Editing Golden Pyramid

{{location infobox
|image=[[File:PyramidWario.png|180px]]<br>The Golden Pyramid in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''
|ruler=[[Princess Shokora]], [[Golden Diva]]
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
}}
{{quote|Forgetting even to take my mid-morning nap, I hopped into my fantastic [[Wario Car|Wario car]] and headed for the Golden Pyramid. All that treasure for me! Guhahaha!|[[Wario]]|source=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' instruction manual}}
[[File:WL4-Golden Pyramid Sprite.png|frame|left]]
The '''Golden Pyramid''' is a location in ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' that was once ruled by [[Princess Shokora]].<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|title=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' instruction booklet|page=6|quote=When I read the article, I learned that the ruins held the buried pyramid where the princess Shokora, who once ruled this area, had been put into a cursed sleep by the arrogant, selfish, money-crazed Golden Diva.|date=2001|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> However it has been taken over by the [[Golden Diva]], the game's main antagonist. Wario visits the pyramid deep within a jungle after he reads an article in ''[[The Nintendo News]]'' about the "legendary treasure" hidden there. In the game's intro, Wario follows a [[Kuro Neko|black cat]] to the pyramid's entrance, and he falls down a precipice in the pyramid, landing at the [[Entry Passage]] to commence the first level of the game. Other locations in the Golden Pyramid include the [[Emerald Passage]], [[Ruby Passage]], [[Topaz Passage]], [[Sapphire Passage]], [[Sound Room]], [[Mini-Game Shop]], and [[Item Shop (Wario Land 4)|Item Shop]].

The pyramid contains a [[Sound Room]] and six passages, each with a boss and either two or four levels. [[Switch (Wario Land 4)|Switches]] are found before each level, which open up a [[vortex]] to transport Wario to another world away from the Golden Pyramid. [[Treasure chest]]s and pieces of jewellery are recovered after defeating each boss, and these are later found with the final boss, the [[Golden Diva]]. Once she is defeated, the Golden Pyramid begins to crumble. Wario hauls the treasure in a sack and follows the black cat out of the pyramid, watching it disappear in the ground. It is then revealed that the black cat is [[Princess Shokora]], who thanks Wario and is lifted into the sky by four cherubim who take her to the afterlife.

The Golden Pyramid makes a minor appearance in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' as a picture in the opening cutscene, along with the Music Box from ''[[Wario Land 3]]''. A similar picture appears in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' as one of the possible obstructions in Level 3 of the [[microgame]] [[Where Goes the Nose?]]

==Levels==
The Golden Pyramid also refers to the final area of the game, which rises out of the ground to reveal a door once the player has cleared the five passages preceding it. It contains a single level, the [[Golden Passage]], followed by the final boss, the [[Golden Diva]].

{|class="wikitable"style="width:100%;text-align:center
!Image
!width="10%"|Name
!Description
|-
|[[File:WL4 Golden Passage Level Icon.png]]
|[[Golden Passage]]
|This is the only level where Wario lands on the [[Switch (Wario Land 4)|switch]] as soon as he enters, requiring Wario to complete the entire level within a time limit. It is decorated with gold bricks, [[chandelier]]s and red drapes. Enemies which are otherwise exclusive to the [[Sapphire Passage]] appear here.
|-
|[[File:WL4 Golden Diva Level Icon.png]]
|[[Golden Diva]] (boss)
|The final boss of the game, who wears many masks which eventually reveals her true form. The Golden Diva produces a variety of objects and enemies which Wario must utilize to counterattack.
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
WL4-Newspaper Artwork.png|Article about the Golden Pyramid, as seen in the game's opening cutscene
WL4 iQue Club Wallpaper.jpg|[[iQue]] Club wallpaper featuring the article about the Golden Pyramid
Golden Pyramid Passage.png|The Golden Pyramid passage
</gallery>

==Media==
{{media table
|file1=WL4-Inside the Pyramid.oga
|title1=Golden Pyramid
|description1=Music heard when inside the pyramid
|length1=3:20

|file2=WL4 Golden Diva Battle Theme.oga
|title2=Golden Pyramid
|description2=[[Golden Diva]] boss battle music
|length2=2:27
}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=おうごんのピラミッド
|JpnR=Ōgon no Piramiddo
|JpnM=Golden Pyramid
|Jpn2=ピラミッド
|Jpn2R=Piramiddo
|Jpn2M=Pyramid
|Spa=Pirámide dorada
|SpaM=Golden pyramid
|Ita=Piramide D'Oro<ref>{{cite|date=2001|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' European manual|page=104}}</ref> (Pyramid)
|Ita2=Passaggio d'Oro<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' European manual|page=109}}</ref> (Area)
|ItaM=Gold Pyramid
|Ita2M=Gold Passage
}}

==References==
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