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'''''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''''' is the second installment in the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]]. Released for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] in [[List of games by date#2004|2004]], the game is an RPG as the first ''[[Paper Mario]]'', featuring both turn-based battles and puzzle and platforming-focused challenges on the overworld as well as collaborating with a party of friendly characters that subsequently join on the quest, known as [[Party member|partners]].


{{Infobox| title = Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The story has [[Mario]] travel to the ramshackle town of [[Rogueport]] to meet [[Princess Peach]] after news she acquired a map leading to an ancient treasure. He soon finds that Peach has been kidnapped again, and comes in conflict with the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]], a malevolent secret society. Mario's quest has him collect the seven [[Crystal Stars]], mysterious artifacts of great power that are linked to an ancient evil sealed deep below Rogueport.
| image = [[Image:PMTTYD.jpg|250 px|Box Art for '''''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'''''.]]
 
| developer = '''[[Intelligent Systems]]'''
''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' greatly expands on the battle system, with new features such as more fleshed-out partners who now have their own health pool, and the ability to negate all damage inflicted by enemy attacks through [[Superguard]]ing. An [[audience]] now watches the battles — spectators may mess with the fights in ways that help or hinder the player. On the overworld, Mario now has the ability to fold into various paper forms, allowing him to explore deeper and solve puzzles. The game also has intermissions between each Chapter, in which the player assumes the role of Peach, as well as of [[Bowser]], both of whom have their own stories that complement the main plot.
| publisher = '''[[Nintendo]]'''
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| released = (JP) July 22, 2004<br>(US) October 11, 2004<br>(EU) November 12, 2004
| genre = Role-playing game
| modes = Single player
| ratings = [[ESRB]]: [[Image:ESRB_E.png|12px]]: Everyone<br>[[PEGI]]: 3+<br>[[CERO]]: A (All ages)
| platforms = [[Nintendo GameCube]]
}}


'''''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''''', known as '''''Paper Mario: RPG''''' in Japan, is the sequel to ''[[Paper Mario]]'' released for the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] in [[2004]]. In this game, [[Mario]] is hunting the seven [[Crystal Stars]] to open the [[Thousand-Year Door]], while [[Princess Peach]] has been kidnapped by a gang of aliens called [[X-Naut]]s. The game's entire storyline is divided into eventful chapters.
A follow-up titled ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' was released for the [[Wii]] in 2007. ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' is the only game in the series to share the same battle system as the original ''Paper Mario'', as ''Super Paper Mario'' is a platformer with RPG elements and subsequent installments (starting with 2012's ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'') retooled many aspects of the series.


A [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|remake of the same name]] was released on the [[Nintendo Switch]] on May 23, 2024.
==Plot==
==Plot==
[[Image:PaperMarioTTYD_Title.jpg|left|thumb|The game's title screen.]]
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This section covers a list of events in all the chapters of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', plus the Pit of 100 Trials.
{{spoiler}}
===Prologue: A Rogue's Welcome===
===Prologue: A Rogue's Welcome===
[[Image:PM2_Prologue.jpg|thumb|Mario and Goombella trapped by the X-Nauts.]]
[[File:PMTTYD Peach and the Glowing Box.png|thumb|left|Peach receiving the box.]]
As Mario reaches [[Rogueport]], he meets up with a Goomba named [[Goombella]]. She is attacked by the [[X-Naut]]s, lead by [[Lord Crump]], and Mario and Goombella escape only narrowly. Goombella joins Mario's team. She takes Mario to see [[Professor Frankly]] and they head to [[Rogueport Sewers]], where the Thousand-Year Door awaits. When Mario reaches the bottom floor of the sewers, he has to learn a new paper ability to reach the door from the first [[Black Chest Demon]] inside a [[Black Chest]]. After Mario reaches the Thousand-Year Door, he has to stand on the pedestal and hold up the map. The magic will show him the location of one of the [[Crystal Stars]].
[[File:PMTTYD prologue screenshot.png|thumb|upright=1.05|Mario and Goombella about to be jumped by the X-Nauts.]]
The adventure begins when [[Princess Peach]] goes on a cruise to [[Rogueport]] where she meets a [[Beldam|hooded woman]], and buys a box that contains a [[Magical Map|map]]. She sends this to [[Mario]], along with a letter asking him to help her search for the map's treasure. Soon after that, unbeknownst to Mario and the player, she is kidnapped by [[Grodus]]. Mario receives the letter with the map and decides to help her, and thus boards a ship to Rogueport.


===Chapter 1: Castle and Dragon===
Shortly after Mario reaches Rogueport, he finds [[Lord Crump]] attempting to interrogate [[Goombella]] about the [[Crystal Stars]]. Mario intervenes and Lord Crump tries to defeat him. After defeating the X-Naut general and escaping from the X-Nauts, Goombella introduces herself, and Mario explains his quest to her. As Goombella is also searching for the map's treasure, she decides to join Mario. Then, Goombella suggests going to [[Professor Frankly]]'s house, to consult him and show him the map. At the professor's house, Frankly explains that the map is related to the legend of the treasure of [[the Thousand-Year Door]], and that, to obtain the treasure, one must first open the door with the seven [[Crystal Stars]]. Said objects can be found by holding the Magical Map before the Thousand-Year Door, which is located in the [[Rogueport Underground|town's sewers]]. So, Mario holds the map before the Thousand-Year Door, revealing the [[Hooktail Castle|location]] of the [[Diamond Star|first Crystal Star]].
[[image:PMTTYD2.jpg|thumb|left|Mario and Goombella fighting Hooktail.]]
The first [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] is found at [[Hooktail Castle]]. To get to Hooktail Castle, Mario and Goombella had to find the two stone keys at [[Shhwonk Fortress]] and compete with a Thwomp in a Super-Fun Quirk Quiz. After finding the stone keys, Mario and Goombella fight off a [[Gold Fuzzy]]. As they leave [[Petalburg]], a [[Koopa Troopa]] named [[Koops]] will join their team so he can avenge [[Koopley|his father]], because Koopley went to Hooktail Castle for the past 10 years and didn't come back. When Mario, Koops, and Goombella get to Hooktail Castle, they avoid [[Hooktail|Hooktail's]] traps to reach the tower, and learn a new paper ability from one of the [[Black Chest Demons]]. They run into [[Ms. Mowz]], who will gives them tips on how to defeat Hooktail. Upon reaching Hooktail's lair, they must fight her to get the [[#Diamond Star|Diamond Star]], and free Koops' dad, who was swallowed whole after Hooktail's defeat.


After the battle with Hooktail, [[Peach]] is revealed kidnapped, as usual. Not by [[King Bowser]], but the [[X-Nauts]] and its leader, [[Grodus]]. When an X-Naut tells Grodus Mario nabbed the first Crystal Star, Peach knows it was him. Grodus then knows Mario has the map and orders the [[Shadow Sirens]] to steal the map from Mario. Peach meets up with the main computer of the [[X-Naut HQ]], [[TEC-XX]], aka TEC.
'''Names in other languages'''
{{foreign names
|Jap=プロローグ　ゴロツキタウンへようこそ！
|JapR=Purorōgu: Gorotsuki Taun e Yōkoso!
|JapM=Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport!
|Spa=Prólogo: Bienvenidos a Villa Viciosa
|SpaM=Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport
|Ita=Prologo: Benvenuti a Fannullopoli
|ItaM=Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport
|Ger=Prolog: Willkomen in Rohlingen
|GerM=Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport
|Fre=Prologue: Bienvenue à Port-Lacanaïe!
|FreM=Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport
|Kor=프롤로그: 부랑배 타운에 어서 오세요!
|KorR=Peurollogeu: Burangbae Taun-e Eoseo Oseyo!
|KorM=Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport!
|ChiT=序幕　歡迎來到惡棍鎮
|ChiTR=Xùmù: Huānyíng lái dào Ègùn Zhèn
|ChiTM=Prologue: Welcome to Thug Town
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At [[Bowser's Castle]], [[Kammy Koopa]] will tell Bowser Mario is hunting the seven Crystal Stars and will also tell him that Peach was captured. Bowser is outraged at this and leaves for Rogueport to kidnap her back.
===Chapter 1: Castle and Dragon===
[[File:Hooktail PMTTYD encounter.png|thumb|left|Mario and Koops encountering Hooktail.]] [[File:PMTTYD Petalburg screenshot.png|thumb|Petalburg.]]
Mario and Goombella show the updated map to Professor Frankly, who reveals that the first Crystal Star is in [[Petal Meadows]]. To reach this place, they must find a [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] in Rogueport Sewers. After finding it, Mario and Goombella arrive in Petal Meadows, where they see [[Hooktail]] and [[Hooktail Castle|her castle]]. The duo stops at a nearby village called [[Petalburg]] and discovers from the [[Kroop|mayor]] that the dragon Hooktail has been terrorizing the village. The mayor tells them that Hooktail guards a Crystal Star in her castle, and that to access it, they must obtain the [[Sun Stone|two]] [[Moon Stone|stone]] keys in [[Shhwonk Fortress]], an ancient stone fort past Petalburg. After finding them, Mario and Goombella march to Hooktail's castle, with [[Koops]] in tow (who wants to defeat Hooktail to avenge his dead father and become stronger). After navigating through the castle's traps with the help of Koops, they encounter the dragon and defeat her, allowing [[Koopley|Koops's father]] to get out of the dragon's gut and present Mario with the [[Diamond Star]].


Back in Petalburg, the residents are amazed to see that Koops went from a coward to a brave Koopa and that Hooktail has been slain. As they head for the Thousand-Year Door, they receive an e-mail from Peach. Peach tells him she's been kidnapped and the people who kidnapped her are after the map she sent Mario. Mario and his team stand before the door and present their map to it. The next Star's location has been marked on the team's map and visit Prof. Frankly for details.
Somewhere else, it is revealed that [[Princess Peach]] was abducted by the X-Nauts. When an X-Naut tells [[Grodus]] someone got the first Crystal Star, Peach accidentally blurts out Mario's name. Grodus hears this and orders the [[Three Shadows|Shadow Sirens]] to steal the map in Mario's possession. Peach then meets [[TEC|TEC-XX]], the X-Naut base's computer, who develops an interest in Peach's concept of love, and asks for her help in understanding it. Peach agrees; in exchange, TEC lets her send [[Mailbox SP|e-mails]] to Mario.


===Chapter 2: The Great Boggly Tree===
Afterward, the scene focuses on [[Bowser's Castle]], where [[Kammy Koopa]] tells [[Bowser]] about Mario's quest to find the Crystal Stars and Peach's abduction, things that motivate Bowser to hunt for the Crystal Stars and kidnap Peach back. Bowser, with his [[Koopa Clown Car]], and Kammy then head for Rogueport. He goes through a grassfield level based on ''Super Mario Bros.''
[[image:papermario09.jpg|thumb|The Great Boggly Tree.]]


The next [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] is found at [[the Great Tree]] in [[Boggly Woods]]. Upon reaching the entrance to Boggly Woods, [[Mario]], [[Goombella]] and [[Koops]] meet up with a Puni named [[Punio]]. Punio thinks Mario and his team are working for the [[X-Nauts]], who have taken over the Great Tree. Mario and his teammates find out that the X-Nauts were behind [[Princess Peach|Princess Peach's]] kidnapping and offer to Punio to help drive the X-Nauts out of the tree. When they reach Boggly Woods, they see the [[Shadow Sirens]] talking. [[Vivian]] is showing [[Beldam]] Flurrie's necklace. [[Marilyn]] notices Mario is on his way, but Beldam and Vivian ignore her.
Back in Petalburg, after Koops promises to return as a stronger Koopa like his dad, the group receives an e-mail from Peach, who informs them that she has been kidnapped. Mario and company head back to the Thousand-Year Door to reveal the location of the next Crystal Star.


As Mario, Goombella, Koops and Punio make it to the Great Tree, they notice the door is locked, so they enlist the help from the cloud spirit [[Flurrie]] to help them, only they must defeat the Shadow Sirens to rescue her necklace. After giving the necklace back to Flurrie, she joins the team. As they comb the great tree for the [[#Emerald Star|Emerald Star]], they must fight off Yuxs, X-Nauts and even the Punies' rivals, the Jabbi Tribe, who have teamed up with Lord Crump, and of course, get the Super Boots to rescue the other Punies after Mario and his team fall into a trap set by Lord Crump. As the team makes it to the basement, they finally reach the Crystal Star, but Lord Crump steals it and activates a 5-minute self-destruct mechanism, which will destroy the Great Tree and its inhabitants! As Mario and his team catch up to Crump, they demand that he gives them the Crystal Star and leave the tree forever. Instead of surrendering, Crump deactivates the detonator and summons [[Magnus Von Grapple Robots|Magnus Von Grapple]] to attack. After Mario and the team defeat Magnus, the X-Nauts are driven out of the tree and Mario and his team are given the Emerald Star as a reward.
'''Storyline text'''
<blockquote>
[[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]] ''[[Mario]] and friends finally got [[Diamond Star|a Crystal Star]] in [[Hooktail Castle|the castle]] after defeating [[Hooktail]]. [[Koops]] even reunited with [[Koopley|his long-lost father]], whom he thought was dead. Yet they were unable to learn anything about the whereabouts of [[Princess Peach|the princess]]. Where could Princess Peach be? Yes... Mario's adventure has only just begun.''


At the X-Naut HQ, the X-Nauts tell Grodus Mario took the Emerald Star and TEC has Peach do a little dance to prepare for the [[Mushroom Ball]] in the computer room.
[[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]] ''Using the [[Magical Map]] they received from Princess Peach, Mario and his friends claimed their first Crystal Star. With the deadly dragon Hooktail defeated, the citizens of [[Petalburg]] would rest easy once again. Koops even reunited with his long-lost father, whom he thought was dead. And yet, despite victory in the castle, Princess Peach’s whereabouts were still unknown. Where could she be? Yes… It seems Mario’s adventure has only just begun.''
Meanwhile, [[King Bowser|Bowser]] and [[Kammy Koopa|Kammy]] reach [[Petal Meadows]], Bowser goes through one of the places Mario has visited in [[Super Mario Bros.]] and upon reaching Petalburg, they manage to find the Princess, only they discover it's actually a poster.
</blockquote>
'''Names in other languages'''
{{foreign names
|Jap=ステージ１　マリオとお城とドラゴンと
|JapR=Sutēji 1: Mario to Oshiro to Doragon to
|JapM=Stage 1: Mario, the castle and the dragon
|SpaA=Acto 1: El castillo y el dragón
|SpaAM=Act 1: The castle and the dragon
|SpaE=Acto 1: El bueno, el feo y el malo
|SpaEM=Act 1: The good, the ugly and the bad
|Ita=Scena I: Mario, il castello e la dragonessa [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]<br/>Capitolo 1: Mario, il castello e la dragonessa [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
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|Ger=Kapitel 1: Lohgards Drachenburg
|GerM=Chapter 1: Hooktail's Dragon Castle<br>
|Fre=Chapitre 1: Mario + château + dragon
|FreM=Chapter 1: Mario + castle + dragon
|Kor=스테이지 1: 마리오와 성, 그리고 드래곤
|KorR=Seuteiji 1: Mario-wa Seong, Geurigo Deuraegon
|KorM=Stage 1: Mario and Castle, and Dragon
|ChiT=關卡１　瑪利歐，城堡與龍
|ChiTR=Guānkǎ 1: Mǎlìōu, chéngbǎo yǔ lóng
|ChiTM=Level 1: Mario, the castle and the dragon
}}


Back at the Great Tree, the Punies wave good-bye to Mario and his team and tell them to visit the tree anytime. As they move on, they receive another e-mail from Peach. Peach tells him that the X-Nauts are on the search for the Crystal Stars and tell Mario and his team to be careful. Mario and his team stand before the door and present their map to it. The next Star's location has been marked on the team's map and visit Prof. Frankly for details.
===Chapter 2: The Great Boggly Tree===
[[File:BogglyWoods.png|thumb|left|Boggly Woods]][[File:The Great Tree Entrance.png|thumb|The Great Boggly Tree.]]
The [[Emerald Star|second Crystal Star]] is revealed to be in [[the Great Tree]], home of small creatures known as [[Puni|Punies]], deep inside [[Boggly Woods]]. When searching for the pipe leading to Boggly Woods in [[Rogueport Underground|Rogueport Sewers]], Mario and his partners encounter [[Punio]], who tells them that the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]] have invaded the Great Tree, capturing most of the Punies and that the [[Jabbies]], the Punies' enemies, have allied with the X-Nauts and are trying to kick the Punies out of the Great Tree. Mario and company decide to help out the Punies, and therefore Punio leads the group to the Boggly Woods. After getting there, Mario and company encounter the [[Three Shadows|Shadow Sirens]] with a [[Necklace (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|necklace]] that Vivian found, who do not recognize him due to having lost a sketch of him, which Beldam accuses Vivian of losing. The group continues and arrives at the Great Tree. However, they realize that the tree is locked. Punio suggests they find [[Flurrie|Madame Flurrie]], who can help them find the Tree's secret entrance. Despite this, upon reaching her home, Flurrie reveals she has lost her necklace and does not want anyone to see her without it. Thus, Mario and his friends return to the Shadow Sirens and defeat them, this way retrieving the necklace. After returning it to Flurrie, she joins them in their quest. The group finds the secret entrance with her help and manages to enter the Tree; after freeing the locked Punies with the aid of a [[Puni Orb|special orb]] and after solving the Great Tree's puzzles and defeating the [[Jabbies]], they reveal the second Crystal Star at the bottom of the Tree. There, Lord Crump snatches it and activates a time bomb to blow up the Tree. Upon following him to the entrance, he stops the bomb and uses [[Magnus von Grapple]] to fight the heroes, but he is defeated by the group. As a result, the X-Nauts evacuate the Tree and Mario and company obtain the [[Emerald Star]].


===Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory===
At the X-Naut headquarters, the X-Nauts notify Grodus that Mario has taken the Emerald Star, and has also defeated Lord Crump and the Shadow Sirens. He asks them about the other Crystal Stars, but they have no luck in finding them. Grodus believes that Mario must have the map. Meanwhile, TEC calls for the Princess, and, hearing her desire to dance at the Mushroom Ball, asks her to dance with him, using a hologram of Peach herself, and having to press the buttons on the screen. TEC then lets Peach e-mail Mario.
[[Image:Glitzville.JPG|thumb|left|Glitzville.]]


[[Mario]] and his team learn that the next [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] is located in [[Glitzville]] and must locate Don Pianta's daughter [[Francesca Pianta|Francesca]] and one of his mobsters, [[Frankie]] to get the tickets to the airship. After a little conflict, Francesca and Frankie were engaged and Mario got his ticket.
Meanwhile, Bowser heads for Petalburg, since Kammy tells him that Peach was seen there. After crossing [[World 1 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Petal Meadows]], he arrives in the town, scaring the main Koopa Troopa, and upon spotting what he thinks is Peach, he tries talking to her, but she is revealed to be merely a poster owned by a local Koopa Troopa.


As Mario and his team reach Glitzville, they visit the [[Glitz Pit]]. Only then, Mario and company learn that the champ, [[Rawk Hawk]] has the Crystal Star, located on his [[Champ's Belt]]. Their task at getting the Crystal Star: fight their way to the top. Mario heads into [[Grubba]]'s office and goes under the name "The Great Gonzales". As Mario and his team get up to rank 15, they find an egg being chased by the guy at the Hot Dog Stand. The egg decides to come along and help Mario and company. As Mario and his team get ready to battle the [[Armored Harriers]], two [[Iron Cleft]]s, they chicken out of the match and then, the egg hatches into a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], who joins their team. During the rematch with the Iron Clefts, the Yoshi manages to put a dent in their defenses by gulping one Iron Cleft and spitting it at its brother.
As Mario and his team move on, they receive another e-mail from Peach, who tells them that the X-Nauts are also searching for the [[Crystal Stars]]. Mario and his team reveal the location of the next Crystal Star, and they visit Professor Frankly for details.


Mario and his team finally make it to the major league and keep receiving anonymous e-mails from a mysterious person named [[Jolene|X]], telling them that someone has been making the fighters disappear, and someone keeps sending Mario and his team threatening e-mails saying that Mario and his team shouldn't get their hands on the Crystal Star they're looking for. As Mario and his team rise to rank 8, X tells them to visit the juice bar and Mario will get his [[Super Hammer]] and find a [[Dubious Paper]] hidden in the minor league locker room.
'''Storyline text'''
<blockquote>
''And so, after pummeling [[Lord Crump]], [[Mario]] obtained [[Emerald Star|the second Crystal Star]]... With the [[X-Naut]]s gone, peace once again prevailed throughout [[the Great Tree]]. The [[Boggly Woods]] echoed with the [[Puni]] songs of joy. But... this may not be the last our hero hears from the vile X-Nauts. They will surely continue to stand in Mario's way and try to put a stop to his efforts...''
</blockquote>
'''Names in other languages'''
{{foreign names
|Jap=ステージ２　ふしぎの森の大きな木
|JapR=Sutēji 2: Fushigi no Mori no Ōkina Ki
|JapM=Stage 2: The Big Tree of the Mysterious Forest
|Spa=Acto 2: El bosque animado
|SpaM=Act 2: The Animated Forest
|Ita=Scena II: La Grande Quercia del Bosco Misterioso [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]<br/>Capitolo 2: La Grande Quercia del Bosco Misterioso [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|ItaM=Scene 2: The Great Oak of the Mysterious Forest<br/>Chapter 2: The Great Oak of the Mysterious Forest
|Ger=Kapitel 2: Der Baum der Bubus
|GerM=Chapter 2: The Tree of the Punies
|Fre=Chapitre 2: Un grand arbre
|FreM=Chapter 2: A great tree
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|KorR=Seuteiji 2: Sinbihan Sup-ui Keodaran Namu
|KorM=Stage 2: The Big Tree of the Mysterious Forest
|ChiT=關卡２　神秘森林裡的大樹
|ChiTR=Guānkǎ 2: Shénmì sēnlín lǐ de dàshù
|ChiTM=Level 2: A big tree in the mysterious forest
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After Mario and his team defeat an opponent at the Glitz Pit to raise their rank to 5, [[King Bowser]] shows up and challenges Mario and his team to fight! After Mario and his team raise the rank to 4, X tells them to go to the phone booth, where they will find the key to the Glitz Pit Storeroom. They'll have to sneak into the vent system to spy on Grubba.
===Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory===
[[image:Rawkhawk.jpg|250px|thumb|Rawk Hawk.]]
[[File:Glitz Pit.png|thumb|left|Glitz Pit.]][[File:Rawk Hawk TTYD artwork.jpg|200px|thumb|Rawk Hawk.]]
The [[Gold Star|third Crystal Star]] appears in a [[Glitz Pit|large arena]] on a [[Glitzville|floating town]]. To reach Glitzville, Mario and the gang must visit [[Don Pianta]]. He offers them the ticket they need after doing him a favor. Once Mario and his team arrive in Glitzville, they enter the Glitz Pit, a popular place in which fighters brawl, and spot the Crystal Star on the [[Champ's Belt]], held by [[Rawk Hawk]], the current champion. They sign up in the Pit, battle through the ranks, and eventually gain a [[Yoshi Kid|newborn Yoshi]] as a partner after obtaining his egg from [[Mr. Hoggle]]. Soon, a mysterious figure known only as "X" starts sending cryptic e-mails to Mario. The e-mails lead Mario and his partners to discover that the Star on the belt is a fake and that the real Crystal Star is being used by [[Grubba]], the promoter of the Glitz Pit, who has been using it to drain fighters of their energy to keep himself young and powerful. Mario and company expose his wrongdoings and chase him into the arena, where he transforms into [[Macho Grubba]] in order to eliminate Mario and his friends. Nonetheless, the group manages to defeat him. After the battle, [[Jolene]], Grubba's assistant, appears and reveals herself as the mysterious X, explains her story, reunites with her brother [[Prince Mush]], and gives Mario the [[Gold Star]].


As their rank reaches 1, Mario and his team must remove the Great Gonzales posters in the lobby using Flurrie's wind and find a key to the storeroom on the second floor. There, Mario will find two of the fellow fighters, [[King K]] and [[Bandy Andy]] lying on the ground, injured. When Mario gets ready for the champion match, the security guard will escort him to a minor-league locker room and lock Mario in there. Mario must blow away the Princess Peach poster to reach the major league locker room and go in the toilet to reach the designated major league locker room and visit the ring to face Rawk Hawk, who is responsible for sending [[Glitz Pit Security|security]] to lock Mario and his team in the minor league locker room and sending that poisoned cake before the rank 2 match.
At the X-Naut base, Grodus berates the Shadow Sirens for failing to defeat Mario. Beldam assures him that the sisters will take care of Mario with their new weapon. TEC asks Peach to go ask Grodus a question relating to his plans. The Princess, while annoyed, soon goes undercover in an X-Naut disguise (despite the X-Nauts being roughly half Peach's size, she somehow still fits in the outfit) and learns that Grodus is plotting to use the Crystal Stars to take over the world, but he refuses to say why he's keeping Peach locked up, and finding something strange about her voice while disguised. TEC allows her to send this message to Mario.


When the Hawk is defeated, Mario receives an e-mail from X, telling him to find the ghost in the vent, which is actually Grubba's voice. When Grubba goes away, Mario combs his desk for clues to find the paper he found in the minor league locker room. Mario discovers the paper is actually a blueprint for a
Meanwhile, Bowser and Kammy are searching for one of the Crystal Stars in the Great Tree, where they discover that Mario already obtained it. Kammy Koopa gets into an argument with the Puni Elder, which leads to Bowser saying to himself "You're BOTH too old! Har!" or "It's Hag vs. Hag! Awesome!" Bowser is angered that Mario is one step ahead of him again.
[[Strengthening Cage|machine]] powered by the [[#Gold Star|Gold Star]]. Grubba will enter his room and rush into the ring, where his machine dwells. The machine turns him into Macho Grubba and Mario fights him for the Crystal Star. After Mario defeats him, [[Jolene]] will tell Mario and his team she was X all along, and it was because the loss of his younger brother, the first champ of the Glitz Pit, [[Prince Mush]]. Prince Mush comes out of Grubba's machine unharmed and Mario and his team are given the Gold Star as a reward.


At the X-Naut base, TEC tells Princess Peach to disguise herself as an X-Naut to find out what Grodus is planning. They learn Grodus is planning to use the treasure behind the Thousand-Year Door to take over the world.
After saying goodbye to everyone at Glitzville, with Rawk Hawk promising to not cheat anymore, King K. thanking Mario for saving him, and Jolene taking over as the new Glitz Pit manager, Mario and company receive Peach's message; they promptly reveal the [[Ruby Star|fourth Crystal Star's]] [[Creepy Steeple|location]].
Meanwhile, Bowser is searching for one of the Crystal Stars at the Great Tree in Boggly Woods. He has no luck.


Back at the Glitz Pit, Mario tells the fighters and Jolene he's retiring, but he's sure to make his comeback someday. As they head for the Thousand-Year Door, they receive another message from Peach, telling them that the X-Nauts are planning to use the treasure behind the Thousand-Year Door to conquer the world. Mario and his team stand before the door and present their map to it. The next Star's location has been marked on the team's map and visit Prof. Frankly for details.
'''Storyline text'''
<blockquote>
''[[Glitzville]]'s seamy underside was a dark, dangerous place seething with conspiracy... With the help of the lovely [[Jolene|Ms. Jolene]], [[Mario]] revealed [[Grubba]]'s true identity... And acquired [[Gold Star|the third Crystal Star]] by defeating the monstrous [[Macho Grubba]]. Grubba had used the power of the Crystal Star to run his power-draining machine... What other hidden powers might these strange and mystical items possess?''
</blockquote>
'''Names in other languages'''
{{foreign names
|Jap=ステージ３　もえよ！チャンピオン！
|JapR=Sutēji 3: Moeyo! Chanpion!
|JapM=Stage 3: Get fired up! Champion!
|Spa=Acto 3: El rey de los luchadores
|SpaM=Act 3: The King of Fighters
|Ita=Scena III: Forza, campione! [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]<br/>Capitolo 3: Forza, campione! [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|ItaM=Scene 3: Come on, champion!<br/>Chapter 3: Come on, champion!
|Ger=Kapitel 3: Kampf der Champions
|GerM=Chapter 3: Clash of the Champions
|Fre=Chapitre 3: Vas-y champion!
|FreM=Chapter 3: Go champion!
|Kor=스테이지 3: 불타올라라! 챔피언!
|KorR=Seuteiji 3: Bultaollara! Chaempieon!
|KorM=Stage 3: Get fired up! Champion!
|ChiT=關卡３　燃燒吧！冠軍！
|ChiTR=Guānkǎ 3: Ránshāo ba! Guànjūn!
|ChiTM=Level 3: Let it burn! Champion!
}}


===Chapter 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls===
===Chapter 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls===
[[Mario]] and his team learn that the next [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] is located in [[Twilight Town]]. They manage to find the gate to Twilight Town, hidden in [[Rogueport Sewers]], but they can't enter since their name aren't on their clothes. So, they visit the alley, directly behind Merlon's house and meet a resident from Twilight Town, named Darkly. Darkly writes Mario's name on his overalls and they go back to the pipe that leads to Twilight Town.
[[File:Creepy Steeple First Arrival.png|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Creepy Steeple's front yard]]
[[File:PMTTYD Doopliss Artwork.png|thumb|[[Doopliss]]]]
Professor Frankly tells the group that the [[Ruby Star|Crystal Star]] is located in [[Creepy Steeple]], near [[Twilight Town]]. When Mario and company arrive in Twilight Town, they discover that the village is under a curse cast by a [[Doopliss|monster]] who lives in the steeple. Using a new [[Tube Mode|power]], the group reaches the steeple and battles the monster. During the battle, the monster uses an ability to steal Mario's name and body, while Mario is transformed into a shadowy version of himself. Mario's partners claim the Crystal Star and leave with whom they think is Mario. All the while, the [[Three Shadows|Shadow Sirens]] are in Twilight Town, planning on defeating Mario and his partners with their new weapon: the [[Superbombomb]]. In spite of this, [[Beldam]] seems to have lost it, prompting her to blame [[Vivian]] and to force her to search for it. The real Mario returns to Twilight Town and helps [[Vivian]] with her problem. Out of gratitude, she joins Mario's party. They eventually discover from the monster's [[Doopliss's parrot|parrot]] that the monster's name is Doopliss. After telling Doopliss his name, he is weakened and flees to Creepy Steeple. Mario and Vivian chase him there and they fight once more. Mario and his new partner defeat Doopliss, allowing Mario to regain his name and body and obtain the [[Ruby Star]].


As the team reaches Twilight Town, Mayor Dour tells the team that the town is cursed and it may be coming from an ancient building called [[Creepy Steeple]]. Mario and his team are about to leave Twilight Town after talking to the shopkeeper's wife and hike up to the Steeple via [[Twilight Trail]], but the gatekeeper won't let them leave without Dour's say-so, but of all the horror -- the team notice Mayor Dour turned into a [[pig]] due to the bell ringing (The bell's ringing is causing the curse). After Mario and his team give one of their items (for example, a Life Shroom or a Peachy Peach) to a resident that lives next door to Mayor Dour, they return to the gate to discover the gatekeeper turned into a pig. The team sees this as the perfect opportunity to hike up to Creepy Steeple.
At the X-Naut base, an X-Naut PhD tells Grodus that he's done a lot of research on the Thousand-Year Door, whose sealing power is weakening. This delights Grodus since this means his plan will succeed, and he will soon create a new, perfect world. TEC requests the Princess to participate in a sort of "quiz show" with him, which soon gets creepier with the answers that Peach somehow knows. By doing this, she discovers what the "treasure" of [[the Thousand-Year Door]] really is: the soul of an [[Shadow Queen|ancient demon]]. The Princess, although concerned if it was a good idea for TEC to tell her these things, then relays this information to Mario.


While hiking up to the Steeple, they can't go on because a tree was cut down, but they do notice a key which unlocks the storeroom in the shop. Koops gets the key with his Shell Toss and Mario gets a [[Black Key]] hidden in the shack at the beginning of the path to unlock a [[Black Chest]]. The team returns to the shop in Twilight Town and unlock the storeroom and learn a new paper ability from one of the [[Black Chest Demons]]: tube mode. Now Mario and his team can get under the tree that was cut down and continue their hike to Creepy Steeple.
In the meantime, [[Bowser]] continues his quest for the Crystal Stars by flying to [[Glitzville]] in his Koopa Clown Car, although Kammy Koopa was attempting to buy blimp tickets. It malfunctions halfway there, though, and he must [[World 2 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|travel underwater]] in order to return to Rogueport. After he gets there and meets up with Kammy, who has traveled to Glitzville, finding the fights amazing, and the hot dogs delicious. After burning her offerings, and angry enough from what he went through while swimming, Bowser orders her to continue her research on Peach and the Crystal Stars.
[[Image:Creepy_steeple.JPG|thumb|left|300px|Creepy Steeple's front yard.]]
Upon reaching Creepy Steeple, Mario and his team must free a [[Boo]]'s friends to continue on. The Boos are imprisoned in the basement. After freeing them, one of them will ask Mario how many came out of the chest. Mario and his team will tell them 200. Mario and his team will be given an Ultra Shroom and a funny insult. If they talk to the Boo and tell him he's not going to be mean, a bunch of Boos will appear and if Mario and his team stay still too long, they'll be thrown out of the Steeple, (like what happens after a Sentinel catches Mario and his team infiltrating [[Tubba Blubba|Tubba Blubba's]] [[Tubba Blubba's Castle|castle]] in [[Paper Mario]]) but if Mario and his team hit them with his [[Super Hammer]] twice, they'll merge into an [[Atomic Boo]] and defeating it will earn them a Lucky Start Badge.


After moving the stairs to the left, Mario and his team go up the stairs and Koops will grab the Steeple Key. After moving the stairs to the right, they'll unlock the door across from where the key was and go up to the tower to face the Boss. As Mario and his team deplete half the Boss' HP, it'll turn himself into a shadow form of Mario. After they defeat him, they'll get the [[#Ruby Star|Ruby Star]] and leave Creepy Steeple, but Mario will get up from the ground and learn the Boss stole his appearance, so Mario must get to the bottom of it all.
Back in Twilight Town, Mario and his friends receive another message from Peach. They reveal the whereabouts of the next Crystal Star and visit Professor Frankly for details.


Back in Twilight Town, the [[Shadow Sirens]] are planning to grab that map from Mario and his team, and as usual, [[Beldam]] is blaming [[Vivian]] for losing something. The thing they were planning to use against Mario and his comrades was an item called the [[Superbombomb]]. As Mario reaches Twilight Town, he runs into the Boss and will ask Mario to guess his name. Mario guesses wrong so he has to fight the Boss. Since Mario and the boss are opposites, neither can damage each other. Mario decides it is best to flee the battle. As he meets Vivian in Twilight Town, he finds the Superbombomb for her. He tells her not to feel bad about the Superbombomb being broken and Vivian will join the team. As Vivian hides Mario and herself with her Veil, the crows will explain about the Boss' name being hidden under Creepy Steeple.
The English name for Chapter 4, as well as its Japanese, Spanish, Italian, and French translations, are referencing the Ernest Hemingway novel, ''{{wp|For Whom the Bell Tolls}}''. The Japanese name is also possibly a reference to the Japan-exclusive game ''{{wp|Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru}}'' co-developed by [[Intelligent Systems]], which involves a bell capable of transforming frogs into people.
[[Image:Doopliss2.jpg|thumb|150px|The strange boss with an unknown name.]]
Mario and Vivian head up to Creepy Steeple and go down the well to the basement. As Mario and Vivian reach the basement, they find [[The Letter "p"]] and when Vivian hides Mario with her veil while standing next to the parrot, they learn that the name of the Boss is [[Doopliss]]. As Mario and Vivian return to Twilight Town, they guess Doopliss' name and Doopliss will flee back to the Steeple.
[[Image:PMTTYParrot.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Parrot]] who reveals the monster's name.]]
As Mario and Vivian confront Doopliss at Creepy Steeple, Doopliss will convince [[Goombella]], [[Koops]], [[Flurrie]] and the [[Yoshi (kid)|Yoshi]] to fight Mario and Vivian. Vivian discovers she was helping Mario and does a little time to think it over. During battle, after being attacked twice by Doopliss and his own teammate, Vivian joins Mario's team for real, because he was a lot nicer to her than anyone was ever in her whole life. After Mario and Vivian defeat Doopliss, Mario gets his appearance back and Doopliss runs off in humiliation. Vivian thanks Mario for defending her and gives him the Ruby Star as a token of his kindness and as a reward for ending Doopliss' reign of terror over Twilight Town. Witnessing this, the group agrees to welcome Vivian to their party. Back in Twilight Town, Beldam and Marilyn notice Vivian isn't here and they notice Doopliss running past them.


At the X-Naut base, [[Princess Peach]] is competing with TEC in a Quiz Show and learns the treasure behind the Thousand-Year Door is the spirit of a 1000-year-old demon, and that Grodus wants to bring it back to life and the only thing required to seal the demon again is the seven Crystal Stars. During [[Bowser]]'s event, Bowser is flying to [[Glitzville]] on his [[Koopa Clown Car|Clown Copter]], but the copter malfunctions and he lands in the ocean. He goes through the underwater world. He makes it back to Rougeport when he reaches the finish line.
'''Storyline text'''
<blockquote>
'''(fake)''' ''Mario defeated [[Doopliss|the scourge of Creepy Steeple]] and found the fourth [[Ruby Star|Crystal Star]]. The people of [[Twilight Town]] have surely recovered from their awful curse by now. At this rate, Mario's quest to collect all seven Crystal Stars will be done in no time! With his back to [[Creepy Steeple]], Mario sets out toward his bright future...''


Back in Twilight Town, Mario and his friends had explained to the townspeople of how Doopliss imitated Mario. The Mario who was taking all the credit for the end of the curse was an impostor and so, the townspeople apologize to Mario for the misunderstanding. Mario and his team are about to head for the Thousand-Year Door, until they receive a message from Peach, saying that the treasure is the soul of a 1000-year-old demon. Mario and his team stand before the door and present their map to it. The next Star's location has been marked on the team's map and visit Prof. Frankly for details.
'''(real)''' ''Mario defeated the rogue who had stolen his name and appearance. Now Mario has four [[Crystal Stars]]. That leaves a mere three more to find! And THAT means his quest to collect all of the Crystal Stars is more than half over! Now Mario heads off toward his next adventure with his new friend, [[Vivian]]... ...But what about [[Beldam]] and [[Marilyn]]? And what became of the doppelganger, Doopliss?''
</blockquote>
'''Names in other languages'''
{{foreign names
|Jap=ステージ４　ブタのためにカネはなる
|JapR=Sutēji 4: Buta no Tame ni Kane wa Naru
|JapM=Stage 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls; parody on<br/>''{{wp|For Whom the Bell Tolls}}'' and ''{{wp|Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru}}''
|SpaA=Acto 4: ¿Por quién gruñe la campana?
|SpaAM=Act 4: For whom does the bell growl?
|SpaE=Acto 4: ¿Por quién dobla la campana? [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]<br/>Acto 4: ¿Por quién gruñe la campana? [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|SpaEM=Act 4: For whom does the bell toll?<br>Act 4: For whom does the bell growl?
|Ita=Scena IV: Per chi suona la campana [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]<br/>Capitolo 4: Per chi suina la campana [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|ItaM=Scene 4: For whom the bell tolls<br/>Chapter 4: For whom does the bell toll
|Ger=Kapitel 4: Die Glocke der Spukabtei
|GerM=Chapter 4: The bell of the Spook Abbey
|Fre=Chapitre 4: La cloche à cochons
|FreM=Chapter 4: The pig bell
|Kor=스테이지 4: 돼지를 위하여 종은 울린다
|KorR=Seuteiji 4: Dwaeji-reul Wihayeo Jong-eun Ullinda
|KorM=Stage 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls
|ChiT=關卡４　鐘聲為豬而響
|ChiTR=Guānkǎ 4: Zhōng shēng wèi zhū ér xiǎng
|ChiTM=Level 4: The bell rings for the pigs
}}


===Chapter 5: The Key to Pirates===
===Chapter 5: The Key to Pirates===
[[Mario]] and his teammates learn that the next [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] is located in [[Keelhaul Key]] and they head for the Rogueport Inn and ask [[Flavio]] if he could take them to Keelhaul Key. He'll answer "Yes" and when he'll get to the dock, Flavio tells Mario and his team that they'll need [[Admiral Bobbery]] to navigate. Mario and his team head up to the east side of town and go up onto the rooftops of the town. As they reach Bobbery's house, the stubborn [[Bob-omb]] will refuse to travel with Mario and his team. The team heads to the Inn and ask [[Podley]] why Bobbery won't travel with them. Podley will tell them Bobbery blames himself for the death of his late wife, [[Scarlette]] and will give him the letter. Mario and his team head back to Bobbery's house and give the note to Bobbery. Bobbery agrees to travel with them. As the ship takes off for Keelhaul Key, an X-Naut hides behind a stack of crates and informs a soldier that infiltration was successful because one of Flavio's crewmates is actually [[Lord Crump]] in disguise.
[[File:Keelhaul Key TTYD.png|200px|thumb|left|Mario and Yoshi in Keelhaul Key]][[File:Cortez.png|thumb|275px|Cortez]]
[[Image:Keelhaul Key.jpg|frame|right|Keehaul Key]]
The [[Sapphire Star|fifth Crystal Star]] is located deep within a [[Pirate's Grotto|pirate lair]] on the southern island of [[Keelhaul Key]]. To reach the island, Mario enlists the help of [[Flavio]] and [[Bobbery|Admiral Bobbery]]. They sail to the island with some Toads, [[Pa-Patch]], and [[Lord Crump]] in disguise (known as "Four-Eyes"). On their way there, Mario and company are attacked by Cortez's [[Ember]]s, which shipwreck them on Keelhaul Key. Later on, some of the crew members are attacked by more Embers, and Bobbery sacrifices himself to save them. Bobbery says he is close to death, and after giving him [[Chuckola Cola (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|his last request]], they find out that he just fell asleep. As soon as Mario wakes him, he joins Mario's party. With the aid of Bobbery, and Flavio's [[Skull Gem]], Mario and company enter Pirate's Grotto. After solving some puzzles, and gaining another [[Boat Mode|ability]] from a [[black chest]], they finally enter [[Cortez]]'s [[Black Skull|ship]]. Following a battle, Cortez gives Mario his [[Sapphire Star]]. Subsequently, Lord Crump abandons his disguise and tells Mario that he will attack him with [[X-Naut ship|his ship]]'s cannons until he hands over the Crystal Star. With the help of Cortez's ship and Flavio's Skull Gem, they defeat the invading X-Nauts, along with their leader.
As the ship travels to Keelhaul Key, [[Ember]]s attack and sink the ship. The ocean washes them up on Keelhaul Key, ironically. 3 of Flavio's shipmates are missing and after Mario and his team find them being attacked on the bridge, they'll force Mario to flee from the spirits attacking them. Mario and his teammates continue across the bridge and take out the Embers circling the tree Bobbery climbed up, too. After getting Bobbery down from the tree Bobbery asks for some [[Chuckola Cola]]. Mario heads up to a deserted island just north of Keelhaul Key to get a coconut and give Flavio a coconut he found in one of the trees and he'll give Mario the Cola. When Mario and his team give Bobbery the Cola, the admiral will join Mario's party.


As Mario and his team return to the campsite, Flavio will join the team for a little while. As Mario, Flavio and the team reach the entrance to the [[Pirate's Grotto]], Mario places the [[Skull Gem]] onto the hole. As they listen to Flavio's lyrics, they hit the red stone 3 times and the blue stone 4 times, causing a hole leading to the entrance. Mario tosses Bobbery into the hole and the wall blows up, creating an entrance to the Grotto.
Back at the X-Naut base, [[Grodus]] is ashamed of Lord Crump for failing him again and orders him to stand by until then. Summoning another X-Naut, he orders him to tell the Shadow Sirens (without Vivian) to attack Mario again, without failing. TEC wishes to gain access to a disk in Grodus's room, since he cannot access the data of computers that are not linked to his network and requests Peach to help him. When she gets into a lab, TEC gives her instructions to make a potion. After Peach turns invisible, she has no choice but to take off her clothes, so she can sneak in the base unnoticed. After entering Grodus's room, she secures the disk for TEC, and thus he promises to analyze the data. Peach then gets dressed and turns visible again with the green potion, then sends yet another e-mail to Mario, informing him of this development.


Mario and his teammates journey through the Grotto to find the Crystal Star. As Mario and his team trek deeper through the Grotto, they'll hear ghostly voices telling them to turn back. Could it be the ghost of the Pirate King [[Cortez]]? I'm thinking so! As they keep going, they learn a new paper ability: boat mode. As they trek through the grotto during boat mode, they manage to rescue dozens of shipwrecked Toads and [[Francesca Pianta|the Don's daughter, Francesca]] and [[Frankie|son-in-law, Frankie]]. After freeing the Toads and the two Piantas, the team makes it to Cortez's lair and Cortez fights Mario and his teammates, thinking they are after his treasure. After they defeat Cortez, they tell him they don't want his treasure, just the [[Sapphire Star]]. After meeting with the Toads, they learn that one of the crew mates, namely [[Four-Eyes]], is actually Lord Crump in disguise.
Meanwhile, in Twilight Town, [[Bowser]], who is creeped out by the place, and [[Kammy Koopa]] run into Lord Crump, who is looking for the Superbombomb like Vivian was earlier. The three get into an argument, which escalates to an armed confrontation between the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Troop]] and the X-Nauts. Bowser inadvertently ends up igniting the bomb after Lord Crump throws it at him, knocking out both armies.
[[Image:Cortez.jpg|thumb|left|Cortez and his crew turn out to be great allies.]]
Mario, Flavio and the team enlist Cortez's help in defeating Lord Crump and the [[X-Nauts]] and Cortez will tell the team that the key component to running the Black Skull is the Skull Gem, which was stolen from Cortez by Flavio's ancestors. After the negotiations, the team gets ready to take on Lord Crump. While Cortez's ghostly minions and the stowaways deal with X-Nauts, Mario and his teammates engage into battle with Lord Crump. After they defeat the X-Nauts, Lord Crump is sent off to lick his wounds.


At the X-Naut base, TEC sends Peach into the labs to make a potion that'll make herself invisible and find out what Grodus is planning. The potion order is (from left to right): Red, Blue Orange and Green. After boiling the potion for 30 seconds, Peach drinks it and turns invisible, although she must remove her clothes to avoid getting caught. She heads into Grodus' office and gets information from a disk. TEC analyzes the information and Peach tells Mario about it. In [[Twilight Town]], [[King Bowser|Bowser]] and [[Kammy Koopa]] run into Lord Crump, who is searching for the [[Superbombomb]] and initiate a face-off between the X-Nauts and the Koopas. When Crump begins to attack the Koopas using the Superbombomb, the item is defective, but Bowser's fiery breath set it off.
Back at Keelhaul Key, Cortez ferries Mario and his teammates to Rogueport. Mario gets the e-mail from Peach, telling them about what TEC is analyzing. Mario and his team then reveal the next Crystal Star's location and visit Professor Frankly for information.


