Ruddy Road is the first official level in Paper Mario: Color Splash.
Description
Ruddy Road is a red course. The scenery is a grassy plain that is home to several Toads and the Ruddy Road Cafe. This level expands upon the Paint Hammer mechanic, as well as introducing some new elements. There are two 
Mini-Paint Stars in this level.
Enemies
- 4 Slurp Guys (Red)
- 6 Shy Guys (Red)
- 1 Shy Guy (Yellow)
- 4 Shy Guys (Blue)
- 1 Spike Guy (Red)
- 2 Paint Guys (Red)
- 1 Koopa Troopa
Walkthrough #1 - 
Mini-Paint Star
After crossing the bridge upon entering the level, an uncolored house will be there. By repainting it with your Paint Hammer, you rescue 12 trapped toads.
After going past the house and crossing the bridge, 5 Slurp Guys are caught sucking out a big spot on the ground. After killing the 3 that attack you, 2 of them run away off-screen. Going right on the split pathway you encounter a tree with the remaining 2 Paint Guys.
This area also reveals a new set characters with the purple Rescue Squad Captain. He is seen next to the first appearance of a Thing. This is shown as the Fire Extinguisher thing, an item required to defeat Morton Koopa Jr in The Crimson Tower. However, this can only be accessed once all Rescue Squad members are found. Unfortunately, the 3 other members are missing. Returning back to the split pathway and going on the other bridge leads to another Slurp Guy. Once defeated, you pass by a Save Block and a MAX UP Heart.
After entering the new area, you pass a sign with a shy guy imprinted on it, reading "-Beware the Paint Thieves-". A little walk reveals a Mini Paint Star, but it can't be collected since it has a colorless spot on it. Further down the path, a café is seen with a long line of Shy Guys. The Paint Guy seen earlier dashes away from the table he was sat at. Going his direction leads to a sign with a shy guy, similar to the one seen before. This sign, however, reads "Beware the Incredibly Handsome Paint Thieves!" Hitting the sign with your hammer reveals that the Paint Guy hid up there. Giving up, he follows you back to the Mini Paint Star.
When it seems like the end just begins a new challenge. The Slurp Guy leading them back only set up a trap for 2 other Shy Guys to roll up the ground. During the chase, objects are seen dropping on him, increasing the challenge even further. After the ground makes a full loop, another Shy Guy tapes the loop to the flat ground. After going through a tree, heading around the unpassable wall reveals that one strip of tape keeping it stuck. After removing it, mario can then walk on and hammer the loop and eventually unravel it completely, smushing the 4 Shy Guys on the other side. After a well timed stomp with the café toad, the Shy Guy's meet their end. This is the end of the level after grabbing the red Mini Paint Star.
Walkthrough #2 - 
Mini-Paint Star
Returning to Ruddy Road with all members of the purple Rescue Squad will reveal access to the blue Mini Paint Star. Heading back to the area where the Rescue Squad Captain was found, the other three members are seen standing in a line.
Once the roll call is complete (with all three members present), they commence "Operation STEP IT UP", using themselves as some sort of ladder for Mario and Huey to climb on. After pulling the Fire Extinguisher thing, it is wrung out and put into card form. This is the end of the level after grabbing the blue Mini Paint Star.
Furthermore, if the Prisma Café toad is talked to when returning to Port Prisma, a new cutscene is revealed when talking to the Ruddy Road Prisma Café toad in Ruddy Road. These toads inherently switch locations, unlocking both the Port Prisma Café and the Ruddy Road Prisma Café.
