X-Naut

X-Nauts (pronounced Cross Nauts) are aliens that work for Grodus and Lord Crump of the X-Naut Legion and they all appear in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. These guys are short and individually weak, but rush to defend their threatened leader, often Lord Crump.

X-Naut Varieties and Ranks

 * X-Naut Troopers: The lesser X-Nauts, also the weakest. These types of X-Nauts are field troops and the lowest of Grodus' underlings. This type of X-Naut has white skin. When led by high-ranking commanders, they can use more attacks.
 * X-Naut PhDs: An X-Naut that wears a lab coat and a blue uniform. As the name implies, it is an expert X-Naut Scientist and it is usually responsible for building the inventions the other X-Nauts use for their plans, such as the Magnus Von Grapple Robots. It attacks by throwing chemicals at Mario and his team. Like the X-Naut Trooper, this type of X-Naut has white skin. They also create species called Yux.
 * Elite X-Nauts: High-ranking soldier X-Nauts. The strongest X-Naut. Unlike the Trooper X-Naut or the PhD, his type of X-Naut wears a red-and-black uniform with a white X to signify their rank. Judging by their rank, they are usually sent on special missions. One of their usual tasks include guarding their Headquarters on the Moon.

Notable X-Nauts

 * Grodus - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
 * Lord Crump - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Grodus and his Grodus Xs
Grodus: HP 50, Attack 7, Defense 1

Tattle: That's Grodus! He's the head of the X-Nauts who kidnapped Peach. But... when he has Grodus Xs surrounding him, his Defense will go up by that number. He may also use electricity, fire, and time-stopping magic. That doesn't sound good! Still, he's a totally weird guy. Why's he so intense and serious all the time? I guess we don't have time to worry about that. Let's beat him and find Peach!

Grodus X: HP 3, Attack 4, Defense 0

Tattle: That's a Grodus X. It protects Grodus. This guy is no problem on his own, but Grodus's Defense goes up for each of them. When he has four surrounding him, we won't be able to damage him at all. So let's dish out some hurt to them while we pound on Grodus. Got it?

Lord Crump
Rogueport Battle

HP 6, Attack 1, Defense 0

Keelhaul Key Battle

HP 60 (has 30 HP per round), Attack 3, Defense 0

Tattle: That's Lord Crump. Not this guy again... Ugh. He just attacks normally, so don't worry much about him... But... those X-Nauts around him are a force to be reckoned with. They're going to attack us with all kinds of weird moves, I can just FEEL it! If we take out their leader, though, they won't have the focus to attack. Get Crump!

X-Naut Trooper
Regular Battle: HP 4, Attack 3, Defense 0

Tattle: That's an X-Naut. Says here it's classified as an `enemy combatant'. This description stinks... You think it means they're just low-level foot soldiers? They drink these potions that make them all big and burly and they attack! One's easy, but if there's two or more, better watch out! Use special moves and items!

Keelhaul Key Battle: Round 1 HP 6, Round 2 HP 10, Attack 4/5, Defense 0

Tattle: That's an X-Naut platoon. Crump commands them all. Where'd they come from? They're gonna come at us with coordinated group maneuvers, I'm sure. ...But they're pretty wimpy, so we should be able to handle it, don'tcha think?

X-Naut PhD
HP 9, Attack 4, Defense 0

Tattle: That's an X-Naut PhD. Guys like this invent all the annoying things we fight (such as the Magnus Von Grapple Robots). He likes to throw beakers of chemicals. The chemicals do all kinds of stuff, like making things huge or burning people. He may also use potions to heal himself or make himself impossible to hit. X-Naut PhDs are REALLY annoying, so take them out before they boost themselves.

Elite X-Naut
HP 10, Attack 5, Defense 1

Tattle: That's an Elite X-Naut. This guy is the creme de la creme of the X-Nauts. He'll use regular attacks as well boosting his power or size. Elite X-Nauts are tough, but you just have to smack away until they go down.