Back at Keelhaul Key, Cortez ferries Mario and his teammates back to Rougeport on his ship. Mario gets an e-mail from Peach, telling them about what TEC is analyzing. Mario and his team stand before the door and present their map to it. The next Star's location has been marked on the team's map and visit Prof. Frankly for details.
'''Storyline text'''
<blockquote>
''[[Cortez]], scourge of the seas... [[Mario]] soundly defeated this fearful spirit and claimed [[Sapphire Star|the Crystal Star]]. Perhaps the peaceful citizens of the world no longer need fear Cortez and his fell ship... The only problem remaining is how Mario will escape [[Keelhaul Key|this isolated island]]... And could there be another problem still, hiding beneath our hero's nose?''
</blockquote>
'''Names in other languages'''
{{foreign names
|Jap=ステージ５　トロピコアイランドの大海賊
|JapR=Sutēji 5: Toropiko Airando no Dai Kaizoku
|JapM=Stage 5: The Great Pirate of the Keelhaul Key
|Spa=Acto 5: La isla del tesoro
|SpaM=Act 5: Treasure Island
|Ita=Scena V: Il grande pirata dell'Isola Tropico [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]<br/>Capitolo 5: Il grande pirata dell'Isola Tropico [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|ItaM=Scene 5: The Great Pirate of Keelhaul Key<br/>Chapter 5: The Great Pirate of Keelhaul Key
|Ger=Kapitel 5: Der Schatz des Piraten
|GerM=Chapter 5: The pirate's treasure
|Fre=Chapitre 5: Pirate de Tropatroce
|FreM=Chapter 5: Pirate of Keelhaul Key
|Kor=스테이지 5: 남국 아일랜드의 대해적
|KorR=Seuteiji 5: Namguk Aillaendeu-ui Daehaejeok
|KorM=Stage 5: The Great Pirate of the Keelhaul Key
|ChiT=關卡５　熱帶小島的大海盜
|ChiTR=Guānkǎ 5: Rèdài xiǎodǎo de dà hǎidào
|ChiTM=Level 5: The great pirate of the tropical island
}}


===Chapter 6: Three Days of Excess===
===Chapter 6: 3 Days of Excess===
[[Mario]] and his teammates learn that the next [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] is located at the [[Poshley Sanctum]] in [[Poshley Heights]] and to get the tickets to the [[Excess Express]], they must ask [[Don Pianta]] for them, only to find that he's sick and the reason is he misses his daughter. Mario and team return to [[Keelhaul Key]] via Black Skull to find them and give [[Francesca Pianta|Francesca]] her missing wedding ring. After they return to [[Rogueport]], Don wakes up and announces he's retiring and wants his daughter and son-in-law to run the business and gives Mario and his team the Train Tickets.
[[File:PMTTYD Smorg screenshot.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Mario meets the Smorgs.]]
The [[Garnet Star|sixth Crystal Star]] is in [[Poshley Sanctum]], located in the ritzy town of [[Poshley Heights]]. The only way to get there is by riding on the famous [[Excess Express]]. After doing [[Don Pianta]] another favor, after which he retires from his position and gives it to Frankie, he gives Mario a train ticket.
During the first day on the Excess Express, Mario and his team witness several mysterious events, including thefts of items and messages threatening to blow up the train. On their second day of travel, [[Pennington]], a [[Bumpty|penguin]] detective, helps Mario and his friends solve the crimes, and together, they manage to capture a fake [[Zip Toad]] who was really Doopliss in disguise, and the one who attempted to halt the train by causing an explosion with some stolen items. At sundown, when the train stops at [[Riverside Station]] for refueling, Doopliss escapes capture. Mario and company find that the drawbridge has been lifted, preventing the Excess Express from continuing its route. The gang enters Riverside Station and flips the switch to bring the drawbridge back down. Also, they discover that a group of [[Smorg]]s had lifted the bridge. On the third and final day of the journey, a stowaway [[Smorg|Smorg monster]] attacks the train, kidnapping all of its passengers. Mario and his friends defeat the creature, rescuing the passengers in the process, and finally reach Poshley Heights. They venture into Poshley Sanctum, a museum that happens to belong to Pennington. The [[Three Shadows|Shadow Sirens]], who happen to be already inside, snatch what appears to be the [[Garnet Star]] and flee. However, Pennington reveals that what they stole was a fake, and lets Mario find where the real Crystal Star is. After some exploring, Mario and company manage to find the real Garnet Star.
[[File:Pennington.png|thumb|Pennington, the "Penguin with the Improbably Large Brain"]]
Back at the [[X-Naut]] base, the X-Nauts tell [[Grodus]] that Mario now possesses six of the seven [[Crystal Stars]], and he is furious that his crew was fooled by the fake Crystal Star. They also tell him of TEC's betrayal. Just then, TEC makes the information he gained from Grodus's data disk known to the Princess, and prepares to help Peach escape. Before he is able to, and while Peach tries to send another e-mail to Mario, Grodus enters with two X-Nauts and orders them to initiate a data-wipe procedure of TEC's memory. TEC tells Peach "I love you" just before he is shut down.


After they leave the Don's apartment, [[Beldam|Shadow Siren Beldam]] overhears on their conversation on where the next Crystal Star is. Only then, Mario and his team knew they must get to the Crystal Star before the [[Shadow Sirens]] do.
Meanwhile, Bowser is searching for another Crystal Star, and upon clearing an [[World 3 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|underground course]] that resembles the [[Bowser's Castle]] levels, he reaches Rawk Hawk's workout room, where he stumbles across the [[Champ's Belt]]. Rawk Hawk performs a slide attack on Bowser, who quickly squishes him. He quickly learns that it does not bear a real Crystal Star, just a glass fake, just like Mario and his partners did in Chapter 3. Rawk Hawk informs Bowser that Gonzales (Mario) has it.
[[Image:Pennington.PNG|thumb|Pennington, the Penguin with the Improbably Large Brain.]]
*Day 1: Beginning their train voyage, Mario and his team notice a note lying on the ground telling them not to go to Poshley Heights or a sticky, yummy doom awaits it. Mario and his team had a sneaking suspicion that the Shadow Sirens might be behind it. They show the note to the conductor. Upon returning to their room, a crime is afoot-- The chef's Galley Pot is missing! [[Pennington]], a detective thinks Mario and his team did it, but they manage to find [[Heff T.|the culprit]] in cabin 3, and find the Galley Pot in his drawer. Heff T. apologizes, saying he couldn't help himself, Mario and his team return the pot and talk to Pennington about the note they found. Pennington will think [[Goldbob]] and his family are behind it all. Mario will go into Cabin 8 and talk to Bub, Goldbob's son, and he'll give Mario and crew a hint on what he wants for his birthday. Pennington thinks its a Gameboy Advance. Bub will give Mario and his team a second hint: it's someone's autograph. Mario and his team go into the engineer's suite to get the engineer's autograph and give it to Bub, then, Mario and his team will visit Pennington for their next assignment. The conductor will tell Mario he's one blanket short and left his in Cabin 4 and will also tell him there's a person without a ticket on-board the train, thinking the ticketless passenger may be the team's perpetrator. As the team visits Cabin 4, [[Vivian]] hides them with her Veil ability and a [[Ghost T.|ghost]] appears and tells Mario he's looking for his diary, hidden in the baggage car. The ghost tells Mario and company he will give them the blanket in exchange for his ragged diary. The team does so and turn in for the night.


*Day 2: On Day 2, Mario and his teammates visit Pennington and the Ratooey businessman's briefcase is missing and so is the waitress' shell earrings and Toodles' gold ring! The businessman will tell the team that what was in his briefcase was a formula for Nitro Honey Syrup and if the syrup was mixed together with shells and gold, the results would be explosive. Pennington thinks that the person who stole the briefcase, the shell earrings and the gold ring would be the same person who left that threatening note in Mario's room on day 1. Mario and his comrades comb the train for clues and discover a piece of paper in Cabin 1, [[Zip T.]]'s room and show the paper to Pennington and the businessman. Mario and the team return to their room and notice another paper from the businessman's briefcase. Vivian hides the team with her Veil and Zip T. comes out of hiding. The team catches him and Pennington tells Mario and company that their culprit was pretending to be Zip T. Looks like the jig is up for [[Doopliss|the impostor]], who is forced to return everything that was stolen. Upon reaching the [[Riverside Station]], one of the conductors and Pennington are about to take the impostor downtown. The person pretending to be Zip T. reveals himself to be none other than Doopliss, who tells them he'll leave the rest of the plans to Shadow Sirens Beldam and [[Marilyn]]. While exiting the train, the bridge controller will tell Mario and the team someone lifted the drawbridge and tells Mario and his team to flip the switch and lower the drawbridge. As they enter the station, they must search for the elevator key to gain access to the basement, where the switch lies, also, they have to get the [[Ultra Boots]]. As they reach the bridge control room, they see strange black creatures guarding the switch. They fend off the creatures and flip the switch. After that, they board the train and turn in for the night.
Mario and his team return to [[Rogueport]] and receive an e-mail from Peach, telling them about her being held on the [[Moon#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|moon]], and what the X-Nauts plan to do with her, but the last and most grim part of the message is cut off due to TEC being shut down. Back in Rogueport, Mario and company reveal the next Crystal Star's location and visit Professor Frankly for details.
[[Image:Poshley Heights.jpg|thumb|left|Poshley Heights]]
*Day 3: After Mario and his team wake up, they notice something strange is going on, so they visit the engineer to find out what's going on, only they notice the creatures from the Riverside Station are attacking the train! The engineer enlists Mario and the team to check on the passengers while he maintains control of the train. Mario and the team see there aren't any passengers aboard the train, so they check in the baggage car to see that the creatures have boarded the train through the window! Mario and teammates fend off the creatures to rescue the conductor and waitresses and the creatures flee through the window. Mario and his team go through the window and fight off a giant creature called a [[Smorg]] to rescue the passengers. After they defeat the Smorg, the team finally makes it to Poshley Heights and upon reaching the Sanctum, they discover that Pennington lives there-- he's the sanctum manager and reveals to the team that his detective thing was a hobby of his. Upon entering the Sanctum, they discover Beldam, Marilyn and Doopliss beat them to the [[#Garnet Star|Garnet Star]]! Pennington tells the team the star he put there was a red herring: a fake! Mario and his team manage to find the real Garnet Star hidden in the painting and return to Rogueport.


At the [[X-Naut HQ]], an [[X-Naut]] tells [[Grodus]] Mario managed to get the real Crystal Star and tells him [[TEC-XX|TEC]] is betraying him. TEC tells [[Princess Peach]] he has reached a conclusion to the data he analyzed: the X-Nauts plan to sacrifice her to the demon behind the Thousand-Year Door (that part is cut off while TEC talks to Peach) and also tells Peach that she's being held captive on the [[Moon]]. Peach tells Mario about it via communicator and gets captured by Grodus, who deletes TEC's memory of Peach.
Chapter 6 appears to allude to ''{{wp|Murder on the Orient Express}}'', which also involves several peculiar passengers on a train where a crime takes place.


During [[King Bowser|Bowser's]] event, [[Kammy Koopa|Kammy]] tells Bowser that she's got the henchmen combing [[Rogueport Sewers]]. Bowser dashes through one of the castle courses in the first Mario Bros. game and upon reaching the finish line, he finds one of the Crystal Stars. [[Rawk Hawk]] tells Bowser and Kammy that the Great Gonzales (Mario) has the real Star and Bowser realizes he's getting nowhere on his search for Mario, Peach and the Crystal Stars.
'''Storyline text'''
 
<blockquote>
Mario and his team return to Rogueport and receive an e-mail from Peach, but the rest is cut off due to TEC being deleted. Mario and his team stand before the door and present their map to it. The next Star's location has been marked on the team's map and visit Prof. Frankly for details.
''[[Mario]] found [[Garnet Star|the sixth Crystal Star]], hidden craftily in the [[Poshley Heights]] sanctum. Now only one [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] remains... But our hero still does not know where [[Princess Peach]] is being held. Where could the last Crystal Star be? And where is Peach being held? Hoping this Crystal Star might yield answers, Mario and friends return to [[Pennington]].''
</blockquote>
'''Names in other languages'''
{{foreign names
|Jap=ステージ６　リッチリッチエクスプレス３日間
|JapR=Sutēji 6: Ritchi Ritchi Ekusupuresu Mikka-kan
|JapM=Stage 6: The Excess Express 3 days
|Spa=Acto 6: Misterio en el Ricachón Exprés
|SpaM=Act 6: Mystery in the Excess Express
|Ita=Scena VI: Tre giorni sul Fasto-Express [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]<br/>Capitolo 6: Tre giorni sul Fasto-Express [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|ItaM=Scene 6: Three days on the Excess Express<br/>Chapter 6: Three days on the Excess Express
|Ger=Kapitel 6: Reise im Glimmer-Liner
|GerM=Chapter 6: Travel in the Excess Express
|Fre=Chapitre 6: Dans le Crésus Express!
|FreM=Chapter 6: On the Excess Express!
|Kor=스테이지 6: 리치리치 익스프레스 3일간
|KorR=Seuteiji 6: Richirichi Ikseupeureseu Sam-ilgan
|KorM=Stage 6: The Excess Express 3 days
|ChiT=關卡６　豪華高速列車三日之旅
|ChiTR=Guānkǎ 6: Háohuá Gāosù Lièchē sān rì zhī lǚ
|ChiTM=Three-day trip on Luxury High Speed Train
}}


===Chapter 7: Mario Shoots the Moon===
===Chapter 7: Mario Shoots the Moon===
[[Mario]] and his teammates learn that the last [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]] is located on the [[Moon]], which is also where [[Princess Peach]] is being held. [[Prof. Frankly]] tells the team the only way to get there was to use a cannon at [[Fahr Outpost]]. Mario and his team had to obtain an [[Ultra Hammer]] to get to Fahr Outpost.
[[File:General White.png|thumb|General White.]][[File:PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress screenshot.png|thumb|left|Mario and Koops in the X-Naut Fortress]]
[[Image:General white.PNG|thumb|General White.]]
The last Crystal Star appears to be on the [[Moon#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|moon]]. To reach it, Mario and his companions travel to [[Fahr Outpost]] to find a [[Big Bob|cannon]] to shoot them there. After searching for [[Goldbob]] and [[General White]], whose blessings are needed to operate the firearm, Mario and company enter the cannon and are shot to the moon.
As Mario and his team make it to Fahr Outpost, the Mayor tells them that they must get [[Goldbob]]'s permission to use the cannon. The team had to return to [[Poshley Heights]] to get Goldbob's permission and had to keep saying "yes" to his questions. Mario and company are given Goldbob's permission, and the only thing they must do is search for [[General White]] and the mayor tells Mario and company he's in Petalburg.
Once there, the group discovers the [[X-Naut Fortress]]. After arriving at its deepest part, they face Lord Crump, who brags about his latest creation — [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]], and tries once again to defeat Mario and company. Even so, he is thwarted, and the [[Crystal Star]] in his possession is claimed by them.


As they get to Petalburg, they ask the koopa at the gate to Petal Meadows where the general is. He tells them that he's on a deserted island to the south. Mario and his team learn he's on Keelhaul Key and ask Pa-Patch for a clue: He's at some arena. Mario and his team head on up to Glitzville and ask the bartender where he is: he's at some huge tree. Mario and his team head for the Great Tree in Boggly Woods and ask the Puni at the gate where he is: somewhere dark. Mario and his team head to Twilight Town and ask the man at the rest house where he is.
At the same time, Bowser is looking for another Crystal Star in the Poshley Sanctum. A [[Paragoomba]] flies in and reports to Bowser that Mario has collected every Crystal Star and is heading for the Thousand-Year Door, which contains a great treasure. Bowser announces that he will steal this treasure and trounce Mario.
[[Image:Xnautfortess.jpg|thumb|left|Mario in the X-Naut Fortress.]]
It would seem Mario and his team had no luck searching for the general, until they found him back at Fahr Outpost, sleeping at his house. They manage to wake up the general and tell the mayor they found him. Mario will be led to the cannon and will be blasted into space! As they reach the moon, they manage to find a warp pipe leading to the [[X-Naut Fortress|X-Naut HQ]] and they manage to fight off two Elite [[X-Nauts]] at the front gate. After taking out the X-Nauts, they had to go through many difficult tasks to get to the [[#Crystal Star|Crystal Star]], like going through electric floors to retrieve items, compete in another Super-Fun Quirk Quiz and even play a crane game after Mario and his team found a cog in the Teleportation room. After getting the keys to the elevators and the card keys to the factory, Mario and his team seem to be ready to face the boss: [[Magnus Von Grapple 2.0]], an upgraded version of Magnus Von Grapple and is a lot tougher than the Magnus Von Grapple Mario and his team battled back at the Great Tree. After Mario and his team defeat Magnus, it will explode, shooting [[Lord Crump]] into space. Mario and his team will earn the final Crystal Star.


During [[King Bowser|Bowser's]] event, Bowser will arrive at Poshley Heights, searching for one of the Crystal Stars. After he and [[Kammy Koopa|Kammy]] break into the [[Poshley Sanctum]], they manage to get one of the Crystal Stars, only [[Pennington]] tells them it is a red herring. A Paragoomba will fly into the Sanctum and inform Bowser Mario is heading for the [[Palace of Shadow|Thousand-Year Door]]. Because of what the Paragoomba told them, Bowser and Kammy are determined to get their hands/claws on the treasure.
As Mario and his allies prepare to leave the fortress, they discover that all of the doors have been locked, except for one. In this room, the heroes find TEC, who is running on backup power. He recognizes Mario and tells him to rescue the Princess, who has been taken to the [[Palace of Shadow]], a place that lies beyond the Thousand-Year Door. He then activates an emergency transporter, which Mario and company employ, right before the fortress explodes, along with TEC. The group is transported to a room in [[Rogueport Underground|Rogueport Sewers]]. After exiting the room, Doopliss disguised as Professor Frankly meets them and urges them to open the Thousand-Year Door, lying that Grodus went through it with Peach.


Back at the X-Naut Fortress, Mario and his team notice the doors are locked and they can't get out, so they go to the computer room on Sublevel 4. There, they meet [[TEC-XX|TEC]]. TEC is running on a backup generator after [[Grodus]] deleted his memory and he will tell them Peach was taken to the Palace of Shadow and will start to go haywire. He will unlock the teleportation room on Sublevel 2. After Mario and his team escape the fortress, the fortress will be destroyed. After they go through the teleporter, they wind up in [[Rogueport Sewers]]. Prof. Frankly meets Mario and co. there and Mario and co. tell him they got the final Crystal Star, but they weren't able to rescue the Princess, since Grodus took her and took off for the Thousand-Year Door.
'''Storyline text'''
<blockquote>
''[[Crystal Star|The last Crystal Star]] had been hidden in [[X-Naut Fortress|the X-Naut hideout]] on the [[moon]]... But by the time [[Mario]] recovered it, [[Princess Peach|Peach]] had already been taken away... Where could Peach be now? And what of the elusive [[Grodus]]? Perhaps he holds the key to the remaining puzzle... Mario finally has all seven [[Crystal Stars]]... Where will they lead him next?''
</blockquote>
'''Names in other languages'''
{{foreign names
|Jap=ステージ７　はるかなる月を目ざして
|JapR=Sutēji 7: Harukanaru Tsuki o Mezashite
|JapM=Stage 7: Aiming at the Distant Moon
|Spa=Acto 7: Objetivo: la Luna
|SpaM=Act 7: Target: the Moon
|Ita=Scena VII: Viaggio sulla Luna [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]<br/>Capitolo 7: Viaggio sulla Luna [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|ItaM=Scene 7: Journey to the Moon<br/>Chapter 7: Journey to the Moon
|Ger=Kapitel 7: Der Weg zum Mond
|GerM=Chapter 7: The Way to the Moon
|Fre=Chapitre 7: Voyage sur la Lune
|FreM=Chapter 7: Journey to the Moon
|Kor=스테이지 7: 아득히 먼 달을 향해서
|KorR=Seuteiji 7: Adeuki Meon Dal-eul Hyanghaeseo
|KorM=Stage 7: Aiming at the Distant Moon
}}


===Chapter 8: The Thousand-Year Door===
===Chapter 8: The Thousand-Year Door===
Now that Mario has received all 7 Crystal Stars, the time has come to open the Thousand-Year Door and enter the [[Palace of Shadow]] to rescue [[Princess Peach]] from [[Grodus]].
[[File:PMTTYD Shadow Queen closeup.png|thumb|upright=1.4|The queen is unleashed.]]
After Mario has obtained all seven [[Crystal Stars]], the time has come to open [[the Thousand-Year Door]] and enter the [[Palace of Shadow]] to rescue [[Princess Peach]] from [[Grodus]].


As Mario and his team enter the Palace, they run into some Bombshell Bills blocking their path. After taking out the Blasters, they continue through a spiked floor maze, avoiding the spikes, they cross a room with firebars and as they enter the next room and examine the Dark Bones lying on the ground, the room starts to flood with Dry Bones (similar to what happened in [[Hooktail Castle]]) After they chase and defeat the Dark Bones, they continue into another room full of Bombshell Bill Blasters. After defeating the Bill Blasters, they continue their way into the palace and into a maze. Mario follows the torch's path: bottom, bottom, top, top, bottom, top, bottom. After getting through the maze, they reach... outside of the palace? Well, actually they are outside what seems to be a tower.
Mario and his friends open the Thousand-Year Door with the seven Crystal Stars, allowing them to enter the [[Palace of Shadow]]. The palace itself is full of enemies, puzzles, and traps. Eventually, Mario and company battle and beat a dragon named [[Gloomtail]], Hooktail's older brother, this way making him relinquish the key to access the [[Palace of Shadow Tower|Riddle Tower]]. Upon solving the Tower's puzzles, a secret passage — which leads deeper into the Palace — is opened. Mario and his party continue down that path, but not before defeating the [[Three Shadows|Shadow Sirens]], who try to get rid of them. Finally, Mario and company enter the throne room of the Palace, where they confront [[Grodus]], whom they engage in a long and difficult battle. They are able to best him, yet Grodus reveals a captive Peach, whom he uses as a hostage to freely attack Mario and company. Suddenly, [[Bowser]] and [[Kammy]] drop in unexpectedly and land on top of Grodus. The duo seizes the opportunity to fight Mario, but are foiled in the end. Nevertheless, Grodus uses the distraction of the battle to bring Princess Peach into the deepest part of the Palace. There, he opens a sealed coffin and frees the [[Shadow Queen]], the ancient demon of legend. [[Beldam]] appears all of a sudden and announces that she was the one who orchestrated the plot to free her mistress. The Shadow Queen refuses to be controlled by Grodus and fries him with a lightning bolt, apparently killing him, leaving only his head. The Queen proceeds to possess Princess Peach, using her as a vessel to sustain her life. The world is then covered in darkness. Mario and his allies challenge the Queen, but she eventually decides to fight in her real form, in which she is invincible. She proves too much for the group to handle until the Crystal Stars abruptly react to the evil of the Queen and fly throughout the world, each returning to where they were found, giving the people of the world a chance to cheer on Mario and his party. Their hope breaks through the Queen's invulnerability, and this also lets Peach give the heroes the last of her power. Strengthened, the heroes seal the Shadow Queen forever, saving the world.


As they continue their way through the corridors of the Palace, they run into [[Gloomtail]], [[Hooktail]]'s older brother! After defeating Gloomtail, something expels from Gloomtail's belly-- a [[Star Key]]. Mario and co. backtrack through the corridor of the Palace and outside the riddle tower. Mario tosses Bobbery down the mouths of two Chomp Statues, revealing warp pipes leading to the two switches that open the path to the Riddle Tower. As they enter the riddle tower, they head up to level 3 and put the Star Key into the slot. After doing so, they search for 8 palace keys. After getting the keys, they place the keys into the slots and a secret path in the corridors that led them to Gloomtail is opened. Before they can enter the secret path, the [[Shadow Sirens]] ambush them along with... [[Professor Frankly]]?! Well, that's not Prof. Frankly, because the Prof. Frankly they were with when Mario and co. opened the door was actually [[Doopliss]]!
[[File:PMTTYD Farewell to friends.png|thumb|250px|Princess Peach bids farewell to Mario's friends.]]
[[Goombella]] later sends Mario a message, explaining what everyone has done: she now works with Professor Frankly, while [[Koops]] plans on becoming the mayor of Petalburg. [[Flurrie]] has returned to the stage and enacts "Paper Mario" as her comeback smash, and Doopliss plays the role of Mario. The [[Yoshi Kid|Yoshi]] fights in the Glitz Pit as the "Great Gonzales Jr.", whereas [[Vivian]] has forgiven her sisters and lives in Twilight Town. [[Bobbery]] sails the seas with Cortez, and [[Ms. Mowz]] still runs her [[Lovely Howz of Badges]]. [[Lord Crump]], Grodus, and the [[X-Naut]]s survived and are spending their time, without causing trouble, in [[Poshley Heights]]. Somehow, TEC survived as well and hopes to see the Princess again one day. The game ends when the Princess visits the Mario Bros. with another treasure map, and requests Mario's help in finding it, much to his surprise.


After Mario and co. defeat the Shadow Sirens, they head down the stairs into the secret path. Flurrie blows open a path to the next room with her Gale Force and Yoshi carries the team across. They go into the next room and Koops uses his Shell Toss to create a floor to fill the gap to get across. They wind up outside a room and hit the small green block to make the huge green block vanish and Yoshi gets them across and the team falls to hit a small, purple hammer and ride the elevator to the next room, with Yoshi carrying them. Mario crosses the gap with his spring jump and they head to the next room. As they get there, they have Bobbery blow up a switch to create a floor, allowing Mario and co. to cross a gap. They jump on a wheel and have Koops snag a palace key which opens a door at the top of the stairs to the next room. Mario rolls up into a tube and climbs the stairs. Mario and his team hit 4 switches from right to left: Blocks 2, 4, 5 and 7, activating the wheel and allowing Mario and co. to get to the next room, where they have to blow away paper and smash a huge, gray block and smash a wooden floor to get to the next area. Mario and co. cross the floor carefully and down the stairs and to the next room. Mario activates plane mode and heads into the next room, where a palace key awaits. Mario hits the red switch and has Yoshi carry them to the column, allowing them to cross it and get the palace key. Mario heads back to the previous room, jumps off the floor, jumps on a trampoline and activates plane mode, allowing Mario and co. to get to the Boss.
'''Names in other languages'''
[[Image:Queeniecloseup.jpg|thumb|The queen is unleashed.]]
{{foreign names
As they get there, they meet up with Grodus, who thanks them for opening the Thousand-Year Door and Grodus wants to finish them once and for all. After Mario and. co. defeat Grodus, they see Peach trapped in a barrier. Grodus threatens to kill Peach if Mario and co. ever got any closer. Just then, a rumbling sound is heard and who should drop from the ceiling but [[King Bowser]] and [[Kammy Koopa]]?! Mario and his team defeat them and when they discover Grodus is gone, they hear Peach screaming! Grodus is taking her to [[Shadow Queen|the demon's]] crypt! They follow Grodus into the demon's crypt, only to discover they are too late! Grodus has already awakened the Shadow Queen from her deep sleep and the Queen has possessed Peach's body! Grodus orders the Queen to attack, but the Queen destroys Grodus' body. The Shadow Sirens arrive and took full credit for the awakening of the Queen. The Shadow Queen asked Mario and co. to be her eternal slaves, but Mario and company refused and engaged into battle with the Queen, but the Shadow Queen found Peach's body too weak and used her true form to destroy Mario and company, not to mention having to devour the souls of Mario's audience to restore all of her HP. The Crystal Stars scattered throughout to where they were found and let everyone know Mario and his team were in trouble and sent their positive thoughts and wishes to them. Peach managed to break out of the evil Queen's control and replenished Mario and his team's HP, FP and Star Power. Mario and co. defeated the Shadow Queen and released Peach from her control. After the Queen was defeated, it was sent back to her grave. Prof. Frankly arrives and shows Mario and his team the real treasure behind the door.
|Jap=ステージ８　スターストーンと伝説の宝
|JapR=Sutēji 8: Sutā Sutōn to Densetsu no Takara
|JapM=Stage 8: The Crystal Stars and the Legendary Treasure
|Spa=Acto 8: El destino en sus manos
|SpaM=Act 8: The fate in their hands
|Ita=Scena VIII: Le Gemme Stella e il Tesoro Leggendario [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]<br/>Capitolo 8: Le Gemme Stella e il Tesoro Leggendario [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|ItaM=Scene 8: The Crystals Stars and the Legendary Treasure<br/>Chapter 8: The Crystals Stars and the Legendary Treasure
|Ger=Kapitel 8: Die Legende vom Schatz
|GerM=Chapter 8: The treasure's legend
|Fre=Chapitre 8: Le trésor légendaire
|FreM=Chapter 8: The legendary treasure
|Kor=스테이지 8: 스타스톤과 전설의 보물
|KorR=Seuteiji 8: Seutaseuton-gwa Jeonseol-ui Bomul
|KorM=Stage 8: The Crystal Stars and the Legendary Treasure
}}


After the Prof. shows Mario and his team the treasure, Mario, [[Luigi]], Peach and [[Toadsworth]] depart for home and wave good-bye to the team and [[Punio]] and [[Petuni]] come along and gives Mario and Peach fresh mushrooms for the trip home. At the Mario house, Mario receives an e-mail from [[Goombella]], telling him that she's Prof. Frankly's lab assistant, [[Koops]] is running for mayor in [[Petalburg]], [[Flurrie]] is a top-class actress alongside Doopliss and they're making a play about Mario's adventure (with Doopliss playing the role of Mario), Yoshi goes solo at the [[Glitz Pit]] as the Great Gonzalez Jr., [[Vivian]] is reunited with her sisters, who have ended their villain activities and said they won't be mean to her again, [[Bobbery]] is sailing the seas with [[Cortez]], [[Ms. Mowz]] is back running the [[Lovely Howz of Badges]], [[Lord Crump]] and the [[X-Nauts]] couldn't do any evil activites anymore and Grodus is still alive, only his head is intact and who knows-- maybe the X-Nauts will plan revenge against Mario, and [[TEC-XX|TEC]] is alive as well. Peach and Toadsworth visit the Mario house and show the Bros. another treasure map and decide to hunt for the real treasure.
==Gameplay==
[[File:PMTTYD Background.png|thumb|Mario wandering around in the background scenery.]]
''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' brings over all the core mechanics of the Nintendo 64 original, with the absence of the [[Spin Dash]] being the most notable exception in the overworld. All other moves return, as well as the party member system, and once again partners can be used outside of battle to overcome obstacles and reach items from a distance. Several partners have the same abilities as the ones seen in ''Paper Mario'', like [[Koops]] being the counterpart of [[Kooper]].


===The Pit of 100 Trials===
An element introduced in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' is the capability to explore backgrounds, which are accessible to Mario through certain pipes. These sections are entirely 2D, working as short side-scrolling platforming sections. Several places that only appear in the background can be visited this way, some of which include Hooktail Castle, the Great Tree, the X-Naut Fortress, and [[Merlee]]'s house in the Rogueport Sewers. This feature was carried over to the next game in the series, ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Certain abilities are disabled here, however: Mario's partners cannot be used in the background, Mario cannot move to a different screen/area, and he also cannot walk past any buildings.
The [[Pit of 100 Trials (Rogueport)|Pit of 100 Trials]] is an optional challenge. Before or after saving the world, Mario decided to take on the enemies found in the 100 basement floor area known as the Pit of 100 Trials. He was wary as he continued to venture deeper into the pits, knowing the enemies located on levels 50-99 were very strong. When Mario reached floor 100 he gazed up at [[Bonetail]], long-lost relative of Hooktail and Gloomtail. After defeating Bonetail, Mario got the Return Postage Badge and decided to leave.


==Gameplay==
While the game features turn-based battles like ''Paper Mario'', these went through the most noticeable changes in gameplay. Unlike the original, where partners had a simple fine/injured status system, this game gives partners their own Heart Points. As such, partners can fall in battle and items such as the [[Mushroom]] can be used on them as well. Battles also take place on a stage, which incorporates the [[audience]] and scenery hazard elements to them. More information is available in the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Battle system|battle system]] section.
===Paper Abilities===
===Controls===
[[Image:Mario_Paper_Airplane.jpg|left|thumb|Mario as a paper airplane.]]
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''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' brings up new gameplay elements not present in the original ''Paper Mario'' game. Throughout the game, Mario finds four black treasure chests, which give Mario special abilities to use in the overworld. They all base on the Paper element of the game's graphics. With the first ability, Mario is able fold himself to a paper airplane at certain spots, allowing him to fly over large gaps. The second ability allows him to turn sideways, making him as thin as paper, so that he can get through very narrow passages. With the third ability, Mario can roll himself up, allowing him to roll through low passages. With the fourth ability, he can fold himself to a paper ship at certain docks, allowing him to move over water.
|width=33% style="vertical-align:top;"|
'''Overworld'''
*{{button|gcn|stick}} &ndash; Move
*{{button|gcn|a}} &ndash; Jump / Interact
**{{button|gcn|a}} + {{button|gcn|a}} &ndash; Spin Jump
**{{button|gcn|a}} + {{button|gcn|stick}} (rotate) &ndash; Spring Jump
*{{button|gcn|b}} &ndash; Hammer
**{{button|gcn|b}} + {{button|gcn|stick}} (rotate) &ndash; Super Hammer
*{{button|gcn|r}} &ndash; Paper Mode
**{{button|gcn|r}} + {{button|gcn|stick}} (rotate) &ndash; Tube Mode
*{{button|gcn|x}} &ndash; Partner ability
*{{button|gcn|y}} (on panel) &ndash; Plane Mode/Boat Mode
*{{button|gcn|start}} &ndash; Open menu
*{{button|gcn|Pad}} &ndash; Open menu
|width=33% style="vertical-align:top;"|
'''Menu'''
*{{button|gcn|stick}} &ndash; Move cursor
*{{button|gcn|a}} &ndash; Select
*{{button|gcn|b}} &ndash; Return
*{{button|gcn|c}} (up/down) &ndash; Scroll text
'''Battle'''
*{{button|gcn|stick}} &ndash; Move cursor / Action Commands
*{{button|gcn|a}} &ndash; Select / Action Commands / Guard
*{{button|gcn|b}} &ndash; Cancel / Action Commands / Superguard
*{{button|gcn|y}} &ndash; Change attack order
*{{button|gcn|x}} &ndash; Attack audience member
|width=33% style="vertical-align:top;"|
'''Peach intermissions'''
*{{button|gcn|stick}} &ndash; Move
*{{button|gcn|a}} &ndash; Interact
'''Bowser intermissions'''
*{{button|gcn|stick}} &ndash; Move
*{{button|gcn|a}} &ndash; Jump
**{{button|gcn|a}} + {{button|gcn|a}} &ndash; Ground Pound
*{{button|gcn|b}} &ndash; Fire Breath
|}


===Background===
===Mario's stats===
Another element introduced in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' is the background scenery, which is actually accessible for Mario through certain pipes. Several places which only appear in the background can be visited this way, including Hooktail Castle, the Great Tree, and [[Merlee]]'s house in the Rogueport Sewers.
{|width=90% align="center"cellpadding=8 cellspacing=1 style="margin:auto;text-align:center;border:1px solid lightgray"
|-style="background:lightgray"
|width=10% rowspan=12|[[File:PMTTYD Mario Idle Sprite.png|80px]]<br><br>[[File:PMTTYD Mario Menu Icon.png|72px|link=Mario]]
!width=12% colspan=2|Stat
!width=4%|Initial value
!width=4%|Min. value
!width=4%|Max. value
!Description
|-style="background:#f8f9fa
|width=2%|[[File:PMTTYD level icon.png|20px]]
|[[Level up|Level]]
|colspan=2|1
|99
|align=left|Indicates Mario's progress, increased by 1 every time he collects 100 [[Star Point]]s.
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD rank icon.png]]
|[[Rank|Star rank]]
|colspan=2|Rising star
|Superstar
|align=left|Determines the maximum attendance of the audience.
*Levels 1-9: '''Rising star'''
*Levels 10-19: '''B-list star'''
*Levels 20-29: '''A-list star'''
*Levels 30-99: '''Superstar'''
|-style="background:#f7d2d8
|[[File:Heart Point.png|20px]]
|[[Heart Point|HP]]
|10
|5
|200{{footnote|main|*}}
|align=left|Mario's health. Can be increased by 5 when Mario levels up, and with [[HP Plus (badge)|HP Plus]] badges.
|-style="background:#fcf7d7
|[[File:Flower Point.png|20px]]
|[[Flower Point|FP]]
|colspan=2|5
|200{{footnote|main|*}}
|align=left|Mario's reserve for moves. Can be increased by 5 when Mario levels up, and with [[FP Plus]] badges.
|-style="background:#dfeef2
|[[File:BadgePointPM2.png|20px]]
|[[Badge Point|BP]]
|colspan=2|3
|99{{footnote|main|*}}
|align=left|Mario's capacity to equip [[Badge]]s. Can be increased by 3 when Mario levels up.
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD SP.png|20px]]
|[[Star Power]]
|colspan=2|0
|8
|align=left|Mario's capacity to perform [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Crystal Stars|special moves]], increased by 1 everytime he collects a [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]].
|-style="background:#f8f9fa
|[[File:Starpoint.gif|20px]]
|[[Star Point]]s
|colspan=2|0
|99
|align=left|Points obtained by winning battles that level Mario up if he collects 100 of them.
|-
|[[File:SPMCoin.gif|20px]]
|[[Coin]]s
|100
|0
|999
|align=left|Used to buy items, badges and services.
|-style="background:#f8f9fa
|[[File:PMTTYD-Star-Piece-icon.gif|20px]]
|[[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]]s
|colspan=2|0
|100
|align=left|Collectibles that can be traded for badges with [[Dazzle]].
|-
|[[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|20px]]
|[[Shine Sprite]]s
|colspan=2|0
|42
|align=left|Collectibles that can be traded for partner level-ups with [[Merlon]].
|-style="background:#f8f9fa
|[[File:PMTTYD Play Time Sprite.png|20px]]
|Play time
|colspan=2|00:00
|99:59
|align=left|Amount of time spent on the save file.
|}
{{footnote|note|*|Maximum HP, FP and BP are not mutually achievable.}}
====Boots and hammer====
Mario begins the game equipped with his basic [[Boots]] and [[Hammer]], which grant no special abilities in the overworld, and deal the least amount of damage in battle (1 point for a normal attack, and 2 points with a successful action command). The player will find upgraded versions of both as they progress, which are mandatory as they allow access to important areas.
<center>
{|width=95% class=wikitable
|-
!width=8%|Image
!width=15%|Equipment
!width=20%|Location found
!Additional abilities
|-
|align=center|[[File:Boots TTYD.png|50px]]
|align=center|'''[[Boots]]'''
|Equipped from the start
|
*'''Overworld:''' Allows Mario to perform simple [[jump]]s only.
*'''Battle:''' Allows Mario to perform only a simple jump attack for no FP, which deals a base 1 point of damage.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Super Boots.png|50px]]
|align=center|'''[[Super Boots]]'''
|[[The Great Tree]] (Chapter 2)
|
*'''Overworld:''' Allows Mario to perform a [[Ground Pound|Spin Jump]] to break through trapdoors and press big switches.
*'''Battle:''' Allows Mario to perform a Spin Jump for 2 FP, which deals a base 2 points of damage.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Ultra Boots TTYD.png|50px]]
|align=center|'''[[Ultra Boots]]'''
|[[Riverside Station]] (Chapter 6)
|
*'''Overworld:''' Allows Mario to perform a [[Spring Jump (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Spring Jump]] to reach high points and cling onto pipes and bars.
*'''Battle:''' Allows Mario to perform a Spring Jump for 4 FP, which deals a base 3 points of damage.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Hammer TTYD.png|40px]]
|align=center|'''[[Hammer]]'''
|Equipped from the start
|
*'''Overworld:''' Allows Mario to perform a basic hammer attack that breaks small [[Yellow Block|yellow block]]s.
*'''Battle:''' Allows Mario to perform only a simple hammer attack for no FP, which deals a base 1 point of damage.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Super Hammer TTYD.png|40px]]
|align=center|'''[[Super Hammer]]'''
|[[Glitzville]] (Chapter 3)
|
*'''Overworld:''' Allows Mario to break big [[Yellow Block|yellow block]]s.
*'''Battle:''' Allows Mario to perform a [[Super Hammer (move)|Super Hammer]] move for 2 FP, which knocks the enemy in front into others behind it, dealing them 1 point of damage each.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Ultra Hammer TTYD.png|40px]]
|align=center|'''[[Ultra Hammer]]'''
|[[Rogueport]] (Ultra Boots required)
|
*'''Overworld:''' Allows Mario to break [[Stone Block|stone block]]s.
*'''Battle:''' Allows Mario to perform an [[Ultra Hammer (move)|Ultra Hammer]] move for 4 FP, which knocks the enemy in front into others behind it, dealing them 3 points of damage each.
|}
</center>


===Intermissions===
====Paper abilities====
[[Image:Bowser_PM2.jpg|thumb|Bowser in a platformer level.]]
Like the boots and hammer upgrades, the player encounters [[black chest]]s throughout the story, whose beings trapped inside give Mario special abilities to use in the overworld upon release. All of these abilities are based on the paper element of the game's graphics.
After each chapter, there is an intermission where the player is able to control Princess Peach, who is held captive in the X-Naut Fortress. The Peach intermission is followed by a Bowser intermission, a new addition in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''. Bowser usually visits the places Mario has been to one chapter before, and several missions include a side-scrolling platformer level in the style of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' In these levels, Bowser has the ability to breath fire, and by using the only available item, the [[Meat]], is able to radically increase his size, thus crashing everything in his way. While enemies like X-Nauts charge at Bowser, others like Goombas are actually scared by him and turn away when he approaches them.
<center>
{|width=95% class=wikitable
|-
!width=8%|Paper ability
!width=8%|Location received
!Ability gained
!width=15%|Demonstration
!width=8%|Paper ability
!width=8%|Location received
!Ability gained
!width=15%|Demonstration
|-
|align=center|[[File:PMTTYD plane icon.png]]<br>[[Plane Mode]]
|[[Rogueport Underground|Rogueport Sewers]]<br>(Prologue)
|Allows Mario to fold himself into a paper airplane while standing on marked platforms called [[plane panel]]s, granting him the ability to fly over large gaps.
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:TTYD plane.gif|180px]]
|align=center|[[File:PMTTYD paper icon.png]]<br>[[Paper Mode]]
|[[Hooktail Castle]]<br>(Chapter 1)
|Allows Mario to turn sideways. Due to being paper-thin, he is able to squeeze through certain narrow passages.
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:TTYD paper.gif|180px]]
|-
|align=center|[[File:PMTTYD tube icon.png]]<br>[[Tube Mode]]
|[[Twilight Trail]]<br>(Chapter 4)
|Allows Mario to roll up into a short tube, this way being able to fit in low passageways.
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:TTYD tube.gif|180px]]
|align=center|[[File:PMTTYD boat icon.png]]<br>[[Boat Mode]]
|[[Pirate's Grotto]]<br>(Chapter 5)
|Allows Mario to turn into a paper boat while standing on wooden docks called [[boat panel]]s, granting him the ability to cross bodies of water.
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:TTYD boat.gif|180px]]
|}
</center>


==Battle System==
===Objects===
===Attacking enemies===
<center>
[[Image:Staring_Mario.jpg|left|thumb|Mario staring into space.]]
{|width=80% class="wikitable"
While Mario and his partners are battling enemies, they can attack enemies with extra power using the [[Timed Hit|Action Command]].
|-
!width=15%|Object
!width=10%|Image
!Description
|-style="background:silver"
!colspan=3|Assistance blocks
|-
|[[Recovery Block|Recovery block]]
|[[File:PMTTYDHeartBlock.png|60px]]
|align=left|Allows the player to completely recover Mario's HP and FP for a variable amount of coins.
|-
|[[Save Block]]
|[[File:PMTTYDSaveBlock.png|60px]]
|align=left|Allows the player to save the game state. If they get a [[Game Over]], Mario will return to the last Save Block struck.
|-style="background:silver"
!colspan=3|Item containers
|-
|[[? Block]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Question Mark Block Sprite.png|60px]]
|align=left|Common blocks that contain coins or items. Red ? Blocks contain badges.
|-
|[[Brick Block]]
|[[File:PMTTYD brick block.png|60px]]
|align=left|Common blocks that either are breakable or contain coins.
|-
|[[Shine Block]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Shine Block.png|60px]]
|align=left|Special blocks that contain a [[Shine Sprite]].
|-
|[[Treasure chest]]
|[[File:PMTTYD chest.png|60px]]
|align=left|Uncommon objects that hold badges and important items. Large treasure chests contain upgraded boots and hammers.
|-style="background:silver"
!colspan=3|Navigation objects
|-
|[[Boat panel]]
|[[File:Boat Panel.png|60px]]
|align=left|Wooden platforms by bodies of water. Allow Mario to use the [[Boat Mode]] once he learns it.
|-
|[[Trampoline|Jump pad]]
|[[File:PMTTYD Jump Pad render (blue).png|60px]]
|align=left|Springy platforms that make Mario jump higher. Red variants bounce Mario all the way to another section of the level.
|-
|[[Plane panel]]
|[[File:Plane Panel.png|60px]]
|align=left|Platforms in elevated places. Allow Mario to use the [[Plane Mode]] once he learns it.
|-
|[[Warp Pipe]]
|[[File:Blue Pipe.png|60px]]
|align=left|Serve as a travel method between two different areas. While ordinary ones are green, blue Warp Pipes connect remote locations. Other colors are occasionally used for different areas.
|-style="background:silver"
!colspan=3|Obstacles
|-
|Cracked object
|[[File:TTYD bomb crack.png|60px]]
|align=left|Walls or objects with a crack can be blown up by [[Bobbery]].
|-
|Lock
|[[File:PMTTYD Lock render.png|60px]]
|align=left|Indicates that a door cannot be opened without a [[key]].
|-
|[[Metal Block|Metal block]]
|[[File:Ttyd metalblock.png|60px]]
|align=left|Rare blocks that cannot be destroyed normally.
|-
|{{conjectural|Paper cover}}
|[[File:TTYD secret sheet.png|60px]]
|align=left|Cutouts that hide secret passages or items, which [[Flurrie]] can blow away. Sometimes hinted at by a loose flap.
|-
|[[Stone Block|Stone block]]
|[[File:Ttyd stoneblock.png|60px]]
|align=left|Blocks that can be destroyed with Mario's [[Ultra Hammer]].
|-
|Stone block (giant)
|[[File:Giantstoneblock.png|60px]]
|align=left|Blocks that can be destroyed with Mario's Ultra Hammer move.
|-
|[[Yellow Block|Yellow block]]
|[[File:PMTTYD yellow block.png|60px]]
|align=left|Blocks that can be destroyed with Mario's basic hammer move.
|-
|Yellow block (giant)
|[[File:PMTTYD big yellow block.png|60px]]
|align=left|Blocks that can be destroyed with Mario's Super Hammer move.
|-style="background:silver"
!colspan=3|Miscellaneous
|-
|[[! Switch]]
|[[File:PMTTYD ! Switch.png|60px]]
|align=left|Switches that cause an event to happen. Blue variants cause permanent changes; red ones are temporary and do not disappear.
|}
</center>


*Countdown: Tilt and hold the control stick left, then release when the red light flashes.
===Intermissions===
*Tricky Timing: Pressing A just before landing on Mario's opponent.
After each Chapter is completed, two intermission scenes precede the beginning of the next. The player can save their progress before and after each intermission.
*Aiming: Aligning a cursor in the center of the targeting reticule
====Princess Peach intermissions====
*Button Mania: Holding on to or repeatedly tapping a button or input an entire sequence.
[[File:PMTTYD Peach TEC-XX First Encounter.png|thumb|left|Princess Peach encountering TEC-XX for the first time]]
The first intermission after each chapter allows the player to control [[Princess Peach]], similar to the intermissions from ''Paper Mario''. These intermissions follow Peach as she is held captive in the [[X-Naut Fortress]], as well as her interactions with the fortress's main computer, [[TEC|TEC-XX]], who had a malfunction upon discovering her, causing him to fall in love with her. The intermissions also provide more context to the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]], their motive for kidnapping Peach, and their bigger overall plans. At the end of each intermission, Peach sends a message to [[Mario]]'s [[Mailbox SP]] with TEC's assistance.
{{br}}


[[Stylish Moves]] are extra commands to please the crowd more and gain more star power.
====Bowser intermissions====
[[File:PMTTYD Bowser intermission.png|thumb|Bowser in World 1]]
The Peach intermission is followed by a [[Bowser]] intermission, a new addition to ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''. These intermissions serve as {{wp|comic relief}} to contrast the more serious nature of the Peach sequences. Each intermission follows Bowser and [[Kammy Koopa]]; having discovered that Mario is collecting the [[Crystal Stars]] and Princess Peach has been kidnapped, Bowser sets off to find the Crystal Stars first and kidnap Peach himself. However, he usually visits the places Mario has been to one chapter before, and his search for Peach and the Crystal Stars in each location he visits ends to no avail.


