Editing Sky Land

'''Sky Land'''<ref>{{cite|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=32|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</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>{{cite|date=March-April 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 11|page=15|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Sky World'''<ref>{{cite|date=June 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=3 and 42-52|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>) is the fifth [[world]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

Sky Land is unlocked after completing [[Giant Land]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. It 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|Roy Koopa]] turns him into a bird; the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] versions of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' see him get turned into an [[Albatoss]].  

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|name1=[[World 5-1 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-1]]

|image1=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-1 Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description1=The first level is a large hill made up of stone blocks, water pools, and [[Chain Chomp]]s.

|name2=[[World 5-2 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-2]]

|image2=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-2 Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description2=An underground sewer that starts off with the player falling, then moves on to uneven terrain.

|name3=[[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-3]]

|image3=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-3 Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description3=A level split between two ground sections, and introduces the [[Goomba's Shoe|Goomba's shoe]].

|name4={{world link|5|fort|World 5-Fortress 1}} 1

|image4=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-F1 Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description4=The first [[fortress]] level of Sky Land has narrow passageways guarded by [[Thwomp]]s and [[Roto-Disc]]s.

|name5={{world link|5|skytower|World 5-Tower (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}

|image5=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-T Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description5=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.

|name6=[[World 5-4 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-4]]

|image6=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-4 Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description6=The first level that takes place in the sky portion of Sky Land, this level has many cloud platforms and [[Rotary Lift]]s.

|name7=[[World 5-5 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-5]]

|image7=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-5 Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description7=A stage made up almost entirely of [[Donut Block|Donut Lift]]s.

|name8=[[World 5-6 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-6]]

|image8=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-6 Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description8=An autoscrolling level where the player must use [[Para-Beetle]]s as platforms to move forward.

|name9=[[World 5-7 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-7]]

|image9=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-7 Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description9=A stage with many [[Brick Block|brick]]s and [[Super Star|Starmen]].

|name10={{world link|5|skyfort|World 5-Fortress 2}} 2

|image10=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-F2 Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description10=The second fortress level has several broken platforms situated between [[lava]] both below and above.

|name11=[[World 5-8 (Super Mario Bros. 3)|World 5-8]]

|image11=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-8 Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description11=A stage with Lakitu attacking the player as they jump across small platforms.

|name12=[[World 5-9]]

|image12=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-9 Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description12=A diagonal autoscrolling stage with moving platforms and [[Flame Chomp|Fire Chomp]]s.

|name13={{world link|5|airship3|World 5-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}

|image13=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-A Screenshot.png|200px]]

|description13=[[Roy|Roy Koopa]]'s [[Airship]] with many [[cannon]] types.

|name14=World 5-[[File:HammerBro-Map-SMAS SMB3.png|link=Hammer Bro]]

|image14=[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-E1 Screenshot.png|150px]][[File:SMAS SMB3 World 5-E2 Screenshot.png|150px]]

|description14=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]] 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.

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'''[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]''': The second episode where this world is shown as the title card. 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]].

==Media==

|Jap=ワールド５ {{ruby|空|そら}}の{{ruby|国|くに}}

|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)

|JapC=<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|page=32|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros.'' Japanese ending (in kana).</ref>

|PorAC=<ref>{{cite|title=''VideoGame'' magazine, issue 8A|page=13|publisher=Editora Sigla|language=pt-br|date=November 1991}}</ref>

==Trivia==

*There is a glitch in the original version where 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>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=AClCpyg6toI|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' - World 5 Airship Glitch|author=EyeCarumba|date=May 11, 2013|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 24, 2024|language=en}}</ref>