Return to Monkey Island

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WARNING: This is a complete walkthrough guide containing all major spoilers of the game. This guide is intended for those who already finished the game once.

Recommendations:

1. Play on Casual
2. Use the “B” button to skip dialog
3. Hold down LT or RT to move faster
4. Pausing the game DOES stop the timer, so use this to your advantage for the walkthrough
5. Choose the last line during (most) dialogues in order to progress / end the conversation faster.

Note:

Following this guide should take you around 1-1.5 hours to complete the game.

Prelude - An Unexpected Story Begins

1. Talk to Chuckie
2. Go to the Scurvy dog Shack and get the pegleg outhouse key
3. Exit the Scurvy dog Shack and combine the pegleg outhouse key with the outhouse door
4. Enter the outhouse and pick up the slug (that looks like a coin)
5. Go to the Scurvy dog Shack and give the slug/fake coin to the vendor to receive 2 Scurvy dogs
6. Exit the Scurvy dog Shack and go to the right after "your parents"
7. Head through to the end of location to the right until reaching the purple wooden fence door
8. Open the door and go to the bench on the right where Guybrush is sitting

Part I - A Friendly Place

1. Head down to the docks after ending the dialogue with the Lookout
2. Enter Scumm Bar and talk to the 3 new Pirate Leaders and exhaust their dialog lines
3. Head to the left on the pier where LeChuck's ship is located
4. Talk to Iron Rose (Quartermaster), say that you want to be a swabbie and expose yourself as Guybrush
5. Return to the Scumm Bar, enter the Kitchen and talk with the Cook and choose the mop related dialogue
6. Get the untangled string item on the mini pier to the right side of the kitchen
7. Go to the Low Street and exhaust Elaine's dialogue
8. Go to the International House of Mojo, exhaust the dialogue with the Voodoo Lady
9. Pick up the following items: the frog and the knife and interact with the disguise box
10. Go to the Governor’s Mansion and exhaust Carla's dialogue option to exit the conversation
11. Read and attempt to borrow the book "Ingredients" from the bookshelf
12. During the sword fight with Carla say "I'm sorry"
13. Give Carla the frog and then borrow the "Ingredients" book
14. Go back to the cook in the kitchen of Scumm Bar and give him the "Ingredients" book
15. Combine the knife with the cook's mop
16. Go to Wally's Maps-n-More shop, give him the wooden scrap from the cook's mop
17. Get the 2 monocles from the table and combine them in your inventory
18. Go to the forest and follow the path given by the map that Wally made
19. Combine the knife with the mop tree to obtain a mop handle
20. Go to the Museum of Pirate Lore and use the 2 monocles on the display case lock to obtain the serial number
21. Go to Locke Smith and give her the serial number to obtain the display case key
22. Get the crackers from the table in Locke Smith's shop
23. Go to the Museum of Pirate Lore, give the crackers to the parrot, then use the display case key on the lock and steal the eyepatch
24. Go to the International House of Mojo and give the eyepatch to the Voodoo Lady to have the eyepatch enchanted
25. Go to the pier where Lechuck's ship is located (do not have the Quartermaster be on the screen), combine the untangled string with the mop handle and use the enchanted eyepatch
26. Give the mop to the quartermaster while disguised