===[[Guard]]ing===
The Bowser intermissions at the end of Chapter 2, Chapter 4, and Chapter 6 include a side-scrolling [[Genre#Platform|platformer]] level in the style of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The levels are called [[World 1 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|World 1-X]], [[World 2 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|World 2-X]], and [[World 3 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|World 3-X]], in reference to the world numbering of ''Super Mario Bros.'', with the X being replaced by the number of attempts Bowser has used for the level. Bowser has unlimited [[Extra life|lives]] during each level. Each level is themed after a basic environment from ''Super Mario Bros.'' and plays an arrangement of music from that game. Each level also has a [[Time Limit|time limit]] of 180 seconds, which kills Bowser if time runs out. If only 30 seconds remain, the "Hurry up!" jingle from ''Super Mario Bros.'' plays and the music speeds up. Bowser can also earn [[point]]s and collect [[coin]]s in these levels; however, these elements have no effect on gameplay. Each coin Bowser collects is worth 500 points, with the coin count being retained after dying. If the coin count reaches 99, it simply reverts to 0 upon collecting the next coin, without any special effect.
To perform a guard action command, press A or B when Mario's opponent is about to strike him. Guarding will reduce the damage he takes from enemy attacks and help the player resist status effects. The player must time it right, though.


[[Guard]]: To perform a Guard move, press A to dodge enemy attacks, reducing the damage they do by 1, also protecting Mario from negative status effects. The player will have a 1/2 second to guard.
In these levels, Bowser can press {{button|gcn|A}} to jump and can perform a [[Ground Pound]] by pressing {{button|gcn|A}} again in mid-air. He also has the ability to breathe fire by holding {{button|gcn|B}}, which can defeat enemies and destroy blocks, although he cannot breathe fire in mid-air. The only [[item]] that appears in these levels is [[Meat]], which allows Bowser to radically increase his size and take an extra hit from hazards, similar to the effects of a [[Super Mushroom]]. However, touching [[lava]] or falling into a [[Pit|bottomless pit]] immediately kills Bowser. Bowser has four possible sizes:
*An extremely small size, which Bowser reverts to after taking a hit while at his default size.
*A medium size, the default size at which Bowser starts each level.
*A large size, which Bowser grows to after using a piece of Meat from his default size. At this size, Bowser flattens enemies if he stomps on them.
*A gigantic size, which Bowser grows to after using a piece of Meat from his large size. At this size, Bowser starts flashing yellow and becomes [[Invincible Mario|invincible]] similar to [[Mega Mario]], allowing him to crush everything in his way, including enemies, blocks, and [[Warp Pipe]]s.
Enemies react to Bowser in different ways: while [[X-Naut]]s charge at Bowser, [[Goomba]]s are scared by him and run away when he approaches them. The end of each level features a [[Goal Pole|flagpole]]; reaching it completes the level and briefly displays the word "FINISH". There is also a small [[castle]] next to the flagpole, as another reference to ''Super Mario Bros.'' If Bowser is extremely small or medium-sized, he descends the flagpole and enters the castle; however, if he is large or gigantic, he destroys the flagpole and simply stands next to the castle.


[[Superguard]]: To perform a Superguard move, press B to dodge enemy attacks, negating the attack completely, damaging their opponent if it is attacking directly. The player only have a 1/4 second to superguard, making it naturally harder than guard.
Bowser says a short line when beginning each new attempt at a level.<ref>{{cite|url=dialoguetree.net/ttyd/?bowser02|title=Dialogue Tree - ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''}}</ref> Below is each line in order:
{|width=100% class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"style="border-collapse:collapse;margin:0;"
|-
!colspan=5|Bowser's starting lines
|-
|
<div style="column-count:3">
#Ready to roll!
#Lemme at 'em!
#Inconceivable! (World 1 and World 3)/Watery ears! (World 2 only)
#I'm on fire!
#I'm hungry!
#Next time!
#Ain't over yet!
#Charge! (World 1 and World 3)/Beware squids! (World 2 only)
#Good to go!
#Relax!
#Hoo... I'm tired.
#Still in it!
#Rampage time!
#Eh... OK.
#Go time!
#Feel it!
#I'm sleepy...
#Timing, baby!
#Rhythm, baby!
#Feeling good!
#Concentrate!
#GAAAAAAAH!
#Too close!
#Last...gasp!
#Break time.
#Here goes!
#Once more!
#I'm still OK!
#Never give up!
#Gotta do it!
</div>
|}
After 30 attempts, Bowser will always say "Gotta do it!" when beginning each subsequent attempt.


===Leveling Up===
==Party members==
====Star Points====
On his adventure, [[Mario]], just like the past game, uses partners. They possess diverse abilities, useful both in and out of battle. [[Merlon]] can upgrade a partner by giving him 3 [[Shine Sprite]]s. Every partner knows two moves at the time of joining the party, learns the third after being upgraded to Super Rank, and masters the final move upon attaining Ultra Rank. Initially, each partner may only be upgraded once, but if Mario finds the [[Up Arrow]] in Hooktail's Castle and shows it to Merlon, the wizard will remember that he has an [[Ultra Stone]], subsequently allowing the player to upgrade a partner for a second time.
Every time Mario wins a battle, he'll earn [[Star Point]]s. When Mario's Star Point Level gets up to 100, he'll choose whether to upgrade his '''H'''eart '''P'''oints, '''F'''lower '''P'''oints or [[#Badges|Badge Points]]. Choosing HP and/or FP will raise Mario's HP or FP by 5 and choosing BP will raise Mario's BP by 3. Mario stops levelling up at 99, however it is very hard to reach this level.


====[[Shine Sprite]]s====
In the following table, attributes attained by leveling up to Super Rank are indicated by [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]. Attributes attained by leveling up to Ultra Rank are indicated by [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]].
When Mario and co. collect Shine Sprites, Mario can give 3 of them to [[Merlon]] and Merlon will power up Mario's partners, increasing their HP and teaching them new moves. Getting the [[Up Arrow]] in [[Hooktail Castle]] will cause Merlon to remember he has an [[Ultra Stone]] which will allow Mario to power up his partners a second time, and Merlon will teach Mario's partners ultra-rank moves.
<center>
{|style="width:80%;margin:0 auto"class=wikitable
!width=14%|Name
!Joins in
!width=60%|Summary
!width=12%|HP
|-
!rowspan=2|[[File:PMTTYD Goombella Sprite.png|80px]]<br>'''[[Goombella]]
|[[Rogueport]]<br>(Prologue)
|A sassy [[Goomba]] who studies at the [[List of implied organizations#University of Goom|University of Goom]]. She is the first character to join Mario (shortly after he defeats [[Lord Crump]]), since she, too, is looking for the legendary treasure. She has the same ability to uncover an [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|enemy's stats]] as [[Goombario]] does.
|10<br>20 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>30 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]
|-
|colspan=3|
{|style="width:100%;margin:0 auto"class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
!colspan=2|Goombella's abilities
|-
|align=center width=16%|'''[[Headbonk]]'''<br>0 FP
|Hits one enemy twice. Does not work on fire enemies, or those with a spiky top.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Tattle]]'''<br>0 FP
|Analyzes one enemy and reveals their [[Heart Point|HP]] and other statistics.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Multibonk]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>3 FP
|Attacks one enemy repeatedly for diminishing damage (minimum 1 HP per hit). Does not work on fire enemies, or those with a spiky top.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Rally Wink]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>4 FP||Allows [[Mario]] to [[Fast|perform a second action]], at the expense of her own.
|}
|-
!rowspan=2|[[File:KoopsPMTTYD.png|80px]]<br>'''[[Koops]]
|[[Petalburg]]<br>(Chapter 1)
|A timid Koopa Troopa who lives in [[Petalburg]]. To prove to Petalburg that he is not a coward, and to avenge the death of his father, [[Koopley]], he joins Mario's team. He has the same ability [[Kooper]] has outside of battle: using his shell toss move to activate switches, grab items, and attack enemies, but with a slight upgrade — he can hold his shell in place and then launch it back in the opposite direction. Koops has a Defense Power of 1.
|10<br>15 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>25 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]
|-
|colspan=3|
{|style="width:100%;margin:0 auto"class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
!colspan=2|Koops' abilities
|-
|align=center width=16%|'''[[Shell Toss]]'''<br>0 FP
|Attacks the frontmost ground-bound or low-hovering enemy. Does not take contact damage from spikes, fire, or electrification.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Power Shell]]'''<br>3 FP
|Attacks all ground-bound and low-hovering enemies. Does not take contact damage from spikes, fire, or electrification.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Shell Shield]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>4 FP
|Summons a [[Green Shell|Koopa Shell]] to protect Mario from attacks until it breaks.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Shell Slam]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>6 FP
|Attacks all ground-bound and low-hovering enemies, ignoring their Defense Power. Does not take contact damage from spikes, fire, or electrification.
|}
|-
!rowspan=2|[[File:PMTTYD Flurrie Sprite.png|80px]]<br>'''[[Flurrie|Madame Flurrie]]
|[[Boggly Woods]]<br>(Chapter 2)
|A slightly pompous wind spirit and an actress on hiatus that Mario meets in Boggly Woods. Out of battle, she can blow wind at enemies to make them dizzy and stun them, and also to strip fake walls away, revealing secret passages. She joins Mario only after he returns her lost [[Necklace (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Necklace]], which [[Vivian]] innocently picked up.
|15<br>25 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>35 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]
|-
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!colspan=2|Madame Flurrie's abilities
|-
|align=center width=16%|'''[[Body Slam (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Body Slam]]'''<br>0 FP
|Attacks one enemy. Does not work on fire enemies, or those with a spiky top.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Gale Force]]'''<br>4 FP
|Blows enemies away from battle, earning Star Points in the process. This move is particularly effective against aerial foes, and those who have a level lower than Mario's. In addition, this move clears fog.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Lip Lock]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>3 FP
|Transfers an enemy's HP to Flurrie's HP. This move pierces Defense Power. Does not work on fire enemies, or those with lateral spikes.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Dodgy Fog]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>4 FP
|Makes Mario [[dodgy]] for a few turns, so that attacks directed at him miss sometimes.
|}
|-
!rowspan=2|[[File:BabyYoshiPMTTYD.png|80px]]<br>'''[[Yoshi Kid|Yoshi]]
|[[Glitzville]]<br>(Chapter 3)
|This belligerent, spunky [[Baby Yoshi|Yoshi baby]] hatches from an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] rescued by Mario and friends. The player can press {{button|gcn|X}} to ride on his back like most Yoshis. He can run much faster than Mario can, and similarly to [[Parakarry]]'s ability from ''Paper Mario'', float in the air for a moment to cross gaps. The Yoshi's color will vary depending on how many minutes pass before he hatches. He allows Mario to name him.
|10<br>20 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>30 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]
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!colspan=2|Yoshi's abilities
|-
|align=center width=16%|'''[[Ground Pound]]'''<br>0 FP
|Attacks one enemy multiple times, for 1 HP of damage per hit. Does not work on fire enemies, or those with a spiky top.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Gulp]]'''<br>4 FP
|Swallows the frontmost ground-bound enemy and spits it at the ground-bound foe right behind it (if there is one), damaging both of them. This move ignores Defense Power. Does not work on certain bosses.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Mini-Egg]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>3 FP
|Throws a set amount of eggs at randomly chosen enemies, dealing 1 HP of damage per hit. This attack may make them [[Tiny (status effect)|tiny]].
|-
|align=center|'''[[Stampede (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Stampede]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>6 FP
|Calls a herd of [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s to attack all enemies, no matter where they are located on the stage.
|}
|-
!rowspan=2|[[File:PMTTYD Vivian Sprite.png|80px]]<br>'''[[Vivian]]
|[[Twilight Town]]<br>(Chapter 4)
|The youngest member of the [[Three Shadows|Shadow Sirens]]. At first, she works for [[Grodus]], but eventually joins Mario's party to help him get his name, body, and teammates back because Mario is kinder to her than her sisters. Since he is prevented from telling her who he is as a result of having his identity stolen, she does not realize he is her enemy until their final confrontation with the body thief. She retreats from battle upon learning this but quickly returns after deciding that Mario has earned her loyalty. She can pull Mario into the shadows with her Veil technique, which is for all practical purposes identical to [[Lady Bow]]'s [[Outta Sight]] move from ''Paper Mario''.
|15<br>20 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>30 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]
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!colspan=2|Vivian's abilities
|-
|align=center width=16%|'''[[Shade Fist]]'''<br>0 FP
|Punches an enemy and leaves it magically [[burn]]ed. Does not work on fire enemies and those with lateral spikes. The burn inflicted will detonate bomb-type creatures.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Veil]]'''<br>1 FP
|[[Invisible|Hides Mario and herself in the shadows to negate all damage for one turn]]. Next turn, Vivian will not be able to act. If Mario acts before Vivian uses this move, he will also be unable to act the following turn.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Fiery Jinx]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>6 FP
|Attacks all enemies with fire, penetrating their Defense Power and leaving them burned. This move is particularly effective against ice and undead enemies, heals fire foes, has no effect on [[Buzzy Beetle]]s, [[Cleft]]s, [[Bristle]]s, and [[Chomp]]s, and detonates bomb-type creatures.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Infatuate]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>4 FP
|Blows kisses at all enemies, possibly [[Confused|confusing]] them.
|}
|-
!rowspan=2|[[File:PMTTYD Admiral Bobbery Sprite.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Bobbery|Admiral Bobbery]]
|[[Keelhaul Key]]<br>(Chapter 5)
|A retired [[Bob-omb]] admiral who at first refuses to help Mario reach [[Keelhaul Key]], but changes his mind when Mario delivers his late wife's letter to him. After Mario saves him from Cortez's underlings and gives him [[Chuckola Cola (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Chuckola Cola]], he joins Mario's team. He possesses the same ability [[Bombette]] has outside of battle: with his bomb attack, he can destroy cracked walls, activate switches and attack enemies. However, he can be tossed upwards to walk on elevated ledges, and Mario can hold {{button|gcn|X}} without releasing the button to make Bobbery explode without being tossed first. Bobbery's [[Appeal]] tactic clears fog.
|20<br>30 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>40 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]
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!colspan=2|Admiral Bobbery's abilities
|-
|align=center width=16%|'''[[Bomb (Paper Mario series)|Bomb]]'''<br>0 FP
|Attacks the frontmost ground-bound enemy. This move is particularly effective against fire and undead enemies, can flip Clefts, detonates bomb-type foes, and clears fog, but has no effect on Buzzy Beetles.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Bomb Squad]]'''<br>3 FP
|Sets up three time bombs to explode on the next turn.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Hold Fast]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>4 FP
|[[Payback|Damages all enemies that make contact with Bobbery]].
|-
|align=center|'''[[Bob-ombast]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>9 FP
|Powerfully bombs all enemies. This move will ground all foes, flip Clefts, detonate bomb-type creatures, and clear fog, but will not damage Buzzy Beetles.
|}
|-
!rowspan=2|[[File:MowzPMTTYD.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Ms. Mowz]]
|Rogueport<br>(optional)
|A flirty [[Little Mouser|Squeek]] cat burglar and badge hunter and the manager of the [[Lovely Howz of Badges]]. Mario and his teammates cross paths with her at [[Hooktail Castle]], [[the Great Tree]], and the [[Glitz Pit]] storeroom. She is an optional partner who joins Mario if he chooses to solve her trouble at the [[Trouble Center]] in [[Rogueport]]. To help her, Mario has to get the Attack FX B badge in Hooktail's lair and give it to Ms. Mowz.
She can also seek out hidden items and badges, and penetrate enemies' defenses like [[Watt]] from the first ''Paper Mario'' does, although the specifics are considerably different. She is the first partner in the ''Paper Mario'' series who does not have to join Mario's party in order for him to complete his quest.
|15<br>20 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>25 [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]
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!colspan=2|Ms. Mowz's abilities
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|align=center width=16%|'''[[Love Slap]]'''<br>0 FP
|Attacks one ground-based enemy, ignoring their Defense Power. Does not work on fire enemies and those with lateral spikes.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Kiss Thief]]'''<br>2 FP
|Steals a ground-bound enemy's held badge or item.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Tease]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>3 FP
|Makes all enemies [[dizzy]]. This move is particularly effective on aerial enemies.
|-
|align=center|'''[[Smooch (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Smooch]]''' [[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|15px]]<br>10 FP
|If successful, Mario recovers up to 10 HP.
|}
|-
|}
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===[[Star Power (Paper Mario)|Star Power]] and the Audience===
==Crystal Stars==
{{main|Audience}}
The [[Crystal Stars]] are the principal collectibles in the game. Retrieving one marks the end of a chapter, gifts Mario one additional unit in his [[Star Power]] gauge and teaches him a special move.
In the Prologue, Mario will earn a new Special Move, and every time Mario and company earn a Crystal Star, they will learn 7 Special Moves and the Special Moves can be used if Mario and company have plenty of Star Energy. After using a Special Move, Mario and company can replenish their Star Power by appealing to the audience and thrilling the crowd with the action command and stylish moves.
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!width=11%|Crystal Star
!width=15%|Location
!width=20%|Guarded by
!width=11%|Power & SP needed
!width=43%|Description
|-
|[[Magical Map]]
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[[File:Magical Map TTYD menu.png|40px]]
|[[Rogueport]]
|[[Beldam|Mysterious merchant]]<br>(obtained by Peach)
|[[Sweet Treat]]<br>1 SP
|align=left|Replenishes up to 7 HP for both party members and 8 FP, and cures all status ailments (except Immobilized and [[downed]]).
|-
|style="background-color:beige"|[[Diamond Star]]
----
[[File:Diamond Star TTYD.png]]
|[[Hooktail Castle]]
|[[Hooktail]]
|[[Earth Tremor]]<br>2 SP
|align=left|Creates an earthquake that damages enemies, [[Piercing attack|piercing Defense Power]] and ignoring [[Invisible|invisibility]]. It initially damages grounded enemies, but if at least one gauge of the Action Command is completed, the tremor also hits all low-hovering foes; if three are completed, it additionally affects flying enemies; if five are completed, ceiling-bound foes are struck as well; if done perfectly (all gauges completed), deals 6 HP of damage to all foes, no matter their position.
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|style="background-color:#DFF9E2"|[[Emerald Star]]
----
[[File:Emerald Star TTYD.png]]
|[[The Great Tree]]
|Punies (original keepers)<br>[[Magnus von Grapple]] (boss)
|[[Clock Out]]<br>2 SP
|align=left|If successful, [[Immobilized|immobilizes]] all enemies for a few turns.
|-
|style="background-color:#FEFCE7"|[[Gold Star]]
----
[[File:Gold Star TTYD.png]]
|[[Glitz Pit]]
|[[Macho Grubba]]
|[[Power Lift]]<br>3 SP
|align=left|[[POW-Up|Boosts Mario and his partner's Attack]] [[DEF-Up|and Defense Power]] for a few turns.
|-
|style="background-color:#F9E0EA"|[[Ruby Star]]
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[[File:Ruby Star TTYD.png]]
|[[Creepy Steeple]]
|[[Doopliss]]
|[[Art Attack]]<br>4 SP
|align=left|The amount of damage dealt depends on how many times the player circles around the enemies using the {{button|gcn|Stick}}. This special move pierces Defense Power and ignores enemies' invisibility.
|-
|style="background-color:#E6F2F5"|[[Sapphire Star]]
----
[[File:Sapphire Star TTYD.png]]
|[[Pirate's Grotto]]
|[[Cortez]]
|[[Sweet Feast]]<br>5 SP
|align=left|Much like Sweet Treat, the player can replenish up to 24 HP and 24 FP for each party member, as well as cure all status ailments (except immobilized and Down).
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFAEC"|[[Garnet Star]]
----
[[File:Garnet Star TTYD.png]]
|[[Poshley Sanctum]]
|[[Pennington]] (original keeper)<br>[[Smorg]] (boss)
|[[Showstopper]]<br>2 SP
|align=left|If successful, instantly defeats all enemies. Does not work on enemies with more than 12 HP, mini-bosses, and bosses.
|-
|style="background-color:#FBE8F9"|[[Crystal Star]]
----
[[File:Crystal Star TTYD.png]]
|[[X-Naut Fortress]]
|[[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]]
|[[Supernova]]<br>6 SP
|align=left|Does up to 15 HP of damage to all enemies. The damage increases by 3 each time the player fills one gauge. This special move pierces Defense Power and ignores enemies' invisibility.
|}
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The Audience (or Crowd) are minor characters that appear in every battle sequence in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' when the player performs a stylish move. They can either be allies or enemies during the battles. They appear in the bottom of the screen, giving Mario [[Star Point]]s when he attacks enemies. These Star Points can be powered up to release a special move on the opponent. There's also special crowd members.  
==Battle system==
''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' features a turn-based battle system. A normal battle is triggered when Mario touches an enemy in the overworld. Mario's party goes first every turn, being allowed two consecutive actions — one by Mario and one by the active partner. The order can be switched with {{button|gcn|y}}; this also causes the first one to be in front, and thus more likely to be the target of the enemies later in the turn. Mario or his partner can perform an extra [[First Strike]] if they trigger the battle by attacking the enemy; conversely, the enemy can also attack Mario first and trigger the inverse situation.


For example, a [[Crazee Dayzee]] may sing to put all audience members around her/him asleep. A [[Bulky Bob-omb]] may light its fuse and explode, killing the audience members around him/her. Bosses such as [[Hooktail]] may use the audience as a power source, restoring HP upon eating the audience members. The crowd may also throw objects at Mario. It can either be an item that will aid Mario, or hurt him. The items that will aid him can range from one [[Coin]] to a [[Boo's Sheet]]. The items that will hurt him range from rocks to crushed soda cans. Mario can press the X button to get them out of the theater.
[[File:Magnusbattle.png|thumb|200px|Mario selecting an action.]]
The player is given the following actions to choose from:
*'''Attack:''' The character's available moves. For Mario, this action is split into '''Jump''' and '''Hammer''' options.
*'''Items:''' Mario or his partner can use an item from Mario's inventory.
*'''Special:''' Exclusive to Mario, the selection of [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Crystal Stars|special moves]], which use [[Star Power]].
*'''Tactics:''' An assortment of non-offensive actions.
**'''Swap partner:''' Changes the active party member. While this action normally costs one turn, the [[Quick Change]] badge allows the player to switch freely.
**'''[[Appeal]]:''' The character poses for the audience to recover a greater amount of Star Power
**'''Defend:''' Increases the character's defense for the remainder of the turn.
**'''Run away:''' If successful, lets Mario flee from battle. It cannot be used in most boss battles.
**'''Charge:''' Increases the character's attack power for the next turn. It is only available when the player has equipped the [[Charge (badge)|Charge]] badge for Mario, or [[Charge P]] for partners.
Battles take place on a [[Stage (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|stage]]. Sometimes the impact of an attack causes props to fall (damaging all characters on stage and possibly making them [[dizzy]]), while devices such as fire nozzles and falling objects are triggered at random times. The audience helps Mario gain Star Power and may throw him useful items or pelt Mario and his partners with garbage (which they can prevent by pressing {{button|gcn|x}} to attack the audience member). Lastly, some bosses even exploit the audience for their own benefit (for example, [[Hooktail]] will eventually eat some of the audience members to regain 10 HP, which causes all the other spectators to flee, therefore making it impossible to gain any Star Power).
===Attacking enemies===
While Mario and his partners are battling enemies, their attacks will deal extra damage and receive Star Power from an excited audience if the [[Action Command]] displayed onscreen is correctly performed. [[Stylish move]]s are extra Action Commands that, if executed, thrill the crowd even more, thus yielding even more Star Power: one must press {{button|gcn|A}} at the right moment during a move. However, the game will never tell the player about Stylish moves, or when should one perform them, unless [[Eddy the Mask]] is talked to and the [[Timing Tutor]] badge is equipped.


Also [[Luigi]], [[Puni]]s, and [[Toad]]s often appear in the crowd. Luigi, Punis, and the Toads will never do anything to hurt Mario or his Partners and will throw helpful items such as [[coin]]s and [[mushroom]]s. Also, the X-Nauts refuse to give Mario helpful items. Also [[Shy Guy]]s will sometimes get on to the stage and go backstage and drop something on the enemy, boss, or even [[Mario]] and his partners during battle.
===Guarding===
[[File:PMTTYD Guard.png|thumb|200px|The Guard move in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.]]
To perform the Guard Action Command, one must press {{button|gcn|A}} or {{button|gcn|B}} when Mario's opponent is about to strike him. Guarding reduces the damage he takes from enemy attacks and allows the player to resist status effects. The player must time it right, though.


With the exception of Shy Guys, Audience members never appear until they have been encountered.  For example, X-Nauts and Punis don't appear in the audience until Chapter 2.
[[Guard]]: To perform a Guard move, the player must press {{button|gcn|A}} to block enemy attacks, reducing the damage they deal by 1 HP, and also protecting Mario from negative status effects. The player has 8 frames (roughly 2/15 of a second) to Guard.


Also getting a Bingo will cause the crowd to fill in, but however if the player hits a poison mushroom during an Bingo round, the crowd will usually run away, and Mario's party's health and FP will be cut in half. Also Mario's [[star power]] will get cut in half as well.
[[Superguard]]: To perform a Superguard move, the player must press {{button|gcn|B}} to block enemy attacks, negating the attack completely and sometimes damaging the attacker — generally a Superguard deals 1 HP of damage to a foe who employs a contact attack and none to foes who attack from a distance, but it does deflect [[Pokey]]s' ranged attacks back at them. The player only has 3 frames (or 1/20 of a second) to Superguard, making it more difficult to time than a regular Guard.


===Bingo!===
===Status effects===
An icon will appear next to Mario's Star Power Gauge whenever the player nails an Action Command. If the player has two matching icons and if the player executes an additional Action Command, Mario can take the Bingo! wheel for a spin. Press the A button to match the third icon to the first two. Matching anything but poison mushrooms also brings Mario's audience to max. 3 Mushrooms will fully recover Mario's Heart Points, 3 Flowers will fully recover his Flower Points, 3 Stars will refill Star Power, and 3 Shine Sprites will fully restore everything!
Status effects are effects that alter a character's stats or behavior in battle. Since they can only occur within battles, they are automatically removed or healed once Mario and his partners win a fight.


==[[Mario|Mario's]] [[Partner]]s==
Below is a list of status effects and what inflicts them. Please note that, unless stated otherwise, positive status changes are always targeted at the user or someone in their party, while negative status changes are targeted at the opposing party. Since stage effects are triggered randomly, they can affect any participants in the battle. If a boss is fought more than once or has multiple forms, the battle in which they can inflict the status effect is specified in parentheses.
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==='''[[Goombella]]===
{|class=wikitable style="width:90%;margin:0 auto"
[[Image:Goombella2.jpg|75px|thumb|Goombella.]]
!width=8%|Name
A female goomba who studied at Goom University. She's the first character to join Mario after he defeats [[Lord Crump]]. She has the same ability to uncover an [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (bestiary)|enemy's stats]], like [[Goombario]] has.
!Effect
!width=52%|Inflicters
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Allergic.gif]]<br>[[Allergic]]
|Becomes unaffected by status effects, both positive and negative.
|
*'''Enemies:''' [[Beldam]] (2), [[Shadow Queen]] (1)
*'''Items:''' [[Space Food]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Burn.png]]<br>[[Burn]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Loses 1 HP each turn. Is removed by a randomly-occurring stage effect involving falling water, and by the Frozen status ailment. Fire foes are immune to this ailment.
|
*'''Enemies:''' [[Fire Bro]]s, [[Lava Bubble]]s, [[Ember]]s, [[Phantom Ember]]s, [[X-Naut PhD]]s, [[Grodus]]
*'''Allies:''' Vivian ([[Shade Fist]], [[Fiery Jinx]])
*'''Badges:''' [[Fire Drive]]
*'''Stage:''' fire nozzle
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Confused.png]]<br>[[Confused]]
|The victim has an approximately 50% chance each turn to ignore the AI or the player's orders and do something random and unexpected, including attacking allies.
|
*'''Enemies:''' [[Boo#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Atomic Boo]], Shadow Queen (1)
*'''Allies:''' Vivian ([[Infatuate]])
*'''Badges:''' [[Head Rattle]]
*'''Items:''' [[Ruin Powder]]
*'''Stage:''' large bug, small bugs, Bowser statue
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:PMTTYD_DEF-Up_Battle_Icon.png]]<br>[[DEF-Up]]
|Raises [[Defense|Defense Power]].
|
*'''Enemies:''' [[Magikoopa]]s, [[Red Magikoopa]]s, [[Bulky Bob-omb]]s, [[Bob-ulk]]s, [[Wizzerd]]s, [[Elite Wizzerd]]s, [[Macho Grubba]], [[Kammy Koopa]], Shadow Queen (1, 2)
*'''Allies:''' Mario ([[Power Lift]])
*'''Items:''' [[Courage Shell]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Dizzy PMTTYD icon.png]]<br>[[Dizzy]]
|The victim's attacks have a 50% chance of missing their target.
|
*'''Allies:''' Ms. Mowz ([[Tease]])
*'''Items:''' [[Dizzy Dial]]
*'''Stage:''' bucket, basin, meteor
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Dodgy TTYD.png]]<br>[[Dodgy]]
|The affected character has a 50% chance to dodge incoming attacks.
|
*'''Enemies:''' Magikoopas, X-Naut PhDs, Macho Grubba, Grodus
*'''Allies:''' Flurrie ([[Dodgy Fog]] [to Mario])
*'''Badges:''' [[Lucky Start]] (possibly)
*'''Items:''' [[Repel Cape]], [[Peach Tart]] (possibly)
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Electrifying.png]]<br>[[Electrified]]
|The affected character will deal 1 HP of damage to attackers who make contact, and will often interrupt their attack — assuming the attackers are not electrified as well.
|
*'''Enemies:''' Magikoopas, [[Green Magikoopa]]s, [[Dark Puff]]s, [[Ruff Puff]]s, Elite Wizzerds, Kammy Koopa
*'''Badges:''' [[Zap Tap]], Lucky Start (possibly)
*'''Items:''' [[Volt Mushroom|Volt Shroom]], [[Electro Pop]], [[Love Pudding]] (possibly), [[Peach Tart]] (possibly)
*'''Stage:''' stage light
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Fast TTYD Status.png]]<br>[[Fast]]
|Allows the affected character to perform two actions each turn.
|
*'''Enemies:''' Macho Grubba, Beldam (2)
*'''Allies:''' Goombella ([[Rally Wink]] [to Mario])
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Frozen Block.png]]<br>[[Frozen]]
|The affected character is unable to do anything and will take 1 HP of damage when the status expires. This ailment is negated if the Burn status is inflicted. Ice foes are immune to this ailment.
|
*'''Enemies:''' [[Ice Puff]]s, [[Frost Piranha]]s, Beldam (2), [[Bonetail]]
*'''Badges:''' [[Ice Smash]]
*'''Items:''' [[Ice Storm]], [[Icicle Pop]] (self-infliction, possibly), [[Zess Frappe]] (self-infliction, possibly), [[Snow Bunny]] (self-infliction)
*'''Stage:''' freeze nozzle
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:FP_Regen.png]]<br>[[Regen|Gradual FP]]
|The affected character recovers FP each turn.
|
*'''Badges:''' [[Happy Flower]], [[Lucky Start]] (possibly)
*'''Items:''' [[Gradual Syrup]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:HP_Regen.png]]<br>[[Regen|Gradual HP]]
|The affected character recovers HP each turn.
|
*'''Badges:''' [[Happy Heart]], [[Happy Heart P]], [[Lucky Start]] (possibly)
*'''Items:''' [[Slow Mushroom|Slow Shroom]], [[Mushroom Broth|Shroom Broth]], [[Meteor Meal]], [[Couple's Cake]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Huge TTYD.png]]<br>[[Huge]]
|Attack Power is raised by 2.
|
*'''Enemies:''' [[X-Naut]], [[Elite X-Naut]]s, [[Red Magikoopa]]s, Wizzerds, Dark Wizzerds, Elite Wizzerds, Kammy Koopa, Beldam (1)
*'''Items:''' [[Power Punch]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Immobilize.png]]<br>[[Immobilized]]
|The affected character is unable to do anything.
|
*'''Enemies:''' [[X-Yux]]es, Atomic Boo, Grodus
*'''Allies:''' Mario ([[Clock Out]] [possible self-infliction])
*'''Items:''' [[Stop Watch]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Invisible icon TTYD.png]]<br>[[Invisible]]
|The affected character cannot be attacked at all.
|
*'''Enemies:''' [[Boo]], [[Dark Boo]], Green Magikoopas, Kammy Koopa
*'''Items:''' [[Boo's Sheet]], Love Pudding (possibly)
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:SpitePaybacktime.png]]<br>[[Payback]]
|Attackers who make contact with the affected character will take half the damage dealt.
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*'''Enemies:''' Grodus
*'''Allies:''' Bobbery ([[Hold Fast]])
*'''Items:''' [[Spite Pouch]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Poison.png]]<br>[[Poison (status effect)|Poison]]
|style="text-align:left;"|Loses 1 HP each turn.
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*'''Enemies:''' [[Putrid Piranha]]s, [[Poison Pokey]]s, [[Poison Puff]]s, [[Bowser]] (1, 2), [[Cortez]]'s Hook, Beldam (2), [[Gloomtail]], Shadow Queen (1, 2)
*'''Items:''' [[Poison Mushroom|Poison Shroom]] (self-infliction)
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:PMTTYD POW-Up Battle Icon.png]]<br>[[POW-Up]]
|Attack Power is raised.
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*'''Enemies:''' [[Hyper Goomba]]s, [[Hyper Paragoomba]]s, [[Hyper Spiky Goomba]]s, [[Hyper Cleft]]s, [[Hyper Bald Cleft]]s, Bulky Bob-ombs, Bob-ulks, Koopatrols, [[Dark Koopatrol]]s, [[Dark Lakitu]]s, [[Sky-Blue Spiny|Sky-Blue Spiny]]s, [[Marilyn]] (1, 2), Cortez
*'''Allies:''' Mario (Power Lift)
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Sleeping.png]]<br>[[Sleep]]
|The victim is unable to do anything, but there is a chance that they will wake up prematurely if attacked.
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*'''Enemies:''' [[Crazee Dayzee]]s, [[Amazy Dayzee]]s, Bonetail
*'''Badges:''' [[Sleepy Stomp]]
*'''Items:''' [[Sleepy Sheep]], [[Love Pudding]] (possibly), [[Peach Tart]] (possibly)
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Slowstatus.png]]<br>[[Slow]]
|The victim can only perform an action every two turns. The Fast status negates Slow.
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*'''Enemies:''' Beldam (2)
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:PMTTYD DEF-Down Battle Icon.png]]<br>[[DEF-Down|Soft]]
|Lowers Defense Power by 3.
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*'''Badges:''' [[Soft Stomp]]
*'''Items:''' [[Mr. Softener]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Tiny.png]]<br>[[Tiny (status effect)|Tiny]]
|Lowers Attack Power by 2.
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*'''Enemies:''' X-Naut PhDs, Beldam (1), Bonetail
*'''Allies:''' Yoshi ([[Mini-Egg]])
*'''Items:''' [[Mini Mr. Mini]]
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==='''[[Koops]]===
===Leveling up===
[[Image:Koops2.jpg|75px|left|thumb|Koops.]]
====Star Points====
A timid koopa who lives in [[Petalburg]]. To prove to Petalburg he is not a coward, he joins Mario's team to avenge his dad, [[Koopley]]'s death. He has the same ability [[Kooper]] has outside of battle, using his shell toss move to flip switches, grab items and attack enemies.
{{main|List of Star Point amounts in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
[[File:Starpoint.gif|frame|Star Point]]
Every time Mario wins a battle, he earns [[Star Point]]s. The amount he earns from each enemy or boss depends on his current level compared to the enemies he earns them from; as his level goes up, he earns fewer Star Points from them. If Mario's level is just under, matches or exceeds the enemy's, or reaches the maximum level, 99, he does not earn any Star Points from them at all. When Mario's Star Point meter reaches 100, the player can choose whether to upgrade Mario's [[Heart Point|'''H'''eart '''P'''oints]], [[Flower Point|'''F'''lower '''P'''oints]], or [[Badge Point|'''B'''adge '''P'''oints]]. Upgrading HP or FP increases the upgraded stat by 5, and choosing BP raises Mario's BP by 3. Level 99 is the highest Mario can be at. Each stat has its own maximum value, which it cannot be upgraded beyond. For HP and FP, this value is 200, but for BP, this value is 99; however, it is impossible for the player to have all three stats simultaneously be at their maximum value at any one time since the lack of level-ups impedes at least one of the stats from being at its maximum.


After defeating [[Hooktail]], he finds out that [[Koopley]] isn't dead after all, and because it, he is able to give the heroes the Diamond [[Crystal Star]].
====Shine Sprites====
{{main|List of Shine Sprites in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
[[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|frame|right|Shine Sprite]]
[[File:PMTTYD Shine Sprite RogueEastRoof.png|left|thumb|[[Mario]] and [[Yoshi Kid|Yoshi]] collecting the [[Shine Sprite]] on top of the red roof in the east of [[Rogueport]].]]
Much like ''Paper Mario'', there are items found in the overworld of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' that, when collected, allow Mario to upgrade his partners to learn new moves and increase their HP. In this game, [[Shine Sprite]]s fulfill this purpose. The price of upgrading a partner is always three Shine Sprites. There are 42 Shine Sprites altogether in the game.


==='''[[Flurrie|Madame Flurrie]]===
===The Audience===
[[Image:Flurrie2.jpg|100px|thumb|Flurrie.]]
{{main|Audience}}
She can blow wind at enemies to make them dizzy and blow fake walls away, revealing secret passages. She is an actress, although when Mario meets her, she is on hiatus.
[[File:PMTTYD2.png|thumb|Every audience member.]]
The [[Audience]] determines how much [[Star Power]] Mario recovers. It consists of various enemies and allies and sits and cheers as the group attacks. If Mario or his allies use the [[Appeal]] action or a [[Stylish move]], they recover more Star Power. The audience is even exploited by various bosses: [[Hooktail]], [[Cortez]], and the [[Shadow Queen]] consume audience members to restore their HP, whereas [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]] uses spectators as ammo by launching them at Mario and his partners.


==='''[[Yoshi (kid)|Yoshi]]===
The Audience occasionally takes active participation in the battles; some spectators will attempt to toss Mario helpful items or pelt him with garbage, others will get on stage and cause a prop to fall or make combatants invisible, while others may incapacitate fellow audience members, making Star Power recovery more complicated.
[[Image:Yoshikid.jpg|75px|left|thumb|Yoshi.]]
Call him by any name the player wish and people will call him by that name. Press X to ride on his back like most Yoshis and hit A to fly briefly over places that have no solid ground, which is the same ability [[Parakarry]] possesses in [[Paper Mario]].


==='''[[Vivian]]===
===Bingo!===
[[Image:Vivian.jpg|75px|thumb|Vivian.]]
{{main|Bingo!}}
One of the [[Shadow Sirens]]. At first, worked for [[Grodus]], but joined Mario's team to help Mario get his name, appearance and teammates back, because Mario treated her a lot nicer than [[Beldam]] and/or [[Marilyn]]. She can hide Mario from enemy attacks, in which that is the same ability [[Bow|Lady Bow]] has, but instead of turning Mario and company invisible, she'll pull them into the shadows.
An icon appears next to Mario's Star Power Gauge whenever the player successfully uses the Action Command of an attack. If the player has two matching icons and if the player executes an additional Action Command, Mario can take the Bingo wheel for a spin.


==='''[[Bobbery|Admiral Bobbery]]===
==Items==
[[Image:Bobbery1.jpg|100px|left|thumb|Bobbery.]]
Items are objects that, if used, help Mario and his partners on their journey. They can restore their stats (HP and FP), boost stats (attack and defense) and cause certain status changes in battle. Many can be used on enemies to negatively affect their status, and also to cause damage. Mario can hold up to 10 items in his inventory, but he can store a maximum of 31 items at any [[Item Shop]] and withdraw them at any time he wishes to. The amount of items Mario can hold is doubled as soon as he collects the [[Strange Sack]].
A retired admiral who refused to help Mario at [[Keelhaul Key]], but decided to help him after Mario gave him his late wife's letter. After Mario saves him from [[Cortez]]'s underlings and gives him [[Chuckola Cola]], he joins Mario's team. He has the same ability [[Bombette]] has outside of battle: with his bomb attack, he can destroy fake walls, flip switches and attack enemies.


==='''[[Ms. Mowz]]===
Non-boss enemies can hold items in battle, which they will use, usually as soon as they get a turn.
[[Image:MsMowz2.jpg|110px|thumb|Ms. Mowz.]]
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'''Optional Partner''': A [[Little Mouser]] cat burglar/badge hunter and the assistant shopkeeper at the [[Lovely Howz of Badges]]. Mario and his teammates encounter her at [[Hooktail Castle]], the [[Great Boggly Tree]], and the [[Glitz Pit]] Storeroom. She joins Mario's team after Mario gets the Attack FX B badge in Hooktail's lair and gives it to Ms. Mowz. She can also seek out hidden items and penetrate enemy's defenses like [[Watt]] did.
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'''HP-restoring items'''
*[[File:Mushroom TTYD.png|20px]] [[Mushroom]] (5 HP)
*[[File:Super Shroom TTYD.png|20px]] [[Super Mushroom|Super Shroom]] (10 HP)
*[[File:Ultra Shroom TTYD.png|20px]] [[Ultra Mushroom|Ultra Shroom]] (50 HP)
*[[File:Life Shroom TTYD.png|20px]] [[Life Mushroom (Paper Mario series)|Life Shroom]] (10 HP revive)
*[[File:Slow Shroom TTYD.png|20px]] [[Slow Mushroom|Slow Shroom]] (20 HP gradual)
*[[File:Dried Bouquet TTYD.png|20px]] [[Dried Bouquet]] (1 HP)
*[[File:Horsetail TTYD.png|20px]] [[Horsetail]] (3 HP)
*[[File:Mystic Egg TTYD.png|20px]] [[Mystic Egg]] (5 HP)
*[[File:Keel Mango TTYD.png|20px]] [[Keel Mango]] (5 HP)
*[[File:Space Food TTYD.png|20px]] [[Space Food]] (5 HP)
'''FP-restoring items'''
*[[File:Honey Syrup TTYD.png|20px]] [[Honey Syrup]] (5 FP)
*[[File:Maple Syrup TTYD.png|20px]] [[Maple Syrup]] (10 FP)
*[[File:Jammin Jelly TTYD.png|20px]] [[Jammin' Jelly]] (50 FP)
*[[File:Gradual Syrup TTYD.png|20px]] [[Gradual Syrup]] (20 FP gradual)
*[[File:Cake Mix TTYD.png|20px]] [[Cake Mix]] (1 FP)
*[[File:Turtley Leaf TTYD.png|20px]] [[Turtley Leaf]] (5 FP)
*[[File:Golden Leaf TTYD.png|20px]] [[Golden Leaf]] (10 FP)
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'''HP and FP-restoring items'''
*[[File:Hot Dog TTYD.png|20px]] [[Hot Dog (item)|Hot Dog]] (5 HP, 5 FP)
*[[File:Peachy Peach TTYD.png|20px]] [[Peachy Peach]] (1 HP, 2 FP)
*[[File:Fresh Pasta TTYD.png|20px]] [[Fresh Pasta Bunch|Fresh Pasta]] (10 HP, 5 FP)
*[[File:Whacka Bump TTYD.png|20px]] [[Whacka Bump]] (25 HP, 25 FP)
'''Other status-altering items'''
*[[File:Boos Sheet TTYD.png|20px]] [[Boo's Sheet]]
*[[File:Courage Shell TTYD.png|20px]] [[Courage Shell]]
*[[File:Hot Sauce TTYD.png|20px]] [[Hot Sauce]]
*[[File:Point Swap TTYD.png|20px]] [[Point Swap]]
*[[File:Power Punch TTYD.png|20px]] [[Power Punch]]
*[[File:Repel Cape TTYD.png|20px]] [[Repel Cape]]
*[[File:Spite Pouch TTYD.png|20px]] [[Spite Pouch]]
*[[File:Tasty Tonic TTYD.png|20px]] [[Tasty Tonic]]
*[[File:Volt Shroom TTYD.png|20px]] [[Volt Mushroom|Volt Shroom]]
'''Enemy-targetting items'''
*[[File:Coconut TTYD.png|20px]] [[Coconut]]
*[[File:Dizzy Dial TTYD.png|20px]] [[Dizzy Dial]]
*[[File:Earth Quake TTYD.png|20px]] [[Earth Quake]]
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*[[File:Fire Flower TTYD.png|20px]] [[Fire Flower]]
*[[File:Fright Mask TTYD.png|20px]] [[Fright Mask]]
*[[File:HP Drain item.png|20px]] [[HP Drain (item)|HP Drain]]
*[[File:Ice Storm TTYD.png|20px]] [[Ice Storm]]
*[[File:Mini Mr Mini TTYD.png|20px]] [[Mini Mr. Mini]]
*[[File:Mr Softener TTYD.png|20px]] [[Mr. Softener]]
*[[File:POW Block TTYD.png|20px]] [[POW Block]]
*[[File:Shooting Star TTYD.png|20px]] [[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]]
*[[File:Sleepy Sheep TTYD.png|20px]] [[Sleepy Sheep]]
*[[File:Ruin Powder TTYD.png|20px]] [[Ruin Powder]]
*[[File:Stop Watch TTYD.png|20px]] [[Stop Watch]]
*[[File:Thunder Bolt TTYD.png|20px]] [[Thunder Bolt (item)|Thunder Bolt]]
*[[File:Thunder Rage TTYD.png|20px]] [[Thunder Rage]]
'''Miscellaneous'''
*[[File:Gold Bar TTYD.png|20px]] [[Gold Bar]]
*[[File:Gold Bar x3 TTYD.png|20px]] [[Gold Bar x3]]
*[[File:Inn Coupon TTYD.png|20px]] [[Inn Coupon]]
*[[File:Mystery TTYD.png|20px]] [[Mystery Box (item)|Mystery]]
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===Zess T. recipes===
{{main|List of Zess T. recipes}}
[[Zess T.]] is a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] chef who lives in the westernmost house in Rogueport Plaza. [[Mario]] accidentally breaks her contact lens when he approaches the entrance of Rogueport's west side, and in retaliation, she blocks the entrance until he makes it up to her. After Chapter 1, Mario can buy her a [[Contact Lens|new one]], and upon receiving it, she frees the way and goes home, where Mario can always ask her to cook him something with one ingredient. If her [[Trouble Center]] [[Seeking legendary book!|trouble]] is completed (available after finishing Chapter 4), she is able to cook with two ingredients at once.


