we can do this!''"||"''We...won? Cool!''"<br>"''We did it, Mario! Wow!''"
|-
|[[Flurrie]]||"''Here we go, darling! Time to shine!''"<br>"''Mario, darling... Are you quite ready?''"||"''Why, that was no fuss whatsoever!''"<br>"''Anytime you care for another lesson, we'll be here! ♡ ''"
|-
|[[Yoshi Kid|Yoshi]]''||"''Lemme at 'em! Yeah! Bring it! You ready for a beating?''"<br>"''You think you can take me and Gonzales? HA!''"||"''Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! How'd that floor taste?''"<br>"''That all you got?''"
|-
|[[Vivian]]||"''You're about to have a really terrible experience!''"<br>"''Yeah! Let's do it, Mario! No forgiveness! No mercy!''"||"''Looks like we overdid it a little bit... Are they OK?''"<br>"''That was a piece of cake, huh, Mario?''"
|-
|[[Bobbery]]||"''Leave it all to me, old boy! I shan't need help!''"<br>"''I can't imagine this little dustup will dampen our spirits, eh?''"||"''I suggest you try a bit harder against the likes of us, hm?''"<br>"''How embarrassing for you, hmm?''"
|-
|[[Ms. Mowz]]||"''You look a bit weak to be fighting us... Mmm hmm hmm!''"<br>"''Here we go, sweetie!''"||"''Well, what did you expect?''"<br>"''It's not so much that you're too weak, but rather that we're just too strong...''"
|}

===Opponents===
Each opponent has dialogue that they will say on stage before the battle begins, and if Mario loses or forfeits the match.
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;width:100%"
!width="5%"|Team
!width="20%"|Before Battle
!width="20%"|When Mario loses
|-
|The Goomba Bros.
|"''Remember, guys, we're Bros.! If we combine our strength, we'll ruin anybody!''"
|"''Awww, poor little rookie! You didn't really think you could beat us, did you? Pro battling isn't easy! Go wash that mustache and come back sometime! Ha!''"
|-
|The KP Koopas
|"''Meet my peeps, Gonzales! I told you we were gonna square off, and now it's ON!''"
|"''You're gonna need about ten years of experience to beat King K and the KP Koopas!''"
|-
|The Pokey Triplets
|"''Go ahead... Touch usssssss... It won't hurrrrrrrrrrrrt... too muchhhhh...''"
|"''We warrrrrrrrrned you... It hurrrrrts to touch usssss... Hehhhh hehhhhh hehhhhhhh...''"
|-
|The Dead Bones
|"''We're gonna take the skin off YOUR bones!''"
|"''Pbbbbbbbth! You need more calcium in your diets!''"
|-
|Spike Storm
|"''We're gonna spike-bomb you into submission, punks!''"
|"''Yeah! How'd you like it? Those spikes feel gooooood? If you want more, just ask!''"
|-
|The Hand-It-Overs
|"''Heh heh heh heh heh! We're awful quick, awful agile...and just plain awful!''"
|"''Heh heh heh heh heh! That was too easy! Didn't think you could keep up!''"
|-
|The Mind-Bogglers
|"''Prepare to be ensnared, mystified, and devoured!''"
|"''Like helpless bugs in a web... Our latest victims!''"
|-
|The Punk Rocks
|"''This no take long. This end in pain for mustache.''"
|"''Pathetic mustache.''"
|-
|The Bob-omb Squad
|"''Here we go, Gonzales BOMB! I have advice! Just give up now BOMB-BOMB!''"
|"''We won BOMB-BOMB-BOMB! Gonzales is not too tough BOMB-BOMB!''"
|-
|rowspan=2|The Iron Adonis Twins
|"''We're gonna blend you up into a smoothie, pal! And then we're gonna drink ya!''" (initial match)
|rowspan=2|"''Bluh huh huh huh huh... How'd you like that? We tried to tell you, but nooooooo...''" (Red Iron Cleft)<br>"''If you want another piece of pummel pie, have a bath and come on back! Punk!''" (Green Iron Cleft)
|-
|"''These ultrahard bods just can't lose!''" (rematch)
|-
|The Tiny Spinies
|"''Wheeee! It's gonna be fun poking fun at you!''"
|"''We may be tiny, but we just  kicked your heinie!''"
|-
|The Poker Faces
|"''Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo! You're gonna be coleslaw, kid! And that ain't good!''"
|"''Lemme ask you something: how does it feel to be coleslaw? Icky?''"
|-
|The Shellshockers
|"''So-called Great Gonzales! Don't think I'm gonna take it easy on you, baby!''"
|"''Still got it, baby!''"
|-
|The Fuzz
|"''Meeeeork! Meeeeeeork! We'll suck up your SOULS! MEEEEEORK!''"
|"''Meeeeork! Meeeeeeork! Mmmmmm! You were tasty! MEEEEEORK!''"
|-
|The Magikoopa Masters
|"''You, fool, would do well to fear our dark magic...''"
|"''You are but a poor mortal, blind to the magic world...''"
|-
|Craw-Daddy
|"''Foolish mortals... I will drag you through the gate to the netherworld!''"
|"''Your screams echo in the endless void...''"
|-
|Hammer, Bamma, and Flare
|"''My grandpappy's hammer is gonna strike you down, man! Here it comes!''"
|"''What did you like the best? The burning? The beating? Or maybe the boomeranging?''"
|-
|Chomp Country
|"''ARF! ARF! ARF! ARF! ARF!''"
|"''YIPE! YIPE! YIPE! YIPE!''"
|-
|The Koopinator
|"''You. Finally, I get a piece of you. Finally, we'll see who's truly stronger.''"
|"''Hmmph... We'll meet in combat again, I'm sure. I suggest  you practice.''"
|-
|Wings of Night
|"''Teach me, O Master!''"
|"''I beat my master! I look forward to the next lesson!''"
|-
|The Destructors
|"''You got bad luck, getting matched up against us.''"
|"''Hey, sorry, tough luck... No, it wasn't luck! We're just too tough!''"
|-
|Prince Mush
|"''OK, Mario! Let's give this match everything we've got!''"
|"''Thank you for the match!''"
|}

