Flopside

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Mario in front of Merlee's place in Flopside

Flopside is the mirrored counterpart to Flipside in the game Super Paper Mario. Both places' names come from the phrase "flip-flop". Flopside was created by both the Tribe of Ancients and the Tribe of Darkness as an antithesis to Flipside, in order to prevent that town from falling into ruin due to the fact that light cannot exist without darkness. The two towns offset each other, and have been in perfect balance since their creation. Flopside can be accessed by passing through the Mirror Hall, which acts as a bridge between the two towns and, later, also by the blue Warp Pipe built by Welderberg.

The main features that distinguish Flopside from Flipside are its shadowy tones, a general dilapidated look such as broken windows and pillars, and a reversal of areas, buildings, and residents. Inanimate objects are mirror images of their Flipside counterparts, and the Flopside counterparts of Flipside residents have opposite personalities. For example, Pook of Flipside loves the sea, while his Flopside counterpart, Puck, prefers the sky. Also Howzit says "goooood" in Flipside and his Flopside counterpart Notso says "not so bad". Another example is the cook Dyllis, Saffron's counterpart, who mixes two items instead of simply cooking one. Generally, the ambience of Flopside is very dour and disconsolate. Flopside's music is an arrangement of Flipside's music, transposed down an octave and using different instruments and chords.

Like Flipside, Flopside contains its own Pit of 100 Trials, the boss of which is Shadoo. It also houses half of the Heart Pillars, which are located in the same spot in relativity to Flipside. The Mirror Hall is supposedly a secret to all Flipside and Flopside residents aside from Merlon and his Flopside counterpart Nolrem. However, as the game progresses, the player encounters many characters that know about the other town, and two Flopside residents even move to Flipside.

Flopside, along with Flipside, is depicted on the walls of the first 25 rooms of the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials.

The mural of Flipside and Flopside in the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials

Much later in the game during the final battle with Super Dimentio, Flopside is destroyed by The Void but is restored following the destruction of the Chaos Heart.

Features

Flopside Tower

Flopside Tower is the highest accessible floor of Flopside. On top of the tower is a Dimensional Door leading to Castle Bleck, the setting of Chapter 8 of the game. The door appears after the final Pure Heart is put in place. On the right end is an elevator leading to the base of the tower on the second floor. Falling off of the tower makes the player land on the third floor.

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  Flopside Tower

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  The Dimensional Door

Third Floor (Second Floor in PAL edition)

The third floor of Flopside consists of two parts. The inner part consists of an elevator leading to the second floor on the west and the fifth Heart Pillar on the east. Puck and Pete can be seen walking on the road. After the game is cleared, Nastasia can be found near the Heart Pillar. An O'Chunks Catch Card can be revealed by buying Map 5 from Flamm.

The outer part, accessible from a pipe on the second floor, consist of several stone pillars. The westernmost one can be removed with Piccolo to reveal a treasure chest containing a Nolrem Catch Card. There are also three blocks in a row on the east. By using Tippi to uncover a path of invisible blocks leading upwards, the player will be led to a chest with the Cooking Disk W.

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  The inner part, showing Pete

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  The inner part, showing Nastasia and the fifth Heart Pillar

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  The outer part, with Tippi uncovering an invisible block

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  The blocks eventually lead to a chest with the Cooking Disk W

Second Floor (First Floor in PAL edition)

The second floor of Flopside consists of three parts. The inner part consists of, from west to east, Merlee's House, an elevator leading to the third floor, Inga's Inn, an elevator leading to the top of Flopside Tower, a Save Block, Nolrem's house, an elevator leading to the first floor, and Notso's shop. Winnie, Slim, Karla, Lucy and Chet can be seen walking on the road. By flipping into 3D, Mario can find a notice board outside Nolrem's house recording the number of coins the player has found and the number of enemies the player has defeated. Welderberg hiding in the west of the area can make a pipe there leading to Flipside for 300 coins. (Another pipe can be made between the east of the area and the B2 floor of Flopside for 100 coins; the player must find Welderberg in the B2 floor for that.) Mario can also access the outer part through the opening of the fences that separate the two parts.

