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[[Image:Hawkmouth.PNG|frame|right|A '''Hawkmouth''']]
{{distinguish|Birdfish}}
{{Character infobox
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]], overall)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]], [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|image=[[File:Mask Gate W1-1 SMA.png]]
}}
'''Mask Gates'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out'', Part I|page=8 and 34}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1989|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out'', Part II|page=32}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=Spring 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=27}}</ref> (or '''mask gates'''),<ref>''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'' Egg Toss description</ref> also known as '''masks'''<ref>{{cite|date=1988|quote=At the end of each area, there is a mask that becomes a gate to the next area.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet|page=22|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> and '''Birdfaces''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=Spring 2001|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 1|page=39}}</ref> are eagle-head gates that appear at the end of every [[level]] in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and the latter's [[reissue]]s in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''.


'''Hawkmouths''' are eagle-head gates found in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They are stationed at the end of each level, attached to walls. Entering a Hawkmouth transports the player to the next level, or into the room of the current world's boss. To open a Hawkmouth, the player must pick up a [[Crystal Ball]], which is either placed out in the open or must be surrendered from an attacking [[Birdo]].
==History==
===''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
{{multiframe|[[File:DDP Mask Gate Sprite.png]] [[File:SMB2 Mask Gate sprite.png]]|A comparison of a Mask Gate's original appearance (left) to ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (right)|align=left|size=160}}
Originally, in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'', Mask Gates had the design of a {{wp|kabuki|kabuki theater}} mask, reminiscent to [[Phanto]] or the smaller masks that were replaced by [[Mushroom Block]]s, but were redesigned as a bird head in ''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. Opening a Mask Gate requires the player to pick up a [[Crystal Ball]], which are usually guarded by a [[Birdo]]. All Mask Gates are harmless, except for the one in [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 7-2]]; when the player picks up the Crystal Ball, this Mask Gate detaches itself from the wall and then chases them 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.


All Hawkmouths are harmless to the player, except for one, which is stationed in [[Wart]]'s Castle. The Hawkmouth here detaches itself from the wall, and begins to chase the player in manner similar to a [[Phanto]]. The player must attack using the [[Mushroom Block]]s in the vincity to temporalily stun the Hawkmouth to provide entry into Wart's throne room.
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
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What appears to be a Mask Gate appears in the episode "[[Too Hot to Handle]]" of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Although [[Bowser|King Koopa]] leaps into the Mask Gate at the climax of the episode to make his getaway, it appears to be inanimate and metallic.
{{Birds}}


[[Category: Species]]
===''Nintendo Comics System''===
[[Category: Traps and Obstacles]]
{{rewrite-expand|section=y|Detail individual appearances}}
[[Category: Super Mario Bros. 2]]
Mask Gates made several appearances in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''{{'}}s ''Super Mario Bros.'' comics, functioning much like [[Warp Pipe]]s.
[[Category: Bosses]]
 
[[Category: Animate Objects]]
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Mask Gate SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|''Super Mario-kun'']]
A Mask Gate appears 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.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
DDP Mask Gate Sprite 2.png|''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''
DDP Mask Gate Enemy.png|''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' (enemy)
SMB2 Mask Gate sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
SMB2 Mask Gate sprite 2.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
SMB2 Mask Gate sprite 3.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (enemy)
Mask Gate W7-2 SMB2.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (World 7-2)
SMBSS Mask Gate.png|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
Advsmb3.jpg|''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' ([[The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head]])
Mask Gate SMAS SMB2.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
SMAS SMB2 Mask Gate Enemy.png|''Super Mario All-Stars'' (enemy)
SMMPB6 Activity 1.png|''[[Super Mario Maze Picture Book 6]]: Take Down Wart''
Mask Gate SMA sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
SMA Mask Gate Enemy.png|''Super Mario Advance'' (enemy)
Mask Gate SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' [[Super Mario-kun Volume 8|volume 8]]
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap={{hover|仮面|かめん}}<ref>{{cite|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet|page=28|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|date=1987}}</ref>
|JapR=Kamen
|JapM=Mask
|Jap2=マスクゲート<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|title=「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'')|page=[https://i.imgur.com/Vtr6FQo.jpg 154]}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Masuku Gēto
|Jap2M=Mask Gate
|Jap3=ゲート<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''|page=[https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg 225]|date=1994}}</ref>
|Jap3R=Gēto
|Jap3M=Gate
|ChiS=老鹰嘴通道<ref>{{cite|author=SMG114514|url=www.bilibili.com/video/av8876332|title=小神游GBA官方游戏宣传视频|language=zh-hans|date=February 27, 2017|publisher=Bilibili|accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Lǎoyīng Zuǐ Tōngdào
|ChiSM=Eagle Beak Passageway
|Dut=
|Fre=
|Ger=Falkentor
|GerM=Falcon Gate
|Ita=Maschera<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual|page=22}}</ref>
|ItaM=Mask
|Ita2=Portale<ref>{{cite|title=''[[NES Remix 2]]''|author=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' level 10-1 description|quote=Sconfiggi Strutzi e oltrepassa il portale!}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Portal/Gate
|Ita3=Mask Gate<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=68}}</ref>
|Ita4=Testa di Falco<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=70}}</ref>
|Ita4M=Falcon's Head
|Ita5=Testa di falco<ref>{{cite|quote=Sconfiggi il boss ed entra nella Testa di falco.|title=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'', Egg Toss challenge}}</ref>
|Ita5M=Falcon's head
|Kor=
|Por=Boca da ave<ref>{{cite|quote=Derrote o chefão e entre na boca da ave.|title=''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'', Egg Toss challenge}}</ref>
|PorM=Bird's mouth
|Spa=
}}
 
