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{{articleabout|the town in [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]|the battle stage in [[Mario Kart DS]]|[[Twilight House]]|similarly-named world in [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]|[[Twilight City]]}}
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|image=[[File:PMTTYD Twilight Town First Area.png|250px]]
|image=Twilighttown.png
|greater_location=[[Rogueport]]'s surrounding areas
|width=250px
|greaterloc=[[Rogueport]]'s surrounding areas
|inhabitants=[[Twilighter]]s, [[Crow]]s
|inhabitants=[[Twilighter]]s, [[Crow]]s
|ruler=[[Mayor Dour]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
}}
'''Twilight Town''' is a perpetually twilit town in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. While [[Mario]] and his friends are searching for the [[Ruby Star|fourth Crystal Star]], the [[Twilighter]]s are turned into [[pig]]s by [[Doopliss]], who eventually steals Mario's identity and tricked his friends (the team was unaware that the Mario they were with was actually Doopliss) and causes trouble here. However, [[Vivian]] the [[Shadow Siren]] joins Mario's team to help Mario break the curse and get his appearance back, abandoning her sisters in the process.
[[File:PMTTYD Pigs.png|thumb|left|Mario and Goombella encountering one of the residents that had been turned into a pig.]]
'''Twilight Town''' is a creepy, perpetually twilit town in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', and is mainly inhabited by [[Twilighter]]s, one of which, [[Mayor Dour|Dour]], serves as the mayor. [[Crow]]s inhabit Twilight Town as well, and players can listen to their conversations when Mario uses Vivian's field [[Veil]] ability. To enter Twilight Town through the pipe in [[Rogueport Underground]], Mario is required to have his name to be written on his clothes, otherwise the pipe will reject him.


[[File:Pigified.PNG|thumb|left|Several residents turned into pigs.]]
While [[Mario]] and his friends are searching for the [[Ruby Star|fourth Crystal Star]], the Twilighters are turned into [[pig]]s by a distant bell in [[Creepy Steeple]]. After heading there, Mario finds a [[Duplighost]] named [[Doopliss]] who had been responsible for the chaos caused in Twilight Town. Despite putting up a good fight, and reverting all of the Twilighters to normal in the process, Doopliss managed to steal Mario's identity in an attempt to cause more havoc.
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A small section of Twilight Town called [[Twilight House]], a reoccurring battle course in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], is a large mansion suspended above the [[Twilight Trail]]. The battle course first appeared in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and was later brought back as a retro battle course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.


When [[Goombella]] tattles on the gatekeeper (who makes sure nobody goes past the gate to [[Twilight Trail]] which leads to the [[Creepy Steeple]]), she says that there is "a gatekeeper" in every town and if there wasn't, the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|game]] would be much easier to beat (because the player wouldn't have to deal with the mayor or get past the gatekeeper, they would just run to [[Doopliss]]). The mentioning of the "game," which refers to ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', breaks the [[Fourth wall]].
At around this time, [[Vivian]] had been looking for the [[Superbombomb]] after her sister [[Beldam]] framed her for "dropping" it. In his cursed state, Mario helped her find it, and as thanks Vivian decided to help him retrieve his identity. After listening in to a conversation of a [[Parrot (character)|parrot]] who Doopliss had locked up, the duo was able to correctly guess Doopliss's name, then battle him again back at Creepy Steeple, allowing Mario to win back his identity. The Twilighters, shocked over the fact that Doopliss had disguised himself as Mario, praised Mario for restoring peace to Twilight Town.
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==Area Tattles==
Later on, Lord Crump is seen looking for the Superbombomb when he gets stopped by [[Bowser]] and [[Kammy Koopa]]. After a brief confrontation between the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]] and  the [[Koopa Troop]], Bowser inadvertently ignites the Superbombomb, sending both groups flying.
*''"This is Twilight Town. It's twilight here, which I guess makes sense, huh? That big moon gives me the heebie-jeebies. I guess the sky here is always the same... No morning, noon, or night... Wouldn't perpetual dusk get a little like, boring?"''
*''"This is Twilight Town. The people here are just as shadowy as the sky... I wonder if I'd get that way if I lived here long enough? ...Gross. Still, I guess being all gothed-out is better than being a pig..."''


