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[[File:pyramidofpower_1841.png|frame|[[Field of Dreams|If you build it, they will come.]] <ref>Clockwise from top left: ''[[Earthbound (Video Game)|Earthbound]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda a Link To The Past]]'', ''[[Quest for Glory III]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros 3 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 3]]'', ''[[Ys (Video Game)|Ys]] IV: Mask of the Sun'', and ''[[Super Mario 64]]''</ref>.]]
[[File:pyramidofpower_1841.png|frame|[[Field of Dreams|If you build it, they will come.]] <ref>Clockwise from top left: ''[[Earthbound]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', ''[[Quest for Glory III]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]'', ''[[Ys]] IV: Mask of the Sun'', and ''[[Super Mario 64]]''</ref>.]]




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* ''[[Star Wars]]'': [[A New Hope|The rebel base on Yavin IV]] is a pyramid. Many of the Yavin IV scenes were shot in the ruins of [[wikipedia:Tikal|Tikal]] in what is now Guatemala, making this more of a case of "Build Like a Mayan."
* ''[[Star Wars]]'': [[A New Hope|The rebel base on Yavin IV]] is a pyramid. Many of the Yavin IV scenes were shot in the ruins of [[wikipedia:Tikal|Tikal]] in what is now Guatemala, making this more of a case of "Build Like a Mayan."
* In the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]], Yavin IV is dotted with pyramids, built by the Massassi under the direction of an exiled Sith thousands of years before the Rebels arrived. Much of the architecture and art used by the Sith ''species'' (not the order!) in Expanded Universe sources are seemingly based on ancient Egyptian as well as Mesoamerican motifs.
* In the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]], Yavin IV is dotted with pyramids, built by the Massassi under the direction of an exiled Sith thousands of years before the Rebels arrived. Much of the architecture and art used by the Sith ''species'' (not the order!) in Expanded Universe sources are seemingly based on ancient Egyptian as well as Mesoamerican motifs.
* ''[[Stargate (Film)|Stargate]]'': Pyramids are apparently landing pads for alien spaceships.
* ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'': Pyramids are apparently landing pads for alien spaceships.


== [[Literature]] ==
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Pyramids|Pyramids]]'' is, you guessed it, [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|about pyramids]] - or, more accurately, a very reluctant Pharaoh who is called back to govern his backwards kingdom after the death of his father, and his similarly reluctant duty to construct a pyramid for his funeral, which his chief advisor (not evil but horribly misguided) insists must be the biggest and grandest pyramid ever built. [[hottip:spoiler: It turns out that ''these'' pyramids indeed [[Pyramid Power|can re-sharpen a razor]]--because they manipulate time: they can keep their occupants perpetually young, but mostly just functioning as a literal ''time sink'' keeping the country of Djelibeybi stranded in the past even in the modern day. Now the Great Pyramid is about to be finished. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* ''[[Discworld/Pyramids|Pyramids]]'' is, you guessed it, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|about pyramids]] - or, more accurately, a very reluctant Pharaoh who is called back to govern his backwards kingdom after the death of his father, and his similarly reluctant duty to construct a pyramid for his funeral, which his chief advisor (not evil but horribly misguided) insists must be the biggest and grandest pyramid ever built. [[hottip:spoiler: It turns out that ''these'' pyramids indeed [[Pyramid Power|can re-sharpen a razor]]--because they manipulate time: they can keep their occupants perpetually young, but mostly just functioning as a literal ''time sink'' keeping the country of Djelibeybi stranded in the past even in the modern day. Now the Great Pyramid is about to be finished. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [[Michael Moorcock]]'s ''Queen of the Swords''. The City of the Pyramid is an immense ziggurat with houses on each terrace.
* [[Michael Moorcock]]'s ''Queen of the Swords''. The City of the Pyramid is an immense ziggurat with houses on each terrace.
* ''[[The Ancestral Trail]]'' has the Great Pyramid of Loktar plonked down in the western part of the continent, with no evidence of anything else Egpytesque.
* ''[[The Ancestral Trail]]'' has the Great Pyramid of Loktar plonked down in the western part of the continent, with no evidence of anything else Egpytesque.
