Editing Airship

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{{quote|This is amazing! I can't believe this heavy boat can fly through the air!|[[Olivia]]|[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]}}
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|image=[[File:Koopalings Airship Artwork.jpg|200x200px]]<br>Promotional artwork
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|related=[[Tank]]
|variants=[[Flying battleship (Wonder Effect)]]
}}
An '''Airship''' (written either capitalized or lowercase), occasionally referred to as a '''flying battleship''', is a large, propeller- and [[Burner]]-driven ship that can soar through the sky. The Airships' designs and sizes vary from game to game, taking the form of either a wooden ship or a metal ship, and they are most commonly equipped with [[cannon]]s, [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Bob-omb]]s. [[Bowser]] also possesses [[Bowser's Airship|his own Airship]], as seen in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where [[Princess Peach]] is held captive as she is taken away to [[Bowser's Castle]]. Airships have an [[Airship Theme|associated theme]] that often plays in levels based in airships or scenes involving one.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMAS SMB3 Airship Taking Off.png|thumb|An Airship taking off in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
[[File:Air_Assault.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Artwork of an Airship in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. The artwork depicts Peach being captured by the Koopalings, even though Bowser captured her in-game only after all the Koopalings were defeated.]]
Airships first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where several of them are used by the [[Koopalings]] in their invasion of the [[Mushroom World]]. Gameplay-wise, they represent the last level of each world (except for [[Dark Land]]), flying above the [[Kings|king]]'s castle. In these levels, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] must avoid the heavy artillery and [[Rocky Wrench]]es to reach the main cabin, where the Airship's captain is fought. If Mario or Luigi fails to clear the level, the Airship flies away to another location on the world map, unless it is weighed down by an [[Anchor]], where it will remain in the same place. After the [[Magic Wand|magic wand]] is secured, the Airship vanishes, and Mario falls down into the castle and gives the scepter back to the king.

In the original version, the Koopalings' Airships, the Dark Land air force, and the sky backgrounds are given varying colors:
*[[Larry]] and [[Roy]]: brown ship with a light-blue background
*[[Morton]]: green ship with a dark-blue background
*[[Wendy]] and [[Ludwig]]: turquoise ship with a yellow background
*[[Iggy]]: gold ship with a light-green background
*[[Lemmy]]: dark-blue ship with a light-blue background
*[[Bowser]]'s air force: brown ship with a black background
These were changed in the remakes, which depict them with the standard brown color as well as a stormy background (and in the case of the cutscene where Mario boards the airship, using the background for the final Tank level in Dark Land). Similarly, the interior of the Koopalings' airships as well as the [[Treasure Ship]] has a randomly assorted stack of wooden blocks in a dark background (only the Airship level of World 8 is exempt, as it is completely pitch black in terms of background), though the remakes change it to a background with stormy windows (or, in the case of the Treasure Ship, calm dark windows). Also in the NES version, [[Coin]]s and [[? Block]]s in Airship levels lack their usual spinning animations, possibly to make room in RAM for some other animations.

Land-based counterparts to these vehicles, [[tank]]s, also debut in this game. Although not an actual airship level, one part of the [[World 8-Super Tank|Super Tank]] level of Dark Land has three floating wooden objects up top that could suggest airships.

Bowser's air force is composed of either 18 aircraft (fifteen in the [[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Game Boy Advance version]]), including one cargo loader and a command ship manned by [[Boom Boom]]. On page 34 of the manual for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Lemmy's character quote mentions that he heard that his father, Bowser, was creating new weapons, although they are not specified. It is likely that these weapons are the small airships, the tanks, and battleships.<ref>{{cite|quote=マリオのヤツがどこまでガンバレルか{{ruby|楽|たの}}しみだなー。ワールドのマップも{{ruby|先|さき}}へ{{ruby|進|すす}}むにつれ、どんどん{{ruby|複雑|ふくざつ}}で{{ruby|広大|こうだい}}なものになってくるよ。それはそうと、{{ruby|暗黒|あんこく}}の{{ruby|国|くに}}だけはオヤジしか{{ruby|知|し}}らなくて{{ruby|何|なに}}もわかんないんだ。でも、{{ruby|何|なに}}か、すごい{{ruby|新兵器|しんへいき}}を{{ruby|作|つく}}ってるのをちらっと{{ruby|見|み}}たことがあるよ。|translation=I'm looking forward to see how far can Mario go. As you advance the world maps become more complex and extensive. Anyway, our dad alone knows Dark Land and I have no idea about it. But I had glanced he had been making some great new weapons.|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page={{file link|SMB3 Japanese manual pages 34 35.jpg|34}}|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|quote=How far can Mario go? I hope he doesn't make it this far. Dad has many complicated tricks waiting for him in the Dark Land. I've even heard about some new weapon that dad's been making.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=34}}</ref>

