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{{location | {{location infobox | ||
|image= | |image=[[File:TTYDNS X-Naut Fortress.png|250px]] | ||
| | |greater_location=[[Moon|The Moon]] | ||
| | |ruler=[[Grodus]] | ||
|ruler=[[ | |||
|inhabitants=[[X-Naut]]s, [[X-Naut PhD]]s, [[Elite X-Naut]]s, [[Z-Yux]] | |inhabitants=[[X-Naut]]s, [[X-Naut PhD]]s, [[Elite X-Naut]]s, [[Z-Yux]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]]) | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''X-Naut Fortress''' is [[ | The '''X-Naut Fortress''' is [[Grodus]]' main base of operations which is located on the [[moon]] and the home to the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. [[Princess Peach]] is also taken to here. The last [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]], the [[Crystal Star]], is held there and [[Mario]] and his friends have to use [[Big Bob]] in [[Fahr Outpost]] to reach this place and fight [[Lord Crump]] (while controlling [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]]) to get the star. Grodus travels between the [[earth]] and his fortress using a [[teleporter (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|teleporter]], which has one end located in his laboratories and the other end located in [[Rogueport Underground]]. The base is also the home of [[TEC|TEC-XX]], which is the main computer of the whole fortress. Also, after Mario gets the sixth Crystal Star, Grodus takes Princess Peach and leaves the fortress (possibly giving it to Lord Crump) so he can go to the [[Palace of Shadow]]. After Mario successfully destroys Magnus von Grapple 2.0, he gets the seventh Crystal Star. After that, the fortress explodes and Mario is unable to go back until the [[Shadow Queen|final boss]] is defeated. | ||
The fortress is essentially a five-story building built deep under the moon. It is all connected by a series of hallways and two elevators. The deeper Mario or Peach go, the dimmer the lighting is. | The fortress is essentially a five-story building built deep under the moon. It is all connected by a series of hallways and two elevators. The deeper Mario or Peach go, the dimmer the lighting is. | ||
When the player [[Spring Jump]]s into the air duct from the [[Yux]] lab on | When the player [[Spring Jump]]s into the air duct from the [[Yux]] lab on sublevel 2 and uses [[Paper Mode]] to slip thought the vent on the far right, they land in a changing stall where Peach used to put on the X-Naut suit. If they pull the curtain back, Mario and his partners become 8-bit. This lasts until they leave the room. | ||
==Enemies== | ==Enemies== | ||
After the chapter is cleared, no enemies appear in the X-Naut Fortress. | |||
*[[Elite X-Naut]] | *[[Elite X-Naut]] | ||
*[[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]] (Chapter 7 Boss) | *[[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]] (Chapter 7 Boss) | ||
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==Items== | ==Items== | ||
{| | {|class="wikitable" | ||
!Item | |||
! | !Location | ||
! | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|Blue Potion|game=NS}} | ||
| | |||
|In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for [[Princess Peach]] for use in Chapter 5. | |In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for [[Princess Peach]] for use in Chapter 5. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|link=Cog (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Cog|game=NS}} | ||
|In the transportation room on sublevel 2, it is on top of the controller. Accessible from the air vent with [[Koops]] or [[Yoshi Kid]]. | |||
| | |||
|In the transportation room on sublevel 2, it is on top of the controller. Accessible from the air vent with [[Koops]] or [[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|Crystal Star|game=NS}} | ||
| | |||
|Dropped after [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]] is defeated. | |Dropped after [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]] is defeated. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|Data Disk|game=NS}} | ||
| | |To the right of sublevel 2, it is on the shelf in the computer room behind [[Grodus]]'s room, for Princess Peach to steal in Chapter 5. | ||
|To the right of sublevel 2, it is on the shelf in the computer room behind [[ | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|link=Elevator Key (X-Naut Fortress)|Elevator Key Blue|text=Elevator Key (Blue)|game=NS}} | ||
| | |||
|To the right of level 1, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors. | |To the right of level 1, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|link=Elevator Key (X-Naut Fortress)|Elevator Key Red|text=Elevator Key (Red)|game=NS}} | ||
|Won after the [[66th | |Won after the [[66th Trivia Quiz-Off]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|Feeling Fine|game=NS}} | ||
| | |||
|To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane. | |To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|Feeling Fine P|game=NS}} | ||
| | |||
|To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane. | |To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|Green Potion|game=NS}} | ||
| | |||