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop Game)|Dungeons and Dragons]]''
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''
** Adventure I3 ''Pharaoh''. The [[PC|PCs]] explore an ancient pyramid to free a pharaoh's spirit so it can reach the afterlife.
** Adventure I3 ''Pharaoh''. The [[PC|PCs]] explore an ancient pyramid to free a pharaoh's spirit so it can reach the afterlife.
** Adventure WG4 ''The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun''. The Temple is in the shape of a two-stepped pyramid.
** Adventure WG4 ''The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun''. The Temple is in the shape of a two-stepped pyramid.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' series featured pyramids in the [[Shifting Sand Land]]s of ''2'' and ''3'', and ''[[Super Mario 64 (Video Game)|Super Mario 64]]'' has a big pyramid in the middle of the actual [[Trope Namer|"Shifting Sand Land"]]. There was another pyramid level in [[New Super Mario Bros Wii]]
* The ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' series featured pyramids in the [[Shifting Sand Land]]s of ''2'' and ''3'', and ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' has a big pyramid in the middle of the actual [[Trope Namer|"Shifting Sand Land"]]. There was another pyramid level in [[New Super Mario Bros Wii]]
** ''[[Super Mario Land (Video Game)|Super Mario Land]]'' as a whole has a much more Egyptian bend than the rest of the series, with pyramids appearing routinely in level backgrounds and replacing the castles as most end-world stages.
** ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' as a whole has a much more Egyptian bend than the rest of the series, with pyramids appearing routinely in level backgrounds and replacing the castles as most end-world stages.
** The Slipsand Galaxy from [[Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy 2]] also has a pyramid which also has sand-slides for good measure.
** The Slipsand Galaxy from [[Super Mario Galaxy 2]] also has a pyramid which also has sand-slides for good measure.
* Sandopolis Zone in ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles (Video Game)|Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' has pyramids in the background of Act 1. Act 2 is set entirely in one. And that goes for almost every single desert level in the Sonic series. Apparently the ancient Echidnas built pyramids...
* Sandopolis Zone in ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles|Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' has pyramids in the background of Act 1. Act 2 is set entirely in one. And that goes for almost every single desert level in the Sonic series. Apparently the ancient Echidnas built pyramids...
** In [[Sonic Adventure 2 (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure 2]] Dr. Eggman uses the interior of a pyramid as his base of operations.
** In [[Sonic Adventure 2]] Dr. Eggman uses the interior of a pyramid as his base of operations.
** And again in the first [[Sonic Adventure (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure]] the ancient echidnas live in a jungle with a Mayan like pyramid which appears in both flashbacks and the present day. A copy of that pyramid later appears on a space station in Sonic Adventure 2.
** And again in the first [[Sonic Adventure]] the ancient echidnas live in a jungle with a Mayan like pyramid which appears in both flashbacks and the present day. A copy of that pyramid later appears on a space station in Sonic Adventure 2.
* In ''[[Star Fox (Video Game)|Star Fox]] 64'', the base on Katina is a pyramid.
* In ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]] 64'', the base on Katina is a pyramid.
* The second scenario in ''[[Roller Coaster Tycoon]]'' took place in a vaguely Egyptian desert, complete with pyramids (which guests can't enter) and sphinxes.
* The second scenario in ''[[Rollercoaster Tycoon]]'' took place in a vaguely Egyptian desert, complete with pyramids (which guests can't enter) and sphinxes.
* The community map "Egypt" in ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]''.
* The community map "Egypt" in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''.
* The [[City Building Series]] features pyramid construction in both its games set in Egypt.
* The [[City Building Series]] features pyramid construction in both its games set in Egypt.
* The Temple of the Sun in ''[[La-Mulana]]'' is an Egyptian-themed level built around a pyramid.
* The Temple of the Sun in ''[[La-Mulana]]'' is an Egyptian-themed level built around a pyramid.
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' has Ahn'Qiraj which has a pseudo-Egyptian look and Uldum which has a more traditional Egyptian appearance.
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' has Ahn'Qiraj which has a pseudo-Egyptian look and Uldum which has a more traditional Egyptian appearance.
* ''[[Banjo Kazooie]]'' has several pyramids in its [[Meaningful Name|Gobi's Desert]] level.
* ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' has several pyramids in its [[Meaningful Name|Gobi's Desert]] level.
