Editing Hooktail Castle

{{location infobox
|image=[[File:TTYDNS Hooktail Castle.png|250px]]
|greater_location=[[Petal Meadows]]
|ruler=[[Hooktail]]
|inhabitants=[[Dull Bones]], [[Koopa Troopa]]s, and [[Goomba]]s
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
{{quote|Oh, man… Hooktail Castle… The stories were all true… This place is TERRIFYING…|Koops|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Hooktail Castle''' is a location that is found during the events of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' in Chapter 1. Although not explicitly stated, it is the first major dungeon in the game, as it takes place in a closed location. It is the castle where [[Hooktail]], the dragon who is terrorizing [[Petalburg]], is fought and resides. [[Mario]], and his [[partners]] — [[Goombella]] and [[Koops]] — travel here to defeat Hooktail and collect the [[Diamond Star]]. The castle is full of many traps and enemies that Mario and his partners must avoid and defeat. The enormous rooms in the castle provide a resting place for some of the Koopas that have fallen victim to Hooktail's ways — however, not all of the skeletons found throughout the castle remain in an eternal rest.

The in-game map description reads, "''A massive castle built to accommodate Hooktail's bulk. It's full of lethal traps.''"
==History==
===Background===
According to stories told by [[Grifty]], Hooktail Castle was built long ago in order to harbor one of the [[Crystal Stars]], which had been scattered throughout the land to exert the [[Shadow Queen]]'s power. Since the castle was built to "accommodate Hooktail's bulk", it is likely that Hooktail, being one of the Shadow Queen's pets, was tasked with guarding the Crystal Star by her master and given Hooktail Castle to live in while doing so. Alongside containing traps to prevent potential thieves from reaching Hooktail and the Crystal Star at the top of the castle, the castle contains torture devices such as the [[wikipedia:Rack (torture)|rack]], a [[wikipedia:Flail (weapon)|flail]], and a ball-and-chain. There are also many prison cells in the castle. As such, it is possible that Hooktail Castle was additionally utilized to imprison and torture enemies of the Shadow Queen, not dissimilar to her [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]].

Following the Shadow Queen's sealing behind [[the Thousand-Year Door]], one of the [[List of implied characters#Four heroes|four heroes]] travelled to Hooktail Castle and transformed into a [[black chest]] after losing the Diamond Star they had in their possession. Hooktail got ahold of the Diamond Star and began guarding it in her castle, just as she had done with the Crystal Star she had before. 

At some point, [[Kolorado's father]] decided to travel to Hooktail Castle to defeat the dragon, but only made it to the second room past the front door before dying. 10 years prior to the events of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', [[Koopley]] would aim to do the same. While he was much more successful in his quest compared to Kolorado's father, managing to make it all the way to Hooktail, he ultimately lost the battle with her and was eaten.

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
{{PMTTYD map}}
[[File:PMTTYD Hooktail Artwork.png|thumb|left|Hooktail, the guardian of the castle.]]
When Mario and Goombella first arrive in [[Petal Meadows]], they see Hooktail flying to Hooktail Castle, as well as a stone structure that looks like a [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]. The pipe, which leads into the background of the castle, is accessible after placing the [[Sun Stone|Sun]] and [[Moon Stone|Moon]] Stones from [[Shhwonk Fortress]] into the nearby pedestals. At the start, there is a [[Recovery Block]] and a [[spring]] which leads to a [[plane panel]], allowing Mario to fly across the ensuing moat in [[Plane Mode]]. A garden with a broken bridge appears under the plane panel. This garden hovers above a moat, and at the end of it, Mario can collect an [[HP Plus (badge)|HP Plus]] badge when using Koops. After soaring across the moat, Mario reaches a set of purple doors that lead to the center of the castle.

Inside the area, there are many [[Koopa Troopa]]s and [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s and a [[Power Bounce]] badge within a red [[? Block|? block]]. In the next room, there are skeletons of Koopas and the skeleton of Kolorado's father, which clutches a note addressed to [[Kolorado]] containing a warning about Hooktail and her weaknesses and his last words. At the far end of the room, there is a [[Red Bones]] that guards the doorway to the next room. When it is awakened, the room becomes flooded with [[Dull Bones]], and Mario and his partner are pushed away from the door, though the Red Bones battles Mario if it is hit by a [[hammer]]. After defeating the Red Bones, Mario can gain access to the next room.

