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The '''Riddle Tower''' is a circular tower in the [[Palace of Shadow]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]]''. The tower is in the center of a large open plaza surrounded by streams. Inside is a spiral staircase with several doors on each floor. [[Mario]] had to solve the riddles in each room to earn a [[Pedestal Key]]. The pedestals to the keys would appear later once Mario got the [[Star Key]].
[[File:Riddle Tower.png|thumb|The Riddle Tower as seen with a statue of the orrery obscuring the entrance]]
The '''Palace of Shadow Tower''', originally known as the '''Riddle Tower''',{{ref needed}} is a circular tower in the [[Palace of Shadow]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. The tower is in the center of a large open plaza surrounded by streams. Inside is a spiral staircase with several doors on each floor. [[Mario]] had to solve the riddles in each room to earn a [[Palace Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Palace Key]]. The pedestals to the keys appear later after Mario obtains the [[Star Key]] from [[Gloomtail]]'s room.


Outside in the plaza Mario had to fight [[Beldam]], [[Marilyn]], and [[Doopliss]]. Afterwards Mario could go down a long hallway to [[Gloomtail]]'s room, which holds the [[Star Key]] for the Tower.
[[File:Riddle_Planetarium.png|thumb|left|The orrery]]
At the top of the tower is a large {{wp|orrery}}. A lock is there for the Star Key, which will in turn make the locks for the Palace Keys appear. When all eight Palace Keys are inserted, the large model in the center begins to move, lowering the hallway before Gloomtail's room and revealing the next stage of the Palace of Shadow. Mario must fight [[Beldam]], [[Marilyn]], and [[Doopliss]] outside in the plaza before being able to access this new area.


At the top of the Tower is a large mobile of stars and planets. A lock is there for the Star Key, which will in turn make the locks for the Pedestal Keys appear. Once all eight of the keys where in place the mobile was activated. The hallways floor to Gloomtails room was lowered into stairs, reveiling the next stage of the Palace of Shadow. On the wall by the stairs is glowing patterns of stars and rings. The background music that will be playing in that area is a remixed version of [[Bowser's Castle]] and the underground theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''.
In the remake, the riddle rooms are only unlocked after Gloomtail's Star Key is used, but nothing changes otherwise from the original.
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[[Category:Places]]
==The Riddle Rooms==
[[Category:Places within places]]
===North-west room, 1st floor===
{| class="wikitable"; text-align:center
|-
!GameCube
!Switch
|-
|''Four stones, twin stones...''
|'''Master of shadow, queen of fear'''
|-
|'''Master of Shadow and Dark...'''
|''Four stones, twin rooms...''
|-
|colspan=2|''Two are one, one is two...''
|}
 
There are four blocks here; two [[Stone Block|stone block]]s, and two unbreakable [[Metal Block|metal block]]s. The metal ones were broken by breaking the stone blocks in the room directly above this one.
 
===North-east room, 1st floor===
{| class="wikitable"; text-align:center
|-
!GameCube
!Switch
|-
|''All you see isn't all there be...''
|'''Stones to rival the celestial spheres'''
|-
|'''Stones Have Power of Stars...'''
|''All you see isn't all there be...''
|-
|colspan=2|''Touch it to pass through it...''
|}
 
It is an empty room. Mario can pass through the wall, revealing a room with a switch. Hitting the ! Block there makes a chest appear in the first room.
 
===South-west room, 1st floor===
{| class="wikitable"; text-align:center
|-
!GameCube
!Switch
|-
|''Beyond, beyond, beyond...''
|'''The seven hewn by a fell hand'''
|-
|'''Complete All Seven...'''
|''Onward, onward, onward...''
|-
|''Before, before...''
|''Retreat, retreat...''
|}
 
This room has two [[! Block]]s. "Beyond/Onward" refers to the ! block on the left side of the room, "before/retreat" refers to the right ! block. The blocks have to be hit in this order: Left, left, left, right, right.
 
===South-east room, 1st floor===
{| class="wikitable"; text-align:center
|-
!GameCube
!Switch
|-
|''The unseen may yet be felt...''
|'''Feared far and wide across the land'''
|-
|'''So That We, the Great Ones...'''
|''The unseen may yet be felt...''
|-
|colspan=2|''Be it here? Be it there?''
|}
 
There is an invisible object in the middle of the room, which Mario can't walk through. [[Flurrie]] can [[Gale Force|blow it away]] to reveal another chest.
 
