Yux

Yux
Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variants Grodus X Mini-Yux X-Yux Z-Yux
Relatives Barribad

Yux are X-shaped, barrier-using creatures created by the X-Naut army appearing in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door along with its Nintendo Switch remake.

History

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

They are first encountered in the Great Tree where they are used as security by the X-Nauts. A smaller number appear later in the X-Naut Fortress on the moon, where they can be seen behind glass alongside the stronger Z-Yuxes and X-Yuxes, which are used as guards there. One normal Yux can be fought in the X-Naut Fortress when entering battle against a X-Naut PhD in the Yux lab.

In battle, Yux produces a Mini-Yux from within themselves at the end of every turn; the Mini-Yux sustains a barrier around the Yux that renders it invincible. The Yux attack with a ring beam that pierces defense; even Damage Dodge badges do not affect the damage they deal. This means that a Yux's attack will always deal at least one damage unless the target performs a successful Superguard.

If a Yux or a Mini-Yux is not Tattled on during Chapter 2, its' Tattle can be obtained in Professor Frankly's trash can, despite being able to fight another in the X-Naut Fortress.

During the battle against Sir Grodus, he uses a type of Yux called Grodus X, which acts more like a Mini-Yux.

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, normal Yux do not appear, though similar enemy called a Barribad appears alongside a few of its own variations. Additionally, one of the Sammer Guy warriors of Sammer's Kingdom is named Yowling Yux in tribute to the enemy.

Profiles and statistics

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Yux
	Max HP	3	Attack	2	Defense	0
	Location(s)	The Great Tree, X-Naut Fortress	Role	Common	Level	12
	Sleep?	30%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	70%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	0%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	90%	KO?	95%	Moves	Ring Toss (2, Piercing), Zap (1x3, Piercing)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 2	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 110	Log	These pathetically ugly creatures were created in X-Naut laboratories. With Mini-Yux around them, they're impervious to all attacks.
	Tattle	That's a Yux. Says here it's a creature created in the X-Naut labs. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. According to this, attacks and items won't affect it if it has Mini-Yux around it. So, if any Mini-Yux appear, take those out first. Duh!

Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door enemy
Yux
	Max HP	3	Attack	2	Defense	0
	Location(s)	The Great Tree, X-Naut Fortress	Role	Common	Level	12
	Sleep?	30%	Dizzy?	100%	Confuse?	70%
	Tiny?	90%	Stop?	80%	Soft?	95%
	Burn?	0%	Freeze?	0%	Fright?	0%
	Gale Force?	90%	KO?	95%	Moves	Ring Toss (2, Piercing), Zap (1x3, Piercing)
	Exp. points	0	Coins	1 - 2	Items	None
Tattle Log #: 115	Log	These pathetically ugly creatures were created in the X-Naut laboratories. With Mini-Yux around them, they're impervious to all attacks.
	Tattle	That's a Yux. Says here it's a creature created in the X-Naut labs. Max HP is 3, Attack is 2, and Defense is 0. According to this, attacks and items won't affect it if it has Mini-Yux around it. So, if any Mini-Yux appear, take those out first. Duh!

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	バリアーン[?] Bariān	Derived from English words "barrier" and possibly "machine"
Chinese	巴利昂[?] Bālìáng	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Dutch	Yux[?]	-
French	Cruxivert[?]	From crux- (a prefix referring to a cross) and vert ("green")
German	Crucimat[?]	Pun on Crucionen ("X-Nauts") and automat ("machine")
Italian	Rostella[?]	Portmanteau of rotante ("spinning") and stella ("star")
Korean	배리언[?] Baelieon	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Spanish	Centinela X[?]	Sentinel X