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|boss=[[Whomp King]]
|boss=[[Whomp King]]
|unlock=1 [[Power Star]]
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|missions='''''Super Mario 64'''''<br>[[Chip Off Whomp's Block]]<br>[[To the Top of the Fortress]]<br>[[Shoot into the Wild Blue]]<br>[[Red Coins on the Floating Isle]]<br>[[Fall onto the Caged Island]]<br>[[Blast Away the Wall]]<br>'''''Super Mario 64 DS'''''<br>[[Chip Off Whomp's Block]]<br>[[To the Top of the Fortress]]<br>[[Shoot into the Wild Blue]]<br>[[Red Coins on the Floating Isle]]<br>[[Fall onto the Caged Island]]<br>[[Blast Away the Wall]]<br>[[Switch Star of the Fortress]]
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'''Whomp's Fortress''', also known as the '''Whomp King's Fortress''',<ref name="playersguide">{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]|page=46|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> is the stronghold home of the [[Whomp]] race and its leader, the [[Whomp King]]. It is the second course in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its [[Nintendo DS]] remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', and can be accessed via a [[painting]] on the ground floor of the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]. Only one [[Power Star]] is needed to unlock the [[★ door|door]] to the room containing the painting.
'''Whomp's Fortress''' is the stronghold home of the [[Whomp]] race and their leader, the [[Whomp King]]. It is the second level in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and can be accessed via a painting on the first floor of [[Princess Peach's Castle]]. Only one [[Power Star]] is needed to open the door to the painting. In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', a few minor changes were made, and in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', the [[Throwback Galaxy]] is essentially a replica of Whomp's Fortress.


The [[level]] received some additional elements and platforms in the Nintendo DS remake and was remade for ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' under the name [[Throwback Galaxy]]. In addition, the Whomp's Fortress painting from ''Super Mario 64'' also appears in the Super Mario Mash-up of ''[[Minecraft]]'' as one of the paintings that can be hung on a wall.
==Levels==
==Layout==
===Star 1: Chip Off Whomp's Block===
[[File:SM64DS Whomp's Fortress Map.png|frame|left|Map of Whomp's Fortress in ''Super Mario 64 DS'']]
[[File:WhompKingSM64DS.png|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] facing the [[Whomp King]] in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''.]]
Whomp's Fortress is a large, tall stone fortress populated by Whomps, [[Thwomp]]s, and [[Piranha Plant]]s. The player starts off in a field area at the base of the fortress, which contains some [[Flower (Super Mario series)|flower beds]], a Piranha Plant, some [[Goomba]]s (in the Nintendo DS version only), and this course's [[Star Marker]]. The [[tree]] at the start of the level also contains [[Hoot]] during certain missions. At the top of the nearby ramp are some [[Bomp|Moving Bar]]s that try to shove the player off the ledge. After those are gaps with receding platforms over them followed by a couple of Thwomps guarding a set of stairs to the upper area. Near the Thwomps are a [[Cap Block|green block]] and a [[warp]] that takes the player farther up the fortress. The path splits at the top of the stairs, with a ramp going downward and a path to the right with some steps leading up to a Piranha Plant. The downward ramp leads to a pool of water, a [[Bob-omb Buddy]] and a [[cannon]], and a small area with a [[Blue Coin Block]] and some Goombas (DS version only). The right-hand path leads to the top of the fortress and contains Piranha Plants, a falling bridge, a turning bridge, and some Whomps. At the top of the fortress is the Whomp King, though only during the [[Chip Off Whomp's Block|first mission]]. Every other mission has a tall tower with receding steps at the top of the fortress. Above the course are several platforms that can be reached either by using Hoot to fly up there or by knocking over a board at the top of the fortress.
This mission is unchanged between ''Super Mario 64'' and its remake, ''Super Mario 64 DS''. For the first star, Mario has to defeat the Whomp King who is standing on a flat platform on top of the fortress. On his way to the top, Mario is hindered by several platforms which move away from his feet, as well as [[Whomp]]s, [[Thwomp]]s, [[Sliding Stones]] and sleeping [[Piranha Plant]]s which awake when Mario runs fast past them. However, there is a [[Metal Cap]] available to make Mario temporarily immune to those enemies after he has already found the switch. Upon facing the angry Whomp King, Mario has to trick the King into falling down in order to try hitting Mario. Mario can then jump on the Whomp King's back and [[Ground Pound]] on the adhesive tape on it. If Mario has done this three times, the Whomp King will release his Power Star.


