Dry Dry Ruins (Paper Mario): Difference between revisions

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[[File:Dry Dry Desert PM.png|thumb|200px|right|The [[Pulse Stone]] indicating the way to Dry Dry Ruins in [[Dry Dry Desert (Paper Mario)|Dry Dry Desert]]]]

As Mario and his partners progress through Dry Dry Ruins, they will hear [[Tutankoopa]]'s voice warning them to run away. They have to collect [[Ruins Key (Paper Mario)|Ruins Key]]s on their way in order to unlock several doors. When they reach a room with rotatable stairways, Tutankoopa seems frightened, but continues frightening them. After they solve the puzzle with the stairways, they find the [[Super Hammer]], which allows them to smash [[stone block]]s to collect the [[Pyramid Stone|Pyramid]], [[Diamond Stone|Diamond]], and [[Lunar Stone]]. There are pedestals in a corridor down the ruins. After Mario places the stones in the pedestals in the right order, stairs descend, opening the room to Tutankoopa's room. By defeating Tutankoopa, Mario and his partners save the second [[Star Spirit]] in the game, [[Mamar]]. This marks the end of Chapter 2 of the game.

[[File:Letter6PM.png|thumb|right|[[Kolorado]]'s letter, with a picture showing him near the ruins]]

If Mario visits Moustafa after Chapter 2, Moustafa will inquire Mario about Dry Dry Ruins. He is first shocked at the revelation that [[Bowser]]'s minions have once been in the ruins, and then grateful for Mario for having gotten rid of them. Later in the game, he [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Moustafa|writes to Mario]], saying that Bowser's creatures no longer loot in the ruins, though some relics are missing. He also mentions a suspicious [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]], which probably refers to Kolorado. [[Kolorado]] also sends Mario a [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Kolorado|letter]], saying that he has just finished his exhausting research of the ruins, but has not found any treasure as valuable as he has hoped. However, there is an [[Artifact]] in the ruins that meets his satisfaction. If Mario brings it to him, he will give Mario a [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]] as thanks.

Dry Dry Ruins entrance is located in Dry Dry Desert, found in the area which is 2 screens east and 3 screens north of Kolorado's camp. After the [[Pulse Stone]] is placed on the stone pedestal at the center of the area, it rises out of the sands along with a [[Heart Block]] to the left of it. Dry Dry Ruins looks like a temple, with stairs in the front of it leading to the inside.

Going all the way right leads Mario to a hub room, with rooms containing a [[Ruins Key (Paper Mario)|Ruins Key]] as well as a [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]] to the upper-right and the [[Pyramid Stone]] to the lower-right, the latter of which requires the Super Hammer to get. To proceed further, Mario needs to use the Ruins Key on the lowest door on the left side and head west.

The two-floor hub room also has two doors on the first floor. They both lead to an even lower area, with the [[Diamond Stone]] room in the left and the [[Lunar Stone]] room in the right. There is also a [[Super Block]] and a trampoline to which can be used to get back to the previous area. After getting all three of the stones (all of which involve breaking a [[stone block]] and battling two [[Stone Chomp]]s), Mario needs to place them in a corridor with Chomp statues. This unlocks the stairs to Tutankoopa's room, with a [[Heart Block]] and a [[Save Block]] on the way.

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Tutankoopa chased PM.png|[[Tutankoopa]] being chased by a [[Chain Chomp]]

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|JapM=Arabin Ruins. ''Arabin'' can be a pun of アラビア ("[[wikipedia:Arabia|Arabia]]" in Japanese).

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*Dry Dry Ruins is given a very brief reference in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', where [[Lumpy (character)|Lumpy]] writes in his journal that the area on which he digs for oil is somewhere between Dry Dry Ruins and Dry Dry Desert's oasis.