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{{redirect|Sky World|the Kid Icarus stage from [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]|[[Skyworld]]}}
{{distinguish|Sky Island}}
{{location infobox
|image=Sky Land.png
|width=256px
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1998|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|greater_location=[[Mushroom World]]
|capital=
|ruler=Unnamed [[kings|king]] (games);<br>[[Emperor Ed]] (cartoons)
|inhabitants=[[Para-Beetle]]s, [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]s
}}
'''Sky Land'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 32.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American re-release and European ending.</ref> (alternatively '''The Sky''',<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American original, ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' International ending.</ref> '''Cloud Castle''',<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 11, page 15.</ref> or '''Sky World'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, pages 3 & 42-52.</ref>) is the fifth [[world]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. Sky Land has nine [[level]]s, three [[Hammer Bro]]thers, two [[fortress]]es, three [[Toad House]]s, three [[Spade Panel]]s, a special [[tower]] level, and a [[castle]] that has been taken over by an [[airship]]. There are two parts to the world, "The Ground" and "The Sky," connected by the tower level. The first three levels, the first fortress, the first Toad House, one Spade Panel, and two of the Hammer Brothers are on the ground, while everything else is in the sky. The world's airship can move between the two.

The [[kings|king of Sky Land]] is an older man, wearing a crown, and with long white hair, and a long white beard. During the events of the game, the [[Koopalings|Koopaling]] [[Roy Koopa]] turns him into a vulture; the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] versions of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' see him get turned into an [[Albatoss]]. 

The ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' map shows that the ground area of Sky Land was located to the east of [[Giant Land]] and south of [[Dark Land]]. The ground map on the NES and SNES versions has a different layout when seen on the map on "The Sky"; there are more turns in the path in the actual game, and it shows a path [[Mario]] cannot take going north from the Tower. This was fixed in the GBA version. The map icon for the fortress in the sky portion is also colored blue, which occurs only in this world. 

A sped-up version of Sky Land's music is reused as part of [[Princess Peach]]'s [[Final Smash]] in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], [[Peach Blossom]]. 
==Level information==
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!style="width:1%"|Preview
!style="width:20%"|Summary
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|[[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-1]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-1 Screenshot.png]]
|The first level is a large hill made up of stone blocks and [[Chain Chomp]]s.
|-
|[[World 5-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-2]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-2 Screenshot.png]]
|An underground cavern that starts off with the player falling, then moves on to uneven terrain.
|-
|[[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-3]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-3 Screenshot.png]]
|A level split between two ground sections, and introduces the [[Goomba's Shoe]].
|-
|{{world-link|5|fort|World 5-Fortress 1}} 1
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-F1 Screenshot.png]]
|The first [[fortress]] level of Sky Land has narrow passageways guarded by [[Thwomp]]s and [[Roto-disc]]s.
|-
|{{world-link|5|skytower|World 5-Tower (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-T Screenshot.png]]
|A tall [[tower]] that serves as a bridge between the land and the sky. If the player wants to return to the ground portion, they can play a short descending segment, but to return to the sky, they will have to go through the tower again.
|-
|[[World 5-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-4]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-4 Screenshot.png]]
|The first level that takes place in the sky portion of Sky Land, this level has many cloud platforms and [[Rotary Lift]]s.
|-
|[[World 5-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-5]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-5 Screenshot.png]]
|A stage made up almost entirely of [[Donut Block|Donut Lift]]s.
|-
|[[World 5-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-6]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-6 Screenshot.png]]
|An autoscrolling level where the player must use [[Para-Beetle]]s as platforms to move forward.
|-
|[[World 5-7 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-7]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-7 Screenshot.png]]
|A stage with many [[Brick Block|brick]]s and [[Super Star|Starmen]].
|-
|{{world-link|5|skyfort|World 5-Fortress 2}} 2
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-F2 Screenshot.png]]
|The second fortress level has several broken platforms situated between [[lava]] both below and above.
|-
|[[World 5-8 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-8]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-8 Screenshot.png]]
|A stage with Lakitu attack the player as they jump across small platforms.
|-
|[[World 5-9]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-9 Screenshot.png]]
|A stage that scrolls upward diagonally automatically with moving platforms and [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]s.
|-
|{{world-link|5|airship3|World 5-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-A Screenshot.png]]
|[[Roy Koopa]]'s [[Airship]] with many [[cannon]]s and [[Bill Blaster|Turtle Cannon]]s.
|-
|rowspan=2|World 5-[[File:HammerBro-Map-SMAS SMB3.png|link=Hammer Bro]]
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-E1 Screenshot.png]]
|rowspan=2|Two sets of Hammer Brothers will move around the land portion of the map, with one set of Hammer Brothers moving around in the sky. The arenas are similar between them, with two rows of seven [[Brick Block|brick]]s, though the area they are fought in differs by location. One of the Hammer Brother pairs on land will reward the player with a [[P-Wing|Magic Wing]] upon being defeated, while the other will drop a [[Super Star|Starman]].  The Hammer Brothers in the sky will leave behind a [[Music Box]]. If the player meets the prerequisites for the [[Treasure Ship]], a Hammer Brother will turn into the ship.
|-
|[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-E2 Screenshot.png]]
|}
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==''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''==
[[File:SkyLandCartoon.jpg|thumb|Sky Land in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
Sky Land appeared in several episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The ground portion of Sky Land never made an appearance; Sky Land was implied to exist directly above the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] itself, and is connected to the mainland by a stairway made out of floating blocks. Sky Land is ruled by [[Emperor Ed]].

