Decalburg

Decalburg
Mario standing in front of the fountain
Appears in	Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012)
Greater location	Mushroom Kingdom
Inhabitants	Toads

Not to be confused with Petalburg.

“Welcome back, Mario! Great job being all epic on that epic journey!”

—Toad, Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Decalburg is a location in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. It serves as the central hub town of the game, and is where Mario starts his adventure. The Sticker Fest takes place here. The town's name comes from decal, a design prepared on special paper to be transferred to another surface, like a sticker, and -burg, a town or city.

The game begins in Decalburg after the Sticker Fest was forcefully ended by Bowser. Mario is woken up by Kersti and then proceeds to peel her off. After that, the Toads are shown to have been crumpled or attacked and are panicking over the ravaged festival grounds. As each Toad is found and rescued, it is discovered that an entire portion of Decalburg has been rolled up, and all of the saved Toads are needed to unroll it. As soon as it is turned back to normal, Mario and Kersti are attacked by a gang of Goombas, in which the basic battle actions are taught. After the commotion, Mario and Kersti leave for World 1's first level, Warm Fuzzy Plains. Later, after Mario learns how to Paperize, he can pull off Decalburg's fountain to reveal the Green Toad that was crushed under the unrolling Decalburg. The Green Toad thanks Mario and officially opens up the Sticker Museum. Gradually, over the course of the game, the festival grounds are repaired.

Layout

The Toads about to unroll the town plaza.

The east side of the town.

The first area of Decalburg is the festival grounds, where the Sticker Fest takes place. At first, this site is ravaged and contains a very small selection of weak stickers, but gradually over the course of the game the Toads rebuild the grounds.

The next area is the residential area. It contains three houses. The one on the left contains newspaper articles about "Green Guy" sightings. The house in the center belongs to the crybaby Toad found in World 1-4, Hither Thither Hill. Finally, the house on the end is the house of the bullied Red Toad encountered over the course of the game. As he is rescued, paintings of those attacks appear in his house, and once all five appear, a friend of his will give Mario an HP-Up Heart.

Mario, about to sling a Fan.

The biggest area is the town center, where the Sticker Shop, Sling-a-Thing stand, and Sticker Museum are located. The Sticker Shop is one of five shops in the game and slowly gets more and more powerful stickers over the course of the game. The Sling-a-Thing stand is opened once Mario gets the Fan item from Bouquet Gardens. Also, once Mario gets multiple Things, a secluded stand opens up near the Sling-a-Thing stand. This stand sells the Things that Mario has lost and not gotten back again. The items are pricey, and the method is possibly implied to be illegal, although the Sling-a-Thing Toad and one of the Toads in the plaza know about it.

To the left of the secluded stand is the Secret Door of Decalburg that it shares with The Enigmansion. The door serves as a portal between the two.

Kersti's comments

• Sticker Fest grounds, before Warm Fuzzy Plains:
  • Wow, this looks bad. That Bowser guy really is a force of destruction. (NA)
  • Wow, this looks bad. That Bowser bloke really is a force of destruction. (EU)
• Sticker Fest grounds, before getting one Royal Sticker:
  • What a wasteland. There's nothing left!
• Sticker Fest grounds, after getting one Royal Sticker:
  • What a shame... It looks like the Sticker Fest will never return.
• Sticker Fest grounds, after getting two Royal Stickers:
  • Do you think there's actually a chance of us reviving Sticker Fest? (NA)
  • Do you think there's actually a chance of us reviving the Sticker Fest? (EU)
• Sticker Fest grounds, after getting three Royal Stickers:
  • Look at those Toads, giving it their all. We've got to work just as hard! (NA)
  • Look at those Toads, really getting stuck in over there. We've got to work just as hard! (EU)
• Sticker Fest grounds, after getting four Royal Stickers:
  • Wow! Maybe we really CAN revive the festival. C'mon, we've got to push it! (NA)
  • Wow! Maybe we really CAN revive the festival. Come on, let's go for it! (EU)
• Sticker Fest grounds, after getting five Royal Stickers:
  • They're rehearsing for the Sticker Fest! This is the home stretch! (NA)
  • They're rehearsing for the Sticker Fest! Not long to go now! (EU)
• Toad House area:
  • The Toads live in these houses, obviously. The Sticker Fest grounds are just back there.
• Inside the Toad Houses:
  • Toad houses. Ah, the simple life.
• Main hub:
  • The center of Decalburg, huh? We can head out into the world from here. (NA)
  • The centre of Decalburg, eh? We can head out into the world from here. (EU)
• Sticker shop:
  • Stickers are being sold here! I really wonder how much I'd go for...
• Sticker Museum house:
  • As far as house interiors go, this one is pretty odd...
• Sticker Museum, in the exhibits:
  • Wow, a sticker museum! I feel really at ease here. So peaceful... (NA)
  • Wow, a sticker museum! I really feel at ease here. So peaceful... (EU)
• Sling-a-Thing area, before Water's Edge Way:
  • Wow, what kind of place IS this? It seems sort of... sketchy.
• Sling-a-Thing area, after Water's Edge Way:
  • This operation looks pretty shady, but I have to admit, the thing stickers are pretty amazing.
  • This operation looks a bit dodgy, but I have to admit, the thing stickers are pretty amazing.