The outer part consists of a platform made of blocks in the west and a pipe from the ceiling in the east. The heroes can reveal a similar platform in the east in order to enter the pipe, which leads to the outer part of the third floor.

The Second Floor Outskirts is linked to the outer part via a narrow path visible in 3D. It consists of some stone pillars and a pit. A giant yellow block can be found in the west; breaking it reveals a pipe to the First Floor Outskirts. (If the heroes access the First Floor Outskirts first, the yellow block will block the pipe there instead.) In the east there is a stone-colored heart floating in the air; it becomes the eighth Heart Pillar after Chapter 7 is cleared.

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  The inner part, showing Merlee's house, Winnie and Slim

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  Welderberg hidden in 3D

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  The inner part, showing Inga's Inn and Karla

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  The inner part, showing Nolrem's house, Notso's shop, Lucy and Chet

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  The outer part, with Tippi uncovering the hidden blocks

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  The Outskirts in 3D, with the floating heart

First Floor (Ground Floor in PAL edition)

The first floor consists of four parts. The main part consists of a hole to the back alley (passable in 3D), Bleu and Lily's house, Dyllis's Hot Fraun, an elevator leading to the B1 floor, Harold and Gertrude's house, and an elevator leading to the second floor. Kerrie, Buffy, Ditto and Patta can be seen walking on the road, and Harold can be seen in front of his house. The elevator leading to the B1 floor is only usable after some point in Chapter 5.

The back alley consists of Piccolo's house (initially locked; the heroes must complete Merlee's sidequest to get the Random House Key to open it), a walkway to the Mirror Hall, and Boodin's Fondest Hopes. Mitsy, Ruby, Hatch and Garamond can be found on the road. After the game is completed, Garamond switches place with Helvetica.

The two parts of the First Floor Outskirts are linked by a narrow path visible in 3D. The inner one consists of a pipe to the Second Floor Outskirts in the west, a pipe to the B1 Outskirts in the east, two pits, some stone pillars, two Squogs, and a sign suggesting flipping into 3D if the hero is stumped. The outer one is blocked by some stones; the hero must use Dottie to pass it, however it is also passable by clipping with Carrie. The outer part consists of a Squog, a Squig, and some stones, including one which is really a giant yellow block in disguise. Breaking it reveals a big red switch on the ground which, when pressed, makes the sixth Heart Pillar appear.

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  The main part, showing Hot Fraun, Fondest Hopes (in the background), Gertrude's house, Patta, Harold and Ditto

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  The back alley, showing Piccolo's house and a walkway to the Mirror Hall

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  The inner part of the Outskirts

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  The outer part of the Outskirts in 3D

B1

The B1 floor consists of an elevator to the first floor, The Overthere bar, and an elevator to the B2 floor. Ledger can be found walking in the area, and Carson and Chip are found inside the bar. A canal can be found in the west when Mario flips to 3D. The other side consists of Flamm and Itty Bits.

The B1 Outskirts consist of the seventh Heart Pillar beyond a high wall, a pipe to the B2 Outskirts, a giant yellow block, and a pipe to the First Floor Outskirts. Breaking the yellow block removes the corresponding block in Flipside, allowing the heroes to collect The InterChet Catch Card there. Finally, by jumping onto the high wall near the Heart Pillar and flipping into 3D, the hero is able to go to the back area of the B1 Outskirts, which has a treasure chest holding a Piccolo Catch Card in the west.

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  The Overthere bar and Ledger

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  The Outskirts

B2

The B2 floor consists of a Save Block and the entrance pipe of the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials. The pipe is initially sealed with blocks; the heroes must clear the Flipside Pit of 100 Trials first and use Fleep to find a blue switch to move the blocks. If Mario flips in 3D, he can find a secret passage to the B2 Outskirts in the area above the blocks, as well as Welderberg in the east of the scene. This time, Welderberg offers to make a pipe between there and the second floor of Flopside for 100 coins.

The B2 Outskirts consist of a giant yellow block in the west, a pipe to the B1 Outskirts, some pits, a Squig and a Squog, as well as two block platforms. Hitting the yellow block reveals a blue switch which, when pressed, uncovers the secret area in the west. The area has a big treasure chest holding a Power Plus. The pits lead to a dungeon where a Barry Catch Card can be found. The secret passage mentioned above is on the higher block platform; it can be accessed via the lower platform and hidden blocks which can be revealed by Tippi. Alternatively, Luigi's jump ability can be used.