'''[[Reign Storm]]''': One of the problems that Mario and Luigi face while trying to run the Mushroom Kingdom during [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]'s absence is that the stairway to Sky Land is floating off and dropping people in the garbage dump.

'''[[A Toadally Magical Adventure]]''': While unstated, the [[Ace Magic Wand Factory]] seems to be based in Sky Land. Bowser and several Koopalings have their sights set on obtaining a special wand that is being delivered to the [[Wizard King of the West]]; having spotted the Koopas, the Wizard King of the West alerts the Mario Bros. and requests for them to prevent the wand from being stolen.

'''[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]''': After abducting Emperor Ed, Bowser uses [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky]]'s new [[Kooper-Dooper Raiser-Upper]] from onboard the [[Airship#The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3|Doom Ship]] to levitate everything in the Mushroom Kingdom up to Sky Land (sometimes called "Sky World" in this episode) in an attempt to force [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] into surrendering her kingdom. However, Bowser overloads the Raiser-Upper causing everything that was being levitated to fall back down to the Mushroom Kingdom. In the process, Emeperor Ed falls out of the Doom Ship and lands on [[Toad]]. He alerts Princess Toadstool as to what's going on, so Mario and Luigi obtain [[Raccoon Mario|Raccoon Power]] to bring Emperor Ed back to Sky Land and fly to the Doom Ship. However, they get caught, prompting Princess Toadstool and Toad to fly up to Sky Land using [[P-Wing]]s. Bowser then decides to take over Sky Land as well by tormenting its people with the Raiser Upper. However, Princess Toadstool and Toad make it to the Doom Ship, where they rescue Mario and Luigi. The group steals the Raiser Upper and use it to not only restore Sky Land and the Mushroom Kingdom back to normal, but to levitate the Doom Ship back to [[Dark Land]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
World5SMB3.png|Sky Land, as seen in the NES version
TheSky-SMB3-SNES.png|Sky Land, as seen in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version
BSXWorld5.png|World 5 as seen in ''[[BS Super Mario Collection]]''
Sky_Land.jpg|[[Raccoon Mario]] (with a [[P-Wing]]) in Sky Land
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワールド５ <span class="explain" title="そら">空</span>の<span class="explain" title="くに">国</span><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet. Page 32.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros.'' Japanese ending (in kana).</ref>
|JapR=Wārudo5 Sora no Kuni
|JapM=World 5: Sky Land (alternatively "The Sky"<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario Collection'' Japanese ending.</ref> in-game)
|Fra=Le ciel<br>Pays-ciel
|FraM=The sky<br>Sky-land
|Ger=Himmelhausen<br>Land des Himmels
|GerM=Combination of the word ''Himmel'' ("sky") and the German common town name suffix ''-hausen''<br>Land of Sky
|Ita=Cielo<br>Mondo dei Cielo<ref>''Club Nintendo'' (Italy) Volume 3 - 1991 Issue 6, page 18.</ref>
|ItaM=Sky<br>World of the Sky
|Rom=Cerurile / Înaltul cerurilor <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small><br>Țara cerurilor <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|RomM=''The skies'' / ''the sky-high''. Replace instances of "Sky World".<br>''Land of the skies''. Replaces instances of "Sky Land".
|Spa=El Cielo
|SpaM=The Sky
}}

==Trivia==
*There is a glitch in the original NES version of the game in which the Airship can "hide" in an undetermined area between "The Ground" and "The Sky". This means that, if this happens, the player can be permanently stuck and unable to continue, as they cannot reach the Airship to challenge it. The Airship appears to be in the top left corner of Sky Land's screen, where a miniature version of the ground is visible.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AClCpyg6toI</ref>

==References==
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