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{{about|the group of enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''|the organization they work for|[[X-Nauts (organization)]]}}

{{:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door bestiary|transcludesection=X-Naut|image=[[File:PMTTYD X-Naut Sprite.png]]}}

 

'''X-Nauts''' (originally known as '''Boomer Gangers'''<ref>https://youtu.be/VDMEQrZ92IA?t=25m47s</ref>) are soldiers that work for [[Sir Grodus]] and [[Lord Crump]] of the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]]; they all appear in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. The name X-Naut could be a reference to the game of noughts and crosses, also known as tic-tac-toe. They are short and individually weak, but rush to defend their leader, Lord Crump, if he is threatened. It is unknown what is behind their uniform, as they do not show their true appearance, just like a [[Shy Guy]].

Several X-Nauts were encountered in [[the Great Tree]] as they and Crump searched for the [[Emerald Star]]. The surviving X-Nauts were forced to retreat when Crump was defeated. During the boss battle with Lord Crump in Keelhaul Key, a platoon of X-Nauts helped him. Also, some were encountered in the [[X-Naut Fortress]], including X-Naut PhD's and Elite X-Nauts. At least four X-Nauts aside from Crump survived, and are shown in the ending sequence: A regular X-Naut soldier, an X-Naut PhD, and two Elite X-Nauts.

In recent years, X-Nauts have (according to ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'') been featured in two sci-fi TV shows: ''[[Starship X-Naut]]'' and ''[[The Grodus Chronicles]]'' (the latter of which is only known to have featured one X-Naut whose lover had dumped him). There have been many seasons of ''Starship X-Naut'', and the show is a favorite of geeks such as [[Francis]]. Apparently, he favors people who would dump somebody over a conversation about the propulsion system of the X-Nauts' spaceship on the show. An X-Naut made a cameo appearance on the ''[[Nintendo Monopoly]]'' board.

*'''X-Naut troopers''' are the lesser X-Nauts, also the weakest. These types of X-Nauts are field troops and the lowest of Grodus' underlings. When led by high-ranking commanders, such as Lord Crump, they can use more attacks.

*'''[[Elite X-Naut]]s'''

==Notable X-Nauts==

*[[Sir Grodus]] - ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''

*[[Lord Crump]] - ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''

*[[Johnson (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Johnson]] - ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''

==X-Naut platoon stats==

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|JapM=Soldier

|Fra=Cruxitroufion

|FraM=Portmanteau of "cruxi-" (a prefix referring to a cross) and "troufion" (low-ranked soldier)

*Due to the lack of voice acting in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'', the pronunciation of "X-Naut" is unknown. It may be pronounced like the letter "X", which is supported by [[Goombella]]'s [[tattle]]s using the article "an". However, it can also be pronounced "cross", as suggested by Goombella's tattle on [[X-Yux]]. If it is indeed pronounced "cross," it may be a play on {{wp|Tic-tac-toe|noughts and crosses}}, an alternative name for tic-tac-toe.

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