Dark Side
| Dark Side | |
|---|---|
| |
| Boss(es) | Topper Harriet Spewart Rango RoboBrood |
| Mission(s) | Arrival at Rabbit Ridge! |
| Power Moons | 26 (23 regular, 1 Multi Moon) |
The Dark Side of the Moon is a secret kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey, and is the greater location of Rabbit Ridge. It is served as the sixteenth kingdom overall in the game. It is reachable once the main game is completed and 250 Power Moons have been obtained. Rabbit Ridge is the home of the Broodals, and is ruled over by Madame Broode. Due to her love of vegetables, many statues of vegetables can be found scattered around the kingdom, primarily turnips. The largest one, however, is a carrot building named Rabbit Ridge Tower.
In Rabbit Ridge Tower, the Broodals challenge Mario to a rematch, and he is able to fight them as many times as he wants. If Mario loses all his health, he respawns outside of Rabbit Ridge Tower. None of the progress through the battles is saved if this occurs. Outside the tower, many generic rabbits wearing top hats can be found; they can be neither spoken with nor captured. No regional coins exist in this kingdom, and as with the Moon Kingdom and Darker Side, Mario experiences lighter gravity. This includes the interior of Rabbit Ridge Tower, but excludes the bonus areas.
Once the player completes the sole objective of the Dark Side, Arrival at Rabbit Ridge!, the Toad Brigade starts exploring this section of the Moon.
Brochure details[edit]
|
Dark Side "Remote Region, Even for the Moon" | |||
| Rabbit Ridge "The last word in dedicated wedding planning." | ||||
| Population | Unknown | Size | Unknown | |
| Locals | Rabbitish? | Currency | Unknown | |
| Industry | Wedding Planning | Temperature | Unknown | |
A Tasty-Looking Tower
This ostentatious stone tower was carved at the direction of the vegetable-loving Madame Broode, who lords over Rabbit Ridge.
Her underlings, the Broodals, live within and always have a warm "welcome" for visitors.
Topper, Client Relations
Responsible for client relations on behalf of the Broodals' wedding-planning firm, Topper is usually found on-site, troubleshooting.
You can tell how serious he is about a battle by the number of hats he has stacked on his head: he doesn't tap into his full hat reserves except for the most dangerous opponents. So if you square off with him and he seems to be mostly hat, you should feel honored...and afraid.
Rango, the Bouncer
He's not the most focused, but Rango is a valuable player on the Broodals team, always coming through in the end. A master of his boomeranging trampoline hat, he can throw it both straight and curved with almost unnatural control over the way it flies. On the other hand, he sometimes zones out a bit and looks confused. That's your chance to counterattack!
Hariet, Pyrotechnics
The least predictable of the Broodals, Hariet is most often found throwing bombs with her hair. When her homemade bombs explode, they leave a pool of fire on the ground, so try knocking them away before they explode. While it may seem reckless to have filled her hat with bombs, Hariet is devious and keeps a lot of spare explosives with her, so watch out!
Spewart, the Entertainer
Spinning around while spitting poison in a wide area, Spewart is the least subtle of the Broodals. But he also has an unexpectedly artistic side, as his poisonous ground-paintings show.
One Last Door
For those travelers who survive the "hospitality" of the Broodals, a new challenge may await...
Three Keys to the Kingdom
- Watch out for the moon's light gravity; you can still die falling off a cliff.
- Investigate behind all those stone-carved vegetables.
- Greet all FOUR of the keys to this kingdom. You know who they are.
