Editing Cloud (cover)

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{{Redirect-distinguish|Fog|the [[Stage (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)#Stage nozzle|stage nozzle from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:SMBW Screenshot Cloud Cover.png|200x200px]]<br>Screenshot from ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|effect=Airborne concealment of items, terrain, and enemies
|variants=[[Electricity Cloud]]
}}

'''Clouds''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|page=144|date=2009|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Prima Games|date=2012|page=48, 95, 183, 184|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> also known as '''mist''' or '''fog''',<ref>{{cite|quote=The bridge's waves go with the sea of fog.|author=[[Cap Kingdom#Brochure details|Brochure]]|title=''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' by [[Nintendo EPD|Nintendo EPD Tokyo]] and [[1-Up Studio]]|format=North American localization|date=2017|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]}}</ref> are concealments for airborne objects in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, debuting in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They typically appear only in sky-themed [[level]]s. Clouds sometimes conceal items such as [[coin]]s and [[1-Up Mushroom]]s or winged enemies such as [[Para-Beetle]]s. The clouds are cleared if the player character physically passes through them or performs a certain move, such as spinning in their [[Propeller Mario|Propeller form]].

==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
[[File:NSMBW World 7-6 Screenshot.png|200px|thumb|left|Propeller Mario among clouds in World 7-6]]
Clouds appear throughout ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', where they conceal items of interest such as [[Star Coin]]s, terrain, and airborne enemies. Making direct physical contact with or performing a [[Spin Jump]] near clouds clears them. However, the player character can clear a much wider radius of clouds if he performs a [[fly|Propeller Jump]] while in his Propeller form or uses a [[Propeller Block]]. While not exclusive to them, clouds are a prominent element of sky-themed levels, where they shroud the bottom of the screen and appear flying through the air in large numbers.

Clouds first appear in [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-1]], a level that also introduces the [[Propeller Mushroom]], near the top of the level. In the desert-themed [[World 2-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-5]], a cloud above a tall [[Tree|palm tree]] conceals a Star Coin. [[Jumbo Ray]]s leap through clouds in [[World 5-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5-5]], where they obstruct the player's view of [[bridge]]s, coins, and oncoming [[Bullet Bill]]s. Clouds are prominent in the sky-themed [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7]]. In [[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-5]], [[Foo]]s create temporary clouds that conceal terrain. There is a small alcove with a [[P Switch]] where cloud coverage is very dense. Para-Beetles and [[Heavy Para-Beetle]]s fly through clouds in [[World 7-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-6]], and clouds conceal the location of [[Skewer]]s in {{world-link|7|castle|World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. In [[World 9-8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 9-8]], clouds shroud [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] and collectible coins.

===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
Like ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', clouds, referred to as mist in-game, function as concealments in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and primarily appear in sky-themed leveled. In addition to the returning Propeller form, the player character can more effectively clear mist if they perform a Spin Jump with a [[Balloon Baby Yoshi]] in-hand or jump mid-glide while in their [[Flying Squirrel Mario|Flying Squirrel form]]. Clearing certain patches of mist can cause [[coin]]s to rain from the sky.

Their first appearance is in [[Mushroom Heights]], where they conceal floating coins. They hide a Star Coin [[Skyward Stalk]] and conceal terrain in [[Waddlewing's Nest]]. They are recurring in the world [[Meringue Clouds]], where they appear in [[Seesaw Shrooms (level)|Seesaw Shrooms]], [[Bouncy Cloud Boomerangs]], [[A Quick Dip in the Sky]], and [[Snaking above Mist Valley]]. In the lattermost level, [[Snake Block]]s weave through large clusters of mist and move back and forth in a way to delay their expected exit. Mist also appears in [[Clockwork Castle]] and [[Boarding the Airship]], as well as the Challenges [[Slick Slopes and Bullet Bills]], [[Rickety Sprint]], [[Airship 1-Up Rally]], and [[Bowser's Airship Sneak]]. In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', mist appears in [[Piranha Heights]], [[Beanstalk Jungle]], [[Frozen Fuzzies]], [[Above the Bouncy Clouds]], [[Three-Headed Snake Block]], and [[Bowser Jr. Showdown]]. Mist appears unaltered and in the same levels in the reissue ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.

