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|image=[[File:Rogueport Sewers.png|250px]]<br>Mario and Goombella in the Rogueport Sewers in the GameCube version
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|greater_location=[[Rogueport]]
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|inhabitants=[[Goomba]]s, [[Little Mouser]]s, [[Bandit]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, [[Spinia]]s, [[Spania]]s, [[Spunia]]s
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|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|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]])
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'''Rogueport Sewers''' is a huge chain of rooms under [[Rogueport]] that contain [[the Thousand-Year Door]], various [[Warp Pipe]]s, and the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]]. There is a hidden town here with a [[Deepdown Depot|shop]] that sells rare items such as [[Ultra Shroom]]s and [[Gold Bar]]s. There is also a badge seller named [[Dazzle]], who trades them for [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Pieces]]. [[Merluvlee]]'s house is also located here, where Mario can pay her to find the locations of Star Pieces or [[Shine Sprite]]s, or what to do next. Lastly, there is [[Wonky]]'s house who Mario can pay to give certain information about the game.  
{{quote|Hey! Hey, man! What's up? [[Mario|You]] think it's cool to just waltz your way into OUR underground?|Goomba|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)}}
[[File:PMTTYD Rogueport Sewers Entrance.png|thumb|left|Mario and Goombella approaching the pipe to the underground outside Professor Frankly's house.]]
The '''Rogueport Underground''', originally known as the '''Rogueport Sewers''', is a network of rooms located underneath [[Rogueport]], which appears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. Beneath Rogueport lies the ruins of Rogueport's ancient civilization that was destroyed by a [[Shadow Queen|cataclysm]] 1,000 years ago. They contain a large number of [[Warp Pipe]]s leading to other areas, as well as various enemies and friendly characters alike. The friendly characters are mostly gathered in and around the ruins of the 1,000-year-old town itself, which has been partially rebuilt by people who can't be seen in Rogueport proper, and includes a [[Deepdown Depot|shop]] and a [[Herb T.'s place|tavern]].


The main way of getting into the sewers is a pipe in front of [[Professor Frankly]]'s house. Another way in is West [[Rogueport]]'s sewer grate. Special [[blue pipe]]s leading to [[Petalburg]], [[the Great Tree]], [[Keelhaul Key]] and [[Poshley Heights]] can be found in the sewers.
Characters found in the underground include the fortune teller [[Merluvlee]], the badge trader [[Dazzle]], and the information trader [[Wonky]], among others. The underground is also notable for containing [[the Thousand-Year Door]], which is said to hide a fantastic treasure, and the entrance to the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]], a 100-floor dungeon containing powerful enemies and valuable items.


Regular portals to particular regions include a stone warp pipe to [[Petal Meadows]], two wooden pipes: one to [[Boggly Woods]] and one to Twilight Town, although the one to Boggly Woods is monochrome like the rest of the woods and the one to Twilight Town is brown with exaggerated shadows, and a blue warp pipe is used to gain access to [[Fahr Outpost]]. The Teleporter is the fourth portal found in Rogueport Sewers and is used to reach the [[X-Naut Fortress]] and through that, the [[moon]] after Mario is fired out of the cannon, as it is impossible to be fired again. After completing Chapter 7, this teleporter cannot be used until after completing the game.
The main way of getting into the underground is a pipe in front of [[Professor Frankly]]'s house. Another way in is West [[Rogueport]]'s sewer grate. Special blue pipes can also be found underground leading to [[Petalburg]], [[the Great Tree]], [[Keelhaul Key]] and [[Poshley Heights]], with the remake adding [[Glitzville]], [[Twilight Town]], and [[Fahr Outpost]], with a pipe leading from this room to [[Rogueport]] was also added. In this way, the Rogueport Underground serves a similar role to [[Toad Town Tunnels]] from ''[[Paper Mario]]'', being a network of tunnels under the town that serves as the main hub of the game, containing pipes that allow fast access to various locations.


When Mario reaches the bottom floor of the sewers for the first time, he has to learn a new paper ability to reach the door from the first [[Black Chest Demon]] inside a [[black chest]]. After Mario reaches the Thousand-Year Door, he has to stand on the pedestal and hold up the map. The map shows him the location of one of the Crystal Stars. This process is repeated after every Crystal Star Mario gathers.
Entrances leading to particular regions include a stone warp pipe to [[Petal Meadows]], a monochrome wooden pipe to [[Boggly Woods]] and a cracked orange pipe to Twilight Town, and an icy blue warp pipe is used to gain access to [[Fahr Outpost]]. The [[teleporter (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|teleporter]] is also found in the Rogueport Underground and is used to reach the [[X-Naut Fortress]] and through that, the [[moon]] after Mario is fired out of [[Big Bob]], as it is impossible to be fired again. After completing Chapter 7, this teleporter cannot be used until after completing the game.


A [[Little Mouser|Squeek]] can be found here, looking for her lost partner while researching the depths of Rogueport Sewers.
When Mario reaches the bottom floor of the Underground for the first time, he has to learn [[Plane Mode]] to reach the door from the first [[Black Chest Demon]] inside a [[black chest]]. After Mario reaches the Thousand-Year Door, he has to stand on the pedestal and hold up the map. The map shows him the location of one of the Crystal Stars. This process is repeated after every Crystal Star Mario gathers.
==Layout==
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===Sublevel 1, eastern entrance room===
[[File:PMTTYD Goomba trio.png|thumb|Mario, Goombella, and Professor Frankly battling the Goomba trio]]
[[File:Goomba Trio Defeated PMTTYD.png|thumb|left|Mario, Goombella, and Professor Frankly defeating the Goomba trio in the eastern entrance room]]
The Rogueport Underground is first entered through a pipe located in Rogueport's east side, outside of [[Merlon]] and [[Professor Frankly]]'s houses, which is initially blocked by a rotten fence that Frankly removes soon after Mario and [[Goombella]] meet with him. The pipe leads down to a long room. Next to the pipe, there is a [[Save Block]]. To the west, an archway leads to the ruins of the 1,000-year-old town. There is also a cracked wall here which can be destroyed by [[Admiral Bobbery]]'s [[Bomb (Paper Mario series)|Bomb]] ability, uncovering a pipe that leads to [[Chet Rippo]]'s house in the room's background. To the east of the pipe that leads to the surface, there is another pipe behind a rusted metal fence, leading down to the eastern corridor. This pipe can be accessed by moving between the fence's bars using [[Paper Mode]], or otherwise by riding a moving platform that moves between the pipe and a ledge further to the east. This platform passes over a lowered area between two staircases; Mario, Goombella, and Professor Frankly are attacked by a [[Goomba]], [[Paragoomba]], and [[Spiky Goomba]] here on their first visit, who they must defeat to access the east end of the room, including the moving platform.
 
Further to the east, the remains of a wall partially block the ledge that leads to the aforementioned moving platform. Past this, there is a pipe behind a similar metal fence to the one that blocks access to the pipe leading to the eastern corridor; this one can only be accessed using Paper Mode and leads to [[Merlee]]'s house in the background. South of the fence is a [[plane panel]] which Mario can activate once he can use Plane Mode to cross an ensuing gap; crossing the gap allows Mario to access an archway that leads to the Petal Meadows pipe room, while the gap itself contains a staircase leading back to the plane panel as well as a Spiky Goomba that first appears after Mario first visits the Thousand-Year Door; this Spiky Goomba is notable for remaining as such for the entire game, unlike most other enemies in the underground which are replaced with [[Koopatrol]]s, [[Hammer Bro]]s., and [[Magikoopa]]s after completing Chapter 5. Above the archway to the Petal Meadows pipe room, there is a high ledge with a chest containing a [[Defend Plus P]] badge and a cracked wall, which can be blown open from the other side in the Petal Meadows pipe room using Bobbery to access the chest.
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====Chet Rippo's house====
Chet Rippo's house is small and contains purple carpet and matching curtains, as well as a table with a triangular crystal ball-like object. Mario can talk to Chet Rippo here from across the table to have his stats adjusted for thirty-nine coins.
 
====Merlee's house====
Merlee's house contains turquoise and blue carpet and turquoise curtains, as well as burning incense, and is slightly larger than Chet Rippo's house. Mario can talk to Merlee here from across the table and pay varying amounts of coins to have Merlee cast her spells on him.
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===Sublevel 1, ruins of the 1,000 year old town===
[[File:PMTTYD Shine Sprite RogueSewerCenterRoof.png|thumb|Mario and Goombella on top of the pillar near Merluvlee's house and Dazzle]]
Said by Goombella to be the ruins of the original town that modern Rogueport was built over, this is one of the largest rooms in the Rogueport Underground. It is separated into two parts separated by a fallen pillar which Mario initially cannot circumvent. Mario first gains the ability to cross under it once he can use [[Tube Mode]], but the pillar can be destroyed entirely using Bobbery's ability. The eastern part is accessible through an archway in the eastern entrance room, with a large ruined building that houses [[Merluvlee]]. Merluvlee can tell Mario's fortune for a small price, which can either lead him to [[Star Piece]]s or [[Shine Sprite]]s or instruct him on how to progress in the story. In the original version, Merluvlee's services require Mario to visit the Thousand-Year Door for the first time; in the remake, they are always available.
[[File:PMTTYD Rogueport Sewers Moon Base Entrance.png|thumb|left]]
The western part is much larger and is accessible through an archway in the western entrance room. This part features the room's centerpiece, a ruined fountain, as well as a number of ordinary residents, including a [[Little Mouser|Squeek]], a [[Bandit]] named [[Eddy the Mask]], and a Goomba. Goombella's [[Tattle]] dialogue for the area suggests that most of the residents are individuals who can't show their faces in Rogueport proper. The west end of the room contains a pillar that mirrors the one next to Dazzle, which also has a Star Piece hidden behind it. In-between the pillar and the ruined fountain, there is a building locked from the inside, which can be entered and unlocked using the teleporter inside the [[X-Naut Fortress]]. The building's interior is futuristic and contains the teleporter connecting back to the X-Naut Fortress. Mario uses the teleporter to return here after Chapter 7, and it can also be used before and after that point to travel between the Rogueport Underground and the X-Naut Fortress, though it is unusable after returning at the end of Chapter 7 up until the end of the game. South of the ruined fountain, a thin layer of water covers the floor. There is a chest containing a [[Soft Stomp]] badge in the lower left corner of the wet area. North of the ruined fountain, a ledge that repeatedly raises and lowers leads to [[Deepdown Depot]], a shop that sells some of the game's most valuable items, and [[Herb T.'s place]], a bar run by the [[Toad (species)|Toad]] [[Herb T.]] [[Wonky]], who provides Mario with various obscure information on game mechanics, secrets, and lore, takes up residence in Herb T.'s place as well.
 