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  The entrance to the Flopside Pit of 100 Trials

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  The Outskirts

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  Welderberg hidden in 3D

Items

Item	Image	Location
Cooking Disk W		On the 3rd floor of Flopside via the Warp Pipe on the 2nd floor. Use Tippi to uncover a path of invisible Blocks leading to a chest which contains the disk.
Cooking Disk Y		On the table in 3D inside Harold and Gertrude's house on the 1st floor of Flopside.
Golden Card		In a chest hidden within The Overthere bar in Flopside B1.
Cooking Disk B		In a chest hidden within The Overthere bar in Flopside B1.
Super Card		O’Chunks (Map 5), use Fleep on the bush in front of Flopside Tower, 3rd Floor. Nolrem, in a chest after using Piccolo near the coloured block in the Flopside 3rd Floor Outskirts.
Power Plus		In a large chest after activating the ! Switch after using Cudge to destroy the yellow block hiding it in Flopside B2 Outskirts.
Special Card		Barry, in the chest within a secret area via one of three holes in Flopside B2 Outskirts; fortunately, it doesn't matter whichever the heroes enter. Piccolo, in the chest inside a 3D-accessible area hidden on the other side behind the seventh Heart Pillar, via a hole on top of the wall in Flopside B1 Outskirts.

Menu description (pre-Chapter 5)

• "This ancient town lies stuck between dimensions. It was built eons ago by an ancient civilization. The pillars in town were built to hold Pure Hearts. When placed in a pillar, they open doors to other worlds. The town may also hold other mysteries..."

See also

• Flipside
• Flopside Tower
• Nolrem
• Notso
• Carson

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウラハザマタウン[?] Ura Hazama Taun	Inversed Flipside (in-between town)
French	Verso[?]	Connotation to the verso side of a leaf of paper
German	Flopstadt[?]	Floptown
Italian	Svoltadiqua[?]	Turn this way
Korean	반대틈새타운[?] Bandae Teumsae Taun	Opposite Flipside
Spanish	Villacruz[?]	Pun on "cruz" (tail) from "cara o cruz" (heads or tails)

Flopside Tower

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウラハザマタワー[?] Ura Hazama Tawā	Opposite-side Gap Tower
French	Tour Verso[?]	Flopside Tower
German	Flopstadt-Turm[?]	Flopside Tower
Italian	Torre di Svoltadiqua[?]	Flopside Tower
Korean	반대틈새타워[?] Bandae Teumsae Tawo	Flopside Tower
Spanish	Torre de Villacruz[?]	Flopside Tower

Third Floor

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウラハザマタウン　３階[?] Ura Hazama Taun Sankai	Flopside 3F
French	Verso - 3e étage[?]	Flopside - 3rd floor
German	Flopstadt Ebene 3[?]	Flopside Floor 3
Italian	Svoltadiqua, 3e piano[?]	Flopside, 3rd Floor
Korean	반대틈새타운 3층[?] Bandae Teumsae Taun 3-cheung	Flopside 3F
Spanish	Villacruz, nivel 2[?]	Flopside, level 2

Second Floor

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウラハザマタウン　２階[?] Ura Hazama Taun Nikai	Flopside 2F
French	Verso - 2e étage[?]	Flopside - 2nd floor
German	Flopstadt Ebene 2[?]	Flopside Floor 2
Italian	Svoltadiqua, 2e piano[?]	Flopside, 2nd Floor
Korean	반대틈새타운 2층[?] Bandae Teumsae Taun 2-cheung	Flopside 2F
Spanish	Villacruz, nivel 1[?]	Flopside, level 1

Second Floor Outskirts

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウラハザマタウン　２階　外部[?] Ura Hazama Taun Nikai Gaibu	Flopside 2F Outside
French	Abords de Verso - 2e étage[?]	Outskirts of Flopside - 2nd floor
German	Flopstadt E 2 Außenbezirk[?]	Flopside F 2 Outskirts
Italian	Svoltadiqua, 2e piano: perif.[?]	Flopside, 2nd Floor: outskirts
Korean	반대틈새타운 2층 외부[?] Bandae Teumsae Taun 2-cheung Oebu	Flopside 2F Outside
Spanish	Afueras de Villacruz, nivel 1[?]	Outskirts of Flopside, level 1

