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|image=XNautMoonBaseTexture.png
|image=[[File:TTYDNS X-Naut Fortress.png|250px]]
|width=206px
|greater_location=[[Moon|The Moon]]
|greaterloc=[[The Moon]]
|ruler=[[Grodus]]
|ruler=[[Sir Grodus]]
|inhabitants=[[X-Naut]]s, [[X-Naut PhD]]s, [[Elite X-Naut]]s, [[Z-Yux]]
|inhabitants=[[X-Naut]]s, [[X-Naut PhD]]s, [[Elite X-Naut]]s, [[Z-Yux]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[2004]])
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
}}
{{PMTTYDmap}}
The '''X-Naut Fortress''' is [[Grodus]]' main base of operations which is located on the [[moon]] and the home to the [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. [[Princess Peach]] is also taken to here. The last [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]], the [[Crystal Star]], is held there and [[Mario]] and his friends have to use [[Big Bob]] in [[Fahr Outpost]] to reach this place and fight [[Lord Crump]] (while controlling [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]]) to get the star. Grodus travels between the [[earth]] and his fortress using a [[teleporter (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|teleporter]], which has one end located in his laboratories and the other end located in [[Rogueport Underground]]. The base is also the home of [[TEC|TEC-XX]], which is the main computer of the whole fortress. Also, after Mario gets the sixth Crystal Star, Grodus takes Princess Peach and leaves the fortress (possibly giving it to Lord Crump) so he can go to the [[Palace of Shadow]]. After Mario successfully destroys Magnus von Grapple 2.0, he gets the seventh Crystal Star. After that, the fortress explodes and Mario is unable to go back until the [[Shadow Queen|final boss]] is defeated.
The '''X-Naut Fortress''' is [[Sir Grodus]]' main base of operations which is located on the [[The Moon|Moon]] and the home to the [[Secret Society of X-Nauts]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. This place is also where [[Princess Peach]] was taken to. The last [[Crystal Stars|Crystal Star]], the [[Crystal Star]], is held there and [[Mario]] and his friends had to use the [[Giant Cannon|cannon]] in [[Fahr Outpost]] to reach this place and fight [[Lord Crump]] (while driving [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0|Magnus 2.0]]) to get the Star. Grodus traveled between the [[Mushroom World]] and his fortress using a [[Teleporter|Teleportation Machine]], which has one end located in his laboratories and the other end located in [[Rogueport Sewers]]. The base is also the home of [[TEC-XX]], which is the main computer of the whole fortress. Also, after Mario gets the sixth Crystal Star, Grodus takes Princess Peach and leaves the Fortress (possibly giving it to Lord Crump) so he can go to the [[Palace of Shadow]]. After Mario successfully destroys Lord Crump/Magnus von Grapple 2.0, he gets the seventh Crystal Star. After that, the fortreses explodes and Mario is unable to go back until the [[Shadow Queen|final boss]] is defeated.


The fortress is essentially a five-story building built deep under the Moon. It's all connected by a series of hallways and two elevators. The deeper Mario or Peach go, the dimmer the lighting is.
The fortress is essentially a five-story building built deep under the moon. It is all connected by a series of hallways and two elevators. The deeper Mario or Peach go, the dimmer the lighting is.


When the player [[Spring Jump]]s into the air duct from the [[Yux]] lab on sublevel 2 and uses [[Paper Mode]] to slip thought the vent on the far right, they land in a changing stall where Peach used to put on the X-Naut suit. If they pull the curtain back, Mario and his partners become 8-bit. This lasts until they leave the room.
==Enemies==
==Enemies==
After the chapter is cleared, no enemies appear in the X-Naut Fortress.
*[[Elite X-Naut]]
*[[Elite X-Naut]]
*[[Sir Grodus]] (Never actually fought) (Peach Intermissions only)
*[[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]] (Chapter 7 Boss)
*[[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]] (Chapter 7 Boss)
*[[Mini-X-Yux]]
*[[Mini-X-Yux]]
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*[[Yux]]
*[[Yux]]
*[[Z-Yux]]
*[[Z-Yux]]
===Formations===
{{main|List of enemy formations in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#X-Naut Fortress}}
{{br}}


