Whomp's Fortress
Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS
How to unlock	1Power Star
Boss	Whomp King
Missions	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:
Music track	Main Theme

Whomp's Fortress, also known as theWhomp King's Fortress,^[1] is the stronghold home of theWhomp race and its leader, theWhomp King. It is the second course inSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS, and it can be accessed via apainting on the ground floor of theMushroom Castle. Only onePower Star is needed to unlock thedoor to the room containing the painting.

Thelevel received some additional elements and platforms in theNintendo DS remake and was remade forSuper Mario Galaxy 2 under the nameThrowback Galaxy. In addition, the Whomp's Fortress painting fromSuper Mario 64 also appears in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack ofMinecraft as one of the paintings that can be hung on a wall.

Layout[edit]

Map of Whomp's Fortress inSuper Mario 64 DS

Whomp's Fortress is a large, tall stone fortress populated by Whomps,Thwomps, andPiranha Plants. The player starts off in a field area at the base of the fortress, which contains someflower beds, a Piranha Plant, someGoombas (in the Nintendo DS version only), and this course'sStar Marker. Thetree at the start of the level also containsHoot during certain missions. At the top of the nearby ramp are someMoving 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 agreen block and awarp 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, aBob-omb Buddy and acannon, and a small area with aBlue 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 thefirst mission. Every other mission has a tall tower with receding steps at the top of the fortress (as well as aTurtle Cannon in a corner at the fortress's top). 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 byjumping over the fence near the start or bylong-jumping over the fence at the area near the cannon with the Goombas and a Blue Coin Block. This new area contains theStar Switch andStar Sphere (at opposite ends), more Piranha Plants, another Turtle Cannon, and amushroom the player can find by breaking aBrick. This area has manycoin 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 theWhomp King at the top of the fortress byground-pounding him thrice.
To the Top of the Fortress	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	This mission's objective involves climbing to the top to obtain thePower 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 eightRed Coins spread across the fortress.
Fall onto the Caged Island	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	This 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 theStar Switch to collect the Power Star behind the fortress.

Enemies[edit]

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  Whomps

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  Thwomps

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  Piranha Plants

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  Moving Bars

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  Bullet Bills /Turtle Cannons

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  Goombas (DS version only)

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  Bob-omb (appears in the DS version only when theyellow block is hit with nocap or ifMario,Luigi, orWario hits thered block)

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  Whomp King (boss)

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Main article:Throwback Galaxy

The starting area of the galaxy

Whomp's Fortress reappears inSuper 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 theSuper Mario 64 version. There are some minor differences, such as aCheckpoint Flag at the top of the fortress,Star Bits around the level, aChance Cube near the beginning, and the lack ofHoot. 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 aSling Star. Here, the wall corners are already gone, suggesting that this is the same locationMario visits inSuper Mario 64. Also suggesting this is aBob-omb Buddy who says that Mario/Luigi looks familiar. Instead of there being two Whomps leading up to the elevator, the player fights a standardWhomp at the top of the fortress where theWhomp King was, before dropping down to the underside of the planet to fight the Whomp King.

Statistics fromSuper Mario 64[edit]

• Total Number ofCoins: 141 (213 inSuper 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 canpunch 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 thebutterflies in the bush nearest theStar Marker.
• Warps:
  • Mario can stand in the corner near thegreen block to warp above the platform with the giant pole.

Gallery[edit]

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  The entrance painting fromSuper Mario 64

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  Map artwork

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  Map artwork

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  The Whomp's Fortress painting inSuper Mario 64

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  The starting area inSuper Mario 64

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  Mario encounters a Whomp inSuper Mario 64.

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  Beam inSuper Mario 64

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  Floating isle inSuper Mario 64

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  Floating isle inSuper Mario 64

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  Floating isle inSuper Mario 64

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  Caged Island inSuper Mario 64

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  Bridge inSuper Mario 64

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  Triangular prism inSuper Mario 64

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  Rotating bridge inSuper Mario 64

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  Wooden beam inSuper Mario 64

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  The Whomp's Fortress painting inSuper Mario 64 DS

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  Mario encounters a Whomp inSuper Mario 64 DS.

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  Super Mario-kun

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  Minecraft painting

Multimedia[edit]

The "Main Theme" serves as the background music for Whomp's Fortress, a theme it shares with theBob-omb Battlefield;Tall, Tall Mountain; andTiny-Huge Island.

Main Theme - Whomp's Fortress

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Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• An early pamphlet for the gameMedia:SM64 Early Pamphlet.jpg states that Whomp's Fortress was originally going to be calledThe World of Rocky Mountain.
• According to theSuper Mario 64 Player's Guide, the name of the 100-Coin Star isWhomps and Flowers.^[1]
• The official UK and IrelandSuper MarioX account used to have its location set to Whomp's Fortress.^[10]

References[edit]

Whomp's Fortress coverage on otherNIWA wikis:

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