Zess T. is a grumpy, fifty-five year old Toad who appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, residing as a chef in Rogueport. She is a Yellow Toad and her name and last initial are a pun on the verb "zesty", which, in a way, describes her personality as well as referencing her cooking skills. Like Tayce T. (Zess T.'s possible sister), she is an expert at cooking, but has a sour expression and is normally mean and grumpy. If given certain items, she can cook dishes for Mario. Interestingly, of her dishes is served as a breakfast at an expensive hotel.
Appearance
Zess T. is a Yellow Toad with an unpleasant expression. She also wears brown shoes, a black shirt, and a red apron.
History
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Mario first comes across Zess T. while she is searching for her Contact Lens, when Mario accidentally steps on the Contact Lens and crushes it. Zess T. then refuses to allow him into Rogueport's West Side until he buys her a new one. Mario orders a replacement for her at the Toad Bros. Bazaar and after Chapter 1, he can buy them for 10 coins. Even after Mario gives Zess T. the contact lens, she still harasses a bit of grudge, calling Mario nicknames like "Stompy" or "Sir Stomps-on-Stuff".
Zess T. can only cook one item at a time until Mario finds Maitre Delish's cookbook hidden in a back room of the Creepy Stable. After that, she is able to cook two items into one dish for the remainder of the game.
Trivia
- Her name is a pun on the word "zesty"
| Toads | ||
|---|---|---|
| Major Toads | ||
| Toad • Toadette • Toadsworth • Captain Toad • Captain Toadette • Chancellor • Toadbert • Toad Brigade • Banktoad • Blue Toad • Mailtoad • Yellow Toad • Blue Toad | ||
| Minor Toads | ||
| Battle T. • Beetle Mania Toad • Card Connoisseur Toad • Chanterelle • Club 64 Bartender • Dane T. • Doe T. • Dr. Toad • Doctor Toadley • Doctor Toadley's intern • Elder • Excess Express Conductor • Excess Express Engineer • Fice T. • Five Fun Guys • Frost T. • Gardener • Gaz • Genie of the Lamp • Ghost T. • Gramma Red and Gramma Green • Grandma • Harry T. • Heff T. • Herb T. • Hinopio • Hollijolli Mayor • Jack • Jolene • Legendary Captain • Lighthouse Keeper • Little T. • Master Poet • Minh T. • Mini T. • Monstermama • Mort T. • Mr. E (Mario Party Advance) • Mr. E (Paper Mario) • Mrs. Shroomlock • Mushbert • Mushroom Boy • Mushroom Genie • Mushroom Shop Clerk • Muss T. • Niff T. • Pine T. • Pine T. Jr. • Plenn T. • Porter • PR Toad • Prince Mush • Professor Fungi • Puff • Raini • Raz • Rescue Squad V • Rock Paper Wizard • Rose Town Innkeeper • Russ T. • Shady Toad • Shroomlock • Sling-a-Thing Toad • Starshade Bros. • Tayce T. • The Master • The Traveling Sisters Three • Three Beautiful Sisters • Thriff T. • Toad Minister • Toad Professor • Toad waitress • Toad in the Desert • Toadia • Toadiko • Toadmaster General • Toadofsky • Toadsworth the Younger • Toce T. • Toodles • Trading Event Toad • Treasure Hunting Toad • Wringer • Vanna T. • Vault Guard • Zess T. • Zip Toad | ||
| Species | ||
| Cave Mushroom • Dryite • Fryguy • Mermushroom • Mini Toad • Toad | ||
| In other media | ||
| Bingo • Chef Spore • Down Under Land Mayor • Emperor Ed • George Washingtoad • Gramps • King Windbag's Servant • Mayor Fettuccine • Minister of Massage • Moldy • Mushroom Doctor • Mushroom Nanny • Mushroom Pilot • Mushroom Referee • Obi-Wan Toadi • Pine • Prince Hugo • Pronto • Scooter • Sultan • Swiss Cheese Alps Mayor • The Mushroom Marauder and Jake "The Crusher" Fungi • Toad's cousin • Toadman • Toadster • Todojewski • Wooster | ||
