Paper Mario: Countdown to Chaos

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Developer(s)	Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Wii U
Genre(s)	RPG
January 10th, 2014 January 12th, 2014 January 12th, 2014 January 15th, 2014 January 18th, 2014 January 18th, 2014
Single Player
ERSB: Everyone PEGI: Ages 3 and older CERO: All Ages
Media Included	Wii U Optical Disc
Series	Paper Mario

Paper Mario: Countdown to Chaos is the 5th installment to the Paper Mario series, after Sticker Star, and is set in the time period straight after the events of Super Paper Mario.

The game's plot revolves around Mario who must collect together the Chrome Stars which have been scattered around different Time Periods, in order to keep the Grande Star Clock, the keeper of time in the Mushroom World, from stopping, effectively making time stand still for eternity. These events have been caused by an unkown force at first and Mario investigates what, or exactly, who caused this. 

Plot

For more in-depth coverage of the plot, see Paper Mario: Countdown to Chaos/Plot

Prologue: No Time Like The Past

The Title Screen

Mario is invited to Moonview City to try out famed Chronologist, Professor Koopenstein's newest innovation: A Time Machine. However, after a successful trial run with the Professor's Assistant, Goombeverly, all the stars on the Moonview City Clock-Tower fade to gray and all the clocks in the Mushroom Kingdom turn to the 12 o'clock position and start counting backwards.

After investigating, Professor Koopenstein find out that the Chrome Stars, power sources to the Grande Star Clock in the T-Dimension have been scattered in the past, and without them, the Grande Star Clock, which keeps time in the Mushroom Universe, will stop, taking time with it and as such, leaving the universe trapped within the hour of its doom for eternity, and that the Clock-Tower in Moonview City is a parallel to the Grande Star Clock itself, which is where Mario can go to travel to the Grande Star Clock and return the Chrome Stars. Mario, with Goombeverly and Dr. Booston, the sponsor of the Time Machine's progress, travel to the past to acquire the Red Chrome Star, which is revealed to be 650 years in the past, before the Mushroom Kingdom's existence.

Chapter 1: The Great Beanbean Invasion

Mario and his partners end up in the Central Plains, surrounded by Four Territories: The Goomba Kingdom, the Toad Republic, the Boo Princedom and the Koopa Kingdom, as explained by Goombeverly. The group soon end up being ambushed and brought before King Koopo, who thinks of them as intruders. However, words comes around that a Beanbean invasion is coming from the southwest, and that the only way to counter this is to unite with the other three nations. Mario is assigned with Koopert to warn the other nations and propose an alliance. After warning them, with the help of the Boo, Goomba, Koopa and Toad soldiers, the invasion is held back. Mario encounters the King Bean, who he defeats, retreating immediately back to the Beanbean Kingdom. King Koopo orders Koopert to stay with Mario to help get the Chrome Stars back, and he and the other three leaders of the nations decide to keep their alliance, setting up the foundations for the making of the modern Mushroom Kingdom. After searching the rest of the Central Plains, Mario finds the Red Chrome Star.

After returning to the present, Mario returns the Red Chrome Star and finds out the location of the next Chrome Star: The Whirled West, about 140 years in the past. After exploring the Bowser Badlands and gaining some more fuel for the Time Machine, Mario heads forth to the next location, unaware that someone is following him. Meanwhile, Princess Peach and Luigi hear of Mario's quest, and decide to help him by travelling to the Beanbean Kingdom to get some information from Professor Koopentein's colleague, Dr. Beanston and Professor E. Gadd who is working with Dr. Beanston in his laboratory in Stardust Fields.

Chapter 2: Plains, Trains & Pains

Mario and company end up in Shyville, and learn that a mysterious object crashed into the Whirled West Canyon recently. Upon leaving town, the group are robbed by a Bandit. Sheriff Shyler and Deputy Sheriff Shyres arrive at the scene, check if Mario and his partner are okay and rush off to capture the criminal. Mario follows, and after a dead end, he heads back and is ambushed by the same Bandit, who he defeats. Shyler locks up the criminal, and when Goombeverly asks if they have seen the Chrome Star anywhere, he brings out the Orange Chrome Star, and is happy to give it to Mario since he beat the Bandit. However, upon giving to Mario, the cell holding the notorious criminal gang, The Bandits Three bursts open, and the group steal the Chrome Star off Mario's hands. Shyler joins as a member of the party to work with Mario in capturing the thieves. Mario, with Shyler's abiility to shoot background objects, gets farther in the Whirled West canyon and captures two of the gang, and upon return, their leader, Banderson reveals himself, and after a failed escape, attack Mario and are defeated. In attempt to flee, the three hijack a Choomba Train. Mario pursues, and is successful in capturing them once and for all. Loving the adventures with Mario, Shyler pledges to join Mario on his quest, and the Orange Chrome Star is acquired.

Meanwhile, when Peach & Luigi arrive in Dr. Beanston's lab, they learn that the events of recent have not been an accident, due to the fact that the Stars can only be released from the Grande Star Clock manually, and it takes a lot of knowledge of the clock's mechanisms to do so. The duo return to give this information to Mario, who finds out that the next Chrome Star is located in the Parchedment Sands.

Chapter 3: Sands of Time

Upon arrival in the Parchedment Sands, the group head off to look for the Yellow Chrome Star. After a while, the group arrive in a town named Bomankh, inhabited mostly by Bob-Ombs. After wandering through the city, the group end up at the banks of the Line River, where they find Gaoway, a Gao whose job it is to keep the Guardian Statues of the Parchedment Kingdom content by feeding them knowledge in the form of scrolls annually. He had already fed the Rex and the Yoshi Sphinxes, but he has not found any scrolls for the most important guardian statue; the Sphinkoopa, who needs seven scrolls to be contented. He says the the scrolls can be found everywhere, and that Mario can find the scrolls around Bomankh and the desert. If not, the Parchedment Kingdom will be swallowed by the sands and disappear forever. Asking the other two Sphinxes will result in clues to the scroll whereabouts, and from asking the Rex Sphinx, Mario finds out that two townspeople in Bomankh are in possession of scrolls, and from the gossiping townspeople, Mario locates these townspeople and gets the first two scrolls. After that, Mario finds a Bob-Omb getting attacked by Anuboos. After saving the poor Bob-Omb, he finds himself a new party member, Tutankaboom, who gives him another scroll. With Tutankaboom's exploding ability, the group access the Yoshi Sphinx, who gives more riddles to the location of three other scrolls in the desert and Bomankh. After finding these scrolls, Mario only needs one more scroll, which he wins in a Quiz-off in Bomankh. After offering all the seven scrolls to the Sphinkoopa, it comes alive, attacking Mario. After calming the statue, the Yellow Chrome Star appears, which seemed to have enraged the statue, and Mario receives it, with three Chrome Stars in his possession now.

