Whomp's Fortress
| Whomp's Fortress | |
|---|---|
 Super Mario 64  Super Mario 64 DS | |
| How to unlock | 1 Power Star |
| Boss(es) | Whomp King |
| Mission(s) | Super Mario 64 Chip Off Whomp's Block To the Top of the Fortress Shoot into the Wild Blue Red Coins on the Floating Isle Fall onto the Caged Island Blast Away the Wall Super Mario 64 DS Chip Off Whomp's Block To the Top of the Fortress Shoot into the Wild Blue Red Coins on the Floating Isle Fall onto the Caged Island Blast Away the Wall Switch Star of the Fortress |
| Stars | Super Mario 64: Super Mario 64 DS: 
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Whomp's Fortress, also known as the Whomp King's Fortress,[1] is the stronghold home of the Whomp race and its leader, the Whomp King. It is the second course in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, and it can be accessed via a painting on the ground floor of the Mushroom Castle. Only one Power Star is needed to unlock the door to the room containing the painting.
The level received some additional elements and platforms in the Nintendo DS remake and was remade for Super Mario Galaxy 2 under the name Throwback Galaxy. In addition, the Whomp's Fortress painting from Super Mario 64 also appears in the Super Mario Mash-up of Minecraft as one of the paintings that can be hung on a wall.
Layout[edit]
Whomp's Fortress is a large, tall stone fortress populated by Whomps, Thwomps, and Piranha Plants. The player starts off in a field area at the base of the fortress, which contains some flower beds, a Piranha Plant, some Goombas (in the Nintendo DS version only), and this course's Star Marker. The tree at the start of the level also contains Hoot during certain missions. At the top of the nearby ramp are some Moving Bars that try to shove the player off the ledge. After those are gaps with receding platforms over them followed by a couple of Thwomps guarding a set of stairs to the upper area. Near the Thwomps are a green block and a warp that takes the player farther up the fortress. The path splits at the top of the stairs, with a ramp going downward and a path to the right with some steps leading up to a Piranha Plant. The downward ramp leads to a pool of water, a Bob-omb Buddy and a cannon, and a small area with a Blue Coin Block and some Goombas (DS version only). The right-hand path leads to the top of the fortress and contains Piranha Plants, a falling bridge, a turning bridge, and some Whomps. At the top of the fortress is the Whomp King, though only during the first mission. Every other mission has a tall tower with receding steps at the top of the fortress. Above the course are several platforms that can be reached either by using Hoot to fly up there or by knocking over a board at the top of the fortress.
Super Mario 64 DS has additional platforms going around the base of the fortress that can be reached by jumping over the fence near the start or by long-jumping over the fence at the area near the cannon with the Goombas and a Blue Coin Block. This new area contains the Star Switch and Star Sphere (at opposite ends), more Piranha Plants, a Blaster, and a mushroom the player can find by breaking a Brick. This area has many coin sources not in the original, making it even easier to get the 100-Coin Star.
Missions[edit]
| Mission | Appears in | Summary |
|---|---|---|
 Chip Off Whomp's Block |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
This mission involves fighting the Whomp King at the top of the fortress by ground-pounding him thrice. |
 To the Top of the Fortress |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
The mission's objective involves climbing to the top to obtain the Power Star. |
 Shoot into the Wild Blue |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
This mission involves grabbing a Power Star located on a floating platform by using a cannon. |
 Red Coins on the Floating Isle |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
This mission involves collecting all eight Red Coins spread across the fortress. |
 Fall onto the Caged Island |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
The mission's goal is to collect a Power Star surrounded by a cage. |
 Blast Away the Wall |
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS |
The goal of this mission is to collect the Power Star hidden inside a wall with the use of a cannon. |
 Switch Star of the Fortress |
Super Mario 64 DS | This mission's objective is to use the Star Switch to collect the Power Star behind the fortress. |
Enemies[edit]
Goombas (DS version only)
Whomp King (boss)
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
- Main article: Throwback Galaxy
Whomp's Fortress reappears in Super Mario Galaxy 2, where it is referred to as the Throwback Galaxy. The graphics have been updated, the music has been rearranged, and the level layout is essentially the same as the Super Mario 64 version. There are some minor differences, such as a Checkpoint Flag at the top of the fortress, Star Bits around the level, a Chance Cube near the beginning, and the lack of Hoot. The floating isles were also removed, and a Bonus Planet was added. The cannon that was used to blast away the wall corners in the original has been replaced with a Sling Star. Here, the wall corners are already gone, suggesting that this is the same location Mario visits in Super Mario 64. Also suggesting this is a Bob-omb Buddy who says that Mario/Luigi looks familiar. The player fights a standard Whomp at the top of the fortress before dropping down to the underside of the planet to fight the Whomp King.
Statistics from Super Mario 64[edit]
- Total Number of Coins: 141 (213 in Super Mario 64 DS)
- Caps Found: Metal Cap (1)
- Spinning Heart: (none)
- Cannons: 1
- 1UP Mushrooms (4):
- Homing Mushroom : #1 In the top of the giant pole.
- Static Mushrooms : #2 Hidden inside the tower. Mario can punch the wall at the back to get it.
- Triggered Mushroom : #3 Appears after the player collects coins above the spinning bridge.
- Butterfly Mushroom : #4 Mario can punch one of the butterflies in the bush nearest the Star Marker.
- Warps:
- Mario can stand in the corner near the green block to warp above the platform with the giant pole.
Gallery[edit]
Map artwork
Map artwork
The Whomp's Fortress painting in Super Mario 64
The starting area in Super Mario 64
Mario encounters a Whomp in Super Mario 64.
Beam in Super Mario 64
The Whomp's Fortress painting in Super Mario 64 DS
Mario encounters a Whomp in Super Mario 64 DS.
Media[edit]
The Super Mario 64 Main Theme serves as the background music for Whomp's Fortress, a theme it shares with the Bob-omb Battlefield; Tall, Tall Mountain; and Tiny-Huge Island.
 Super Mario 64 Main Theme - Whomp's Fortress | File info 0:30 |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バッタンキングの とりで[?] Battan Kingu no Toride |
Whomp King's Fortress | |
| Chinese | 嘭嘭要塞[2] Pēngpēng Yàosài |
Whomp Fortress | |
| French | Forteresse de Whomp[?] | Whomp's Fortress | |
| German | Wummps Wuchtwall[?] | Whomps Impact-Force Wall | |
| Italian | Fortezza di Womp[?] | Whomp's Fortress | |
| Korean | 꽈당킹의요새[?] Kkwadangking ui yosae |
Whomp King's Fortress | |
| Spanish | Fortaleza de Piedra[?] | Stone Fortress |
Trivia[edit]
- An early pamphlet for the game states that Whomp's Fortress was originally going to be called The World of Rocky Mountain.
- According to the Super Mario 64 Player's Guide, the name of the 100-Coin Star is Whomps and Flowers.[1]
- The official UK and Ireland Super Mario X account used to have its location set to Whomp's Fortress.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 46.
- ^ From the score sheet of Super Mario 64 DS as localized by iQue.
- ^ SuperMario_UK. SuperMario_UK on X. X. Archived October 9, 2020, 23:38:16 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