===''Super Mario Odyssey''===
Fog is both a decorative and gameplay object in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. In kingdoms positioned high in the sky or [[Coin Heaven]]s, fog is a dense white or gray sheet that stretches off into the horizon, completely obscuring anything below it. [[Cap Throw]]s can clear fog, making Spin Throws an effective mean of clearing an area. [[Cap Kingdom|Bonneton]] and [[Cloud Kingdom|Nimbus Arena]] are completely shrouded in fog, covering the [[pit|void]] surrounding them and several [[Power Moon]]s in the former. Fog directly envelopes hilly terrain in Bonneton and clears as Mario moves throw it. It is also the focus of [[sub-area]]s in [[Wooded Kingdom]], [[Seaside Kingdom]], and [[Mushroom Kingdom]], where much of the playable area is submerged in fog.

===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
Clouds return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMBW World 7-5 Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBU 5-A Coin 2.jpg|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSMBU 7-6 Coin 2.jpg|''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSLU W7-AS 2nd Star Coin.png|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
SMO Cap Moon 21.png|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
SMO Cloud Moon 5.png|''Super Mario Odyssey''
BTCloudCover.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
SMBW skydiving level.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
Break Time Zip-Go-Round Course.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
SMBW Bloomps of the Desert Skies second 10-flower coin.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
SMBW Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility II.jpg|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=キリ
|JpnR=Kiri
|JpnM={{wp|Fog}}, {{wp|mist}}, or {{wp|haze}}
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=2015|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|page=149, 215|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref><ref name=valley>In-game name for [[Snaking above Mist Valley]].</ref>
|Jpn2=雲
|Jpn2R=Kumo
|Jpn2M={{wp|Cloud}}
|Jpn2N=''Super Mario Odyssey''
|Jpn2C=<ref name=cap>In-game name for [[List of Power Moon names in other languages by kingdom (A–K)#Cap Kingdom|Fly to the Edge of the Fog]].</ref>
|Jpn3={{ruby|雲|くも}}
|Jpn3R=Kumo
|Jpn3M=^
|Jpn3N=''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|author=KADOKAWA Game Linkage, editors|date=2023|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ ワンダー かんぺき攻略本』|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=Kadokawa|page=[https://www.famitsu.com/images/000/329/537/y_658a8c656448a.jpg 62]|isbn=4-047337-02-1}} Name is asserted to be "unofficial" within source.</ref><ref name=breaktime>In-game name for [[Break Time! Cloud Cover]].</ref>
|ChiS=雾
|ChiSR=Wù
|ChiSM=Fog, mist, or haze
|ChiSN=''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''
|ChiSC=<ref name=valley/>
|ChiS2=云
|ChiS2R=Yún
|ChiS2M=Cloud
|ChiS2N=''Super Mario Odyssey''
|ChiS2C=<ref name=cap/>
|ChiT=霧
|ChiTR=Wù
|ChiTM=Fog, mist, or haze
|ChiTN=''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''
|ChiTC=<ref name=valley/>
|ChiT2=雲
|ChiT2R=Yún
|ChiT2M=Cloud
|ChiT2N=''Super Mario Odyssey''
|ChiT2C=<ref name=cap/>
|Dut=Mist
|DutC=<ref name=valley/><ref name=cap/>
|FreA=Brouillard
|FreAC=<ref name=cap/>
|FreE=Smog
|FreEC=<ref name=cap/>
|Ger=Nebel
|GerC=<ref name=cap/>
|Ita=Nebbia
|ItaC=<ref name=valley/><ref name=cap/>
|Kor=안개
|KorR=Angae
|KorM=Fog, mist, or haze
|KorN=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|KorC=<ref name=valley/>
|Kor2=구름
|Kor2R=Guleum
|Kor2M=Cloud
|Kor2C=<ref name=cap/><ref name=breaktime/>
|Por=Névoa
|PorC=<ref name=valley/>
|Rus=Туман
|RusR=Tuman
|RusC=<ref name=valley/>
|Spa=Bruma
|SpaN=''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|SpaC=<ref name=valley/>
|Spa2=Niebla
|Spa2N=''Super Mario Odyssey''
|Spa2C=<ref name=cap/>
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Clouds]]
[[Category:New Super Luigi U objects]]
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[[Category:Super Mario Bros. Wonder objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Odyssey objects]]