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==Items==
==Items==
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|item1=[[All or Nothing]]
!width="5%"|Item
|image1=[[File:PMTTYD All or Nothing Badge.png|25x25px]]
!width="1%"|Icon
|location1=In the fourth room from the start, in the red [[? Block]].
!width="20%"|Found In
|item2=[[Boo's Sheet]]
|-
|image2=[[File:Boos Sheet TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|[[All or Nothing]]
|location2=In the fifth room from the start, it is in an invisible block on top of the center of the rotating [[Fire Bar|fire bar]]s.
|[[File:PMTTYD All or Nothing Badge.png|25x25px]]
|item3=[[Jammin' Jelly]] (x3)
|In the fourth room from the start, in the red [[? Block]].
|image3=[[File:Jammin Jelly TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|-
|location3=<nowiki/>
|[[Boo's Sheet]]
*In the eighth room from the start, it is to the right of the ? Blocks in the north.
|[[File:Boos Sheet TTYD.png|25x25px]]
*To the right of Gloomtail's room, in the second ? Block. Requires Admiral Bobbery. Accessible before activating the solar system in the Riddle Tower, but not afterwards.
|In the fifth room from the start, it is in an invisible block on top of the center of the rotating [[Fire Bar|fire bar]]s.
*In the hallway after the [[Sir Grodus]] fight, in a chest.
|-
|item4=[[Life Shroom]] (x3)
|rowspan=3|[[Jammin' Jelly]]
|image4=[[File:Life Shroom TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Jammin Jelly TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|location4=<nowiki/>
|In the eighth room from the start, it is to the right of the ? Blocks in the north.
*In the room across descended hallways 1 and 2, it is near the east entrance in the north part.
|-
*In the room across descended hallways 2 and 3, it is in the yellow ? Block above the spinning wheels.
|To the right of Gloomtail's room, in the second ? Block. Requires Admiral Bobbery. Accessible before activating the solar system in the Riddle Tower, but not afterwards.
*In the fourth descended hallway, it can be found on a high pedestal. Accessible with the [[plane panel]].
|-
|item5=[[Palace Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Palace Key]] (x3)
|In the hallway after the [[Sir Grodus]] fight, in a chest.
|image5=[[File:Palace Key gray.png|25x25px]]
|-
|location5=<nowiki/>
|rowspan=3|[[Life Shroom]]
*In the sixth room from the start, it is dropped by the [[Dark Bones]].
|rowspan=3|[[File:Life Shroom TTYD.png|25x25px]]
*In the room across descended hallways 2 and 3, it is on a ledge to the lower-right of the spinning wheels.
|In the room across descended hallways 1 and 2, it is near the east entrance in the north part.
*In the room across descended hallways 3 and 4, it is in a chest in the east part.
|-
|item6=[[Palace Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Palace Key]] (x8)
|In the room across descended hallways 2 and 3, it is in the yellow ? Block above the spinning wheels.
|image6=[[File:Palace Key blue.png|25x25px]]
|-
|location6=<nowiki/>
|In the fourth descended hallway, it can be found on a high pedestal. Accessible with the [[plane panel]].
*In the first-floor [[Riddle Tower]], it is in a chest in the southwest room. Accessible by hitting the ! Blocks in this order: left, left, left, right, right.
|-
*In the first-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the northwest room. Accessible by hitting the ! Block after clearing the blocks.
|rowspan=3|[[Palace Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Palace Key]]
*In the first-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the northeast room. Accessible by hitting the ! Block beyond the fake wall on the right.
|rowspan=3|[[File:Palace Key gray.png|25x25px]]
*In the first-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the southeast room, covered by a piece of paper which can be blown away by [[Flurrie]].
|In the sixth room from the start, it is dropped by the [[Dark Bones]].
*In the second-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the southwest room. Accessible by hitting the ! Block after defeating the bones in the order from weak to strong.
|-
*In the second-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the northwest room. Accessible by hitting the ! Block after clearing the blocks.
|In the room across descended hallways 2 and 3, it is on a ledge to the lower-right of the spinning wheels.
*In the second-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the northeast room, beyond the wall on the right which can be blown up by [[Bobbery]].
|-
*In the second-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the southeast room. Accessible by hitting the invisible ! Block.
|In the room across descended hallways 3 and 4, it is in a chest in the east part.
|item7=[[Point Swap]]
|-
|image7=[[File:Point Swap TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|rowspan=8|[[Palace Key (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Palace Key]]
