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[[File:PMTTYD Excess Express.png|thumb|250px|The Excess Express]]
[[File:PMTTYD NS Excess Express.png|thumb|250px|The Excess Express at the Rogueport Station]]
The '''Excess Express''' is a luxurious train which is boarded by [[Mario]] and his partners, to get to [[Riverside Station]] and [[Poshley Heights]] in the game ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. It, as well as the smaller areas Poshley Heights and Riverside Station, serves as the setting of Chapter 6 of that game. The Excess Express is made up of a locomotive, three passenger cars, a dining car and a baggage car.
{{quote|I know it won't be easy. But one day, I'm going to ride this Excess Express!|Laki|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
The '''Excess Express''' is a luxurious train boarded by [[Mario]] and his partners on their way to [[Poshley Heights]] in [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 6: 3 Days of Excess|Chapter 6: 3 Days of Excess]] of the game ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. It can be found in [[Rogueport|Rogueport's]] West Side, next to the [[Blimp|blimp]] that takes Mario to [[Glitzville]]. It departs from Rogueport Station and stops at [[Riverside Station]] before arriving in Poshley Heights at the Poshley Heights Station.  Conversely, it can depart from Poshley Heights, stop at Riverside Station, and arrive back in Rogueport on a return trip. The initial trip takes three days, though it only takes one day in subsequent departures, with Mario being able to sleep for the entirety of the ride. The train consists of a locomotive, three passenger cars, a dining car, and a baggage car.


The Excess Express seems to be based on the Orient Express from the English detective novel ''{{wp|Murder on the Orient Express}}''. Similar to the story in the book, Chapter 6 of ''The Thousand-Year Door'' involves a crime being committed on a train and several of the passengers being suspects. Both casts of characters include a detective (Pennington, who references {{wp|Hercule Poirot}}) and a celebrity (Zip Toad, who loosely references Linda Arden from the novel).
The Excess Express may have taken inspiration from the Orient Express from the English detective novel ''{{wp|Murder on the Orient Express}}''. Similar to the story in the book, Chapter 6 of ''The Thousand-Year Door'' involves a crime being committed on a train and several of the passengers being suspects. Both casts of characters include a detective (Pennington, who resembles {{wp|Hercule Poirot}} from the novel) and a celebrity ([[Zip Toad]], who loosely references Linda Arden from the novel).


==History==
==History==
[[File:Pennington on Excess Express TTYD.png|thumb|left|250px|Pennington inside a passenger car]]
[[File:Pennington on Excess Express TTYD.png|thumb|left|250px|Pennington inside a passenger car]]
The Excess Express is featured in a [[Rogueport Direct Mail Service|RDM]] article, which says that the Excess Express staff tackled a [[Laki]], a train-obsessed [[Lakitu]], who was in a staff-only area. This incident made the train late for the first time in ten years, though the staff allowed him to leave with just a warning.
[[File:PMTTYD Excess Express Dining Car.png|thumb|250px|Dining Room]]
[[File:PMTTYD Excess Express Dining Car.png|thumb|250px|Dining Room]]
The Excess Express has an article written about it, by [[Rogueport Direct Mail Service|RDM]], saying that the Excess Express workers gang-tackled a [[Laki|train-obsessed Lakitu]] who was in a worker-only area, making the train late for the first time in ten years. The Excess Express allowed him to leave with just a warning.
After returning to [[Rogueport]] from [[Keelhaul Key]], the [[Magical Map]] leads [[Mario]] and his [[partner]]s to the [[Poshley Sanctum]] in [[Poshley Heights]], where the [[Garnet Star]] is located. Like [[Glitzville]], Mario needs a ticket to get to the Excess Express, which [[Professor Frankly]] says is the only way to reach Poshley Sanctum. After doing [[Don Pianta]]'s cronies ([[Tony (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Tony]] and [[Vinny]]) a favor (finding Don's [[Francesca|daughter]] and her [[Frankie|boyfriend]]), the Don gives Mario an [[Train Ticket|Excess Express Ticket]]. While on the way to the station, [[Beldam]] spied on Mario and his party, revealing herself and thanking Mario's partner for saying that the next star is in Poshley Heights. Knowing they must reach the star before the [[Three Shadows]] do, Mario and his partners head for the station.