Similar to Airships, Treasure Ships can be found in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' after a level is finished with a [[coin]] total that is a multiple of 11, the tens digit in the score matches this number, and the last digit on the timer is an even number, which causes a [[Hammer Bro]] on the world map to transform into a Treasure Ship.

[[File:Airship.gif|frame|]]
The music used on these Airship stages is later arranged and used in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', ''Super Mario Galaxy'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and ''Super Mario 3D Land''. It is also an available track in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. The tune appears to be based on "Mars, the Bringer of War" from Gustav Holst's suite ''{{wp|The Planets}}''.

Airships also appear in four [[e-Reader]] levels of the Game Boy Advance version, including [[Airship's Revenge]], [[Armored Airship]], [[Bowser's Airship 1]], and [[Bowser's Airship 2]], where they are piloted by Morton Koopa Jr., Lemmy Koopa, [[Boom Boom]], and Bowser, respectively. This is also the first appearance of [[Bowser's Airship]]. Out of the four Airship e-Reader levels, Airship's Revenge was the only one of the four that was playable in the English version after the e-Reader's discontinuation in its original release. However, the Virtual Console version for the Wii U eventually included all the e-Reader levels.

====''Super Mario World''====
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', a crashed, ruined airship from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', named the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]], can be explored.<ref>{{cite|date=1991|quote=This is a strange looking sunken ship. Haven’t you seen it somewhere before? That’s right, in Super Mario Bros. 3, Koopa and his kids used a flying ship to make life tough for Mario. I wouldn’t be surprised if Bowser is lurking somewhere nearby.|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=20|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> It is haunted with [[Boo]]s and filled with water. Completion of this sunken airship is necessary to unlock the [[Valley of Bowser]]'s entrance. There are a few [[Bill Blaster]]s that are functional. It is the only level in the game where a [[magic ball]] can be found.

====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', an airship known as the '''[[Rainbow Cruiser]]''' appears in [[Rainbow Ride]]. [[Wind]] blows there, and a [[Lakitu]] and two [[Bob-omb]]s (one of them replaced by a [[Goomba]] in the DS version) appear aboard it. In [[Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow|one mission]], Mario (in ''Super Mario 64'') or [[Metal Mario|Metal]] [[Wario]] (in ''Super Mario 64 DS'') must grab a [[Power Star]] on this airship. This same ship is featured in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] within the stage [[Rainbow Ride#Super Smash Bros. series|Mushroom Kingdom: Rainbow Cruise]], a stage based on Rainbow Ride. This airship is also later seen in ''[[Mario Party]]'', housing the [[Luigi's Engine Room]] board. Its rather aberrant design, with oar-like wings protruding out the bottom, appears to be based on {{file link|Air Assault.jpg|a Japanese advertisement for ''Super Mario Bros. 3''}}.

There is an Airship that appears in a [[minigame]] called [[Bob-omb Squad]] that flies around and delivers Para-bombs.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Bob-omb Squad appears again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', along with a new minigame called [[Balloon Racing]], where an airship appears to be the goal for the [[Yoshi]]s.

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:Bowser Jr.'s Airship.png|thumb|Bowser Jr.'s Airship from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', [[Bowser]] and his [[Bowser's Minions|minions]] attack [[Peach's Castle]] with Airships. Later in the game, [[Mario]] has to fight enemies on Airships. There are three Airship stages. In the [[Good Egg Galaxy]], two Airships are commanded by [[King Kaliente]]. In the Space Junk Galaxy, a larger group of Airships are led by [[Kamella]]. Finally, an entire fleet of Airships is commanded by [[Bowser Jr.]], who also rides one throughout the game. There are also Airships in the background of [[Gateway Galaxy]], and [[Bowser's Star Reactor]], though these are not accessible without hacking. Airships appear during the opening and closing cutscenes of [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]]. While traveling to the center of the universe, the [[Comet Observatory]] pushes through as cannonballs are fired from the airships guarding [[Peach's Castle]]. Later, the airships are sucked into the supermassive [[black hole]], along with the observatory and the castle.

