PrinceWatercress plays Super Mario Odyssey - Part 49 of 92

In this entry, we clean out Bowser's Kingdom...for now. Next stop: the moon.

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The Regional Coins near the giant golden Bowser head can be jumped to just by jumping onto the nearby lanterns, and you can even climb on the chains. Whenever you're on a lantern, it will stop shaking so that you can concentrate on moving and getting the Regional Coins there.

Power Moons

9. Past the Moving Wall - On the left side of the Beneath the Keep area, there is a wall that you can latch onto with a Pokio. There will also be a set of moving walls that will take you to this Power Moon.

10. Above the Poison Swamp - This Power Moon is on the northeast corner of the lava pool at the Beneath the Keep checkpoint.

11. Knocking Down the Nice Frame - Take control of Lakitu near the Beneath the Keep checkpoint and get to the northwest corner of the lava pool. Use the slingshot to get on the roof, then go down the front of the room and hit the frame with the flashing lights hanging off the center from behind with Cappy. The frame will fall into the lava and you'll get a Power Moon.

12. Caught on the Iron Fence - This one is way too easy to miss. There are Bowser heads crafted onto the columns of the small iron gate behind the Odyssey, and one of the heads faces away from the platform rather than towards it. Press and hold the Y button when you throw your hat at this Bowser head to reveal a Power Moon.

13. On the Giant Bowser Statue's Nose - Believe it or not, you can drop down onto the nose of the giant golden Bowser head at the top of the Beneath the Keep area. If you ground pound there, you'll find a Power Moon.

31. Scene of Crossing the Poison Swamp - You'll need the Samurai Helmet and the Samurai Armor for this Power Moon. Equip them both, then go to the other side of the Crazy Cap Store. You'll find a locked door, and you'll need to dress like a Samurai to open it. Go in, and you'll find the Power Moon in a pipe leading into an 8-bit area. Just complete the three short sections with the mushroom platforms that sink down when you step on them as well as the moving platforms from Super Mario Bros. and you'll find the Power Moon at the end. For the final section, jump on and kick the Koopa, then jump over the shell as you stand on the mushroom platform so that the Koopa can break the bricks without you getting hurt.

32. Taking Notes: In the Folding Screen - In the 8-bit area where you found Power Moon #31, you'll find a treble clef. Grab it, then use the platform moving around to get all the notes for another Power Moon.

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PrinceWatercress plays Super Mario Odyssey - Part 48 of 92

Now that Bowser and the Broodals are gone, it's time to get everything else in Bowser's Kingdom.

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8. Sunken Treasure in the Moat - This is found in the pool of water to the left past the Main Courtyard checkpoint. Just dive down and follow the path to get this Power Moon.

15. Caught Hopping at Bowser's Castle! - At the top of the keep, there are two rabbits. Chase and catch the one on the right for a Power Moon; the left one only gives you a coin.

17. Bowser's Kingdom Timer Challenge 1 - After beating the Broodals' robot, return to the site of that boss fight for another checkpoint as well as a scarecrow. Throw Cappy at the scarecrow, then jump up the platforms and get the Power Moon before time runs out.

27. Fishing(?) in Bowser's Castle - At the Beneath the Keep Checkpoint, you'll want to head to the east side and look for Lakitu. Possess Lakitu and look for the shadow of the big fish. Catch the fish to find Poochy instead of a Cheep-Cheep and get this Power Moon.

30. Bowser's Castle Treasure Vault - At the Beneath the Keep Checkpoint, you can either go to the east and use a Pokio to get up the wall, or you can get to the roof, head east and drop down. Either way, you'll find this room with a ton of coins and a treasure chest containing a Power Moon.

33. On Top of the Spinning Tower - There is a pool of purple poison near the Beneath the Keep checkpoint. Near it is a set of doors, and to open the doors, you'll need to defeat the nearby Stairface Ogre. Inside is an area where you'll need to take control of a Pokio to climb up a tower and find the Power Moon at the top. Watch out for the spinning segments!

34. Down and Up the Spinning Tower - Once again, you'll need a Pokio. You'll need to get on the other side of the tower near the bottom in the area where you found Power Moon #33. There, you'll find an alcove containing a key. Grab the key, then climb up the tower. You'll find the Power Moon at the top.

35. Jizo's Big Adventure - There is a Warp Pipe in the Showdown Arena area that leads to a puzzle that requires placing Jiro statues on P switches. Thankfully, being in a Jiro statue protects you from being stung by spikes. You'll need to open a path leading to the exit in the center to get this Power Moon.