After returning to [[Rogueport]] from [[Keelhaul Key]], the [[Magical Map]] leads [[Mario]] and his [[partner]]s to the [[Poshley Sanctum]] in [[Poshley Heights]], where the [[Garnet Star]] is located. Like [[Glitzville]], Mario needs a ticket to get to the Excess Express, which [[Professor Frankly]] says is the only way. After doing [[Don Pianta]]'s workers ([[Tony (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Tony]] and [[Vinny]]) a favor (finding Don's [[Francesca|daughter]] and her [[Frankie|boyfriend]]), Don gives Mario an [[Train Ticket|Excess Express Ticket]]. While on the way to the station, [[Beldam]] had been listening in, appearing and thanking Team Mario for saying that the next Star is in Poshley Heights. Knowing they must reach the Star before the [[Shadow Sirens]] do, Team Mario heads for the station.
[[File:PMTTYD Excess Express Engineer.png|thumb|left|250px|Locomotive]]
During the three-day train ride, many unfortunate events happen, forging the premise of a [[wikipedia:whodunit|whodunit]] novel or film and hindering Mario and his partner by keeping them from getting the [[Garnet Star|sixth Crystal Star]]. First, [[Heff T.]] steals [[Chef Shimi]]'s [[Galley Pot|stew]], causing an upset. Next, [[Doopliss]], disguised as [[Zip Toad]], steals the [[businessman]]'s [[briefcase]] containing [[Nitro Honey Syrup]] and [[Vital Paper]], the [[Excess Express waitress|waitress]]'s [[Shell Earrings]], and [[Toodles]]' [[Gold Ring (item)|Gold Ring]]. At the behest of Beldam, he planned to mix the things he stole together to bomb the train, resulting in what he described as a "sticky, yummy explosion" in the threatening letter he left in Mario's cabin. Mario and his partners enlist the help of [[Pennington]] to foil his diabolical plans, and in doing so, returned the stolen items to their rightful owners.
[[File:PMTTYD Excess Express.png|thumb|250px|]]
A third mystery, a missing [[Blanket|blanket]], leads to Mario meeting [[Ghost T.]] after using [[Vivian]]'s [[Veil]] ability in Cabin 004. The mystery begins with the [[Excess Express conductor]] realizing a blanket has gone missing, leaving him to believe there is a passengers without a ticket on the train. Mario has to retrieve Ghost T.'s [[Ragged Diary|diary]] for the ghost to agree to return the blanket. If Mario opens the diary, he will be warned three times not to read it. If he ignores all three warnings, he will be only allowed to read the first three lines before Ghost T. appears, causing the screen to spin around in the original version or turn static in the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|remake]]. In both cases, an instant [[Game Over]] occurs.
[[File:PMTTYD Outside Sales Stall.png|thumb]]
The final mystery occurs on Day 2. After the Three Shadows' sticky bomb plan was foiled, they ordered a horde of [[Smorg]]s at [[Riverside Station]] to guard the station's drawbridge switch to keep the bridge lifted and prevent the train from progressing any further. After Mario ventures inside the station, he fends off the horde and lowers the drawbridge, allowing the train to continue on its journey; however, during this time, the Smorgs secretly invade the train. The next morning, the horde attacks the train and kidnaps all the passengers and staff onboard, with the exception of Ghost T., the [[Excess Express engineer]], and the red [[Toad (species)|Toad]] who runs the [[Sales Stall]], though the Toad is knocked unconscious. Whereas the [[Excess Express waitress]] and [[Excess Express conductor]] are held captive in the baggage car, the others have been absorbed into the horde of Smorgs. Mario must use his [[Hammer#Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door|Hammer]] to navigate through the Smorgs and fight them atop the locomotive. This is the [[Unrevisitable area#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|only time]] the train's rooftops can be accessed. Eventually, Mario and his partners defeat the Smorgs, freeing the passengers and saving the Excess Express, which soon arrives in Poshley Heights.


[[File:PMTTYD Excess Express Engineer.png|thumb|left|250px|Engineer's room]]
Mario acquires the Garnet Star, which was hidden in a secret area of the [[Poshley Sanctum]], they ride the train back to Rogueport. With the train ticket permanently in his inventory, Mario and his partners can board the Excess Express any time after Chapter 6 to travel from Rogueport to Poshley Heights and vice versa; however, Mario can no longer access the baggage car outside of glitches. Later in the game, Mario receives [[Mailbox SP|emails]] from characters on the train, including the real [[Mailbox SP#The Real Zip Toad: ! (GameCube) / Zip Toad (verified): What's up! (Switch)|Zip Toad]] and [[Mailbox SP#Ghost T.: Hellooooooo|Ghost T.]]
During the three-day train ride, many unfortunate events happen, forging the premise of a [[wikipedia:whodunit|whodunit]] novel or film and hindering Mario and his pals by keeping them from getting the [[Garnet Star|sixth Crystal Star]]. [[Heff T.]] steals [[Chef Shimi]]'s [[Galley Pot]], and [[Doopliss]] (impersonating [[Zip Toad]]) steals a [[businessman]]'s [[briefcase]] containing ingredients for [[Nitro Honey Syrup]], the [[Excess Express waitress|waitress]]'s [[Shell Earrings]], and [[Toodles]]'s [[Gold Ring (item)|Gold Ring]]. Under orders of the Shadow Sirens, he planned to mix the things he stole together to bomb the train, resulting in what he described as a "sticky, yummy explosion" in the threatening message he left in Mario's cabin. Mario and his friends enlisted the help of [[Pennington]] to foil his diabolical plans, and in doing so, returned the stolen items to their rightful owners.


