Mossrock Theater
- “The fog's so thick, I can barely see my handles! Something could jump out at us, so let's proceed with caution.”
- —Huey, Paper Mario: Color Splash
Mossrock Theater is a location from Paper Mario: Color Splash. The path leading here is unlocked after getting the Green Mini Paint Star from Green Energy Plant, and unlocks a path leading to The Emerald Circus.
Layout
When the player enters the level the player can see a road. Going down the road the player can see in the background a Shy Guy on a trapeze. Walking down further into the path the player can see a poster on a tree. Should the player decide walking pass the poster if so, Huey will tell Mario that he wants to read the poster and you cannot progress any further untill you read the poster. When the player reads the poster, the poster will say "Presenting... ☆The Emerald Circus☆ It's fun, we promise!" Huey will beg Mario to go to the circus. After that, the player can continue walking down the road. After walking down the road some bit the player can see a colorless Toad, if the player decides to re-paint the colorless Toad the Toad will explain how the forest is scary because of the background music. If the player looks the player can see two Ptooies Mario can avoid the two Ptooies and move on to the next section. The next section is a hallway like section, each tree marks a "section" or "parts" of the hallway. The player must be careful because each section has enemies coming out of the bushes. Each section has a different type of enemie. The first section contains two Ptooies. The second section contains two Ptooies again but, a Yellow Shy Guy drops down. The third section contains two The third section has two Rhino Dinos appearing out of the bushes with fire coming out of each mouth. The fourth section has a long swinging Shy Guy. Fight the Shy Guy and you’ll find out who he really is... The fifth section has two Ptooies again but one of the two Ptooies has one of the Red Rescue Squad Member. The last section has Roller Guys that the player must avoid to get to the end of this section. The next section contains four Juggler Bros and Mario must hop across the platforms quickly or the hammers will hit you. The first platform has three Ptooies circling it. After that there is a bridge with two Green Roller Guys, the only way to cross the bridge is to hit the roller guys from the bottom. After that the player can walk on the bridge. Once Mario finishes crossing the bridge Mario has the option of pulling the rope to end the act. This is entirely optional. The next section is again a hallway like section but, more narrower. Like the first section the trees mark each section of the hallway. The first section has the player avoiding the Roller Guys. The second section has a single Rihno Dino. The third section occasionaly has Roller Guys rolling down the pathway. The fourth section has a Red Toad Rescue Squad member pull him down and defeat the trapzeing Shy Guy. The fifth section has one single Rhino Dino and if the player looks to their left the player can see a pathway. Going to the pathway you can find two paint stars at the exact same location. If Mario repaints the colorless Toad the Toad will say he cannot decide which paint star he will choose. If the player decides to go back to the main area via hallway the last section of the hallway contains no enemies. The last section has the Penta Bros, pull the rope to cross the first bridge,to then find a Shy Guy pulling the rope again. The player must fight the Penta bros. After, Mario defeats the Penta Bros Mario Can collect the Green Paint Star can can continue on to The Emerald Circus.
Enemies
- Shy Guy
- Green
- Yellow
- Pink
- Slurp Guy
- Blue
- Yellow
- Spike Guy
- Red
- Green
- Roller Guy
- Red
- Green
- Pink
- Piranha Plant
- Fire Piranha Plant
- Dino Rhino
- Ptooie
- Circus Bro
- Juggler Bro
Gallery
Mossrock Theater concept art
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フカミドゥーリシアター Fukamidūri Shiataa |
Fukamidūri Theater, based on ふかみどり fukamidori, an alternate reading of 深緑 shinryoku, meaning dark green |
| French | Théâtre Mousse-sur-roche |
Moss-on-Rock Theater |
| Russian | Болотный театр Bolotnyy teatr |
Swamp Theater |
| Spanish | Auditorio Aceituno |
Olive Auditorium |
Trivia
- If Mario defeats the first fightable Shy Guy that rides on a flying trapeze, he will tell Mario that he is the Shy Guy that talked to him on the Sunset Express.
