Torpedo tube
| Torpedo tube | |||
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 A torpedo tube model fromNew Super Mario Bros. U | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) | ||
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) | ||
| Variant of | Bill Blaster | ||
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Torpedo tubes[1][2] are black artillery that first appear inSuper Mario World. Gloved hands from a torpedo tube releaseTorpedo Teds atMario.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario World[edit]
Torpedo tubes first appear inSuper Mario World in only one level,Soda Lake, where they fire Torpedo Teds that are invincible to all available forms of attack. UnlikeBill Blasters, they will drop Torpedo Teds whether or not the player is in the launcher's way. The gloves that dispense the Torpedo Teds have four fingers.
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Torpedo tubes also appear inSuper Mario Galaxy, where they sport a different design, being identical to the single-sidedBill Blasters. They are most often found in the water, and now can be destroyed by leading a Torpedo Ted right back at them.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
Torpedo tubes, as well as the Torpedo Teds, return inNew Super Mario Bros. U. They behave and look almost exactly as they do inSuper Mario World, with the gloves now having five fingers, and appear inLarry's Torpedo Castle; they are once again invincible.Targeting Teds and redTorpedo Bases debut in the levelThe Mighty Cannonship, being both obstacles and weapons that appear in the fight withBowser Jr. WhileTorpedo Teds reappear inNew Super Luigi U, black torpedo tubes do not.
Super Princess Peach[edit]
Torpedo tubes return alongside the Torpedo Teds inSuper Princess Peach, where they are invincible.
Mario Party 10[edit]
Torpedo tubes reappear inMario Party 10 in the minigameBlooper Blastoff, where they launch Torpedo Teds.
Gallery[edit]
Super Mario World
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
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| New Super Mario Bros. U | content/Common/actor/torpedo.szs/torpedo.bfres/Models/torpedobase content/Common/actor/torpedo.szs/torpedo.bfres/Textures/torpedo_base.0 | torpedobase | Torpedo (Ted) Base |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | トーピード発射台[3][4] Tōpīdo Hasshadai | Torpedo Launcher | |
| German | Torpedo-Kanone[?] | Torpedo Cannon | |
| Italian | Scatola Teschio[5] | Skull Box | Super Mario World |
| Cannone Ted[6] | Ted Cannon | New Super Mario Bros. U |
References[edit]
- ^"The warp pipe is encased in a steel-and-glass cage. Fortunately, there is a Bullet Bill torpedo tube nearby." – Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007).Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 157.
- ^"A massive weight hangs from the tower’s bottom. This holds the tower in place. Mario must somehow remove the weight. There is a torpedo tube in the side of the sea bowl. Swim over to it to catch the eyes of a Bullet Bill as it blasts into the water. Then, swim toward the weight with the Bullet Bill in tow. Quickly paddle to the weight’s other side so the Bullet Bill crashes into it. The explosion drops the weight, allowing several floating devices to rise. Now Mario can climb to the tower’s top." – Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007).Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-7615-5643-5. Page 158.
- ^October 19, 2015.Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook,Super Mario World section.Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 61.
- ^October 19, 2015.Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook,New Super Mario Bros. U section.Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 216.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 61.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 210-216.
