Black Bowser's Castle
| Black Bowser's Castle | |||||||
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 Mario, Huey, and Luigi arriving at the castle | |||||||
| How to access | Obtain all six Big Paint Stars | ||||||
| Paint Stars | None | ||||||
| Colorless spots | 1 | ||||||
| Things | None | ||||||
| Boss | Roy Black Bowser | ||||||
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- “We've got to stop them from making more black paint. Let's get back to that factory and destroy it!”
- —Huey, Paper Mario: Color Splash
Black Bowser's Castle is the final area in Paper Mario: Color Splash. It is on a floating island with an appearance similar to that of Bowser's Sky Castle, but with pipes leading into the rock. A rainbow road, leading up from the Prisma Fountain in Port Prisma all the way to here, is unlocked once Mario has retrieved all six Big Paint Stars.
Layout[edit]
Black Bowser's Castle's entry hall consists of a hallway, where a portrait of a color-drained Princess Peach is initially seen, just out of reach. When Mario tries to lower it, however, a trapdoor opens leading to a cell instead. Mario and Huey are ambushed by six Slurp Guys and Roy. At the start of the battle, Mario's paint is drained by the Slurp Guys, and Roy uses a cannon to fire it back at him. After taking enough damage, Roy orders Paint Guys to put all their paint in his cannon, then mixes it up to create black paint. Mario must remove the paint with the Washing Machine Thing, and then defeat Roy by dealing enough damage.
A door leads Mario and Huey to a factory, where all of the paint stolen from Prism Island is brought to mix into black paint. The black paint is later used to color dangerous weapons, such as Banzai Bills and Bob-ombs, which Black Bowser intends to use to paint the world black. Mario must go on the conveyor belt, defeat a Paint Guy, and then stand in its place. Summoning Huey, Mario asks him to act as a bucket so they can progress. Continuing on the conveyor, Huey sees that Bowser is producing black paint bombs. Mario can escape the conveyor belt by sliding down a Goal Pole. Huey observes Mega Bob-ombs and suggests that they blow them up to stop the black paint. To destroy the crates in his way, Mario must knock Bob-ombs down and get them to blow up. He can guide some Bob-ombs to the giant ones, causing a chain reaction that explodes the entire factory. The black paint slowly begins rising, and Mario must escape before it touches him.
In the next room, Mario must run from a flood of black paint to escape into a Warp Pipe leading back to the entry hall. After this point, the lower part of the castle cannot be accessed again. Peach's portrait disappears, and a purple rope appears instead. Pulling it opens a door into another hallway, where Huey tells Mario that he will always be grateful for their friendship. In Black Bowser's arena, Peach's portrait is hanging over his throne, and he challenges Mario. As Black Bowser takes damage, the black paint layer slowly disappears. Eventually, he looks around in surprise and asks Mario if Peach is with him. The black paint then overtakes Bowser and he enlarges in size. Any damage Mario does during the next turn is restored through Black Bowser re-absorbing black paint. To combat the black paint, Huey transforms himself into a Battle Card, turning him 3D again. Mario must use Huey to block Black Bowser's attacks and absorb the black paint.
After taking enough damage, Bowser spits out all his paint for one final attack. If Mario blocks this, Bowser is severely weakened and will be defeated by the next attack. The castle starts to collapse as the black paint rises. First, Mario must repaint Peach, and then run out to the castle's entrance. Luigi gets Mario and Peach safely on his kart. Huey refuses to join them, saying that he must prevent the black paint from spilling again. Huey squeezes and transforms Black Bowser's Castle into a card, which drops down from above. Mario, Luigi, and Peach return to Port Prisma, and Toad notices the card. Huey comments that he has to take the black paint far away, flying into the sky and disappearing. At the end of the game, everyone in Port Prisma celebrates the return of the six Big Paint Stars, and Peach reassures Mario that Huey is still out there, watching over them.