==Items Found==
==Inhabitants==
Some items are on sale in the shop in the east area. Other items include:
The town is inhabited almost entirely by [[Twilighter]]s, though there are also several [[Crow]]s. Many of the Twilighters are turned into pigs during the chapter.
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===Main Story===
|-style="background: #ABC;"
*[[Mayor Dour]]
*[[Battle Master]]
*[[Eve]] and her three sons
*[[Twilighter]] shop manager
*Twilighter shop manager's wife
*Twilighter gatekeeper
*Twilighter innkeeper
*[[Gloomer]]
===Only During Chapter 4===
*[[Beldam]]
*[[Marilyn]]
*[[Vivian]]
*[[Dupree]]
*[[Traveling Sisters 3]]
==Items==
Some items are on sale in the [[Twilight Shop]] which is located in the east area.
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|[[Boo's Sheet]]
|[[Boo's Sheet]]
|[[File:BoosSheet.png|25x25px]]
|[[File:Boos Sheet TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the second scene, it's in the storage room of the shop.
|In the second scene, in the storage room of the shop.
|-
|-
|[[Defend Plus]]
|[[Defend Plus]]
|[[File:Defendplus.gif|25x25px]]
|[[File:Defend Plus.png|25x25px]]
|In the second scene, it's in a chest box in the storage room of the shop.
|In the second scene, in a chest box in the storage room of the shop.
|-
|-
|[[Inn Coupon]]
|[[Inn Coupon]]
|[[File:InnCoupon PM2.gif|25x25px]]
|[[File:Inn Coupon TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the second scene, it's behind the notice board in the right of the shop.
|In the second scene, behind the notice board in the right of the shop.
|-
|-
|[[Jammin' Jelly]]
|[[Jammin' Jelly]]
|[[File:JamminJelly PM2.png|25x25px]]
|[[File:Jammin Jelly TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the second scene, it's in the storage room of the shop.
|In the second scene, in the storage room of the shop.
|-
|-
|[[Life Shroom]]
|[[Life Mushroom (Paper Mario series)|Life Mushroom]]
|[[File:LifeShroom_PM2.png|25x25px]]
|[[File:Life Shroom TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the second scene, it's in the storage room of the shop.
|In the second scene, in the storage room of the shop.
|-
|-
|[[Meteor Meal]]
|[[Meteor Meal]]
|[[File:MeteorMealTTYD.PNG|25x25px]]
|[[File:Meteor Meal TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the second scene, it's given by [[Eve]] for doing [[Trouble Center#Eve|her trouble]].
|In the second scene, given by [[Eve]] for doing [[Tell that person...|her trouble]].
|-
|-
|[[Peachy Peach]]
|[[Peachy Peach]]
|[[File:PeachyPeach PMTTYD.png|25x25px]]
|[[File:Peachy Peach TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the first scene, it appears in the left desk every time [[Mario]] sleeps at the [[inn]].
|In the first scene, appearing in the left desk every time [[Mario]] sleeps at the [[inn]].
|-
|-
|[[Routing Slip]]
|[[Routing Slip]]
|[[File:Routingslip.gif|25x25px]]
|[[File:Routing Slip.png|25x25px]]
|In the first scene, it's received from [[Mayor Dour]] while doing [[Trouble Center#Mayor Dour|his trouble]].
|In the first scene, received from [[Mayor Dour]] while doing [[Newsletter...|his trouble]].
|-
|-
|[[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]]
|[[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]]
|[[File:ShootingStarDoor.PNG|25x25px]]
|[[File:Shooting Star TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the second scene, it's given by Eve if Mario does a favor for her in Chapter 4.
|In the second scene, given by Eve if Mario does a favor for her in Chapter 4.
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Star Piece (Paper Mario)|Star Piece]]
|rowspan=3|[[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Star_Piece.GIF|25x25px]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Star Piece TTYD.gif|25x25px]]
|In the first scene, it's behind the leftmost house.
|In the first scene, behind the leftmost house.
|-
|-
|In the first scene, it's in the southernmost bush in the southeast area.
|In the first scene, in the southernmost bush in the southeast area.
|-
|-
|In the second scene, it's behind the fence near the southeast tree.
|In the second scene, behind the fence near the southeast tree.
|-
|-
|[[Superbombomb]]
|[[Superbombomb]]
|[[File:Superbombomb.gif|25x25px]]
|[[File:Superbombomb.png|25x25px]]
|In the first scene, it's in the leftmost bush after [[Vivian]] dropped it.
|In the first scene, in the leftmost bush after [[Vivian]] dropped it.
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Area Tattles==
*The chapter in which this town is featured is entitled "For Pigs the Bell Tolls". This is a play on ''[[wikipedia:For Whom the Bell Tolls|For Whom the Bell Tolls]]'', a famous novel by author Ernest Hemingway.
*''"This is Twilight Town. It's twilight here, which I guess makes sense, huh? That big moon gives me the heebie-jeebies. I guess the sky here is always the same... No morning, noon, or night... Wouldn't perpetual dusk get a little like, boring?"''
*This is one of few locations in the game to use three dimensional characters instead of flat, paper-like characters. In this case, the pigs are rendered in 3D.
*''"This is Twilight Town. The people here are just as shadowy as the sky... I wonder if I'd get that way if I lived here long enough? ...Gross. Still, I guess being all gothed-out is better than being a pig..."''
 