Mario also meets [[Ghost T.]] here. Mario has to talk to him after the Excess Express [[Excess Express conductor|conductor]] accidentally left Ghost T. a [[blanket]] (not realizing that he was a ghost), leaving himself without a blanket of his own. Mario has to retrieve Ghost T.'s [[Ragged Diary|diary]] for the ghost to get him to give the blanket back. If Mario opens the diary, he will be warned three times not to read it. If he says "yes" on all three warnings, he will be only allowed to read the first three lines before Ghost T. appears, giving Mario an instant [[Game Over]].
==Inhabitants==
[[File:Jr troopa cameo.png|thumb|250px|Jr. Troopa flying in the background of Zip Toad's photograph]]
Below is a list of the occupants of the eight cabins of the Excess Express. With the exception of Mario, Ghost T., and Heff T., all occupants are replaced by various traveling [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, [[Koopa (species)|Koopa Troopas]], and [[Goomba]]s after Chapter 6. The staff on the train does not change after Chapter 6. [[Jr. Troopa]] can be seen in the background of a photograph Zip Toad sends Mario via [[Mailbox SP|email]], though the player cannot interact with him and it does not appear that he is actually a passenger on the train.


Mario and his team also encounter a massive horde of miniature [[Smorg]]s while the train is being refueled at [[Riverside Station]]. After the Shadow Sirens' sticky bomb plan was foiled, they ordered the horde to guard the drawbridge switch to keep said bridge lifted and prevent the train from progressing any further. After Team Mario venture inside the station, they fend off the horde and lower the drawbridge, allowing the train to continue on its jorney, but little do they know, as the train left the station, the horde stowed away in the baggage car. The next morning, the horde attacks the train and kidnaps all the passengers onboard, with the exception of Ghost T. (who does not notice the Smorgs), the engineer, the shopkeeper, the conductor and the waitress, the latter two of which they hold captive in the baggage car. Team Mario fends off the Smorgs in the baggage car and climb up to the heavily Smorg-infested rooftops of the train, where they fight the horde; this is the [[Unrevisitable area#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|only time]] the train's rooftops can be accessed. Eventually, Team Mario defeats the Smorgs, freeing the passengers and saving the Excess Express, which soon arrives in Poshley Heights.
===Main story===
*Cabin 001: [[Doopliss]] (disguised as [[Zip Toad]])
*Cabin 002: [[Toodles]]  
*Cabin 003: [[Heff T.]]
*Cabin 004: [[Ghost T.]]
*Cabin 005: [[Mario]] and his partners
*Cabin 006: [[Pennington]]
*Cabin 007: [[Businessman]]
*Cabin 008: [[Goldbob]], [[Sylvia (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Sylvia]], and [[Bub]]
*[[Excess Express conductor]]
*[[Excess Express engineer]]
*[[Chef Shimi]]
*[[Excess Express waitress]]
*Red Toad who runs the [[Sales Stall]]


After Team Mario acquires the Garnet Star (which was hidden in a secret area of the Poshley Sanctum), they ride the train back to Rogueport. With the train ticket permanently in his inventory, Mario and his partners can board the Excess Express anytime after Chapter 6 to travel from Rogueport to Poshley Heights, and vice versa. However, Mario can no longer access the baggage car outside of glitches. Later in the game, Mario receives several [[Mailbox SP|e-mails]] from characters on the train, including the real [[List of e-mails in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#The Real Zip Toad: !|Zip Toad]] and [[List of e-mails in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Ghost T.: Hellooooooo|Ghost T.]]
===After Chapter 6===
Following Chapter 6, all passengers are replaced with a selection of random travelers. The backslashes indicate the potential individuals or groups that occupy the cabins following the main story, and the "X" followed by a number indicates that a passenger has more than one conversation; the individual passenger can only display one conversation per ride. A Yoshi can appear as one of the randomly selected passengers in the dining car, the only Yoshi in the game other than Mario's partner [[Yoshi Kid]] and the many Yoshis that run across the screen in his [[Stampede (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Stampede]] attack.


