The Crimson Tower
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The Crimson Tower is a location from Paper Mario: Color Splash. The path leading here is unlocked after getting the red Mini Paint Star in Cherry Lake, and when the red Big Paint Star in here is rescued, it will color the gate at Sunglow Ridge. Morton is the boss of this area. The Cat-o-Luck Thing can also be found here.
Layout
When Mario first visits The Crimson Tower, there is a gate blocking the way. He must repaint a nearby green Toad, who turns out to be a bridge builder and runs off to Port Prisma. Mario can paint the gate to discover three Toad-shaped keyholes. He must gather the three Chosen Toads, each located at Cherry Lake, Bloo Bay Beach, and Daffodil Peak, and hammer them into the gate.
When the gate opens, Huey is shocked to see that the tower has been drained of its color. He is about to give up when he notices Paint Guys pouring paint into a large bucket attached to an airship, which still has its anchor dropped. A Shy Guy shouts at Mario to raise it, and if Mario does, he gets on board the ship. Mario must pull two pieces of Bowser Tape on his way to the steering wheel, at which he is attacked by Shy Guys and a Spike Guy. Once defeated, the ship becomes unbalanced and Huey holds the wheel while Mario must find a button to release the paint; the only switch on the ship turns out to be a self-destruct button, exploding the ship and causing the paint to fall on the tower. A bridge to the tower then unfolds.
Shortly after entering the tower, Morton jumps out of the wall and goes to look for the Big Paint Star. Huey encourages Mario to explore the tower first. The Crimson Tower contains many enemies, such as Shy Guys, Shield Guys, and Goombas. Many conveyor belts can be found inside the tower. After passing three conveyor belts, Mario must walk up many flights of stairs while avoiding Goombas and Accordion Goombas. The next room contains Spike Guys and a conveyor belt that Mario must knock Shy Guys off of by hitting it from below.
When Mario passes the conveyor belt, Morton appears. Huey tells him about Mario, and Morton gets angry and stomps on two loose platforms, causing them to fall. Mario must use Cutout to get past the platforms.
Enemies
Required Thing(s)
- Fire Extinguisher (to stop Morton's Fire Hammer)
Gallery
The Crimson Tower colorless
World Map Icon.
Morton Introduction Pose
Morton's idle animation.
Airship that stole the red paint.
The gate which the Chosen Toads open.
The first time Morton appears in the game.
- Morton PMCS.jpg
Morton's hammer on fire.
- BigPaintStarGet.jpg
Mario obtaining the Big Paint Star.
The Crimson Tower concept art.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アキャットタワー Akyatto Tawā |
Akyatto Tower, a pun based on 赤 aka, meaning red, and キャット "cat", referring to the Cat-o-Luck Thing found at the top |
| Dutch | Scharlaken Toren |
Scarlet Tower |
| French (NOA) | La tour Cramoisie |
The Crimson Tower |
| German | Karmesinturm |
Carmine Tower |
| Portuguese | Torre Carmim |
Carmine Tower |
| Russian | Багровая башня Bagrovaya bashnya |
Crimson Tower |
| Spanish | Torre Carmesí |
Crimson Tower |
