Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A remake of my Dark Aspects of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door analysis for GameCube, now covering the remake on Switch! In this episode, it's all about the dour chapter 4 and a pair of shadowy characters adding intrigue to the main plot. Doo_liss the shapeshifting Duplighost has stolen Mario's identity, and Vivian (a former enemy) teams up with our hero to stop him. I do discuss the latter character's gender identity after careful research on the matter, and report on whether it was always the intention of the writers for her to be a trans woman.

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Music used (in order):

♫ Win Battle, Partner Fainted - TTYD [GameCube]
♫ Twilight Trail - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Palace of Shadow (Courtyard Tower) - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Training - Luigi's Mansion
♫ Megalovania - EarthBound Halloween Hack
♫ Creepy Steeple - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Twilight Town - TTYD [GameCube]
♫ Twilight Town - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Doo_liss Drops In - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Crystal Palace Crawl - Paper Mario [N64]
♫ Creepy Steeple (Cursed) - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Doopliss Battle - TTYD [GameCube]
♫ Twilight Trail (Cursed) - TTYD [Switch]
♫ It's-a-you… Mario?! (Doo_liss) - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Event Battle: Atomic Boo - TTYD [Switch]
♫ We're the Three Shadows! - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Vivian (Primer) - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Event Battle: Three Shadows - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Birdo's Theme (Arranged) - Mario Strikers Charged
♫ Soul Rumblings - Paper Mario: Color Splash
♫ Shadow Mario - Super Mario Sunshine
♫ Battle: Imposter Mario - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Peace Returns to Twilight Town - TTYD [Switch]
♫ Bobbery and Scarlette - TTYD [Switch]

Sources & further reading

Additional video clips:

⍟ Leon Theremin plays "Deep Night" - Charlie Draper
youtu.be/WhR2e9ab-Uw?si=uWG_vLMrErJFyS8A
⍟ Spooky Vibraphone - Lorenzo Bergamino
youtu.be/oYRhj45ztQM?si=VDhNWwa9LqUZ9SBb
⍟ Mortal Kombat footage - deathmule
youtu.be/ylq-FeVfgrw?si=aU8USmG5reZF0eXE
⍟ Paper Mario Gets Confused - Doobus Goobus
youtu.be/KPAKjud8N_I?si=sxyCrLc4VQ7wgkY5
⍟ Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga footage - Ninbanyan
youtu.be/pRYBqG828do?si=iZb9FH9Ct1FTJUao
⍟ TTYD Japanese GameCube footage - ヒラ
youtu.be/BivZYraEs8E?si=noKybDSDlYfS4orm
⍟ Doki Doki Panic footage - やまだくん
youtu.be/6SnR09p3Oik?si=HV-ubX3meClEGZci
⍟ Super Paper Mario footage - つちのこゲームズ
youtu.be/qyEYXIOHN-4?si=xKcRmFQPG9C1nJig
⍟ TTYD JPN GameCube credits - niyout
youtu.be/iguTL84RU-g?si=fPqNxESLkr4eiktd
⍟ One-shotting Doo_liss - SmashMarioPro 2000vvvvv
youtu.be/ozsKIcbG3SI?si=CQM-ByVtCgG-UWUc
⍟ TTYD JPN Switch footage - Daidara Games
youtu.be/ZQJ8UHZ4v68?si=WAW-_uTwDwVQCWxf
⍟ Crash Bandicoot: Warped footage - Ruba
youtu.be/ChCIcLmyews?si=6VWdgatvU-NCI_EF
⍟ King of the Hill clip - Arc
⍟ The Nightmare Before Christmas - Top Clips
⍟ Squilliam clip - EvanTheEaglesFan2009
⍟ Runaway Brain clip - Smile's Looney Bin
⍟ Soylent Green clip - rschreck
⍟ The Emperor Arrives clip - Star Jedi 951
⍟ The Princess Bride clip - Movie Clip Microcosm - what movies mean to us.
⍟ Muppet Classic Theater clip - King Midas
⍟ Hanna-Barbera's Rumpelstiltskin - NerdyGirlFilms

Images:

⍟ Official TTYD sprites in thumbnail uploaded by fawfulthegreat64
spriters-resource.com/nintendo_switch/papermariothethousandyeardoor
⍟ 90's Apple Promo still - Blake Patterson

Articles referenced:

⍟ The Cutting Room Floor TTYD regional differences
tcrf.net/Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand-Year_Door/Regional_Differences#Vivian
⍟ TCRF Super Paper Mario
tcrf.net/Super_Paper_Mario/English_Translation_Differences
⍟ Birdo: Under the Bow - The Mushroom Kingdom
themushroomkingdom.net/birdo.shtml
⍟ Legends of Localizaion - Atai
legendsoflocalization.com/personal-pronouns-in-japanese

Sound effects & music:

⍟ TTYD GameCube music uploaded by ViviVGM
⍟ TTYD remake music uploaded by Charisma entertainer
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLacrXFZ0srRop0LIeetGNKDDqikQCoaPj
⍟ Baby Kate voice clip - Zak Wolf

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0:00 - Opening
0:08 - The darkest chapter?
0:40 - 4 = death
01:04 - A sketchy warp pipe
01:37 - Welcome to Twilight Town
02:36 - Pig curse
03:32 - Creepy music
04:31 - Transformed Twilighters
05:56 - Doo_liss
07:15 - Identity theft
12:13 - Say my name
12:55 - Luigi in the crowd
13:36 - An unlikely friend
15:18 - Vivan is transgender
19:47 - Stealing back the "p"
20:16 - Learned crows
20:42 - Doopliss showdown
22:45 - Doopliss = Rumpelstiltskin
23:52 - The aftermath
24:31 - Patron thanks
24:38 - End screen

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