In the next few rooms, there are more [[Dull Bones]] and a [[Shine Sprite]] in their path. A red [[Castle Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Castle Key]] is needed to unlock a locked door after passing through the rooms. It is on a high platform that can be accessible from [[Lift Switch]]es that cause arrow-imprinted blocks to go up and down. Mario can use Koops' Shell Toss ability to hit the switches while he jumps up blocks. The purple block leads to a square-shaped hole in a wall with a Star Piece on a ledge. By [[jump]]ing on two [[Stone Block]]s, Mario can reach a big black and yellow block that leads to a wall ledge and a Star Piece. With the black and yellow block up, Mario can use Koops to hit a red [[! Switch]] to flip a nearby staircase to the other side, allowing Mario to grab the key via Koops' shell. After this, Mario and his partner can reach a Save Block and a large green block that goes up.

After some travel, they reach a room with a few Dull Bones and a [[Paragoomba]] and a cell, which can be raised by pressing a red ! Switch. The cell leads to a room with a [[black chest]]. After collecting the [[Black Key]] in a chest at the room to the right, spikes pop out of the ground of the room forming a maze. The ceiling is also covered in spikes and lowers towards the ground, which will [[Game Over|crush Mario and his partner]] if they do not escape within 50 seconds. After unlocking the chest, the being inside the chest curses Mario, allowing him to turn paper-thin and squeeze into narrow spaces. He can then reach the [[Attack FX R]] badge ([[Attack FX G]] in the remake) in the prison cell to the left.

After reaching the second level of the castle by a big green block in the fourth room of the previous area, there is another locked door. The second key is located in a cell room with Kolorado's dead father in it and requires [[Paper Mode]]. After unlocking the door, there is a [[Recovery Block]]. There is also a switch that causes a bridge to appear. Mario can use Koops to hit the second switch and create another bridge, and they can use a window that does not have any bars on it to pass through the third gap, which is low enough to jump through, and a Star Piece can be found behind the windows at the start. Mario can also jump through the other window and enter the west door. Later, there is a room with many Dull Bones and another large green block on the ground. Mario can use Koops again and reach the third level. A [[Life Mushroom (Paper Mario series)|Life Mushroom]] can be seen on a ledge on the left wall and it can be collected if Mario drops down from the third level in front or behind the bars. 

[[File:Mario in the Castle.png|thumb|Mario leveling up in a battle in Hooktail Castle]]
After meeting a mysterious thief named [[Ms. Mowz]] that came to the castle to steal rare badges in the treasure room, she leaves out the window after chatting with Mario and giving him a kiss. In this room, there is a Mushroom, a [[Honey Syrup]], and a key in the chests. After unlocking a door, Mario progresses further up the castle. Mario and his partner can then enter a room with Dull Bones at the bottom, a plane panel at the top, and big black and yellow block that allows Mario to elevate up to the two ceiling ledges. On the ceiling, Mario can obtain a Star Piece at the east end. To obtain a key, Mario can hit a yellow block to move the large black and yellow block downward, then Koops can be shot at the key. If Mario goes down a gap in the room, he can obtain the [[Last Stand P]] badge. 

After unlocking a locked door and collecting a Shine Sprite, Mario must go up two flights of stairs and travel across the outside ledge of another room. Mario and his partner then reach a long bridge with Koopas that leads up to a tower with a [[Spiked Goomba|Spiky Goomba]] on duty. At the top of this tower, there is a [[Save Block]], [[Recovery Block]], and an enormous pair of purple doors. Through these doors, Mario and his partners encounter Hooktail, and after she is defeated, Koopley is spat out of her, and he gives Mario the [[Diamond Star]].

Once Hooktail is defeated, [[Koopook]] will post a trouble at the [[Trouble Center]] asking participants to find him in Hooktail Castle. If Mario locates him on the ledge near the green elevator block, he will reward Mario with the [[Special Card]]. Once Chapter 4 is cleared, Ms. Mowz will anonymously post a trouble to find an [[Attack FX B (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|elusive badge]]; doing so has Ms. Mowz join Mario as a partner. After [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 5: The Key to Pirates|Chapter 5]], [[Merlon]] will tell Mario and his partners about a fortune he had received, which told of a room hidden in Hooktail Castle. If Mario and his partners return to the room with the spikes and blast a large crack in the right wall with [[Bobbery]], they can find an [[Up Arrow]].

