Editing Pipe Cannon

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|effect=Shoots players to another part of the level

'''Pipe Cannons'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 120.</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 124 and 181.</ref> are [[Warp Pipe]]s that appear throughout the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'']] franchise. When entered, they launch the player to another location (usually another part of the [[level]]).

 

[[File:SMW Yoshi's Island 1 Pipe Cannon.png|thumb|right|[[Mario]] being launched from a Pipe Cannon]]

Pipe Cannons first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where 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.

Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they are similar to the [[Warp Cannon]]s that are used to travel to a different [[world]], except they fire the player within a much smaller range. To use these pipes, unlike in ''Super Mario World'', players enter one and then are automatically fired off, often to an unreachable ledge or platform or even a different area.

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 completed worlds, or to get to the [[Secret Island]] and [[Superstar Road]]. After the level [[Stone-Eye Zone]] 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.

[[File:SM3DW Sprawling Savanna.png|thumb|right|A Clear Pipe Cannon in [[Sprawling Savanna]]]]

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}}

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]].

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 can spend five [[Ruby|rubies]] to fire it once or 45 to fire it ten times. 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. Each pipe holds 100 drivers, karts, or gliders, with some pipes occasionally holding only 50 items instead of 100. A new pipe with different content is available each week.

The pipes which can be pulled using rubies are set to be removed in October of 2022.

Additionally, the black Pipe Cannon featured in {{classic-link|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''.

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]].

**"''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>mariokarttourEN (October 7, 2019). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1181072881955946496 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved 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>mariokarttourEN (August 4, 2020). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1290648877129965568 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved August 5, 2020.</ref>

|Jap=大砲土管<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 60 and 118.</ref><br>''Taihō Dokan''<br>土管大砲<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 150, 200 and 216.</ref><br>''Dokan Taihō''

|JapM=Cannon Pipe (''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros.'')<br><br>Pipe Cannon (since ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')

|Chi=大炮水管<ref>[https://www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/newmario.htm Chinese website for ''New Super Mario Bros.'']. Retrieved March 6, 2020.</ref>

|ChiR=Dàpào Shuǐguǎn

|ChiM=Cannon Pipe

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