Editing Goal Pole (secret)

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{{item infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBU Flagpole.png|200x200px]]<br>Model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|variant_of=[[Goal Pole]]
}}
The secret variety of '''Goal Pole'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=, 91, 93, 113, 130, 146, 149, 155, 177, 181, 195, and 196|language=en-us|date=2012|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=43|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> (also known as a '''red-flag exit''',<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=31, 42, 50, 57, 92, and 97|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref> '''red flag''',<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide|page=31|isbn=978-0-307-46760-7|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=March 16, 2010}}</ref> or '''hidden goal'''<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' instruction booklet|page=21|quote='''Look for secrets!''' Each course doesn’t necessarily have just one goal, Mario. On some courses, there are hidden goals and secret paths that open up new places on the map! Don’t be afraid to do a bit of exploring.''" (PAL) / "''Don’t be afraid to explore.''" (NTSC)''|date=2009|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>) is an uncommon exit introduced in the [[New Super Mario Bros. (disambiguation)|''New Super Mario Bros.'' series]], marking the locations of [[secret exit]]s. Aside from aesthetics, a secret Goal Pole acts like a regular [[Goal Pole]]. 

==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros.'' series===
Secret Goal Poles make their debut in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', with red flags instead of black ones, and reappear in every other ''New Super Mario Bros.'' game. From ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' onwards, they appear alongside dark gray [[fortress]]es and flagpole bases.

===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
Secret Goal Poles reappear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', including one in [[Bulrush Coming Through!]] with an extremely tall pole. They award an additional [[Wonder Seed]] that is hidden from the overworld and [[level]]-selection screen. Five levels—[[Jump! Jump! Jump! (level)|Jump! Jump! Jump!]], [[The Final Trial: Zip Track Dash]], [[An Uncharted Area: Wubba Ruins]], [[Another Uncharted Area: Swaying Ruins]], and [[A Final Uncharted Area: Poison Ruins]]—feature normal Goal Poles with black bases and no fortresses similarly to the secret ones to denote fake exits, which do not award a Wonder Seed.

==Gallery==
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NsmbGoalPoleSecret.png|Sprite from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
Flagpole secret.png|Screen-cropped model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBW 2-4 Secret.png|The hidden goal in World 2-4 from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBW World 2-6 Secret Exit.jpg|The hidden goal in World 2-6 from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBW World 3-GH Secret Exit.jpg|The hidden goal in {{world|3|ghost}} from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBW World 4-T Secret Exit.jpg|The exit to the hidden goal in {{world|4|tower}} from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMB2 Asset Sprite Goal Pole (Secret).png|Sprite from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=隠しゴールポール<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=118, 149, 199, 215}}</ref>
|JapR=Kakushi Gōru Pōru
|JapM=Hidden Goal Pole
|Ita=Traguardo segreto
|ItaN=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'',<ref>{{cite|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' Italian instruction manual|page=34}}</ref> ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
|Ita2=Asta del traguardo nascosto<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=118, 149}}</ref>
|Ita3=Bandierina nascosta<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|page=199, 215}}</ref>
|ItaM=Secret goal
|Ita2M=Hidden goal pole
|Ita3M=Hidden flag
}}

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