The Odyssey is Mario's airship that he uses to travel between the different kingdoms in the video game Super Mario Odyssey. Mario first found it in the Cascade Kingdom. Throughout the game, Mario collects Power Moons to increase its power and go to new kingdoms and eventually chase down Bowser. Mario can also use Regional Coins to buy various decorations for both the inside and outside of the Odyssey from Crazy Cap shops.
Design[]
The Odyssey is colored red and white and is in the shape of a top hat. On its door and its left side is a white, hat-shaped window. On its front left side is a globe that Mario can throw Cappy onto to activate it, and on its front right side is a Checkpoint Flag. There is also a large lamp attached to the right side. Behind the Odyssey are three yellow exhaust pipes. The sail is white and is attached to an orange orb where Power Moons are stored. Below the ship are yellow gears of varying sizes.
History[]
During the events of the game, Mario and Cappy use the Odyssey to fly across the various kingdoms throughout the game to chase down Bowser and stop him from forcibly marrying Princess Peach. After Cappy reveals that a "fairly functioning ship" based on an older model of the Bonneton airships is believed to be in the Cascade Kingdom, the two head to said kingdom, where they find a broken-down airship that originated from the Cap Kingdom which they restore using Power Moons. The ship requires Power Moons and Multi Moons to work, as they act as a source of fuel for the Odyssey, similar to how the Comet Observatory and the Starship Mario used Power Stars as fuel in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2, respectively.
In each kingdom Mario must collect a certain number of Power Moons to upgrade the Odyssey, expanding its sail and allowing him and Cappy to reach the next kingdom. On two occasions, though, Bowser destroys the Odyssey and it requires the given amount of Power Moons to be activated again; thus, traveling is not always possible. The first time the ship takes heavy damage is after defeating Bowser during the battle in the Cloud Kingdom; the ship crashes in the Lost Kingdom and requires 10 Power Moons to be repaired. Later, on the way to Bowser's Kingdom, Mario and Cappy are interrupted by Bowser and the Ruined Dragon, who consequently destroys the ship. The Odyssey then needs 3 Power Moons from the Ruined Kingdom to be repaired. Eventually, the sail expands enough to close in on itself, turning into a yellow balloon and granting it the ability to fly to the Moon Kingdom, where Bowser plans to hold his wedding. The height of the sail/balloon is determined by Mario's overall Moon total across all Kingdoms. For every kingdom Mario collects all the Power Moons and Multi Moons from and brings to the Odyssey, including those from Moon Rocks and Toadette's Achievements, a small circular light appears on a cardinal point beneath the Odyssey's globe in the same color as that kingdom's Power Moons, including those from Dark Side and Darker Side, whose lights are positioned inside the circle of lights, closest to the globe. Should the player collect all 880 Power Moons (not including extras brought from Crazy Cap), the balloon turns gold. 999 is the numerical limit the Odyssey displays on its balloon and on the save files. Any moons bought afterwards won't add to the number.