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Hell is the third world in Meat Boy, the fourth world Super Meat Boy, and the fifth world in Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine.


As the name suggests, it is a sinister, subterranean area beneath the mortal world, filled with boiling magma and twisted creatures. The area has infrastructure inside it, but is mostly composed of bricks or metal.

Overview[]

Meat Boy (Flash)[]

Super Meat Boy[]

Like all other chapters in Super Meat Boy, it consists of 20 Light and Dark levels, four warp zones and a boss. Only 17 light levels are need to be completed to fight the boss. This chapter is the turning point of Super Meat Boy in terms of difficulty, especially in the Light World.

Hell is noticeably more difficult and complex than the previous worlds; its levels tend to be fairly cramped, with lava and saw blades everywhere (especially in the Dark World). Other hazards include spikes (although less frequently than in other worlds), lava, and strange openings that constantly spit out balls of magma that can roll and bounce around the level. New enemies include laser-firing eyeballs which swivel towards Meat Boy, and "Black Maws" which appear out of portals and explode into nine miniature versions when they touch walls. Hell also introduces red portals which transport Meat Boy between them.

Hell seems to have some sort of machinery or mechanisms in place, as rustic metals and hellish contraptions can be located throughout Hell. The area however, is mostly made of brimstone and lava. The skeletal remains of the victims lie here as well, a reminder to any visitor who dares visit here. During the beginning of the chapter, there is mountainous terrain and lava lakes, but more mechanisms and structures will appear the further into Hell Meat Boy goes. The last few levels has him go through a flooded castle like structure, made of dark brown bricks, with a metal framework.

The Boss of this world, "Little Horn", is an enormous conglomerate of these Meat Boy corpses, seemingly given life by (or at least under the control of) Dr. Fetus. He follows a set pattern of hand and head smashes. He only need to head smash three times before the boss is defeated. After the boss is defeated, the Earth is nuked and Meat Boy must explore the ruins of The Rapture.

Hell is succeeded by The Rapture.

Light World Levels[]

Level Name Secrets A+ Time
SMB 4-1 LW
4-1 Boilermaker N/A Par time 11.00
SMB 4-2 LW
4-2 Brindle SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 23.00
SMB 4-3 LW
4-3 Heck Hole N/A Par time 11.50
SMB 4-4 LW
4-4 Hex N/A Par time 11.50
SMB 4-5 LW
4-5 Pyro N/A Par time 12.00
SMB 4-6 LW
4-6 Leviathan SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 8.00
SMB 4-7 LW
4-7 Rickets N/A Par time 17.00
SMB 4-8 LW
4-8 Weibe SMB WarpZoneA Brimstone Par time 16.00
SMB 4-9 LW
4-9 Deceiver SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 6.00
SMB 4-10 LW
4-10 Ball N Chain N/A Par time 15.00
SMB 4-11 LW
4-11 Oracle N/A Par time 12.50
SMB 4-12 LW
4-12 Big Brother N/A Par time 10.80
SMB 4-13 LW
4-13 Lazy SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 11.50
SMB 4-14 LW
4-14 Adversary SMB WarpZoneA The Key Master Par time 17.50
SMB 4-15 LW
4-15 Abaddon N/A Par time 9.00
SMB 4-16 LW
4-16 Bow SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 12.00
SMB 4-17 LW
4-17 Lost Highway SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 12.00
SMB 4-18 LW
4-18 Boris SMB WarpZoneB The Fly Guy! Par time 24.50
SMB 4-19 LW
4-19 The Hive N/A Par time 14.00
SMB 4-20 LW
4-20 Babylon SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 22.00
SMB 4-Boss LW
SMB Boss Level Little Horn N/A N/A

Dark World Levels[]

