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{{LLQuote|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]]|[[Wario Land 4]] instruction manual}}
|image=[[File:PyramidWario.png|180px]]<br>The Golden Pyramid in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''
[[Image:PyramidWario.PNG|frame|left|The Outer Side of the '''Golden Pyramid'''.]]
|ruler=[[Princess Shokora]], [[Golden Diva]]
[[File:WL4-Goldenpyramid.PNG|frame|right|The Inner Pyramid.]]
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
'''Golden Pyramid''' can refer to two things, both from the [[Game Boy Advance]] game ''[[Wario Land 4]]''.  
|latest_appearance=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
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{{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]]|[[Wario Land 4]] instruction manual}}
[[File:WL4-Golden Pyramid Sprite.png|frame|left]]
The '''Golden Pyramid''' is a location in ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' which 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 a newspaper article 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 '''Outer Pyramid''' is the pyramid raided by [[Wario]]. He raids it because he reads in a [[:File:WL4-newspaper.PNG|newspaper article]] that this Pyramid has a large amount of [[Legendary Treasure|treasure]] hidden inside. He then gets stuck inside the Pyramid after falling down a [[:File:WL4-WarioFalling.PNG|precipice]].
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.
 
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?]]


The '''Inner Pyramid''' is in the middle of the [[:File:WL4-Pyramid Map.PNG|main room]] in the game. It is protected by five passages: the [[Entry Passage]], [[Emerald Passage]], [[Ruby Passage]], [[Topaz Passage]] and [[Sapphire Passage]]. Upon completing all five, Wario can enter the Golden Pyramid itself. It contains one level, the [[Golden Passage]], with the final boss, the [[Golden Diva]] following that.
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==Levels==
==Levels==
The following table displays the two levels found in the Inner Golden Pyramid, with their name, icon and description.
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 one level, the [[Golden Passage]], followed by the final boss, the [[Golden Diva]].


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|The very last level is very different in terms of gameplay. For starters, the [[Frog Switch]] appears at the beginning of the level directly above the [[Vortex]], regardless of the [[#Game Modes|game mode]]. This forces Wario to complete the whole level within a [[#List of Frog Switch Times|time limit]]. The whole underground area of this level consists of a river with a strong current that pulls Wario back towards the beginning of the level. In some of the overworld areas, there are places that Wario can fall down, thus causing him to travel back to a certain location due to the water's current. The enemies that appear here all first seen in the [[#Sapphire Passage Enemies|Sapphire Passage]]. If the player is to use an [[Wikipedia:Action Replay|Action Replay]] or some other similar hacking device, they can avoid hitting the Frog Switch and a hidden theme will play as the [[:File:Unused Wario Land 4 Music Golden Passage.OGG|level's true theme]], instead of the [[:File:Wario Land 4 music- Hurry Up!.ogg|normal Frog Switch music]].
 
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==Gallery==
|align="center" |[[File:WL4-Icon24.png]]
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|align="center" |[[Golden Diva]] (boss)
WL4-Newspaper Artwork.png|Article about the Golden Pyramid, as seen in the game's opening cutscene
|The game's final boss. She wears all four pieces of the [[Legendary Treasure]] collected from previous bosses. At the beginning of the battle, the [[Black Cat]] is brave enough to confront the Diva, but she swallows the feline whole and Wario is left to battle by himself. The Golden Diva has several different attacks, much more than previous bosses. She begins by hiding her face behind her fan, and Wario will have to throw ghostly heads at her. Then she will cast several different enemies, one at a time, to attempt to harm Wario. They are the [[Green Enemy]] (which Wario can [[#Wario's Moves|throw]]), the [[Big Ball]] (he must [[#Wario's Moves|ram]]), the [[Black Duck]] (also throw), and the [[Tonkachi‎]], which he must throw up in the air so it lands back on top of him, transforming him into [[Bouncy Wario]]. He must then throw himself upward to strike the Diva, and thus damaging her. A few sequences of these enemies will bring the Golden Diva to a low point in her HP. She then unleashes her final phase, where her head grows to a fearsome size and she starts destroying the ground. Wario must [[#Wario's Moves|ram]] the side of her head to know of her last few points of HP. On the last point, she will simply be greatly weakened and none but her lips will remain. A simple attack to these lips will free the swallowed Black Cat. The ending cut-scene follows.
WL4 iQue Club Wallpaper.jpg|[[iQue]] Club wallpaper featuring the article about the Golden Pyramid
|}
Golden Pyramid Passage.png|The Golden Pyramid passage
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==Names in other languages==
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|Ita=Piramide D'Oro<ref>{{cite|date=2001|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Wario Land 4]]'' European manual|page=104}}</ref> (Pyramid)
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==Gallery==
==References==
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<references/>
File:WL4-Newspaper Artwork.png|<center>The Golden Pyramid article, as seen in the game's opening cut-scene</center>
File:WL4-Golden Pyramid Passage.PNG|<center>The Golden Pyramid Passage</center>
File:WL4 gp.PNG|<center>[[Golden Passage]]</center>
File:WL4-BCbattle.PNG|<center>[[Golden Diva]]</center>
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==Trivia==
*The Pyramid made a small minor appearance in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', as a picture in the opening cut scene, along with the Music Box from ''[[Wario Land 3]]''.
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Latest revision as of 06:47, July 7, 2024

Golden Pyramid
PyramidWario.png
The Golden Pyramid in Wario Land 4
First appearance Wario Land 4 (2001)
Latest appearance WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021)
Ruler Princess Shokora, Golden Diva
“Forgetting even to take my mid-morning nap, I hopped into my fantastic Wario car and headed for the Golden Pyramid. All that treasure for me! Guhahaha!”
—Wario, Wario Land 4 instruction manual
Golden Pyramid

The Golden Pyramid is a location in Wario Land 4 which was once ruled by Princess Shokora.[1] 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 a newspaper article about the "legendary treasure" hidden there. In the game's intro, Wario follows a 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.