|location7=In the room across hallways 3 and 4, it is in an invisible block above the yellow ? Block on the ground in the west part.
|rowspan=8|[[File:Palace Key blue.png|25x25px]]
|item8=[[P-Up, D-Down P]]
|In the first-floor [[Riddle Tower]], it is in a chest in the southwest room. Accessible by hitting the ! Blocks in this order: left, left, left, right, right.
|image8=[[File:PUp DDown P.png|25x25px]]
|-
|location8=In the eighth room from the start, it is in the red ? Block in the north.
|In the first-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the northwest room. Accessible by hitting the ! Block after clearing the blocks.
|item9=[[Repel Cape]]
|-
|image9=[[File:Repel Cape TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the first-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the northeast room. Accessible by hitting the ! Block beyond the fake wall on the right.
|location9=In the room across descended hallways 1 and 2, it is in a yellow ? Block.
|-
|item10=[[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]] (x3)
|In the first-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the southeast room, covered by a piece of paper which can be blown away by [[Flurrie]].
|image10=[[File:Shooting Star TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|-
|location10=<nowiki/>
|In the second-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the southwest room. Accessible by hitting the ! Block after defeating the bones in the order from weak to strong.
*In the third room from the start, it is in the ? Block near the entrance.
|-
*In the room across descended hallways 2 and 3, it is in the chest in the southwest corner.
|In the second-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the northwest room. Accessible by hitting the ! Block after clearing the blocks.
*In the fourth descended hallway, it is on a low pedestal. Accessible with the airplane panel.
|-
|item11=[[Star Key]]
|In the second-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the northeast room, beyond the wall on the right which can be blown up by [[Bobbery]].
|image11=[[File:Star Key.png|25x25px]]
|-
|location11=In the Gloomtail room, it is in the chest box spit after [[Gloomtail]] is defeated.
|In the second-floor Riddle Tower, it is in a chest in the southeast room. Accessible by hitting the invisible ! Block.
|item12=[[Stop Watch]]
|-
|image12=[[File:Stop Watch TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|[[Point Swap]]
|location12=In the second room from the start, it is to the north of the entrance.
|[[File:Point Swap TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|item13=[[Thunder Rage]]
|In the room across hallways 3 and 4, it is in an invisible block above the yellow ? Block on the ground in the west part.
|image13=[[File:Thunder Rage TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|-
|location13=In the first descended hallway, it is in the high ? Block.
|[[P-Up, D-Down P]]
|item14=[[Ultra Mushroom|Ultra Shroom]] (x3)
|[[File:PUp DDown P.png|25x25px]]
|image14=[[File:Ultra Shroom TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the eighth room from the start, it is in the red ? Block in the north.
|location14=<nowiki/>
|-
*In the seventh room from the start, it is in the ? Block near the entrance.
|[[Repel Cape]]
*To the right of Gloomtail's room, it is in the first ? Block. Requires Admiral Bobbery. Accessible before activating the solar system in the Riddle Tower.
|[[File:Repel Cape TTYD.png|25x25px]]
*In the hallway after the [[Sir Grodus]] fight, it is in the chest near the start.
|In the room across descended hallways 1 and 2, it is in a yellow ? Block.
}}
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Shooting Star TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the third room from the start, it is in the ? Block near the entrance.
|-
|In the room across descended hallways 2 and 3, it is in the chest in the southwest corner.
|-
|In the fourth descended hallway, it is on a low pedestal. Accessible with the airplane panel.
|-
|[[Star Key]]
|[[File:Star Key.png|25x25px]]
|In the Gloomtail room, it is in the chest box spit after [[Gloomtail]] is defeated.
|-
|[[Stop Watch]]
|[[File:Stop Watch TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the second room from the start, it is to the north of the entrance.
|-
|[[Thunder Rage]]
|[[File:Thunder Rage TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the first descended hallway, it is in the high ? Block.
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Ultra Mushroom|Ultra Shroom]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Ultra Shroom TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the seventh room from the start, it is in the ? Block near the entrance.
|-
|To the right of Gloomtail's room, it is in the first ? Block. Requires Admiral Bobbery. Accessible before activating the solar system in the Riddle Tower.
|-
|In the hallway after the [[Sir Grodus]] fight, it is in the chest near the start.
|}


