Whomp's Fortress

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Whomp's Fortress
Whomp's Fortress 64.png
Super Mario 64
Mario at Whomp's Fortress
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:
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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 its Nintendo DS remake, Super Mario 64 DS, and 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]

Map of Whomp's Fortress
Map of Whomp's Fortress in Super Mario 64 DS

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
Luigi looking at the Whomp King from Whomp's Fortress.
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.
Mario climbing Whomp's Fortress
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.
Whomp's Fortress Star 3
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.
Whomp's Fortress Star 4
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.
Whomp's Fortress Star 5
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.
Whomp's Fortress Star 6
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 SM64DS.png
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]

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Main article: Throwback Galaxy
The starting area of Whomp Fortress
The starting area of the 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]

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.

Audio.svg Super Mario 64 Main Theme - Whomp's Fortress
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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 gameMedia:SM64 Early Pamphlet.jpg 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]

  1. ^ a b Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 46.
  2. ^ From the score sheetMedia:SM64DS course list in Chinese.png of Super Mario 64 DS as localized by iQue.
  3. ^ 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.