Editing Lightning Cup

[[File:Mario Kart 8 - Lightning Cup logo.svg|thumb|The Lightning Cup logo in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]

The '''Lightning Cup''' (referred to as the '''Thunder Cup''' in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' and in the ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' instruction manuals) is a [[cup]] in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], as well as ''Mario Power Tennis''. Its first appearance is in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', in which it is placed between the [[Flower Cup]] and [[Star Cup]], appearing as the third cup of that game. It is absent in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', but appears since ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as the eighth and final cup, exclusively featuring [[classic course]]s and is the fourth and last retro cup overall. It is the only cup in the ''Mario Kart'' series to have been both a new cup and a classic cup. It mainly features courses from the [[Star Cup]] and the [[Special Cup]], though ''Mario Kart DS'' features a sole course from the ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' Lightning Cup ({{classic-link|GBA|Sky Garden}}) and ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' features a sole Flower Cup course ({{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}). The length and difficulty of the courses in this cup tend to be on par with those in the [[Special Cup]]. Starting from ''Mario Kart 7'', the final course of the Lightning Cup is a [[Rainbow Road]] from a past game, akin to the Special Cup's last course being a [[New course|new]] Rainbow Road. The emblem of the cup is [[Lightning]]. In ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', it is the eighth cup overall; however, due to the four DLC cups (the [[Egg Cup]], the [[Triforce Cup]], the [[Crossing Cup]], and the [[Bell Cup]]) being on the right side of the eight main cups, the Bell Cup is actually the last cup overall in ''Mario Kart 8'', and as shown in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'',  the [[Spiny Cup]] is actually the last cup overall in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.

==List of courses==

{|class=wikitable width=100% style="text-align:center"

!colspan="2" width="25%"|Game

!width="15%"|Course 1

!width="15%"|Course 2

!width="15%"|Course 3

!width="15%"|Course 4

!rowspan="2" width="13%"|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''

|[[File:Luigi Circuit MKSC icon.png|85px]]<br>[[GBA Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]]  

|[[File:Sky Garden MKSC icon.png|85px]]<br>[[GBA Sky Garden|Sky Garden]]  

|[[File:Cheep-Cheep Island MKSC icon.png|85px]]<br>[[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island|Cheep-Cheep Island]]  

|[[File:Sunset Wilds MKSC icon.png|85px]]<br>[[GBA Sunset Wilds|Sunset Wilds]]

!Extra tracks

|[[File:MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 2 Extra Cup Map.png]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 2]]

|[[File:MKSC Mario Circuit 3 Extra Cup Map.png]]<br>[[SNES Mario Circuit 3|Mario Circuit 3]]

|[[File:MKSC Koopa Beach 1 Extra Cup Map.png]]<br>[[Koopa Beach 1]]

|[[File:MKSC Choco Island 2 Extra Cup Map.png]]<br>[[SNES Choco Island 2|Choco Island 2]]

!colspan="2"|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''

|[[File:MKDS Choco Island 2 Intro.png|130px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Choco Island 2}}

|[[File:MKDS Banshee Boardwalk N64 Intro.png|130px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Banshee Boardwalk}}

|[[File:MKDS Sky Gardens Intro.png|130px]]<br>{{classic-link|GBA|Sky Garden}}

|[[File:MKDS Yoshi Circuit GCN Intro.png|130px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}

!colspan="2"|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''

|[[File:MKW SNES Mario Circuit 3 Overview.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}

|[[File:MKWii Peach Gardens.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Peach Gardens}}

|[[File:DK Mountain.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|DK Mountain}}

|[[File:N64BowserCastle-MKWii.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Bowser's Castle}}

!colspan="2"|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''

|[[File:KoopaCapeMK7.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|Wii|Koopa Cape}}

|[[File:DinoDinoJungleMK7.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Dino Dino Jungle}}

|[[File:AirshipFortressMK7.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Airship Fortress}}

!colspan="2"|''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''

|[[File:MK8-Course-DS Tick-TockClock.jpg|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Tick-Tock Clock}}

|[[File:MK8-Course-3DS PiranhaPlantSlide.jpg|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide|Piranha Plant Slide<br><small><small>3DS</small> Piranha Plant Pipeway</small>}}

|[[File:MK8-Course-Wii GrumbleVolcano.jpg|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|Wii|Grumble Volcano}}

|[[File:MK8-Course-N64 RainbowRoad.jpg|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}}

|[[File:MKLHC Jolly Workshop Course Icon.png|140px]]<br>[[Jolly Workshop]]

|[[File:MKLHC Chain Chomp Stadium Course Icon.png|140px]]<br>[[Chain Chomp Stadium]]

|[[File:MKLHC Ember Island Course Icon.png|140px]]<br>[[Ember Island]]

<gallery widths=85px>

MKSC Lightning Cup Artwork.png|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''

MKSC Lightning Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''

MKSC Extra Lightning Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' (Extra)

MKDS Lightning Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart DS''

MKW Icon cup Lightning.png|''Mario Kart Wii''

MK7 Lightning Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart 7''

</gallery>

 

</gallery>

{{foreign names

|DutM=Lightning Cup

|GerM=Lightning Cup

|Fre=Coupe Éclair

|FreM=Lightning Cup

|SpaM=Spark Cup

|RusM=Lightning Cup

|KorM=Lightning Cup

}}

*The Lightning Cup is the only cup in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' to not feature a [[Bowser's Castle#Mario Kart series|Bowser's Castle]] course.

*Excluding cups introduced as DLC, ''Mario Kart 7''{{'}}s Lightning Cup is the only retro cup in the series not to have at least one course from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', and the only Lightning Cup to feature multiple courses from the [[Special Cup]].

*The Lightning Cup from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' is one of three cups in the series to have all its courses return together in another ''Mario Kart'' game, as all of its tracks reappear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. The other two cups are the [[Star Cup]] from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', which has all of its courses available in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as a result of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', and the [[Mushroom Cup]] from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', which also has all of its courses return in ''Tour''.  

**Additionally, its courses were added to ''Tour'' in reverse chronological order compared to the original cup. Sunset Wilds debuted in 2020's [[Sunset Tour]], Cheep-Cheep Island debuted in the [[Summer Tour (2021)|2021 Summer Tour]], Sky Garden debuted in 2022's [[Sky Tour]], and Luigi Circuit debuted in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]. This situation also applies to the Star Cup from ''Wii''.

 

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