===Hidden ? Blocks===
===Hidden ? Blocks===
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==Area Tattles==
==Profiles==
*''This is the entrance to the Palace of Shadow. It's seen no visitors for 1,000 years... It's so big... It kind of overwhelms you, doesn't it? And that treasure is here... Treasure or no, I don't like the vibe from this place... Maybe it's just my nerves...  
*'''Tattles:'''
*''There's a long stairway connected to this underground lake. Those lights floating in the darkness are really pretty... but also pretty spooky.  
**''This is the entrance to the Palace of Shadow. It's seen no visitors for 1,000 years... It's so big... It kind of overwhelms you, doesn't it? And that treasure is here... Treasure or no, I don't like the vibe from this place... Maybe it's just my nerves...  
*''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a long corridor leading down. This palace sure is big and super-rich-looking, huh? I wonder what kind of people lived here before the place slept for 1,000 years?  
**''There's a long stairway connected to this underground lake. Those lights floating in the darkness are really pretty... but also pretty spooky.  
*''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This is a corridor, I think... Looks like spike traps... Forget the enemies... Just take it one step at a time!  
**''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a long corridor leading down. This palace sure is big and super-rich-looking, huh? I wonder what kind of people lived here before the place slept for 1,000 years?  
*''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a large bridge over the lake here. Those fire bars in the middle are kind of a problem, huh? We'd better avoid them. If you're all sketched out trying to jump them, just use Vivian's Veil ability!  
**''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This is a corridor, I think... Looks like spike traps... Forget the enemies... Just take it one step at a time!  
*''What a humongous room... I'd say it was pretty, but even this place feels weird... It's like the whole palace got cursed or something. Did you just say "duh" to me?  
**''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a large bridge over the lake here. Those fire bars in the middle are kind of a problem, huh? We'd better avoid them. If you're all sketched out trying to jump them, just use Vivian's Veil ability!  
*''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a long hall leading down from here. It kinda feels like the earth is slowly swallowing us as we progress down. Yuck.  
**''What a humongous room... I'd say it was pretty, but even this place feels weird... It's like the whole palace got cursed or something. Did you just say "duh" to me?  
*''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There doesn't seem to be anything special here. Still, it has that same gross feeling... even though it's so nice and spacious...  
**''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a long hall leading down from here. It kinda feels like the earth is slowly swallowing us as we progress down. Yuck.  
*''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. Seems normal... but I bet there's a secret here... We should check EVERYTHING to make sure there's nothing amiss, don'tcha think? You know... Look for anything out of the ordinary...  
**''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There doesn't seem to be anything special here. Still, it has that same gross feeling... even though it's so nice and spacious...  
*''This is the palace garden... but it feels so cold and icky. It's like time stopped here... We gotta do something about those Chain-Chomps in the middle if we wanna move on. Yeah, that's right... I don't just mean the moving ones...  
**''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. Seems normal... but I bet there's a secret here... We should check EVERYTHING to make sure there's nothing amiss, don'tcha think? You know... Look for anything out of the ordinary...  
*''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This seems to be a corridor. I'm observant, huh? Listen, Mario... I know I've said this before, but don't forget that you're not in this alone. You should rely on your partners' abilities if you ever get stuck or anything.  
**''This is the palace garden... but it feels so cold and icky. It's like time stopped here... We gotta do something about those Chain-Chomps in the middle if we wanna move on. Yeah, that's right... I don't just mean the moving ones...  
*''This is another corridor. I wonder how long these things go on? I'm sure we'll need all of your special skills, AND those of your partners. Don't forget to use your strongest muscle, too... Your noggin! Hee hee!  
**''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This seems to be a corridor. I'm observant, huh? Listen, Mario... I know I've said this before, but don't forget that you're not in this alone. You should rely on your partners' abilities if you ever get stuck or anything.  
*''We're inside of the Palace of Shadow. This is another corridor. Big surprise. We'd better watch below our feet as well as above our heads, know what I mean? But, uh, don't forget the area above your head, too! Does that make any sense?  
**''This is another corridor. I wonder how long these things go on? I'm sure we'll need all of your special skills, AND those of your partners. Don't forget to use your strongest muscle, too... Your noggin! Hee hee!  
*''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There don't seem to be any big puzzles here. We just need to go open that door on the right. That's all. Whee. Exciting.  
**''We're inside of the Palace of Shadow. This is another corridor. Big surprise. We'd better watch below our feet as well as above our heads, know what I mean? But, uh, don't forget the area above your head, too! Does that make any sense?  
*''This is Gloomtail's room. I wonder if he was here for all 1,000 years? Dragons do live a long time, I heard, but dang... Without him in it, there doesn't seem to be anything special about the room.  
**''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There don't seem to be any big puzzles here. We just need to go open that door on the right. That's all. Whee. Exciting.  
*''How could there be such a huge tower underground? And why was it built...? There seem to be a lot of rooms here... and every one contains a riddle...  