At Moonview City, Luigi & Peach arrive to tell Mario of their findings, which means that there is a villain behind all the events. Afterward, Luigi and Peach will leave, with Luigi heading off to study more with Dr. Beanston & E. Gadd, and Peach returning to her castle. After some more exploration of the Bowser Badlands and the Moonview Sewers, Mario learns that the Green Chrome Star has been scattered to the city of Koopmandu, 70 years in the past. The shadow that has been following Mario since the he returned from the Central Plains is soon revealed to be Midnight Guy, who is surprised by Luigi & Peach's findings and and runs off-screen to ponder about this new information.

Chapter 4: The Legend in the Sky

Mario and co. arrive in Koopmandu, a city at the base of the world's tallest Mountain, Mt. Cleverest. Asking the townsfolk of the Chrome Star's location ends up fruitless, but general words point to Master Pi, the wisest person in the region. Unfortunately, he lives in his temple above the clouds, and the only way of reaching him is by traversing Mt. Cleverest. Setting out, he meets a Monty Mole called Marty Mole who is also trying to scale the mountain, and asks Mario to find his backpack which he has lost in the city. After finding it in the Toad House, he returns it to Marty and in gratitude, he joins the party in their ascent of the mountain. With Marty's digging ability, the group, although with difficulty, manage to reach the cloudy path to the temple by traversing the dark caves and windy cliffs of Mt. Cleverest. However, upon meeting Master Pi, it seems as if he has amnesia, and thus Mario has to return to Koopmandu from a Pipe which leads to a new area, where he meets Piona, Master Pi's granddaughter, who says she might be able to help. After taking her up to the Temple, she suggests that a Mind Herb may help, and after puzzle-solving, Mario acquires one from the temple vault. After refreshing the Master's mind, he says that he saw something crash on the summit, and gives Mario a rope to access it, asking that he say hello to Skytail, a dragon who is thought to be a myth. Upon reaching the summit, Mario is attacked by Skytail, who seems to be in a rampage. After calming him down, Mario finds out that the Chrome Star landed on Skytail's head during his nap, which is why he was on a rampage. Skytail gladly gives Mario the Star and one of his scales. The group has now four Chrome Stars.

Meanwhile, at Peach's Castle, Bowser is looking in, trying to kidnap the Princess again. Peach escapes his grasp by a secret escape route, but is soon captured by Bowser's minions outside. On the way to his own castle, the Koopa Cruiser is hijacked by a mysterious force, and explodes, sending Bowser and Princess all across the Kingdom. In the Beanbean Kingdom, Luigi is still researching the Grande Star Clock with Beanston and Gadd, and finds out something striking regarding its history. Afterwards, in another cutscene, a voice off-screen commands a Doogan and a Top-Hat wearing Puppeteer to hunt Mario down and take him out of the way, saying that he is becoming too much of a threat. Mario and co. explore more of Moonview City and eventually find some Chronocrystals after a chain of quests, and are told that their next destination is in the Village of Eternal Night; Crescent Shade Village, 50 years into the past.

Chapter 5: A Crescent Shaded Tale

Mario & co arrive in the serene Crescent Shade Village. Exploring the village, there is no sign of the Chrome Star and the townsfolk have no information. It is revealed that the innkeeper, Zerge holds the Chrome Star and will trade it to Mario if he helps find his missing daughters in the Weeping Woods. There, Mario is ambushed by Katja, who was sent to assassinate him. After defeating her, Mario finds the twins and saves Katja from danger, acquiring her as his newest partner, as the Doogan is grateful for his selflessness. Returning to the village, the townsfolk have become rude and unkind, including Zerge, who dismisses Mario and his daughters, saying that they are mistaken. Katja speculates it is the work of Paperteer, her partner-in-crime, as he can control people with his puppet strings. After gaining a lead to his whereabouts, Mario uses a secret tunnel underneath the fountain and get access to the Crescent Shade Manor, after some Mine Cart Madness in the tunnel itself. Upon confronting Paperteer, he mocks Katja for her betrayal and attacks. Soon, after a tricky battle, Paperteer is defeated and retreats, using a time capsule similar to the one Katja used to get into the past. The townsfolk return to normal, and Zerge is reunited with his daughters and gives Mario the Turquoise Chrome Star, bringing the total of Stars up to 5.

Mario returns to the present and learns from Prof. Koopenstein that his next destination is 120 years into the past, in Frost Hill where the Ledus-Heliogon War wiped out both of their species. After exploring more of the Bowser Badlands, he finds the Chronocrystals needed and heads off to find the next Chrome Star. Meanwhile, Bowser has landed in the city of Sunsee, the sister city of Moonview. While all the citizens hide for their lives, Bowser heads off to get back to his castle, resulting in a platforming stage parodying Super Mario Bros. Peach, however, lands in Moonview City and after walking around searching for Mario, she bumps into Luigi, who has returned from the BeanBean Kingdom to alert Mario of his important findings. Together, they head off to find Mario, not knowing that Midnight Guy is following them.

Chapter 6: A Scorching Skirmish in the Snowfields

Upon arrival, the group is surrounded by a whole army of Ledusi, who are threatened by their presence. Commander Ziema of the army asks what is the party's business there, and after an explanation is still suspicious, putting the group under scrutiny from the guards. Goombeverly comments that this must be the last group of the militaristic Ledusi species. After being told by the lighthouse keeper that there might be something near Mt. Blanket, Mario goes, only to reach a dead end at Snowflake Lake. When Mario sees two Ledusi soldiers getting attacked by Heliogons (which the Ledusi accidentally provoked with their artillery practice) and saves them. One of them, Sgt. Sniegs joins Mario as his 8th partner. With his freezing ability, Mario crosses Snowflake Lake on ice. Arriving at the other side, known as Frost Hill, mario reaches the base of Mt. Blanket and heads into the tunnels below it, which are hot and volcanic. Soon the group reaches an underground city of Heliogons built on top of a plateau surrounded by Lava. The group sees the Cyan Chrome Star on a pedestal, and after some lava platform hopping, they get confronted by Emperor Ruppt, who attacks. Once defeated, Mario explains to the Emperor that his intentions are not malign and he is not trying to wipe out the Heliogon species, which are paranoid at the subject of their survival, which is why Heliogon scouts were sent. After this misunderstanding, the Heliogons and Ledusi make peace and vow to support each other to rebuild their species. With this, Emperor Ruppt and Commander Ziema honorably give Mario his 6th Chrome Star.

