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[[File:XNautInsignia.png|right|thumb|Insignia of the '''Secret Society of X-Nauts'''.]]
{{about|the secret organization to which the [[X-Naut]]s belong to|the army subgroup|[[X-Nauts (platoon)]]}}
The '''Secret Society of X-Nauts''', also known simply as the '''X-Nauts''', is an evil organization led by [[Sir Grodus]]. The majority of the operatives are also called [[X-Naut]]s, though there are other classes of soldiers and creatures in Grodus' employ. Their base of operations is the [[X-Naut Fortress]], which is located on [[the Moon]].
{{group infobox
 
|image=[[File:XNautInsignia.png]]<br>Insignia of the X-Nauts
|leader=[[Grodus]]
|members=[[Doopliss]]<br>[[Lord Crump]]<br>[[TEC]]<br>[[Three Shadows]]<br>[[X-Nauts (platoon)]]
|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]])
|member_species=[[Duplighost]]<br>[[X-Naut]]<br>[[Yux]]<Br>[[X-Yux]]<br>[[Z-Yux]]
}}
{{quote|We {{color|red|X-Nauts}} aren't all rainbows and lollipops. I could assure you, we could be quite nasty.|Grodus|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
The '''X-Nauts''' is an evil organization led by [[Grodus]] that serves as the main antagonists in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and its [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]. The majority of the operatives are also called [[X-Naut]]s, though there are other classes of soldiers and creatures in Grodus' employ. Many of the footsoldiers are part of the [[X-Nauts (platoon)|X-Naut platoon]]. Their base of operations is the [[X-Naut Fortress]], which is located on the [[moon]].
==History==
==History==
[[Image:Grodus.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Sir Grodus, leader of the Secret Society of X-Nauts.]]
[[File:PMTTYD Twilight Town battle.png|thumb|left|[[X-Nauts (platoon)|X-Naut platoon]] vs. [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Clan]].]]
All that is known about the X-Nauts stems from their failed plan to conquer the [[Mushroom World|world]] using a 1,000-year-old demon known as the [[Shadow Queen]]. Grodus somehow came in contact with a trio of sisters known collectively as the [[Shadow Sirens]], who told him that the Shadow Queen could only be released from her prison if the seven [[Crystal Stars]] were collected, and a vessel provided for her disembodied soul to possess. The X-Nauts kidnapped [[Princess Peach]] to use as the vessel, and [[Mario]] was manipulated into gathering the Crystal Stars in an attempt to save her from her captors.
[[File:PMTTYD Grodus Artwork.png|200px|thumb|[[Grodus]], leader of the X-Nauts]]
 
All that is known about the X-Nauts stems from their failed plan to conquer the world using a 1,000-year-old demon known as the [[Shadow Queen]]. Grodus somehow came in contact with a trio of sisters known collectively as the [[Three Shadows]], who told him that the Shadow Queen could only be released from her prison if the seven [[Crystal Stars]] were collected, and a vessel provided for her disembodied soul to possess. The X-Nauts kidnapped [[Princess Peach]] to use as the vessel, and [[Mario]] was manipulated into gathering the Crystal Stars in an attempt to save her from her captors.
However, Grodus had been mislead by the Shadow Sirens, and when he tried to command the resurrected Shadow Queen to do his bidding, she destroyed his body. Grodus' robotics head; his second-in-command, [[Lord Crump]]; and a few X-Naut soldiers were last seen in [[Poshley Heights]], as [[TEC-XX]] managed to destroy their fortress earlier, and ended up changing their evil ways.
===Major Members===
*[[Grodus|Sir Grodus]] - Supreme Leader
*[[Lord Crump]] - Second in Command
*[[Shadow Sirens]]
**[[Beldam]] - leader of the pack.
**[[Marilyn]]
**[[Vivian]] - former operative/traitor, now ally of [[Mario]].
**[[Doopliss]] - Vivian's replacement.
 
===Notable Members===
*[[Thwomp]] (Quizmaster)
*[[Johnson (X-Naut)]]


===Soldiers===
However, Grodus had been misled by the Three Shadows, and when he tried to command the resurrected Shadow Queen to do his bidding, she destroyed his body. Grodus' robotic head, his second-in-command, [[Lord Crump]], and two regular [[X-Naut|X-Naut soldier]]s and two [[Elite X-Naut]]s were last seen in [[Poshley Heights]], as [[TEC]] destroyed their fortress earlier, and reportedly reformed for the better.
*[[X-Naut]]s
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*[[X-Naut PhD]]s
*[[Elite X-Naut]]s
*[[Yux]]
*[[Z-Yux]]
*[[X-Yux]]