==Names in Other Languages==
==Items==
{{foreignname
{|class="wikitable"
!Item
!Location
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Blue Potion|game=NS}}
|In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for [[Princess Peach]] for use in Chapter 5.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Cog (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Cog|game=NS}}
|In the transportation room on sublevel 2, it is on top of the controller. Accessible from the air vent with [[Koops]] or [[Yoshi Kid]].
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Crystal Star|game=NS}}
|Dropped after [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0]] is defeated.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Data Disk|game=NS}}
|To the right of sublevel 2, it is on the shelf in the computer room behind [[Grodus]]'s room, for Princess Peach to steal in Chapter 5.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Elevator Key (X-Naut Fortress)|Elevator Key Blue|text=Elevator Key (Blue)|game=NS}}
|To the right of level 1, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Elevator Key (X-Naut Fortress)|Elevator Key Red|text=Elevator Key (Red)|game=NS}}
|Won after the [[66th Trivia Quiz-Off]].
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Feeling Fine|game=NS}}
|To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Feeling Fine P|game=NS}}
|To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Green Potion|game=NS}}
|In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for [[Princess Peach]] for use in Chapter 5.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=HP Drain (item)|HP Drain|game=NS}}
|To the left of sublevel 3, it is in the question block on the south side.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Red Potion|game=NS}}
|In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for [[Princess Peach]] for use in Chapter 5.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Diamond|text=Security Key (◆)|game=NS}}
|To the left of sublevel 2, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Spade|text=Security Key (♠︎)|game=NS}}
|To the left of sublevel 3, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Heart|text=Security Key (♥︎)|game=NS}}
|To the right of sublevel 2, it is on the computer desk in the back room of [[Grodus]]'s area.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Club|text=Security Key (♣︎)|game=NS}}
|To the left of sublevel 4, it is held by an Elite X-Naut in the shower. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]<br>To the right of sublevel 3, it is in the factory room. Accessible from the airplane panel near the right exit.[[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|link=Security Key|Security Key Star|text=Security Key (★)|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|To the right of sublevel 3, it is in the factory room. Accessible from the airplane panel near the right exit.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Sleepy Sheep|game=NS}}
|To the left of sublevel 2, it is in the yellow question block on the back side.
|-
|rowspan=2|{{PMTTYD item|link=Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece|game=NS}} (×2)
|To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane.
|-
|In the southwest corner of the air vent on Sublevel 2.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Super Mushroom|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]
|To the right of level 1, it is in the yellow question block on the back side.
|-
|rowspan=3|{{PMTTYD item|Ultra Mushroom|game=NS}} (x1/3)
|To the right of sublevel 3, in the factory room, it is on the left high platform in the background.
|-
|To the right of level 1, it is in the yellow question block on the back side. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|In the factory of Sublevel Three; on a high platform in the background on the far east. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Yellow Potion|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]<br>{{PMTTYD item|Yellow Potion|Orange Potion}} [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]
|In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for [[Princess Peach]] for use in Chapter 5.
|}
===Crane game items===
After leaving and re-entering the X-Naut Fortress at least once in the Nintendo Switch remake, new items appear in the crane room on Sublevel One if the player had already collected every item beforehand. There are four batches of different items to collect. To make the next batch appear, it is necessary to collect every item on the current batch, leave the X-Naut Fortress, and return to it.
{|class="wikitable"
!Batch set
!Items
|-
|1
|{{PMTTYD item|POW Block|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Sleepy Sheep|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Courage Shell|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Mr. Softener|game=NS}}, 5 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}}
|-
|2
|{{PMTTYD item|Volt Mushroom|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Dizzy Dial|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Power Punch|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Mini Mr. Mini|game=NS}}, 5 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}}
|-
|3
|{{PMTTYD item|Slow Mushroom|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Super Mushroom|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Maple Syrup|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Gradual Syrup|game=NS}}, 5 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}}
|-
|4
|{{PMTTYD item|Ruin Powder|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Stopwatch|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Gold Bar|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|link=HP Drain (item)|HP Drain|game=NS}}, {{PMTTYD item|Spite Pouch|game=NS}}, 4 {{PMTTYD item|link=Coin|Coin|text=Coins|game=NS}}
|}
 
