Editing Vortex Island

{{PMCS location infobox
|image=[[File:PMCS VortexIsland01.png|250px]]<br>Mario listening to a Shy Guy talking about the tornado.
|access=Obtain the purple [[Mini Paint Star]] from [[Violet Passage]]
|stars=[[File:MiniPurplePaintStarIcon.png|20px]]
|colorless=56
|things=[[File:PMCS CorkThing.png|20px]][[File:PMCS WashingMachineThing.png|20px]]
|before=[[Violet Passage|<<]]
|after=[[Lighthouse Island|>>]]
}}
{{Quote|If you hang out laundry to dry in the parallel world...it won't ever dry, will it? Because it's so wet and cloudy?|Huey|Paper Mario: Color Splash}}

'''Vortex Island''' is a location from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. The path leading here is unlocked after getting the purple [[Mini Paint Star]] from [[Violet Passage]], and unlocks a path leading to [[Lighthouse Island]]. The Cork and Washing Machine [[Battle_Card_(Paper_Mario:_Color_Splash)#Things|Thing]]s can be found here, with the Cork plugging the Warp Pipe to the [[parallel world]], and the Washing Machine the source of the vortex.

==Layout==
After crossing the [[Lost Sea]], the [[Violet Passage captain|captain]]'s ship stops at a vortex with a [[Mini Paint Star]] in the center. The captain warns against going into the vortex and docks at a nearby island. Shortly after docking, Mario can re-paint a Toad, who tells him that nobody knows how to stop the vortex. The bridge leading further onto the island is broken, so Mario must enter a cave to get to the other side. Inside, a purple Toad looks at a treasure chest that is too high up to reach. After exiting the cave, Mario reaches a house with unpainted Toads out front. If Mario paints the Toad inside the house, he reveals that there is an entrance to a parallel world through a Warp Pipe in his backyard, and allows Mario to use it. Before he can enter the pipe, Mario must rip off the Toad tape and pull out the Cork Thing.

The parallel world is similar to the normal world, except inhabited by Shy Guys instead of Toads, Boos instead of Bloopers, and Dry Bones instead of Koopa Troopas. Mario can hammer down posts in the parallel world that are solid in the normal world. The water has been drained, so Mario can walk across where the river usually is. This allows him to access an area with four metal posts, and going south brings him to the area with the broken bridge. Here, Mario can create a bridge by hitting invisible blocks. Three metal posts are blocking the area with the whirlpool. Additionally, in the parallel cave, Mario can hammer another post. With all the posts removed and the bridge built, he must go back to the normal world.

If Mario revisits the treasure chest, it is full of five Line Jump cards. Back at the first area, the ship crew has crossed the bridge and is waiting at some wooden posts. Huey encourages Mario to continue looking and reach the Mini Paint Star. To the north is four wooden posts which Mario must hammer down to reveal a big rainbow blob of paint. In the parallel world, the corresponding posts have been sunk to reveal more paint. Mario can pass the posts where the captain was in the normal world, leading him to a laundry room where the Washing Machine Thing is creating a vortex. Squeezing it causes Mario to be attacked by a series of enemies: [[Laundry Guy]] (a regular Shy Guy in the European/Australian versions), a [[Shy Guy 5-Stack]], a [[Koopa Troopa]], and a [[Shady Sledge Bro]].

Returning to the normal world, the vortex slowly disappears and Mario has to ask the ship's helmsman to sail to it. The Mini Paint Star opens a path to [[Lighthouse Island]].

==Enemies==
*[[Shy Guy]]s
**[[Laundry Guy]] (Absent from European/Australian versions)
**[[Shy Guy 5-Stack]]
*[[Blooper]]s
*[[Shady Sledge Bro]]
*[[Dry Bones]]
*[[Boo]]s
*[[Koopa Troopa]]s
*[[Swoop]]s

==Colorless spots==
{|border=1 cellpadding=0 style="text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid black; width:100%"
! colspan="2" style="background:#9966CC; color:white; height:2em" | Vortex Island
|-
|In the first area, on a Toad.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 1.png|400px]]
|-
|In the first area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 2.png|400px]]
|-
|In the first area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 3.png|400px]]
|-
|In the first area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 4.png|400px]]
|-
|In the first area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 5.png|400px]]
|-
|In the second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 6.png|400px]]
|-
|In the second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 7.png|400px]]
|-
|In the second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 8.png|400px]]
|-
|In the second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 9.png|400px]]
|-
|In the second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 10.png|400px]]
|-
|In the second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 11.png|400px]]
|-
|In the second area, on the wall.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 12.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 13.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on the wall.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 14.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 15.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 16.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 17.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 18.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on a Toad.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 19.png|400px]]
|-
|In the house, on a Toad.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 20.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on a Toad.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 21.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on a Toad.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 22.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 23.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel third area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 24.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel third area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 25.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel third area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 26.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel third area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 27.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel third area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 28.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel third area, on the wall.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 29.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel third area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 30.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel third area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 31.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel third area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 32.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel third area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 33.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel second area, on the wall.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 34.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 35.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 36.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 37.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 38.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 39.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel second area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 40.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel first area, on the wall.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 41.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel first area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 42.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel first area, on a wooden plank.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 43.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel first area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 44.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel first area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 45.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel first area, on a starfish.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 46.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel first area, on the wall.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 47.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel first area, on the wall.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 48.png|400px]]
|-
|In the parallel first area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 49.png|400px]]
|-
|In the first area, on the wall. This spot is only accessible after the posts have been hammered in the parallel world.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 50.png|400px]]
|-
|In the first area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 51.png|400px]]
|-
|In the first area, on the wall.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 52.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 53.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on the ground.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 54.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on the wall.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 55.png|400px]]
|-
|In the third area, on a flower.
|[[File:PMCS Vortex Island colorless spot 56.png|400px]]
|}

