Highway

Highway ドラゴだいち Highway
A segment of the highway
Connected areas
Candrum Underpass Clayman Factory Thunder Tower Saturn Valley

The Highway (Japanese: ハイウェイ Highway) is a location in Mother 3 located in the mountains between Murasaki Forest and the eastern parts of the Nowhere Islands. First accessed in Chapter 5, it connects Thunder Tower to the Candrum Underpass, Saturn Valley, and several other areas. It is unknown when or who built the highway system, though it is likely to have been built by the Pigmask Army during the timeskip between Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.

The highway system is large and is primarily used by members of the Pigmask Army as a form of transportation between different parts of the Nowhere Islands. The Pork Bean is a commonly used vehicle.

Overview

The player first enters the highway where the Clayman Factory is located. There are several charge stations for Pork Beans scattered around the highway, along with the Dur-T Café, a Pigmask selling explosives, and a small souvenir stand. Beginning at the Clayman Factory at the southernmost part, the highway makes a straight road westwards through several tunnels. It then splits into two roads and turns north into another tunnel. The left-hand road leads west to a recharge station, then it makes a fork with the road that continues east leads to the Candrum Underpass. The road that leads to the tunnel north, as well as the right-hand road, will continue north and eventually meet.

From there continuing north into another tunnel, there is an opening with another recharge station before turning east. The road then crosses a bridge then turns south reaching the pit stop with a fork leading either east or westbound. The Dur-T Café as well as a recharge station can be found here. The west path will pass through a tunnel, however the road is unfinished and thus reaches a dead end. Eastbound will then pass through a cave which then reaches the junkyard where the Forlorn Junk Heap is fought. Past that, the highway heads south underground to where the entrance to Thunder Tower is located, while east will eventually reach Saturn Valley.

There is a side quest here involving a mother mouse and her seven babies, which is required to get the Shield Snatcher. The seven mice can respectively be found outside the Clayman Factory, near the southern charging station, above the entrance to Candrum Underpass, near the northern charging station, on the bridge, and two are found in the cave east of the pit stop.

History

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Lucas and his team comes here in search of an old Clayman containing the Egg of Light. Mistaken for the commander, Lucas is lent a Pork Bean as a form of transportation, however he totals it after slipping on a banana peel. As the Fierce Pork Trooper is about to lend him another, he realizes the commander is actually Lucas in disguise and proceeds to battle him. He is defeated, however, allowing Lucas to take his Pork Bean. After searching throughout the highway, they reach the dump where the Clayman containing the Egg of Light was taken. One of the malfunctioned Claymen suddenly activates, and they are attacked by the Forlorn Junk Heap.

After defeating it, Duster finds the Egg of Light inside the Clayman he had previously hid it in, restoring his menory in the process. They are then brought to the Thunder Tower afterwards.

Items

Item		Location
	Highway Map	In the tunnel above the Pork Bean crash site
	Brown Collar	West of the Dur-T Cafe
	Chic Gloves	Central section of the highway
	Doggy Biscuit	Next to the southernmost charging station
	Gemini Bracelet	In the cave leading to Candrum Underpass
	Knit Sweater	In a cave accessed within the cave east of Dur-T Café, in one of the many presents that can be opened after repeatedly speaking to Leo-Leo
	Pencil Rocket	Given by a stray dog near the northmost charging station after being given a Doggy Biscuit
	Secret Herb	Near the Chic Gloves
	Shield Snatcher	Recieved from the mouse after finding her seven babies

Shops and businesses

Pigmask's shop

Pigmask's shop
Item		Price	Effect
	Pencil Rocket	500 DP	Bomb element damage to all enemies
	Bomb	1000 DP	Bomb element damage to all enemies
	Super Bomb	2000 DP	Bomb element damage to all enemies
	New Year's Eve Bomb	3000 DP	Drops enemy's HP to 1; could be a dud with no effect
	Saltwater Gun	3000 DP	Damages mechanical and fire-based enemies

Snack cart

Snack cart
Item		Price	Effect
	Bag of Pork Chips	28 DP	Restores 50 HP
	Cup of Pork Noodles	80 DP	Restores 80 HP
	Fresh Mint	16 DP	Cures nausea
	Handy Yo-yo	650 DP	Weapon for Lucas, Kumatora and Duster (Offense +20)
	Secret Herb	600 DP	Cures any status ailment and revives a fainted party member at 25% max HP
	Souvenir Dress	1400 DP	Armor for Kumatora (Defense +13)
	Taurus Bracelet	1200 DP	Armor for Lucas, Kumatora and Duster (Defense +13)

Enemies

Chapter 5

Sprite	Enemy name	Notes
	Fierce Pork Trooper	Boss
	Wound-Up Road Hog	None
	Scrapped Robot	None
	Road Block	Required in some locations
	Atomic Power Robot	None
	Wobbly Robot	None
	Reconstructed Lion	None
	Rhinocerocket	None
	Bright Smile	Appears rarely
	Forlorn Junk Heap	Boss

Path to Saturn Valley (Chapter 7)

Sprite	Enemy name	Notes
	Filthy Attack Roach	None
	Naughty Mushroom	None

Gallery

Gallery
Northern section of the highway	Eastern section of the highway
Western section of the highway	Southern section of the highway