Advice

• Before completing Worlds 1-3:
  • Let's go find those Royal Stickers! Move out! (NA)
  • We need to find those Royal Stickers! Let's get going! (EU)
• After completing Worlds 1-3:
  • Looks like we've found all the Royal Stickers around here. The time has finally come for us to head to the continent across the sea! Surfshine Harbor is where we should be. (NA)
  • Looks as if we've found all the Royal Stickers round here. It's finally time for us to head to the continent across the sea! Surfshine Harbour is where we need to be. (EU)

Items

Other items not included here are peelable Stickers, Stickers from the shop and Sling-a-Thing Station and Things from Shady Toad.

Blocks

Item	Icon	Location	Image
Coin (first time), Jump (later times)		In the second scene, behind the fence in the west.
Shiny Jump (first time), Jump (later times)		Same scene, on the top of the right house.
Baahammer (first time), Hammer (later times)		Same scene, right of the right house, hidden under Brick Blocks and crates.
Jump		In the scene found behind the middle and right houses, behind the middle house.

Given/Object

Item	Icon	Location	Image
Coin		In the first scene, in the crate with 4 nails in front. Available during all visits before finishing Warm Fuzzy Plains.
Hammer		In the first scene, given by a Toad after saving him. This Toad is found sticked onto the middle of the stage by the Bowser Tape.
HP-Up Heart		In the right house found in the second scene, given by a Toad after saving the Traveling Toad 5 times and reading his final postcard.
Mushroom		In the second scene, given by a Crybaby Toad in the middle house after saving him from Hither Thither Hill.
Poison Mushroom		In the scene behind the second and third houses in the second scene, sold by a Swindler Toad. The price can range from 200 down to 25 Coins, depending on how many times Mario refused to buy the item.

Hidden Blocks

Item	Icon	Location	Image (Unrevealed)	Image (Revealed)
Jump		In the second scene, above the small patch of dirt seen right of the entrance to the Sticker Fest.
Coin		In the left house of the second scene, above the cabinet reached by stack a paper right of it.

Paperization Spot

Scrap/Sticker	Icon	Location	Image
Decalburg Fountain		In the third scene, in the middle. Paperize is used two times: first to free Sticker Museum curator, second to put the fountain back. Available only after learning Paperization in Warm Fuzzy Plains.

Sticker Shop

Name	Image	Price	Note(s)
Jump		3 coins	Available from the start
Iron Jump		5 coins	Available after Hither Thither Hill or Whammino Mountain
Hopslipper		5 coins	Available after Warm Fuzzy Plains
Line Jump		12 coins	Available after Warm Fuzzy Plains
Hammer		3 coins	Available from the start
Eekhammer		5 coins	Available after Warm Fuzzy Plains
Hurlhammer		20 coins	Available after Hither Thither Hill or Whammino Mountain
Slaphammer		3 coins	Available after Warm Fuzzy Plains
Baahammer		10 coins	Available after obtaining two Royal Stickers
Burnhammer		20 coins	Available after obtaining two Royal Stickers
Chillhammer		20 coins	Available after obtaining two Royal Stickers
Spike Helmet		8 coins	Available after Hither Thither Hill or Whammino Mountain
POW Block		30 coins	Available after Hither Thither Hill or Whammino Mountain
Shell		20 coins	Available after Hither Thither Hill or Whammino Mountain
Shiny Shell		40 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Mushroom		15 coins	Available from the start
Shiny Mushroom		30 coins	Available after obtaining one Royal Sticker
Flashy Mushroom		50 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Big Shiny Jump		25 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Big Shiny Iron Jump		30 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Big Shiny Hopslipper		35 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Big Shiny Line Jump		55 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Big Shiny Hammer		25 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Big Shiny Eekhammer		35 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Big Shiny Hurlhammer		55 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Big Shiny Slaphammer		25 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Big Shiny Baahammer		20 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Big Shiny Burnhammer		30 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers
Big Shiny Chillhammer		30 coins	Available after obtaining three Royal Stickers

Newspapers

After finding Luigi in one of 5 locations in the game, newspapers can be found in one of the houses with comical reports about his presence in those areas.

