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[[File:Mask Gate W1-1 SMA.png|thumb|240px|[[Mario]] entering a Mask Gate in World 1-1 of ''Super Mario Advance'']]
[[File:Mask Gate W1-1 SMA.png|thumb|240px|[[Mario]] entering a Mask Gate in World 1-1 of ''Super Mario Advance'']]
'''Mask Gates''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out'', Part I. Pages 8 and 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out'', Part II. Page 32.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas''. Page 27.</ref> also known as '''masks'''<ref>"''At the end of each area, there is a mask that becomes a gate to the next area.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' NES instruction booklet, page 22.</ref> and '''Birdfaces''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.1, page 39.</ref> are eagle-head gates that appear at the end of every [[level]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', its [[reissue]]s in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', and its original version, ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]''.
'''Mask Gates''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out'', Part I. Pages 8 and 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out'', Part II. Page 32.</ref><ref>M. Arakawa. ''NES Game Atlas''. Page 27.</ref> also known as '''masks'''<ref>"''At the end of each area, there is a mask that becomes a gate to the next area.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' English instruction booklet. Page 22.</ref> and '''Birdfaces''',<ref>''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]]''.
==History==
==History==
===''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
===''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
[[File:DDP Mask Gate Sprite.png|frame|right]]
{{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}}
[[File:Mask Gate W7-2 SMB2.png|thumb|left|The battle against the Mask Gate of World 7-2]]
Originally, in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'', Mask Gates had the design of a tribal 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.
Mask Gates first appear in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'', where they resemble a tribal mask instead of a bird head. They are reminiscent to [[Phanto]] or the smaller masks that were replaced by [[Mushroom Block]]s. Its design was altered to that of a bird's in its overseas localization, ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.  
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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. To open a Mask Gate, the player must pick up a [[Crystal Ball]], which is either placed out in the open or guarded by [[Birdo]].
 
All Mask Gates are harmless to the player, except for one, which appears in [[Wart]]'s Castle, more specifically [[World 7-2 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 7-2]]. By picking up the Crystal Ball, the Mask Gate detaches itself from the wall and then chases the player 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!''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''===
[[File:SMBSS Mask Gate.png|thumb|A Mask Gate in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']]
[[File:SMBSS Mask Gate.png|thumb|A Mask Gate in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'']]
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===''Nintendo Comics System''===
===''Nintendo Comics System''===
{{rewrite-expand|section=y|Detail individual appearances}}
{{rewrite-expand|section=y|Detail individual appearances}}
Mask Gates made several appearances in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''Super Mario Bros.'' comics, functioning much like [[Warp Pipe]]s.
Mask Gates made several appearances in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]''{{'}}s ''Super Mario Bros.'' comics, functioning much like [[Warp Pipe]]s.


===''Super Mario-kun''===
===''Super Mario-kun''===
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==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''===
===''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]''===
*'''Enemy bio:''' 入ると別の部屋へ移動するゲート。一度だけ、敵として襲ってくることがある。<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section, page 68.</ref> (''A gate that moves you to another room when you enter. They will attack you as an enemy only once.'')
*'''Enemy bio:''' 入ると別の部屋へ移動するゲート。一度だけ、敵として襲ってくることがある。<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section. Page 68.</ref> (''A gate that moves you to another room when you enter. They will attack you as an enemy only once.'')
*'''Object bio:''' 水晶を取ると口が開く。入ればコースクリアとなる。<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section, page 70.</ref> (''Pick up the crystal and its mouth opens. Once you enter, the course will be clear.'')
*'''Object bio:''' 水晶を取ると口が開く。入ればコースクリアとなる。<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section. Page 70.</ref> (''Pick up the crystal and its mouth opens. Once you enter, the course will be clear.'')