36. Jizo and the Hidden Room - In the area where you find Power Moon #35, you'll need to place a Jiro statue on the P switch near the pipe that you came into the area from. You'll need to head back to the exit, then wall jump and cap jump off the remaining wall into the alcove in the center of the wall for a Power Moon.

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PrinceWatercress plays Super Mario Odyssey - Part 47 of 92

In this entry, we encounter Bowser again. He overpowers us once more, but it won't be long until we catch up one more time.

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Showdown at Bowser's Castle

From here on out, you're making your way to the top of the castle. Thankfully, there's not much left, as you'll need a Pokio to climb up some walls...some of which move in pretty cool patterns!

This path not only leads to two Power Moons, but it's the quickest way to get to 9999 regular coins. Remember this for later.

You'll meet Bowser at the top. Amazingly, Peach and Tiara are with him, and when you confront him, Bowser will overpower and keep him at bay again, and The Broodals will now have a giant robot made of iron and wood. Get a Pokio and poke the bombs into the legs to break the armor. When the robot falls, climb up the robot with the poke attack and take out the Broodal at the top before the robot gets back up. You'll eventually be knocked off 

When the legs glow rainbow colors after taking out two of the Broodals, run diagonally towards the camera to avoid it. At this point, the robot will send fireworks rings and Pokio at you in addition to the bombs. The rings will track you, so stay away from them and keep sending bombs at the legs. Once you destroy all four of the Broodals' globes, you'll take care of the Broodals again...for a little while. You'll get Power Moon #4 and the Kingdom will be yours to truly explore. From here, Bowser heads to the Moon. We're not done here yet... 

Power Moons

4. Showdown at Bowser's Castle - Defeat the Broodals' robot (see above).

14. Inside a Block in the Castle - Near the Outer Wall checkpoint, there are some gold blocks, and one of them is flashing. Lure the Staircase Ogre over to it - and you - and move out of the way so it smashes the block and not Mario. You'll find this Power Moon.

20. Hidden Corridor Under the Floor - Near the Outer Wall checkpoint, there is a stack of crates inside one of the outer walls blocking a path to a Power Moon. You'll need a Pokio to stick to the wall, break the crates and get to the Power Moon.

23. Poking Your Nose by the Great Gate - Go to the bottom of the platform where the Inner Wall checkpoint is and go around. Near three crates is a hole you can poke with a Pokio for a Power Moon.

28. Good to See You, Captain Toad! - Near the Outer Wall checkpoint, you can check the right side of the roof to find Captain Toad and this Power Moon. 

37. Dashing above the Clouds - Falling off the left side of the Beneath the Keep checkpoint leads to a rooftop where you can find a seed. Avoid the spikes and the Spinies to plant the seed and climb a vine that takes you to this area. Just grab the Rocket Flowers with your cap and keep going straight to get this Power Moon.

38. Dashing Through the Clouds - Midway through the path to Power Moon #37, you'll need to veer left for this Power Moon and try not to fall down.

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PrinceWatercress plays Super Mario Odyssey - Part 46 of 92

Our adventures in Bowser's Kingdom with a few more Power Moons and Regional Coins.

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Big Broodal Battle

As soon as you leave the Second Courtyard, you'll reach the Crazy Cap store. Hit the checkpoint and take care of the Power Moons here; you're going to need them.

You'll then reach the Main Courtyard Entrance area. If you stomp around the sandy areas as a Jizo statue, you'll be able to find a Life Up Heart.

At the Main Courtyard Entrance, you'll need to get on the two black platforms to the sides to face Harriet and Topper. The same strategies for fighting them at earlier points still apply here, and beating them both will net you a Power Moon and further passage through Bowser's Kingdom.

3. Big Broodal Battle - Beat Harriet and Topper at the Main Courtyard Entrance.

16. Exterminate the Ogres! - To the right of where you enter the Main Courtyard Entrance area, there is a spark pylon you can take to an isolated island. Defeat the three Staircase Ogres here for a Power Moon.

24. Jizo All in a Row - At the Crazy Cap store, there is a line of Jizo with a gap in the middle. Possess one of the Jizo statues at the side of the Crazy Cap store and move it into the gap, and make sure it faces the same direction as all of the other statues. You'll reveal a Power Moon.

25. Underground Jizo - In the same spot where you got Power Moon #25, there is a square, cracked area in the ground. Move into it multiple times as a Jizo statue, then place the statue in the gap to the right just like you did last time. You'll get another Power Moon.

26. Found Behind Bars! - At the Main Courtyard, you can explore the right half of the rooftops to find a spark pylon. Taking it to the other side will lead you to this Power Moon.

