Elusive badge!
| Mission | |
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| Elusive badge! | |
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| Initiator | Ms. Mowz (posted as ???) |
| Mission # | 16 |
| Game | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
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Elusive badge!, originally parsed Elusive Badge!, is the sixteenth Trouble Center mission in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, initiated by Ms. Mowz (identified as ??? in the Trouble Center). It is first available after clearing Chapter 4.
Mission
Mario must first head to the rooftop of Zess T.'s house in Rogueport Square, where he finds Ms. Mowz, who informs Mario of an "elusive" badge hidden in Hooktail's lair, and one has to "use the wind" to find the badge. Mario must travel to Hooktail Castle in Petal Meadows, make his way up to Hooktail's lair (where he defeated Hooktail earlier), and use Flurrie's ability at the center of the lair to uncover a chest containing an Attack FX B badge. Afterward, Mario must return to Rogueport and present the badge to Ms. Mowz, who reveals that she had hidden the badge herself to test Mario's skills in finding a badge she had craftily hidden. She allows him to keep the badge, joins his party, and the trouble is solved. The badge cannot be found in Hooktail's lair before taking on the trouble.
In-game descriptions
- Trouble Center request: "I'm after an elusive badge. Must explain in person. Meet me on the roof of Zess T.'s house in Rogueport Square."
- Hint (Ian Foomus dialogue): "Zess T.'s house is next to the shop in the plaza, and above that is the badge shop. And you know that you can get to the badge shop from the second floor of the inn, right? You gettin' the idea?"
- "There's supposed to be something hidden in the room where Hooktail was. Hidden by something...invisible. You know what else is invisible? A strong gust of wind. You starting to smell what I'm steppin' in, pal?"
- Hint (in Journal): "Zess T.'s roof is connected to the roof of the inn. You can get to the badge shop from the second floor of the inn."
- "The elusive badge is in the room where Hooktail was. Apparently there's something invisible, and the wind will be important."
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | まぼろしのバッジ[?] Maboroshi no Bajji |
The Badge of Mirage | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 梦幻徽章[?] Mènghuàn Huīzhāng |
Fantasy Badge | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 夢幻徽章[?] Mènghuàn Huīzhāng |
Fantasy Badge | |
| Dutch | Zeldzame penning![?] | Rare badge! | |
| French | Trouve un badge![?] | Find a badge! | |
| German | Orden![?] | Badge! | |
| Italian | Tessera fantomatica.[?] | Elusive badge. | |
| Korean | 환상의 배지[?] Hwansang-ui Baeji |
Badge of Fantasy | |
| Spanish | Medalla rara[?] | Rare Badge |
Trivia
- This mission is unique in that Goose warns Mario of the anonymity prior to starting the mission.
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Trouble Center missions | |
|---|---|
| The chapter names provided for the missions indicate the chapters that must be completed in order for said missions to be unlocked. | |
| A Rogue's Welcome | Need a key! • Safe delivery... • Competitor research! • Find this guy! • Hit me, please! • I'm hungry! |
| Castle and Dragon | Try to find me! • Listen to me! • Help me restock! |
| The Great Boggly Tree | Life Mushroom! • Come over and play! • Help my Daddy! |
| Of Glitz and Glory | Help wanted! • Heartful Cake recipe... • The food I want. |
| For Pigs the Bell Tolls | Elusive badge! • Newsletter... • Seeking legendary book! |
| The Key to Pirates | Tell that person... • Looking for a gal! |
| 3 Days of Excess | Important thing! • Get these ingredients! • I need my magazine. • Security code... |
| Mario Shoots the Moon | Delivery, please! • I can't speak! • I wanna meet Luigi! |
| The Thousand-Year Door | Roust these cads! • Help me make up. • Erase that graffiti! |
