Editing Gusty Gulch

{{location infobox
|image=[[File:Gusty Gulch.png|256px]]<br>[[Mario]] and [[Lady Bow]] in Gusty Gulch
|greater_location=[[Mushroom Kingdom]], beyond [[Forever Forest]]
|inhabitants=[[Boo]]s, notably [[Stanley (Paper Mario)|Stanley]] and [[Herbert]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
}}

'''Gusty Gulch''' is a small wasteland where peasant [[Boo]]s and "hyper" versions of other creatures live in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. It is located to the east of [[Forever Forest]] and can be reached by passing the back gate of [[Boo's Mansion]]. The area consists of three parts: the [[Windy Mill]] at the base of the gulch, a village where the peasant Boos live, and some cliffs in the east. [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]] can be found at the end of the cliff area.

The Boos suffer attacks from [[Tubba Blubba]] until his defeat. When Mario first visits the village, Tubba Blubba comes along and eats one named [[Stanley (Paper Mario)|Stanley]]. Later in the chapter, Mario defeats Tubba Blubba in the Windy Mill area, therefore freeing the Boos. It is revealed that the Boos actually live in the abandoned village, and that they did not build the town.

Gusty Gulch is similar to [[Twilight Trail]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', containing a dry landscape, dead trees, and [[Hyper Cleft]]s.
[[File:PM Tubba Blubba Eating Boo.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Tubba Blubba]] eating a Boo in the Gusty Gulch village.]]
In Chapter 3, [[Mario]] and [[Lady Bow]] head for [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]] to defeat Tubba Blubba and help the Boos, for which Lady Bow promises to give him Skolar as a reward. When they pass the village, they learned that Tubba Blubba had come there the day before and eaten [[Herbert]]. Not shortly after that, Tubba Blubba himself arrives to eat the Boos. The Boos hide, and so do Mario and Lady Bow with her [[Outta Sight]] ability. However, [[Stanley (Paper Mario)|Stanley]] delays and is caught and eaten by Tubba Blubba.

Later in the chapter, Mario and Lady Bow are caught stealing [[Yakkey]] in Tubba Blubba's Castle. Six Boos from the Gusty Gulch village come to help Bow and, after the two come out, block the door to stop Tubba Blubba from going out. The two run away, passing the village and opening the Windy Mill at the base of the gulch with Yakkey. They find that Tubba Blubba's secret is his [[Tubba's Heart|heart]] hiding deep down the mill. After the heart is defeated, it jumps out of the mill and reunites with Tubba Blubba who has chased them down. This makes Tubba Blubba no longer invincible and easily beaten.

After Tubba Blubba is defeated, the Boos he has eaten are released from his body and return to Gusty Gulch, [[Stanley (Paper Mario)|Stanley]] and [[Herbert]] included. The Boos at Gusty Gulch will write Lady Bow [[List of letters in Paper Mario#Boos in Gusty Gulch|an admiration letter]], which the player can read at the [[Toad Town Post Office]]. The letter thanks her for her effort, saying that they are throwing a party and Bow is invited to it after she is done with her quest.

At the end of the game, two Boos come to the party at [[Peach's Castle]], one from [[Boo's Mansion]] and one from Gusty Gulch. The latter mentions that the Boos are going to have a wedding ceremony at Gusty Gulch.

There is a [[Save Block]] and a [[Heart Block]] in the village, as well as a hidden (but not invisible) block in the easternmost house in the first scene containing one coin. One of [[Koopa Koot]]'s favors involves retrieving a [[Package (Paper Mario)|Package]] from a Boo in the Gusty Gulch village. In the cliff area east of the village, there is a [[Letter]] by a branch on the ground which can be delivered to [[Igor]] in Boo's Mansion. When he receives it, he mentions that it is an order from Gusty Gulch.

==Characters==
{{main|List of unnamed NPCs in Paper Mario by location (A–S)#Gusty Gulch}}
* [[Stanley (Paper Mario)|Stanley]]
* [[Herbert]]
* several other unnamed [[Boo]]s

==Enemies==
:''For [[List of enemy formations in Paper Mario|enemy formations]] in Gusty Gulch, see [[List of enemy formations in Paper Mario#Gusty Gulch|here]].''
<gallery widths="100px" heights="80px">
PMTubbaBlubba.png|[[Tubba Blubba]] (Chapter 3 Boss; encountered after defeating [[Tubba's Heart|his Heart]])
PM_HyperCleft.png|[[Hyper Cleft]]
HyperGoomba PM.png|[[Hyper Goomba]]
PMHyperParagoomba.png|[[Hyper Paragoomba]]
</gallery>

