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{{about|an object used for sealing holes|the character from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''|[[Cork and Cask]]}}
{{about|an object used for sealing holes|the character from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''|[[Cork and Cask]]}}
'''Corks''' are objects in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] that are often used to block important areas.
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMA Cork sprite.png|200px]]<br>A cork from ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|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)
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
'''Corks''' in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] are objects used to block [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s or other openings. In most cases, they can be removed to gain access to whatever is behind them; the method to do this varies.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:Cork 7-2 SMB2.png|thumb]]
{{multiframe|[[File:SMB2 Cork sprite.png|32px]] [[File:SMAS SMB2 Cork sprite.png|32px]] [[File:SMA Cork sprite.png|32px]]|From left to right: the cork's sprite in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''.|size=140}}
A cork is first found at the end of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' when the player defeats [[Wart]]. Closing the vase that contains [[Subcon (species)|Subcon]]s is the cork that acts as a lid to keep the Subcons from getting out. When [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] or [[Toad]] defeat Wart, they go to the outskirts of the castle and find the vase. They then pull the cork out of the vase, the Subcons fly out, and the game ends.
A cork appears at the end of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and its [[reissue]]s. After [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], or [[Toad]] defeats [[Wart]], a [[Warp Door|door]] will appear, leading to a room with a [[jar]] blocked by the cork. When this room is entered, the player character will automatically walk to the cork and pull it out, releasing the [[Subcon (species)|Subcon]]s inside the jar. The game then proceeds to the ending.


====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
[[File:SMS Cork.png|thumb|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', a giant cork is featured in the first episode of [[Noki Bay]], [[Uncork the Waterfall]], in which the [[Noki elder]] asks Mario to remove it. On top of the cork, a [[Monty Mole]] manning a [[cannon]] is found. When the Monty Mole is defeated, the cork is launched out of the hole by the force of the water behind it, sending it and the cannon into the sky. Although the Noki elder believes that the blocked waterfall is the cause of the bay's [[Slimy water|pollution]], this is not true, and the pollution remains until [[Eely-Mouth]] is defeated.
A giant cork plays a vital role in the game ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. In the [[Noki Bay#Episode 1: Uncork the Waterfall|first episode]] of [[Noki Bay]], the waterfall is clogged by a giant cork, and the [[Noki]] fisherman believes that is the reason for the pollution of the water around the bay. When Mario reaches the top of the cliffs and the giant cork, he finds that a [[Monty Mole]] mans a [[Cannon|cannon]] on the giant cork. Mario proceeds to defeat the Mole, causing the cannon to explode. The extreme force of the waterfall then throws the cork and the cannon with the Monty Mole into the sky. The waterfall is now uncorked, but this is not the reason for the pollution. With Mario now having access to the waterfall, he can travel underwater to face the real threat, [[Eely-Mouth]], in episode 4.


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:NSMBDS Cork.png|thumb]]
[[File:NSMBDS Cork.png|thumb|The cork in ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
A cork makes a minor appearance in the game ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in [[World 2-6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-6]]. Near the end of the level, a [[Piranha Plant]] on a cork blocks the [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] to the exit. Mario or Luigi must jump on the nearby pump device three times. On the third jump, the cork will go flying into the air and take out the Piranha Plant with it. Mario or Luigi can then access the pipe leading to the exit of the level.
A cork appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in [[World 2-6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-6]]. Near the end of the level, a [[Piranha Plant]] on a cork blocks the pipe to the exit. Mario or Luigi must jump on the nearby pump device three times. On the third jump, the cork will go flying into the air and take out the Piranha Plant with it. Mario or Luigi can then access the pipe leading to the exit of the level.
 
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
Corks appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' in [[KO Arena Pipe-Rock Rumble]] and [[KO Arena Fluff-Puff Kerfuff]]. They block the pipes that dispense power-ups in these levels' starting rooms, and are unremovable; because of the corks, the [[Bubble Flower]] cannot be obtained in Pipe-Rock Rumble, and the [[Drill Mushroom]] cannot be obtained in either level.


===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', a single cork with a keyhole plugs a [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] in [[Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort]]. It can be pushed down by [[Ground Pound|Pounding The Ground]] on it, but the only way to remove it is to use a [[key]] held by a [[Slime]].
A cork with a keyhole appears in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', plugging a pipe in [[Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort]]. It can be pushed down by [[Ground Pound|Pounding The Ground]] on it, but removing it requires a [[key]], which is obtained by defeating a [[Slime]].