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==In-game map description==
*GameCube version: "''A town stuck in a perpetual state of dim twilight. Even the townspeople have dim, gray complexions, not to mention dim expressions.''"
*Switch version: "''A town stuck in a perpetual state of dim twilight. Even the gloomy townspeople have dim expressions.''"


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ウスグラ村
|Jap=ウスグラ村
|JapR=Usugura Mura
|JapR=Usugura Mura
|JapM=Dim Town
|JapM=Dim Town
|Spa=Villa Sombría
|ChiS=阴暗村
|SpaM=Grim Town
|ChiSR=Yīn'àn Cūn
|ChiSM=Dim Town
|ChiT=陰暗村
|ChiTR=Yīn'àn Cūn
|ChiTM=Dim Town
|Dut=Duisterdorp
|DutM=''Duister'' meaning dim or shady, ''dorp'' meaning village.
|Fre=Penocta
|FreM=Comes from ''pénombre'' ("shade"); ''nocta'' refers to the night
|Ger=Düsterdorf
|Ger=Düsterdorf
|GerM=Gloomy Village; possibly a pun on [[wikipedia:Düsseldorf|Düsseldorf]], one of Germany's largest cities.
|GerM=Gloomy Village; possibly a pun on {{wp|Düsseldorf}}, one of Germany's largest cities
|Ita=Casalcrepuscolo
|Ita=Casalcrepuscolo
|ItaM=Twilight Casale
|ItaM=Twilight Casale
|Fra=Penocta
|Kor=
|FraM=Comes from "''pénombre''" (shade); "''nocta''" refers to the night.}}
|KorR=
|KorM=
|Spa=Villa Sombría
|SpaM=Grim Town
}}


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==Trivia==
*[[Goombella]] breaks the [[fourth wall]] when she tattles on the gatekeeper; she says that there is "a gatekeeper" in every town and if there was not, the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|game]] would be much easier to beat.
*During the Bowser segment, an unseen item called the Twilight Blade can be found in the bushes, although Bowser then says "Just Joking". A similar occurrence also happens when checking one of the statues in [[Bowser's Castle]].
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[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door locations]]
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Latest revision as of 05:08, June 4, 2024

Not to be confused with Twilight City or DS Twilight House.
Twilight Town
PMTTYD Twilight Town First Area.png
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Greater location Rogueport's surrounding areas
Ruler Mayor Dour
Inhabitants Twilighters, Crows
Pigs
Mario and Goombella encountering one of the residents that had been turned into a pig.

Twilight Town is a creepy, perpetually twilit town in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and is mainly inhabited by Twilighters, one of which, Dour, serves as the mayor. Crows inhabit Twilight Town as well, and players can listen to their conversations when Mario uses Vivian's field Veil ability. To enter Twilight Town through the pipe in Rogueport Underground, Mario is required to have his name to be written on his clothes, otherwise the pipe will reject him.

