Editing Pipe Cannon

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{{item infobox
|image=[[File:Cannon_Pipe.png|200px]]<br>A Pipe Cannon from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|first_appearance= ''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance= ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|effect=Launches player characters elsewhere in the level
|variant_of=[[Warp Pipe]]
|variants=[[1-up Blast|1-up Blast Pipe]]<br>[[Clear Pipe Cannon]]
}}
'''Pipe Cannons'''<ref>{{cite|date=August 1991|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=120}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|date=November 18, 2012|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2|page=124 and 181}}</ref> are large [[Warp Pipe]]s capable of launching player characters to another location, typically elsewhere in the [[level]].
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMW Yoshi's Island 1 Pipe Cannon.png|thumb|[[Mario]] being launched from a Pipe Cannon]]
Pipe Cannons first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are always on a slant and fire the player to far places (about two or three screens away). These pipes cannot be entered and are always exited via a different pipe, usually from an underground area.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Pipe Cannons are objects in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Unlike before, a Pipe Cannon automatically fires off the player character when entered, often to an unreachable ledge, platform, or even a different area. [[Mini Mario]] and Mini Luigi are fired a considerably longer distance than normal when shot out of Pipe Cannons.

This game also introduces the similar [[Warp Cannon]]s, except they can blast the player character off to another world.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', retaining the same functionality from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Another type of Pipe Cannon makes an appearance in the minigame [[1-up Blast]], where the player(s) can enter these cannons and aim before they blast themselves and attempt to pop balloons to earn [[extra life|1-Up]]s. 

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they function the same as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' A Pipe Cannon is also used to reach the [[Rainbow Course]]. 
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where there are Pipe Cannons on the world map in each world, which are used as shortcuts to worlds the player has entered before, or to get to the [[Secret Island]] and [[Superstar Road]]. After the level [[Layer-Cake Desert-1]] ([[Soda Jungle-1]] if the player cleared [[Blooper's Secret Lair]] / [[Cheep Chomp Chase]]) is beaten and [[Nabbit]] is seen stealing [[Toad]]'s power-ups, Toad uses a Pipe Cannon in order to quickly travel to [[Acorn Plains]] and give chase, unlocking Pipe Cannons for regular use on the world map.

In the levels themselves, Pipe Cannons function the same as in previous installments.

Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', where they function the same as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.

====''Super Mario 3D World''====
{{main|Clear Pipe Cannon}}
[[File:SM3DW Sprawling Savanna.png|thumb|A Clear Pipe Cannon in [[Sprawling Savanna]]]]
Cannons similar to Pipe Cannons appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', being Clear Pipe Cannons, having the ability to launch the player in a very similar manner to Pipe Cannons. Additionally, another similar cannon appears, called the [[Cloud Cannon]], which, when [[jump]]ed into, produces a white Pipe Cannon that launches the player into a [[Coin Heaven]].

====''Super Mario Run''====
In the Remix 10 mode of ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', on random occasions, when the player enters a pipe to go to the next area on the map screen, it may turn out to be a Pipe Cannon, launching the player into the sky.{{ref needed}} They land in the next area, where the other side of the Pipe Cannon recedes back into the ground as normal.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart DS''====
A black Pipe Cannon appears in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' in the course [[DS Airship Fortress|Airship Fortress]], which contains a Pipe Cannon, which shoots the player to the tower near the [[airship]]. It functions identically to other [[Cannon (Mario Kart series)|cannon]]s.

====''Mario Kart 7''====
[[File:AirshipFortressMK7.png|thumb|A Pipe Cannon to the left in Airship Fortress]]
A black Pipe Cannon reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' through the returning course <small>DS</small> Airship Fortress, having the same function as it did in ''Mario Kart DS''.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT black pipe.png|thumb|100px|left|A golden pipe in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where they are simply called "pipes" and serve as a main method of obtaining drivers, [[kart]]s, and [[glider]]s. The player fires a pipe by dragging it down and releasing it, causing it to shoot out a driver, kart, or glider. A green pipe can fire any item available in the pipe, including High-End items, but if the pipe appears as a golden one, the player is guaranteed to receive a High-End. There are multiple types of pipes in the game, including the Today's Challenge Pipe, the All-Clear Pipe, the Multiplayer Pipe, and Token Shop pipes.