First Floor

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウラハザマタウン　１階[?] Ura Hazama Taun Ikkai	Flopside 1F
French	Verso - 1er étage[?]	Flopside - 1st floor
German	Flopstadt Ebene 1[?]	Flopside Floor 1
Italian	Svoltadiqua, 1e piano[?]	Flopside, 1st floor
Korean	반대틈새타운 1층[?] Bandae Teumsae Taun 1-cheung	Flopside 1F
Spanish	Villacruz, nivel 0[?]	Flopside, level 0

First Floor Outskirts

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウラハザマタウン　１階　外部[?] Ura Hazama Taun Ikkai Gaibu	Flopside 1F Outside
French	Abords de Verso - 1er étage[?]	Outskirts of Flopside - 1st floor
German	Flopstadt E 1 Außenbezirk[?]	Flopside F 1 Outskirts
Italian	Svoltadiqua, 1e piano: perif.[?]	Flopside, 1st Floor: outskirts
Korean	반대틈새타운 1층 외부[?] Bandae Teumsae Taun 1-cheung Oebu	Flopside 1F Outside
Spanish	Afueras de Villacruz, nivel 0[?]	Outskirts of Flopside, level 0

B1

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウラハザマタウン　地下１階[?] Ura Hazama Taun Chika Ikkai	Flopside B1
French	Verso - RDC[?]	Flopside - Ground Floor
German	Flopstadt UG 1[?]	Flopside B1
Italian	Svoltadiqua, S1[?]	Flopside B1
Korean	반대틈새타운 지하 1층[?] Bandae Teumsae Taun Jiha 1-cheung	Flopside B1
Spanish	Villacruz, nivel -1[?]	Flopside, level -1

B1 Outskirts

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウラハザマタウン　地下１階　外部[?] Ura Hazama Taun Chika Ikkai Gaibu	Flopside B1 Outside
French	Abords de Verso - RDC[?]	Outskirts of Flopside - Ground Floor
German	Flopstadt UG 1 Außenbezirk[?]	Flopside B1 Outskirts
Italian	Svoltadiqua, S1: periferia[?]	Flopside, B1: outskirts
Korean	반대틈새타운 지하 1층 외부[?] Bandae Teumsae Taun Jiha 1-cheung Oebu	Flopside B1 Outside
Spanish	Afueras de Villacruz, nivel -1[?]	Outskirts of Flopside, level -1

B2

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウラハザマタウン　地下２階[?] Ura Hazama Taun Chika Nikai	Flopside B2
French	Verso - Sous-sol[?]	Flopside - Basement
German	Flopstadt UG 2[?]	Flopside B2
Italian	Svoltadiqua, S2[?]	Flopside B2
Korean	반대틈새타운 지하 2층[?] Bandae Teumsae Taun Jiha 2-cheung	Flopside B2
Spanish	Villacruz, nivel -2[?]	Flopside, level -2

B2 Outskirts

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウラハザマタウン　地下２階　外部[?] Ura Hazama Taun Chika Nikai Gaibu	Flopside B2 Outside
French	Abords de Verso - Sous-sol[?]	Outskirts of Flopside - Basement
German	Flopstadt UG 2 Außenbezirk[?]	Flipside B2 Outskirts
Italian	Svoltadiqua, S2: periferia[?]	Flopside, B2: outskirts
Korean	반대틈새타운 지하 2층 외부[?] Bandae Teumsae Taun Jiha 2-cheung Oebu	Flopside B2 Outside
Spanish	Afueras de Villacruz, nivel -2[?]	Outskirts of Flopside, level -2

Trivia

• On the Flopside ground floor, the elevators have a different animation than other elevators in Flipside and Flopside. While other elevators fill in with white and lose white from the bottom, the ones on the Flopside ground floor fill in with white and lose white from the sides.
• Mario's 3D flipping animation is mirrored when in Flopside. Instead of shifting right, the camera shifts left.