| rdfs:comment | - Volcano Lu'ithreach is the final area of Island Saoire. As the title suggests, it is a volcanic world covered in jagged mountains, brimstone ruins, and oceans of lava. To get to the last world, Mario must enter the cave at the other end of Sandy Teampaill by crossing a bridge with Spindles. The level is also the home of the final boss, Dorcha Wiggler, which requires 35 stars to enter, making this star requirement the only requirement in the game (besides the the two MIPPS spawns). This level also contains the only other optional mini boss, the Whomp King.
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| abstract | - Volcano Lu'ithreach is the final area of Island Saoire. As the title suggests, it is a volcanic world covered in jagged mountains, brimstone ruins, and oceans of lava. To get to the last world, Mario must enter the cave at the other end of Sandy Teampaill by crossing a bridge with Spindles. The level is also the home of the final boss, Dorcha Wiggler, which requires 35 stars to enter, making this star requirement the only requirement in the game (besides the the two MIPPS spawns). This level also contains the only other optional mini boss, the Whomp King. This level is the hardest part of the game and requires all of Mario's skills to get all the stars. The main gimmick of this level are these colored platforms, each color moving differently. Blue ones go up and down, and dunks into lava if low enough. Red ones go left and right, and into walls if they are near it. Yellow ones spin in place. And Green ones rotate in a square shape. In addition to these, all three caps are used in this level to obtain a star. The level is a tall mountain which Mario must climb to get most of the stars. As with most volcanic areas, there are a ton of pits that lead to lava as well as the staple volcano enemies like Bullies. Even though it is the final area, the level its self is actually quite small. In addition, there is very little backtracking, as there is almost a new path for every star. The area used to be walled off, probably due to its dangers, until the Wiggler destroyed the wall. When Mario dies he starts a little ways up the trail from the start, in front of the glass door and the 2 ramping paths, the one that is the main stone slope, and the other that leads to Dorcha Wiggler's Destination.
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