Kiwano Temple

Kiwano Temple
A rock destroys the track.
How to access	Obtain the orange Mini Paint Star from Marmalade Valley
Paint Stars
Colorless spots	37
Things	None
Boss	Big Spiny
Level progression ← Previous Marmalade Valley Next → Redpepper Volcano The Golden Coliseum Toad Trainworks Paper Mario: Color Splash levels

“Isn't it fun exploring a dangerous and mysterious temple like this? Watch your step!”

—Huey, Paper Mario: Color Splash

Kiwano Temple is a location from Paper Mario: Color Splash. The path leading here is unlocked after getting the orange Mini Paint Star in Marmalade Valley, and unlocks paths leading to The Golden Coliseum, Redpepper Volcano, and Toad Trainworks. Its name is inspired by the kiwano, a type of spiked fruit.

Layout

After entering the level, Mario must hammer a cracked pillar and cause it to collapse on the train tracks. This loosens a cardboard tube that Mario can ride in to get across spikes and reach the temple's entrance. Huey notices that the door is missing a spike. If Mario has gotten the Sharp Spike from Château Chanterelle, he can insert it and enter the temple.

In the first room, Mario must paint in four torches, which causes a POW Block to appear. When he hits it, the spikes in front of the POW Block flip over, and Spinies drop down from the ceiling. A Super Star can be used to defeat the Spinies and go to the next area.

In the next room, Mario must battle Spikes and Spinies to reach a cardboard tube, then roll it back to the entrance. He can jump on it to reach another floor, in which he must walk between Spinies and Brick Blocks to roll another cardboard tube.

The next area contains Spinies rolling in cardboard tubes. Mario must balance on the tubes and go between pillars, fighting Spikes and Paper-Cone Goombas. He can then roll a tube into a new area and trigger a pressure plate that sends him down to an area in which he must move the tube left and right to avoid lava. Before obtaining the Mini Paint Star, he must defeat a Big Spiny. The yellow Mini Paint Star opens a path to the Golden Coliseum, while the one below it (accessed by standing back on the platform and waiting for it to drop) leads to Redpepper Volcano.

When Mario gains access to Fort Cobalt, two Toads appear in Port Prisma discussing the train stuck at Kiwano Temple. If Mario visits it again, he will find a conductor upset at the tracks being destroyed, having a train full of Toads that need to visit Tangerino Grill. The blue Rescue Squad leader asks Mario to find his 23 squad members to fix the tracks.

Once all the squad members have been found, they form a set of train tracks. As the Sunset Express sets off, it is promptly crushed by a Thwomp. The conductor instructs the passengers to get out and push the train instead. An orange Mini Paint Star appears, opening a shortcut to Toad Trainworks, which the train stops at.

Enemies

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  Spikes

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  Spinies

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  Paper-Cone Goombas

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  Swoops

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  Big Spiny (miniboss)

Collectibles

Additional items not included: Globs of paint/random Coins from hammering/breaking random objects.

Field Items

Item	Icon	Location	Location Image
9 Coins 2 Colorless Worn-Out Jump x3 Battle Cards	9x 2x	In the last inside scene, can be colleted while the platform is moving to the 2 mini Paint Stars.
Heart		In the second inside scene, in the northeastern corner.
		In the third inside scene, in the northeastern corner.
Super Star		In the first inside scene, falls alongside Spinies after striking the POW Block.

