Landship
The Landship is a kart from the Mario Kart series. It is a small kart similar in appearance to the Airships from Super Mario Bros. 3, with cannons that move back and forth as if firing while the kart moves. The emblem is located on the cannon covers.
History
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The Landship debuts in Mario Kart 8 as an unlockable kart body part. It grants the player a large acceleration boost and a slight handling boost, at the expense of speed, weight, and traction. It shares its stats with the Biddybuggy and Mr. Scooty. It changes color for all the Koopalings, with the back cabin and cannon covers matching their airships from New Super Mario Bros. U and the seat matching their shell colors. All the other characters have a similar color scheme to Bowser's airship from the New Super Mario Bros. games.
The Landship is one of the vehicle bodies that a CPU-controlled Bowser or Koopaling will occasionally use, combined with Wood tires. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, CPU-controlled Bowser Jr. also occasionally pairs the Wood tires with the Landship, while Bowser now pairs the Landship with the Bowser Kite as well. While the Landship's ground speed, anti-gravity speed, and traction have improved, its air speed, acceleration, ground handling, air handling, anti-gravity handling, and mini-turbo are all weaker than before.
The Landship's engine sounds like a four-stroke while idling, but sounds like a two-stroke while accelerating. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it shares its engine sound with the Inkstriker.
Color schemes
- Larry Koopa - Sky blue seat, yellow cannon covers, green cabin
- Morton Koopa Jr. - Black seat, grey cannon covers, grey cabin
- Wendy O. Koopa - Pink seat, pink cannon covers, red cabin
- Iggy Koopa - Light green seat, purple cannon covers, green cabin
- Roy Koopa - Purple seat, red cannon covers, pink cabin
- Lemmy Koopa - Orange seat, light green cannon covers, sky blue cabin
- Ludwig von Koopa - Blue seat, orange cannon covers, green cabin
- All other characters - Red seat, green cannon covers, red cabin
Mario Kart Tour
The Landship returns in Mario Kart Tour as a Normal-type kart. It uses the Slim tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It offers longer Mini-Turbo boosts and increases the points earned for performing Mini-Turbos. Unlike before, the Landship's cabin, cannon covers, and seat do not change color, regardless of whether or not one of the Koopalings is using it. The cannons also no longer move. The game introduces a gray variant, the Warship, which also has the Normal classification.
As well as being a common item available in most pipes and the Daily Selects, the Landship has been obtainable through other means such as tour gifts. The following table lists the Landship's instances of special availability by tour.
| Tour | Availability |
|---|---|
| Tokyo Tour | Tour gift (192 Grand Stars required) |
| Mario Bros. Tour | Tour gift (167 Grand Stars required) |
| Trick Tour | Tour gift (75 Grand Stars required) |
| Cooking Tour | Tour gift (75 Grand Stars required) |
| Peach Tour | Classic Car Pipe |
Stats
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Mario Kart 8
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Mario Kart Tour
Gallery
Sprites and models
The Landship in Mario Kart 8
Icon of Iggy's Landship
Icon of Roy's Landship
Icon of Lemmy's Landship
Icon of Larry's Landship
Icon of Wendy's Landship
Icon of Ludwig's Landship
Icon of Morton's Landship
Model of Iggy's Landship
Model of Roy's Landship
Model of Lemmy's Landship
Model of Larry's Landship
Model of Wendy's Landship
Model of Ludwig's Landship
Model of Morton's Landship
Screenshots
Bowser on his Landship in Mario Kart 8
Ludwig tricking in his Landship
Roy at the starting line in his Landship
King Bob-omb in the Landship in Mario Kart Tour
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (simplified) | 酷霸王飞船[?] | - | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 庫巴飛船[?] Kùbā fēichuán |
Bowser Flying Ship | |
| Dutch | Flitsfregat[?] | Flash Frigate | |
| German | PS-Galleere[?] | HP-Galley (PS means "Pferdestärke", engl. horsepower) | |
| Italian | Naveloce[?] | Pun on "nave" (ship) and "veloce" (fast) | |
| Korean | 쿠파십[?] Kupaship |
Bowser Ship | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Autonave[?] | Autoship | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Autonavio[?] | Autoship | |
| Russian | Каравелла[?] Karavella |
Caravel | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Nave Bowser[?] | Bowser Ship | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Autonave[?] | Autoship |
Trivia
- Before Mario Kart 8 was updated to Ver. 2.0, the Landship's vehicle customization icon always showed the color scheme used by the non-Koopaling characters, even when used by a Koopaling.