[[Dazzle]] is found here, trading Badges for Star Pieces. In the GameCube version, he is near the fallen pillar outside of Merluvlee's house and can be traded with after visiting the Thousand-Year Door for the first time; in the Nintendo Switch remake, he is initially found on the other side of it in the western half of the area but will move back to his original spot after the player visits the Thousand-Year Door.
 
In between Deepdown Depot and Herb T.'s place, there is a small alley where Mario can use the [[Spring Jump]] to jump up to a drippy water pipe high up in the air, which he can shimmy across to get on top of Deepdown Depot. From there, he can drop down onto Merluvlee's house, and from there to the pillar next to which Dazzle stands, which has a [[Shine Block]] on top that can be reached with another Spring Jump.
 
[[File:PMTTYDHiddenBlockRogueportUnderground3R.jpg|thumb|left|The Hidden Block containing the Power Plus P badge]]
In the Nintendo Switch version of the game, there is a [[Power Plus P]] badge on the rooftop of Herb T.'s place inside a [[Hidden Block]].
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===Sublevel 1, Petal Meadows pipe room===
[[File:PMTTYD Shine Sprite RogueSewerEastSea.png|thumb|Mario and Goombella on the platform with the Shine Sprite. The abandoned house can be seen in the background.]]
This room is entered through an archway in the eastern entrance room. It is a long room with a small dry area on the west end followed by a large pool of water. A boat panel lies on the southeast end of the dry area; once Mario can use [[Boat Mode]] he can cross the pool of water to reach another boat panel on the far eastern end of the pool of water, which connects to a platform with a Shine Sprite. There is also a drippy water pipe in the back of the dry area which Mario can grab onto using the Spring Jump; shimmying to the west allows Mario to access a high ledge from which Bobbery can blow up the cracked wall in the eastern entrance room from the opposite side (though it is unmarked on this side), allowing Mario to reach the chest containing Defend Plus P there; shimmying to the east instead eventually leads to a pipe on a platform far across the water that leads to an abandoned house in the background.
 
The water itself is initially empty if Mario visits it before first visiting the Thousand-Year Door, but afterward, a [[Big Blooper#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Blooper]] tentacle is seen sticking out of the water. When Mario jumps on the tentacle or hits it with his [[hammer]], the Blooper emerges from the water to battle Mario and Goombella. After the Blooper is defeated, two moving platforms rise out of the water, which Mario can jump across to reach a unique brown brick pipe leading to [[Petal Meadows]].
 
====Abandoned house====
[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece RogueSewerEastIsland.png|thumb|left|The abandoned house]]
This house is uninhabited, though the furnishings, including a crate that seems to be in use as a table and a hammock, as well as Goombella's Tattle for the area, suggest that someone lives or used to live here. The hammock contains a Star Piece in plain view.
 
===Sublevel 2, eastern corridor===
This room is accessed through one of the pipes located in the eastern entrance room. It is a small corridor with two levels and a canal running along the southern wall. When Mario first visits it, it contains a Goomba, a Paragoomba, and Spiky Goomba. The two levels are separated by a flight of stairs as well as a rusted metal fence, which Mario can use Paper Mode to pass through. The upper level only contains a pipe leading up to the eastern entrance room, while the lower level contains two [[? Block]]s containing a [[Mushroom]] and [[Fire Flower]], respectively, a small archway to the west that leads to the blue pipe room, an alcove initially blocked by two small [[Yellow Block|yellow block]]s with a pipe leading to the lower corridor, and another alcove blocked by rusted metal bars that are passable using Paper Mode containing an entrance leading to the spike room. There is also a third, empty alcove between the other two, also covered by metal bars.
 
===Sublevel 2, spike room===
[[File:PMTTYD spiky room.png|thumb|Spikes]]
This room contains spikes in a zigzag pattern that raise and lower every three seconds, in a setup that resembles one in [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. Mario can cross the spikes using [[Vivian]]'s [[Veil]] ability, moving across the room while the spikes are down and hiding in the shadows when they rise up, protecting Mario and Vivian from the spikes. At the end of the path, there is a chest containing the [[Spike Shield]] badge.
 
===Sublevel 2, blue pipe rooms===
[[File:PMTTYD Shine Sprite RogueSewerWarp.png|thumb|left|Mario and Goombella in the eastern blue pipe room after destroying the large yellow block]]
 
The eastern room contains a canal along the south wall and two [[! Switch#Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|super switch]]es which can be pressed with [[Ground Pound|Spin Jump]]s, located on opposite sides of a large yellow block which can be destroyed with the [[Super Hammer]]. The super switches are too tall to jump up onto initially, so the yellow block must be destroyed to reach a ledge behind the block that moves up and down, as well as allowing passage through the entrances on either side of the room. The left and right entrances lead to the western blue pipe room and the eastern corridor, respectively. The moving ledge allows Mario to reach higher ledges in the northwestern and northeastern corners of the room, allowing Mario to jump down and press the super switches. Doing so reveals blue pipes on the northwestern and northeastern ledges that lead to [[the Great Tree]] and [[Petalburg]], respectively. The northeastern ledge also has a Shine Block on it.
 
The western room largely mirrors the eastern blue pipe room, being a room with a canal along the southern wall, two super switches inaccessible from the ground, and a large stone block that can be destroyed with the Ultra Hammer that blocks passage through the room (which connects the western corridor and the eastern blue pipe room via entrances on the west and east walls, respectively) as well as a moving ledge that allows access to the room's high ledges in the northwestern and northeastern corners. Pressing the super switches by jumping down from these ledges activates pipes on the northwestern and northeastern ledges that lead to [[Poshley Heights]] and [[Keelhaul Key]], respectively. The northwestern ledge also houses a chest containing an [[FP Plus]] badge.
 
In the Nintendo Switch version of the game, there is a new Warp Pipe room replacing the original pair of Warp Pipe rooms. When entering this room after taking each of the [[Crystal Stars]] to [[The Thousand-Year Door]], the [[Magical Map]] is held up in a similar fashion, unlocking a pipe leading to a locale for that Crystal Star's chapter. There are seven pipe slots instead of four, with a pipe leading from this room to [[Rogueport]] was also added. Pipe 1 leads to the second area of [[Petalburg]], Pipe 2 leads to the outside of [[The Great Tree]], Pipe 3 leads to [[Glitzville]] southeast of the juice shop, Pipe 4 leads to the second area of [[Twilight Town]], Pipe 5 leads to the campsite of [[Keelhaul Key]], Pipe 6 leads to the fountain in [[Poshley Heights]], and Pipe 7 leads to the second area of [[Fahr Outpost]]. The door leading to the room on the right side is also now hidden and requires [[Flurrie]] to reveal it. To accommodate for the addition of the new Warp Pipe Room, the Shine Sprite and the FP Plus badge from the original rooms are located behind a large yellow block and a large stone block respectively at the back of the Warp Pipe Room.
 
===Sublevel 3, lower corridor===
[[File:Rogueport Sewers Happy Heart P.png|thumb|Mario and Flurrie collecting the Happy Heart P badge in the lower corridor]]
This room can be accessed from a pipe in the eastern corridor. Mario arrives from that pipe in a large, open area that is initially inhabited by a few [[Spinia]]s and a hidden block with a [[Pretty Lucky]] badge. To the left is a large yellow block which can be destroyed using the Super Hammer, revealing a blue [[trampoline]] that allows for quick access to a high ledge containing the entrance to the Thousand-Year Door room. A Star Piece is also located behind the yellow block, accessible though not visible before the block is destroyed. On the north wall, metal bars passable using Paper Mode block an alcove containing the entrance to the Boggly Woods pipe room. The first time that Mario passes by here, as well as after presenting the [[Diamond Star]] in front of the Thousand-Year Door, [[Punio]] is seen waiting outside a [[Puni]]-sized hole next to this entrance, though he quickly flees through the hole after noticing Mario.
 
Further to the east, there is a high ledge that initially appears sheer. After pressing an [[! Switch]], the wall "peels" off to reveal a staircase. The ledge still contains a discolored portion of its wall, which can be removed using [[Flurrie]]'s [[Gale Force]] ability. This uncovers a chest with a [[Happy Heart P]] badge. At the top of the staircase, the ledge houses a plane panel which Mario can use to cross over the room and reach the entrance to the Thousand-Year Door room on the west end as well as an entrance leading to the black chest room. Mario can also drop down from the northwest end of the high ledge to a lower ledge that houses a [[Black Key]].
 
===Sublevel 3, black chest room===
[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece RogueSewerBlackChestPanel.png|thumb|left|Mario uncovering a Star Piece in the black chest room]]
[[File:PM2 BlackChest.png|thumb]]
This small room contains a black chest on a raised part of the floor. Using the Black Key obtained in the lower corridor, Mario must release the Black Chest Demon inside the chest to gain the use of Plane Mode on his first visit to the Rogueport Underground.
 
===Sublevel 3, Boggly Woods pipe room===
[[File:PMTTYD Star Piece RogueSewerWarpPanel.png|thumb|Mario uncovering a Star Piece outside the pipe to Boggly Woods]]
If accessed before presenting the Diamond Star in front of the Thousand-Year Door, this room appears small and featureless aside from a staircase and an inaccessible ledge with a [[Damage Dodge]] badge. After presenting the Diamond Star, Punio the Puni appears here and becomes acquainted with Mario. He then uncovers the secret entrance to [[Boggly Woods]] by pressing a button inside a Puni-sized hole on the southeast end of the room that is inaccessible to Mario, causing parts of the back wall at the top of the staircase to flip around and reveal a corridor. Mario can go left through this corridor to reach the ledge with the Damage Dodge badge, or right to reach a connecting room with a gray wooden pipe that leads to Boggly Woods.
 