==Crystal Stars==
===Important Things===
*'''[[Diamond Star]]
Important Things are irreplaceable items that cannot be sold or used in battle, and are in the majority mandatory for story progression. These items occupy their own section in Mario's inventory.
**'''Found in''': Hooktail Castle
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**'''Power''': [[#Earth Tremor|Earth Tremor]]
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'''Prologue'''
*[[File:Mailbox SP TTYD.png|15px]] [[Mailbox SP]] - Mario's e-mail reader
*[[File:Black Key TTYD.png|15px]] [[Black Key]] - Opens the [[black chest]] in Rogueport Sewers
'''Chapter 1'''
*[[File:Sun Stone TTYD.png|15px]] [[Sun Stone]] - A key to [[Hooktail Castle]], guarded in [[Shhwonk Fortress]]
*[[File:Moon Stone TTYD.png|15px]] [[Moon Stone]] - A key to Hooktail Castle, guarded in Shhwonk Fortress
*[[File:Castle Key.png|15px]] [[Castle Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Castle Key]] (x4) - Used to unlock doors in Hooktail Castle
*[[File:Black Key TTYD.png|15px]] Black Key - Opens the black chest in Hooktail Castle
*[[File:Contact Lens.png|10px]] [[Contact Lens]] - Replacement for [[Zess T.]]'s original one, which Mario broke
'''Chapter 2'''
*[[File:Necklace TTYD.png|15px]] [[Necklace (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Necklace]] - Flurrie's lost necklace. She joins the party when returned
*[[File:Red Key TTYD.png|15px]] [[Red Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Red Key]] - Opens the red cage in [[the Great Tree]]
*[[File:Puni Orb TTYD.png|15px]] [[Puni Orb]] - When placed into a pedestal, it attracts all Punies to it
*[[File:Blue Key TTYD.png|15px]] [[Blue Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Blue Key]] - Opens the blue cage in The Great Tree
*[[File:Blimp Ticket.png|15px]] [[Blimp Ticket|Blimp Ticket]] - Gives Mario's party access to [[Glitzville]]
'''Chapter 3'''
*[[File:Dubious Paper TTYD.png|15px]] [[Dubious Documents|Dubious Paper]] - A document containing information about the Crystal Stars
*[[File:PMTTYD Champ's Belt Sprite.png|15px]] [[Champ's Belt]] - The Glitz Pit champion's belt, earned after defeating [[Rawk Hawk]]
'''Chapter 4'''
*[[File:Shop Key.png|15px]] [[Shop Key]] - Unlocks the storage in [[Twilight Town]]'s shop
*[[File:Black Key TTYD.png|15px]] Black Key - Opens the black chest in Twilight Town
*[[File:Steeple Key TTYD.png|15px]] [[File:Steeple Key basement.png|15px]] [[Steeple Key]] - Two keys that unlock doors in the Creepy Steeple
*[[File:Superbombomb.png|15px]] [[Superbombomb]] - A weapon Mario helps Vivian retrieve
*[[File:Letter P TTYD.png|15px]] [[The Letter "p"|The letter "p"]] - Needed to spell Doopliss' name and break his curse
*[[File:Old Letter.png|15px]] [[Old Letter]] - A letter from Admiral Bobbery's late wife to him, kept by [[Podley]]
'''Chapter 5'''
*[[File:Chuckola Cola TTYD.png|15px]] [[Chuckola Cola (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Chuckola Cola]] - Motivates Admiral Bobbery to join the party
*[[File:Skull Gem TTYD.png|15px]] [[Skull Gem]] - [[Flavio]]'s treasure. Opens the entrance to [[Pirate's Grotto]]
*[[File:Grotto Key TTYD.png|15px]] [[Grotto Key]] - Opens a locked door in Pirate's Grotto
*[[File:Black Key TTYD.png|15px]] Black Key - Opens the black chest in Pirate's Grotto
*[[File:Gate Handle.png|15px]] [[Gate Handle]] - Must be inserted into the contraption to open the floodgates
*[[File:Wedding Ring.png|15px]] [[Wedding Ring]] - Francesca's ring, lost in Keelhaul Key
*[[File:Train Ticket.png|15px]] [[Train Ticket]] - Lets Mario ride the [[Excess Express]]
'''Chapter 6'''
*[[File:Galley Pot TTYD.png|15px]] [[Galley Pot]] - [[Chef Shimi]]'s pot, taken by [[Heff T.]]
*[[File:Vital Paper TTYD.png|15px]] [[Vital Paper]] - A piece of evidence found in [[Zip Toad]]'s room
*[[File:Briefcase.png|15px]] [[Briefcase]] - The Businessman's briefcase, stolen by Doopliss
*[[File:Gold Ring.png|15px]] [[Gold Ring (item)|Gold Ring]] - [[Toodles]]'s ring, stolen by Doopliss
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*[[File:Shell Earrings.png|15px]] [[Shell Earrings]] - The [[Excess Express waitress|waitress]]' earrings, stolen by Doopliss
*[[File:Autograph TTYD.png|15px]] [[Autograph]] - A gift for [[Bub]], signed by the [[Excess Express engineer|engineer]]
*[[File:Ragged Diary TTYD.png|15px]] [[Ragged Diary]] - [[Ghost T.]]'s diary, to be returned in exchange missing blanket
*[[File:Blanket.png|15px]] [[Blanket]] - Given by Ghost T. Must be returned to the conductor
*[[File:Station Key alt.png|15px]][[File:Station Key.png|15px]] [[Station Key]] - Two keys that unlock doors in Riverside Station
*[[File:Elevator Key RS TTYD.png|15px]] [[Elevator Key (Riverside Station)|Elevator Key]] - Operates the elevator in Riverside Station
'''Chapter 7'''
*[[File:Goldbob Guide.png|15px]] [[Goldbob's Pass|Goldbob Guide]] - Needed to operate the [[Big Bob|cannon]] in [[Fahr Outpost]]
*[[File:Card Key purple.png|15px]][[File:Card Key green.png|15px]][[File:Card Key yellow.png|15px]][[File:Card Key blue.png|15px]] [[Security Key|Card Key]] - Used to navigate the X-Naut Fortress
*[[File:Elevator Key XNaut TTYD blue.png|15px]][[File:Elevator Key XNaut TTYD red.png|15px]] [[Elevator Key (X-Naut Fortress)|Elevator Key]] - Used to operate the elevators in the X-Naut Fortress
*[[File:Cog TTYD.png|15px]] [[Cog (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Cog]] - Needed to operate a device in an optional room
'''Chapter 8'''
*[[File:Palace Key gray.png|15px]] [[Palace Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Palace Key]] (x3) - Three keys that unlock doors in the Palace of Shadow
*[[File:Star Key.png|15px]] [[Star Stone (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Star Key]] - Activates the key pedestals in [[Palace of Shadow Tower|Riddle Tower]]
*[[File:Palace Key blue.png|15px]] Palace Key (x8) - Eight keys from the Riddle Tower
'''Side quests'''
*[[File:Battle Trunks TTYD.png|15px]] [[Battle Trunks]] (x20) - Subject of a [[Help wanted!|Trouble Center trouble]].
*[[File:Box TTYD.png|15px]] [[Box]] - [[McGoomba]]'s delivery to [[Goomfrey]] in a [[Safe delivery...|Trouble Center trouble]]
*[[File:Cookbook TTYD.png|15px]] [[Cookbook]] - Allows Zess T. to cook with two ingredients
*[[File:Gold Card TTYD.png|15px]] [[Golden Card]] - Reward for solving [[Important thing!|Frankie's trouble]]
*[[File:House Key TTYD.png|15px]] [[House Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|House Key]] - [[Garf]]'s lost key in a [[Need a key!|Trouble Center trouble]]
*[[File:Lottery Pick.png|15px]] [[Lottery Ticket|Lottery Pick]] - Received if Mario decides to participate in the [[Happy Lucky Lottery]]
*[[File:Box TTYD.png|15px]] [[Package (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Package]] - Goldbob's delivery to General White in a [[Delivery, please!|Trouble Center trouble]]
*[[File:Platinum Card.png|15px]] [[Platinum Card]] - Reward for solving [[I need my magazine.|Toodles' trouble]]
*[[File:Present TTYD.png|15px]] [[Present (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Present]] - Bub's present to [[Sylvia (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|his mother]] in a [[Help me make up.|Trouble Center trouble]]
*[[File:Routing Slip.png|15px]] [[Routing Slip]] - [[Mayor Dour]]'s delivery to the Puni elder in a [[Newsletter...|Trouble Center trouble]]
*[[File:Silver Card TTYD.png|15px]] [[Silver Card]] - Reward for solving [[Help my Daddy!|Pine T. Jr.'s trouble]]
*[[File:Special Card TTYD.png|15px]] [[Special Card]] - Reward for solving [[Try to find me!|Koopook's trouble]]
*[[File:Strange Sack TTYD.png|15px]] [[Strange Sack]] - Increases Mario's item capacity to 20
*[[File:Super Luigi series Vol 1 TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Super Luigi series Vol 2 TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Super Luigi series Vol 3 TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Super Luigi series Vol 4 TTYD.png|15px]][[File:Super Luigi series Vol 5 TTYD.png|15px]] [[Super Luigi (series)|Super Luigi]] - Novelization of Luigi's adventures
*[[File:Up Arrow.png|15px]] [[Up Arrow]] - Reminds Merlon of the Ultra Stone in his house
*[[File:Wrestling Mag.png|15px]] [[Wrestling Magazine|Wrestling Mag]] - [[Jolene]]'s return to Toodles in a [[I need my magazine.|Trouble Center trouble]]
'''Items used by other characters'''
*[[File:Data Disk.png|15px]] [[Data Disk]] - An item Peach retrieves so [[TEC|TEC-XX]] can read it
*[[File:Blue Potion.png|15px]] [[Blue Potion]] - One of the ingredients to turn Peach invisible
*[[File:Green Potion.png|15px]] [[Green Potion]] - One of the ingredients to turn Peach invisible
*[[File:Orange Potion TTYD.png|12px]] [[Yellow Potion|Orange Potion]] - One of the ingredients to turn Peach invisible
*[[File:Red Potion.png|15px]] [[Red Potion]] - One of the ingredients to turn Peach invisible
*[[File:Ultra Stone TTYD.png|15px]] [[Ultra Stone]] - [[Merlon]] can use it to upgrade partners to Ultra Rank
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*'''[[Emerald Star]]
===Item Shops===
**'''Found in''': The Great Tree in Boggly Woods
{{main|List of shops in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
**'''Power''': [[#Clock Out|Clock Out]]
{{main|List of selling prices in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
[[File:Niff T's Shop.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Niff T.'s shop]].]]
[[File:TTYDSellingPrice.png|thumb|200px|Mario selling an Ultra Shroom at [[Toad Bros. Bazaar]] in Rogueport.]]
Several item shops can be visited in the game, identified by a [[Fire Flower]] sign on the outside. When spoken to, the shopkeeper will offer [[Mario]] several options:
*'''Buy:''' Refers Mario to the items on display. He can buy an unlimited amount of any item with [[coin]]s.
*'''Sell:''' Mario can sell items from his inventory to the shopkeeper. Most items can be sold to the shopkeepers for a set price at every shop, however, some items sell at a higher price depending on the location of the shop and the item itself. Mario can make a profit if he purchases an item at a low price from one store, and sells it to another that buys it from him at a higher price. One [[Trouble Center]] trouble exploits this fact.
*'''Store:''' Mario can store up to 21 items in shops to retrieve later. This storage is shared among all stores.
*'''Withdraw:''' Mario can retrieve an item he previously stored.
Shops in the game also offer "shop points", a system that rewards Mario with free items when he reaches certain purchase milestones.
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*'''[[Gold Star]]
==Badges==
**'''Found in''': Glitzville's Glitz Pit
{{main|List of badges in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
**'''Power''': [[#Power Lift|Power Lift]]
[[Badge]]s are objects that Mario and his partners can equip, and therefore benefit from, throughout the course of the game. They can be purchased at the Lovely Howz of Badges or from [[Charlieton]], traded for [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Pieces]] through [[Dazzle]], won at the [[Pianta Parlor]], or found in one of the places Mario and company visit. The ? Blocks containing badges in the field are red in color, unlike normal ? Blocks, which are yellow and contain coins or items.


*'''[[Ruby Star]]
When leveling up, Mario can gain Badge Points (BP), which allow him to equip badges he has already found. Some of the badges add new [[Jump]] or [[Hammer]] moves to Mario's commands during battle, among other abilities. Badges can also affect Mario and his partners outside of battles. Certain badges can increase the number of coins, flowers, [[Heart_(item)#Paper_Mario_series|heart]]s, or items that enemies drop after they are defeated. Foes might also carry badges in battle, which only [[Ms. Mowz]] can steal right away, though there is a likelihood that they might leave them behind once they are beaten.
**'''Found in''': Creepy Steeple
**'''Power''': [[#Art Attack|Art Attack]]


*'''[[Sapphire Star]]
Two special badges, the W Emblem and the L Emblem, can change Mario's clothing. With the W Emblem, Mario gets [[Wario]]'s clothing, with the L Emblem, it results in [[Luigi]]'s, and with both Emblems combined, he wears [[Waluigi]]'s clothes.
**'''Found in''': Pirate's Grotto in Keelhaul Key
**'''Power''': [[#Sweet Feast|Sweet Feast]]


*'''[[Garnet Star]]
If multiple copies of the same jump or hammer-based badge are worn at once, the FP requirement increases exponentially, whereas the Attack Power increases linearly.
**'''Found in''': The painting in the Poshley Sanctum
**'''Power''': [[#Showstopper|Showstopper]]


*'''[[Crystal Star]]
Below is a list of the 85 types of badges obtainable in the game. Those marked with an asterisk (*) return from the original ''Paper Mario''.
**'''Found in''': X-Naut Base on the Moon
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**'''Power''': [[#Supernova|Supernova]]
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*[[File:PMTTYD All or Nothing Badge.png|20px]] [[All or Nothing]]*
*[[File:Attack FX B TTYD.png|20px]] [[Attack FX B (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Attack FX B]]*
*[[File:Attack FX G.png|20px]] [[Attack FX G]]
*[[File:Attack FX P.png|20px]] [[Attack FX P]]
*[[File:Attack FX R.png|20px]] [[Attack FX R]]
*[[File:Attack FX Y.png|20px]] [[Attack FX Y]]
*[[File:Bump Attack.png|20px]] [[Bump Attack]]*
*[[File:Charge TTYD.png|20px]] [[Charge (badge)|Charge]]
*[[File:Charge P.png|20px]] [[Charge P]]
*[[File:Chill Out TTYD.png|20px]] [[Chill Out (badge)|Chill Out]]*
*[[File:Close Call TTYD.png|20px]] [[Close Call (badge)|Close Call]]*
*[[File:Close Call P.png|20px]] [[Close Call P]]
*[[File:Damage Dodge.png|20px]] [[Damage Dodge]]*
*[[File:Damage Dodge P.png|20px]] [[Damage Dodge P]]
*[[File:Defend Plus.png|20px]] [[Defend Plus]]*
*[[File:Defend Plus P.png|20px]] [[Defend Plus P]]
*[[File:Double Dip.png|20px]] [[Double Dip]]*
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*[[File:Double Dip P.png|20px]] [[Double Dip P]]
*[[File:Double Pain.png|20px]] [[Double Pain]]
*[[File:Feeling Fine.png|20px]] [[Feeling Fine]]*
*[[File:Feeling Fine P.png|20px]] [[Feeling Fine P]]
*[[File:Fire Drive.png|20px]] [[Fire Drive]]
*[[File:First Attack.png|20px]] [[First Attack]]*
*[[File:Flower Finder.png|20px]] [[Flower Finder]]*
*[[File:Flower Saver.png|20px]] [[Flower Saver]]*
*[[File:Flower Saver P.png|20px]] [[Flower Saver P]]
*[[File:FP Drain.png|20px]] [[FP Drain]]
*[[File:FP Plus.png|20px]] [[FP Plus]]*
*[[File:Hammer Throw TTYD.png|20px]] [[Hammer Throw (badge)|Hammer Throw]]*
*[[File:Hammerman.png|20px]] [[Hammerman]]
*[[File:Happy Flower TTYD.png|20px]] [[Happy Flower (badge)|Happy Flower]]*
*[[File:Happy Heart.png|20px]] [[Happy Heart]]*
*[[File:Happy Heart P.png|20px]] [[Happy Heart P]]
*[[File:Head Rattle.png|20px]] [[Head Rattle]]
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*[[File:Heart Finder.png|20px]] [[Heart Finder]]*
*[[File:HP Drain TTYD.png|20px]] [[HP Drain (badge)|HP Drain]]*
*[[File:HP Drain P.png|20px]] [[HP Drain P]]
*[[File:HP Plus TTYD.png|20px]] [[HP Plus (badge)|HP Plus]]*
*[[File:HP Plus P.png|20px]] [[HP Plus P]]
*[[File:Ice Power.png|20px]] [[Ice Power]]*
*[[File:Ice Smash.png|20px]] [[Ice Smash]]
*[[File:Item Hog.png|20px]] [[Item Hog]]
*[[File:Jumpman TTYD.png|20px]] [[Jumpman (badge)|Jumpman]]
*[[File:L Emblem.png|20px]] [[L Emblem]]
*[[File:Last Stand.png|20px]] [[Last Stand]]*
*[[File:Last Stand P.png|20px]] [[Last Stand P]]
*[[File:Lucky Day.png|20px]] [[Lucky Day]]*
*[[File:PMTTYD_Lucky_Start.png|20px]] [[Lucky Start]]
*[[File:Mega Rush.png|20px]] [[Mega Rush]]*
*[[File:Mega Rush P.png|20px]] [[Mega Rush P]]
*[[File:Money Money.png|20px]] [[Money Money]]*
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*[[File:Multibounce.png|20px]] [[Multibounce]]*
*[[File:PDown DUp.png|20px]] [[P-Down, D-Up]]*
*[[File:PDown DUp P.png|20px]] [[P-Down, D-Up P]]
*[[File:PUp DDown.png|20px]] [[P-Up, D-Down]]*
*[[File:PUp DDown P.png|20px]] [[P-Up, D-Down P]]
*[[File:Peekaboo TTYD.png|20px]] [[Peekaboo (badge)|Peekaboo]]*
*[[File:Piercing Blow.png|20px]] [[Piercing Blow]]*
*[[File:Pity Flower.png|20px]] [[Pity Flower]]
*[[File:Power Bounce.png|20px]] [[Power Bounce]]*
*[[File:Power Jump.png|20px]] [[Power Jump]]*
*[[File:Power Plus TTYD.png|20px]] [[Power Plus (badge)|Power Plus]]*
*[[File:Power Plus P.png|20px]] [[Power Plus P]]
*[[File:Power Rush.png|20px]] [[Power Rush]]
*[[File:Power Rush P.png|20px]] [[Power Rush P]]
*[[File:Power Smash.png|20px]] [[Power Smash]]*
*[[File:Pretty Lucky.png|20px]] [[Pretty Lucky]]*
*[[File:Pretty Lucky P.png|20px]] [[Pretty Lucky P]]
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*[[File:Quake Hammer.png|20px]] [[Quake Hammer]]*
*[[File:PMTTYD_Quick_Change.png|20px]] [[Quick Change]]*
*[[File:PMTTYD_Refund.png|20px]] [[Refund]]*
*[[File:Return Postage.png|20px]] [[Return Postage]]
*[[File:Shrink Stomp.png|20px]] [[Shrink Stomp]]*
*[[File:Simplifier.png|20px]] [[Simplifier]]
*[[File:Sleepy Stomp.png|20px]] [[Sleepy Stomp]]*
*[[File:Slow Go.png|20px]] [[Slow Go]]*
*[[File:Soft Stomp.png|20px]] [[Soft Stomp]]
*[[File:Spike Shield.png|20px]] [[Spike Shield]]*
*[[File:Super Appeal.png|20px]] [[Super Appeal]]
*[[File:Super Appeal P.png|20px]] [[Super Appeal P]]
*[[File:Timing Tutor.png|20px]] [[Timing Tutor]]
*[[File:Tornado Jump TTYD.png|20px]] [[Tornado Jump (badge)|Tornado Jump]]
*[[File:Unsimplifier.png|20px]] [[Unsimplifier]]
*[[File:W Emblem.png|20px]] [[W Emblem]]
*[[File:Zap Tap.png|20px]] [[Zap Tap]]*
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==Special Moves==
==Enemies and obstacles==
===[[Sweet Treat]]===
===Bestiary (Tattle Log)===
*'''Crystal Star Received''': N/A
{{main|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary}}
*'''What It Does''': Replenishes UP TO 8 HP for both party members and 8 FP.
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*'''Power Needed''': 1
|-
!width=20%|Image!!width=25%|Name!!width=10%|HP!!width=10%|Attack!!width=10%|Defense!!width=25%|Location
|-
|[[File:Goomba sprite PMTTYD.png|25px]]||[[Goomba]]||2||1||0||[[Rogueport Underground|Rogueport Sewers]]<br>[[Petal Meadows]]<br>[[Glitz Pit]]<br>[[Riverside Station]]
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Paragoomba Sprite.png|35px]]||[[Paragoomba]]||2||1||0||rowspan=2|Rogueport Sewers<br>Petal Meadows<br>[[Hooktail Castle]]
|-
|[[File:PMTTYDSpikyGoomba.png|25px]]||[[Spiked Goomba|Spiky Goomba]]||2||2||0
|-
|[[File:Spinia.png|35px]]||[[Spinia]]||3||1||0||Rogueport Sewers<br>Glitz Pit<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Red Koopa Troopa Sprite.png|35px]]||[[Koopa Troopa]]||4||2||1||Petal Meadows<br>Hooktail Castle<br>Rogueport Sewers
|-
|[[File:Bald Cleft TTYD.png|35px]]||[[Bald Cleft]]||2||1||2||Petal Meadows
|-
|[[File:Bristle.png|50px]]||[[Bristle]]||2||1||4||Petal Meadows<br>Glitz Pit
|-
|[[File:Cleft TTYD sprite.png|35px]]||[[Cleft]]||2||2||2||Petal Meadows<br>[[Boggly Woods]]<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Fuzzy.png|30px]]||[[Fuzzy]]||3||1||0||[[Shhwonk Fortress]]<br>Glitz Pit<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Red Paratroopa Sprite.png|40px]]||[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]||4||2||1||Hooktail Castle<br>Rogueport Sewers
|-
|[[File:PMTTYDDullBones.png|35px]]||[[Dull Bones]]||1||2||1||Hooktail Castle<br>Glitz Pit<br>[[Palace of Shadow]]<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:Spania.png|35px]]||[[Spania]]||3||1||0||Rogueport Sewers<br>Glitz Pit<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:Pale Piranha.png|40px]]||[[Piranha Plant|Pale Piranha]]||4||2||0||Boggly Woods<br>[[The Great Tree]]<br>Glitz Pit
|-
|[[File:DarkPuff.png|40px]]||[[Dark Puff]]||3||2||0||Boggly Woods<br>Glitz Pit<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD X-Naut Sprite.png|40px]]||[[X-Naut]]||4||3||0||rowspan=3|The Great Tree<br>[[X-Naut Fortress]]
|-
|[[File:PPTTYDYux.png|40px]]||[[Yux]]||3||2||0
|-
|[[File:Mini-Yux.png|20px]]||[[Mini-Yux]]||1||0||0
|-
|[[File:Pider PMTTYD.png|40px]]||[[Pider]]||5||2||0||The Great Tree<br>Glitz Pit<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:KP Koopa TTYD.png|35px]]||[[KP Koopa]]||4||2||1||rowspan=2|Glitz Pit
|-
|[[File:Yellow Paper Paratroopa.png|45px]]||[[KP Paratroopa]]||4||2||1
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Pokey.png|25px]]||[[Pokey]]||4||3||0||rowspan=5|Glitz Pit<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:Spiny PMTTYD.png|35px]]||[[Spiny]]||3||3||3
|-
|[[File:Lakitu.png|40px]]||[[Lakitu]]||5||2||0
|-
|[[File:Red Bandit.png|35px]]||[[Bandit]]||5||2||0
|-
|[[File:Big Bandit.png|35px]]||[[Bandit]]||8||3||0
|-
|[[File:Cleftor.png|35px]]||[[Hyper Bald Cleft|H. Bald Cleft]]||3||2||2||Glitz Pit
|-
|[[File:Bob-omb.png|35px]]||[[Bob-omb]]||4||2||1||Glitz Pit<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:TTYD Swooper.png|40px]]||[[Swoop|Swooper]]||6||3||0||Glitz Pit<br>[[Creepy Steeple]]
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Red Spike Top Sprite.png|30px]]||[[Spike Top|R. S. Buzzy]]||5||3||4||Glitz Pit
|-
|[[File:Sky Blue Troopa.png|35px]]||[[Shady Koopa]]||8||3||1||Glitz Pit<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:ShadyParatroopa.png|45px]]||[[Shady Paratroopa|S. Paratroopa]]||8||3||1||Glitz Pit
|-
|[[File:Green Fuzzy.png|30px]]||[[Green Fuzzy]]||5||3||0||Glitz Pit<br>[[Keelhaul Key]]
|-
|[[File:Pink Fuzzyball.png|30px]]||[[Flower Fuzzy]]||6||3||0||Glitz Pit<br>Keelhaul Key<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:Red Magi Koopa.png|50px]]||[[Red Magikoopa|R. Magikoopa]]||7||4||0||rowspan=3|Glitz Pit
|-
|[[File:White Magi Koopa.png|50px]]||[[White Magikoopa|W. Magikoopa]]||7||4||0
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Green Magikoopa Sprite.png|50px]]||[[Green Magikoopa|G. Magikoopa]]||7||4||0
|-
|[[File:Hamma Jamma.png|42px]]||[[Hammer Bro]]||7||4||1||Glitz Pit<br>Rogueport Sewers
|-
|[[File:TTYD Boomerang Bro.png|46px]]||[[Boomerang Bro]]||7||2||1||rowspan=2|Glitz Pit
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Fire Bro Sprite.png|35px]]||[[Fire Bro]]||7||3||1
|-
|[[File:Dark Craw.png|40px]]||[[Dark Craw]]||20||6||0||rowspan=3|Glitz Pit<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:Red Chomp.png|70px]]||[[Red Chomp]]||6||5||3
|-
|[[File:Dark Koopatrol.png|40px]]||[[Dark Koopatrol|D. Koopatrol]]||25||5||2
|-
|[[File:PMTTYDHyperGoomba.png|25px]]||[[Hyper Goomba]]||8||2||0||rowspan=4|[[Twilight Trail]]
|-
|[[File:Hyper Paragoomba Sprite.png|35px]]||[[Hyper Paragoomba]]||8||2||0
|-
|[[File:Crazee.png|30px]]||[[Crazee Dayzee]]||7||2||0
|-
|[[File:Hyper Spiky Goomba.png|25px]]||[[Hyper Spiky Goomba|H. S. Goomba]]||8||3||0
|-
|[[File:Amazee Dayzee TTYD sprite.png|30px]]||[[Amazy Dayzee]]||20||20||1||rowspan=2|Twilight Trail<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:Hyper Cleft.png|35px]]||[[Hyper Cleft]]||4||3||3
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Buzzy Beetle Sprite.png|31px]]||[[Buzzy Beetle]]||5||3||4||rowspan=3|Creepy Steeple
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Spike Top Sprite.png|31px]]||[[Spike Top]]||5||3||4
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Boo Sprite.png|40px]]||[[Boo]]||7||3||0
|-
|[[File:Ember.png|27px]]||[[Ember]]||8||3||0||Keelhaul Key<br>[[Pirate's Grotto]]
|-
|[[File:Putrid Piranha.png|40px]]||[[Putrid Piranha]]||8||3||0||Keelhaul Key
|-
|[[File:Lava Bubble.png|27px]]||[[Lava Bubble]]||6||4||0||Pirate's Grotto<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Bullet Bill Sprite.png|35px]]||[[Bullet Bill]]||2||4||1||rowspan=2|Pirate's Grotto
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Bill Blaster Sprite.png|45px]]||[[Bill Blaster]]||5||0||2
|-
|[[File:Bulky Bob-omb.png|50px]]||[[Bulky Bob-omb]]||6||2||1||rowspan=2|Pirate's Grotto<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Parabuzzy Sprite.png|31px]]||[[Para-Beetle|Parabuzzy]]||5||3||4
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Blue Magikoopa Sprite.png|50px]]||[[Magikoopa]]||7||4||0||rowspan=2|Rogueport Sewers
|-
|[[File:Koopatrol.png|40px]]||[[Koopatrol]]||6||4||2
|-
|[[File:Spunia.png|35px]]||[[Spunia]]||12||7||2||Rogueport Sewers<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:Ruff Puff.png|40px]]||[[Ruff Puff]]||7||4||0||Riverside Station
|-
|[[File:Poison Pokey.png|25px]]||[[Poison Pokey]]||8||4||0||rowspan=2|Riverside Station<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Spiky Parabuzzy Sprite.png|31px]]||[[Spiky Parabuzzy|S. Parabuzzy]]||5||3||4
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Dark Boo Sprite.png|40px]]||[[Dark Boo]]||8||5||0||[[Poshley Sanctum]]<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:IcePuff.png|40px]]||[[Ice Puff]]||9||4||0||rowspan=2|[[Fahr Outpost]]<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Frost Piranha.png|40px]]||[[Frost Piranha]]||10||5||0
|-
|[[File:Moon Cleft.png|35px]]||[[Moon Cleft]]||6||5||5||The [[Moon]]<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:Z Yux.png|40px]]||[[Z-Yux]]||7||4||0||rowspan=2|The Moon<br>X-Naut Fortress
|-
|[[File:MiniZYux.png|20px]]||[[Mini-Z-Yux]]||2||0||0
|-
|[[File:Elite X Naut.png|40px]]||[[Elite X-Naut]]||10||5||1||rowspan=4|X-Naut Fortress
|-
|[[File:X Yux.png|40px]]||[[X-Yux]]||10||3||0
|-
|[[File:MiniXYux.png|20px]]||[[Mini-X-Yux]]||1||0||0
|-
|[[File:XnautPhD.png|40px]]||[[X-Naut PhD]]||9||4||0
|-
|[[File:Swoopula.png|40px]]||[[Swoopula]]||9||4||0||rowspan=2|Palace of Shadow<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:Paper Dry Bones.png|35px]]||[[Dry Bones]]||8||5||2
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Bombshell Bill Sprite.png|35px]]||[[Bombshell Bill]]||3||6||2||rowspan=2|Palace of Shadow
|-
|[[File:Bomb Shell Bill.png|45px]]||[[Bombshell Bill Blaster|B. Bill Blaster]]||10||0||4
|-
|[[File:Phantom Ember.png|27px]]||[[Phantom Ember]]||10||5||0||Palace of Shadow<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:PMTTYDDarkBones.png|35px]]||[[Dark Bones]]||20||5||2||Palace of Shadow
|-
|[[File:Chain Chomp PMTTYD sprite.png|70px]]||[[Chain-Chomp]]||7||6||5||rowspan=2|Palace of Shadow<br>Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:DarkWizzerd.png|60px]]||[[Dark Wizzerd]]||10||5||2
|-
|[[File:PMTTYDGloomba.png|25px]]||[[Gloomba]]||7||3||0||rowspan=16|Pit of 100 Trials
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Paragloomba Sprite.png|35px]]||[[Paragloomba]]||7||3||0
|-
|[[File:Spiked Gloomba.png|25px]]||[[Spiky Gloomba]]||7||4||0
|-
|[[File:Purple Koopa troopa.png|35px]]||[[Dark Koopa]]||8||4||2
|-
|[[File:DarkParatroopa.png|40px]]||[[Dark Paratroopa|D. Paratroopa]]||8||4||2
|-
|[[File:Badge Bandit.png|35px]]||[[Badge Bandit]]||12||5||0
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Dark Lakitu.png|40px]]||[[Dark Lakitu]]||13||5||0
|-
|[[File:SkyblueSpiny.png|35px]]||[[Sky-Blue Spiny|S. Blue Spiny]]||6||6||4
|-
|[[File:Wizzered.png|60px]]||[[Wizzerd]]||10||6||3
|-
|[[File:Piranha Plant PMTTYD.png|40px]]||[[Piranha Plant (Pit of 100 Trials)|Piranha Plant]]||15||9||0
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Dark Bristle.png|50px]]||[[Dark Bristle]]||8||8||4
|-
|[[File:Arantula TTYD sprite.png|40px]]||[[Arantula]]||16||7||0
|-
|[[File:EliteWizzerd.png|60px]]||[[Elite Wizzerd]]||12||8||5
|-
|[[File:Swampire.png|40px]]||[[Swampire]]||20||6||0
|-
|[[File:PMTTYDPoisonPuff.png|40px]]||[[Poison Puff]]||15||8||0
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Bob-ulk Sprite.png|50px]]||[[Bob-ulk]]||10||4||2
|}


===[[Earth Tremor]]===
===Enemy formations===
*'''Crystal Star Received''': [[#Diamond Star|Diamond Star]]
{{main|List of enemy formations in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
*'''What It Does''': If successful, this power creates an earthquake that can do up to 6 damage against all enemies.
In [[Mario]]'s adventure in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', he encounters enemies on the field. When he engages in battle with them, there are often other enemies that accompany the one that Mario encountered on the field.
*'''Power Needed''': 2
{{br}}


===[[Clock Out]]===
===Bosses===
*'''Crystal Star Received''': [[#Emerald Star|Emerald Star]]
'''Bold''' signifies chapter bosses.
*'''What It Does''': If successful, immobilizes enemies temporarily.
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*'''Power Needed''': 2
!width=17%|Chapter!!width=18%|Image!!width=17%|Name!!width=8%|HP!!width=8%|Attack!!width=8%|Defense!!width=12%|Location
|-
|rowspan=3|'''Prologue'''<br>A Rogue's Welcome||[[File:Crump.png|90px]]||[[Lord Crump]] (1)||5||1||0||rowspan=2|[[Rogueport]]
|-
|[[File:Gus.png|70px]]||[[Gus]] (optional)||20||3||0
|-
|[[File:First Blooper.png|120px]]||'''[[Big Blooper|Blooper]]'''||12||1||0||[[Rogueport Underground|Rogueport Sewers]]
|-
|rowspan=5|'''Chapter 1'''<br>Castle and Dragon||rowspan=2|[[File:PMTTYD Gold Fuzzy Sprite.png|45px]]<br>[[File:PMTTYD Fuzzy.png|45px]]||rowspan=2|[[Gold Fuzzy]]<br>[[Fuzzy Horde]]||10||1||0||rowspan=2|[[Shhwonk Fortress]]
|-
|20||1 (per attack)||0
|-
|rowspan=2|[[File:PMTTYDRedBones.png|55px]]<br>[[File:PMTTYDDullBones.png|55px]]||rowspan=2|[[Red Bones]]<br>Four [[Dull Bones]]||5||3||1||rowspan=3|[[Hooktail Castle]]
|-
|1 (each)||2 (each)||1 (each)
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Hooktail Head Sprite.png]]||'''[[Hooktail]]'''||20||5||1
|-
|rowspan=4|'''Chapter 2'''<br>The Great Boggly Tree||rowspan=3 style="text-align:bottom"|[[File:PMTTYD Vivian Sprite.png|67px]]<br>[[File:Marilyn.png|82px]]<br>[[File:Beldam sprite PMTTYD.png|49px]]||rowspan=3|[[Vivian]]<br>[[Marilyn]] (1)<br>[[Beldam]] (1)||10||1||0||rowspan=3|[[Boggly Woods]]
|-
|12||2||0
|-
|9||1||0
|-
|[[File:Magnus Von Grapple.png|120px]]||'''[[Magnus von Grapple]]'''||30||2||1||[[The Great Tree]]
|-
|rowspan=4|'''Chapter 3'''<br>Of Glitz and Glory||[[File:Iron Cleft Red.png|60px]]<br>[[File:Iron Cleft Green.png|60px]]||[[The Iron Adonis Twins]]||6 (each)||4 (each)||??? (each)||rowspan=4|[[Glitz Pit]]
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Bowser Sprite.png|120px]]||[[Bowser]] (1)||30||3||1
|-
|[[File:Rawk Hawk TTYD artwork.jpg|90px]]||[[Rawk Hawk]]||40||4||0
|-
|[[File:MachoGrubba.png|120px]]||'''[[Macho Grubba]]'''||60||4||0
|-
|rowspan=3|'''Chapter 4'''<br>For Pigs the Bell Tolls||[[File:Atomic Boo.png|120px]]||[[Big Boo|Atomic Boo]] (optional)||40||4||0||rowspan=3|[[Creepy Steeple]]
|-
|[[File:Doopliss.png|80px]]||[[Doopliss]] (1)||40||4||0
|-
|[[File:Doopliss as Mario.png|50px]]||'''[[Doopliss]] (2)'''||40||4||0
|-
|rowspan=4|'''Chapter 5'''<br>The Key to Pirates||[[File:Ember.png|30px]]||Three [[Ember]]s||8 (each)||3 (each)||0 (each)||[[Keelhaul Key]]
|-
|[[File:Cortez.png|120px]]||'''[[Cortez]]'''||20 x 3||4||1||[[Pirate's Grotto]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[File:Crump.png|90px]]<br>[[File:PMTTYD X-Naut Sprite.png|60px]]||rowspan=2|[[Lord Crump]] (2)<br>[[X-Naut]]s||30||3||0||rowspan=2|[[X-Ship]]
|-
|6 (stack)<br>10 (horde)||3 (stack)<br>5 (horde)||0 (both)
|-
|'''Chapter 6'''<br>Three Days of Excess||[[File:PMTTYD Smorg Artwork.jpg|120px]]||'''[[Smorg]]'''||50||5||1||[[Excess Express]]
|-
|rowspan=2|'''Chapter 7'''<br>Mario Shoots the Moon||[[File:Elite X Naut.png|60px]]||Two [[Elite X-Naut]]s||10 (each)||5 (each)||1 (each)||rowspan=2|[[X-Naut Fortress]]
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Tattle Log - Magnus 2.png|120px]]||'''[[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]]'''||70||6||2
|-
|rowspan=11|'''Chapter 8'''<br>The Thousand-Year Door||rowspan=2|[[File:PMTTYDDarkBones.png|55px]]<br>[[File:Paper Dry Bones.png|55px]]||rowspan=2|[[Dark Bones]]<br>Four [[Dry Bones]]||20||5||2||rowspan=11|[[Palace of Shadow]]
|-
|8 (each)||5 (each)||2 (each)
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|[[File:Gloomtail.png|150px]]||[[Gloomtail]]||80||8||2
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|rowspan=3|[[File:Doopliss.png|80px]]<br>[[File:Marilyn.png|82px]]<br>[[File:Beldam sprite PMTTYD.png|49px]]||rowspan=3|[[Doopliss]] (3)<br>[[Marilyn]] (2)<br>[[Beldam]] (2) || 40 || 6 || 0
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|40||7||0
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|30||5||0
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|rowspan=2|[[File:PMTTYD Grodus Artwork.png|110px]]<br>[[File:Grodus X.png|20px]]||rowspan=2|'''[[Grodus]]'''<br>[[Grodus X]]||50||7||1
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|3 (each)||4 (each)||0 (each)
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|rowspan=2|[[File:PMTTYD Bowser Sprite.png|120px]]<br>[[File:KammyTTYDsprite.png|100px]]||rowspan=2|[[Bowser]] (2)<br>[[Kammy Koopa]]||70||7||2
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|50||5||0
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|[[File:Shadow Queen Talk.png|60px]]<br>[[File:PMTTYD Shadow Queen True Form Render.png|100px]]||'''[[Shadow Queen]]'''||150||7||1
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|[[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]||[[File:Bonetail.png|150px]]||[[Bonetail]] (optional)||200||8 ||2||[[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]
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===[[Power Lift]]===
===Environmental hazards===
*'''Crystal Star Received''': [[#Gold Star|Gold Star]]
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*'''What It Does''': Boosts attack and defense power for a short time for both party members.
!Image
*'''Power Needed''': 3
!width=20%|Hazard
!Description
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece RogueSewerWestBackground.png|100px]]
|[[Pit]]
|Falling into a pit causes Mario to lose 1 HP; this is only possible in background sections in Rogueport Sewers and Boggly Woods. During Bowser's platform levels, it immediately defeats Bowser, forcing him to start over.
|-
|[[File:PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress screenshot.png|100px]]
|{{Conjectural|Electric tile}}
|Part of a puzzle in X-Naut Fortress, where stepping on the wrong tiles causes Mario to lose 1 HP.
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|[[File:PMTTYDHiddenBlocks14.png|100px]]
|[[Fire Bar]]
|Spinning flames found in the Palace of Shadow that will force Mario back to the start if touched. They also appear in Bowser's third platforming level, where it can be destroyed by his fire breath.
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|[[File:PMTTYD Bowser World 3.png|100px]]
|[[Lava]]
|Only appears in Bowser's level 3-X, functioning the same as a pit.
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|[[File:PM-TTYD Retractable Spike Trap at the Palace of Shadow.png|100px]]
|[[Spike Trap]]
|Two kinds of spike traps are encountered: retractable ones that cause Mario to lose 1 HP upon touching them, and stationary ones that block the way and cannot be touched at all since they are on raised platforms.
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|[[File:Spikes PMTTYD.png|100px]]
|{{Conjectural|Spiked ceiling}}
|Part of a puzzle in Hooktail Castle, a ceiling covered in spikes that will lower gradually. If Mario doesn't escape in time, it will cause a Game Over.
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|[[File:PMTTYD Shine Sprite RogueSewerEastSea.png|100px]]
|[[Water]]
|Mario must use his Boat Mode transformation to traverse bodies of water. If he falls in water in any other instance, he is attacked by [[Nibbles]], losing 1 HP.
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|[[File:PM-TTYD Waves at Pirate's Grotto.png|100px]]
|[[Wave]]
|Seen in Pirate's Grotto, they swallow Boat Mario and force him to restart the section.
|}


===[[Art Attack]]===
==World==
*'''Crystal Star Received''': [[#Ruby Star|Ruby Star]]
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*'''What It Does''': Any amount of damage can be done depending on how many times the player encircles around the enemies
The events of ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' take place primarily in [[Rogueport]] and its surrounding areas. Rogueport is the hub location, and where the titular [[the Thousand-Year Door|Thousand-Year Door]] is found.
*'''Power Needed''': 4
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*[[Rogueport]]
**[[Happy Lucky Lottery]]
**[[Lovely Howz of Badges]]
**[[Pianta Parlor]]
**[[Podley's Place]]
**[[Toad Bros. Bazaar]]
**[[Trouble Center]]
*[[Rogueport Underground|Rogueport Sewers]]
**[[Deepdown Depot]]
**[[Herb T.'s place]]
**[[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]
**[[The Thousand-Year Door]]
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*[[Petal Meadows]]
**[[Hooktail Castle]]
**[[Petalburg]]
**[[Shhwonk Fortress]]
*[[Boggly Woods]]
**[[Flurrie's House]]
**[[The Great Tree]]
*[[Glitzville]]
**[[Fresh Juice Shop]]
**[[Glitz Pit]]
**[[Souvenir shop (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Souvenir shop]]
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*[[Twilight Town]]
**[[Twilight Shop]]
*[[Twilight Trail]]
**[[Creepy Steeple]]
*[[Keelhaul Key]]
**[[Keelhaul Galleria]]
**[[Pirate's Grotto]]
*[[Excess Express]]
*[[Poshley Heights]]
**[[Poshley Sanctum]]
*[[Fahr Outpost]]
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*[[Moon]]
**[[X-Naut Fortress]]
*[[Palace of Shadow]]
**[[Palace of Shadow Tower|Riddle Tower]]
|}


===[[Sweet Feast]]===
===Notable characters===
*'''Crystal Star Received''': [[#Sapphire Star|Sapphire Star]]
====Optional helpful characters====
*'''What It Does''': Much like Sweet Treat, the player will replenish up to 24 HP for each party member and 24 FP.
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*'''Power Needed''': 5
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!width=18%|Found in/<br>Availability
!Service
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|align=center|[[File:Charlieton PM.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Charlieton]]'''
|[[Rogueport]] Plaza
|Sells Mario a rotating set of items and badges, many of them rare or exclusive to him. His listing is updated every time Mario returns to Rogueport.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Chet Rippo.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Chet Rippo]]'''
|[[Rogueport Underground|Rogueport Sewers]]<br>(Bobbery needed)
|Raises one of Mario's stats (HP, FP or BP) while decreasing another, for 39 coins. He can do the same with partner ranks.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Dazzle.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Dazzle]]'''
|Rogueport Sewers<br>(from the start)
|Trades badges with Mario for Star Pieces.
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|align=center|[[File:Grifty.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Grifty]]'''
|Rogueport east side<br>(Yoshi needed)
|Tells Mario Rogueport's detailed backstory.
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|align=center|[[File:Lucky.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Lucky]]'''
|Rogueport west side<br>(after Chapter 1)
|Invites Mario to participate in the [[Happy Lucky Lottery]].
|-
|align=center|[[File:Lumpy.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Lumpy]]'''
|Rogueport dock area
|Asks Mario to invest coins in his oil search endeavor. If Mario accepts the offer, Lumpy will return later in the game to hand him his share.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Merlee.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Merlee]]'''
|Rogueport Sewers<br>(Paper Mode needed)
|Casts a spell on Mario that grants him random lucky events (e.g. increased attack power, more SP) in a number of random battles. Mario can pay her 5, 20 or 50 coins; the higher the price, the more times the events occur.
|-
|align=center|[[File:PMTTYD Merluvlee.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Merluvlee]]'''
|Rogueport Sewers<br>(from the start)
|Tells Mario the location of Star Pieces, Shine Sprites, or where to go to progress the story, for different amounts of coins.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Merlon.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Merlon]]'''
|Rogueport east side<br>(from the start)
|Upgrades a partner's rank for three Shine Sprites. Can upgrade each partner a second time after Mario retrieves the [[Up Arrow]].
|-
|align=center|[[File:Whacka PMTTYD.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Whacka]]'''
|[[Keelhaul Key]]
|A one-of-a-kind creature that drops a [[Whacka Bump]] when struck. After eight hits, it is permanently gone.
|-
|align=center|[[File:Wonky.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Wonky]]'''
|[[Herb T.'s place]]<br>(after Chapter 1)
|Gives Mario hints for five coins.
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|align=center|[[File:Zess T.png|50px]]<br>'''[[Zess T.]]'''
|Rogueport Plaza<br>(after Chapter 1)
|Cooks a recipe with an item given by Mario. After receiving the [[Cookbook]], she can cook with two ingredients.
|}


===[[Showstopper]]===
====Major characters====
*'''Crystal Star Received''': [[#Garnet Star|Garnet Star]]
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These are characters that play a part in the story of each chapter or are otherwise recurring and unique.
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'''Prologue'''
*[[Toadsworth]]
*[[Professor Frankly]]
'''Chapter 1'''
*[[Koopie Koo]]
*[[Koopley]]
*[[Kroop]]
*[[Thwomp]]
'''Chapter 2'''
*[[Jabble]]
*[[Petuni]]
*[[Puni elder]]
*[[Punio]]
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'''Chapter 3'''
*[[Don Pianta]]
*[[Frankie]]
*[[Francesca]]
*[[Grubba]]
*[[Ishnail]]
*[[Jolene]]
*[[Mr. Hoggle]]
'''Chapter 4'''
*[[The Creepy Steeple Boo]]
*[[Darkly]]
*[[Mayor Dour]]
*[[Doopliss's parrot]]
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'''Chapter 5'''
*[[Flavio]]
*[[Pa-Patch]]
*[[Podley]]
'''Chapter 6'''
*[[Bub]]
*[[Chef Shimi]]
*[[Excess Express conductor]]
*[[Excess Express engineer]]
*[[Excess Express waitress]]
*[[Ghost T.]]
*[[Heff T.]]
*[[Pennington]]
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*[[Toodles]]
*[[Zip Toad]]
'''Chapter 7'''
*[[Fahr Outpost mayor]]
*[[General White]]
*[[Goldbob]]
'''Other recurring characters'''
*[[Dupree]]
*[[Sylvia (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Sylvia]]
*[[TEC|TEC-XX]]
*[[Toadette]]
*[[Traveling Sisters Three|Traveling Sisters 3]]
|}
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===[[Supernova]]===
==Hidden block locations==
*'''Crystal Star Received''': [[#Crystal Star|Crystal Star]]
[[File:PMTTYDHiddenBlocks1R.png|thumb|200px|[[Mario]] and [[Goombella]] revealing a hidden ? Block in [[Rogueport Underground|Rogueport Sewers]]]]
*'''What It Does''': Does up to 15 damage to all enemies, 3 each time the player fills the gauge.
{{main|List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
*'''Power Needed''': 6
In ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', Mario can discover hidden [[? Block]]s throughout the game. [[Ms. Mowz]]'s overworld sniffing ability is helpful in determining where they are. There are 15 invisible ? Blocks in total.
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==Badges==
==Side activities==
Badges are what Mario may need throughout the game. They can be purchased at the Lovely Howz or by [[Charlieton]], traded for [[Star Piece]]s by [[Dazzle]], won at the [[Pianta Parlor]] or found in one of the places Mario and company visit.
===Star Pieces===
[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece RogueportZessTRoofTop.png|thumb|200px|Mario gets a [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]] on Zess T.'s roof.]]
{{main|List of Star Pieces in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
During the adventure, [[Mario]] and co. can collect [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Pieces]] by finding them in hidden spots, underneath chambers which he can use the Spin Jump to reveal, and earning them from other characters. [[Ms. Mowz]] is useful in finding the overworld Star Pieces. Mario can then trade them with [[Dazzle]] for [[Badge]]s. There are 100 Star Pieces in the game.


When leveling up, Mario can gain '''B'''adge '''P'''oints which allow him to use badges he has already found. Some of the badges add new [[Jump]] or [[Hammer]] moves to Mario's commands during battle and other new abilities.
===Trouble Center===
[[File:Trouble Center.png|thumb|left|Inside the Trouble Center.|200px]]
{{main|Trouble Center}}
The Trouble Center, located in east Rogueport, offers the citizens' troubles for Mario to solve. The helped citizen will reward Mario, usually with coins, but the reward is not disclosed until that point. An [[Elusive badge!|anonymous quest]] comes from [[Ms. Mowz]] and requires Mario to find a badge she is looking for but can not find. After this quest is completed, she joins Mario's team.


