Land of Falls: the kingdom where it all begins

LocationCascade KingdomSuper Mario Odyssey

The kingdom where Mario truly discovers capturing. Known in French as Pays des Chutes, the Cascade Kingdom is the second kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey and its first real playground. This guide covers its prehistoric setting dominated by a giant waterfall, the repair of the Odyssey and the first boss, Madame Broode and her golden Chain Chomp.

The Cascade Kingdom (Pays des Chutes in French) is the first real adventure playground in Super Mario Odyssey, released in 2017. It is here, in a prehistoric setting dominated by a colossal waterfall, that the journey finally opens up.

The second kingdom you visit, right after the Cap Kingdom, it packs in everything that makes up Odyssey's DNA: discovering capturing, an iconic T-Rex, repairing the airship and a memorable first boss.

Contents

• The second kingdom, the first real playground
• Where Mario discovers capturing
• Repairing the Odyssey to set off
• Madame Broode and Chain Chompikins, the first boss
• A prehistoric setting rooted in the real world
• Collecting it all: moons, coins and souvenirs
• Quick facts
• FAQ

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The second kingdom, the first real playground

After the narrow, misty alleys of the Cap Kingdom, which mostly serves as an introduction, Mario lands in the game's first large open setting. The Cascade Kingdom is an open, vertical sandbox where exploration becomes the real reward.

The kingdom is dwarfed by one striking sight: a colossal waterfall bursts from the fossilised skeleton of a Triceratops, an image that has become one of Odyssey's visual emblems. Floating rocks, plateaus and cliffs make you want to start climbing right away.

This is also where the game's rhythm falls into place. The calm, contemplative tone of this area contrasts with the bustle of the kingdoms that follow and lays the groundwork for the sandbox formula that drives the whole adventure.

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Where Mario discovers capturing

The Cascade Kingdom is the kingdom where players truly learn capturing, Odyssey's signature mechanic. Thanks to Cappy, the living hat that travels with Mario, you can take control of countless enemies and objects to use their powers.

Here you can capture a Chain Chomp: hurled like a wrecking ball, it lets you smash through the rock walls that block the way and reveal new nooks to search.

But the real highlight is the presence of a very much alive T-Rex. Once captured, this prehistoric colossus flattens everything in its path with a single swipe. That spectacular gag in the opening minutes perfectly illustrates the creative madness that capturing makes possible.

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Repairing the Odyssey to set off

Mario's hat-shaped airship, named the Odyssey, crashes in this kingdom at the very start of the game. Before resuming the chase after Bowser, you first have to get the ship flying again.

To power it back up, Mario has to gather a large enough number of Power Moons, the energy that fuels the airship. The Cascade Kingdom thus becomes a life-size lesson: explore, capture and collect in order to progress.

The reward at the end of the area, a Multi Moon earned against the boss, provides the decisive energy. It lets you set course for the Sand Kingdom, the desert kingdom that is the adventure's next destination.

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Madame Broode and Chain Chompikins, the first boss

The kingdom's boss is Madame Broode, the matriarch of the Broodals, the rabbit crew organising the forced wedding between Bowser and Princess Peach. She is the first of these foes that Mario truly faces.

She fights alongside Chain Chompikins (Chompinet in French), her golden Chain Chomp which she keeps on a leash like an outrageously expensive pet, topped with a pink hat matching her own.

The strategy teaches the fundamentals of Odyssey's duels: you have to send Chain Chompikins straight back at its owner using Cappy, repeating the manoeuvre until you win. This fight works as a disguised tutorial for the trickier showdowns still to come.

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A prehistoric setting rooted in the real world

The Cascade Kingdom's atmosphere is openly inspired by the Iguazú Falls, the spectacular natural site straddling the border between Argentina and Brazil. The kingdom's stepped waterfall borrows their sheer scale directly.

Fossils, dinosaur bones and massive stone blocks make up a raw, mineral landscape, a world away from the colourful realms Mario visits later on. The Jurassic theme gives the area a strong, instantly recognisable identity.

This backdrop creates a lasting nostalgia: because it marks the first hours of play, the Cascade Kingdom remains, for many players, the most iconic setting in all of Super Mario Odyssey.

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Collecting it all: moons, coins and souvenirs

The kingdom holds 42 Power Moons in total, counting the Multi Moon, which on its own is worth three regular moons. Enough to turn every corner into hunting ground.

You also pick up 50 regional coins shaped like stone discs, the local currency to spend at the travelling Crazy Cap shop to kit yourself out and decorate the Odyssey.

• The T-Rex model costs 5 regional coins and freezes the predator in a strikingly lifelike pose.
• The Triceratops trophy costs 25 regional coins and reproduces the fossil that towers over the whole kingdom.

Finally, once the main adventure is over, extra new moons appear in the area, extending the exploration well beyond that very first visit.

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The Cascade Kingdom at a glance

Name	Cascade Kingdom
French name	Pays des Chutes
Game	Super Mario Odyssey (2017)
Visit order	2nd kingdom, after the Cap Kingdom
Boss	Madame Broode and Chain Chompikins
Power Moons	42 (including 1 Multi Moon)
Regional coins	50 (stone discs)
Real-world inspiration	Iguazú Falls (Argentina/Brazil)

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FAQ

• Is the Cascade Kingdom the first kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey?
  No, it is the second. It comes right after the Cap Kingdom, which mainly serves as an introduction. The Cascade Kingdom is, however, the game's first genuinely free exploration area.
• What do you discover for the first time in this kingdom?
  This is where you learn capturing, Odyssey's central mechanic. Here Mario takes control of a Chain Chomp to smash rocks, and of a living T-Rex that flattens everything in its path.
• Who is the boss of the Cascade Kingdom?
  It is Madame Broode, the matriarch of the Broodals, together with her golden Chain Chomp named Chain Chompikins. You beat her by knocking Chain Chompikins back at her with Cappy.
• How many Power Moons does the Cascade Kingdom contain?
  The kingdom has 42 Power Moons in total, including a Multi Moon worth three regular moons. You will also find 50 regional coins shaped like stone discs.
• Which kingdom comes after the Cascade Kingdom?
  Once the Odyssey is repaired and the Multi Moon obtained, Mario sets course for the Sand Kingdom, a vast desert and frozen kingdom that is the next destination.

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