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[[The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky]] is found atop [[The Beanstalk]], which is located in [[The Nearby Plains]] (once you've been able to plant an [[enchanted bean]]).
[[The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky]] is found atop [[The Beanstalk]], which is located in [[The Nearby Plains]] (once you've been able to plant an [[enchanted bean]]).


To reach the Castle, you need a [[S.O.C.K.]] (or an [[intragalactic rowboat]], which contains a S.O.C.K.) To get a S.O.C.K., you must have completed the requisite [[Unlocking The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky|quest]] in [[The Penultimate Fantasy Airship]]. Your main stat must also be at least 95. If not, you will see the message:
To reach the Castle, you need a [[S.O.C.K.]]. To get a S.O.C.K., you must have completed the requisite [[Unlocking The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky|quest]] on [[The Penultimate Fantasy Airship]].  
:You peek your head inside the door of the Castle, and see a bunch of things that might be giants.
:The little voice inside your head can't be silent about this, so you decide not to go in there until you get a little heftier.
:(You must have at least 95 $stat to adventure here.)


{{CombatFrequency|num=75.5}}
There are 3 zones in the castle. The basement is the starting point, you must make your way up the castle to complete the [[Giant Trash Quest]].


==Combat Adventures==
*[[The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky (Basement)|Basement]]
{{Combat|name=Alphabet Giant|drops=[[heavy D]], [[original G]]|meat=122-183|stat=29|element=none|image=Agiant.gif|level=146|hp=150}}
*[[The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky (Ground Floor)|Ground Floor]]
*[[The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky (Top Floor)|Top Floor]]


{{Combat|name=Furry Giant|drops=[[disturbing fanfic]], [[furry fur]], [[wolf mask]]|meat=120-182|stat=27|element=<!--THE FURRY GIANT IS NOT SLEAZE. DON'T ADD THAT IT IS.-->none|image=Fgiant.gif|level=135|hp=150}}
==Notes==
*Attempting to access [[The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky]] without the means to do so:
:You can't get there unless you can figure out some way to fly.
*Attempting to access the [[The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky (Ground Floor)|Ground Floor]] before opening it:
:You climb the stairs from the castle's basement, but the door at the top is closed and you can't find the doorknob.<br><br>You'll have to find another way up.
*Attempting to access the [[The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky (Top Floor)|Top Floor]] before opening the Ground Floor:
:You have to learn to walk before you can learn to fly.<br><br>Also you can't get to the top floor of a building if you can't get to the ground floor.
*Attempting to access the [[The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky (Top Floor)|Top Floor]] after opening the Ground Floor but before opening the Top Floor:
:The door at the top of the ground floor stairway is also closed, and you're still too short to reach a doorknob that's forty feet over your head.<br><br>You'll have to figure out some other way to get upstairs.


{{Combat|name=Goth Giant|drops=[[awful poetry journal]], [[thin black candle]], [[Warm Subject gift certificate]]|meat=124-183|stat=26|element=none|image=Ggiant.gif|level=130|hp=150}}
==History==
*The Castle was significantly revamped as of February 18th, 2013 as part of a change to the Level 10 quest. As a result many adventures were [[The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky/Retired|retired]]. All of the giants (and then some) were moved around to the zones in the newly expanded Castle.
*The castle was previously a [[The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky (Retired)|single zone]], as part of the revamp, it was split into 3 new zones.


{{Combat|name=Possibility Giant|drops=[[chaos butterfly]], [[plot hole]], [[probability potion]]|meat=122-183|stat=26|element=none|image=question.gif|level=131|hp=150}}
==References==
*In the fairy tale "[[Wikipedia:Jack and the Beanstalk|Jack and the Beanstalk]]", Jack climbs a magic beanstalk all the way to the clouds, where he encounters a giant living in a castle.
*The location's name may also be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hayao Miyazaki|Hayao Miyazaki]]'s 1986 anime classic, ''[[Wikipedia:Castle in the Sky|Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'', which incidentally features a 12 year-old protagonist, an undeniably spunky princess, and robots powered by a blend of magic and technology (which are possible back-references to the combat encounters in [[The Penultimate Fantasy Airship]]).
*This location's name may also refer to the rave favorite [[Wikipedia:Castles in the Sky (song)|"Castles in the Sky"]] by the band [[Wikipedia:Ian Van Dahl|Ian Van Dahl]], as the castle is populated by annoying ravers.
*The message that used to be displayed (now in History, above) when you didn't have enough for your main stat was a reference to the band [[TMBW:They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]], as well as their self-titled song, "[[TMBW:They Might Be Giants (Song)|They Might Be Giants]]":
:''We can't be silent, 'cause they might be giants''
:''And what're we gonna do unless they are?''
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{{Combat|name=Procrastination Giant|drops=[[procrastination potion]]|meat=122-183|stat=25|element=none|image=Procgiant.gif|level=125|hp=150}}
N.B. This is not a repository for everything that has ever mentioned a castle and a cloud.