==Technology==
==Technology==
*[[TEC|TEC-XX]]
*[[Magnus von Grapple]]
*[[Magnus von Grapple]]
*[[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]]
*[[Superbombomb]]
*[[Superbombomb]]
*[[TEC-XX]] (aka TEC), former operative/traitor - The computer AI that runs the X-Naut Fortress.
*[[Teleporter (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Teleporter]]
*[[Teleporter]]
*[[X-Naut ship]]
*[[X-Ship]]
 
==Allies/Foes Faced==
[[Image:Twilight_town.JPEG|thumb|250px|right|The Secret Society of X-Nauts, led by Lord Crump, engages the [[Koopa Troop]], led by Bowser and Kammy Koopa, in the [[Twilight Town]] plaza.]]
*[[Admiral Bobbery]]
*[[Bowser]]
*[[Cortez]]
*[[Ember]]
*[[Flavio]]
*[[Francesca]]
*[[Frankie]]
*[[Goombella]]
*[[Kammy Koopa]]
*[[Koopa Troop]]
*[[Koops]]
*[[Madame Flurrie]]
*[[Mario]]
*[[Ms. Mowz]]
*[[Pa-Patch]]
*[[Toad (species)|Toad Sailors]]
*[[Vivian]]
*[[Yoshi (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Yoshi]]


==Pronunciation==
==Pronunciation==
While one would expect the organization's name to be pronounced "ecks-naughts", there is a reasonable amount of evidence that "cross-naughts" is more correct. In addition to the French and German translations both containing a derivative of the word "cross", the [[X-Yux]] is confirmed via [[Tattle]] as being pronounced "cross-yux". The name "cross-naughts" would also reference the game Naughts and Crosses (i.e. [[wikipedia:tic-tac-toe|tic-tac-toe]]).
It is unclear whether the organization's name is supposed to be pronounced "ecks-naughts" or "cross-naughts", as there is evidence for both sides.
*Some dialogue only makes sense if "ecks" is used, such as Koops comparing them to "tissues...to the extreme".<!--when meeting Punio just before chapter 2-->
*The [[Tattle]] for most X-Naut soldiers goes "''an'' X-Naut" rather than "''a'' X-Naut", implying "ecks".
*The [[X-Yux]]'s Tattle specifies that it's pronounced "cross-yux".
*"Cross-naughts" would be a reference to Naughts and Crosses (i.e. [[wikipedia:tic-tac-toe|tic-tac-toe]]).
*[[TEC|TEC-XX]]'s name would be a suitable piece of foreshadowing to be pronounced "double cross".
*Other languages call the group by a name based on "cross".


==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=メガバッテン
|Jap=メガバッテン
|JapR=megabatten
|JapR=Megabatten
|JapM=From ''megane'' (eyeglasses) and ''batten'' (X mark).
|JapM=From「眼鏡」(''megane'', "eyeglasses") and「罰点」(''batten'', "X mark")
|Fra=Mégacruxis
|ChiS=X军团
|FraM=Pun on ''crux-'' (a prefix referring to a cross)
|ChiSR=X Jūntuán
|ChiSM=X Corps
|ChiT=X軍團<ref>{{cite|title=紙片瑪利歐RPG <nowiki>|</nowiki> Nintendo Switch <nowiki>|</nowiki> 任天堂|url=https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/a9qda|publisher=www.nintendo.com.hk|accessdate=April 10, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiTR=X Jūntuán
|ChiTM=X Corps
|Dut=Kruistronauten
|DutM=From ''kruis'' ("cross") and ''astronaut''
|Fre=Mégacruxis
|FreM=From Japanese name and ''crux'' (Latin word for "cross"), with French suffix ''-is''
|Ger=Crucionen
|Ger=Crucionen
|GerM=''Cruci'' is referring to the word "cross" (an X).}}
|GerM=From ''crux'' (Latin word for "cross") and possibly the Finnish diminutive ''-onen''
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|Ita=Incrociati
{{PM2}}
|ItaM=Possibly from ''incrociare'' ("to cross") and ''crociati'' (plural of ''crociato'', meaning "crusader")
[[Category:Organizations]]
|Kor=메가엑스
[[Category:Enemy Groups]]
|KorR=Mega Ekseu
[[Category:Villains]]
|KorM=Mega-X
|Spa=Mega X
|SpaM=Adaptation from the Japanese name
}}
 
==References==
<references />
 
{{PMTTYD}}
[[Category:Enemy groups]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door characters]]
[[it:Incrociati]]

Latest revision as of 20:24, October 29, 2024

This article is about the secret organization to which the X-Nauts belong to. For the army subgroup, see X-Nauts (platoon).
X-Nauts
XNautInsignia.png
Insignia of the X-Nauts
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Leader Grodus
Members
Member species
“We X-Nauts aren't all rainbows and lollipops. I could assure you, we could be quite nasty.”
—Grodus, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The X-Nauts is an evil organization led by Grodus that serves as the main antagonists in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its Nintendo Switch remake. The majority of the operatives are also called X-Nauts, though there are other classes of soldiers and creatures in Grodus' employ. Many of the footsoldiers are part of the X-Naut platoon. Their base of operations is the X-Naut Fortress, which is located on the moon.

