List of characters in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
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Main characters
Mario
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is the fourth role-playing game Mario has starred in. In the field, players control Mario by moving him through the game world and navigating through menus. Menus also control battle, although players can increase their chances of winning a battle through timed presses of certain buttons. Mario is voiced by Charles Martinet.
Princess Peach
While Princess Peach was In Rogueport waiting for Mario to come she wandered into the east side of the town. There she was kidnapped by the X-Nauts until she had given information. The greatest computer in the world, named TEC-XX, or better known as TEC, was watching this happen in the X-Nauts lair. He opened the door to Peach's room and summoned her into TEC's room. TEC then fell in love with her.
Professor Frankly
Professor Frankly is an archeology professor at Goom University, he taught both Kolorado and Goombella. While living in Rogueport to research the ancient ruins underneath the town, he was overjoyed to assist Mario and Goombella on their quest to find the Crystal Stars. Throughout the game, he is a source of information for Mario and friends, unearthing the ancient legend about the Thousand-Year Door and researching how to get to strange locations described on the magical map. His Japanese name is Furankuri, referencing the Japanese name for Goombas, Kuribo.
Bowser
Bowser is Mario's nemesis, and is usually responsible for trouble in the Mushroom Kingdom. In this game, Bowser has many cutscenes where he is a playable character. These scenes have a level set-up similar to the original Super Mario Bros. Remixed music from the original 1985 Super Mario Bros. game is also included. He is voiced by Scott Burns.
Kammy Koopa
Kammy Koopa is Bowser's right-hand lady and returns in the second Paper Mario game. She is the one who informs Bowser on Mario's quest for the Crystal Stars and about Princess Peach being kidnapped. After that she attempts to aid Bowser in his journey to retrieve the Crystal Stars and Princess Peach before Mario and the X-Nauts get them. Most of the time her efforts to help are unsuccessful and she often gets on Bowser's bad side and ends up being the on the other end of Bowser's physical and verbal wrath. Her role, like Bowser, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is to provide comic relief.
Toadette
Toadette helps out Mario whenever he receives an upgrade to his boots or his hammer by teaching him a brand new technique.
Sir Grodus
Sir Grodus is the main villain of the game, and the leader of the X-Nauts. He will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Grodus has made plans to take control of the world by utlizing the treasure of the Thousand-Year Door. Using the knowledge he obtained from the Shadow Sirens, Grodus begins his search for the Seven Crystal Stars so he can use their power to open the Thousand Year Door.
He wears goggles like the other X-Nauts, but sports a cloak (which may be a status symbol among X-Nauts). Grodus's head is partially electronic, but the reason for it is never explained in the game. He is proficient in magic, which he uses his staff for. Like many Mario villains, Grodus often finishes his boasting with an evil laugh. In Japanese, his name is "Lord Batsugaruf".
Lord Crump
Lord Crump is another important figure in the X-Nauts army, one of Grodus' top generals. He appears frequently throughout the game as a major antagonist to Mario and his allies. Like the other X-Nauts, he wears a pair of goggles over his eyes; he also wears a cape, a ruff, and a beanie with what would seem to be two stuffed horns atop them. Grodus frequently sends Crump to investigate areas where Crystal Stars are located and to extract them.
During the game, Crump seemed to have a merciless personality, willing to attack and oppress anyone who stood in his way, including Goombella, the Punis and the castaways on Keelhaul Key. He also had a characterisitc, unique evil laugh like Grodus. However, Crump also displays a large amount of incompetence.
TEC-XX
TEC-XX is a computer created by the X-Nauts to operate and maintain their moon base and gather information. He is a self-proclaimed "perfect" computer that occupies an entire room in the lowest level of the X-Naut Fortress, and often summons Princess Peach into the main computer room to ask her questions since as he is a perfect computer, he must know everything. Peach learns he doesn't know things like love, so TEC lets her send e-mail to Mario in return for teaching him.
The Shadow Sirens
Party Members
The term "party members" refers to the characters who join Mario for the entirety of his adventure and fight beside him. In addition to a unique set of moves, party members can also help out in the field, mainly to solve puzzles or offer hints. The list below is organized by the order in which the characters join Mario.
Goombella
Goombella is the female, college-aged Goomba working with Professor Frankly to uncover ancient treasure, she helps Mario in a manner similar to Goombario from the original Paper Mario. She has temporary dislike for Ms. Mowz, referring to her as a floozy whenever the pair meet.
Koops
Very similar to Kooper from the first Paper Mario, Koops is a timid Koopa with shell-related abilities. After joining Mario in Petalburg to avenge his father's death at the claws of Hooktail, he helps out in the field by retreating into his shell letting Mario launch him at switches or distant objects to hit them or retrieve them. New to this game is the ability to hold Koops' shell in place. Mario is able to move while Koops is spiraling in his shell, and, when the X button is released, Koops will shoot behind the point where Mario shot him.
Flurrie
Yoshi
Yoshi is one of the most unique partners in the game, as his appearance is determined by how much time passes between the moment the player obtains the egg and when it hatches. Being parentless, Yoshi entrusts Mario with naming him, something that the player has full control of.
Vivian
Vivian is an ex-member of the Shadow Sirens who abandoned them for Mario's team. As unlikely as the friendship may be, Mario and Vivian were able to join forces without any trouble because of the conditions they had met under. Doopliss had stolen Mario's name and body, rendering the original Mario a shadowy being. Thus, Mario witnessed the true Vivian, who was his friend rather than an enemy. She helped him fight until she realized who he truly was, but returned to his side in time to save him from Doopliss and all of Mario's "former" party members, who had been tricked into helping Doopliss. After the Shadow Sirens changed their ways, Vivian returned to a much better life than she had previously had. By the end of the game, Vivian had a crush on Mario, and nearly told him of it before he boarded the boat and the party members were saying their good-byes.