While Mario and his friends are searching for the fourth Crystal Star, the Twilighters are turned into pigs by a distant bell in Creepy Steeple. After heading there, Mario finds a Duplighost named Doopliss who had been responsible for the chaos caused in Twilight Town. Despite putting up a good fight, and reverting all of the Twilighters to normal in the process, Doopliss managed to steal Mario's identity in an attempt to cause more havoc.

At around this time, Vivian had been looking for the Superbombomb after her sister Beldam framed her for "dropping" it. In his cursed state, Mario helped her find it, and as thanks Vivian decided to help him retrieve his identity. After listening in to a conversation of a parrot who Doopliss had locked up, the duo was able to correctly guess Doopliss's name, then battle him again back at Creepy Steeple, allowing Mario to win back his identity. The Twilighters, shocked over the fact that Doopliss had disguised himself as Mario, praised Mario for restoring peace to Twilight Town.

Later on, Lord Crump is seen looking for the Superbombomb when he gets stopped by Bowser and Kammy Koopa. After a brief confrontation between the X-Nauts and the Koopa Troop, Bowser inadvertently ignites the Superbombomb, sending both groups flying.

InhabitantsEdit

The town is inhabited almost entirely by Twilighters, though there are also several Crows. Many of the Twilighters are turned into pigs during the chapter.

Main StoryEdit

Only During Chapter 4Edit

ItemsEdit

Some items are on sale in the Twilight Shop which is located in the east area.

Item Icon Found In
Boo's Sheet   In the second scene, in the storage room of the shop.
Defend Plus   In the second scene, in a chest box in the storage room of the shop.
Inn Coupon   In the second scene, behind the notice board in the right of the shop.
Jammin' Jelly   In the second scene, in the storage room of the shop.
Life Mushroom   In the second scene, in the storage room of the shop.
Meteor Meal   In the second scene, given by Eve for doing her trouble.
Peachy Peach   In the first scene, appearing in the left desk every time Mario sleeps at the inn.
Routing Slip   In the first scene, received from Mayor Dour while doing his trouble.
Shooting Star   In the second scene, given by Eve if Mario does a favor for her in Chapter 4.
Star Piece   In the first scene, behind the leftmost house.
In the first scene, in the southernmost bush in the southeast area.
In the second scene, behind the fence near the southeast tree.
Superbombomb   In the first scene, in the leftmost bush after Vivian dropped it.

Area TattlesEdit

  • "This is Twilight Town. It's twilight here, which I guess makes sense, huh? That big moon gives me the heebie-jeebies. I guess the sky here is always the same... No morning, noon, or night... Wouldn't perpetual dusk get a little like, boring?"
  • "This is Twilight Town. The people here are just as shadowy as the sky... I wonder if I'd get that way if I lived here long enough? ...Gross. Still, I guess being all gothed-out is better than being a pig..."
RogueportPetalburgPetal MeadowsHooktail CastleThe Great TreeBoggly WoodsPirate's GrottoKeelhaul KeyTwilight TownTwilight TrailFahr OutpostCreepy SteepleMoonX-Naut FortressGlitzvillePoshley SanctumRiverside StationPoshley Heights 
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In-game map descriptionEdit

  • GameCube version: "A town stuck in a perpetual state of dim twilight. Even the townspeople have dim, gray complexions, not to mention dim expressions."
  • Switch version: "A town stuck in a perpetual state of dim twilight. Even the gloomy townspeople have dim expressions."

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ウスグラ村
Usugura Mura
Dim Town

Chinese (simplified) 阴暗村
Yīn'àn Cūn
Dim Town

Chinese (traditional) 陰暗村
Yīn'àn Cūn
Dim Town

Dutch Duisterdorp
Duister meaning dim or shady, dorp meaning village.
French Penocta
Comes from pénombre ("shade"); nocta refers to the night
German Düsterdorf
Gloomy Village; possibly a pun on Düsseldorf, one of Germany's largest cities
Italian Casalcrepuscolo
Twilight Casale
Spanish Villa Sombría
Grim Town

TriviaEdit

  • Goombella breaks the fourth wall when she tattles on the gatekeeper; she says that there is "a gatekeeper" in every town and if there was not, the game would be much easier to beat.
  • During the Bowser segment, an unseen item called the Twilight Blade can be found in the bushes, although Bowser then says "Just Joking". A similar occurrence also happens when checking one of the statues in Bowser's Castle.