==Enemies==
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;width:100"
!Enemy!!HP!!Attack!!Defense
|-
|[[Dull Bones]]||1||2||1  
|-
|[[Goomba]]||2||1||0
|-
|[[Paragoomba]]||2||1||0 
|-
|[[Spiked Goomba]]||2||2||0 
|-
|[[Koopa Troopa]]||4||2||1 
|-
|[[Koopa Paratroopa]]||4||2||1
|}

===Bosses===
{|class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width: 100"
!Enemy!!HP!!Attack!!Defense||Status
|-
|[[Red Bones]]||5||3||1||Mid-Boss
|-
|[[Hooktail]]||20||5||1||Chapter 1 Boss
|}

===Formations===
''For [[List of enemy formations in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|enemy formations]] in Hooktail Castle, see [[List of enemy formations in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Hooktail Castle|here]].''
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==Items==
In the remake, grass found in the wooden bridge scene can be hammered to spawn Coins at random.
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!Item
!Location
!Location Image
!Location Image (Remake)
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Attack FX R|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]<br>{{PMTTYD item|Attack FX G|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|In the storeroom in the right of the first floor, it is in the first cell.
|[[File:AFX obtain.png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle (Attack FX G).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Black Key|game=NS}}
|In the spiky room in the right of the first floor, it is in the chest in the middle.
|[[File:Hooktail Castle Treasure Chest 1.png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle Treasure Chest 1 (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Castle Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Castle Key Green|text=Castle Key (Green)|game=NS}}
|In the second room on the first floor, it is in the right of the area behind the cells. In the GameCube version, it shares the design with Castle Key (Red).
|[[File:Castle Key 2 PMTTYD.png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle (Castle Key Green).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Castle Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Castle Key Red|text=Castle Key (Red)|game=NS}}
|In the third room on the first floor, it is on a low ledge on the north wall. Accessible from the flippable stairs.
|[[File:Castle Key 1 PMTTYD.png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle (Castle Key Red).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Castle Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Castle Key Yellow|text=Castle Key (Yellow)|game=NS}}<br>{{PMTTYD item|Honey Syrup|game=NS}}<br>{{PMTTYD item|Mushroom|game=NS}}
|In the storeroom on the third floor, they are in the chests. In the GameCube version, the Castle Key shares the design with Castle Key (Red).
|[[File:Hooktail Castle Treasure Chests 2-4.png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle Treasure Chests 2-4 (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Castle Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Castle Key Blue|text=Castle Key (Blue)|game=NS}}
|In the stair area on the third floor, it is across a gap in the south. Requires [[Koops]]. In the GameCube version, it shares the design with Castle Key (Red).
|[[File:Castle Key 4 PMTTYD.png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle (Castle Key Blue).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Diamond Star|game=NS}}
|Found by [[Koopley]] in [[Hooktail]]'s stomach. Given to Mario after Hooktail is defeated.
|[[File:PMTTYD Crystal Star get.png|250px]]
|[[File:TTYDNS Diamond Star Get.png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Attack FX B (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Attack FX B|text=Elusive Badge|game=NS}}
|Inside the chest covered by a piece of paper at the center of Hooktail's room while doing [[Elusive badge!|Ms. Mowz's trouble]].
|[[File:Hooktail Castle Treasure Chest 5.png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle Treasure Chest 5 (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|HP Plus|game=NS}}
|Outside the castle, it is to the right under the broken bridge. Requires Koops.
|[[File:Koops HP Plus PMTTYD.png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle (HP Plus) (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Last Stand P|game=NS}}
|In the stair area on the second floor, it is on top of the high platform in the southeast. Accessible with the yellow block from the third floor.
|[[File:Last Stand P Platform PMTTYD.png|250px]]
|[[File:TTYDNS Hooktail Castle New Pipe.jpg|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Life Mushroom (Paper Mario series)|Life Mushroom|game=NS}}
|In the room with a block to the third floor, it is on a ledge by the left wall.
|[[File:PMTTYD Hooktail Castle Life Shroom.png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle (Life Mushroom).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Power Bounce|game=NS}}
|In the first room on the first floor, it is in the red ? block.
|[[File:Hooktail Castle Block.png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle Block (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|rowspan=3|{{PMTTYD item|Shine Sprite|game=NS}} (×3)
|In the third room on the first floor, it is by the north wall.
|[[File:PMTTYD Shine Sprite HooktailCastleCellRoom.png|250px]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Shine Sprite HooktailCastleCellRoom (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|In the storeroom on the third floor, it is above the left chests.
|[[File:PMTTYD Shine Sprite HooktailCastleStoreroom.png|250px]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Shine Sprite HooktailCastleStoreroom (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|In the stair area on the fourth floor, it is in front of the window by the door to the outside.
|[[File:PMTTYD Shine Sprite HooktailCastleHighRoom.png|250px]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Shine Sprite HooktailCastleHighRoom (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Special Card|game=NS}}
|In the room with a block to the third floor, it is given by [[Koopook]] for doing [[Try to find me!|his trouble]].
|[[File:Hooktail Castle (Special Card).png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle (Special Card) (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|rowspan=5|{{PMTTYD item|Star Piece|game=NS}} (×5)
|In the second room on the first floor, it is under a panel behind the leftmost cell.
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastlePanel.png|250px]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastlePanel (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|In the third room on the first floor, it is on a high ledge on the north wall. Accessible from the yellow block or the window area on the second floor.
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastleWall.png|250px]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastleWall (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|To the right of the third room on the first floor, it is on a high ledge through a hole on the wall. Accessible from the purple block.
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastlePurpleBlock.png|250px]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastlePurpleBlock (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|In the window area on the second floor, it is in the right of the area behind the windows.
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastleBehindWindow.png|250px]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastleBehindWindow (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|In the airplane room on the third floor, it is on the right of the north ledge.
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastleYellowBlock.png|250px]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastleYellowBlock (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Up Arrow|game=NS}}
|To the right of the spiky room on the first floor, it is inside a chest that appears after hitting the ! block. Requires [[Bobbery]].
|[[File:Hooktail Castle Treasure Chest 6.png|250px]]
|[[File:Hooktail Castle Treasure Chest 6 (Switch).png|250px]]
|}

