Glitz Pit

Mario and Goombella watch the match between Rawk Hawk and The Koopinator.

An angle view of the arena.

Mario and Goombella watch the match between Rawk Hawk and The Koopinator.

Mario and Goombella watch the match between Rawk Hawk and The Koopinator.

Located in Glitzville, the Glitz Pit is an arena in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Mario takes on the fighter name "The Great Gonzales" and must fight his way through in Chapter 3. There are many fighters here, including Rawk Hawk, KP Pete, Bandy Andy, the Armored Harriers, The Koopinator, Hamma, Bamma, & Flare, and even Bowser at one point, who barges into the ring and fights Mario and his teammates after they defeated the Magikoopa Masters. Grubba, the promoter, used the Gold Star to power his machine that's hidden under the arena. Ever since Jolene's brother, Prince Mush found out about his machine, Prince Mush mysteriously disappeared, so Jolene went undercover and enlisted Mario and his friends' help to defeat Grubba.

The Glitz Pit can be accessed by either the first doorway in the main hall, or the second story door, up a flight of stairs. Mario can talk to spectators but can't get through the dense crowd. The fighters change whenever Mario enters the arena. While watching them, all they do is bump into each other.

Oddly enough, on a poster in the foyer, there is a Bob-omb and a Bulky Bob-omb although no Bulky Bob-ombs are fought in the Glitz Pit. Macho Grubba is the true final boss of Glitz Pit.

Seven Wonders of the Glitz Pit

According to Bandy Andy, the fighters within the Glitz Pit are said to pass stories of a set of mysteries that surround the arena, at least prior to Mario's interference. Bandy Andy himself sets out to study these mysteries, but is forcibly silenced by Grubba when he learns too much. Throughout the subplot, all seven wonders are encountered, and most of them are explained.

• The Sealed Wall - The remains of fallen athletes are rumored to be stored behind a sealed wall in a minor-league locker room. The wall is actually a large Yellow Block breakable with Mario's new Super Hammer. The room behind it does not contain the remains of fallen fighters, but rather Grubba's plans.
• The Man-Eating Toilet - A toilet in a major-league locker room is said to devour anyone that attempts to use it. Mario encounters this toilet while escaping from Rawk Hawk's trap, using the man-eating toilet to travel to the toilet in the other major-league locker room for the Championship Match. The true nature of the toilet is left unexplained, but it is possible that the toilet is some form of a Warp Pipe in disguise, given the similar transportation animation.
• The Stairs of Mystery - An unknown room in the Glitz Pit has a second floor but no stairs, and groaning voices can be heard coming from above. This room is the Glitz Pit's storage room, which has a hidden switch to reveal the stairs. The groaning voices belong to the fighters that Grubba drained.
• The Haunted Boudoir - The champion's room is rumored to be haunted. People within the room claim that they hear voices whispering from nowhere, supposedly the voices of athletes who lost to the champion. The voices are actually voices from Grubba's office, which is connected to the Champion's room by an air vent.
• The Spooky Ring-Lights - Strange lights supposedly leak from under the ring doors when nobody is inside. This light is the light of Grubba's power-draining machine and/or the Gold Star. It is implied that Bandy Andy was caught investigating this secret.
• The Missing Ones - Sometimes fighters disappear for no reason and never return, including the first champion, Prince Mush. These athletes disappeared as the result of their power being drained by Grubba's machine, and the three known vanished fighters return after Macho Grubba is defeated.
• Grubba and Jolene - The first part of this wonder is that Grubba is muscular despite being past sixty-years old. This is explained mostly by his use of the power-draining machine. Secondly, Jolene has been known to suddenly vanish. This is explained by Jolene taking up an alternate identity, who can frequently be seen in the juice bar outside the stadium.

