Pleasant Path

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Pleasant Path
Pleasant Path.png
Mario and Goombario walking in Pleasant Path
First appearance Paper Mario (2000)
Greater location Mushroom Kingdom
Inhabitants Goombas, Paragoombas, Spiked Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Paratroopas

Pleasant Path is the name of the east-northeast region of the Mushroom Kingdom and home to some Koopa Troopas. It is the setting of Chapter 1 during the events of Paper Mario. Pleasant Path is characterized by the peaceful pleasant brook running down it, along with the many trees and Candy Canes. Russ T. speaks of these special candy canes, telling Mario that if he does something for them, they will do something for him in return. If Mario walks around the Candy Canes, they will play a cover of the invincibility theme from Super Mario Bros. and give him one heart each time he circles it. Mario first encounters both Koopa Troopas and Paratroopas on the lane. A fork-like mountain holds the high path to the Koopa Bros. Fortress, and the low path to Koopa Village. The exit to the west leads to Toad Town.

After the completion of Chapter 5, Kent C. Koopa blocks the west exit of Pleasant Path. If the player wishes to go through Pleasant Path in this way, the player can defeat Kent C. Koopa before proceeding or they could alternately pay him 100 coins to pass. However, it is possible to go to the other side by unlocking the pipe from Toad Town Tunnels and Koopa Village.

Areas[edit]

Mario finding a Star Piece under a hidden panel between the Candy Canes in Pleasant Path.
Mario and Bombette in the third scene.

Mario first enters Pleasant Path from Toad Town. The first scene is straight, with a Koopa Troopa, a Paragoomba and a Spiked Goomba, as well as various blocks where Mario can find coins, a Fright Jar and the Dizzy Attack badge. On Mario's way back to Toad Town after clearing Koopa Bros. Fortress, Jr. Troopa will jump out of a bush and ask Mario if he knows him. Either way, the two will get in a fight. After Chapter 5, Kent C. Koopa will appear here, blocking Kolorado and Mario from passing. Mario can pay or fight with him in order to pass.

In the second scene, there is first a ? Block with a POW Block item in it, then a river. Mario must hammer the tree and press the ! Switch dropping from the tree to make a bridge appear. Over the river are a Spiked Goomba above a brick, a walking Goomba, and some stairs. To the south is an island with a Star Piece on it, which Mario can get by tossing Kooper. On the first stair, a Sleepy Sheep can be found behind the fence. On the second is a Koopa Troopa. Finally there are four bricks, the last of which contains multiple coins.

Mario and Goombario, smashing the bricks that reveal the Attack FX B badge in the game Paper Mario.
The bricks before Koopa Village that reveal the Attack FX B badge.

In the third scene, three Candy Canes can be found on the high area. They give out Heart if Mario walks around them. There is also a Honey Syrup behind the last Candy Cane and a Star Piece under a hidden panel between the three. There is also a roadsign. From the high area Mario can either go across the bridge to the next scene or take the stairs around the platform to Koopa Village beneath the bridge. Before the entrance of Koopa Village, there are three brick blocks on the ground. Hammering them in the order of left, right, back reveals a red ? Block with the Attack FX B badge in it.

In the fourth scene, there is a high platform in the left with five coins on the ground and an alert Koopa Troopa in the nearby bush. To the right is a Thunder Bolt above a high brick, and a walking Spiked Goomba. In the midst of the scene is a river with a sign that reads:

No entry allowed, Mario!

Yours truly, The Koopa Bros.

There is an ! Switch across the river, which Mario has to activate in Chapter 1 by tossing Kooper from Koopa Village for a bridge. Finally there is a Paratroopa as well as two bricks, between them an invisible block containing a Fire Flower.

In the fifth scene (the path before Koopa Bros. Fortress), there is first a tree by the north side with a Star Piece in it, then a Koopa Troopa and a Paratroopa on the road. At the end of the road is a Heart Block. After Bombette joins the party, Mario can set her off at a cracked wall and take the pipe behind it. This warps Mario to a high place where he can find a FP Plus badge in a treasure chest. Outside Koopa Bros. Fortress is a Save Block near the main gate, a Save Block in the south balcony, and the Refund badge in a treasure chest on the southeast one.

Enemies[edit]

For enemy formations in Pleasant Path, see here.

Items[edit]

Note: The scenes are numbered from west to east.