==Passengers==
*Cabin 001: Blue Toad, orange female Toad or red female Toad / chartreuse child Toad or light blue child Toad
Below is a list of the occupants of the eight cabins of the Excess Express. With the exception of Mario, Ghost T., and Heff T., all occupants are replaced by various traveling [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, [[Koopa (species)|Koopas]], and [[Goomba]]s after Chapter 6, listed after the forward slash.
*Cabin 002: Purple female Toad, green Toad, blue Toad, Koopa Troopa or Goomba
*Cabin 001: [[Doopliss]] (disguised as [[Zip Toad]]) / blue adult Toad, orange female Toad, or red female Toad / chartreuse child Toad or light blue child Toad
*Unboarded: [[Jr. Troopa]]
*Cabin 002: [[Toodles]] / purple female adult Toad, green adult Toad, blue adult Toad, Koopa Troopa, or Goomba
*Cabin 003: [[Heff T.]]
*Cabin 003: [[Heff T.]]
*Cabin 004: [[Ghost T.]]
*Cabin 004: [[Ghost T.]]
*Cabin 005: [[Mario]] and his partners
*Cabin 005: [[Mario]] and his partners
*Cabin 006: [[Pennington]] / blue adult Toad or green adult Toad
*Cabin 006: Blue Toad or green Toad
*Cabin 007: [[Businessman]] / Orange female adult Toad / light blue child Toad or chartreuse child Toad
*Cabin 007: Orange female Toad, light blue child Toad (X2) or chartreuse child Toad
*Cabin 008: [[Goldbob]], [[Sylvia (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Sylvia]], and [[Bub]] / red adult Toad or Koopa Troopa / red child Toad or green child Toad
*Cabin 008: Red Toad or Koopa Troopa / red child Toad or green child Toad
 
*Dining car: Random combination of red Toad, red female Toad, blue Toad, green Toad, green child Toad, purple female Toad, chartreuse child Toad, Koopa Troopa, Goomba, Yoshi, or [[Lakitu]]
Other characters found on the train include the [[Excess Express engineer|engineer]], the [[Excess Express waitress|waitress]], [[Chef Shimi]] the cook, the [[Excess Express conductor|conductor]], as well as a red [[Toad (species)|Toad]] who runs the [[Sales Stall|shop]]. After Chapter 6, a single [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] can also randomly appear in the kitchen cabin, the only one in the game other than [[Mini-Yoshi|Mario's Yoshi partner]] and his [[Stampede (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Stampede]] friends.


==Enemies==
==Enemies==
[[File:PMTTYD Smorg screenshot.png|thumb]]
*[[Smorg]] (Chapter 6 Boss)
*[[Smorg]] (Chapter 6 Boss)