Enemies[edit]
Red Slurp Guys
Red Paint Guys
Roy (boss)
Blue Shield Guys
Red Slurp Snifits
Blue Spike Snifits
Black Lava Bubbles (final boss only)
Black Bowser (final boss)
Required Things[edit]
- Washing Machine (to clean up all the black paint during Roy's boss battle)
- Huey (used to absorb black paint during Bowser's boss battle)
Items[edit]
Field/Objects[edit]
| Item | Icon | Location | Location Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Up Mushroom Battle Card | 
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In the scene after the Roy's scene, in the small crate on top of the bigger one found near the northeastern corner. | .png)
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| 1-Up Mushroom, Huge Hopslipper, Huge Jump, Huge Line Jump and 3 Huge Hammer Battle Cards |    3x 
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In the Bob-omb scene, in the first seven crates. | .png) .png) .png)
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| Big Fire Flower and Huge Hammer Battle Cards | 
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In the scene after the Roy's scene, in the light crate found near the northwestern corner. | .png)
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| Big Hammer and Big Hammer x2 Battle Cards |  
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In the scene after the Roy's scene, in the crate found near the southwestern corner. | .png)
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| 3 Coins | 
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In the scene after the Roy's scene, above the red pipe near the southwestern corner. | .png)
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| Hammer x3 and Iron Jump x2 Battle Cards |  
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In the scene after the Roy's scene, in the light crate found in the north of the scene. | .png)
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| Heart | 
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In the Bob-omb scene, in the basket found in the southwest of the scene. | .png)
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| 2 in the second-to-last scene, near the entrance to the boss arena. | .png)
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| Huge Eekhammer and Huge KO Hammer Battle Cards |  
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In the flooding scene, found in the last two crates. | .png)
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| Huge Hammer Battle Card |
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In the flooding scene, found in the right crate of the first two ones. | .png)
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| Huge Iron Jump Battle Card | 
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In the Bob-omb scene, in the crate with the Ice Bro on top of it. | .png)
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| Mega Mushroom Battle Card | 
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In the flooding scene, found in the third crate. | .png)
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? Blocks[edit]
| Item+Icon | Location | Location Image |
|---|---|---|
 Huge Hammer, Huge Hurlhammer, Huge Hammer |
In the third scene (after factory is destroyed), in the southwest. | 
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| 1-Up Mushroom, Huge Hurlhammer |
Same scene, in the northeast. | 
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Colorless Spot[edit]
| Location | Drop | Necessity | Location Image |
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 After the Black Bowser fight, on the painting created from colorless Princess Peach.
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None | Required | .png)
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Gallery[edit]
Sprites and models[edit]
World map icon.
Black Bowser's Castle concept art.
Black Bowser's Castle concept art.
Black Bowser's Castle concept art.
Model of a Banzai Bill
Model of a Banzai Bill Cannon
Model of a Goal Pole
Model of a two-step rolling ladder
Screenshots[edit]
Luigi, Mario, and Huey taking off at Port Prisma.
Luigi drives Mario and Huey to the castle.
Princess Peach's unpainted portrait.
A framed colorless Peach is used to lure Mario into a trap.
Roy and many Slurp Guys approach Mario and Huey.
A Paint Guy refills Roy's cannon.
Roy mixes the paint in his cannon.
The room covered in black paint.
Roy admits defeat.
The Paint Guy conveyor belt.
Mario and Huey on the conveyor.
Black paint bombs are filled.
The paint is mixed together.
Huey notices the Mega Bob-ombs.
Enemies appear in the factory.
The Mega Bob-ombs, about to explode.
Mario escapes from the factory.
Mario and Huey return to the entry hall.
Huey thanks Mario before battling Bowser.
Black Bowser appears.
Bowser briefly freed of the black paint.
The second phase of the fight begins.
Huey, about to turn into a card.
Huey goes into 3D.
Huey explains that he can absorb attacks.
Bowser threatens Mario and Huey.
Huey is damaged after blocking attacks.
Bowser's "last breath" attack.
Bowser after battle.
Mario and Huey defeat Bowser.
Black paint rises in the room.
Mario repaints Peach.
Mario, Peach, and Huey escape the castle.
Luigi at the castle's entrance.
Mario is about to board Luigi's kart.
Huey explains why he will stay behind.
Black Bowser's Castle is squeezed by Huey.
The Black Bowser's Castle card falls to Port Prisma.
Huey about to take the black paint far, far away...
...to ensure the safety of Prism Island.
Peace returns to Prism Island.
Record[edit]
 Black Bowser's Castle - Plays in Black Bowser's Castle | File info |
| Rainbow Road - Plays while Luigi drives to Black Bowser's Castle | File info |
| ROYal Rumble - Plays while battling Roy | File info |
| Bowser's Theme - Plays when Bowser appears | File info |
| Bowser Battle - Plays while battling Black Bowser | File info |
| Blackout - Plays during the second phase of the battle against Black Bowser | File info |
| Farewell - Plays while Huey says goodbye to Mario, Princess Peach, and Luigi | File info |
| Peace Once More - Plays during the ending cutscene | File info |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クロクッパ城[?] Kuro Kuppa Jō |
Black Bowser Castle | |
| French (NOA) | Château de Bowser noire[?] | Black Bowser's Castle | |
| French (NOE) | Château de Bowser sombre[?] | Dark Bowser's Castle | |
| German | Festung des schwarzen Bowsers[?] | Fortress of the black Bowser | |
| Italian | Castello di Bowser nero[?] | Black Bowser's Castle | |
| Portuguese | Castelo do Bowser Sombrio[?] | Dark Bowser's Castle | |
| Russian | Замок черного Боузера[?] Zamok chernogo Bouzera |
Black Bowser's Castle | |
| Spanish | Castillo de Bowser negro[?] | Black Bowser's Castle |
Notes[edit]
- Black Bowser's Castle is tied with the Green Energy Plant for the least amount of colorless spots in the game, with only one, and that colorless spot is Peach herself. However, in Black Bowser's Castle, this does not count towards colorless spot completion.
- In Rescue V: Fearless Color Defenders, the Rescue Squad Chief shows scenes of Black Bowser's Castle, but is instantly scolded by Rescue Red for showing spoilers.
