Story Splits

This page tells about each time the story splits letting Mario make a choice on where to go next. Do not worry because you will still be able to go to every area.

Decision:
After beating Cookatiel in the Luncheon Kingdom, Bowser releases the Broodals with the special power moons needed to get to his cloud lair. Cappy asks Mario if he wants to search for the broodals Above Ground or Under Ground.

Effects:
Choice 1 (Above Ground): Mario will travel to the Grassland Kingdom, and continue the story in this order, Grassland->Lake->Cavern->Snow. He will battle the Broodals in the order of Topper->Harriet->Rango->Spewart.

Choice 2 (Under Ground): Mario will travel to the Cavern Kingdom, and continue the story in this order, Cavern->Snow->Grassland->Lake. He will battle the Broodals in the order of Rango->Spewart->Topper->Harriet.

Decision:
After battling Bowser in the cloud kingdom, he sends the Odyssey flying towards the ground, Cappy says you only have enough energy in the ship to make it to one of two close areas, a lonely island or a spooky mansion.

Effects:
Choice 1 (That Lonely Island): Mario will crash in the Lost Kingdom, and then later travel to the Haunted Kingdom.

Choice 2 (That Spooky Mansion): Mario will crash in the Haunted Kingdom, and then later travel to the Lost Kingdom.

Decision:
After Mario defeats Morton Koopa Jr. in the Metro Kingdom, Cappy alerts him that there are still four koopalings out there who have the ship parts that can take Mario to the Ruined Kingdom. Cappy asks Mario where he would rather look for the koopalings next, a desert or a forest.

Effects:
Choice 1 (The Deserts): Mario will go to the Sand Kingdom in search of a koopaling, and then continue the story in this order: Sand->Mountain->Wooded-> Seaside, and find the last four koopalings in this order: Roy->Larry->Lemmy->Wendy.

Choice 2 (The Forests): Mario will go to the Wooded Kingdom in search of a koopaling, and then continue the story in this order: Wooded->Seaside->Sand-> Mountain, and find the last four koopalings in this order: Lemmy->Wendy->Roy->Larry.

Decision:
After Mario defeats the Robo-Broodal in the Tech Kingdom, each of the Broodals will split up and run off with the rocket parts that can take Mario to the moon. Cappy will ask Mario where he would like to search for the Broodals.

Effects:
Choice 1 (Underwater): Mario will go to the Abyss Kingdom in search of a Broodal, and then continue the story in this order: Abyss->Sakura->Storm->Outback, fighting the Broodals in this order: Topper->Hariet->Spewart->Rango.

Choice 2 (Up in the Sky): Mario will go to the Storn Kingdom in search of a Broodal, and then continue the story in this order: Storm->Outback->Abyss->Sakura, fighting the Broodals in this order: Spewart->Rango->Topper->Hariet.