==Items==
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!Item
!Image
!Location
!Location Image
|-
|[[Coin]]
|[[File:PMCoin.png]]
|<nowiki/>
*In the scene with a Save Block, found in the ? Block in the house right of the Save Block.
*In the ? Block found at the start of the scene one scene to the east of the Boo's area.	
|[[File:Gusty Gulch Block 1.png|250px]][[File:Gusty Gulch Block 2.png|250px]]
|-
|[[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]] (x2)
|[[File:PM StarPiece.gif]]
|<nowiki/>
*Under a hidden panel near the back gate of [[Boo's Mansion]]
*Obscured behind a rock and between another rock and a tree near the end of the scene before the entrance to [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]].
|[[File:PM Star Piece GustyGulchPanel.png|250px]][[File:PM Star Piece GustyGulchStone.png|250px]]
|-
|[[Package (Paper Mario)|Package]]
|[[File:PM Package.png]]
|Given by a Boo while doing [[Koopa Koot]]'s favors.
|[[File:Gusty Gulch (Package).png|250px]]
|-
|[[Dizzy Dial]]
|[[File:PaperMario Items DizzyDial.png]]
|On a big stone one scene to the east of the Boo's area (requires [[Kooper]]).
|[[File:Gusty Gulch (Dizzy Dial).png|250px]]
|-
|Coin and [[Repel Gel]]
|[[File:PMCoin.png]] [[File:PaperMario Items RepelGel.png]]
|In ? blocks found in the middle of the scene one scene to the east of the Boo's area.
|[[File:Gusty Gulch Blocks 3-4.png|250px]]
|-
|[[Letter]]
|[[File:PM Letter Sprite.png]]
|Behind a branch one scene to the east of the Boo's area.
|[[File:Letter Gusty Gulch PM.png|250px]]
|-
|11 Coins and [[Super Mushroom|Super Shroom]]
|[[File:PMCoin.png]] [[File:PaperMario Items SuperShroom.png]]
|In the blocks found one scene before Tubba Blubba's Castle.
|[[File:Gusty Gulch Blocks 5-7.png|250px]]
|}

==Profiles==
{{PM map}}
*'''[[Tattle]]s:'''
**"''There's a [[Windy Mill|windmill]]. Those vanes are turning really slowly. The sound of it turning is sort of lonely.''"
**"''Somebody told me that if a house is dilapidated, it means it's crumbly and deserted. That sounds like this place. [[Goompa]] said [[Boo]]s love this sort of place.''"
**"''The way that house leans is bizarre, isn't it? Why do Boos like homes like these?''"
**"''It's Gusty Gulch. Watch your step on the rocky slopes. You also have to beware of strange creatures. [[Goompapa|My dad]] would say that going through here builds character...''"
**"''It's Gusty Gulch. It looks like there's a gap over there that won't be easy to cross. You'll need some [[Parakarry|help]]. Let's be quick but careful. I don't like the looks of the creatures around here.''"
**"''We've reached the top of Gusty Gulch. That building is [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]], isn't it? The land here is totally barren. Was it always like this?''"
*'''In-game map description:''' ''Boos like to hang around this deserted gulch. On the ridge is the [[Tubba Blubba's Castle|castle]] of the Invincible [[Tubba Blubba]].''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bow Ordered Open Gates.gif
PM Star Piece GustyGulchPanel.png|The [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Piece]] by the gate to [[Boo's Mansion]].
Stanley.png|[[Stanley (Paper Mario)|Stanley]] in the village.
Bow Tells Mario Hide Fast.gif
PM Tubba Blubba eats Stanley.gif
Letter Gusty Gulch PM.png
PM Herbert screenshot.png|[[Herbert]] in the village.
PM Star Piece GustyGulchStone.png|The Star Piece behind a rock in Gusty Gulch.
Skolar Departs.png|[[Skolar]] flies back to [[Star Haven]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ピューピューヒル
|JpnR=Pyūpyū Hiru
|JpnM=Windy Hill. ''Pyūpyū'' is an onomatopoeia of blowing winds.
|Spa=Barranco Borrascoso
|SpaM=Gusty Cliff
|Ger=Windige Schlucht
|GerM=Windy Canyon
|Fre=Ravin Ventu
|FreM=Gusty Gulch
|Por=Ravina Tempestuosa
|PorM=Gusty Gulch
|Chi=风啸谷
|ChiR=Fēngxiāo Gǔ
|ChiM=Wind-howling Valley
}}

==Notes==
*It is quite possible that Gusty Gulch is based on the real-life location of [[wikipedia:La Mancha|La Mancha]], Spain. This area of Spain is a windy, semi-arid grassland, and is littered with windmills - a description that fits Gusty Gulch quite well. Also, the background music of Gusty Gulch seems to be Spanish-inspired.

==External links==
*[http://vgmaps.com/Atlas/N64/PaperMario-Chapter3-InvincibleTubbaBlubba-GustyGulch.png Map by Peardian]

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