Thunder Tower

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Thunder Tower イカヅチタワー Thunder Tower

Highway Murasaki Forest

This article is about the building. For the chapter of Mother 3 entitled "Tower of Thunder," see Chapter 5.

Thunder Tower is a location in Mother 3. It first appeared in Chapter 4, and played a major role in Chapter 5. It is controlled by the Pigmask Army and is used to punish those who are without Happy Boxes by striking their homes with artificial lightning. It is powered by a giant generator on the top floor.

Layout

There are four different sections of the tower: the control rooms, the scaffolding, the playroom, and the generator. The lowest level contains several different rooms used for controlling the lightning. One of the rooms contains several DCMC posters and figures of the band, including Duster under the guise of Lucky. In that room is a ladder leading to the scaffolding which consists of many staircases leading upwards towards the generator room.

Between the scaffolding and the generator is King P.'s playroom. The star shaped pool in the middle can be used as a hot spring. Above the playroom is the generator which consists of ladders which alternate between the left and right sides respectively. Mr. Genetor is on the highest level of the generator who must be defeated to shut down the tower.

History

Thunder Tower was built sometime during the three year gap between Chapter 3 and 4. It first appeared in Chapter 4 without a name or much background at all. Many citizens of Tazmily had witnessed the strange lightning hit the homes of people without Happy Boxes. Only the Pigmasks knew where this strange, coincidental lightning came from, although they acted as they didn't. Lucas and Boney first see the Thunder Tower up on their trip up to Club Titiboo through binoculars.

Thunder Tower made a major appearance in Chapter 5. Lucas, Kumatora, Duster, and Boney storm Thunder Tower toward the end of the chapter, disguised as Pigmasks and the Masked Man. After successfully making it to the front of His Highness's playroom, they are confronted by the Fierce Pork Trooper. Though they defeat him, he maintains his confidence, having exposed their ruse; this prompts Fassad to come after him, with two Pigmasks in tow.

Inside the generator Lucas gets struck by lightning, however in the process he learns PK Flash. They escape to the top floor, where the four must fight Mr. Genetor, who was responsible for powering Thunder Tower. After defeating him, they run to the top from Fassad and some Pigmasks. While cornering the heroes, Fassad orders for Thunder Tower to be destroyed in an attempt to wipe out the party in the process. Not so long after, the Mother Porkship comes to rescue Fassad. Coming over to the ladder, Fassad trips over a banana peel and falls off the tower, changing his life forever. Lucas and company then save themselves by grabbing onto the ladder with Duster's friend, Rope Snake. Hanging on for their lives, they see the Masked Man, standing at the opening in the ship. At this point, Rope Snake's jaw reaches its limits and the four fall and get separated.

Items

Item		Location
	Cow Hat	In the control rooms, being the southern room marked by a lightning bolt on the map
	DCMC Pamphlet	In the northwestern control room
	Friend's Yo-yo	In King P.'s playroom after defeating Lil' Miss Marshmallow
	Made-You-Look	In the playroom
	Pencil Rocket	In the northeastern control room
	Saltwater Gun	In King P.'s playroom
	Secret Herb	In King P.'s playroom
	Trivia Card 2	In the scaffolding

Shops and businesses

Vending machine

Item		Price	Effect
Vending machine (entrance)
	Good Stick	1500 DP	Weapon for Lucas
	Rubber Boots	1360 DP	Weapon for Duster
	Brown Collar	1600 DP	Armor for Boney
	Cup of Pork Noodles	80 DP	Restores 80 HP
	Anti-Paralysis	14 DP	Heals numbness
	Fresh Mint	16 DP	Heals nausea
	Paper Fan	12 DP	Heals confusion
	Secret Herb	600 DP	Heals all status ailments

Item		Price	Effect
Vending machine (playroom)
	Rubber Cape	1200 DP	Armor for Lucas, Kumatora, and Duster
	Cup of Pork Noodles	80 DP	Restores 80 HP
	Luxury Banana	500 DP	Restores 120 HP
	Anti-Paralysis	14 DP	Heals numbness
	Paper Fan	12 DP	Heals confusion
	Eye Drops	10 DP	Heals crying
	Secret Herb	600 DP	Heals all status ailments
	Pencil Rocket	500 DP	Bomb element damage to all enemies
	Made-You-Look	50 DP	Turns an enemy to face the other direction (comparable to the Siren Beetle)

Enemies

Sprite	Enemy name	Notes
	Battery Man	None
	Minor Robot	None
	Whatever	None
	Fierce Pork Trooper	Boss
	Screwloose	None
	Surprise Box	Optional enemy in a present
	Li'l Miss Marshmallow	Optional boss, guarding the Friend's Yo-yo
	Short Circuit Zap!	None
	Mr. Genetor	Boss