===Sublevel 3, Thousand-Year Door room===
[[File:PMTTYD The Thousand-Year Door pedestal.png|thumb|left|Mario activating the pedestal in front of the Thousand-Year Door]]
One of the largest rooms in the Rogueport Underground, this room contains the Thousand-Year Door. It features a unique music track different from that heard throughout the rest of the underground. The Thousand-Year Door is located on the northern wall. A pedestal that Mario can activate with the [[Magical Map]] and [[Crystal Stars]] is located in front of the door. When activated, an intricate pattern of turquoise lights appears on and around the pedestal, and the Magical Map is marked with the location of the next Crystal Star. Mario also stands on this pedestal to open the Thousand-Year Door once he collects all seven Crystal Stars, causing the Thousand-Year Door to open into the [[Palace of Shadow]].
 
Besides the Thousand-Year Door and pedestal, there is a Save Block located in the southwest part of the room. The eastern end of the room contains a staircase down to the pedestal as well as an entrance leading to the lower corridor. Next to this entrance is a rusted metal fence that Mario can pass through using Paper Mode to reach a trampoline that allows him to access a ledge with a plane panel. By using Plane Mode, Mario can fly across the room to reach a ledge that mirrors the one with the entrance and trampoline, with another fence, trampoline, and an entrance leading to the Pit of 100 Trials entrance room. The trampoline here allows Mario to access a mirrored plane panel ledge that also contains a Shine Block.
 
As shown near the end of the game while battling the [[Shadow Queen]], this room appears to be located directly underneath the gallows in Rogueport Square on the surface, with the ruined fountain in the ruins of the 1,000-year-old town presumably located directly in-between.
 
===Sublevel 3, Pit of 100 Trials entrance room===
[[File:Pit Entrance.png|thumb|Mario and Bobbery in the Pit of 100 Trials entrance room]]
This room has a gray rocky texture on the floor and walls, as well as spears on the walls, matching the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] itself. The background music in this room is silent, unlike other rooms in the underground. On the eastern end is a small staircase leading out to the Thousand-Year Door room. In the center of the room, there is a pipe that leads down to the Pit of 100 Trials, accompanied by a sign that warns of the pit's dangers and that the [[First Attack]] and [[Bump Attack]] badges do not work inside. The north end of the room has another sign that displays certain records, such as how many Star Pieces out of the total Mario has collected. In the northeast corner of the room, there is a tall pipe from which Mario exits the pit; it is one-way and inaccessible from the ground.
 
===Sublevel 1, western entrance room===
[[File:PMTTYD_Shine_Sprite_RogueSewerWest.png|thumb|left|Mario and Goombella in the western entrance room, outside the entrances to Twilight Town and Fahr Outpost]]
This room is an alternate entrance to the Rogueport Underground accessed by using Paper Mode to enter a sewer grating on Rogueport's west side. From the sewer grating, Mario falls onto a high ledge. To the east, there are two floating platforms that behave similarly to [[Scale Lift]]s – when Mario steps on one, it falls, and the other rises. Mario can cross these platforms to access an archway that leads to the ruins of the 1,000-year-old town.
 
To the west of the ledge that Mario falls onto from the sewer grate, there is a gap that can be crossed using [[Yoshi Kid]]'s [[Flutter Jump]]. This leads to a larger ledge with a Shine Block and a pipe that leads to the background. In the background, there is a short platforming challenge that leads to a Star Piece. Besides the pipe and Shine Block, the western ledge also features a door along the north wall leading to the Twilight Town pipe room. To the left of this door is a small entrance blocked by a small [[Stone Block|stone block]] that Mario can destroy using the [[Ultra Hammer]]. Doing so leads to a room containing an icy blue pipe, which brings Mario to the road to [[Fahr Outpost]].
[[File:PMTTYD Fahr Outpost Pipe.png|thumb]]
If Mario instead falls down from the high ledges he arrives in this room on, he reaches the room's floor, which initially contains several [[Spania]]s. On the western end of the floor, a red X mark painted on the floor hints that Mario can use the Spring Jump to grab a pipe above him; shimmying to the west along it allows Mario to reach the lower floor of the room with the pipe to Fahr Outpost, containing a chest with a [[Flower Saver P]] badge. The east side of the main room's floor contains a Save Block and a pipe that leads back up to Rogueport's west side, as well as a pipe that leads down to the western corridor.
 
====Twilight Town pipe room====
[[File:PMTTYD Rejection Pipe.png|thumb]]
This is a very small room with a unique orange cracked pipe leading to [[Twilight Town]] and a sign labeling it as such. This pipe rejects Mario until he has his name written on his clothing by [[Darkly]] after presenting the [[Gold Star]] in front of the Thousand-Year Door and trying the pipe at least once.
 
===Sublevel 2, western corridor===
This room largely mirrors the eastern corridor, being a two-story winding corridor separated by a flight of stairs and a metal fence that Mario can pass through using Paper Mode, as well as a canal along the southern wall. The upper level contains a pipe leading up to the floor of the western entrance room and a Spania (initially before the enemies are replaced after Chapter 5); the lower level contains two more Spanias as well as two ? Blocks containing a [[Slow Mushroom]] and a [[Gradual Syrup]], respectively. Past these blocks on the southeast end of the corridor is an entrance that leads to the blue pipe room. Three alcoves are located on the north wall of the lower level; the further east two are blocked by metal bars and are empty, while the furthest west one is blocked by a discolored wall that can be removed by Flurrie's Gale Force. This uncovers a pipe that provides a one-way entrance to the Pit of 100 Trials entrance room. By walking west from this pipe, Mario crosses through a small passageway that leads to a boat panel. By using Boat Mode here, Mario can sail along the canal on the southern end of the room to the east, passing through the blue pipe room and the eastern corridor, eventually reaching the Spunia room.
 
===Sublevel 2, Spunia room===
[[File:PMTTYD_Shine_Sprite_RogueSewerRiver.png|thumb|Mario sailing in the Spunia room in Boat Mode]]
This room can only be accessed by using Boat Mode to ride along the canals along the southern wall of several rooms starting from the western corridor. The room contains a boat panel that Mario can use to exit Boat Mode and beyond this is somewhat open, but contains five Spanias that tend to swarm Mario as soon as he exits Boat Mode (although they cannot actually move onto the boat panel). These Spanias remain as such even after most of the enemies in the Rogueport Underground are replaced after Chapter 5. Three Shine Blocks are located in plain view in this room; two can be broken with normal jumps while the third is higher in the air and requires a Spring Jump. Alternatively, the higher one can be reached by riding Yoshi and jumping off the moving platform at the right time. In the northwestern corner, a series of ledges leads up to a stationary [[Spunia]], the only one of its kind that can be battled outside the Pit of 100 Trials. Beyond it, there is a moving platform that can only be reached using Yoshi's Flutter Jump, and with another Flutter Jump from the platform Mario can access a [[Defend Plus]] badge in the northeastern corner.


==In-game map description==
==In-game map description==
"''The ruins of an ancient town remain intact underground, and deep within them is the legendary Thousand-Year Door. Holding the Magical Map aloft before that door will lead to the Crystal Stars.''"
"''The ruins of an ancient town remain intact underground, and deep within them is the legendary Thousand-Year Door. Holding the Magical Map aloft before that door will lead to the Crystal Stars.''"
==Other notes==
*[[Merlee]]'s and [[Chet Rippo]]'s houses in the background can be entered by special warp pipes.
*As seen in one of the final cutscenes, the Thousand Year Door in the Rogueport Sewers is directly below the gallows in Rogueport Square. Logically, the fountain in the ruins of the old town is located directly between the two as well.
*The Rogueport Sewers is to ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' as [[Toad Town Tunnels]] is to ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
*The spike room is nearly identical to a room in [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]] in the first ''Paper Mario'' and is cleared in a very similar fashion (requiring [[Vivian]] instead of [[Lady Bow|Bow]]).


==Characters==
==Characters==
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===Roaming characters===
===Roaming characters===
*A [[Black Chest Demon]] who gives Mario the [[Plane Mode]] ability.
*A [[Black Chest Demon]] who gives Mario the [[Plane Mode]] ability.
*[[Blooper]] (tattle-able)
*[[Big Blooper|Blooper]] ([[Tattle]]-able)
*[[Punio]] (found during Chapter 2)
*[[Punio]] (found during Chapter 2)
*[[Pine T. Jr.]] (Pit of 100 Trials, during trouble)
*[[Pine T. Jr.]] (Pit of 100 Trials, during trouble)
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*[[Hammer Bro]] (appears after obtaining the [[Sapphire Star]])
*[[Hammer Bro]] (appears after obtaining the [[Sapphire Star]])
*[[Koopatrol]] (appears after obtaining the Sapphire Star)
*[[Koopatrol]] (appears after obtaining the Sapphire Star)
*[[Koopa Troopa]] (appears after obtaining the Sapphire Star; they appear during battles with Koopatrols, Hammer Bros., or Magikoopas))
*[[Koopa Troopa]] (appears after obtaining the Sapphire Star; they appear during battles with Koopatrols, Hammer Bros., or Magikoopas)
*[[Magikoopa]] (appears after obtaining the Sapphire Star)
*[[Magikoopa]] (appears after obtaining the Sapphire Star)
*[[Paragoomba]]
*[[Paragoomba]]
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]] (appears after obtaining the Sapphire Star; they appear during battles with Koopatrols, Hammer Bros., or Magikoopas))
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]] (appears after obtaining the Sapphire Star; they appear during battles with Koopatrols, Hammer Bros., or Magikoopas)
*[[Spania]]
*[[Spania]]
*[[Spinia]]
*[[Spinia]]
*[[Spunia]] (appears after obtaining the Sapphire Star)
*[[Spunia]] (appears after obtaining the Sapphire Star)
*[[Spiked Goomba|Spiky Goomba]]
*[[Spiked Goomba|Spiky Goomba]]
*[[Blooper]] (Prologue Boss)
*[[Blooper (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Blooper]] (Prologue Boss)