**''This is Gloomtail's room. I wonder if he was here for all 1,000 years? Dragons do live a long time, I heard, but dang... Without him in it, there doesn't seem to be anything special about the room.  
*''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... That word "beyond" probably refers to away from the door. So that means the left block. So then the word "before" must refer to the right block. Are you with me, Mario? Still, the way they repeat those words must have some meaning too, don'tcha think?  
**''How could there be such a huge tower underground? And why was it built...? There seem to be a lot of rooms here... and every one contains a riddle...  
*''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... Maybe if we break a block here, it'll do something to a block in another room?  
**''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... That word "beyond" probably refers to away from the door. So that means the left block. So then the word "before" must refer to the right block. Are you with me, Mario? Still, the way they repeat those words must have some meaning too, don'tcha think?  
*''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... There's something fishy about the wall here? Uh, maybe? We oughta investigate...  
**''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... Maybe if we break a block here, it'll do something to a block in another room?  
*''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... ...There's definitely something in the center of the room, don'tcha think? But what are we supposed to do with something we can't see? This is insanity!  
**''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... There's something fishy about the wall here? Uh, maybe? We oughta investigate...  
*''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... We're supposed to defeat these guys in order, from weakest to strongest? Uh... Well, I know the weakest is the Dull Bones in the green shoes there... That help?  
**''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... ...There's definitely something in the center of the room, don'tcha think? But what are we supposed to do with something we can't see? This is insanity!  
*''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... I guess we just have to go straight in from the entrance. And then when we get to the wall, we have to do something... Yeah... something.  
**''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... We're supposed to defeat these guys in order, from weakest to strongest? Uh... Well, I know the weakest is the Dull Bones in the green shoes there... That help?  
*''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... That if we can be seen, then there won't be anything to see in this room? ...Huh?  
**''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... I guess we just have to go straight in from the entrance. And then when we get to the wall, we have to do something... Yeah... something.  
*''The gears in the back of this room started moving when we unlocked that planetarium... Listen, Mario... We're gonna have to rely on everything we've learned to get through this. Just think about what we've been through, and I'm sure you'll find a way, OK?  
**''There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... That if we can be seen, then there won't be anything to see in this room? ...Huh?  
*''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This place is all about kooky puzzles, huh? You see those ☆ marks in the middle of the corridor? They've GOTTA be important.  
**''The gears in the back of this room started moving when we unlocked that planetarium... Listen, Mario... We're gonna have to rely on everything we've learned to get through this. Just think about what we've been through, and I'm sure you'll find a way, OK?  
*''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. We must be WAY underground by now. I'm totally running out of advice at this point, sorry. I have advisor's block. Hey, but don't worry! Have faith in yourself and your friends, and we'll win!  
**''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This place is all about kooky puzzles, huh? You see those ☆ marks in the middle of the corridor? They've GOTTA be important.  
*''What is this weird room? It's quiet... A little TOO... Well, let's just say it's quiet. There's a Save Block over there, and I'm thinking it would be smart to use it.  
**''We're inside the Palace of Shadow. We must be WAY underground by now. I'm totally running out of advice at this point, sorry. I have advisor's block. Hey, but don't worry! Have faith in yourself and your friends, and we'll win!  
*''This must be the main hall or something. It sure is a humongous space... This must've been where the most important person in the palace stayed... But standing here makes me totally uneasy... Why is that?  
**''What is this weird room? It's quiet... A little TOO... Well, let's just say it's quiet. There's a Save Block over there, and I'm thinking it would be smart to use it.  
*''There's a long, long staircase leading down. And I get a REALLY nasty feeling about what's waiting down there. But we've come this far, so we gotta soldier on. Let's go, Mario.  
**''This must be the main hall or something. It sure is a humongous space... This must've been where the most important person in the palace stayed... But standing here makes me totally uneasy... Why is that?  
*''We're in the deepest room in the Palace of Shadow. ...The Shadow Queen's crypt. I gotta be honest... I totally thought we were goners at the time. Seriously. I was secretly wigging out, but then I saw how you wouldn't give up... Awesome. Anyway, enough reminiscing. There's nothing here now, Mario. Let's go back.
**''There's a long, long staircase leading down. And I get a REALLY nasty feeling about what's waiting down there. But we've come this far, so we gotta soldier on. Let's go, Mario.  
**''We're in the deepest room in the Palace of Shadow. ...The Shadow Queen's crypt. I gotta be honest... I totally thought we were goners at the time. Seriously. I was secretly wigging out, but then I saw how you wouldn't give up... Awesome. Anyway, enough reminiscing. There's nothing here now, Mario. Let's go back.


