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| {{about|the tanks first appearing in [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|the enemies in [[Super Mario Odyssey]] sometimes generically referred to as "tanks" in the Prima guide|[[Sherm]]}} | | {{articleabout|the tanks first appearing in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''|[[General Guy]]'s vehicle from ''[[Paper Mario]]''|[[Toy Tank]]}} |
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| | [[Image:TANK.jpg|thumb|A '''Tank''', as seen in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.]] |
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| | [[Image:TankCartoon.jpg|thumb|left|A tank from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]] |
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| | '''Tanks''' are large, segmented and heavily armed land vehicles utilized by [[Bowser]] and [[Koopa Troop|his armies]]. Tanks are equipted with various artillery, such as cannons, jet engines and [[Bob-omb]] launchers and also [[Rocky Wrench]] pilots. Their texture is the same as that of the [[Airship]]s in ''Super Mario Bros. 3.'' |
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| '''Tanks'''<ref>{{cite|date=June 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=74–75 & 78–79|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as large, segmented, and heavily armed land vehicles utilized by [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser's Minions|his armies]] in various games. They are usually equipped with various artillery, such as [[cannon]]s, [[Burner|Rocket Engine]]s, [[Bob-omb]] launchers, and [[Rocky Wrench]]es. In addition, some tanks were just mostly square in shape.
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| ==History==
| | In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', only two Tanks, which guard [[Dark Land]], appear, the first one being found in the kingdom's first area and the other in the last portion of it; the first tank being commanded by [[Boomerang Bro.|Boomerang Bros.]] and the other being commanded by a [[Boom Boom]]. |
| ===''Super Mario'' series===
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| ====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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| There are only two tank companies in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', both guarding areas in [[Dark Land]]. The [[World 8-Big Tanks|first one]] is found in the kingdom's first area, and the [[World 8-Super Tank|second one]] is in the last portion of it. There are 13 tanks (10 in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Advance 4]]'') in the first [[level]], and there are two regular tanks and three large tanks in the second level. Their texture is the same as that of the [[airship]]s in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.
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| ====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
| | Aside from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the only other appearance of Tanks has been in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]"; here, several Tanks and Rocky Wrenches appear to attack [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] when they enter Dark Land. |
| [[File:NSMB Monty Tank Complete.png|thumb|left|200px|Monty Tank]]
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| In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', the boss of [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6]] is [[Monty Tank]], which is depicted as a [[Monty Mole]] piloting a tank.
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| ====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
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| [[File:SM3DW Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade.png|thumb|A tank in ''Super Mario 3D World'']]
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| Tanks in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its Nintendo Switch port]] move slowly in the levels [[Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade]] and [[Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade]]. They have lights and [[Spike Trap]]s on them; the lights are activated only in the latter level, which takes place at night. In both levels, [[Boom Boom]] is the boss. | |
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| ===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
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| Tanks appear in "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]" on ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''; here, several tanks and Rocky Wrenches appear to attack [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] when they enter Dark Land.
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| [[File:Tank SMB3 Frosty Fruits.jpg|thumb|The tank in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'']]
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| In the level [[Frosty Fruits]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', a tank that resembles the ones in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' can be seen in a window near the beginning of the level.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Dark Land.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
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| TankCartoon.jpg|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
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| Tank.gif|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
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| TankIcon.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
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| SM3DW Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade.png|''Super Mario 3D World''
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| EricKozlowsky SMB3Tank.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Levels]] | | [[Category:Levels]] |
| [[Category:Super Mario 3D World]]
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