Upon returning, Mario is greeted by Peach and Luigi, who tell him of how the Grande Star Clock was created by the Tribe of Time to help keep time itself stable. The Tribe of Time weaves the Fabric of Time so that it may flow. Luigi suspects that the person behind all this must have been a person from the tribe, for only they have enough knowledge of the clock to sabotage it. After this, Midnight Guy reveals himself and says that he is an investigator to the Grande Star Clock, saying that this information has solved the enigma behind the it, and knows who is responsible. However, before he can say so, three strange shadows carry him, Luigi and Peach away into the shadows. Before he is swallowed into the shadows Midnight Guy tosses a key to Mario, saying that it will help him greatly soon, and that it was passed down from his ancestors. After this, Mario learns from Prof. Koopenstein that the energies of the Grande Star Clock have begun to go out of control, and that Mario must hurry up to find the remaining two Chrome Stars. Mario finds some Chronocrystals in the Moonview Sewers thanks to Sniegs' freezing ability and travels to his next destination: The Piranhipine Islands, 500 years into the past! Upon getting into the Time Machine however, it blacks out like it was sabotaged, and while Mario is transported to the correct time period, the location has changed...

Chapter 7: Sailing the Seventh Sea

Mario and company arrive in the coastal city of Portugoom instead, which is right in the other side of the world from their intended destination. At this period in time, the Piranhipine Islands have not yet been discovered, so no person can take Mario there. Upon meeting Ferdinand and Luis, Flavio's ancestors, and helping them find their lost item, the brothers agree to help Mario get to the unknown land across the Seventh Sea and discover this new land. The voyage takes place over days, and the group fight off sea creatures as well as a pirate invasion lead by Captain Splashbeard and take a break stop on an uncharted island, continuing after the supplies have been replenished. Upon the sighting of land the next day, the group have arrived at the Piranhipine Islands and are ready to dock at the beach, until the group is attacked by a hostile Whirly Blooper. Upon arrival at the islands, Mario goes into the jungle and finds the 7th Chrome Star in a clearing.

When Mario returns to the present, the countdown to the world's end has sped up and time seems to be getting more unstable, prompting the group to hurry up. The news worsens when Professor Koopenstein says that he cannot track the 8th Chrome Star anywhere, as it is in a place out of time. The group comes to the conclusion that it must be in the T-Dimension as it is outside of time. The group finish up their errands around town and embark to get the 8th Chrome Star in the center of action.

Chapter 8: Countdown to Chaos

Mario arrives at the T-Dimension, which is seemingly deserted. When he goes into the library, he meets Tolle, the guardian of the library who says that the others have been locked up by Cron, a traitor to their tribe, in the Chronos Castle. Because the Tribe cannot weave the Fabric of Time locked away, the Mushroom World's time has been unstable. Mario goes into the Chronos Castle to save the others, and after a rematch with the Paperteer, they save everyone, although the leader, Tocca is still missing. Mario goes back into the Chronos Castle and into its basement where Cron's mastermind plan was formulated in secret. Here, the group is ambushed by the Shades, a trio of mercenaries loyal to Cron, who sabotaged the Time Machine prior to Chapter 7 and kidnapped Peach, Luigi and Midnight Guy. Upon defeating the Shades, he captured people are released as well as Tocca. With Tocca, the group can enter the Temple of Time where they find Cron. He shatters the Purple Chrome Star and battles, but is defeated. He tries to make his escape, but Tocca intervenes, and is fatally wounded in the process. Tocca uses his remaining energy as a sacrifice to restore the Purple Chrome Star. The group chase Cron, but he has taken over the Chronos Castle to use as a weapon, which he calls the Pendulum. His motive for all his schemes is that it will awaken the Lord of Time, Kronagera, who slept after creating the Tribe of Time and the T-Dimension itself. He should never awaken, as this will cause him to rampage, effectively destroying the Mushroom World as we know it. Cron explans that he hates the Mushroom World; they have forgotten the Tribe and its contribution to them and how without them nothing would happen. All the lack fo credit and neglect had made him hateful, and he vows to reset the timeline of the world so that everyone would once again know the sheer importantce of the Tribe's work, and he himself as well for creating the Clock to begin with. All seems useless until the Chrome Stars warp into the places of their landing where the wishes and hopes of all the people Mario's met and helped surge the Stars with power, in turn powering Mario and his partners up. The group defeat Cron and Pendulum after a heated battle, where Cron realizes all he's done wrong. Saying goodbye, he obliterates himself with magic as a sign of guilt and vanishes. The group celebrate Mario's victory as the credits roll.

After the game, Mario is called to the T-Dimension again. There, Tolle says that the Tribe has been rebuilding. However, there are still some Chrome Stars yet to be recovered and without them, the world's time is still at risk, even though it is much more stable now. If the missing 4 are not recovered, then Kronagera has the potential to awaken from his slumber. With this, Mario continues his journey to recover the last 4 Chrome Stars.

Gameplay

In terms of gameplay, Countdown to Chaos returns to the main mechanics of the first two installments of the series. Like in The Thousand Year Door', Mario starts the adventure with the ability to use action commands, and gains the Hammer in the prologue, like in the original Paper Mario. Mario regains the ability to Spin Dash from the original as well.

The Partners system remains relatively unchanged from The Thousand Year Door, with Partners having their own health meter as well as having the ability to have status inflicted on them. Most of the partners have similarities to past partners, like Goombeverly to Goombella, but there are more abilities available in the field as well as partners having the ability to gain an extra move through the equipping of a badge. The battle system also remains relatively unchanged, and the characters can interact with the stage and audience. The audience is more varied than in The Thousand Year Door however, as each location has a different pool of audience members to choose from. For example, a battle in the Whirled West Canyon may have Cowboy Shy Guys and Bandits, which are exclusive to the area.

Paper Abilities

Like in The Thousand Year Door, Mario gains Paper abilities throughout the game. Instead of being cursed by Black Chest Demons however, Mario gains these abilities during the interludes where he gains them through the training of Merlon. When Mario first encounters a trigger for these abilities in the overworld, Merlon appears and explains them, training Mario on how to use these abilities. All the abilities from The Thousand Year Door return; Plane Mode has Mario turning into a paper plane to glide across large gaps, Paper Mode allows Mario to turn sideways and get through thin gaps, Tube Mode allows Mario to roll himself up and go through low passages, and Boat Mode where Mario can turn himself into a paper boat on certain docks to travel across water. Spring Mode is a new mode where Mario can turn himself into a Paper Spring when on a spring panel to jump to great heights.

Background

Returning from The Thousand Year Door and Super Paper Mario is the ability to get into the background to get to items as well as buildings which can only be accessed from the background scenery. Unlike The Thousand Year Door, Mario can use his partners in the background. He cannot move into a different screen or area from the background, however. Interacting with background scenery also affects the foreground. For example, freezing a waterfall with Sgt. Sniegs in the background will also freeze the river in the foreground.

Intermissions

Intermissions return from the first two installments. First, there is usually a flashback concerning the Tribe of Time and its interactions, followed by a segment featuring Peach, Luigi and Midnight Guy. All the characters can be controlled as well as be switched to use each other's abilities. Peach can glide, Luigi can jump high and Midnight Guy can use stealth to get past hazards. In combat, the player can use all three in battle at once and use their abilities to attack. Should any of them fall in battle, it will result in a Game Over. Their segments can be replayed again if Mario interacts with the Time Tome in the Library in the T-Dimension. The Peach, Luigi and Midnight Guy intermissions are to find out information about the Tribe of Time, the events following and to help Mario.