History[edit]

The Koopa Troop (led by Bowser) and the X-Nauts (led by Lord Crump) confront each other in Twilight Town during the Bowser intermission between Chapters 5 - 6.
X-Naut platoon vs. Koopa Clan.
Grodus
Grodus, leader of the X-Nauts

All that is known about the X-Nauts stems from their failed plan to conquer the world using a 1,000-year-old demon known as the Shadow Queen. Grodus somehow came in contact with a trio of sisters known collectively as the Three Shadows, who told him that the Shadow Queen could only be released from her prison if the seven Crystal Stars were collected, and a vessel provided for her disembodied soul to possess. The X-Nauts kidnapped Princess Peach to use as the vessel, and Mario was manipulated into gathering the Crystal Stars in an attempt to save her from her captors.

However, Grodus had been misled by the Three Shadows, and when he tried to command the resurrected Shadow Queen to do his bidding, she destroyed his body. Grodus' robotic head, his second-in-command, Lord Crump, and two regular X-Naut soldiers and two Elite X-Nauts were last seen in Poshley Heights, as TEC destroyed their fortress earlier, and reportedly reformed for the better.

Technology[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

It is unclear whether the organization's name is supposed to be pronounced "ecks-naughts" or "cross-naughts", as there is evidence for both sides.

  • Some dialogue only makes sense if "ecks" is used, such as Koops comparing them to "tissues...to the extreme".
  • The Tattle for most X-Naut soldiers goes "an X-Naut" rather than "a X-Naut", implying "ecks".
  • The X-Yux's Tattle specifies that it's pronounced "cross-yux".
  • "Cross-naughts" would be a reference to Naughts and Crosses (i.e. tic-tac-toe).
  • TEC-XX's name would be a suitable piece of foreshadowing to be pronounced "double cross".
  • Other languages call the group by a name based on "cross".

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese メガバッテン[?]
Megabatten 		From「眼鏡」(megane, "eyeglasses") and「罰点」(batten, "X mark")
Chinese (simplified) X军团[?]
X Jūntuán 		X Corps
Chinese (traditional) X軍團[1]
X Jūntuán 		X Corps
Dutch Kruistronauten[?] From kruis ("cross") and astronaut
French Mégacruxis[?] From Japanese name and crux (Latin word for "cross"), with French suffix -is
German Crucionen[?] From crux (Latin word for "cross") and possibly the Finnish diminutive -onen
Italian Incrociati[?] Possibly from incrociare ("to cross") and crociati (plural of crociato, meaning "crusader")
Korean 메가엑스[?]
Mega Ekseu 		Mega-X
Spanish Mega X[?] Adaptation from the Japanese name

References[edit]

  1. ^ 紙片瑪利歐RPG | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂. www.nintendo.com.hk. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
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Locations Boggly Woods • Broadshroom • Circuit Break Island • Creepy Steeple • Deepdown Depot • Excess Express • Fahr Outpost • Flurrie's House • Fresh Juice Shop • Glitz Pit • Glitzville • Goomstar Temple • Great Tree • Grimble Forest • Hatesong Tower • Herb T.'s place • Hooktail Castle • Hot Dog Stand • Inn • Item Shop • Jazzafrazz Town • Keelhaul Key • Keelhaul Galleria • Lovely Howz of Badges • Mario Bros.' House • Moon • Netherworld • Niff T.'s shop • Northwinds Mart • Palace of Shadow • Palace of Shadow Tower • Path to Fahr Outpost • Path to Shhwonk Fortress • Petalburg • Petal Meadows • Pianta Parlor • Pirate's Grotto • Pit of 100 Trials • Podley's Place • Plumpbelly Village • Poshley Heights • Poshley Sanctum • Pudding Continent • Pungent's Great Tree Shop • Rapturous Ruins • Riverside Station • Rogueport • Rogueport Underground • Rumblebump Volcano • Sales Stall • Shhwonk Fortress • Souvenir shop • Strudel Continent • Toad Bros. Bazaar • Trouble Center • Twilight Shop • Twilight Town • Twilight Trail • Waffle Kingdom • Westside Goods • X-Naut Fortress
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