The Mighty Cannonship

This article is about The Mighty Cannonship, a level in New Super Mario Bros. U. For other uses, see Soda Jungle-Airship.

Level
The Mighty Cannonship
Level code	World 5-
World	Soda Jungle
Game	New Super Mario Bros. U
Primary power-up	Ice Flower
Time limit	500 seconds
Boss	Bowser Jr. (first time)
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The Mighty Cannonship, or Soda Jungle-Airship, is the first airship level as well as the first level of Soda Jungle in New Super Mario Bros. U. This course is unlocked via completing Larry's Torpedo Castle or Wendy's Shifting Castle and its own completion unlocks Jungle of the Giants. However, completing either Blooper's Secret Lair or Piranha Plants on Ice involves skipping The Mighty Cannonship entirely.

When the player reaches this level on the world map for the first time, Bowser Jr. comes down with Bowser's Airship and snatches them. However, this cutscene does not play if Boarding the Airship has been completed beforehand.

Layout

Mario and Luigi battling Bowser Jr.

The level begins near a Mechakoopa, a cannon firing cannonballs, and a ? Block containing a power-up. A Nut is found above a Mechakoopa, and is followed by a series of cannons. Rope ladders and crates follow, along with a Red Ring and some platforms. Three large cannons firing giant cannonballs are encountered. A Nut and another large cannon are found before the Checkpoint Flag. A red Warp Pipe leads to an underwater section of the airship. This section begins with a red Torpedo Base releasing Targeting Teds, a Mecha Cheep, and some ? Block containing coins. A ? Block containing a power-up follows, along with more Mecha Cheeps. Another red Torpedo Base is found before a passage with Mecha Cheeps in it. A red Warp Pipe is found at the end, with a red Torpedo Base above it.

The Warp Pipe leads to Bowser Jr., whose Junior Clown Car is in submarine mode. He attacks by launching Targeting Teds at Mario while the pipes from the ceiling activate currents periodically to push Mario down. The player must guide the Targeting Teds to hit Bowser Jr.'s submarine. After each hit, Bowser Jr. launches Torpedo Teds before launching more Targeting Teds. For the first hit, he will launch six of them horizontally; for the second hit, he will launch eight of them vertically. After three hits, Bowser Jr. falls off stage and the room drains itself. However, Bowser Jr. comes back and tries to use the Mecha Hand to smash Mario, but Mario jumps out of the way and continues into Soda Jungle.

Star Coins

• Star Coin 1: In the first section, the player must climb down a ladder above the first Star Coin to collect it.
• Star Coin 2: The player must jump off a cannonball to collect the second Star Coin. It is also possible to jump from the platform with the Checkpoint Flag to collect it.
• Star Coin 3: The player must use the Targeting Teds (or be Super Mario) to break the Brick Blocks blocking the final Star Coin.

Enemies

Image	Name	Count
	Cannon	7
	Cannonball	(infinitely spawned)
	Giant cannon	4
	Giant cannonball	(infinitely spawned)
	Mechakoopa	3
	Mecha Cheep	6
	Torpedo Base	3
	Targeting Ted	(infinitely spawned)
	Torpedo Ted	14 (spawned by Bowser Jr.)
	Bowser Jr.	(boss)
	Mecha Hand	(in ending scene only)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	大ほういっぱい きょだいせんかん[?] Taihō Ippai Kyodai Senkan	Cannon-Filled Giant Battleship
Chinese	有很多大炮的巨大战舰 (Simplified) 有很多大砲的巨大戰艦 (Traditional)[?] Yǒu Hěnduō Dàpào de Jùdà Zhànjiàn	The Giant Battleship with a lot of Cannons
Dutch	Kolossaal kanonschip[?]	Colossal gunship
French	Ballet de Canons[?]	Ballet of Cannons
German	Lass dir das eine Galeere sein![?]	Let this be a Galley to you!
Italian	La grande cannoniera[?]	The great gunship
Korean	대포가 한가득! 거대 전함[?] Daepoga Hangadeuk! Geodae Jeonham	Full Of Cannons! Giant Battleship
Portuguese	Aeronave Armada[?]	Armed Airship
Russian	Многопушечный летучий корабль[?] Mnogopushechnyy letuchiy korabl'	Big gunned airship
Spanish	Con mil cañones por banda[?]	With a thousand cannons per band

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