The Trouble Center (spelt as Trouble Centre in the PAL release to match the British spelling) is a building found during the events of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, located in East Rogueport. Inside the building is a bulletin board where various characters will post particular troubles that they need someone's assistance with, such as bringing someone a requested item or making a delivery. Once Mario successfully completes a trouble, he will receive a reward. These rewards are determined by the person who posted the trouble, and range from different amounts of coins to specific items.
The Trouble Center will become accessible after seeing Petal Meadows for the first time.
Troubles are sidequests, much like the favors that Koopa Koot recruited Mario for in Paper Mario. However, rather than completing the troubles in order, Mario can pick and choose the troubles he wishes to do from a list. Every time Mario completes another chapter, more troubles will be added to the list.
Troubles are completely optional, as Mario can finish the game without setting foot in the Trouble Center, although he will miss out on several good rewards if he does not. Completion of all troubles yields no special reward, so it is possible for the player to pick and choose which troubles they would like to complete, while omitting the more tedious or undesirable ones.
When Mario takes on a trouble, there is no time limit for when it must be finished. However, Mario can only take on one trouble at a time, and canceling a trouble he signed up for will cost him 30 coins.
The back wall of the Trouble Center is blank, but Flurrie can blow away the wall to reveal the door to Goose's room, the Robbo Gang member who is secretly running the whole operation.
Troubles
Title
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Requestor
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Location
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Reward
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Need a Key!
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Garf
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East side of Rogueport, outside his house
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20 coins
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Safe Delivery...
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McGoomba
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Rogueport Main Square, in the back alley
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20 coins
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Price Adjustment
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Arfur
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Rogueport, in front of the Trouble Center
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20 coins
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Find this guy!
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Goomther
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Rogueport, next to the gallows
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20 coins
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Hit me, please!
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Mousimilian
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Rogueport, outside the Toad Bros. Bazaar
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Nothing
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I'm hungry!
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Bomberto
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Rogueport Harbor
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11 coins
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Try to find me!
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Koopook
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Hooktail Castle, on the Fifth Floor right near the room where the player meets Ms. Mowz
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Special Card
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Listen to me!
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Mayor Kroop
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Petalburg, Kroop's residence
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Turtley Leaf
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Order me an item!
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Plenn T.
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Toad Bros. Bazaar
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Ultra Shroom
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Emergency Shroom!
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Puni Elder
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Great Tree
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60 coins
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Play with me!
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Lahla
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Rogueport, the Pianta Parlor
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10 Pianta Tokens
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Help my Daddy!
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Pine T. Jr.
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Rogueport Sewers, the entrance to the Pit of 100 Trials
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Silver Card
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Help Wanted!
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Jolene
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Glitzville's Glitz Pit
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30 coins
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Heartful Cake Recipe...
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Merlee
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Rogueport Sewers
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30 coins
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The food I want.
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Bub-ulber
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Petalburg
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Dried Bouquet
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Elusive Badge!
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Ms. Mowz (Posted as ???)
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Rogueport, on the roof of Zess T.'s house
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Ms. Mowz
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Newsletter...
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Mayor Dour
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Twilight Town
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30 coins
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Seeking Legendary Book!
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Zess T.
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Rogueport, Zess T.'s house
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Honey Shroom
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Tell that person...
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Eve
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Twilight Town, next door to the shop
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Meteor Meal
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Looking for a gal!
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Goom Goom
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Pirate's Grotto
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Couple's Cake
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Important Thing!
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Frankie
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Rogueport, in the park
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Gold Card
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Get these ingredients!
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Chef Shimi
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Excess Express
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40 coins
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I must have that book.
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Toodles
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Poshley Heights
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Platinum Card
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Security Code...
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Businessman
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Glitzville
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Hot Sauce
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Delivery, please!
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Goldbob
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Poshley Heights
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64 coins
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I can't speak!
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Gob
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Fahr Outpost, behind the inn
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20 coins
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I wanna meet Luigi!
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Toadia
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Poshley Heights, right near the Sanctum
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Choco Cake
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Roust these cads!
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Doe T.
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Boggly Woods
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20 coins
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Help me make up.
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Bub
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Poshley Heights
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3 coins
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Erase that graffiti!
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Swob
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Fahr Outpost, next to the cannon statue
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Snow Bunny
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Names in other languages
Language
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Name
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Meaning
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Notes
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Spanish (NOE)
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Centro de Servicios Personalizados[?]
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Personalized Services Center
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