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[[File:SMB Fortress Screenshot.png|frame|A goal fortress in ''Super Mario Bros.'']]
'''Fortresses''', also known as '''forts''', appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as fortified buildings appearing usually at the end of [[level]]s in the [[Super Mario (series)|namesake series]], behind [[Goal Pole]]s, and are entered by [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] after the level is cleared. Most games feature levels set inside fortresses.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', fortresses are usually made from brown bricks (except for the one at the very beginning of [[World 6-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-3]] in the former game and [[World 7-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 7-3]] in the latter game, which are colored gray like the rest of the level), and are usually located at the end of most levels, except for the third and fourth levels of each world, which end with a [[castle]] and take place inside that castle respectively. They also appear at the very beginning of underground and underwater levels, where Mario or Luigi enters the level via a Warp Pipe. Additionally, castles appear to be a fortress stacked upon a larger section. [[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 5-1]] in ''Super Mario Bros.'' begins with Mario or Luigi outside a fortress, despite the level before taking place inside a castle; [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 1-1]] in ''The Lost Levels'' also begins in front of a fortress.

====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', fortresses, also known as '''Mini-Fortresses''',<ref name=SMB3>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=22|language=en-us|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> are levels usually found in the middle of [[world]]s. They feature [[Boom Boom]] as their only boss, and he must be defeated to open [[Locked Door]]s and gain access to other parts of the world.

In the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version, fortresses (barring {{world link|2|fort|World 2-Fortress}} and {{world link|6|fort|World 6-Fortress 2}} 2) can have any of three different color schemes:
*Gray wall and red pipes. (P-Switches in this palette are colored light gray.) Lava is often found in areas with this palette.
*Cyan wall and white pipes. (P-Switches in this palette are colored light blue.) Areas with this palette sometimes have a checkered floor.
*Blue wall and green pipes. This palette is exclusive to the World 3 fortresses and can have water.

Some parts of some fortresses (all in Worlds 3, 5, 6, and 7) have light that usually has the same color as the pipes in whatever color scheme the appropriate part of the fortress uses. An exception is in the last interior room of {{world link|5|skytower|World 5-Tower (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}, where the light is gray rather than white.

In ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', the blue/green palette was taken out, with the affected fortresses using the blue/white palette instead. The cyan walls in the blue/white palette became darker blue. In addition, each fortress now has the same color scheme for all rooms, whereas in the NES original, rooms often alternated color schemes, most noticeable in {{world link|8|fort|World 8-Fortress}}.

====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMW MapIcon Fortress.png|frame|right]]
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', fortresses are guarded by [[Reznor]]s but are far less common, as there are only four in the game, and only [[Chocolate Fortress|one of them]] is mid-world. Fortresses are normally inaccessible after being completed, unless the player presses {{button|snes|A}} while holding {{button|snes|L}} and {{button|snes|R}} when at it on the map (does not apply to the Japanese version). The [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|GBA version]] lets players re-enter fortresses freely after defeating [[Bowser]]; [[Dragon Coin]]s have also been added to them. Like with castles, [[Yoshi]] cannot enter fortresses.

====''New Super Mario Bros.'' series====
The end-of-level fortresses return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and reprise their earlier role from the first ''Super Mario Bros.'' game, allowing the player to continue to the next level. Black fortresses appear as parts of secret exits, except in the original ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Their role from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' as mid-world levels is replaced by [[tower]]s, which in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' are called fortresses;<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' instruction booklet|page=9|date=2009|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> however, one of the [[New Super Mario Bros.#Mario Vs. Luigi|Mario Vs. Luigi]] courses in the original ''New Super Mario Bros.'' is a fortress.<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=121|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref>

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
Fortresses return in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', but only in [[World 2-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 2-3]] and [[Special 1-3]], where they look as they did in ''Super Mario Bros.'' As in that game, they appear behind the levels' Goal Poles and can be entered, this time for a [[1-Up Mushroom]].

====''Super Mario Run''====
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{{Quote|A replica of the fortresses that Bowser builds. That flat roof is perfect for napping in the sun!|[[List of Kingdom Builder items in Super Mario Run|in-game description]]|''Super Mario Run''}}
In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', courses do not end in Fortresses. In World Tour and Remix 10, castles that are not [[Bowser's Castle]] have fortress icons. Bowser's Fortress is a fortress replica that appears as a [[List of Kingdom Builder items in Super Mario Run|Kingdom Builder]] decoration.