==Profiles==
*'''[[Tattle]]s:'''
**''This is the entrance to Hooktail Castle. Not bad...  There's a garden up ahead. There's a Save Block here, too, so we'd probably better use it, don'tcha think?''
***''This is the entrance to Hooktail Castle. There's a Save Block here! We should use it, don'tcha think?'' (Switch)
**''This is the Hooktail Castle garden. Looks like the bridge has been out for a while. Even so, this castle just seems so... majestic, y'know? It's so big, and... strange.''
***''Looks like the bridge has been out for a while. Even so, this castle just seems so... majestic, y'know? It's so big and... strange.'' (Switch)
**''This is a corridor in Hooktail Castle. Can't say I'm a fan of the bone-pile decor. I don't really wanna have my bones end up here, Mario. How about we move on?''
**''I guess that's a dungeon beyond us... Ick... There are bones scattered everywhere. Mmm... Mold and dust... Great.  You could totally choke on the stench in this place. HAAAAAACK!''
**''This must be the great hall of Hooktail Castle. I'd say it's the center of the castle. This place is so full of traps and dangers... It's kind of hard to get around, huh? If we could just walk to a window and look at the sky, that might clear our heads...''
**''This is Hooktail Castle. You feel that upward-moving draft in here? Wow, sure is a big castle. Who do you think built it? So many questions!''
**''These are the dungeons of Hooktail Castle. I don't think they're in use, but... yuck. Hey, y'know, I was meaning to ask... Have you mastered Koops's "Hold" move yet? When Koops is with you, just press and hold {{button|GCN|X}} to make his shell stop ahead of you. You can even move around while it stays there!  Try it out in different areas!''
**''What a totally weird room. There's just gotta be something hidden here. Then again, EVERY room in this castle is totally weird.''
**''This is Hooktail Castle. There's an upward-moving draft in this room, too. Of course, tons of bones lying around, too. This place needs a decorator, STAT! You never know which bones are gonna attack, so careful where you walk, OK? Oh, and if you want to ride that green block, remember, Koops is the MAN!''
**''This is Hooktail's treasure room. Ms. Mowz was looking for something here, but I don't think there's anything left.''
**''This is Hooktail Castle. The door up on that platform to the right is hard to reach. I wonder if the switch on the right might control the block that could get us up there... Looks like a job for Koops...''
**''Mario, take a look at this! It's like you could reach out and touch the sky, huh? Looking out from the heights makes my head go goomby... I mean... I mean goony!''
**''This is Hooktail's lair. Yup, the highest chamber in the castle! Now, where's Hooktail, huh? Hmmm... Y'know, maybe we should be glad it's not around at the moment...''
**''This is a hidden room in Hooktail Castle. Who knew there was a room in here? Well... I guess secret rooms are supposed to be secret...''

