Statue of Liberty

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Statue of Liberty
New York Minute 3 scene from the official website of Mario Kart Tour
View of the Statue of Liberty in New York Minute 3 in Mario Kart Tour
First appearance The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ("Flatbush Koopa") (1989)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 2) (2022)
Greater location New York City, United States
“Those Mario brothers ARE super!”
Statue of Liberty, "Recycled Koopa"

The Statue of Liberty appears in the Super Mario franchise as a statue located on Liberty Island, New York City. Like in real life, it is a famous statue honoring the friendship between France and the United States of America, and it holds up a torch that symbolizes enlightenment.

History[edit]

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

In the episode "Flatbush Koopa" in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, when Mario and Luigi arrive at Brooklyn, they discover that the Statue of Liberty was changed to a statue of King Koopa, which they refer to as the Statue of Kooperty.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

The Statue of Liberty appears in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Recycled Koopa". When King Koopa planned to turn the human populace of New York City, let alone the rest of the Real World, into Koopa Zombies when his garbage was dumped into Brooklyn by the Koopalings, the statue was mutated into a Koopa statue (similar to The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!) before Koopa continued his dumping spree with his Crud Cannon, and just as Mario began mutating into a Koopa Zombie himself. The statue was transformed back to normal, along with the city's populace and Mario, thanks to the brothers' Trash Smasher, and as the brothers chased Koopa out of the city, the statue commented on the success of the brothers for foiling his plan. The statue was voiced by Tracey Moore.

Mario is Missing![edit]

“The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French people to commemorate the friendship between the countries which started during the American Revolution. Built by Franco-Italian sculptor Frederic Bartholdi, Ms. Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. Made from copper, the statue weighs 225 tons and stands 151 feet tall. Her nose alone is four feet long. The torch in her right hand is raised above the Hudson River. Her left hand holds the Declaration of Independence. The statue stands on Liberty Island in the New York Harbor.”
Pamphlet, Mario is Missing!
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CD-ROM Deluxe
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Statue of Liberty in DOS, CD-ROM Deluxe and SNES versions.

The Statue of Liberty appears in the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing! as one of the three landmarks in the city that Koopa Troopas stole artifacts from in New York City. Luigi has to find the Statue of Liberty Torch and deliver it back to the statue for a reward of 1,750 dollars (plus a bonus prize of 2,500 dollars in the SNES version). Luigi must answer one of the following trivia questions:

  • The Statue of Liberty honors:
    • masses yearning to breathe free
    • French-American friendship
    • The New York harbor
  • Ms. Liberty looks a lot like:
    • the sculptor's mom
    • Lily Langtree
    • Marie Antoinette
    • Mary Todd Lincoln
  • What does 'The Lady' hold in her hands?
    • Gloves and a French tricolor/Gloves and a French flag (NES)
    • A Flashlight and a map of the subway/A flashlight and a map (NES)
    • A Torch and the Declaration of Independence/A torch and a document (NES)

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

A parody of the Statue of Liberty modeled after Princess Peach holding a Super Star in its raised hand and a Fire Flower in the other appears in in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the distant background of Toad Harbor. The Statue of Liberty itself appears in the Booster Course Pass during a tunnel section near the end of Tour New York Minute's final lap; it is non-interactable and is part of the background only.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

The Statue of Liberty appears in Mario Kart Tour as a background element in a tunnel section of New York Minute 3 and New York Minute 4, as well as being depicted on a badge.

Media[edit]

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