Item Image Location Location Image
Coin Sprite of a Coin, from Paper Mario.
  • Ten of them in the Coin Block at the end of the second scene.
  • Five of them act as a trap near the start of the fourth scene.
Fifth ? Block on Pleasant Path of Paper Mario.Mario finding 5 Coin in Pleasant Path of Paper Mario.
Hearts Heart Point Pickup PM.png In the third scene, there are three Candy Canes before the bridge. By running around the left one, it spawns endless supply of Hearts. Mario finding Hearts spawning from a left Candy Cane in Pleasant Path of Paper Mario.
Coin and Dizzy Attack Badge Sprite of a Coin, from Paper Mario. Dizzy Attack Badge.png In the first two ? Blocks at the first scene. First and second ? Blocks on Pleasant Path of Paper Mario.
Fright Jar Fright Mask In the rightmost block at the first scene. Third ? Block on Pleasant Path of Paper Mario.
POW Block POW Block In the ? Block at the second scene. Fourth ? Block on Pleasant Path of Paper Mario.
Sleepy Sheep Sleepy Sheep Behind a fence in the second scene. Mario finding Sleepy Sheep in Pleasant Path of Paper Mario.
Honey Syrup Honey Syrup Behind the rightmost Candy Cane in the third scene. Mario finding Honey Syrup in Pleasant Path of Paper Mario.
Attack FX B Attack FX B Badge.png Smashing the blocks near the entrance of Koopa Village in the order "left, right, middle" will reveal a red ? Badge block with this badge inside. Last ? Block on Pleasant Path of Paper Mario.
Thunder Bolt Icon of an item from Paper Mario On the first block in the fourth scene (requires Kooper or Tornado Jump) Mario finding Thunder Bolt in Pleasant Path of Paper Mario.
Star Piece A Star Piece, from Paper Mario.
  • On the southern small island in the second scene (requires Kooper)
  • In the tree at the fifth scene.
  • Under a hidden panel between the three Candy Canes in the third scene.
  • Under a hidden panel at the coin trap in the fourth scene.
Mario ready to toss Kooper for a Star Piece on an island in Pleasant Path in Paper MarioMario finding a Star Piece in the tree at the end of Pleasant Path in Paper MarioMario finding a Star Piece under a hidden panel between the Candy Canes in Pleasant Path.Mario finding a Star Piece under a hidden panel in Pleasant Path in Paper Mario
FP Plus A badge from Paper Mario On a high platform near Koopa Bros. Fortress, accessed through a pipe by blasting the wall near the Heart Block first. First Treasure Chest in Koopa Bros. Fortress of Paper Mario.

Pleasant Path also has one hidden ? block:

Item Image Location Location Image
Fire Flower Fire Flower In the area two screens west of the Koopa Bros. Fortress, the hidden ? Block is between the two Brick Blocks. Image of Mario revealing a hidden ? Block in Pleasant Path, in Paper Mario.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

  • Area Tattles:
    • "To the west of here is Toad Town, and to the east is Koopa Village. If we go even farther east, we'll eventually reach Koopa Bros. Fortress."
    • "It's always pleasant around here. That's why we call this place Pleasant Path. It's nice and warm today, too. Incidentally, lots of Koopas live around here."
    • "Koopas like to live around Pleasant Path because there's plenty of water for them to lounge in. Koopa Village is down this way. If you want to go to Koopa Bros. Fortress, we should take the upper path and just keep going straight."
    • "If we continue along the pass, we should reach Koopa Bros. Fortress. Many Koopas and Paratroopas live around here. If they're loyal to Bowser, they'll definitely attack us."
    • "Just east of here, we can see Koopa Bros. Fortress. Actually, we're probably already on fortress grounds. That arch certainly looks like a part of it. And there are lots of bad guys, too."
  • Map description: This path links Toad Town and Koopa Village. Koopa Bros. Fortress is to the east.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Map of the Mushroom Kingdom from Paper MarioBowser's CastlePeach's CastleStar HavenStar WayShiver CityShiver SnowfieldStarborn ValleyShiver MountainCrystal PalaceGoomba VillageGoomba King's FortressMario's HouseShy Guy's Toy BoxClub 64Toad Town DojoShooting Star SummitKoopa VillageKoopa Bros. FortressWindy MillTubba Blubba's CastlePleasant PathDry Dry RailroadToad TownGoomba RoadFlower FieldsBoo's MansionForever ForestDry Dry OutpostDry Dry DesertMt. RuggedGusty GulchYoshi's VillageMt. LavalavaJade JungleLavalava Island
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Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ポカポカロード[?]
Pokapoka Rōdo
Pleasantly Warm Road
Chinese 温暖小道[?]
Wēnnuǎn Xiǎodào
Warmth Road
French Chemin Agréable[?] Pleasant Path
German Wanderpfad[?] Traveling Path
Spanish Sendero Agradable[?] Pleasant Path

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