==References==
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{{Goals}}
{{SMB2}}
[[Category:Animate objects]]
[[Category:Raptors]]
[[Category:Doors]]
[[Category:Goals]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2 bosses]]
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[[it:Testa di Falco]]

Latest revision as of 11:47, September 17, 2024

Not to be confused with Birdfish.
Mask Gate
Mario entering a Mask Gate in World 1-1 in Super Mario Advance
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)

Mask Gates[1][2][3] (or mask gates),[4] also known as masks[5] and Birdfaces,[6] are eagle-head gates that appear at the end of every level in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, Super Mario Bros. 2, and the latter's reissues in Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance.

History[edit]

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

The end of the level mask. Mask Gate
A comparison of a Mask Gate's original appearance (left) to Super Mario Bros. 2 (right)

Originally, in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, Mask Gates had the design of a kabuki theater mask, reminiscent to Phanto or the smaller masks that were replaced by Mushroom Blocks, but were redesigned as a bird head in 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. Opening a Mask Gate requires the player to pick up a Crystal Ball, which are usually guarded by a Birdo. All Mask Gates are harmless, except for the one in World 7-2; when the player picks up the Crystal Ball, this Mask Gate detaches itself from the wall and then chases them 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.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

What appears to be a Mask Gate appears in the episode "Too Hot to Handle" of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Although King Koopa leaps into the Mask Gate at the climax of the episode to make his getaway, it appears to be inanimate and metallic.

Nintendo Comics System[edit]

It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Detail individual appearances

Mask Gates made several appearances in the Nintendo Comics System's Super Mario Bros. comics, functioning much like Warp Pipes.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Mask Gate. Page 75, volume 8 of Super Mario-kun.
Super Mario-kun

A Mask Gate appears 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.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 仮面[7]
Kamen 		Mask
マスクゲート[8]
Masuku Gēto 		Mask Gate
ゲート[9]
Gēto 		Gate
Chinese (simplified) 老鹰嘴通道[10]
Lǎoyīng Zuǐ Tōngdào 		Eagle Beak Passageway
German Falkentor[?] Falcon Gate
Italian Maschera[11] Mask
Portale[12] Portal/Gate
Mask Gate[13] -
Testa di Falco[14] Falcon's Head
Testa di falco[15] Falcon's head
Portuguese Boca da ave[16] Bird's mouth

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1989. Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out, Part I. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 8 and 34.
  2. ^ 1989. Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out, Part II. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 32.
  3. ^ Spring 1991. NES Game Atlas. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 27.
  4. ^ Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Egg Toss description
  5. ^ "At the end of each area, there is a mask that becomes a gate to the next area." – 1988. Super Mario Bros. 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 22.
  6. ^ Spring 2001. Nintendo Power Advance Volume 1. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 39.
  7. ^ 1987. Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Nintendo (Japanese). Page 28.
  8. ^ 「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). Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 154.
  9. ^ 1994. Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten (Japanese). Page 225.
  10. ^ SMG114514 (February 27, 2017). 小神游GBA官方游戏宣传视频. Bilibili (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 22.
  12. ^ "Sconfiggi Strutzi e oltrepassa il portale!" – Super Mario Bros. 2 level 10-1 description. NES Remix 2.
  13. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 68.
  14. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 70.
  15. ^ "Sconfiggi il boss ed entra nella Testa di falco." – Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, Egg Toss challenge.
  16. ^ "Derrote o chefão e entre na boca da ave." – Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, Egg Toss challenge.
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Goals
Super Mario series Axe • Bell • Crystal Ball • Giant Gate • Goal (Super Mario Bros. 3) • Goal (Super Mario Land) • Goal (Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins) • Goal Pole • Goal Pole (flying) • Goal Pole (secret) • Goal ring (New Super Mario Bros. U) • Golden Coin • Grand Star • Green Star • Jumbo Star • Keyhole • Magic Ball • Mask Gate • Multi Moon • Power Moon • Power Star • Red Power Star • Shine Sprite • Shiny Crown • Switch (Super Mario Land) • Warp Door • Warp Pipe
Paper Mario series Big Paint Star • Crystal Stars • Mini Paint Star • Pure Heart • Royal Sticker • Star Block • Star Spirits • Sticker Comet
Donkey Kong franchise End of Level Target • End of stage • Exit • Goal Gate • Golden Banana • Level Flag • Slot Machine Barrel
Yoshi franchise Goal (Yoshi Topsy-Turvy) • Goal (Yoshi's Crafted World) • Goal Ring
Other Finish line • Goal Flag • Goal gate • Goal Door (Mario vs. Donkey Kong series) • Goal door (Wario Land series) • Luigi • Nightmare Chunk • Secret exit
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Supporting characters Ōsamaa • Shireikana • Subcon • Yoshib
Bosses Birdo • Mouser • Tryclyde • Robirdob • Fryguy • Clawgrip • Mask Gate • Wart
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