Strike Lake

Level
Strike Lake
Mario accompained by a Wiggler Segment
Level code	W3-4
World	World 3
Game	Paper Mario: Sticker Star
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Strike Lake is the fourth level of the third world in the game Paper Mario: Sticker Star. One of the Wiggler Segments flees to this area and must be caught.

Layout

Mario starts in a straight pathway through the forest with small poison pools on the ground, and a Snifit. This pathway takes Mario to a more open area with a few trees, a ? Block and a Ninji. There are many Ninjis hiding in the trees and the Wiggler Segment of this level can be seen hiding in one of the trees, and Mario must hit the tree with his hammer to drop the Wiggler Segment, causing it to run away. Progressing through the level, Mario reaches an area with a huge tree trunk blocking the way. Because of this, Mario must jump on the leaves floating in a poison pool to get around the tree trunk. In the other side of the trunk, Mario finds a few trees with stickers on them, as well as a Heart Block. The Wiggler Segment is hiding on the rightmost tree, and Mario must hit this tree with the hammer to reveal the segment, who proceeds to run away again. By following the segment, Mario ends up in an open area with a few plains with fences, and the Comet Piece in the one of the plains. Mario eventually finds the Wiggler Segment hiding in one of the bushes, but the segment runs away and hides in a bush near the starting area. Mario must follow the segment, and hit the bush with his hammer to reveal the segment, who joins Mario. He can now collect the Comet Piece at the end of the level to complete it.

The Ninjis in the trees can be told apart because the trees are shaking. If Mario hits the tree a few times with a Ninji hiding in it, the ninji will fall down and Mario can battle Ninjis to get extra coins.

Secret exit

In the second area of the level, there is a secret passage to the left of the ? Block near the trees. Mario must take this passage, which leads him to a long, flat plain with giant wooden pillars at the end. Here, Mario must use the Paperize ability to place the Bowling Ball sticker on the tree stump. After that, the Bowling Ball takes the wooden pillars down, giving Mario access to the secret Comet Piece. However, if a Wiggler Segment is following Mario when he uses the Bowling Ball, it will deflect the Bowling Ball away from the pillars, preventing access to the secret exit until the segment is returned to Wiggler's Tree House.

Area Tattle

• Even the idea of a poison lake makes me feel ill. We need to do something about that poison. Fast.
• This is how the forest SHOULD be: quiet, green, and fragrant. (after the purple Royal Sticker is obtained)

Advice

• Wiggler's segment must still be somewhere around Strike Lake.

Enemies

• Snifits
• Ninjis
• Poison Bloopers
• Boomerang Bros.

Items

Other items not included here are peelable Stickers and items from sticker upgrade spots.

Blocks

Item	Icon	Location	Image
Jump		In the first scene, in the north.
Line Jump Hurlhammer		In the second scene, in the east part of the poisonous water.
Line Jump		Same scene, right of the northern exit.
Hurlhammer		In the third scene, near the entrance.

Field/Objects

Item	Icon	Location	Image
Coin		2 in the second scene, in the first tree with the targets. 3 in the third scene, in the first tree with targets. 2 in the third scene, in the second tree with targets. 2 in the third scene, in the third tree with targets.
2 Coins and Hammer Billiard Ball		In the first scene, in the first tree with targets. In the second scene, in the sixth tree with targets. During the first visit, a Wiggler Segment is hiding here. On later visits, a Billiard Ball is found instead (granted Mario doesn't have in his possession).
2 Coins and Jump		In the first scene, in the second tree with targets. In the second scene, in the fourth tree with targets
Bowling Ball		In the scene north of the second one, appears in the tree trunk after using it on a stump.
Coin and Jump		In the second scene, in the second tree with targets.
Coin and Leaf		In the second scene, in the fifth tree with targets.
Coin, Hammer and Shiny Leaf/Leaf		In the second scene, in the third tree with targets. The Shiny Leaf Sticker appears only for the first time, then it is replace with the regular one for future visits.
Coin, Jump and Leaf		In the first scene, in the third tree with targets.
Drum		In the scene behind the Secret Door.
Heart		In the first scene, in the second flower bush. In the third scene, in the second flower bush.

Paperization Spots

Scrap/Sticker	Icon	Location	Image
Secret Door		In the third scene, in the southwest. Available only after getting access to Outlook Point and getting Secret Door sticker from there.
Bowling Ball		In the scene north of the second scene, on the stump on the right. Required to progress. Available only after getting the Bowling Ball thing in The Bafflewood (available after the Wiggler Segment from Stump Glade runs there).
Random 1x1 Sticker	N/A	In the second scene, in the southeast, above the circle of flowers that can be bloomed by hammering. Available only after defeating Gooper Blooper.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ストライ湖[?] Sutorai-ko	Pun on「ストライク」(sutoraiku, strike) and「湖」(ko, lake)
Chinese (simplified)	全中湖[?] Quánzhòng Hú	All-striked Lake
Chinese (traditional)	全倒湖[?] Quándǎo Hú	All-striked Lake
French (NOA)	Lac L'abat[?]	Strike Lake
French (NOE)	Bois Maboul[?]	Weirdo Wood (pun with "Boule", for bowling ball)
German	Bowlichtung[?]	Bowl-glade (pun on "bowling")
Italian	Lago Strike[?]	Strike Lake
Spanish	Lago Bolos[?]	Bowling Lake