Mario's Partners

Throughout the game, Mario, just like the first two installments, has partners. His partners have purposes in both the overworld and battle. They can be upgraded by Abili T. by giving him 3 Shine Sprites. Every partner knows two moves upon joining the party, learns the third after being upgraded to Super Rank, and masters the final move after attaining Ultra Rank. A 5th move may be added through the use of a badge which can be won by clearing the trials set for each specific partner by a mysterious character after Chapter 7.

Name	Summary	Abilities	Description
Goombeverly Prologue	Goombeverly loves fashion and history. She can talk about both (especially the latter) for hours in great detail. She tends to a bit too talkative and sarcastic, as well as obsessive over research and is also very bad at working with machines, much to her dismay. She studies at the University of Goom and is a friend of Goombella's She has the same ability to uncover an enemy's stats through Tattle, like Goombella and Goombario. Also, she can translate some signs and other things for Mario as a result of her obsessive historical study of eras and their languages.	Headbonk 0 FP	Hits enemy twice.
		Tattle 0 FP	Gives information about an enemy and reveals its HP bar and any other weaknesses or battle tips.
		Multibonk 3 FP	Headbonks a single enemy multiple times until the action command is missed.
		Heel Stomp 5 FP	Stomps on one enemy with her sharp high heels. It will cause the enemy to crumple
		Rocketbonk 6 FP	Jumps up high in the air and gains velocity when diving down, performing a very powerful headbonk that functions like a multibonk after impact.
Dr. Booston Prologue	Hailing from Boo's Mansion in the forever forest, he finally got out of the painting (an elevator was installed recently, anyways) and became a large business tycoon, funding Prof Koopenstein on his time machine project. Once it was completed, he asks to accompany Mario to see the lands of past. After all, it was his funding that allowed the time travel possible. In the overworld, he can hide Mario & himself from enemies by turning invisible as well as passing through some walls. However, Mario cannot move in this state. He is very smug but usually means well. He has a PhD in Boo History.	Cane Smack 0 FP	Hits an enemy with his cane.
		Shroud 2 FP	Hides Mario and himself for a turn, dodging enemy attacks. This attack cannot be used consecutively.
		Spook 3 FP	Scares enemies away from the battlefield
		Terrorize 5 FP	Petrifies all enemies on the field, causing them to not be able to move.
		Coin Cannon 6 FP	Shoots coins out of a bazooka-like device that causes damage and increases the amount of coins found after battle.
Koopert Chapter 1	When the BeanBean Empire tries to take over the 4 smaller kingdoms occupying the Mushroom plains, King Koopo orders Koopert to accompany Mario into delivering the message that the Beans are invading. He is condescending and overly critical of things. As the journey progresses, he learns not to have a high expectation for everything and to know that nothing is perfect. He is also quick to judge and tends to make conclusions without thinking things through, accusing others of things they didn't do. He talks very fast and loud, as well.In the overworld, he uses the shell toss ability, identical to Koops' ability.	Shell Toss 0 FP	Slams his shell into one enemy.
		Shell Slam 3 FP	Slams his shell into all grounded enemies.
		Shield Charge 4 FP	Summons a shell shield with a set amount of HP to protect the party.
		Royal Slash 7 FP	Brutally slashes an enemy with his sword 3 times, causing huge damage. May cause the enemy to crumple.
		Lightning Shell 6 FP	Charges up an electrified Shell Slam that hits all grounded and low hovering enemies. Has a high chance of stunning an enemy.
Sheriff Shyler Chapter 2	The somewhat absent minded and carefree Sheriff of Shyville, he uses his trusty gun, The Desert Wiggler, to hit far away switches in the background and also in front, as well as serving a very good attacker in battle. While he has a strong sense of justice and is implied to be very intelligent, he's also quite lazy and often leaves most of the work up to the Deputy Sheriff, Shyres. Most of the time, he sports a relaxed and happy demeanor. However, when anyone harms him or his family, his vengeance knows no bounds.	Quick Draw 0 FP	Shoots at a single enemy
		Rapid Fire 3 FP	Shoots at multiple enemies. Does extra damage to flying foes.
		Round Up 3 FP	Lassos an enemy, making it unable to move until it or Shyler is attacked.
		Bill Blast 5 FP	Shoots at an emey with a bullet bill launcher, doing high damage.
		Bullet Rider 8 FP	Summons a Banzai Bill which he rides into the enemies, creating a large explosion and doing moderate to high damage.
Tutankaboom Chapter 3	The Pharaoh of the Parchedment Sands. He tends to over-exaggerate and is quite forgetful, but he's loyal and will never forget good things done to him by his friends, or when it's time to eat, of course. He often causes accidents due to his tendency to not think things through, but he doesn't mean any harm whatsoever. He's a laid back character and he doesn't adapt very well when he arrives in the present day, acting rather strange and spooked by the new things around him. In the overworld, he is the bomb of the game and can be used to explode walls and other objects.	Bomb 0 FP	Explodes next to an enemy
		Mud Bomb 4 FP	Throws a gooey, muddy bomb at an enemy which will deal damage and make their attacks miss occasionaly for 3 turns.
		Sand Spell 4 FP	Gives Mario and himself the "Dodgy" status
		Explosion 9 FP	Explodes and deals damage to every enemy on screen causing extreme damage.
		Sun Bomb 9 FP	Summons an Angry Sun to explode and incinerate all enemies, giving a burn that will last until the enemy is defeated or runs away.
Marty Mole Chapter 4	The overly optimistic and cheerful mountaineering Monty Mole, he's always climbing the highest mountains in the land. Mt Cleverest is his final goal and dream, and eventually Mario helps him achieve this during the events of Chapter 4. He is forgetful, honest and very happy-go-lucky; he's almost never angry or upset but if one does cross the line with him his rage becomes nigh-on unstoppable, and lots of damage will be dealt. And being him, he'll just forget about it and become his happy-go-lucky self again in no time. In the overworld, he can dig into soft spots of soil and rock to advance to another area.	Swipe 0 FP	Scratches one enemy
		Dig 3 FP	Digs underneath the ground to hit an enemy with moderate to high damage. Will not work on flying enemies.
		Icicle Javellin 5 FP	Throws an icicle javelin at one enemy, doing high damage and piercing defense.
		Snow Roller 6 FP	Sends forth a large snowball to attack all grounded enemies with a chance of freezing them
