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[[File:NSMBWarp Cannon.PNG|thumb|A Warp Cannon from ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
[[File:NSMBW Warp Cannon Screenshot.png|thumb|150px|A Warp Cannon in World 1 of ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
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A '''Warp Cannon'''<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=10|language=en-us|date=2012|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref> (alternatively not capitalized),<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=16|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref> also simply known as '''Cannon''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=10|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> is an object introduced in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' It is a type of [[cannon]] that can be entered like a [[Warp Pipe]] to take the player character to a certain later world, similarly to [[Warp Zone]]s from earlier entries of the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. Warp Cannons are unlocked by reaching a [[Goal Pole (secret)|secret Goal Pole]] at the end of certain levels.
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A '''Warp Cannon'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 10.</ref> (alternatively not capitalized<ref>Loe, Casey. The ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 16.</ref>) is a [[cannon]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' that allows the player to go to a different world. It serves the same purposes as the [[Warp Zone]]s from previous games, but uses a cannon that is entered like a [[Warp Pipe]]. It leads the player to a pre-selected world that is usually several worlds in advance of where the Warp Cannon is found. Cannons could be unlocked by entering certain levels or [[Ghost House]]s and finding the secret exit, marked by a [[Red Flagpole]]. These cannons do not appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' or ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' as they are replaced by shortcuts on the overworld that lead to the new world when a secret exit is found.
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==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
==== ''New Super Mario Bros.'' ====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:CannonNSMB.png|left|150px|thumb|A Warp Cannon in World 4.]]
[[File:NSMBWarp Cannon.PNG|thumb|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros.'', showing the Warp Cannon of World 2]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', secret exits in levels {{world-link|1|towern|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, [[World 2-A (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-A]], {{world-link|3|ghostn|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, {{world-link|4|ghostn|World 4-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, and {{world-link|5|ghostn|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}} lead to Warp Cannons which launch [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to a later world (the first two to [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]], then [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|6]], [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|7]], and [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|8]], respectively). Here, they are timed and cannot be exited without usage, unlike in later games.
Warp Cannons appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' The secret exits in levels {{world-link|1|towern|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros.)}} and [[World 2-A (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-A]] unlock a Warp Cannon to [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]]; the secret exit of {{world-link|3|ghostn|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}} to [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6]], the secret exit of {{world-link|4|ghostn|World 4-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}} to [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7]], and the secret exit of {{world-link|5|ghostn|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}} to [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 8]]. Warp Cannons are timed and cannot be exited without using them. The destination world is visible in a Warp Cannon area.


==== ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' ====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Warp Cannon Screenshot.png|thumb|150px|A Warp Cannon in World 1.]]
Warp Cannons look different but function identically in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. Both [[World 1-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-3]] and [[World 2-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-6]] unlock the Warp Cannon to [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5]]; {{world-link|3|ghost|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and {{world-link|4|tower|World 4-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} to [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6]]; and both {{world-link|5|ghost|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and [[World 6-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-6]] to [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]].
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Warp Cannons appear exactly like in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but they can be unlocked via secret exit in the following levels: [[World 1-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-3]] and [[World 2-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-6]] lead to [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5]], {{world-link|3|ghost|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and {{world-link|4|tower|World 4-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} to [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6]], {{world-link|5|ghost|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and [[World 6-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-6]] to [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]].


==== ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' ====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:CannonNSMB2.png|thumb|150px|left|A Warp Cannon in World Mushroom.]]
Warp Cannons are different in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They are colored blue instead of black. Instead of being a single area with a cannon that fires into the background, Warp Cannons instead point forward. After a countdown, they launch Mario or Luigi forward into a nighttime environment reminiscent of the black backdrop at the end of levels in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This is a full course, which has to be completed to arrive at the next world. The player character dashes uncontrollably, and there are enemies to avoid along the way. An [[Arrow Sign]] sign at the end pointing right serves as the goal. The character jumps as they leave the screen and arrive in the next world. Every cannon stage has a [[Red Coin]] challenge that unlocks a [[Gold Flower]] when completed. Warp Cannon stages never have [[Assist Block]]s unlike other levels.
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Warp Cannons are blue, and when they are entered, a countdown appears. When the countdown reaches 1, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is shot out into a nighttime level with a ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' end-of-level-style background. Mario/ Luigi constantly dash in these levels, even if the buttons are not pressed, in a similar fashion to ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' levels. They usually contain common enemies in the cannon's 'home' world; at the end of each one, a sign appears pointing right, at which Mario/Luigi jumps out of the level. Afterwards, the player ends up in another world. There is a Red Coin challenge in each cannon stage, which yields a Gold Flower in the spare item slot upon completion. Unlike most other stages, [[Assist Block]]s will never appear. The levels where they are unlocked are the following: {{world-link|1|towern2|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} to [[World Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Mushroom]], {{world-link|3|towern2|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} or {{world-link|mushroom|B|World Mushroom-B}} to [[World Flower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Flower]], and {{world-link|flower|A|World Flower-A}} to [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]].
 
