Kero Sewers
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| Kero Sewers | |
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 Mario in the Kero Sewers in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | |
| First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
| Greater location | Tadpole Pond Region |
The Kero Sewers are an underground waterway in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. They share a strong resemblance to the underground levels found in the original Super Mario Bros. with their turquoise color scheme and Brick Blocks. The Kero Sewers are located above the Midas River falls and are guarded by Belome. Moreover, a tunnel in Land's End leads to the Kero Sewers, which Mario and his party enter to find—among other things—Cricket Jam, a star, and many monsters on the way. If Mario enters the path to Land's End before using it to revisit the Kero Sewers, a Beezo will warn him that the area is a dead end.[1][2]
The Kero Sewers also appear in Mario and the Incredible Rescue. Mario, Luigi, and Toad use this shortcut to get to Bowser's Keep faster. However, they end up in Cybele's forest and end up meeting her, who tells them to collect six Mushrooms. The first black Mushroom is in the Kero Sewers, which the gang then returns to. Piranha Plants roam the Kero Sewers here, although Piranha Plants did not appear here in the actual game.
Enemies[edit]
Belome (boss)
Treasure Boxes[edit]
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| Flower | 
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After using the pipe at the end of the first room, Mario should use the one next to it. In this room, he should reach another one at the bottom and use it to enter a room with yellow stairs. Here, he should go forwards to reach a treasure in front of yellow stairs. | 
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| Trueform Pin (first time) 5 10-Coins (second time) |
 
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In the same area, Mario should drop down to lowest level and go right to reach a treasure at the dead end. Jumping into this treasure triggers a battle with Huhwhat and Mario is awarded Trueform Pin after its defeat. After Mario leaves the room and comes back, this time the treasure contains five 10-Coins. | 
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| Star | 
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After Mario comes back onto the upper level of the room with yellow stairs, he should reach the top of them and enter a pipe there. Upon exiting said pipe, a treasure is seen to the right. | 
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| Mushroom (lower chest) Flower (upper chest, first time) Cricket Jam (upper chest, second time) |
 
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After the water has been drained and Mario entered the previously unavailable pipe, two more treasures are seen. The lower one can be obtained normally, but the upper one has two methods of being accessed, each with its own reward (rewards are not mutually exclusive so both can be obtained without problem):
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | キノケロ Kinokero Suiro |
Portmanteau of「茸」(kinoko, mushroom) and「ケロケロ」(kerokero, an onomatopoeic word for frog's croaking) +「水路」(suiro, canal); rendered "The Kinokero canal" in the Shogakukan guide[3] | |
| Chinese | 蘑呱水道[?] Móguā Shuǐdào |
Mushroom Croak Canal | |
| Dutch | Waterwerken[?] | Waterworks | |
| French (NOA) | Canal Croâc Croâc[?] | Croak Croak Canal | |
| French (NOE) | Canal Croâ-croâc[?] | Croak-croak Canal | |
| German | Quaquädukte[?] | Portmanteau of quaken ("to croak") and Aquädukte ("aqueducts") | |
| Italian | Canale Cracra[?] | Croakcroak Canal | |
| Korean | 버섯개굴 수로[?] Beoseotgaegul Suro |
Mushroom Croak Canal | |
| Spanish | Croacas[?] | Portmanteau of croac ("croak") and cloacas ("sewers") |
References[edit]
- ^ Cybershell (June 27, 2023). Super Mario RPG Secrets. YouTube. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Release-Fire (November 16, 2023). Kero Sewers Chest - Super Mario RPG Remake - Super Mario RPG Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ 1996. Super Mario RPG Final Edition. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4091025382. Page 2.