''Super Mario 64 DS'' has additional platforms going around the base of the fortress that can be reached by [[jump]]ing over the fence near the start or by [[Long Jump|long-jump]]ing over the fence at the area near the cannon with the Goombas and a Blue Coin Block. This new area contains the [[Star Switch]] and [[Star Sphere]] (at opposite ends), more Piranha Plants, a [[Bill Blaster|Blaster]], and a [[Super Mushroom|mushroom]] the player can find by breaking a [[Block (Super Mario 64)|Brick]]. This area has many [[coin]] sources not in the original, making it even easier to get the 100-Coin Star.
;Names in Other Languages
{{Foreignname
|Fra=Destruction du gros Whomp
|FraM=Destruction of the big Whomp}}


==Missions==
===Star 2: To the Top of the Fortress===
{|class="wikitable"text-align="center"
[[File:Whomp's Fortress top.png|thumb|Mario on the top of the fortress.]]
!Mission
This level is unchanged between ''Super Mario 64'' and its remake. The second Power Star is located on top of a tall tower which has appeared after the Whomp King's defeat. When Mario has climbed up to the flat platform as before, he will find a [[Bill Blaster]] shooting [[Bullet Bill]]s at him. Mario has to use ledges around the tower to get to the top and to get the Power Star.
!Appears in
!Summary
|-
![[File:WhompKingSM64DS.png|200px]]<br>[[Chip Off Whomp's Block]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission involves fighting the [[Whomp King]] at the top of the fortress by [[Ground Pound|ground-pounding]] him thrice.
|-
![[File:SM64 Whomp's Fortress screenshot.png|200px]]<br>[[To the Top of the Fortress]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|The mission's objective involves climbing to the top to obtain the [[Power Star]].
|-
![[File:SM64 WF Cannon inside.png|200px]]<br>[[Shoot into the Wild Blue]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission involves grabbing a Power Star located on a floating platform by using a cannon.
|-
![[File:Whomp's Fortress Isles.png|200px]]<br>[[Red Coins on the Floating Isle]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission involves collecting all eight [[Red Coin]]s spread across the fortress.
|-
![[File:FallOntoTheCagedIsland.png|200px]]<br>[[Fall onto the Caged Island]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|The mission's goal is to collect a Power Star surrounded by a cage.
|-
![[File:M64batw.png|200px]]<br>[[Blast Away the Wall]]
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''<br>''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|The goal of this mission is to collect the Power Star hidden inside a wall with the use of a cannon.
|-
![[File:Switch Star of the Fortress SM64DS.png|200px]]<br>[[Switch Star of the Fortress]]
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|This mission's objective is to use the [[Star Switch]] to collect the Power Star behind the fortress.
|}


==Enemies==
;Names in Other Languages
<gallery>
{{Foreignname
WhompSM64.png|[[Whomp]]s
|Fra=En haut de la forteresse
ThwompSM64.png|[[Thwomp]]s
|FraM=In the top of the fortress}}
PiranhaPlantSM64.png|[[Piranha Plant]]s
 
Pushy wall 64.png|[[Bomp|Moving Bar]]s  
===Star 3: Shoot Into the Wild Blue===
Blaster 'n Bill SM64.png|[[Bullet Bill]]s / [[Bill Blaster|Blaster]]s
[[File:SM64 WF Cannon inside.png|left|thumb|The player taking aim to the star with a cannon.]]
SM64DSGoombaModel.png|[[Goomba]]s (DS version only)
This level is unchanged between ''Super Mario 64'' and its remake. For the third Power Star, Mario has to go to a different area of the fortress. After jumping from the tree at the starting point, cross the water basin to meet the level's [[Bob-omb Buddy]]. With the nearby [[cannon]], he has to shoot himself onto a ledge on the wall of the fortress, aiming for the far back pillar of the platform, where several [[coin]]s and a Power Star are found. It is also possible to jump onto the ledge (by jumping on the wall and then on the ledge) to get the Star. In the DS remake, this platform can be very easily accessed by performing a [[backflip]] with Luigi on the platform above, and spinning to the Power Star.
Bob-omb SM64DS.png|[[Bob-omb]] (appears in the DS version only when the [[! Block|yellow block]] is hit with no [[cap]] or if [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], or [[Wario]] hits the [[Cap Block|red block]])
 
WhompKing64.png|[[Whomp King]] (boss)
;Names in Other Languages
</gallery>
{{Foreignname
{{br}}
|Fra=Canon vers les cieux
|FraM=Cannon to the skies}}
 
