Yold Desert

Yold Desert is an area in Lineland from Super Paper Mario. As its name suggests it is a desert area that is covered in sand and some rocks. Throughout the desert, there are clues that the Ancients left on signposts on how to advance and reach Yold Ruins.

The name "Yold" is a combination of "ye" (old way of saying "the") and "old", and the language of the Yold Signposts is Early Modern English.

Chapter 1-3: The Sands of Yold
Following his adventures with Red and Green of Yold Town, Mario found himself in the Yold Desert. The heat made him weary, yet he pushed onwards. The desert was covered in quicksand and the spikeless living stones, Bald Clefts. Not much occurred through the desert voyage, though Mario encountered many new enemies such as Boomboxers and Jawbuses.

After learning from a statue of Fracktail to jump ten times while beneath a red palm tree (similar to the puzzle when Mario had to walk around one in Dry Dry Outpost in Paper Mario), Mario encounteres none other than Count Bleck's burliest minion, O'Chunks. O'Chunks stomps on the groung making the door to the next part of the desert innacessable. A battle then ensues,when the player deafeats him, Mario will be able advance to the next area.

Eventually after following the guidance of one or two additional statues, Mario found a blue platform. After the player presses the and  buttons at the same time when Mario is on the platform, the entrance to the Yold Ruins was revealed in the form of a slider puzzle. Interestingly, the opening of the gate is similar to that of the Hawkmouths from Super Mario Bros. 2.

Enemies

 * Bald Cleft
 * Boomboxer
 * Cherbil
 * Goomba
 * Ice Cherbil
 * Jawbus
 * Megabite
 * O'Chunks (Mini-Boss)
 * Spiked Goomba
 * Squig
 * Squiglet

Names in Other Languages
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