Editing Peach's Castle (world)

{{about|the eighth world in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U|other uses|[[Peach's Castle (disambiguation)]]}}
{{world infobox
|game=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''<br>''[[New Super Luigi U]]''<br>''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|image=[[File:NSMBU Peach's Castle World Map.png|220px]]
|levels=6
|before=[[Meringue Clouds|<<]]
|after=[[Superstar Road|>>]]
|map={{NSMBU map|size=300px|align=center|class=none}}
|collapsed=true
}}
'''Peach's Castle''' is the final area of the main game in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. It seems to be in the same place as it was in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. However, this iteration has a large moat surrounding the castle (as in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and other games), an extra story, as well as two extra towers on either side of the central tower.

In the game's opening, [[Bowser]] and his [[Koopalings]] once again attempt to kidnap [[Princess Peach|Peach]]; however, instead of just coming to the castle to kidnap her and carry her all the way back to [[Bowser's Castle]] like in previous games, they instead seize control of the castle with Peach still inside it. Bowser throws [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]] and [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] ([[Toadette]] replaces Blue Toad in ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'') all the way to an [[Acorn Tree]] in the [[Acorn Plains]]. Afterwards, Bowser sends the Koopalings to secure the land's [[castle]]s, while Bowser's [[Airship]] hovers over Princess Peach's. Over time, Bowser raids and remakes Peach's Castle into his own image, until it is eventually shrouded by a tornado created by [[Kamek]].

Like its predecessors, the castle appears in the first level, [[Acorn Plains Way]]. However, unlike its predecessors, it is not seen at the start of the stage, as the Acorn Tree takes that spot. Instead, it appears near the end of the stage and even then, it appears very far into the distance. It is also the final, lava-themed world of ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and ''New Super Luigi U'', as at that point, the castle has been fully remade to Bowser's interest. The castle itself remains unchanged from the outside (it has changed on the inside, though), but the ground is charred and is surrounded by a moat of [[lava]]. There are six levels, making it the world with the least amount of levels in the game and the only world to not have a [[Toad House]]. As with [[Rock-Candy Mines]] and [[Superstar Road]], there are no [[Enemy Course]]s.

The world's music is a sinister-sounding arrangement of "[[Inside the Castle Walls]]," the music heard inside Princess Peach's Castle in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. This makes Peach's Castle the only world to have different music from previous worlds, which use the same melody with slight variations reflecting the world's themes. The music was later arranged as the background music for [[World 8 (Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition)|World 8]] in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''.

At the end of the game, Peach's Castle is restored to its original state. However, if the players play post-endgame, and enter the world, the area will revert back to how it was inside the tornado, except for the flags, as the black Bowser flags are still replaced by the white and pink Peach flags afterwards.

==Levels==
===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
|-style="background:#42cfff"
!width="5%"|Level number
!width="3%"|Level name
!width="1%"|Preview
!width="20%"|Description
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-1'''
|[[Meteor Moat]]
|[[File:Raining Debris NSMBU.png|150px]]
|This level features moving platforms and [[Meteor]]s.
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-2'''
|[[Magma-River Cruise]]
|[[File:NSMBU Magma-River Cruise Screenshot.jpg|150px]]
|A level on a raft over a lava lake. Many [[Monty Mole]]s can be found.
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-3'''
|[[Rising Tides of Lava]]
|[[File:NSMBU Rising Tides of Lava Screenshot.jpg|150px]]
|A volcano level where rising lava, screw mushrooms and [[Big Buzzy Beetle]]s are found.
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-4'''
|[[Firefall Cliffs]]
|[[File:NSMBU Firefall Cliffs Screenshot.jpg|150px]]
|A level where Mario must climb a mountain dodging [[Meteor]]s. This is Peach's Castle's secret stage.
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-[[File:Princess Peach Castle Sprite.png|18px]]'''
|[[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]]
|[[File:NSMBU Red Hot Elevator Ride Screenshot.jpg|150px]]
|Here, the player rides and drives a rising elevator which stands still when any enemy or a coin lands on it, while the lava rises. This is the only level in the game that has [[Bowser Stunner]]s.
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-[[File:Princess Peach Castle Sprite.png|18px]]2'''
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|The Final Battle]]
|[[File:NSMBU The Final Battle Screenshot.png|150px]]
|The last part of Peach's Castle, where Bowser is fought and Bowser Jr. attacks the player with his [[Junior Clown Car]].
|}