==Items==
==Items==
Additional items are on sale at the [[Deepdown Depot]] as well as dropped by enemies.
Additional items are on sale at the [[Deepdown Depot]] as well as dropped by enemies.
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|{{PMTTYD item|Black Key|game=NS}}
|In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is on a ledge by the left of the stairs.
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|[[Black Key]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Damage Dodge|game=NS}}
|[[File:Black Key TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the Boggly Woods pipe room on sublevel 3, it is on the northwest platform in the Punio room. Accessible from the passage Punio made available.
|In the east of sublevel 3, it is on a ledge by the left of the stairs.
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|[[Damage Dodge]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Defend Plus|game=NS}}
|[[File:Damage Dodge.png|25x25px]]
|In the Spunia room on sublevel 2, it is on the northeast platform.
|In the east of sublevel 3, it is on the northwest platform in the Punio room. Accessible from the passage Punio made available.
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|[[Defend Plus]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Defend Plus P|game=NS}}
|[[File:Defend Plus.png|25x25px]]
|In the eastern entrance room on sublevel 1, it is in a chest in a highest place just before the sea room. Accessible from the next room.
|In the room to the right of the river on sublevel 2, it is on the northeast platform.
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|[[Defend Plus P]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Fire Flower|game=NS}}
|[[File:Defend Plus P.png|25x25px]]
|In the eastern corridor on sublevel 2, it is in the left question block on the ground.
|In the east of sublevel 1, it is in a chest in a highest place just before the sea room. Accessible from the next room.
|-
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|[[Fire Flower]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Flower Saver P|game=NS}}
|[[File:Fire Flower TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the western entrance room on sublevel 1, it is inside a chest to the left of the X sign on the southwest ground. Requires a Spring Jump.
|In the east of sublevel 2, it is in the left question block on the ground.
|-
|-
|[[Flower Saver P]]
|rowspan=2|{{PMTTYD item|FP Plus|game=NS}}
|[[File:Flower Saver P.png|25x25px]]
|In the western blue pipe room on sublevel 2, it is in the chest near the pipe to Chapter 6. [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]
|In the west of sublevel 1, it is inside a chest to the left of the X sign on the southwest ground. Requires a Spring Jump.
|-
|-
|[[FP Plus]]
|Behind a big stone block, in the pipe room. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|[[File:FP Plus.png|25x25px]]
|In the warp area on sublevel 2, it is in the chest near the pipe to Chapter 6.
|-
|-
|[[Gradual Syrup]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Gradual Syrup|game=NS}}
|[[File:Gradual Syrup TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the western corridor on sublevel 2, it is in the right question block on the ground.
|In the west of sublevel 2, it is in the right question block on the ground.
|-
|-
|[[Happy Heart P]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Happy Heart P|game=NS}}
|[[File:Happy Heart P.png|25x25px]]
|In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is in a chest hidden behind a piece of paper underneath the stairs. Mario must have [[Flurrie]] to blow it up first.
|In the east of sublevel 3, it is in a chest hidden behind a piece of paper underneath the stairs. Have [[Flurrie]] to blow it up first.
|-
|-
|[[Mushroom]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Mushroom|game=NS}}
|[[File:Mushroom TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the eastern corridor on sublevel 2, it is in the right question block on the ground.
|In the east of sublevel 2, it is in the right question block on the ground.
|-
|-
|[[Pretty Lucky]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Power Plus P|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|[[File:Pretty Lucky.png|25x25px]]
|In a Hidden Block on top of Herb T.'s building on the northeastern part of its roof.  
|In the east of sublevel 3, it is in the invisible block by the south wall.
|-
|-
|rowspan=8|[[Shine Sprite]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Pretty Lucky|game=NS}}
|rowspan=8|[[File:Shine Sprite TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is in the invisible block by the south wall.
|In the west of sublevel 1, it is on the westernmost platform, near the pipe to the background.
|-
|-
|In the center city on sublevel 1, do a Spring Jump near the thin pipe to the north of the up-down platform, and go right to find it.
|rowspan=8|{{PMTTYD item|Shine Sprite|game=NS}} (×8)
|In the western entrance room on sublevel 1, it is on the westernmost platform, near the pipe to the background.
|-
|-
|In the east of sublevel 1, it is on the south platform beyond the sea.
|In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, Mario must do a Spring Jump near the thin pipe to the north of the up-down platform, and go right to find it.
|-
|-
|In the center area on sublevel 2, it is next to the pipe to [[Petalburg]].
|In the Petal Meadows pipe room on sublevel 1, it is on the south platform beyond the sea.
|-
|-
|In the east of sublevel 2, it is in the secret room to the right of the river.
|In the eastern blue pipe room on sublevel 2, it is next to the pipe to [[Petalburg]].
|-
|-
|In the east of sublevel 2, it is high in the secret room to the right of the river.
|In the Spunia room on sublevel 2, it is in the secret room to the right of the river.
|-
|-
|In the east of sublevel 2, it is in the secret room to the right of the river.
|In the Spunia room on sublevel 2, it is high in the secret room to the right of the river.
|-
|-
|In the center room on sublevel 3, it is on top of the west ledge with an airplane panel.
|In the Spunia room on sublevel 2, it is in the secret room to the right of the river.
|-
|-
|[[Silver Card]]
|In the Thousand-Year Door room on sublevel 3, it is on top of the west ledge with an plane panel.
|[[File:Silver Card TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|At the entrance of the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]], it is given by [[Pine T. Jr.]] for doing [[Help my Daddy!|his trouble]].
|-
|-
|[[Slow Shroom]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Silver Card|game=NS}}
|[[File:Slow Shroom TTYD.png|25x25px]]
|In the [[Pit of 100 Trials (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|Pit of 100 Trials]] entrance room on sublevel 3, it is given by [[Pine T. Jr.]] for doing [[Help my Daddy!|his trouble]].
|In the west of sublevel 2, it is in the left question block on the ground.
|-
|-
|[[Soft Stomp]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Slow Mushroom|game=NS}}
|[[File:Soft Stomp.png|25x25px]]
|In the western corridor on sublevel 2, it is in the left question block on the ground.
|In the center city of sublevel 1, it is inside a chest in the left of the south water.
|-
|-
|[[Spike Shield]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Soft Stomp|game=NS}}
|[[File:Spike Shield.png|25x25px]]
|In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, it is inside a chest in the left of the south water.
|In the east of sublevel 2, it is in a chest guarded in the spike room behind the cells on the ground.
|-
|-
|rowspan=13|[[Star Piece (Paper Mario)|Star Piece]]
|{{PMTTYD item|Spike Shield|game=NS}}
|rowspan=13|[[File:Star Piece TTYD.gif|25x25px]]
|In the spike room on sublevel 2, it is in a chest located behind a series of spikes that can be crossed with Vivian.
|In the center city on sublevel 1, it is behind the broken pillars in the southeast.
|-
|-
|In the center city on sublevel 1, it is behind the column to the right of the buildings.
|rowspan=14|{{PMTTYD item|Star Piece|game=NS}} (×13)
|In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, it is behind the broken pillars in the southeast.
|-
|-
|In the center city on sublevel 1, it is behind the column to the left of the buildings.
|In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, it is behind the column to the right of the buildings.
|-
|-
|In the center city on sublevel 1, it is by the front side of the table in [[Wonky]]'s house.
|In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, it is behind the column to the left of the buildings.
|-
|-
|In the east of sublevel 1, it is under a panel at the center of the first sunken area.
|In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, it is by the front side of the table in [[Wonky]]'s house.
|-
|-
|In the east of sublevel 1, it is on the hammock in a house beyond the sea. Accessible by [[Spring Jump]] pipe in the north of the sea.
|In the eastern entrance room on sublevel 1, it is under a panel at the center of the first sunken area.
|-
|-
|In the west of sublevel 1, it is on the last platform in the background.
|In the abandoned house on sublevel 1, it is in the hammock. Accessible by shimmying along a water pipe in the Petal Meadows pipe room using the [[Spring Jump]]. [[File:Nintendo GameCube symbol.svg|15px|link=Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|-
|In the west of sublevel 1, it is on the ground, behind the L-shaped platform.
|Behind a big yellow block, in the pipe room. [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|-
|In the center room on sublevel 3, it is under a panel in the south.
|In the western entrance room on sublevel 1, it is on the last platform in the background.
|-
|-
|In the west of sublevel 3, it is behind the stairs to the right.
|In the western entrance room on sublevel 1, it is on the ground, behind the L-shaped platform.
|-
|-
|In the east of sublevel 3, it is behind the big yellow block, in front of the turning corner of the pipe.
|In the Thousand-Year Door room on sublevel 3, it is under a panel in the south.
|-
|-
|In the east of sublevel 3, it is under a panel in front of the pipe to Chapter 2.
|In the Pit of 100 Trials entrance room on sublevel 3, it is behind the stairs to the right.
|-
|-
|In the east of sublevel 3, it is under a panel in front of the black chest.
|In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is behind the big yellow block, in front of the turning corner of the pipe.
|-
|In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is under a panel in front of the pipe to Chapter 2.
|-
|In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is under a panel in front of the black chest.
|-
|{{PMTTYD item|Ultra Mushroom|game=NS}} [[File:Nintendo Switch Logo.svg|15px|link=Nintendo Switch]]
|In a Hidden Block on top of Herb T.'s building on the northwestern part of its roof. Can be reached by using a Spring Jump on the pipe to reach the roof of Merluvlee's building then using Yoshi to cross the gap.
|}
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===Hidden ? Block===
===Hidden ? Block===
{{main|List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
{{main|List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}
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|[[File:Pretty Lucky.png]]<br>[[Pretty Lucky]] Badge
|{{PMTTYD item|Pretty Lucky|game=NS}}
|In the area with the [[Puni]] hole, on the opposite side from the hole itself, Mario should jump to reveal the hidden ? Block. The location of this block is mentioned in Wonky's Tales, "What's Hidden Below".<ref>'''Wonky:''' Ol' Wonky just got this juicy bit of info recently... You know that small hole down here that only a little critter can get through? Well, you just head out away from the wall there... And when you can't go any further, jump to get something good. If you see that hole, you should give it a try...</ref>
|In the lower corridor of sublevel 3, across the room from the [[Puni]]-sized hole, Mario should jump to reveal the hidden ? Block. The location of this block is mentioned in Wonky's Tales, "What's Hidden Below".<ref>{{cite|author=Wonky|quote=Ol' Wonky just got this juicy bit of info recently... You know that small hole down here that only a little critter can get through? Well, you just head out away from the wall there... And when you can't go any further, jump to get something good. If you see that hole, you should give it a try...|title=''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)|date=2024|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:PMTTYDHiddenBlocks1.png|250px]]
|[[File:PMTTYDHiddenBlocks1.png|250px]]
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==Area Tattles==
;Nintendo Switch version-exclusive
*''We're down below Rogueport. The current town was built on top of this ancient one. Pretty surprising to find all this down here, right? It kinda blows my mind... The ruins here are all crumbly and gnarly now, but it was once a great town, really.''
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*''We're down below Rogueport. Folks say these are the ruins of a 1,000-year-old town. Even though these buildings are crumbling, some seem safer than those above us. The people living here mostly can't show their faces above for one reason or another. Some have actually started successful businesses here, though! What a hardy bunch!''
!Item
*''We're down below Rogueport. I think this is just your basic, garden-variety corridor. This must've been a nice walk when the whole town was aboveground...''
!Description
*''We're down below Rogueport. Y'know, this seems to be more than just a corridor... Nothing's ever what it seems down here, huh?''
!Image
*''Who knew the area under Rogueport extended so far? This place is a total maze! You really feel the grandness of that ancient civilization when you're down here...''
!Image (block revealed)
*''There's a black box in the middle of the room. Y'know, in case you missed it. And, um... Yeah, there's just not much else, really.''
|-
*''This is the site of the famed Thousand-Year Door. The air ripples with power... Behind that door sleeps the treasure that every rogue in Rogueport whispers about... I also read this was where the palace at the center of the ancient town was. Just a little fun fact, there...''
|{{PMTTYD item|Ultra Mushroom|game=NS}}
*''Looks like some seawater's found its way in here, huh? Yeah, that's a health hazard. I bet some weird sea things live in there, too... so try not to fall in the water, OK? Oh! There's a pipe here that connects to Petal Meadows.''
|On top of Herb T.'s building on the northwestern part of its roof. Can be reached by using a Spring Jump on the pipe to reach the roof of Merluvlee's building then using Yoshi to cross the gap.
*''This is Merlee the charmer's house. With her charms, you get random bonuses in battle. It costs a few coins, but I hear it's totally worth it.''
|[[File:PMTTYDHiddenBlockRogueportUnderground2.jpg|250px]]
*''These spikes seem to rise and drop according to a set pattern... They must be here to keep out thieves, huh? Now THAT'S a security system! With good timing, if you ran while the spikes were down... you'd still be a shish kebab.''
|[[File:PMTTYDHiddenBlockRogueportUnderground2R.jpg|250px]]
*''That's the entrance to the Pit of 100 Trials. No one knows how far down that pipe goes, but... it keeps me awake at night.''
|-
*''We're down below Rogueport. You could spend a lifetime studying secrets down here.''
|{{PMTTYD item|Power Plus P|game=NS}}
*''We're down below Rogueport. This corridor connects to the area above. Nice, huh? By the way, you know you can pass through iron bars in Paper Mode, right?''
|On top of Herb T.'s building on the northeastern part of its roof.
*''This is just another part of the underground corridor. I bet tons of people passed through here a thousand years ago. Coooooooool.''
|[[File:PMTTYDHiddenBlockRogueportUnderground3.jpg|250px]]
*''We're down below Rogueport. I never knew this room was connected like this... If you see a similar entrance in another area, you should totally check it out.''
|[[File:PMTTYDHiddenBlockRogueportUnderground3R.jpg|250px]]
*''We're down below Rogueport. There's a pipe here that connects to Twilight Town!''
|}
*''This is the house of the level adjuster, Chet Rippo. Whenever you want to adjust your levels or your partners' ranks, just come here, OK? Seriously, though, how many customers do you think he gets, living down here?''
 
