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'''Giant cannons'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13, page 75. "'''''Bring Out The Big Guns!''' This giant cannon shoots two huge bullets in rapid succession. Either jump on its barrel or duck quickly!''"</ref> are mega-sized [[cannon]]s that fire [[giant cannonball]]s. They appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' as large horizontal cannons that resemble dark [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s; however, in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', they have been redesigned and can also face eight directions.
'''Giant cannons'''<ref>{{cite|date=June 1990|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=75|quote='''Bring Out The Big Guns!''' This giant cannon shoots two huge bullets in rapid succession. Either jump on its barrel or duck quickly!}}</ref> appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as objects that shoot [[giant cannonball]]s. These mega-sized [[cannon]]s appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where they are large horizontal cannons that resemble dark [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s, though in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', giant cannons have been redesigned and are capable of facing in eight directions. Additionally, in ''Super Mario Maker'' and its sequel, giant cannons do not shoot out giant cannonballs at a faster speed than their regular-sized counterparts; this functionality has been moved to red cannons, which can be regular or giant-sized.


In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', these cannons appear in {{world-link|8|tank3|World 8-Big Tanks}} and {{world-link|8|navy|World 8-Battleships}}. In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''{{'}}s [[World-e]], they also appear in [[Bombarded by Bob-ombs]], [[Bowser's Airship 1]], and [[Bowser's Airship 2]].
==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
;Level appearances
*{{world-link|8|tank3|World 8-Big Tanks}}
*{{world-link|8|navy|World 8-Battleships}}
*[[Bombarded by Bob-ombs]] ([[World-e]])
*[[Bowser's Airship 1]] (World-e)
*[[Bowser's Airship 2]] (World-e)


In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', giant cannons appear in {{world-link|8|airship|World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', they appear in [[The Mighty Cannonship]], as well as the [[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|challenge]] called [[Bowser's Airship Sneak]].
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
;Level appearances
*{{world-link|8|airship|World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}
 
===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
*[[The Mighty Cannonship]]
*[[Bowser's Airship Sneak]] ([[Challenge Mode (New Super Mario Bros. U)|challenge]])


In the ''Super Mario Maker'' games, the giant cannonballs shot by giant cannons no longer move at an inherently faster speed than their regular-sized counterparts. This functionality has been moved to red cannons, which can be regular or giant-sized.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=大きな砲台<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 41, 149, and 215.</ref>
|Jap=大きな砲台<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=41, 149, and 215|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Ōkina hōdai
|JapR=Ōkina hōdai
|JapM=Large artillery
|JapM=Large artillery
|Ita=Cannone gigante<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pagg. 41, 215</ref>
|Ita=Cannone gigante<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=41, 215}}</ref>
|ItaM=Giant cannon
|ItaM=Giant cannon
|Ita2=Cannone Gigante<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 149</ref>
|Ita2=Cannone Gigante<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=149}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Giant Cannon
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Revision as of 11:26, July 5, 2024

Giant cannon
Giant cannonball
A giant cannon shooting in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)
Variant of Cannon
Relatives

Giant cannons[1] appear in the Super Mario franchise as objects that shoot giant cannonballs. These mega-sized cannons appear in Super Mario Bros. 3, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and New Super Mario Bros. U, where they are large horizontal cannons that resemble dark pipes, though in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker 2, giant cannons have been redesigned and are capable of facing in eight directions. Additionally, in Super Mario Maker and its sequel, giant cannons do not shoot out giant cannonballs at a faster speed than their regular-sized counterparts; this functionality has been moved to red cannons, which can be regular or giant-sized.

Profiles

Super Mario Bros. 3

Level appearances

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Level appearances

New Super Mario Bros. U

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 大きな砲台[2]
Ōkina hōdai
Large artillery

Italian Cannone gigante[3]
Cannone Gigante[4]
Giant cannon
Giant Cannon

References

  1. ^ "Bring Out The Big Guns! This giant cannon shoots two huge bullets in rapid succession. Either jump on its barrel or duck quickly!" – June 1990. Nintendo Power Volume 13. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 75.
  2. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al. (October 19, 2015). Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 41, 149, and 215.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 41, 215.
  4. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 149.