The Ghostly Castle

Level
The Ghostly Castle
World	2F
Game	Princess Peach: Showtime!
Primary power-up	Swordfighter Peach
Boss	Yami no Yūrei Kenshi
Music track	The Ghostly Castle
Music sample
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The Ghostly Castle is a stage in Princess Peach: Showtime!, located on the far left in the second floor of the Sparkle Theater. This stage is unlocked after clearing all of 1F. It is the second stage where the Swordfighter transformation appears.

Layout

The castle prior to the phantom knight's presence.

The stage begins with Princess Peach as a swordfighter arriving inside a castle. After walking through a passageway blocked off by Sour Bunch minions, she arrives at a big hall, where two Theets are held captive through levitation magic. After a while, the stage's boss, the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi, appears from the back wall, claiming that the castle is now his and that any intruders will be defeated on the spot. As he speaks, he opens a secret trapdoor under Peach's feet, causing her to fall into a lower part of the castle.

Swordfighter Peach imprisoned with two Theets.

Peach falls into a prison behind the bars with two Theets who told her that the phantom Sour Bunch minions trapped them with their dark powers. Peach can break the prison bars to break free and fight the minions. If Peach chooses to break free the other two Theets behind the bars, a Theet balloon appears. Proceeding breaking the bars east, Peach must defeat more minions and continue heading east to the next area.

In the next area, she will encounter phantom Sour Bunch enemy. If Peach chooses to break the bars a Theet is behind, she can also break a jar with a Sparkle Gem. Proceeding east, there is another prison. If Peach chooses to break the prison bars, she can pose under a hidden spotlight leading to a secret sub-area where she can obtain coins by breaking the coin boxes. Continuing east after the second prison, Peach encounters two scared Theets who are lifted up while phantom enemies appear. After Peach defeats the enemies, the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi shows up on the wall, dismayed that Swordfighter Peach showed up; he frees the Theets.

Proceeding to the next area, the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi manipulates platforms to fall as Peach walks over them. As she progresses, there are eight Sparkle Gem shards she can pick up to obtain a Sparkle Gem. The Yami no Yūrei Kenshi then controls pictures in frames, chandeliers and treasure chests to fall from above; Peach can break them with her rapier. There is Ribboner clinging to a picture; breaking the picture that Ribboner is clinging to will reward Peach a Stella ribbon. Proceeding up the stairs, Peach can choose to pose in a spotlight leading to the hidden sub-area; Peach must defeat all enemies. Continuing from the stairs, Peach will encounter enemies and falling objects; Peach can break a treasure chest that hints a Sparkle Gem inside. At the end of the area is an entrance that Peach can break. There is a Sparkle Gem hidden in one of the jars. Entering the entrance, Peach must jump up the broken stairs leading her to the area where she started.

Swordfighter Peach versus phantom knight

Showing up where the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi held three Theets hostage, the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi starts the battle against Peach. Swordfighter Peach can defeat the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi thrice in battle. In the first phase of battle, the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi will choose either side of the wall where he will show up to attack Peach; Peach can dodge the attack and counterattack. Merely using the side dodge will not suffice and Peach must instead use the jump dodge.

In the second phase of battle, the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi controls the tiles to fall which Peach must evade, along with the chandeliers and treasure chests to fall under Peach with an exception of one spot where Peach can avoid being harmed; however, Peach can damage the falling objects. In the third phase, the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi also summons phantom Sour Bunch bats from the wall heading straight. Peach can choose to avoid getting hit or damage the enemies. Upon defeat, the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi fades and the three Theets are freed from his clutches. The castle lights up back to its normal state and a Sparkle Gem is rewarded, completing the level.

Beating the level the first time, will lead to a cutscene where Stella leads Peach directly into The Dark Swordfighter & the Arena, as part of Stella checking out the basement.

Sparkle Gems

Sparkle Gems marked with an asterisk ⁽*⁾ will always be obtained during regular gameplay.

Image	Location
	In the next area after the prison break, break the prison bars and the jar.
	After defeating the enemies summoned by the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi, two Theets automatically reward a Sparkle Gem.*
	In the area where the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi controls the objects to move, there are eight Sparkle pieces to collect.
	After the Ribboner, pose under a spotlight leading to the hidden sub-area. Defeat all enemies to obtain a Sparkle Gem.
	In the left chest among two falling treasure chests that are next to each other.
	Before entering the entrance, break one of the jars hiding a Sparkle Gem.
	Defeat the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi.*

Stella ribbon

Ribboner's location

Swordfighter Ribbon: Breaking the oval mirror that Ribboner is clinging to will reward Peach a Stella ribbon.

• Help request: "Hwaaaah!"
• Rescue message: "You saved me!"

Postgame hidden Theets

The stage has three Ninja Theets when it is played in the postgame:

1. Found in front of the back wall in the prison cell Peach is in.
2. Found in front of a wall in the second prison section.
3. Found in front of the gate leading to the Yami no Yūrei Kenshi.

Gallery

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  The stage's album picture

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  The poster next to The Ghostly Castle's entrance door after 2F has been saved

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	剣士けんしと亡霊ぼうれいの城しろ Kenshi to Bōrei no Shiro	Castle of the Swordsman and the Undead
Chinese (simplified)	剑士与亡灵的城堡 Jiànshì Yǔ Wánglíng De Chéngbǎo	Castle of the Swordsman and the Undead
Chinese (traditional)	劍士與亡靈的城堡 Jiànshì Yǔ Wánglíng De Chéngbǎo	Castle of the Swordsman and the Undead
Dutch	Het bezeten kasteel	The possessed castle
French	Le château hanté	The haunted castle
German	Das Spukschloss	The haunted Castle
Italian	Il castello infestato	The haunted castle
Korean	검사와 망령의 성 Geomsawa mangnyeong-ui seong	Castle of the Swordsman and the Undead
Portuguese	O Castelo e os Fantasmas	The Castle and the Ghosts
Russian	Замок с привидениями Zamok s privideniami	Castle of the undead
Spanish	El castillo fantasmagórico	The ghostly castle