*''Another room in here, huh? Wow. But what's the significance of it? An undiscovered chamber of purpose unknown... THIS is why I love archeology!''
==Profiles==
*''We're down below Rogueport. There's nobody here. Huh! I wonder where they went?''
*'''Tattles:'''
**''We're down below Rogueport. The current town was built on top of this ancient one. Pretty surprising to find all this down here, right? It kinda blows my mind... The ruins here are all crumbly and gnarly now, but it was once a great town, really.''
**''We're down below Rogueport. Folks say these are the ruins of a 1,000-year-old town. Even though these buildings are crumbling, some seem safer than those above us. The people living here mostly can't show their faces above for one reason or another. Some have actually started successful businesses here, though! What a hardy bunch!''
**''We're down below Rogueport. I think this is just your basic, garden-variety corridor. This must've been a nice walk when the whole town was aboveground...''
**''We're down below Rogueport. Y'know, this seems to be more than just a corridor'' (GCN) / ''room'' (Switch)''... Nothing's ever what it seems down here, huh?''
**''Who knew the area under Rogueport extended so far? This place is a total maze! You really feel the grandness of that ancient civilization when you're down here...''
**''There's a black box'' (GCN) / ''chest'' (Switch)'' in the middle of the room. Y'know, in case you missed it. And, um... Yeah, there's just not much else, really.''
**''This is the site of the famed Thousand-Year Door. The air ripples with power... Behind that door sleeps the treasure that every rogue in Rogueport whispers about... I also read this was where the palace at the center of the ancient town was. Just a little fun fact, there...''
**''Looks like some seawater's found its way in here, huh? Yeah, that's a health hazard. I bet some weird sea things live in there, too... so try not to fall in the water, OK? Oh! There's a pipe here that connects to Petal Meadows.''
**''This is Merlee the charmer's house. With her charms, you get random bonuses in battle. It costs a few coins, but I hear it's totally worth it.''
**''These spikes seem to rise and drop according to a set pattern... They must be here to keep out thieves, huh? Now THAT'S a security system! With good timing, if you ran while the spikes were down... you'd still be a shish kebab.''
**''That's the entrance to the Pit of 100 Trials. No one knows how far down that pipe goes, but... it keeps me awake at night.''
**''We're down below Rogueport. You could spend a lifetime studying secrets down here.''
**''We're down below Rogueport. This corridor connects to the area above. Nice, huh? By the way, you know you can pass through iron bars in Paper Mode, right?'' (GCN)
***''We're down below Rogueport. This corridor connects to the area above. Nice, huh? By the way, Mario...you know you can pass through iron bars by getting all papery thin, right?'' (Switch)
**''We're down below Rogueport. I never knew this room was connected like this... If you see a similar entrance in another area, you should totally check it out.'' (GCN)
***''We're down below Rogueport. I never knew the rooms down here were connected like this...Keep your eyes peeled for more gaps like that. If you spot any others, we should definitely check them out!'' (Switch)
**''We're down below Rogueport. There's a pipe here that connects to Twilight Town!''
**''This is the house of the level adjuster, Chet Rippo. Whenever you want to adjust your levels or your partners' ranks, just come here, OK? Seriously, though, how many customers do you think he gets, living down here?''
**''Another room in here, huh? Wow. But what's the significance of it? An undiscovered chamber of purpose unknown... THIS is why I love archeology!''
**''We're down below Rogueport. There's nobody here. Huh! I wonder where they went?''
**''This is just another part of the underground corridor. I bet tons of people passed through here a thousand years ago. Coooooooool.'' (GCN only)
**''Where are we? And why does this place look so...familiar?'' (Switch only)


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=ゴロツキタウンの{{ruby|地|ち}}{{ruby|下|か}}
|JapR=Gorotsuki Taun no Chika
|JapR=Gorotsuki Taun no Chika
|JapM=Rogue Town Underground
|JapM=Rogueport Underground
|ChiS=恶棍镇 地下
|ChiSR=Ègùn Zhèn Dìxià
|ChiSM=Rogueport Underground
|ChiT=惡棍鎮 地下
|ChiTR=Ègùn Zhèn Dìxià
|ChiTM=Rogueport Underground
|Dut=Ondergronds Boevechem
|DutM=Rogueport Underground
|Ita=Sotterranei di Fannullopoli
|Ita=Sotterranei di Fannullopoli
|ItaM=Fannullopoli's Underground
|ItaM=Rogueport's Underground
|Spa=Subsuelo de Villa Viciosa
|Spa=Subsuelo de Villa Viciosa
|SpaM=Vicious Village Underground
|SpaM=Rogueport Underground
|Fra=Sous-Sol de Port-Lacanaïe
|Fre=Sous-Sol de Port-Lacanaïe
|FraM=Rogueport's Underground
|FreM=Rogueport's Underground
|Ger=Katakomben
|Ger=Katakomben
|GerM=Catacombs
|GerM=Catacombs
|Kor=부랑배 타운 지하
|KorR=Burangbae Taun Jiha
|KorM=Rogueport Underground
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:58, October 27, 2024

Rogueport Underground
Rogueport Sewers.png
Mario and Goombella in the Rogueport Sewers in the GameCube version
First appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
Latest appearance Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Greater location Rogueport
Inhabitants Goombas, Little Mousers, Bandits, Bob-ombs, Toads, Spinias, Spanias, Spunias
“Hey! Hey, man! What's up? You think it's cool to just waltz your way into OUR underground?”
Goomba, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
Mario and Goombella approaching the pipe to the underground outside Professor Frankly's house.

The Rogueport Underground, originally known as the Rogueport Sewers, is a network of rooms located underneath Rogueport, which appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Beneath Rogueport lies the ruins of Rogueport's ancient civilization that was destroyed by a cataclysm 1,000 years ago. They contain a large number of Warp Pipes leading to other areas, as well as various enemies and friendly characters alike. The friendly characters are mostly gathered in and around the ruins of the 1,000-year-old town itself, which has been partially rebuilt by people who can't be seen in Rogueport proper, and includes a shop and a tavern.

Characters found in the underground include the fortune teller Merluvlee, the badge trader Dazzle, and the information trader Wonky, among others. The underground is also notable for containing the Thousand-Year Door, which is said to hide a fantastic treasure, and the entrance to the Pit of 100 Trials, a 100-floor dungeon containing powerful enemies and valuable items.

The main way of getting into the underground is a pipe in front of Professor Frankly's house. Another way in is West Rogueport's sewer grate. Special blue pipes can also be found underground leading to Petalburg, the Great Tree, Keelhaul Key and Poshley Heights, with the remake adding Glitzville, Twilight Town, and Fahr Outpost, with a pipe leading from this room to Rogueport was also added. In this way, the Rogueport Underground serves a similar role to Toad Town Tunnels from Paper Mario, being a network of tunnels under the town that serves as the main hub of the game, containing pipes that allow fast access to various locations.