* Stage 4-1 in ''[[Purple (Video Game)|Purple]]'' has a lot of pyramids in the background (and despite that, it's not [[Shifting Sand Land]]). Stage 4-2 has a pyramid as a part of the stage itself which houses a [[Bonus Level]] switch.
* Stage 4-1 in ''[[Purple]]'' has a lot of pyramids in the background (and despite that, it's not [[Shifting Sand Land]]). Stage 4-2 has a pyramid as a part of the stage itself which houses a [[Bonus Level]] switch.
* The Pyramid of Moore in ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' which contains one of the tablets to unseal the legendary weapons.
* The Pyramid of Moore in ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' which contains one of the tablets to unseal the legendary weapons.
* ''[[Dragon Quest III (Video Game)|Dragon Quest III]]'' has a pyramid dungeon located near an Egyptian-like kingdom.
* ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' has a pyramid dungeon located near an Egyptian-like kingdom.
* ''[[Aladdin Capcom (Video Game)|Aladdin Capcom]]'' has a stage in which Aladdin must go into an Egyptian-type pyramid to rescue Abu.
* ''[[Aladdin Capcom]]'' has a stage in which Aladdin must go into an Egyptian-type pyramid to rescue Abu.
* Collect enough sandstone in ''[[Minecraft]]'', and you can build one too!
* Collect enough sandstone in ''[[Minecraft]]'', and you can build one too!
* The Shifting Sands track in ''[[Super Tux Kart (Video Game)|Super Tux Kart]]'', where the racers even enter into a pyramid.
* The Shifting Sands track in ''[[Super Tux Kart]]'', where the racers even enter into a pyramid.
* Sophanem and Menaphos in ''[[Runescape]]''
* Sophanem and Menaphos in ''[[Runescape]]''
* When playing the Egyptians in [[Age of Mythology (Video Game)|Age of Mythology]], you'd obviously build like an egyptian. That said, the developers have done quite some research on the topic so Pyramids aren't that prevalent.
* When playing the Egyptians in [[Age of Mythology]], you'd obviously build like an egyptian. That said, the developers have done quite some research on the topic so Pyramids aren't that prevalent.
* [[Breath of Fire III]] has Angel Tower, which despite its name is a ziggurat (step-type) pyramid. Curiously, it is not located in the game's desert zone.
* [[Breath of Fire III]] has Angel Tower, which despite its name is a ziggurat (step-type) pyramid. Curiously, it is not located in the game's desert zone.
* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' has the Temple of the Ancients, although its ziggurat shape (and location in a forest/jungle) suggests the Cetra architecture was inspired, like the Yavin pyramids in ''[[Star Wars]]'', by the Mayans.
* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' has the Temple of the Ancients, although its ziggurat shape (and location in a forest/jungle) suggests the Cetra architecture was inspired, like the Yavin pyramids in ''[[Star Wars]]'', by the Mayans.
* The villain of ''[[Nightshade (Video Game)|Nightshade]]'', an NES [[Adventure Game]], has an Egyptian fetish of some sort. In addition to dressing up like [[Egyptian Mythology|Set]], he's decorated the entire city with nonsensical hieroglyphics.
* The villain of ''[[Nightshade]]'', an NES [[Adventure Game]], has an Egyptian fetish of some sort. In addition to dressing up like [[Egyptian Mythology|Set]], he's decorated the entire city with nonsensical hieroglyphics.
* The Taurus Shrine, one of four unearthed dungeons in ''[[Persona 2]]'', has a sandy desert motif.
* The Taurus Shrine, one of four unearthed dungeons in ''[[Persona 2]]'', has a sandy desert motif.
* Pyramid Scheme, a level in [[Rocket Robot On Wheels (Video Game)|Rocket Robot On Wheels]].
* Pyramid Scheme, a level in [[Rocket Robot On Wheels]].


== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Star Trek the Animated Series (Animation)|Star Trek the Animated Series]]'' episode "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth". The Enterprise crew must solve a puzzle involving a pyramid in an ancient city or be destroyed.
* ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series|Star Trek the Animated Series]]'' episode "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth". The Enterprise crew must solve a puzzle involving a pyramid in an ancient city or be destroyed.


== [[Real Life]] ==
== [[Real Life]] ==
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