Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope: How to Solve Riddle of the Sunrise Temple Quest Guide

Maria + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is the latest addition to the Mario & Rabbids franchise. It’s a wacky action-adventure strategy game that puts your brain to the test while maintaining its zany humor. The Riddle of the Sunrise Temple Puzzle is available by talking to Professor Backpack. He’s currently stuck on a puzzle in the temple and needs your help to solve it.

We have a riddle and a painting as clues for the puzzle. But, what’s the best way to solve it? Read further in this guide to know how.

How to Solve Riddle of the Sunrise Temple Quest

Professor Backpack has given us 2 clues to solve the puzzle. A riddle and a painting. Let’s take a look at each one. First, the riddle highlights that the king has two sons. One is an outcast while the other is his favored one.

Meanwhile, the painting points to a warrior, presumably one of the sons, enveloped in a ray of light caused by the sun.

Based on the riddle, this is most likely the outcast son that ran toward a new dawn.

If it still doesn’t make any sense, don’t worry.  Once we take a look at the statues, it will all make sense.

The statue has four figures. A Star or Sun, the King with a blue beard, the Son, and the outcast that looks like he’s about to leave home. Players can turn the statues by pressing the A button. To solve the riddle, you must turn the statues facing in the correct direction.

Now, taking into account what we know from the riddle and painting, the answer is very simple. The Sun statue and the outcast statue must face each other. While the King statue should be facing his Son and vice versa.  The King faces the Son since he favors him while the Outcast faces the Sun since according to the riddle “the outcast runs away, towards a new dawn”.

The end result should look something like this.

Once each statue has been properly positioned, the puzzle will be solved, marking the accomplishment of the Sunrise Temple Quest.