|In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for [[Princess Peach]] for use in Chapter 5. | |In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for [[Princess Peach]] for use in Chapter 5. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|link=HP Drain (item)|HP Drain|game=NS}} | ||
|To the left of sublevel 3, it is in the question block on the south side. | |To the left of sublevel 3, it is in the question block on the south side. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|Red Potion|game=NS}} | ||
| | |||
|In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for [[Princess Peach]] for use in Chapter 5. | |In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for [[Princess Peach]] for use in Chapter 5. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Diamond|text=Security Key (◆)|game=NS}} | ||
|[[File: | |To the left of sublevel 2, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors. | ||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Spade|text=Security Key (♠︎)|game=NS}} | |||
|To the left of sublevel 3, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors. | |||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Heart|text=Security Key (♥︎)|game=NS}} | |||
|To the right of sublevel 2, it is on the computer desk in the back room of [[Grodus]]'s area. | |||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Club|text=Security Key (♣︎)|game=NS}} | |||
|To the left of sublevel 4, it is held by an Elite X-Naut in the shower. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]<br>To the right of sublevel 3, it is in the factory room. Accessible from the airplane panel near the right exit.[[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]] | |||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Star|text=Security Key (★)|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]] | |||
|To the right of sublevel 3, it is in the factory room. Accessible from the airplane panel near the right exit. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|Sleepy Sheep|game=NS}} | ||
| | |||
|To the left of sublevel 2, it is in the yellow question block on the back side. | |To the left of sublevel 2, it is in the yellow question block on the back side. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=2| | |rowspan=2|{{PMTTYD item|link=Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece|game=NS}} (×2) | ||
| | |||
|To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane. | |To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|In the southwest corner of the air vent on Sublevel 2. | |In the southwest corner of the air vent on Sublevel 2. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{PMTTYD item|Super Mushroom|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]] | ||
|To the right of level 1, it is in the yellow question block on the back side. | |To the right of level 1, it is in the yellow question block on the back side. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |rowspan=3|{{PMTTYD item|Ultra Mushroom|game=NS}} (x1/3) | ||
| | |||
|To the right of sublevel 3, in the factory room, it is on the left high platform in the background. | |To the right of sublevel 3, in the factory room, it is on the left high platform in the background. | ||
|- | |||
|To the right of level 1, it is in the yellow question block on the back side. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]] | |||
|- | |||
|In the factory of Sublevel Three; on a high platform in the background on the far east. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]] | |||
|- | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|Yellow Potion|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]<br>{{PMTTYD item|Yellow Potion|Orange Potion}} [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]] | |||
|In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for [[Princess Peach]] for use in Chapter 5. | |||
|} | |||
===Crane game items=== | |||
After leaving and re-entering the X-Naut Fortress at least once in the Nintendo Switch remake, new items appear in the crane room on Sublevel One if the player had already collected every item beforehand. There are four batches of different items to collect. To make the next batch appear, it is necessary to collect every item on the current batch, leave the X-Naut Fortress, and return to it. | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
!Batch set | |||
!Items | |||
|- | |||
|1 | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|POW Block|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Sleepy Sheep|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Courage Shell|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Mr. Softener|game=NS}}, 5 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}} | |||
|- | |||
|2 | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|Volt Mushroom|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Dizzy Dial|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Power Punch|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Mini Mr. Mini|game=NS}}, 5 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}} | |||
|- | |||
|3 | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|Slow Mushroom|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Super Mushroom|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Maple Syrup|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Gradual Syrup|game=NS}}, 5 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}} | |||
