Editing Outer Space

{{about|the Space location in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''|other uses|[[Space]]}}
{{level infobox
|title=Outer Space
|image=[[File:SPM Outer Space Squarp Hole.png|250px]]
|code=4-1
|game=''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|before=[[Fort Francis|<<]]
|after=[[Planet Blobule|>>]]
|track="Outer Space"
|sample=[[File:SPM Outer Space.oga]]
}}
{{quote|Mmm, stars everywhere... I believe we're in outer space, almost certainly...|Tippi|Super Paper Mario}}
'''Outer Space''' is the setting of [[Super Paper Mario#Chapter 4: Outer Space|Chapter 4]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Chapter 4 may not take place in the outer space above the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], but rather that of another dimension. It was once the location of the [[Squirpia]] kingdom. This, along with [[Castle Bleck]], are the only two worlds to end with a two part boss battle ([[Mr. L]] and [[Brobot]]).

In Chapter 4-1, the heroes meet [[Squirps]], a mysterious alien creature who functions as a ray gun for stages 4-1 and 4-3, as well as in the battle against Brobot. A large portion of this Chapter involves a [[Squarp hole]] maze, which requires the player to remember which Holes are linked to which in order to progress.

==Chapters and locations==
{|class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
!width="5%"|Level
!width="1%"|Preview
!width="20%"|Description
|-
|'''Outer Space'''<br>(''Chapter 4-1: Into Outer Space'')
|style="background: #202020" |[[File:SPM Outer Space Squarp Hole.png|150px]]
|A gravity-less level with many warps and enemies. The heroes meet [[Squirps]] the alien here.
|-
|'''[[Planet Blobule]]'''<br>(''Chapter 4-2: A Paper Emergency'')
|style="background: #202020" |[[File:SPM Squirps Bathroom.png|150px]]
|An apparently small planet with low gravity. This level mainly consists of searching for toilet paper to relieve [[Fleep]], who is needed to complete the level.
|-
|'''[[Outer Limits]]'''<br>(''Chapter 4-3: The Gates of Space'')
|style="background: #202020" |[[File:SPM Outer Limits.PNG|150px]]
|Similar to 4-1, but with many more blocks and similar objects. Much of the level involves searching for chocolate to give to Squirps, in order to open a [[Space Gate]].
|-
|'''[[Whoa Zone]]'''<br>(''Chapter 4-4: The Mysterious Mr. L'')
|style="background: #202020" |[[File:Whoa Zone SPM.png|150px]]
|A strange place, also known as the "space graveyard". This level's main gimmick is gravitational anomalies that allow the player to walk on the walls and ceiling. [[Mr. L]] and [[Brobot]] are battled here, and are the Chapter bosses.
|}

==Chapter 4-1: Into Outer Space==
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[[File:SPM Chapter 4 Preview.png|thumb|Chapter preview]]'''Storyline text'''
<blockquote>''Through the fierce battle against Francis, Tippi and the Mario gang grew closer.''

''{{hover|Behind a fourth door lay a whole new world that beckoned to them both.|Behind a fourth door lay a whole new world that beckoned to them all. (PAL version)}}''

''What awaited was vaster and stranger than anything they'd encountered so far...''

''In order to claim the Pure Heart, they would have to endure new, far-out trials...''</blockquote>

[[File:SPM Outer Space No Air.png|thumb|left|Mario panicking with no air]]
[[File:SPM Space Ship Squirps.png|thumb|Mario finding Squirps]]
Upon entering the green door at the top of [[Flipside Tower]], [[Mario]] [[Princess Peach|and]] [[Bowser|co.]] find themselves in space and realize that they cannot breathe. [[Tippi]] warps them all back to Flipside, where they tell [[Merlon]] about their problem. He explains that a [[Helmet (Super Paper Mario)|helmet]] would allow them to breathe, but he gave away the only one he had to a little boy, who the heroes discover to be [[Pook]]. Pook is using the helmet as a fishbowl for his pet, [[Captain Gills]], who is growing too large for it. Pook gives the heroes the fishbowl and asks them to release Captain Gills. After placing the fish in a canal in Flipside's basement, the heroes return to space and put on the helmet, allowing them to explore the new world.

The heroes follow an SOS to a space capsule, containing a small alien named [[Squirps]], who knows of the heroes and their mission to gather the [[Pure Heart]]s. While Tippi is suspicious of Squirps, Mario accepts the alien's help. Squirps opens a warp called a [[Squarp hole]], which he says will take the group directly the Pure Heart. However, the warp is far off target and the heroes are forced to navigate a maze of Squarp holes.

The level's lack of gravity allows the player to move anywhere they want using the +Control Pad. As they cannot [[stomp]] enemies in this state, they may instead use Squirps' Squirt Beam to attack enemies. The level is mostly empty, aside from enemies and stationary asteroids. If the player flips near a certain asteroid, they will find a Squarp hole behind it. This Squarp hole will lead the heroes to the background, where they can go through a pipe on another asteroid to find a room full of coins. There are many Squarp holes in the level, with the correct warp usually being the one farthest away from where the heroes started from.

===Enemies===
<gallery>
SPMFoton.png|[[Foton]]
SPMJellien.png|[[Jellien]]
SPMWarpid.png|[[Warpid]]
</gallery>

===Items===
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!Item
!Icon
!Location
|-
|[[Catch Card SP]]
|[[File:Catch Card SP SPM.png]]
|align=left|In 3D behind an asteroid in the area before the Star Block one, where enemies consist solely of Warpids.
|-
|Caught Card
|[[File:CatchCardOrangeSPM.png]]
|align=left|[[Foton]], in 3D behind an asteroid in the second area near a Save Block.
|}

===Menu description===
*''"Outer space... A vast and unknowable nothingness. You met Squirps here in a strange space capsule..."''

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=大宇宙
|JpnR=Daiuchū
|JpnM=The Universe
|Kor=대우주
|KorR=Dae-uju
|KorM=The Great Space
|Fre=Hyper-espace
|FreM=Hyperspace
|Ita=Spazio Profondo
|ItaM=Deep Space
|SpaE=Espacio exterior<ref>[https://youtu.be/DeIAz8P-Vr8?t=8 "Super Paper Mario - Capitulo 4 - 4/1 - En el espacio exterior"].{{dead link}}</ref>
|SpaEM=Outer Space
|Ger=Das Weltall
|GerM=Space
}}

;Into Outer Space
{{foreign names
|Jpn=大宇宙をこえて
|JpnR=Daiuchū o Koete
|JpnM=Cross the Universe
|Ita=Nello spazio profondo
|ItaM=Into the deep space
|Fre=Dans l'Hyper-espace
|FreM=In the Hyperspace
|SpaE=Hacia el espacio exterior<ref>[https://youtu.be/GYcEYzit1xM?t=23 "Super Paper Mario - Comienzo Capitulo 4 - El Espacio Exterior"].{{dead link}}</ref>
|SpaEM=Towards outer space
|Ger=Ab ins Weltall
|GerM=Off to Space
|Kor=대우주를 넘어
|KorR=Dae'uju-reul Neom-eo
|KorM=Beyond the Great Space
}}

==Trivia==
*If on the second visit to the level the player answers "no" to the prompt to use the space helmet, [[Tippi]] will personally attempt to convince them otherwise. After that, if the player says "yes" thrice, she will abandon the player in frustration, resulting in a [[Game Over]]. Upon further visits, the helmet is equipped automatically once they pass through the door.

==References==
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