Part II - A Dangerous Journey

1. Get the pamphlet, take the ghost chicken feed and feed the chicken on the right of the screen with it (not the one with the egg)
2. Grab the mop, swab the grease and use the mop with the grease on the porthole; do this 3 times
3. Escape through the porthole, go to the right of the screen and climb the ladder to the upper deck
4. Go the middle of the ship to trigger the conversation
5. Go back to the hold, open the box and take Murray with you
6. Go back to the upper deck through window (Gullet will not let you get out of the Hold) and go into the ship (lower deck)
7. Use Murray with the washing machine next to LeChuck's cabin to flatten Murray
8. Go to the upper deck and use flattened Murray with the cauldron
9. Go up the crow's nest and look through the spyglass until discovering Madison's ship
10. Go to Iron Rose and tell her your idea about reaching Monkey Island
11. Talk to Iron Rose once again about what should you do to change her vote
12. Give her the pamphlet to get her vote
13. Climb down the ladder in front of the ship, while on the side of the ship go to the left until reaching the rudder
14. Climb down the rudder and take the knife out of Gullet's back
15. Climb up, go through the porthole and climb up towards the lower deck
16. Give the knife to Flair to get her vote
17. Go to the ship's galley, talk to Putra and ask her all the "chef" related dialogue options until she places the request for promotion papers on the table
18. Ask Putra about her vote and you will find out that she remembers that she will vote whatever Iron Rose will vote
19. Get the promotion papers from the table and go to LeChuck's cabin
20. After kicking you out, enter LeChuck's cabin once again and talk to him to receive the First Swab's Report
21. Use the First Swab Report on the rat near LeChucks cabin
22. Go to the Ship's galley and use the First Swab Report on anything in the kitchen
23. Go to the Hold and use the First Swab's Report on the chicken poop and the greased porthole
24. Go to the upper deck and use the First Swab's Report with the mess near the cauldron (red potion spillage)
25. Give the completed First Swab's Report to Iron Rose in order to receive more paperwork in return
26. Combine the Putra request for promotion paper with the received paperwork from Iron Rose
27. Go up the Crow's nest, talk to Flambe and find out his favorite food
28. Go to LeChuck's cabin and give him the combined paperwork
29. Go to the ship's galley and give Putra her stamped request for promotion
30. Talk to Putra to make you some Scorched Alaska and get the Scorched Alaska from the table
31. Go to Crow's nest and give Flambe the Scorched Alaska
32. Get the book of jokes that Flambe throws on the crate after giving him the Scorched Alaska
33. Go to the upper deck and give the book to Apple Bob
34. Go to the bell in the back of the upper deck and ring the bell twice
35. While LeChuck is yelling at the crew, go to Lechuck's cabin and use the mop map with the map on the desk to swap them
36. Go back to the bell in the back of the upper deck and ring the bell once
37. After winning the votes, combine flatten Murray with the cannon and fire the cannon
38. Use the last lines of the dialogue with LeChuck

Part III – Return to Monkey Island

1. Go to the right towards Monkey Island until reaching the beach
2. Take the skull to the left of the beach and go into the jungle
3. Go to the red berry bush and follow the map of the Secret of Monkey Island until reaching the X marks the spot location and grab the shovel
4. Go after the Madison crew at the Giant Monkey Head, take the skull on the rock and take the daisies near the wooden fence
5. Talk to Madison's crew and find out what you need for a disguise to enter LeChuck's ship
6. Go to the volcano beach, take the skull on the left of the shore
7. Head underwater in attempt to return to LeChuck's ship
8. While underwater go to the left until passing LeShip's anchor and grab the skull
9. Climb up the anchor and go to the rudder
10. Help Gullet complete his poem by selecting: Germs; Roses and Snack
11. Talk to him again and ask him to give you his Poem book
12. Leave LeChuck's ship and go up to the flat cliff on the map and take the skull
13. Go to the beach with the shipwreck and get the skull on the beach
14. Go to the Giant Monkey Head and give Madison's crew Gullet's poem book to transform it into a disguise book
15. Return to LeChuck's ship on the side of the hull and recite the poem book to transform into Gullet
16. Climb to the upper deck, talk to Flair, go to LeChuck's cabin and steal LeChuck's journal
17. Go back to the lower deck and grab the sheet music on the wooden barrel near the trapdoor towards the Hold
18. Go to the ship's galley and talk to Putra to find out LeChuck's favorite dish and make it for you, only to find out that she doesn't have any daisies
19. Give her the daisies and take LeChuck's favorite dish from the table
20. Go to the Giant Monkey Head to Madison's Crew, to the right there is Murray impaled on a wooden pole and 6 other wooden poles
21. Place all the 6 skulls on the wooden poles and take the arm bone from the ground
22. Interact with LeChuck's journal from the inventory and find his catchphrase and remember it
23. Talk to Madison's crew and tell them that you know everything needed
24. Inspect the music sheet to see the notes that you need to play on the skull's impaled on the wooden pole and remember them
25. Use the arm bone on every skull to see what musical note corresponds to which skull
26. Reproduce the note from the music sheet on the impaled skulls to complete the puzzle
27. Select the dialogue lines that match LeChuck's catchphrase from his journal
28. Eat LeChuck's favorite dish by selecting "Okay..."
29. Choose the last line of dialogue to be thrown of the cliff
30. Grab the ship repair manual and Murray and head to the beach with the shipwreck
31. Use the ship repair manual on the shipwreck

