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The '''Glitz Pit''' is an arena located in [[Glitzville]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' and its [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]. It is where Mario takes on the fighter name the "Great Gonzales" and fights his way through along with his partners in [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory|Chapter 3]].

There are many fighters encountered here, including [[Rawk Hawk]], [[King K]], [[Bandy Andy]], the [[Armored Harriers]], [[The Koopinator]], [[Hamma, Bamma, and Flare]], and even [[Bowser]] at one point, who barges into the ring and fights Mario and his teammates after they reach Rank 5. At first, Mario and his partners fight for the [[Champ's Belt]] which has the [[Gold Star]] on it, which later turns out to be fake. In the meanwhile, they gain a [[Mini-Yoshi|Yoshi partner]] and the [[Super Hammer]], and begin to learn about the mysterious events happening around the arena.

|width="30%"|'''{{hover|Storyline|Unless otherwise noted, the events described below is what happens after Mario reaches the rank. They happen in reverse order listed here. Note that other fighters' rank sometimes shuffle.}}'''

|After the Fuzz are defeated, the [[Armored Harriers]] challenges Mario's team again. Mario receives a [[List of e-mails in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Anonymous: No title 4|threatening email]] after the battles.

==Battle conditions==

To progress in the Glitz Pit, Grubba (or Jolene once [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory|Chapter 3]] is completed) will impose a special condition on [[Mario]] during his battles. The condition must be fulfilled for a victory to be counted and to move up the rankings. There are several possible conditions and usually it is randomly chosen, though some battles in Chapter 3 have fixed conditions. For Mario's first battle the order will always be to appeal to the crowd at least once.<ref>Malleoz et al (March 2, 2014). [https://tasvideos.org/4148S.html Submission #4148: Malleoz, CoolKirby & Masterjun's GC Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door in 4:52:30.72]. ''TASVideos''. Retrieved on August 9, 2016.</ref> For the championship match against [[Rawk Hawk]], [[Mario]] will always be instructed to use a special move, though uniquely it is not actually required to be performed.<ref>Mark Wong (February 18, 2009). [https://speeddemosarchive.com/PaperMarioTTYD.html Speed Demos Archive - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]. ''Speed Demos Archive''. Retrieved August 12, 2016.</ref> Evidently, other fighters are given conditions that Mario will never be instructed to perform, as at one point Grubba instructs [[Sir Swoop]] to "do a triple flip and meow."

 

The condition Mario is given will be displayed briefly at the start of a battle in the Glitz Pit. In the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch version]], the condition will also be displayed for the full duration of battle in the lower-left corner of the screen. Additionally, it will be highlighted in green and marked with a green checkmark when it is successfully fulfilled.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STN-18qLKKM Paper Mario: TTYD Gameplay Compilation IN ORDER - Direct Feed No Commentary] Retrieved April 28, 2024.</ref>

 

* ''[[Appeal]] to the [[audience|crowd]] at least once.''

* ''Don't attack in the first three turns!''

* ''Don't ever let your [[partner]] attack!''

* ''Don't use your [[jump]]!''

* ''Don't use your [[hammer]]!''

* ''Don't use your [[FP]]!/Don't use any FP!''

* ''Don't use [[List of items|item]]s!/Don't use any items!''

* ''Defeat your opponent in five turns or less!''

* ''Take damage from your opponent three times!''

* ''Take damage from your opponent at least five times!''

* ''Use a [[List of moves|special move]] at least once.''

* ''Don't use special moves!''

* ''Win after your [[HP]] drops to 5!''

* ''Win before taking 20 HP of damage!''

Mario's partner says something before Grubba (Jolene after Chapter 3) announces Mario's opponent(s) that the player is about to fight. If the player beats their opponent, they say something after Grubba or Jolene announces that Mario won.

:''For a detailed listing of [[List of enemy formations in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|enemy formations]] in the Glitz Pit, see [[List of enemy formations in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Glitzville|List of enemy formations in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door § Glitzville]].''

 

 

*'''[[Armored Harriers]]''' (Mid-Boss)

*'''[[Boomerang Bro]]'''

*'''[[Fire Bro]]'''

*'''[[Hyper Bald Cleft]]'''

*'''[[KP Koopa]]'''

*'''[[KP Paratroopa]]'''

*'''[[Macho Grubba]]''' (Chapter 3 Boss)

*'''[[Rawk Hawk]]''' (Boss, Championship Match)

*'''[[Red Magikoopa]]'''

*'''[[Spike Top#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Red Spike Top]]'''

*[[King K]]

*A red [[Toad (species)|Toad]] who works part-time in the lobby

*An orange Toad girl in love with the red Toad worker

|Dut=Knokwijck-Arena

|Fre=Arènes de Yunnanville

|FreM=Glitzville Arenas

*If the player chooses to return to the Glitz Pit after completing Chapter 3 and makes it to 1st place, during the Championship Match, the crowd chants "GONZALES! GONZALES!". One spectator will say "JUMPMAN!!! Wait, who?". This is a reference to Mario's alternate name for the classic arcade game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. Should the player also win the championship, there will be a crowd that goes after the champion once in the foyer.