Inverted Pyramid
| Inverted Pyramid | |
|---|---|
 The Inverted Pyramid as it appears in the Sand Kingdom brochure. | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Odyssey (2017) |
| Latest appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) |
| Greater location | Sand Kingdom |
- “I got a power line ALL the way to the pyramid!”
- —Tostarenan, Super Mario Odyssey
The Inverted Pyramid is a location in the Sand Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey. It is a hexagonal pyramid towering above the rest of the kingdom. As it is upside down, the entrance is at the tip. Despite the odd position, it does not fall over. It is a famous landmark that attracts tourists.
Layout and visitability[edit]
The Inverted Pyramid's entrance only opens to Mario after completing Moon Shards in the Sand. The inside of the pyramid features Bullet Bills, and an 8-bit pipe that takes Mario into the wall. This section makes use of gravity fields. From here, Mario can use a pipe to walk across a band of the exterior, which is also an 8-bit section with Goombas. After returning to the interior, Mario can leave a final gravity section and return to the third dimension. This last room has Bullet Bills, Hat Trampolines, and a big field of small cacti right in front of the exit. The base at the top of the pyramid has a Jaxi Stand and five Jaxi Statues. There is a space for a final statue, but the statue is mysteriously absent. There is sand piled up by the space though. It is implied that Jaxi used to stand here. In the center of the area, Hariet is fought as part of Showdown on the Inverted Pyramid.
After Hariet is defeated, the Inverted Pyramid floats into the air, allowing the player to enter a large hole revealed underneath. This leads into the objective The Hole in the Desert, during which the Pyramid is inaccessible. After completing that, a Tostarenan lets Mario use a Hat Catapult to reach the entrance, and another Tostarean sets up a power line from Tostarena Town so that Mario can use spark pylons to reach the bottom. Another spark pylon allows Mario to travel to the Moe-Eye Habitat or Tostarena Northwest Reaches, or go to the Inverted Pyramid from those locations.
Other appearances[edit]
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]
The Inverted Pyramid reappears in the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, in the level Secret of the Inverted Pyramid. A Pull Switch is found on top of the pyramid, and causes it to float into the air when pulled. This version of the pyramid lacks the exterior 8-bit section and both entrances into the pyramid that the original has.
Illumination film series[edit]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
The Inverted Pyramid reappears in The Super Mario Bros. Movie in the scene where Mario, Toad, and Princess Peach are traversing the Sand Kingdom.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie[edit]
The Inverted Pyramid reappears in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as a location to which Mario and Luigi are called in order to investigate a clogged Warp Pipe and use Fire Flowers to navigate through the dark ruins. They find Yoshi inside, along with bats and Buzzy Beetles.[1][2] It is much closer to Tostarena Town and is no longer floating, instead being crashed near the town.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | さかさピラミッド Sakasa Piramiddo |
Inverted Pyramid | [?] | |
| Chinese | 倒金字塔 Dào jīnzìtǎ |
Inverted Pyramid | [?] | |
| Italian | Piramide Capovolta | Inverted Pyramid | [?] | |
| Korean | 역피라미드 Yeok Piramideu |
Inverted Pyramid | [?] | |
| Russian | Обратная пирамида Obratnaya piramida |
Inverted Pyramid | [?] | |
| Spanish (Latin American) | Pirámide invertida | Inverted pyramid | [?] | |
| Spanish (European) | Pirámide Invertida | Inverted Pyramid | [?] |
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo of America (November 12, 2025). The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct 11.12.2025. YouTube. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ^ Nintendo of America (January 25, 2026). The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – Yoshi First Look. YouTube. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
