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{{quote|I LOVE YOU ZEEPPELIN! No! Don't you dare call this beauty a blimp! It's the Zeeppelin!|Brock|Mario & Luigi: Dream Team}}
In the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]], blimps are a type of transportation that take [[Mario]] and other characters to a faraway place. They are very similar to their [[Wikipedia:Blimp|real world counterparts]], but their design may differ depending on the game. Notable blimps in the ''Mario'' franchise are listed here.
'''Blimps''' are a type of transportation that appears in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] which either take [[Mario]] and other characters to a faraway place or just float in the air. They are very similar to their [[Wikipedia:Blimp|real world counterparts]], but their design may differ depending on the game.


==Cheep Blimp==
==''Mario Kart'' series==
[[File:CheepCheepBlimp.png|thumb|The Cheep Blimp]]
===''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''===
The '''Cheep Blimp''' is a large, [[Cheep Cheep]]-shaped blimp from the game ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. Its only purpose is to take [[Mario]] to the floating town of [[Glitzville]]. Mario must obtain a [[Blimp Ticket]] from [[Don Pianta]] in order to ride the Cheep Blimp. A Cheep Cheep conductor named [[Stewart]] operates the Cheep Blimp.
[[File: MKSC Luigi Blimp.png|thumb|left|The Luigi blimp.]]
A blimp first ever appear in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' where a [[Luigi]] blimp can be seen in [[Luigi Circuit (GBA)|Luigi Circuit]] and [[Sky Garden]]. In Luigi Circuit, the blimp waits until the third lap to take off and fly around, whereas it is directly in the air in Sky Garden.
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A similar balloon can be seen on ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''{{'}}s version of [[Luigi Circuit (Wii)|Luigi Circuit]].
===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
A Luigi blimp also appears in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'''s [[Luigi Circuit (GCN)|Luigi Circuit]] floating in the air above the racetrack, this time being a 3D model. Strangely, this blimp does not show up if the players are racing in split-screen mode. It also appears on Luigi Circuit's logo.


===Trivia===
===''Mario Kart DS''===
The Luigi blimp from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' evidently reappears in [[Luigi Circuit (GBA)#Mario Kart DS|<small>GBA</small> Luigi Circuit]] but surprisingly, not any blimp can be seen in [[Luigi Circuit (GCN)#Mario Kart DS|<small>GCN</small> Luigi Circuit]] outside of the demo version of the game. In the GBA remake, the blimp starts to take off on the second lap this time.
 
===''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''===
Blimps appear again in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' in various different styles and colors, sometimes referencing to a certain character. A red blimp and a green one can be seen in [[Mario Highway]] and a [[Waluigi]] blimp can be spotted floatting above the race track in [[Stadium Arena]] while following its layout. However, this blimp is not present in [[Waluigi Stadium (arcade)|Waluigi Stadium]] even if the track takes place at the same location as Stadium Arena.
 
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
A blimp reappears once again in [[Luigi Circuit (Wii)|Luigi Circuit]], this time being strangely a [[Cheep Cheep]]-shaped blimp and not a Luigi balloon. It can be seen taking off from a landing plateform in the middle of a lake located inside the race track and flying overhead afterwards.
 
==''Paper Mario'' series==
 
===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[File:CheepCheepBlimp.png|thumb|The Cheep Blimp floating.]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a blimp resembling the one from ''Mario Kart Wii'' appears, the '''Cheep Blimp''', a large and [[Cheep Cheep]]-shaped blimp. Its only purpose is to take [[Mario]] to the floating town of [[Glitzville]]. Mario must obtain a [[Blimp Ticket]] from [[Don Pianta]] in order to ride the Cheep Blimp. A Cheep Cheep conductor named [[Stewart]] operates the Cheep Blimp. It is the first notable blimp in the ''Mario'' franchise.
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==''Mario Party'' series==
 
===Mario Party 8===
A special blimp appears in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' which can be seen on the boxart and during the opening sequence of the [[Star Carnival]], after having selected the file, while two [[Goomba]]s with a red ''Mario Party 8'' banner are passing through the screen.
 
==''Mario & Luigi'' series==
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' appears the '''Zeeppelin''', the blimp used to carry Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toadsworth, and some Toads from Peach's Castle to [[Pi'illo Island]]. The name "Zeeppelin" comes from the word [[Wikipedia:Zeppelin|zeppelin]], a rigid blimp invented in Germany, with an extra "e" to make it match many other spellings in the game (Zeekeeper, Zee Parts, etc.). During the flight, Luigi falls asleep and dreams of Antasma coming on board, which is when Toadsworth teaches Mario how to fight. After the fight, Luigi dreams that the Zeeppelin crashes, though in reality, it lands safely in [[Pi'illo Blimport]] (as stated by another Brock). It is the second notable blimp in the ''Mario'' franchise.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
MKDD Luigi Blimp Model.png|The Luigi blimp as it appears in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MKW Cheep Cheep Blimp Model.png|The Cheep Cheep-shaped blimp from ''Mario Kart Wii''
LuigiCircuitLogo-MKDD.png|Logo of Luigi Circuit from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' with a Luigi blimp
StadiumArenaRight.png|The Waluigi blimp floating above the track in Stadium Arena
MP8Scene.jpg|''Mario Party 8'''s group artwork for the boxart
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
*The music accompanying the Cheep Blimp's flight is the ''Athletic'' level theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', although the song is only completely recognizable when Mario first uses the blimp. The rest of the theme has been redone so it sounds more original.
*The music accompanying the Cheep Blimp's flight is the ''Athletic'' level theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', although the song is only completely recognizable when Mario first uses the blimp. The rest of the theme has been redone so it sounds more original.