|- | |||
|4 | |||
|{{PMTTYD item|Ruin Powder|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Stopwatch|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Gold Bar|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|link=HP Drain (item)|HP Drain|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Spite Pouch|game=NS}}, 4 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Area Tattles== | ==Area Tattles== | ||
*'' | *"''Who knew there'd be such a weird building on the moon... It's kind of crazy, actually. I mean, it's got a big glass dome to keep all of the air from leaking out...What's that? Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess we were OK out there with no air to breathe...................................Yeah, I'd rather not think about that too much, I guess. Let's change the subject.''" (GCN) | ||
*'' | **"''Who knew there'd be such a weird building on the moon... It's almost unbelievable, actually. At least it's got a big glass dome to keep all of the air from leaking out...What's that? Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess we were OK out there with no air to breathe. ... Yeah, I'd rather not think about that too much, I guess. Let's change the subject.''" (Switch) | ||
*'' | *"''This is the X-Naut Fortress. This seems to be the only way in or out. The stars look really nice through these windows, but I guess now's not the time...''" (GCN) | ||
*'' | **"''This is the X-Naut Fortress. This seems to be a way to get in and out. The stars are really pretty out here...or what you can see of them through these fortress windows, anyway.''" (Switch) | ||
*'' | *"''This is a fortress corridor. An elevator connects it to the lower floors. I guess this fortress extends pretty far beneath the surface of the moon, huh? I mean, I hate [[Grodus]], but I gotta give him some props for a pretty cool evil hideout.''" | ||
*'' | *"''This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. Not to totally change the subject or anything, but how's your memory, Mario? If you have trouble recalling the full path, you oughta leave and reenter.''" | ||
*'' | *"''This looks like a storage room for valuables. The crane can grab stuff up there. It should work if you set a gear in place and press those switches in order... I'm sure you can handle it. It's not exactly moon-rocket science here.''" | ||
*'' | *"''What's this room for, huh? I feel like I've seen that face somewhere before... Hmmm... Oh well, forget about it, I guess.''" | ||
*'' | *"''This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. If you wander off the correct path, it looks like you'll take damage, don'tcha think? Rooms like this ALWAYS have a hint, though. It's like, a law. See anything like that?''" | ||
*'' | *"''This is Grodus's lab. He must have his researchers work on various potions here. I don't think we should touch any of this stuff, though... One wrong move and... KABOOOOOOOM! ...Know what I mean?''" | ||
*'' | *"''This looks like some kinda teleporter. Who knows where that thing would send us! Maybe that's what the X-Nauts used to go between the moon and the earth. I think we have to switch it on'' (GCN) ''/ press the button'' (Switch) ''and then stand on the platform to use it.''" | ||
*'' | *"''This looks like a lab for genetic experimentation...maybe [[Yux]] were made here. I guess they must have some pretty advanced technology if they can do stuff like that. Hey, by the way, Mario... You see up there? One of those ceiling panels is loose. Don't you have some super move or something that can get us up there?''" | ||
*'' | *"''This is a changing room. I guess even X-Nauts have to change out of their uniforms... But what do you think they look like under those suits? I'm...not gonna think about it. There's a ventilation duct in the ceiling at one end... That's not good for privacy!''" | ||
*'' | *"''This place is a bit overdone, huh? It just screams, 'Hey! I'm an evil mastermind!' I wonder if poor Princess Peach got dragged in here before?''" | ||
*'' | *"''What's this room for, huh? Is it some kind of office for the X-Naut boss or what? Maybe we should give it a once-over to make sure we don't miss anything. Boy, and what's with these tanks full of [[Nibbles]]? Jeepers, that creeps me out.''" | ||
*'' | *"''This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby trapped, I think. If you stay on the tiles that were lit up, I think you'll be OK, Mario. Er... But you should totally go first, one way or the other...''" | ||
*'' | *"''There are three panels here. I guess that means we need three Card Keys, huh? There must be something pretty important behind this door to have such security...''" (GCN) | ||
*'' | **"''There are four terminals here. Is this part of a locking mechanism for the door? There must be something pretty important behind this door to have such security''" (Switch) | ||
*'' | *"''This is the X-Naut factory. I think they make all kinds of stuff here. It's pretty complicated, what with the crane and the pipe, and all those gears... Maybe we should just take this room one bit at a time, don'tcha think?''" | ||
