Editing Lightning Cup

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''.

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