The rankings

Glitz Pit Fighters
Rank	Picture	Name	Secondary Name	Members
Champ	File:RawkHawkPMTTYD.png	Rawk Hawk	The Feral Nuclear Reactor	Rawk Hawk
1	File:Koopinator.PNG	The Koopinator	The Razor Blade Brigadier	Dark Koopatrol
2	File:Chompcountry.png	Chomp Country	The Red Ore Fear Orbs	2 Red Chomps
3		Hamma, Bamma, & Flare	The Big Bad Brute Bros.	Hammer Bro., Boomerang Bro. & Fire Bro.
4	File:Dark craw.PNG	Craw-Daddy	The Dark Gatekeeper	Dark Craw
5	File:PM2 MagikoopaMasters.png	The Magikoopa Masters	The Underworld Servants	Red Magikoopa, Green Magikoopa, White Magikoopa
6		The Fuzz	The Bottomless Vacuums	Fuzzy, Green Fuzzy*, & Flower Fuzzy
7	File:PM2 Shellshockers.png	The Shellshockers	The Turtles of Hurtle	2 Shady Koopas & 1 Shady Paratroopa
8	File:Poker faces.PNG	The Poker Faces	The Ultimate Weapons	2 Bristles
9	File:Tiny Spinies.PNG	The Tiny Spinies	The Thorny Demons	2 Red Spike Tops
10	File:Iron clefts.PNG	The Armored Harriers	The Iron Adonis Twins	2 Iron Clefts
11	File:PM2 Bob-ombSquad.png	The Bob-omb Squad	The Big Bomb Boomers	4 Bob-ombs
12	File:Punk Rocks.PNG	The Punk Rocks	The Green Torture Squad	3 Hyper Bald Clefts
13	File:PM2 Mind-Bogglers.jpg	The Mind-Bogglers	The Gray Entanglers	Pale Piranha, Dark Puff, & 1 Pider
14	File:HanditoversTTYDscreenshot.PNG	The Hand-It-Overs	The Grim Death Burglars	2 Bandits & 2 Big Bandits
15		Spike Storm	The Midnight Spike-Bombers	2* Spinies & 1 Lakitu
16	File:The Dead bones.png	The Dead Bones	The Bone-Rattling Rockers	3* Dull Bones
17		The Pokey Triplets	The Spiked Terror Triplets	3* Pokeys
18		The KP Koopas	The Shell Machines of Doom	2 KP Koopas & 1 KP Paratroopa
19		The Goomba Bros.	The Meteorite Hardheads; however, they are called the Hoppin' Hardheads the first time the player faces them	5 Goombas
20	File:1000yeardoor.jpg	The Great Gonzales	The Merciless Executioner; known as the Superstar Sequel if Mario enters the Glitz Pit again after Chapter 3	Mario & Co.

In addition, during Chapter 3 the Hand-It-Overs and the KP Koopas are temporarily removed from the roster and replaced with two new teams:

• Wings of Night (4 Swoopers) (a.k.a. the Sleepy Stealth Scythe)
• The Destructors (3 Spinias & 2 Spanias) (a.k.a. the Flying Bullets)

* = Enemies that can duplicate themselves.

Enemies

• Armored Harriers (boss)
• Bandit
• Big Bandit
• Bob-omb
• Boomerang Brother
• Bowser (Boss; fought after defeating rank five fighter(s)
• Bristle
• Dark Craw
• Dark Puff
• Dark Koopatrol
• Dull Bones
• Fire Brother
• Flower Fuzzy
• Fuzzy
• Goomba
• Green Fuzzy
• Hammer Brother
• Hyper Bald Cleft
• Iron Cleft
• KP Koopa
• Lakitu
• Macho Grubba (Chapter 3 Boss)
• Pale Piranha
• Pider
• Pokey
• Rawk Hawk (Boss; Championship Match)
• Red Chomp
• Red Spike Top (R.S. Buzzy)
• Shady Koopa
• Spania
• Spinia
• Spiny
• Swooper