Gallery
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| Characters | Protagonists | Mario • Huey • Peach |
| Supporting characters | Action Toad • Barista Toad • Banzai Bill • Bowser • Birdo • Bloo • Bridge Kinopio • Card Connoisseur Toad • Chosen Toads (Justice Toad · Mountain Sage · Surfing Kinopio) • Daffodil Peak park ranger • "Deep Cuts" Toad • Draggadon • Five Fun Guys • Foreman • Fort Cobalt barista • Greenie • Guide Toad • Host Snifit • Informant Snifit • Know-it-All Toad • Legendary captain • Lighthouse keeper • Luigi • Mega Bob-omb • Mega Urchin • Mustard Café chef • Peddler Toad • Pentabros • Piper • Princess • Prof. Kinopio • Purp • Redd • Red Shy Guy • Rescue Squad (Red Rescue Squad Apprentice Toad · Rescue Blue · Rescue Green · Rescue Purple · Rescue Red · Rescue Squad Chief · Rescue Yellow) • Rock Paper Wizard • Ruddy Road Paint Guy • Shai Guyz • Sunset Express conductor • Super Thwomp • Tangerino Grill Chef • Tea Party Toads • Toad • Toadmaster General • Toads • Violet Passage captain • Wringer • Yella • Yoshi • Yoshis | |
| Bosses | Morton Koopa Jr. • Iggy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Larry Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Black Bowser | |
| Mini-Bosses | Big Podoboo • Big Spiny • Kamek • Petea Piranha • Shy Bandit • Steak | |
| Enemies | Enemies | Blooper (10-Stack · Poison) • Bob-omb • Boo (10-Stack) • Buzzy Beetle (Big · Gang · Small (Gang) · Spike Top · Tower) • Cheep Cheep (Small) • Dino Rhino (Wild) • Dry Bones (5-Stack) • Fuzzy (Stack) • Goomba (Accordion · Bone · Mega · Paper-Cone · Para · Small (Gang · Wheel)) • Hammer Bro (Boomerang · Chariot · Circus · Fire (8-Stack) · Ice · Juggler · Sledge (Shady) · Small) • Koopa Troopa (6-Stack · Paratroopa (10-Stack)) • Ninji • Piranha Plant (Fire · Ptooie) • Podoboo (Black) • Pokey (Green) • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat (10-Stack) • Shy Guy (4-Stack · 5-Stack · Animal Trainer · Coal · Gold · Laundry · Paint · Pry · Roller · Shield · Shunned · Silver · Slurp · Soggy · Sombrero · Spike · Trampoline · Unicycle) • Snifit (Chariot · Slurp · Spike · Whistle) • Spike • Spiny • Swooper |
| Locations | Red Courses | Ruddy Road • Cherry Lake • Redpepper Volcano • Redpepper Crater • The Crimson Tower |
| Yellow Courses | Daffodil Peak • Sunglow Ridge • Château Chanterelle • Mustard Café • The Golden Coliseum | |
| Blue Courses | Indigo Underground • Bloo Bay Beach • Dark Bloo Inn • Cobalt Base • Fort Cobalt | |
| Purple Courses | Plum Park • Violet Passage • Vortex Island • Lighthouse Island • Fortune Island | |
| Orange Courses | Marmalade Valley • Kiwano Temple • Toad Trainworks • Tangerino Grill • Sunset Express | |
| Green Courses | Mondo Woods • Sacred Forest • Green Energy Plant • Mossrock Theater • The Emerald Circus | |
| Black Course | Black Bowser's Castle | |
| Blue, Red and Yellow Course | Port Prisma (Action Command Dojo • Prisma Cardware • Prisma Fountain • Prisma Museum • Prisma Postal Toad) | |
| Other | Roshambo Temples | |
| Items and objects | Items | Battle Card • Coins • Hearty Latte • Prisma Juice • Roshambo Cards |
| Special items | Birdcage • Blissful Beach Key • Café Key • Caged "Bird" • Excavation Site Permit • Fishing Pole • Fresh Sheets • Hero's Journal • Holo-Peach • It • Journal Entries • Letter from Chest • Magma Burger • Mamma Mia Pizza • Mountain Climbing Permit • Paint Star Pieces • Sharp Spike • Snifit's Card Key • Tea Recipe Book • Toad's Pants • Toad's Shoes • Toad's Vest • Trunk Key | |
| Objects | ? Block • Big Paint Star • Mini Paint Star • Save Block • Science Claw • Super Ludship • Super Ludsub • Starman • Unfurl Block | |
| Miscellaneous | Status effects | Blue • Crumpled • Dizzy • Poison • Rage • Rhythm • Self-conscious • Unmotivated |
| Other | Flip • Gallery • Quotes • Mario Mandate • Snifit or Whiffit • Super Flag • Super Roshambo | |