Fake Block

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This article is about Fake Blocks from Super Mario 3D Land. For the fake Item Boxes from the Mario Kart series, see Fake Item Box.
Fake Block
Fake Block artwork from Super Mario 3D Land
Artwork from Super Mario 3D Land
Appears in Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Variant of Brick Block
Comparable

Fake Blocks[1] are enemies that appear in Super Mario 3D Land. They are dark-brown Brick Blocks with tails and white eyes representing angry faces. Fake Blocks appear in plain grasslands and Airship levels. They appear alongside regular Brick Blocks, but they are noticeable by their darker tone, along with the subtle shape of their closed eyes. If the player gets too close, a Fake Block will reveal itself and jump after them, swinging its tail when it reaches them. Fake Blocks can be defeated with the swing of a Tanooki tail or a Ground Pound or by jumping up and breaking the blocks, though the latter works only when they are not active. Fake Blocks also appear on the game cover, which depicts them the same color as Brick Blocks, not a darker shade of brown like in-game.

Profiles[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (United Kingdom):
      These look just like ordinary blocks until you get up close...[2]
    • Other languages:
      • Dutch:
        Het lijken net gewone blokken, totdat je dichterbij komt...[3]
        (Translation: It looks just like ordinary blocks, until you get closer...)
      • French (Europe):
        Les Faux blocs ressemblent à des vrais jusqu'à ce que vous vous en approchiez...[4]
      • German:
        Sie sehen wie ganz normale Blöcke aus, bis man ihnen näherkommt...[5]
      • Italian:
        Sembrano dei normalissimi blocchi, finché non ti avvicini...[6]
      • Portuguese (Europe):
        Os Blocos Falsos parecem blocos normais mas quando olhas para eles de perto...[7]
      • Spanish (Europe):
        Parecen bloques corrientes, hasta que te acercas a ellos…[8]

Gallery[edit]

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D Land romfs/ObjectData/Hoppun.szs Hoppun From "hop" and likely「くん」(-kun)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese ニセブロック
Nise Burokku
Fake Block [9][10]
Chinese (Simplified) 假砖块
Jiǎ Zhuānkuài (Mandarin)
Gá Jyūnfaai (Cantonese)
Fake Block [11]
Chinese (Traditional) 假磚塊
Jiǎ Zhuānkuài (Mandarin)
Gá Jyūnfaai (Cantonese)
Fake Block [12]
Dutch Nepblok Fake Block [3]
French Faux Bloc Fake Block [4][13]
German Tarnblock Camouflage Block [5][14]
Italian Blocco Tarocco Knock-off Block [6][15]
Korean 가짜블록
Gajjabeullog
Fake Block [16]
Portuguese (European) Bloco Falso False Block [7]
Spanish Falsibloque From falso ("fake" or "false") and bloque ("block") [8][17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick (November 13, 2011). Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89386-4. Page 16.
  2. ^ Official website of Super Mario 3D Land (UK & Ireland) § The Game World. nintendo.co.uk. Archived February 13, 2026, 23:40:46 UTC from the original via Megalodon, from an archive.today snapshot. Retrieved February 21, 2026. (Note: In the archive, relevant information is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
  3. ^ a b 2011. De spelwereld. Super Mario 3D Land (Dutch). Archived February 13, 2026, 23:44:03 UTC from the original via Megalodon, from an archive.today snapshot. Retrieved 16 Oct. 2025. (Note: In the archive, relevant information is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
  4. ^ a b 2011. L'univers deu jeu. Super Mario 3D Land (French). Archived February 13, 2026, 23:45:03 UTC from the original via Megalodon, from an archive.today snapshot. Retrieved 16 Oct. 2025. (Note: In the archive, relevant information is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
  5. ^ a b 2011. Die Spielwelt. Super Mario 3D Land (German). Archived February 13, 2026, 23:46:09 UTC from the original via Megalodon, from an archive.today snapshot. Retrieved 16 Oct. 2025. (Note: In the archive, relevant information is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
  6. ^ a b 2011. Il Mondo di gioco. Super Mario 3D Land (Italian). Archived February 13, 2026, 23:46:59 UTC from the original via Megalodon, from an archive.today snapshot. Retrieved 8 Apr. 2024. (Note: In the archive, relevant information is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
  7. ^ a b 2011. O mundo do jogo. Super Mario 3D Land (European Portuguese). Archived February 13, 2026, 23:47:42 UTC from the original via Megalodon, from an archive.today snapshot. Retrieved 16 Oct. 2025. (Note: In the archive, relevant information is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
  8. ^ a b 2011. Mundo del juego. Super Mario 3D Land (European Spanish). Archived February 13, 2026, 23:48:31 UTC from the original via Megalodon, from an archive.today snapshot. Retrieved 16 Oct. 2025. (Note: In the archive, relevant information is only accessible in the web page's source code.)
  9. ^ 2011. 冒険の舞台. Super Mario 3D Land (Japanese). (Archived March 29, 2012, 08:11:04 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  10. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D Land" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 181.
  11. ^ 2012. 冒险的舞台. Super Mario 3D Land (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 21 Dec. 2019. (Archived March 26, 2016, 21:43:57 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  12. ^ 2012. 冒險的舞台. Super Mario 3D Land (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 20 Dec. 2019. (Archived March 27, 2025, 00:03:08 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  13. ^ Ardaillon, Joanna, and Victoria Juillard-Huberty, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Encyclopedia. Translated by Fabien Nabhan. Toulon: Soleil Productions (French). ISBN 978-2-3020-7004-2. Page 181.
  14. ^ Scholz, Sabine, and Benjamin Spinrath, editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Encyclopedia - Die ersten 30 Jahre : 1985-2015. Translated by Yamada Hirofumi. Hamburg: Tokyopop (German). ISBN 978-3-8420-3653-6. Page 181.
  15. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 181.
  16. ^ 2012. 모험의 무대. Super Mario 3D Land (Korean). Archived August 5, 2019, 11:10:26 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 Jul. 2024.
  17. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). "Super Mario 3D Land" in Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1. Page 181.