{{Combat|name=Raver Giant|drops=[[Angry Farmer candy]], [[giant needle]], [[Mick's IcyVapoHotness Rub]], [[discarded pacifier]]|meat=121-183|stat=28|element=none|image=Rgiant.gif|level=140|hp=150}}
This is just a title, eight words, only three of which are nouns.
*The [[discarded pacifier]] will not drop unless you are on a [[The Bounty Hunter Hunter's Shack|bounty hunt]].


==Non-combat Adventures==
For this reason the references above cannot meet our criteria for their acceptability.  
{{Adventure|name=All The Rave|drops=[[Mick's IcyVapoHotness Inhaler]]|meat=None|stat=None|image=dungdoor.gif}}
*This adventure occurs very rarely


{{Adventure|name=In a Black Room, with Black Curtains|drops=[[thin black candle]], [[Warm Subject gift certificate]]|meat=None|stat=None|image=haiku5.gif}}
If you feel there are more, and have evidence that you've checked with Jick to ensure that yes, that's what was on his mind when he wrote these eight words, please put a note in talk citing this evidence before you add them here.


{{Adventure|name=What are the Odds?|drops=[[chaos butterfly]], [[plot hole]]|meat=None|stat=None|image=question.gif}}
-->


{{Adventure|name=Being Taken Out by the Trash|drops=None|meat=None|stat=190-275 (muscle)|image=Trashcan.gif}}
*Only occurs when the castle wheel is on G (Take out the garbage).
{{Adventure|name=The Cat's in the Castle and the Silver Spoon|drops=None|meat=None|stat=190-275 (moxie)|image=cheetah.gif}}
*Only occurs when the castle wheel is on C (Feed the cat).
{{Adventure|name=Outage, Brief Candle|drops=None|meat=None|stat=190-275 (mysticality)|image=Darkness.gif}}
*Only occurs when the castle wheel is on B (Pay the electricity bill).
{{choice|name=Wheel in the Clouds in the Sky, Keep On Turning{{!}}Wheel in the Clouds in the Sky, Keep On Turning (G)|image=cwheel1.gif
|choice1name=Turn the wheel clockwise|choice1=Pay the bills (Myst option).
|choice2name=Turn the wheel counter-clockwise|choice2=Feed the cat (Mox option).
|choice3name=Leave the wheel alone|choice3=Take out the garbage (Mus option)}}
{{choice|name=Wheel in the Clouds in the Sky, Keep On Turning{{!}}Wheel in the Clouds in the Sky, Keep On Turning (B)|image=cwheel2.gif
|choice1name=Turn the wheel clockwise|choice1=Guard the door ([[giant castle map|castle map]] option).
|choice2name=Turn the wheel counter-clockwise|choice2=Take out the garbage (Mus option).
|choice3name=Leave the wheel alone|choice3=Pay the bills (Myst option).}}
{{choice|name=Wheel in the Clouds in the Sky, Keep On Turning{{!}}Wheel in the Clouds in the Sky, Keep On Turning (D)|image=cwheel3.gif
|choice1name=Turn the wheel clockwise|choice1=Feed the cat (Mox option).
|choice2name=Turn the wheel counter-clockwise|choice2=Pay the bills (Myst option).
|choice3name=Leave the wheel alone|choice3=Guard the door ([[giant castle map|castle map]] option).}}
{{choice|name=Wheel in the Clouds in the Sky, Keep On Turning{{!}}Wheel in the Clouds in the Sky, Keep On Turning (C)|image=cwheel4.gif
|choice1name=Turn the wheel clockwise|choice1=Take out the garbage (Mus option).
|choice2name=Turn the wheel counter-clockwise|choice2=Guard the door ([[giant castle map|castle map]] option).
|choice3name=Leave the wheel alone|choice3=Feed the cat (Mox option).}}
==References==
*In the fairy tale [http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0328jack.html Jack and the Beanstalk], Jack climbs a magic beanstalk all the way to the clouds, where he encounters a giant living in a castle.
*This location's name may also refer to the rave favorite ''Castles in the Sky'' by [[Wikipedia:Ian Van Dahl|Ian Van Dahl]], as the castle is populated by annoying ravers.
*The location's name may also be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hayao Miyazaki|Hayao Miyazaki]]'s 1986 anime classic, ''[[Wikipedia:Castle in the Sky|Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'', which incidentally features a 12 year-old protagonist, an undeniably spunky princess, and robots powered by a blend of magic and technology (which are possible back-references to the combat encounters in the [[Penultimate Fantasy Airship]]).
*The location's name may also be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cosette|Cosette]]'s song "Castle on a Cloud" from ''[[Wikipedia:Les Miserables|Les Miserables]]''.
*The "Wheel in the Clouds in the Sky, Keep On Turning" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Journey (band)|Journey]]'s song "Wheel in the Sky", from their 1978 album ''[[Wikipedia:Infinity (album)|Infinity]]''.
*"The Castle in the Clouds" is also the name a group of students, the Airheads, give their floor of their residence hall in Neal Stephenson's novel, [[Wikipedia:The Big U|''The Big U'']].
*The message when you don't have enough for your main stat is a reference to the band [[TMBW:They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]], as well as their self-titled song, ''[[TMBW:They Might Be Giants (Song)|They Might Be Giants]]'':
:''We can't be silent, 'cause they might be giants''
:''And what're we gonna do unless they are?''
*This location may be a reference to "The Castle in the Sky" in the novel ''[[Wikipedia:The Phantom Tollbooth|The Phantom Tollbooth]]'' by Norton Juster.
[[Category:Locations|Castle in the Clouds in the Sky, The]]
[[Category:Locations|Castle in the Clouds in the Sky, The]]

