Editing X-Naut Fortress

{{location infobox
|image=[[File:TTYDNS X-Naut Fortress.png|250px]]
|greater_location=[[Moon|The Moon]]
|ruler=[[Grodus]]
|inhabitants=[[X-Naut]]s, [[X-Naut PhD]]s, [[Elite X-Naut]]s, [[Z-Yux]]
|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]])
}}
The '''X-Naut Fortress''' is [[Grodus]]' main base of operations which is located on the [[moon]] and the home to the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. [[Princess Peach]] is also taken to here. The last [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]], the [[Crystal Star]], is held there and [[Mario]] and his friends have to use [[Big Bob]] in [[Fahr Outpost]] to reach this place and fight [[Lord Crump]] (while controlling [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]]) to get the star. Grodus travels between the [[earth]] and his fortress using a [[teleporter (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|teleporter]], which has one end located in his laboratories and the other end located in [[Rogueport Underground]]. The base is also the home of [[TEC|TEC-XX]], which is the main computer of the whole fortress. Also, after Mario gets the sixth Crystal Star, Grodus takes Princess Peach and leaves the fortress (possibly giving it to Lord Crump) so he can go to the [[Palace of Shadow]]. After Mario successfully destroys Magnus von Grapple 2.0, he gets the seventh Crystal Star. After that, the fortress explodes and Mario is unable to go back until the [[Shadow Queen|final boss]] is defeated.

The fortress is essentially a five-story building built deep under the moon. It is all connected by a series of hallways and two elevators. The deeper Mario or Peach go, the dimmer the lighting is.

