Game8's walkthrough for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door's (TTYD) Prologue, A Rogue's Welcome. Read on for a detailed story walkthrough for the prologue, including locations of collectibles, what you can find in the Prologue, enemies, as well as other useful tips for completing this chapter!

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Prologue: A Rogue's Welcome Story Walkthrough

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Prologue Main Objectives
0	Peach's Letter: Invitation to Rogueport
1	Meeting Goombella and Finding Peach
2	Search for Professor Frankly
3	Down Into the Sewers of Rogueport
4	Take Flight: Plane Mode Engage
5	Road to Petal Meadows

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Peach's Letter: Invitation to Rogueport Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	Once the game begins after some exposition and that scene with Peach, Mario and Luigi will get Mail from a Koopa Paratroopa. This Letter will contain a letter from Peach inviting Mario to Rogueport to look for treasure.
2	The game will start with Mario boarding a ship off to Rogueport!
3	Once you reach land, you can finally gain control of Mario. Head to the Save Block to your left so you don't have to go through all of that again.

Meeting Goombella and Finding Peach Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	Head north from the Save Block and a cutscene will play. As the hero, you have to step in and you will be introduced into your first fight.
2	Once you enter the battle, Lord Crump is pretty easy, so use this chance to get yourself used to the battle system.
3	After the fight, head up the stairs with your new friend and you will be taken to the town square. This lady will then introduce herself as Goombella.
4	While talking to Goombella, Toadsworth will notice you and will tell you that Peach is missing.
5	After the cutscene Goombella will then join your party! She will then tell you to look for someone named Professor Frankly. Click here for Goombella's Skill Guide ►

Search for Professor Frankly Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	Look around town if you want, but if you want to progress through the story, go right near the Save Block.
2	Once you get to the east side of town a thief will bump into you and steal half your coins. Chase after them back into the plaza.
3	Head north into a dingy alley and go to your left. You will see a wooden door and the thief will be there.
4	Go back to the eastern part of town. Professor Frankly will be in the house next to Merlon's (the Shine Sprite upgrader).
5	Talk to Professor Frankly and after a bit of rambling, he will tell you to go take the Map to the legendary door.
6	Head outside with Professor Frankly and he will open up a Warp Pipe to Rogueport's Sewers!
7	Before going to Rogueport's Sewers, you need to complete the tutorial on Action Commands. Afterwards, you are now free to head down.

Down Into the Sewers of Rogueport Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	After heading down, you can head left into a doorway and visit Merluvlee. Otherwise, head right to progress the story.
2	Head right and Goombella will be hartasses by some Goombas. Defeat them to progress further and learn about First Strike from professor Frankly.
3	Climb the nearby stairs and ride the moving platform. You will see Warp Pipe behind a fence, jump into it.
4	Head down until you see a pair of yellow blocks near two item boxes containing a Mushroom and Fire Flower.
5	Break the two nearby blocks with your hammer and head down the Warp Pipe. Once you go down, take note of the Puni that will run away.
6	Head right and hit the ! Block to reveal a flight of stairs. There is a peelable sheet of paper but ignore that for now. Head up the stairs and turn left.
7	Fall down the platform by going up in order to get the Black Key. Head back down to climb the stairs again but this time, head right to the room.
8	Talk to the Treasure Chest and you will be tasked to find the Black key to open it. Talk to it again in order to unlock the chest and you can get the Paper Airplane Curse.

Take Flight: Plane Mode Engage Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	After getting the Paper Airplane Power-Up, head back out the room and go left to where you fell down to get the key. There is an airplane platform there.
2	Use the Airplane form to head left, this could be tricky at first, so use this chance to get accustomed to your new powers.
3	Head into the room after reaching the platform in plane mode. Feel free to explore but you can't do much in this room, so head to the center Podium.
4	Step onto the center Podium in order to upgrade your Map and obtain the Special Move Sweet Treat!
5	After upgrading your map, you will be taken out of the dungeon and Professor Frankly will teach you how to use Sweet Treat.
6	After the Special Move tutorial, you are told that the next Crystal Star is at Petal Meadows. Before leaving for Petal Meadows, Professor Franklin will give you the Power Smash Badge.

Road to Petal Meadows Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	Make sure you go do all you need to do but you can always come back to Rogueport. You can head back to the Sewers to progress.
*	Make sure you go West and step on the Contact Lens and order a replacement when you drop by the Shop. This is needed in Chapter 1.
2	A new character will stop you once you decide to hop down the sewers. You can practice your Action Commands here, then proceed to use the pipe to proceed with the story.
3	Head right and you will see an Airplane platform in front of the fence with the Warp Pipe in front of it. Use it to head right but be careful of the Spiky Hat Goomba.
4	Go into the room and you will see a Tentacle. Hit the tentacle to start the Big Blooper Boss fight. Click here for Blooper Boss Fight Guide ►
5	After beating the boss, platforms will spawn. Jump on these until you see a Warp Pipe made of bricks. This will lead you into the next Chapter!