The courses of Warp Cannons are:
*{{world-link|1|cannonn2|World 1-Warp Cannon (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, accessed from the secret exit of {{world-link|1|towern2|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} and leading to [[World Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Mushroom]]
*{{world-link|3|cannonn2|World 3-Warp Cannon (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, accessed from the secret exit of {{world-link|3|towern2|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} and leading to [[World Flower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Flower]]
*{{world-link|mushroom|cannonn2|World Mushroom-Warp Cannon}}, accessed from {{world-link|mushroom|B|World Mushroom-B}} and leading to [[World Flower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Flower]]
*{{world-link|flower|cannonn2|World Flower-Warp Cannon}}, accessed from {{world-link|flower|A|World Flower-A}} and leading to [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]]
 
Additionally, Warp Cannons appear in some of the game's DLC courses. Those courses are the [[Third Course (Nerve-Wrack Pack)|third course]] of the [[Nerve-Wrack Pack]] and the [[First Course (Gold Classics Pack)|first course]] of the [[Gold Classics Pack]]. While still having the same gameplay, they do not have to use the same environment design.


===''Mario Sports Mix''===
===''Mario Sports Mix''===
Warp Cannons also appear in the [[Flower Cup]] tournament of ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', in alternate routes. They launch the player to other areas.
Warp Cannons appear in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''. They launch the player character in alternate routes to other areas in the [[Flower Cup]] tournament.


===''Fortune Street''===
===''Fortune Street''===
These cannons also make an appearance in ''[[Fortune Street]]'', on the [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]], [[Delfino Plaza]], and [[Bowser's Castle]] boards. In this game, they are used to blast the player to a square occupied by another character. The square is chosen by the player.
Cannons in ''[[Fortune Street]]'' are used on the [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]], [[Delfino Plaza]], and [[Bowser's Castle]] boards to blast the player character to another square also having a character.


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===
===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===
*'''European Website bio:''' ''"What's that? A cannon, you say? But however do you get to it, and wherever could it blast you off to?"''
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
NSMBW Cannon To World 5 Sprite.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 5 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 1 and 2.
Cannon NSMB.png|Icon from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMBW Cannon To World 6 Sprite.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 6 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 3 and 4.
CannonNSMB.png|A Warp Cannon in World 1 of ''New Super Mario Bros.''
NSMBW Cannon To World 8 Sprite.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 8 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 5 and 6.
NSMBW Warp Cannon Icon.png|Icon from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBW Cannon To World 5 Sprite.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 5 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 1 and 2
NSMBW Cannon To World 6 Sprite.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 6 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 3 and 4
NSMBW Cannon To World 8 Sprite.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 8 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 5 and 6
NSMB2-Warp Cannon Course Icon.png|Icon from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
CannonNSMB2.png|A Warp Cannon in World 3 of ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
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|Jap=ワープ大砲<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section, page 121.</ref>
|Jap=ワープ大砲
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section|page=121|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Wāpu Taihō
|JapR=Wāpu Taihō
|JapM=Warp Cannon
|JapM=Warp Cannon
|ChiS=大炮
|ChiSC=<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|url=www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/demo_3.htm|title=New 超级马力欧兄弟|publisher=[[iQue]]|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Dàpào
|ChiSM=Cannon
|ChiT=傳送大砲
|ChiTC=<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb2/adventure/index.html|title=New 超級瑪利歐兄弟 2:冒險方法|language=zh-hant|accessdate=June 3, 2024|publisher=Nintendo HK}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Chuánsòng Dàpào
|ChiTM=Transmit Cannon
|Fre=Canon de téléportation
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|language=fr|url=www.nintendo.com/fr-fr/Assistance/Wii/Jeux/New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii/Les-secrets-de-New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii-enfin-reveles/Les-secrets-de-New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii-enfin-reveles-613251.html|title=Les secrets de New Super Mario Bros. Wii enfin révélés|publisher=Nintendo France|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref>
|FreM=Teleportation cannon
|Ger=Warp-Kanone
|GerM=Warp Cannon
|Ita=Cannone Warp
|ItaM=Warp Cannon
}}
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Latest revision as of 22:20, October 31, 2024