==Area Tattles==
*"''Who knew there'd be such a weird building on the moon... It's kind of crazy, actually. I mean, it's got a big glass dome to keep all of the air from leaking out...What's that? Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess we were OK out there with no air to breathe...................................Yeah, I'd rather not think about that too much, I guess. Let's change the subject.''" (GCN)
**"''Who knew there'd be such a weird building on the moon... It's almost unbelievable, actually. At least it's got a big glass dome to keep all of the air from leaking out...What's that? Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess we were OK out there with no air to breathe. ... Yeah, I'd rather not think about that too much, I guess. Let's change the subject.''" (Switch)
*"''This is the X-Naut Fortress. This seems to be the only way in or out. The stars look really nice through these windows, but I guess now's not the time...''" (GCN)
**"''This is the X-Naut Fortress. This seems to be a way to get in and out. The stars are really pretty out here...or what you can see of them through these fortress windows, anyway.''" (Switch)
*"''This is a fortress corridor. An elevator connects it to the lower floors. I guess this fortress extends pretty far beneath the surface of the moon, huh? I mean, I hate [[Grodus]], but I gotta give him some props for a pretty cool evil hideout.''"
*"''This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. Not to totally change the subject or anything, but how's your memory, Mario? If you have trouble recalling the full path, you oughta leave and reenter.''"
*"''This looks like a storage room for valuables. The crane can grab stuff up there. It should work if you set a gear in place and press those switches in order... I'm sure you can handle it. It's not exactly moon-rocket science here.''"
*"''What's this room for, huh? I feel like I've seen that face somewhere before... Hmmm... Oh well, forget about it, I guess.''"
*"''This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. If you wander off the correct path, it looks like you'll take damage, don'tcha think? Rooms like this ALWAYS have a hint, though. It's like, a law. See anything like that?''"
*"''This is Grodus's lab. He must have his researchers work on various potions here. I don't think we should touch any of this stuff, though... One wrong move and... KABOOOOOOOM! ...Know what I mean?''"
*"''This looks like some kinda teleporter. Who knows where that thing would send us! Maybe that's what the X-Nauts used to go between the moon and the earth. I think we have to switch it on'' (GCN) ''/ press the button'' (Switch) ''and then stand on the platform to use it.''"
*"''This looks like a lab for genetic experimentation...maybe [[Yux]] were made here. I guess they must have some pretty advanced technology if they can do stuff like that. Hey, by the way, Mario... You see up there? One of those ceiling panels is loose. Don't you have some super move or something that can get us up there?''"
*"''This is a changing room. I guess even X-Nauts have to change out of their uniforms... But what do you think they look like under those suits? I'm...not gonna think about it. There's a ventilation duct in the ceiling at one end... That's not good for privacy!''"
*"''This place is a bit overdone, huh? It just screams, 'Hey! I'm an evil mastermind!' I wonder if poor Princess Peach got dragged in here before?''"
*"''What's this room for, huh? Is it some kind of office for the X-Naut boss or what? Maybe we should give it a once-over to make sure we don't miss anything. Boy, and what's with these tanks full of [[Nibbles]]? Jeepers, that creeps me out.''"
*"''This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby trapped, I think. If you stay on the tiles that were lit up, I think you'll be OK, Mario. Er... But you should totally go first, one way or the other...''"
*"''There are three panels here. I guess that means we need three Card Keys, huh? There must be something pretty important behind this door to have such security...''" (GCN)
**"''There are four terminals here. Is this part of a locking mechanism for the door? There must be something pretty important behind this door to have such security''" (Switch)
*"''This is the X-Naut factory. I think they make all kinds of stuff here. It's pretty complicated, what with the crane and the pipe, and all those gears... Maybe we should just take this room one bit at a time, don'tcha think?''"
*"''This is where they built [[Magnus von Grapple|Magnus Von Grapple]] and [[Magnus von Grapple 2.0|Magnus Von Grapple 2.0]]. But there doesn't seem to be anything here now... Nope. Let's go, Mario.''"
*"''This is the computer room. This must be where Princess Peach met with [[TEC]].''"
*"''Wonder what this room's for? There are beds and lockers, but we can't nap here. There's nothing else, really. The weird thing is, it kind of smells nice in here, huh? Why do you think that is?''"
*"''This is a...shower room? I guess every evil-guy base of ultimate doom needs one... Just because you're evil doesn't mean you enjoy B.O., y'know what I mean?''"
{{PMTTYD map}}
 
