Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: Difference between revisions

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[[File:KeelhaulKey65.png|200px|thumb|left|Keelhaul Key]][[File:Cortez.png|thumb|right|275px|Cortez]]The [[Sapphire Star|fifth Crystal Star]] is located deep within a [[Pirate's Grotto|pirate's lair]] on the southern island of [[Keelhaul Key]]. To reach the island, with the help of [[Flavio]] and [[Admiral Bobbery]], they sail to the island with some Toads and [[Lord Crump]] in disguise (known as "Four-Eyes"). On their way to the island, Mario and co. are attacked by Cortez's [[Ember]]s, which shipwrecks them on Keelhaul Key. Later on, some of the crew members are attacked by more Embers, and Bobbery sacrifices himself to save them. Bobbery says he is close to death, and after giving him [[Chuckola Cola|his last request]], they found out that he was just asleep; after Mario wakes him, he joins Mario's party. With the aid of Bobbery and Flavio's [[Skull Gem]], Mario and co. enter Pirate's Grotto. After solving some puzzles, and after gaining another [[Boat Mario|ability]] from a [[Black Chest Demon]], they finally reach the lair of [[Cortez]]. After a battle, Cortez gives Mario his [[Sapphire Star]]. Afterwards, Lord Crump abandons his disguise and tells Mario that he will continue attacking him with his ship's cannons, until he hands over the Crystal Star. With the help of Cortez's ship and Flavio's Skull Gem, they defeat the invading X-Nauts, along with their leader.

[[File:Pennington.PNG|thumb|Pennington, the Penguin with the Improbably Large Brain.]]On the first day at the Excess Express, Mario and his team found many mysterious happenings, including thefts of items and messages threatening to blow up the train. On their second day of travel, [[Pennington]], a [[Bumpty]] detective, helps Mario and his friends to solve the crimes and they manage to capture a fake [[Zip Toad]] who was really Doopliss in disguise, and was the one who attempted to halt the train by causing an explosion with some stolen items. At sundown, when the train stops at [[Riverside Station]] for refuel, Doopliss escapes capture. Mario and company find that the drawbridge has been lifted, preventing the Excess Express from continuing its route. The gang enters Riverside Station and flips the switch to bring the drawbridge back down. They discover that a group of [[Smorg]]s are behind it. On the third and final day of the journey, a stowaway [[Smorg|Smorg monster]] attacks the train, kidnapping all of its passengers. Mario and his friends defeat the creature, rescuing the passengers in the process, and finally reach Poshley Heights. They venture into Poshley Sanctum, a museum that happens to belong to Pennington. The Shadow Sirens happen to be already inside, and snatch what appears to be the [[Garnet Star]] and run away. However, Pennington reveals that what they stole was a fake, and lets Mario find where the real Crystal Star is. After some exploring, Mario and company manage to find the real Garnet Star.

Mario and his friends open the Thousand-Year Door with the seven Crystal Stars, allowing them to enter the [[Palace of Shadow]]. The palace itself is full of enemies, puzzles, and traps. Eventually, Mario and co. battle and trounce the [[Shadow Sirens]] and a black dragon named [[Gloomtail]], older brother of Hooktail. After the dragon's defeat, he relinquishes the key to access the [[Riddle Tower]]. After solving the puzzles of the tower, a secret passage is revealed, which lets Mario continue forward. Finally, Mario reaches the Throne Room of the palace, where he finds and defeats [[Sir Grodus]]. [[Bowser]] and [[Kammy]], who drop in unexpectedly, also battle Mario, but are thwarted in the end. Grodus uses the distraction of the battle to bring the Princess into the deepest part of the palace. There, he opens a sealed coffin and frees the [[Shadow Queen]], the ancient demon of legend. [[Beldam]] suddenly appears and announces that she was the one who orchestrated the plot to free her mistress. The [[Shadow Queen]] refuses to be controlled by Grodus, and fries him with a lightning bolt, supposedly killing him. The Queen then possesses Princess Peach, using her as a vessel to sustain her life. The world is then covered in darkness. Mario and his allies fight the Queen, but she eventually decides to fight in her real form, in which she is invincible. She proves too much for the group to handle, however, the Crystal Stars suddenly react to the evil of the Queen and fly throughout the world, each returning to where they were found, allowing the people of the world to cheer on Mario and his party. The hope of the people of the world break through the Queen's invulnerability, and this also allows Peach to give the heroes the last of her power. Strengthened, the heroes seal the Shadow Queen forever, saving the world.

[[File:PMTTYD_Farewell_to_friends.png|thumb|right|250px|Princess Peach bids farewell to others.]][[Goombella]] later sends Mario a message, explaining what everyone has done: she works with Professor Frankly, while [[Koops]] plans on becoming the Mayor of Petalburg. [[Flurrie]] has returned to the stage and enacts "Paper Mario" as her comeback smash while Doopliss plays the role of Mario. The [[Yoshi (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Yoshi Kid]] fights in the Glitz Pit as the "Great Gonzales Jr.", while [[Vivian]] has forgiven her sisters and lives in Twilight Town. [[Admiral Bobbery]] sails the seas with Cortez, and [[Ms. Mowz]] runs her Lovely Howz of Badges. [[Lord Crump]], [[Grodus]] and the [[X-Naut]]s survived and are spending their time in [[Poshley Heights]]. TEC survived as well, and hopes to see the Princess again one day. The game ends when the Princess arrives with another treasure map.