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Revision as of 18:55, May 24, 2024

Palace of Shadow
File:Palace of Shadow.jpg
A corridor in the Palace
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Greater location Rogueport Sewers
Ruler Shadow Queen
Inhabitants Swoopulas, Phantom Embers, Chain-Chomps, Dry Bones, Dark Wizzerds

The Palace of Shadow is the final area that Mario and his comrades visit in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and is where the Shadow Queen resides. It is accessed by going through the Thousand-Year Door. The Palace is one quarter of the old city that was ruined 1000 years ago. Over the years during which the Queen reigned, the Palace became rich with stolen treasure, which became legendary over the centuries since her defeat.

In this palace, the Shadow Queen possesses Princess Peach, who Sir Grodus had delivered to her. Mario and company drudged through the palace and its inhabitants, including the middle sibling in the "tail" family, Gloomtail. Mario and his allies later fought with the Shadow Sirens, who now consisted of Beldam, Marilyn and Doopliss. Soon after, Mario's party finally made it to the Shadow Queen's inner sanctum, where Sir Grodus was. Mario and his party defeated him, and also defeated Bowser and Kammy Koopa, who literally "dropped in" on them unexpectedly. Sir Grodus retreats to the final room to use Princess Peach as an offering to the Shadow Queen.

The first room is rich and very detailed with roses and patterns. Past this is a bridge across an expanse of water, the cave "ceiling" can be seen here. The room afterwards is a large staircase that goes even farther underground. Later, a garden area shows off some streams and the Riddle Tower. After the tower's riddles are all completed, some ancient machinery will activate, causing the long hallway leading to Gloomtail to collapse, revealing a lower area filled with enemies. One of the last rooms is a huge chamber with odd pillars, and then, the throne room where Grodus uses Princess Peach. A secret door leads to a huge staircase down to the crypt containing the Shadow Queen.

The in-game map description reads, "The palace found behind the Thousand-Year Door in the ruins beneath Rogueport."

Enemies and bosses

Formations

For enemy formations in the Palace of Shadow, see here.

Items

Template:RPG item locations

Hidden ? Blocks

Main article: List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Item Description Image Image (block revealed)
Sprite of Boo's Sheet from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Boo's Sheet 		In the area with a bridge over water with fire bars, in a middle of the room is a couple of fire bars spinning around one spot. At that spot, Mario should jump from it to reveal the hidden ? Block. Screenshot of Mario at a hidden ? Block location in the Palace of Shadow, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Screenshot of Mario revealing a hidden ? Block (containing a Boo's Sheet) in the Palace of Shadow, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Icon of an item from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Point Swap 		In the mechanical side of the hallways leading to the palace's throne room, one of the rooms has a lone Coin Block. Jumping above this block will reveal the hidden ? Block. Screenshot of Mario at a hidden ? Block location in the Palace of Shadow, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Screenshot of Mario revealing a hidden ? Block (containing a Point Swap) in the Palace of Shadow, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Profiles