• "MYSTERIOUS GREEN GUY AT GOOMBA FORTRESS?! A strange, purportedly green person was observed on the ramparts of the Goomba Fortress, long known to be a hideout for Goombas. One area Goomba witness stated, “Is this thing on? Anyway, this guy looked all green and stuff, and he wasn't... Well, he looked totally weak.” A Goomba--let's face it, the weakest of the weak--calling this green guy weak. Could such a thing even be possible? Could the green guy really exist?"
• "GREEN GUY CONFIRMED AT GOOMBA FORTRESS! A mysterious green person was confirmed to be high on the ramparts of the Goomba Fortress, long known to be a hideout for local Goombas. One area Goomba witness stated, “Is this thing on? Anyway, this guy looked all green and stuff, and he wasn't... Well, he looked totally weak.” Why the green guy, rumored to be a coward of the highest order, was at a dangerous place like the Goomba Fortress is a complete mystery."
• "GREEN-GUY SIGHTING AT DRYBAKE STADIUM?! The mysterious green guy recently making headlines was reportedly sighted in the window of a tower that towers over Drybake Desert. There are conflicting reports, but one asserts the green guy was entranced by a blistering guitar solo being performed by a nearby Sombrero Guy. Another report suggests that he was taking an epic nap. Could any of this really be true? Does the green guy really exist?"
• "WHO'S THAT CRAZY GREEN GUY IN THE WINDOW? The mysterious green guy recently making headlines was confirmed to be lounging in the window of a tower that towers over Drybake Desert. There were conflicting reports, but one asserted the green guy was entranced by a blistering guitar solo being performed by a nearby Sombrero Guy. Another report suggested that he was taking an epic nap. We may never know the truth of this deepening mystery."
• "GREEN MERMAID SURFACES AT WHITECAP BEACH! As shocking as it sounds, a green mermaid was recently spotted standing quietly on the rocks, hat down low, avoiding the gaze of passersby. Mermaids are usually thought of as female, but the presence of a full mustache on this one has cast doubt on that long-held belief. Could there be a connection to the recent spate of green-guy sightings? Could mermaids AND the green guy really exist?"
• "GREEN GUY SUNBATHING AT WHITECAP BEACH! Initially mistaken for a mermaid, the mysterious green guy was spotted once more on the rocks at Whitecap Beach. Witnesses say he was standing quietly, hat pulled low, avoiding the gaze of passersby. The presence of a lustrous mustache on his face eventually led to the mermaid theory being dismissed. Could any of this really be possible? The mystery grows deep as the sea!"
• "GREEN GUY SPOTTED IN WHITEOUT VALLEY?! This just in! Eyewitness reports say the mysterious green guy was seen riding the recently reopened Whiteout Valley chair lift. He was reportedly heading down alone, clearly uncomfortable in the cold wind, teeth chattering, looking like he was about to cry buckets. Can it be true? Was it possibly a yeti? Does the green guy really exist?"
• "GREEN GUY CATCHES A WHITEOUT LIFT! Eyewitness reports confirm that the mysterious green guy was riding the recently reopened Whiteout Valley lift. He rode the downhill lift alone, clearly unused to the cold, teeth chattering, looking like he was about to cry. Where in the world was this guy going? If he was that cold, why didn't he just stay at home? So mysterious!"
• "MYSTERY GREEN GUY ROAMING RUGGED ROAD?! The mysterious green guy may have been spotted at the Bubbling Waters Natural Hot Springs, a tourist spot familiar to Rugged Road regulars. Even while reclining in the hot spring, he allegedly wore a hat down low, possibly with a large L written on it. Reports claim that as he left, his face was not green, but completely red and drenched in sweat. Could this hot madness really be true? Could the green guy actually exist?"
• "L-MAN DISAPPEARS INTO STEAM AT SECRET SPRING! We can now confirm that a mysterious green guy was spotted at the Bubbling Waters Natural Hot Springs, a hot spot for Rugged Road regulars. Even while lounging in the hot spring, he wore a hat pulled down low...a hat with a large L written on it. As he left, his face was not green, but completely red and drenched in sweat. In this reporter's humble opinion, paper folks should be careful not to stay in hot, bubbling water for too long. What happens is no mystery."

Multimedia

Detective Mario - Plays in Decalburg during the prologue.

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Rescue Toad Theme - Plays when the Toads prepare to unroll Decalburg.

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Decalburg Restored - Plays as Decalburg is unrolled.

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Decalburg - Plays in Decalburg after the main area is restored.

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Shop - Plays in the Sticker Shop.

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ラベルンタウン[?] Raberun Taun	Labelun Town; derived from「ラベル」(raberu, label)
Chinese (Simplified)	贴花小镇[?] Tiēhuā Xiǎozhèn	Colorful Sticker Town
Chinese (Traditional)	剪紙小鎮[?] Jiǎnzhǐ Xiǎozhèn	Paper-cut Town
French (Canadian)	Collantbourg[?]	Stickerburg
French (European)	Décalbourg[?]	Decalburg
German	Stickershoven[?]	Sticker Courts
Italian	Decalcopoli[?]	Decalburg
Korean	라벨 타운[?] Rabel Taun	Label Town
Spanish (Latin American)	Aldea Cromo[?]	Sticker Town
Spanish (European)	Villatina[?]	Stickertown

Notes

Decalburg and an unused location in Paper Mario: Color Splash.

• Decalburg is depicted in a piece of concept art in Paper Mario: Color Splash, but it does not appear in the final game. Its role as the hub world is taken by Port Prisma.