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Chapter 5-1 Downtown of Crag
- Agree to help the Cragnons, then leave the house.
- Take out the two Floro Sapiens, then head to the far right and enter the door.
- Move to your right and use the warp pipe taking out enemies along the way.
- Feed Boomer to the Shlorps to defeat them. Then you just need to open the chest to get a card. Exit this area.
- Head right to catch up with the enemies. Hit the ? Block and get the flower for some extra coinage.
- YouTube: Downtown of Crag (Time: 8:39)
- Climb up the mountain and then fall down to the other side. Flip in this trench and get some goods from the secret chest, then climb back up the mountain. Use Peach to reach the next mountain.
- Fall down into the trench and you'll see three blocks. Hit them in this order: left, right, middle. A pipe appears; go down it.
- Because the Muths are strong (100HP), they may take a while to beat. Move to your left and flip to bypass the Muths if you have no desire to fight them.
- Once you get to the blocks, you can either fight the Muth or trick him to get him out of your way.
- Tip: If you want some extra experience, use Bowser's fire to corral all of the Muths to one side, then burn them all.
- To move on, you must hit the blocks that you see in the following order: Middle, Right, Left, Left, Right, Middle, Right, Left, Right, Right, Middle, Right, Right, Left, Middle, Middle, Left, Left, Left, Right, Left, Left, Left, Middle, Middle. Go down the pipe that appears.
- Head right when you appear in the backdrop, then go down another pipe to appear back in the foreground.
- Go right and hit the star block to finish the level.
Chapter 5-2 Pixls, Tablets, and Crag
- Head right and use Carrie to take out the spiky enemies.
- Stomp out the Squogs to defeat them. Once the coast is clear, fall down into the water.
- When you hit the bottom, open the chest and get the Water Tablet. Now swim back up and go through the red door.
- Go left, take out the enemy, then use Boomer to get those blocks out of your way.
- Hit the ! block, then climb the rocks and go through the door.
- YouTube: World 5-2 (Time: 9:34)
- Head right and use Fleep to flip the crack below the floating structures.
- Hit the ! button, the climb the rocks and view the TV.
- Continue right and take out two Rawbuses and the Tech Cursya.
- Flip and you'll see a lot of ? Blocks; hit them to get the goods.
- Just before you reach the first block, there is a secret path to the left side (in 3-D); go down the path.
- Go right in this next area and use Bowser to move the blackened fire. Get the Fire Tablet.
- Go back up and exit this area by the same way you entered.
- Since you've just returned from the left path, you now must go to the right.
- When you see a pipe floating up on some blocks, use Peach's umbrella to glide there from the adjacent rocks to the right. Go down the pipe.
- Go left on the backdrop and fall down into the volcano.
- Now you know what order you'll have to place the tablets later: stone, water, fire. Exit the volcano and then go back to the foreground.
- Go right a while and enter the red door.
- Now you'll have to fight "you know who" again...
Miniboss: O'Chunks 2
- Like the previous boss battles, this one is no less difficult. Simply jump on his head a few times and O'Chunks will go down with ease.
- Go right and, when you hit a vertical rock, flip to discover it's a Yoshi rock. Walk all the way around it and the Stone Tablet will appear.
- Go back left and exit this area.
- Go left and climb the very large assemblage of gray rocks. Once you get to the top, use Tippi to reveal a hidden block; hit it.
- Climb the ladder and flip to get to the top, where you'll have to place the tablets.
- YouTube: O'Chunks 2 (Time: 5:16)
- Place the tablets in the correct order (stone, water, fire) and you'll get a new Pixl.
- Then, you must fall down to the giant block that was blocking your path. Hit the block with Cudge, then go down the pipe.
- Go down to the right and hit the star block to finish the stage.
Chapter 5-3 A Crag in the Dark
- Head right and jump on some blocks to reach a ? Block that contains a Super Mushroom.
- Continue to the right and speak to Flint Cragley.
- Go right and down the warp pipe.
- Fall down and head to the far right. Go down the shorter of the two warp pipes.
- Go right, taking out a slew of enemies along the way, until you pass the Putrid Piranha. Here, hit the blocks above the ? Blocks until you find the ladder; climb it.
- YouTube: Chapter 5-3 (Time: 10:42)
- Get all of the extra coinage, then fall.
- Go back to where the ladder is located, then head left a bit to find a wooden door; enter it.
- There you will find a cart. Hop into the cart and go for a ride.
- Enter the pipe when you exit the cart.
- In 3-D, there are a bunch of Cragnons, but DO NOT KILL THEM! Exit this room.
- Jump back in the cart and ride it to the beginning. Now ride the cart back to the right side, butt his time, ride it in 3-D.
- Go inside the wooden door at the end of the ride.
- From here, you should use Peach's umbrella to glide to the right.
- Go right and then fall down. Speak to the crew member, then go left and fall down.
- Head right and take out two Floro Sapiens, then head back left and exit this room.
- Ride the cart back and go through the door to get back to the main level.
- Head right, past the Piranha plants, until you reach a large rock. Use Boomer to blow it up, then enter the door.
- Fill your wallet, then exit.
- Spring past the wall ahead, then use Cudge to move the giant block that's in your way. Enter the door.
