Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: Difference between revisions

[[File:Hooktail PMTTYD encounter.png|thumb|left|Mario and his partner encountering Hooktail.]] [[File:PMTTYD Petalburg screenshot.png|thumb|Petalburg.]]

Afterward, the scene focuses on [[Bowser's Castle]], where [[Kammy Koopa]] tells [[Bowser]] about Mario's quest to find the Crystal Stars and Peach's abduction, things that motivate Bowser to hunt for the Crystal Stars and kidnap Peach back. Bowser and Kammy then head for Rogueport.

Back in Petalburg, the group receives an e-mail from Peach, who informs them that she has been kidnapped. Mario and company head back to the Thousand-Year Door to reveal the location of the next Crystal Star.

The [[Emerald Star|second Crystal Star]] is revealed to be in [[the Great Tree]], home of small creatures known as [[Puni|Punies]], deep inside [[Boggly Woods]]. When searching for the pipe leading to Boggly Woods in [[Rogueport Sewers]], Mario and his partners encounter [[Punio]], who tells them that the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]] have invaded the Great Tree, capturing most of the Punies and that the [[Jabbies]], the Punies' enemies, have allied with the X-Nauts and are trying to kick the Punies out of the Great Tree. Mario and company decide to help out the Punies, and therefore Punio leads the group to the Boggly Woods. After getting there, Mario and company encounter the [[Shadow Sirens]] with a [[Necklace (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|necklace]], who do not recognize him due to having lost a sketch of him. The group continues and arrives at the Great Tree. However, they realize that the tree is locked. Punio suggests they find [[Flurrie|Madame Flurrie]], who can help them find the Tree's secret entrance. Despite this, upon reaching her home, Flurrie reveals she has lost her necklace and does not want anyone to see her without it. Thus, Mario and friends return to the Shadow Sirens and defeat them, this way retrieving the necklace. After returning it to Flurrie, she joins them in their quest. The group finds the secret entrance with her help and manages to enter the Tree; after freeing the locked Punies with the aid of a [[Puni Orb|special orb]] and after solving the Great Tree's puzzles and defeating the [[Jabbies]], they reveal the second Crystal Star at the bottom of the Tree. There, Lord Crump snatches it, and activates a time bomb to blow up the Tree. Upon following him to the entrance, he stops the bomb and uses [[Magnus von Grapple]] to fight the heroes, but he is defeated by the group. As a result, the X-Nauts evacuate the Tree and Mario and company obtain the [[Emerald Star]].

At the X-Naut headquarters, the X-Nauts notify Sir Grodus that Mario has taken the Emerald Star. TEC-XX calls for the Princess, and asks her to dance with him. TEC then lets Peach e-mail Mario.

Meanwhile, Bowser heads for Petalburg, since Kammy tells him that Peach was seen there. After crossing [[World 1 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Petal Meadows]], he arrives in the town, and upon spotting what he thinks is Peach, he tries talking to her, but she is revealed to be merely a poster owned by a local Koopa Troopa.

The [[Gold Star|third Crystal Star]] appears in a [[Glitz Pit|large arena]] on a [[Glitzville|floating town]]. To reach Glitzville, Mario and the gang must visit [[Don Pianta]]. He offers them the ticket they need after doing him a favor. Once Mario and his team arrive in Glitzville, they enter the Glitz Pit, a popular place in which fighters brawl, and spot the Crystal Star on the [[Champ's Belt]], held by [[Rawk Hawk]], the current champion. They sign up in the Pit, battle through the ranks, and eventually gain a [[Mini-Yoshi|newborn Yoshi]] as a partner. Soon, a mysterious figure known only as "X" starts sending cryptic e-mails to Mario. The e-mails lead Mario and his partners to discover that the Star on the belt is a fake, and that the real Crystal Star is being used by [[Grubba]], the promoter of the Glitz Pit. Mario and company expose his wrongdoings and chase him into the arena, where he transforms into [[Macho Grubba]] in order to eliminate Mario and his friends. Nonetheless, the group manages to defeat him. After the battle, [[Jolene]], Grubba's assistant, appears and reveals herself as the mysterious X, explains her story, and gives Mario the [[Gold Star]].

At the X-Naut base, TEC-XX asks Peach to go ask Grodus a question relating to his plans. The Princess goes undercover in an X-Naut disguise and learns that Grodus is plotting to use the Crystal Stars to take over the world. TEC allows her to send this message to Mario.

Meanwhile, Bowser and Kammy are searching for one of the Crystal Stars in the Great Tree, where they discover that Mario already obtained it.