===''New Super Luigi U''===
{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
|-style="background:#73e66d"
!width="5%"|Level number
!width="3%"|Level name
!width="1%"|Preview
!width="20%"|Description
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-1'''
|[[Magma Moat]]
|[[File:NSLU Magma Moat Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A level that features platforms that rise and sink in the lava, along with falling fireballs.
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-2'''
|[[Magmaw River Cruise]]
|[[File:NSLU Magmaw River Cruise Screenshot.png|150px]]
|Very similar to Magma-River Cruise.
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-3'''
|[[Hot Cogs]]
|[[File:NSLU Hot Cogs Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A volcano level that consists of moving cogs, along with Lava Bubbles.
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-4'''
|[[Firefall Rising]]
|[[File:NSLU Firefall Rising Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A volcano level with blocks constantly appearing and disappearing and [[meteor]]s.
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-[[File:Princess Peach Castle Sprite.png|18px]]'''
|[[Current Event]]
|[[File:NSLU Current Event Screenshot.png|150px]]
|A level inside Princess Peach's Castle with rising lava.
|-
|'''Peach's Castle-[[File:Princess Peach Castle Sprite.png|18px]]2'''
|[[The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U)|The Final Battle]]
|[[File:NSLU The Final Battle Screenshot.png|150px]]
|Similar to the level from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', except for that the platforms move around, along with the inclusion of some Magmaws.  Players gain 250 seconds upon entering the Bowser boss door.
|}

==[[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Challenge Mode]] original courses==
*[[Mole to Goal Returns]] - Special
*[[Wobble and Rock]] - Special '''(Original Course)'''
*[[No Climbing Allowed]] - Special
*[[Three-Legged Lava Race]] - Boost Mode Challenges
*[[Cloudy with a Chance of Fire]] - Boost Mode Challenges '''(Original Course)'''
*[[Ultimate Boost Blast]] - Boost Mode Challenges '''(Original Course)'''

==[[Boost Rush]] courses==
*[[Meteor Moat]] - Expert Pack

==New enemies==
*[[Meteor]]s
*[[Magmaw]]s
*[[Big Buzzy Beetle]]s
*[[Flame Chomp]]s
*[[Bowser Stunner]]s
*[[Parabomb]]s
*[[Bowser Jr.]]
*Boss: [[Bowser]]

==Level maps==
===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
<gallery widths="500px">
NSMBU Meteor Moat Map.png|Meteor Moat
NSMBU Magma-River Cruise Map.png|Magma-River Cruise
NSMBU Rising Tides of Lava Map.png|Rising Tides of Lava
NSMBU Firefall Cliffs Map.jpg|Firefall Cliffs
NSMBU Red-Hot Elevator Ride Map.jpg|Red-Hot Elevator Ride
NSMBU The Final Battle Map.png|The Final Battle
</gallery>

===''New Super Luigi U''===
<gallery widths="500px">
NSLU Magma Moat Map.png|Magma Moat
NSLU Magmaw River Cruise Map.png|Magmaw River Cruise
NSLU Hot Cogs Map.png|Hot Cogs
NSLU Firefall Rising Map.png|Fireball Rising
NSLU Current Event Map.png|Current Event
NSLU The Final Battle Map.png|The Final Battle
</gallery>

==Media==
{{media table
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|title1=Peach's Castle
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ピーチ城
|JpnR=Pīchi Jō
|JpnM=Peach Castle
|Spa=Castillo de Peach
|SpaM=Peach's Castle
|Dut=Peach' Kasteel
|DutM=Peach's Castle
|Ger=Peachs Schloss
|Ger2=Pilz-Palast (''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'')
|GerM=Peach's Castle
|Ger2M=Mushroom Palace
|Ita=Castello di Peach
|ItaM=Peach's Castle
|Por=Castelo da Peach
|PorM=Peach's Castle
|Rus=Замок принцессы Пич
|RusR=Zamok printsessy Pich
|RusM=Princess Peach's Castle
|Fre=Château de Peach
|FreM=Peach's Castle
|Kor=피치 성
|KorR=Pichi Seong
|KorM=Peach Castle
|ChiS=桃花公主城堡
|ChiSR=Táohuā Gōngzhǔ Chéngbǎo
|ChiSM=Princess Peach Castle
|ChiT=碧姬公主城堡
|ChiTR=Bìjī Gōngzhǔ Chéngbǎo
|ChiTM=Princess Peach Castle
}}

==Notes==
*This is one of only two worlds in both games (the other being [[Superstar Road]]) that has no direct path to or from [[Soda Jungle]].
*Peach's Castle being transformed into a citadel for Bowser had occurred earlier in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]''
**Peach's Castle being transformed by Bowser is also similar to the castle being taken over by the [[Shroob]]s in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' and [[Fawful]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|3DS remake]] (though it is more exaggerated in the remake of the latter game).

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