Part IV – Things Get Complicated

1. Take the cookbook from the table near the crying cook at the destroyed Scumm Bar
2. Go to the International House of Mojo in Low Street and confront the Voodoo lady
3. Go outside of the International House of Mojo and talk to Widey Bones to learn about the 5 Golden keys
4. Go to Wally's Maps-n-more and ask for a sea map in order to be able to navigate the sea and travel to different islands
5. Go to the Jail in High Street and talk to Otis and find out where Stan is, you will find out that Stan is located in the Ice Quarry on Brrr Muda Island
6. Go to the Governor's Mansion, give Carla back her cookbook and take the "The endless tale of the voyage that would not end"
7. Go to the Shipyard and take the picture of Stan from his destroyed former shop
8. Go to the Lookout and take the firewood on the ground
9. Go to the ship, reach the sea and sail to Scurvy Island
10. Go to the camp in the north of the island map, take the picture frame with Elaine's picture and the note from the table
11. Read the note, find and go to Elaine's location on the map
12. Talk to Elaine, ask her about her project to receive a scurvy flyer
13. Take a few limes from the basket near the trees
14. Go to the top right of the map where there is a nest located
15. Take the picture of Guybrush from the nest
16. Access the picture frame and combine the picture of Stan (left) with Guybrush (right)
17. Open the sea map from the inventory and head to Brrr Muda Island
18. Once stopped by the Judge, just check the last box and sign the form in order to be able to reach Brrr Muda Island
19. Go to the Ice Quarry on Brrr Muda Island and talk to the guard, tell him that you're doing a social call and ask to see Stan
20. Show the guard the picture frame with the pictures of Stan and Guybrush
21. Enter the Ice Quarry and reach the end of it where you will find Stan
22. Give Stan the scurvy flyer received from Elaine
23. Ask Stan to bust him out of the Ice Quarry in order to receive the judicial order
24. Use the 2 monocles on Stan's shackles in order to receive the serial number code
25. Use the small tunnel on the left of Stan in order to find out it's a secret exit out of the Ice Quarry
26. Go to the top of the Ice Castle and enter the Queen's throne room
27. Take the matches between the wood and the fire
28. Talk to the Queen and find out that to get her golden key you need to beat her in 3 challenges and become a Queen
29. Challenge her to the Heartiness Challenge in order to unlock the town hall and find out what type of fish you need for the challenge
30. Open the sea map from the inventory and head to Barebones Island
31. Give Ned the judicial order from Stan and take Ned's financial records in order to receive Stan's audited financial records
32. Open the sea map from the inventory and head to LeChuck's ship
33. Go to the upper deck and give the "The endless tale of the voyage that would not end" to Apple Bob in exchange for the Demon joke book
34. Go to the lower deck and into the ship's galley and take the Demon pepper shaker
35. Open the sea map from the inventory and head to Melee Island
36. Go to the Fish Shop and buy the type of fish that is needed for the Challenge of Heartiness
37. Go to Locke Smith and give her the serial number code from Stan's shackles in order to receive a key for them
38. Talk to Locke Smith and ask her if her mother was named "Old Mrs. Smith" and continue the dialogue until reaching the golden key from her
39. Open the sea map from the inventory and head to Brrr Muda Island
40. Go to the Town Centre and into Town Hall, enter the room with where the Heartiness Challenge takes place
41. Place the fish taken from the Fish Shop into the bucket
42. Place Demon Pepper on the Bucket of Plenty and ring the triangle to start the challenge
43. During the challenge, when prompted to have a fish on your place, take the fish from your inventory and not the bucket in order to win the challenge
44. Enter the room with the Intelligence Challenge (Mezzanine room) and place the firewood in the chimney shaft / fireplace
45. Use the matches with the firewood in order to start the fire and ring the triangle to start the challenge
46. During the challenge, when the Queen looks at water drop hitting the bucket, peek at the Queen's test paper and then quickly swap your test paper with hers in order to win the challenge
47. Enter the room with the Seriousness Challenge (Backroom) and ring the triangle to start the challenge
48. During the challenge, when the Queen tell you her joke do not choose the "HAHAHA" dialogue line, when it’s your turn to tell a joke, open the inventory and tell a demon joke from the book taken from Apple Bob in order to win the challenge
49. Once you receive the first golden key, go to the Courthouse in the Town Centre
50. Give Stan's audited financial records to the Judge and pretend to be Ned (Stan's accountant) in order to receive a judicial order with 10 years on it instead of 1 month
51. Go to Stan at the Ice Quarry and give him the judicial order with 10 years
52. Use the shackles key made by Locke Smith on Stan's shackles to unlock them
53. Choose any dialogue when Stan is changing Elaine's scurvy flyer
54. Take the new scurvy flyer from the table
55. Open the sea map from the inventory and head to LeChuck's ship
56. Go to the lower deck and take the golden key placed on a wooden crate in front of the stair
57. Open the sea map from the inventory and sail to the Adrift Ship
58. Talk to the quarantined pirates and show them the new scurvy flyer in order to be able to get on their ship
59. Take the Bella Fisher flag and combine it with the sea map from Wally
60. Open the sea map from the inventory and sail to the X marked on the map
61. Lower the anchor and climb down it underwater
62. Go to the right of the sunken ship, take the golden key and climb back up the anchor
63. Open the sea map from the inventory and sail to Terror Island
64. Head to the "unlucky place' and take the silver key from the skeleton
65. Go to the "mystery clearing" on the island, head to the right and take the oil lamp
66. Go to the "twisting path" on the island, until reaching a gate with a strange sign on it
67. Use the knife to take the strange sign off the door lock
68. Use the silver key from the skeleton with the lock in order to unlock the door
69. Enter the dark cave after unlocking the door
70. Combine the matches with the oil lamp from your inventory
71. Go through the cave until changing the scene
72. When reaching a crossroad of 3 paths, choose the one that doesn't have an X next to it
73. Upon reaching the cliff in the darkness, read the sign
74. Exit the dialogue with Herman Toothroot and grab the golden key left to his stone bed
75. During the dialogue about the golden key, always choose the last dialogue line
76. Open the inventory and read the strange sign ripped from the entrance gate in order to exit the cave
77. Open the inventory and sail to Melee Island using the sea map
78. Go inside the International House of Mojo in the Low Street and use all 5 of the golden keys to open the safe near the door
79. Select the dialogue option "A Hundred"