==Gallery==
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
<gallery>
Hooktail Castle background.png|Hooktail Castle in the sun
Location Of The First Crystal Star Revealed.png|[[Diamond Star]] revealed
Hooktail Castle icon.png|Hooktail Castle as it appears on the map
Hooktail Castle Sprite.png|Sprite of the castle
Secret Warp Pipe Unrevealed.png|The secret entrance to Hooktail Castle
Secret Warp Pipe Revealed.png
HooktailCastle CHAPTER 1 Background PMTTYD.png|Mario jumping to Hooktail Castle in the background
PMTTYD Before Hooktail Castle 1.png
PMTTYD Before Hooktail Castle 2.png
Introduction Of Hooktail Castle.png|The introduction
Koops HP Plus PMTTYD.png|[[HP Plus (badge)|HP Plus]]
PMTTYD Mario airplane.png|[[Plane Mode]]
HooktailCastle Tattle PMTYD.png|Goombella tattling the first corridor of Hooktail Castle
Goombella Tattling Paratroopa PMTTYD.png|Goombella tattling a [[Koopa Paratroopa]]
Power Bounce Obtained PMTTYD.png|[[Power Bounce]]
PMTTYD Kolorado's Father.png|The dead body of [[Kolorado's father]] on the ground.
Koops and Kolorado's Father.png|[[Koops]] mistakes the [[Dull Bones]] for [[Koopley|his own father]].
PMTTYD Kolorado's Father Letter.png
PMTTYD Koops Admitting Mistake.png
PMTTYD Red Bones Encounter.png
PMTTYD Dull Bones Swarm.png|The [[Dull Bones]] swarm
RedBones Fight PMTTYD.png|Mid-boss battle
PMTTYD Shine Sprite HooktailCastleCellRoom.png|The first [[Shine Sprite]]
PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastlePurpleBlock.png|Mario getting the Star Piece in the high platform after taking the purple block
PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastleWall.png|Mario getting the Star Piece on the wall ledge after taking the big black and yellow block
Castle Key 1 PMTTYD.png|The first key
HooktailPuzzle 1 PMTTYD.png|The ! Switch and various blocks
PMTTYD Hooktail Castle Second Save Block.png
PMTTYD Paper Curse Black Chest.png
Hooktail Castle Black Key PMTTYD.png|[[Black Key]]
Spikes PMTTYD.png|The spiked ceiling is about to lower down.
PMTTYD Hooktail Castle Spike Maze.png|The spike room
PMTTYD Paper Mode First Obstacle.png|Mario slipping past the bars in Hooktail Castle.
AFX obtain.png|Mario obtains the [[Attack FX R]] badge, the key to defeat Hooktail.
Castle Key 2 PMTTYD.png|The second key
HooktailPuzzle 2 PMTTYD.png|Koops being shot at a switch
PMTTYD Hooktail Castle Revealing Path.png
PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastleBehindWindow.png|Mario getting the Star Piece behind the windows in the third area.
PMTTYD Mario Jumping Through Window.png
PMTTYD Second Dungeon Area.png
PMTTYD Hooktail Castle Life Shroom.png
PMTTYD Second Dungeon Top Area.png
MowzHooktailCastle.png
Ms. Mowz Introduction.png|Encountering Ms. Mowz
MsMowzMarioKoops.png|Mario meets Ms. Mowz.
Ms Mowz Kiss 1.png|Mario gets kissed by Ms. Mowz.
PMTTYD Ms Mowz Window.png
MushroomHooktailCastle.png|[[Mushroom]]
Castle Key 3 PMTTYD.png|The third key
PMTTYD Shine Sprite HooktailCastleStoreroom.png|The second Shine Sprite
HoneySyrupHooktailCastle.png|[[Honey Syrup]]
Castle Door Unlocked.png|Mario is unlocking the third castle door
PMTTYD Yellow Elevator Block Puzzle.png
MarioYellowBlockUp PMTTYD.png|Mario gets elevated up to the plane panel
PMTTYD Hooktail Castle Indoor Plane Panel.png
PMTTYD Hooktail Castle Plane Mode Ledge.png
PMTTYD Star Piece HooktailCastleYellowBlock.png|Mario getting the Star Piece in the upper-north-east corner of the plane room
Castle Key 4 PMTTYD.png|The fourth key
Mario Falling Down PMTTYD.png|Mario and Koops are falling down the fourth area
Last Stand P Platform PMTTYD.png|[[Last Stand P]]
PMTTYD Shine Sprite HooktailCastleHighRoom.png|	Mario and Koops next to the last Shine Sprite on the fourth floor
Last Castle Door Chapter 1.png|Mario opened the fourth castle door
HooktailCastle Bridge.png|The bridge
PMTTYD Outside Hooktail's Lair.png|Hooktail's lair
Hooktail PMTTYD encounter.png|Mario and Koops encounter Hooktail
Hooktail Threatening PMTTYD.png|Hooktail threatens to devour the heroes.
PMTTYD Hooktail Battle Introduction.png
PMTTYD Hooktail Battle.png|Mario prepares to swing his hammer at Hooktail
PMTTYD Hooktail Feeling Ill.png
PMTTYD Hooktail Breath.png|Hooktail breathing her "stinky, fiery breath" at Goombella and Mario
PMTTYD Hooktail Pleading 1.png
PMTTYD Hooktail Pleading 2.png
PMTTYD Hooktail Pleading 3.png
PMTTYD Hooktail Crowd.png|Hooktail gobbles the [[Toad (species)|Toads]] in the audience and restores 10 HP.
Hooktail Fainting PMTTYD.png|Hooktail faints.
Hooktail Finished! PMTTYD.png|Hooktail defeated.
Hooktail Last Burp.png|Hooktail spitting [[Koopley]]'s shell out
Koopley Relieved.png|Koopley
Koops and Koopley.png
Koopley and Diamond PMTTYD.png
Diamond Star Souvenir PMTTYD.png
Koopley Pleads Mario PMTTYD.png
PMTTYD Crystal Star get.png
KoopookTTYD.png|Koopook [[Trouble Center]] mission
PMTTYD Attack FX B screenshot.png|Mario using Flurrie to blow away the "sheet" and reveal a chest containing the [[Attack FX B (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Attack FX B]] badge
</gallery>

