Editing Leaf pile

{{item infobox
|name=Leaf pile
|image=[[File:MKT LeafPile.png|170px]]<br>Model of a leaf pile from ''Mario Kart Tour''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Halloween Tour (2020)|2020 Halloween Tour]]) ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|effect=Releases various items when interacted with
}}
'''Leaf piles''' are elements commonly found in autumn-themed stages within the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchises. Their most common role is to release an item when interacted with in a certain way.

==History==
===''Super Mario Galaxy''===
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', leaf piles appear on the [[Gold Leaf Galaxy]]'s starting planet. When [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] [[spin]]s on a leaf pile, it gives three [[Star Bit]]s or a single [[coin]].

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MKT leaf pile.jpg|thumb|Leaf piles in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Leaf piles appear in the ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' course [[Wii Maple Treeway|Maple Treeway]], in its remakes in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', and in the autumn variation of the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' course [[Animal Crossing]]. They act similarly to [[crate]]s, disappearing when hit by an item or racer and dispensing [[Banana]]s, [[coin]]s, [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]]s, and, occasionally, [[Super Star]]s. Unlike crates, however, leaf piles do not slow racers down when they hit them. They reappear a short amount of time after being hit. In time trials, they remain in their usual locations but do not dispense any items.

===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
Large leaf piles appear in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' level [[Horn Top Hop]].<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 70. "''When you reach point 8, perform a Roll Attack to scatter the pile of leaves.''"</ref> The [[Kong]]s can stand and walk on top of them as on ground, but [[Roll Attack|rolling]] into one causes it to scatter, which most commonly releases an item such as a banana or a [[Banana Coin]]. One pile in particular hides a horn that releases a [[Pointy Tucks]] and a [[Puzzle Piece (Donkey Kong Country series)|Puzzle Piece]] in an alternative fashion when uncovered.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMG Screenshot Leaf Pile.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
MK8 LeafPile.png|A leaf pile in {{classic|Wii|Maple Treeway}} in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|ChiS=落叶
|ChiSR=Luòyè
|ChiSM=Leaf pile
|ChiT=落葉
|ChiTR=Luòyè
|ChiTM=Leaf pile
}}

==References==
<references/>

{{SMG}}
{{MKW}}
{{MK7}}
{{DKCTF}}
{{MK8}}
{{MKT}}
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze objects]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 7 objects]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 objects]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Tour objects]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Galaxy objects]]