Editing Metro Kingdom

{{redirect|New Donk City|the golf course in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''|[[New Donk City (golf course)]]}}

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|missions=[[The Scourge on the Skyscraper]]<br>[[A Fresh Start for the City]]<br>[[A Traditional Festival!]]

|boss=[[Mechawiggler]]

 

The Metro Kingdom is largely based on the [[real world]] location of [[New York City]], hence the name of the city located within it. The New Donk City Hall is based on the {{wp|Empire State Building}}, while a pair of triangular-shaped buildings outside of it appear to be inspired by the {{wp|Flatiron Building}}, and visible in the skyline are a building and bridge resembling the {{wp|Chrysler Building}} and [[Brooklyn Bridge]], respectively. The way [[Crazy Cap]] has a flagship store in New Donk City is very similar to how Nintendo's [[Nintendo New York|flagship store]] is in New York City. Some street signs in New Donk City feature cycling {{wp|Wrong-way driving|wrong way}} signs that look exactly like [[commons:File:MUTCD R5-1b.svg|the signs used in New York City]], and traffic lights have guy-wire masts, consistent with their design in New York. This kingdom is notable for having humans as the main inhabitants - called "[[New Donker]]s" (the equivalent of "New Yorkers") - as well as [[Pauline]] as its mayor (notwithstanding). New Donk City has a [[Donkey Kong (game)#Development|1930s-1940s aesthetic]] as its residents are uniformly dressed in pinstripe suits and fedoras with jazz music prominent. New Donk City's nickname is "The city that never leaps", a play on New York City's nickname - "The city that never sleeps". New Donk City is also referred to as "The Big Banana" by a New Donker, which is a play on New York City being referred to as "The Big Apple". The Metro Kingdom is also the founding location of the Crazy Cap Shop chain. New Donk City features copious references to the arcade game ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', and it is implied that the events of that game, where [[Mario]] had to save Pauline from [[Donkey Kong]], are a part of the city's beginnings.<ref>{{cite|title=「ニュードンク・シティ」の建物に描かれているグラフィティです。懐かしい人には懐かしい！？街の歴史に関係した絵なんです。|language=ja|author=Super Mario Odyssey (JP)|url=x.com/mario_odysseyJP/status/910985748341415936|date=September 21, 2017|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en|title=You might stumble across some graffiti in New Donk City. This piece has some kind of link to the city's history...|author=Super Mario UK|date=October 12, 2017|url=x.com/SuperMario_UK/status/918400873499365376|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''|author=[[A Traditional Festival!]]|language=en|quote=This festival tells the story of our city's beginnings!|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> [[New York City]] was stated to be the setting of the original ''Donkey Kong'' arcade game,<ref>{{cite|lanugage=ja|url=www.ndw.jp/mario-interview-230425/2|title=インタビュー マリオ映画公開記念！宮本茂さんインタビュー 制作の始まりから驚きの設定まで|publisher=Nintendo Dream Web|date=April 25, 2023|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref> while [[Big-City]], a location in ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Game Boy]], and [[Big Ape City]], a location in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', are also implied to be the setting.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1995|title=''Donkey Kong Land'' instruction booklet|page=15|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> It is unknown if any of these are intended to be the same city.

 

When Mario first visits here, [[Bowser's Airship]] can be seen flying over the top of the New Donk City Hall. Mario's first objective is to stop [[Bowser]] by heading to the New Donk City Hall Rooftop. Once the player climbs up to here, they will find [[Mechawiggler]] - a large robotic [[Wiggler]] taking all the city's power. Mario must then fight the Mechawiggler and defeat it, which will reward the player with a [[Multi Moon]]. Collecting it will take Mario back to the [[Odyssey]], and the kingdom reverts to daytime. The player's next objective is to talk to Mayor Pauline at the New Donk City Hall Plaza. She tells Mario that she needs [[Band (Super Mario Odyssey)|four musicians]] to perform in her big festival. Mario finds the four musicians (a drummer, a guitarist, a bassist, and a trumpeter) and takes them all back to Pauline. Once he has done this, the mayor will then tell Mario of a new problem - the [[Underground Power Plant]] is not working. Mario must then travel to the Power Plant and restore it in order to generate enough power to hold the festival. Mayor Pauline is impressed by Mario's efforts, and she asks if Mario would like to participate in the festival. He accepts the offer, and the New Donk City Festival begins. If the player can successfully traverse through the festival of the city and reach Pauline at the end, she will give Mario another Multi Moon. Collecting it restores the kingdom to its former glory (although nothing changes between Mechawiggler and the festival), allowing access to more [[Power Moon]]s. Once Mario has collected enough Power Moons, he can head off to the next kingdom - either the [[Snow Kingdom]] or the [[Seaside Kingdom]].

