Trial of Wisdom
Template:Location-infobox The Trial of Wisdom is the second temple located at Diamond Island that appears in Paper Mario: The Origami King.
This temple challenges Mario with three questions asked by a Shangri-Spa Toad statue. The player must defeat the Ice Vellumental first in order to gain access to the temple as there is water surrounding it. Once obtained, it can be accessed by freezing the water.
Once entered, the player is given two statements that they need to mark as true or false (indicated by a check and "X" mark respectively), followed by a final riddle with three choices (indicated by A, B, and C respectively). The questions it gives are based on previous experiences in the game. If the player picks the wrong answer, they will be sent back to the main room where they entered and must try again. If they failed at least two or three times, the Shangri-Spa Toad statue will ask the player if they want to make the challenge easier for 3,000 coins.
Once the player answers all three questions, they can obtain the Wisdom Orb.
Questions
First round
- "The name of Captain T. Ode's submarine is the Princess Peach."
- False: "CORRECT. Captain T. Ode's submarine is named...the Marino."
- "The final stop on the downriver tour is Autumn Mountain."
- False: "CORRECT. The final stop on the downriver tour is Sweetpaper Valley."
- "The pictures drawn on the first floor of Overlook Tower were of mushrooms and an apple."
- False: "CORRECT. The pictures were of mushrooms and a banana."
- "The number of Shell Stones that Mario inserted into the Earth Vellumental Temple was four."
- True: "CORRECT. There were five total...but Mario only inserted four of them himself."
- "The number of streamers that you have cleared so far is three."
- True: "CORRECT. Thus far, you have cleared the red, blue, and yellow streamers for a total of three."
Easy questions
If any of these questions are answered correctly, the Toad statue states, "CORRECT. Hmm. That seemed far too easy."
- "The letter that is written on Mario's hat is L."
- False
- "Mario has a brother."
- True
- "Mario has a mustache."
- True
Second round
- "Shogun Studios has a photo studio, a tower, and a theater. Of all these locations, the theater is the largest."
- False: "CORRECT. Shogun Studios itself was mentioned, which is larger than Big Sho' Theater on its own!"
- "One ton of iron is heavier than one ton of cotton."
- False: "CORRECT. One ton equals one ton. The density of the individual materials does not matter."
- "If you pass the sixth-, fifth-, and fourth-place runners in a marathon, you'll finish in third place."
- False: "CORRECT. Once you pass the fourth-place runner, you are not in third—-you simply claim fourth place."
- "Twelve passengers are riding a bus. If five of them get off at their stops, seven people will remain on the bus."
- False: "CORRECT. There must be a driver on the bus as well, so eight people will remain...not seven."
- "Every hill in Overlook Mountain has an equal number of uphill and downhill slopes."
- True: "CORRECT. An individual slope can take you both up and down, so the number will be even throughout."
Easy questions
If any of these questions are answered correctly, the Toad statue states, "That is...correct. Come on, these are WAY too easy."
- "The name of the origami companion traveling with Mario is Kersti."
- False
- "The one responsible for turning Princess Peach into origami is King Olly."
- True
- "You are currently undergoing the Trial of Wisdom."
- True
Third round
- "Speak with all three figures, then choose the one who is lying."
- "Speak with all three figures, then choose the one who is telling the truth."
Mario is presented with three Toad statues, which each speak a phrase akin to "I'm telling the truth", "I am lying", "A is the liar", and "The liar is C". By deducing which statements contradict each other, Mario must select the letter corresponding to the single statue that is either telling the truth or lying. Unlike the previous two questions, this one has no time limit.