Colorless spots

Location	Drop	Necessity	Location Image
In the first area, on a post.	Coins, Worn-Out Hammer x5 Battle Card	Optional
In the first area, on the wall.	Coins	Optional
In the first area, on the ground.	Coins, Worn-Out Hammer x3 Battle Card	Optional
In the first area, on the ground beneath a cardboard tube.	Coins	Optional
In the first area, on a railroad track. If this colorless spot is not repainted before destroying the track with the rickety column, it will be inaccessible until the blue Rescue Squad is rescued.	Coins	Optional
In the first area, on the ground after crossing the spikes.	Coins	Optional
In the first area, on the wall. Mario must hammer off the ledge to reveal a row of invisible blocks.	Coins, KO Hammer Battle Card	Optional
In the first area, on the wall.	Coins, Hammer Battle Card	Optional
In the second area, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the second area, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the second area, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the second area, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the second area, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the second area, on a flame.	Coins, Rainbow Globs of Paint, Blazehammer Battle Card	Required
In the second area, on a flame.	Coins, Rainbow Globs of Paint, Fire Flower Battle Card	Required
In the second area, on a flame.	Coins, Rainbow Globs of Paint, Blazehammer Battle Card	Required
In the second area, on a flame.	Coins, Rainbow Globs of Paint, Fire Flower Battle Card	Required
In the third area, on a fencepost.	Coins, POW Block Battle Card	Optional
In the third area, on the ground.	Coins, POW Block Battle Card	Optional
In the third area, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the third area, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the third area, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the third area, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the third area, on the ground.	Coins, POW Block Battle Card	Optional
In the third area, on the wall.	Coins	Optional
In the third area, on the wall.	Coins, KO Hammer Battle Card	Optional
In the third area, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the third area, on the wall.	Coins, Iron Jump Battle Card	Optional
In the third area, on a vase.	Coins, Iron Jump Battle Card	Optional
In the fourth area, on a column.	Coins, Worn-Out Hammer x3 Battle Card	Optional
In the fourth area, on the ground.	Coins	Optional
In the fourth area, on a cardboard wheel.	Coins	Required
In the fourth area, on a fencepost.	Coins, Iron Jump Battle Card	Optional
In the fourth area, on a column.	Coins	Optional
In the fourth area, on the wall.	Coins, Hammer Battle Card	Optional
In the fourth area, on the wall.	Coins	Optional
In the fourth area, on a tipped column.	Coins	Optional

? Blocks

Item	Location	Image
POW Block	In the first scene, at the end of the platform made out of Brick Blocks, found left of the entrance to the temple.
POW Block	In the second scene, in the southwest.
POW Block	In the third scene, on the lone platform reachable only with the first cardboard tube.

Hidden Blocks

Item	Description	Image	Image (block/s revealed)
Coin (all 5)	In the first scene, in the northeast of the scene. These blocks act as a platform to reach the Colorless spot on the wall.
Spin Jump (colorless)	In the second scene, above the right crate in the north of the scene.
Hammer x2 (colorless)	In the third scene, above the crate near the exit.

Record

Kiwano Temple - Plays at Kiwano Temple

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Magma Flows, Lava Glows - Plays when lava floods the temple

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A Fearsome Foe - Plays during mini-boss battles

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Gallery

Sprites and models

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  World Map Icon

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  Kiwano Temple Concept Art

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  Model of a POW Block

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  Model of a roller

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  Model of a Spike Trap

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  Model of a Spike Trap after being flipped over

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  Model of a Super Star

Screenshots

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  Huey and Mario at the temple's door.

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  The 3D POW Block.

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  A group of Spinies.

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  Mario walks inside of a cardboard tube.

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  Mario goes deeper into the temple.

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  Huey breaks the fourth wall after saving Mario.

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  The Big Spiny confronts Mario.

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  A Toad observes the broken tracks.

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  The Toads on the Sunset Express.

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  The blue Rescue Squad members.

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  The Rescue Squad as train tracks.

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  A Big Thwomp crushes the train.

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  The train conductor panics.

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  Toads push the Sunset Express to Toad Trainworks.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ダイダイトゲしんでん[?] Daidai Toge Shinden	Orange Thorn Temple
French	Temple Kiwano[?]	Kiwano Temple
German	Terrakotta-Tempel[?]	Terracotta Temple
Italian	Tempio Kiwano[?]	Kiwano Temple
Portuguese	Templo Kiwano[?]	Kiwano Temple
Russian	Храм Хурмы[?] Khram Khurmy	Persimmon Temple
Spanish (NOA)	Templo de la Tuna[?]	Prickly Pear Temple
Spanish (NOE)	Templo Chumbo[?]	Prickly Temple

Notes

• The track that plays when the Sunset Express gets crushed is a distorted rearrangement of its regular theme, titled "Train Accident." The track is not included anywhere in the Prisma Museum and only plays in this brief cutscene.