*'' | *"''This is where they built [[Magnus von Grapple|Magnus Von Grapple]] and [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0|Magnus Von Grapple 2.0]]. But there doesn't seem to be anything here now... Nope. Let's go, Mario.''" | ||
*"''This is the computer room. This must be where Princess Peach met with [[TEC]].''" | |||
*"''Wonder what this room's for? There are beds and lockers, but we can't nap here. There's nothing else, really. The weird thing is, it kind of smells nice in here, huh? Why do you think that is?''" | |||
*"''This is a...shower room? I guess every evil-guy base of ultimate doom needs one... Just because you're evil doesn't mean you enjoy B.O., y'know what I mean?''" | |||
{{PMTTYD map}} | |||
==In-game map description== | |||
==In- | *''The fortress of the dubious [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]]. Their leader, [[Grodus]], lives here.'' (GCN) | ||
*''The fortress of the dubious [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]]. Their leader, [[ | *''The fortress of the dubious X-Nauts and their leader Grodus.'' (Switch) | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
GrodusPeach.png|Grodus receives a message while examining Peach. | |||
Lovlies.png|The Shadow Sirens discuss their plans. | |||
PMTTYD Peach Shower.png|Peach takes a shower. | |||
PMTTYD Peach Fresh Princess.png|Peach comes out of the shower with her hair tied back into a bun. | |||
PMTTYD TEC-XX Opens Door 1.png|A door opens. | |||
PMTTYD TEC-XX Opens Door 2.png|Peach examines the opened door. | |||
PMTTYD Peach TEC-XX First Encounter.png|Peach enters a room with a mysterious computer. | |||
PMTTYD Peach Typing on Keyboard.png|Peach writes an email for Mario. | |||
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Sir Grodus Briefed.png|An X-Naut PhD arrives at the office of Grodus. | |||
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Close Eye Mario.png|Grodus gives instructions to the X-Naut PhD. | |||
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Sir Grodus Close-Up.png | |||
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Mushroom Ball.png | |||
PMTTYD Grodus Laughing.png | |||
PMTTYD Red Blue Yellow Green Potions.png | |||
Invisible Peach TT-YD.png | |||
PPTTYD Grodus Office FDS Mario.png | |||
PPTTYD Grodus Office FDS Luigi.png | |||
PMTTYD Grodus Orders TEC Shutdown.png | |||
XNautMoonBaseTexture.png|Overworld sprite of the X-Naut Fortress | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Entrance.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Entrance Conveyer.png | |||
PMTTYD Elite X-Nauts Ambush.png | |||
PMTTYD Earth Tremor on Moon.png|Is this ''really'' an "Earth" Tremor? | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Foyer.png | |||
PMTTYDEXNBathroom.png | |||
Cog and teleporter.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Crane Down.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Yux Lab.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Vents and Ceiling Panels.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Party Easter Egg.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress LRM Crane.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 014029.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Yux Defense.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Grodus Office.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Potion Lab.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Crane Operational.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 014029 Entry.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 66 Statue.png | |||
PMTTYD 66th Annual Quirk Quiz.png | |||
PMTTYD JP How Many Feet Pun.png | |||
PMTTYD EN How Many Feet Pun.png | |||
X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 1.png | |||
X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 2.png | |||
X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 3.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Punch screenshot.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 3 Card Keys Room.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 1.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 2.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 3.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 4.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 5.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 6.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 7.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 8.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Hanger.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Standby.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Active.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Approach.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Destroyed.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Lord Crump Blasted.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mario TEC.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Going Dark.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Mario Surprised.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Memory.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Low Power.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Low Power Leaving.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Last Line.png | |||
