Earth Vellumental Temple
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- “I think we should go inside and take the tour! I mean...look for the Earth Vellumental, of course.”
- —Olivia, Paper Mario: The Origami King
The Earth Vellumental Temple is a location in Paper Mario: The Origami King. It can only be accessed by recovering all five Shell Stones. Being the home of the Earth Vellumental, it is turtle-themed.
If Mario comes here while Bob-omb in the party, he will wait at the entrance, claiming that he is "claustrophobic".
Layout
The temple starts with four guides, which cost ten coins to listen to, but are optional. At the end of a path, the player has to pay fifty coins to hear a guide talk about the Earth Vellumental's weak spot, which is the tail. When the guide is finished the player can knock down the wall behind it with the hammer to proceed. Next, there is a Save Block before some pillars that move vertically. In the next room, some origami Koopa Troopas ambush the player, and after defeating them, there are some Earth Vellumental-like platforms that stretch their heads horizontally. Next is a room where the pillars push Mario off, where the player has to go into a hole in one of the pillars. Then, in the next room, there is a Save Block, and many fire traps. After passing the Fire Traps, another Save Block appears and after breaking a rock, a Fire Trap falls and Mario has to get in one of the holes to survive; if he gets crushed, he gets an instant Game Over. After that, a MAX UP Heart appears before a Save Block and the boss room.
Hidden Toads
| Earth Vellumental Temple | |
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| After hitting the rock past the second station | 
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| After listening to station 3, and destroying it with the hammer | 
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| After listening to station 4, and hitting the fifth light, which isn't on | 
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| Three origami beetles pop out of a rock near station 5 after it is hammered. One of them, a green one, scurries away while the other two remain in the area. Hammering a yellow origami beetle will reveal a Fun, Funky, and Functional vendor Toad. | 
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| After breaking the rock near station 5, hammering a green origami beetle will reveal another green Toad. | 
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| After breaking the rock near station 5, a green origami beetle will scurry under the stairwell. Hammering it will reveal another green Toad. | 
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| Mario has to go down the pillar, walk left after breaking a rock, and destroy the Swoops to rescue the curator | 
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Not-Bottomless Holes
| Earth Vellumental Temple | |
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| After the first Save Block, on one of the pillars | |
| To the right of the Earth Vellumental-like platform | |
| Near the ? Block after fixing Not-Bottomless Hole #2 | |
| After being pushed off by the pushing pillars | |
| On the pillar that gets the player back up from the pit | |
| After passing the pushing pillars | |
| Before the Save Block, on the right side of the ledge | |
| Two are before the double fire trap | |
| On the floor before the stronger fire trap | |
| After avoiding the gigantic shell | 
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Gallery
The outside
Koopa Troopas visiting the Earth Vellumental Temple in the credits
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 土ガミじいん Tsuchigami jiin |
Earth God Temple |
| Chinese | 地神祇寺 Dìshénqí Sì |
Earth God Temple |
| Dutch | Tempel van de Aard-Origant |
Temple of the Earth Vellumental |
| German | Tempel des Erd-Pergamenton |
Temple of the Earth Vellumental |
| Italian | Tempio della terra |
Earth Temple |
| Spanish | Templo de la Tierra |
Earth Temple |