In this game and subsequent games, the Airships have been redesigned to resemble naval galleons, similar to how they appeared in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' artwork. These galleons have few decks for Mario to explore, unlike the original sprawling, side-scrolling ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' airship levels. They also have doors that cannot be opened, but spinning next to them yields a [[Coin]]. Their propellers have been redesigned as well. A wrecked airship is also featured in [[Sand Spiral Galaxy]].

There is a looped version and an unlooped version of the airship theme in ''Super Mario Galaxy''. The looped version plays in the airship level in [[Space Junk Galaxy]] and [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]], and the unlooped version only plays in the opening where the airships appear and attack the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. The unlooped version has an intro where a small group of instruments play, followed by more instruments, and finally the whole orchestra.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Airship Screenshot.png|thumb|left|An Airship from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.]]
[[File:NSMBW World 4-A Screenshot.png|thumb|One of the Airship stages, World 4-A, in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
An airship (also known as a '''Sky Ship''' in the [[Prima Games]] guide<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=11 and 18|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref>) also appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where [[Bowser Jr.]] and the [[Koopalings]] use it to escape with the kidnapped [[Princess Peach]]. This resembles the airship Bowser uses in the opening sequence of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]].'' Mario and his friends end up chasing it throughout the game, with the airship dropping one of the Koopalings off at the world's [[tower]]. Upon defeating the Koopaling at the [[castle]] at the end of each world, Mario and company walk outside to see Bowser Jr. boarding the airship and taking off, with Peach crying for help from the deck. In Worlds 4 and 6, however, Bowser Jr. gets left behind by the airship, and he gets chased back into it by Mario and the gang, who board it as well and fight Bowser Jr. at the end, only for them to be dumped outside to continue the pursuit. With the airship no longer present in the world, an anchor is seen in its place on the map and level preview screen.

[[File:NSMBW Airship Sprite.png|frame|left]]
Finally, at World 8, [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] is sent out to the tower to stop the heroes while the airship flies to the end of the world by itself with no castle in sight. Upon his defeat, Magikoopa returns to the airship, which Mario and his friends subsequently board by themselves. After one last battle with Bowser Jr., Mario and friends finally find Peach on the deck, but Magikoopa intervenes and steals her away. Their goal now relocated to [[Bowser's Castle]], Mario and company abandon the airship for the remainder of the game.

The airship's general appearance stays the same throughout the game, yet each time the heroes fight Bowser Jr., it is completely different on the inside.

This is the first game where an airship level starts at the stern instead of the bow.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:DoomshipKoopa.png|thumb|An Airship from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.]]
Airships make a minor appearance in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. In [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]], two Airships come out of [[worm hole]]s (the second of which has a [[Hammer Bro]], a [[Comet Medal]] and a [[Green Star]]). At the end of [[Fleet Glide Galaxy]], Airships appear and shoot [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Cannonball]]s at the player.

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:3DS SuperMario 11 scrn11 E3.png|thumb|left|An Airship in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.]]
Airships are vehicles that are settings for certain levels in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. One of the Airships is owned by [[Boom Boom]] and [[Pom Pom]]. They come with new features such as [[Skewer]]s added. After defeating Boom Boom or Pom Pom in the airship, the player has to keep walking to the [[Goal Pole]] instead of ending the level immediately after defeating the boss, as in previous games, as these bosses actually disappear, leaving their coins behind and a [[Warp Pipe]] appears. In some of the levels of the secret worlds, the Airships simply require that the player reach the goal, with only one Airship level having Boom Boom and Pom Pom as mandatory bosses (although in another Airship level, the player can fight Boom Boom by accessing a pipe, the fight on that level is completely optional and only acts as a shortcut to the other ship barring somersaulting through a brick barrier). 