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Explosion.png | |||
PMTTYD Rogueport Sewers Moon Base Entrance.png | |||
TTYDNS X-Naut Fortress Entrance.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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|Jap=メガバッテンのアジト | |Jap=メガバッテンのアジト | ||
|JapR=Megabatten no Ajito | |JapR=Megabatten no Ajito | ||
|JapM=X- | |JapM=[[X-Nauts (organization)#Names in other languages|X-Nauts]] Base | ||
| | |ChiS=X军团的根据地 | ||
| | |ChiSR=X Jūntuán de Gēnjùdì | ||
|ChiSM=X-Nauts Base | |||
|ChiT=X軍團的根據地 | |||
|ChiTR=X Jūntuán de Gēnjùdì | |||
|ChiTM=X-Nauts Base | |||
|Dut=Kruistronauten-basis | |||
|DutM=X-Naut Base | |||
|Ger=Crucionen-HQ | |Ger=Crucionen-HQ | ||
|GerM=X-Naut Headquarters | |GerM=X-Naut Headquarters | ||
| | |Fre=Repaire Mégacruxis | ||
| | |FreM=X-Nauts Lair (''Mégacruxis'' is the French name of the X-Nauts organization) | ||
|Ita=Covo di Giustignardo | |Ita=Covo di Giustignardo | ||
|ItaM= | |ItaM=Grodus' Lair | ||
|Kor=메가엑스의 아지트 | |||
|KorR=Mega Ekseu-ui Ajiteu | |||
|KorM=X-Nauts Base | |||
|Spa=Base de los Mega X | |||
|SpaM=Base of the X-Nauts (from ''Mega X'' the organization's Spanish name) | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:PMTTYDEXNBathroom.png|200px|thumb | [[File:PMTTYDEXNBathroom.png|200px|thumb|Elite X-Naut peeking from the shower in bathroom.]] | ||
*A single Elite X-Naut hides in the shower room on | *A single Elite X-Naut hides in the shower room on sublevel 4 while the fortress is active. While this is an [[Easter egg]] in the original, it is required in the remake, as this is where the new fourth [[Security Key]] is hidden. | ||
*During Princess Peach's Interlude after Chapter 5, TEC | *During Princess Peach's Interlude after Chapter 5, TEC asks Peach to drink an invisibility potion in order to secretly enter Grodus's room and upload important data on a disk into the room's computer. When this happens, the computer screen shows the [[Family Computer|Famicom Disk System]] boot-up sequence.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjuIzeNyNEQ|title=Paper Mario - The Thousand-Year Door - Famicom Disk System|date=March 26, 2010|author=[[User:Wildgoosespeeder|wildgoosespeeder]]|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref> | ||
*In the Japanese version, the "safe path" in X-Naut Fortress's third puzzle room is only two squares long as opposed to three squares long in the international versions. | *In the Japanese version, the "safe path" in X-Naut Fortress's third puzzle room is only two squares long as opposed to three squares long in the international versions. | ||
*The password required to progress further into the area, 014029, can be alternately read as 『おいしー おにく』 ''Oishī Oniku'' in Japanese, which means "delicious meat". | *The password required to progress further into the area, 014029, can be alternately read as 『おいしー おにく』 ''Oishī Oniku'' in Japanese, which means "delicious meat". The password was changed to "excuse" in the French version for unknown reasons. | ||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{PMTTYD}} | {{PMTTYD}} | ||
[[Category:Dungeons]] | [[Category:Dungeons]] | ||
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[[de:Crucionen-Hauptquartier]] | [[de:Crucionen-Hauptquartier]] | ||
[[it:Covo di Giustignardo]] |
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X-Naut Fortress | |
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First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
Greater location | The Moon |
Ruler | Grodus |
Inhabitants | X-Nauts, X-Naut PhDs, Elite X-Nauts, Z-Yux |
The X-Naut Fortress is Grodus' main base of operations which is located on the moon and the home to the X-Nauts in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Princess Peach is also taken to here. The last Crystal Star, the Crystal Star, is held there and Mario and his friends have to use Big Bob in Fahr Outpost to reach this place and fight Lord Crump (while controlling Magnus von Grapple 2.0) to get the star. Grodus travels between the earth and his fortress using a teleporter, which has one end located in his laboratories and the other end located in Rogueport Underground. The base is also the home of TEC-XX, which is the main computer of the whole fortress. Also, after Mario gets the sixth Crystal Star, Grodus takes Princess Peach and leaves the fortress (possibly giving it to Lord Crump) so he can go to the Palace of Shadow. After Mario successfully destroys Magnus von Grapple 2.0, he gets the seventh Crystal Star. After that, the fortress explodes and Mario is unable to go back until the final boss is defeated.
The fortress is essentially a five-story building built deep under the moon. It is all connected by a series of hallways and two elevators. The deeper Mario or Peach go, the dimmer the lighting is.
When the player Spring Jumps into the air duct from the Yux lab on sublevel 2 and uses Paper Mode to slip thought the vent on the far right, they land in a changing stall where Peach used to put on the X-Naut suit. If they pull the curtain back, Mario and his partners become 8-bit. This lasts until they leave the room.
Enemies[edit]
After the chapter is cleared, no enemies appear in the X-Naut Fortress.
