Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door characters
Meet 10 characters from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Open a card for the full profile.
Profiles discuss story events. Artwork may depict a different release.
10 character profiles · one picture per entry · open a card for the profile.
Heroes & allies

Mario
Mario comes to Rogueport after Peach discovers a mysterious map, beginning a search for the Crystal Stars and the truth behind the Thousand-Year Door.

Princess Peach
Peach’s discovery of a map and visit to Rogueport set up Mario’s search, while her capture places her in the X-Nauts’ fortress.

Goombella
Goombella studies with Professor Frankly and becomes Mario’s first partner after an early Rogueport encounter.

Koops
Koops joins the journey during the Petalburg and Hooktail storyline, motivated by a wish to face a threat connected with his family.

Flurrie
Madame Flurrie is a former stage performer living near Boggly Woods.

Yoshi Kid
The Yoshi partner hatches during the Glitzville chapter and receives a name from the player.

Vivian
Vivian begins within the Shadow Sirens and later forms a bond with Mario during the Twilight Town chapter.

Admiral Bobbery
Bobbery is a retired sailor whose reluctance to return to sea is rooted in grief.

Ms. Mowz
Ms. Mowz appears as an elusive treasure hunter before becoming an optional partner through a Trouble Center request.
Villains & bosses

Bowser
Bowser follows his own frustrated pursuit through Thousand-Year Door’s interchapter scenes, often arriving behind Mario or reacting to the plans of other antagonists.
References
Covered edition: Original GameCube release; the Switch remake has changes not covered here.