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)===
<gallery>
PMTTYD NS Plane Mode.png
TTYDNS Koops Crying.png
TTYD NS Koops Asks About Letter 1.jpg
TTYDNS Koops Reading Letter.png
TTYD NS Koops Asks About Letter 2.jpg
TTYD NS Mario Reads Kolorado Dad Letter.jpg
TTYDNS Red Bones Nothing But Bones.png
TTYDNS Castle Dull Bones Horde.png
TTYDNS Looking Up As Spikes Fall.png
TTYDNS Hooktail Castle Spike Room.png
TTYDNS Hooktail Castle Black Chest.png
PMTTYD NS Hooktail Castle Switch.jpg
TTYDNS Hooktail Castle New Pipe.jpg
PMTTYD NS Ms. Mowz Hooktail Castle.jpg
TTYDNS Hooktail Castle Battle POW.jpg
TTYDNS Outside Hooktail's Lair in Ch 1.png
TTYDNS Hooktail in Darkness.png
PMTTYD NS Hooktail.png
TTYDNS Hooktail Battle about to Start.png
TTYDNS Hooktail Hates Frogs.png
TTYD NS Hooktail Being Weird.jpg
TTYDNS Hooktail Eating Audience.png
TTYDNS Hooktail Empty Audience.png
TTYDNS Hooktail Defeated.png
TTYDNS Hooktail Spitting Koopley Out.png
TTYDNS Koopley Is Out.png
TTYDNS Koopley Reveals the Truth.jpg
TTYDNS Koopley Diamond Star.png
TTYDNS Diamond Star Get.png
TTYD NS Top of castle after Ch 1.jpg
TTYDNS Hooktail Lair Tattle.jpg
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ゴンババ{{ruby|城|じょう}}
|JpnR=Gonbaba Jō
|JpnM=Hooktail Castle
|ChiS=轰巴巴城堡
|ChiSR=Hōngbābā Chéngbǎo
|ChiSM=Hooktail Castle
|ChiT=轟巴巴城堡
|ChiTR=Hōngbābā Chéngbǎo
|ChiTM=Hooktail Castle
|Dut=Vermila's kasteel
|DutM=Hooktail's castle
|Fre=Château de Carbocroc
|FreM=Hooktail's Castle
|Ger=Lohgards Burg
|GerM=Hooktail's Castle
|Ita=Castello di Crimilde
|ItaM=Hooktail's Castle
|Kor=곤자잔 성
|KorR=Gonjajan Seong
|KorM=Hooktail Castle
|Spa=Castillo de Gombaba
|SpaM=Hooktail's Castle
}}

==Notes==
*Like [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]] from ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Hooktail Castle features many traps and enemies, a boss at the top of the castle, four keys to unlock four doors, and a quest reward at the end.

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