Map
Bonus areas[edit]
| Bonus area | Accessed via | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 Breakdown Road |
Blue door | Behind the Odyssey | An alternate version of Breakdown Road in the Wooded Kingdom where Mario cannot use Cappy. |
 Invisible Road |
Blue door | On a lower ledge directly beneath the binoculars | An alternate version of Invisible Road in the Wooded Kingdom where Mario cannot use Cappy to clear off the poison spat out by the Poison Piranha Plants or to help him defeat them. |
 Vanishing Road |
Blue door | At the middle island's northeastern corner | An alternate version of Vanishing Road in the Metro Kingdom where Mario cannot use the motor scooter or Cappy. This area also does not contain any coin rings. |
 Siege Area |
Moon Pipe | Next to the door leading to Invisible Road | An alternate version of the Siege Area in the Metro Kingdom where Mario must capture Yoshi and help him eat all the fruits to obtain both Power Moons. |
 The Sinking Island |
Moon Pipe | On a narrow ledge below the cliff just north of Hint Toad | An alternate version of the Sinking Island in the Seaside Kingdom where Mario must capture Yoshi and help him eat all the fruits to obtain both Power Moons. |
 The Magma Swamp |
Moon Pipe | At the middle island's southmost end | An alternate version of the Magma Swamp in the Luncheon Kingdom where Mario must capture Yoshi and help him eat all the fruits to obtain both Power Moons. |
Enemies[edit]
Enemies marked with an asterisk (*) are only found in bonus areas.
- Topper (boss)
- Hariet (boss)
- Spewart (boss)
- Rango (boss)
- RoboBrood (boss)
- Hammer Bros.
- Bullet Bills*
- Banzai Bills*
- Poison Piranha Plants*
- Big Poison Piranha Plants*
- Sherms*
- Moonsnakes*
- Fire Piranha Plants*
Objectives[edit]
- Arrival at Rabbit Ridge!: The goal is to defeat the Broodals and RoboBrood on Rabbit Ridge Tower.
Power Moons[edit]
- Main article: List of Power Moons in the Dark Side
There are a total of 26 Power Moons (23 regular Power Moons and 1 Multi Moon) on the Dark Side. When the player first visits this kingdom, they can only collect 2 Power Moons, including the Multi Moon that is collected from defeating the Broodals for the last time. After they defeat them, 12 more Power Moons which are more difficult versions of previous challenges found throughout the other kingdoms will be unlocked as well as 10 pieces of Hint Art. The Dark Side has the most Hint Art out of any kingdom in the game. There are no Moon Rocks to break for Power Moons in this kingdom.
Names in other languages[edit]
Dark Side[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 月の国 裏[?] Tsuki no Kuni Ura |
Moon Country: Far Side | |
| Chinese | 月之国 后面 (Simplified) Yuè zhī guó hòumiàn 月之國 背面 (Traditional) Yuè zhī guó bèimiàn[?] |
Moon Country: The Back Side | |
| Dutch | Schaduwkant[?] | Shadow Side, this is the Dutch term for the moon's dark side. | |
| French | Côté obscur[?] | Dark Side | |
| German | Finstere Seite[?] | Dark Side | |
| Italian | Lato Oscuro[?] | Dark Side | |
| Korean | 달나라 뒤편[?] Dalnara Dwipyeon |
Moon Country: The Back Side | |
| Russian | Тёмная сторона[?] Tyomnaya storona |
Dark Side | |
| Spanish | Cara Oculta[?] | Hidden Side |
Rabbit Ridge[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ラビットクレーター[?] Rabitto Kurētā |
Rabbit Crater | |
| Chinese | 兔子环形山 (Simplified) 兔子環形山 (Traditional)[?] Tùzǐ huánxíngshān |
Rabbit Crater | |
| Dutch | Konijnenkrater[?] | Rabbit Crater | |
| French | Crapinière[?] | From crapule (scoundrel) and lapinière (rabbit hutch) | |
| German | Kaninchenkrater[?] | Rabbit Crater | |
| Italian | Cresta Coniglia[?] | Rabbit Ridge | |
| Korean | 래빗 분화구[?] Raebit Bunhwagu |
Rabbit Crater | |
| Russian | Кроличий хребет[?] Krolichiyi khrebet |
Rabbit Ridge | |
| Spanish | Torre Madriguera[?] | Burrow Tower |
Trivia[edit]
- The Dark Side, and the fact that the Broodals hail from the Moon, is likely a homage to the Japanese, folkloric belief that a rabbit lives on the moon.
- Despite the fact that Madame Broode rules over the Rabbit Ridge, she is never seen here.
- Rosalina makes a cameo appearance as an 8-bit sprite behind one of the statues outside Rabbit Ridge Tower.
- Along with the Cap Kingdom, this kingdom is the only kingdom to contain no 8-bit segments.