==Items found==
==Items found==
Additional items are on sale at the [[Sales Stall]] item shop in the dining room.
Additional items are on sale at the [[Sales Stall]] item shop in the dining car.
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{| class="wikitable"
!width="5%"|Item
!Item
!width="1%"|Icon
!Location
!width="20%"|Found In
|-
|-
|[[Autograph (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Autograph]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Autograph|game=NS}}
|[[File:Autograph TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|Given by the [[Excess Express engineer|engineer]] while doing [[Bub]]'s favor.
|Given by the [[Excess Express engineer|engineer]] while doing [[Bub]]'s favor.
|-
|-
|[[Blanket]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Blanket|game=NS}}
|[[File:Blanket.png|25x25px]]
|Given by [[Ghost T.]] after returning the [[Ragged Diary]] to him.
|Given by [[Ghost T.]] after returning the [[Ragged Diary]] to him.
|-
|-
|[[Briefcase]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Briefcase|game=NS}}
|[[File:Briefcase.png|25x25px]]
|Given by [[Doopliss]] as [[Zip Toad]] after he is caught. [[Mario]] later returns it to the [[businessman]].
|Given by [[Doopliss]] as [[Zip Toad]] after he is caught. [[Mario]] later returns it to the [[businessman]].
|-
|-
|[[Dried Shroom]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Dried Mushroom|game=NS}}
|[[File:Dried Shroom TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|Left by someone inside a drawer in cabin 005.
|Left by someone inside a drawer in cabin 005.
|-
|-
|[[Galley Pot]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Galley Pot|game=NS}}
|[[File:Galley Pot TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|Found in [[Heff T.]]'s drawer after following the trail of stew to cabin 003.
|Found in [[Heff T.]]'s drawer after following the trail of stew to cabin 003.
|-
|-
|[[Gold Ring (item)|Gold Ring]]
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Gold Ring (item)|Gold Ring|game=NS}}
|[[File:Gold Ring.png|25x25px]]
|Given by [[Doopliss]] as [[Zip Toad]] after he is caught.
|Given by [[Doopliss]] as [[Zip Toad]] after he is caught.
|-
|-
|[[Mushroom#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Mushroom]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Mushroom|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]
|[[File:Mushroom TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|Given by the [[Excess Express conductor|conductor]] after returning the [[blanket]] to him.
|Given by the [[Excess Express conductor|conductor]] after returning the [[blanket]] to him.
|-
|-
|[[Ragged Diary]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Ragged Diary|game=NS}}
|[[File:Ragged_Diary_TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|Found behind some crates in the baggage room. Accessible using Paper Mode.
|Found behind some crates in the baggage room. Accessible using Paper Mode.
|-
|-
|[[Shell Earrings]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Shell Earrings|game=NS}}
|[[File:Shell Earrings.png|25x25px]]
|Given by [[Doopliss]] as [[Zip Toad]] after he is caught.
|Given by [[Doopliss]] as [[Zip Toad]] after he is caught.
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Shine Sprite]]
|rowspan=2|{{PMTTYD item|Shine Sprite|game=NS}} (×2)
|rowspan=2|[[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|Found in cabin 005  
|Found in cabin 005  
|-
|-
|Given by [[Bub]] after giving the [[autograph]] from [[Excess Express engineer|the engineer]] to him.
|Given by [[Bub]] after giving the [[autograph]] from [[Excess Express engineer|the engineer]] to him.
|-
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]]
|rowspan=5|{{PMTTYD item|link=Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece|game=NS}} (×5)
|rowspan=5|[[File:Star Piece TTYD.gif|25x25px]]
|Found under a panel in front of the gauge in the engineer's room.<ref name="Engine Star Piece" group=note>Only accessible while traveling to Poshley Heights.</ref>
|Found under a panel in front of the gauge in the engineer's room.<ref name="Engine Star Piece" group=note>Only accessible while traveling to Poshley Heights.</ref>
|-
|-
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|Found in a drawer in cabin 008.
|Found in a drawer in cabin 008.
|-
|-
|[[Vital Paper]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Super Mushroom|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|[[File:Vital Paper TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|Given by the [[Excess Express conductor|conductor]] after returning the [[blanket]] to him.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Threatening Note|game=NS}}
|Automatically obtained in cabin 005. Is treated as an Important Item in the Nintendo Switch remake.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Vital Paper|game=NS}}
|Found in cabin 001 after the [[businessman]]'s things are stolen.
|Found in cabin 001 after the [[businessman]]'s things are stolen.
|}
|}
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==Area [[Tattle]]s==
==Profiles==
*"''This is a passenger car. Orange and brown decor... That actually looks good! the passenger cabins here are numbered 3, 4, and 5, in case you forgot your numbers.''"
*'''Tattles'''
*"''This is a passenger car. The green and brown colors actually work here. Wow. There are two passenger cabins here, numbers 1 and 2.''"
**"''This is a passenger car. Orange and brown decor... That actually looks good! the passenger cabins here are numbered 3, 4, and 5, in case you forgot your numbers.''"
*"''This is the dining car. There also seems to be a cute little shop here. Dining and shopping while watching scenery go by... Talk about heavenly...''"
**"''This is a passenger car. The green and brown colors actually work here. Wow. There are two passenger cabins here, numbers 1 and 2.''"
*"''This is a passenger car. The blue and brown interior here is totally chic. The passenger cabins here are numbered 6, 7, and 8. ...But you knew that.''"
**"''This is the dining car. There also seems to be a cute little shop here. Dining and shopping while watching scenery go by... Talk about heavenly...''"
*"''This is the engineer's car of the Excess Express. Any kid would LOVE to see this! Look at me, Mario! I'm an engineer! WOOP WOOOOOP! Hey, but driving a train is really nothing to joke about. I totally respect engineers!''"
**"''This is a passenger car. The blue and brown interior here is totally chic. The passenger cabins here are numbered 6, 7, and 8. ...But you knew that.''"
*"''This is the freight car. Usually, passengers aren't allowed back here. Looks like there are lots of bags here, ready to be unloaded at the next stop.''"
**"''This is the engineer's car of the Excess Express. Any kid would LOVE to see this! Look at me, Mario! I'm an engineer! WOOP WOOOOOP! Hey, but driving a train is really nothing to joke about. I totally respect engineers!''"
*"''This is the train's roof. Look at that scenery go whipping by! Wowser! ...Look, this is no time for me to be describing stuff! These guys are so ANNOYING! They're flippy and floppy and gross and I HATE them! Let's get rid of them!''"
**"''This is the freight car. Usually, passengers aren't allowed back here. Looks like there are lots of bags here, ready to be unloaded at the next stop.''"
**"''This is the train's roof. Look at that scenery go whipping by! Wowser! ...Look, this is no time for me to be describing stuff! These guys are so ANNOYING! They're flippy and floppy and gross and I HATE them! Let's get rid of them!''"
**"''This is the baggage car. Usually, passengers aren't allowed back here. Looks like there's a lot of cargo here, ready to be unloaded at the next stop.''" (Switch only)
**"''This is cabin five...which is our cabin! If we need to rest, the bunk in here is super comfy. Train naps are the best.''" (Switch only)


