Editing Sun Altar

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The '''Sun Altar''' is a location in  ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''. This monument can be found in the northeastern part of the [[Scorching Sandpaper Desert]].

==History==
When [[Mario]] and [[Olivia]] enter the Scorching Sandpaper Desert, they happen upon the altar. It depicts an image of the sun in the center. At the back are a pair of torches with a bowl of sand in between them. An [[Professor Toad#Deciphered texts|ancient text]] is inscribed on the altar, which translates as follows: "To open up a secret door, offer the sun a scent adored..."

When Mario acquires the [[Sun Incense]] from the front desk at the [[Snif City]] hotel, he places it onto the bowl of sand. Doing so ends up summoning the [[Mega Paper Macho Pokey]], which pulls our heroes (and the [[Boot Car]]) into a sandstorm. Mario ends up defeating the Pokey, which explodes into [[confetti]], releasing the renowned archaeologist [[Professor Toad]], who had been swallowed by the creature. The professor looks at the altar, and he deduces that the ritual was performed correctly. Olivia is thrilled that she and Mario have found someone who can decipher the Ancient Ones' writing.

The ritual is completed when the sun is returned to the sky after destroying the [[streamer|yellow streamer]], causing the sun spikes on the altar floor to move outward and the central platform to lower, revealing a staircase. This leads to a chamber where [[Captain T. Ode]] has been kept frozen in a block of ice. After rescuing him using the [[Fire Vellumental]]'s power, Mario and Olivia can follow the captain back to his [[Super Marino]] in the [[Musée Champignon]]. 

==Collectibles==
===Hidden Toads===
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|''Required'': ''[[streamer|Yellow streamer]] destroyed''<br><br>[[Captain T. Ode]] is frozen in a large chunk of ice below the Sun Altar, which opens up once the sun has been returned to its place in the sky. Mario must activate a [[Magic Circle]] to transform Olivia into the [[Fire Vellumental]] and thaw out the ice.
|[[File:ScorchingSandpaperDesertCaptainToadRescue.png|250px]]
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===Collectible Treasures===
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!style="background-color:#372500;"|[[File:PMTOK Collectible Treasure 64 (Temple of Shrooms Statues).jpg|80px|link=Temple of Shrooms]]<br><br>[[Temple of Shrooms|{{color|white|Temple of Shrooms Statues}}]]
|''Required'': ''Yellow streamer destroyed''<br><br>Mario must strike the Hidden Block above the crate in the freezer.	
|[[File:ScorchingSandpaperDesertBlock5.png|250px]]
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===? Blocks===
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|[[File:PMTOK coin effect.png|48px]]<br>[[Coin]]
|''Required'': ''[[Streamer|Yellow Streamer]] destroyed''<br><br>In the freezer below the Sun Altar, there is a Hidden Block resting beside a crate.
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|[[File:PMTOK Collectible Treasure 64 (Temple of Shrooms Statues).jpg|80px]]<br>[[Musée Champignon#Treasure Gallery|Collectible Treasure '''#64''']]
|''Required'': ''[[Streamer|Yellow Streamer]] destroyed''<br><br>Using the previous ? Block to jump onto the crate, Mario can jump to reveal another Hidden Block, indicated by a dark square patch. This block contains a Collectible Treasure: [[Temple of Shrooms]] Statues.
|[[File:ScorchingSandpaperDesertBlock5.png|250px]]
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==Gallery==
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File:PMTOK Sun Altar.png|The entrance to the Sun Altar opening.
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[[Category:Underground areas]]
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