- “Let's get out of here before we get creamed by another one of those black paint bombs.”
- —Huey, Paper Mario: Color Splash
Sunglow Ridge is a location from Paper Mario: Color Splash. The path leading here is unlocked after getting the yellow Mini Paint Star in either Daffodil Peak or Bloo Bay Beach, and unlocks a path leading to Château Chanterelle. When Mario first arrives here, he is unable to explore it due to the Scarlet Gate being drained of its color, though he does find a purple Rescue Squad member here. After the Red Big Paint Star is obtained from The Crimson Tower, it colors in the Scarlet Gate, allowing the area to be explored.
A Banzai Bill is fired here, covering a portion of the course in black paint.
Layout
When Mario first visits the area, he finds that the gate has not yet been painted. He can talk to the purple Rescue Squad's Toad 2, who then runs off to Ruddy Road to meet with his captain. Huey tells Mario to focus on other places for now and come back to Sunglow Ridge later.
After Mario defeats Morton at the Crimson Tower and recovers the red Big Paint Star, it colors in the gate. Mario can now open the gate, after which he encounters a Goomba. Huey explains that Mario's First Strikes get more powerful with every Big Paint Star he collects, and he can easily defeat the Goomba. Mario then must drop down a ledge and hit an Unfurl Block, then hammer a log with an Unfurl Mark to turn it into a bridge.
A Banzai Bill then lands in the distance and causes a skull-shaped explosions. Huey is shocked and tells Mario to investigate. In the next area, Mario must paint in and hammer a tree to cause an Unfurl Block to drop from it. He must then hammer another log and unfurl it. Going into the next area, Mario has to climb up a ramp, which collapses. Huey suggests finding another way to get to the top. Mario must climb to a lumber mill, avoiding rolling logs.
Entering the mill, he will see Shy Guys invading the lumber mill, who attack him. After painting in the uncolored Toads, Mario can hit the Unfurl Block and run down the ramp, hitting a log and creating a path to a Warp Pipe. This pipe lets him access an area covered in black paint. If Mario touches it, he loses 30 HP. Touching the black paint with less than 30 HP depletes Mario's HP to one instead of killing him, though the damage icon remains unchanged. Huey instructs Mario to close his eyes, and when he opens them again, the black paint is gone. Mario then must walk across two bridges to drop into a hole with dancing Slurp Guys and an Unfurl Block. This time, he must unfurl a sign instead of a rolled-up log, and he can then use Cutout to reach the yellow Mini Paint Star.
Enemies
Colorless spots
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| In the first area, on the gate. This spot is repainted after collecting the red Big Paint Star. | 
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| In the second area, on a block. | 
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| In the second area, on the wall after jumping down from the ledge. | 
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| In the second area, on the wall. | 
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| In the second area, on the sloped ground.pl | 
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| In the second area, on the wall. | 
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| In the second area, on the wall north of the Unfurl Block. | 
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| In the second area, on a Toad. Mario must hammer a tree to get the Toad down first. | 
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| In the second area, on the ground. | 
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| In the second area, on the wall. | 
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| In the second area, on the ground south of the sign. | 
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| In the second area, on a Toad south of the sign. | 
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| In the second area, on a flower after the bridge. | 
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| In the third area, on the sign. | 
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| In the third area, on the ground. | 
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| In the third area, on the bridge. | 
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| In the third area, on the ground. | 
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| In the third area, on the wall behind a tree. | 
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| In the third area, on the wall. | 
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| In the third area, on a tree. | 
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| In the third area, on a wooden plank on a bridge. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the ground behind some grass. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the ground. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the ground. | 
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| In the fourth area, on a Toad. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wall. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wall. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the ground. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wooden slope leading to the mill. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wooden slope leading to the mill. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wooden slope leading to the mill. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wooden slope leading to the mill. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wooden slope leading to the mill. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wooden slope leading to the mill. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wooden slope leading to the mill. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wooden slope leading to the mill. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wooden slope leading to the mill. | 
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| In the fourth area, on the wooden slope leading to the mill. | 
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| In the fourth area, on a Toad in the lumber mill. | 
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| In the fourth area, on a Toad in the lumber mill. | 
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| In the fifth area, on the guard around the first bridge. | 
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| In the fifth area, on the guard around the first bridge. | 
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| In the fifth area, on the ground. | 
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| In the fifth area, on the ground in a cave. | 
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Cutouts
| Level | Location | Reward | Hint | Image |
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| Sunglow Ridge | In the third area, at a dead end. | Hammer, Eekhammer, KO Hammer | Sunglow Ridge, at the foot of a single tree in a dead end... | 
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| In the fifth area, at the very end. | Required for completion | None | 
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Record
Gallery
World Map Icon
The Rescue Squad Toad.
The Scarlet Gate after being restored by the Red Big Paint Star.
- TacticalBlackPaintNuke.PNG
The Banzai Bill as it approaches.
The skull-shaped smoke cloud left by the Banzai Bill.
Mario hits a log with the Unfurl Hammer.
Shy Guys at the mill.
Wart is referenced by a Toad at the mill.
The black paint area.
Huey warns Mario about the black paint.
An area covered in black paint, which damages Mario when he steps in it.
Mario is chased while underground.
Mario unfurls a sign.
Sunglow Ridge concept art.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | キーコロとうげ Kīkoro Tōge |
"Yellow Rolling" Ridge; a portmanteau of 黄色 kiiro and ころころ korokoro |
| Russian | Янтарное нагорье Yantarnoye nagor'ye |
Amber Highland |
| Spanish | Sierra Alsol |
In-the-Sun Mountains (al sol means "in the sun") |
Trivia
- Wart is mentioned by a yellow Toad in the lumber mill, who states that he saw Wart in a dream, only to ponder whether it really was a dream, referencing the events of Super Mario Bros. 2.