  • Tattles:
    • This is the entrance to the Palace of Shadow. It's seen no visitors for 1,000 years... It's so big... It kind of overwhelms you, doesn't it? And that treasure is here... Treasure or no, I don't like the vibe from this place... Maybe it's just my nerves...
    • There's a long stairway connected to this underground lake. Those lights floating in the darkness are really pretty... but also pretty spooky.
    • We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a long corridor leading down. This palace sure is big and super-rich-looking, huh? I wonder what kind of people lived here before the place slept for 1,000 years?
    • We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This is a corridor, I think... Looks like spike traps... Forget the enemies... Just take it one step at a time!
    • We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a large bridge over the lake here. Those fire bars in the middle are kind of a problem, huh? We'd better avoid them. If you're all sketched out trying to jump them, just use Vivian's Veil ability!
    • What a humongous room... I'd say it was pretty, but even this place feels weird... It's like the whole palace got cursed or something. Did you just say "duh" to me?
    • We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There's a long hall leading down from here. It kinda feels like the earth is slowly swallowing us as we progress down. Yuck.
    • We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There doesn't seem to be anything special here. Still, it has that same gross feeling... even though it's so nice and spacious...
    • We're inside the Palace of Shadow. Seems normal... but I bet there's a secret here... We should check EVERYTHING to make sure there's nothing amiss, don'tcha think? You know... Look for anything out of the ordinary...
    • This is the palace garden... but it feels so cold and icky. It's like time stopped here... We gotta do something about those Chain-Chomps in the middle if we wanna move on. Yeah, that's right... I don't just mean the moving ones...
    • We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This seems to be a corridor. I'm observant, huh? Listen, Mario... I know I've said this before, but don't forget that you're not in this alone. You should rely on your partners' abilities if you ever get stuck or anything.
    • This is another corridor. I wonder how long these things go on? I'm sure we'll need all of your special skills, AND those of your partners. Don't forget to use your strongest muscle, too... Your noggin! Hee hee!
    • We're inside of the Palace of Shadow. This is another corridor. Big surprise. We'd better watch below our feet as well as above our heads, know what I mean? But, uh, don't forget the area above your head, too! Does that make any sense?
    • We're inside the Palace of Shadow. There don't seem to be any big puzzles here. We just need to go open that door on the right. That's all. Whee. Exciting.
    • This is Gloomtail's room. I wonder if he was here for all 1,000 years? Dragons do live a long time, I heard, but dang... Without him in it, there doesn't seem to be anything special about the room.
    • How could there be such a huge tower underground? And why was it built...? There seem to be a lot of rooms here... and every one contains a riddle...
    • There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... That word "beyond" probably refers to away from the door. So that means the left block. So then the word "before" must refer to the right block. Are you with me, Mario? Still, the way they repeat those words must have some meaning too, don'tcha think?
    • There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... Maybe if we break a block here, it'll do something to a block in another room?
    • There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... There's something fishy about the wall here? Uh, maybe? We oughta investigate...
    • There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... ...There's definitely something in the center of the room, don'tcha think? But what are we supposed to do with something we can't see? This is insanity!
    • There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... We're supposed to defeat these guys in order, from weakest to strongest? Uh... Well, I know the weakest is the Dull Bones in the green shoes there... That help?
    • There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... I guess we just have to go straight in from the entrance. And then when we get to the wall, we have to do something... Yeah... something.
    • There's something written on the wall. Based on that message, I'd say... That if we can be seen, then there won't be anything to see in this room? ...Huh?
    • The gears in the back of this room started moving when we unlocked that planetarium... Listen, Mario... We're gonna have to rely on everything we've learned to get through this. Just think about what we've been through, and I'm sure you'll find a way, OK?
    • We're inside the Palace of Shadow. This place is all about kooky puzzles, huh? You see those ☆ marks in the middle of the corridor? They've GOTTA be important.
    • We're inside the Palace of Shadow. We must be WAY underground by now. I'm totally running out of advice at this point, sorry. I have advisor's block. Hey, but don't worry! Have faith in yourself and your friends, and we'll win!
    • What is this weird room? It's quiet... A little TOO... Well, let's just say it's quiet. There's a Save Block over there, and I'm thinking it would be smart to use it.
    • This must be the main hall or something. It sure is a humongous space... This must've been where the most important person in the palace stayed... But standing here makes me totally uneasy... Why is that?
    • There's a long, long staircase leading down. And I get a REALLY nasty feeling about what's waiting down there. But we've come this far, so we gotta soldier on. Let's go, Mario.
    • We're in the deepest room in the Palace of Shadow. ...The Shadow Queen's crypt. I gotta be honest... I totally thought we were goners at the time. Seriously. I was secretly wigging out, but then I saw how you wouldn't give up... Awesome. Anyway, enough reminiscing. There's nothing here now, Mario. Let's go back.

Gallery

  • Mario defending himself from numerous Dry Bones

    Mario defending himself from numerous Dry Bones

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
French Palais des ténèbres[?] Palace of Darkness
German Äonenpalast[?] Aeon palace
Italian Reggia delle Tenebre[?] Palace of Darkness
Spanish Palacio de la Oscuridad[?] Palace of Darkness