In a manner similar to the Airship's appearance in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', the Airships in the starting cutscenes looked generally the same, but during the gameplay levels, they looked completely different. The [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide refers to Airships as simply Ships.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', a [[Sky Move Lift|single airship]] level appears in [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 5]] as a golden ship similar to the [[Treasure Ship]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. It is named [[World 5-A (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 5-A]] and, like every other level, has three [[Star Coin]]s; it also has a secret exit reached via [[beanstalk]]. However, unlike other Airships in the series, this one does not end with a boss.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:NSMBU Boarding the Airship Mecha Hand.jpg|thumb|[[Boarding the Airship]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'']]
Airships return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. This time, every [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] and [[Bowser]] himself has a personalized airship, with the Koopalings' airships having their faces on the bow, and their shells on the top and each having specific designs (e.g. [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton's]] airship is the biggest airship of the seven, [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy's]] is the thinnest and fastest airship, and Roy and Morton's airships have four cannons with two on each side). [[Bowser's Airship]] resembles the airship featured in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', but with painted Bowser faces on the bow and the stern as well as the addition of a [[Mecha Hand]], which Bowser uses to throw [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]], and [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] ([[Toadette]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'') all the way to Acorn Plains.  

The Koopaling's boss battles take place inside their airships (or in the case of [[Roy|Roy Koopa]] and [[Ludwig|Ludwig von Koopa]], on the crow's nest of their airships) and the player must use a cannon to shoot their way in there. After the player defeats a Koopaling, Mario jumps onto that Koopaling's airship, causing it to smoke, go out of control and finally crash. Bowser's Airship is used as the setting for two courses in each game: [[The Mighty Cannonship]] in [[Soda Jungle]] and [[Boarding the Airship]] in [[Meringue Clouds]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', and [[All Aboard!]] in Soda Jungle and [[Bowser Jr. Showdown]] in Meringue Clouds in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.

====''Super Mario Maker'' subseries====
Airships are an unlockable level theme in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and returns in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. For ''Super Mario Maker'', new airship level themes and music have been made for the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''Super Mario World'' styles, since airship levels first appeared in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and did not properly appear in ''Super Mario World'' (the only airship is the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]], a mostly underwater stage). In the ''Super Mario Bros.'' style, the course elements appear to be metallic with flags, while in other styles the elements are wooden and have ropes. In the ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style in ''Super Mario Maker 2'', despite using the "Airship" name, the airship theme resembles [[The Bowser Express]].

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO E3 2017 screenshot 13.png|thumb|left|Bowser's Airship]]
[[File:SMO Rabbits Airship.PNG|thumb|The Broodals' airship]]
[[Bowser's Airship]], now colored white and purple and heavily decorated, appears in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. Additionally, the [[Broodals]] are seen using a white-colored airship similar to the airships used by Bowser's Minions, but with the bust of [[Madame Broode]] at the front. Many residents of the [[Cap Kingdom]] have hat-shaped airships of their own, which can be found crashed early on. In addition, Mario himself has a Cap Kingdom-inspired airship of his own called the [[Odyssey]].
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====''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:Mariofurstepisland.png|thumb|200px|A crashed airship on Fur Step Island in the ''Bowser's Fury'' mode]]
In the original ''Super Mario 3D World'', airships do not return from ''Super Mario 3D Land'', with the airship levels being replaced by tank and train levels that host the Boom Boom and Pom Pom boss fights respectively. However, in the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', multiple airships are seen, having crashed on  various places in [[Lake Lapcat]], such as [[Fur Step Island]], sometime before the events of ''Bowser's Fury''.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
[[File:SMBW Airship Model.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A Flying Battleship in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'']]
Airships, referred to as '''flying battleships''', return as levels in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. This time, they are green and silver, they are made of metal and steel like modern seafaring ships, sails with [[Bowser]]'s logo have been added to the mainmasts, and the figureheads of Bowser have green, glowing eyes (similar to [[Bowser's Airship]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''), horns, and teeth, and green hair with a stream of green and pink light emanating from it. Three levels in the game take place on flying battleships: [[Fluff-Puff Peaks Flying Battleship]] in [[Fluff-Puff Peaks]], [[Petal Isles Flying Battleship]] in [[Petal Isles]], and [[Deep Magma Bog Flying Battleship]] in [[Deep Magma Bog]]. Additionally, gears, pillars and masts with propellers and sails can be seen in the background during the gameplay levels unlike previous 2D ''Mario'' games. Like in many previous appearances, they are auto-scrolling levels with a boss fought at the end. The music used in the airship levels is an arrangement of the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''-style airship theme from the ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' games.

