Soda Jungle

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The outside of Soda Jungle.

Soda Jungle is the jungle-themed fifth world of New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U. It is the largest world in the game, both physically and in terms of courses. The world, as its name implies, takes place in a jungle inspired by Big Island from Super Mario Bros. 3, Forest of Illusion from Super Mario World and World 4 from New Super Mario Bros. in terms of appearance, layout and theme as the jungle is giant-themed within both the world map and the normal levels, as well as big enemies or big variations of small enemies, like Grand Goombas and Gargantua Koopa Troopas. The dead trees in the center of the jungle leads to a haunted area, containing a few extra courses, including Boo enemy courses. When the player enters the area, the area pixelates before loading again. The name is derived from soda as a reference to the acid water in the world. There are twelve levels in this world, with the first Airship level appearing before entering the section, five normal levels in the outer areas, two that are in the haunted area along with the second Ghost House and the Boo Enemy Courses, a secret level, the Tower level and Castle level. A green Toad House and two red can be found here as well. The boss of this world is Iggy Koopa.

There are several ways to enter this world. Completing Wendy's Shifting Castle or Larry's Torpedo Castle will bring Mario to The Mighty Cannonship, the first airship in the game. However, completing Blooper's Secret Lair or Piranha Plants on Ice, Acorn Plains and Layer-Cake Desert's secret levels respectively, will immediately take Mario to Jungle of the Giants.

In the haunted area in Soda Jungle, Mario must take an alternate exit in either Painted Swampland or Deepsea Ruins (Painted Pipeworks or Deepsea Stone-Eyes for Luigi in New Super Luigi U) in order to create a pathway that will allow him to leave the haunted area and proceed through the world, in a manner similar to the Forest of Illusion in Super Mario World; taking the normal paths otherwise in either stage will bring him back to the pathway in front of Which-Way Labyrinth.

Levels

New Super Mario Bros. U

Before Soda Jungle

Level Number Level Name Preview Description
Soda Jungle-Airship The Mighty Cannonship New Super Mario Bros. U level. The first Airship course in the game with Bowser Jr. as the boss. This level features Targeting Teds in their only appearance so far.

Inside Soda Jungle

Level Number Level Name Preview Description
Soda Jungle-1 Jungle of the Giants File:World5-1StarCoin2P1.jpg A course with Giant Brick Blocks, Grand Goombas and Gargantua Koopa Troopas.
Soda Jungle-2 Bridge over Poisoned Waters File:World5-2StarCoin1.jpg This course features Poison Water and logs that spin when stepped on. Several Brick Blocks are found here, and this level has a secret exit that goes around Soda Jungle's haunted forest.
Soda Jungle-3 Bramball Woods File:World5-3StarCoin1.jpg A course that takes place, as the name implies, in a dark woods with Bramballs. Several Donut Lifts are found here, too.
Soda Jungle-Tower Snake Block Tower File:World5-TStarCoin2.jpg A tower with Ball and Chains, Amps, Big Amps, and large and normal sized Snake Blocks.

Haunted Forest

Level Number Level Name Preview Description
Soda Jungle-Ghost House Which-Way Labyrinth File:World5-HStarCoin1P1.jpg A Ghost House with multiple doors. Glowing Baby Yoshi is found here, and this level reveals the fact that Baby Yoshis can eat Boos.
Soda Jungle-4 Painted Swampland File:World5-4StarCoin3.jpg A course with several unenterable Warp Pipes. This level's background is inspired by Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night.
Soda Jungle-5 Deepsea Ruins File:World5-5StarCoin1.jpg A haunted forest level featuring a lake where Mario must swim through. This level marks the only appearance of Bulbers in the game. The lake is filled with stationary Moai heads.

Outside Soda Jungle

Level Number Level Name Preview Description
Soda Jungle-6 Seesaw Bridge File:World5-6StarCoin2.jpg A course with Poison Water and seesaws.
Soda Jungle-7 Wiggler Stampede File:World5-7StarCoin1.jpg A course with giant and normal sized Wigglers.
Soda Jungle-Castle Iggy's Volcanic Castle File:World5-CStarCoin1.jpg A castle with rising tides of lava.
Soda Jungle-File:Parabeetle Sprite.png Flight of the Para-Beetles File:World5-AStarCoin2.jpg A course with giant and normal sized Para-Beetles, along with King Bills.

New Super Luigi U

Before Soda Jungle

Level Number Level Name Preview Description
Soda Jungle-Airship All Aboard! An airship level with various Hammer Bros. and Mecha-Koopa.

Inside Soda Jungle

Level Number Level Name Preview Description
Soda Jungle-1 Giant Swing-Along
Soda Jungle-2 Dancing Blocks, Poison Swamp
Soda Jungle-3 Heart of Bramball Woods
Soda Jungle-Tower Stone-Snake Tower

Haunted Forest

Level Number Level Name Preview Description
Soda Jungle-Ghost House Boo's Favorite Haunt
Soda Jungle-4 Painted Pipeworks
Soda Jungle-5 Deepsea Stone-Eyes

Outside Soda Jungle

Level Number Level Name Preview Description
Soda Jungle-6 Sumo Bro Bridge File:NSLU Sumo Bro.png
Soda Jungle-7 Wiggler Floodlands
Soda Jungle-Castle Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle File:Iggy Castle Luigi U.PNG
Soda Jungle-File:Parabeetle Sprite.png Para-Beetle Parade A course that primarily focuses on the Para-Beetles and Heavy Para-Beetles. Piranha Plants, Banzai Bills, King Bills, and several P-Switches, are also present.

Challenge Mode original courses

Boost Rush Courses

New Enemies

New Super Mario Bros. U

New Super Luigi U

Names in Other Languages

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Trivia

  • This is the only world in the game with more than one section: The haunted forest sub-area, the outside and the inside.
  • This is also the only world in the game to have an English name actually transliterated from the original Japanese.
  • Every world before Soda Jungle leads to the latter, either by a world-skipping shortcut or completing the previous world's castle, and, Soda Jungle leads to every world afterward, besides Peach's Castle.
  • Soda Jungle, Meringue Clouds, and Layer-Cake Desert are the only three worlds to have three Toad Houses, two red and one green.
  • The Jungle area in Mario Golf: World Tour resembles this world.

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