		Avalanche! 8 FP	Shakes the stage, causing an avalanche to hit all enemies on field with a chance of freezing them and causing high damage.
Katja Chapter 5	Once working for the main villain of the story, she betrays her leader when Mario saves her life in an act of immense gratitude. While she can be introverted and only speaks when it needs be, she can also be manipulating and twisted in a sense if she is angered. She is a pro in combat and is very intelligent; she can also translate signs in other languages that Goombeverly cannot understand.  She can use her radar to identify and reveal hidden doors, objects and enemies.	Stomp 0 FP	Stomps on a single enemy.
		Time Bomb 3 FP	Throws 3 time bombs onto the field which explode after 3 turns.
		Radar Blast 4 FP	Confuses most enemies on the field and makes invisible enemies visible again.
		Sneak Thief 3 FP	Steals an item or badge off an enemy and adds it to the inventory. Fails if the inventory is full.
		Distort Wave 6 FP	Deals damage to all enemies while confusing them.
Sgt. Sniegs Chapter 6	First seen when he is being attacked by some Heliogons, Mario comes along and saves him from their aggression. Grateful, he sticks with Mario to help toughen himself up and to prove himself to his superiors. He is quite a prankster and he really wants to be seen as a worthy comrade - he doesn't even know how he got the Sergeant rank in the first place! Unfortunately, he is inexperienced and clumsy, and very absent minded. He always wants to do right, though. His attacks do double damage on Fire enemies, but fire attacks do double damage to him. In the field, he can freeze the surroundings which will change the environment around the group.	Icy Punch 0 FP	Punches a single enemy with a chilly fist. Has a slim chance of freezing the enemy.
		Snow Surge 4 FP	Fires snowballs at all enemies on the field
		Freezeframe 7 FP	Makes the whole stage cold, freezing at least one, if not all enemies on the field while dealing moderate damage.
		Snowcannon 7 FP	Like Snow Surge, but with a higher rate of fire, causing more damage as well has having a high chance of freeze.
		Frosty Fog 6 FP	Covers Mario and the party with a mist that lasts for 2-4 turns. During that time, enemy attacks will miss frequently as well as boosting the power of ice-related attacks.
Arh T. Chapter 9	An avid artist and art student. Mario can recruit her by visiting the Moonview City Museum after beating the main story. She sees that Mario has a charm which he obtained at the beginning of the game, and gets excited. If he chooses to give it to her, she will transport Mario and herself into the painting. She explains that the legendary Painter, Vincent Van Goom, painted with a strange type of paint made from the Powder of Dimensions, allowing one to get inside the painting at will, and that the Charm was used to get inside. Once they get out, she asks to join Mario, hoping to find more of the 12 artworks of Vincent Van Goom.	Paint Slash 0 FP	Attacks one enemy with a weak smack with a paintbrush, but it has a chance of blinding the enemy.
		Paint Rain 3 FP	Gets a bucket of paint to throw at all enemies, covering them with paint that will blind them for a few turns.
		Art Block 5 FP	Draws some blocks that turn real, which can protect the party from enemy attacks for a turn or deal moderate damage.
		Arty Hearts 10 FP	Draws some hearts which turn real and will heal 10HP to Mario or herself.
		Art-illery 10 FP	Draws some Bullet Bill Launchers that come to life and attack every enemy with a barrage of Bullet Bills, doing quite high damage to all enemies.
Marianne Optional	Despite being a shadow, she spends most of her time in the sun tending to her beautiful garden. She joins Mario after he does some quests for her at the trouble center. Kind, patient and gentle, she will only fight if she has to, which shows in her moves being mostly support and defense-based than offensive. In the overworld, she can bring Mario into the shadows quickly and perform a reverse-bungee action that springs Mario and herself up onto higher platforms which Mario would not be able to reach by jumping normally - much like Luigi's jump in Super Paper Mario.	Slap 0 FP	Slaps one enemy.
		Shadow Sneak 4 FP	Brings one enemy into the shadows, effectively removing them from battle.
		Refresh Rain 4 FP	Makes it rain, dousing flames on enemies and curing most status ailments on the party.
		Charm 4 FP	Immobilzes most enemies by charming them.
		Thorn Frenzy 6 FP	Summons thorned branches to entangle enemies, draining their health and adding to her own.
Chazz Optional	A jazz saxophonist for the jazz band, "The Blue Eggs" and also a lady's man, Chazz is recruited by Mario when he visits the Moonview Concert Hall and does his quest which is to write a new jazzy song for his band to play. After collecting pieces of sheet music from all over the place; past and present, which Mario gives to him, the song is an instant hit and as thanks, he tags along, helping Mario on his way. In the overworld he can lull enemies to sleep, break glass with sound and activate sound switches.	Ground Pound 0 FP	Ground Pounds one enemy - does multiple weak hits that accumulate damage.
		Smooth Tune 3 FP	Puts all enemies to sleep.
		Musical Eggs 4 FP	Lays eggs to throw at all enemies on the field. Some may contain an item.
		Ultrasound 7 FP	Deals high damage to all enemies.
		Major-Minor 6 FP	Raises the party's attack by 3 while lowering the enemy's attacks by 2.
Chomptron V3.141 Optional	A mechanical marvel, created by Prof Koopenstein that is received after a long series of sidequests starting at Chapter 2 and ending after the main storyline has been completed, before Chapter 9. Once Mario has completed those sidequests, he will be awarded Chomptron to use as a partner. In the field, Mario can ride it for fast transport and jumping over wide gaps or over fences. In battle, he has no HP bar. Instead, he has an energy bar which goes down each turn. Once it runs out, he must be recharged (by using the Recharger after battle) and Mario will have to switch his partner during battle. Powerful hits from enemies make the HP bar go down faster, but he can recover energy if Mario uses a Volt Shroom on it. Chomptron cannot use items or use Star Power attacks. Its attacks do not consume FP, but instead energy.	Crunch 0 Energy	Bites one enemy
		Charge 10 Energy	Charges into all grounded and hovering enemies.
		Forcefield 20 Energy	Sets up a forcefield that can take up to 10 HP worth of damage before breaking.
		Energy Blast 60 Energy	Shoots an electrical beam at all enemies, piercing defense and doing extreme damage. Chomptron cannot move for one turn after using this move, to recharge.
		Itemize 45 Energy	Eats an enemy and turns it into an item. The item depends on what type of enemy it is. If the enemy is inedible, then no energy is consumed, and 20 energy is healed.