==Enemies==
{{about|section=yes|a list of enemies in the Glitz Pit|a detailed listing of [[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy formations|enemy formations]] in the Glitz Pit|[[List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy formations#Glitz Pit|List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy formations § Glitz Pit]]}}
'''Bolded''' enemies can only be fought in the Glitz Pit.
*[[Bandit]]
*'''[[Big Bandit]]'''
*[[Bob-omb]]
*'''[[Boomerang Bro]]'''
*[[Bowser]] (Boss, fought after defeating the fighters in rank 5)
*[[Bristle]]
*[[Dark Craw]]
*[[Dark Puff]]
*[[Dark Koopatrol]]
*[[Dull Bones]]
*'''[[Fire Bro]]'''
*[[Flower Fuzzy]]
*[[Fuzzy]]
*[[Goomba]]
*[[Green Fuzzy]]
*'''[[Green Magikoopa]]'''
*[[Hammer Bro]]
*'''[[Hyper Bald Cleft]]'''
*'''[[The Iron Adonis Twins]]''' (Mid-Boss)
*'''[[KP Koopa]]'''
*'''[[KP Paratroopa]]'''
*[[Lakitu]]
*'''[[Macho Grubba]]''' (Chapter 3 Boss)
*[[Piranha Plant#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Pale Piranha]]
*[[Pider]]
*'''[[Prince Mush]]''' (Boss, Nintendo Switch version only)
*[[Pokey]]
*'''[[Rawk Hawk]]''' (Boss, Championship Match)
*[[Red Chomp]]
*'''[[Red Magikoopa]]'''
*'''[[Spike Top#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Red Spike Top]]'''
*[[Shady Koopa]]
*'''[[Shady Paratroopa]]'''
*[[Spania]]
*[[Spinia]]
*[[Spiny]]
*[[Swoop]]er
*'''[[White Magikoopa]]'''

==Characters==
===Promoters===
*[[Grubba]]
*[[Jolene]]

===Notable individual fighters===
*[[Bandy Andy]]
*[[Cleftor]]
*[[Craw-Daddy]]
*[[Hamma Jamma]]
*[[The Iron Adonis Twins]]
*[[King K]]
*[[The Koopinator]]
*[[Master Crash]]
*[[Prince Mush]]
*[[Rawk Hawk]]
*[[Shellshock]]
*[[Sir Swoop]]
*[[Spiky Joe]]

===Misc.===
*A red [[Toad (species)|Toad]] who works part-time in the lobby
*An orange Toad girl in love with the red Toad worker
*A [[Lakitu]] cameraman. Goombella's tattle states, "''That's a local cameraman. He seems a little flustered. I think he's new at this and makes lots of mistakes. Just a guess, though.''"
*A [[Glitzville reporter|reporter]] who looks like a carrot. Goombella's tattle states, "''That's a local reporter. I'm pretty sure he covers the fight scene. He's such a veteran, he even directs the rookie cameraman next to him.''"
*A Toad father and son who are fans of [[Prince Mush]]
*[[Toodles]]
*A Lakitu freelancer who can be found on the second floor in the lobby. Goombella's tattle states, "''That's a freelancer. He's always angling for the next big scoop. We'd better make sure this guy doesn't shoot us doing anything... incriminating.''"
*[[Glitz Pit Security]]
*[[Yoshi Kid|The Great Gonzales Jr.]]
*[[Ms. Mowz]] (during Chapter 3)