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Ricchi Ricchi Ekusupuresu
|JapR=Ricchi Ricchi Ekusupuresu
|JapM=Rich Rich Express
|JapM=Rich Rich Express
|ChiS=豪华高速列车
|ChiSR=Háohuá Gāosù Lièchē
|ChiSM=Luxury High Speed Train
|ChiT=豪華高速列車
|ChiTR=Háohuá Gāosù Lièchē
|ChiTM=Luxury High Speed Train
|Dut=Biljoenentrein
|Dut=Biljoenentrein
|DutM=Billions Train
|DutM=Trillions Train
|Spa=Tren Ricachón Exprés
|Spa=Ricachón Exprés
|SpaM=Tycoon Train Express
|SpaM=Tycoon Express
|Fre=Crésus Express
|Fre=Crésus Express
|FreM=Crésus is the French name of "[[wikipedia:Croesus|Croesus]]", a fabulously rich king
|FreM=Crésus is the French name of "[[wikipedia:Croesus|Croesus]]", a fabulously rich king
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|Ita=Fasto-Express
|Ita=Fasto-Express
|ItaM=Pomp-Express
|ItaM=Pomp-Express
|Kor=리치리치 익스프레스
|KorR=Richirichi Ikseupeureseu
|KorM=From the Japanese name
}}
}}


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*The Excess Express has the most music tracks in the game, with there being a total of eight (one each for day, dusk, and night, one as the track for [[Pennington]], one as the music played for [[Ghost T.]], one for [[Riverside Station]], the music played when the Smorgs attack the train, and one more if counting the lack of music for the baggage car).
*The Excess Express has the most music tracks in the game, with there being a total of eight (one each for day, dusk, and night, one as the track for [[Pennington]], one as the music played for [[Ghost T.]], one for [[Riverside Station]], the music played when the Smorgs attack the train, and one more if counting the lack of music for the baggage car).
*On Day 3 of the Excess Express, the player will get an email in the dining car in the Japanese version. In the international versions, the player will get this email to the right of Mario's room.
*On Day 3 of the Excess Express, the player will get an email in the dining car in the Japanese version. In the international versions, the player will get this email to the right of Mario's room.
*The Excess Express only arrives at sunset regardless of what time the player visits the station.
*In the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Switch remake]], pictures of the [[K64]] train can be seen on the walls, suggesting that engine used to operate on the Excess Express's line before the current train was built.
*According to passengers, the train serves mushroom dishes.
 
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Latest revision as of 20:38, October 22, 2024

The Excess Express in the Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
The Excess Express at the Rogueport Station
“I know it won't be easy. But one day, I'm going to ride this Excess Express!”
Laki, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The Excess Express is a luxurious train boarded by Mario and his partners on their way to Poshley Heights in Chapter 6: 3 Days of Excess of the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It can be found in Rogueport's West Side, next to the blimp that takes Mario to Glitzville. It departs from Rogueport Station and stops at Riverside Station before arriving in Poshley Heights at the Poshley Heights Station. Conversely, it can depart from Poshley Heights, stop at Riverside Station, and arrive back in Rogueport on a return trip. The initial trip takes three days, though it only takes one day in subsequent departures, with Mario being able to sleep for the entirety of the ride. The train consists of a locomotive, three passenger cars, a dining car, and a baggage car.

The Excess Express may have taken inspiration from the Orient Express from the English detective novel Murder on the Orient Express. Similar to the story in the book, Chapter 6 of The Thousand-Year Door involves a crime being committed on a train and several of the passengers being suspects. Both casts of characters include a detective (Pennington, who resembles Hercule Poirot from the novel) and a celebrity (Zip Toad, who loosely references Linda Arden from the novel).

History[edit]

End scene of Pennington riding inside a passenger car of the Excess Express in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Pennington inside a passenger car

The Excess Express is featured in a RDM article, which says that the Excess Express staff tackled a Laki, a train-obsessed Lakitu, who was in a staff-only area. This incident made the train late for the first time in ten years, though the staff allowed him to leave with just a warning.

Excess Express's Dinning Room in the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Dining Room

After returning to Rogueport from Keelhaul Key, the Magical Map leads Mario and his partners to the Poshley Sanctum in Poshley Heights, where the Garnet Star is located. Like Glitzville, Mario needs a ticket to get to the Excess Express, which Professor Frankly says is the only way to reach Poshley Sanctum. After doing Don Pianta's cronies (Tony and Vinny) a favor (finding Don's daughter and her boyfriend), the Don gives Mario an Excess Express Ticket. While on the way to the station, Beldam spied on Mario and his party, revealing herself and thanking Mario's partner for saying that the next star is in Poshley Heights. Knowing they must reach the star before the Three Shadows do, Mario and his partners head for the station.