Since the [[Baby Rosalina Tour]], players could fire at least two free pipe pulls during the tour, and the number went up to four pipe pulls since the [[Flower Tour]]. Additionally, starting with the [[Wild West Tour]], players can use an All-Clear Pipe that consists of a random High-End driver, kart, or glider after completing each cup within a tour, as well as the last two free pipe pulls being reserved for the second week's spotlight pipe.

Up until the [[Battle Tour]] and the Version 3.0.0 update, the player could spend five [[Ruby|rubies]] to fire a pipe once or 45 to fire it ten times. Each pipe held 100 drivers, karts, or gliders, with some pipes occasionally holding only 50 items instead of 100. A new pipe with different content was available each week. The pipes which can be pulled using rubies, including the free pipe pulls, were removed in the Version 3.0.0 update,<ref>{{cite|author=@kart_tour|date=September 1, 2022|url=x.com/kart_tour/status/1565582942868480002|title=Post|publisher=Twitter|language=en|accessdate=September 1, 2022}}</ref> and would be replaced with the Spotlight Shop and pipes available in Tour Gifts.

Additionally, the black Pipe Cannon featured in [[DS Airship Fortress]] reappears in the game through the aforementioned returning course, having the same function as it did in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart 7''.

===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', Pipe Cannons appear throughout a handful of areas inside [[Bowser's body]], functioning the same as in the 2D platformer games.

===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
[[File:Pipe Cannon - Mario Tennis Aces.gif|thumb]]
A Pipe Cannon appears in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', with [[Luigi]] shooting himself out of it in the animation for his [[Special Shot (Mario Tennis Aces)|Special Shot]].

==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:'''
**"''The pipe is bursting with a variety of drivers, karts, and gliders! Different combinations of drivers, karts, and gliders can help you earn more points in a race, so you can try to find the perfect combination for each course!''"<ref>{{cite|author=mariokarttourEN|date=October 7, 2019|url=x.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1181072881955946496|title=Post|publisher=Twitter|language=en|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref>
**"''Starting with the Wild West Tour, a High-End Pipe will appear after you clear every cup of a tour! Be sure to complete all of the cups for the chance to fire it once and get a guaranteed High-End!''"<ref>{{cite|author=mariokarttourEN|date=August 4, 2020|url=x.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1290648877129965568|title=Post|publisher=Twitter|language=en|accessdate=August 5, 2020}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW Sprite Pipe Cannon.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
NSMBW Screenshot Pipe Cannon.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
PipeCannon NSMB2.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
NSMBU Screenshot Pipe Cannon.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSLU Screenshot Pipe Cannon.png|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=大砲土管
|JpnR=Taihō Dokan
|JpnM=Cannon Pipe 
|JpnN=''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros.''
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=60 and 118}}</ref>
|Jpn2=土管大砲
|Jpn2R=Dokan Taihō
|Jpn2M=Pipe Cannon
|Jpn2N=since ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=150, 200, and 216}}</ref>
|ChiS=大炮水管
|ChiSR=Dàpào Shuǐguǎn
|ChiSM=Cannon Pipe
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/newmario.htm|title=New 超级马力欧兄弟|publisher=[[iQue]]|language=zh-hans|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref>
|Fre=Tuyaux Canon
|FreM=Canon Pipe
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|title=[[Super Mario-kun|Super Mario Manga Adventures]] Volume 2|page=85}}</ref>
|Ita=Tubo cannone
|ItaM=Cannon Pipe
}}

==Trivia==
*One of Luigi's specials in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' games]], [[Green Missile]], could be loosely based on how Luigi (or Mario) fires out of the pipe cannons in ''Super Mario World'' where he would sometimes fire out of a pipe cannon upon exiting an underground portion of a level.

==References==
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