Badges can also affect Mario and his partners outside of battles. After the battle certain badges can increase the amount of points defeated enemies leave. Enemies might also carry badges in battle, which only [[Ms. Mowz]] can steal right away, and there's a likeliness that they might leave them when they're defeated.
===Pianta Parlor===
[[File:PMTTYD Piantaparlor.png|thumb|200px|Inside the Pianta Parlor.]]
{{main|Pianta Parlor}}
A casino located in Rogueport's western area, where Mario can buy items and play mini-games with [[pianta token]]s. The mini-games featured here are challenges where Mario must use his paper abilities — [[Plane Mode]], [[Paper Mode]], [[Tube Mode]], and [[Boat Mode]]. In order to access these games, he must have the [[Special Card|Special]], [[Silver Card|Silver]], [[Golden Card|Golden]], and [[Platinum Card|Platinum]] Cards on hand, respectively, which are rewarded when he completes certain troubles for the Trouble Center.


Two special badges, the W Emblem and the L Emblem, can change Mario's clothing. With the W Emblem, Mario gets [[Wario|Wario's]] clothing, with the L Emblem, he gets [[Luigi|Luigi's]] clothing, and with both Emblems combined, he gets [[Waluigi|Waluigi's]] clothing.
===The Pit of 100 Trials===
[[File:MeetBonetail.png|left|thumb|200px|Mario confronting Bonetail.]]
{{main|Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)}}
An optional challenge, located to the west of the Thousand-Year Door in Rogueport Sewers. Before or after saving the world, Mario can take on the enemies found in the 100-basement floor area known as the Pit of 100 Trials. The enemies located on levels 51-99 are especially strong, and many are exclusive to this location. The player is not able to save their progress while in the pit and is given the option to go back to the entrance every ten rooms, along with a treasure chest with a special prize. Upon reaching floor 100, Mario discovers [[Bonetail]], the long-lost relative of Hooktail and Gloomtail. After defeating Bonetail, Mario receives the [[Return Postage]] badge.
{{br}}


All badges found in RPG's like ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' are [[Badges#Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door|listed here]] in detail.
==Similarities to ''Paper Mario''==
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There are many similarities between the original ''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', including these elements:
*Both games have an opening introduction before the title screen.
*The opening is very similar to previous game, with [[Parakarry]] delivering a letter from Princess Peach to the [[Mario Bros.' House]]. (''Pictured'')
*Both games have the same upgrade system for Mario's Jump and Hammer attacks.
*Many comparisons can be made between partners and abilities from each game:
**'''[[Goombario]]''' and '''Goombella''' are the first partner of each game, respectively. They are Goombas who give Mario information about enemies, characters, and locations. They both have [[Headbonk]], [[Tattle]], and [[Multibonk]] as attacks.
**'''[[Kooper]]''' and '''Koops''' are the second partner of each game, respectively. They are Koopa Troopas obtained during Chapter 1, able to be shot out to hit switches and grab distant items (''Pictured''), and use [[Shell Toss]] and [[Power Shell]] in battle.
**'''[[Lady Bow]]''' and '''Yoshi''' are obtained in Chapter 3 of their respective games. They have first and last attacks that deal multiple low-powered hits: Lady Bow with [[Smack]] and [[Fan Smack]], and Yoshi with his [[Ground Pound#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Ground Pound]] and [[Stampede (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Stampede]] attacks.
**'''Parakarry''' and '''Yoshi''' are the fourth partner of each game, and allow the player to travel across gaps.
**'''[[Bombette]]''' and '''Bobbery''' are Bob-omb partners able to destroy cracked surfaces.
**'''Lady Bow''' and '''Vivian''' are the fifth partner of each game, and allow Mario to become invisible to enemies.
**'''[[Watt]]''' and '''Ms. Mowz''' are partners able to uncover hidden items, and whose basic attack pierces through Defense Power.
**'''[[Lakilester]]''' and '''Vivian''' are partners who have betrayed an enemy to join Mario's party.
**'''Lakilester''' and '''Yoshi''' are partners who let Mario ride them to move faster.
**'''Boat Mode''' works very similarly to the ''Paper Mario'' partner '''[[Sushie]]''''s field ability. Both are obtained during Chapter 5 and can be activated on similar wooden boards by water.
*Many chapters follow similar beats and themes:
**The main plot point of both games is to find seven star-shaped entities, each granting Mario special abilities and additional [[Star Power]] when rescued (the '''[[Star Spirits]]''' and the '''Crystal Stars''').
**'''Chapter 1''' in both games features a fortress as the location of the boss, with both being located in peaceful, green plains. Additionally, both bosses terrorize the denizens of the local town ('''[[Koopa Village]]''' and '''[[Petalburg]]''', which are both largely inhabited by [[Koopa Troopa]]s). Both towns feature a distinctive, elderly Koopa Troopa ('''[[Koopa Koot]]''' and '''[[Kroop]]''').
**'''Chapter 2''' has the prospective partner requiring Mario to bring them an item ('''Parakarry''''s letters and '''Flurrie''''s necklace).
**'''Chapter 3''' features a sequence where Mario must chase the boss ('''[[Tubba's Heart]]''' and '''[[Grubba]]'''). Furthermore, an oversized [[Clubba]] is the boss of Chapter 3 in both games, and both have a secret that involves making themselves powerful.
**'''Chapter 4''' in both games involves Mario accessing the storage room of a certain shop to make progress. It also involves widespread (and comical) mischief in a town; in ''Paper Mario'', it is the [[Shy Guy]] frenzy that takes place in [[Toad Town]], while in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', the denizens of Twilight Town are being turned into pigs at the toll of Creepy Steeple's bell.
**'''Chapter 5''' takes place on a tropical island with [[coconut]]s in both games, on an expedition with one non-party character interested in treasure ('''Kolorado''' and '''Flavio'''). Also, in both games, this is when Mario's oldest partner joins him, and they both have to be rescued from being stuck in a tree before they do so ('''Sushie''' and '''Bobbery'''). The Chapter 5 bosses, '''[[Lava Piranha]]''' and '''Cortez''', resemble each other, as Cortez's spine in his first form and Lava Piranha's stem are in the exact same position, and both of them have multiple forms. They are also accompanied by multiple entities, each with their own mechanics, attacks, and HP.
**'''Chapter 7''' features a snowy region ('''[[Shiver Mountain]]''' and '''Fahr Outpost''').
**'''Chapter 8''' includes a fight against Bowser before the final battle, and Kammy Koopa is fought in both games. Furthermore, Peach's kidnapper has to be chased through a long stairway.
*Other similar character interactions and events include:
**At one point in the games, Mario falls for a ploy created by the boss of a Chapter, which leads him to be confined in a cage alongside several other prisoners. The trap is a ? Block in ''Paper Mario'', and a fake Puni pedestal in ''The Thousand-Year Door''.
**Buying a [[Dried Mushroom|Dried Shroom]] and another certain item along with it is a secret password in both games that must be entered in order to reach Moustafa and Don Pianta.
**'''[[Tayce T.]]''' and '''Zess T.''' are clear counterparts, elderly cooks whose backstories involve deceased husbands and cakes.
**Both games have [[Merlon]] standing outside his house, waiting for Mario and his partners to show up, where he tells them about a dream that he had and tells them to let him know if they find out the meaning of it. Afterward, an item that Merlon stored at the top of his house is retrieved from him (the '''Quick Change badge''' and the '''Ultra Stone''').
**[[Moustafa]] and [[Flavio]] both give the player stones needed to reach an ancient and rumored to be haunted, place. Also, both of the ghostly bosses ('''[[Tutankoopa]]''' and '''Cortez''') try to intimidate Mario by uttering threats as he progresses through the level.
**After the battle against Cortez is over, one of the [[Toad (species)|Toad]] sailors tells everyone that he feels a "slight wind" coming from the cracked wall, just as [[Misstar]] does in the first game. The Bob-omb partner of both games is needed to blow the wall up. Also, the most frequently fought boss of both games (Jr. Troopa and Crump, respectively) shows up after Chapter 5 is completed, although Jr. Troopa can also be fought before the end of chapter.
**Mario must solve a mystery in both games. A [[Bumpty|penguin]] is Mario's fellow detective in both ('''[[Herringway]]''' and '''Pennington''').
**In both games, there is a room where Mario can turn into 8-bit Mario, complete with the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] music playing (in '''[[Boo's Mansion]]''' and '''X-Naut Fortress''', respectively).
*Princess Peach's intermissions reflect the original game in many ways:
**Mario and Peach contact each other using friendly characters in both games. '''[[Twink]]''' helps her in ''Paper Mario'', while '''[[TEC|TEC-XX]]''' does so in ''The Thousand-Year Door''. In the end, both Twink and TEC develop feelings for Peach.
**The player is required to dress Peach up as an enemy to learn secrets at one point.
**As with the first ''Paper Mario'' game, a main antagonist encounters Peach disguised as a minion, and remarks on how she smells "too nice".
**In both games, Princess Peach must make something: a '''[[Special Strawberry Cake]]''' for [[Gourmet Guy]] and an '''invisibility potion''', respectively. Both recipes include a step where Peach must wait for exactly thirty seconds, and if she makes a mistake at any point in the process, it comes out wrong.
**Both games include a test during the Chapter 5 interlude that Princess Peach has to take, and that holds information that helps Mario in the future.
*Both games contain puzzles in some places that are solved identically or similarly.
**The [[Palace of Shadow Tower|Riddle Tower]] shares many puzzles with the '''[[Crystal Palace]]''', including blowing up cracked spots and walking through seemingly solid walls.
**The [[Palace of Shadow]] has puzzles and traps from [[Bowser's Castle]], including an area wherein Mario only makes progress by following a pattern (though this is actually taken from the final castle level in ''Super Mario Bros.'').
**Both dungeons in the final Chapters have rooms with stairs where Mario has to defeat [[Bombshell Bill Blaster|B. Bill Blaster]]s to reach the next room.
**Both games have a spike-filled room where Bow's Outta Sight or Vivian's Veil must be used, and the position of the paths across the spikes are identical. (''Pictured above'')
*Mario's final battle is divided into multiple parts. At one point, each boss is invincible and Peach plays an integral role in negating that invincibility.
*Peach conveniently gets taken away in both games, right before Mario and company reach the hideaways of the games' main antagonists.
*Both games end with a [[parade]] led by Luigi (though in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', it is not a traditional parade, and is mainly a lineup of all of the characters' silhouettes).
*Both games' endings feature a scene in which Mario, after returning [[Mario Bros.' House|home]] from his travels, is shown hanging around with Luigi, having just told his brother the story of his adventure.


==Bestiary (Tattle Log)==
==Quotes==
[[Goombella]] has the ability to analyze enemies and state their HP, Attack and Defense, as well as a short description. These information are stored in the '''''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Bestiary)|Tattle Log]]''''', also known as ''Bestiary''.
{{main|List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door quotes}}
*"''Omigosh! Is… Isn't that a treasure map?! You HAVE to tell me where you got that!''" - [[Goombella]]
*"''And with that...pow! I'm gone!''" - [[Lord Crump]]
*"''Mmmmmmwee hee hee hee! I have no quarrel with [[Mario|you]]...but I simply can't allow you to hunt for the [[Crystal Stars]].''" - [[Beldam]]
*"''And then I, Grodus, will build a new world! A perfect, ideal world... Yes. A world made by me, about me, and for me! GAAACK ACK ACK ACK ACK!''" - [[Grodus]]
*"''I'm... I'm sorry [[Beldam|Sis]]. This [[Mario]] is the only person who's ever been kind to me...''" - [[Vivian]]


==Trouble Center Side Quests==
==Regional differences==
{{main|Trouble Center}}
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In [[Rogueport]] there's a "Trouble Center" which offers the citizen's troubles for Mario to solve. An [[Trouble Center#.3F.3F.3F|anonymous quest]] comes from [[Ms. Mowz]] and requires Mario to find a badge she has hidden. Only then she joins Mario's team.
===Title theme===
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*For unknown reasons, the title theme was altered in the international versions. The theme has a slightly different melody at one part, and the drumroll during the song's fadeout is more subtle compared to the Japanese version.


==Bosses==
===Technical changes===
Yellow signifies chapter bosses.
*There is no health warning screen when starting up the game in the Japanese version.
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*There is no delay for when the player can press start on the title screen in the Japanese version.
|-style="background: #ABC;"
*Holding {{button|gcn|a}} when the player does not have the Ultra Boots prevents Mario from moving in the Japanese version.
!Whereabouts !! Name !! HP !! Attack !! Defense !! Special Attack
**Similarly, holding {{button|gcn|b}} when the player does not have the Super Hammer prevents Mario from moving in the Japanese version.
*On the Level Up screen, the cursor is set to FP by default in the Japanese version, while in the international versions, the player has to manually move the cursor to either HP or BP.
*In the Japanese version, Mario and his partners are fully healed at the end of Chapter 1, but at the end of all the other chapters, they do not get healed at all. In the international versions, Mario and his partners are fully healed at the end of each chapter except Chapter 8.<ref>[http://papermariorta.wikia.com/wiki/Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand_Year_Door#Version_Differences Paper Mario RTA Wiki]</ref>{{better source}}
*The international versions have more Stylish moves than the Japanese version. For example, there is no second Stylish after a normal jump in the Japanese version.
*Many of the items at the Pianta Parlor have different positioning on the menu in the Japanese version.
*The backtrace screen has some additional functionality in the international versions. In the international versions, the entire screen is used and also scrolls, while in the Japanese version, only a part of the screen is used and it does not scroll.
*The Japanese version is missing the number of obtained badges/recipes and the total badges/recipes on the Badges and Recipes screen.
*In the Pit of 100 Trials, when a player defeats an enemy, the pipes show up faster in the Japanese version.
*Koopook is moved to a different position (further to the left) in Hooktail Castle during his trouble in the Japanese version.
*Every enemy's stats stayed the same between all versions. However, the American version mistakenly claims that the Red Spike Top has 5 defense instead of 4, and that Rawk Hawk has 3 attack and 1 defense rather than 4 and 0, respectively. These mistakes were corrected in the European version.
*The English script mistakenly says the [[Zess Frappe]] and [[Icicle Pop]] restore 20 and 10 [[Heart Point|HP]] when they restore 20 and 15 [[Flower Point|FP]] in all versions, respectively.
*During pre-Chapter 5, Swindell the Bandit is moved to the far side of East Rogueport near the barrels. In the international versions, there is one less barrel, and Swindell's position is slightly altered.
*Giving [[Lumpy]] 200 coins early in the game leaves Mario with 500 [[coin]]s later in the Japanese version and 600 coins later in international versions.
*All Fuzzies have horrible vision in the Japanese version, as they often do not even notice Mario when he goes by them. In the international versions, the Fuzzies have better vision and thus notice Mario more quickly. In addition, the Fuzzies move slower in the international versions.
*There is no slowdown when moving up slopes on rooftops with Yoshi in the Japanese version.
*At the end of Bowser's levels, fireworks are fired in the Japanese version but not in the international versions.
*In the original Japanese script and every other translation of the game, the final [[Rogueport Direct Mail Service|RDM]] email [[List of e-mails in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#"Surprise!" section|features an additional "hidden" section if the player scroll downs for an extended period of time]]. This portion was removed from the English translation, despite retaining the statement hinting at its existence.
*In the Japanese version, some item combinations that are given to Zess T. give different recipe results.
{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:left;margin:auto;"
!'''Item Combination'''
!Japan
!International
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 | Prologue || [[Lord Crump]] (1) || 5 || 1 || 0 || none
|'''Poison Shroom + Turtley Leaf'''
|Mistake
|Shroom Broth
|-
|-
| [[Gus]] || 20 || 3 || 0 || Spear Throw (3)
|'''Mushroom + Keel Mango'''
|Mistake
|Zess Dinner
|-
|-
| [[Blooper]] || 12 || 1 || 0 || Ink (1 x 2)
|'''[Mushroom/Life Shroom] + Peachy Peach'''
|Mistake
|Zess Dinner
|-
|-
| rowspan=4 | Chapter 1: Castle and Dragon || rowspan=2 | [[Gold Fuzzy]] &<br>[[Fuzzy Horde]] || 10 || 1 || 0 || Call Fuzzy Horde
|'''Ultra Shroom + Peachy Peach'''
|Zess Dinner
|Zess Special
|-
|-
| 20 || 1 (per fuzzy that attacks) || 0 || none
|'''[Dried Shroom/Mushroom/Super Shroom/Life Shroom] + Fresh Pasta'''
|Zess Dinner
|Zess Special
|-
|-
| [[Red Bones]], Four [[Dull Bones]]  || 5, 1 (each) || 3, 2 (each) || 1, 1 (each) || Rebuild & Revive, Rebuild
|'''Ultra Shroom + Fresh Pasta'''
|- style="background-color:yellow;"
|Zess Special
| [[Hooktail]] || 20 (+10) || 5 || 1 || Trick (5), HP Recover (+10HP)
|Zess Deluxe
|-
|-
| rowspan=4 | Chapter 2: The Great Boggly Tree || rowspan=3 | [[Vivian]] &<br>[[Marilyn]] (1) &<br>[[Beldam]] (1) || 10 || 1 || 0 || Burn (1 x 2)
|'''Poison Shroom + Point Swap'''
|Ultra Shroom
|Mushroom
|-
|-
| 12 || 2 || 0 || Charge (+2 Attack Power)
|'''Slow Shroom + Jammin' Jelly'''
|Maple Super
|Jelly Super
|-
|-
| 9 || 1 || 0 || Various Magic
|'''Mushroom + [Turtley Leaf/Golden Leaf]'''
|- style="background-color:yellow;"
|Life Shroom
| [[Magnus Von Grapple]] || 30 || 2 || 1 || X-Fist (5), Earthquake (2 x 2)
|Shroom Fry
|-
|-
| rowspan=4 | Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory || [[Armored Harriers]] (Two [[Iron Cleft]]s) || 6 (each) || 4 (each) || ??? (each) || none
|'''Super Shroom + [Turtley Leaf/Golden Leaf]'''
|Life Shroom
|Shroom Roast
|-
|-
| [[Bowser]] (1) || 30 || 3 || 1 || Ground Pound (3, you lose an attack)
|'''[Life Shroom/Ultra Shroom] + [Turtley Leaf/Golden Leaf]'''
|Life Shroom
|Shroom Steak
|-
|-
| [[Rawk Hawk]] || 40 || 3 || 0 (1 according to Tattle Log) || Air Attack (4), Super Slide (6), Falling Hazard (1 x 12)
|'''Thunder Bolt + Thunder Rage'''
|- style="background-color:yellow;"
|Trial Stew
| [[Macho Grubba]] || 60 || 4 || 0 || Various "Macho" Upgrades
|Mistake
|}
*In the Japanese version, some items sell for different prices (in coins).
{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:left;margin:auto;"
!'''Item Name'''
!Shop It's Sold At
!Japan
!International
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 | Chapter 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls || [[Atomic Boo]] (optional) || 40 || 4 || 0 || Confuse, Immobilize, Invisible
|'''Couple's Cake'''
|All shops
|30
|10
|-
|-
| ????? (aka Doopliss - 1) || 40 || 4 || 0 || Doppelgänger
|'''Healthy Salad'''
|- style="background-color:yellow;"
|All Shops
| [[Doopliss]] (2 - Fight with Partners) || 40 || 4 || 0 || Doppelgänger, Partner Attack (Each deals damage present to current Shine Sprite standards), Partner Swap (After partner dies)
|10
|5
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | Chapter 5: The Key to Pirates || Three [[Ember]]s || 8 (each) || 3 (each) || 0 (each) || Burn
|'''Koopasta'''
|- style="background-color:yellow;"
|All shops except Niff T.'s shop
| [[Cortez]] || 20 x 3 || 4 || 1 || Charge (+4 Attack Power), Haunted Weapons (4 x 4), Poison Hook (4, poison)
|25
|60
|-
|-
| Chapter Intermission || [[Lord Crump]] (2), [[X-Naut]]s || 30, 6/10 || 3, 5 || 0, 0 || Call X-Nauts & HP Recover
|'''Meteor Meal'''
|All shops
|20
|40
|-
|-
| Chapter 6: Three Days of Excess || style="background-color:yellow;" | [[Smorg]] || 50 || 5 || 1 || Grope (10 x 2)
|'''Shroom Broth'''
|All shops
|33
|20
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | Chapter 7: Mario Shoots the Moon || Two [[Elite X-Naut]]s || 10 (each) || 5 (each) || 1 (each) || Huge, HP Recover, Dodgy
|'''Shroom Crepe'''
|- style="background-color:yellow;"
|All shops
| [[Magnus Von Grapple 2.0]] || 70 || 6 || 2 || Flying X (6 x 2), X-Punch (9 x 2), Machine Gun (3 x 10)
|50
|100
|-
|-
| rowspan=10 | Chapter 8: The Thousand-Year Door || [[Dark Bones]], Four [[Dry Bones]] || 20, 8 (each) || 5, 5 (each) || 2, 2 (each) || Rebuild & Revive, Rebuild & Revive (each)
|'''Spicy Soup'''
|All shops except Northwinds Mart
|10
|5
|-
|-
| [[Gloomtail]] || 80 || 8 || 2 || Poison, Megabreath (15)
|'''Zess Dinner'''
|All shops except Souvenir Shop
|10
|7
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Doopliss]] (3) &<br>[[Marilyn]] (2) &<br>[[Beldam]] (2) || 40 || 6 || 0 || Doppelganger
|'''Zess Dynamite'''
|All shops except Deepdown Depot
|30
|20
|-
|-
| 40 || 7 || 0 || Charge (+7 Attack Power)
|'''Zess Tea'''
|All shops
|10
|6
|}
 
===Area changes===
Several areas had some changes made between the Japanese and international versions.
====Prologue====
*The X-Nauts who jump on Mario in the Prologue move faster in the Japanese version.
*In the Japanese version, the moving platforms in the Rogueport Underground (the one in the first area and the two in the room with the pipe to Petal Meadows) do not move as far to the left and right as the ones in the international versions.
 
====Chapter 1====
*Question #2 of the Thwomp quiz in Shhwonk's Fortress asks for the price of a Mushroom and a Fire Flower in the Japanese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish versions, as opposed to the price of a Mr. Softener and a Fire Flower in the English version. However, in the US ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' demo included in the Nintendo GameCube's Demo Disc Version 18, this question asked for the price of a Mushroom and a Fire Flower like in the other versions. The Nintendo Switch remake uses the question for the price of a Mushroom and a Fire Flower.
 
====Chapter 2====
*In the Japanese version, the right Pale Piranha on the screen where the Shadow Sirens are fought in Boggly Woods acts differently from the one in the international versions.
*In the Japanese version, when unlocking the blue cage door in the Great Tree, the game checks for and removes the Strange Sack from Mario's inventory if he has it (which permanently prevents it from being obtained again as there is only one in the game). This does not happen in the international versions.
*In the Japanese version, Punio's textbox when he thinks about how to reveal the secret entrance does not pause.
*In the room where the player has to hammer the switches to gain access to the Super Boots room, in the Japanese version the 4 statues all have Punis on them before hitting the switches, but in the international versions the 4 statues have the following (left to right) on them before hitting the switches: Puni, Star, Moon, Sun.
 
====Chapter 3====
*In the Glitz Pit, all fights (excluding ones that start with special cutscenes, such as [[The Goomba Bros.]] and [[The Iron Adonis Twins]]) start about two seconds faster in the Japanese version when compared to the international versions.
*In the Japanese version, when returning to Rogueport from Glitzville, the entire cutscene is about 7 seconds longer than in the international versions.
*During Peach's section right after Chapter 3, when leaving the dressing room to return to TEC after talking to Grodus, the player can move while the door is opening in the Japanese version.
 
====Chapter 5====
*In the Japanese version, Mario can get the Keel Mango from the trees at Keelhaul Key at any time. In the international versions, the chapter must be completed first. This was most likely changed to ensure that Flavio ends up getting the Coconut rather than the Keel Mango as both items are tropical food and giving Flavio any food item that is not a Coconut results in him asking for something more tropical.
*One Flower Fuzzy on the screen with the blue pipe in Keelhaul Key was removed in the international versions.
*The Flower Fuzzy on the screen with the two Putrid Piranhas continues to move around if it falls down in the Japanese version, while it stays still in the international versions.
*In Pirate's Grotto, the chest behind the waterfall contains a Damage Dodge P in the Japanese version. In the international versions, this is a Defend Plus P.
*In the black chest room in Pirate's Grotto, when Mario defeats the Embers, the key randomly falls to the left or right in the Japanese version. In the international versions, it simply falls straight down.
 
====Chapter 6====
*On Day 3 of the Excess Express, Mario gets an email in the dining car in the Japanese version. In the international versions, Mario gets this email to the right of his room.
*When the Smorgs appear when talking to the Engineer, they do not cover the right part of the window in the Japanese version.
*In the outside room at Riverside Station with the Poison Pokeys and Ruff Puffs, there is a block that can be jumped on to hit a hidden block that contains a Thunder Rage. In the Japanese version, this block is a breakable block, and breaking it causes it to stay broken until the player leaves Riverside Station. The international versions made this block unbreakable.
 
====Chapter 7====
*[[X-Naut Fortress]]'s third puzzle room has a safe path two squares long in the Japanese version and three squares long in the international version, thus slightly reducing its difficulty.
*On the moon, on the screen with the pipe, blowing up the rock containing the pipe causes a small cutscene to play in the Japanese version. This cutscene does not occur in the international versions.
 
====Chapter 8====
The changes made consist of the fight against the Shadow Queen:
*In the Japanese version, none of the Shadow Queen's attacks can be superguarded against.
*During the first phase of the Shadow Queen fight, she changes to her true form after dealing at least 39 damage to her in the Japanese version. In the international versions, this happens after dealing at least 61 damage.
 
===Aesthetic changes===
*Some items were redesigned in international versions:
**[[Super Luigi (series)#Super Luigi 5|Super Luigi 5]] is red instead of orange.
**The katakana on the [[Wrestling Magazine|Wrestling Mag]] are replaced with scribbles.
**The Power Rush [[badge]] has a different letter for every language.
**Vintage Red was renamed [[Chuckola Cola (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Chuckola Cola]] and recolored purple to resemble soda instead of wine.
*The [[Boo]]s [[Peeka]] and [[Lahla]] wear bunny ears in the Japanese version, but cat ears in international versions to avoid resembling a {{wp|Playboy Bunny|bunny suit}}.
*[[TEC|TEC-XX]]'s camera "eye" is blue instead of red in international versions to tone down similarities to the {{wp|HAL 9000}}.
*[[Larson]]'s [[Toad (species)|Toad]] chalk outline and bloodstains in his house were removed from international versions to remove violent undertones.
*In the English and German scripts, [[Vivian]] is referred to with feminine pronouns and has no mention of being a {{wp|transgender woman}}.
*The [[Shadow Queen]] is slightly more formal and condescending in the English script.
*Before the battle against Shadow Queen, if Mario chooses to be her servant after her spell has cast on Mario, Mario's sprite changes to the same as Doopliss's appearance when impersonating him in the Japanese version, notably for the evil-looking appearance, and the effects from L Emblem and W Emblem are also removed (like how Doopliss's fake copy of Mario cannot change colors either). However, in the international version, Mario keeps the same angry pose before the spell, and his appearance and color remain unchanged.
*A few cutscenes involving flashing lights were edited down in the international versions, probably to reduce the chance of players getting epileptic seizures:
**The flashing lights during the first Shadow Queen cutscene were reduced.
**The flashing lights during the cutscene in the room that makes the Emerald Star appear were reduced.
**However, the animation for Showstopper, which despite being arguably worse than the two stated above, was not edited.
*PAL versions have additional differences from all NTSC versions. Only NTSC versions can be played in progressive scan mode, and only PAL versions can be played in 50Hz mode, using the same method to activate each. The American and Japanese versions have their languages locked to English and Japanese, respectively, while the PAL version can additionally be played in Spanish, French, Italian and German depending on the GameCube settings. Also, in NTSC versions, Mario has two different talking animations, one involving him raising his hand and one involving him moving his mouth, and each one is used in different scenarios. Only the "mouth moving" one is used in the PAL version, however, to avoid resemblance to the Nazi salute.{{ref needed}}
 
==Pre-release and unused content==
{{main|List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content}}
===Reveal trailer===
This game was initially titled ''Paper Mario 2'' and featured a far different logo, one reminiscent of the original ''Paper Mario''{{'}}s logo.
 
Part of the original trailer shows an extra ledge above the pipe in the room directly east of the Thousand-Year Door, with an [[HP Plus (badge)|HP Plus]] badge on it. It could be accessed via a moving platform which had a wall over it halfway, which appeared to be passable with help from [[Vivian]]. Also, [[Beldam]] and [[Doopliss]] were originally going to be fought somewhere in [[Riverside Station]]. The trailer also showed that [[Item Shop]]s would be labeled with Mushrooms, much as in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', rather than the [[Fire Flower]]s seen in the final game. [[Red Bones]] was initially named "Red Koopa Skeleton." In the same trailer, one can see that "Tornado Jump" was initially called "Hurrican Jump".{{sic}} The status element Slow had a different icon, a snail instead of a sad purple face.
<gallery>
PM2 BetaLogo.jpg|The game's original logo before the final version of the game.
PMTTYD Prerelease Sewers Screenshot.png|An early location of the [[HP Plus (badge)|HP Plus Badge]].
Hooktail Castle.jpg|[[Hooktail Castle]] Notice how the final game, the door is just open from the start.
Beta Battle.png|A battle in [[Hooktail's Castle]]. Notice Hurricane is spelled wrong.
</gallery>
 
==Glitches==
{{main|List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door glitches}}
[[File:PMTTYD Koops Splashing Glitch.gif|thumb|upright=1.66|The glitch performed on the {{wp|Dolphin (emulator)|Dolphin}} emulator]]
===Koops splashing on dry land===
At any location where Mario can fall into the river and the player can talk to an NPC, the player should stand near the river and use [[Shell Toss|Koops's ability]], holding {{button|gcn|X}} so he remains in place. Without letting go of the button, the player should walk away so that Koops is offscreen, and talk to a character in the same area. When the player is done, Koops respawns next to Mario. There is a splash animation even on dry land.
 
==Staff==
{{main|List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door staff}}
[[Intelligent Systems]] developed the game with [[Nintendo]] publishing it. The music is credited to Yoshito Hirano and [[Yuka Tsujiyoko]].
 
==Reception==
Overall, ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' received very positive reviews from critics, who praised its enjoyable story, characters, and humor, in addition to its battling system, multiple side-quests, and soundtrack.
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|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|Release
|Reviewer, Publication
|Score
|Comment
|-
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|Peer Schneider,<br>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/12/paper-mario-2-the-thousand-year-door IGN]
|9.1/10
|''With Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga finished and stashed away, I was ready for another opportunity to venture into Mario's RPG realm. While there's plenty of room for better presentation (Paper Mario Revolution, anyone), this game is an absolute blast to play. Get past the slow-moving first chapter and some clunky NPC path finding routines in chapter 2 and you'll be hooked. The story is funny, the gameplay varied, and the world so charming, you'll want to explore every last corner of it. Add to that plenty of playable characters and sidekicks, some great cameos, a memorable score loaded with classic melodies, and a quest that runs a good 30 hours long, and you've got another winning offshoot in the mighty Mario franchise. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door improves on its predecessor in every way and takes the cake as the best Mario RPG yet. Highly recommended.''
|-
|-
| 30 || 5 || 0 || More Various Magic
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|Jeremy Parish,<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051102181251/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3135358&did=1 1UP]
|8.5/10
|''Paper Mario 2 is clearly a game for fans, created by people with genuine affection for the Mario legacy...it's a testament to the diversity of the medium that in a season marked by realistic, violent and often grim video games like GTA, Halo 2 and Def Jam: FFNY, a game like Paper Mario can be so willfully charming, harmless and child-friendly in appearance and still make for a compelling, sophisticated experience. It's a must-have for Mario nuts, and is worth a look for everyone else. With its simple, brilliant graphics, impressive sound design and laid-back but addictive gameplay, Paper Mario 2 is an excellent sequel -- and a great game in its own right.''
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Sir Grodus]] &<br> Four [[Grodus X]]s || 50 || 7 || 1 || Various Magic
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|Tom Bramwell,<br>[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_papermario2_gc Eurogamer]
|9/10
|''Of course, you've long since realised how this was going to end. But we're trying. We're trying to put ourselves in the minds of people who would treat this game with prejudice and toss it back in our laps and say "No thanks", or just turn up on the comments thread and tell us it's crap, but quite honestly you would have to actually hate Mario, or Nintendo, in order for this not to entertain you. Whether you think you like role-playing games or not. Fair enough, if Mario has stolen your girlfriend, keyed your car, broken the lead in your pencil and signed you up to the Britannia Music Club, we don't expect you to buy this. But the only things we can say against it are specialised nit-pickings. We were honestly going to mention this one occasion when we had to redo something relatively straightforward five times due to our own cackhandedness. That's about as bad as it got for us. Otherwise our only feelings of concern stemmed from our fear that we might not get far enough in quick enough time to be able to tell you with any authority whether Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is every bit as good as Intelligent Systems could make it. Well, we did, so we can. And it is.''
|-
|-
| 3 (each) || 4 (each) || 0 (each) || Increase Grodus' Defense, Make Grodus Invincible
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|Miguel Lopez,<br>[http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/paper-mario-gcn/555181p1.html Gamespy]
|4/5
|''If I had to fault Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on something, it would be its reliance on backtracking. You have to do a frightful amount of it in most of the scenarios. At best, doing so allows you to access spots in previous areas that you perhaps weren't able to before. At worst? You'll have to perform some tricky platforming one time more than you feel you should. But in the end, this is what the games that inform its design are like, so I guess we have to take the good with the bad. And when it comes to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it's mostly all good. If you have a history of playing 2D side-scrollers, this game will make you remember just why you loved them. And if you have a soul, then this game will make it feel all warm and fuzzy.''
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| rowspan=2 | [[Bowser]] (2) &<br>[[Kammy Koopa]] || 70 || 7 || 2 || Ground Pound (7, you lose an attack), Burn, Poison
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|[[Shadow Queen]] || 150 || 7 || 1 || Various Severely Dangerous Magic
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|[[Pit of 100 Trials (Rogueport)|Pit of 100 Trials]] || [[Bonetail]] (optional) || 200 || 8 || 2 || Various Severely Dangerous Magic
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|colspan=2|[https://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/920182-paper-mario-the-thousand-year-door/index.html 88.05%]
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==Voice Acting==
==Gallery==
*[[Charles Martinet]] as [[Mario]]
{{main-gallery}}
*[[Jen Taylor]] as [[Princess Peach|Princess Peach Toadstool]]
<gallery>
*[[Scott Burns]] as [[Bowser|King Bowser Koopa]]
PMTTYD Mario Thinking Artwork.png|[[Mario]]
PMTTYD Princess Peach Artwork.png|[[Princess Peach]]
PMTTYD Goombella Reading Artwork.png|[[Goombella]]
PMTTYD Bowser Artwork.png|[[Bowser]]
PMTTYD Grodus Artwork.png|[[Grodus]]
PMTTYD Hooktail Artwork.png|[[Hooktail]]
</gallery>
 
==Media==
{{main-media}}
{{media table
|file1=PMTTYD Battle - Chapter 1.oga
|title1=Battle - Chapter 1
|description1=The theme when the player is battling a normal enemy.
 
|file5=PMTTYD Rogueport.oga
|title5=Rogueport
|description5=Plays in Rogueport.


==Similarities==
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Any one who has played both ''Paper Mario'' games will notice many similarities between them. The following are some of the similarities in the game.
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|title2=Event Battle - The Champ
|description2=Rawk Hawk's battle theme.
|length2=0:30
|file3=PMTTYD Battle - Macho Grubba.oga
|title3=Battle - Macho Grubba
|description3=Macho Grubba's battle theme.
|length3=0:30


*The first partner of both games is a Goomba that will give Mario hints on both enemies and the area. They both have headbonk, tattle, and multi-bonk as attacks.
|file4=PMTTYD Twilight Town.oga
*The second partner of both games is a Koopa Troopa. Both will be able to be shot out to hit switches, etc. Both of them are also able to use Shell Toss and Power shell in battle.
|title4=Twilight Town
*The thrid partner in each game can do many 1's of damage. Bow in ''Paper Mario'' and the Yoshi in ''The Thousand-Year Door''.
|description4=Plays in Twilight Town.
*The fourth partner of each game will allow the player to travel across gaps.
*Both games have a Bob-omb as a partner, both are able to destroy cracked surfaces.
*Both games have a partner that allows Mario to become invisible to enemies.
*Both games have a partner who has betrayed an enemy to join Mario's party.
*The main plot point of both games is to find seven stars.
*In both games the player is able to play as Peach between chapters.  The player is required to dress Peach up as an enemy to learn secrets. Also, the player can cook something in both games.
*Mario and Peach contact each other using friendly characters in both games.  [[Twink]] helped in ''Paper Mario'' and TEC in ''The Thousand-Year Door''.
*Mario must solve a mystery in both games.  A Bumptie is Mario's fellow detective in both.
*In one point of the games, Mario falls for a ploy created by the boss of the level which led him to be confined in a cage. A ? block in ''Paper Mario'', and a fake puni pedestal in ''The Thousand Year Door''.
*Chapter 1 in both games features a castle/fortress as the location of the boss.
*The partner acquired in Chapter 2 in both games required Mario to bring him or her an item.
*An oversized [[Clubba]] is the boss of Chapter 3 in both games.
*In both games, at one point, Mario has to chase the Chapter 3 bosses (Grubba and Tubba's Heart).
*Chapter 4 in both games features a childish opponent: the [[Shy Guy Army]] in ''Paper Mario'' and [[Doopliss]] in ''The Thousand-Year Door''
*Chapter 5 takes place on a tropical island with coconuts in both games and both involve an expedition.
*Chapter 6 takes place in a beautiful area and has a boss that can do a very high amount of damage when charged up: 16 for [[Huff N. Puff]], 10 for [[Smorg]].  Also, both are blob-shaped and made up of a smaller species.
*Chapter 7 features a snowy region.
*Chapter 8 includes a minor battle against Bowser before the final battle.  Also, Kammy Koopa is fought in both chapters.
*Mario's final battle is divided into multiple parts.  At one point, each boss is invincible and Peach must save Mario by sending him phychic energy.


==Media==
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==References to other games==
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[[File:Paper Mario TTYD Parakarry Beginning.png|thumb|Parakarry in the intro of the game]]
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*''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'': One of the badges is named "[[Jumpman (badge)|Jumpman]]", referencing how Mario was alternatively named in this game. An audience member in the Glitz Pit also calls out Jumpman when Mario reaches Rawk Hawk a second time. In addition, although not in the game itself, the Official ''Nintendo Power'' Player's Guide alludes to Mario's encounters with the titular ape from the game where they mention that the X-Nauts thought they could dissuade Mario with various platforms at high places, but they had not heard of his exploits against "a certain ape."
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*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': When Princess Peach takes a shower in the [[X-Naut Fortress]], she can sing the "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]" or the "[[Underwater Theme]]". In the Japanese and French versions of the game, the video-game-obsessed Toad from Petalburg refers to ''Super Mario Bros'' as his favorite game for the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System, respectively, also urging Mario to play it in the latter version. Bowser's level segments play very similarly to how they did in ''Super Mario Bros.'', including the Overworld and Underwater themes that play. [[Hamma, Bamma, and Flare|Hamma]] mentions that his grandfather was at [[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-1]]. At the X-Naut Fortress in the Changing Room, Mario and company can change into an 8-bit sprite of themselves, along with the Ground Theme from ''Super Mario Bros.'' playing.
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*[[Family Computer Disk System|Famicom Disk System]]: During the Peach interlude for Chapter 5, when Peach is invisible and retrieves a disc from Grodus's office, the computer screen displays a scene of Mario and Luigi fighting over a light switch, referring to the boot-up screen for the Famicom Disk System if the player did not input a disk beforehand.
|description3=Regular battle theme from any of the places with enemies.
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'': The [[Grass Land]] theme is arranged as part of the music that plays during the opening cutscene. Whenever Jolene (while under the alias of "X") sends Mario an e-mail, the [[Ice Land]] map screen theme plays. The music that plays when Mario is riding the blimp is a cover of the athletic theme from this game. This game includes [[Boomerang Bro]]s., [[Fire Bro]]s., and [[Boo]]s, which originated from this game. The "king saved" music can be heard in Luigi's storytelling theme. Like ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the game's story is implied to be a stage play (although it is more direct than in the former game, as it was only stated by Shigeru Miyamoto in the former case). In addition, Peach after each chapter ends up sending (e-)mail to Mario with advice for the next level, with her final mail upon completing all objectives being intercepted by the main villain, similar to in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Bowser's theme song contains a cover of the castle theme.
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*''[[Super Mario World]]'': Whenever Peach sends Mario an e-mail, the title screen theme plays. Whenever Mario gets an e-mail from other people, part of the epilogue theme (from when a [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] castle is beaten) plays. When Mario wins a battle, the "level clear" sound plays.
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*''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series: During Luigi's story about Circuit Break Island, he tells Mario he had to sign up for a kart race and mentions he had driven karts before.
|name4=Dragon Battle
*''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'': Blue [[Bandit]]s appear as NPCs. [[Atomic Boo]] closely resembles [[Bigger Boo]] from this game.
|description4=This special battle theme is played when any of the three dragons are fought.
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'': When Princess Peach takes a shower in the X-Naut Fortress, she can sing "[[Inside the Castle Walls]]".
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*''[[Paper Mario]]'': [[Parakarry]] makes a brief cameo at the beginning of the game, and delivers a letter to Mario from Peach, just like the previous game. In the pause menu, the icon for Mario's level is the head of his sprite from this game. During the [[65th Trivia Quiz-Off|65th Super Fun Quirk Quiz]], one of question 3's incorrect answers is "[[Koopa Koot]]" and one of question 4's incorrect answers is "[[Toad Town]]", though they were mistranslated as "Kooskoos" and "Mushville", respectively. [[Kolorado]] was a student of [[Professor Frankly]], and the former's [[Kolorado's father|deceased father]] appears as a crumpled [[Dull Bones]] in Hooktail's Castle, which [[Koops]] confuses for his own father. The video game-obsessed Toad kid from Petalburg mentions that he has been playing the game, describing Bow as the "cutest Boo of ALL TIME!!!" [[Gulpit]]s are given a reference when Grubba exclaims, "GREAT-GALLOPIN' GULPITS!". [[Lumpy]] at Rogueport Harbor states he is going to [[Dry Dry Desert (Paper Mario)|Dry Dry Desert]] to look for oil. After returning, he can tell Mario about this adventure. Many aspects of Chapter 2 from ''Paper Mario'' are referenced. In the email he sends to Mario after finding him, [[Koopook]] says he is now hiding in [[Crystal Palace]] in the Japanese version; however, this last reference is lost in the English translation, as Crystal Palace is instead translated as "Goomstar Temple". After completing [[Pine T. Jr.]]’s job, he says his father found a new one taking care of [[Li'l Oink]]s (mistranslated as "Bubu" in the English script) in [[Toad Town]]. During Chapter 5's Bowser interlude, interacting with the door to [[Mayor Dour]]'s house makes him say, "The mayor is OUT!", a reference to [[Merlon]]'s "Merlon is out!" message. One of the houses in Poshley Heights has a model of the [[K64]]. After completing Chapter 6, there is a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] that randomly appears on the Excess Express that asks Mario a quiz question, ("What did Bowser steal in the first Paper Mario?"), and the answer is, "[[Star Rod (Paper Mario)|Star Rod]]". [[Jr. Troopa]] appears in the background in the picture that [[Zip Toad]] attached to his e-mail. After completing Chapter 8, [[Lady Bow]] and [[Bootler]] appear in Poshley Heights and Bow and makes a direct reference to [[Boo's Mansion]], as well as the adventure she and Mario had.
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*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'': A crow in [[Twilight Town]] says he will set up an estate paysite named Luigi's Mansion, and his crow friend says that "he's heard that name somewhere before", referencing this game.
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*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'': In the Spanish version of the game, Rawk Hawk's victory gloat after beating [[The Koopinator]] specifically referenced ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (in all other versions, he simply says they are better off playing video games without naming one in particular).
|description5=Battle theme for the two battles with [[Magnus Von Grapple]] V1.0 and 2.0.
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'': [[Toadsworth]], [[Pianta]]s, and Shine Sprites appear in the game to upgrade Mario's partners. The parrot in Creepy Steeple randomly says the infamous translation of "Shine get!".
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*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'': [[Chuckola Cola (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Chuckola Cola]] is an item in this game, referring to the game it has appeared first. The "Super-Guarding" ability was likely inspired by the ability to counter enemies' attacks in ''Superstar Saga''. Mario gaining field abilities to use in battle (Spin Jump, Spring Jump, Super Hammer, Ultra Hammer) as special FP consuming attacks were also likely inspired by field abilities in ''Superstar Saga'' being used in battle as Bros. Attacks. One of Bowser's options during his conversation with [[Pennington]] during the Chapter 7 interlude is The Shadow Thief, a reference to [[Popple]]. The difference in naming methods between the English and Japanese titles are similar to this game, as the English titles of both games have a subtitle under the series names (''Mario & Luigi'' and ''Paper Mario'' respectively), while the Japanese titles simply have the term "RPG" under the series names.
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==References in later games==
|description6=When cook [[Zess T.]] creates a recipe from the items Mario brings her, a short tune is played.
[[File:SPM Francis 2nd Room.png|thumb|''Super Paper Mario'' references.]]
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*''[[Super Paper Mario]]'': This game is alluded to by a video game-obsessed Toad in Petalburg. At the end of the game, he states that he has been playing "the new ''Paper Mario'' game" called ''Super Paper Mario'', which was released in 2007 for the [[Wii]], and that it will be pleasing to fans of [[Luigi]], which hints that the game was already in production and/or planning stages at the time ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' was in development. All seven partners from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' make cameo appearances as [[Catch Card]]s that are won by completing the [[Duel of 100]] at [[Sammer's Kingdom]]. [[Francis]] also has plush toys of the Yoshi (in all colors), Vivian, Bobbery, and Pennington, along with a poster of Petuni. In Francis' list of things to buy, Rawk Hawk was given a reference when he stated that he wants a DVD called, "''Harder than Bedrawk: The Rawk Hawk Story''". Francis also stated that he wants a Ms. Mowz doll with "real-smooching action", an Excess Express train set, and a Magnus Von Grapple action figure. Francis also happens to watch "''[[List of implied entertainment#Starship X-Naut|Starship X-Naut]]''" and "''[[List of implied entertainment#The Grodus Chronicles|The Grodus Chronicles]]''". Also, [[Fracktail]] and [[Wracktail]], themselves are homages to Hooktail and Bonetail. Additionally, there is also a [[Sammer Guy]] who calls himself "Laughing X-Naut" and another who calls himself "The Thousand Year Roar". Lastly, Slim's ability to make Mario, Peach, Bowser, or Luigi thin is a reference to the second curse in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.
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*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': Goombella, Yoshi, Vivian, and Rawk Hawk appear as [[sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]]s. Goombella also has her own trophy. Also, the words, "CRUMP" and "RAWK" appear in the random name selection, which are possible references to Lord Crump and Rawk Hawk.
|name7=Keelhaul Key
*''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'': In the level [[Shy Guy Jungle]], there is a pile of garbage with many letters. One letter is written by [[Goombella]] and it states: "Observations on the Ancient Civilization of the [[Chomp Ruins]]."
|description7=Background music for the first part of Chapter 5, on the island where Mario, company, and a crew are abandoned on the island by Cortez's fire ghosts.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'': The [[S.S. Flavion]] appears as a variation of a ''Paper Mario'' stage in this game. A [[Big Blooper]] based on the boss also appears in the stage variation's background. An arrangement of the Rogueport theme is also part of the stage's main song.
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*''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'': The [[Fuzzy Horde]], which debuted in this game, returns in several levels.
|type8=Audio
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'': Paper Mario's Airplane and Paper Modes return. During Trio Grab, Paper Mario turns into a tube, similar to Tube Mode. He can also turn into a paper drill during Trio Drill, which is similar in concept to the paper abilities from this game. When Paper Mario meets the Mario Bros., he performs a Spring Jump. Paper Mario borrows his blocking and KO'd animations from this game. The trio gains Star Points by performing Action Commands correctly, which is similar to how Paper Mario and his partners had to appeal to the audience by doing the same thing, and by also being stylish. The stage where Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario stand when they level up is similar to the stage from this game's battles, down to the yellow stripes on the curtains.
|name8=Smorg
*''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'': Peach summons Mario over to the current destination due to a discovery she made (although in this case Peach personally has Mario come along). Peach also ended up abducted shortly after bringing Mario along (although in that case, Mario does witness Peach's abduction). She also sends mail giving some hints about the main villain's plan and the next destination that Mario should head towards in the form of [[Holo-Peach]]es, and her last mail has Peach's message being cut off by the main antagonist (Black Bowser) just as Peach was about to give key details about his villainous plan. In addition, a character gets possessed by a grave evil (in this case, Bowser via Black Paint, while in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', it was Peach who was possessed by the Shadow Queen). Also, the Big Paint Stars serve a similar function to the Crystal Stars.
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*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': Vivian and the Shadow Queen appear as spirits.
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*''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'': Peach's design from ''The Thousand-Year Door'' appears as a photo. Additionally, when Mario and [[Bob-omb (Paper Mario: The Origami King)|Bob-omb]] interact with the steering wheel on [[the Princess Peach]], the latter mentions that he dreams of being an admiral someday, in reference to [[Bobbery|Admiral Bobbery]].
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*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/g8mj/index.html Official Japanese site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070707094343/http://www.papermario.com/launch/index.html Official North American site]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-GameCube/Paper-Mario-The-Thousand-Year-Door-268500.html Official Nintendo UK site]


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Latest revision as of 13:20, November 11, 2024

This article is about the 2004 Nintendo GameCube game. For other uses, see Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (disambiguation).
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
North American box art for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer Intelligent Systems
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo GameCube
Release date Original release
Japan July 22, 2004[?]
USA October 11, 2004[?]
Europe November 12, 2004[?]
Australia November 18, 2004[1]
Player's Choice
USA April 24, 2006[?]
Language(s) English (United States)
French (France)
German
Spanish (Spain)
Italian
Japanese
Genre RPG
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
PEGI:3 - Three years and older
CERO:A - All ages
ACB:G8+ - Eight years and older
USK:0 - All ages
Mode(s) Single player
Format
Nintendo GameCube:
Optical disc
Input
Nintendo GameCube:
Serial code(s) Japan DOL-G8MJ-JPN

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is the second installment in the Paper Mario series. Released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2004, the game is an RPG as the first Paper Mario, featuring both turn-based battles and puzzle and platforming-focused challenges on the overworld as well as collaborating with a party of friendly characters that subsequently join on the quest, known as partners.