The pyramid contains a Sound Room and six passages, each with a boss and either two or four levels. Switches are found before each level, which open up a vortex to transport Wario to another world away from the Golden Pyramid. Treasure chests 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.

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[edit]

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 one level, the Golden Passage, followed by the final boss, the Golden Diva.


Image Name Description

Golden Passage map icon from Wario Land 4. Golden Passage This is the only level where Wario lands on the switch as soon as he enters, requiring Wario to complete the entire level within a time limit. It is decorated with gold bricks, chandeliers and red drapes. Enemies which are otherwise exclusive to the Sapphire Passage appear here.
Golden Diva map icon from Wario Land 4. 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 utilise to counterattack.

Gallery[edit]

  • Article about the Golden Pyramid, as seen in the game's opening cutscene

    Article about the Golden Pyramid, as seen in the game's opening cutscene

  • iQue Club wallpaper featuring the article about the Golden Pyramid

    iQue Club wallpaper featuring the article about the Golden Pyramid

  • The Golden Pyramid passage

    The Golden Pyramid passage

Media[edit]

Audio.svg Golden Pyramid - Music heard when inside the pyramid
File infoMedia:WL4-Inside the Pyramid.oga
0:30
Audio.svg Golden Pyramid - Golden Diva boss battle music
File infoMedia:WL4 Golden Diva Battle Theme.oga
0:30
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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese おうごんのピラミッド[?]
Ōgon no Piramiddo 		Golden Pyramid
ピラミッド[?]
Piramiddo 		Pyramid
Italian Piramide D'Oro[2] (Pyramid) Gold Pyramid
Passaggio d'Oro[3] (Area) Gold Passage
Spanish Pirámide dorada[?] Golden pyramid

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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." – 2001. Wario Land 4 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 6.
  2. ^ 2001. Wario Land 4 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 104.
  3. ^ Wario Land 4 European manual. Page 109.
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Wario Land 4
Allies Wario • Kuro Neko • Keyzer • Arewo Shitain-hakase • Shop owner • Princess Shokora • Game Bot
Bosses Spoiled Rotten • Cractus • Cuckoo Condor • Aerodent • Catbat • Golden Diva
Passages Entry Passage • Emerald Passage • Ruby Passage • Topaz Passage • Sapphire Passage • Golden Pyramid
Reactions Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Fat Wario • Flaming Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Puffy Wario • Snowman Wario • Bat Wario • Zombie Wario
Levels Hall of Hieroglyphs • Palm Tree Paradise • Wildflower Fields • Mystic Lake • Monsoon Jungle • The Curious Factory • The Toxic Landfill • 40 Below Fridge • Pinball Zone • Toy Block Tower • The Big Board • Doodle Woods • Domino Row • Crescent Moon Village • Arabian Night • Fiery Cavern • Hotel Horror • Golden Passage
Places Golden Pyramid • Item Shop • Mini-Game Shop • Pink area • Sound Room
Enemies Beezley • Black egg • Bow Balloon • Bowler • Butatabi • Deburīna • Denden • Dice • Egg • Eggplant Warrior • Ghost • Glass bird • Goggley-Blade • Green enemy • Hammer • Harimen Zetto • Hoggus • Hotaru • Imomushi • Kaentsubo • Lips • Marumen • Mayubird • Mechanical fish • Menhanmā • Men'ono • Mine • Minicula • Moguramen • Onomī • Petbottom • Pig Head Statue • Pin enemy • Ringosukī • Robobird • Shieragutchi • Skeleton Bird • Spear-Mask • Spike Cannon • Spiky • Teddy Bear • Tobawani • Togemasuku • Togenobi • Togerobo • Totsumen • Toy Car • Utsuboankō • Yeti
Shop items Apple Bomb • Blast Cannon • Vizorman • Bugle • Black Dog • Large Lips • Big Fist • Black Dragon • Smile
Minigames The Wario Hop • Wario's Homerun Derby • Wario's Roulette
Objects "!" Button • Block • Blue block • Blue Crystal • Bonfire Block • Brown block • Bubble • Button • CD • Chance wheel • Chandelier • Chomp ball • Coin • Decompressor • Diamond • Domino block • Electric spark • Flower • Flying carpet • Full Health Item • Heart • Jewel • Jewel piece • Kaeru Block • Legendary treasure • Little heart • Medal • Pinball digital counter • Pinball tulip • Piston • Red Crystal • Round red rock • Spike • Switch • Togetoge • Toy Block Door • Treasure chest • Triangle block • Vortex • Wario Car • Warp Pipe
Further info Gallery (Golden Diva) • Media • Staff • Glitches • List of quotes • Pre-release and unused content • Warioland 4 (book) • Welcome to Greedville (Wario's Grab Bag • Wario's Crazy Caps • Wario's Dunk Tank • Greed $chool Test)
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