Area tattles

• This is the Glitz Pit lobby. It's pretty nice, actually! Sturdily built, nice decor. And what can you say about that luxurious chandelier except... FABULOUS!!!
• This is the Glitz Pit itself! That's the ring in the middle. That's where all the magic happens. And by "magic," I mean brutal beatdowns.
• This is a backstage corridor. Compared to the Glitz Pit, this is so... businesslike. There's security all OVER, so you can't just wander around wherever you want.
• This is a minor-league locker room. It's kind of, uh... Well, it's pretty disgusting. It's totally different from the first room they showed. The old bait-and-switch... You think they make it totally gross so fighters will try harder to advance?
• This is a major-league locker room. Everybody here dreams of reaching the top... You can almost feel the intensity of their ambition in the air... It's weird... Speaking of weirdness, there's ALWAYS someone in the bathroom. Creepy! Y'know, it's kinda necessary to have access to a bathroom now and then...
• This is a minor-league locker room. It's just as gnarly as the one we were in. If you check the lockers or behind the posters, I bet there are stains and graffiti.
• This is another locker room for major-league competitors. It's opposite the other one. Why was there a hidden room behind the lockers, anyway? What would it be used for? Mysteries are totally everywhere in the Glitz Pit!
• This is the champ's room. Yeah... This has to be like, the WORST decorating ever! Like that tiger-print bed... I mean, COME ON! Think Rawk Hawk designed it? Or maybe Grubba? It couldn't be...Jolene?
• This is the Glitz Pit storeroom. They must keep props or something in here. There's a second floor, too. If you see anything odd, don't forget your partners...
• This is the storeroom. There are lots of wooden crates here, that's for sure. But it doesn't seem to be in use now, does it? I mean, it's COVERED in dust!
• This is the promoter's room. It's fitting... It has sort of a relaxed authority, y'know? This is where the pairings for each match get decided. Neat!
• We're in the ventilation duct. It's really cramped in here. And musty. And dank.

Gallery

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  Outside of the area.

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  The lobby.

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  The ring.

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  The Hallway.

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  Storage room.

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  The Minor-League Locker room.

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  The Major-League Locker room.

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  The Champion's room.