Chrome Stars

Chrome Star	Location	Guarded by	Power & SP needed	Description
Red Chrome Star	Central Plains	King Bean	Refresh, 1	Replenishes up to 8 HP and FP for Mario's party members and himself.
Orange Chrome Star	Whirled West Canyon	The Bandits Three	Star Shower, 2	If successful, this power brings down stars that do up to 6 damage to all enemies on field.
Yellow Chrome Star	Parchedment Sands	Sphinkoopa	Sandstorm, 2	If successful, blinds all enemies temporarily.
Green Chrome Star	Mt. Cleverest	Skytail	Countercharge, 3	Mario and his party are temporarily electrified, so enemies that use physical attacks will get damaged as well as making their attack useless.
Turquoise Chrome Star	Crescent Shade Manor	Paperteer	Power Drain, 4	Decreases attack power of enemies while increasing defense and attack of Mario & his partners.
Cyan Chrome Star	Mt. Blanket	Emperor Ruppt	Bless, 5	Replenishes up to 25 HP for each party member and up to 25 FP.
Blue Chrome Star	The Seventh Sea	Whirly Blooper	Windy Whistle, 3	If successful, carries all enemies away from the battlefield, effectively destroying them. Will not work on enemies with 10HP or higher, Mini-bosses or bosses.
Violet Chrome Star	Chronos Castle, originally in Moonview Forest	Pendulum	Time Out, 7	Does up to 15 damage to all enemies, as well as immobilizing enemies in time if they survive the damage. Does 7 damage to bosses and mini-bosses.
Pink Chrome Star	Throwback Landing	BOW53R.exe	Star Power, 6	Mario (or his partner, if they use this power) is invincible for 1-2 turns, and physical attacks double in power.
Bronze Chrome Star	Steamboat Skies	The Coggatron	Cloud Nine, 4	If successful, this power lifts Mario & co up on a cloud which allows them to hit flying enemies with attacks that cannot normally do so, and also dodge attacks from grounded enemies.
Silver Chrome Star	Dino Park	Tyranox	Stampede, 3	Calls forth a horde of Yoshis to trample all enemies on ground, doing up to 10 damage. An item can also be obtained if one of the Yoshis leaves behind an egg.
Gold Chrome Star	T-Dimension	Kronagera	Time Wave, 8	Attacks all enemies, defeating them instantly, regardless of HP. Won't work on any mini-bosses or bosses.

Items

See Paper Mario: Countdown to Chaos/Items

Badges

Badges are items which Mario may equip to gain an effect on himself or his partners, and can be bought from Soupy's stand at the Marty Mall, Stocc the Salesman, traded in for star pieces from Merline, won at the Marty Mall casino, stolen from an enemy in battle or found in blocks across the world. The blocks that contain badges are red, rather than yellow.

When Mario levels up, he may choose to increase his Badge Points (BP) which allow the use of badges. The more BP he has, the more badges he can equip. Stronger, more useful badges require more BP to equip while badges that change aesthetics usually require none, like the L Emblem or the Attack FX Badges.

Badge effects vary depending on the badge; they can add attack moves to Mario and his partners, increase the amount of coins after a battle, change action command times, refund used items and many more. The L Emblem and the W Emblem change Mario's clothing to Luigi's and Wario's, respectively, while putting them both on at once will give Mario Waluigi's clothing. The Fire Emblem changes Mario's clothing to that of his Fire powerup, and can be used with the other Emblems as well.

Badge effects can be stacked by equipping more of one badge; the damage output will increase but so will the FP requirements for the moves.

For a list of the badges in this game, then see Paper Mario: Countdown to Chaos/Badges

Enemies/Tattle Log

See Paper Mario: Countdown to Chaos/Tattle Log for information on all 201 enemies present within the game.

Boss Fights

Grey signifies Chapter Bosses

Chapter	Name	HP	ATK	DEF	Special Attacks	Location
1: The Great Beanbean Invasion	Monty Mole (x4)	2	2	0	None	Central Plains
Beanish Soldier (x2)	3	2	1	None	Central Plains
King Bean	25	2	0/5	Stomp (5)	Central Plains
2: Plains, Trains & Pains	Bandy	15	2	0	Coin Steal (3) Loot Throw (5x1)	Shyville Falls
BandAnna File:BandAanna.png	10	2	0	Item Steal (3) HP Recover (+5HP)	Moo Moo Farm
Banderson	20	3	0	Item Steal (4) Coin Steal (4)	Shyville
Grande Choomba Express	60	0	0	None (This Boss Battle's phase is an Action Mini-Game)	Whirled West Canyon
3: Sands of Time	Anuboo (x5)	6	3	0	Transform (4)	Line River
Angry Sun (optional)	40	5	0	Fire Rain (2x3)	Parchedment Sands
Sphinkoopa	50	4	0	Lunge Forward (7) Stone Throw (5)	Parchedment Sands
4: The Legend in the Sky	Millenium Flame (optional)	35	8	0	Blaze (2x4)	Mt. Cleverest Caves
Skytail	60	4	1	Swoop Down (6) Fire Blast (8) Twister (3x3)	Mt. Cleverest Summit
5: A Crescent Shaded Tale	Katja	40	4	0	Radar Blast (6, hits even when invisible)	Crescent Shade Trail
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1	2	256	Fire (3, Light Mario-nette)	Crescent Shade Manor
Hammer (4, Medium Mario-nette)
Jump (2x2, Dark Mario-nette)
60	5	0	Various unpredictable magic
6: A Scroching Skirmish in the Snowfields	Elite Heliogon, Heliogon (x2)	14,9	6,4	0,2	Flaming Spear (8,6)	Snowflake Lake
Mammokle (optional)	50	6	1	Charge (ATK+5)	Frost Hill
Helio Squad	50	5	3	Flame Arrows (3x2)	Mt. Blanket Tunnels
Emperor Ruppt	70	5	3	Flaming Spear (7, Piercing) Volcanic Charge (ATK+5) Rage Blaze (Charge ATK+8, Attack next turn) Flame Punch (6) Rampage (6)	Heliogonopolis
7: Sailing the Seventh Sea	Spirates & Captain Splashbeard	7	4	0	Slash (2x3)	The Grande Sea
45	5	2	Bombard (2x5) Cutlass Slash (2x4)	The Grande Sea
Whirly Blooper	85	6	0	Tentacle Slap (3 per tentacle) Ink Spray (6, blinds target) Whirlpool Spin (5+2 for each tentacle on field)	Piranhipine Shores
8: Countdown to Chaos	Paperteer	65	6	1	Various unpredictable magic	Chronos Castle
Onyx Opal Obsidian	40	5	3	Forcefield (All DEF+4)	Chronos Castle
40	8	0	Battle Aura (All ATK+4)
40	4	4	Healing Aura (All HP+20)
Cron	75	6	2	Healing Aura (HP+45) Various severely dangerous magic	Temple of Time
Pendulum (Main Story Boss)	240	7	3	Various severely dangerous magic	The T-Dimension
9: A Glitch in the System	Private Goomp Corporal Paraplonk Sergeant Guy	40	5	0	Superbonk (5,4,3,2,1,1,etc)	Throwback Landing
35	5	3	Tornado Dash (8x2)
45	8	0	Various unpredictable magic
Kammy Koopa & Bowser	50	7	1	Various magic	Pixel Tower
75	9	2	Various dangerous melee attacks
BOW53R.exe	128	8	4	Bit Blaze (10) Bit Hammer (2x8) Multiply (creates copies)	World -1
10: Full Steam Ahead	Shy Brigade (optional)	60	8	3	Various artillery Summon C. Bill Blasters & Clockwork Bills.	Steamboat Skies
Coggatron	95	12	7	Various artillery	Dr. Frankitu's Mansion
11: Day of the Dino	Flaranodon	60	10	1	Fire Swoop	Rumble Volcano
Tyranno Rex	100	15	1	Various dangerous attacks	Rumble Volcano
12: Dawn of a New Era	Kronagera (final boss)	240	12	4	Various extremely dangerous magic & melee attacks	Epoch Horizon
Pits of 100 Trials	Oceantail (optional)	175	10	3	Various severely dangerous water magic	Moonview Pit of 100 Trials
Terratail (optional)	250	10	3	Various severely dangerous earth magic	Sunsee Pit of 100 Trials

Locations

There are 14 Main locations in the game that Mario can visit.