===Star 4: Red Coins on the Floating Isle===
[[File:Whomp's Fortress Isles.png|thumb|The Floating Isles.]]
This is the [[Red Coin]] mission of Whomp's Fortress. Despite the name of the mission, only two of the eight red coins are located on the floating islands in the level - unless, the "Floating Isle" in the title refers to Whomp's Fortress as a whole, which is indeed floating in the air. Several other Red Coins are found on top of a Thwomp and on a 'slide'. To get to the floating, spinning islands, Mario first has to kick down a log of wood to build himself a bridge. However, it is easier to just get [[Hoot]] out of the tree at the starting point and simply fly and drop to the floating islands. The Power Star itself is located at the very bottom of the area.
 
In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', one of the red coins is on a new area of land that connects the whole course together rather than on the slide over the bridge.
 
;Names in Other Languages
{{Foreignname
|Fra=Pièces rouges dans les airs
|FraM=Red coins in the air}}
 
===Star 5: Fall Onto the Caged Island===
[[File:FallOntoTheCagedIsland.png|left|thumb|Mario and [[Hoot the Owl]].]]
Mario's next Power Star is located on one of the floating isles. One method to reach it was with [[Hoot]]'s assistance, who had to fly him to the cage that contained the Power Star. Mario can find [[Hoot]] in the tree next to his starting point. Another way is to blast from the cannon and into the cage, although this method can be troublesome sometimes because the player might miss the cage.
 
While the gameplay is the same in both ''Super Mario 64'' and its remake, it should also be noted that in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', the island is much larger, resembles an island more than in the original game, and isn't barricaded by the cage.
 
;Names in Other Languages
{{Foreignname
|Fra=Tombez dans la cage perchee
|FraM=Falls into the perched cage}}
 
===Star 6: Blast Away the Wall===
[[File:M64batw.png|thumb|Mario, as he blasts to the wall.]]
This level is unchanged between ''Super Mario 64'' and its remake. For the sixth Power Star, Mario has to use the cannon on the left of the starting point from Star 3 again and blast himself against the wall edge on the far right. The wall will crumble away and release the star. Nothing happens when hitting the wall on the left (apart from the wall falling apart).
 
;Names in Other Languages
{{Foreignname
|Fra=Canon vers un mur...
|FraM=Cannon to a wall...}}
 
===Star 7 (DS): Switch Star of the Fortress===
[[File:Switch Star of the Fortress.PNG|left|thumb|Mario approach the orange block which contains the Switch Star.]]
''Super Mario 64 DS'' added a seventh mission to Whomp's Fortress. It is a Switch Star mission, meaning Mario had to find the switch (which was obscured by an orange block) and run to the other side of the fortress to nab it before the timer runs out, the Star disappears and he has to do it all over again.
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==''Super Mario Galaxy 2''==
==''Super Mario Galaxy 2''==
[[File:WFSMG2.png|thumb|right|The similar level in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''. The bonus island can be seen in the distance.]]
{{main|Throwback Galaxy}}
{{main|Throwback Galaxy}}
[[File:SMG2 Throwback Galaxy Screenshot.png|thumb|The starting area of the galaxy]]
Whomp's Fortress reappears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', where it is referred to as the Throwback Galaxy. The graphics have been updated, the music has been rearranged, and the level layout is essentially the same as the ''Super Mario 64'' version. There are some minor differences, such as a [[Checkpoint Flag]] at the top of the fortress, [[Star Bit]]s around the level, a [[Chance Cube]] near the beginning, and the lack of [[Hoot]]. The floating isles were also removed, and a Bonus Planet was added. The cannon that was used to blast away the wall corners in the original has been replaced with a [[Sling Star]]. Here, the wall corners are already gone, suggesting that this is the same location [[Mario]] visits in ''Super Mario 64''. Also suggesting this is a [[Bob-omb Buddy]] who says that Mario/[[Luigi]] looks familiar. The player fights a standard [[Whomp]] at the top of the fortress before dropping down to the underside of the planet to fight the [[Whomp King]].
{{br}}