====''Super Mario Maker'' series====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its 3DS port]], and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', the castle theme in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style is based on the gray-wall color scheme of the fortresses from the original game. The fortresses of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' return in their respective game styles.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', [[Castle Bowser]] turns some [[Poplin]] houses into fortresses with black domes and white horns in the game's intro, imprisoning the Poplins inside. They appear at the end of most levels and are turned back to normal when the player touches the Goal Pole.

===''Yoshi'' franchise===
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Forts also appear in the [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'' franchise]] as the mini-boss levels of each world.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
The [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' features a classic ''Super Mario Bros.''-style fortress in the background. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', one also appears in the [[Mushroomy Kingdom]] stage, in the same place as in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1 of ''Super Mario Bros.'']]; however, it is in the background, so fighters cannot enter it. It also appears in the [[Final Destination]] versions of the stage, as well as ''Ultimate''{{'}}s [[Battlefield]] version. Like the rest of the stage, it has a more realistic and withered appearance.

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', fortresses appear at the end of [[World 1 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|World 1]] and [[World 2 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|World 2]].

===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MK7 Piranha Plant Slide Starting Line.png|thumb|The fortress on the starting line of {{classic link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}}]]
A Fortress appears as the starting line of {{classic link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}}, based on its appearance in ''Super Mario Bros.''. Although it is replaced by a castle in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', it returns in the course's appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. A [[Mii]] Racing Suit based on a fortress, known as the Castle Mii Racing Suit, was added to ''Mario Kart Tour'' during the [[Anniversary Tour (2022)|2022 Anniversary Tour]]. The suit returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as one of the Mii Racing Suits added in Wave 6 of the ''{{a|MK8DBCP|Booster Course Pass}}'' DLC.
===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', a fortress makes a small cameo on the background of hole 5 of the [[Bowser's Castle (golf course)|Bowser's Castle]] golf course.

===''Mario Strikers: Battle League''===
In ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'', a goal based on a fortress appear in the Strikers Club customization options for [[Mushroom Hill]]. A fortress appears in the background of the same stadium as well.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:TheSuperMarioBrosMovieFortress.jpg|thumb|left|A screenshot from the film, with a fortress in the background]]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a fortress can be seen in the background when [[Mario]] is transported to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. A restaurant in [[Brooklyn]], named [[Castle Burger]], is shaped similarly to a fortress from ''Super Mario Bros.''

===Appearances in other media===
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In ''[[Mario Ice Capades]]'', during the whole show, [[Bowser|King Koopa]] rode a moving fortress. A fortress also appeared in the background of the show as a prop. In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', a fortress appears only in the intro.

In the [[Super Mario Bros. Monopoly|''Super Mario Bros.'' Monopoly]], Fortresses serve as the game's stand-in for hotels. 

In ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp|Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp]]'', the fortress as it appears in ''Super Mario Bros.'' could be obtained as special furniture in Fishing Tourney #12 (themed after the ''Super Mario'' franchise in celebration of [[MAR10 Day]] 2019), after passing the 4,900; 5,900; 7,100; 8,300; or 9,800 cm milestone.
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==Gallery==
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SMB Fortress.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
SMW MapIcon Fortress.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
DestroyedCastle-SMW.png|''Super Mario World'' (destroyed)
Fortress SMAS.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros.'')
NSMBW Fortress Render.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
TTYDNS Bowser Goal.jpg|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn={{hover|砦|とりで}}<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|page=20|date=1988}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario World'' Japanese instruction booklet (foldout)</ref>
|JpnR=Toride
|JpnM=Fort
|Spa=Fortaleza
|SpaM=Fortress
|Fre=Forteresse
|FreM=Fortress
|Dut=Toren
|DutM=Tower
|Ger=Bollwerke
|Ger2=Turm
|GerM=Stronghold
|Ger2M=Tower
|Ita=Fortezza
|ItaM=Fortress
|Por=Fortaleza
|PorM=Fortress
|Rus=Крепость
|RusR=Krepost'
|RusM=Fortress
}}

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