==Items==
{|class="wikitable"
!Item
!Location
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Battle Trunks|game=NS}} (×20)
|All in the storeroom during [[Help wanted!|Jolene's trouble]].
|-
|[[File:Champ's Belt PMTTYDNS icon.png|25x25px]] [[Champ's Belt]]
|Won after defeating [[Rawk Hawk]].
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Charge P|Charge P O|text=Charge P|game=NS}}
|In the first-floor storeroom, it can be found among the boxes in the northeast corner with [[Flurrie]]'s help.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|In the blue minor-league locker room, three coins are inside different lockers. Missable if the player does not collect them before warping back to the other major league locker.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Dizzy Dial|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|In the minor-league locker room, it is in the topmost locker on the left wall. Missable if the player does not get it before ranking up to the major league the second time.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Dubious Documents|Dubious Paper 2|text=Dubious Documents|game=NS}}
|In the minor league locker room, it can be found on top of the shelf in the room to the left.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Gold Star|game=NS}}
|Given to Mario after he helps [[Jolene]] defeat [[Macho Grubba]] at the end of Chapter 3.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Hot Dog (item)|Hot Dog|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|In the backstage hallway, it is on top of the ladder.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|HP Plus P|game=NS}}
|In the second-floor storeroom, it can be found on top of the big box in the left.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Ice Storm|game=NS}}
|In the major-league room, it can be found in the northwest corner. [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]].<br>In the major-league room, inside one of the western lockers. Missable if the player doesn’t get it before defeating Rawk Hawk the second time. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Last Stand|game=NS}}
|In the corridor of the Glitz Pit, it can be found in a blue box near the right entrance.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Life Mushroom (Paper Mario series)|Life Mushroom|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|In the blue major-league locker room, it is inside the middle locker on the right wall. Missable if the player does not get it before warping back to the other major league locker.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Power Punch|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|In the major-league locker room, it is inside the bottommost locker on the left wall. Missable if the player does not get it before defeating [[Rawk Hawk]] the second time.
|-
|[[File:Prince Mush's Belt PMTTYDNS icon.png|25x25px]] [[Prince Mush's Belt]] [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|Given to the player by [[Prince Mush]] in the corridor after winning the Exhibition Match against him at least once.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Shine Sprite|game=NS}}
|In the second-floor storeroom, it can be found by the north wall between the boxes.
|-
|rowspan=5|{{PMTTYD item|link=Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece|game=NS}} (×5)
|In the lobby, one is under a panel in the wall corner to the northwest of the entrance.
|-
|In the office, one is in the drawer near the computer.
|-
|In the office, one is behind the plant in the southwest.
|-
|In the first-floor storage room, one is under a panel on the floor.
|-
|To the right of the second-floor storage room, one is among the rightmost boxes.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Storage Key|Storage Key blue|text=Storage Key|game=NS}}
|In the second-floor lobby, it can be found behind the leftmost poster during one of [[Jolene|X]]'s missions.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Wrestling Magazine|game=NS}}
|In the office, it is held by [[Jolene]] and given to [[Mario]] during [[I need my magazine.|Toodles's trouble]].
|}

