Twilight Trail
| Twilight Trail | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
| Greater location | Twilight Town |
| Inhabitants | Crazee Dayzees, Hyper Goombas, Hyper Clefts, Amazy Dayzees |
Twilight Trail is a large woodsy trail that connects Twilight Town to Creepy Steeple. It is found during the events of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Twilight Trail is a dark area full of bare trees and dark green grass; the ground on which Mario must travel is purple in color. During Chapter 4 of the game, Mario must travel back and forth throughout these woods many times in order to find The Letter "p" and defeat Doopliss.
To reach the dark forest section of Twilight Trail, Mario must obtain the Shop Key lying past a fallen tree with Koops's ability to unlock the Twilight Shop storeroom; obtain a Black Key hidden in a small shack just outside of town to open the storeroom's black chest and obtain the Tube Mode ability, which is required to slide under the fallen tree blocking the way; and enter a pipe (leading to the forest) hidden by a haystack, which Flurrie must blow away with her ability.
Flurrie is needed throughout the trail crossing the dark forest to reveal passages that enable Mario to continue forth. In these woods, many enemies can be found; it is also hard to avoid contact with these enemies, as the paths in which they travel are considerably narrow. Towards the end of the forest, a large rock must be pushed in the background by Mario in order for its larger version in the path to move. Twilight Trail is also the home for the dangerous Amazy Dayzees.
In a yellow ? Block in the woods' first screen, an Earth Quake can be retrieved. In the second screen, a red ? block holds the Hammer Throw badge.
Enemies[edit]
| Enemy | HP | Attack | Defense | Additional Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazy Dayzee | 20 | 20 | 1 | Sleep |
| Crazee Dayzee | 7 | 2 | 0 | Sleep |
| Hyper Cleft | 4 | 3 | 3 | Charge+6 |
| Hyper Goomba | 8 | 2 | 0 | Charge+6 |
| Hyper Paragoomba | 8 | 2 | 0 | Charge+6 |
| Hyper Spiky Goomba | 8 | 3 | 0 | Charge+6 |
Formations[edit]
For enemy formations in Twilight Trail, see here.
Items[edit]
| Item | Location |
|---|---|
 Black Key
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In the first screen to the right of Twilight Town, it is in the wooden shack near the entrance. |
 Earth Quake
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In the first forest screen, it is in the yellow ? block in the northeast. |
 Hammer Throw
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In the second forest screen, it is in the red ? block on the path. |
 Mushroom 
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In a Brick Block on the ground in the second area. |
 Shine Sprite
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In the third forest screen, it is behind the last tree before Creepy Steeple. |
 Shop Key
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In the third screen to the right of Twilight Town, it is to the right of the fallen tree. Mario gets it with Koops in Chapter 4. |
 Star Piece
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In the third screen to the right of Twilight Town, it is behind the fallen tree. |
| In the third screen to the right of Twilight Town, it is behind the pipe that leads to the forest. | |
 Super Mushroom
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In the second screen to the right of Twilight Town, it is in an invisible block above the ? block on the north side. |
| In a Brick Block in the second area.
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Hidden blocks[edit]
| Item | Description | Image | Image (block revealed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mushroom
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In the second area from Twilight Town, Mario should find a ? Block, then jump up from it to reveal the hidden ? Block. | 
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 Coin Block
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In the dark wooded area with the boulder that must be pushed, Mario should jump left of the first hole to reveal the hidden ? Block (covered by a tree in the foreground). | 
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Area Tattles[edit]
- "This is Twilight Trail. Kind of a depressing little road, don'tcha think? I feel like something bad's GOTTA be at the end of it. ...Maybe I'm just superstitious."
- "This is more of Twilight Trail. A lot of enemies around here, seems like. Hey, by the way, Mario... Is it me, or has the moon been getting bigger? Not... Not that I'm scared or anything! Re...Really!"
- "This is Twilight Trail. Looks like some seriously spooky woods over there. I hear some of the villagers go there to collect herbs. That's totally insane (GCN) / reckless (Switch)... I'd NEVER go someplace like that on my own, not for a million coins!"
- "We're in the woods now. It's really dark here, so watch where you step..."
- "I feel like something's just gonna pop out of that thicket and attack us! Like what? Well, it could be... Stop it! I don't wanna think about what it might be! Suh-Suh-Scary..."
- "Yup, still in the woods... It's getting awfully dark around here... If there were like, a big hole in the ground, you'd probably fall in without seeing it. Flurrie would float right over it, so I'm sure SHE'S not worried..."
In-game map description[edit]
- A forest trapped in a perpetual state of dim twilight. One must watch one's step while navigating the paths.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウスグラの Usugura no Michi |
Dim Trail | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 阴暗小径[?] Yīn'àn Xiǎojìng |
Dim Trail | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 陰暗小徑[?] Yīn'àn Xiǎojìng |
Dim Trail | |
| Dutch | Duisterpad[?] | Dark Path | |
| French | Chemin de Penocta[?] | Twilight Town Road | |
| German | Düsterweg[?] | Gloomy Way | |
| Italian | Via Casalcrepuscolo[?] | Twilight Town Road | |
| Korean | 어둑어둑 도로[?] Eoduk-eoduk Doro |
Dusk Trail | |
| Spanish | Camino Sombrío[1][2] | Somber Trail |
Gallery[edit]
Mario and Yoshi encounter a Hyper Paragoomba and Hyper Spiky Goomba.
References[edit]
- ^ DSimphony (Aug 21, 2022). ¡Shiny! - 20 - Paper Mario: La Puerta Milenaria (GC) DSimphony. YouTube. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ Freidan (May 23, 2024). Paper Mario: La Puerta Milenaria - Juego Completo Parte 1 - Español (Switch). YouTube. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