==In-game map description==
*''The fortress of the dubious [[X-Nauts (organization)|X-Nauts]]. Their leader, [[Grodus]], lives here.'' (GCN)
*''The fortress of the dubious X-Nauts and their leader Grodus.'' (Switch)
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
GrodusPeach.png|Grodus receives a message while examining Peach.
Lovlies.png|The Shadow Sirens discuss their plans.
PMTTYD Peach Shower.png|Peach takes a shower.
PMTTYD Peach Fresh Princess.png|Peach comes out of the shower with her hair tied back into a bun.
PMTTYD TEC-XX Opens Door 1.png|A door opens.
PMTTYD TEC-XX Opens Door 2.png|Peach examines the opened door.
PMTTYD Peach TEC-XX First Encounter.png|Peach enters a room with a mysterious computer.
PMTTYD Peach Typing on Keyboard.png|Peach writes an email for Mario.
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Sir Grodus Briefed.png|An X-Naut PhD arrives at the office of Grodus.
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Close Eye Mario.png|Grodus gives instructions to the X-Naut PhD.
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Sir Grodus Close-Up.png
PMTTYD Post Ch2 Mushroom Ball.png
PMTTYD Grodus Laughing.png
PMTTYD Red Blue Yellow Green Potions.png
Invisible Peach TT-YD.png
PPTTYD Grodus Office FDS Mario.png
PPTTYD Grodus Office FDS Luigi.png
PMTTYD Grodus Orders TEC Shutdown.png
XNautMoonBaseTexture.png|Overworld sprite of the X-Naut Fortress
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Entrance.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Entrance Conveyer.png
PMTTYD Elite X-Nauts Ambush.png
PMTTYD Earth Tremor on Moon.png|Is this ''really'' an "Earth" Tremor?
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Foyer.png
PMTTYDEXNBathroom.png
Cog and teleporter.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Crane Down.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Yux Lab.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Vents and Ceiling Panels.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Party Easter Egg.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress LRM Crane.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 014029.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Yux Defense.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Grodus Office.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Potion Lab.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Crane Operational.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 014029 Entry.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 66 Statue.png
PMTTYD 66th Annual Quirk Quiz.png
PMTTYD JP How Many Feet Pun.png
PMTTYD EN How Many Feet Pun.png
X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 1.png
X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 2.png
X-Naut Fortress Treasure Chest 3.png
PMTTYD X-Punch screenshot.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress 3 Card Keys Room.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 1.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 2.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 3.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 4.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 5.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 6.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 7.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mechanical Room 8.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Hanger.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Standby.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Active.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Approach.