Editing London

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|image=MK8DLondonLoop1.jpg
|caption=London in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|greater_location={{wp|England}}, [[United Kingdom]]
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|inhabitants=Humans, Animals, etc.
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]], Wave 3) (2022)
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'''{{wp|London}}''' is the capital city of England and the [[United Kingdom]]. 

==History==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
London one of the many cities [[Luigi]] has to visit in the game ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. In the NES version, it is in the fifth pair of levels alongside [[Buenos Aires]] - in all other versions, it is in the final level set. Like all cities in the game, [[Koopa Troopa]]s stole famous artifacts from its landmarks to fund their scheme to melt Antarctica. These are: the [[Crown Jewels]] from the [[Tower of London]], a [[Bust of Shakespeare]] from [[Westminster Abbey]], and [[Big Ben]]'s [[Big Ben's minute hand|minute hand]]. In the PC version, they also stole the [[Guard's bearskin hat|bearskin hat]] of a [[Buckingham Palace]] guard and the [[Door to 10 Downing Street|Door]] to [[10 Downing Street]]. Luigi has to find and return them to the respective landmarks.

===''Mario's Time Machine''===
[[File:London, 1843 AD MTMDX.png|thumb|right|London in the PC release of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'']]
In ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', [[Mario]] travels back in time to London circa 1595 to return the stolen [[Crown]] of the then-reigning monarch, [[Queen Elizabeth I]]. However, Mario only enters the queen's palace, and does not explore any of London. While there, he also talks to one of the queen's servants, one of the queen's handmaidens, and [[Francis Drake]]. Mario later travels back in time to 1831 to return a [[Magnet (Mario's Time Machine)|Magnet]] to [[Michael Faraday]], talking to [[Sarah Barnard]], [[Charles-Gaspard de la Rive]], and a boy who claims to be an heir to the throne of England while there. Later still, Mario travels back in time to 1843, visiting one of London's streets to return [[Charles Dickens]]' [[Inkwell]]. There, he talks to a grumpy banker, a poor orphan, and Charles's wife, [[Catherine Dickens]]. In all three time periods, he leaves the city after returning the important item to its respective owner.

===''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''===
London is the setting for ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', corresponding to the setting of the real-life {{wp|2012 Summer Olympics}} held in London.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
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|Buckingham Palace (left) and River Thames (right) in ''Mario Kart Tour''
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[[File:MK8-Course-Tour LondonLoop.jpg|200xppx|thumb|right|London Loop in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', there is a course based on London called [[Tour London Loop|London Loop]], which debuted in and served as the signature course of the [[London Tour]]. A second route for the course named London Loop 2 debuted in the [[Baby Rosalina Tour]], and a third called London Loop 3 was later introduced in the [[Halloween Tour (2021)|2021 Halloween Tour]]. London Loop returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]] DLC.

Some of the landmarks in London can be seen, including the {{wp|Admiralty Arch}}, [[Big Ben]], {{wp|Buckingham Palace}}, {{wp|Charing Cross}}, {{wp|The Gherkin}}, {{wp|Leadenhall Market}}, {{wp|London City Hall}}, {{wp|London Eye}}, {{wp|Nelson's Column}}, {{wp|River Thames}}, {{wp|The Shard}}, {{wp|Tower Bridge}}, {{wp|Tower of London}}, {{wp|Trafalgar Square}}, {{wp|St Paul's Cathedral}}, {{wp|Victoria Memorial}}, and {{wp|The Walkie Talkie}}. Also scattered across the course are multiple {{wp|pillar box}}es, {{wp|red telephone box}}es, red London bus stops and entrances to the {{wp|London Underground}}.

A picture of London can be seen on a page of the [[Flybrary Book]] glider.
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===DIC cartoons===
London was also referenced in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. During the events of "[[Reptiles in the Rose Garden]]", it was mentioned by Luigi as one of the cities that [[Bowser]] was planning to attack after he succeeded in taking over the [[United States of America]]. However, [[Mario]] and Luigi stopped the [[Koopa Troop]] before this could happen.

In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', the city of [[Victoria]] appears to be based on London.

==Information from ''Mario is Missing!''==
*Boy:
**''"Water, water all around, you're on Europe's largest island."
**''"If you stand where the Union Jack unfurls, you're in the 8th largest city in the world."
*Tourist:
**''"It's the United Kingdom and Great Britain. There's a third name too, I'm not kidding."
**''"We landed at Heathrow. The doubledecker bus driver had an English accent."
*Business Woman:
**''"Can you smell the croissants...you're only 34 kilometers of water away from France."
**''"Prince Charles will one day be king. If you know you're in London you know everything."
*Scientist:
**''"London's been the capital for 2000 years. Although in Europe, it's an island, I hear."
*Police Officer:
**''"You've landed in London in time for tea. While in England I'm known as a female Bobby."

==Media==
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|title1=''Mario's Time Machine'' (SNES)
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|title2=''Mario's Time Machine'' (1595)
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|title3=''Mario's Time Machine'' (1831)
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|title4=''Mario's Time Machine'' (1843)
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|title5=''Mario Kart Tour''
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|title6=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
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==Gallery==
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London MIM.png|The map of London in ''Mario is Missing!''
London MTMSNES.png|London circa 1595 in the SNES release of ''Mario's Time Machine''
London, 1595 AD MTMDX.png|London circa 1595 in the PC release of ''Mario's Time Machine''
London, 1831 AD MTMDX.png|London circa 1831 in the PC release of ''Mario's Time Machine''
MASATLOG London.png|London in ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''
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