Fake Block

A Fake Block.

Fake Blocks are enemies appearing in Super Mario 3D Land. They are dark brown Brick Blocks with white eyes representing an angry face and a Tanooki tail.

Fake Blocks appear in plain grasslands and Airship levels. They appear along regular Brick Blocks and are noticeable by their darker tone. If Mario or Luigi gets close, it will reveal its eyes and Tanooki tail and will follow the character. They can be defeated with the swing of a Tanooki tail, a ground pound, or by jumping up and breaking the block, though the latter only works when it is not active.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ニセブロック Nise Burokku	Fake Block
Spanish (NOE)	Falsibloque	Pun on falso (false) and bloque (block)
French	Faux Bloc	False Block
Italian	Blocco Tarocco	Bogus Block
Portuguese	Bloco Falso	Fake Block

Trivia

• In Super Mario 3D Land, Fake Blocks are darker than Brick Blocks, but in the game cover artwork, they're in the same color.
• Their jump attacks are almost identical to the Pile Driver Micro-Goombas. Also, the two can be easily distinguished from the inanimate Brick Blocks.

Super Mario 3D Land
Main Characters	Mario • Luigi
Supporting Cast	Princess Peach • Toad(s)
Worlds	World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • Special 1 • Special 2 • Special 3 • Special 4 • Special 5 • Special 6 • Special 7 • Special 8
Items and objects	+ Clock • ? Block • 1-Up Mushroom • Assist Block • Baddie Box • Binoculars • Boomerang Flower • Brick Block • Cannon • Coin • Coin Block • Crate • Donut Lift • Elevator • Flip-Swap Platform • Fire Flower • Flying ? Block • Invincibility Leaf • Jump Block • Mystery Box • Propeller Box • Question Box • P-Switch • P-Wing • Platform Block • Rainbow Note • Red Coin • Red Ring • Roulette Block • Snake Panel • Star Medal • Statue Leaf • StreetPass Gift • Super Star • Super Mushroom • Super Leaf • Tail Tree • Warp Pipe • Coin Ring
Enemies	Ball 'n' Chain • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Blaster • Biddybud • Big Boo • Bill Blaster • Blokkablok • Boo • Boomerang Bro. • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Chain-Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Coin Coffer • Cosmic Clone • Draglet • Dry Bones • Fake Block • Firebar • Flophopper • Fuzzy • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Grand Tail Goomba • Grinder • Hammer Bro. • Inky Piranha Plant • Koopa Troopa • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Morty Mole • Magmaargh • Para-Biddybud • Paragoomba • Peepa • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Prongo • Rocky Wrench • Rocket Engine • Sandmaargh • Spike Eel • Spiked Ball • Spiked Pillar • Spiky Plant • Spiny • Stingby • Tail Bob-omb • Tail Boo • Tail Bullet Bill • Tail Goomba • Tail Thwomp • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap • Wallop
Bosses	Bowser • Dry Bowser • False Bowser • Boom Boom • Pom Pom