==Profiles==
*'''Tattles:'''
**"''This is the Glitz Pit lobby. It's pretty nice, actually! Sturdily built, nice decor. And what can you say about that luxurious chandelier except... FABULOUS!!!''"
**"''This is the Glitz Pit itself! That's the ring in the middle. That's where all the magic happens. And by "magic," I mean brutal beatdowns.''"
**"''This is a backstage corridor. Compared to the Glitz Pit, this is so... businesslike. There's security all OVER, so you can't just wander around wherever you want.''"
**"''This is a minor-league locker room. It's kind of, uh... Well, it's pretty disgusting. It's totally different from the first room they showed. The old bait-and-switch... You think they make it totally gross so fighters will try harder to advance?''"
**"''This is a major-league locker room. Everybody here dreams of reaching the top... You can almost feel the intensity of their ambition in the air... It's weird... Speaking of weirdness, there's ALWAYS someone in the bathroom. Creepy! Y'know, it's kinda necessary to have access to a bathroom now and then...''"
**"''This is a minor-league locker room. It's just as gnarly as the one we were in. If you check the lockers or behind the posters, I bet there are stains and graffiti.''"
**"''This is another locker room for major-league competitors. It's opposite the other one. Why was there a hidden room behind the lockers, anyway? What would it be used for? Mysteries are totally everywhere in the Glitz Pit!''"
**"''This is the champ's room. Yeah... This has to be like, the WORST decorating ever! Like that tiger-print bed... I mean, COME ON! Think Rawk Hawk designed it? Or maybe Grubba? It couldn't be...Jolene?''"
**"''This is the Glitz Pit storeroom. They must keep props or something in here. There's a second floor, too. If you see anything odd, don't forget your partners...''"
**"''This is the storeroom. There are lots of wooden crates here, that's for sure. But it doesn't seem to be in use now, does it? I mean, it's COVERED in dust!''"
**"''This is the promoter's room. It's fitting... It has sort of a relaxed authority, y'know? This is where the pairings for each match get decided. Neat!''"
**"''We're in the ventilation duct. It's really cramped in here. And musty. And dank.''"
**"''I think we're above the ceiling. It's a bit cramped in here...and dark too.''" (Switch version only)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Glitzpitoutside.png|Outside of the arena
MainlobbyTTYD.png|The lobby
Glitz Pit.png|The ring
Glitzpithallway.png|The hallway
Grubbapeeking.png|[[Grubba]]'s office
PMTTYD Glitz Pit Storage Room.png|The Storage Room
PMTTYD Yoshi Flutter.png
Glitzpitminorroom.png|The Minor-League locker room
Mario meets the hatched Mini-Yoshi PMTTYD.png|Mario meeting the newly hatched Yoshi Kid
Name the Yoshi! Screen PMTTYD.png|The Yoshi Kid naming screen
"Yoshi" Joined The Party PMTTYD.png|Yoshi Kid joining the party
Mini-Yoshi and Mario PMTTYD.png|Mario and Yoshi Kid
Majorleagueroom.png|The Major-League locker room
ChampionroomPM2.png|The Champion's room
PM2Championroom.png
NoskillPM2.png|Mario and Yoshi Kid battling against Bowser
PMTTYD Flurrie Posters.png|Mario and Flurrie uncovering the hidden key.
PMTTYD Rawk Hawk Battle Screenshot.png|Mario and Yoshi Kid battling against Rawk Hawk
PMTTYD NS Glitz Pit.png|The ring in the Nintendo Switch remake
PMTTYD NS Glitz Pit 2.jpg|Grubba and Rawk Hawk in the Nintendo Switch remake
PMTTYD NS Glitz Glory.jpg|Grubba announcing Mario and Koops as the winners of the battle against [[Spike Storm]] in the Nintendo Switch remake
TTYDNS Grubba Reading.jpg|Grubba's office in the remake
TTYDNS Mario Champion.jpg|Grubba announcing Mario and Goombella as the champions after defeating Rawk Hawk in the Nintendo Switch remake
TTYD NS Jolene Hosting.jpg|Jolene announcing one of the matches in the remake
PMTTYDNS Prince Mush clones.jpg|Mario and Vivian battling Prince Mush in an Exhibition Match in the remake
TTYDNS Jolene and Mush.jpg|Prince Mush and Jolene in the remake
PMTTYDNS concept art characters 6.png|Concept art of Glitzville/Glitz Pit characters
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=とうぎ{{ruby|場|じょう}}
|JapR=Tōgijō
|JapM=Arena
|ChiS=斗技场
|ChiSR=Dòujì Chǎng
|ChiSM=Arena
|ChiT=鬥技場
|ChiTR=Dòujì Chǎng
|ChiTM=Arena
|Dut=Knokwijck-Arena
|DutM=Glitzville Arena
|Fre=Arènes de Yunnanville
|FreM=Glitzville Arenas
|Ger=Falkenheim-Arena
|GerM=Glitzville Arena
|Hun=Glitter Pit<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.hu/switch/paper-mario-ttyd|title=Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door § EGY MEGLEPETÉSEKKEL TELI PAPÍRVILÁG|publisher=nintendo.hu|accessdate=May 25, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20240525141632/https://www.nintendo.hu/switch/paper-mario-ttyd}}</ref>
|Ita=Stadio di Oolong
|ItaM=Glitzville Stadium
|Spa=Arena Dojo
|SpaM=Dojo Arena
|Spa2=El Coliseo
|Spa2M=The Coliseum
|Kor=투기장
|KorR=Tugijang
|KorM=Arena
}}

==Trivia==
*If the player chooses to return to the Glitz Pit after completing Chapter 3 and makes it to 1st place, during the Championship Match, the crowd chants "GONZALES! GONZALES!". One spectator will say "JUMPMAN!!! Wait, who?". This is a reference to Mario's alternate name for the classic arcade game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. Should the player also win the championship, there will be a crowd that goes after the champion once in the foyer.
*The Mario posters that are seen in the foyer do not reappear should Flurrie blow them out.
*There is a [[Bob-omb]] and a [[Bulky Bob-omb]] depicted on a poster in the foyer, even though no Bulky Bob-ombs are fought in the Glitz Pit. 
*[[Glitz Blade]], one of the [[Sammer Guy]]s in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', references the arena.

==References==
<references/>

{{PMTTYD}}
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Stadiums]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door locations]]
[[de:Falkenheim-Arena]]
[[it:Stadio di Oolong]]