Editing Berlin Wall

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|image=[[File:MK8DBerlinByways1.jpg|256px]]<br>The Berlin Wall in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|greater_location={{wp|East Berlin}}, {{wp|East Germany}} (present day [[Berlin]], {{wp|Germany}})
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 3) (2022)
}}
The '''{{wp|Berlin Wall}}''' (German: '''''Berliner Mauer''''') was a concrete barrier that physically isolated {{wp|West Berlin}} from the rest of {{wp|East Germany}}. It was constructed in 1961 and was destroyed in 1989, though some smaller segments of it still remain. Despite its deep political origins, it has appeared a few times within ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' media.

==History==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
{{quote|The Berlin Wall was built by East Germany in 1961. The undeclared "Cold War" between Communist East Germany and democratic West Germany convinced the leaders they could no longer cooperate as one nation. East German soldiers guarded the wall to keep its citizens from escaping into West Berlin. In 1989, after 28 years, the Communist government opened the gates. The German people hated the Wall and began to tear it down. In a few months it had almost completely disappeared, but pieces of it can still be seen on the streets.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}}
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The Berlin Wall is one of the landmarks of [[Berlin]] visited by [[Luigi]] in the DOS version of ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''. In a raid on the city, [[Bowser]] sends his [[Koopa Troopa]]s to steal one [[brick from the Berlin Wall]], which forces it to close down. [[Luigi]] must find and return the brick so that the Berlin Wall can reopen to tourists. However, in order to prove the brick's authenticity, he must answer two trivia questions with the correct answers, written here in bold:
*''When did the East Germans begin to build the Wall?''
**'''1961'''
**1700s
**1989
*''For what reason did they build it?''
**'''To keep East and West Germany separate'''
**They were chilly during the Cold War
**To hang pictures
*''What were the government types of East Germany and West Germany?''
** '''Communism and democracy'''
** Democratic and Republican
** Monarchy and anarchy

===''Mario's Time Machine''===
[[File:Berlin Wall MTMNES.png|thumb|The Berlin Wall in the NES release of ''[[Mario's Time Machine (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Mario's Time Machine]]'']]
In ''[[Mario's Time Machine (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Mario's Time Machine]]'', [[Bowser]] travels back in time to 1989 and steals a single [[Sledgehammer]] from the site, which is apparently enough to halt its destruction. The Berlin Wall then becomes filled with [[Bodyslam Koopa]]s and [[Koopa Troopa]]s. [[Mario]] later travels back in time to the Berlin Wall himself to return the Sledgehammer while the Koopas attempt to stop him. He eventually reaches a guardpost (at the far-right of the screen) and drops off the Sledgehammer. Mario then travels back in time to the present as a news article congratulates Mario for helping topple the Berlin Wall.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
The Berlin Wall appears in [[Tour Berlin Byways|Berlin Byways]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. It receives most of its focus in the first layout of Berlin Byways, where [[Whomp]]s stand in holes in the wall and attempt to crush racers.

Berlin Byways returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of the third wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC; as such, the Berlin Wall and its Whomps are still present. Players drive past it during the final lap of the course.
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Fre=Le Mur de Berlin
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario a disparu''|language=French|accessdate=April 22, 2025}}</ref>
|Ger=Die Berliner Mauer
|GerM=The Berlin Wall
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario wir vermisst''|language=German|accessdate=October 12, 2024}}</ref>
}}
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