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|image=[[File:SM64 Asset Model Triangular Column.png|200x200px]]<br>Model from ''Super Mario 64''
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
'''Falling Pillars'''<ref>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Prima Official Guide, page 104</ref> are recurring obstacles in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. They first appeared in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' on the course [[Dry Dry Ruins]], and have appeared a few times throughout the series since.
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''   ([[Exploration Tour (2023)|Exploration Tour]], 2023)
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'''Falling Pillars'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Prima Official Guide''|page=104|date=28 Apr. 2017|author=Epstein, Joe,  Garitt Rocha, and Alex Musa|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|location=Roseville|isbn=9780744018400}}</ref> (originally lowercased)<ref>{{cite|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=33}}</ref> are stone obstacles that have primarily appeared in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series but debuted in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. In ''Mario Kart'', they first appeared in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' on the course [[Wii Dry Dry Ruins|Dry Dry Ruins]], and they have appeared a few times throughout the series since.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS'' ===
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
[[File:SM64DS Triangular Columns.png|180px|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] looking at two triangular columns]]
Falling Pillars first appear in [[Wii Dry Dry Ruins|Dry Dry Ruins]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', where they take the form of {{wp|Obelisk#Egyptian|Egyptian obelisks}}. In this course, the pillars are decorated with various hieroglyphs depicting various emblems from certain characters such as [[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach|Peach]]. Once a pillar has fallen on the ground, they can be used as ramps, aiding players in performing [[Jump Boost]]s and they can be used to perform shortcuts throughout the course too.
In ''Super Mario 64'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', seven falling pillars, also referred to as '''triangular columns''',<ref>{{cite|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=----|title=''Super Mario 64 Player's Guide''|page=31}}</ref> appear in the cave portion of [[Jolly Roger Bay]]. When the player character gets close to one, it falls in the direction of him and deals three points of damage if he gets hit. It does not respawn once it falls.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
On Dry Dry Ruins in ''Mario Kart Wii'', falling pillars are decorated similarly to the obelisks, with various hieroglyphs depicting various [[emblem]]s from certain characters such as [[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach|Peach]]. Once a pillar has fallen on the ground, it can be used as a ramp, aiding players in performing [[Jump Boost|trick]]s, and a fallen pillar can be used to perform shortcuts throughout the course too.


====''Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
===''Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
Falling Pillars return in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', this time appearing in {{classic-link|GCN|Dry Dry Desert}}. Here, they take the form of {{wp|Obelisk#Egyptian|Egyptian obelisks}} and act identically to how they acted in ''Mario Kart Wii''. Once again, they begin to fall as racers approach them on the second lap, and the pillars remain on the ground until the end of the course. Also like before, they can be used as ramps once they have fallen over. [[Piranha Plant Cove]] also returns in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', and its Falling Pillars return with it.
Falling Pillars return in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', this time they appear on {{classic-link|GCN|Dry Dry Desert}}. Here, they look and act more or less identically to how they looked and acted in ''Mario Kart Wii''. Once again, they begin to fall as racers approach them on the second lap, and remain on the ground until the end of the course. Also like before, they can be used as a ramp once they have fallen over. [[Piranha Plant Cove]] also returns in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]], and its Falling Pillars return with it.


====''Mario Kart Tour''====
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
Falling pillars appear again in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in [[Piranha Plant Cove]] and Piranha Plant Cove 2. They are more oblong-shaped, are darker in color, and feature engravings that glow bright blue. These pillars appear just ahead of the course's starting line, and they fall over as the course is played, as indicated by an official social media post highlighting the course.<ref>{{cite|author=@mariokarttourEN|date=February 1, 2023|url=x.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1621040723197046784|title=Piranha Plant Cove, an all-new course for the Mario Kart series, will appear in the Exploration Tour starting Feb. 7, 10:00 PM PT! To get ready, can you spot the differences between these two images? There are 10 in total! #MarioKartTour|publisher=X|accessdate=February 1, 2023}}</ref> Falling pillars also reappear in Dry Dry Ruins, returning from ''Mario Kart Wii''.
Falling pillars appear again in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' in [[Piranha Plant Cove]] and Piranha Plant Cove 2. Unlike their previous appearances, they do not resemble Egyptian obelisks, and instead are more oblong-shaped, are darker in color and feature engravings that glow bright blue. These pillars appear just ahead of the course's starting line, and fall over as the course is played, as indicated by an official social media post highlighting the course.<ref>@mariokarttourEN (February 1, 2023). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1621040723197046784 "''Piranha Plant Cove, an all-new course for the Mario Kart series, will appear in the Exploration Tour starting Feb. 7, 10:00 PM PT! To get ready, can you spot the differences between these two images? There are 10 in total! #MarioKartTour''"] ''Twitter''. Retrieved February 1, 2023.</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Drydryruins2.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
PiranhaPlantCove.jpg|A fallen pillar on [[Piranha Plant Cove]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.
DryDryRuins5.png|''Mario Kart Wii
Rosalina-Drift-DryDryDesert-MK8.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
PiranhaPlantCove.jpg|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT Wii Dry Dry Ruins Sphinx.jpg|''Mario Kart Tour''
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