Mario and company receive Peach's message; they promptly reveal the [[Ruby Star|fourth Crystal Star's]] [[Creepy Steeple|location]].

At the X-Naut base, TEC-XX requests the Princess to participate in a sort of "quiz show" with him. By doing this, she discovers what the "treasure" of [[the Thousand-Year Door]] really is: the soul of an [[Shadow Queen|ancient demon]]. The Princess then relays this information to Mario.

In the meantime, [[Bowser]] continues his quest for the Crystal Stars by flying to [[Glitzville]] in his [[Koopa Clown Car]]. It malfunctions halfway there, though, and he must [[World 2 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|travel underwater]] in order to return to Rogueport. After he gets there and meets up with Kammy, he orders her to continue her research on the Crystal Stars.

[[File:Keelhaul Key TTYD.png|200px|thumb|left|Keelhaul Key]][[File:Cortez.png|thumb|275px|Cortez]]

Back at the X-Naut base, TEC-XX wishes to gain access to a disk in [[Sir Grodus]]'s room, and requests Peach to help him. With the aid of an invisibility potion, she secures the disk for TEC, and thus he promises to analyze the data. Peach then sends yet another e-mail to Mario, informing him of this development.

Meanwhile, in Twilight Town, [[Bowser]] and [[Kammy Koopa]] run into Lord Crump. The three get into an argument, which escalates to an armed confrontation between the [[Koopa Troop]] and the X-Nauts. Bowser inadvertently ends up igniting the [[Superbombomb]], knocking out both armies.

The [[Garnet Star|sixth Crystal Star]] is in [[Poshley Sanctum]], located in the ritzy town of [[Poshley Heights]]. The only way to get there is by riding on the famous [[Excess Express]]. After doing [[Don Pianta]] another favor, he gives Mario a train ticket.

Back at the [[X-Naut]] base, the X-Nauts tell [[Grodus]] that Mario now possesses six of the seven [[Crystal Stars]]. They also tell him of TEC's betrayal. Just then, TEC makes the information he gained from Grodus's data disk known to the Princess, and prepares to help Peach escape. Before he is able to, Grodus enters with two X-Nauts and orders them to initiate a data-wipe procedure of TEC's memory. TEC tells Peach "I love you" just before he is shut down.

Meanwhile, Bowser is searching for another Crystal Star, and upon clearing an [[World 3 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|underground course]], he reaches Rawk Hawk's workout room, where he stumbles across the [[Champ's Belt]]. However, he quickly learns that it does not bear a real Crystal Star, just a glass fake.

[[File:General White.png|thumb|General White.]][[File:PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress screenshot.png|thumb|left|Mario in the X-Naut Fortress]]

Mario and his friends open the Thousand-Year Door with the seven Crystal Stars, allowing them to enter the [[Palace of Shadow]]. The palace itself is full of enemies, puzzles, and traps. Eventually, Mario and company battle and beat a dragon named [[Gloomtail]], Hooktail's older brother, this way making him relinquish the key to access the [[Riddle Tower]]. Upon solving the Tower's puzzles, a secret passage — which leads deeper into the Palace — is opened. Mario and his party continue down that path, but not before defeating the [[Shadow Sirens]], who try to get rid of them. Finally, Mario and company enter the throne room of the Palace, where they confront [[Sir Grodus]], whom they engage in battle. They are able to best him, yet Grodus reveals a captive Peach, whom he uses as a hostage to freely attack Mario and company. Suddenly, [[Bowser]] and [[Kammy]] drop in unexpectedly and land on top of Grodus. The duo seizes the opportunity to fight Mario, but are foiled in the end. Nevertheless, Grodus uses the distraction of the battle to bring Princess Peach into the deepest part of the Palace. There, he opens a sealed coffin and frees the [[Shadow Queen]], the ancient demon of legend. [[Beldam]] appears all of a sudden and announces that she was the one who orchestrated the plot to free her mistress. The Shadow Queen refuses to be controlled by Grodus, and fries him with a lightning bolt, apparently killing him. The Queen proceeds to possess Princess Peach, using her as a vessel to sustain her life. The world is then covered in darkness. Mario and his allies challenge the Queen, but she eventually decides to fight in her real form, in which she is invincible. She proves too much for the group to handle, until the Crystal Stars abruptly react to the evil of the Queen and fly throughout the world, each returning to where they were found, giving the people of the world a chance to cheer on Mario and his party. Their hope breaks through the Queen's invulnerability, and this also lets Peach give the heroes the last of her power. Strengthened, the heroes seal the Shadow Queen forever, saving the world.