The story has Mario travel to the ramshackle town of Rogueport to meet Princess Peach after news she acquired a map leading to an ancient treasure. He soon finds that Peach has been kidnapped again, and comes in conflict with the X-Nauts, a malevolent secret society. Mario's quest has him collect the seven Crystal Stars, mysterious artifacts of great power that are linked to an ancient evil sealed deep below Rogueport.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door greatly expands on the battle system, with new features such as more fleshed-out partners who now have their own health pool, and the ability to negate all damage inflicted by enemy attacks through Superguarding. An audience now watches the battles — spectators may mess with the fights in ways that help or hinder the player. On the overworld, Mario now has the ability to fold into various paper forms, allowing him to explore deeper and solve puzzles. The game also has intermissions between each Chapter, in which the player assumes the role of Peach, as well as of Bowser, both of whom have their own stories that complement the main plot.

A follow-up titled Super Paper Mario was released for the Wii in 2007. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is the only game in the series to share the same battle system as the original Paper Mario, as Super Paper Mario is a platformer with RPG elements and subsequent installments (starting with 2012's Paper Mario: Sticker Star) retooled many aspects of the series.

A remake of the same name was released on the Nintendo Switch on May 23, 2024.

Plot

Prologue: A Rogue's Welcome

Princess Peach receiving a gift from a mysterious person.
Peach receiving the box.
Lord Crump shouting "Punish him!" to the X-Nauts surrounding Mario and Goombella
Mario and Goombella about to be jumped by the X-Nauts.

The adventure begins when Princess Peach goes on a cruise to Rogueport where she meets a hooded woman, and buys a box that contains a map. She sends this to Mario, along with a letter asking him to help her search for the map's treasure. Soon after that, unbeknownst to Mario and the player, she is kidnapped by Grodus. Mario receives the letter with the map and decides to help her, and thus boards a ship to Rogueport.

Shortly after Mario reaches Rogueport, he finds Lord Crump attempting to interrogate Goombella about the Crystal Stars. Mario intervenes and Lord Crump tries to defeat him. After defeating the X-Naut general and escaping from the X-Nauts, Goombella introduces herself, and Mario explains his quest to her. As Goombella is also searching for the map's treasure, she decides to join Mario. Then, Goombella suggests going to Professor Frankly's house, to consult him and show him the map. At the professor's house, Frankly explains that the map is related to the legend of the treasure of the Thousand-Year Door, and that, to obtain the treasure, one must first open the door with the seven Crystal Stars. Said objects can be found by holding the Magical Map before the Thousand-Year Door, which is located in the town's sewers. So, Mario holds the map before the Thousand-Year Door, revealing the location of the first Crystal Star.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese プロローグ　ゴロツキタウンへようこそ！[?]
Purorōgu: Gorotsuki Taun e Yōkoso! 		Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport!
Chinese (traditional) 序幕　歡迎來到惡棍鎮[?]
Xùmù: Huānyíng lái dào Ègùn Zhèn 		Prologue: Welcome to Thug Town
French Prologue: Bienvenue à Port-Lacanaïe![?] Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport
German Prolog: Willkomen in Rohlingen[?] Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport
Italian Prologo: Benvenuti a Fannullopoli[?] Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport
Korean 프롤로그: 부랑배 타운에 어서 오세요![?]
Peurollogeu: Burangbae Taun-e Eoseo Oseyo! 		Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport!
Spanish Prólogo: Bienvenidos a Villa Viciosa[?] Prologue: Welcome to Rogueport

Chapter 1: Castle and Dragon

Mario and Koops encounter Hooktail in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Mario and Koops encountering Hooktail.
Mario and Goombella hitting the Save Block in Petalburg.
Petalburg.

Mario and Goombella show the updated map to Professor Frankly, who reveals that the first Crystal Star is in Petal Meadows. To reach this place, they must find a pipe in Rogueport Sewers. After finding it, Mario and Goombella arrive in Petal Meadows, where they see Hooktail and her castle. The duo stops at a nearby village called Petalburg and discovers from the mayor that the dragon Hooktail has been terrorizing the village. The mayor tells them that Hooktail guards a Crystal Star in her castle, and that to access it, they must obtain the two stone keys in Shhwonk Fortress, an ancient stone fort past Petalburg. After finding them, Mario and Goombella march to Hooktail's castle, with Koops in tow (who wants to defeat Hooktail to avenge his dead father and become stronger). After navigating through the castle's traps with the help of Koops, they encounter the dragon and defeat her, allowing Koops's father to get out of the dragon's gut and present Mario with the Diamond Star.

Somewhere else, it is revealed that Princess Peach was abducted by the X-Nauts. When an X-Naut tells Grodus someone got the first Crystal Star, Peach accidentally blurts out Mario's name. Grodus hears this and orders the Shadow Sirens to steal the map in Mario's possession. Peach then meets TEC-XX, the X-Naut base's computer, who develops an interest in Peach's concept of love, and asks for her help in understanding it. Peach agrees; in exchange, TEC lets her send e-mails to Mario.

Afterward, the scene focuses on Bowser's Castle, where Kammy Koopa tells Bowser about Mario's quest to find the Crystal Stars and Peach's abduction, things that motivate Bowser to hunt for the Crystal Stars and kidnap Peach back. Bowser, with his Koopa Clown Car, and Kammy then head for Rogueport. He goes through a grassfield level based on Super Mario Bros.

Back in Petalburg, after Koops promises to return as a stronger Koopa like his dad, the group receives an e-mail from Peach, who informs them that she has been kidnapped. Mario and company head back to the Thousand-Year Door to reveal the location of the next Crystal Star.

Storyline text

Nintendo GameCube Mario and friends finally got a Crystal Star in the castle after defeating Hooktail. Koops even reunited with his long-lost father, whom he thought was dead. Yet they were unable to learn anything about the whereabouts of the princess. Where could Princess Peach be? Yes... Mario's adventure has only just begun.

Nintendo Switch Using the Magical Map they received from Princess Peach, Mario and his friends claimed their first Crystal Star. With the deadly dragon Hooktail defeated, the citizens of Petalburg would rest easy once again. Koops even reunited with his long-lost father, whom he thought was dead. And yet, despite victory in the castle, Princess Peach’s whereabouts were still unknown. Where could she be? Yes… It seems Mario’s adventure has only just begun.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ステージ１　マリオとお城とドラゴンと[?]
Sutēji 1: Mario to Oshiro to Doragon to 		Stage 1: Mario, the castle and the dragon
Chinese (traditional) 關卡１　瑪利歐，城堡與龍[?]
Guānkǎ 1: Mǎlìōu, chéngbǎo yǔ lóng 		Level 1: Mario, the castle and the dragon
French Chapitre 1: Mario + château + dragon[?] Chapter 1: Mario + castle + dragon
German Kapitel 1: Lohgards Drachenburg[?] Chapter 1: Hooktail's Dragon Castle
Italian Scena I: Mario, il castello e la dragonessa Nintendo GameCube
Capitolo 1: Mario, il castello e la dragonessa Nintendo Switch[?] 		Scene 1: Mario, the castle and the dragon
Chapter 1: Mario, the castle and the dragon
Korean 스테이지 1: 마리오와 성, 그리고 드래곤[?]
Seuteiji 1: Mario-wa Seong, Geurigo Deuraegon 		Stage 1: Mario and Castle, and Dragon
Spanish (NOA) Acto 1: El castillo y el dragón[?] Act 1: The castle and the dragon
Spanish (NOE) Acto 1: El bueno, el feo y el malo[?] Act 1: The good, the ugly and the bad

Chapter 2: The Great Boggly Tree

Boggly Woods
Boggly Woods
The Great Tree
The Great Boggly Tree.

The second Crystal Star is revealed to be in the Great Tree, home of small creatures known as Punies, deep inside Boggly Woods. When searching for the pipe leading to Boggly Woods in Rogueport Sewers, Mario and his partners encounter Punio, who tells them that the X-Nauts have invaded the Great Tree, capturing most of the Punies and that the Jabbies, the Punies' enemies, have allied with the X-Nauts and are trying to kick the Punies out of the Great Tree. Mario and company decide to help out the Punies, and therefore Punio leads the group to the Boggly Woods. After getting there, Mario and company encounter the Shadow Sirens with a necklace that Vivian found, who do not recognize him due to having lost a sketch of him, which Beldam accuses Vivian of losing. The group continues and arrives at the Great Tree. However, they realize that the tree is locked. Punio suggests they find Madame Flurrie, who can help them find the Tree's secret entrance. Despite this, upon reaching her home, Flurrie reveals she has lost her necklace and does not want anyone to see her without it. Thus, Mario and his friends return to the Shadow Sirens and defeat them, this way retrieving the necklace. After returning it to Flurrie, she joins them in their quest. The group finds the secret entrance with her help and manages to enter the Tree; after freeing the locked Punies with the aid of a special orb and after solving the Great Tree's puzzles and defeating the Jabbies, they reveal the second Crystal Star at the bottom of the Tree. There, Lord Crump snatches it and activates a time bomb to blow up the Tree. Upon following him to the entrance, he stops the bomb and uses Magnus von Grapple to fight the heroes, but he is defeated by the group. As a result, the X-Nauts evacuate the Tree and Mario and company obtain the Emerald Star.

At the X-Naut headquarters, the X-Nauts notify Grodus that Mario has taken the Emerald Star, and has also defeated Lord Crump and the Shadow Sirens. He asks them about the other Crystal Stars, but they have no luck in finding them. Grodus believes that Mario must have the map. Meanwhile, TEC calls for the Princess, and, hearing her desire to dance at the Mushroom Ball, asks her to dance with him, using a hologram of Peach herself, and having to press the buttons on the screen. TEC then lets Peach e-mail Mario.

Meanwhile, Bowser heads for Petalburg, since Kammy tells him that Peach was seen there. After crossing Petal Meadows, he arrives in the town, scaring the main Koopa Troopa, and upon spotting what he thinks is Peach, he tries talking to her, but she is revealed to be merely a poster owned by a local Koopa Troopa.

As Mario and his team move on, they receive another e-mail from Peach, who tells them that the X-Nauts are also searching for the Crystal Stars. Mario and his team reveal the location of the next Crystal Star, and they visit Professor Frankly for details.

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And so, after pummeling Lord Crump, Mario obtained the second Crystal Star... With the X-Nauts gone, peace once again prevailed throughout the Great Tree. The Boggly Woods echoed with the Puni songs of joy. But... this may not be the last our hero hears from the vile X-Nauts. They will surely continue to stand in Mario's way and try to put a stop to his efforts...

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ステージ２　ふしぎの森の大きな木[?]
Sutēji 2: Fushigi no Mori no Ōkina Ki 		Stage 2: The Big Tree of the Mysterious Forest
Chinese (traditional) 關卡２　神秘森林裡的大樹[?]
Guānkǎ 2: Shénmì sēnlín lǐ de dàshù 		Level 2: A big tree in the mysterious forest
French Chapitre 2: Un grand arbre[?] Chapter 2: A great tree
German Kapitel 2: Der Baum der Bubus[?] Chapter 2: The Tree of the Punies
Italian Scena II: La Grande Quercia del Bosco Misterioso Nintendo GameCube
Capitolo 2: La Grande Quercia del Bosco Misterioso Nintendo Switch[?] 		Scene 2: The Great Oak of the Mysterious Forest
Chapter 2: The Great Oak of the Mysterious Forest
Korean 스테이지 2: 신비한 숲의 커다란 나무[?]
Seuteiji 2: Sinbihan Sup-ui Keodaran Namu 		Stage 2: The Big Tree of the Mysterious Forest
Spanish Acto 2: El bosque animado[?] Act 2: The Animated Forest

Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory

Glitz Pit
Glitz Pit.
Rawk Hawk's artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Rawk Hawk.

The third Crystal Star appears in a large arena on a floating town. To reach Glitzville, Mario and the gang must visit Don Pianta. He offers them the ticket they need after doing him a favor. Once Mario and his team arrive in Glitzville, they enter the Glitz Pit, a popular place in which fighters brawl, and spot the Crystal Star on the Champ's Belt, held by Rawk Hawk, the current champion. They sign up in the Pit, battle through the ranks, and eventually gain a newborn Yoshi as a partner after obtaining his egg from Mr. Hoggle. Soon, a mysterious figure known only as "X" starts sending cryptic e-mails to Mario. The e-mails lead Mario and his partners to discover that the Star on the belt is a fake and that the real Crystal Star is being used by Grubba, the promoter of the Glitz Pit, who has been using it to drain fighters of their energy to keep himself young and powerful. Mario and company expose his wrongdoings and chase him into the arena, where he transforms into Macho Grubba in order to eliminate Mario and his friends. Nonetheless, the group manages to defeat him. After the battle, Jolene, Grubba's assistant, appears and reveals herself as the mysterious X, explains her story, reunites with her brother Prince Mush, and gives Mario the Gold Star.

At the X-Naut base, Grodus berates the Shadow Sirens for failing to defeat Mario. Beldam assures him that the sisters will take care of Mario with their new weapon. TEC asks Peach to go ask Grodus a question relating to his plans. The Princess, while annoyed, soon goes undercover in an X-Naut disguise (despite the X-Nauts being roughly half Peach's size, she somehow still fits in the outfit) and learns that Grodus is plotting to use the Crystal Stars to take over the world, but he refuses to say why he's keeping Peach locked up, and finding something strange about her voice while disguised. TEC allows her to send this message to Mario.

Meanwhile, Bowser and Kammy are searching for one of the Crystal Stars in the Great Tree, where they discover that Mario already obtained it. Kammy Koopa gets into an argument with the Puni Elder, which leads to Bowser saying to himself "You're BOTH too old! Har!" or "It's Hag vs. Hag! Awesome!" Bowser is angered that Mario is one step ahead of him again.

After saying goodbye to everyone at Glitzville, with Rawk Hawk promising to not cheat anymore, King K. thanking Mario for saving him, and Jolene taking over as the new Glitz Pit manager, Mario and company receive Peach's message; they promptly reveal the fourth Crystal Star's location.

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Glitzville's seamy underside was a dark, dangerous place seething with conspiracy... With the help of the lovely Ms. Jolene, Mario revealed Grubba's true identity... And acquired the third Crystal Star by defeating the monstrous Macho Grubba. Grubba had used the power of the Crystal Star to run his power-draining machine... What other hidden powers might these strange and mystical items possess?

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ステージ３　もえよ！チャンピオン！[?]
Sutēji 3: Moeyo! Chanpion! 		Stage 3: Get fired up! Champion!
Chinese (traditional) 關卡３　燃燒吧！冠軍！[?]
Guānkǎ 3: Ránshāo ba! Guànjūn! 		Level 3: Let it burn! Champion!
French Chapitre 3: Vas-y champion![?] Chapter 3: Go champion!
German Kapitel 3: Kampf der Champions[?] Chapter 3: Clash of the Champions
Italian Scena III: Forza, campione! Nintendo GameCube
Capitolo 3: Forza, campione! Nintendo Switch[?] 		Scene 3: Come on, champion!
Chapter 3: Come on, champion!
Korean 스테이지 3: 불타올라라! 챔피언![?]
Seuteiji 3: Bultaollara! Chaempieon! 		Stage 3: Get fired up! Champion!
Spanish Acto 3: El rey de los luchadores[?] Act 3: The King of Fighters

Chapter 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls

Creepy Steeple
Creepy Steeple's front yard
Artwork of Doopliss from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Doopliss

Professor Frankly tells the group that the Crystal Star is located in Creepy Steeple, near Twilight Town. When Mario and company arrive in Twilight Town, they discover that the village is under a curse cast by a monster who lives in the steeple. Using a new power, the group reaches the steeple and battles the monster. During the battle, the monster uses an ability to steal Mario's name and body, while Mario is transformed into a shadowy version of himself. Mario's partners claim the Crystal Star and leave with whom they think is Mario. All the while, the Shadow Sirens are in Twilight Town, planning on defeating Mario and his partners with their new weapon: the Superbombomb. In spite of this, Beldam seems to have lost it, prompting her to blame Vivian and to force her to search for it. The real Mario returns to Twilight Town and helps Vivian with her problem. Out of gratitude, she joins Mario's party. They eventually discover from the monster's parrot that the monster's name is Doopliss. After telling Doopliss his name, he is weakened and flees to Creepy Steeple. Mario and Vivian chase him there and they fight once more. Mario and his new partner defeat Doopliss, allowing Mario to regain his name and body and obtain the Ruby Star.

At the X-Naut base, an X-Naut PhD tells Grodus that he's done a lot of research on the Thousand-Year Door, whose sealing power is weakening. This delights Grodus since this means his plan will succeed, and he will soon create a new, perfect world. TEC requests the Princess to participate in a sort of "quiz show" with him, which soon gets creepier with the answers that Peach somehow knows. By doing this, she discovers what the "treasure" of the Thousand-Year Door really is: the soul of an ancient demon. The Princess, although concerned if it was a good idea for TEC to tell her these things, then relays this information to Mario.

In the meantime, Bowser continues his quest for the Crystal Stars by flying to Glitzville in his Koopa Clown Car, although Kammy Koopa was attempting to buy blimp tickets. It malfunctions halfway there, though, and he must travel underwater in order to return to Rogueport. After he gets there and meets up with Kammy, who has traveled to Glitzville, finding the fights amazing, and the hot dogs delicious. After burning her offerings, and angry enough from what he went through while swimming, Bowser orders her to continue her research on Peach and the Crystal Stars.

Back in Twilight Town, Mario and his friends receive another message from Peach. They reveal the whereabouts of the next Crystal Star and visit Professor Frankly for details.

The English name for Chapter 4, as well as its Japanese, Spanish, Italian, and French translations, are referencing the Ernest Hemingway novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls. The Japanese name is also possibly a reference to the Japan-exclusive game Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru co-developed by Intelligent Systems, which involves a bell capable of transforming frogs into people.

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(fake) Mario defeated the scourge of Creepy Steeple and found the fourth Crystal Star. The people of Twilight Town have surely recovered from their awful curse by now. At this rate, Mario's quest to collect all seven Crystal Stars will be done in no time! With his back to Creepy Steeple, Mario sets out toward his bright future...

(real) Mario defeated the rogue who had stolen his name and appearance. Now Mario has four Crystal Stars. That leaves a mere three more to find! And THAT means his quest to collect all of the Crystal Stars is more than half over! Now Mario heads off toward his next adventure with his new friend, Vivian... ...But what about Beldam and Marilyn? And what became of the doppelganger, Doopliss?

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ステージ４　ブタのためにカネはなる[?]
Sutēji 4: Buta no Tame ni Kane wa Naru 		Stage 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls; parody on
For Whom the Bell Tolls and Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru
Chinese (traditional) 關卡４　鐘聲為豬而響[?]
Guānkǎ 4: Zhōng shēng wèi zhū ér xiǎng 		Level 4: The bell rings for the pigs
French Chapitre 4: La cloche à cochons[?] Chapter 4: The pig bell
German Kapitel 4: Die Glocke der Spukabtei[?] Chapter 4: The bell of the Spook Abbey
Italian Scena IV: Per chi suona la campana Nintendo GameCube
Capitolo 4: Per chi suina la campana Nintendo Switch[?] 		Scene 4: For whom the bell tolls
Chapter 4: For whom does the bell toll
Korean 스테이지 4: 돼지를 위하여 종은 울린다[?]
Seuteiji 4: Dwaeji-reul Wihayeo Jong-eun Ullinda 		Stage 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls
Spanish (NOA) Acto 4: ¿Por quién gruñe la campana?[?] Act 4: For whom does the bell growl?
Spanish (NOE) Acto 4: ¿Por quién dobla la campana? Nintendo GameCube
Acto 4: ¿Por quién gruñe la campana? Nintendo Switch[?] 		Act 4: For whom does the bell toll?
Act 4: For whom does the bell growl?

Chapter 5: The Key to Pirates

Mario and Yoshi in Keelhaul Key
Mario and Yoshi in Keelhaul Key
Cortez
Cortez

The fifth Crystal Star is located deep within a pirate lair on the southern island of Keelhaul Key. To reach the island, Mario enlists the help of Flavio and Admiral Bobbery. They sail to the island with some Toads, Pa-Patch, and Lord Crump in disguise (known as "Four-Eyes"). On their way there, Mario and company are attacked by Cortez's Embers, which shipwreck them on Keelhaul Key. Later on, some of the crew members are attacked by more Embers, and Bobbery sacrifices himself to save them. Bobbery says he is close to death, and after giving him his last request, they find out that he just fell asleep. As soon as Mario wakes him, he joins Mario's party. With the aid of Bobbery, and Flavio's Skull Gem, Mario and company enter Pirate's Grotto. After solving some puzzles, and gaining another ability from a black chest, they finally enter Cortez's ship. Following a battle, Cortez gives Mario his Sapphire Star. Subsequently, Lord Crump abandons his disguise and tells Mario that he will attack him with his ship's cannons until he hands over the Crystal Star. With the help of Cortez's ship and Flavio's Skull Gem, they defeat the invading X-Nauts, along with their leader.

Back at the X-Naut base, Grodus is ashamed of Lord Crump for failing him again and orders him to stand by until then. Summoning another X-Naut, he orders him to tell the Shadow Sirens (without Vivian) to attack Mario again, without failing. TEC wishes to gain access to a disk in Grodus's room, since he cannot access the data of computers that are not linked to his network and requests Peach to help him. When she gets into a lab, TEC gives her instructions to make a potion. After Peach turns invisible, she has no choice but to take off her clothes, so she can sneak in the base unnoticed. After entering Grodus's room, she secures the disk for TEC, and thus he promises to analyze the data. Peach then gets dressed and turns visible again with the green potion, then sends yet another e-mail to Mario, informing him of this development.

Meanwhile, in Twilight Town, Bowser, who is creeped out by the place, and Kammy Koopa run into Lord Crump, who is looking for the Superbombomb like Vivian was earlier. The three get into an argument, which escalates to an armed confrontation between the Koopa Troop and the X-Nauts. Bowser inadvertently ends up igniting the bomb after Lord Crump throws it at him, knocking out both armies.

Back at Keelhaul Key, Cortez ferries Mario and his teammates to Rogueport. Mario gets the e-mail from Peach, telling them about what TEC is analyzing. Mario and his team then reveal the next Crystal Star's location and visit Professor Frankly for information.

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Cortez, scourge of the seas... Mario soundly defeated this fearful spirit and claimed the Crystal Star. Perhaps the peaceful citizens of the world no longer need fear Cortez and his fell ship... The only problem remaining is how Mario will escape this isolated island... And could there be another problem still, hiding beneath our hero's nose?

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ステージ５　トロピコアイランドの大海賊[?]
Sutēji 5: Toropiko Airando no Dai Kaizoku 		Stage 5: The Great Pirate of the Keelhaul Key
Chinese (traditional) 關卡５　熱帶小島的大海盜[?]
Guānkǎ 5: Rèdài xiǎodǎo de dà hǎidào 		Level 5: The great pirate of the tropical island
French Chapitre 5: Pirate de Tropatroce[?] Chapter 5: Pirate of Keelhaul Key
German Kapitel 5: Der Schatz des Piraten[?] Chapter 5: The pirate's treasure
Italian Scena V: Il grande pirata dell'Isola Tropico Nintendo GameCube
Capitolo 5: Il grande pirata dell'Isola Tropico Nintendo Switch[?] 		Scene 5: The Great Pirate of Keelhaul Key
Chapter 5: The Great Pirate of Keelhaul Key
Korean 스테이지 5: 남국 아일랜드의 대해적[?]
Seuteiji 5: Namguk Aillaendeu-ui Daehaejeok 		Stage 5: The Great Pirate of the Keelhaul Key
Spanish Acto 5: La isla del tesoro[?] Act 5: Treasure Island

Chapter 6: 3 Days of Excess

Smorg the boss trapping passengers on the Excess Express
Mario meets the Smorgs.

The sixth Crystal Star is in Poshley Sanctum, located in the ritzy town of Poshley Heights. The only way to get there is by riding on the famous Excess Express. After doing Don Pianta another favor, after which he retires from his position and gives it to Frankie, he gives Mario a train ticket. During the first day on the Excess Express, Mario and his team witness several mysterious events, including thefts of items and messages threatening to blow up the train. On their second day of travel, Pennington, a penguin detective, helps Mario and his friends solve the crimes, and together, they manage to capture a fake Zip Toad who was really Doopliss in disguise, and the one who attempted to halt the train by causing an explosion with some stolen items. At sundown, when the train stops at Riverside Station for refueling, Doopliss escapes capture. Mario and company find that the drawbridge has been lifted, preventing the Excess Express from continuing its route. The gang enters Riverside Station and flips the switch to bring the drawbridge back down. Also, they discover that a group of Smorgs had lifted the bridge. On the third and final day of the journey, a stowaway Smorg monster attacks the train, kidnapping all of its passengers. Mario and his friends defeat the creature, rescuing the passengers in the process, and finally reach Poshley Heights. They venture into Poshley Sanctum, a museum that happens to belong to Pennington. The Shadow Sirens, who happen to be already inside, snatch what appears to be the Garnet Star and flee. However, Pennington reveals that what they stole was a fake, and lets Mario find where the real Crystal Star is. After some exploring, Mario and company manage to find the real Garnet Star.

Pennington
Pennington, the "Penguin with the Improbably Large Brain"

Back at the X-Naut base, the X-Nauts tell Grodus that Mario now possesses six of the seven Crystal Stars, and he is furious that his crew was fooled by the fake Crystal Star. They also tell him of TEC's betrayal. Just then, TEC makes the information he gained from Grodus's data disk known to the Princess, and prepares to help Peach escape. Before he is able to, and while Peach tries to send another e-mail to Mario, Grodus enters with two X-Nauts and orders them to initiate a data-wipe procedure of TEC's memory. TEC tells Peach "I love you" just before he is shut down.

Meanwhile, Bowser is searching for another Crystal Star, and upon clearing an underground course that resembles the Bowser's Castle levels, he reaches Rawk Hawk's workout room, where he stumbles across the Champ's Belt. Rawk Hawk performs a slide attack on Bowser, who quickly squishes him. He quickly learns that it does not bear a real Crystal Star, just a glass fake, just like Mario and his partners did in Chapter 3. Rawk Hawk informs Bowser that Gonzales (Mario) has it.

Mario and his team return to Rogueport and receive an e-mail from Peach, telling them about her being held on the moon, and what the X-Nauts plan to do with her, but the last and most grim part of the message is cut off due to TEC being shut down. Back in Rogueport, Mario and company reveal the next Crystal Star's location and visit Professor Frankly for details.

Chapter 6 appears to allude to Murder on the Orient Express, which also involves several peculiar passengers on a train where a crime takes place.

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Mario found the sixth Crystal Star, hidden craftily in the Poshley Heights sanctum. Now only one Crystal Star remains... But our hero still does not know where Princess Peach is being held. Where could the last Crystal Star be? And where is Peach being held? Hoping this Crystal Star might yield answers, Mario and friends return to Pennington.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ステージ６　リッチリッチエクスプレス３日間[?]
Sutēji 6: Ritchi Ritchi Ekusupuresu Mikka-kan 		Stage 6: The Excess Express 3 days
Chinese (traditional) 關卡６　豪華高速列車三日之旅[?]
Guānkǎ 6: Háohuá Gāosù Lièchē sān rì zhī lǚ 		Three-day trip on Luxury High Speed Train
French Chapitre 6: Dans le Crésus Express![?] Chapter 6: On the Excess Express!
German Kapitel 6: Reise im Glimmer-Liner[?] Chapter 6: Travel in the Excess Express
Italian Scena VI: Tre giorni sul Fasto-Express Nintendo GameCube
Capitolo 6: Tre giorni sul Fasto-Express Nintendo Switch[?] 		Scene 6: Three days on the Excess Express
Chapter 6: Three days on the Excess Express
Korean 스테이지 6: 리치리치 익스프레스 3일간[?]
Seuteiji 6: Richirichi Ikseupeureseu Sam-ilgan 		Stage 6: The Excess Express 3 days
Spanish Acto 6: Misterio en el Ricachón Exprés[?] Act 6: Mystery in the Excess Express

Chapter 7: Mario Shoots the Moon

General White
General White.
Mario and Koops inside X-Naut Fortress
Mario and Koops in the X-Naut Fortress

The last Crystal Star appears to be on the moon. To reach it, Mario and his companions travel to Fahr Outpost to find a cannon to shoot them there. After searching for Goldbob and General White, whose blessings are needed to operate the firearm, Mario and company enter the cannon and are shot to the moon. Once there, the group discovers the X-Naut Fortress. After arriving at its deepest part, they face Lord Crump, who brags about his latest creation — Magnus von Grapple 2.0, and tries once again to defeat Mario and company. Even so, he is thwarted, and the Crystal Star in his possession is claimed by them.

At the same time, Bowser is looking for another Crystal Star in the Poshley Sanctum. A Paragoomba flies in and reports to Bowser that Mario has collected every Crystal Star and is heading for the Thousand-Year Door, which contains a great treasure. Bowser announces that he will steal this treasure and trounce Mario.

As Mario and his allies prepare to leave the fortress, they discover that all of the doors have been locked, except for one. In this room, the heroes find TEC, who is running on backup power. He recognizes Mario and tells him to rescue the Princess, who has been taken to the Palace of Shadow, a place that lies beyond the Thousand-Year Door. He then activates an emergency transporter, which Mario and company employ, right before the fortress explodes, along with TEC. The group is transported to a room in Rogueport Sewers. After exiting the room, Doopliss disguised as Professor Frankly meets them and urges them to open the Thousand-Year Door, lying that Grodus went through it with Peach.

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The last Crystal Star had been hidden in the X-Naut hideout on the moon... But by the time Mario recovered it, Peach had already been taken away... Where could Peach be now? And what of the elusive Grodus? Perhaps he holds the key to the remaining puzzle... Mario finally has all seven Crystal Stars... Where will they lead him next?

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ステージ７　はるかなる月を目ざして[?]
Sutēji 7: Harukanaru Tsuki o Mezashite 		Stage 7: Aiming at the Distant Moon
French Chapitre 7: Voyage sur la Lune[?] Chapter 7: Journey to the Moon
German Kapitel 7: Der Weg zum Mond[?] Chapter 7: The Way to the Moon
Italian Scena VII: Viaggio sulla Luna Nintendo GameCube
Capitolo 7: Viaggio sulla Luna Nintendo Switch[?] 		Scene 7: Journey to the Moon
Chapter 7: Journey to the Moon
Korean 스테이지 7: 아득히 먼 달을 향해서[?]
Seuteiji 7: Adeuki Meon Dal-eul Hyanghaeseo 		Stage 7: Aiming at the Distant Moon
Spanish Acto 7: Objetivo: la Luna[?] Act 7: Target: the Moon

Chapter 8: The Thousand-Year Door

Close up of Shadow Queen in her battle against Mario and his partners in the Palace of Shadow
The queen is unleashed.

After Mario has obtained all seven Crystal Stars, the time has come to open the Thousand-Year Door and enter the Palace of Shadow to rescue Princess Peach from Grodus.

Mario and his friends open the Thousand-Year Door with the seven Crystal Stars, allowing them to enter the Palace of Shadow. The palace itself is full of enemies, puzzles, and traps. Eventually, Mario and company battle and beat a dragon named Gloomtail, Hooktail's older brother, this way making him relinquish the key to access the Riddle Tower. Upon solving the Tower's puzzles, a secret passage — which leads deeper into the Palace — is opened. Mario and his party continue down that path, but not before defeating the Shadow Sirens, who try to get rid of them. Finally, Mario and company enter the throne room of the Palace, where they confront Grodus, whom they engage in a long and difficult battle. They are able to best him, yet Grodus reveals a captive Peach, whom he uses as a hostage to freely attack Mario and company. Suddenly, Bowser and Kammy drop in unexpectedly and land on top of Grodus. The duo seizes the opportunity to fight Mario, but are foiled in the end. Nevertheless, Grodus uses the distraction of the battle to bring Princess Peach into the deepest part of the Palace. There, he opens a sealed coffin and frees the Shadow Queen, the ancient demon of legend. Beldam appears all of a sudden and announces that she was the one who orchestrated the plot to free her mistress. The Shadow Queen refuses to be controlled by Grodus and fries him with a lightning bolt, apparently killing him, leaving only his head. The Queen proceeds to possess Princess Peach, using her as a vessel to sustain her life. The world is then covered in darkness. Mario and his allies challenge the Queen, but she eventually decides to fight in her real form, in which she is invincible. She proves too much for the group to handle until the Crystal Stars abruptly react to the evil of the Queen and fly throughout the world, each returning to where they were found, giving the people of the world a chance to cheer on Mario and his party. Their hope breaks through the Queen's invulnerability, and this also lets Peach give the heroes the last of her power. Strengthened, the heroes seal the Shadow Queen forever, saving the world.

PMTTYD
Princess Peach bids farewell to Mario's friends.

Goombella later sends Mario a message, explaining what everyone has done: she now works with Professor Frankly, while Koops plans on becoming the mayor of Petalburg. Flurrie has returned to the stage and enacts "Paper Mario" as her comeback smash, and Doopliss plays the role of Mario. The Yoshi fights in the Glitz Pit as the "Great Gonzales Jr.", whereas Vivian has forgiven her sisters and lives in Twilight Town. Bobbery sails the seas with Cortez, and Ms. Mowz still runs her Lovely Howz of Badges. Lord Crump, Grodus, and the X-Nauts survived and are spending their time, without causing trouble, in Poshley Heights. Somehow, TEC survived as well and hopes to see the Princess again one day. The game ends when the Princess visits the Mario Bros. with another treasure map, and requests Mario's help in finding it, much to his surprise.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ステージ８　スターストーンと伝説の宝[?]
Sutēji 8: Sutā Sutōn to Densetsu no Takara 		Stage 8: The Crystal Stars and the Legendary Treasure
French Chapitre 8: Le trésor légendaire[?] Chapter 8: The legendary treasure
German Kapitel 8: Die Legende vom Schatz[?] Chapter 8: The treasure's legend
Italian Scena VIII: Le Gemme Stella e il Tesoro Leggendario Nintendo GameCube
Capitolo 8: Le Gemme Stella e il Tesoro Leggendario Nintendo Switch[?] 		Scene 8: The Crystals Stars and the Legendary Treasure
Chapter 8: The Crystals Stars and the Legendary Treasure
Korean 스테이지 8: 스타스톤과 전설의 보물[?]
Seuteiji 8: Seutaseuton-gwa Jeonseol-ui Bomul 		Stage 8: The Crystal Stars and the Legendary Treasure
Spanish Acto 8: El destino en sus manos[?] Act 8: The fate in their hands

Gameplay

Mario in the background of Petal Meadows in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Mario wandering around in the background scenery.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door brings over all the core mechanics of the Nintendo 64 original, with the absence of the Spin Dash being the most notable exception in the overworld. All other moves return, as well as the party member system, and once again partners can be used outside of battle to overcome obstacles and reach items from a distance. Several partners have the same abilities as the ones seen in Paper Mario, like Koops being the counterpart of Kooper.

An element introduced in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is the capability to explore backgrounds, which are accessible to Mario through certain pipes. These sections are entirely 2D, working as short side-scrolling platforming sections. Several places that only appear in the background can be visited this way, some of which include Hooktail Castle, the Great Tree, the X-Naut Fortress, and Merlee's house in the Rogueport Sewers. This feature was carried over to the next game in the series, Super Paper Mario. Certain abilities are disabled here, however: Mario's partners cannot be used in the background, Mario cannot move to a different screen/area, and he also cannot walk past any buildings.

While the game features turn-based battles like Paper Mario, these went through the most noticeable changes in gameplay. Unlike the original, where partners had a simple fine/injured status system, this game gives partners their own Heart Points. As such, partners can fall in battle and items such as the Mushroom can be used on them as well. Battles also take place on a stage, which incorporates the audience and scenery hazard elements to them. More information is available in the battle system section.

Controls

Overworld

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Jump / Interact
    • A Button + A Button – Spin Jump
    • A Button + Control Stick (rotate) – Spring Jump
  • B Button – Hammer
    • B Button + Control Stick (rotate) – Super Hammer
  • R Button – Paper Mode
    • R Button + Control Stick (rotate) – Tube Mode
  • X Button – Partner ability
  • Y Button (on panel) – Plane Mode/Boat Mode
  • START/PAUSE Button – Open menu
  • +Control Pad – Open menu

Menu

  • Control Stick – Move cursor
  • A Button – Select
  • B Button – Return
  • C Stick (up/down) – Scroll text

Battle

  • Control Stick – Move cursor / Action Commands
  • A Button – Select / Action Commands / Guard
  • B Button – Cancel / Action Commands / Superguard
  • Y Button – Change attack order
  • X Button – Attack audience member

Peach intermissions

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Interact

Bowser intermissions

  • Control Stick – Move
  • A Button – Jump
    • A Button + A Button – Ground Pound
  • B Button – Fire Breath

Mario's stats

Mario's idle sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Mario 		Stat Initial value Min. value Max. value Description
Mario's level icon from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Level 1 99 Indicates Mario's progress, increased by 1 every time he collects 100 Star Points.
Star rank icon from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Star rank Rising star Superstar Determines the maximum attendance of the audience.
  • Levels 1-9: Rising star
  • Levels 10-19: B-list star
  • Levels 20-29: A-list star
  • Levels 30-99: Superstar
Heart Point.png HP 10 5 200* Mario's health. Can be increased by 5 when Mario levels up, and with HP Plus badges.
Flower Point.png FP 5 200* Mario's reserve for moves. Can be increased by 5 when Mario levels up, and with FP Plus badges.
BadgePointPM2.png BP 3 99* Mario's capacity to equip Badges. Can be increased by 3 when Mario levels up.
Star Power icon from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Star Power 0 8 Mario's capacity to perform special moves, increased by 1 everytime he collects a Crystal Star.
A sprite of a Star Point. Star Points 0 99 Points obtained by winning battles that level Mario up if he collects 100 of them.
Sprite of a Coin from Super Paper Mario Coins 100 0 999 Used to buy items, badges and services.
Star Piece icon from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Star Pieces 0 100 Collectibles that can be traded for badges with Dazzle.
A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Shine Sprites 0 42 Collectibles that can be traded for partner level-ups with Merlon.
PMTTYD Play Time Sprite.png Play time 00:00 99:59 Amount of time spent on the save file.

* - Maximum HP, FP and BP are not mutually achievable.

Boots and hammer

Mario begins the game equipped with his basic Boots and Hammer, which grant no special abilities in the overworld, and deal the least amount of damage in battle (1 point for a normal attack, and 2 points with a successful action command). The player will find upgraded versions of both as they progress, which are mandatory as they allow access to important areas.

Image Equipment Location found Additional abilities
Sprite of the Boots in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Boots Equipped from the start
  • Overworld: Allows Mario to perform simple jumps only.
  • Battle: Allows Mario to perform only a simple jump attack for no FP, which deals a base 1 point of damage.
Super Boots.png Super Boots The Great Tree (Chapter 2)
  • Overworld: Allows Mario to perform a Spin Jump to break through trapdoors and press big switches.
  • Battle: Allows Mario to perform a Spin Jump for 2 FP, which deals a base 2 points of damage.
The Ultra Boots from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Ultra Boots Riverside Station (Chapter 6)
  • Overworld: Allows Mario to perform a Spring Jump to reach high points and cling onto pipes and bars.
  • Battle: Allows Mario to perform a Spring Jump for 4 FP, which deals a base 3 points of damage.
Hammer TTYD.png Hammer Equipped from the start
  • Overworld: Allows Mario to perform a basic hammer attack that breaks small yellow blocks.
  • Battle: Allows Mario to perform only a simple hammer attack for no FP, which deals a base 1 point of damage.
Super Hammer TTYD.png Super Hammer Glitzville (Chapter 3)
  • Overworld: Allows Mario to break big yellow blocks.
  • Battle: Allows Mario to perform a Super Hammer move for 2 FP, which knocks the enemy in front into others behind it, dealing them 1 point of damage each.
Ultra Hammer from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Ultra Hammer Rogueport (Ultra Boots required)
  • Overworld: Allows Mario to break stone blocks.
  • Battle: Allows Mario to perform an Ultra Hammer move for 4 FP, which knocks the enemy in front into others behind it, dealing them 3 points of damage each.

Paper abilities

Like the boots and hammer upgrades, the player encounters black chests throughout the story, whose beings trapped inside give Mario special abilities to use in the overworld upon release. All of these abilities are based on the paper element of the game's graphics.

Paper ability Location received Ability gained Demonstration Paper ability Location received Ability gained Demonstration
Plane Mode icon from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Plane Mode 		Rogueport Sewers
(Prologue) 		Allows Mario to fold himself into a paper airplane while standing on marked platforms called plane panels, granting him the ability to fly over large gaps. Mario using the plane mode in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Paper Mode icon from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mode 		Hooktail Castle
(Chapter 1) 		Allows Mario to turn sideways. Due to being paper-thin, he is able to squeeze through certain narrow passages. Mario using the Paper Mode in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Tube Mode icon from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Tube Mode 		Twilight Trail
(Chapter 4) 		Allows Mario to roll up into a short tube, this way being able to fit in low passageways. Mario using the Tube Mode in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Boat Mode icon from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Boat Mode 		Pirate's Grotto
(Chapter 5) 		Allows Mario to turn into a paper boat while standing on wooden docks called boat panels, granting him the ability to cross bodies of water. Mario using the Boat Mode in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Objects

Object Image Description
Assistance blocks
Recovery block Render of the Heart Block Allows the player to completely recover Mario's HP and FP for a variable amount of coins.
Save Block The Save Block from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Allows the player to save the game state. If they get a Game Over, Mario will return to the last Save Block struck.
Item containers
? Block A ? block from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Common blocks that contain coins or items. Red ? Blocks contain badges.
Brick Block Brick Block from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Common blocks that either are breakable or contain coins.
Shine Block A Shine Block in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Special blocks that contain a Shine Sprite.
Treasure chest Treasure chest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Uncommon objects that hold badges and important items. Large treasure chests contain upgraded boots and hammers.
Navigation objects
Boat panel Boat Panel.png Wooden platforms by bodies of water. Allow Mario to use the Boat Mode once he learns it.
Jump pad A blue Jump pad in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Springy platforms that make Mario jump higher. Red variants bounce Mario all the way to another section of the level.
Plane panel Plane Panel.png Platforms in elevated places. Allow Mario to use the Plane Mode once he learns it.
Warp Pipe A green Warp Pipe in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Serve as a travel method between two different areas. While ordinary ones are green, blue Warp Pipes connect remote locations. Other colors are occasionally used for different areas.
Obstacles
Cracked object Cracked wall in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Walls or objects with a crack can be blown up by Bobbery.
Lock A lock as seen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Indicates that a door cannot be opened without a key.
Metal block Ttyd metalblock.png Rare blocks that cannot be destroyed normally.
Paper cover A paper flap that Flurrie can blow away in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Cutouts that hide secret passages or items, which Flurrie can blow away. Sometimes hinted at by a loose flap.
Stone block Ttyd stoneblock.png Blocks that can be destroyed with Mario's Ultra Hammer.
Stone block (giant) Giantstoneblock.png Blocks that can be destroyed with Mario's Ultra Hammer move.
Yellow block Giant yellow block from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Blocks that can be destroyed with Mario's basic hammer move.
Yellow block (giant) Giant yellow block from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Blocks that can be destroyed with Mario's Super Hammer move.
Miscellaneous
! Switch ! Switch from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Switches that cause an event to happen. Blue variants cause permanent changes; red ones are temporary and do not disappear.

Intermissions

After each Chapter is completed, two intermission scenes precede the beginning of the next. The player can save their progress before and after each intermission.

Princess Peach intermissions

Princess Peach encountering TEC-XX for the first time

The first intermission after each chapter allows the player to control Princess Peach, similar to the intermissions from Paper Mario. These intermissions follow Peach as she is held captive in the X-Naut Fortress, as well as her interactions with the fortress's main computer, TEC-XX, who had a malfunction upon discovering her, causing him to fall in love with her. The intermissions also provide more context to the X-Nauts, their motive for kidnapping Peach, and their bigger overall plans. At the end of each intermission, Peach sends a message to Mario's Mailbox SP with TEC's assistance.

Bowser intermissions

A Super Mario Bros.-style stage for Bowser in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Bowser in World 1

The Peach intermission is followed by a Bowser intermission, a new addition to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. These intermissions serve as comic relief to contrast the more serious nature of the Peach sequences. Each intermission follows Bowser and Kammy Koopa; having discovered that Mario is collecting the Crystal Stars and Princess Peach has been kidnapped, Bowser sets off to find the Crystal Stars first and kidnap Peach himself. However, he usually visits the places Mario has been to one chapter before, and his search for Peach and the Crystal Stars in each location he visits ends to no avail.

The Bowser intermissions at the end of Chapter 2, Chapter 4, and Chapter 6 include a side-scrolling platformer level in the style of Super Mario Bros. The levels are called World 1-X, World 2-X, and World 3-X, in reference to the world numbering of Super Mario Bros., with the X being replaced by the number of attempts Bowser has used for the level. Bowser has unlimited lives during each level. Each level is themed after a basic environment from Super Mario Bros. and plays an arrangement of music from that game. Each level also has a time limit of 180 seconds, which kills Bowser if time runs out. If only 30 seconds remain, the "Hurry up!" jingle from Super Mario Bros. plays and the music speeds up. Bowser can also earn points and collect coins in these levels; however, these elements have no effect on gameplay. Each coin Bowser collects is worth 500 points, with the coin count being retained after dying. If the coin count reaches 99, it simply reverts to 0 upon collecting the next coin, without any special effect.

In these levels, Bowser can press A Button to jump and can perform a Ground Pound by pressing A Button again in mid-air. He also has the ability to breathe fire by holding B Button, which can defeat enemies and destroy blocks, although he cannot breathe fire in mid-air. The only item that appears in these levels is Meat, which allows Bowser to radically increase his size and take an extra hit from hazards, similar to the effects of a Super Mushroom. However, touching lava or falling into a bottomless pit immediately kills Bowser. Bowser has four possible sizes:

  • An extremely small size, which Bowser reverts to after taking a hit while at his default size.
  • A medium size, the default size at which Bowser starts each level.
  • A large size, which Bowser grows to after using a piece of Meat from his default size. At this size, Bowser flattens enemies if he stomps on them.
  • A gigantic size, which Bowser grows to after using a piece of Meat from his large size. At this size, Bowser starts flashing yellow and becomes invincible similar to Mega Mario, allowing him to crush everything in his way, including enemies, blocks, and Warp Pipes.

