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The '''Death Barrier''' or '''Death Plane''' is a special type of [[floor]], which causes Mario to lose a life if he is above it and vertically too close to it. It is analogous to the bottomless pits of previous games. A floor is used for this case since Mario cannot inhabit any region without a floor triangle underneath him, as that is considered [[Out of Bounds]].

The death animation usually triggers well above the physical height of a Death Barrier, presumably to avoid Mario falling onto it and standing there. However, it can be [[downwarp]]ed to or stood upon during a [[Power Star]] cutscene, and Mario's shadow is still visible on the surface of the Death Barrier, as with any other floor.

Several objects, such as [[Goombas]] and [[Scuttlebug]]s, have special programming in place to despawn them if they reach the Death Barrier, to prevent them from walking around on top of it. In the case of the [[Mystery Goomba]], it only exists for one [[frame]] as it spawns at the Death Barrier and consequently despawns as soon as possible.