29. Shopping at Bowser's Castle - Purchase the Power Moon at the Crazy Cap Shop in Bowser's Kingdom.

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PrinceWatercress plays Super Mario Odyssey - Part 45 of 92

Bowser's Kingdom is going to take a few videos to complete, as we'll be systematically looking for Regional Coins and Power Moons in our attempt to sweep through this kingdom.

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Infiltrate Bowser's Castle!

Bowser's Castle is a bunch of forts isolated from each other like a bunch of islands, and you'll have to go from island to island and fort to fort to get to the end.

The birds you'll meet at the Third Courtyard (Front) checkpoint are called Pokios. By taking control of one, you'll be able to jump with B and poke enemies in front of you with your beak with Y. The poke attack not only allows you to attack enemies, but also stick to certain walls. By sticking to certain walls, you can launch yourself upwards as well as other directions in order to get to other places you normally couldn't get to. Just remember that you need to hold the opposite direction you want to go with the left stick, and to not let go until you are sure you are going in the direction you want to go as well as when you are ready to launch yourself. If you need to switch directions while stuck to the wall, do not let go of the left stick; instead, move the stick to another direction. After some practice, you'll be launching yourself like a pro.

At the end of the Third Courtyard (Rear) area, you'll face a Stairface Ogre. Stand in front of it so it attacks, then run to the side to avoid being crushed by its wooden weapon. There is a red square that dictates where its attack will hit. Climb up the weapon by jumping up it like a bunch of steps, then jump on his head and ground pound him. You'll need to do all of this before he raises his weapon back up. Once you beat him, you'll get the first of four story-related Power Moons for this area.

Smart Bombing

For the second story-related Power Moon in the kingdom, you'll need to find five Moon Fragments in the Second Courtyard area. For some of them, you'll need to take control of a Pokio and poke firework bombs coming out of the bomb launchers so that they roll into metal boxes and blow them up, as some of the Moon Fragments are hidden in metal boxes. Other Moon Fragments will be hidden in plain sight in harder-to-find-than-usual areas that you can see if you look down from the rooftops. All of them will be in the Second Courtyard area. When you find all five Moon Fragments, you'll be able to get another Power Moon and open up more of the kingdom.

Power Moons

1. Infiltrate Bowser's Castle! - Defeat the Stairface Ogre in the Third Courtyard (Rear) area (see above).

2. Smart Bombing - Find the five Moon Fragments in the Second Courtyard area (see above).

5. Behind the Big Wall - By getting on the roof near the Third Courtyard (Front) checkpoint with a Pokio, you can look around and find a hidden platform with this Power Moon.

6. Treasure Inside the Turret - There is a secret area off to the side one can find from the rooftops of the Second Courtyard. You can get yourself over to the Power Moon with a Pokio.

7. From the Side Above the Castle Gate - Near the spark pylon at the end of the Second Courtyard area, you can jump onto the roof to get with a backflip, a cap throw to the side and a dive to get an easy-to-miss Power Moon.

18. Taking Notes: Between Spinies - At the Third Courtyard (Rear) checkpoint, there is an area with two Spinies and a treble clef. Grab the treble clef, then grab all twenty notes before time runs out while avoiding the Spinies. If you need to, throw your hat to collect notes. You'll get a Power Moon.

19. Stack Up Above the Wall - At the start of the level, take control of a Goomba and jump on top of the rest of the nearby Goombas to create a stack of ten Goombas. From there, turn the corner to find a 10 Goomba Switch and step on it. This will reveal a Power Moon.

21. Poking Your Nose in the Plaster Wall - At the end of the Third Courtyard (Rear) area, there is a hidden area you can find by looking around on the rooftop. In this area is a Pokio. Take control of the Pokio, then poke the third gold hexagon in the bottom of the wall. This one has a hole in it, unlike the rest. This will reveal a Power Moon.

22. Poking the Turret Wall - In the Second Courtyard, there is a gold hexagon you can poke with a Pokio to reveal an easy-to-miss Power Moon. It will be near two firework bomb launchers inside of a metal boxes, and you'll need to destroy a metal box near it with a firework bomb to reveal the hexagon.

Regional Coins

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PrinceWatercress plays Super Mario Odyssey - Part 44 of 92

In this entry, Bowser forces another detour on us.

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Ruined Kingdom

When you head to Bowser's Kingdom, Bowser will head Mario and Cappy off at the pass again, this time on the back of a giant black dragon. The Odyssey gets blasted out of the sky, and Bowser gets away on his airship. You'll then end up in the Ruined Kingdom, yet another kingdom that is not that big and has only a few Power Moons, which you'll need to repair the Odyssey.