Although technically not an airship in the traditional sense, Bowser's transformation via the Wonder Flower, [[Castle Bowser]], had similar traits to airships.
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===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:CartoonDoomship.jpg|thumb|left|Bowser's Doom Ship from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
A single Airship, owned by [[Bowser|King Koopa]] and only ever referred to as the [[Bowser's Airship|Doom Ship]], appears regularly throughout ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Like its game counterparts, the Doom Ship is equipped with a large amount of artillery and also possesses the ability to teleport to other locations.

===''Nintendo Comics System''===
In ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'', an Airship makes an appearance in the issue ''[[Mutiny on the Fungi]]'', which has Bowser and his crew of [[Koopa Troopa]]s and [[Toad (species)|Mushroom People]] using it to steal various treasures.

===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
The [[Bowser's Airship|Doom Ship]] from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' reappears in two ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'': ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'' and ''[[Leaping Lizards]]''.

===''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up''===
[[File:ArmedForcesPilot.png|thumb|Mario fighting an airship on the Armed Forces Pilot page of ''Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]'', airships briefly appear on the Armed Forces Pilot career page. Mario is having a "dogfight" with the airship.

===''Donkey Kong Land'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Land''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', two {{conjectural|blimp}} levels appear in the area [[Big Ape City]]. The first is [[Kong Krazy]], which is the second level of the area. Here, the Kongs must collect [[K-O-N-G Letters]] which form bridges across wide abysses found in the level. The second blimp level is [[Fast Barrel Blast]], which consists of many wide pits and high ledges. These must be crossed using [[Barrel Cannon|barrel]]s and [[tire]]s. The final battle, [[K. Rool's Kingdom]], also takes place within a blimp. The levels' backgrounds consist of metal panels, pipes and machinery.

====''Donkey Kong Land 2''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', there is a large airship-like vehicle owned by [[King K. Rool|Kaptain K. Rool]] named [[The Flying Krock]], which resembles a crocodile-shaped helicopter. It originally appeared in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', from which it retains its role.

===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
[[File:TheFlyingKrock.png|thumb|The [[The Flying Krock|Flying Krock]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.]]
[[File:The Flying Krock DKC2 NTSC.png|thumb|left|The interior of The Flying Krock; it is stocked with a large amount of [[banana]]s and [[barrel]]s.]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', [[Kaptain K. Rool]] used his own airship, The Flying Krock to kidnap [[Donkey Kong]], and escape to the top of [[Crocodile Isle]]. The Flying Krock area contains two levels. The first is [[Screech's Sprint]], where the Kongs must race [[Screech]] to the finish line. The second level is the boss battle against Kaptain K. Rool. 
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====''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''====
[[File:01 DKCR.png|177px|thumb|left|The Kongs chasing an Airship manned by a [[Tiki Pilot]].]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and the [[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D|3DS remake]], the [[Tiki Tak Tribe|Tikis]] use Airships controlled by [[Tiki Pilot]]s as transport and getaway vehicles after stealing the Kongs' [[banana hoard]]. The Tikis also use these as weapons to bump into the Kongs while they ride [[Rocket Barrel]]s. The Tikis even watch the battle with [[Thugly]] from an Airship. The [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide refers to these airships as '''Tiki Airships'''.<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|date=November 21, 2010|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns: Prima Official Game Guide''|format=Premiere Edition|page=136|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-47102-4}}</ref>

===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
Although airships themselves do not appear in their usual form in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', the [[Axem Rangers]]' ship [[The Blade]] has a similar role to airships, only in this case being the boss arena for the Axem Rangers at [[Barrel Volcano]] (and to a certain extent, a boss in his own right).

===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
Although the Airships used by Bowser's Minions themselves do not appear in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'', a similar flying ship appears in the Modern version of the game ''[[Parachute (Game & Watch)|Parachute]]''.

In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', one of the stages in the Modern version of the game ''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong]]'' involves an airship.

