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This article is about the Mad Doctor's Lab in Dark Beauty Castle in Epic Mickey. For his laboratory in Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, see Disney Gulch Laboratory.

The Mad Doctor's Lab is a location within Dark Beauty Castle. It is a laboratory where the Mad Doctor tried to experiment on Mickey's Heart. It is the first place Mickey is taken to in Wasteland and acts as the first level of the first game.

Story[]

Past[]

After the events of the Thinner Disaster, the Mad Doctor and Shadow Blot plotted to take Mickey to the lab and remove his Heart.

Epic Mickey[]

The Mad Doctor's Lab Bird's Eye View

Bird's eye view of the Mad Doctor's Lab

In Epic Mickey, Mickey is kidnapped by the Shadow Blot and brought to the Mad Doctor's Lab unconscious. Mickey awakens as the Shadow Blot and Mad Doctor both laugh with lighting striking. Unbeknownst to everyone else, Oswald sneaks into the lab and watches as the Mad Doctor starts his experiment. The Mad Doctor powers on the Mechanical Arm and switches through multiple means of retrieving Mickey's Heart (including a pair of scissors, a corkscrew, and a chainsaw) before settling on a plunger. Though Mickey struggles at first, he eventually breaks one of his hands free and throws the plunger at the Mad Doctor's face. As the Mad Doctor removes the plunger, Mickey fully breaks free but is then confronted by the Shadow Blot. Mickey, seeing the Brush from Yen Sid's Lab, picks it up and scares off the Blot. Seeing the Shadow Blot fly off, the Mad Doctor also makes his retreat by triggering a trapdoor. Mickey then notices Oswald who hastily attempts to follow the Mad Doctor down the trapdoor, but ends up causing the machinery to go haywire instead. This causes the Mechanical Arm to become enraged, attacking Oswald as he escapes through a large green door. With the rabbit gone, the Mechanical Arm puts it's attention on Mickey. Gremlin Gus then teleports into the lab and grabs the arm's attention. The arm attempts to crush Gus, causing major damages to the lab's second floor as the Gremlin directs Mickey to a one of its two control panels. Mickey follows Gus behind these panels and destroys both. With the Mechanical Arm's destruction, Gus directs Mickey to the same door Oswald left through.

During Mickey and Gus' absence, the lab is flooded with Thinner due to leaking pipes.

Mad Doctor's Lab Rocket Crash

The Moonliner Rocket's crash site.

After the real Blot is unleashed, Mickey, Gus, and Oswald attempt to crash the Moonliner Rocket into it. However the Blot thwarted their plan as it sucked the toon out of the rocket's hull, causing it to crash into the Mad Doctor's Lab. After the rocket crashes, Oswald formulates a new plan to destroy the Blot using fireworks and asks Gus to explain the plan to Mickey before heading off to the Fireworks Control Tower. When Mickey wakes up, Gus explains Oswald's plan to him. Mickey then drains the Thinner flooding the lab, and battles a Slobber and Sweepers guarding the door to the Throne Room. Once Mickey retrieves the key from the Slobber, he unlocks the door and goes through the Projector.

Area Layout[]

The Mad Doctor's Lab Map

Map of the Mad Doctor's Lab

The Mad Doctor's Lab is a large circular room with two floors. On the south-side is a platform consisting of most of the Mad Doctor's machinery, including the main controls for the Mechanical Arm, as well as a large stained-glass window of Oswald with machinery and a pressure panel hidden behind it. In the center of the room is the table where Mickey was first stuck, a lower area with steam pipes that is inaccessible on the first visit due to thinner, and the Mechanical Arm suspended from the ceiling. Under the staircase to the left is a secret room filled with large green containers, suits of armor, and unlockable items Mickey can collect. At the northside of the first floor is a locked door (also surrounded by thinner on the first visit) that can be unlocked upon the second visit. On the west and east-side of the area are staircases leading to the second floor. Two control panels linked to the Mechanical Arm and the secret room can be found on the east and south-side of the second floor. Also on the east-side of the second floor is the door Oswald goes through when sneaking into the lab.

Gameplay[]

First Visit[]

Mickey confronting Arm

The Mechanical Arm staring down at Mickey.

Right before gameplay starts, Gremlin Gus will direct Mickey to a control panel on the right side of the room. While Mickey remains on the first floor of the lab, the Mechanical Arm will simply stare at Mickey. However if Mickey chooses to go up either flight of stairs then the Mechanical Arm will attempt to knock him back. Several torches lining the railings can also knock Mickey back if he jumps too close to them. Neither of these hazards will damage Mickey, but can become lethal if they manage to hit him into the Thinner pools. If Mickey goes up the stairs to the control panel where Gus is, he'll instruct Mickey to perform a Spin Move twice on it and teleport to the second panel. Mickey will need to jump across the broken floor and bridge in order to reach the second control panel. Once both control panels are destroyed, the Mechanical Arm will shutdown and a secret room with unlockables will open. Gremlin Gus will teleport in-front of a green door and instruct Mickey to follow him out once he's ready to leave.

Second Visit[]

Flooded Mad Doctor's Lab

The Mad Doctor's Lab flooded.

Starting on the second floor by the control panel near the stairs, Mickey must get past a Sweeper and hop across the raised thinner to reach the platform with the Mad Doctor's machinery. Behind the stained-glass window is revealed to be a pressure panel that will drain the thinner for 45 seconds. Mickey must paint in five leaking pipes before the timer runs out, or else the thinner will raise back up. Two pipes are found within the lower area at the center, two are found at the eastside under the stairs, and one more is on the westside under the stairs. Once all pipes are filled, A Slobber and two Sweepers spawn outside the door leading to the Throne Room's Projector Screen. After Mickey either defeats or redeems the Slobber it will drop a key, allowing the mouse to unlock the door and go through the projector.

Quests[]

Tips[]

  • The collectibles from the Secret Room can still be obtained on the second visit if either are missed.
  • While painting in the leaking pipes on the second visit, it's recommended to use Watch Sketches in order to extend time.
  • When battling the Slobber and Sweepers on the second visit, it's recommended to paint the Sweepers rather than thinning them as they'll just respawn using Tubes.

Pins[]

  • Inside the secret room, a Bronze Pin can be found inside a chest at the back.
  • On the second visit, a Bronze Pin can be found behind an Oswald statue on the right-side of the secret room.

Extra Content[]

  • Inside the secret room, "The Mad Doctor's Lab II" can be found between two large sets of armor.
  • On the second visit, Mickey can find "The Mad Doctor's Lab I" inside a chasm on the westside of the second floor.

NPCs[]

Enemies[]

ImageNameAmount
Mechanical Arm WhiteMechanical Arm1

ImageNameAmount
Sweeper 11Sweepers4
Slobber 4Slobbers1

Disney Inspiration[]


Trivia[]

Gremlin Gus' Cage IGN cutscene

Gus' cage in the pre-release (bottom left)

  • The first visit of the lab is the only 3D level in the first game where the use of the Paintbrush is disabled.
  • At one point in early development, Gremlin Gus was to be caged like the other Gremlins in the game.
  • Gus' cage can be seen in one shot of a pre-release version of the opening cutscene, likely by mistake.[1]

Gallery[]


References[]

  1. Epic Mickey Intro Cinematic - Part 2. IGN. Retrieved on December 30, 2021.
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