Names in other languages

Glitz Pit fighters

Name	Japanese
	Name	Romanization	Meaning
Rawk Hawk "The Feral Nuclear Reactor"	ゴールド・ホーク 人間原子力はつでんしょ	Gōrudo Hōku Ningen Genshiryoku Hatsudensho	Gold Hawk "The Human Nuclear Reactor"
The Koopinator "The Razor Blade Brigadier"	トゲノコエース カミソリファイター	Togenoko Ēsu Kamisori Faitā	Togenoko Ace "The Razor Blade Fighter"
Chomp Country "The Red Ore Fear Orbs"	バーストワンワン きょうふの赤いてっきゅう	Bāsuto Wanwan Kyōfu no Akaitekkyū	Burst Wanwan "The Red Spheres of Fear"
Hamma, Bamma, and Flare "The Big Bad Brute Bros."	トリプルブロス ミラクルトライアングル	Toripuru Burosu Mirakuru Toraianguru	The Triple Bros. "The Miracle Triangle"
Craw-Daddy "The Dark Gatekeeper"	ヤリクロウ あんこくの門番長	Yari Kurō Ankoku no Monbanchō	Spear Crow "The Dark Gatekeeper"
The Magikoopa Masters "The Underworld Servants"	レッドデビルズ ちぬられし　じごくの使い	Reddo Debiruzu Chinurareshi Jigoku no Tsukai	The Red Devils "The Underworld Servants"
The Fuzz "The Bottomless Vacuums"	チョロボン３ そこなしのバキューマー	Chorobon 3 Sokonashi no Bakyūmā	The Chorobon 3 "The Bottomless Vacuums"
The Shellshockers "The Turtles of Hurtle"	ザ・ウラウラン ブレーキのこわれた　せんすいかん	Za Urauran Burēki no Kowareta Sensuikan	The Urauran "Submarine with a Broken Brake"
The Poker Faces "The Ultimate Weapons"	ポーキングストーンズ ざんこくな　ぜんしんキョウキ	Pōkingu Sutōnzu Zankokuna Zenshin Kyōki	The Poking Stones "Cruel Ultimate Weapons"
The Tiny Spinies "The Thorny Demons"	ザ・トゲトゲン トゲをもったアクマたち	Za Togetogen Toge o Motta Akumatachi	The Togetogen "The Thorny Demons"
The Armored Harriers "The Iron Adonis Twins"	こうてつウォリアーズ パーフェクト　アイアンボディ	Kōtetsu Woriāzu Pāfekuto Aian Bodi	The Armored Warriors "Perfect Iron Bodies"
The Hand-It-Overs "The Grim Death Burglars"	ボロドーズ はやての　しにがみぐんだん	Borodōzu Hayate no Shinigami Gundan	The Borodōzu "The Quick-Handed Death-God Corps"
The Bob-omb Squad "The Big Bomb Boomers"	ボンバーズ セクシーダイナマイツ	Bonbāzu Sekushī Dainamaitsu	The Bombers "The Sexy Dynamites"
The Punk Rocks "The Green Torture Squad"	ハイパーズ ほこりたかき　とっこうたい	Haipāzu Hokoritakaki Tokkōtai	The Hypers "The Proud Kamikazes"
The Mind-Bogglers "The Gray Entanglers"	パックンガッスン＋ きょうふの　トラッパー	Pakkun Gassun + Kyōfu no Torappā	Pakkun Gassun + "The Trappers of Terror"
Spike Storm "The Midnight Spike-Bombers"	ジュゲムとなかまたち やみよのバクゲキぶたい	Jugemu to Nakamatachi Yamiyo no Bakugeki Butai	Jugem and His Friends "The Night Bombers"
The Dead Bones "The Bone-Banging Rockers"	ボーン・ワイルダース ホネホネ・ロッケンロール	Bōn Wairudāsu Honehone Rokkenrōru	The Bone Wilders "Bone Rock 'n' Roll"
The Pokey Triplets "The Spiked Terror Triplets"	サンボ三兄弟 きょうふのトゲじごく三人組	Sanbo San Kyōdai Kyōfu no Toge Jigoku Sanningumi	The Sanbo Triplets "The Spiked Terror Trio"
The KP Koopas "The Shell Machines of Doom"	コウラーズ カチカチコウラマシーン	Kōrāzu Kachikachi Kōra Mashīn	The Kōrāzu "The Kachikachi Shell Machines"
The Goomba Bros. "The Meteorite Hardheads"	クリクリブラザーズ うちゅうからきた石アタマ	Kurikuri Burazāzu Uchū kara Kita Seki Atama	The Kurikuri Brothers "The Hardheads from Space"
The Great Gonzales "The Merciless Executioner"	グレート・ゴンザレス じごくからきた　しょけいにん	Gurēto Gonzaresu Jigoku kara Kita Shokeinin	The Great Gonzales "The Executioner from Hell"
Wings of Night "The Sleepy Stealth Scythe"	ナイトウィングス ねむれる　きしゅうぶたい	Naitowingusu Nemureru Kishū Butai	Nightwings "The Sleepy Surprise Attackers"
The Destructors "The Flying Bullets"	ヒンニャーハンニャー ペラペラの　だんがん	Hinnyā Hannyā Perapera no Dangan	Hinnyā Hannyā "The Thin Bullets"

Trivia

• If the player were to choose to return to the Glitz Pit and got back up to 1st place, during the Championship Match, the crowd will chant "GONZALES! GONZALES!". However, there is one who will say "JUMPMAN!!! Wait, who?". This is oddly enough, a reference to Mario's original name in the classic arcade game Donkey Kong, as in the game, he was called Jumpman rather than Mario.