Excess Express: Engineer's Room in the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Locomotive

During the three-day train ride, many unfortunate events happen, forging the premise of a whodunit novel or film and hindering Mario and his partner by keeping them from getting the sixth Crystal Star. First, Heff T. steals Chef Shimi's stew, causing an upset. Next, Doopliss, disguised as Zip Toad, steals the businessman's briefcase containing Nitro Honey Syrup and Vital Paper, the waitress's Shell Earrings, and Toodles' Gold Ring. At the behest of Beldam, he planned to mix the things he stole together to bomb the train, resulting in what he described as a "sticky, yummy explosion" in the threatening letter he left in Mario's cabin. Mario and his partners enlist the help of Pennington to foil his diabolical plans, and in doing so, returned the stolen items to their rightful owners.

Excess Express in the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

A third mystery, a missing blanket, leads to Mario meeting Ghost T. after using Vivian's Veil ability in Cabin 004. The mystery begins with the Excess Express conductor realizing a blanket has gone missing, leaving him to believe there is a passengers without a ticket on the train. Mario has to retrieve Ghost T.'s diary for the ghost to agree to return the blanket. If Mario opens the diary, he will be warned three times not to read it. If he ignores all three warnings, he will be only allowed to read the first three lines before Ghost T. appears, causing the screen to spin around in the original version or turn static in the remake. In both cases, an instant Game Over occurs.

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The final mystery occurs on Day 2. After the Three Shadows' sticky bomb plan was foiled, they ordered a horde of Smorgs at Riverside Station to guard the station's drawbridge switch to keep the bridge lifted and prevent the train from progressing any further. After Mario ventures inside the station, he fends off the horde and lowers the drawbridge, allowing the train to continue on its journey; however, during this time, the Smorgs secretly invade the train. The next morning, the horde attacks the train and kidnaps all the passengers and staff onboard, with the exception of Ghost T., the Excess Express engineer, and the red Toad who runs the Sales Stall, though the Toad is knocked unconscious. Whereas the Excess Express waitress and Excess Express conductor are held captive in the baggage car, the others have been absorbed into the horde of Smorgs. Mario must use his Hammer to navigate through the Smorgs and fight them atop the locomotive. This is the only time the train's rooftops can be accessed. Eventually, Mario and his partners defeat the Smorgs, freeing the passengers and saving the Excess Express, which soon arrives in Poshley Heights.

Mario acquires the Garnet Star, which was hidden in a secret area of the Poshley Sanctum, they ride the train back to Rogueport. With the train ticket permanently in his inventory, Mario and his partners can board the Excess Express any time after Chapter 6 to travel from Rogueport to Poshley Heights and vice versa; however, Mario can no longer access the baggage car outside of glitches. Later in the game, Mario receives emails from characters on the train, including the real Zip Toad and Ghost T.

Inhabitants[edit]

An attached image of Zip Toad (with a Jr. Troopa in the background) from the Mailbox SP in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Jr. Troopa flying in the background of Zip Toad's photograph

Below is a list of the occupants of the eight cabins of the Excess Express. With the exception of Mario, Ghost T., and Heff T., all occupants are replaced by various traveling Toads, Koopa Troopas, and Goombas after Chapter 6. The staff on the train does not change after Chapter 6. Jr. Troopa can be seen in the background of a photograph Zip Toad sends Mario via email, though the player cannot interact with him and it does not appear that he is actually a passenger on the train.

Main story[edit]

After Chapter 6[edit]

Following Chapter 6, all passengers are replaced with a selection of random travelers. The backslashes indicate the potential individuals or groups that occupy the cabins following the main story, and the "X" followed by a number indicates that a passenger has more than one conversation; the individual passenger can only display one conversation per ride. A Yoshi can appear as one of the randomly selected passengers in the dining car, the only Yoshi in the game other than Mario's partner Yoshi Kid and the many Yoshis that run across the screen in his Stampede attack.

  • Cabin 001: Blue Toad, orange female Toad or red female Toad / chartreuse child Toad or light blue child Toad
  • Cabin 002: Purple female Toad, green Toad, blue Toad, Koopa Troopa or Goomba
  • Cabin 003: Heff T.
  • Cabin 004: Ghost T.
  • Cabin 005: Mario and his partners
  • Cabin 006: Blue Toad or green Toad
  • Cabin 007: Orange female Toad, light blue child Toad (X2) or chartreuse child Toad
  • Cabin 008: Red Toad or Koopa Troopa / red child Toad or green child Toad
  • Dining car: Random combination of red Toad, red female Toad, blue Toad, green Toad, green child Toad, purple female Toad, chartreuse child Toad, Koopa Troopa, Goomba, Yoshi, or Lakitu

Enemies[edit]

Smorg the boss trapping passengers on the Excess Express

Items found[edit]

Additional items are on sale at the Sales Stall item shop in the dining car.