The city's design is largely inspired by real world big cities, most notably [[New York City]]. It features many typical things found in cities, such as fire hydrants, street lamps and stoplights (the latter of which Mario is able to grab onto and swing on to jump forward, and their pedestrian crossing lights can be hit like ? Blocks). There are taxis driving throughout the city, which Mario is able to bounce off of the front hoods of in order to gain extra jump height. There are also many billboards, some of which advertise about other kingdoms in the game. Many of the streets and some of the billboards and advertisements in the city are named after characters from the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise, such as "[[Diddy Kong|Diddy]]'s Mart", "[[Dixie Kong|Dixie]] Street", "[[Tiny Kong|Tiny]]'s Piroshkis" and "[[Cranky Kong|Cranky]] Avenue", not to mention [[Donkey Kong|the city itself]]; additionally, there are some red girders that appear in New Donk City as a reference to the original [[Donkey Kong (game)|''Donkey Kong'' arcade game]]. The city is located on an elevated platform above the rest of the kingdom, surrounded by a large bay. Each side of said bay is surrounded by further unexplorable city.

 

 

 

''If you've come to New Donk City, you owe it to yourself to see it at night. The best viewing spot is the landmark New Donk City Hall, but sadly the interior is closed for construction, so you'll have to aim for one of the neighboring buildings.''

 

 

[[File:SMO Metro Brochure D.png|thumb|left|150px|''The world's most trusted brand in headwear.'']]

 

''There's probably only one brand that the entire world knows, and that's Crazy Cap. Their original flagship store is right here in New Donk City.''

 

 

[[File:SMO Metro Brochure E.png|thumb|150px|''These aren't even safety rails.'']]

 

 

 

 

 

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The Odyssey lands in a secluded area south of the main part of the city. Nearby are some girders where Mario can find three [[regional coin]]s. During Mechawiggler's attack on the city, there is a spark pylon on the blue tarp at the end of the girders which will take Mario to the city streets. After defeating Mechawiggler, [[Hint Toad]] and [[Uncle amiibo]] appear here, the spark pylon is moved closer to the Odyssey, and a Power Moon can be found inside the girders. [[Ground Pound]]ing on the blue tarp where the spark pylon originally was makes coins pop out. [[Luigi]] also appears here after the main story's completion and hosts [[Balloon World]].

 

Depending on whether or not Mario has defeated Mechawiggler, there will be one of two Checkpoint Flags active near a small park (which is referred to as '[[Squawks]] Park' on signs), both of which are reached via a spark pylon near the Odyssey's landing site. During Mechawiggler's attack, the Checkpoint Flag is southeast of the park and referred to as "City Outskirts". After Mechawiggler's defeat, the Checkpoint Flag is southwest of the park and referred to as "Main Street Entrance". At the Main Street Entrance, Mario can find a pair of [[Binoculars]] (through which the [[Sphynx]] can be seen after completion of the story) and a few [[New Donker]]s who welcome him to the city. Talkatoo and the [[Jump-Rope Challenge]] can be found at the park. [[Jammin' Toad]], a [[Bonneter]], and the [[Letter (Super Mario Odyssey)|Letter]]s also appear at the park after the story is completed.

 

The music that regularly plays throughout the city plays as soon as Mario touches the ground here. As such, it is possible, at least briefly, to advance through the city without the music playing so long as Mario stays off the ground.

