Editing Mask Gate

[[File:Mask Gate W1-1 SMA.png|thumb|240px|[[Mario]] entering a Mask Gate in World 1-1 of ''Super Mario Advance'']]

'''Mask Gates''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out'', Part I. Pages 8 and 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out'', Part II. Page 32.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas''. Page 27.</ref> also known as '''masks'''<ref>"''At the end of each area, there is a mask that becomes a gate to the next area.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' NES instruction booklet, page 22.</ref> and '''Birdfaces''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.1, page 39.</ref> are eagle-head gates that appear at the end of every [[level]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', its [[reissue]]s in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', and its original version, ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''.

[[File:DDP Mask Gate Sprite.png|frame|right]]

[[File:Mask Gate W7-2 SMB2.png|thumb|left|The battle against the Mask Gate of World 7-2]]

Mask Gates first appear in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'', where they resemble a tribal mask instead of a bird head. They are reminiscent to [[Phanto]] or the smaller masks that were replaced by [[Mushroom Block]]s. Its design was altered to that of a bird's in its overseas localization, ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.  

In both games, Mask Gates are attached to the wall at the end of a level. A Mask Gate allows the player to move on to the next level, or to the [[world]]'s boss if the current level is the last level of the world. To open a Mask Gate, the player must pick up a [[Crystal Ball]], which is either placed out in the open or guarded by [[Birdo]].

All Mask Gates are harmless to the player, except for one, which appears in [[Wart]]'s Castle, more specifically [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 7-2]]. By picking up the Crystal Ball, the Mask Gate detaches itself from the wall and then chases the player around in a similar manner to Phanto. It takes away a [[small heart]] from the player upon contact. The player must attack the Mask Gate by throwing Mushroom Blocks (masks in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'') in the vicinity; after the player throws three Mushroom Blocks at it, the Mask Gate is temporarily stunned, allowing entry into Wart's throne room. However, if the player does not enter into the Mask Gate while it is stunned, it eventually reanimates itself and resumes attacking, forcing the player to throw three more Mushroom Blocks at it.

===Appearances in other media===

 

Mask Gates made several appearances in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''Super Mario Bros.'' comics, functioning much like [[Warp Pipe]]s.

 

[[File:Mask Gate SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|left|''Super Mario-kun'']]

A Mask Gate has appeared in volume 8 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. This Mask Gate is similar to the one near Wart's Castle because it starts attacking when [[Mario]] tries to enter through it. As in the games, Mario throws a Mushroom Block to have it allow him, [[Luigi]], and [[Yoshi]] to enter Wart's Castle.

 

SMMPB6 Activity4.png|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6]]: Take Down Wart''

|Jap={{hover|仮面|かめん}}<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 28.</ref>

|Jap2=マスクゲート<ref>Shogakukan. 「スーパーマリオコレクション任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Collection Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). [https://i.imgur.com/Vtr6FQo.jpg Page 154.]</ref>

|Jap3=ゲート<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'', [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg page 225.]</ref>

|ChiS=老鹰嘴通道<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/av8876332 iQue's promotional demo play videos of ''Super Mario Advance'' and ''Wario Land 4'']. Retrieved September 4, 2020.</ref>

|Ita=Testa di Falco<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 70</ref>

|ItaM=Falcon's Head