Editing Mask Gate

'''Mask Gates''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out'', Part I. Pages 8 and 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out'', Part II. Page 32.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas''. Page 27.</ref> also known as '''masks'''<ref>"''At the end of each area, there is a mask that becomes a gate to the next area.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' English instruction booklet. Page 22.</ref> and '''Birdfaces''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 1. Page 39.</ref> are eagle-head gates that appear at the end of every [[level]] in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and the latter's [[reissue]]s in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''.

{{multiframe|[[File:DDP Mask Gate Sprite.png]] [[File:SMB2 Mask Gate sprite.png]]|A comparison of a Mask Gate's original appearance (left) to ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (right)|align=left|size=160}}

Originally, in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'', Mask Gates had the design of a tribal mask, reminiscent to [[Phanto]] or the smaller masks that were replaced by [[Mushroom Block]]s, but were redesigned as a bird head in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. In both games, Mask Gates are attached to the wall at the end of a level. A Mask Gate allows the player to move on to the next level, or to the [[world]]'s boss if the current level is the last level of the world. Opening a Mask Gate requires the player to pick up a [[Crystal Ball]], which are usually guarded by a [[Birdo]]. All Mask Gates are harmless, except for the one in [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 7-2]]; when the player picks up the Crystal Ball, this Mask Gate detaches itself from the wall and then chases them around in a similar manner to Phanto. It takes away a [[small heart]] from the player upon contact. The player must attack the Mask Gate by throwing Mushroom Blocks (masks in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'') in the vicinity; after the player throws three Mushroom Blocks at it, the Mask Gate is temporarily stunned, allowing entry into Wart's throne room. However, if the player does not enter into the Mask Gate while it is stunned, it eventually reanimates itself and resumes attacking, forcing the player to throw three more Mushroom Blocks at it.

Mask Gates made several appearances in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''{{'}}s ''Super Mario Bros.'' comics, functioning much like [[Warp Pipe]]s.

*'''Enemy bio:''' 入ると別の部屋へ移動するゲート。一度だけ、敵として襲ってくることがある。<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section. Page 68.</ref> (''A gate that moves you to another room when you enter. They will attack you as an enemy only once.'')

*'''Object bio:''' 水晶を取ると口が開く。入ればコースクリアとなる。<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section. Page 70.</ref> (''Pick up the crystal and its mouth opens. Once you enter, the course will be clear.'')

|Jap={{hover|仮面|かめん}}<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet. Page 28.</ref>

|Jap2=マスクゲート<ref>Shogakukan. 「スーパーマリオコレクション任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Collection Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). [https://i.imgur.com/Vtr6FQo.jpg Page 154].</ref>

|Jap3=ゲート<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg Page 225].</ref>

|Ita=Maschera<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual. Page 22.</ref>

|Ita2=Portale<ref>''[[NES Remix 2]]'', ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' level 10-1. "Sconfiggi Strutzi e oltrepassa il portale!"</ref>

|Ita3=Mask Gate<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 68.</ref>

|Ita4=Testa di Falco<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 70.</ref>

|ItaM=Mask

|Ita2M=Portal/Gate

|Ita4M=Falcon's Head