==? Blocks==
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="1"
|colspan=4 style="background:#9966CC|
|-
|[[File:PMCS Big Line Jump card unpainted.png|55px]]<br>[[Big Line Jump]] (colorless)
|In the first scene, after the end of the wooden dock.
|{{anchor|Vortex Island}}[[File:Vortex Island Block 1.png|400px]]
|-
|[[File:POWBlockCard.png|55px]]<br>POW Block
|In the fourth scene (first [[Parallel world]] scene), in the same place where [[Save_Block#Paper_Mario_series|Save Block]] in third scene is found.
|[[File:Vortex Island Block 2.png|400px]]
|-
|[[File:PMCS Hurlhammer card unpainted.png|55px]]<br>Hurlhammer (colorless)
|Same scene, in the middle part (where water is normally in the real world).
|[[File:Vortex Island Block 3.png|400px]]
|-
|[[File:PMCS Jump x2 card unpainted.png|55px]]<br>Jump x2 (colorless)
|In the fifth scene (second Parallel world scene), in the middle.
|[[File:Vortex Island Block 4.png|400px]]
|-
|[[File:PMCS Big Line Jump card unpainted.png|55px]]<br>Big Line Jump (colorless)
|Same scene, in the east.
|[[File:Vortex Island Block 5.png|400px]]
|-
|[[File:PMCS Hopslipper x2 card unpainted.png|55px]] [[File:PMCS Hurlhammer card unpainted.png|55px]]<br>Hopslipper x2 (colorless), Hurlhammer (colorless)
|In the sixth scene (third Parallel world scene), near the wooden dock.
|[[File:Vortex Island Blocks 6-7.png|400px]]
|}
===Hidden Blocks===
{|border=1 cellpadding=2 style="text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid black"
|-style="background:Peru"
!width=48%|Item
!width=40%|Description
!width=1%|Image
!width=1%|Image (block/s revealed)
|-
|[[File:PMCS Jump x3 card unpainted.png|55px]]<br>[[Jump x3]] (colorless)
|In the first scene, at the southern end of the wooden dock.
|[[File:PMCS Hidden Block 25A.png|400px]]
|[[File:PMCS Hidden Block 25B.png|400px]]
|}

==Record==
{{media table

|file1=PMCS Island in Violet.oga
|title1=Island in Violet
|description1=Plays on Vortex Island and [[Lighthouse Island]]

|file2=PMCS Island in Violet (Parallel).oga
|title2=Island in Violet (Parallel)
|description2=Plays in the [[parallel world]] on Vortex Island and Lighthouse Island

|file3=PMCS Fight! (Parallel Mix).oga
|title3=Fight! (Parallel Mix)
|description3=Plays during battles in the parallel world
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
PMCS VortexIslandIcon.gif|World map icon
PMCS Art 29.png|The Captain concept art
PMCS Art 30.png|The Captain's Ship concept art
PMCS Vortex Island vortex.png|The ship approaches the vortex.
PMCS Vortex Island island spotted.png|Vortex Island is noticed.
PMCS Vortex Island docking.png|The boat docks at Vortex Island.
PMCS Vortex Island welcome.png|Mario is welcomed to Vortex Island.
PMCS Vortex Island cave treasure.png|The treasure chest in the cave
PMCS Vortex Island Huey house.png|Huey and Mario approach the house.
PMCS Vortex Island house.png|Mario talks to a Toad inside the house.
PMCS Cork Pipe.png|Mario pulls the Cork out of the pipe.
PMCS Vortex Island parallel world.png|Huey and Mario in the [[parallel world]]
PMCS Vortex Island parallel house.png|Mario in the parallel world house
PMCS Vortex Island parallel garden post.png|Mario talks to a Shy Guy near the house.
PMCS Vortex Island parallel cave post.png|Mario hammers the post in the parallel world cave.
PMCS Vortex Island Line Jumps.png|The treasure chest full of Line Jumps
PMCS Vortex Island bridge.png|Mario crosses the bridge.
PMCS Vortex Island captain vortex.png|The captain observes the vortex.
PMCS Vortex Island posts.png|An area with four posts.
PMCS Vortex Island parallel posts.png|Mario talks to a Shy Guy after hammering posts.
PMCS Laundry room.png|Mario in the laundry room (Japanese and American versions)
PMCS Laundry room British English.png|Mario in the laundry room (European and Australian versions)
PMCS Vortex Island laundry.png|Laundry Guy talks to Mario.
PMCS Vortex Island Shady Sledge Bro.png|Mario battles a Shady Sledge Bro.
PMCS Vortex Island vortex calmed.png|The vortex calms down.
PMCS Vortex Island Mini Paint Star.png|The boat reaches the Mini Paint Star.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=バイオ列島　うずしお島
|JapR=Baio Rettō Uzushio Tō
|JapM=Pun on "violet" and「列島」(''rettō'', archipelago) +「うずしお島」(''uzushio tō'', whirling tides island)
|FreA=Île du Maelström
|FreAM=Maelstrom Island
|FreE=Île du maelström
|FreEM=Maelstrom Island
|Spa=Isla del Vórtice
|SpaM=Vortex Island
|Ger=Strudelinsel
|GerM=Vortex Island
|Ita=Isola del Vortice
|ItaM=Vortex Island
|Por=Ilha do Remoinho
|PorM=Whirlpool Island
|Rus=Остров Водоворота
|RusR=Ostrov Vodovorota
|RusM=Vortex Island
}}

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