Outside of battle, Vivian is similar to Bow from the first game. She can grab Mario and pull him down into their shadows, which protects them from enemies and allows them to eavesdrop on conversations.
Admiral Bobbery
Admiral Bobbery, a salty old Bob-omb sea captain, was married to a bob-omb named Scarlette. She eventually became ill and died while he was at sea. He blamed himself for her death, feeling if he hadn't been on the voyage at sea he would have been able to make sure that she survived and so he couldn't forgive himself. Because of this, Bobbery found himself unable to set sail any longer because it reminded him of his painful memories of sorrow and guilt. Close to the end of her life, Scarlette predicted that her death would bring about this pain, and so she wrote her husband a letter revealing her death wish that he continue his life as a sailor and entrusted the letter to Podley, the owner of the local cola bar. However, Podley could not bring himself to deliver the letter and held onto it for many years.
Ms. Mowz
Ms. Mowz is an incredible sneak thief who specializes in stealing badges. As a Squeek, she possesses a very keen sense of smell. She uses this to sniff out possible items that she can take. When she wishes to blend into normal society, Ms. Mowz removes her mask and lives as the manager of the Lovely Howz of Badges at Rogueport, which is also where she sells her stolen goods. When she met Mario in Hooktail Castle, she was immediately smitten by him, much to the dismay of Goombella.
Other characters
These characters (excluding Luigi, Merlee, Merlon, Merluvlee) are involved with significant points in the plotline, but usually have minor roles. Also mentioned is what chapter(s) he or she is most involved in.
Mayor Kroop
The mayor of Petalburg. When Mario comes and talks to him about slaying the dragon, Hooktail, Kroop gladly accepts the offer (the dragon occasionally swoops down and devours random passersby). Originally, he thought Mario was a thief and talked about his wife. He appears to have a hearing problem, as when Mario said his name, Kroop thought he said "Murphy" and calls him this for the rest of the game.
Koopley
Koopley is Koops' dad. He went to defeat Hooktail, the dragon boss of the first chapter, but he failed. Koops decided to join Mario in defeating the dragon to avenge his father. However, when the dragon is slain, it is revealed that even though Koopley was indeed eaten up by the dragon, he hid in his shell where he was safe until Koops and Mario came and slew the dragon. In return, Koopley gave Mario the Crystal Star he found in Hooktail's belly.
Koopie Koo
Koopie Koo ("Nokorin" in Japan) is Koops' girlfriend. While she started out worried something might happen to her boyfriend, Koops returns. After that, Koopie Koo stays in Petalburg, awaiting Koops' return.
Luigi
Luigi is Mario's brother. Hiss tales explain his journeys through the Waffle Kingdom as he fights to rescue the Princess Eclair.
Don Pianta
The leader of the Pianta Syndicate (think Pianta Mafia) that keeps people in line in Rogueport, Don Pianta's daughter, Francesca, ran off with one of his minions, Frankie. He wants Mario to find them and bring them back to him in return for a Blimp Ticket to Glitzville. Mario also brings back Francesca and Frankie when Don Pianta feels lonesome, and he gives him a Train Ticket to the Excess Express in return. He speaks with a New York accent. (Of course, according to his dialect.)
Jolene
Jolene ("Kinoshikowa" in Japan, "Toadskova" in Germany) is a female Toad that works at the Glitz Pit. She seems to be up to no good, as many contestants have been disappearing, but it is revealed that she has been trying to help Mario in order to save her brother, Prince Mush (the first champion of the Glitz Pit), and was also X, the person who e-mailed Mario at certain points when he is ascending the ranks of the Glitz Pit. She may also be the woman in the juice bar.
Rawk Hawk
The champion of the Glitz Pit, Rawk Hawk ("Gold Hawk" in Japan) is undefeated. The player may at first believe he is the chapter boss but during Mario's time in the major league it is revealed Hawk's crystal star is made of glass. He is a shady character that will do anything to win when Mario, or rather, the "Great Gonzales", climbs the ranks. He resorts to attempting to poison Mario with a slice of cake, and having security lock Mario in an unused locker room prior to Mario's fight with him.
Traveling Sisters 3
Three Toad sisters who are usually found wherever Mario goes. They are just like the original Travelling Sisters Three from Paper Mario 1, but whether they are the same sisters or different sisters is unknown. In The second Paper Mario in the Twilight Village they all become pigs, because of the ghoul with the sheet Doopliss.
Toodles
a very rich woman that Mario first meets in Glitz Pit when Mario wins the belt she says shes the only woman for him she also appears on the excess express in cabin two. When you complete her trouble and give her the magazine she says any one whos anyone was seen it wrapped around their arm.
Doopley
some strange guy who was attracted to Goombella and in Twilight town ended up appearing in the lady's shop which got her husband very mad.
Scarlette
Bobbery's wife that passed away at sea which made him never go out to sea until he see's the letter that she had written for him on her death bed convinced him to keep sailing. Bobbery states Scarlette many times after that.
Podley
He is the owner of the inn and a very old man he also remembers Eve when you do her trouble but trys to cover it all up because he missed her he also held the letter from Scarlette that he was to scared to give to Bobbery.
Frankie and Francesca
Francesca is Don Pianta's daughter and Frankie was his employee until he told them to leave and go do whatever they want and they got married. Frankie steps in Don pianta's footsteps when he retires.
