Editing Zess T.

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:PMTTYD NS Zess T Artwork.png|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
|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]])
|species=[[Toad (species)|Toad]]
}}
{{quote|Want me to cook something for you, [[Mario|Clumsy Crush-a-lot]]?|Zess T.|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
'''Zess T.''' is a character who first appeared in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. She is a grumpy, 55-year-old [[Toad (species)|Toad]] who resides in [[Rogueport]]. Her name is a pun on the word "zesty", which, in a way, describes her personality, as well as being a reference to her cooking skills. Like [[Tayce T.]], she is an expert at cooking and even featured a similar backstory involving cakes and a deceased husband. Unlike Tayce T., however, her personality is the polar opposite; she has a rambunctious attitude, describing her as very mean and grumpy, calling [[Mario]] names and keeping a mean expression on her face. Her attitude is similar to [[Dyllis]].
==History==
At the start of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Zess T. is seen pacing about outside her residence, trying to find her [[Contact Lens]]. When Mario approaches Zess T., she orders Mario to freeze and not move a step until she finds her missing contact lens, but when Mario moves anyway, he accidentally steps on the lens. Zess T. becomes angry at Mario for stepping on her missing lens and refuses to allow him into [[Rogueport#West Side|Rogueport's West Side]] until he buys her a new contact lens. After Mario purchases a new contact lens from the shop and presents it to Zess T., she returns home, allowing Mario to have access to the west side of Rogueport. Zess T. still harbors a bit of a grudge after this, referring to him by names such as "Stompy" or "Sir Stomps-on-Stuff". 

After solving the contact crisis, Mario can visit Zess T. at her residence, and she will make recipes for him. Initially, her cooking is limited to one item at a time until Mario finds [[List of implied characters#Maitre Delish|Maitre Delish]]'s [[Cookbook]] hidden in a back room of the [[Creepy Steeple]]. After completing [[Seeking legendary book!|this task]], she is able to cook two different items into one. [[Wonky]] reveals that she ultimately develops a bit of a soft spot for Mario since she rarely bakes [[Couple's Cake]] given it reminds her of her deceased husband, but she is willing to bake it for Mario since he won her favor. Zess T. also cooks [[Omelette Plate|Omelette Meals]] for the guests of the [[Inn|Royal Poshley Park Tower]], the inn in [[Poshley Heights]].

Throughout the game, the player receives emails via [[Mailbox SP]], which may have Zess T. mentioned in messages through the [[Rogueport Direct Mail Service]]. The RDM Issue 2 shows that Zess T. has been expressing romantic feeling towards [[Toadsworth]], although both parties have elderly ages. In the RDM Final Issue, it is revealed that Zess T. had allegedly punched [[Flavio]] in the left jaw by delivering a left hook. The reason for the assault was that Zess T. was seemingly growing impatient about a shipment of gourmet ingredients, which seemingly spoiled, mainly due to Flavio withholding the dock crew just having returned from a two-day voyage with the supplies.

==Profiles==
*'''Tattle:''' "''That's Zess T., a super-skilled Toad chef. With the right ingredients, she can make ANYTHING! She's like a kitchen magician! I am like, a TOTAL klutz in the kitchen, so I really respect a chef's touch.''"

==Recipes==
{{main|List of recipes in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Zess T.png|Sprite from ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
Zess T. in Rogueport.png|Zess T. looking for her missing Contact Lens 
Zess T Cooking.png|Zess T. cooking
PMTTYD Zess T Cooking Flame.png|Successful cooking
PMTTYD Zess T Cooking Explosion.png|Usually this means Mistake, but more explosive or flaming ingredients can trigger this and still be a success
PMTTYD Zess T Cooking Shine.png|Something special was cooked up
PMTTYD Rogueport ZessT.png|Zess T. about to give Mario a dish
Zess T Cooking Remake.jpg|Zess T. cooking a dish in the remake
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ナンシー<ref>{{cite|quote=おりょうりが　とくいな
キノピオのマダム　ナンシーよ|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo Co.|language=ja}}</ref>
|JapR=Nanshī
|JapM=Nancy; shared with [[Raini#Names in other languages|Raini]]
|Chi=南希<ref>{{cite|quote=这是擅长料理的
奇诺比奥夫人，名叫南希哦。|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo (Hong Kong)|language=zh-hans}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=他是擅長烹飪的奇諾比奧夫人，
叫做南希喔。|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo (Hong Kong)|language=zh-hant}}</ref>
|ChiR=Nánxī
|ChiM=Nancy; shared with Raini
|Dut=Prutelia<ref>{{cite|quote=Dat is Prutelia, een getalenteerde kokkin-Toad.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=nl}}</ref>
|DutM=Pun on ''pruttelen'' ("to simmer")
|Fre=Marie-T<ref>{{cite|quote=C'est Marie-T, une cheffe cuisinière Toad ultra-talentueuse.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=fr-ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Marie-T. Elle est très douée en cuisine.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=fr}}</ref>
|FreM=Play on "Maïté", a well-known TV presenter of culinary shows in France.
|Ger=Racle T.<ref>{{cite|quote=Das ist Racle T., die beste Köchin, die man in Rohlingen finden kann.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=de}}</ref>
|GerM=Pun on "raclette", a type of cheese
|Ita=Chef Champignon<ref>{{cite|quote=Lei è la Chef Champignon, una vera maga in cucina!|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mushroom Chef (''champignon'' is the French word for "mushroom")
|Kor=낸시<ref>{{cite|quote=요리를 잘하는
키노피오 마담 낸시야|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Korea|language=ko}}</ref>
|KorR=Naensi
|KorM=Nancy; shared with Raini
|Spa=T. Nancy<ref>{{cite|quote=Es T. Nancy, una chef famosa por su excelente destreza culinaria.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=es-419}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Es T. Nancy, famosa por las delicias culinarias que prepara.|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=es-es}}</ref>
|SpaM=Nancy Toad
}}

==Trivia==
*[[Wonky]] implies that she is [[Tayce T.]]'s sister, which also makes her [[The Master]]'s sister.
*When Mario throws [[Zess Dynamite]] at enemies in battle, it summons a ghostly image of a fierce-looking Zess T. as it causes a massive explosion, dealing 7 points of damage to all enemies except for Buzzy Beetles and Parabuzzies.
*In both the original game and the remake, Zess T. has an unused entry in the Tattle Log, although there is no text or image to go along with it.

==References==
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