Scorching Sandpaper West

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“Proud home to one of the region's four mysterious towers!”
Toad, Paper Mario: The Origami King
Scorching Sandpaper West
A view of Scorching Sandpaper West from Paper Mario: The Origami King
Toads 6
Not-Bottomless Holes 5
Enemies Crowbers
Pokeys
Dry Bones
Mechakoopa (at random)
Black Shy Guys (version 1.0.1)

Scorching Sandpaper West is the western portion of the Scorching Sandpaper Desert in Paper Mario: The Origami King. It contains one of the four towers needed to activate the Earth Vellumental Power. Its tower requires the Triangle Jewel to be activated, which can be found directly between two identical cacti which are in the Scorching Sandpaper West.

Collectibles[edit]

NOTE:Items not included here: Confetti and random coins from hammering random objects and coins and items from using Professor Toad to dig at random/in glowing spots.

Objects[edit]

Item Location Image
4xAn icon from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
4 Small Bags of Confetti
In the rocks found in the area. Mario in Scorching Sandpaper West of The Origami King, with 4 visible rocks, each containing a Small Bag of Confetti.
An item from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
Triangle Jewel
Between the pair of cacti. Professor Toad needs to dig it up. Required to progress. Mario finds the Triangle Jewel

Hidden Toads[edit]

Form Description Image
6 Hidden Toads
An origami Toad
# 1
Just south of the tower is a yellow origami beetle Toad, crawling on a cactus. The first hidden Toad in Scorching Sandpaper West, disguised as a yellow origami beetle crawling on a cactus.
Origami Toad #48 & #53: Cactus
# 2
Near the entrance is a pair of cacti, with a small origami cactus between them. Hammer it to reveal a green Toad. The second hidden Toad in Scorching Sandpaper West, disguised as an origami cactus, dwarfed in size by the surrounding cacti.
Origami Toad #54: Skull
Artwork of various Toads from Paper Mario: The Origami King.
# 3 to 6
A Toad in the form of an origami skull can be found stuck to a cactus below a Crowber. At the foot of the cactus are 3 more Toads, buried in the sand. A group of four hidden Toads in Scorching Sandpaper West. One is disguised as an origami skull, while the rest are buried in the sand with a Crowber circling above.

Not-Bottomless Holes[edit]

Description Image
5 Holes
Seen right away as Mario enters the area on the upper wall. First Not-Bottomless Hole in Scorching Sandpaper Desert West of The Origami King.
Near the wall under the fourth cactus. Second Not-Bottomless Hole in Scorching Sandpaper Desert West of The Origami King.
Right of the Desert Tower, near the wall. Third Not-Bottomless Hole in Scorching Sandpaper Desert West of The Origami King.
On the wall left of the Desert Tower. Fourth Not-Bottomless Hole in Scorching Sandpaper Desert West of The Origami King.
On the sarcophagus in the tower. Last Not-Bottomless Hole in Scorching Sandpaper Desert West of The Origami King.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヒダリさばく[?]
Hidari Sabaku
Left Desert
Chinese 左沙漠[?]
Zuǒ Shāmò
Left Desert
Dutch Westelijke Imposantvlakte[?] Western Imposing Plains
French Ouest du désert[?] Western desert
Italian Deserto Cartavetro minore Ovest[?] Scorching Sandpaper (minor) West
Korean 왼쪽 사막[?]
Oenjjok Samak
Left Desert
Spanish Desierto de la Izquierda[?] Desert of the Left