Part V – Beneath the Monkey Head

1. Talk to Elaine until reaching the cavern of the Giant Monkey Head
2. Go to the right until reaching the end of the path by the broken cliff
3. Jump into "the lava" and enter the door to your right
4. Grab the stone knife on the ground and head through the door on your right
5. Pick up the stone coin, place on the monkey statue your 2 monocles and head to the next room to your right
6. Pick up the stone crackers, pick up the stone coin, place the stone sword on the monkey statue and head to the next room to your right
7. Pick up the stone spyglass, pick up the stone coin, place the stone crackers on the monkey statue and receive the stone mug in return
8. Head to the next room to your right and head down the stairs where the door just opened
9. Pick up the stone coin and head through the room to your right
10. Place 3 coins in the chest of the statue monkey and head to the next room to your right
11. Pick up the stone coin on the ground and place 2 coins in the chest of the statue monkey and head to the next room to your right
12. Pick up the stone coin on the ground and place 1 coin in the chest of the statue monkey and head to the next room to your right
13. Go down the stair through the door that has now opened
14. Head to the room to you right
15. Stab the statue with your knife and head to the next room to your right
16. Stab the statue with your knife, use the stone mug from the inventory with the liquid that is pouring from the statue and head to the next room to your right
17. Use the filled mug with the drain in front of the destroyed monkey statue
18. Head to the left through the 3 chambers and go down the stair where the door has now opened
19. Go to the right near the lava, read/peer at the stone slab and solve the puzzle based on the description read off the stone slab
20. Enter the door, from the Alley go to the High Street and receive the key ring from Stan
21. Go and close every light switch in the park using the key ring
22. Interact with Elaine and tell her you are ready to go.

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