Trivia

  • The main track of the palace is a cover of the "Underground Theme" from Super Mario Bros. with some added dark, eerie sound effects. This music also briefly quotes the "Castle Theme" from Super Mario World and its countermelody is reminiscent of the "Underground Theme" from Super Mario World. The music for the second half of the palace is an even darker cover version of these classic melodies.
  • The Palace of Shadow is the only place in the entire game without a single Shine Sprite or Star Piece.
  • If the player has Vivian at their side when they enter the palace's throne room, she notes that it seems vaguely familiar to her.
  • In the remake, the music does not change when Mario enters a battle against enemies, just like Black Bowser's Castle and Origami Castle from Paper Mario: Color Splash and Paper Mario: The Origami King respectively.
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo GameCube / Nintendo Switch)
Main characters Bobbery • Flurrie • Goombella • Koops • Mario • Ms. Mowz • Princess Peach • Vivian • X-Nauts • Yoshi Kid
Species Bub-ulb • Craw • Crow • Doogan • Duplighost • Glitz Pit Security • Jabbi • Little Mouser • Nibbles • Para-bomb • Penguin • Pianta • Pig • Puni • Ratooey • Smorg • Toad • Twilighter • Yoshi
Chapters Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8
Crystal Stars Diamond Star • Emerald Star • Gold Star • Ruby Star • Sapphire Star • Garnet Star • Crystal Star
Bosses Regular Blooper • Bowser • Gloomtail • Gold Fuzzy • Grodus • Kammy Koopa • Lord Crump • Rawk Hawk • The Iron Adonis Twins • Three Shadows (Beldam • Marilyn • Vivian/Doopliss)
Chapter Hooktail • Magnus von Grapple • Macho Grubba • Doopliss • Cortez • Smorg • Magnus von Grapple 2.0 • Shadow Queen
Optional Atomic Boo • Bonetail • Gus • Prince Musha • Whackaa
Non-playable characters Rogueport Arfur • Bomberto • Chet Rippo • Darkly • Dazzle • Eddy the Mask • Goomez • Goomfrey • Goomther • Grifty • Herb T. • Ian Foomusa • Lahla • Laki • Larson • Lucky • Luigi and his party (Blooey · Hayzee · Jerry · Screamy · Torque) • Lumpy • McGoomba • Merlee • Merlon • Merluvlee • Mousimilian • Peeka • Pianta syndicate (Don Pianta · Francesca · Frankie · Rocko · Tony · Vinny) • Plenn T. • Podley • Professor Frankly • Robbo Thieves (Garf · Goose · Gus · Ishnail · Pierre) • Swindell • Toadsworth • Wonky • Zess T.
Glitz Pit teams The Bob-omb Squad (Master Crash) • Chomp Country • Craw-Daddy • The Dead Bones • The Destructors • The Fuzz • The Goomba Bros. • Hamma, Bamma, and Flare (Hamma Jamma) • The Hand-It-Overs (Bandy Andy) • The Iron Adonis Twins • The Koopinator • The KP Koopas (King K) • The Magikoopa Masters • The Mind-Bogglers • The Poker Faces • The Pokey Triplets • The Punk Rocks (Cleftor) • Rawk Hawk • The Shellshockers (Shellshock) • Spike Storm • The Tiny Spinies (Spiky Joe) • Wings of Night (Sir Swoop)
Other / wandering Battle Mastera • Bootler • Bub • Bub-ulber • Businessman • Charlieton • Chef Shimi • Chestnut King • Creepy Steeple Boo • Doe T. • Doopliss's parrot • Dupree • Eve • Excess Express conductor • Excess Express engineer • Excess Express waitress • Fahr Outpost mayor • Flavio • Flo • Francesca • Frankie • Fred • General White • Ghost T. • Glitzville reporter • Gloomer • Gob • Goldbob • Goom Goom • Grubba • Heff T. • Jabble • Johnson • Jolene • Koopie Koo • Koopley • Koopook • Korvallis • Kroop • Lady Bow • Mayor Dour • Maude • Mover • Mr. Hoggle • Niff T. • Nob • Pa-Patch • Parakarry • Pennington • Petuni • Pine T. Jr. • Pine T. Sr. • Podler • Porter • Prince Mush • Pungent • Pungry • Punio • Puniper • Puni elder • Rob • Scarlette • Stewart • Swob • Sylvia • TEC • Thriff T. • Toad sailor • Toad sailor's brother • Toad salesmana • Toadette • Toadia • Toce T. • Toodles • Traveling Sisters Three • Twilight Shop manager • Twilight Shop manager's wife • Whacka • Zip Toad
Enemies

Bandit (Badge · Big) • Bill Blaster (Bombshell) • Blooper • Bob-omb (Bob-ulk · Bulky) • Boo (Atomic · Dark) • Bristle (Dark) • Bullet Bill (Bombshell) • Buzzy Beetle (Parabuzzy (Spiky) · Spike Top (Red)) • Chain-Chomp (Red) • Cleft (Bald (Hyper) · Hyper · Iron · Moon) • Crazee Dayzee (Amazy) • Dark Craw • Dry Bones (Dark · Dull · Red) • Ember (Lava Bubble · Phantom) • Fire Bar • Fuzzy (Green · Flower · Horde) • Goomba (Gloomba (Para- · Spiky) · Hyper (Para- · Spiky) · Para- · Spiky) • Goomboarda • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Fire) • Koopa Troopa (Dark (Para-) · Koopatrol (Dark) · KP (Para-) · Para- · Shady (Para-)) • Lakitu (Dark) • Magikoopa (Green · Red · White) • Pale Piranha (Frost · Piranha Plant · Putrid) • Pider (Arantula) • Pokey (Poison) • Ruff Puff (Dark · Ice · Poison) • Spinia (Spania · Spunia) • Spiny (Sky-Blue) • Swooper (Swampire · Swoopula) • Wizzerd (Dark · Elite) • X-Naut (Elite · PhD · platoon) • Yux (Grodus X · Mini · X-Yux (Mini) · Z-Yux (Mini))