A Warp Cannon in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
A Warp Cannon in World 1 of New Super Mario Bros. Wii

A Warp Cannon[1] (alternatively not capitalized),[2] also simply known as Cannon,[3] is an object introduced in New Super Mario Bros. It is a type of cannon that can be entered like a Warp Pipe to take the player character to a certain later world, similarly to Warp Zones from earlier entries of the Super Mario series. Warp Cannons are unlocked by reaching a secret Goal Pole at the end of certain levels.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

A Warp Cannon
Screenshot from New Super Mario Bros., showing the Warp Cannon of World 2

Warp Cannons appear in New Super Mario Bros. The secret exits in levels World 1-Tower and World 2-A unlock a Warp Cannon to World 5; the secret exit of World 3-Ghost House to World 6, the secret exit of World 4-Ghost House to World 7, and the secret exit of World 5-Ghost House to World 8. Warp Cannons are timed and cannot be exited without using them. The destination world is visible in a Warp Cannon area.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Warp Cannons look different but function identically in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Both World 1-3 and World 2-6 unlock the Warp Cannon to World 5; World 3-Ghost House and World 4-Tower to World 6; and both World 5-Ghost House and World 6-6 to World 8.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Warp Cannons are different in New Super Mario Bros. 2. They are colored blue instead of black. Instead of being a single area with a cannon that fires into the background, Warp Cannons instead point forward. After a countdown, they launch Mario or Luigi forward into a nighttime environment reminiscent of the black backdrop at the end of levels in Super Mario Bros. 3. This is a full course, which has to be completed to arrive at the next world. The player character dashes uncontrollably, and there are enemies to avoid along the way. An Arrow Sign sign at the end pointing right serves as the goal. The character jumps as they leave the screen and arrive in the next world. Every cannon stage has a Red Coin challenge that unlocks a Gold Flower when completed. Warp Cannon stages never have Assist Blocks unlike other levels.

The courses of Warp Cannons are:

Additionally, Warp Cannons appear in some of the game's DLC courses. Those courses are the third course of the Nerve-Wrack Pack and the first course of the Gold Classics Pack. While still having the same gameplay, they do not have to use the same environment design.

Mario Sports Mix[edit]

Warp Cannons appear in Mario Sports Mix. They launch the player character in alternate routes to other areas in the Flower Cup tournament.

Fortune Street[edit]

Cannons in Fortune Street are used on the Yoshi's Island, Delfino Plaza, and Bowser's Castle boards to blast the player character to another square also having a character.

Profiles[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (British):
      What's that? A cannon, you say? But however do you get to it, and wherever could it blast you off to?

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ワープ大砲[4]
Wāpu Taihō
Warp Cannon
Chinese (simplified) 大炮[5]
Dàpào
Cannon
Chinese (traditional) 傳送大砲[6]
Chuánsòng Dàpào
Transmit Cannon
French Canon de téléportation[7] Teleportation cannon
German Warp-Kanone[?] Warp Cannon
Italian Cannone Warp[?] Warp Cannon

References[edit]

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick (2012). New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89552-3. Page 10.
  2. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 16.
  3. ^ Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009). New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-46592-4. Page 10.
  4. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 121.
  5. ^ New 超级马力欧兄弟. iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  6. ^ New 超級瑪利歐兄弟 2:冒險方法. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Les secrets de New Super Mario Bros. Wii enfin révélés. Nintendo France (French). Retrieved June 3, 2024.