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Magnus von Grapple 2 Destroyed.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Lord Crump Blasted.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Mario TEC.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Going Dark.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Mario Surprised.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Memory.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Low Power.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress Low Power Leaving.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Last Line.png
PMTTYD X-Naut Fortress TEC Explosion.png
PMTTYD Rogueport Sewers Moon Base Entrance.png
TTYDNS X-Naut Fortress Entrance.png
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=メガバッテンのアジト
|Jap=メガバッテンのアジト
|JapR=Megabatten no Ajito
|JapR=Megabatten no Ajito
|JapM=Megabatten Base ("Megabatten" is the Japanese name of the X-Nauts)
|JapM=[[X-Nauts (organization)#Names in other languages|X-Nauts]] Base
|ChiS=X军团的根据地
|ChiSR=X Jūntuán de Gēnjùdì
|ChiSM=X-Nauts Base
|ChiT=X軍團的根據地
|ChiTR=X Jūntuán de Gēnjùdì
|ChiTM=X-Nauts Base
|Dut=Kruistronauten-basis
|DutM=X-Naut Base
|Ger=Crucionen-HQ
|Ger=Crucionen-HQ
|GerM="Crucionen" is the German translation of X-Nauts, which originates from "crux" which means "cross"
|GerM=X-Naut Headquarters
|Fra=Repaire Megacruxis
|Fre=Repaire Mégacruxis
|FraM=Megacruxis' lair
|FreM=X-Nauts Lair (''Mégacruxis'' is the French name of the X-Nauts organization)
|Ita=Covo di Giustignardo
|ItaM=Grodus' Lair
|Kor=메가엑스의 아지트
|KorR=Mega Ekseu-ui Ajiteu
|KorM=X-Nauts Base
|Spa=Base de los Mega X
|SpaM=Base of the X-Nauts (from ''Mega X'' the organization's Spanish name)
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*When the player [[Spring Jump]]s into the air duct from the Yux Lab on Sublevel 2 and uses Paper Mode to slip thought the vent on the far right, they will land in a changing stall where Peach used to put on the X-Naut suit. If the player pulls the curtain back, Mario and his partners will become 8-bit. This lasts until the player leaves the room.
[[File:PMTTYDEXNBathroom.png|200px|thumb|Elite X-Naut peeking from the shower in bathroom.]]
*Grodus' room contains a tank filled with [[Nibbles]]. This is the only place where the player can see their entire body.
*A single Elite X-Naut hides in the shower room on sublevel 4 while the fortress is active. While this is an [[Easter egg]] in the original, it is required in the remake, as this is where the new fourth [[Security Key]] is hidden.
<br clear=all>
*During Princess Peach's Interlude after Chapter 5, TEC asks Peach to drink an invisibility potion in order to secretly enter Grodus's room and upload important data on a disk into the room's computer. When this happens, the computer screen shows the [[Family Computer Disk System|Famicom Disk System]] boot-up sequence.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjuIzeNyNEQ|title=Paper Mario - The Thousand-Year Door - Famicom Disk System|date=March 26, 2010|author=[[User:Wildgoosespeeder|wildgoosespeeder]]|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref>
{{PM2}}
*In the Japanese version, the "safe path" in X-Naut Fortress's third puzzle room is only two squares long as opposed to three squares long in the international versions.
[[Category:Castles and Fortresses]]
*The password required to progress further into the area, 014029, can be alternately read as 『おいしー おにく』 ''Oishī Oniku'' in Japanese, which means "delicious meat". The password was changed to "excuse" in the French version for unknown reasons.
[[Category:Outer Space Locations]]
 
