Gus

Gus
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Species	Craw
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

“CRUD! You dumb video-game heroes ALWAYS pull this stuff! It's RIDICULOUS! You think violence solves everything, don't you? Huh? DON'T YOU?!?”

—Gus, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Gus is a Craw and a mini-boss encountered during the events of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He is a loyal member of the Robbo Thieves of eastern Rogueport, along with his brother Garf and their associate Goose. Gus can be found outside of Professor Frankly's office, guarding the passageway to the farthest eastern area of Rogueport. Gus is the only member of the Robbo Thieves that the player can fight and the only regular Craw that can be fought. He can be battled at any time during the game. Goombella describes him as a "workaholic", wondering if Gus might in fact perform his guard duty every day of the year.

Gus is first seen is during a cinema in the game's prologue. As Toadsworth informs Mario of Princess Peach's disappearance, the player sees an additional cinema in the background pertaining to the Robbos and the Piantas. As Gus and Garf walk through Rogueport Plaza, Tony and Vinny, two members of the Pianta syndicate, assault Gus and Garf, knocking Garf to the ground. As the two Piantas take off towards west Rogueport, Gus and Garf flee back to east Rogueport, cursing out the Piantas on their way.

Gus is not seen again until Mario and his partner see him guarding the entrance to the far eastern area of Rogueport. Gus then inquires Mario and his partner, asking if they would like to pass, giving them the option to say "No", "I'll pay", or "I can take you!". If Mario says "No", then Gus doesn't allow him to pass; if Mario says, "I'll pay", Gus allows him to go through the entrance for a toll of ten coins. Mario is required to pay Gus each time he passes through the area unless he says "I can take you!" If Gus is defeated in the ensuing battle, Mario is no longer required to pay the toll, as Gus returns to the Robbos' hideout (behind Admiral Bobbery's house), where he and Garf guard Ishnail for the remainder of the game. Gus develops a grudge against Mario for beating him up over 10 coins, thinking Mario was an uncontrollably violent person, although he gives Mario respect after he defeats the Shadow Queen.

Battle

The battle against Gus.

In battle, Gus attacks using his sharp spear. Gus either charges towards Mario or his partner, ramming into them with his spear, or he hurdles a spear at the player, inflicting the same amount of damage. Characters cannot jump on Gus due to his spear unless they get the Spike Shield badge later in the game. If Mario decides to fight Gus before going to the Thousand-Year Door for the first time, there will be no audience.

If Mario reaches five HP while fighting Gus, Gus advises Mario to flee, rather than stay and continue to fight. If Mario flees the battle beforehand, the battle ends, but Mario loses no coins.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Gus
	Max HP	20	Attack	3	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport	Role	Boss, training	Level	45
	Sleep?	90%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	90%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	70%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	60%	KO?	50%	Moves	Spear Throw (3); Spear Charge (3)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	N/A	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 42	Log	A super-annoying guy with a big spear that he tends to throw at people. Some people think he's a bunch of sass talk, but he's tough.
	Tattle	That's Gus. He's super-annoying and tries to take tolls from everyone. Max HP is 20, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. All in all, he's pretty tough. Oh, and I've told you a million times...that pointy spear of his hurts if you stomp on it. I wonder if this guy watches people pass 365 days a year. Talk about a workaholic.

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Gus
	Max HP	20	Attack	3	Defense	0
	Location(s)	Rogueport	Role	Mini-Boss	Level	45
	Sleep?	90%	Dizzy?	80%	Confuse?	90%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	100%	Freeze?	70%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	60%	KO?	50%	Moves	Spear Throw (3); Spear Charge (3)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	N/A	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 44	Log	A super-annoying guy with a big pointy spear that he tends to throw at people. Some people think he's a bunch of sass talk, but he's tough.
	Tattle	That's Gus. He's super annoying and tries to take tolls from everyone. Max HP is 20, Attack is 3, and Defense is 0. All in all, he's pretty tough. Oh, and I'm sure it's super obvious... but that pointy spear of his hurts if you stomp on it. I wonder if this guy watches people pass 365 days a year. Talk about a workaholic.

• Tattle: "That's Gus. He's a part of that band of thieves who call themselves the Robbos. He looks like a total maniac, but he's actually a nice guy. Don't judge books by covers!"

Gallery

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  Gus being damaged

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  Gus in the Nintendo Switch remake

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  Gus threatening Mario with a Game Over in the Nintendo Switch remake

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ガース Gāsu	Gus; possibly a play on「カラス」(karasu, crow)
Chinese	戈斯 Gēsī	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Dutch	Gus	-
French	Lancet	Pun on "lance" and abbreviation of the male name "Lancelot"
German	Lanzo	Masculine adaption of Lanze ("lance")
Italian	Gaz	Uncommon name; it is also the same name of the species; shared with Gaz
Korean	거스 Geoseu	Gus
Spanish	Angui Lucho	Pun on aguilucho ("eaglet") and "Lucho" (the nickname form of the masculine name "Luis")

Trivia

• Upon defeat, Gus condemns violence before fleeing away. Francis does the same in the Japanese version of Super Paper Mario.