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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SMB2 Mask Gate sprite 2.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)
SMB2 Mask Gate sprite 3.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (enemy)
Mask Gate W7-2 SMB2.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (World 7-2)
Advsmb3.jpg|''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' ([[The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head]])
Advsmb3.jpg|''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' ([[The Adventures of Dirk Drain-Head]])
Mask Gate SMAS SMB2.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
Mask Gate SMAS SMB2.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap={{hover|仮面|かめん}}<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 28.</ref>
|Jap={{hover|仮面|かめん}}<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet. Page 28.</ref>
|JapR=Kamen
|JapR=Kamen
|JapM=Mask
|JapM=Mask
|Jap2=マスクゲート<ref>Shogakukan. 「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''). [https://i.imgur.com/Vtr6FQo.jpg Page 154.]</ref>
|Jap2=マスクゲート<ref>Shogakukan. 「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''). [https://i.imgur.com/Vtr6FQo.jpg Page 154].</ref>
|Jap2R=Masuku Gēto
|Jap2R=Masuku Gēto
|Jap2M=Mask Gate
|Jap2M=Mask Gate
|Jap3=ゲート<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'', [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg page 225.]</ref>
|Jap3=ゲート<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg Page 225].</ref>
|Jap3R=Gēto
|Jap3R=Gēto
|Jap3M=Gate
|Jap3M=Gate
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|ChiSR=Lǎoyīng Zuǐ Tōngdào
|ChiSR=Lǎoyīng Zuǐ Tōngdào
|ChiSM=Eagle Beak Passageway
|ChiSM=Eagle Beak Passageway
|Ita=Maschera<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual, pag. 22</ref><br>Portale<ref>''[[NES Remix 2]]'', ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' level 10-1. "Sconfiggi Strutzi e oltrepassa il portale!"</ref><br>Mask Gate<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; page 68</ref><br>Testa di Falco<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; page 70</ref>
|Ita=Maschera<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' Italian manual. Page 22.</ref>
|ItaM=Mask<br>Portal/Gate<br>-<br>Falcon's Head
|Ita2=Portale<ref>''[[NES Remix 2]]'', ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' level 10-1. "Sconfiggi Strutzi e oltrepassa il portale!"</ref>
|Ita3=Mask Gate<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 68.</ref>
|Ita4=Testa di Falco<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 70.</ref>
|ItaM=Mask
|Ita2M=Portal/Gate
|Ita4M=Falcon's Head
}}
}}


Revision as of 12:11, January 29, 2024

Not to be confused with Birdfish.
Mario entering a Mask Gate in World 1-1 in Super Mario Advance
Mario entering a Mask Gate in World 1-1 of Super Mario Advance

Mask Gates,[1][2][3] also known as masks[4] and Birdfaces,[5] 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

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2

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 tribal 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!

A Mask Gate in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

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 is made of metal.

Nintendo Comics System

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

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.

Profiles

Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.

  • Enemy bio: 入ると別の部屋へ移動するゲート。一度だけ、敵として襲ってくることがある。[6] (A gate that moves you to another room when you enter. They will attack you as an enemy only once.)
  • Object bio: 水晶を取ると口が開く。入ればコースクリアとなる。[7] (Pick up the crystal and its mouth opens. Once you enter, the course will be clear.)

Gallery

Names in other languages

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

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out, Part I. Pages 8 and 34.
  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Inside Out, Part II. Page 32.
  3. ^ M. Arakawa. NES Game Atlas. Page 27.
  4. ^ "At the end of each area, there is a mask that becomes a gate to the next area." - Super Mario Bros. 2 English instruction booklet. Page 22.
  5. ^ Nintendo Power Advance Volume 1. Page 39.
  6. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario USA section. Page 68.
  7. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario USA section. Page 70.
  8. ^ Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic instruction booklet. Page 28.
  9. ^ Shogakukan. 「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 154.
  10. ^ Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten. Page 225.
  11. ^ iQue's promotional demo play videos of Super Mario Advance and Wario Land 4. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  12. ^ Super Mario Bros. 2 Italian manual. Page 22.
  13. ^ NES Remix 2, Super Mario Bros. 2 level 10-1. "Sconfiggi Strutzi e oltrepassa il portale!"
  14. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 68.
  15. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 70.
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