Item Location
Autograph Autograph Given by the engineer while doing Bub's favor.
Blanket Blanket Given by Ghost T. after returning the Ragged Diary to him.
Briefcase Briefcase Given by Doopliss as Zip Toad after he is caught. Mario later returns it to the businessman.
Dried Mushroom Dried Mushroom Left by someone inside a drawer in cabin 005.
Galley Pot Galley Pot Found in Heff T.'s drawer after following the trail of stew to cabin 003.
Gold Ring (item) Gold Ring Given by Doopliss as Zip Toad after he is caught.
Mushroom Mushroom Nintendo GameCube Given by the conductor after returning the blanket to him.
Ragged Diary Ragged Diary Found behind some crates in the baggage room. Accessible using Paper Mode.
Shell Earrings Shell Earrings Given by Doopliss as Zip Toad after he is caught.
Shine Sprite Shine Sprite (×2) Found in cabin 005
Given by Bub after giving the autograph from the engineer to him.
Star Piece (Paper Mario series) Star Piece (×5) Found under a panel in front of the gauge in the engineer's room.[note 1]
Found under a panel in the southwest corner in cabin 004.
Given by Chef Shimi after returning the Galley Pot.
Given by the waitress after returning her Shell Earrings.
Found in a drawer in cabin 008.
Super Mushroom Super Mushroom Nintendo Switch Given by the conductor after returning the blanket to him.
Threatening Note Threatening Note Automatically obtained in cabin 005. Is treated as an Important Item in the Nintendo Switch remake.
Vital Paper Vital Paper Found in cabin 001 after the businessman's things are stolen.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Only accessible while traveling to Poshley Heights.

Profiles[edit]

  • Tattles
    • "This is a passenger car. Orange and brown decor... That actually looks good! the passenger cabins here are numbered 3, 4, and 5, in case you forgot your numbers."
    • "This is a passenger car. The green and brown colors actually work here. Wow. There are two passenger cabins here, numbers 1 and 2."
    • "This is the dining car. There also seems to be a cute little shop here. Dining and shopping while watching scenery go by... Talk about heavenly..."
    • "This is a passenger car. The blue and brown interior here is totally chic. The passenger cabins here are numbered 6, 7, and 8. ...But you knew that."
    • "This is the engineer's car of the Excess Express. Any kid would LOVE to see this! Look at me, Mario! I'm an engineer! WOOP WOOOOOP! Hey, but driving a train is really nothing to joke about. I totally respect engineers!"
    • "This is the freight car. Usually, passengers aren't allowed back here. Looks like there are lots of bags here, ready to be unloaded at the next stop."
    • "This is the train's roof. Look at that scenery go whipping by! Wowser! ...Look, this is no time for me to be describing stuff! These guys are so ANNOYING! They're flippy and floppy and gross and I HATE them! Let's get rid of them!"
    • "This is the baggage car. Usually, passengers aren't allowed back here. Looks like there's a lot of cargo here, ready to be unloaded at the next stop." (Switch only)
    • "This is cabin five...which is our cabin! If we need to rest, the bunk in here is super comfy. Train naps are the best." (Switch only)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese リッチリッチエクスプレス[?]
Ricchi Ricchi Ekusupuresu
Rich Rich Express
Chinese (simplified) 豪华高速列车[?]
Háohuá Gāosù Lièchē
Luxury High Speed Train
Chinese (traditional) 豪華高速列車[?]
Háohuá Gāosù Lièchē
Luxury High Speed Train
Dutch Biljoenentrein[?] Trillions Train
French Crésus Express[?] Crésus is the French name of "Croesus", a fabulously rich king
German Glimmer-Liner[?] Like the English term
Italian Fasto-Express[?] Pomp-Express
Korean 리치리치 익스프레스[?]
Richirichi Ikseupeureseu
From the Japanese name
Spanish Ricachón Exprés[?] Tycoon Express

Trivia[edit]

  • During the events of Super Paper Mario, Francis writes about wishing to buy an Excess Express train set.
  • The Excess Express has the most music tracks in the game, with there being a total of eight (one each for day, dusk, and night, one as the track for Pennington, one as the music played for Ghost T., one for Riverside Station, the music played when the Smorgs attack the train, and one more if counting the lack of music for the baggage car).
  • On Day 3 of the Excess Express, the player will get an email in the dining car in the Japanese version. In the international versions, the player will get this email to the right of Mario's room.
  • In the Switch remake, pictures of the K64 train can be seen on the walls, suggesting that engine used to operate on the Excess Express's line before the current train was built.
  • According to passengers, the train serves mushroom dishes.