When the player [[Spring Jump]]s into the air duct from the [[Yux]] lab on sublevel 2 and uses [[Paper Mode]] to slip thought the vent on the far right, they land in a changing stall where Peach used to put on the X-Naut suit. If they pull the curtain back, Mario and his partners become 8-bit. This lasts until they leave the room.
==Enemies==
After the chapter is cleared, no enemies appear in the X-Naut Fortress.
*[[Elite X-Naut]]
*[[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]] (Chapter 7 Boss)
*[[Mini-X-Yux]]
*[[Mini-Yux]]
*[[Mini-Z-Yux]]
*[[X-Naut PhD]]
*[[X-Naut]]
*[[X-Yux]]
*[[Yux]]
*[[Z-Yux]]
===Formations===
{{main|List of enemy formations in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#X-Naut Fortress}}
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==Items==
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!Item
!Location
!Location Image
!Location Image (Remake)
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Cog (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Cog|game=NS}}
|In the transportation room on sublevel 2, it is on top of the controller. Accessible from the air vent with [[Koops]] or [[Yoshi Kid]].
|[[File:Cog and teleporter.png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Cog).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Crystal Star|game=NS}}
|Dropped after [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]] is defeated.
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Crystal Star).png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Crystal Star) (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Elevator Key (X-Naut Fortress)|Elevator Key Blue|text=Elevator Key (Blue)|game=NS}}
|To the right of level 1, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors.
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 1.png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 1 (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Elevator Key (X-Naut Fortress)|Elevator Key Red|text=Elevator Key (Red)|game=NS}}
|Won after the [[66th Trivia Quiz-Off]]. In the original, the Thwomp drops the card only, but in the remake, he drops a chest containing said card.
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Elevator Key).png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 3 (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|6 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}}<br>{{PMTTYD item|Feeling Fine|game=NS}}<br>{{PMTTYD item|Feeling Fine P|game=NS}}
|To the left of sublevel 1, they are on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane.
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Crane Items).png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Crane Items) (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=HP Drain (item)|HP Drain|game=NS}}
|To the left of sublevel 3, it is in the question block on the south side.
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Block 3.png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Block 3 (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Diamond|text=Security Key (◆)|game=NS}}
|To the left of sublevel 2, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors.
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 2.png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 2 (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Spade|text=Security Key (♠︎)|game=NS}} 
|To the left of sublevel 3, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors.
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 3.png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 4 (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Heart|text=Security Key (♥︎)|game=NS}}
|To the right of sublevel 2, it is on the computer desk in the back room of [[Grodus]]'s area.
|[[File:PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Grodus Office.png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Security Key Heart).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Club|text=Security Key (♣︎)|game=NS}}
|To the right of sublevel 3, it is in the factory room. Accessible from the airplane panel near the right exit.[[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]<br>To the left of sublevel 4, it is held by an Elite X-Naut in the shower. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|[[File:PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 8.png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Security Key Club).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Star|text=Security Key (★)|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|To the right of sublevel 3, it is in the factory room. Accessible from the airplane panel near the right exit.
|N/A
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Security Key Star).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Sleepy Sheep|game=NS}}
|To the left of sublevel 2, it is in the yellow question block on the back side.
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Block 2.png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Block 2 (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|rowspan=2|{{PMTTYD item|link=Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece|game=NS}} (×2)
|To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane.
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece XNautFortressCrane.png|250px]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece XNautFortressCrane (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|In the southwest corner of the air vent on Sublevel 2.
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece XNautFortressRoom.png|250px]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece XNautFortressRoom (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Super Mushroom|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]
|To the right of level 1, it is in the yellow question block on the back side.
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Block 1.png|250px]]
|N/A
|-
|rowspan=3|{{PMTTYD item|Ultra Mushroom|game=NS}} (x1/3)
|To the right of sublevel 3, in the factory room, it is on the left high platform in the background.
|[[File:PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 2.png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Ultra Mushroom West).png|250px]]
|-
|To the right of level 1, it is in the yellow question block on the back side. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|N/A
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress Block 1 (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|In the factory of Sublevel Three; on a high platform in the background on the far east. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|N/A
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Ultra Mushroom East).png|250px]]
|}
Following items are only available for Princess Peach during the Chapter 5 interlude:
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!Item
!Location
!Location Image
!Location Image (Remake)
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Blue Potion|game=NS}}<br>{{PMTTYD item|Green Potion|game=NS}}<br>{{PMTTYD item|Red Potion|game=NS}}<br>{{PMTTYD item|Yellow Potion|Orange Potion}} [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]] {{PMTTYD item|Yellow Potion|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|On the desk in the lab on sublevel 2.
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Potions).png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Potions) (Switch).png|250px]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Data Disk|game=NS}}
|To the right of sublevel 2, it is on the shelf in the computer room behind [[Grodus]]'s room.
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Data Disk).png|250px]]
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Data Disk) (Switch).png|250px]]
|}
===Crane game items===
After leaving and re-entering the X-Naut Fortress at least once in the Nintendo Switch remake, new items appear in the crane room on Sublevel One if the player had already collected every item beforehand. There are four batches of different items to collect. To make the next batch appear, it is necessary to collect every item on the current batch, leave the X-Naut Fortress, and return to it.
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!Batch set
!Items
!Location Image
|-
|1
|{{PMTTYD item|POW Block|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Sleepy Sheep|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Courage Shell|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Mr. Softener|game=NS}}, 5 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}}
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Post-Game Crane Items 1).png|250px]]
|-
|2
|{{PMTTYD item|Volt Mushroom|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Dizzy Dial|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Power Punch|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Mini Mr. Mini|game=NS}}, 5 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}}
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Post-Game Crane Items 2).png|250px]]
|-
|3
|{{PMTTYD item|Slow Mushroom|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Super Mushroom|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Maple Syrup|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Gradual Syrup|game=NS}}, 5 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}}
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Post-Game Crane Items 3).png|250px]]
|-
|4
|{{PMTTYD item|Ruin Powder|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Stopwatch|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Gold Bar|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|link=HP Drain (item)|HP Drain|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Spite Pouch|game=NS}}, 4 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}}
|[[File:X-Naut Fortress (Post-Game Crane Items 4).png|250px]]
|}

