The Glass Is Half Empty!

Mission
The Glass Is Half Empty!
Location	Seaside Kingdom
Mission #	1
Game	Super Mario Odyssey
Boss(es)	Mollusque-Lanceur
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The Glass Is Half Empty! (Multi Moon title: The Glass Is Half Full!) is the sole story mission of the Seaside Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. The mission's objectives are to stop Mollusque-Lanceur from stealing all of the Sparkle Water from the Glass Tower by hitting four switches that activate fountains, which each fire a cork at Lanceur, then defeat him. The English titles of the objectives are plays on the idiom "Is the glass half empty or half full?" which asks whether a person views a given situation in a pessimistic ("half empty") or optimistic ("half full") viewpoint.

Layout

The mission begins at the Odyssey, with Mollusque-Lanceur draining all the Sparkle Water in the Glass Tower with a drinking straw. To stop the thief, Mario must hit four ground-pound switches scattered throughout the kingdom, each requiring a nearby Power Moon to be collected to be unlocked. The four switches are found on top of a tall rock pillar near the Beach House that requires capturing a Gushen to access, on top of the Lighthouse, under lava-coated water on Hot Spring Island, and at the ledge of Rolling Canyon.

Each switch causes a fountain to start flowing, causing the cork that capped off each to fly off, hitting Mollusque-Lanceur. Each time he is hit, Lanceur gets progressively angrier and starts to fire shells into the water below. Once all four switches are hit, Lanceur is knocked off the Glass Tower, starting the boss fight. Uniquely, this boss fight takes place across the entire kingdom. To damage Mollusque-Lanceur, Mario must capture a Gushen and spray the top of Lanceur's head with water.

Once Lanceur is sprayed enough times, he explodes, causing Mario to be launched to the top of the Glass Tower, landing on a cork floating on top of the water. There, Mario can collect the Multi Moon Lanceur had, ending the mission.

Smaller objectives

• The Glass Is Half Full!: The mission's name (on the brochure screen and in the introductory cutscene if Mario leaves then returns to the kingdom during the fight) changes to this objective after initiating the boss fight with Mollusque-Lanceur. The goal is to defeat Lanceur and obtain the Multi Moon from him.

Power Moons obtained

• The Stone Pillar Seal: Found on top of the rock pillar south-west of the Glass Tower. Collecting it unlocks the switch that uncorks the south-western fountain.
• The Lighthouse Seal: Found on top of the Lighthouse, which can be reached through the underwater tunnel north of it. Collecting it unlocks the switch that uncorks the north-western fountain.
• The Hot Spring Seal: Found at the bottom of the hot spring coated with lava, which can be cleared away with a Gushen. Collecting it unlocks the switch that uncorks the north-eastern fountain.
• The Seal Above the Canyon: Found at the end of the Rolling Canyon path with the shells. Collecting it unlocks the switch that uncorks the south-eastern fountain.
• The Glass Is Half Full! (Multi Moon): Obtained after defeating Mollusque-Lanceur.

Enemies

• Goombas
• Mini Goombas
• Cheep Cheeps
• Gushens
• Maw-Rays
• Komboos
• Spinies
• Shells
• Moonsnakes
• Mollusque-Lanceur (boss)

Gallery

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  Mission introduction

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	誓いの水を とりもどせ！ Chikai no Mizu o Torimodose!	Retrieve the Sparkle Water! (Note: This name is the same for both objectives and the Multi Moon.)
Italian	Bicchiere mezzo vuoto	Half empty glass
Spanish (NOA)	Ursupador de la bebida evocadora	Usurper of the evocative drink
Spanish (NOE)	La copa está medio vacía	The Glass is Half Empty

Power Moons

The Stone Pillar Seal

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	岩柱の封印 Iwa Hashira no Fūin	The Stone Pillar Seal
Chinese	岩柱的封印 Yán zhù de fēngyìn	The Stone Pillar Seal
Italian	Il tappo del pilastro	The pillar cork
Korean	돌기둥에 봉인되다 Dolgidung'e bong'indoeda	Sealed in the Stone Pillar
Spanish (NOA)	Sello del pilar de piedra	Seal of the stone pillar
Spanish (NOE)	Interruptor de la columna de piedra	Stone Pillar Seal

The Lighthouse Seal

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	灯台の封印 Tōdai no Fūin	The Lighthouse Seal
Chinese	灯塔的封印 Dēngtǎ de fēngyìn	The Lighthouse Seal
Italian	Il tappo del faro	The lighthouse cork
Korean	등대에 봉인되다 Deungdae'e bong'indoeda	Sealed in the Lighthouse
Spanish (NOA)	El sello del faro	The seal of the lighthouse
Spanish (NOE)	Interruptor del faro	Lighthouse Seal

The Hot Spring Seal

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	温泉の封印 Onsen no Fūin	The Hot Spring Seal
Chinese (simplified)	温泉的封印 Wēnquán de fēngyìn	The Hot Spring Seal
Chinese (traditional)	溫泉的封印 Wēnquán de fēngyìn	The Hot Spring Seal
Italian	Il tappo dell'isolotto termale	The hot spring cork
Korean	온천에 봉인되다 Oncheon'e bong'indoeda	Sealed in the Hot Spring
Spanish (NOA)	El sello de la terma	The seal of the hot spring
Spanish (NOE)	Interruptor de las aguas termales	Hot Springs Seal

The Seal Above the Canyon

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	峡谷の封印 Kyōkoku no Fūin	The Canyon Seal
Chinese (simplified)	峡谷的封印 Xiágǔ de fēngyìn	The Canyon Seal
Chinese (traditional)	峽谷的封印 Xiágǔ de fēngyìn	The Canyon Seal
Italian	Il tappo sopra la gola	The cork on the gorge
Korean	협곡에 봉인되다 Hyeopgok'e bong'indoeda	Sealed in the Canyon
Spanish (NOA)	Sello sobre el desfiladero	Seal over the gap
Spanish (NOE)	Interruptor del acantilado	Cliff Seal