Petalburg
- Not to be confused with Decalburg.
| Petalburg | |
|---|---|
 Mario hitting a Save Block | |
| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
| Greater location | Petal Meadows |
| Ruler | Kroop |
| Inhabitants | Toads, Koopa Troopas, Bub-ulbs |
- “Hm? Where are you, you ask? Why, this is Petalburg! Sorry, but it's been a long time since we've had visitors here. We're kind of remote.”
- —Koopa Troopa, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Petalburg is a peaceful village filled with flowers and found in the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The mayor of the town is an old Koopa Troopa named Kroop. Petalburg is where Koops, a member of Mario's party, hails from. For a long time, Petalburg was terrorized by the dragon Hooktail, who would occasionally eat residents. In Chapter 1 of the game, Mario and his party visit Petalburg and defeat Hooktail at her castle, restoring peace to the village.
Similar to Koopa Village from Paper Mario, Petalburg is divided into two scenes and has six houses in a row by the north side: an inn, a shop, a Peach-obsessed Koopa Troopa’s house, the mayor's house, Koops's house, and Toce T.'s house; however, Petalburg has rivers containing Nibbles. Also similar to Koopa Village, while the primary inhabitants of the village are Koopas, they are not affiliated with Bowser, which is demonstrated in the Chapter 2 intermission where Bowser's arrival caused a panic among the populace.
The in-game map description of Petalburg reads, "A tiny village surrounded by flowers and greenery, just east of Petal Meadows. The village is warm all year long and boasts clean, delicious air and water."
History
Mario and Goombella encounter the village on their search for the first Crystal Star in Chapter 1. The Koopa Troopa who greets them mentions that Hooktail is terrorizing the area, which has hampered the local tourism. When asked about the Crystal Star, he suggests the pair to ask the mayor about it. The pair then visit Mayor Kroop's pink house, and are told that they must find the stone keys in Shhwonk Fortress in order to reach the castle. After visiting the mayor, they can talk to the Koopa guarding the gate in order to pass the village. Before they go, however, they are stopped by Koops, who intends to say something but is overcome by his shyness so does not say much. When they have retrieved the stone keys and are ready to leave the village from the entrance they came in for the first time, Koops comes out and pledges to join their party. After they have defeated Hooktail and got their first Crystal Star, Koops says goodbye to his father Koopley, his girlfriend Koopie Koo, and Mayor Kroop in the village, and the three continue their adventure.
In the Bowser intermission at the end of Chapter 2, Bowser and Kammy Koopa are in Petalburg due to their intel suggesting that Princess Peach was spotted there. Bowser eventually does spot Peach, and starts talking to her, only to find out it was a life-sized poster kept by the Koopa Peach fan.
Later in the game, the General White hunt in Chapter 7 as well as several sidequests requires Mario and his partners to revisit the village. When the box containing the Shadow Queen is opened, shadows appear all over the world, including Petalburg, where the characters then know what is going on and cheer up Koops's team. Finally in the game, Goombella's email shows that Koops, after having defeated the Shadow Queen, lives peacefully in the village with Koopley and Koopie Koo and plans to run for mayor of the village.
Inhabitants
Most of the village's inhabitants are Koopa Troopas, Toads, and Bub-ulbs.
Main Story
- Koops (until Chapter 1)
- Kroop
- Koopie Koo
- General White (until Chapter 7)
- Koopley (after Chapter 1)
- Toce T.
- Niff T.
- Bub-ulber
- A Toad who is the president of the Luigi Fan Club
- A Koopa Troopa who welcomes visitors
- A Koopa Troopa gatekeeper
- An orange Toad who runs the inn
- A red Toad child who loves video games. He breaks the fourth wall often.
- A Koopa Troopa obsessed with Princess Peach. In the original game, he also spreads rumors about Hooktail Castle.
- A Koopa Troopa who spreads rumors about Hooktail Castle (remake only)
- A Bub-ulb with a blue flower
- A worried Toad lacking faith in Mario. He’s outside in the original game, but inside Niff T.’s shop in the remake.
Only During Chapter 1
Items
Additional items are on sale at Niff T.'s shop.
| Item | Location |
|---|---|
 Dried Bouquet
|
Given by Bub-ulber after finishing his trouble. Finishing his trouble allows Mario to trade Hot Dogs to him in exchange for Dried Bouquets at any time. |
 Mega Rush P
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In the east area, it is behind the fence to the right of Kroop's house. Requires Paper Mode. |
 Star Piece (x2)
|
In the west area, it is under a panel in front of Bub-ulber on the island to the south of the river. |
| In the east area, it is under a panel to the south of the east exit. | |
 Turtley Leaf (x2)
|
In the east area, it is in the front yard of Kroop's house. Can be gotten an unlimited amount of times. |
| Given by Kroop for doing his trouble. |
Profiles
- Tattles:
- "This is Petalburg. It's nice and warm here, and the air is sooo clean... Such a peaceful hamlet... There's a shop and an inn, so you buy stuff and rest. Oh, and one more thing... The river's pretty, but fall in and Nibbles will getcha!"
- "This is Petalburg. The warm weather makes the locals laid-back and happy. Wow, and talk about unique personalities... Very... individualistic, to put it nicely. Or, not so nicely... Downright kooky..."
Gallery
The introduction
A Koopa welcoming Mario and Goombella's arrival to Petalburg
Mario talking to Kroop
The Koopa Troopa that is a fan of Peach
Koops being shy
A picture of Princess Peach from a house
A picture of Princess Peach from a house
A picture of Princess Peach from a house
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハナハナ村[?] Hanahana Mura |
Reduplication of「花」(hana, "flower") +「村」(mura, "village") | |
| Chinese | 花花村[?] Huāhuā Cūn |
Reduplication of “花” (huā, "flower") + “村” (cūn, "village") | |
| Dutch | Bloesemburg[?] | Portmanteau of bloesem ("blossom") and burg, from its NOA name. | |
| French | Carafleur[?] | Portmanteau of carapace ("shell") and fleur ("flower") | |
| German | Blütenweiler[?] | Petal Hamlet | |
| Italian | Borgofiore[?] | Flower Village | |
| Korean | 꽃잎 마을[?] Kkotnip Ma'eul |
Petal Village | |
| Spanish | Villa Verde[?] | Green Village |
Trivia
- In English versions of the game, a small Toad in Petalburg discusses playing Game Boy Advance games, saying that his favorite is Fire Emblem. In the Japanese version of the game, he instead discusses playing Famicom games, with his favorite being Super Mario Bros. In the French version of the game, this Toad says that he cannot stop playing Nintendo Entertainment System, and adds that he prefers Super Mario Bros.; then he urge the player to play this game. In the Spanish version, he says he has a Nintendo 64, and adds his favorite game is Paper Mario.
- Due to a glitch, if the ID value of the previous NPC Mario interacted with is greater than 11 upon entering Petalburg for the first time and speaking to the Koopa Troopa at the entrance, the game crashes.
