Blast Away the Wall

Mission
Blast Away the Wall
Location	Whomp's Fortress
Mission #	6
Game	Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
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Blast Away the Wall is the sixth mission of Whomp's Fortress in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. In Super Mario 64, this is the course's final mission. Its objective is to obtain the Power Star inside a wall.

Layout

The Power Star is hidden inside the terrain, specifically the corner of the wall next to the rotating bridge and the sleeping Piranha Plant. The intended means to release the Star is to break this corner, which can be achieved only by firing the player character into it from the cannon. However, in Super Mario 64, it is possible, though difficult, to get this Star without the cannon, as it juts out from the corner just enough that Mario can reach it with precise timing. This trick is not possible in Super Mario 64 DS, due to the short animation showing the Power Star emerging from the wall. After that, the player can follow the path up and easily collect the Power Star. The wall to the left of the one containing the Star is similarly destructible, though nothing is inside it.

In Super Mario 64, after hitting one of the destructible walls, Mario loses one wedge of health. He may also take small fall damage if the collision is too high up. In Super Mario 64 DS, no wedges of health are lost after the player hits the wall.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	たいほうで ぶっこわせ！[?] Taihō de Bukkowase!	Destroy with the Cannon!
Chinese	破壁摘星 Pòbì Zhāixīng	Break The Wall And Pick The Star
French	Canon vers un mur...[?]	Cannon to a Wall...	Super Mario 64
	Coups de canon contre le mur[?]	Cannon Shots Against the Wall	Super Mario 64 DS
German	Zerstöre die Felswand![?]	Destroy the Crag!	Super Mario 64
	Die Wand ist im Weg[?]	The Wall Is in the Way	Super Mario 64 DS
Italian	Distruggi il muro[?]	Destroy the wall	Super Mario 64 DS
	A cannonate contro un muro	Cannon-blasting onto a wall
Korean	대포로부숴라![?] Daepo ro busweora!	Wreck with the Cannon!	Super Mario 64 DS
Spanish	A cañonazos contra el muro[?]	Cannon-Shots Against the Wall

Trivia

• In the Super Mario Galaxy 2 recreation of Whomp's Fortress, the Throwback Galaxy, the walls that are blasted away in this mission are already destroyed.