- Elite X-Naut
- Magnus von Grapple 2.0 (Chapter 7 Boss)
- Mini-X-Yux
- Mini-Yux
- Mini-Z-Yux
- X-Naut PhD
- X-Naut
- X-Yux
- Yux
- Z-Yux
Formations[edit]
Items[edit]
Item | Location |
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Blue Potion | In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for Princess Peach for use in Chapter 5. |
Cog | In the transportation room on sublevel 2, it is on top of the controller. Accessible from the air vent with Koops or Yoshi Kid. |
Crystal Star | Dropped after Magnus von Grapple 2.0 is defeated. |
Data Disk | To the right of sublevel 2, it is on the shelf in the computer room behind Grodus's room, for Princess Peach to steal in Chapter 5. |
Elevator Key (Blue) | To the right of level 1, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors. |
Elevator Key (Red) | Won after the 66th Trivia Quiz-Off. |
Feeling Fine | To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane. |
Feeling Fine P | To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane. |
Green Potion | In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for Princess Peach for use in Chapter 5. |
HP Drain | To the left of sublevel 3, it is in the question block on the south side. |
Red Potion | In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for Princess Peach for use in Chapter 5. |
Security Key (◆) | To the left of sublevel 2, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors. |
Security Key (♠︎) | To the left of sublevel 3, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors. |
Security Key (♥︎) | To the right of sublevel 2, it is on the computer desk in the back room of Grodus's area. |
Security Key (♣︎) | To the left of sublevel 4, it is held by an Elite X-Naut in the shower. To the right of sublevel 3, it is in the factory room. Accessible from the airplane panel near the right exit. |
Security Key (★) | To the right of sublevel 3, it is in the factory room. Accessible from the airplane panel near the right exit. |
Sleepy Sheep | To the left of sublevel 2, it is in the yellow question block on the back side. |
Star Piece (×2) | To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane. |
In the southwest corner of the air vent on Sublevel 2. | |
Super Mushroom | To the right of level 1, it is in the yellow question block on the back side. |
Ultra Mushroom (x1/3) | To the right of sublevel 3, in the factory room, it is on the left high platform in the background. |
To the right of level 1, it is in the yellow question block on the back side. | |
In the factory of Sublevel Three; on a high platform in the background on the far east. | |
Yellow Potion Orange Potion |
In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for Princess Peach for use in Chapter 5. |
Crane game items[edit]
After leaving and re-entering the X-Naut Fortress at least once in the Nintendo Switch remake, new items appear in the crane room on Sublevel One if the player had already collected every item beforehand. There are four batches of different items to collect. To make the next batch appear, it is necessary to collect every item on the current batch, leave the X-Naut Fortress, and return to it.
Batch set | Items |
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1 | POW Block, Sleepy Sheep, Courage Shell, Mr. Softener, 5 Coins |
2 | Volt Mushroom, Dizzy Dial, Power Punch, Mini Mr. Mini, 5 Coins |
3 | Slow Mushroom, Super Mushroom, Maple Syrup, Gradual Syrup, 5 Coins |
4 | Ruin Powder, Stopwatch, Gold Bar, HP Drain, Spite Pouch, 4 Coins |
Area Tattles[edit]
- "Who knew there'd be such a weird building on the moon... It's kind of crazy, actually. I mean, it's got a big glass dome to keep all of the air from leaking out...What's that? Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess we were OK out there with no air to breathe...................................Yeah, I'd rather not think about that too much, I guess. Let's change the subject." (GCN)
- "Who knew there'd be such a weird building on the moon... It's almost unbelievable, actually. At least it's got a big glass dome to keep all of the air from leaking out...What's that? Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess we were OK out there with no air to breathe. ... Yeah, I'd rather not think about that too much, I guess. Let's change the subject." (Switch)
- "This is the X-Naut Fortress. This seems to be the only way in or out. The stars look really nice through these windows, but I guess now's not the time..." (GCN)
- "This is the X-Naut Fortress. This seems to be a way to get in and out. The stars are really pretty out here...or what you can see of them through these fortress windows, anyway." (Switch)
- "This is a fortress corridor. An elevator connects it to the lower floors. I guess this fortress extends pretty far beneath the surface of the moon, huh? I mean, I hate Grodus, but I gotta give him some props for a pretty cool evil hideout."
- "This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. Not to totally change the subject or anything, but how's your memory, Mario? If you have trouble recalling the full path, you oughta leave and reenter."
- "This looks like a storage room for valuables. The crane can grab stuff up there. It should work if you set a gear in place and press those switches in order... I'm sure you can handle it. It's not exactly moon-rocket science here."
- "What's this room for, huh? I feel like I've seen that face somewhere before... Hmmm... Oh well, forget about it, I guess."
- "This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. If you wander off the correct path, it looks like you'll take damage, don'tcha think? Rooms like this ALWAYS have a hint, though. It's like, a law. See anything like that?"
- "This is Grodus's lab. He must have his researchers work on various potions here. I don't think we should touch any of this stuff, though... One wrong move and... KABOOOOOOOM! ...Know what I mean?"
