THE UNDERGROUND
LEVEL OVERVIEW
After visiting Mean Street South and discovering that Mean Street has been split in half by the quakes ravaging Wasteland, you need to reach the north side. Gus leads you to the Underground, which connects Mean Street South and Mean Street North. It’s not as easy as walking through a sewer pipe; you must battle two enemies and figure out how to cross the large Thinner pool dividing the Underground.
LEVEL BREAKDOWN
Challenges
- None
Collectibles
- Golden Cloth
Enemies
- Blotworx Blocker
- Dropwing
Quests
- Operation Gremlin Drop
Things to Do
- Defeat the first enemy
- Uncover the hidden Golden Cloth
- Retrieve all resources in the area
- Glide across the Thinner pool
- Defeat the second enemy
- Free the Purple Gremlin and activate the balloon
- Gain “Operation Gremlin Drop” optional quest
- Exit to Mean Street North
The sewer grate in Mean Street South grants you access to the Mean Street Underground. Although it’s a short distance to Mean Street North through the Underground, you have to defeat foes and glide over a large Thinner pool to navigate it successfully.
Outside the access tunnel you encounter a Dropwing. The Dropwing can spit Thinner bubbles at you. If it gets in range, it will pick you up and try to drop you into the Thinner pool ahead. Douse it with a steady stream of either Paint or Thinner to transform it into your ally or into a Thinner puddle.
Dropwing
These fat, flying Blotlings like to spit out balls of Thinner that float around until they connect with toon. Dropwings won’t hesitate to grab you with their long claws if they get close enough. There are always Thinner pools around Dropwings; if they grab you, they will fly over to the nearest Thinner pool and drop you in.
If you choose to befriend these floating foes they’ll spit out paint balls which will help you if you’re committed to the Paint path.
Once you’ve dealt with the Dropwing, turn to the machinery on the south side. You’ll see a large steel door clamped shut and steam pipes to the right of it. Thin the steam pipes to open the door. Inside you’ll discover a Golden Cloth and a resource chest.
Search the area for more resources. Don’t forget to smash all the construction equipment and jump atop the platforms to get another resource chest.
Now you need to cross the Thinner pool to reach the far side. Stand on the edge and throw Oswald up in the air. Mickey should jump up and grab Oswald’s feet. Oswald and Mickey can now glide across the Thinner pool.
You won’t make it across by gliding in a straight line. As with all gliding attempts, you will gradually lose altitude and eventually land in the Thinner. Instead, look for the updrafts (the white pockets of steam) and glide toward them. If you travel from one updraft to the next, Oswald will float higher and make it across the large Thinner pool.
A Blotworx Blocker guards the far side when you land. It’s similar in nature to the first Blotworx that you fought back in Dark Beauty Castle, except this one generates a force shield when you attack.
Mickey can’t simply jump on its head to press the release button; Oswald must shock the Blotworx with Electricity to stun it so that it cannot raise its shield.
Then Mickey can jump on the release button and open the command capsule. Once opened, paint the Blotling inside to make it your friend or thin the Blotling to destroy the Blotworx.
OPTIONAL QUEST
OPERATION GREMLIN DROP
You spot a trapped Gremlin on the underground’s far side. This triggers the “Operation Gremlin Drop” optional quest. Free the Purple Gremlin as your first objective in the quest, then look for other trapped Gremlins around Wasteland and free them all to complete the quest.
After you defeat the Blotworx, head over to the trapped Gremlin in the north. A force shield surrounds the Gremlin, too. Oswald must shoot the Access Port on top of the cage in order to drop the shield, and then Mickey must perform a Spin Attack to break it open and bust the Gremlin out of its cage.
The Purple Gremlin thanks you for freeing him and explains that he got himself caught in the cage by accident. Now that he’s free, the Purple Gremlin activates the balloon, which rises up through a gap in the cavern roof and settles in its normal spot up on Mean Street. If you need to go back and forth between Mean Street South and North, just speak with the Purple Gremlin once he pops out next to the balloon on the surface. The first ride is free (as a reward for freeing him), but you must pay E-tickets on subsequent rides to cross.
Scour this side for extra resources. Climb up the platform to secure resources from the construction equipment on top.
When you’re finished in the area, hit the Action Button on the doorway leading out of the Underground. Gus asks you if you want to leave the Underground and head up to Mean Street North through the door. Answer yes to adventure on.