Whomp's Fortress

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Whomp's Fortress   How to unlock 1 Power Star  Boss(es) Whomp King  Level(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: Super Mario 64 DS: Whomp's Fortress, also known as the Whomp King's Fortress, is the stronghold home of the Whomp race and their leader, the Whomp King. It is the second level in Super Mario 64 and its Nintendo DS remake, Super Mario 64 DS, and can be accessed via a painting on the first floor of Princess Peach's 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 DS remake and was remade for Super Mario Galaxy 2 under the name Throwback Galaxy. Layout 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 patches of flowers, a Piranha Plant, some Goombas, 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 Bomps that will 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 will take the player further up the fortress. The path splits at the top of the stairs, with the ramp going downward leading to a pool of water, a Bob-omb Buddy and a cannon, and a small area with some Goombas and the right path leading to the top of the fortress and contains Piranha Plants, Whomps, and both a falling and turning bridges. 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 with the Goombas a Blue Switch near the cannon. This new area contains the Star Switch and Star Sphere (at opposite ends), more Piranha Plants, a Bill Blaster, and a Mega Mushroom the player can find by breaking a Block. Missions Mission Appears in Summary 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. 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. 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 eight Red Coins spread across the Fortress. 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. 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 the Star Switch to collect the Power Star behind the fortress. Enemies A Whomp. Whomps Thwomps Piranha Plants Bomps Bullet Bills Bill Blasters Goombas (DS) Bob-omb only if ! Block hit with no cap or if Mario hits ? Block (DS). Whomp King (Boss) Super Mario Galaxy 2 The similar level in Super Mario Galaxy 2. The bonus island can be seen in the distance. Main article: Throwback Galaxy A near-perfect replica of Whomp's Fortress appears in the game Super Mario Galaxy 2 as the Throwback Galaxy. The graphics have been redesigned, the music has been recomposed, and the level layout is basically the same with some minor differences, such as a Midway Point at the top of the fortress, Star Bits around the level, a Chance Cube near the beginning, and the removal of Hoot. The floating isles were removed, although a bonus planet was added, most likely replacing the said islands. Unlike the original, the walls are automatically blasted away, suggesting Mario revisits the same place as in Super Mario 64. Also suggesting this is the fact one Bob-omb Buddy says Mario/Luigi looks familiar. This is probably because he has seen him in Super Mario 64 or, in the case of Luigi, its DS remake. Also, the player fights a Whomp at the top of the fortress, as opposed to the King himself, then drops down to the underside of the planet to fight the Whomp King. This difference was to probably trick players of the original game into thinking that he was the Whomp King, as Whomps had been greatly increased in size to be almost identical to Whomp King, while the King was made even bigger. Statistics from Super Mario 64 Total Number of coins: 141 (213 in Super Mario 64 DS) Caps Found: Metal Cap (1) Spinning Heart: (none) Cannons: 1 1-Up Mushrooms (4): Homing Mushroom : #1 In the 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 collecting coins above the spinning bridge. Butterfly Mushroom : #4 Mario can punch one of the butterflies in the bush nearest to the Star Marker. Warps : Mario can stand in the corner near the Metal Cap Block to warp above the platform with the giant pole. Names in other languages Language Name Meaning Japanese バッタンキングのとりで Battan Kingu no Toride Whomp King's Fortress Spanish Fortaleza de piedra Stone 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 Chinese 嘭嘭要塞 Pēngpēng Yàosài Whomp Fortress Trivia In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft: Wii U Edition, one of the paintings that can be hung on a wall is the Whomp's Fortress painting. References [Edit] Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS Characters Big Penguin • Bob-omb Buddy • Dorrie • Glowing Rabbits† • Headless Snowman • Hoot • Koopa the Quick • Lakitu Bros. • Luigi† • Mario • MIPS* • Mother Penguin • Princess Peach • Rabbits† • Toads • Tuxie • Wario† • Yoshi Bosses Big Bob-omb • Big Boo • Big Bully • Big Mr. I • Bowser • Chief Chilly† • Chill Bully • Eyerok • Goomboss† • King Boo† • Whomp King • Wiggler Items 1-Up Mushroom • Blue Coin • Giant Star • Luigi's Cap† • Mario's Cap • Metal Cap* • Mushroom† • Power Flower† • Power Star • Red Coin • Secret • Silver Star† • Vanish Cap* • Wario's Cap† • Wing Cap/Wings • Yellow Coin Objects & Obstacles ! Block • ! Switch* • ? Block† • ? Switch† • Arrow Lift • Bill Blaster • Block • Blue Switch • Bomp • Cannon • Crazed Crate • Crystal Tap • Donut Block • Endless Stairs • Fire jet • Fire Chomp† • Floating Mine • Key • Key Door • Koopa Shell • Lava • Kuromame* • Magic Carpet • Purple Switch • Skull Crate • Spinning Heart • Star Door • Star Marker • Treasure chest • Water Bomb • Water Ring Locations Battle Fort† • Behind the Waterfall • Big Boo Battle† • Big Boo's Haunt • Bob-omb Battlefield • Bowser in the Dark World • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Bowser in the Sky • Chief Chilly Challenge† • Cool, Cool Mountain • Dire, Dire Docks • Goomboss Battle† • Hazy Maze Cave • Jolly Roger Bay • Lethal Lava Land • Rainbow Ride • Rec Room† • Shifting Sand Land • Sunshine Isles† • Snowman's Land • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tick Tock Clock • Tiny-Huge Island • Tower of the Wing Cap • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • The Secret Under the Moat • Wet-Dry World • Whomp's Fortress • Wing Mario Over the Rainbow Enemies Amp • Beach Koopa • Big Goomba • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Boss Bass • Boulder • Bullet Bill • Bully • Butterfly • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Chuckya • Clam • Fire Piranha Plant • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Grindel • Heave-Ho • Killer Chair • Klepto • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta • Micro Goomba • Moneybag • Monty Mole • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttlebug • Skeeter • Snufit • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Sushi • Swoop • Thwomp • Tox Box • Tweester • Ukiki • Unagi • Whomp Minigames† Luigi Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot Mario Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time Wario Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom Yoshi Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler? Further info Glitches (DS) • Image gallery (DS) • Media • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content (DS) • Quotes • Staff * Exclusive to Super Mario 64. † Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS.