Brick pillar

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Brick pillar
Model of a brick pillar from Super Mario 64.
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
“It is decreed that one shall pound the pillars.”
Sign, Super Mario 64
The moat dam inside Mushroom Castle
The pillars in Super Mario 64 DS

The brick pillars[1] are two rectangular prisms found in the Mushroom Castle's basement in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, in the room leading to the moat on the Castle Grounds. A sign in this room hints that the player should perform a Pound the Ground attack on the pillars; doing this while on top of one of the pillars causes it to lower slightly into the ground, where it can no longer be interacted with. When both pillars are lowered, the water in the room and in the castle moat is permanently drained.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Italian Pilastro[2]
Pillar

References[edit]

  1. ^ "In this room, you can open up the course by stomping the two brick pillars in the pool." – Scott Pelland and Dan Owsen. The Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America, 1996. Page 49.
  2. ^ Super Mario 64 DS sign: "Per decreto, uno dovrà fare uno schianto sui pilastri."