Entrances leading to particular regions include a stone warp pipe to Petal Meadows, a monochrome wooden pipe to Boggly Woods and a cracked orange pipe to Twilight Town, and an icy blue warp pipe is used to gain access to Fahr Outpost. The teleporter is also found in the Rogueport Underground and is used to reach the X-Naut Fortress and through that, the moon after Mario is fired out of Big Bob, as it is impossible to be fired again. After completing Chapter 7, this teleporter cannot be used until after completing the game.

When Mario reaches the bottom floor of the Underground for the first time, he has to learn Plane Mode to reach the door from the first Black Chest Demon inside a black chest. After Mario reaches the Thousand-Year Door, he has to stand on the pedestal and hold up the map. The map shows him the location of one of the Crystal Stars. This process is repeated after every Crystal Star Mario gathers.

Layout[edit]

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Sublevel 1, eastern entrance room[edit]

The Goomba trio in Rogueport Sewers from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Mario, Goombella, and Professor Frankly battling the Goomba trio
Mario, Goombella, and Professor Frankly defeating the Goomba trio in the eastern entrance room

The Rogueport Underground is first entered through a pipe located in Rogueport's east side, outside of Merlon and Professor Frankly's houses, which is initially blocked by a rotten fence that Frankly removes soon after Mario and Goombella meet with him. The pipe leads down to a long room. Next to the pipe, there is a Save Block. To the west, an archway leads to the ruins of the 1,000-year-old town. There is also a cracked wall here which can be destroyed by Admiral Bobbery's Bomb ability, uncovering a pipe that leads to Chet Rippo's house in the room's background. To the east of the pipe that leads to the surface, there is another pipe behind a rusted metal fence, leading down to the eastern corridor. This pipe can be accessed by moving between the fence's bars using Paper Mode, or otherwise by riding a moving platform that moves between the pipe and a ledge further to the east. This platform passes over a lowered area between two staircases; Mario, Goombella, and Professor Frankly are attacked by a Goomba, Paragoomba, and Spiky Goomba here on their first visit, who they must defeat to access the east end of the room, including the moving platform.

Further to the east, the remains of a wall partially block the ledge that leads to the aforementioned moving platform. Past this, there is a pipe behind a similar metal fence to the one that blocks access to the pipe leading to the eastern corridor; this one can only be accessed using Paper Mode and leads to Merlee's house in the background. South of the fence is a plane panel which Mario can activate once he can use Plane Mode to cross an ensuing gap; crossing the gap allows Mario to access an archway that leads to the Petal Meadows pipe room, while the gap itself contains a staircase leading back to the plane panel as well as a Spiky Goomba that first appears after Mario first visits the Thousand-Year Door; this Spiky Goomba is notable for remaining as such for the entire game, unlike most other enemies in the underground which are replaced with Koopatrols, Hammer Bros., and Magikoopas after completing Chapter 5. Above the archway to the Petal Meadows pipe room, there is a high ledge with a chest containing a Defend Plus P badge and a cracked wall, which can be blown open from the other side in the Petal Meadows pipe room using Bobbery to access the chest.

Chet Rippo's house[edit]

Chet Rippo's house is small and contains purple carpet and matching curtains, as well as a table with a triangular crystal ball-like object. Mario can talk to Chet Rippo here from across the table to have his stats adjusted for thirty-nine coins.

Merlee's house[edit]

Merlee's house contains turquoise and blue carpet and turquoise curtains, as well as burning incense, and is slightly larger than Chet Rippo's house. Mario can talk to Merlee here from across the table and pay varying amounts of coins to have Merlee cast her spells on him.

Sublevel 1, ruins of the 1,000 year old town[edit]

Mario next to the Shine Sprite on the roof of the rightmost column in the center room of level 1 of Rogueport Sewer in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Mario and Goombella on top of the pillar near Merluvlee's house and Dazzle

Said by Goombella to be the ruins of the original town that modern Rogueport was built over, this is one of the largest rooms in the Rogueport Underground. It is separated into two parts separated by a fallen pillar which Mario initially cannot circumvent. Mario first gains the ability to cross under it once he can use Tube Mode, but the pillar can be destroyed entirely using Bobbery's ability. The eastern part is accessible through an archway in the eastern entrance room, with a large ruined building that houses Merluvlee. Merluvlee can tell Mario's fortune for a small price, which can either lead him to Star Pieces or Shine Sprites or instruct him on how to progress in the story. In the original version, Merluvlee's services require Mario to visit the Thousand-Year Door for the first time; in the remake, they are always available.

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The western part is much larger and is accessible through an archway in the western entrance room. This part features the room's centerpiece, a ruined fountain, as well as a number of ordinary residents, including a Squeek, a Bandit named Eddy the Mask, and a Goomba. Goombella's Tattle dialogue for the area suggests that most of the residents are individuals who can't show their faces in Rogueport proper. The west end of the room contains a pillar that mirrors the one next to Dazzle, which also has a Star Piece hidden behind it. In-between the pillar and the ruined fountain, there is a building locked from the inside, which can be entered and unlocked using the teleporter inside the X-Naut Fortress. The building's interior is futuristic and contains the teleporter connecting back to the X-Naut Fortress. Mario uses the teleporter to return here after Chapter 7, and it can also be used before and after that point to travel between the Rogueport Underground and the X-Naut Fortress, though it is unusable after returning at the end of Chapter 7 up until the end of the game. South of the ruined fountain, a thin layer of water covers the floor. There is a chest containing a Soft Stomp badge in the lower left corner of the wet area. North of the ruined fountain, a ledge that repeatedly raises and lowers leads to Deepdown Depot, a shop that sells some of the game's most valuable items, and Herb T.'s place, a bar run by the Toad Herb T. Wonky, who provides Mario with various obscure information on game mechanics, secrets, and lore, takes up residence in Herb T.'s place as well.

Dazzle is found here, trading Badges for Star Pieces. In the GameCube version, he is near the fallen pillar outside of Merluvlee's house and can be traded with after visiting the Thousand-Year Door for the first time; in the Nintendo Switch remake, he is initially found on the other side of it in the western half of the area but will move back to his original spot after the player visits the Thousand-Year Door.

In between Deepdown Depot and Herb T.'s place, there is a small alley where Mario can use the Spring Jump to jump up to a drippy water pipe high up in the air, which he can shimmy across to get on top of Deepdown Depot. From there, he can drop down onto Merluvlee's house, and from there to the pillar next to which Dazzle stands, which has a Shine Block on top that can be reached with another Spring Jump.

Screenshot of Mario revealing a hidden ? Block (containing a Power Plus P badge) in Rogueport Underground, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
The Hidden Block containing the Power Plus P badge

In the Nintendo Switch version of the game, there is a Power Plus P badge on the rooftop of Herb T.'s place inside a Hidden Block.

Sublevel 1, Petal Meadows pipe room[edit]

Mario next to the Shine Sprite above the sea on the east of Rogueport Sewers in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Mario and Goombella on the platform with the Shine Sprite. The abandoned house can be seen in the background.

This room is entered through an archway in the eastern entrance room. It is a long room with a small dry area on the west end followed by a large pool of water. A boat panel lies on the southeast end of the dry area; once Mario can use Boat Mode he can cross the pool of water to reach another boat panel on the far eastern end of the pool of water, which connects to a platform with a Shine Sprite. There is also a drippy water pipe in the back of the dry area which Mario can grab onto using the Spring Jump; shimmying to the west allows Mario to access a high ledge from which Bobbery can blow up the cracked wall in the eastern entrance room from the opposite side (though it is unmarked on this side), allowing Mario to reach the chest containing Defend Plus P there; shimmying to the east instead eventually leads to a pipe on a platform far across the water that leads to an abandoned house in the background.

The water itself is initially empty if Mario visits it before first visiting the Thousand-Year Door, but afterward, a Blooper tentacle is seen sticking out of the water. When Mario jumps on the tentacle or hits it with his hammer, the Blooper emerges from the water to battle Mario and Goombella. After the Blooper is defeated, two moving platforms rise out of the water, which Mario can jump across to reach a unique brown brick pipe leading to Petal Meadows.

Abandoned house[edit]

Mario getting the Star Piece in the east house in Rogueport Sewer in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
The abandoned house

This house is uninhabited, though the furnishings, including a crate that seems to be in use as a table and a hammock, as well as Goombella's Tattle for the area, suggest that someone lives or used to live here. The hammock contains a Star Piece in plain view.

Sublevel 2, eastern corridor[edit]

This room is accessed through one of the pipes located in the eastern entrance room. It is a small corridor with two levels and a canal running along the southern wall. When Mario first visits it, it contains a Goomba, a Paragoomba, and Spiky Goomba. The two levels are separated by a flight of stairs as well as a rusted metal fence, which Mario can use Paper Mode to pass through. The upper level only contains a pipe leading up to the eastern entrance room, while the lower level contains two ? Blocks containing a Mushroom and Fire Flower, respectively, a small archway to the west that leads to the blue pipe room, an alcove initially blocked by two small yellow blocks with a pipe leading to the lower corridor, and another alcove blocked by rusted metal bars that are passable using Paper Mode containing an entrance leading to the spike room. There is also a third, empty alcove between the other two, also covered by metal bars.

Sublevel 2, spike room[edit]

Spike Shield room in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Spikes

This room contains spikes in a zigzag pattern that raise and lower every three seconds, in a setup that resembles one in Tubba Blubba's Castle in Paper Mario. Mario can cross the spikes using Vivian's Veil ability, moving across the room while the spikes are down and hiding in the shadows when they rise up, protecting Mario and Vivian from the spikes. At the end of the path, there is a chest containing the Spike Shield badge.

Sublevel 2, blue pipe rooms[edit]

Mario next to the Shine Sprite in the warp area of Rogueport Sewers
Mario and Goombella in the eastern blue pipe room after destroying the large yellow block

The eastern room contains a canal along the south wall and two super switches which can be pressed with Spin Jumps, located on opposite sides of a large yellow block which can be destroyed with the Super Hammer. The super switches are too tall to jump up onto initially, so the yellow block must be destroyed to reach a ledge behind the block that moves up and down, as well as allowing passage through the entrances on either side of the room. The left and right entrances lead to the western blue pipe room and the eastern corridor, respectively. The moving ledge allows Mario to reach higher ledges in the northwestern and northeastern corners of the room, allowing Mario to jump down and press the super switches. Doing so reveals blue pipes on the northwestern and northeastern ledges that lead to the Great Tree and Petalburg, respectively. The northeastern ledge also has a Shine Block on it.