===''Mario Party'' series===
[[Luigi's Engine Room]], from the first ''[[Mario Party]]'', takes place inside of an airship as shown during the ending. In ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', Bowser makes a reference to airships when the player gets a [[Cursed Mushroom]] panel in [[Speak Up]]. [[Airship Central]] from ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' takes place across a fleet of airships and clouds. [[Bowser's Airship]] appears during the second and third parts where it fires at the players in the former and is destroyed in the latter.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
The [[Rainbow Cruise]] stage featured in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' included the ''Super Mario 64'' airship; it is the beginning platform in these stages and carries players left until it hits a platform-filled area and sinks, only to be generated again later as the automatically-scrolling stage loops back to its beginning. Of note is that this interpretation of the Rainbow Ride airship is actually more airship-like than the original one, while ''Super Mario 64'' showed it to only have wings keeping it afloat. The [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] also gives it the propellers common on traditional Airships. Additionally, a remix of the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' airship music can be selectable for the [[Luigi's Mansion (location)#Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Luigi's Mansion]] stage in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. 

In [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]] mode of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', a giant airship named the [[Subspace Gunship]] was used by Ganondorf and Bowser.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', on the [[Mario Galaxy (stage)|Mario Galaxy]] stage based off of the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games, an airship from said games can be seen flying above the stage.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
[[File:MLPJ Papercraft Airship.png|thumb|200px|A {{conjectural|[[Papercraft]] Airship}} in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'']]
While airships are largely absent from the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series, the [[Koopa Cruiser]] seems to be Bowser's personal airship in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. It is quite different from the other airships in the ''Super Mario'' games.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', in the battle with Bowser's Castle, the castle sends out airships with Shy Guy faces on them. In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', [[Shy Guy]]s are seen using miniature airships known as "[[Shy Guy Airtub|Airtub]]s". In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', [[Neo Bowser Castle]] has a similar role to airships and the airtubs make minor appearances, attacking Peach's Castle alongside the castle and airlifting Toadette's Papercrafts. Papercraft Airships also appear during the Papercraft Bowser boss fight, firing Papercraft Bullet Bills at Papercraft Fire Mario.

Bowser's standard airship appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. In the beginning of the game, the airship was shown to be in the general vicinity of Peach's castle (with it being implied that Bowser was enroute to attack the castle as usual) when the portal leading to Concordia opened up and sucked Bowser's group alongside Peach and her Toads and the Mario Bros. The Airship later participated in an aerial battle against [[Zokket]]'s forces, although after Bowser noticed Mario and Luigi's presence on [[Shipshape Island]] below, he ordered for the airship to break off from the fighting to fire its cannons at the island, forcing Mario and Luigi overboard. He later used the airship again, this time to confront Zokket (in actuality his master Reclusa) to avenge himself for both Zokket's [[Glohm Bowser|brainwashing]] of him and his overall actions against him, including abducting his son [[Bowser Jr.]]. He also ended up "saving" Mario & Luigi during this time, though he insists that was not his intention. The Airship eventually got shot out of the sky by Reclusa's ultimate form Weeping Reclusa, though it was repaired by the ending when he and his troops return to the Mushroom Kingdom.

===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
In ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'', the [[SS Brass]] is an airship. Toad and Mario (or Luigi) travel around the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] searching for the [[Music Keys]] in it. It also doubles as a normal sea going ship in the second world.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart DS''====
[[File:Airship Fortress MKDS preview.png|thumb|left|The Airship seen in ''Mario Kart DS''.]]
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', the race course [[DS Airship Fortress|Airship Fortress]] appears in the Star Cup and partially takes place on an Airship, which is in the midst of attacking a collapsing fortress. Like the Airships of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the Airship portion of Airship Fortress track is filled with Rocky Wrenches, Bullet Bills and Rocket Engines. Also of note is that more of the inner workings of Airships are seen in this game; the explored Airship features, in addition to the deck, are a storage room, a boiler room and a very large cannon.

====''Mario Kart 7''====
In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', Airship Fortress from ''Mario Kart DS'' reappears as the third track of the [[Lightning Cup]].
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====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', Airships appear in the race tracks [[Aerial Road]] and [[Sky Arena]] in the [[Bowser Jr. Cup]]. Crashed airships appear in [[Splash Circuit]] and [[Tropical Coast]] in the [[Mario Cup]].

