In this entry, we finally head to the Darker Side and get the final Power Moon, which is the absolute most difficult one to collect in the game.
There's only one more thing to do in this game: head to Darker Side.
When you land, you'll see people from all the kingdoms in the game as well as Mayor Pauline and her band. Capture the frog to get up the mountain and enter the pipe at the top.
The following area is one big obstacle course that you'll have to go through in one shot, and if you die at any point, you're going all the way back to the beginning, as there are no checkpoints.
At the beginning, there is a Yoofoe that can destroy as well as a bunch of Goombas. Defeating the Yoofoe will award you with a Life-Up. You will need this for the beginning. At the start, you'll be wall jumping off poles that will sink in the lava when you grab onto them. After that, you'll be swinging and jumping off rods, some of which will move in and out of the lava. After that, you'll see metal crest-like slopes moving across the lava, and you'll need to long jump your way to the platform on the other side.
At the platform, take control of a Podaboo (I know they're called Lava Bubbles, but I'm too far into this blog series now). Jump into the lava pits without making contact with the rotating rock columns on the way to the other side, where you'll find a cannon to shoot out of.
Take control of the Uproot on the other side of your cannon travel and use the ability to raise your legs to get up the platforms. There are some platforms that you'll need to use your ability to push them up from above, as well as to push one down from below, while avoiding enemies on the way up.
Use the frozen water in the next section to get past all the Black Fuzzies in the next part, and try not to get frozen on the way. You'll then be able to take control of Yoshi. Stick your tongue onto the walls leading upwards to stick to the conveyor belt walls, and jump to avoid Black Fuzzies while also grabbing coins.
At the top, you'll find a P Switch. Step on it and follow the flower bridge as it moves forward. You could attack the machines on the way to break the blocks, but it's not worth it due to all the energy rings they will produce, which you will have to avoid. Along the way, you'll see a platform off to the side where the Sphynx is. Talk to the Sphynx. You'll be asked "What is the only kingdom that I, the great Sphynx, have not visited?" The answer is "The Mushroom Kingdom." Your reward is another Life Up Heart. Thankfully, if you die, you won't have to talk to the Sphynx again to get it; it will be readily available next time. From here, you can hit the P Switch here for another flower bridge so you can keep on going.
The Sphynx has other questions to answer if you keep taking to him.
Which of these unique attributes do I not possess? Gardening skill
What will you remember most about your adventures through all the kingdoms? Talking to a Sphynx
Why do I ask people questions? It's a chance to talk
What final words am I saving for you? Thank you!
For answering these last four questions, you'll get a few hundred coins for your efforts.
You'll soon have to throw your hat on an upside-down scarecrow on the bottom of a platform to get ahead. The platform will fly upwards, and you'll be forced to wall jump your way upwards with metal partitions of the nearby wall popping out to help you. You'll need to be quick so you're not forced out of the path upwards into the lava below.
You'll then meet Glydon. Take control of Glydon and use the air currents to stay high in the air as you head to the platform on the other side. Just watch out for the flies flying around in mid-air, and you should be fine. Once you land, you'll be launching yourself over the lava by throwing your hat at Volbonans stuck in blocks above the lava and launching yourself forward. A few of them move, so you'll need to time it right so you can launch forward, throw your hat and catch the next Volbonan flawlessly. Enter the pipe at the end.
Ride the platform, and try not to hit any of the machines, either at the sides or at the center of the platform, so you don't have to avoid a bunch of energy rings as you deal with the enemies that leap onto the platform as you go.
At the end, you'll be using a Pokio to stick onto the swinging walls. You'll need to launch yourself upwards and stick to each swinging wall to get to the top...except. Except if you get to the third one, stick yourself to it, and launch yourself upwards when the wall is all the way to the right, you can stick to the wall leading to the 8-bit area earlier. If you do that, get ready to quickly launch yourself upwards until you reach the 8-bit area.
In the 8-bit area, avoid the barrels rolling around as you get to Donkey Kong. Hit the four ? Blocks below Donkey Kong to get rid of him, then enter the pipe in the area that opens up below Donkey Kong. You'll then have to play a Bowser possession. Thankfully, when you enter this section, you'll start it with six hit points no matter what.
Avoid the rocks, and only slash at them to get rid of them when absolutely necessary. This is true near the end of this super-short section, where rocks will come at you from behind as you slash through the walls. You'll be alternating between slashing right and slashing left with Bowser's claws every so often just to survive, but hey...at least you have six hit points. The worst of this stuff is finally over.
When you reach the coin rings leading downwards, drop down to enter one last area full of pylons. Thankfully, it's really easy not to die here. By taking control of the pylons and travelling to the right, you'll spell out a message on the pylon paths saying "Thank you." If you throw your hat at the scarecrow on the other side, you'll be able to see the message in full.
Go down the pipe. Take control of a frog and shake the controller to use the high jump and get up the tower as Cappy reminds you of your journey. You'll eventually have to leave the frog and climb up the tower at the end. At the very top is the final Multi-Moon. You just grabbed the hardest Power Moon to get, and you'll get the Invisibility hat, which will make Mario invisible regardless of which outfit Mario wears it.
When you get all 880 collectible moons, you'll get a gold sail for the Odyssey, and you'll get a new Bowser battle in the Wedding Hall in the Dark Side.
1. Long Journey's End - Get to the top of the tower at the end of Culmina Crater.
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