Editing Pipe Cannon

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{{item infobox
|image=[[File:Cannon_Pipe.png|200px]]<br>A Pipe Cannon from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|first_appearance= ''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance= ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|effect=Shoots players to another part of the level
}}
'''Pipe Cannons'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 120.</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve. ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 124 and 181.</ref> are [[Warp Pipe]]s that appear throughout the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'']] franchise. When entered, they launch the player to another location (usually another part of the [[level]]).

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:SMW Yoshi's Island 1 Pipe Cannon.png|thumb|right|[[Mario]] being launched from a Pipe Cannon]]
Pipe Cannons first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they are always on a slant and fire the player to far places (about two or three screens away). These pipes cannot be entered and are always exited via a different pipe, usually from an underground area.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they are similar to the [[Warp Cannon]]s that are used to travel to a different [[world]], except they fire the player within a much smaller range. To use these pipes, unlike in ''Super Mario World'', players enter one and then are automatically fired off, often to an unreachable ledge or platform or even a different area.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', retaining the same functionality from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Another type of Pipe Cannon makes an appearance in the minigame [[1-up Blast]], where the player(s) can enter these cannons and aim before they blast themselves and attempt to pop balloons to earn [[extra life|1-Up]]s. 

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they function the same as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' A Pipe Cannon is also used to reach the [[Rainbow Course]]. 
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where there are Pipe Cannons on the world map in each world, which are used as shortcuts to worlds the player has entered before, or to get to the [[Secret Island]] and [[Superstar Road]]. After the level [[Layer-Cake Desert-1]] ([[Soda Jungle-1]] if the player cleared [[Blooper's Secret Lair]] / [[Cheep Chomp Chase]]) is beaten and [[Nabbit]] is seen stealing [[Toad]]'s power-ups, Toad uses a Pipe Cannon in order to quickly travel to [[Acorn Plains]] and give chase, unlocking Pipe Cannons for regular use on the world map.

In the levels themselves, Pipe Cannons function the same as in previous installments.

Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', where they function the same as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''.

====''Super Mario 3D World''====
{{main|Clear Pipe Cannon}}
[[File:SM3DW Sprawling Savanna.png|thumb|right|A Clear Pipe Cannon in [[Sprawling Savanna]]]]
Cannons similar to Pipe Cannons appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', being Clear Pipe Cannons, having the ability to launch the player in a very similar manner to Pipe Cannons. Additionally, another similar cannon appears, called the [[Cloud Cannon]], which, when [[jump]]ed into, produces a white Pipe Cannon that launches the player into a [[Coin Heaven]].

====''Super Mario Run''====
In the Remix 10 mode of ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', on random occasions, when the player enters a pipe to go to the next area on the map screen, it may turn out to be a Pipe Cannon, launching the player into the sky.{{ref needed}}

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart DS''====
A black Pipe Cannon appears in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' in the course [[DS Airship Fortress|Airship Fortress]], which contains a Pipe Cannon, which shoots the player to the tower near the [[airship]]. It functions identically to other [[Cannon (Mario Kart series)|cannon]]s.

====''Mario Kart 7''====
[[File:AirshipFortressMK7.png|thumb|A Pipe Cannon to the left in Airship Fortress]]
A black Pipe Cannon reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' through the returning course <small>DS</small> Airship Fortress, having the same function as it did in ''Mario Kart DS''.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
[[File:MKT black pipe.png|thumb|100px|left|A golden pipe in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Pipe Cannons reappear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where they are simply called "pipes" and serve as a main method of obtaining drivers, [[kart]]s, and [[glider]]s. The player fires a pipe by dragging it down and releasing it, causing it to shoot out a driver, kart, or glider. A green pipe can fire any item available in the pipe, including High-End items, but if the pipe appears as a golden one, the player is guaranteed to receive a High-End. There are multiple types of pipes in the game, including the Today's Challenge Pipe, the All-Clear Pipe, the Multiplayer Pipe, and Token Shop pipes.

Since the [[Baby Rosalina Tour]], players could fire at least two free pipe pulls during the tour, and the number went up to four pipe pulls since the [[Flower Tour]]. Additionally, starting with the [[Wild West Tour]], players can use an All-Clear Pipe that consists of a random High-End driver, kart, or glider after completing each cup within a tour, as well as the last two free pipe pulls being reserved for the second week's spotlight pipe.

Up until the [[Battle Tour]] and the Version 3.0.0 update, the player could spend five [[Ruby|rubies]] to fire a pipe once or 45 to fire it ten times. Each pipe held 100 drivers, karts, or gliders, with some pipes occasionally holding only 50 items instead of 100. A new pipe with different content was available each week. The pipes which can be pulled using rubies, including the free pipe pulls, were removed in the Version 3.0.0 update,<ref>@kart_tour (September 1, 2022). [https://twitter.com/kart_tour/status/1565582942868480002]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved September 1, 2022.</ref> and would be replaced with the Spotlight Shop and pipes available in Tour Gifts.

Additionally, the black Pipe Cannon featured in [[DS Airship Fortress]] reappears in the game through the aforementioned returning course, having the same function as it did in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart 7''.

===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', Pipe Cannons appear throughout a handful of areas inside [[Bowser's body]], functioning the same as in the 2D platformer games.

===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
[[File:Pipe Cannon - Mario Tennis Aces.gif|thumb]]
A Pipe Cannon appears in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', with [[Luigi]] shooting himself out of it in the animation for his [[Special Shot#Mario Tennis Aces|Special Shot]].

==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:'''
**"''The pipe is bursting with a variety of drivers, karts, and gliders! Different combinations of drivers, karts, and gliders can help you earn more points in a race, so you can try to find the perfect combination for each course!''"<ref>mariokarttourEN (October 7, 2019). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1181072881955946496 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved March 14, 2020.</ref>
**"''Starting with the Wild West Tour, a High-End Pipe will appear after you clear every cup of a tour! Be sure to complete all of the cups for the chance to fire it once and get a guaranteed High-End!''"<ref>mariokarttourEN (August 4, 2020). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1290648877129965568 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved August 5, 2020.</ref>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=大砲土管<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 60 and 118.</ref><br>''Taihō Dokan''<br>土管大砲<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 150, 200 and 216.</ref><br>''Dokan Taihō''
|JapM=Cannon Pipe (''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros.'')<br><br>Pipe Cannon (since ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|Chi=大炮水管<ref>[https://www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/newmario.htm Chinese website for ''New Super Mario Bros.'']. Retrieved March 6, 2020.</ref>
|ChiR=Dàpào Shuǐguǎn
|ChiM=Cannon Pipe
|Ita=Tubo cannone
|ItaM=Cannon Pipe
|Fre=Tuyaux Canon<ref>[[Super Mario-kun|Super Mario Manga Adventures]] Volume 2, page 85</ref>
|FreM=Canon Pipe
}}

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