Enemies react to Bowser in different ways: while X-Nauts charge at Bowser, Goombas are scared by him and run away when he approaches them. The end of each level features a flagpole; reaching it completes the level and briefly displays the word "FINISH". There is also a small castle next to the flagpole, as another reference to Super Mario Bros. If Bowser is extremely small or medium-sized, he descends the flagpole and enters the castle; however, if he is large or gigantic, he destroys the flagpole and simply stands next to the castle.

Bowser says a short line when beginning each new attempt at a level.[2] Below is each line in order:

Bowser's starting lines
  1. Ready to roll!
  2. Lemme at 'em!
  3. Inconceivable! (World 1 and World 3)/Watery ears! (World 2 only)
  4. I'm on fire!
  5. I'm hungry!
  6. Next time!
  7. Ain't over yet!
  8. Charge! (World 1 and World 3)/Beware squids! (World 2 only)
  9. Good to go!
  10. Relax!
  11. Hoo... I'm tired.
  12. Still in it!
  13. Rampage time!
  14. Eh... OK.
  15. Go time!
  16. Feel it!
  17. I'm sleepy...
  18. Timing, baby!
  19. Rhythm, baby!
  20. Feeling good!
  21. Concentrate!
  22. GAAAAAAAH!
  23. Too close!
  24. Last...gasp!
  25. Break time.
  26. Here goes!
  27. Once more!
  28. I'm still OK!
  29. Never give up!
  30. Gotta do it!

After 30 attempts, Bowser will always say "Gotta do it!" when beginning each subsequent attempt.

Party members

On his adventure, Mario, just like the past game, uses partners. They possess diverse abilities, useful both in and out of battle. Merlon can upgrade a partner by giving him 3 Shine Sprites. Every partner knows two moves at the time of joining the party, learns the third after being upgraded to Super Rank, and masters the final move upon attaining Ultra Rank. Initially, each partner may only be upgraded once, but if Mario finds the Up Arrow in Hooktail's Castle and shows it to Merlon, the wizard will remember that he has an Ultra Stone, subsequently allowing the player to upgrade a partner for a second time.

In the following table, attributes attained by leveling up to Super Rank are indicated by A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Attributes attained by leveling up to Ultra Rank are indicated by A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Name Joins in Summary HP
Goombella's idle sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Goombella 		Rogueport
(Prologue) 		A sassy Goomba who studies at the University of Goom. She is the first character to join Mario (shortly after he defeats Lord Crump), since she, too, is looking for the legendary treasure. She has the same ability to uncover an enemy's stats as Goombario does. 10
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30 A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Goombella's abilities
Headbonk
0 FP 		Hits one enemy twice. Does not work on fire enemies, or those with a spiky top.
Tattle
0 FP 		Analyzes one enemy and reveals their HP and other statistics.
Multibonk A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
3 FP 		Attacks one enemy repeatedly for diminishing damage (minimum 1 HP per hit). Does not work on fire enemies, or those with a spiky top.
Rally Wink A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
4 FP		 Allows Mario to perform a second action, at the expense of her own.
Koops's idle sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Koops 		Petalburg
(Chapter 1) 		A timid Koopa Troopa who lives in Petalburg. To prove to Petalburg that he is not a coward, and to avenge the death of his father, Koopley, he joins Mario's team. He has the same ability Kooper has outside of battle: using his shell toss move to activate switches, grab items, and attack enemies, but with a slight upgrade — he can hold his shell in place and then launch it back in the opposite direction. Koops has a Defense Power of 1. 10
15 A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
25 A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Koops' abilities
Shell Toss
0 FP 		Attacks the frontmost ground-bound or low-hovering enemy. Does not take contact damage from spikes, fire, or electrification.
Power Shell
3 FP 		Attacks all ground-bound and low-hovering enemies. Does not take contact damage from spikes, fire, or electrification.
Shell Shield A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
4 FP 		Summons a Koopa Shell to protect Mario from attacks until it breaks.
Shell Slam A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
6 FP 		Attacks all ground-bound and low-hovering enemies, ignoring their Defense Power. Does not take contact damage from spikes, fire, or electrification.
Flurrie's idle sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Madame Flurrie 		Boggly Woods
(Chapter 2) 		A slightly pompous wind spirit and an actress on hiatus that Mario meets in Boggly Woods. Out of battle, she can blow wind at enemies to make them dizzy and stun them, and also to strip fake walls away, revealing secret passages. She joins Mario only after he returns her lost Necklace, which Vivian innocently picked up. 15
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Madame Flurrie's abilities
Body Slam
0 FP 		Attacks one enemy. Does not work on fire enemies, or those with a spiky top.
Gale Force
4 FP 		Blows enemies away from battle, earning Star Points in the process. This move is particularly effective against aerial foes, and those who have a level lower than Mario's. In addition, this move clears fog.
Lip Lock A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
3 FP 		Transfers an enemy's HP to Flurrie's HP. This move pierces Defense Power. Does not work on fire enemies, or those with lateral spikes.
Dodgy Fog A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
4 FP 		Makes Mario dodgy for a few turns, so that attacks directed at him miss sometimes.
BabyYoshiPMTTYD.png
Yoshi 		Glitzville
(Chapter 3) 		This belligerent, spunky Yoshi baby hatches from an egg rescued by Mario and friends. The player can press X Button to ride on his back like most Yoshis. He can run much faster than Mario can, and similarly to Parakarry's ability from Paper Mario, float in the air for a moment to cross gaps. The Yoshi's color will vary depending on how many minutes pass before he hatches. He allows Mario to name him. 10
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Yoshi's abilities
Ground Pound
0 FP 		Attacks one enemy multiple times, for 1 HP of damage per hit. Does not work on fire enemies, or those with a spiky top.
Gulp
4 FP 		Swallows the frontmost ground-bound enemy and spits it at the ground-bound foe right behind it (if there is one), damaging both of them. This move ignores Defense Power. Does not work on certain bosses.
Mini-Egg A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
3 FP 		Throws a set amount of eggs at randomly chosen enemies, dealing 1 HP of damage per hit. This attack may make them tiny.
Stampede A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
6 FP 		Calls a herd of Yoshis to attack all enemies, no matter where they are located on the stage.
Vivian's idle sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Vivian 		Twilight Town
(Chapter 4) 		The youngest member of the Shadow Sirens. At first, she works for Grodus, but eventually joins Mario's party to help him get his name, body, and teammates back because Mario is kinder to her than her sisters. Since he is prevented from telling her who he is as a result of having his identity stolen, she does not realize he is her enemy until their final confrontation with the body thief. She retreats from battle upon learning this but quickly returns after deciding that Mario has earned her loyalty. She can pull Mario into the shadows with her Veil technique, which is for all practical purposes identical to Lady Bow's Outta Sight move from Paper Mario. 15
20 A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
30 A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Vivian's abilities
Shade Fist
0 FP 		Punches an enemy and leaves it magically burned. Does not work on fire enemies and those with lateral spikes. The burn inflicted will detonate bomb-type creatures.
Veil
1 FP 		Hides Mario and herself in the shadows to negate all damage for one turn. Next turn, Vivian will not be able to act. If Mario acts before Vivian uses this move, he will also be unable to act the following turn.
Fiery Jinx A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
6 FP 		Attacks all enemies with fire, penetrating their Defense Power and leaving them burned. This move is particularly effective against ice and undead enemies, heals fire foes, has no effect on Buzzy Beetles, Clefts, Bristles, and Chomps, and detonates bomb-type creatures.
Infatuate A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
4 FP 		Blows kisses at all enemies, possibly confusing them.
Bobbery
Admiral Bobbery 		Keelhaul Key
(Chapter 5) 		A retired Bob-omb admiral who at first refuses to help Mario reach Keelhaul Key, but changes his mind when Mario delivers his late wife's letter to him. After Mario saves him from Cortez's underlings and gives him Chuckola Cola, he joins Mario's team. He possesses the same ability Bombette has outside of battle: with his bomb attack, he can destroy cracked walls, activate switches and attack enemies. However, he can be tossed upwards to walk on elevated ledges, and Mario can hold X Button without releasing the button to make Bobbery explode without being tossed first. Bobbery's Appeal tactic clears fog. 20
30 A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
40 A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Admiral Bobbery's abilities
Bomb
0 FP 		Attacks the frontmost ground-bound enemy. This move is particularly effective against fire and undead enemies, can flip Clefts, detonates bomb-type foes, and clears fog, but has no effect on Buzzy Beetles.
Bomb Squad
3 FP 		Sets up three time bombs to explode on the next turn.
Hold Fast A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
4 FP 		Damages all enemies that make contact with Bobbery.
Bob-ombast A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
9 FP 		Powerfully bombs all enemies. This move will ground all foes, flip Clefts, detonate bomb-type creatures, and clear fog, but will not damage Buzzy Beetles.
Ms. Mowz's idle sprite in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Ms. Mowz 		Rogueport
(optional) 		A flirty Squeek cat burglar and badge hunter and the manager of the Lovely Howz of Badges. Mario and his teammates cross paths with her at Hooktail Castle, the Great Tree, and the Glitz Pit storeroom. She is an optional partner who joins Mario if he chooses to solve her trouble at the Trouble Center in Rogueport. To help her, Mario has to get the Attack FX B badge in Hooktail's lair and give it to Ms. Mowz.

She can also seek out hidden items and badges, and penetrate enemies' defenses like Watt from the first Paper Mario does, although the specifics are considerably different. She is the first partner in the Paper Mario series who does not have to join Mario's party in order for him to complete his quest.

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Ms. Mowz's abilities
Love Slap
0 FP 		Attacks one ground-based enemy, ignoring their Defense Power. Does not work on fire enemies and those with lateral spikes.
Kiss Thief
2 FP 		Steals a ground-bound enemy's held badge or item.
Tease A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
3 FP 		Makes all enemies dizzy. This move is particularly effective on aerial enemies.
Smooch A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorA Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
10 FP 		If successful, Mario recovers up to 10 HP.

Crystal Stars

The Crystal Stars are the principal collectibles in the game. Retrieving one marks the end of a chapter, gifts Mario one additional unit in his Star Power gauge and teaches him a special move.

Crystal Star Location Guarded by Power & SP needed Description
Magical Map

Sprite of the Magical Map from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (menu sprite)

Rogueport Mysterious merchant
(obtained by Peach) 		Sweet Treat
1 SP 		Replenishes up to 7 HP for both party members and 8 FP, and cures all status ailments (except Immobilized and downed).
Diamond Star

Sprite of the Diamond Star in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Hooktail Castle Hooktail Earth Tremor
2 SP 		Creates an earthquake that damages enemies, piercing Defense Power and ignoring invisibility. It initially damages grounded enemies, but if at least one gauge of the Action Command is completed, the tremor also hits all low-hovering foes; if three are completed, it additionally affects flying enemies; if five are completed, ceiling-bound foes are struck as well; if done perfectly (all gauges completed), deals 6 HP of damage to all foes, no matter their position.
Emerald Star

Sprite of the Emerald Star in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The Great Tree Punies (original keepers)
Magnus von Grapple (boss) 		Clock Out
2 SP 		If successful, immobilizes all enemies for a few turns.
Gold Star

Sprite of the Gold Star in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Glitz Pit Macho Grubba Power Lift
3 SP 		Boosts Mario and his partner's Attack and Defense Power for a few turns.
Ruby Star

Sprite of the Ruby Star in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Creepy Steeple Doopliss Art Attack
4 SP 		The amount of damage dealt depends on how many times the player circles around the enemies using the Control Stick. This special move pierces Defense Power and ignores enemies' invisibility.
Sapphire Star

Sprite of the Sapphire Star in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Pirate's Grotto Cortez Sweet Feast
5 SP 		Much like Sweet Treat, the player can replenish up to 24 HP and 24 FP for each party member, as well as cure all status ailments (except immobilized and Down).
Garnet Star

Sprite of the Garnet Star in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Poshley Sanctum Pennington (original keeper)
Smorg (boss) 		Showstopper
2 SP 		If successful, instantly defeats all enemies. Does not work on enemies with more than 12 HP, mini-bosses, and bosses.
Crystal Star

Sprite of the Crystal Star in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2.0 Supernova
6 SP 		Does up to 15 HP of damage to all enemies. The damage increases by 3 each time the player fills one gauge. This special move pierces Defense Power and ignores enemies' invisibility.

Battle system

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door features a turn-based battle system. A normal battle is triggered when Mario touches an enemy in the overworld. Mario's party goes first every turn, being allowed two consecutive actions — one by Mario and one by the active partner. The order can be switched with Y Button; this also causes the first one to be in front, and thus more likely to be the target of the enemies later in the turn. Mario or his partner can perform an extra First Strike if they trigger the battle by attacking the enemy; conversely, the enemy can also attack Mario first and trigger the inverse situation.

Mario and Flurrie battling Magnus von Grapple
Mario selecting an action.

The player is given the following actions to choose from:

  • Attack: The character's available moves. For Mario, this action is split into Jump and Hammer options.
  • Items: Mario or his partner can use an item from Mario's inventory.
  • Special: Exclusive to Mario, the selection of special moves, which use Star Power.
  • Tactics: An assortment of non-offensive actions.
    • Swap partner: Changes the active party member. While this action normally costs one turn, the Quick Change badge allows the player to switch freely.
    • Appeal: The character poses for the audience to recover a greater amount of Star Power
    • Defend: Increases the character's defense for the remainder of the turn.
    • Run away: If successful, lets Mario flee from battle. It cannot be used in most boss battles.
    • Charge: Increases the character's attack power for the next turn. It is only available when the player has equipped the Charge badge for Mario, or Charge P for partners.

Battles take place on a stage. Sometimes the impact of an attack causes props to fall (damaging all characters on stage and possibly making them dizzy), while devices such as fire nozzles and falling objects are triggered at random times. The audience helps Mario gain Star Power and may throw him useful items or pelt Mario and his partners with garbage (which they can prevent by pressing X Button to attack the audience member). Lastly, some bosses even exploit the audience for their own benefit (for example, Hooktail will eventually eat some of the audience members to regain 10 HP, which causes all the other spectators to flee, therefore making it impossible to gain any Star Power).

Attacking enemies

While Mario and his partners are battling enemies, their attacks will deal extra damage and receive Star Power from an excited audience if the Action Command displayed onscreen is correctly performed. Stylish moves are extra Action Commands that, if executed, thrill the crowd even more, thus yielding even more Star Power: one must press A Button at the right moment during a move. However, the game will never tell the player about Stylish moves, or when should one perform them, unless Eddy the Mask is talked to and the Timing Tutor badge is equipped.

Guarding

Flurrie and Mario performing a Guard against a Crazee Dayzee in Twilight Trail in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The Guard move in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

To perform the Guard Action Command, one must press A Button or B Button when Mario's opponent is about to strike him. Guarding reduces the damage he takes from enemy attacks and allows the player to resist status effects. The player must time it right, though.

Guard: To perform a Guard move, the player must press A Button to block enemy attacks, reducing the damage they deal by 1 HP, and also protecting Mario from negative status effects. The player has 8 frames (roughly 2/15 of a second) to Guard.

Superguard: To perform a Superguard move, the player must press B Button to block enemy attacks, negating the attack completely and sometimes damaging the attacker — generally a Superguard deals 1 HP of damage to a foe who employs a contact attack and none to foes who attack from a distance, but it does deflect Pokeys' ranged attacks back at them. The player only has 3 frames (or 1/20 of a second) to Superguard, making it more difficult to time than a regular Guard.

Status effects

Status effects are effects that alter a character's stats or behavior in battle. Since they can only occur within battles, they are automatically removed or healed once Mario and his partners win a fight.

Below is a list of status effects and what inflicts them. Please note that, unless stated otherwise, positive status changes are always targeted at the user or someone in their party, while negative status changes are targeted at the opposing party. Since stage effects are triggered randomly, they can affect any participants in the battle. If a boss is fought more than once or has multiple forms, the battle in which they can inflict the status effect is specified in parentheses.

Name Effect Inflicters
Allergic
Allergic 		Becomes unaffected by status effects, both positive and negative.
Burn
Burn 		Loses 1 HP each turn. Is removed by a randomly-occurring stage effect involving falling water, and by the Frozen status ailment. Fire foes are immune to this ailment.
Confused
Confused 		The victim has an approximately 50% chance each turn to ignore the AI or the player's orders and do something random and unexpected, including attacking allies.
The DEF-Up icon from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
DEF-Up 		Raises Defense Power.
Dizzy PMTTYD icon.png
Dizzy 		The victim's attacks have a 50% chance of missing their target.
The Dodgy icon in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Dodgy 		The affected character has a 50% chance to dodge incoming attacks.
The Electrified status
Electrified 		The affected character will deal 1 HP of damage to attackers who make contact, and will often interrupt their attack — assuming the attackers are not electrified as well.
Sprite of the Fast status problem in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Fast 		Allows the affected character to perform two actions each turn.
  • Enemies: Macho Grubba, Beldam (2)
  • Allies: Goombella (Rally Wink [to Mario])
Frozen
Frozen 		The affected character is unable to do anything and will take 1 HP of damage when the status expires. This ailment is negated if the Burn status is inflicted. Ice foes are immune to this ailment.
FP Regen Sprite
Gradual FP 		The affected character recovers FP each turn.
HP Regen Sprite
Gradual HP 		The affected character recovers HP each turn.
The Huge icon from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Huge 		Attack Power is raised by 2.
Imbobilize
Immobilized 		The affected character is unable to do anything.
The Invisible icon shown when battling in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Invisible 		The affected character cannot be attacked at all.
The Payback status from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Payback 		Attackers who make contact with the affected character will take half the damage dealt.
A status icon for Poison in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Poison 		Loses 1 HP each turn.
PMTTYD POW-Up Battle Icon.png
POW-Up 		Attack Power is raised.
Sleeping status effect from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Sleep 		The victim is unable to do anything, but there is a chance that they will wake up prematurely if attacked.
Slowstatus.png
Slow 		The victim can only perform an action every two turns. The Fast status negates Slow.
  • Enemies: Beldam (2)
DEF-Down icon from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Soft 		Lowers Defense Power by 3.
Tiny.png
Tiny 		Lowers Attack Power by 2.

Leveling up

Star Points

Main article: List of Star Point amounts in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
A sprite of a Star Point.
Star Point

Every time Mario wins a battle, he earns Star Points. The amount he earns from each enemy or boss depends on his current level compared to the enemies he earns them from; as his level goes up, he earns fewer Star Points from them. If Mario's level is just under, matches or exceeds the enemy's, or reaches the maximum level, 99, he does not earn any Star Points from them at all. When Mario's Star Point meter reaches 100, the player can choose whether to upgrade Mario's Heart Points, Flower Points, or Badge Points. Upgrading HP or FP increases the upgraded stat by 5, and choosing BP raises Mario's BP by 3. Level 99 is the highest Mario can be at. Each stat has its own maximum value, which it cannot be upgraded beyond. For HP and FP, this value is 200, but for BP, this value is 99; however, it is impossible for the player to have all three stats simultaneously be at their maximum value at any one time since the lack of level-ups impedes at least one of the stats from being at its maximum.

Shine Sprites

Main article: List of Shine Sprites in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
A Shine Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Shine Sprite
Mario next to the Shine Sprite on the roof of the north house in the east area of Rogueport in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Mario and Yoshi collecting the Shine Sprite on top of the red roof in the east of Rogueport.

Much like Paper Mario, there are items found in the overworld of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door that, when collected, allow Mario to upgrade his partners to learn new moves and increase their HP. In this game, Shine Sprites fulfill this purpose. The price of upgrading a partner is always three Shine Sprites. There are 42 Shine Sprites altogether in the game.

The Audience

Main article: Audience
Sprites of various characters and enemies in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Every audience member.

The Audience determines how much Star Power Mario recovers. It consists of various enemies and allies and sits and cheers as the group attacks. If Mario or his allies use the Appeal action or a Stylish move, they recover more Star Power. The audience is even exploited by various bosses: Hooktail, Cortez, and the Shadow Queen consume audience members to restore their HP, whereas Magnus von Grapple 2.0 uses spectators as ammo by launching them at Mario and his partners.

The Audience occasionally takes active participation in the battles; some spectators will attempt to toss Mario helpful items or pelt him with garbage, others will get on stage and cause a prop to fall or make combatants invisible, while others may incapacitate fellow audience members, making Star Power recovery more complicated.

Bingo!

Main article: Bingo!

An icon appears next to Mario's Star Power Gauge whenever the player successfully uses the Action Command of an attack. If the player has two matching icons and if the player executes an additional Action Command, Mario can take the Bingo wheel for a spin.

Items

Items are objects that, if used, help Mario and his partners on their journey. They can restore their stats (HP and FP), boost stats (attack and defense) and cause certain status changes in battle. Many can be used on enemies to negatively affect their status, and also to cause damage. Mario can hold up to 10 items in his inventory, but he can store a maximum of 31 items at any Item Shop and withdraw them at any time he wishes to. The amount of items Mario can hold is doubled as soon as he collects the Strange Sack.

Non-boss enemies can hold items in battle, which they will use, usually as soon as they get a turn.

HP-restoring items

FP-restoring items

HP and FP-restoring items

Other status-altering items

Enemy-targetting items

Miscellaneous

Zess T. recipes

Main article: List of Zess T. recipes

Zess T. is a Toad chef who lives in the westernmost house in Rogueport Plaza. Mario accidentally breaks her contact lens when he approaches the entrance of Rogueport's west side, and in retaliation, she blocks the entrance until he makes it up to her. After Chapter 1, Mario can buy her a new one, and upon receiving it, she frees the way and goes home, where Mario can always ask her to cook him something with one ingredient. If her Trouble Center trouble is completed (available after finishing Chapter 4), she is able to cook with two ingredients at once.

Important Things

Important Things are irreplaceable items that cannot be sold or used in battle, and are in the majority mandatory for story progression. These items occupy their own section in Mario's inventory.

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

  • Sprite of the gray Palace Key in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Palace Key (x3) - Three keys that unlock doors in the Palace of Shadow
  • Sprite of the Star Key in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Star Key - Activates the key pedestals in Riddle Tower
  • Palace Key blue.png Palace Key (x8) - Eight keys from the Riddle Tower

Side quests

Items used by other characters

Item Shops

Main article: List of shops in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Main article: List of selling prices in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Mario and Goombella in Niff T.'s shop
Niff T.'s shop.
Mario selling an Ultra Shroom
Mario selling an Ultra Shroom at Toad Bros. Bazaar in Rogueport.

Several item shops can be visited in the game, identified by a Fire Flower sign on the outside. When spoken to, the shopkeeper will offer Mario several options:

  • Buy: Refers Mario to the items on display. He can buy an unlimited amount of any item with coins.
  • Sell: Mario can sell items from his inventory to the shopkeeper. Most items can be sold to the shopkeepers for a set price at every shop, however, some items sell at a higher price depending on the location of the shop and the item itself. Mario can make a profit if he purchases an item at a low price from one store, and sells it to another that buys it from him at a higher price. One Trouble Center trouble exploits this fact.
  • Store: Mario can store up to 21 items in shops to retrieve later. This storage is shared among all stores.
  • Withdraw: Mario can retrieve an item he previously stored.

Shops in the game also offer "shop points", a system that rewards Mario with free items when he reaches certain purchase milestones.

Badges

Main article: List of badges in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Badges are objects that Mario and his partners can equip, and therefore benefit from, throughout the course of the game. They can be purchased at the Lovely Howz of Badges or from Charlieton, traded for Star Pieces through Dazzle, won at the Pianta Parlor, or found in one of the places Mario and company visit. The ? Blocks containing badges in the field are red in color, unlike normal ? Blocks, which are yellow and contain coins or items.

When leveling up, Mario can gain Badge Points (BP), which allow him to equip badges he has already found. Some of the badges add new Jump or Hammer moves to Mario's commands during battle, among other abilities. Badges can also affect Mario and his partners outside of battles. Certain badges can increase the number of coins, flowers, hearts, or items that enemies drop after they are defeated. Foes might also carry badges in battle, which only Ms. Mowz can steal right away, though there is a likelihood that they might leave them behind once they are beaten.

Two special badges, the W Emblem and the L Emblem, can change Mario's clothing. With the W Emblem, Mario gets Wario's clothing, with the L Emblem, it results in Luigi's, and with both Emblems combined, he wears Waluigi's clothes.

If multiple copies of the same jump or hammer-based badge are worn at once, the FP requirement increases exponentially, whereas the Attack Power increases linearly.

Below is a list of the 85 types of badges obtainable in the game. Those marked with an asterisk (*) return from the original Paper Mario.

Enemies and obstacles

Bestiary (Tattle Log)

Main article: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary
Image Name HP Attack Defense Location
The sprite of a Goomba from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Goomba 2 1 0 Rogueport Sewers
Petal Meadows
Glitz Pit
Riverside Station
PMTTYD Paragoomba Sprite.png Paragoomba 2 1 0 Rogueport Sewers
Petal Meadows
Hooktail Castle
Sprite of a Spiky Goomba, from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Spiky Goomba 2 2 0
Spinia.png Spinia 3 1 0 Rogueport Sewers
Glitz Pit
Pit of 100 Trials
PMTTYD Red Koopa Troopa Sprite.png Koopa Troopa 4 2 1 Petal Meadows
Hooktail Castle
Rogueport Sewers
Bald Cleft TTYD.png Bald Cleft 2 1 2 Petal Meadows
Bristle Bristle 2 1 4 Petal Meadows
Glitz Pit
A normal Cleft from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Cleft 2 2 2 Petal Meadows
Boggly Woods
Pit of 100 Trials
A Fuzzy as it appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Fuzzy 3 1 0 Shhwonk Fortress
Glitz Pit
Pit of 100 Trials
PMTTYD Red Paratroopa Sprite.png Paratroopa 4 2 1 Hooktail Castle
Rogueport Sewers
A Dull Bones from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Dull Bones 1 2 1 Hooktail Castle
Glitz Pit
Palace of Shadow
Pit of 100 Trials
Sprite of a Spania from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Spania 3 1 0 Rogueport Sewers
Glitz Pit
Pit of 100 Trials
A Pale Piranha from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Pale Piranha 4 2 0 Boggly Woods
The Great Tree
Glitz Pit
A Dark Puff from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Dark Puff 3 2 0 Boggly Woods
Glitz Pit
Pit of 100 Trials
PMTTYD X-Naut Sprite.png X-Naut 4 3 0 The Great Tree
X-Naut Fortress
PPTTYDYux.png Yux 3 2 0
Mini-Yux Mini-Yux 1 0 0
A Pider from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Pider 5 2 0 The Great Tree
Glitz Pit
Pit of 100 Trials
A KP Koopa from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. KP Koopa 4 2 1 Glitz Pit
Yellow Paper Paratroopa.png KP Paratroopa 4 2 1
PMTTYD Pokey.png Pokey 4 3 0 Glitz Pit
Pit of 100 Trials
Spiny PMTTYD.png Spiny 3 3 3
Sprite of Lakitu in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Lakitu 5 2 0
Red Bandit.png Bandit 5 2 0
A Big Bandit from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Bandit 8 3 0
Cleftor. H. Bald Cleft 3 2 2 Glitz Pit
Sprite of a Bob-omb in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Bob-omb 4 2 1 Glitz Pit
Pit of 100 Trials
Enemy: Sir Swoop. Swooper 6 3 0 Glitz Pit
Creepy Steeple
Red Spike Top from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. R. S. Buzzy 5 3 4 Glitz Pit
A Shady Koopa as he appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Shady Koopa 8 3 1 Glitz Pit
Pit of 100 Trials
A Shady Paratroopa from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. S. Paratroopa 8 3 1 Glitz Pit
A sprite of Green Fuzzy from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Green Fuzzy 5 3 0 Glitz Pit
Keelhaul Key
Pink Fuzzyball.png Flower Fuzzy 6 3 0 Glitz Pit
Keelhaul Key
Pit of 100 Trials
A Red Magikoopa R. Magikoopa 7 4 0 Glitz Pit
White Magi Koopa.png W. Magikoopa 7 4 0
PMTTYD Green Magikoopa Sprite.png G. Magikoopa 7 4 0
Hamma Jamma.png Hammer Bro 7 4 1 Glitz Pit
Rogueport Sewers
Boomerang Bro Boomerang Bro 7 2 1 Glitz Pit
Flare Fire Bro 7 3 1
Sprite of a Dark Craw from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Dark Craw 20 6 0 Glitz Pit
Pit of 100 Trials
Red Chomp.png Red Chomp 6 5 3
A Dark Koopatrol from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. D. Koopatrol 25 5 2
Sprite of a Hyper Goomba, from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Hyper Goomba 8 2 0 Twilight Trail
Hyper Paragoomba Sprite.png Hyper Paragoomba 8 2 0
Crazee Dayzee Crazee Dayzee 7 2 0
Hyper Spiky Goomba H. S. Goomba 8 3 0
Amazy Dayzee Amazy Dayzee 20 20 1 Twilight Trail
Pit of 100 Trials
Hyper Cleft.png Hyper Cleft 4 3 3
Buzzy Beetle from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Buzzy Beetle 5 3 4 Creepy Steeple
Spike Top from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Spike Top 5 3 4
Boo Boo 7 3 0
Ember Ember 8 3 0 Keelhaul Key
Pirate's Grotto
Putrid Piranha.png Putrid Piranha 8 3 0 Keelhaul Key
Lava Bubble Lava Bubble 6 4 0 Pirate's Grotto
Pit of 100 Trials
PMTTYD Bullet Bill Sprite.png Bullet Bill 2 4 1 Pirate's Grotto
PMTTYD Bill Blaster Sprite.png Bill Blaster 5 0 2
Bulky Bob-omb.png Bulky Bob-omb 6 2 1 Pirate's Grotto
Pit of 100 Trials
Parabuzzy from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Parabuzzy 5 3 4
A Blue Magikoopa Magikoopa 7 4 0 Rogueport Sewers
Koopatrol from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Koopatrol 6 4 2
A Spunia from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Spunia 12 7 2 Rogueport Sewers
Pit of 100 Trials
Ruff Puff Ruff Puff 7 4 0 Riverside Station
Poison Pokey.png Poison Pokey 8 4 0 Riverside Station
Pit of 100 Trials
Spiky Parabuzzy from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. S. Parabuzzy 5 3 4
Dark Boo, an enemy from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Dark Boo 8 5 0 Poshley Sanctum
Pit of 100 Trials
An Ice Puff from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Ice Puff 9 4 0 Fahr Outpost
Pit of 100 Trials
Frost Piranha Frost Piranha 10 5 0
Moon Cleft.png Moon Cleft 6 5 5 The Moon
Pit of 100 Trials
A Z Yux from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Z-Yux 7 4 0 The Moon
X-Naut Fortress
Mini-Z Yux Mini-Z-Yux 2 0 0
Elite X-Naut from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Elite X-Naut 10 5 1 X-Naut Fortress
An X-Yux from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. X-Yux 10 3 0
Mini-X-Yux Mini-X-Yux 1 0 0
An X-Naut PhD, as he appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. X-Naut PhD 9 4 0
Swoopula Swoopula 9 4 0 Palace of Shadow
Pit of 100 Trials
Paper Dry Bones.png Dry Bones 8 5 2
PMTTYD Bombshell Bill Sprite.png Bombshell Bill 3 6 2 Palace of Shadow
B. Bill Blaster from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door B. Bill Blaster 10 0 4
Phantom Ember Artwork. Phantom Ember 10 5 0 Palace of Shadow
Pit of 100 Trials
A Dark Bones from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Dark Bones 20 5 2 Palace of Shadow
A Chain-Chomp, as it appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Chain-Chomp 7 6 5 Palace of Shadow
Pit of 100 Trials
A Dark Wizzerd. Dark Wizzerd 10 5 2
A Gloomba from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Gloomba 7 3 0 Pit of 100 Trials
A Paragloomba Paragloomba 7 3 0
Spiky Gloomba Spiky Gloomba 7 4 0
Purple Koopa troopa.png Dark Koopa 8 4 2
DarkParatroopa.png D. Paratroopa 8 4 2
Badge Bandit Badge Bandit 12 5 0
Enemy Name: Dark Lakitu Dark Lakitu 13 5 0
SkyblueSpiny.png S. Blue Spiny 6 6 4
A Wizzerd. Wizzerd 10 6 3
Piranha Plant PMTTYD.png Piranha Plant 15 9 0
Dark Bristle Dark Bristle 8 8 4
An Arantula, as it appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Arantula 16 7 0
An Elite Wizzerd. Elite Wizzerd 12 8 5
Swampire.png Swampire 20 6 0
Sprite of a Poison Puff from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Poison Puff 15 8 0
Sprite of a Bob-ulk from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Bob-ulk 10 4 2

Enemy formations

Main article: List of enemy formations in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Mario's adventure in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, he encounters enemies on the field. When he engages in battle with them, there are often other enemies that accompany the one that Mario encountered on the field.

Bosses

Bold signifies chapter bosses.

Chapter Image Name HP Attack Defense Location
Prologue
A Rogue's Welcome		 Lord Crump Lord Crump (1) 5 1 0 Rogueport
Gus.png Gus (optional) 20 3 0
A Blooper from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Blooper 12 1 0 Rogueport Sewers
Chapter 1
Castle and Dragon		 PMTTYD Gold Fuzzy Sprite.png
A Fuzzy as it appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.		 Gold Fuzzy
Fuzzy Horde		 10 1 0 Shhwonk Fortress
20 1 (per attack) 0
A Red Bones from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
A Dull Bones from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.		 Red Bones
Four Dull Bones		 5 3 1 Hooktail Castle
1 (each) 2 (each) 1 (each)
PMTTYD Hooktail Head Sprite.png Hooktail 20 5 1
Chapter 2
The Great Boggly Tree		 Vivian's idle sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Marilyn from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.
Beldam		 Vivian
Marilyn (1)
Beldam (1)		 10 1 0 Boggly Woods
12 2 0
9 1 0
Artwork of Magnus von Grapple Magnus von Grapple 30 2 1 The Great Tree
Chapter 3
Of Glitz and Glory		 The red Iron Cleft from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The green Iron Cleft from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door		 The Iron Adonis Twins 6 (each) 4 (each) ??? (each) Glitz Pit
A sprite of Bowser for his appearance in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Bowser (1) 30 3 1
Rawk Hawk's artwork from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Rawk Hawk 40 4 0
Macho Grubba Macho Grubba 60 4 0
Chapter 4
For Pigs the Bell Tolls		 Atomic Boo Atomic Boo (optional) 40 4 0 Creepy Steeple
Doopliss's sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Doopliss (1) 40 4 0
Mario's "evil" pose, seen in the game after Doopliss takes Mario's form and, in the Japanese version, as part of the Game Over sequence for agreeing to serve the Shadow Queen. Doopliss (2) 40 4 0
Chapter 5
The Key to Pirates		 Ember Three Embers 8 (each) 3 (each) 0 (each) Keelhaul Key
Cortez Cortez 20 x 3 4 1 Pirate's Grotto
Lord Crump
PMTTYD X-Naut Sprite.png		 Lord Crump (2)
X-Nauts		 30 3 0 X-Ship
6 (stack)
10 (horde)		 3 (stack)
5 (horde)		 0 (both)
Chapter 6
Three Days of Excess		 Smorg Miasma Smorg 50 5 1 Excess Express
Chapter 7
Mario Shoots the Moon		 Elite X-Naut from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Two Elite X-Nauts 10 (each) 5 (each) 1 (each) X-Naut Fortress
Magnus von Grapple 2.0 Magnus von Grapple 2.0 70 6 2
Chapter 8
The Thousand-Year Door		 A Dark Bones from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Dry Bones.png		 Dark Bones
Four Dry Bones		 20 5 2 Palace of Shadow
8 (each) 5 (each) 2 (each)
Gloomtail Gloomtail 80 8 2
Doopliss's sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Marilyn from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.
Beldam		 Doopliss (3)
Marilyn (2)
Beldam (2)		 40 6 0
40 7 0
30 5 0
Grodus
Grodus X.png		 Grodus
Grodus X		 50 7 1
3 (each) 4 (each) 0 (each)
A sprite of Bowser for his appearance in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Kammy Koopa		 Bowser (2)
Kammy Koopa		 70 7 2
50 5 0
Shadow Queen talking sprite
Shadow's Queen true form 3D model		 Shadow Queen 150 7 1
Pit of 100 Trials Bonetail Bonetail (optional) 200 8 2 Pit of 100 Trials

Environmental hazards

Image Hazard Description
Mario next to the Star Piece in the background of the west entrance of Rogueport Sewers Pit Falling into a pit causes Mario to lose 1 HP; this is only possible in background sections in Rogueport Sewers and Boggly Woods. During Bowser's platform levels, it immediately defeats Bowser, forcing him to start over.
Mario and Koops inside X-Naut Fortress Electric tile Part of a puzzle in X-Naut Fortress, where stepping on the wrong tiles causes Mario to lose 1 HP.
Screenshot of Mario at a hidden ? Block location in the Palace of Shadow, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Fire Bar Spinning flames found in the Palace of Shadow that will force Mario back to the start if touched. They also appear in Bowser's third platforming level, where it can be destroyed by his fire breath.
World 3, the third Bowser intermission level in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Lava Only appears in Bowser's level 3-X, functioning the same as a pit.
Mario and Koops standing before a retractable spike trap at the Palace of Shadow in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Spike Trap Two kinds of spike traps are encountered: retractable ones that cause Mario to lose 1 HP upon touching them, and stationary ones that block the way and cannot be touched at all since they are on raised platforms.
Spikes PMTTYD.png Spiked ceiling Part of a puzzle in Hooktail Castle, a ceiling covered in spikes that will lower gradually. If Mario doesn't escape in time, it will cause a Game Over.
Mario next to the Shine Sprite above the sea on the east of Rogueport Sewers in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Water Mario must use his Boat Mode transformation to traverse bodies of water. If he falls in water in any other instance, he is attacked by Nibbles, losing 1 HP.
Wave obstacles to Mario's boat mode at Pirate's Grotto. Wave Seen in Pirate's Grotto, they swallow Boat Mario and force him to restart the section.

World

RogueportPetalburgPetal MeadowsHooktail CastleThe Great TreeBoggly WoodsPirate's GrottoKeelhaul KeyTwilight TownTwilight TrailFahr OutpostCreepy SteepleMoonX-Naut FortressGlitzvillePoshley SanctumRiverside StationPoshley HeightsA map of Rogueport and the surrounding areas visited during Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Click an area to open the relevant article.

The events of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door take place primarily in Rogueport and its surrounding areas. Rogueport is the hub location, and where the titular Thousand-Year Door is found.

Notable characters

Optional helpful characters

Character Found in/
Availability 		Service
Charlieton PM.png
Charlieton 		Rogueport Plaza Sells Mario a rotating set of items and badges, many of them rare or exclusive to him. His listing is updated every time Mario returns to Rogueport.
Chet Rippo.png
Chet Rippo 		Rogueport Sewers
(Bobbery needed) 		Raises one of Mario's stats (HP, FP or BP) while decreasing another, for 39 coins. He can do the same with partner ranks.
Dazzle from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Dazzle 		Rogueport Sewers
(from the start) 		Trades badges with Mario for Star Pieces.
Grifty.png
Grifty 		Rogueport east side
(Yoshi needed) 		Tells Mario Rogueport's detailed backstory.
Lucky from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Lucky 		Rogueport west side
(after Chapter 1) 		Invites Mario to participate in the Happy Lucky Lottery.
Lumpy in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Lumpy 		Rogueport dock area Asks Mario to invest coins in his oil search endeavor. If Mario accepts the offer, Lumpy will return later in the game to hand him his share.
Merlee
Merlee 		Rogueport Sewers
(Paper Mode needed) 		Casts a spell on Mario that grants him random lucky events (e.g. increased attack power, more SP) in a number of random battles. Mario can pay her 5, 20 or 50 coins; the higher the price, the more times the events occur.
Merluvlee
Merluvlee 		Rogueport Sewers
(from the start) 		Tells Mario the location of Star Pieces, Shine Sprites, or where to go to progress the story, for different amounts of coins.
Merlon
Merlon 		Rogueport east side
(from the start) 		Upgrades a partner's rank for three Shine Sprites. Can upgrade each partner a second time after Mario retrieves the Up Arrow.
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Whacka 		Keelhaul Key A one-of-a-kind creature that drops a Whacka Bump when struck. After eight hits, it is permanently gone.
Wonky from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Wonky 		Herb T.'s place
(after Chapter 1) 		Gives Mario hints for five coins.
Sprite of Zess T.
Zess T. 		Rogueport Plaza
(after Chapter 1) 		Cooks a recipe with an item given by Mario. After receiving the Cookbook, she can cook with two ingredients.

Major characters

An attached image of Professor Frankly from the Mailbox SP in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Professor Frankly lives in Rogueport and guides Mario's party throughout their quest.
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Don Pianta and his family recurringly exchange favors with Mario.

These are characters that play a part in the story of each chapter or are otherwise recurring and unique.

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Other recurring characters

Hidden block locations

Screenshot of Mario revealing a hidden ? Block (containing a Pretty Lucky badge) in Rogueport Sewers, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Mario and Goombella revealing a hidden ? Block in Rogueport Sewers
Main article: List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Mario can discover hidden ? Blocks throughout the game. Ms. Mowz's overworld sniffing ability is helpful in determining where they are. There are 15 invisible ? Blocks in total.

Side activities

Star Pieces

Screenshot of Mario getting a Star Piece on the roof of Zess T.'s house in Rogueport, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Mario gets a Star Piece on Zess T.'s roof.
Main article: List of Star Pieces in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

During the adventure, Mario and co. can collect Star Pieces by finding them in hidden spots, underneath chambers which he can use the Spin Jump to reveal, and earning them from other characters. Ms. Mowz is useful in finding the overworld Star Pieces. Mario can then trade them with Dazzle for Badges. There are 100 Star Pieces in the game.

Trouble Center

Inside the Trouble Center.
Main article: Trouble Center

The Trouble Center, located in east Rogueport, offers the citizens' troubles for Mario to solve. The helped citizen will reward Mario, usually with coins, but the reward is not disclosed until that point. An anonymous quest comes from Ms. Mowz and requires Mario to find a badge she is looking for but can not find. After this quest is completed, she joins Mario's team.

Pianta Parlor

Inside the Pianta Parlor.
Main article: Pianta Parlor

A casino located in Rogueport's western area, where Mario can buy items and play mini-games with pianta tokens. The mini-games featured here are challenges where Mario must use his paper abilities — Plane Mode, Paper Mode, Tube Mode, and Boat Mode. In order to access these games, he must have the Special, Silver, Golden, and Platinum Cards on hand, respectively, which are rewarded when he completes certain troubles for the Trouble Center.

The Pit of 100 Trials

Mario and Goombella about to face Bonetail at the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials.
Mario confronting Bonetail.
Main article: Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)

An optional challenge, located to the west of the Thousand-Year Door in Rogueport Sewers. Before or after saving the world, Mario can take on the enemies found in the 100-basement floor area known as the Pit of 100 Trials. The enemies located on levels 51-99 are especially strong, and many are exclusive to this location. The player is not able to save their progress while in the pit and is given the option to go back to the entrance every ten rooms, along with a treasure chest with a special prize. Upon reaching floor 100, Mario discovers Bonetail, the long-lost relative of Hooktail and Gloomtail. After defeating Bonetail, Mario receives the Return Postage badge.

Similarities to Paper Mario

Parakarry in the intro of both games.
Paper Mario
Parakarry in the intro of both games.
The Thousand-Year Door
Parakarry in the intro of both games.
Kooper (left) and Koops (right) can hit ! Switches normally out of reach, as demonstrated by each game.
Paper Mario
Kooper (left) and Koops (right) can hit ! Switches normally out of reach, as demonstrated by each game.
The Thousand-Year Door
Kooper (left) and Koops (right) can hit ! Switches normally out of reach, as demonstrated by each game.
A room in Rogueport Sewers (right) recreates a puzzle from Tubba Blubba's Castle (left).
Paper Mario
A room in Rogueport Sewers (right) recreates a puzzle from Tubba Blubba's Castle (left).
The Thousand-Year Door
A room in Rogueport Sewers (right) recreates a puzzle from Tubba Blubba's Castle (left).

There are many similarities between the original Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, including these elements:

  • Both games have an opening introduction before the title screen.
  • The opening is very similar to previous game, with Parakarry delivering a letter from Princess Peach to the Mario Bros.' House. (Pictured)
  • Both games have the same upgrade system for Mario's Jump and Hammer attacks.
  • Many comparisons can be made between partners and abilities from each game:
    • Goombario and Goombella are the first partner of each game, respectively. They are Goombas who give Mario information about enemies, characters, and locations. They both have Headbonk, Tattle, and Multibonk as attacks.
    • Kooper and Koops are the second partner of each game, respectively. They are Koopa Troopas obtained during Chapter 1, able to be shot out to hit switches and grab distant items (Pictured), and use Shell Toss and Power Shell in battle.
    • Lady Bow and Yoshi are obtained in Chapter 3 of their respective games. They have first and last attacks that deal multiple low-powered hits: Lady Bow with Smack and Fan Smack, and Yoshi with his Ground Pound and Stampede attacks.
    • Parakarry and Yoshi are the fourth partner of each game, and allow the player to travel across gaps.
    • Bombette and Bobbery are Bob-omb partners able to destroy cracked surfaces.
    • Lady Bow and Vivian are the fifth partner of each game, and allow Mario to become invisible to enemies.
    • Watt and Ms. Mowz are partners able to uncover hidden items, and whose basic attack pierces through Defense Power.
    • Lakilester and Vivian are partners who have betrayed an enemy to join Mario's party.
    • Lakilester and Yoshi are partners who let Mario ride them to move faster.
    • Boat Mode works very similarly to the Paper Mario partner Sushie's field ability. Both are obtained during Chapter 5 and can be activated on similar wooden boards by water.
  • Many chapters follow similar beats and themes:
    • The main plot point of both games is to find seven star-shaped entities, each granting Mario special abilities and additional Star Power when rescued (the Star Spirits and the Crystal Stars).
    • Chapter 1 in both games features a fortress as the location of the boss, with both being located in peaceful, green plains. Additionally, both bosses terrorize the denizens of the local town (Koopa Village and Petalburg, which are both largely inhabited by Koopa Troopas). Both towns feature a distinctive, elderly Koopa Troopa (Koopa Koot and Kroop).
    • Chapter 2 has the prospective partner requiring Mario to bring them an item (Parakarry's letters and Flurrie's necklace).
    • Chapter 3 features a sequence where Mario must chase the boss (Tubba's Heart and Grubba). Furthermore, an oversized Clubba is the boss of Chapter 3 in both games, and both have a secret that involves making themselves powerful.
    • Chapter 4 in both games involves Mario accessing the storage room of a certain shop to make progress. It also involves widespread (and comical) mischief in a town; in Paper Mario, it is the Shy Guy frenzy that takes place in Toad Town, while in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the denizens of Twilight Town are being turned into pigs at the toll of Creepy Steeple's bell.
    • Chapter 5 takes place on a tropical island with coconuts in both games, on an expedition with one non-party character interested in treasure (Kolorado and Flavio). Also, in both games, this is when Mario's oldest partner joins him, and they both have to be rescued from being stuck in a tree before they do so (Sushie and Bobbery). The Chapter 5 bosses, Lava Piranha and Cortez, resemble each other, as Cortez's spine in his first form and Lava Piranha's stem are in the exact same position, and both of them have multiple forms. They are also accompanied by multiple entities, each with their own mechanics, attacks, and HP.
    • Chapter 7 features a snowy region (Shiver Mountain and Fahr Outpost).
    • Chapter 8 includes a fight against Bowser before the final battle, and Kammy Koopa is fought in both games. Furthermore, Peach's kidnapper has to be chased through a long stairway.
  • Other similar character interactions and events include:
    • At one point in the games, Mario falls for a ploy created by the boss of a Chapter, which leads him to be confined in a cage alongside several other prisoners. The trap is a ? Block in Paper Mario, and a fake Puni pedestal in The Thousand-Year Door.
    • Buying a Dried Shroom and another certain item along with it is a secret password in both games that must be entered in order to reach Moustafa and Don Pianta.
    • Tayce T. and Zess T. are clear counterparts, elderly cooks whose backstories involve deceased husbands and cakes.
    • Both games have Merlon standing outside his house, waiting for Mario and his partners to show up, where he tells them about a dream that he had and tells them to let him know if they find out the meaning of it. Afterward, an item that Merlon stored at the top of his house is retrieved from him (the Quick Change badge and the Ultra Stone).
    • Moustafa and Flavio both give the player stones needed to reach an ancient and rumored to be haunted, place. Also, both of the ghostly bosses (Tutankoopa and Cortez) try to intimidate Mario by uttering threats as he progresses through the level.
    • After the battle against Cortez is over, one of the Toad sailors tells everyone that he feels a "slight wind" coming from the cracked wall, just as Misstar does in the first game. The Bob-omb partner of both games is needed to blow the wall up. Also, the most frequently fought boss of both games (Jr. Troopa and Crump, respectively) shows up after Chapter 5 is completed, although Jr. Troopa can also be fought before the end of chapter.
    • Mario must solve a mystery in both games. A penguin is Mario's fellow detective in both (Herringway and Pennington).
    • In both games, there is a room where Mario can turn into 8-bit Mario, complete with the Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme music playing (in Boo's Mansion and X-Naut Fortress, respectively).
  • Princess Peach's intermissions reflect the original game in many ways:
    • Mario and Peach contact each other using friendly characters in both games. Twink helps her in Paper Mario, while TEC-XX does so in The Thousand-Year Door. In the end, both Twink and TEC develop feelings for Peach.
    • The player is required to dress Peach up as an enemy to learn secrets at one point.
    • As with the first Paper Mario game, a main antagonist encounters Peach disguised as a minion, and remarks on how she smells "too nice".
    • In both games, Princess Peach must make something: a Special Strawberry Cake for Gourmet Guy and an invisibility potion, respectively. Both recipes include a step where Peach must wait for exactly thirty seconds, and if she makes a mistake at any point in the process, it comes out wrong.
    • Both games include a test during the Chapter 5 interlude that Princess Peach has to take, and that holds information that helps Mario in the future.
  • Both games contain puzzles in some places that are solved identically or similarly.
    • The Riddle Tower shares many puzzles with the Crystal Palace, including blowing up cracked spots and walking through seemingly solid walls.
    • The Palace of Shadow has puzzles and traps from Bowser's Castle, including an area wherein Mario only makes progress by following a pattern (though this is actually taken from the final castle level in Super Mario Bros.).
    • Both dungeons in the final Chapters have rooms with stairs where Mario has to defeat B. Bill Blasters to reach the next room.
    • Both games have a spike-filled room where Bow's Outta Sight or Vivian's Veil must be used, and the position of the paths across the spikes are identical. (Pictured above)
  • Mario's final battle is divided into multiple parts. At one point, each boss is invincible and Peach plays an integral role in negating that invincibility.
  • Peach conveniently gets taken away in both games, right before Mario and company reach the hideaways of the games' main antagonists.
  • Both games end with a parade led by Luigi (though in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it is not a traditional parade, and is mainly a lineup of all of the characters' silhouettes).
  • Both games' endings feature a scene in which Mario, after returning home from his travels, is shown hanging around with Luigi, having just told his brother the story of his adventure.