Prologue Collectibles and Items

Star Pieces

Done?	Location	In-Game Image
	Rogueport Behind the crates near the east exit at Rogueport Square.
	Rogueport In front of the kettle in the messy house near the east exit of Rogueport Square.
	Rogueport On the far left end of Zess T's house's roof.
	Rogueport Behind Professor Frankly's house.
	Rogueport Sewers Behind the yellow block or trampoline near the east entrance of B3F.
	Rogueport Sewers Behind a pillar beside the rightmost house in the center of B1F.

All Star Piece Locations

Shine Sprites

There are no Collectibles of this type in this Chapter

All Shine Sprite Locations

Blocks

Regular Blocks

Done?	Location and Item	In-Game Image
	Rogueport Sewers Found in the corrider on the eastern side in B2F Item: Fire Flower
	Rogueport Sewers Found in the corrider on the eastern side in B2F Item: Mushroom

Hidden Blocks

Done?	Location and Item	In-Game Image
	Rogueport Sewers At the edge of the map in front of the Puni hole near a metal grate. Item: Pretty Lucky

All Block Locations

Prologue Enemy Lists

Rogueport Enemies

List of Enemies in Rogueport Sewers
Enemy	HP	Atk	Def
Goomboard	N/A	N/A	N/A

Rogueport Sewers Enemies

Standard Enemies

List of Enemies in Rogueport Sewers
Enemy	HP	Atk	Def
Goomba	2	1	0
Paragoomba	2	1	0
Spiky Goomba	2	2	0
Spinia	3	1	0
Spania	3	1	0

Prologue Boss Guides

Lord Crump Mini-Boss Guide

Enemy	HP	Atk	Def
Lord Crump	5	1	0

Just Attack with Jumps and Hammers

Lord Crump is the first enemy you encounter in the game and teaches you about the battle mechanics. Just attack with either your jump or hammer until he falls.

How to Beat Lord Crump

Gus Optional Mini-Boss Guide

Enemy	HP	Atk	Def
Gus	20	3	0

Use Your Hammer

Use your hammer to deal damage to Gus as his spear makes him immune to Jump Attacks.

Optional Boss

Gus is Optional and is not required to progress the Prologue. If you are having diffivulty battling him, you can just pay him off or save him for later.

How to Beat Gus

Blooper Boss Guide

Enemy	HP	Atk	Def
Blooper	12	1	0

Attack Tentacles

You need to take out the Blooper's tentacles to make it vulnerable to all of your attacks. Use hammer or jump attacks to damage the tentacles.

Attack the Fallen Blooper

Once you defeat the Blooper's tentacles, it will fall down the stage. This is your chance to damage the Blooper directly. Do note that if it recovers, you need to defeat its tentacles again.

How to Beat Blooper

Locations Available in The Prologue

Rogueport and Rogeport Sewers

Locations Available in The Prologue
Rogueport	Rogueport Sewers

Upon starting the Prologue, you will gain access to Rogueport and Rogueport Sewers. While you cannot fully expore these area for now, you can still get through most of its content for now.

Prologue Trouble Center Quests

The Trouble Center and following Troubles will be unlocked after completing the Prologue.

Done?	Client	Details and Rewards
	Arfur	Request: Competitor Research! Reward: 30 Coins Unlock: After Prologue Arfur needs you to take note of the prices of a Fire Flower, a Sleepy Sheep, and a Tasty Tonic. You can be truthful or pick out random numbers and he'll still give you the reward.
	Goomther	Request: Find This Guy! Reward: 30 Coins Unlock: After Prologue Goomther needs you to find Larson, a Bandit who committed credit card fraud on him. You can find Larson in a hidden alley to the left of Merlon's place.
	Mousimilian	Request: Hit Me, Please! Reward: Sleepy Sheep Tip Unlock: After Prologue Talk to Mousimilian in front of the item shop at Rogueport Plaza, he'll tell you to hit him with your hammer to jog his memory. Hit Mousimilian repeatedly until he says "I remembered..." Make sure not to hit him again after that because he might forget what he remembered.
	Bomberto	Request: I'm Hungry! Reward: 11 Coins Unlock: After Prologue Give Bomberto any food item in your inventory in order to fulfill his request.
	Garf	Request: Need a Key! Reward: 30 Coins Unlock: After Prologue Give Garf the House Key located in front of the Lovely Howz of Badges.
	McGoomba	Request: Safe Delivery... Reward: 30 Coins Unlock: After Prologue McGoomba needs you to deliver a secret package to Goomfrey in front of Professor Frankly's House.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Related Guides

All Chapter Walkthroughs

Chapter Walkthroughs

All Chapters
Prologue: A Rogue's Welcome
Chapter 1: Castle and Dragon	Chapter 2: The Great Boggly Tree
Chapter 3: Of Glitz and Glory	Chapter 4: For Pigs the Bell Tolls
Chapter 5: The Key to Pirates	Chapter 6: 3 Days of Excess
Chapter 7: Mario Shoots the Moon	Chapter 8: The Thousand-Year Door

Other Walkthroughs

Other Walkthroughs
Peach Intermissions	Bowser Intermissions	Trouble Center