Latest revision as of 22:46, 28 May 2025

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The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky is found atop The Beanstalk, which is located in The Nearby Plains (once you've been able to plant an enchanted bean).

To reach the Castle, you need a S.O.C.K.. To get a S.O.C.K., you must have completed the requisite quest on The Penultimate Fantasy Airship.

There are 3 zones in the castle. The basement is the starting point, you must make your way up the castle to complete the Giant Trash Quest.

Notes

You can't get there unless you can figure out some way to fly.
You climb the stairs from the castle's basement, but the door at the top is closed and you can't find the doorknob.

You'll have to find another way up.
  • Attempting to access the Top Floor before opening the Ground Floor:
You have to learn to walk before you can learn to fly.

Also you can't get to the top floor of a building if you can't get to the ground floor.
  • Attempting to access the Top Floor after opening the Ground Floor but before opening the Top Floor:
The door at the top of the ground floor stairway is also closed, and you're still too short to reach a doorknob that's forty feet over your head.

You'll have to figure out some other way to get upstairs.

History

  • The Castle was significantly revamped as of February 18th, 2013 as part of a change to the Level 10 quest. As a result many adventures were retired. All of the giants (and then some) were moved around to the zones in the newly expanded Castle.
  • The castle was previously a single zone, as part of the revamp, it was split into 3 new zones.

References

  • In the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk", Jack climbs a magic beanstalk all the way to the clouds, where he encounters a giant living in a castle.
  • The location's name may also be a reference to Hayao Miyazaki's 1986 anime classic, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, which incidentally features a 12 year-old protagonist, an undeniably spunky princess, and robots powered by a blend of magic and technology (which are possible back-references to the combat encounters in The Penultimate Fantasy Airship).
  • This location's name may also refer to the rave favorite "Castles in the Sky" by the band Ian Van Dahl, as the castle is populated by annoying ravers.
  • The message that used to be displayed (now in History, above) when you didn't have enough for your main stat was a reference to the band They Might Be Giants, as well as their self-titled song, "They Might Be Giants":
We can't be silent, 'cause they might be giants
And what're we gonna do unless they are?
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