Quotes

Main article: List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door quotes
  • "Omigosh! Is… Isn't that a treasure map?! You HAVE to tell me where you got that!" - Goombella
  • "And with that...pow! I'm gone!" - Lord Crump
  • "Mmmmmmwee hee hee hee! I have no quarrel with you...but I simply can't allow you to hunt for the Crystal Stars." - Beldam
  • "And then I, Grodus, will build a new world! A perfect, ideal world... Yes. A world made by me, about me, and for me! GAAACK ACK ACK ACK ACK!" - Grodus
  • "I'm... I'm sorry Sis. This Mario is the only person who's ever been kind to me..." - Vivian

Regional differences

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Title theme

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  • For unknown reasons, the title theme was altered in the international versions. The theme has a slightly different melody at one part, and the drumroll during the song's fadeout is more subtle compared to the Japanese version.

Technical changes

  • There is no health warning screen when starting up the game in the Japanese version.
  • There is no delay for when the player can press start on the title screen in the Japanese version.
  • Holding A Button when the player does not have the Ultra Boots prevents Mario from moving in the Japanese version.
    • Similarly, holding B Button when the player does not have the Super Hammer prevents Mario from moving in the Japanese version.
  • On the Level Up screen, the cursor is set to FP by default in the Japanese version, while in the international versions, the player has to manually move the cursor to either HP or BP.
  • In the Japanese version, Mario and his partners are fully healed at the end of Chapter 1, but at the end of all the other chapters, they do not get healed at all. In the international versions, Mario and his partners are fully healed at the end of each chapter except Chapter 8.[3][better source needed]
  • The international versions have more Stylish moves than the Japanese version. For example, there is no second Stylish after a normal jump in the Japanese version.
  • Many of the items at the Pianta Parlor have different positioning on the menu in the Japanese version.
  • The backtrace screen has some additional functionality in the international versions. In the international versions, the entire screen is used and also scrolls, while in the Japanese version, only a part of the screen is used and it does not scroll.
  • The Japanese version is missing the number of obtained badges/recipes and the total badges/recipes on the Badges and Recipes screen.
  • In the Pit of 100 Trials, when a player defeats an enemy, the pipes show up faster in the Japanese version.
  • Koopook is moved to a different position (further to the left) in Hooktail Castle during his trouble in the Japanese version.
  • Every enemy's stats stayed the same between all versions. However, the American version mistakenly claims that the Red Spike Top has 5 defense instead of 4, and that Rawk Hawk has 3 attack and 1 defense rather than 4 and 0, respectively. These mistakes were corrected in the European version.
  • The English script mistakenly says the Zess Frappe and Icicle Pop restore 20 and 10 HP when they restore 20 and 15 FP in all versions, respectively.
  • During pre-Chapter 5, Swindell the Bandit is moved to the far side of East Rogueport near the barrels. In the international versions, there is one less barrel, and Swindell's position is slightly altered.
  • Giving Lumpy 200 coins early in the game leaves Mario with 500 coins later in the Japanese version and 600 coins later in international versions.
  • All Fuzzies have horrible vision in the Japanese version, as they often do not even notice Mario when he goes by them. In the international versions, the Fuzzies have better vision and thus notice Mario more quickly. In addition, the Fuzzies move slower in the international versions.
  • There is no slowdown when moving up slopes on rooftops with Yoshi in the Japanese version.
  • At the end of Bowser's levels, fireworks are fired in the Japanese version but not in the international versions.
  • In the original Japanese script and every other translation of the game, the final RDM email features an additional "hidden" section if the player scroll downs for an extended period of time. This portion was removed from the English translation, despite retaining the statement hinting at its existence.
  • In the Japanese version, some item combinations that are given to Zess T. give different recipe results.
Item Combination Japan International
Poison Shroom + Turtley Leaf Mistake Shroom Broth
Mushroom + Keel Mango Mistake Zess Dinner
[Mushroom/Life Shroom] + Peachy Peach Mistake Zess Dinner
Ultra Shroom + Peachy Peach Zess Dinner Zess Special
[Dried Shroom/Mushroom/Super Shroom/Life Shroom] + Fresh Pasta Zess Dinner Zess Special
Ultra Shroom + Fresh Pasta Zess Special Zess Deluxe
Poison Shroom + Point Swap Ultra Shroom Mushroom
Slow Shroom + Jammin' Jelly Maple Super Jelly Super
Mushroom + [Turtley Leaf/Golden Leaf] Life Shroom Shroom Fry
Super Shroom + [Turtley Leaf/Golden Leaf] Life Shroom Shroom Roast
[Life Shroom/Ultra Shroom] + [Turtley Leaf/Golden Leaf] Life Shroom Shroom Steak
Thunder Bolt + Thunder Rage Trial Stew Mistake
  • In the Japanese version, some items sell for different prices (in coins).
Item Name Shop It's Sold At Japan International
Couple's Cake All shops 30 10
Healthy Salad All Shops 10 5
Koopasta All shops except Niff T.'s shop 25 60
Meteor Meal All shops 20 40
Shroom Broth All shops 33 20
Shroom Crepe All shops 50 100
Spicy Soup All shops except Northwinds Mart 10 5
Zess Dinner All shops except Souvenir Shop 10 7
Zess Dynamite All shops except Deepdown Depot 30 20
Zess Tea All shops 10 6

Area changes

Several areas had some changes made between the Japanese and international versions.

Prologue

  • The X-Nauts who jump on Mario in the Prologue move faster in the Japanese version.
  • In the Japanese version, the moving platforms in the Rogueport Underground (the one in the first area and the two in the room with the pipe to Petal Meadows) do not move as far to the left and right as the ones in the international versions.

Chapter 1

  • Question #2 of the Thwomp quiz in Shhwonk's Fortress asks for the price of a Mushroom and a Fire Flower in the Japanese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish versions, as opposed to the price of a Mr. Softener and a Fire Flower in the English version. However, in the US Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door demo included in the Nintendo GameCube's Demo Disc Version 18, this question asked for the price of a Mushroom and a Fire Flower like in the other versions. The Nintendo Switch remake uses the question for the price of a Mushroom and a Fire Flower.

Chapter 2

  • In the Japanese version, the right Pale Piranha on the screen where the Shadow Sirens are fought in Boggly Woods acts differently from the one in the international versions.
  • In the Japanese version, when unlocking the blue cage door in the Great Tree, the game checks for and removes the Strange Sack from Mario's inventory if he has it (which permanently prevents it from being obtained again as there is only one in the game). This does not happen in the international versions.
  • In the Japanese version, Punio's textbox when he thinks about how to reveal the secret entrance does not pause.
  • In the room where the player has to hammer the switches to gain access to the Super Boots room, in the Japanese version the 4 statues all have Punis on them before hitting the switches, but in the international versions the 4 statues have the following (left to right) on them before hitting the switches: Puni, Star, Moon, Sun.

Chapter 3

  • In the Glitz Pit, all fights (excluding ones that start with special cutscenes, such as The Goomba Bros. and The Iron Adonis Twins) start about two seconds faster in the Japanese version when compared to the international versions.
  • In the Japanese version, when returning to Rogueport from Glitzville, the entire cutscene is about 7 seconds longer than in the international versions.
  • During Peach's section right after Chapter 3, when leaving the dressing room to return to TEC after talking to Grodus, the player can move while the door is opening in the Japanese version.

Chapter 5

  • In the Japanese version, Mario can get the Keel Mango from the trees at Keelhaul Key at any time. In the international versions, the chapter must be completed first. This was most likely changed to ensure that Flavio ends up getting the Coconut rather than the Keel Mango as both items are tropical food and giving Flavio any food item that is not a Coconut results in him asking for something more tropical.
  • One Flower Fuzzy on the screen with the blue pipe in Keelhaul Key was removed in the international versions.
  • The Flower Fuzzy on the screen with the two Putrid Piranhas continues to move around if it falls down in the Japanese version, while it stays still in the international versions.
  • In Pirate's Grotto, the chest behind the waterfall contains a Damage Dodge P in the Japanese version. In the international versions, this is a Defend Plus P.
  • In the black chest room in Pirate's Grotto, when Mario defeats the Embers, the key randomly falls to the left or right in the Japanese version. In the international versions, it simply falls straight down.

Chapter 6

  • On Day 3 of the Excess Express, Mario gets an email in the dining car in the Japanese version. In the international versions, Mario gets this email to the right of his room.
  • When the Smorgs appear when talking to the Engineer, they do not cover the right part of the window in the Japanese version.
  • In the outside room at Riverside Station with the Poison Pokeys and Ruff Puffs, there is a block that can be jumped on to hit a hidden block that contains a Thunder Rage. In the Japanese version, this block is a breakable block, and breaking it causes it to stay broken until the player leaves Riverside Station. The international versions made this block unbreakable.

Chapter 7

  • X-Naut Fortress's third puzzle room has a safe path two squares long in the Japanese version and three squares long in the international version, thus slightly reducing its difficulty.
  • On the moon, on the screen with the pipe, blowing up the rock containing the pipe causes a small cutscene to play in the Japanese version. This cutscene does not occur in the international versions.

Chapter 8

The changes made consist of the fight against the Shadow Queen:

  • In the Japanese version, none of the Shadow Queen's attacks can be superguarded against.
  • During the first phase of the Shadow Queen fight, she changes to her true form after dealing at least 39 damage to her in the Japanese version. In the international versions, this happens after dealing at least 61 damage.

Aesthetic changes

  • Some items were redesigned in international versions:
    • Super Luigi 5 is red instead of orange.
    • The katakana on the Wrestling Mag are replaced with scribbles.
    • The Power Rush badge has a different letter for every language.
    • Vintage Red was renamed Chuckola Cola and recolored purple to resemble soda instead of wine.
  • The Boos Peeka and Lahla wear bunny ears in the Japanese version, but cat ears in international versions to avoid resembling a bunny suit.
  • TEC-XX's camera "eye" is blue instead of red in international versions to tone down similarities to the HAL 9000.
  • Larson's Toad chalk outline and bloodstains in his house were removed from international versions to remove violent undertones.
  • In the English and German scripts, Vivian is referred to with feminine pronouns and has no mention of being a transgender woman.
  • The Shadow Queen is slightly more formal and condescending in the English script.
  • Before the battle against Shadow Queen, if Mario chooses to be her servant after her spell has cast on Mario, Mario's sprite changes to the same as Doopliss's appearance when impersonating him in the Japanese version, notably for the evil-looking appearance, and the effects from L Emblem and W Emblem are also removed (like how Doopliss's fake copy of Mario cannot change colors either). However, in the international version, Mario keeps the same angry pose before the spell, and his appearance and color remain unchanged.
  • A few cutscenes involving flashing lights were edited down in the international versions, probably to reduce the chance of players getting epileptic seizures:
    • The flashing lights during the first Shadow Queen cutscene were reduced.
    • The flashing lights during the cutscene in the room that makes the Emerald Star appear were reduced.
    • However, the animation for Showstopper, which despite being arguably worse than the two stated above, was not edited.
  • PAL versions have additional differences from all NTSC versions. Only NTSC versions can be played in progressive scan mode, and only PAL versions can be played in 50Hz mode, using the same method to activate each. The American and Japanese versions have their languages locked to English and Japanese, respectively, while the PAL version can additionally be played in Spanish, French, Italian and German depending on the GameCube settings. Also, in NTSC versions, Mario has two different talking animations, one involving him raising his hand and one involving him moving his mouth, and each one is used in different scenarios. Only the "mouth moving" one is used in the PAL version, however, to avoid resemblance to the Nazi salute.[citation needed]

Pre-release and unused content

Main article: List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door pre-release and unused content

Reveal trailer

This game was initially titled Paper Mario 2 and featured a far different logo, one reminiscent of the original Paper Mario's logo.

Part of the original trailer shows an extra ledge above the pipe in the room directly east of the Thousand-Year Door, with an HP Plus badge on it. It could be accessed via a moving platform which had a wall over it halfway, which appeared to be passable with help from Vivian. Also, Beldam and Doopliss were originally going to be fought somewhere in Riverside Station. The trailer also showed that Item Shops would be labeled with Mushrooms, much as in Super Paper Mario, rather than the Fire Flowers seen in the final game. Red Bones was initially named "Red Koopa Skeleton." In the same trailer, one can see that "Tornado Jump" was initially called "Hurrican Jump".[sic] The status element Slow had a different icon, a snail instead of a sad purple face.

  • The game's original logo before the final version of the game.

    The game's original logo before the final version of the game.

  • An early location of the HP Plus Badge.

    An early location of the HP Plus Badge.

  • Hooktail Castle Notice how the final game, the door is just open from the start.

    Hooktail Castle Notice how the final game, the door is just open from the start.

  • A battle in Hooktail's Castle. Notice Hurricane is spelled wrong.

    A battle in Hooktail's Castle. Notice Hurricane is spelled wrong.

Glitches

Main article: List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door glitches
Koops glitch at Rogueport Dock in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The glitch performed on the Dolphin emulator

Koops splashing on dry land

At any location where Mario can fall into the river and the player can talk to an NPC, the player should stand near the river and use Koops's ability, holding X Button so he remains in place. Without letting go of the button, the player should walk away so that Koops is offscreen, and talk to a character in the same area. When the player is done, Koops respawns next to Mario. There is a splash animation even on dry land.

Staff

Main article: List of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door staff

Intelligent Systems developed the game with Nintendo publishing it. The music is credited to Yoshito Hirano and Yuka Tsujiyoko.

Reception

Overall, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door received very positive reviews from critics, who praised its enjoyable story, characters, and humor, in addition to its battling system, multiple side-quests, and soundtrack.

Reviews
Release Reviewer, Publication Score Comment
Nintendo GameCube Peer Schneider,
IGN 		9.1/10 With Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga finished and stashed away, I was ready for another opportunity to venture into Mario's RPG realm. While there's plenty of room for better presentation (Paper Mario Revolution, anyone), this game is an absolute blast to play. Get past the slow-moving first chapter and some clunky NPC path finding routines in chapter 2 and you'll be hooked. The story is funny, the gameplay varied, and the world so charming, you'll want to explore every last corner of it. Add to that plenty of playable characters and sidekicks, some great cameos, a memorable score loaded with classic melodies, and a quest that runs a good 30 hours long, and you've got another winning offshoot in the mighty Mario franchise. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door improves on its predecessor in every way and takes the cake as the best Mario RPG yet. Highly recommended.
Nintendo GameCube Jeremy Parish,
1UP 		8.5/10 Paper Mario 2 is clearly a game for fans, created by people with genuine affection for the Mario legacy...it's a testament to the diversity of the medium that in a season marked by realistic, violent and often grim video games like GTA, Halo 2 and Def Jam: FFNY, a game like Paper Mario can be so willfully charming, harmless and child-friendly in appearance and still make for a compelling, sophisticated experience. It's a must-have for Mario nuts, and is worth a look for everyone else. With its simple, brilliant graphics, impressive sound design and laid-back but addictive gameplay, Paper Mario 2 is an excellent sequel -- and a great game in its own right.
Nintendo GameCube Tom Bramwell,
Eurogamer 		9/10 Of course, you've long since realised how this was going to end. But we're trying. We're trying to put ourselves in the minds of people who would treat this game with prejudice and toss it back in our laps and say "No thanks", or just turn up on the comments thread and tell us it's crap, but quite honestly you would have to actually hate Mario, or Nintendo, in order for this not to entertain you. Whether you think you like role-playing games or not. Fair enough, if Mario has stolen your girlfriend, keyed your car, broken the lead in your pencil and signed you up to the Britannia Music Club, we don't expect you to buy this. But the only things we can say against it are specialised nit-pickings. We were honestly going to mention this one occasion when we had to redo something relatively straightforward five times due to our own cackhandedness. That's about as bad as it got for us. Otherwise our only feelings of concern stemmed from our fear that we might not get far enough in quick enough time to be able to tell you with any authority whether Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is every bit as good as Intelligent Systems could make it. Well, we did, so we can. And it is.
Nintendo GameCube Miguel Lopez,
Gamespy 		4/5 If I had to fault Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on something, it would be its reliance on backtracking. You have to do a frightful amount of it in most of the scenarios. At best, doing so allows you to access spots in previous areas that you perhaps weren't able to before. At worst? You'll have to perform some tricky platforming one time more than you feel you should. But in the end, this is what the games that inform its design are like, so I guess we have to take the good with the bad. And when it comes to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it's mostly all good. If you have a history of playing 2D side-scrollers, this game will make you remember just why you loved them. And if you have a soul, then this game will make it feel all warm and fuzzy.
Aggregators
Compiler Platform / Score
Metacritic 87
GameRankings 88.05%

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Media

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References to other games

Parakarry in the intro of the game
  • Donkey Kong: One of the badges is named "Jumpman", referencing how Mario was alternatively named in this game. An audience member in the Glitz Pit also calls out Jumpman when Mario reaches Rawk Hawk a second time. In addition, although not in the game itself, the Official Nintendo Power Player's Guide alludes to Mario's encounters with the titular ape from the game where they mention that the X-Nauts thought they could dissuade Mario with various platforms at high places, but they had not heard of his exploits against "a certain ape."
  • Super Mario Bros.: When Princess Peach takes a shower in the X-Naut Fortress, she can sing the "Ground Theme" or the "Underwater Theme". In the Japanese and French versions of the game, the video-game-obsessed Toad from Petalburg refers to Super Mario Bros as his favorite game for the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System, respectively, also urging Mario to play it in the latter version. Bowser's level segments play very similarly to how they did in Super Mario Bros., including the Overworld and Underwater themes that play. Hamma mentions that his grandfather was at World 7-1. At the X-Naut Fortress in the Changing Room, Mario and company can change into an 8-bit sprite of themselves, along with the Ground Theme from Super Mario Bros. playing.
  • Famicom Disk System: During the Peach interlude for Chapter 5, when Peach is invisible and retrieves a disc from Grodus's office, the computer screen displays a scene of Mario and Luigi fighting over a light switch, referring to the boot-up screen for the Famicom Disk System if the player did not input a disk beforehand.
  • Super Mario Bros. 3: The Grass Land theme is arranged as part of the music that plays during the opening cutscene. Whenever Jolene (while under the alias of "X") sends Mario an e-mail, the Ice Land map screen theme plays. The music that plays when Mario is riding the blimp is a cover of the athletic theme from this game. This game includes Boomerang Bros., Fire Bros., and Boos, which originated from this game. The "king saved" music can be heard in Luigi's storytelling theme. Like Super Mario Bros. 3, the game's story is implied to be a stage play (although it is more direct than in the former game, as it was only stated by Shigeru Miyamoto in the former case). In addition, Peach after each chapter ends up sending (e-)mail to Mario with advice for the next level, with her final mail upon completing all objectives being intercepted by the main villain, similar to in Super Mario Bros. 3. Bowser's theme song contains a cover of the castle theme.
  • Super Mario World: Whenever Peach sends Mario an e-mail, the title screen theme plays. Whenever Mario gets an e-mail from other people, part of the epilogue theme (from when a Koopaling castle is beaten) plays. When Mario wins a battle, the "level clear" sound plays.
  • Mario Kart series: During Luigi's story about Circuit Break Island, he tells Mario he had to sign up for a kart race and mentions he had driven karts before.
  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: Blue Bandits appear as NPCs. Atomic Boo closely resembles Bigger Boo from this game.
  • Super Mario 64: When Princess Peach takes a shower in the X-Naut Fortress, she can sing "Inside the Castle Walls".
  • Paper Mario: Parakarry makes a brief cameo at the beginning of the game, and delivers a letter to Mario from Peach, just like the previous game. In the pause menu, the icon for Mario's level is the head of his sprite from this game. During the 65th Super Fun Quirk Quiz, one of question 3's incorrect answers is "Koopa Koot" and one of question 4's incorrect answers is "Toad Town", though they were mistranslated as "Kooskoos" and "Mushville", respectively. Kolorado was a student of Professor Frankly, and the former's deceased father appears as a crumpled Dull Bones in Hooktail's Castle, which Koops confuses for his own father. The video game-obsessed Toad kid from Petalburg mentions that he has been playing the game, describing Bow as the "cutest Boo of ALL TIME!!!" Gulpits are given a reference when Grubba exclaims, "GREAT-GALLOPIN' GULPITS!". Lumpy at Rogueport Harbor states he is going to Dry Dry Desert to look for oil. After returning, he can tell Mario about this adventure. Many aspects of Chapter 2 from Paper Mario are referenced. In the email he sends to Mario after finding him, Koopook says he is now hiding in Crystal Palace in the Japanese version; however, this last reference is lost in the English translation, as Crystal Palace is instead translated as "Goomstar Temple". After completing Pine T. Jr.’s job, he says his father found a new one taking care of Li'l Oinks (mistranslated as "Bubu" in the English script) in Toad Town. During Chapter 5's Bowser interlude, interacting with the door to Mayor Dour's house makes him say, "The mayor is OUT!", a reference to Merlon's "Merlon is out!" message. One of the houses in Poshley Heights has a model of the K64. After completing Chapter 6, there is a Toad that randomly appears on the Excess Express that asks Mario a quiz question, ("What did Bowser steal in the first Paper Mario?"), and the answer is, "Star Rod". Jr. Troopa appears in the background in the picture that Zip Toad attached to his e-mail. After completing Chapter 8, Lady Bow and Bootler appear in Poshley Heights and Bow and makes a direct reference to Boo's Mansion, as well as the adventure she and Mario had.
  • Luigi's Mansion: A crow in Twilight Town says he will set up an estate paysite named Luigi's Mansion, and his crow friend says that "he's heard that name somewhere before", referencing this game.
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee: In the Spanish version of the game, Rawk Hawk's victory gloat after beating The Koopinator specifically referenced Super Smash Bros. Melee (in all other versions, he simply says they are better off playing video games without naming one in particular).
  • Super Mario Sunshine: Toadsworth, Piantas, and Shine Sprites appear in the game to upgrade Mario's partners. The parrot in Creepy Steeple randomly says the infamous translation of "Shine get!".
  • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga: Chuckola Cola is an item in this game, referring to the game it has appeared first. The "Super-Guarding" ability was likely inspired by the ability to counter enemies' attacks in Superstar Saga. Mario gaining field abilities to use in battle (Spin Jump, Spring Jump, Super Hammer, Ultra Hammer) as special FP consuming attacks were also likely inspired by field abilities in Superstar Saga being used in battle as Bros. Attacks. One of Bowser's options during his conversation with Pennington during the Chapter 7 interlude is The Shadow Thief, a reference to Popple. The difference in naming methods between the English and Japanese titles are similar to this game, as the English titles of both games have a subtitle under the series names (Mario & Luigi and Paper Mario respectively), while the Japanese titles simply have the term "RPG" under the series names.

References in later games

Super Paper Mario references.
  • Super Paper Mario: This game is alluded to by a video game-obsessed Toad in Petalburg. At the end of the game, he states that he has been playing "the new Paper Mario game" called Super Paper Mario, which was released in 2007 for the Wii, and that it will be pleasing to fans of Luigi, which hints that the game was already in production and/or planning stages at the time Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was in development. All seven partners from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door make cameo appearances as Catch Cards that are won by completing the Duel of 100 at Sammer's Kingdom. Francis also has plush toys of the Yoshi (in all colors), Vivian, Bobbery, and Pennington, along with a poster of Petuni. In Francis' list of things to buy, Rawk Hawk was given a reference when he stated that he wants a DVD called, "Harder than Bedrawk: The Rawk Hawk Story". Francis also stated that he wants a Ms. Mowz doll with "real-smooching action", an Excess Express train set, and a Magnus Von Grapple action figure. Francis also happens to watch "Starship X-Naut" and "The Grodus Chronicles". Also, Fracktail and Wracktail, themselves are homages to Hooktail and Bonetail. Additionally, there is also a Sammer Guy who calls himself "Laughing X-Naut" and another who calls himself "The Thousand Year Roar". Lastly, Slim's ability to make Mario, Peach, Bowser, or Luigi thin is a reference to the second curse in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Goombella, Yoshi, Vivian, and Rawk Hawk appear as stickers. Goombella also has her own trophy. Also, the words, "CRUMP" and "RAWK" appear in the random name selection, which are possible references to Lord Crump and Rawk Hawk.
  • Paper Mario: Sticker Star: In the level Shy Guy Jungle, there is a pile of garbage with many letters. One letter is written by Goombella and it states: "Observations on the Ancient Civilization of the Chomp Ruins."
  • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: The S.S. Flavion appears as a variation of a Paper Mario stage in this game. A Big Blooper based on the boss also appears in the stage variation's background. An arrangement of the Rogueport theme is also part of the stage's main song.
  • Super Mario 3D World: The Fuzzy Horde, which debuted in this game, returns in several levels.
  • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam: Paper Mario's Airplane and Paper Modes return. During Trio Grab, Paper Mario turns into a tube, similar to Tube Mode. He can also turn into a paper drill during Trio Drill, which is similar in concept to the paper abilities from this game. When Paper Mario meets the Mario Bros., he performs a Spring Jump. Paper Mario borrows his blocking and KO'd animations from this game. The trio gains Star Points by performing Action Commands correctly, which is similar to how Paper Mario and his partners had to appeal to the audience by doing the same thing, and by also being stylish. The stage where Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario stand when they level up is similar to the stage from this game's battles, down to the yellow stripes on the curtains.
  • Paper Mario: Color Splash: Peach summons Mario over to the current destination due to a discovery she made (although in this case Peach personally has Mario come along). Peach also ended up abducted shortly after bringing Mario along (although in that case, Mario does witness Peach's abduction). She also sends mail giving some hints about the main villain's plan and the next destination that Mario should head towards in the form of Holo-Peaches, and her last mail has Peach's message being cut off by the main antagonist (Black Bowser) just as Peach was about to give key details about his villainous plan. In addition, a character gets possessed by a grave evil (in this case, Bowser via Black Paint, while in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it was Peach who was possessed by the Shadow Queen). Also, the Big Paint Stars serve a similar function to the Crystal Stars.
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Vivian and the Shadow Queen appear as spirits.
  • Paper Mario: The Origami King: Peach's design from The Thousand-Year Door appears as a photo. Additionally, when Mario and Bob-omb interact with the steering wheel on the Princess Peach, the latter mentions that he dreams of being an admiral someday, in reference to Admiral Bobbery.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ペーパーマリオＲＰＧ[?]
Pēpā Mario Āru Pī Jī 		Paper Mario RPG
This naming method is similar to Super Mario RPG and the Japanese name of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
Chinese (traditional) 紙片瑪利歐RPG[4]
Zhǐpiàn Mǎlì'ōu RPG 		Paper Mario RPG
French Paper Mario: La Porte Millénaire[?] Paper Mario: The Millennium Door
German Paper Mario: Die Legende vom Äonentor[?] Paper Mario: The Legend of the Aeon Gate
Italian Paper Mario: Il Portale Millenario[?] Paper Mario: The Millennium Portal
Korean 페이퍼 마리오 1000년의 문[?]
Peipeo Mario 1000(Cheon)nyeon-ui Mun 		Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door
Spanish (NOE) Paper Mario: La Puerta Milenaria[?] Paper Mario: The Millennium Door

References

  1. ^ "Get ready for a two-dimensional role-playing adventure for the ages, as Mario™ returns to paper form in pursuit of a threat unlike any he’s ever faced in Paper Mario™: The Thousand Year Door available on Nintendo GameCube™ tomorrow, November 18th,[sic]2004." – News from Nintendo. Nintendo of Australia (Australian English). Archived November 30, 2004, 09:44:48 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Dialogue Tree - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
  3. ^ Paper Mario RTA Wiki
  4. ^ Official Chinese website for the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved October 23, 2020.

External links

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door coverage on other NIWA wikis:
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo GameCube) / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Main characters Bobbery • Flurrie • Goombella • Koops • Mario • Ms. Mowz • Princess Peach • Vivian • Yoshi Kid
Species Bub-ulb • Craw • Crow • Doogan • Duplighost • Glitz Pit Security • Jabbi • Little Mouser • Luff • Nibbles • Para-bomb • Penguin • Pianta • Pig • Puni • Ratooey • Smorg • Toad • Twilighter • Yoshi
Chapters Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8
Crystal Stars Diamond Star • Emerald Star • Gold Star • Ruby Star • Sapphire Star • Garnet Star • Crystal Star
Bosses Beldam • Blooper • Bowser • Doopliss • Gloomtail • Gold Fuzzy • Grodus • Kammy Koopa • Lord Crump • Marilyn • Rawk Hawk • The Iron Adonis Twins • Three Shadows • Vivian
Chapter bosses Cortez • Doopliss • Hooktail • Macho Grubba • Magnus von Grapple • Magnus von Grapple 2.0 • Shadow Queen • Smorg
Optional bosses Atomic Boo • Bonetail • Gus • Prince Musha • Whackaa
Minor characters Arfur • Audience • Bandy Andy • Battle Mastera • Blooey • The Bob-omb Squad • Bomberto • Bootler • Bub • Bub-ulber • Businessman • Charlieton • Chef Shimi • Chestnut King • Chet Rippo • Chomp Country • Cleftor • Craw-Daddy • Creepy Steeple Boo • Darkly • Dazzle • The Dead Bones • The Destructors • Doe T. • Don Pianta • Doopliss's parrot • Dupree • Eddy the Mask • Eve • Excess Express conductor • Excess Express engineer • Excess Express waitress • Fahr Outpost mayor • Flavio • Flo • Francesca • Frankie • Fred • The Fuzz • Garf • General White • Ghost T. • Glitzville reporter • Gloomer • Gob • Goldbob • Goom Goom • The Goomba Bros. • Goomez • Goomfrey • Goomther • Goose • Grifty • Grubba • Hamma, Bamma, and Flare • Hamma Jamma • The Hand-It-Overs • Hayzee • Heff T. • Herb T. • Ian Foomusa • Ishnail • Jabble • Jerry • Johnson • Jolene • King K • Kolorado's father • Koopie Koo • The Koopinator • Koopley • Koopook • The KP Koopas • Kroop • Lady Bow • Lahla • Laki • Larson • Lucky • Luigi • Lumpy • The Magikoopa Masters • Master Crash • Mayor Dour • McGoomba • Merlee • Merlon • Merluvlee • Maude • The Mind-Bogglers • Mousimilian • Mover • Mr. Hoggle • Niff T. • Nob • Pa-Patch • Parakarry • Peeka • Pennington • Petuni • Pianta syndicate • Pierre • Pine T. Jr. • Pine T. Sr. • Plenn T. • Podler • Podley • The Poker Faces • The Pokey Triplets • Porter • Prince Mush • Professor Frankly • Pungent • Pungry • Punio • Puniper • Puni elder • The Punk Rocks • Rob • Robbo Thieves • Rocko • Scarlette • Screamy • Shellshock • The Shellshockers • Sir Swoop • Spike Storm • Spiky Joe • Stewart • Swindell • Swob • Sylvia • TEC • Thriff T. • The Tiny Spinies • Toad sailor • Toad sailor's brother • Toad salesmana • Toadette • Toadia • Toadsworth • Toce T. • Tony • Toodles • Torque • Traveling Sisters Three • Twilight Shop manager • Twilight Shop manager's wife • Vinny • Whacka • Wings of Night • Wonky • Zess T. • Zip Toad
Enemies Bandit (Badge · Big) • Bill Blaster (Bombshell) • Blooper • Bob-omb (Bob-ulk · Bulky) • Boo (Atomic · Dark) • Bristle (Dark) • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Parabuzzy (Spiky) · Spike Top (Red)) • Chain-Chomp (Red) • Cleft (Bald (Hyper) · Hyper · Iron · Moon) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Dark Craw • Dry Bones (Dark · Dull · Red) • Ember (Lava Bubble · Phantom) • Fire Bar • Fuzzy (Green · Flower · Horde) • Goomba (Gloomba (Para · Spiky) · Hyper (Para · Spiky) · Para · Spiky) • Goomboarda • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Fire) • Koopa Troopa (Dark (Para) · Koopatrol (Dark) · KP (Para) · Para · Shady (Para)) • Lakitu (Dark) • Magikoopa (Green · Red · White) • Pale Piranha (Frost · Piranha Plant · Putrid) • Pider (Arantula) • Pokey (Poison) • Ruff Puff (Dark · Ice · Poison) • Spinia (Spania · Spunia) • Spiny (Sky-Blue) • Swooper (Swampire · Swoopula) • Wizzerd (Dark · Elite) • X-Fist (Punch) • X-Naut (Elite · PhD · Platoon) • Yux (Grodus X · Mini · X-Yux (Mini) · Z-Yux (Mini))
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
Bowser levels World 1 • World 2 • World 3
Moves Action Command • Appeal • Art Attack • Boat Mode • Bob-ombast • Body Slam • Bomb • Bomb Squad • Charge • Clock Out • Dodgy Fog • Earth Tremor • Fiery Jinx • First Strike • Flee • Gale Force • Ground Pound • Guard • Gulp • Headbonk • Hold Fast • Infatuate • Jump • Kiss Thief • Lip Lock • Love Slap • Mini-Egg • Multibonk • Paper Mode • Plane Mode • Power Lift • Power Shell • Rally Wink • Shade Fist • Shell Shield • Shell Slam • Shell Toss • Showstopper • Smooch • Spring Jump • Stampede • Stylish move • Super Hammer • Superguard • Supernova • Sweet Feast • Sweet Treat • Tattle • Tease • Tube Mode • Ultra Hammer • Veil
Objects Badge • Big Bob • Black chest • Black Skull • Boat panel • Brick block • Candy Pop • Cheep Blimp • Chomp Rock • Cog • Coin • Coin block • Coral • Crystal Ball • Elevator • Flagpole • Flower • Heart • Hidden block • Koopa Clown Car • Meat • Metal Block • Pianta token • Plane panel • Power-draining machine • Recovery block • S.S. Flavion • Save Block • Shine Block • Star Piece • Stone Block • Stone keys • Switch • Teleporter • The Thousand-Year Door • Treasure chest • Warp Pipe • X-Naut ship • Yellow Block
Stats / statuses Allergic • Badge Point • Burn • Charged • Confused • Danger • Defense • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Dodgy • Electrified • Fast • Flower Point • Frozen • Heart Point • Huge • Immobilized • Invisible • Payback • Peril • Poison • Power • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Regeneration • Sleep • Slow • Soft • Star Point • Star Power • Tiny
Miscellaneous 65th Trivia Quiz-Off • 66th Trivia Quiz-Off • Art Gallerya • Badges • Bestiary (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Boom-bassa-boom Festival • Bingo! • Block locations (Hidden) • Enemy formations • Flash game • Gallery (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Glitches (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Goldbobbington's • Happy Lucky Lottery • Koopa Clan • Level up • Luigi Fan Club • Jazzafrazz Town Drama Slam • Mist • Parade • Partner Hintsa • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (By character: A–F · G–K · L–R · S–Z) • Recipes • Rogueport Direct Mail Service • Rogueport Restoration Committee • Selling prices • Shine Sprites • Shops • Sound Gallerya • Staff (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Story predictions • Stump Petuni • Tattles (Nintendo Switch) • Treasure chest locations • University of Goom • Unnamed NPCs • X-Nauts
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Reissues VS. Super Mario Bros. (1986, VS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, G&W) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. (1989, NGW) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990, NGW) • Super Mario World (1991, NGW) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993, SNES) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (1994, SNES) • BS Super Mario USA (1996, SNES) • BS Super Mario Collection (1997, SNES) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, GBC) • Super Mario Advance (2001, GBA) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001, GBA) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003, GBA) • Classic NES Series (2004-2005, GBA) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004, DS) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010, Wii) • Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (2016, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019, Switch) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020, Switch) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, G&W) • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
Related games Super Mario Bros. Special (1986, computer) • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994, GB) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995, SNES) • New Super Luigi U (2013, Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014, Wii U) • Super Mario Bros. 35 (2020, Switch) • Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
Canceled games Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (CD-i) • Mario Takes America (CD-i) • VB Mario Land (VB) • Super Mario 64 2 (N64DD)
Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U)
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. (1983, arcade) • Mario Bros. Special (1984, computer) • Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984, computer) • Mario Clash (1995, VB)
Wrecking Crew series VS. Wrecking Crew (1984, VS) • Wrecking Crew (1985, NES) • Wrecking Crew '98 (1998, SFC)
Other Mario Bros. (1983, G&W) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, G&W) • Mario & Wario (1993, SNES) • Hotel Mario (1994, CD-i) • Super Princess Peach (2005, DS) • Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024, Switch)
Reissues Crazy Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Mario Bros. Returns (1988, FDS) • Donkey Kong (1994, NGW) • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002, GBA) • Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Junior/Mario Bros. (2004, arcade) • Virtual Console (2006-2016, Wii/3DS/Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2018, Switch/3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Switch)
Tech demos Super Mario 128 (2000, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. Mii (2011, Wii U)
Mario Kart series Main Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GCN) • Mario Kart DS (2005, DS) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U) • Mario Kart Tour (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android)
Arcade Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017, arcade)
Other Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020, Switch)
Ports Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, Switch)
Mario Party series Main Mario Party (1998, N64) • Mario Party 2 (1999, N64) • Mario Party 3 (2000, N64) • Mario Party 4 (2002, GCN) • Mario Party 5 (2003, GCN) • Mario Party 6 (2004, GCN) • Mario Party 7 (2005, GCN) • Mario Party 8 (2007, Wii) • Mario Party 9 (2012, Wii) • Mario Party 10 (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Party (2018, Switch) • Mario Party Superstars (2021, Switch) • Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024, Switch)
Handheld Mario Party Advance (2005, GBA) • Mario Party DS (2007, DS) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013, 3DS) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016, 3DS) • Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017, 3DS)
Arcade Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party (2004, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 (2005, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher (2009, arcade) • Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival (2012, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2 (2013, arcade) • Mario Party Challenge World (2016, arcade)
Other Mario Party 4 (2002, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party-e (2003, GBA)
Sports games Mario Golf series Golf (1984, NES) • Stroke & Match Golf (1984, VS. System) • Golf: Japan Course (1987, FDS) • Golf: U.S. Course (1987, FDS) • Golf (1989, GB) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991, NES) • Mario Golf (1999, N64) • Mario Golf (1999, GBC) • Mobile Golf (2001, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003, GCN) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004, GBA) • Mario Golf: World Tour (2014, 3DS) • Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021, Switch)
Mario Tennis series Mario's Tennis (1995, VB) • Mario Tennis (2000, N64) • Mario Tennis (2000, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis (2004, GCN) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005, GBA) (Bicep Pump [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Reflex Rally [Unknown, Adobe Flash]) • Mario Tennis Open (2012, 3DS) • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015, Wii U) • Mario Tennis Aces (2018, Switch)
Super Mario Stadium series Mario Superstar Baseball (2005, GCN) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008, Wii)
Mario Strikers series Super Mario Strikers (2005, GCN) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007, Wii) • Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022, Switch)
Famicom Grand Prix series Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987, FDS) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988, FDS)
Other Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Baseball (1989, GB) • Super Mario Race (1992, GwB) • Easy Racer (1996, SNES) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006, DS) • Mario Sports Mix (2010, Wii) • Mario Sports Superstars (2017, 3DS) • LEGO Super Mario Goal (2024, Sky Italia)
Canceled games Super Mario Spikers (Wii)
Role-playing games Paper Mario series Paper Mario (2000, N64) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004, GCN) • Super Paper Mario (2007, Wii) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012, 3DS) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016, Wii U) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020, Switch)
Mario & Luigi series Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003, GBA) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024, Switch)
Other Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996, SNES)
Remakes Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018, 3DS) • Super Mario RPG (2023, Switch) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024, Switch)
Dr. Mario series Main Dr. Mario (1990, NES/GB) • Dr. Mario 64 (2001, N64) • Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008, WiiWare) • Dr. Mario Express (2008, DSiWare) • Dr. Luigi (2013, Wii U) • Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure (2015, 3DS) • Dr. Mario World (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android)
Other Dr. Mario (1993, GwB)
Remakes Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994, SNES) • Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003, GCN) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (2005, GBA)
Luigi's Mansion series Main Luigi's Mansion (2001, GCN) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019, Switch)
Arcade Luigi's Mansion Arcade (2015, arcade)
Remakes Luigi's Mansion (2018, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024, Switch)
Educational games Mario Discovery Series Mario is Missing! (1992, MS-DOS) • Mario is Missing! (1993, SNES) • Mario is Missing! (1993, NES) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, MS-DOS) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, SNES) • Mario's Time Machine (1994, NES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994, MS-DOS/SNES)
Mario Teaches Typing series Mario Teaches Typing (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Teaches Typing 2 (1996, MS-DOS)
Other Family BASIC (1984, FC) • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up (1991, MS-DOS)
Ports Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection (1995, MS-DOS)
Art utilities Mario Artist series Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000, N64DD)
Other I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Paint (1992, SNES) • Super Mario Collection Screen Saver (1997, PC) • Mario no Photopi (1998, N64) • Mario Family (2001, GBC)
Miscellaneous Picross series Mario's Picross (1995, GB) • Mario's Super Picross (1995, SFC) • Picross 2 (1996, GB) • Picross NP Vol. 6 (2000, SFC)
LCD handhelds Mario's Bombs Away (1983, G&W) • Mario's Egg Catch (1990, SMBW) • Luigi's Hammer Toss (1990, SMBW) • Princess Toadstool's Castle Run (1990, SMBW) • Mario the Juggler (1991, G&W)
Pinball Pinball (1984, NES) • Super Mario Bros. (1992, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World (1992, arcade) • Mario Pinball Land (2004, GBA)
Arcade Mario Roulette (1991, arcade) • Piccadilly Circus: Super Mario Bros. 3 (1991, arcade) • Mario World (1991, arcade) • Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Super Mario World Popcorn (1992, arcade) • Pika Pika Mario (1992, arcade) • Janken Fukubiki: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Koopa Taiji (1993, arcade) • Būbū Mario (1993, arcade) • Mario Undōkai (1993, arcade) • Super Mario World (1993, arcade) • Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race (1994, arcade) • Mario Bowl (1995, arcade) • Super Mario Attack (1996, arcade) • Super Donkey Kong 2 Swanky no Bonus Slot (1996, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, arcade) • Super Mario 64 (1997, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Unknown, arcade) • Super Mario World (Unknown, arcade) • Guru Guru Mario (Unknown, arcade) • Dokidoki Mario Chance! (2003, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land (2003, arcade) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World (2011, arcade)
Browser Mario Net Quest (1997, Adobe Shockwave) • Mario's Memory Madness (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • Crazy Counting (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Dinky Rinky (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Goodness Rakes (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Melon Mayhem (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Nomiss (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Wario's Whack Attack (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • The Lab (The Bookshelf • The Drafting Table • PolterCue • Ask Madame Clairvoya) (2001, Adobe Flash) • Mario Trivia (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mario Memory (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Virus Attack! (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Bill Bounce (2004, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party 7 Bon Voyage Quiz (2005, Adobe Flash) • Super Mario Strikers (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss (2005, Adobe Flash) • Bowser's Lair Hockey (2005, Adobe Flash) • Heads-Up (2005, Adobe Flash) • Parasol Fall (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dribble Skillz (2006, Adobe Flash) • Superstar Shootout (2006, Adobe Flash) • Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • 1-Up Hunt! (2006, Adobe Flash) • Super Paper Mario Memory Match (2007, Adobe Flash) • Are You Smarter Than Mario? (2008, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
DSiWare applications Mario Calculator (2009, DSiWare) • Mario Clock (2009, DSiWare)
Other games Alleyway (1989, GB) • Yoshi's Safari (1993, SNES) • UNDAKE30 Same Game (1995, SFC) • Mario's Game Gallery (1995, MS-DOS) • Mario's FUNdamentals (1998, Windows) • Yakuman DS (2005, DS)
Tech demos NDDEMO (2001, GCN) • Mario's Face (Unknown, DS)
Crossovers Game & Watch Gallery series Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
Itadaki Street series Itadaki Street DS (2007, DS) • Fortune Street (2011, Wii)
Mario & Sonic series Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016, arcade) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Switch) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020, arcade)
NES Remix series Main NES Remix (2013, Wii U) • NES Remix 2 (2014, Wii U)
Reissues NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
Mario + Rabbids series Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017, Switch) • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022, Switch)
Other Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle (1997, SNES) • NBA Street V3 (2005, GCN) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GCN) • SSX on Tour (2005, GCN) • Tetris DS (2006, DS) • Captain Rainbow (2008, Wii) • Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (2009, DSiWare) • Nintendo Land (2012, Wii U) • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015, 3DS) • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024, Switch)
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Nintendo GameCube games
Super Mario franchise Luigi's Mansion (2001) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002) • Mario Party 4 (2002) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) • Mario Party 5 (2003) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) • Mario Power Tennis (2004) • Mario Party 6 (2004) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005) • Mario Superstar Baseball (2005) • Mario Party 7 (2005) • Super Mario Strikers (2005)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Konga (2003) • Donkey Konga 2 (2004) • Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004) • Donkey Konga 3 JP (2005)
Wario franchise Wario World (2003) • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (2003)
Other Super Mario 128 (2000, demo) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) • Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003) • NBA Street V3 (2005) • SSX on Tour (Nintendo Village) (2005) • Donkey Kong Racing (cancelled) • Diddy Kong Racing Adventure (cancelled)
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