Epic Mickey starts out with our old pal Mickey curiously going through a magical mirror that sends him to Yen Sid’s tower.

Underneath the map, a collision-less version of the OsTown bridge is present for unknown reasons.It seems like ages since we’ve seen Mickey on the cover of a game but who bothers remembering when each game he’s been in has been mediocre at best? This time Junction Point Studios deliver Epic Mickey, quite possibly the best Mickey/Disney game released in years and it’s dripping in delicious Disney nostalgia.

Originally, the Clock Tower could have his arms painted, but instead of painting in his face, the face would open revealing a record player that Mickey had to smash in order to redeem him, hence the Stop the Music Pin.

Compared to the other bosses - those that speak - who say the same phrases on their defeat regardless of whether Paint or Thinner was used, the Clock Tower says random phrases upon being redeemed with Paint, depending on how long the fight lasted.

These prove to be evidence that the Thinner path is the canon path in the storyline for this boss. Coupled with the fact that during the flashback of the opening of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, Mickey is seen using Thinner against the Clock Tower.

In both the Graphic Novel and the novelization of the first game, the Thinner battle is used.

The Clock Tower's theme is a scary, disturbing and depressing version of 'It's a Small World' to support the game's dark themes, and the song likely became distorted due to the Clock Tower breaking down.

According to a video, Warren Spector reveals it was his decision to make the Clock Tower the first boss of the game.

His arms are unique, because they can be painted on even though they are already Toon.

This will increase Mickey's Thinner capacity and earn him the Unwind the Clock Pin.Ī collection of images relating to Clock Tower Upon defeat, the Clock Tower's face and arms fall off into the Thinner river, where Mickey can use the arms and face as platforms to get to the Mean Street Projector Screen. When he tries to crush Mickey again, the hands will shatter and Mickey will have to repeat for the other, then deal with the forearms.

Mickey can use Thinner to strip away at the Clock Tower's hands, revealing his robotic fingers.

This action increases Mickey's Paint capacity, and earns him the Stop the Music Pin. The hand will move Mickey close to the Clock Tower's twisted face, allowing him to spray Paint on the face, subsequently restoring the Clock Tower to his normal self and lowering Mickey to the Projector Screen to Mean Street. Once both are fully painted, the Clock Tower will lower the arm that was painted last to Mickey's level, allowing him to jump onto the hand.

Mickey can use Paint to freeze the Clock Tower's arms.

Mickey can finish the battle in two ways:

Somewhat basic for a boss, he attacks by slamming his hands and arms on the platform Mickey is on. When Mickey arrives in the Clock Tower's arena, the smiling yellow face of the Clock Tower will thin out, revealing a purple face with a toothy, twisted grin, and the Clock Tower's arms burst out from either side of it shortly after. Having originated as the outer façade of 'It's a Small World', Wasteland has a living version as a friendly resident of Gremlin Village but he went insane because of the 'It's a Small World' playing over and over and over, as well as the Blot's attacks prior to the events of the game.

The Clock Tower is the first boss in Epic Mickey.

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