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Locations]]
==References==
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]
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[[Category:Dungeons]]
[[Category:Fortresses]]
[[Category:Cosmic areas]]
[[Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door locations]]
[[de:Crucionen-Hauptquartier]]
[[it:Covo di Giustignardo]]

Latest revision as of 01:37, November 11, 2024

X-Naut Fortress
Mario and Goombella inside the X-Naut Fortress, just past the entrance.
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Greater location The Moon
Ruler Grodus
Inhabitants X-Nauts, X-Naut PhDs, Elite X-Nauts, Z-Yux

The X-Naut Fortress is Grodus' main base of operations which is located on the moon and the home to the X-Nauts in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Princess Peach is also taken to here. The last Crystal Star, the Crystal Star, is held there and Mario and his friends have to use Big Bob in Fahr Outpost to reach this place and fight Lord Crump (while controlling Magnus von Grapple 2.0) to get the star. Grodus travels between the earth and his fortress using a teleporter, which has one end located in his laboratories and the other end located in Rogueport Underground. The base is also the home of TEC-XX, which is the main computer of the whole fortress. Also, after Mario gets the sixth Crystal Star, Grodus takes Princess Peach and leaves the fortress (possibly giving it to Lord Crump) so he can go to the Palace of Shadow. After Mario successfully destroys Magnus von Grapple 2.0, he gets the seventh Crystal Star. After that, the fortress explodes and Mario is unable to go back until the final boss is defeated.

The fortress is essentially a five-story building built deep under the moon. It is all connected by a series of hallways and two elevators. The deeper Mario or Peach go, the dimmer the lighting is.

When the player Spring Jumps into the air duct from the Yux lab on sublevel 2 and uses Paper Mode to slip thought the vent on the far right, they land in a changing stall where Peach used to put on the X-Naut suit. If they pull the curtain back, Mario and his partners become 8-bit. This lasts until they leave the room.

Enemies[edit]

After the chapter is cleared, no enemies appear in the X-Naut Fortress.

Formations[edit]

Main article: List of enemy formations in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door § X-Naut Fortress

Items[edit]

Item Location
Blue Potion Blue Potion In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for Princess Peach for use in Chapter 5.
Cog (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door) Cog In the transportation room on sublevel 2, it is on top of the controller. Accessible from the air vent with Koops or Yoshi Kid.
Crystal Star Crystal Star Dropped after Magnus von Grapple 2.0 is defeated.
Data Disk Data Disk To the right of sublevel 2, it is on the shelf in the computer room behind Grodus's room, for Princess Peach to steal in Chapter 5.
Elevator Key (X-Naut Fortress) Elevator Key (Blue) To the right of level 1, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors.
Elevator Key (X-Naut Fortress) Elevator Key (Red) Won after the 66th Trivia Quiz-Off.
Feeling Fine Feeling Fine To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane.
Feeling Fine P Feeling Fine P To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane.
Green Potion Green Potion In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for Princess Peach for use in Chapter 5.
HP Drain (item) HP Drain To the left of sublevel 3, it is in the question block on the south side.
Red Potion Red Potion In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for Princess Peach for use in Chapter 5.
Security Key Security Key (◆) To the left of sublevel 2, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors.
Security Key Security Key (♠︎) To the left of sublevel 3, it is guarded in a chest beyond the electrical floors.
Security Key Security Key (♥︎) To the right of sublevel 2, it is on the computer desk in the back room of Grodus's area.
Security Key Security Key (♣︎) To the left of sublevel 4, it is held by an Elite X-Naut in the shower. Nintendo Switch
To the right of sublevel 3, it is in the factory room. Accessible from the airplane panel near the right exit.Nintendo GameCube
Security Key Security Key (★) Nintendo Switch To the right of sublevel 3, it is in the factory room. Accessible from the airplane panel near the right exit.
Sleepy Sheep Sleepy Sheep To the left of sublevel 2, it is in the yellow question block on the back side.
Star Piece (Paper Mario series) Star Piece (×2) To the left of sublevel 1, it is on the item platform to be retrieved with the crane.
In the southwest corner of the air vent on Sublevel 2.
Super Mushroom Super Mushroom Nintendo GameCube To the right of level 1, it is in the yellow question block on the back side.
Ultra Mushroom Ultra Mushroom (x1/3) To the right of sublevel 3, in the factory room, it is on the left high platform in the background.
To the right of level 1, it is in the yellow question block on the back side. Nintendo Switch
In the factory of Sublevel Three; on a high platform in the background on the far east. Nintendo Switch
Yellow Potion Yellow Potion Nintendo Switch
Yellow Potion Orange Potion Nintendo GameCube
In the lab on sublevel 2, it is on the desk for Princess Peach for use in Chapter 5.

