Sir Grodus

“ Yes...correct!!! I am the supreme leader of the Secret Society of X-Nauts! I am Grodus! ” —Grodus, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Sir Grodus
Game(s)
Location(s)	X-Naut Fortress (Peach Intermissions), Palace of Shadow
Hitpoints	50
Attack Power	7
Defense	1
Weakness	N/A
Weak Point(s)	N/A

Sir Grodus is the supreme leader of the Secret Society of X-Nauts and one of the two main antagonists (alongside Beldam) of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its 2024 Remake on the Nintendo Switch.

In-game, Sir Grodus serves as the third/third-to-last boss of Chapter 8 and is overall the fifteenth/third-to-last boss of Paper Mario: The Thosuand-Year Door.

History

Grodus kidnaps Peach from Rogueport and sends his minions to steal the Crystal Stars from Mario. He ultimately offers Peach as a host for the Shadow Queen, but the newly reborn demon simply blasts him to pieces with her dark magic when he demands her subservience. It's later revealed that he survived as his disembodied head.

Personality

Sir Grodus is presented as a serious, short-tempered, and emotionless villain bent on nothing, but total world conquest. Grodus is 100% devoted to taking control of the world and every action he performs is aimed at that goal. Taking his plans and operations extremely seriously, Grodus will stop at nothing to obtain his desires. Despite being outwardly calm at most times, Grodus's desires often drive him to appear insane, almost psychotic on some occasions. Whenever discussing the prospect of his plans, he goes off into a maddened laughter that becomes more and more frequent as the story unfolds. This can be seen as a true reflection of his obsession and just how desperate he is to rule the world and remake it into a "perfect world."

Battle Tactics

Grodus mainly uses magic attacks in battle. He can use his scepter to shoot blue fire pillers, as well as an ice beam. He can also summon lightning strikes that hits both Mario and his partner. If he lacks them, Grodus usually summons his servants, the Grodus Xs to protect him. They can increase his defense, attack Mario and or co. or even create a shield that prevents damage should four of them be summon. If Mario attacks his scepter, he loses the ability to use magic for a few turns.

TATTLE:

The nasty creature who kidnapped Princess Peach. He's into world domination. Some hobby, huh?

Strategy

Sir Grodus can be quite tricky for first-time Players due to his battle strategy, but this battle is not too hard, in order to damage Sir Grodus, the Player(s) should first remove the shield by taking out the Grodus Xs that surround him. While Vivian's Fiery Jinx and Yoshi Kid's Stampede can take out the Grodus Xs in one hit and can even deal damage to Sir Grodus himself should only two or three Grodus Xs surround him, the best option is Madame Flurrie's Gale Force, as while it does not deal damage to Sir Grodus, it cost less FP to use. The Player(s) should also make sure to have the Feeling Fine and Feeling Fine P Badges as to not get burn by Sir Grodus' Flamethrower or be frozen by either Sir Grodus's Ice Beam or Clock Beam, they can also attack Sir Grodus' Scepter as to prevent him from attacking. If Sir Grodus use's Payback, the Player(s) should resort to using Mario's Hammer and having Koops or Admiral Bobbery as to not deal contact damage.

The Player(s) should also make sure to conserved as much HP, FP, SP and Healing Items as they can, as after defeating Sir Grodus, the due battle agents Bowser and Kammy Koopa begins immediately later.

Trivia

• Grodus apparently carries Lozenges on him as he looks for one when he thinks that an X-Naut has a sore-throat, although it was really Princess Peach in disguise.
• It's never clear if Grodus is purely a machine or has a more humanoid, or like the X-Nauts, extraterrestrial(as in alien) appearance. Regardless, his head is at least fully mechanical as it can operate on its own without the use of a body as shown at the end of the game.
• Flamethrower, Thunder Bolt and Ice Beam, the three elemental moves that Sir Grodus use's, are also the moves seen in the Pokémon Franchise, another game series that was created by Nintendo.
• It's hinted in the game that Grodus was plotting to conquer the world even before his knowledge of the Shadow Queen. It is only after the Shadow Sirens arm him with this dangerous knowledge that he attempts world conquest through this method. It is unknown how many other schemes Grodus has made to conquer the world prior to the game if any.
• Sir Grodus has many similarities to Smithy, the main antagonist of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its 2023 remake on the Nintendo Switch, in that:
  • They are the main antagonist of an RPG Mario game.
  • They both carry weapons (Smithy: Hammer, Sir Grodus: Scepter).
  • They both utralize in magic during their boss fight.
  • They both have very similar designs.
• If the player is equipped the "Feeling Fine" and "Feeing Fine P" badges, Sir Grodu's Time Stop attack will have no effect.
• Vivian, Yoshi and Flurrie are the best members in which you should use to battle him. As all three of them posses abilities to rid Grodus of his Grodus X's. Mario's Mulitbounce is also useful here too.
• If the Player attacks Grodus' scepter he will be unable to attack the turn after, this can create turns to stall him out.