Locations Rogueport Lovely Howz of Badges • Niff T.'s shop • Pianta Parlor • Podley's Place • Rogueport Underground (Deepdown Depot · Herb T.'s place · Pit of 100 Trials) • Trouble Center • Toad Bros. Bazaar • Westside Goods
Chapter 1 Petal Meadows • Petalburg • (Path to) Shhwonk Fortress • Hooktail Castle
Chapter 2 Boggly Woods (Flurrie's House) • Great Tree (Pungent's Great Tree Shop)
Chapter 3 Glitzville (Fresh Juice Shop · Hot Dog Stand · Souvenir shop) • Glitz Pit
Chapter 4 Twilight Town (Twilight Shop) • Twilight Trail • Creepy Steeple
Chapter 5 Keelhaul Key (Keelhaul Galleria) • Pirate's Grotto
Chapter 6 Excess Express (Sales Stall) • Riverside Station • Poshley Heights (Poshley Sanctum)
Chapter 7 (Path to) Fahr Outpost (Northwinds Mart) • Moon (X-Naut Fortress)
Chapter 8 Palace of Shadow (Palace of Shadow Tower)
Bowser World 1 • World 2 • World 3
Miscellaneous Bowser's Castle • Inn • Item Shop • Mario Bros.' House
Items and objects Items Badge • Coin • Flower • Heart • Meat • Pianta token • Shine Sprite • Star Piece • Stone keys
Objects Big Bob • Black chest • Black Skull • Boat panel • Brick block • Candy Pop • Cheep Blimp • Chomp Rock • Cog • Coin block • Coral • Crystal Ball • Elevator • Flagpole • Hidden block • Koopa Clown Car • Metal Block • Plane panel • Power-draining machine • Recovery block • S.S. Flavion • Save Block • Shine Block • Stone Block • Switch • Teleporter • The Thousand-Year Door • Treasure chest • Warp Pipe • Waterfall • X-Naut ship • Yellow Block
Moves General Action Command • Appeal • Charge • First Strike • Flee • Guard • Stylish move • Superguard
Mario Jump (Spin · Spring) • Hammer (Super · Ultra) • Plane Mode • Paper Mode • Tube Mode • Boat Mode
Special Sweet Treat • Earth Tremor • Clock Out • Power Lift • Art Attack • Sweet Feast • Showstopper • Supernova
Goombella Headbonk • Tattle • Multibonk • Rally Wink
Koops Shell Toss • Power Shell • Shell Shield • Shell Slam
Flurrie Body Slam • Gale Force • Lip Lock • Dodgy Fog
Yoshi Kid Ground Pound • Gulp • Mini-Egg • Stampede
Vivian Shade Fist • Veil • Fiery Jinx • Infatuate
Bobbery Bomb • Bomb Squad • Hold Fast • Bob-ombast
Ms. Mowz Love Slap • Kiss Thief • Tease • Smooch
Game mechanics Stats Badge Point • Defense • Flower Point • Heart Point • Power • Star Point • Star Power
Status effects Allergic • Burn • Charged • Confused • Danger • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Dodgy • Electrified • Fast • Frozen • Huge • Immobilized • Invisible • Payback • Peril • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Regeneration • Sleep • Slow • Soft • Tiny
Battle Audience • Bingo! • Level up • Stage
Minigames 65th Trivia Quiz-Off • 66th Trivia Quiz-Off • Happy Lucky Lottery • Pianta Parlor games • Stump Petuni
Lists and sub-articles

Art Gallerya • Badges • Battle tipsa • Bestiary (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Block locations (Hidden) • Enemy formations • Gallery (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Glitches (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Partner Hintsa • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (By character: A–F · G–K · L–R · S–Z) • Recipes • Selling prices • Shine Sprites • Shops • Sound Gallerya • Staff (Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch) • Star Pieces • Star Point amounts • Story predictions • Tattles (Nintendo Switch) • Treasure chest locations • Unnamed NPCs

Miscellaneous Flash game • Parade • Rogueport Direct Mail Service
a Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake
Related Play Nintendo activities
On the paper trail!
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