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'''Tanks'''<ref>''Nintendo Power Strategy Guide'' for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' | '''Tanks'''<ref>''Nintendo Power Strategy Guide'' for ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. Pages 74–75 & 78–79.</ref> are large, segmented, and heavily armed land vehicles utilized by [[Bowser]] and [[Koopa Troop|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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====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''==== | ====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''==== | ||
[[File:SM3DW Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade.png|thumb | [[File:SM3DW Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade.png|thumb|A tank in ''Super Mario 3D World'']] | ||
In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its Nintendo Switch port]], tanks appear in [[Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade]] and [[Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade]]. In these levels, they slowly move around the levels, and [[Spike Trap]]s are found on them. In this game, tanks have lights. The lights are activated only in the latter level, which takes place at night. | In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its Nintendo Switch port]], tanks appear in [[Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade]] and [[Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade]]. In these levels, they slowly move around the levels, and [[Spike Trap]]s are found on them. In this game, tanks have lights. The lights are activated only in the latter level, which takes place at night. | ||
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===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''=== | ===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''=== | ||
Tanks also appear in the episode "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]" in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''; here, several tanks and Rocky Wrenches appear to attack [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] when they enter Dark Land. | Tanks also appear in the episode "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]" in ''[[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'']] | |||
In the level [[Frosty Fruits]] of ''[[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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EricKozlowsky SMB3Tank.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' | EricKozlowsky SMB3Tank.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 13:13, June 7, 2023
- This article is about the tanks first appearing in Super Mario Bros. 3. For the enemies in Super Mario Odyssey sometimes generically referred to as "tanks" in the Prima guide, see Sherm.
Tanks[1] are large, segmented, and heavily armed land vehicles utilized by Bowser and his armies in various games. They are usually equipped with various artillery, such as cannons, Rocket Engines, Bob-omb launchers, and Rocky Wrenches. In addition, some tanks were just mostly square in shape.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
In Super Mario Bros. 3, there are only two tank companies, which both guard areas in Dark Land. The first one is found in the kingdom's first area, and the second one is in the last portion of it. There are 13 tanks (10 in 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 airships in Super Mario Bros. 3.
New Super Mario Bros.
In New Super Mario Bros., the boss of World 6 is Monty Tank, which is depicted as a Monty Mole piloting a tank.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
In Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port, tanks appear in Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade and Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade. In these levels, they slowly move around the levels, and Spike Traps are found on them. In this game, tanks have lights. The lights are activated only in the latter level, which takes place at night.
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Tanks also appear in the episode "Princess Toadstool for President" in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3; here, several tanks and Rocky Wrenches appear to attack Mario and Luigi when they enter Dark Land.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
In the level Frosty Fruits of 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.
Gallery
Super Mario 3D World
References
- ^ Nintendo Power Strategy Guide for Super Mario Bros. 3. Pages 74–75 & 78–79.