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
A kart body named [[Landship]], modeled after an airship, appears in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. When used by the [[Koopalings]], its stern and cannon lids change color to match their own airships in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.

Airships also appear in [[Cloudtop Cruise]], with one of them used as a part of the track, and other airships in the background; [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]], sometimes in the background during one of the zero-gravity sections, in {{classic link|GCN|Baby Park}} as a swinging ship ride seen in the background of the course, and in {{classic link|GBA|Sky Garden}} of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', in the background.
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====''Mario Kart Tour''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', the Airship Fortress track from ''Mario Kart DS'' reappears once again, along with the airships it features.

===''DK'' series===
====''DK: King of Swing''====
[[File:King Kruiser IV.png|thumb|The [[King Kruizer IV]], as it appears in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''.]]
In the game ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'', an airship known as the [[K. Kruizer III]] is used by [[King K. Rool]]. It is the setting for the final world of the game. [[K. Kruizer III Artillery]] is the second level, which moves through the weaponry areas stocked by the K. Kruizer III. Completing this allows progress to the [[K. Kruizer III Hull|hull]] of the airship, which contains many conveyor belts, [[Spike Trap|spike]]s, and [[barrel]]s. Later, the [[K. Kruizer III Engine|engine]] of the airship is featured as the final level before facing King K. Rool.

====''DK: Jungle Climber''====
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In ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', an airship appears as the [[King Kruizer IV]]. It resembles a crocodile, and is heavily armed. In the latter stages of the game, the Kongs chase the King Kruizer IV to [[High-High Island]]. However, they miss the ship as it passes over the top of the island. In the level [[Space A Go-Go]], Donkey Kong travels out of [[Planet Plantaen]], chasing down the King Kruizer IV. Donkey Kong enters it through a small opening guarded by Kritters. The interior appears similar to the factory-themed levels found in the game.
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===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
One of the courts in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', the [[Rainbow Ship]], takes place on a large Airship. It is adorned with various statues and a large basketball court on it. It is based off the airships of Final Fantasy rather than the airships of Mario's World.

===''Mario Sports Mix''===
[[File:MSM Airship.png|thumb|200px|left|The Star Ship in ''Mario Sports Mix'']]
An Airship known as the [[Star Ship]] is one of the courts in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''.

===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
Boom Boom's intro in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' shows him descending onto the court from an airship's anchor, without the airship being seen. In addition, the boats that appear in [[Savage Sea]] heavily resemble airships from Bowser's armada, down to having propellers on their masts despite being exclusively used in sailing. Additionally, all of the [[Koopalings]]' airships from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' can be seen flying in the background.
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
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[[File:Airship PMSS.png|thumb|]]
An airship is flown by Bowser Jr. and serves as the basis for [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]] in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. It features [[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]]s shot out from [[Bill Blaster]]s, [[Rocky Wrench]]es, [[Hammer Bro|Hammer]], [[Boomerang Bro|Boomerang]], [[Fire Bro|Fire]] and [[Ice Bro]]s., as well as [[Bob-omb]]s.

====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
[[File:Airship PMCS.png|left|thumb|120px|Artwork of an airship in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'' with a bucket of paint]]
Airships appear in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', where they carry huge buckets of paint stolen from [[Prism Island]] that are intended to be delivered to [[Black Bowser's Castle]]. The first one is seen when Mario reaches the first [[Mini Paint Star]] in [[Port Prisma]] with [[Justice Toad]] clinging to the side. Justice Toad eventually falls off above [[Cherry Lake]]. Another airship appears outside [[the Crimson Tower]], with a bucket of red paint stolen from the tower. Mario manages to infiltrate this airship by climbing the anchor [[List of implied characters#Johnson (Airship crewman)|a Shy Guy]] forgot to lift. The Airship eventually gets destroyed right above the Crimson Tower when Mario hits a self-destruct switch, which also drops the bucket of paint and repaints the tower.

An airship later returns after Black Bowser reveals himself. Bowser escapes with it upon revealing his role in the disaster in Prism Island, also revealing he has abducted Princess Peach.