 

 

It is a small, flat garden atop one of the many buildings in this kingdom. Although most of the garden is found atop two connected buildings, a similar area close to these buildings also features a garden. While roaming the garden, [[Mario]] may find a [[Checkpoint Flag]], a [[Pole (bollard)|pole]], and a [[rabbit]] he may catch for a [[Power Moon]], though the rabbit often runs around the garden, hopping to the adjacent building. In the corner of the garden, two [[New Donker]]s sit on a bench in the shade of a tree. While exploring the garden, Mario may locate a set of four [[regional coin]]s on the highest point as well as a football he may simply punt off the rooftop into the streets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Checkpoint Flag is found after exiting the [[New Donk City Hall#Interior|New Donk City Hall Interior]]. Despite its name, it is not on the roof, but a balcony below the roof. There is a spark pylon here that leads to the roof, but it disappears after Mechawiggler is defeated. After completing the main story, two Shiverians can be found here.

 

 

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{{main|Mayor Pauline Commemorative Park}}

This area is accessed by using a spark pylon east of New Donk City Hall Plaza. It is a small park with a few trees and benches. The guitarist needed to form the [[Band (Super Mario Odyssey)|band]] is found here. Power Moons can be found by Ground Pounding Mechawiggler's remains and touching a glowing bird. By climbing one of the trees, Mario can find two regional coins.

 

====Names in other languages====

 

West of New Donk City Hall Plaza, there is a Checkpoint Flag next in an area with several tables and chairs where several New Donkers are sitting.

 

 

The Heliport is located right of the New Donk City Hall Plaza where the player must climb up a set of stairs and either [[Wall Jump]] up a set of girders, or capture a spark pylon in order to reach the Heliport.

 

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This area is located in the bottom-right corner of the map and is isolated from the rest of New Donk City. It can only be accessed via a painting from the [[Sand Kingdom]], available after completing the story mission [[Showdown on the Inverted Pyramid]]. On the rooftop is a [[Power Moon]] and a block of girders with multiple [[Hidden Coin]]s on top. Outside of glitches and other unintended exploits, the rooftop is the only area accessible in the Metro Kingdom before the player visits the Lake Kingdom, Wooded Kingdom, Cloud Kingdom, and Lost Kingdom.

 

 

|A maze-like area accessed by capturing the manhole cover and moving it out of the way. The area features revolving doors that move when hit with [[Cappy]], [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s, and Moon Shards required to obtain a Power Moon.

 

 

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In order to progress to the next kingdom, the player must collect at least 20 Power Moons, the most Power Moons out of all the kingdoms needed to progress forward. There are not enough Power Moons to meet this requirement during The Scourge on the Skyscraper, so that objective is normally required to be completed. However, a [[List of Super Mario Odyssey glitches|glitch]] allows free access to New Donk City before The Scourge on the Skyscraper starts. Through this, the Power Moons can be obtained in the non-night state of the kingdom, then used during The Scourge on the Skyscraper to power up the Odyssey.<ref>{{cite|author=Lowest Percent|date=Nov 6, 2020|title=How Speedrunners beat Mario Odyssey without Cappy (almost)|url=https://youtu.be/L5aQzCJW5-s|timestamp="11:33"|publisher=Youtube|accessdate=Sept 14, 2024}}</ref>

 

 

 

 

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|{{anchor|Pauline Statue}}''The statue of New Donk City's mayor, Pauline, was made as a testament to her enduring popularity.''

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|[[File:SMO Power Moon Brown.png|100px]]<br>Metro Kingdom Power Moon

 

 

 

SMO Wallpaper - New Donk City.jpg|Wallpaper

SMO Shot - A Royal Wedding.png|One of the billboards advertising Bowser and Peach's wedding

SMO Shot - New Donk City.png|[[Mario]] walking with some of the residents of the city

SMO Shot - New Donk City Aerial.png|An aerial shot of the city

SMO Shot - New Donk City Night.png|The city at night

 

 

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