==Zeeppelin==
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{{quote|I LOVE YOU ZEEPPELIN! No! Don't you dare call this beauty a blimp! It's the Zeeppelin!|Brock}}
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The '''Zeeppelin''' is the blimp used to carry Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toadsworth, and some Toads from Peach's Castle to [[Pi'illo Island]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. The name "Zeeppelin" comes from the word [[Wikipedia:Zeppelin|zeppelin]], a rigid blimp invented in Germany, with an extra "e" to make it match many other spellings in the game (Zeekeeper, Zee Parts, etc.). During the flight, Luigi falls asleep and dreams of Antasma coming on board, which is when Toadsworth teaches Mario how to fight. After the fight, Luigi dreams that the Zeeppelin crashes, though in reality, it lands safely in [[Pi'illo Blimport]] (as stated by another Brock).
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Revision as of 13:55, January 3, 2021

“I LOVE YOU ZEEPPELIN! No! Don't you dare call this beauty a blimp! It's the Zeeppelin!”
Brock, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

Blimps are a type of transportation that appears in the Mario franchise which either take Mario and other characters to a faraway place or just float in the air. They are very similar to their real world counterparts, but their design may differ depending on the game.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Luigi blimp from Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
The Luigi blimp.

A blimp first ever appear in Mario Kart: Super Circuit where a Luigi blimp can be seen in Luigi Circuit and Sky Garden. In Luigi Circuit, the blimp waits until the third lap to take off and fly around, whereas it is directly in the air in Sky Garden.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

A Luigi blimp also appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'s Luigi Circuit floating in the air above the racetrack, this time being a 3D model. Strangely, this blimp does not show up if the players are racing in split-screen mode. It also appears on Luigi Circuit's logo.

Mario Kart DS

The Luigi blimp from Mario Kart: Super Circuit evidently reappears in GBA Luigi Circuit but surprisingly, not any blimp can be seen in GCN Luigi Circuit outside of the demo version of the game. In the GBA remake, the blimp starts to take off on the second lap this time.

Mario Kart Arcade GP 2

Blimps appear again in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 in various different styles and colors, sometimes referencing to a certain character. A red blimp and a green one can be seen in Mario Highway and a Waluigi blimp can be spotted floatting above the race track in Stadium Arena while following its layout. However, this blimp is not present in Waluigi Stadium even if the track takes place at the same location as Stadium Arena.

Mario Kart Wii

A blimp reappears once again in Luigi Circuit, this time being strangely a Cheep Cheep-shaped blimp and not a Luigi balloon. It can be seen taking off from a landing plateform in the middle of a lake located inside the race track and flying overhead afterwards.

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

The Cheep Blimp floating.

In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, a blimp resembling the one from Mario Kart Wii appears, the Cheep Blimp, a large and Cheep Cheep-shaped blimp. Its only purpose is to take Mario to the floating town of Glitzville. Mario must obtain a Blimp Ticket from Don Pianta in order to ride the Cheep Blimp. A Cheep Cheep conductor named Stewart operates the Cheep Blimp. It is the first notable blimp in the Mario franchise.

Mario Party series

Mario Party 8

A special blimp appears in Mario Party 8 which can be seen on the boxart and during the opening sequence of the Star Carnival, after having selected the file, while two Goombas with a red Mario Party 8 banner are passing through the screen.

Mario & Luigi series

In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team appears the Zeeppelin, the blimp used to carry Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toadsworth, and some Toads from Peach's Castle to Pi'illo Island. The name "Zeeppelin" comes from the word zeppelin, a rigid blimp invented in Germany, with an extra "e" to make it match many other spellings in the game (Zeekeeper, Zee Parts, etc.). During the flight, Luigi falls asleep and dreams of Antasma coming on board, which is when Toadsworth teaches Mario how to fight. After the fight, Luigi dreams that the Zeeppelin crashes, though in reality, it lands safely in Pi'illo Blimport (as stated by another Brock). It is the second notable blimp in the Mario franchise.

Gallery

Trivia

  • The music accompanying the Cheep Blimp's flight is the Athletic level theme from Super Mario Bros. 3, although the song is only completely recognizable when Mario first uses the blimp. The rest of the theme has been redone so it sounds more original.