==Area Tattles==
*"''Who knew there'd be such a weird building on the moon... It's kind of crazy, actually. I mean, it's got a big glass dome to keep all of the air from leaking out...What's that? Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess we were OK out there with no air to breathe...................................Yeah, I'd rather not think about that too much, I guess. Let's change the subject.''" (GCN)
**"''Who knew there'd be such a weird building on the moon... It's almost unbelievable, actually. At least it's got a big glass dome to keep all of the air from leaking out...What's that? Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess we were OK out there with no air to breathe. ... Yeah, I'd rather not think about that too much, I guess. Let's change the subject.''" (Switch)
*"''This is the X-Naut Fortress. This seems to be the only way in or out. The stars look really nice through these windows, but I guess now's not the time...''" (GCN)
**"''This is the X-Naut Fortress. This seems to be a way to get in and out. The stars are really pretty out here...or what you can see of them through these fortress windows, anyway.''" (Switch)
*"''This is a fortress corridor. An elevator connects it to the lower floors. I guess this fortress extends pretty far beneath the surface of the moon, huh? I mean, I hate [[Grodus]], but I gotta give him some props for a pretty cool evil hideout.''"
*"''This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. Not to totally change the subject or anything, but how's your memory, Mario? If you have trouble recalling the full path, you oughta leave and reenter.''"
*"''This looks like a storage room for valuables. The crane can grab stuff up there. It should work if you set a gear in place and press those switches in order... I'm sure you can handle it. It's not exactly moon-rocket science here.''"
*"''What's this room for, huh? I feel like I've seen that face somewhere before... Hmmm... Oh well, forget about it, I guess.''"
*"''This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. If you wander off the correct path, it looks like you'll take damage, don'tcha think? Rooms like this ALWAYS have a hint, though. It's like, a law. See anything like that?''"
*"''This is Grodus's lab. He must have his researchers work on various potions here. I don't think we should touch any of this stuff, though... One wrong move and... KABOOOOOOOM! ...Know what I mean?''"
*"''This looks like some kinda teleporter. Who knows where that thing would send us! Maybe that's what the X-Nauts used to go between the moon and the earth. I think we have to switch it on'' (GCN) ''/ press the button'' (Switch) ''and then stand on the platform to use it.''"
*"''This looks like a lab for genetic experimentation...maybe [[Yux]] were made here. I guess they must have some pretty advanced technology if they can do stuff like that. Hey, by the way, Mario... You see up there? One of those ceiling panels is loose. Don't you have some super move or something that can get us up there?''"
*"''This is a changing room. I guess even X-Nauts have to change out of their uniforms... But what do you think they look like under those suits? I'm...not gonna think about it. There's a ventilation duct in the ceiling at one end... That's not good for privacy!''"
*"''This place is a bit overdone, huh? It just screams, 'Hey! I'm an evil mastermind!' I wonder if poor Princess Peach got dragged in here before?''"
*"''What's this room for, huh? Is it some kind of office for the X-Naut boss or what? Maybe we should give it a once-over to make sure we don't miss anything. Boy, and what's with these tanks full of [[Nibbles]]? Jeepers, that creeps me out.''"
*"''This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby trapped, I think. If you stay on the tiles that were lit up, I think you'll be OK, Mario. Er... But you should totally go first, one way or the other...''"
*"''There are three panels here. I guess that means we need three Card Keys, huh? There must be something pretty important behind this door to have such security...''" (GCN)
**"''There are four terminals here. Is this part of a locking mechanism for the door? There must be something pretty important behind this door to have such security''" (Switch)
*"''This is the X-Naut factory. I think they make all kinds of stuff here. It's pretty complicated, what with the crane and the pipe, and all those gears... Maybe we should just take this room one bit at a time, don'tcha think?''"
*"''This is where they built [[Magnus von Grapple|Magnus Von Grapple]] and [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0|Magnus Von Grapple 2.0]]. But there doesn't seem to be anything here now... Nope. Let's go, Mario.''"
*"''This is the computer room. This must be where Princess Peach met with [[TEC]].''"
*"''Wonder what this room's for? There are beds and lockers, but we can't nap here. There's nothing else, really. The weird thing is, it kind of smells nice in here, huh? Why do you think that is?''"
*"''This is a...shower room? I guess every evil-guy base of ultimate doom needs one... Just because you're evil doesn't mean you enjoy B.O., y'know what I mean?''"
{{PMTTYD map}}

