The Perfect Infiltration

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Level
The Perfect Infiltration
Princess Peach entering the stage in the city with Sour Bunch posters in The Perfect Infiltration in Princess Peach: Showtime!
World 2F
Game Princess Peach: Showtime!
Boss N/A
Music track Something's Awry in the City
Music sample
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The Perfect Infiltration is a stage in Princess Peach: Showtime!, located on the left in the second floor of the Sparkle Theater. This stage is unlocked after clearing all of 1F. It is the first stage where the Dashing Thief transformation is introduced.

Layout

Sour Bunch robots blocking Princess Peach in The Perfect Infiltration in Princess Peach: Showtime!
Sour Bunch robots guarding the path.

The stage begins with Princess Peach and Stella arriving at a city, noticing some Theets cowering in fear. They explain that the Sour Bunch has caused trouble as of late, and a while later, Peach arrives just in time to see a bank getting cleaned out by Sour Thieves, which then carry the loot to their high-security hideout.

Agents welcoming Princess Peach to their secret society in The Perfect Infiltration in Princess Peach: Showtime!
Agents welcome Peach to their secret society.
Splash screen of Dashing Thief Peach in Princess Peach: Showtime!.
Dashing Thief Peach's introduction

In the next area, there are robots preventing the Theets and the police officer from proceeding to reclaim the treasure. Peach can choose to obtain a Sparkle Gem behind the crate. The direct path being no use, Peach must use the power of Sparkle on a projector downstairs of the plaza to disable the guard robots, allowing her to proceed. There is a Theet agent who states he is stuck on the recon. Peach must jump on the crates to talk to the agent. He took notice that she slipped pass by the robot guards, so he escorts Peach to their secret hideout, seeing her fit for the job. The agents welcome her to their "secret society". Peach can use the Sparkle to activate the devices to access the Dashing Thief Sparkle, then transform into Dashing Thief Peach. After the transformation, the agents activate the drones. An agent tells Peach to infiltrate the Sour Thieves' building and they "will support [her] along the way" with the drones. Dashing Thief Peach must use the grappling hook to activate the crane and slide from the crane. As Peach walks on the building, a platform falls; Peach can use the grappling hook to grab onto the drone and swing across. Peach must press the button with her grappling hook to prevent the spotlights detecting her as she moves down the building. There is a Sparkle Gem on the east of the building.

Entering the building, the screen will pan to Sour Thieves drones placing the stolen treasure inside cages. Peach must disable the lock to open a hatch that allows her to slide down the pole and progress to the next area. In the next area, Peach must stand on top of the cage, then jump on the platform to progress. If Peach chooses to head east and not grapple the drone, she can find a hidden spotlight leading to a sub-area of coins. On the platform above where the conveyor belt ends, Peach must jump onto the yellow platform and grapple on a red drone and activate the switch that allows her to access the vent where she can attack the drone to progress her path; a Sparkle Gem is on the path. After exiting the vent, she can move to the next section.

In the next section, the laser beams prevent Peach from progressing. Peach must disable the lock while result the laser beams to deactivate temporarily. If Peach chooses to grapple the drone, she can obtain the Sparkle Gem while running on the falling platforms. Peach can choose to go down the lower part of the section and pose under a hidden spotlight and obtain a Sparkle Gem.

In the next section, Peach must slide down the pole and grab onto the drone to deactivate the switch with her grappling hook to enter the area with the stolen treasure.

Dashing Thief Peach escaping with a glider from the Sour Thieves' building in The Perfect Infiltration in Princess Peach: Showtime!
Peach using a glider to escape the Sour Thieves' building after reclaiming the treasure.

In the next area, there are two robot guards guarding the safe. Peach must avoid the robot guards while finding the lock to open the safe. Meanwhile, Peach can choose to collect the shards to obtain a Sparkle Gem. After unlocking the safe, the safe will open and push the robot guards off-screen, allowing her to collect the stolen treasure. Afterwards, the robot guards will chase after her. Escaping the building, the agents set drones to let her climb to the top of the building to escape. Meanwhile, the robots will activate the lasers which will force Peach to move quickly up to the top of the building; she is automatically rewarded a Sparkle Gem.

Outside the building, Peach will use the glider to escape; she must avoid the drones. While gliding there is the final Sparkle Gem that Peach can obtain. After making her escape, the level is complete.

Sparkle Gems

Sparkle Gems marked with an asterisk ⁽*⁾ will always be obtained during regular gameplay.

  1. Near where the guard robots are blocking the path, there is a Sparkle Gem behind the crate.
  2. Disable the guard robots by using Sparkle on the nearby lamp.*
  3. Activate the devices to access the Dashing Thief's Sparkle.*
  4. At the building with the moving spotlights, there is a Sparkle Gem on the right.
  5. After deactivating the drone, the Sparkle Gem is on the path.
  6. After deactivating the laser beams, grapple the drone and obtain the Sparkle Gem.
  7. Below the Sparkle Gem in the laser beam section, there is a hidden spotlight on the lower part of the section. Posing under the hidden spotlight to enter the sub-area and grappling on the drones will lead to the Sparkle Gem.
  8. In the area with the safe, Peach can collect the Sparkle pieces.
  9. While escaping, reach the top of the building.*
  10. While using the glider, there is a Sparkle Gem during the flight.

Dress ribbon

  • Dashing Thief Dress: On the north of the Agent Theet who says he is stuck on recon, there is a small staircase that can be entered from the left. Reclaim the treasure from the flying robot by attacking it and Ribboner will give the dress ribbon.
  • Help request: "Will anyone get my treasure back for me?"
  • Rescue message: "Ah, thank you so very much!"

Postgame hidden Theets

All three Ninja Theets are found before the Dashing Thief transformation.

  1. Found to the left of the bank.
  2. Along a wall to the left of the agents' secret hideout.
  3. In front of a crate at the far right of the second section.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 怪盗かいとうマスク 〜華麗かれいなる潜入せんにゅう[?]
Kaitō Masuku ~Karei-naru Sennyū~
Masked Phantom Thief ~Gorgeous Infiltration~
Chinese (simplified) 蒙面怪盗 〜华丽的潜入〜[?]
Méngmiàn Guàidào ~Huálì De Qiánrù~
Masked Phantom Thief ~Gorgeous Infiltration~
Chinese (traditional) 蒙面怪盜 〜華麗的潛入〜[?]
Méngmiàn Guàidào ~Huálì De Qiánrù~
Masked Phantom Thief ~Gorgeous Infiltration~
Dutch De perfecte roof[?] The perfect heist
French L'infiltration parfaite[?] The perfect infiltration
German Der perfekte Raub[?] The Perfect Robbery
Italian L'intrusione perfetta[?] The perfect intrusion/infiltration
Korean 괴도 가면 ~화려한 잠입~[?]
Goedo Gamyeon ~Hwaryeohan jamip~
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Portuguese Infiltração Furtiva[?] Stealth Infiltration
Russian В логобе врага[?]
V logob'ye vraga
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Spanish La gran infiltración[?] The great infiltration