==Statistics from ''Super Mario 64''==
A near-perfect replica of Whomp's Fortress appears in the game ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' as the [[Throwback Galaxy]]. The graphics have been redesigned, the music has been recomposed, and the level layout is basically the same with some minor differences, such as a [[Midway Point]] at the top of the fortress, [[Star Bit]]s around the level, a [[Chance Cube]] near the beginning, a bonus island, most likely representing the original floating islands, and the removal of Hoot. Also, the player fights a Whomp at the top of the fortress, as opposed to the King himself, then drops down to the underside of the planet to fight the Whomp King.
*'''Total Number of [[Coin]]s''': 141 (213 in ''Super Mario 64 DS'')
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*'''[[Cap]]s Found''': [[Metal Cap]] (1)
*'''[[Spinning Heart]]''': (none)
*'''[[Cannon]]s''': 1
*'''[[1-Up Mushroom|1UP Mushroom]]s''' (4):
**''Homing Mushroom'' : '''#1''' In the top of the giant pole.
**''Static Mushrooms'' : '''#2''' Hidden inside the tower. Mario can [[punch]] the wall at the back to get it.
**''Triggered Mushroom'' : '''#3''' Appears after the player collects coins above the spinning bridge.
**''Butterfly Mushroom'' : '''#4''' Mario can punch one of the [[butterfly|butterflies]] in the bush nearest the [[Star Marker]].
*'''[[Warp]]s''':
**Mario can stand in the corner near the [[Cap Block|green block]] to warp above the platform with the giant pole.


==Gallery==
==''Enemies''==
<gallery>
Whomps Fortress painting.png
SM64 Artwork Whomp's Fortress.jpg|Map artwork
WOFArtworksm64.jpg|Map artwork
SM64-Facing Whomp's Fortress.png|The Whomp's Fortress painting in ''Super Mario 64''
Whomp's Fortress Starting Area.png|The starting area in ''Super Mario 64''
SM64Whomp.png|Mario encounters a Whomp in ''Super Mario 64''.
SM64DS Facing Whomp's Fortress.png|The Whomp's Fortress painting in ''Super Mario 64 DS''
SM64DS Whomp Screenshot.png|Mario encounters a Whomp in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.
</gallery>


==Media==
.[[Whomps]]
The [[Super Mario 64 Main Theme]] serves as the background music for Whomp's Fortress, a theme it shares with the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]]; [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; and [[Tiny-Huge Island]].
.[[Thwomps]]
{{media table
.[[Whomp King]]
|file1=SM64-Main Theme.oga
.[[Piranha Plants]]
|title1=Super Mario 64 Main Theme
.[[Sliding Stones]]
|description1=Whomp's Fortress
.[[Bullet Bills]]
|length1=0:30
.[[Bill Blasters]]
}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreign names
{{Foreignname
|Jap=バッタンキングの とりで
|Jap=バッタンキングのとりで
|JapR=Battan Kingu no Toride
|JapR=Battan Kingu no Toride
|JapM=Whomp King's Fortress
|JapM=Whomp King's Fortress
|Chi=嘭嘭要塞<ref>From the {{file link|SM64DS course list in Chinese.png|score sheet}} of ''Super Mario 64 DS'' as localized by [[iQue]].</ref>
|Fra=Forteresse de Whomp
|ChiR=Pēngpēng Yàosài
|FraM=Whomp's Fortress
|ChiM=Whomp Fortress
|Fre=Forteresse de Whomp
|FreM=Whomp's Fortress
|Ger=Wummps Wuchtwall
|Ger=Wummps Wuchtwall
|GerM=Whomps Impact-Force Wall
|GerM=Whomps Impact-Force Wall
|Ita=Fortezza di Womp
|Spa=Fortaleza de piedra
|ItaM=Whomp's Fortress
|SpaM=Rock fortress
|Kor=꽈당킹의요새
|Por=Fortaleza do Whomp
|KorR=Kkwadangking ui yosae
|PorM=Whomp's Fortress
|KorM=Whomp King's Fortress
|Ita=Fortezza Womp (''64'')<br>Fortezza di Womp (''DS'')
|Spa=Fortaleza de Piedra
|ItaM=Whomp Fortress<br>Whomps' Fortress}}
|SpaM=Stone Fortress
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*{{file link|SM64 Early Pamphlet.jpg|An early pamphlet for the game}} states that Whomp's Fortress was originally going to be called '''The World of Rocky Mountain'''.
*The level name, "Chip Off Whomp's Block" is a pun on the famous expression "A Chip Off the Old Block".
*According to the ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide, the name of the 100-Coin Star is '''Whomps and Flowers'''.<ref name="playersguide" />
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*The official UK and Ireland ''Super Mario'' {{wp|Twitter|X}} account used to have its location set to Whomp's Fortress.<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20201009233816/https://twitter.com/SuperMario_UK|author=SuperMario_UK|publisher=X|title=SuperMario_UK on X|deadlink=y|accessdate=April 30, 2023}}</ref>
 
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