Name	Description	Sub-Locations
Moonview City	A bustling city that attracts many tourists daily. It is split into an Old Town, which is a historically known port area with a majestic Clock Tower in the center, and a New Town, which is connected to a Highway in which kart racing usually takes place.	Moonview Sewers Bowser Badlands Moonview Clock Tower The T-Dimension
Sunsee City	The twin city of Moonview, Sunsee is a more relaxed place with fewer tourists. While it's not an extraordinary town, there's much to do due to the abundance of facilities available. Mario can access this city by using the Choomba Train.	Sunsee Sewers
The Central Plains	Set in the time before the Mushroom Kingdom was formed, this grassland was the territory shared by four countries; The Koopa Kingdom, the Boo Princedom, the Toad Nation and the Goomba Empire, all in four corners of the plains, which is separated by the Shroom Lake and the Shroom River.	Central Plains Goomba Kingdom Mushroom Republic Boo Princedom Koopa Empire
Whirled West Canyon	An expansive area of desert underneath an eternal sunset; Choomba trains can be frequently spotted in the distance. Shyville, a mining town founded by Shy Guys is a usually peaceful place and is known for its Choomba station which sends trains all over the land.	Whirled West Canyon Shyville Shyville Falls Moo Moo Farm Choomba Station
Parchedment Sands	An area between sandy dunes where the Line River flows through. The capital city, Bomankh, is a large, maze-like city inhabited primarily by Bob-Ombs, ruled over by Tutankaboom, the Pharaoh. It is known in the present for mysteriously disappearing into the sands one day, never to return.	Parchedment Sands Bomankh Line River
Koopmandu	This city of highly-knowledgeable folk sits at the bottom of the world's tallest mountain - Mt. Cleverest, which has vertigo-inducing slopes, dangerous caves and an unforgiving summit. Those who brave the challenge may meet the Master of Koopmandu in the Cloudy Temple via a path of clouds from the summit. This area has a lot of myths associated with it, especially of the legendary dragon of the wind, Skytail.	Koopmandu Mt Cleverest  Cloudy Path Temple of Knowledge Mt Cleverest Summit
Land of Fog	The Land of Fog, as its name suggests, is a country covered in fog most of the time. There is a contrast between the hazy but busy streets of Lunadon where an air of mystery and sinister suspense hangs over, and the peaceful, serene Crescent Shade Village which is surrounded by dense forest and only accessible by train from Lunadon.	Lunadon Crescent Shade Village The Well Crescent Shade Trail The Crescent Shade Manor
Somber Snowfields	A tranquil area of land covered in snow, blanketed over by an aurora. It is the home to the last of the Ledusi species, who are struggling to survive. Beyond their seaside town is the Snowflake Lake and Frost Hill, which lead to Mt. Blanket, a tall mountain which is actually a dormant volcano, and has underground chambers where the almost extinct Heliogon species live.	Snowslide Point Somber Snowfields Snowflake Lake Mt. Blanket Mt. Blanket Tunnels Heliogonopolis
Seven Sea Voyage	The Seven Sea Voyage takes place on the Estrela, a boat owned by Luis and Ferdinand, ancestors of Flavio. It was the first circumnavigation of the globe, and set sail from the port town of Portugoom, and led to the discovery of several islands, including the Piranhipine Archipelago.	Portugoom The Great Seas Uncharted Isle The Piranhipine Islands
The T-Dimension	A place beyond time, where the Tribe of Time lives, weaving the Fabric of Time in order for it to flow. It is home to the Grande Star Clock which keeps time for the Mushroom World, and is only accessible through extraordinary means.	The T-Gate Chronos Castle
Throwback Landing	Not a place in the past chronologically, but a place in the past in terms of bit rate. Everything is pixelated in this world, and connects alternate worlds. It has become a thriving metropolis for the 8-bit.	Throwback Landing World -1
Steamboat Skies	The home of the original airship, this area runs entirely on clockwork, cogs and steam.	Cog Canyon Gearsforth Steamboat Skies Dr Frankitu's Mansion
Dino Park	Located near Yoshi's Island, this setting millions of years back sees the days when the Dinosaurs roamed the land. With frequent volcanic activity and a population of giants, this world is never still.	Dino Dino Park The Volcano
Epoch Horizon	The place where time does not flow, or even exist. It is where the keeper of time itself resides.	Lesser T-Dimension The Pinnacle

Mystical Paintings

Mystical Paintings are pieces of artwork created by Vincent Can Goom, a legendary painter who used the powder of dimensions in his paint. With a special charm and Arh T.'s knowledge of the powder of dimensions, these paintings can be entered and transport an individual to the place where the painting was created, much like a portal. These locations do exist in the Mushroom World and thus are in the present. These areas all have an exclusive optional mini-boss that may be fought for its rare drops as well as the shops which sell exclusive and very rare items. The Mini-Bosses can be fought at any time and also be repeated. Defeating one of these Mini-Bosses gains Mario a special artifact upon their first defeat. Collecting all the artifacts by defeating all these Mini-Bosses gains Mario the Supernova Badge from the Moonview City Museum owner as well as access to an unlimited supply of rare cooking ingredients in the museum's vault.

