Whomp's Fortress

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Map of Whomp's Fortress in Super Mario 64 DS.

Whomp's Fortress, also known as the Whomp King's Fortress, is the stronghold home of the Whomp race and their leader, the Whomp King. It is the second level in Super Mario 64 and its Nintendo DS remake, Super Mario 64 DS, and can be accessed via a painting on the first floor of Princess Peach's Castle. Only one Power Star is needed to open the door to the painting. In Super Mario 64 DS, a few minor changes were made, and in Super Mario Galaxy 2, the Throwback Galaxy is essentially a replica of Whomp's Fortress.

Missions

Mission	Appears in	Summary
Chip Off Whomp's Block	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	This mission involves fighting the Whomp King at the top of the Fortress.
File:MarioOnTheFortress.jpg To the Top of the Fortress	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	The mission's objective involves climbing to the top to obtain the Power Star.
Shoot Into the Wild Blue	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	This mission involves grabbing a Power Star located on a floating platform.
Red Coins on the Floating Isle	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	This mission involves collecting eight Red Coins spread across the Fortress.
Fall Onto the Caged Island	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	The mission's goal is to collect a Power Star surrounded by a cage.
Blast Away the Wall	Super Mario 64 Super Mario 64 DS	The goal of this mission is to collect the Power Star hidden inside a wall.
File:Switch Star of the Fortress.PNG Switch Star of the Fortress	Super Mario 64 DS	This mission's objective is to use the Star Switch to collect the Power Star behind the fortress.

Enemies

• Whomps
• Thwomps
• Piranha Plants
• Bomps
• Bullet Bills
• Bill Blasters
• Goombas (DS)
• Bob-omb only if ! Block hit with no cap or if Mario hits ? Block (DS).
• Whomp King (Boss)

Super Mario Galaxy 2

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The similar level in Super Mario Galaxy 2. The bonus island can be seen in the distance.

Main article: Throwback Galaxy

A near-perfect replica of Whomp's Fortress appears in the game Super Mario Galaxy 2 as the Throwback Galaxy. The graphics have been redesigned, the music has been recomposed, and the level layout is basically the same with some minor differences, such as a Midway Point at the top of the fortress, Star Bits around the level, a Chance Cube near the beginning, and the removal of Hoot. The floating isles were removed, although a bonus planet was added, most likely replacing the said islands. Unlike the original, the walls are automatically blasted away, suggesting Mario revisits the same place as in Super Mario 64. Also suggesting this is the fact one Bob-omb Buddy says Mario/Luigi looks familiar. This is probably because he has seen him in Super Mario 64 or, in the case of Luigi, its DS remake. Also, the player fights a Whomp at the top of the fortress, as opposed to the King himself, then drops down to the underside of the planet to fight the Whomp King. This difference was to probably trick players of the original game into thinking that he was the Whomp King, as Whomps had been greatly increased in size to be almost identical to Whomp King, while the King was made even bigger.

Statistics from Super Mario 64

• Total Number of coins: 141 (213 in Super Mario 64 DS)
• Caps Found: Metal Cap (1)
• Spinning Heart: (none)
• Cannons: 1
• 1-Up Mushrooms (4):
  • Homing Mushroom : #1 In the the top of the giant pole.
  • Static Mushrooms : #2 Hidden inside the tower, Mario can punch the wall at the back to get it.
  • Triggered Mushroom : #3 Appears after collecting coins above the spinning bridge.
  • Butterfly Mushroom : #4 Mario can punch one of the butterflies in the bush nearest to the Star Marker.
• Warps :
  • Mario can stand in the corner near the Metal Cap Block to warp above the platform with the giant pole.