==In-game map description==
*''The fortress of the dubious [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]]. Their leader, [[Grodus]], lives here.'' (GCN)
*''The fortress of the dubious X-Nauts and their leader Grodus.'' (Switch)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
GrodusPeach.png|Grodus receives a message while examining Peach.
Lovlies.png|The Shadow Sirens discuss their plans.
PMTTYD Peach Shower.png|Peach takes a shower.
PMTTYD Peach Fresh Princess.png|Peach comes out of the shower with her hair tied back into a ponytail.
PMTTYD TEC-XX Opens Door 1.png|A door opens.
PMTTYD TEC-XX Opens Door 2.png|Peach examines the opened door.
PMTTYD Peach TEC-XX First Encounter.png|Peach enters a room with a mysterious computer.
PMTTYD Peach Typing on Keyboard.png|Peach writes an email for Mario.
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Sir Grodus Briefed.png|An X-Naut PhD arrives at the office of Grodus.
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Close Eye Mario.png|Grodus gives instructions to the X-Naut PhD.
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Sir Grodus Close-Up.png
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Mushroom Ball.png
PMTTYD Grodus Laughing.png
PMTTYD Red Blue Yellow Green Potions.png
Invisible Peach TT-YD.png
PPTTYD Grodus Office FDS Mario.png
PPTTYD Grodus Office FDS Luigi.png
PMTTYD Grodus Orders TEC Shutdown.png
XNautMoonBaseTexture.png|Overworld sprite of the X-Naut Fortress
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Entrance.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Entrance Conveyer.png
PMTTYD Elite X-Nauts Ambush.png
PMTTYD Earth Tremor on Moon.png|Is this ''really'' an "Earth" Tremor?
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Foyer.png
PMTTYDEXNBathroom.png
Cog and teleporter.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Crane Down.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Yux Lab.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Vents and Ceiling Panels.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Party Easter Egg.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress LRM Crane.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 014029.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Yux Defense.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Grodus Office.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Potion Lab.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Crane Operational.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 014029 Entry.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 66 Statue.png
PMTTYD 66th Annual Quirk Quiz.png
PMTTYD JP How Many Feet Pun.png
X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 1.png
X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 2.png
X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 3.png
PMTTYD X-Punch screenshot.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 3 Card Keys Room.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 1.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 2.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 3.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 4.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 5.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 6.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 7.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 8.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Hanger.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Standby.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Active.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Approach.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Destroyed.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Lord Crump Blasted.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mario TEC.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Going Dark.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Mario Surprised.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Memory.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Low Power.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Low Power Leaving.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Last Line.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Explosion.png
PMTTYD Rogueport Sewers Moon Base Entrance.png
TTYDNS X-Naut Fortress Entrance.png
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=メガバッテンのアジト
|JpnR=Megabatten no Ajito
|JpnM=[[X-Nauts (organization)#Names in other languages|X-Nauts]] Base
|ChiS=X军团的根据地
|ChiSR=X Jūntuán de Gēnjùdì
|ChiSM=X-Nauts Base
|ChiT=X軍團的根據地
|ChiTR=X Jūntuán de Gēnjùdì
|ChiTM=X-Nauts Base
|Dut=Kruistronauten-basis
|DutM=X-Naut Base
|Ger=Crucionen-HQ
|GerM=X-Naut Headquarters
|Fre=Repaire Mégacruxis
|FreM=X-Nauts Lair (''Mégacruxis'' is the French name of the X-Nauts organization)
|Ita=Covo di Giustignardo
|ItaM=Grodus' Lair
|Kor=메가엑스의 아지트
|KorR=Mega Ekseu-ui Ajiteu
|KorM=X-Nauts Base
|Spa=Base de los Mega X
|SpaM=Base of the X-Nauts (from ''Mega X'' the organization's Spanish name)
}}

==Notes==
[[File:PMTTYDEXNBathroom.png|200px|thumb|Elite X-Naut peeking from the shower in bathroom.]]
*A single Elite X-Naut hides in the shower room on sublevel 4 while the fortress is active. While this is an [[Easter egg]] in the original, it is required in the remake, as this is where the new fourth [[Security Key]] is hidden.
*During Princess Peach's Interlude after Chapter 5, TEC asks Peach to drink an invisibility potion in order to secretly enter Grodus's room and upload important data on a disk into the room's computer. When this happens, the computer screen shows the [[Family Computer Disk System|Famicom Disk System]] boot-up sequence.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjuIzeNyNEQ|title=Paper Mario - The Thousand-Year Door - Famicom Disk System|date=March 26, 2010|author=[[User:Wildgoosespeeder|wildgoosespeeder]]|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref>
*In the Japanese version, the "safe path" in X-Naut Fortress's third puzzle room is only two squares long as opposed to three squares long in the international versions.
*The password required to progress further into the area, 014029, can be alternately read as 『おいしー　おにく』 ''Oishī Oniku'' in Japanese, which means "delicious meat". The password was changed to "excuse" in the French version for unknown reasons.

==References==
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