The western room largely mirrors the eastern blue pipe room, being a room with a canal along the southern wall, two super switches inaccessible from the ground, and a large stone block that can be destroyed with the Ultra Hammer that blocks passage through the room (which connects the western corridor and the eastern blue pipe room via entrances on the west and east walls, respectively) as well as a moving ledge that allows access to the room's high ledges in the northwestern and northeastern corners. Pressing the super switches by jumping down from these ledges activates pipes on the northwestern and northeastern ledges that lead to Poshley Heights and Keelhaul Key, respectively. The northwestern ledge also houses a chest containing an FP Plus badge.

In the Nintendo Switch version of the game, there is a new Warp Pipe room replacing the original pair of Warp Pipe rooms. When entering this room after taking each of the Crystal Stars to The Thousand-Year Door, the Magical Map is held up in a similar fashion, unlocking a pipe leading to a locale for that Crystal Star's chapter. There are seven pipe slots instead of four, with a pipe leading from this room to Rogueport was also added. Pipe 1 leads to the second area of Petalburg, Pipe 2 leads to the outside of The Great Tree, Pipe 3 leads to Glitzville southeast of the juice shop, Pipe 4 leads to the second area of Twilight Town, Pipe 5 leads to the campsite of Keelhaul Key, Pipe 6 leads to the fountain in Poshley Heights, and Pipe 7 leads to the second area of Fahr Outpost. The door leading to the room on the right side is also now hidden and requires Flurrie to reveal it. To accommodate for the addition of the new Warp Pipe Room, the Shine Sprite and the FP Plus badge from the original rooms are located behind a large yellow block and a large stone block respectively at the back of the Warp Pipe Room.

Sublevel 3, lower corridor[edit]

Mario and Flurrie collecting the Happy Heart P badge in the lower corridor

This room can be accessed from a pipe in the eastern corridor. Mario arrives from that pipe in a large, open area that is initially inhabited by a few Spinias and a hidden block with a Pretty Lucky badge. To the left is a large yellow block which can be destroyed using the Super Hammer, revealing a blue trampoline that allows for quick access to a high ledge containing the entrance to the Thousand-Year Door room. A Star Piece is also located behind the yellow block, accessible though not visible before the block is destroyed. On the north wall, metal bars passable using Paper Mode block an alcove containing the entrance to the Boggly Woods pipe room. The first time that Mario passes by here, as well as after presenting the Diamond Star in front of the Thousand-Year Door, Punio is seen waiting outside a Puni-sized hole next to this entrance, though he quickly flees through the hole after noticing Mario.

Further to the east, there is a high ledge that initially appears sheer. After pressing an ! Switch, the wall "peels" off to reveal a staircase. The ledge still contains a discolored portion of its wall, which can be removed using Flurrie's Gale Force ability. This uncovers a chest with a Happy Heart P badge. At the top of the staircase, the ledge houses a plane panel which Mario can use to cross over the room and reach the entrance to the Thousand-Year Door room on the west end as well as an entrance leading to the black chest room. Mario can also drop down from the northwest end of the high ledge to a lower ledge that houses a Black Key.

Sublevel 3, black chest room[edit]

Mario getting the Star Piece under a hidden panel in front of the airplane black chest in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Mario uncovering a Star Piece in the black chest room
Black chest

This small room contains a black chest on a raised part of the floor. Using the Black Key obtained in the lower corridor, Mario must release the Black Chest Demon inside the chest to gain the use of Plane Mode on his first visit to the Rogueport Underground.

Sublevel 3, Boggly Woods pipe room[edit]

Mario getting the Star Piece in front of the pipe to Chapter 2 in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Mario uncovering a Star Piece outside the pipe to Boggly Woods

If accessed before presenting the Diamond Star in front of the Thousand-Year Door, this room appears small and featureless aside from a staircase and an inaccessible ledge with a Damage Dodge badge. After presenting the Diamond Star, Punio the Puni appears here and becomes acquainted with Mario. He then uncovers the secret entrance to Boggly Woods by pressing a button inside a Puni-sized hole on the southeast end of the room that is inaccessible to Mario, causing parts of the back wall at the top of the staircase to flip around and reveal a corridor. Mario can go left through this corridor to reach the ledge with the Damage Dodge badge, or right to reach a connecting room with a gray wooden pipe that leads to Boggly Woods.

Sublevel 3, Thousand-Year Door room[edit]

Mario activating the pedestal in front of the Thousand-Year Door

One of the largest rooms in the Rogueport Underground, this room contains the Thousand-Year Door. It features a unique music track different from that heard throughout the rest of the underground. The Thousand-Year Door is located on the northern wall. A pedestal that Mario can activate with the Magical Map and Crystal Stars is located in front of the door. When activated, an intricate pattern of turquoise lights appears on and around the pedestal, and the Magical Map is marked with the location of the next Crystal Star. Mario also stands on this pedestal to open the Thousand-Year Door once he collects all seven Crystal Stars, causing the Thousand-Year Door to open into the Palace of Shadow.

Besides the Thousand-Year Door and pedestal, there is a Save Block located in the southwest part of the room. The eastern end of the room contains a staircase down to the pedestal as well as an entrance leading to the lower corridor. Next to this entrance is a rusted metal fence that Mario can pass through using Paper Mode to reach a trampoline that allows him to access a ledge with a plane panel. By using Plane Mode, Mario can fly across the room to reach a ledge that mirrors the one with the entrance and trampoline, with another fence, trampoline, and an entrance leading to the Pit of 100 Trials entrance room. The trampoline here allows Mario to access a mirrored plane panel ledge that also contains a Shine Block.

As shown near the end of the game while battling the Shadow Queen, this room appears to be located directly underneath the gallows in Rogueport Square on the surface, with the ruined fountain in the ruins of the 1,000-year-old town presumably located directly in-between.

Sublevel 3, Pit of 100 Trials entrance room[edit]

Mario and Bobbery in the Pit of 100 Trials entrance room

This room has a gray rocky texture on the floor and walls, as well as spears on the walls, matching the Pit of 100 Trials itself. The background music in this room is silent, unlike other rooms in the underground. On the eastern end is a small staircase leading out to the Thousand-Year Door room. In the center of the room, there is a pipe that leads down to the Pit of 100 Trials, accompanied by a sign that warns of the pit's dangers and that the First Attack and Bump Attack badges do not work inside. The north end of the room has another sign that displays certain records, such as how many Star Pieces out of the total Mario has collected. In the northeast corner of the room, there is a tall pipe from which Mario exits the pit; it is one-way and inaccessible from the ground.

Sublevel 1, western entrance room[edit]

Mario next to the Shine Sprite to the left of the west entrance of Rogueport Sewers
Mario and Goombella in the western entrance room, outside the entrances to Twilight Town and Fahr Outpost

This room is an alternate entrance to the Rogueport Underground accessed by using Paper Mode to enter a sewer grating on Rogueport's west side. From the sewer grating, Mario falls onto a high ledge. To the east, there are two floating platforms that behave similarly to Scale Lifts – when Mario steps on one, it falls, and the other rises. Mario can cross these platforms to access an archway that leads to the ruins of the 1,000-year-old town.

To the west of the ledge that Mario falls onto from the sewer grate, there is a gap that can be crossed using Yoshi Kid's Flutter Jump. This leads to a larger ledge with a Shine Block and a pipe that leads to the background. In the background, there is a short platforming challenge that leads to a Star Piece. Besides the pipe and Shine Block, the western ledge also features a door along the north wall leading to the Twilight Town pipe room. To the left of this door is a small entrance blocked by a small stone block that Mario can destroy using the Ultra Hammer. Doing so leads to a room containing an icy blue pipe, which brings Mario to the road to Fahr Outpost.

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If Mario instead falls down from the high ledges he arrives in this room on, he reaches the room's floor, which initially contains several Spanias. On the western end of the floor, a red X mark painted on the floor hints that Mario can use the Spring Jump to grab a pipe above him; shimmying to the west along it allows Mario to reach the lower floor of the room with the pipe to Fahr Outpost, containing a chest with a Flower Saver P badge. The east side of the main room's floor contains a Save Block and a pipe that leads back up to Rogueport's west side, as well as a pipe that leads down to the western corridor.

Twilight Town pipe room[edit]

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This is a very small room with a unique orange cracked pipe leading to Twilight Town and a sign labeling it as such. This pipe rejects Mario until he has his name written on his clothing by Darkly after presenting the Gold Star in front of the Thousand-Year Door and trying the pipe at least once.

Sublevel 2, western corridor[edit]

This room largely mirrors the eastern corridor, being a two-story winding corridor separated by a flight of stairs and a metal fence that Mario can pass through using Paper Mode, as well as a canal along the southern wall. The upper level contains a pipe leading up to the floor of the western entrance room and a Spania (initially before the enemies are replaced after Chapter 5); the lower level contains two more Spanias as well as two ? Blocks containing a Slow Mushroom and a Gradual Syrup, respectively. Past these blocks on the southeast end of the corridor is an entrance that leads to the blue pipe room. Three alcoves are located on the north wall of the lower level; the further east two are blocked by metal bars and are empty, while the furthest west one is blocked by a discolored wall that can be removed by Flurrie's Gale Force. This uncovers a pipe that provides a one-way entrance to the Pit of 100 Trials entrance room. By walking west from this pipe, Mario crosses through a small passageway that leads to a boat panel. By using Boat Mode here, Mario can sail along the canal on the southern end of the room to the east, passing through the blue pipe room and the eastern corridor, eventually reaching the Spunia room.

Sublevel 2, Spunia room[edit]

Mario next to the Shine Sprite in the secret room to the very right of Rogueport Sewers
Mario sailing in the Spunia room in Boat Mode

This room can only be accessed by using Boat Mode to ride along the canals along the southern wall of several rooms starting from the western corridor. The room contains a boat panel that Mario can use to exit Boat Mode and beyond this is somewhat open, but contains five Spanias that tend to swarm Mario as soon as he exits Boat Mode (although they cannot actually move onto the boat panel). These Spanias remain as such even after most of the enemies in the Rogueport Underground are replaced after Chapter 5. Three Shine Blocks are located in plain view in this room; two can be broken with normal jumps while the third is higher in the air and requires a Spring Jump. Alternatively, the higher one can be reached by riding Yoshi and jumping off the moving platform at the right time. In the northwestern corner, a series of ledges leads up to a stationary Spunia, the only one of its kind that can be battled outside the Pit of 100 Trials. Beyond it, there is a moving platform that can only be reached using Yoshi's Flutter Jump, and with another Flutter Jump from the platform Mario can access a Defend Plus badge in the northeastern corner.