As you make your way upwards, throw your hat at the golden hooks piercing through the floor. One of them will reveal an electric globe you'll be able to ride to an isolated platform where you'll finally face the giant black dragon.

Stay on the move to avoid the purple energy as well as the chakrams that roll around that are created by it. The small mass of purple electricity on the floor indicates where the dragon is about to zap. When the dragon smacks his head on the floor, you'll need to jump over the electricity that courses along the floor. He will then be tired. This is your opportunity to jump onto the dragon's head and throw your hat at the hooks in the dragon's head. By removing all the hooks and ground pounding the glowing spot on the dragon's head afterwards before the dragon revives, you'll score a hit. In case the dragon wakes up, your progress with the hooks will stay the way that it is until you either lose all your health or complete the current attack phase.

There are four spots where you can ground pound the ground for a heart, should you need them. They will be indicated by glowing cracks in the ground.

For the second phase, you'll have to avoid more five chakrams instead of three, and the crackling energy will have slightly more complex patterns that look like double helixes. You'll also have to remove four hooks instead of three.

For the third phase, you'll have to avoid over a dozen chakrams and deal with crackling energy that forms loops that you'll need to jump between. You'll also have to deal with five hooks on the dragon's head, which means you may have to go through two attack loops to get the job done. Once you do, you'll get Power Moon #1.

If you go back to the dragon afterwards, he won't mess with you afterwards.

Once you beat the dragon, you can repair the Odyssey by throwing your hat at the globe, then you can head to Bowser's Kingdom.

Power Moons

1. Battle with the Lord of Lighting! - Defeat the black dragon (see above).

2. In the Ancient Treasure Chest - Left of the stairs leading to the battle with the dragon is a path with a handhold you'll need to jump into and shimmy across to get this Power Moon sitting in a chest.

3. Roulette Tower: Climbed - There will be a rocket ship near the dragon after you get Power Moon #1. This leads to an 8-bit area. You'll need to hit the P switches with your hat or by running into them yourself to stop the platforms so that they are on the bottom. For the last set of platforms, keep the red one at the bottom, the blue one in the middle, and the green one at the top. At the end, you'll find a Power Moon and a rocket ship that will take you back.

4. Roulette Tower: Stopped - Near the end of the 8-bit area, you can kick a Koopa shell to the left to break some blocks and head to a hidden area. Stop the platforms at the bottom of the squares to get to this easy-to-miss Power Moon.

PrinceWatercress plays Super Mario Odyssey - Part 43 of 92

We only have a few more Power Moons to collect before we are off to the next kingdom.

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When you enter the Odyssey, you'll be able to head to Bowser's Kingdom, but you'll also see Bowser's airship on the world map. That can't be good. We'll deal with that in the next video.

If you grab a Power Moon, Mario's hand will be in one of three positions: the peace sign with two fingers up, a closed fist or an open hand. These are references to Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy respectively.

You can look around with the right stick when flying around in the Odyssey. It has no effect on gameplay.

Power Moons

10. Atop a Column in a Row - On top of the columns in the Peronza Plaza, there is a glowing spot. Use the food-shaped rocks to get up top, then get to the column near all of the lava and ground pound the top for a Power Moon.

12. Island of Salt Floating in the Lava - There is a small island with a glowing spot atop the salt hill near the Salt-Pile Isle checkpoint. Ground pound that spot for a Power Moon.

13. Overlooking a Bunch of Ingredients - This Power Moon can be grabbed near Peronza Plaza if you can perform a cap jump to the top of the slot machine building and backflip, wall jump and dive jump your way up to the top. 

20. Luncheon Kingdom Timer Challenge 3 - Behind the Stark of the Peak Climb checkpoint, there is an island with a scarecrow. Throwing your hat at it will reveal two tilting platforms and a key. Tilt the platform so you can get the key with an overhead jump, then long jump your way to the Power Moon before time runs out.

34. The Treasure Chest in the Veggies - Near the Path to the Meat Plateau checkpoint, there is an easy to miss door near the lava. Inside is a chest you can open with your cap for a Power Moon.

36. Taking Notes: Big Pot Swim - Return to the pot where you fought the Cookatiel after beating the Cookatiel. Clear out the stew chunks by running into them, then run into the treble clef to start collecting notes. Hold down Y the whole time as you jump and control where you are in the air at will as you collect the notes and you'll soon have another Power Moon.

49. Found with Luncheon Kingdom Art - You'll need to find the Hint Art here to unlock this. Go to the Seaside Kingdom, warp to the Ocean Trench East checkpoint, then swim straight to the west and ground pound the highest platform for a Power Moon.