Crane game items[edit]

After leaving and re-entering the X-Naut Fortress at least once in the Nintendo Switch remake, new items appear in the crane room on Sublevel One if the player had already collected every item beforehand. There are four batches of different items to collect. To make the next batch appear, it is necessary to collect every item on the current batch, leave the X-Naut Fortress, and return to it.

Batch set Items
1 POW Block POW Block, Sleepy Sheep Sleepy Sheep, Courage Shell Courage Shell, Mr. Softener Mr. Softener, 5 Coin Coins
2 Volt Mushroom Volt Mushroom, Dizzy Dial Dizzy Dial, Power Punch Power Punch, Mini Mr. Mini Mini Mr. Mini, 5 Coin Coins
3 Slow Mushroom Slow Mushroom, Super Mushroom Super Mushroom, Maple Syrup Maple Syrup, Gradual Syrup Gradual Syrup, 5 Coin Coins
4 Ruin Powder Ruin Powder, Stopwatch Stopwatch, Gold Bar Gold Bar, HP Drain (item) HP Drain, Spite Pouch Spite Pouch, 4 Coin Coins

Area Tattles[edit]

  • "Who knew there'd be such a weird building on the moon... It's kind of crazy, actually. I mean, it's got a big glass dome to keep all of the air from leaking out...What's that? Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess we were OK out there with no air to breathe...................................Yeah, I'd rather not think about that too much, I guess. Let's change the subject." (GCN)
    • "Who knew there'd be such a weird building on the moon... It's almost unbelievable, actually. At least it's got a big glass dome to keep all of the air from leaking out...What's that? Yeah, now that you mention it, I guess we were OK out there with no air to breathe. ... Yeah, I'd rather not think about that too much, I guess. Let's change the subject." (Switch)
  • "This is the X-Naut Fortress. This seems to be the only way in or out. The stars look really nice through these windows, but I guess now's not the time..." (GCN)
    • "This is the X-Naut Fortress. This seems to be a way to get in and out. The stars are really pretty out here...or what you can see of them through these fortress windows, anyway." (Switch)
  • "This is a fortress corridor. An elevator connects it to the lower floors. I guess this fortress extends pretty far beneath the surface of the moon, huh? I mean, I hate Grodus, but I gotta give him some props for a pretty cool evil hideout."
  • "This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. Not to totally change the subject or anything, but how's your memory, Mario? If you have trouble recalling the full path, you oughta leave and reenter."
  • "This looks like a storage room for valuables. The crane can grab stuff up there. It should work if you set a gear in place and press those switches in order... I'm sure you can handle it. It's not exactly moon-rocket science here."
  • "What's this room for, huh? I feel like I've seen that face somewhere before... Hmmm... Oh well, forget about it, I guess."
  • "This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby-trapped, I think. If you wander off the correct path, it looks like you'll take damage, don'tcha think? Rooms like this ALWAYS have a hint, though. It's like, a law. See anything like that?"
  • "This is Grodus's lab. He must have his researchers work on various potions here. I don't think we should touch any of this stuff, though... One wrong move and... KABOOOOOOOM! ...Know what I mean?"
  • "This looks like some kinda teleporter. Who knows where that thing would send us! Maybe that's what the X-Nauts used to go between the moon and the earth. I think we have to switch it on (GCN) / press the button (Switch) and then stand on the platform to use it."
  • "This looks like a lab for genetic experimentation...maybe Yux were made here. I guess they must have some pretty advanced technology if they can do stuff like that. Hey, by the way, Mario... You see up there? One of those ceiling panels is loose. Don't you have some super move or something that can get us up there?"
  • "This is a changing room. I guess even X-Nauts have to change out of their uniforms... But what do you think they look like under those suits? I'm...not gonna think about it. There's a ventilation duct in the ceiling at one end... That's not good for privacy!"
  • "This place is a bit overdone, huh? It just screams, 'Hey! I'm an evil mastermind!' I wonder if poor Princess Peach got dragged in here before?"
  • "What's this room for, huh? Is it some kind of office for the X-Naut boss or what? Maybe we should give it a once-over to make sure we don't miss anything. Boy, and what's with these tanks full of Nibbles? Jeepers, that creeps me out."
  • "This room looks like it was meant to store something... It's booby trapped, I think. If you stay on the tiles that were lit up, I think you'll be OK, Mario. Er... But you should totally go first, one way or the other..."
  • "There are three panels here. I guess that means we need three Card Keys, huh? There must be something pretty important behind this door to have such security..." (GCN)
    • "There are four terminals here. Is this part of a locking mechanism for the door? There must be something pretty important behind this door to have such security" (Switch)
  • "This is the X-Naut factory. I think they make all kinds of stuff here. It's pretty complicated, what with the crane and the pipe, and all those gears... Maybe we should just take this room one bit at a time, don'tcha think?"
  • "This is where they built Magnus Von Grapple and Magnus Von Grapple 2.0. But there doesn't seem to be anything here now... Nope. Let's go, Mario."
  • "This is the computer room. This must be where Princess Peach met with TEC."
  • "Wonder what this room's for? There are beds and lockers, but we can't nap here. There's nothing else, really. The weird thing is, it kind of smells nice in here, huh? Why do you think that is?"
  • "This is a...shower room? I guess every evil-guy base of ultimate doom needs one... Just because you're evil doesn't mean you enjoy B.O., y'know what I mean?"
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In-game map description[edit]