An airship is seen one last time during the ending, where the Koopalings and Bowser, who is tethered to a similar string of tape he used to hold Peach, use it to leave the island. Similarly to the ending for ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', the airship ends up being forced to crash land off screen after sustaining extreme damage again (in this case, from being hit by a stray firework) as Peach, Toad and Mario watch.
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====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
[[File:PMTOK Bowsers Airship battle.jpg|thumb|Bowser's Airship in ''Paper Mario: The Origami King'']]
[[Bowser's Airship]] appears near the end of ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', where it is used to battle the [[Paper Plane Squadron]]. A Collectible Treasure of Bowser's Airship can also be collected.

===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
Airships are the last level of every world in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''. They are actually the [[Koopalings]]' airships and have their ''[[New  Super Mario Bros. U]]'' design.

===''Minecraft''===
[[File:Minecraft - Mario Mashup screenshot6.png|thumb|left|Bowser's Airship in ''[[Minecraft]]'']]
In the premade world for the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', a normal Airship appears in the snow area, while [[Bowser's Airship]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' can be found near the entrance to the [[Valley of Bowser]].
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===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
[[File:YCW Airship.png|thumb|The [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] returning home on an airship]]
In ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', an airship is created by the [[Sundream Stone]] when the Yoshis wish to return to [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] in the ending.

===LEGO ''Super Mario''===
Two sets in the [[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] series are airships: set 71391 (Bowser's Airship) and set 71427 (Larry's and Morton's Airships).

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', an airship (referred to as Bowser's ship by [[Cranky Kong]]) is used to carry [[Bowser's Castle]] in between kingdoms.

==Gallery==
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SMB3 Larry.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMG Airship Model.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
Bowser Peach Airship - Super Mario 3D Land.png|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
Airship Bowser SMO render.png|Bowser's Airship in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
LEGO Super Mario Bowsers Airship.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
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==Names in other languages==
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|Jpn={{ruby|飛行船|ひこうせん}}
|JpnR=Hikōsen
|JpnM=Airship
|ChiS=飞行船<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|url=www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/new_super_mario_bros_u_deluxe/pc/stage/index.html|title=新 超级马力欧兄弟U 豪华版 {{!}} Nintendo Switch {{!}} 任天堂 {{!}} 腾讯|publisher=nintendoswitch.com.cn|accessdate=December 15, 2019|archive=web.archive.org/web/20191222172421/https://www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/new_super_mario_bros_u_deluxe/pc/stage/index.html}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Fēixíng Chuán
|ChiSM=Flying Ship
|ChiT=飛行戰艦
|ChiTR=Fēixíng Zhànjiàn
|ChiTM=Flying Battleship
|Dut=Luchtschip<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Nederland|date=May 15, 2019|url=youtu.be/PUVPXThV-uc?t=120|timestamp=02:00|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16 mei 2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 16, 2019}}</ref>
|DutM=Airship
|Fre=Forteresse volante
|FreM=Flying Fortress
|Ger=Luftgaleere
|GerM=Air galley
|Ita=Veliero volante
|Ita2=Aereonave (sometimes)
|ItaM=Flying ship
|Ita2M=Airship
|Kor=비행선
|KorR=Bihaengseon
|KorM=Airship
|Por=Nave Ruim
|Por2=Nave Destruidora
|Por3=Navio Voador<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario World'' instruction booklet|page=20|language=pt-br|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|Por3N=''Super Mario World''
|PorM=Bad Ship
|Por2M=Destroyer Ship
|Por3M=Flying Ship
|PorE=Aeronave
|PorEM=Airship
|PorA=Aeronave
|PorA2=Dirigível
|PorAM=Airship
|PorA2M=Dirigible
|Rom=Nava blestemată
|RomM=The cursed ship
|Rus=Воздушный корабль
|RusR=Vozdushniy korabl
|RusM=Airship
|Spa=Aeronave
|Spa2=Barco Volador
|Spa3=Fortaleza Aérea
|SpaM=Airship
|Spa2M=Flying Ship
|Spa3M=Air Fortress
|Swe=Luftskepp<ref>{{cite|url=lego.com/sv-se/product/larry-s-and-morton-s-airships-expansion-set-71427|title=Larrys och Mortons luftskepp - expansionsset||publisher=LEGO.com|language=sv|}}</ref>
|SweM=Airship
}}

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