===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
[[File:PMCS Cork Pipe.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:PMCS Cork Pipe.png|thumb|left|A Cork in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'']]
{{main|Cork (Thing)}}
{{main|Cork (Thing)}}
A cork appears as a [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)#Thing Cards|thing]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. It is found blocking a pipe entrance in [[Vortex Island]], and Mario must remove it to gain access to the parallel universe. This cork has to be used later during the battle against [[Larry Koopa|Larry]] on the [[Sunset Express]], in which it blocks the train's chimney, preventing Larry from healing himself with [[heart (item)|heart]] smoke coming out of it.
A cork appears as a [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)#Thing Cards|thing]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. It is found blocking a pipe entrance in [[Vortex Island]], which Mario must remove it from to gain access to the parallel universe. This cork has to be used later during the battle against [[Larry]] on the [[Sunset Express]], in which it blocks the train's chimney, preventing Larry from healing himself with [[heart (item)|heart]] smoke coming out of it.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMB2 Cork sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Cork 7-2 SMB2.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
SMAS SMB2 Cork sprite.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
TTTRNF.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Cork.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Cork.png|Sprite from ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA Cork sprite.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
SMS Cork.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
SMBW - Cork.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=コルク
|Jpn=コルク
|JapR=Koruku
|JpnR=Koruku
|JapM=Cork
|JpnM=Cork
}}
}}
{{SMB2}}
{{SMB2}}
{{YI}}
{{YI}}
{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
{{NSMB}}
{{NSMB}}
{{SMBW}}
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Advance objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Advance objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2 objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2 objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. Wonder objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island objects]]

Latest revision as of 11:53, January 7, 2025

This article is about an object used for sealing holes. For the character from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, see Cork and Cask.
Cork
Cork
A cork from Super Mario Advance
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987, overall)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)

Corks in the Super Mario franchise are objects used to block pipes or other openings. In most cases, they can be removed to gain access to whatever is behind them; the method to do this varies.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

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From left to right: the cork's sprite in Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario All-Stars, and Super Mario Advance.

A cork appears at the end of Super Mario Bros. 2 and its reissues. After Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, or Toad defeats Wart, a door will appear, leading to a room with a jar blocked by the cork. When this room is entered, the player character will automatically walk to the cork and pull it out, releasing the Subcons inside the jar. The game then proceeds to the ending.

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

In Super Mario Sunshine, a giant cork is featured in the first episode of Noki Bay, Uncork the Waterfall, in which the Noki elder asks Mario to remove it. On top of the cork, a Monty Mole manning a cannon is found. When the Monty Mole is defeated, the cork is launched out of the hole by the force of the water behind it, sending it and the cannon into the sky. Although the Noki elder believes that the blocked waterfall is the cause of the bay's pollution, this is not true, and the pollution remains until Eely-Mouth is defeated.

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

The cork in New Super Mario Bros.

A cork appears in New Super Mario Bros. in World 2-6. Near the end of the level, a Piranha Plant on a cork blocks the pipe to the exit. Mario or Luigi must jump on the nearby pump device three times. On the third jump, the cork will go flying into the air and take out the Piranha Plant with it. Mario or Luigi can then access the pipe leading to the exit of the level.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Corks appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder in KO Arena Pipe-Rock Rumble and KO Arena Fluff-Puff Kerfuff. They block the pipes that dispense power-ups in these levels' starting rooms, and are unremovable; because of the corks, the Bubble Flower cannot be obtained in Pipe-Rock Rumble, and the Drill Mushroom cannot be obtained in either level.

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

A cork with a keyhole appears in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, plugging a pipe in Tap-Tap The Red Nose's Fort. It can be pushed down by Pounding The Ground on it, but removing it requires a key, which is obtained by defeating a Slime.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

The Cork in Vortex Island from Paper Mario: Color Splash
A Cork in Paper Mario: Color Splash
Main article: Cork (Thing)

A cork appears as a thing in Paper Mario: Color Splash. It is found blocking a pipe entrance in Vortex Island, which Mario must remove it from to gain access to the parallel universe. This cork has to be used later during the battle against Larry on the Sunset Express, in which it blocks the train's chimney, preventing Larry from healing himself with heart smoke coming out of it.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese コルク[?]
Koruku
Cork