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[[image:flipsidetower.jpg|right|thumb|The top of '''Flipside Tower''', as seen from afar.]]
[[File:SPM Flipside Tower.png|thumb|250px|The top of Flipside Tower, as seen from afar in the beginning of the game.]]
'''Flipside Tower''' is a white, monumental building in the center of [[Flipside]], and the highest accessible floor in the town in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. It is either accessed via elevator from the second floor or by using the [[Return Pipe]], the tower can act as a short-cut to the third floor if one chooses to jump off of it.
[[File:SPM Flipside Tower interior.png|thumb|left|Mario riding the elevator within Flipside Tower.]]
{{quote|That's Flipside Tower... The white tower in the middle of town... The elevator will take you to the top...|Tippi|Super Paper Mario}}
'''Flipside Tower''' is a white, monumental structure located in the center of [[Flipside]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. It is also the highest accessible floor in Flipside. It can be accessed via an elevator located on the second floor, or by using the [[Return Pipe]]. If the player jumps off of the tower, then they will land on the third floor.


The purpose of the Flipside Tower is to allow individuals to travel to different worlds by accommodating [[Pure Heart Doorway]]s. Each doorway is opened after a [[Pure Heart]] is placed into any empty [[Heart Pillar]], either in Flipside or in [[Flopside]]. The tower offers seven doorways altogether for access.
Flipside Tower acts as a central hub between different dimensions, accessed via [[Dimensional door|doorways]]. A doorway will not be present unless the corresponding [[Pure Heart]] is placed inside of an empty [[Heart Pillar|heart pillar]]. Flipside Tower has access to seven different dimensions.


The tower is in addition where [[Mario]] entered Flipside for the first time, and where he had met [[Merlon]]. If the player chooses to continue his game after the game has been beaten, he will start off on the tower. Flipside Tower also has its own counterpart in Flopside: the [[Flopside Tower]].
Flipside Tower is the first part of the town that [[Mario]] has access to, and is a pivotal part of the plot of ''Super Paper Mario'', being the first playable area in the game, as well as the place where Mario meets [[Merlon]] for the first time. If the player decides to load their save file after beating the game, they will start on Flipside Tower. The [[Flopside]] equivalent of Flipside Tower is [[Flopside Tower]].


 
==Names in other languages==
==Names in Other Languages==
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|JapR=Hazama Tawā
|JapM=Gap Tower
|Fre=Tour Recto
|FreM=Flipside Tower
|Ger=Flipstadt-Turm
|Ger=Flipstadt-Turm
|GerM=Fliptown-Tower
|GerM=Fliptown-Tower
|Ita=Torre di Svoltadilà
|ItaM=Flipside Tower
|Spa=Torre de Villacara
|Spa=Torre de Villacara
|SpaM=literal translation}}
|SpaM=Flipside Tower
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Latest revision as of 21:51, September 1, 2024

Flipside Tower
The top of Flipside Tower, as seen from afar in the beginning of the game.
Mario riding the Flipside Tower elevator in Super Paper Mario.
Mario riding the elevator within Flipside Tower.
“That's Flipside Tower... The white tower in the middle of town... The elevator will take you to the top...”
Tippi, Super Paper Mario

Flipside Tower is a white, monumental structure located in the center of Flipside in Super Paper Mario. It is also the highest accessible floor in Flipside. It can be accessed via an elevator located on the second floor, or by using the Return Pipe. If the player jumps off of the tower, then they will land on the third floor.

Flipside Tower acts as a central hub between different dimensions, accessed via doorways. A doorway will not be present unless the corresponding Pure Heart is placed inside of an empty heart pillar. Flipside Tower has access to seven different dimensions.

Flipside Tower is the first part of the town that Mario has access to, and is a pivotal part of the plot of Super Paper Mario, being the first playable area in the game, as well as the place where Mario meets Merlon for the first time. If the player decides to load their save file after beating the game, they will start on Flipside Tower. The Flopside equivalent of Flipside Tower is Flopside Tower.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハザマタワー[?]
Hazama Tawā
Gap Tower
French Tour Recto[?] Flipside Tower
German Flipstadt-Turm[?] Fliptown-Tower
Italian Torre di Svoltadilà[?] Flipside Tower
Spanish Torre de Villacara[?] Flipside Tower