User:Sorbetti/Mask Gate (boss)
| Mask Gate | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Super Mario All-Stars | |
| Species | Living Mask Gate |
| First appearance | Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall) Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise) |
| Latest appearance | Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024) |
The Mask Gate is a boss appearing in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2. It is a living Mask Gate that guards the entrance to the room where Wart and the Dream Machine are. The Mask Gate initially disguises itself as a common Mask Gate, but it begins to attack the player character after they try to enter on it.
History
Super Mario Bros. 2 / Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic
The Mask Gate first appears in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic where like the common Mask Gates, it resembles a kabuki theater mask instead of the bird-like head. In Super Mario Bros. 2, its design was altered to that of a bird's along with normal Mask Gates. The Mask Gate appears in Wart's Castle, more specifically World 7-2, where it appears in the penultimate room, pretending to be a normal Mask Gate. By picking up the Crystal Ball present in the room, the Mask Gate detaches itself from the wall and then starts chasing the player 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.
Super Mario-kun
In the Stage 5 of the volume 8 of Super Mario-kun, the Mask Gate appears in Wart's Castle. When Mario tries to enter through it, the Mask Gate starts attacking by flying and plunging at the heroes. Yoshi is eaten by the Mask Gate and, while struggling not to get chewed, Mario tosses at him a Mushroom Block found in the room. The Mushroom Block lands right in Yoshi's mouth, transforming him into Kinoko Block Yoshi, becoming thick enough to block the Mask Gate's beak. With the problem out of the way, the heroes enter the Mask Gate without the risk of being chewed.
Gallery
Sprite from Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic
Sprite from Super Mario Bros. 2
Sprite from Super Mario Advance
Super Mario-kun volume 8
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マスクゲート Masuku Gēto |
Mask Gate | [1] | |
| ゲート Gēto |
Gate | [2] | ||
| Italian | Testa di falco | Falcon's head | [3] | |
| Mask Gate | - | Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia (first edition) | [4]:68 | |
| Portuguese | Boca da ave | Bird's mouth | [5] | |
| Spanish | Mask Gate | - | [6]:68 |
References
- ^ 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 154. Retrieved from Imgur.
- ^ 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten (Japanese). Page 225.
- ^ «Sconfiggi il boss ed entra nella Testa di falco.» – 18 July 2024. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. Nintendo, indieszero (Italian).
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X.
- ^ «Derrote o chefão e entre na boca da ave.» – Egg Toss challenge, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2017). Enciclopedia Super Mario Bros. 30ª Aniversario. Translated by Gemma Tarrés. Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (European Spanish). ISBN 978-84-9146-223-1.
