Mt. Rugged

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Mario and Parakarry climbing up Mt. Rugged.

Mt. Rugged is a mountain that is found Paper Mario. Mt. Rugged has a station where the Mario can take the K64 train from Toad Town to reach Mt. Rugged. This is where the player meets Parakarry, a Paratroopa who tells them that he has lost letters all over the Mushroom Kingdom; several on Mt. Rugged. The player must first locate Parakarry's three letters on Mt. Rugged, once the player has achieved this, Parakarry will join the party. Mario needs Parakarry to hover across a broken bridge on the mountain.

Buzzar is also encountered here and the player has the choice of battling him, which can help get him Star Points; alternately, he can tell Buzzar that he is Luigi, and Buzzar will surprisingly leave him alone.

Mt. Rugged is where Whacka can be found. When Whacka is hit with Mario's Hammer, an item appears from his head called Whacka's Bump. Eight of these can be gotten until Whacka disappears.

A Super Block can also be found on Mt. Rugged, but blocked by a Stone Block, it is accessible only after getting the Super Hammer from Dry Dry Ruins.

Enemies found

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  Monty Mole

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  Cleft

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  Buzzar (optional boss)

Formations

For enemy formations in Mt. Rugged, see here.

Items found

Name of Item	Icon	Found In
Star Piece		Under a hidden panel in the corner the slope leads to in the third scene.
		On a ledge in the fourth scene.
		In the southwestern corner of the room to the north of the second room (requires Parakarry).
Letter	File:PM-Letter.png	On a big stone in the third scene (requires Kooper).
		Down the cliff in the fifth scene.
		In the room to the north of the second room, accessible after sliding the slope.
Magical Seed		Given by the Bub-ulb (requires Parakarry).
Egg		In a bush near the Dry Dry Railroad station.
Whacka Bump		Dropped by hitting Whacka.
Sleepy Sheep		In a question block at the southeastern corner of the second scene.
Mushroom		In a question block at the scene to the north of the second room.
Honey Syrup		In a question block at the scene to the north of the second room.
Quake Hammer	File:Quake hammer badge.PNG	On a big stone in the third scene (requires Parakarry).
Damage Dodge	File:Damage dodge badge.PNG	In the scene to the north of the second room, by going in the cave for a chest box.

Area Tattles

• This is the Mt. Rugged station on the Dry Dry Railroad line. Not much grows around here or on the barren mountain.
• What a steep mountain!
• Watch out for the sneaky Monty Moles that are common to this area. They're dirty fighters. They pop up from underground and chuck rocks at people. The cowards!
• Phew! Maybe we ought to take a break! I didn't realize the road up would be so rough! Of course, as nice as it would be to take five on a rock, you have to watch yourself. Enemies disguise themselves as rocks. They're nasty and spiky, so keep your eyes open.
• Whoa! We're pretty high up! Ooog... I feel a little faint. I never told you this before, but I have a fear of heights.