Mudboat
| Mudboat | |
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| First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Effect | Allows safe travel over water, slimy water, and lava |
- “Mudboats Are Fun! Come Aboard!”
- —Sign from Noki Bay, Super Mario Sunshine
Mudboats are small boats apparently constructed out of mud that appear in Super Mario Sunshine. Mario can stand inside of one and control the mudboat's direction by spraying water from FLUDD's Squirt Nozzle in the opposite direction of which he desires to travel, similarly to leaf boats. Mudboats immediately sink if they come in contact with a solid object, unlike leaf boats, but Mario has a short chance to jump off of the Mudboat when this occurs. After sinking, a mudboat spawns back to its original position.
Mudboats first appear in Noki Bay, where they are rented out from a boat rental shop for 90,000 coins. However, the Raccoon proprietor of the shop allows Mario to use the mudboats for free. During Episode 1, the boat rental shop's mudboat is adrift in the bay's slimy water, allowing safe travel over the slimy water from near the entrance to the area. Using Mudboats is optional, but it can assist Mario in retrieving a blue coin above the water, as well as generally traversing the bay's water more quickly, particularly while it is polluted. Another Mudboat is floating on lava midway through Corona Mountain, except Mario is required to use this one. The mudboat sinks if it even touches any of the stalagmites or the water fountain in the center of the lava sea, requiring Mario to carefully steer the boat to the platform at the far end of the lava sea. The mudboat is used for collecting nine of Corona Mountain's ten blue coins, which are located in a circle surrounding the platform at the end of the lava sea.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | どろふね[?] Dorofune |
Mudboat | |
| どろのふね[?] Doro no fune |
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