In-game map description[edit]

"The ruins of an ancient town remain intact underground, and deep within them is the legendary Thousand-Year Door. Holding the Magical Map aloft before that door will lead to the Crystal Stars."

Characters[edit]

Inhabitants[edit]

Roaming characters[edit]

Enemies[edit]

Main article: List of enemy formations in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door § Rogueport Sewers

Items[edit]

Additional items are on sale at the Deepdown Depot as well as dropped by enemies.

Item Location
Black Key Black Key In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is on a ledge by the left of the stairs.
Damage Dodge Damage Dodge In the Boggly Woods pipe room on sublevel 3, it is on the northwest platform in the Punio room. Accessible from the passage Punio made available.
Defend Plus Defend Plus In the Spunia room on sublevel 2, it is on the northeast platform.
Defend Plus P Defend Plus P In the eastern entrance room on sublevel 1, it is in a chest in a highest place just before the sea room. Accessible from the next room.
Fire Flower Fire Flower In the eastern corridor on sublevel 2, it is in the left question block on the ground.
Flower Saver P Flower Saver P In the western entrance room on sublevel 1, it is inside a chest to the left of the X sign on the southwest ground. Requires a Spring Jump.
FP Plus FP Plus In the western blue pipe room on sublevel 2, it is in the chest near the pipe to Chapter 6. Nintendo GameCube
Behind a big stone block, in the pipe room. Nintendo Switch
Gradual Syrup Gradual Syrup In the western corridor on sublevel 2, it is in the right question block on the ground.
Happy Heart P Happy Heart P In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is in a chest hidden behind a piece of paper underneath the stairs. Mario must have Flurrie to blow it up first.
Mushroom Mushroom In the eastern corridor on sublevel 2, it is in the right question block on the ground.
Power Plus P Power Plus P Nintendo Switch In a Hidden Block on top of Herb T.'s building on the northeastern part of its roof.
Pretty Lucky Pretty Lucky In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is in the invisible block by the south wall.
Shine Sprite Shine Sprite (×8) In the western entrance room on sublevel 1, it is on the westernmost platform, near the pipe to the background.
In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, Mario must do a Spring Jump near the thin pipe to the north of the up-down platform, and go right to find it.
In the Petal Meadows pipe room on sublevel 1, it is on the south platform beyond the sea.
In the eastern blue pipe room on sublevel 2, it is next to the pipe to Petalburg.
In the Spunia room on sublevel 2, it is in the secret room to the right of the river.
In the Spunia room on sublevel 2, it is high in the secret room to the right of the river.
In the Spunia room on sublevel 2, it is in the secret room to the right of the river.
In the Thousand-Year Door room on sublevel 3, it is on top of the west ledge with an plane panel.
Silver Card Silver Card In the Pit of 100 Trials entrance room on sublevel 3, it is given by Pine T. Jr. for doing his trouble.
Slow Mushroom Slow Mushroom In the western corridor on sublevel 2, it is in the left question block on the ground.
Soft Stomp Soft Stomp In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, it is inside a chest in the left of the south water.
Spike Shield Spike Shield In the spike room on sublevel 2, it is in a chest located behind a series of spikes that can be crossed with Vivian.
Star Piece Star Piece (×13) In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, it is behind the broken pillars in the southeast.
In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, it is behind the column to the right of the buildings.
In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, it is behind the column to the left of the buildings.
In the ruins of the 1,000 year old town on sublevel 1, it is by the front side of the table in Wonky's house.
In the eastern entrance room on sublevel 1, it is under a panel at the center of the first sunken area.
In the abandoned house on sublevel 1, it is in the hammock. Accessible by shimmying along a water pipe in the Petal Meadows pipe room using the Spring Jump. Nintendo GameCube
Behind a big yellow block, in the pipe room. Nintendo Switch
In the western entrance room on sublevel 1, it is on the last platform in the background.
In the western entrance room on sublevel 1, it is on the ground, behind the L-shaped platform.
In the Thousand-Year Door room on sublevel 3, it is under a panel in the south.
In the Pit of 100 Trials entrance room on sublevel 3, it is behind the stairs to the right.
In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is behind the big yellow block, in front of the turning corner of the pipe.
In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is under a panel in front of the pipe to Chapter 2.
In the lower corridor on sublevel 3, it is under a panel in front of the black chest.
Ultra Mushroom Ultra Mushroom Nintendo Switch In a Hidden Block on top of Herb T.'s building on the northwestern part of its roof. Can be reached by using a Spring Jump on the pipe to reach the roof of Merluvlee's building then using Yoshi to cross the gap.

Hidden ? Block[edit]

Main article: List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Item Description Image Image (block revealed)
Pretty Lucky Pretty Lucky In the lower corridor of sublevel 3, across the room from the Puni-sized hole, Mario should jump to reveal the hidden ? Block. The location of this block is mentioned in Wonky's Tales, "What's Hidden Below".[1] Screenshot of Mario at a hidden ? Block location in Rogueport Sewers, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Screenshot of Mario revealing a hidden ? Block (containing a Pretty Lucky badge) in Rogueport Sewers, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Nintendo Switch version-exclusive
Item Description Image Image (block revealed)
Ultra Mushroom Ultra Mushroom On top of Herb T.'s building on the northwestern part of its roof. Can be reached by using a Spring Jump on the pipe to reach the roof of Merluvlee's building then using Yoshi to cross the gap. Screenshot of Mario at a hidden ? Block location in Rogueport Underground, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Screenshot of Mario revealing a hidden ? Block (containing an Ultra Mushroom) in Rogueport Underground, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
Power Plus P Power Plus P On top of Herb T.'s building on the northeastern part of its roof. Screenshot of Mario at a hidden ? Block location in Rogueport Underground, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Screenshot of Mario revealing a hidden ? Block (containing a Power Plus P badge) in Rogueport Underground, in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Profiles[edit]

  • Tattles:
    • We're down below Rogueport. The current town was built on top of this ancient one. Pretty surprising to find all this down here, right? It kinda blows my mind... The ruins here are all crumbly and gnarly now, but it was once a great town, really.
    • We're down below Rogueport. Folks say these are the ruins of a 1,000-year-old town. Even though these buildings are crumbling, some seem safer than those above us. The people living here mostly can't show their faces above for one reason or another. Some have actually started successful businesses here, though! What a hardy bunch!
    • We're down below Rogueport. I think this is just your basic, garden-variety corridor. This must've been a nice walk when the whole town was aboveground...
    • We're down below Rogueport. Y'know, this seems to be more than just a corridor (GCN) / room (Switch)... Nothing's ever what it seems down here, huh?
    • Who knew the area under Rogueport extended so far? This place is a total maze! You really feel the grandness of that ancient civilization when you're down here...
    • There's a black box (GCN) / chest (Switch) in the middle of the room. Y'know, in case you missed it. And, um... Yeah, there's just not much else, really.
    • This is the site of the famed Thousand-Year Door. The air ripples with power... Behind that door sleeps the treasure that every rogue in Rogueport whispers about... I also read this was where the palace at the center of the ancient town was. Just a little fun fact, there...
    • Looks like some seawater's found its way in here, huh? Yeah, that's a health hazard. I bet some weird sea things live in there, too... so try not to fall in the water, OK? Oh! There's a pipe here that connects to Petal Meadows.
    • This is Merlee the charmer's house. With her charms, you get random bonuses in battle. It costs a few coins, but I hear it's totally worth it.
    • These spikes seem to rise and drop according to a set pattern... They must be here to keep out thieves, huh? Now THAT'S a security system! With good timing, if you ran while the spikes were down... you'd still be a shish kebab.
    • That's the entrance to the Pit of 100 Trials. No one knows how far down that pipe goes, but... it keeps me awake at night.
    • We're down below Rogueport. You could spend a lifetime studying secrets down here.
    • We're down below Rogueport. This corridor connects to the area above. Nice, huh? By the way, you know you can pass through iron bars in Paper Mode, right? (GCN)
      • We're down below Rogueport. This corridor connects to the area above. Nice, huh? By the way, Mario...you know you can pass through iron bars by getting all papery thin, right? (Switch)
    • We're down below Rogueport. I never knew this room was connected like this... If you see a similar entrance in another area, you should totally check it out. (GCN)
      • We're down below Rogueport. I never knew the rooms down here were connected like this...Keep your eyes peeled for more gaps like that. If you spot any others, we should definitely check them out! (Switch)
    • We're down below Rogueport. There's a pipe here that connects to Twilight Town!
    • This is the house of the level adjuster, Chet Rippo. Whenever you want to adjust your levels or your partners' ranks, just come here, OK? Seriously, though, how many customers do you think he gets, living down here?
    • Another room in here, huh? Wow. But what's the significance of it? An undiscovered chamber of purpose unknown... THIS is why I love archeology!
    • We're down below Rogueport. There's nobody here. Huh! I wonder where they went?
    • This is just another part of the underground corridor. I bet tons of people passed through here a thousand years ago. Coooooooool. (GCN only)
    • Where are we? And why does this place look so...familiar? (Switch only)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゴロツキタウンの[?]
Gorotsuki Taun no Chika
Rogueport Underground
Chinese (simplified) 恶棍镇 地下[?]
Ègùn Zhèn Dìxià
Rogueport Underground
Chinese (traditional) 惡棍鎮 地下[?]
Ègùn Zhèn Dìxià
Rogueport Underground
Dutch Ondergronds Boevechem[?] Rogueport Underground
French Sous-Sol de Port-Lacanaïe[?] Rogueport's Underground
German Katakomben[?] Catacombs
Italian Sotterranei di Fannullopoli[?] Rogueport's Underground
Korean 부랑배 타운 지하[?]
Burangbae Taun Jiha
Rogueport Underground
Spanish Subsuelo de Villa Viciosa[?] Rogueport Underground

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ol' Wonky just got this juicy bit of info recently... You know that small hole down here that only a little critter can get through? Well, you just head out away from the wall there... And when you can't go any further, jump to get something good. If you see that hole, you should give it a try..." – Wonky (2024). Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch). Nintendo (English).