- "This looks like some kinda teleporter. Who knows where that thing would send us! Maybe that's what the X-Nauts used to go between the moon and the earth. I think we have to switch it on (GCN) / press the button (Switch) and then stand on the platform to use it."
- "This looks like a lab for genetic experimentation...maybe Yux were made here. I guess they must have some pretty advanced technology if they can do stuff like that. Hey, by the way, Mario... You see up there? One of those ceiling panels is loose. Don't you have some super move or something that can get us up there?"
- "This is a changing room. I guess even X-Nauts have to change out of their uniforms... But what do you think they look like under those suits? I'm...not gonna think about it. There's a ventilation duct in the ceiling at one end... That's not good for privacy!"
- "This place is a bit overdone, huh? It just screams, 'Hey! I'm an evil mastermind!' I wonder if poor Princess Peach got dragged in here before?"
- "What's this room for, huh? Is it some kind of office for the X-Naut boss or what? Maybe we should give it a once-over to make sure we don't miss anything. Boy, and what's with these tanks full of Nibbles? Jeepers, that creeps me out."
- "This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby trapped, I think. If you stay on the tiles that were lit up, I think you'll be OK, Mario. Er... But you should totally go first, one way or the other..."
- "There are three panels here. I guess that means we need three Card Keys, huh? There must be something pretty important behind this door to have such security..." (GCN)
- "There are four terminals here. Is this part of a locking mechanism for the door? There must be something pretty important behind this door to have such security" (Switch)
- "This is the X-Naut factory. I think they make all kinds of stuff here. It's pretty complicated, what with the crane and the pipe, and all those gears... Maybe we should just take this room one bit at a time, don'tcha think?"
- "This is where they built Magnus Von Grapple and Magnus Von Grapple 2.0. But there doesn't seem to be anything here now... Nope. Let's go, Mario."
- "This is the computer room. This must be where Princess Peach met with TEC."
- "Wonder what this room's for? There are beds and lockers, but we can't nap here. There's nothing else, really. The weird thing is, it kind of smells nice in here, huh? Why do you think that is?"
- "This is a...shower room? I guess every evil-guy base of ultimate doom needs one... Just because you're evil doesn't mean you enjoy B.O., y'know what I mean?"
In-game map description[edit]
- The fortress of the dubious X-Nauts. Their leader, Grodus, lives here. (GCN)
- The fortress of the dubious X-Nauts and their leader Grodus. (Switch)
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | メガバッテンのアジト[?] Megabatten no Ajito |
X-Nauts Base | |
Chinese (simplified) | X军团的根据地[?] X Jūntuán de Gēnjùdì |
X-Nauts Base | |
Chinese (traditional) | X軍團的根據地[?] X Jūntuán de Gēnjùdì |
X-Nauts Base | |
Dutch | Kruistronauten-basis[?] | X-Naut Base | |
French | Repaire Mégacruxis[?] | X-Nauts Lair (Mégacruxis is the French name of the X-Nauts organization) | |
German | Crucionen-HQ[?] | X-Naut Headquarters | |
Italian | Covo di Giustignardo[?] | Grodus' Lair | |
Korean | 메가엑스의 아지트[?] Mega Ekseu-ui Ajiteu |
X-Nauts Base | |
Spanish | Base de los Mega X[?] | Base of the X-Nauts (from Mega X the organization's Spanish name) |
Trivia[edit]
- A single Elite X-Naut hides in the shower room on sublevel 4 while the fortress is active. While this is an Easter egg in the original, it is required in the remake, as this is where the new fourth Security Key is hidden.
- During Princess Peach's Interlude after Chapter 5, TEC asks Peach to drink an invisibility potion in order to secretly enter Grodus's room and upload important data on a disk into the room's computer. When this happens, the computer screen shows the Famicom Disk System boot-up sequence.[1]
- In the Japanese version, the "safe path" in X-Naut Fortress's third puzzle room is only two squares long as opposed to three squares long in the international versions.
- The password required to progress further into the area, 014029, can be alternately read as 『おいしー おにく』 Oishī Oniku in Japanese, which means "delicious meat". The password was changed to "excuse" in the French version for unknown reasons.
References[edit]
- ^ wildgoosespeeder (March 26, 2010). Paper Mario - The Thousand-Year Door - Famicom Disk System. YouTube (English). Retrieved May 19, 2024.