  • The fortress of the dubious X-Nauts. Their leader, Grodus, lives here. (GCN)
  • The fortress of the dubious X-Nauts and their leader Grodus. (Switch)

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese メガバッテンのアジト[?]
Megabatten no Ajito
X-Nauts Base
Chinese (simplified) X军团的根据地[?]
X Jūntuán de Gēnjùdì
X-Nauts Base
Chinese (traditional) X軍團的根據地[?]
X Jūntuán de Gēnjùdì
X-Nauts Base
Dutch Kruistronauten-basis[?] X-Naut Base
French Repaire Mégacruxis[?] X-Nauts Lair (Mégacruxis is the French name of the X-Nauts organization)
German Crucionen-HQ[?] X-Naut Headquarters
Italian Covo di Giustignardo[?] Grodus' Lair
Korean 메가엑스의 아지트[?]
Mega Ekseu-ui Ajiteu
X-Nauts Base
Spanish Base de los Mega X[?] Base of the X-Nauts (from Mega X the organization's Spanish name)

Trivia[edit]

Screenshot of an Elite X-Naut peeking from behind the shower in the Sublevel 4 bathroom in X-Naut Fortress, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Elite X-Naut peeking from the shower in bathroom.
  • A single Elite X-Naut hides in the shower room on sublevel 4 while the fortress is active. While this is an Easter egg in the original, it is required in the remake, as this is where the new fourth Security Key is hidden.
  • During Princess Peach's Interlude after Chapter 5, TEC asks Peach to drink an invisibility potion in order to secretly enter Grodus's room and upload important data on a disk into the room's computer. When this happens, the computer screen shows the Famicom Disk System boot-up sequence.[1]
  • In the Japanese version, the "safe path" in X-Naut Fortress's third puzzle room is only two squares long as opposed to three squares long in the international versions.
  • The password required to progress further into the area, 014029, can be alternately read as 『おいしー おにく』 Oishī Oniku in Japanese, which means "delicious meat". The password was changed to "excuse" in the French version for unknown reasons.

References[edit]

  1. ^ wildgoosespeeder (March 26, 2010). Paper Mario - The Thousand-Year Door - Famicom Disk System. YouTube (English). Retrieved May 19, 2024.