Toadbert's Drawing
| Toadbert's Drawing | |
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| Description | |
| "Toadbert's Odd Drawing" | |
| Appears in | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) |
- “Every once in a while, a dim memory surfaces... I drew this picture of the image... My "brain art."”
- —Toadbert, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Toadbert's Drawing is a key item in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. It is a sketch drawn by Toadbert, who traveled back in time alongside Princess Peach and Toadiko to the Peach's Castle of the past when the Shroob invasion began. After traveling back in time and getting separated, Toadbert lost his memory and sketched what memories he had left. At some point after sketching it, parts of it end up getting covered by dirt smudges.
Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi receive the sketch after meeting up with Toadbert in Yoob's Belly after being eaten by Yoob at Yoshi's Island. Toadbert admits that he cannot remember exactly what the sketch depicts. The sketch is later shown to Professor E. Gadd, who theorizes that the sketch depicts Peach's use of the Cobalt Star in her battle with Princess Shroob. E. Gadd also questions what really happened in that battle as Peach appeared to lose, with the Cobalt Star being shattered into shards.
Much later in the game, Toadbert regains his memory after Kylie Koopa falls on him. Both travel to Star Shrine to meet Mario's party and tell the truth, but Toadbert ends up running away with his Cobalt Star shard after hearing Mario's goal of reassembling the Cobalt Star. Mario's party catches up to Toadbert and Kylie Koopa after they were attacked by a monster. Toadbert then tells Mario that the answer is in the sketch, and says to rub away the dirt on it. Rubbing the dirt off the sketch is the only use of the Nintendo DS's touchscreen controls in the entire game. Cleaning off the dirt smudge in the bottom-right corner reveals another smaller Shroob figure wearing a crown. Before Toadbert is able to explain what it means, the monster, Elder Shrooboid, appears and transforms him and Kylie Koopa into Shroob mushrooms. After this, the sketch is never used again and remains in the party's key item inventory.
At the end of the game, Mario's party saves Peach at Shroob Castle and defeats Princess Shroob. Peach has the last Cobalt Star shard needed to complete the Cobalt Star, but before being able to explain why the Cobalt Star should not be completed, Baby Bowser takes the shard and completes the Cobalt Star. Peach then reveals that Princess Shroob has an older sister of the same name. Peach used the Cobalt Star to seal the elder Princess Shroob within it and shattered it. After this, the younger Princess Shroob captured Peach. As Peach explains this, an illustration is shown on the top screen depicting the same events as Toadbert's Drawing, confirming the true meaning of the sketch.
Gallery
Item sprite when rolled up
Toadbert's Drawing with dirt smudges
Toadbert's Drawing without dirt smudges
Artwork shown before the battle with the elder Princess Shroob that Toadbert's Drawing depicts
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Italian | Dis. Toadoberto (Disegno di Toadoberto)[?] | Toadbert's drawing |