===North-west room, 2nd floor===
{| class="wikitable"; text-align:center
|-
!GameCube
!Switch
|-
|''Four stones, twin stones...''
|'''By skill and might, engraved in stone.'''
|-
|'''Can Live Again by the Stone...'''
|''Four stones, twin rooms...''
|-
|colspan=2|''Two are one, one is two...''
|}
 
There are four blocks here; two stone, two unbreakable metal. The metal ones can be broken by breaking the stone blocks in the room directly underneath this one.
 
===North-east room, 2nd floor===
{| class="wikitable"; text-align:center
|-
!GameCube
!Switch
|-
|''Straight on, straight onward...''
|'''Carrying secrets from on high'''
|-
|'''We Know the Stars Spurn Us...'''
|''Straight on, straight onward...''
|-
|''Destroy all in your path...''
|''Destroy what lies in your path...''
|}
 
Another empty room. The part of the wall directly opposite from the door can be blown up using [[Admiral Bobbery]]'s [[Bomb (Paper Mario)|Bomb]] attack, revealing another room.
 
===South-west room, 2nd floor===
{| class="wikitable"; text-align:center
|-
!GameCube
!Switch
|-
|''Let fall the weakest...''
|'''Carrying the lore of the sky'''
|-
|'''And That the Skies Lie...'''
|''Let fall the weakest...''
|-
|colspan=2|''Then build to the strongest...''
|}
 
One of each member of the [[Dry Bones|Bones]] Family is in the room. The player must beat them in this order: [[Dull Bones]], [[Red Bones]], [[Dry Bones]], [[Dark Bones]].
 
===South-east room, 2nd floor===
{| class="wikitable"; text-align:center
|-
!GameCube
!Switch
|-
|''The shy one hides his shape...''
|'''The stars up in the heavens shone'''
|-
|'''But the Stars Bring Balance.'''
|''The shy one hides their shape...''
|-
|''The shy one hides his face...''
|''The shy one hides their face...''
|}
 
The room appears empty, but using [[Vivian]] to [[Veil|hide in the shadows]] makes a ! Block appear.
 
==The Hidden Message==
Each room contains a plaque with a three line riddle on it. The first and third lines are the riddles themselves while the second line of each riddle is part of a hidden message. No one knows for certain the correct order of these lines, but they seem to make the most sense in the following order. It is most likely that the ''"stones with the power of stars"'' are the [[Crystal Star]]s and that the "''we''" is the [[Shadow Queen]]'s race.
*Complete All Seven...
*So That We, the Great Ones...
*Master of Shadow and Dark...
*Can Live Again by the Stone...
*Stones Have Power of Stars...
*We Know the Stars Spurn Us...
*And That the Skies Lie...
*But the Stars Bring Balance.
In the remake, the messages have been altered. Upon using Tower Keys on all eight of the pedestals, the hidden message is displayed on the screen.
*The stars up in the heavens shone
*Carrying the lore of the sky
*Carrying secrets from on high
*By skill and might, engraved in stone.
*Stones to rival the celestial spheres
*The seven hewn by a fell hand
*Feared far and wide across the land
*Master of shadow, queen of fear.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Spa=La Torre de los Enigmas
|SpaM=The Tower of Riddles
|Kor=어둠 궁전 탑
|KorR=Eodum Gungjeon Tap
|KorM=Palace of Shadow: Tower
}}
 
==Trivia==
*The track that plays inside the tower bears similarities to the track from the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]].
{{PMTTYD}}
[[Category:Towers]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door locations]]
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Latest revision as of 12:20, June 4, 2024

The Riddle Tower
The Riddle Tower as seen with a statue of the orrery obscuring the entrance

The Palace of Shadow Tower, originally known as the Riddle Tower,[citation needed] is a circular tower in the Palace of Shadow in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The tower is in the center of a large open plaza surrounded by streams. Inside is a spiral staircase with several doors on each floor. Mario had to solve the riddles in each room to earn a Palace Key. The pedestals to the keys appear later after Mario obtains the Star Key from Gloomtail's room.

The planetarium in Riddle Tower
The orrery

At the top of the tower is a large orrery. A lock is there for the Star Key, which will in turn make the locks for the Palace Keys appear. When all eight Palace Keys are inserted, the large model in the center begins to move, lowering the hallway before Gloomtail's room and revealing the next stage of the Palace of Shadow. Mario must fight Beldam, Marilyn, and Doopliss outside in the plaza before being able to access this new area.