Name	Description	Mini-Boss	Painting's Location
Tranquil Treetops	A jungle community where the townsfolk live in treetop houses. There are some interesting ruins scattered about on the forest floor, too.	Ancient Thwomp	Moonview City Museum
Starry Safari	A savanna at twilight hours full of friendly natives. Dino Rhino rides are the most popular attraction.	Raging Rambi (x4)	Moonview Studios
Hazy Hollows	An eerie town full of traditionally spooky things including an castle that is rumored to be full of vampires.	Mad Piano	Moonview Apartments A - Room 4
Paratroopa Peaks	A ski lodge resort decorated with lights on top of Paratroopa Peaks, which is in the center of a group of 9 mountains.	Abominable Snowguy	Trouble Center
Champs de Chomps	Wide green fields and peaceful villages all around with a French feel to it - this place is renowned for its exquisite wines.	Chain Champ	Bowser's Castle
Cliffs of Plessie	Set in highlands, this area is often rainy. However, the high cliffs offer spectacular views and the nearby loch is rumored to house a legend.	Giant Nibbles (x3)	Moonview Port Club
The Monty Carlo	A popular casino in the country of Montyco run by Monty Moles. It's becoming an increasingly popular destination for those who practice in espionage.	Roulettron	The Star Bar
Sky Citadel	A floating citadel in the sky complete with its own cathedral. Ringing bells echo throughout this solemn town of ancient stature.	Blaargoyle	Moonview Clock Tower
Planet Harhar	A wandering planet that once was pulled into the Mushroom World's orbit about 150 years ago, making it look like a 2nd moon until the inhabitants found a way to pull free using Star Power. As such, even though it's light years away from the Mushroom World now, it's still accessible by the painting.	Piranha Planet	The Arcade
Canaland	Home of the Grande Canal, this town is known for its tasty cuisine, captivating architecture and its scenic canal tours.	Hammus the Great	Sunsee Train Station
Village of the Red Leaves	A secluded village surrounded by a thick forest. It is the original place where Super Leaves grew.	Tanooka	Moonview Apartments B - Room 2
Geyser Island	A volcanic island in the north complete with hot springs and a geyser park. At night, an aurora may be seen above.	Gooper Blooper	Dr. Goombarry's Office
Woohoo Hooniversity	The prestigious Woohoo Hooniversity in the Beanbean Kingdom. Once taken over by Cackletta, it's returned to normal with its study of laughter.	Beanbot 2000	Crescent Shade Inn
Enchanted Glade	A mysterious area where Mario is shrunk to the size of a penny, and is inhabited by fairy-like citizens.	Sockop Giganticus	Sunsee Art Gallery
Timeless Realm	An ancient and forgotten city built on the shell of a gigantic 3000 year old Koopa Troopa. It has traveled oceans, desert and grassland before settling in a mountainous region.	Dorin	Temple of Knowledge

Pit of 100 Trials

Like in the previous installments to Paper Mario, there is an optional challenge in the form of the Pit of 100 Trials. In the game, there are actually two pits; one in the main city, Moonview, and the other in its sister city, Sunsee. The Sunsee Pit may only be accessed after beating the 12th Chapter and after beating the Moonview Pit. Inside the Pit are enemies, which get progressively stronger. In the Moonview Pit, the last room contains Terratail, who is related to Skytail, as the boss of the dungeon. Beating him gets Mario the Return Postage Badge. In addition, the Sunsee Pit's boss is Oceantail, and beating her gets Mario the Nova Hammer & Nova Jump Badges.

See Paper Mario: Countdown to Chaos/Pit of 100 Trials for more in-depth coverage.

Music

View the whole Soundtrack at Paper Mario: Countdown to Chaos/Music

Music Title	Location Played	Music
Welcome to Moonview!	Moonview City	10pxe/-dsZ6CD-djw0
Choomba Pursuit	Grande Choomba Express Chase! (Boss Battle Phase 2/Mini-Game)	10pxe/sGJWdhQ6kcQ0
Aurora-Lit Skies	Snowslide Point Snowflake Lake	10pxe/8G9L96yUnW00
Secluded Islands	Piranhipine Islands	10pxe/wdjQf6Wiy0Q0
Cloudtop Expedition	Steamboat Skies	10pxe/Iq8olxeVVOI0
Autumnal Symphony	#11 Village of the Red Leaves	10pxe/4V19xSTCzcg0
The City That Time Forgot	#15 Timeless City	10pxe/pEd1rlIsGlo0

References to Other Games

• Donkey Kong - One of the badges is named Jumpman which was Mario's name in the game.
• Super Mario Bros. - In the Throwback Landing, Mario and his partners turn 8-Bit momentarily upon arrival, with the main theme of Super Mario Bros. playing in the background.
• Dr. Mario - When Odassa T. gets the Shroom Flu, she jokes at Mario, asking if he was a doctor once.
• Super Mario 64 - When the Blue Eggs play at the Star Bar, they play a jazzy performance of Bob-Omb Battlefield.
• Paper Mario - All of Mario's partners return in this game, occasionally visiting at the Star Bar or participating in the Audience. Parakarry also appears in the opening delivering a letter to Mario's house. Dr. Booston is also the Painting Boo from Boo's Mansion. The Star Spirits make cameos in a mural in Moonview Clocktower.
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - The Beanbean Kingdom is featured again and its history with the Mushroom Kingdom is explored upon in Chapter 1. Several Beanish appear in Moonview City, and Chuckola Cola is an item.
• Wario Land 4 - Crescent Shade Village is a homage to Crescent Moon Village. Also, Tobawanis return in the game as Scubadiles & Crocodivers.
• Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - All of Mario's party members appear in this game, appearing occasionally at the Star Bar and in the audience. Goombeverly studies at the University of Goom, and knows Goombella. Rawk Hawk is mentioned by a Lakitu cameraman at Supernova Studios. Also, Skytail, Terratail and Oceantail are homages to Hooktail, Gloomtail and Bonetail respectively.
• Super Mario Sunshine - Piantas make an appearance. Also, there are tourism advertisments for Isle Delfino scattered around Sunsee & Moonview. Shine Sprites also return.
• Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - The Parchedment Kingdom is located right next to the Gritzy Desert. Shroobs are referenced at times by some characters, most notably Bah T.
• Mario Party 7 - Asyddet T. and John T. are from Windmillville and Neon Heights, respectively.
• Super Paper Mario - When Hayce T. is asked about his action figure collection, Francis is referenced when he says, "Yeah, sure. Next you'll be telling me a green chameleon's got not just the limited edition Super Princess set, but also the complete Mega Lizard X set!"
• Super Mario Galaxy - The Moonview City Orchestra plays a rendition of the Good Egg Galaxy during a concert.
• Mario Kart Wii - Moonview City is based on the Moonview Highway stage. In fact, it is the same city, although Mario only ever gets to visit the old town, rather than the bustling city which is to the north, and more closely resembles the course.
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - Starfar is the same species as Starlow and both characters have commanded Bowser at one point.

Quotes

For a list of all the Quotes, see Paper Mario: Countdown to Chaos/Quotes

• "What do you mean, I talk too much?! I'm a Goomba, it's what we do!" - Goombeverly
• "Don't just stand there like a muppet! MOVE! MOVE!" - Dr. Booston
• "ANSWER ME, YOU DULLARD!" - Koopert
• 'I believe you are sorely mistaken. It is you that will have your Game Over today." - Katja
• "Aha! Finally, it is done! All this work... it has been worth it to the very last second. Now we can rest; our work here is done...'" - Tocca

Gallery

For all artwork related to this article, see Paper Mario: Countdown to Chaos/Gallery

North American Boxart

European Boxart

Mario

Goombeverly

Skytail

Goomba