- Ride the cart to the end, then enter the door.
- From the door, you should go to your right, take out a Floro Sapien, and then jump onto the blocks ahead.
- Continue walking until you get to a dead end. Then flip and use Boomer to get the blocks out of your way.
- Continue right, then jump to the upper area and speak to another crew member.
- Exit this area via the way you came and go all the way back to where Flint Cragley is located.
- Once Flint gives you the key, go back down the pipe and open the locked door found there.
- Ride the cart, then enter the door.
- Go right, flip, then use Cudge to get that giant block out of the way.
- Hit the ? Block to get a mega star, then crash through the level.
- Head back to find another hidden giant block. There, you should use Cudge to break the block and head through the door that appears. #Go right and get the star block to finish the level.
Chapter 5-4 The Menace of King Croacus
- Head left and take out the Putrid Piranha and the two Floro Sapiens. Fall all the way down and into the lower area.
- Go left and into a warp pipe.
- Fall down and to the right. Get the ? Block, then take out a Floro Sapien.
- Continue right and, when you reach a small indention in the floor, flip to fall down to a lower area.
- Use Thoreau to grab a Cragnon, then throw the Cragnon onto the large red button on the left side of the room. You can either throw another Cragnon onto the button or hop on yourself, but with two people aboard, the button will press down and a pipe will appear. Go down the pipe.
- YouTube: Chapter 5-4 Part 1 (Time: 9:24)
- Go left and into another pipe.
- Go right and kill the two Spania, then use Fleep to flip the skull on the wall. Now that you have the Cave Key, exit this room via the pipe you entered.
- Go through the pipe on the ceiling.
- Climb out of the hole by flipping, then go right and open the locked door with the Cave Key.
- Jump over or go around the wall, then, after some talking, you'll get Dottie.
- YouTube: Chapter 5-4 Part 2 (Time: 8:19)
- Use Dottie to shrink, then go through the tiny red door.
- Go left and up to exit this room via warp pipe.
- Go right and down the tiny pipe.
- Get all of the ? Blocks, then leave via the way you entered.
- Go back down the large pipe to the left, then go down and to the left to enter the door next to the Save Block.
- Go to the far left and shrink to go through the tiny path. Get the key card then head back into the larger part of the room.
- Use the Card Key to enter the door on the left.
- Get the Super Mushroom from the ? Block, then go left and enter the pipe.
- Use Thudley to hit the giant ! button in order to free the Cragnons.
- Head to the far left and open a chest to get a card, then go to the far right and enter the pipe.
- Now prepare to fight an old friend again...
Miniboss: O'Chunks 3
- Okay, O'Chunks is a bit more difficult, but nothing we can't handle. Use Thoreau to throw him around, then just jump on him.
- Tip: Using the Bowser + Thudley combo ends this fight rather quickly.
- Alternatively, Bowser's fire breath works well here also.
- Once O'Chunks falls, pick up the sprout and go through the pipe on the right.
- Go through the metal door, then go right and exit the Processing Center.
- YouTube: Chapter 5-4 Mini-boss (Time: 2:42)
- Save if you wish, then go up and right to exit this area.
- Climb up and go down the path to the right. Enter the door at the end of the hall.
- Make sure you have your sprout on, then go through the scanner and enter the big door.
- Flip at each painting and use Boomer to blow a hole below each portrait.
- In each hole, you must press the ! button to change it to the appropriate color. From left to right, the ! buttons should be these colors: black, white, blue, red.
- Once all of the buttons are the correct color, a door appears. You can save in the fourth hole before entering. Enter the door.
- Prepare to fight...
Boss: King Croacus
- This can get very annoying if you don't watch yourself. You want to position your character on top of one of the little flower heads.
- Once the Croacus reveals himself, simply jump on his head. You could also use Thudley for double damage, or use Thoreau to grab him and throw him into one of the smaller flower heads.
- After a few hits, Croacus will shed his body.
- The battle really isn't much harder. Dodge the flying petals and wait until Croacus reveals himself, then jump on his head.
- After Croacus falls, you'll get the Pure Heart and finish the chapter.
- YouTube: Super Paper Mario Croacus Bossfight (Time: 2:29)
Chapters 5 and 6 Transition
- Head down the elevator, where you'll then speak with Merlon.
- Travel back to Flopside.
- Once in Flopside, head left and flip. Go through the wall on the left and into the other part of Flopside.
- Go to the far right and into the up elevator.
- Once in front of Nolrem's house, flip and go left into the gated area.
- While flipped, go down the path off the left side of the screen similar to the one in Flipside.
- Go left and use Cudge to break the giant block, then head inside the pipe.
- Go right until you arrive at a sign between two pillars, flip here and go down the path off the screen and to the left.
- Use Dottie to shrink yourself. You must do this in order to go under the pillars blocking the path.
- Go left until you reach a big block. Use Cudge to break the block, then the heart pillar will appear.
- Place the Pure Heart into the pillar.
- Note: Before starting the next chapter, you may head to the second floor of Flopside, where you'll find a man who'll build a pipe from Flipside to Flopside for 300 coins.
- Head through the chapter 6 door when you're ready.
