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, they will 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. Attempting to walk past the poster will cause Huey to tell Mario that he wants to read the poster and will not progress any further until it is read. When the player reads the poster, it reading "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 to the end, the player can see a colorless Toad. Re-painting him will have the Toad explain how the forest is scary because of the background music. Two Ptooies are in the area. The next section is a hallway like section, each tree marks a "section" or "parts" of the hallway, with enemies coming out of the bushes.

Each section has a different type of enemy:

• The first section contains two Ptooies.
• The second section contains two Ptooies again, and also a Yellow Shy Guy dropping down.
• The third section contains two Rhino Dinos appearing out of the bushes with fire coming out of their mouths.
• The fourth section has a long swinging Shy Guy.
• The fifth section has two Ptooies again, but one of the two Ptooies has one of the Red Rescue Squad Members.
• The sixth section has Roller Guys that the player must avoid to get to the end of this section.
• The final section contains four Juggler Bros and platforms Mario has to jump across while avoiding the Hammers. 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, Mario can continue on the bridge. Once Mario finishes crossing the bridge, he 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 occasionally has Roller Guys rolling down the pathway.
• The fourth section has a Red Toad Rescue Squad member, and pulling him down will initiate a fight with a trapeze Shy Guy.
• The fifth section has one Rhino Dino, with a pathway to the left. Going down the pathway will reveal two Paint Stars. If Mario repaints the colorless Toad in the area, he 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 Pentabros, pull the rope to cross the first bridge, to then find a Shy Guy pulling the rope again. The player must fight the Pentabros. After Mario defeats the Pentabros, he can collect the Green Paint Star and 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

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  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.