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Defense: 2 (3)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Defense: 2 (3)

Defeat the MVG in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door with this guide. Learn badge recommendations and strategies to obtain the final Crystal Star.

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Defeat the MVG in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door with this guide. Learn badge recommendations and strategies to obtain the final Crystal Star.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Equip Power-raising badges, preferably Jumpman for Hammerman. Equip Piercing Blow and all Power Jumps. Power Bounce and Multibounce are also recommended.
  2. 2
    Start the battle with Power Lift.
  3. 3
    Consistently use Power Jump or Power Bounce until the MVG uses its rocket arms.
  4. 4
    When the MVG uses rocket arms, switch to Multibounce or Art Attack.
  5. 5
    When facing the machine gun attack, use the A Button Guard instead of a superguard.
Tips
  • The MVG is harder and more powerful than before, with new attacks like a machine gun that sucks up the audience and shoots them at you.
  • Using Multibounce is most effective against the rocket arms.
  • Your partner choice does not significantly impact this battle.

Following the battle, the game transitions to Bowser's scene in Poshley Heights. He is at Poshley Sanctum, seeking the Garnet Star, which you already possess. After breaking the Sanctum's lock, Bowser and his minions find a fake Garnet Star. Pennington appears, revealing that Luigi has the real one, leading to Bowser's frustration with the Mario Bros.

The scene then shifts to the X-Naut Fortress. Your partner realizes you can now open the Thousand-Year Door. Proceed to Sublevel 4 and enter TEC's room. TEC, functioning on low power, explains that Peach was taken by Grodus to the Palace of Shadow, potentially behind the Thousand-Year Door. He directs you to use the teleporter on Sublevel 2, diverting his remaining power to keep it operational. After using the teleporter, TEC runs out of energy, and the base explodes.

Upon exiting TEC's room, Frankly confirms that the Thousand-Year Door is open and that Peach and Grodus have entered without needing the Crystal Stars. This signals the beginning of the final part of the game.

Dazzle's Star Piece Exchange (Rogueport Sewers):

  • Attack FX Y: 1 Star Piece
  • Chill Out: 2 Star Pieces
  • Flower Finder: 6 Star Pieces
  • Flower Saver: 10 Star Pieces
  • Flower Saver P: 10 Star Pieces
  • Happy Flower: 4 Star Pieces
  • Happy Heart: 4 Star Pieces
  • Happy Heart P: 4 Star Pieces
  • Heart Finder: 6 Star Pieces
  • Item Hog: 5 Star Pieces
  • Peekaboo: 7 Star Pieces
  • Power Plus: 15 Star Pieces
  • Power Plus P: 15 Star Pieces
  • Pretty Lucky: 3 Star Pieces
  • Quick Change: 8 Star Pieces

Underground Shop (Rogueport Sewers):

  • Gold Bar: 110 Coins
  • Gold Bar x3: 350 Coins
  • Gradual Syrup: 15 Coins
  • Jammin' Jelly: 200 Coins
  • Slow Shroom: 15 Coins
  • Ultra Shroom: 200 Coins

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