Editing Return Pipe

{{item infobox
|image=[[File:Return Pipe SPM.png]]<br>[[File:ReturnPipe Brothership.png|100px]]
|description='''''Super Paper Mario'': '''A magic pipe that returns you to Flipside from afar.'''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Warp Pipe]]
}}
The '''Return Pipe''' is a key item first appearing in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. It is a type of [[Warp Pipe]] acting as means of quick travel to the hub area or to other places at any point in the game.

==History==
===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{quote|With this, you will be able to return to [[Flipside]] from anywhere in the universe! Use it whenever you feel you must return in a hurry.|Merlon|Super Paper Mario}}
The '''Return Pipe''' is an [[Key item|Important Thing]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. In this game, Return Pipes are red with diagonal white stripes on their lip. It is given to [[Mario]] by [[Merlon]] at the start of the game after Mario places the red [[Pure Heart]] on the [[Heart Pillar]]. It resembles a red [[Warp Pipe]] with white stripes on it. The function of the Return Pipe is to return the player back to the [[Flipside Tower]] from any dimension at most times. However, in some places, such as [[Mimi]]'s sweatshop in [[Merlee's Mansion]], [[Sammer's Kingdom]], [[The Underwhere]] during Chapter 6's interlude, the [[Flipside Pit of 100 Trials|Flipside]] and [[Flopside Pit of 100 Trials]], and during [[Dimentio]]'s game of "magic tag" in [[Castle Bleck Interior|Chapter 8-3]], the Return Pipe cannot be used. It also cannot be used during a boss fight. The Return Pipe also can lead to the [[Flopside Tower]] if used at [[Castle Bleck]].

===''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''===
{{quote|This Return Pipe will let you warp to islands where [[Connectar]] is flowing. Any guesses who made it? A hint: me. I'm [[Billdit]] and [[Maykit]]'s mom, after all. I could build this stuff in my sleep.|Willma|Mario & Luigi: Brothership}}
The Return Pipe reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'', now resembling a [[Golden Pipe]]. It is given to [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] by [[Willma]] after defeating [[Gorumbla]]. It can be used by pressing {{button|switch|ZR}}. The Return Pipe allows the Mario Bros. to return to [[Shipshape Island]] or any other island linked to Shipshape at most times. Enough space in the area is required to place a Return Pipe (without being obstructed by additional walls or solid scenery), otherwise the player cannot use it.

The Return Pipe cannot be used in the following areas:
*[[Shipshape Island]]
*Any island that has not been connected to Shipshape yet
*Any of the [[Great Lighthouse Island]]s
*Any islets (the player needs to use the cannon at the start of the area to return to Shipshape)
*Inside the office building on [[Lottacoins Island]]
*The [[Offandon Island]] plaza while disguised
*The prison area on Offandon Island, before the drawbridge connecting it to the main area is lowered
*[[Wayaway Island]] (potentially resulting in a [[Unwinnable state|softlock]] if the player attempts a glitch to revisit the main area of Bowser's Castle after the door closes)
*[[Fortress Zokket]]
*[[Soli-Tree]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
M%26LBrothership_ReturnPipeReceived.jpg|[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] receiving the Return Pipe from [[Willma]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''
M%26LBrothership_UseReturnPipe.jpg|Using the Return Pipe in ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=モドルドカン
|JpnR=Modoru Dokan
|JpnM=Return Pipe
|JpnN=''Super Paper Mario''
|Jpn2=リターン土管
|Jpn2R=Ritān Dokan
|Jpn2M=Return Pipe
|Jpn2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIgW5nxMwKk&t=1015s 初のボス戦！ルイージが今回も大活躍！？『マリオ&ルイージRPG ブラザーシップ！』を実況プレイ#10【マリルイRPGブラザーシップ】]. By Daidara Games on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on December 31, 2024.</ref>
|Jpn2N=''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''
|Chi=回传水管
|ChiR=Huíchuán Shuǐguǎn
|ChiM=Warp Pipe
|Dut=Retourbuis
|DutM=Return pipe
|Spa=Tubería de Regreso
|SpaM=Return pipe
|Fre=Tuyau secours
|FreM=Emergency pipe
|FreN=''Super Paper Mario''
|FreE=Tuyau de retour
|FreEM=Return pipe
|FreEC=<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=WfgWopLw9BM&t=32m31s Enfin un boss ! - Mario & Luigi : L'épopée fraternelle #06] by OcariKnights on YouTube</ref>
|FreEN=''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''
|Ita=Tubo Indietro
|ItaM=Return Pipe
|ItaN=''Super Paper Mario''
|Ita2=Tubo portatile
|Ita2M=Portable pipe
|Ita2C=<ref>[https://youtube.com/live/Du3G00qMuqc Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #2]. By Mariuigi Khed on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on November 12, 2024.</ref>
|Ita2N=''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''
|Ger=Rückzugsröhre
|GerM=Return Pipe
|Kor=워프토관
|KorR=Wopeu Togwan
|KorM=Warp Tube
}}

==References==
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{{SPM items}}
{{M&LB}}
[[Category:Pipes]]
[[Category:Super Paper Mario important things]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Brothership items]]
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