Editing Toad Town Dojo

[[File: ToadTownDojoPM.png|thumb|[[Mario]] and [[Bombette]] visiting the Toad Town Dojo]]
The '''Toad Town Dojo''' is a location in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. It is a part of [[Toad Town]] where [[Mario]] and the gang can practice their fighting skills against [[Chan]] (a [[Buzzy Beetle]]), [[Lee]] (a [[Duplighost]]), and [[The Master]] himself, a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] martial artist. Each battle earns a harder challenge and recognition. In fact, this is the same as battling [[Jinx]] (and [[Jagger]]) in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''.

This is where Mario can earn the [[First-Degree Card|First]], [[Second-Degree Card|Second]], [[Third-Degree Card|Third]] and [[Fourth-Degree Card]]s as well as the [[Diploma]]. Despite the fact that [[Mario]] can face powerful optional bosses here, no reward (or even [[Star Point]]s) is given other than the aforementioned cards and diploma, as the battles are just a challenge.
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During his adventure, Mario can meet three participants of the Dojo who each earned a degree:
# A Toad with yellow-green spots in Toad Town, just outside the Dojo, has a First-Degree Card.
# A [[Dryite]] with an orange tagelmust in [[Dry Dry Outpost]] has a Second-Degree Card.
# A [[Bumpty|penguin]] in [[Shiver City]], near the warp pipe, has a Third-Degree Card.
Each participant will give different remarks depending on Mario's ranking and will be amazed if Mario has a Diploma.

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|-style="text-align: center"
!rowspan="2"|Participant
!colspan="6"|Quote when Mario has:
!rowspan="2"|[[File:Goombario Sprite.png]]<br>[[Goombario]]'s [[Tattle]]
|-style="text-align: center"
!No Degree
![[File:First-DegreeCard PM.png]] [[First-Degree Card]]
![[File:Second-DegreeCard PM.png]] [[Second-Degree Card]]
![[File:Third-DegreeCard PM.png]] [[Third-Degree Card]]
![[File:Fourth-DegreeCard PM.png]] [[Fourth-Degree Card]]
![[File:Diploma.png]] [[Diploma]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|[[File:PM Toad Yellow.png]]<br>A Toad in Toad Town, just outside the Dojo
|"''Oh? ...Ha ha ha! You don't have it? The Degree, Mario. The Degree shows how strong you are. Ha ha ha... I have it. I fought at the Dojo over there and got it from The Master. I am one bad Toad!!''"
|"''Hey, that's... a First-Degree Card! I have one, too. See? A First-Degree Card!! That means I'm as strong as you! Cool! I'm bad! Yeah!!''"
|"''Hey, that's... a Second-Degree Card? Whoa! Cool! You fought your way to a Second-Degree Card? Mario, you're awesome!!''"
|"''Hey, that's... a Third-Degree Card? Whoa! Wow! Whoop! I knew you were strong!!''"
|"''Hey, that's... a Fourth-Degree Card! Whoa! Amazing! You rule, Mario! You must be crazy strong!!''"
|"''Whoa! Can it be? That's... a Diploma??? Whooooopeee! It's real, isn't it? You defeated The Master! Wow! You're the best, Mario!''"
|"''This Toad has tried his skills at the Dojo. That takes guts... Someday I'm gonna try it all by myself.''"
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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:PM Dryite Orange.png]]<br>A Dryite in Dry Dry Outpost
|"''Are you aware that there's a Dojo in Toad Town? There is! A while ago I took one of the Dojo challenges and did pretty well, I must say. I got a Second-Degree Card. You look pretty strong, so... Huh? You haven't earned any Cards?!''"
|"''Sayyyyy... Is that... ...a First-Degree Card? Hee hee! It just so happens, that I have in my possession a Second-Degree Card! Know what that means? I'm stronger than Mario! Yeah!!''"
|"''Sayyyyy... Is that... ...a Second-Degree Card? Hey, I have Second-Degree Card, too! Oh, awesome! I can't believe that I'm as strong as you are, Mario!!''"
|"''Sayyyyy... Is that... ...a Third-Degree Card? Whooa! That's great! Seriously, that's great, Mario. You must be a powerhouse!!''"
|"''Sayyyyy... Is that... ...a Fourth-Degree Card? Whooa! I wouldn't want to tangle with you, Mario!!''"
|"''Sayyyyy... Is that... ...a Diploma...!? Whoa! WHOOOAAA! You defeated The Master!! That's unbelievable, Mario! Great! Seriously great! I mean, really great!!!''"
|"''He's a Dryite. I've seen him in Toad Town. He earned himself a Degree at the Toad Town Dojo.''"
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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Paper Bumpty.png]]<br>A penguin in Shiver City, near the warp pipe
|"''Mariooooo!!! Did you know that there's a Dojo in Toad Town? I go there all the time. I finally got my Third-Degree Card the other day. I'm sure you have a much higher ranking than I do, though. What? You don't have anything?!''"
|"''Hey... You have... ...a First-Degree Card! Heh heh heh. A beginner, huh? I've got a Third-Degree Card. Looks like I'm stronger than you!''"
|"''Hey... You have... ...a Second-Degree Card! Heh heh heh. It's a start. I've got a Third-Degree Card. I must be tougher than you!''"
|"''Hey... You have... ...a Third-Degree Card! I've got a Third-Degree Card, too!! Cool! We have the same ranking! We're equals!!''"
|"''Hey... You have... ...a Fourth-Degree Card! Wow, you're strong! I wish I were that strong... I'd better train harder!!''"
|"''Hey... You have... ...a Diploma... Wooow! I mean, woooooow! You beat The Master!! How'd you manage that? You're the strongest guy ever!!''"
|"''This penguin's been to the Dojo in Toad Town. He likes to show off his certificate and compare it to ones other people get at the Dojo.''"
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Another known participant of the Dojo is [[Little T.]], who only appears in a photo on a [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Little T.|letter]] he writes to Mario.

==Names in other languages==
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{{foreign names
|Jap=道場
|JapR=Dōjō
|JapM=Dojo
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|ChiSR=Wǔguǎn
|ChiSM=Dojo
}}

==Trivia==
*The Japanese characters on the Dojo's billboard read "Way of the old man", 爺道, written in {{wp|shodō}} style and {{wp|Right-to-left script|with the writing orientation inverted (from right to left)}}, in reference to the Master and the antiquity of its dojo.
*The music that plays here is called "The Dojo", which may also be heard coming through the floor if Mario stands on the far right of the [[List of shops in Paper Mario#Toad Town|Shroom Grocery]]'s interior.
*If Mario's [[Heart Point|HP]] drops to zero during any one of the fights, instead of a [[Game Over]], the screen goes back to the Dojo with Mario only having 1 HP.

==References==
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