In the remake, the riddle rooms are only unlocked after Gloomtail's Star Key is used, but nothing changes otherwise from the original.

The Riddle Rooms[edit]

North-west room, 1st floor[edit]

GameCube Switch
Four stones, twin stones... Master of shadow, queen of fear
Master of Shadow and Dark... Four stones, twin rooms...
Two are one, one is two...

There are four blocks here; two stone blocks, and two unbreakable metal blocks. The metal ones were broken by breaking the stone blocks in the room directly above this one.

North-east room, 1st floor[edit]

GameCube Switch
All you see isn't all there be... Stones to rival the celestial spheres
Stones Have Power of Stars... All you see isn't all there be...
Touch it to pass through it...

It is an empty room. Mario can pass through the wall, revealing a room with a switch. Hitting the ! Block there makes a chest appear in the first room.

South-west room, 1st floor[edit]

GameCube Switch
Beyond, beyond, beyond... The seven hewn by a fell hand
Complete All Seven... Onward, onward, onward...
Before, before... Retreat, retreat...

This room has two ! Blocks. "Beyond/Onward" refers to the ! block on the left side of the room, "before/retreat" refers to the right ! block. The blocks have to be hit in this order: Left, left, left, right, right.

South-east room, 1st floor[edit]

GameCube Switch
The unseen may yet be felt... Feared far and wide across the land
So That We, the Great Ones... The unseen may yet be felt...
Be it here? Be it there?

There is an invisible object in the middle of the room, which Mario can't walk through. Flurrie can blow it away to reveal another chest.

North-west room, 2nd floor[edit]

GameCube Switch
Four stones, twin stones... By skill and might, engraved in stone.
Can Live Again by the Stone... Four stones, twin rooms...
Two are one, one is two...

There are four blocks here; two stone, two unbreakable metal. The metal ones can be broken by breaking the stone blocks in the room directly underneath this one.

North-east room, 2nd floor[edit]

GameCube Switch
Straight on, straight onward... Carrying secrets from on high
We Know the Stars Spurn Us... Straight on, straight onward...
Destroy all in your path... Destroy what lies in your path...

Another empty room. The part of the wall directly opposite from the door can be blown up using Admiral Bobbery's Bomb attack, revealing another room.

South-west room, 2nd floor[edit]

GameCube Switch
Let fall the weakest... Carrying the lore of the sky
And That the Skies Lie... Let fall the weakest...
Then build to the strongest...

One of each member of the Bones Family is in the room. The player must beat them in this order: Dull Bones, Red Bones, Dry Bones, Dark Bones.

South-east room, 2nd floor[edit]

GameCube Switch
The shy one hides his shape... The stars up in the heavens shone
But the Stars Bring Balance. The shy one hides their shape...
The shy one hides his face... The shy one hides their face...

The room appears empty, but using Vivian to hide in the shadows makes a ! Block appear.

The Hidden Message[edit]

Each room contains a plaque with a three line riddle on it. The first and third lines are the riddles themselves while the second line of each riddle is part of a hidden message. No one knows for certain the correct order of these lines, but they seem to make the most sense in the following order. It is most likely that the "stones with the power of stars" are the Crystal Stars and that the "we" is the Shadow Queen's race.

  • Complete All Seven...
  • So That We, the Great Ones...
  • Master of Shadow and Dark...
  • Can Live Again by the Stone...
  • Stones Have Power of Stars...
  • We Know the Stars Spurn Us...
  • And That the Skies Lie...
  • But the Stars Bring Balance.

In the remake, the messages have been altered. Upon using Tower Keys on all eight of the pedestals, the hidden message is displayed on the screen.

  • The stars up in the heavens shone
  • Carrying the lore of the sky
  • Carrying secrets from on high
  • By skill and might, engraved in stone.
  • Stones to rival the celestial spheres
  • The seven hewn by a fell hand
  • Feared far and wide across the land
  • Master of shadow, queen of fear.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Korean 어둠 궁전 탑
Eodum Gungjeon Tap
 Palace of Shadow: Tower

Spanish La Torre de los Enigmas
 The Tower of Riddles

Trivia[edit]

  • The track that plays inside the tower bears similarities to the track from the Pit of 100 Trials.
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN) / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
Main characters Admiral Bobbery • Flurrie • Goombella • Koops • Mario • Ms. Mowz • Princess Peach • Vivian • Yoshi Kid
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