Level Name Secrets A+ Time
SMB 4-1X DW
4-1X Gretel N/A Par time 19.00
SMB 4-2X DW
4-2X Golgotha N/A Par time 16.50
SMB 4-3X DW
4-3X Char SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 12.00
SMB 4-4X DW
4-4X Altered SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 17.50
SMB 4-5X DW
4-5X Wicked One N/A Par time 14.00
SMB 4-6X DW
4-6X The Gnashing N/A Par time 19.00
SMB 4-7X DW
4-7X Thistle SMB WarpZoneC MMMMMM Par time 18.00
SMB 4-8X DW
4-8X Billy Boy SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 19.00
SMB 4-9X DW
4-9X Glut N/A Par time 10.50
SMB 4-10X DW
4-10X Gallow SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 17.00
SMB 4-11X DW
4-11X Surrender N/A Par time 16.50
SMB 4-12X DW
4-12X Beholder N/A Par time 18.50
SMB 4-13X DW
4-13X Oblivion N/A Par time 23.00
SMB 4-14X DW
4-14X Old Scratch SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 20.00
SMB 4-15X DW
4-15X Bone Yard N/A Par time 11.00
SMB 4-16X DW
4-16X Starless N/A Par time 11.50
SMB 4-17X DW
4-17X Invocation N/A Par time 18.00
SMB 4-18X DW
4-18X Sag Chamber SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 29.00
SMB 4-19X DW
4-19X Long Goodbye SMB Bandage Bandage Par time 14.00
SMB 4-20X DW
4-20X Imperial N/A Par time 31.00

Warp Zone Levels[]

Level Name Secrets Level found
SMB WZ 13
SMB WarpZoneA Brimstone SMB Bandage 2 Bandages 4-8 Weibe
SMB WZ 14
SMB WarpZoneA The Key Master SMB Bandage 2 Bandages 4-14 Adversary
SMB WZ 15
SMB WarpZoneB The Fly Guy! SMB Icon Flywrench Flywrench 4-18 Boris
SMB WZ 16
SMB WarpZoneC MMMMMM SMB Bandage 2 Bandages 4-7X Thistle
SMB 4-Glitch
Glitch Achiev4 -4 |>'-'|> +1% completion Any level


Trivia[]

  • This is the only chapter that does not have the word "The" in its name.
  • Like the Forest and the Salt Factory, Hell was one of the original levels of the "Meat Boy" flash game. However, its light world soundtrack, unlike the soundtrack of the Forest or the Salt Factory, is not a remix of the music in the original level. (Instead, the original level's music got remixed into the Rapture light world soundtrack, "It Ends".)
  • The XBLA version of "Long Goodbye" has two bandages: one on the top left and one on the bottom left, both in the fragile rocks.
  • Stage 8, "Weibe", is a reference to Steve Wiebe, a two-time champion of Donkey Kong. Its Dark World version, Stage 8X, "Billy Boy" is also a reference to Billy Mitchell who held the world record before Steve Wiebe took it.
    • This is further referenced because in the stage, the rolling lava balls resemble the rolling barrels in Donkey Kong.
  • Large Black Maws will occasionally not kill you if they pass you in mid-air. Only the miniature versions and the explosion when it hits the wall will consistently.
  • The introduction cutscene to this chapter references the NES game Ninja Gaiden.
  • Hell in Meat Boy Flash uses the song It Ends. This song would be used in the sequel for The Rapture.

Related achievements[]

SMB Icon Flywrench The Fly guy
Unlock Flywrench
SMB BrimstoneBoy Brimstone Boy
Complete Hell without dying
SMB DemonBoy Demon Boy
Complete the Hell Dark World without dying
Glitch Achiev4 ^**5%_=+12
8*(@31^
Mediumwell Medium Well
Spend as little time as possible in Hell
SMB BrimstoneBoy Brimstone Boy TrophySilverSilver
Complete Hell without dying
SMB DemonBoy Demon Boy TrophyGoldGold
Complete the Hell Dark World without dying
Chapters in the Super Meat Boy series
Meat Boy The Forest · The Salt Factory · Hell · Expert Chapter*
Meat Boy (Map Pack) Easy Levels** · Medium Levels** · Hard Levels** · Expert Levels** · Impossible Levels**
Super Meat Boy The Forest · The Hospital · The Salt Factory · Hell · Rapture · The End · The Cotton Alley* · Teh Internets** · Super Meat World**
Super Meat Boy Forever Chipper Grove · The Clinic · Tetanusville · The Lab · The Other Side · 0xDEADBEEF*
Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine The Forest · The Hospital · Salt Factory · Tetanus · Hell · The Lab
* = Bonus chapter; ** = User-generated content
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