Warp Cannon

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Warp Cannon
A Warp Cannon in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
A Warp Cannon inWorld 1 ofNew Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearanceNew Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Latest appearanceNew Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012)
EffectLaunches the player character to another area, usually anotherworld
Variant ofCannon

AWarp Cannon[1] (alternatively not capitalized),[2] also simply known as aCannon,[3] is an object introduced inNew Super Mario Bros. It is a type ofcannon that can be entered like aWarp Pipe to take the player character to a certain laterworld, similarly toWarp Zones from earlier entries of theSuper Mario series. Warp Cannons are unlocked by reachingsecret Goal Poles at the ends of certainlevels.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

A Warp Cannon
Screenshot fromNew Super Mario Bros., showing the Warp Cannon ofWorld 2

Warp Cannons appear inNew Super Mario Bros. Thesecret exits in levelsWorld 1-Tower andWorld 2-A unlock a Warp Cannon toWorld 5, the secret exit ofWorld 3-Ghost House unlocks a Warp Cannon toWorld 6, the secret exit ofWorld 4-Ghost House unlocks a Warp Cannon toWorld 7, and the secret exit ofWorld 5-Ghost House unlocks a Warp Cannon toWorld 8. Warp Cannons are timed and cannot be exited without using them. The destination world is visible in a Warp Cannon area.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Warp Cannons look slightly different from the previous game, being more detailed and shinier, but function identically inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. The bases now display "World" along with the corresponding world number shown below. BothWorld 1-3 andWorld 2-6 unlock the Warp Cannon toWorld 5, bothWorld 3-Ghost House andWorld 4-Tower unlock the Warp Cannon toWorld 6, and bothWorld 5-Ghost House andWorld 6-6 unlock the Warp Cannon toWorld 8.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Warp Cannons are different inNew Super Mario Bros. 2. They are now colored blue instead of black, along with their bases. Instead of being a single area with a cannon that fires into the background, Warp Cannons instead point forward. After a countdown, they launchMario orLuigi forward into a full course known as aDash Mario[4] stage that needs to be completed to arrive at the next world, with a nighttime environment reminiscent of the black backdrop at the end of levels inSuper Mario Bros. 3. The player characterdashes automatically and must jump at the right times to avoid the enemies and pits along the way. AnArrow Sign at the end pointing right serves as the goal. The character jumps as he leaves the screen and arrives in the next world. Every cannon stage has aRed Coin challenge that unlocks aGold Flower when completed. Warp Cannon stages never haveAssist Blocks, unlike other levels.

These are the courses of Warp Cannons:

Additionally, Warp Cannons appear in some of the game's DLC courses. Those courses are thethird course of theNerve-Wrack Pack and thefirst course of theGold Classics Pack. While still having the same gameplay, they do not have to use the same environment design.

Mario Sports Mix[edit]

Warp Cannons appear inMario Sports Mix. They launch the player character in alternate routes to other areas in theFlower Cup tournament.

Fortune Street[edit]

Cannons inFortune Street are used on theYoshi's Island,Delfino Plaza, andBowser's Castle boards to blast the player character to another square also having a character. They use a similar design to theirNew Super Mario Bros. Wii look, but with a gray-colored base.

Profiles[edit]

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (United Kingdom):
      What's that? A cannon, you say? But however do you get to it, and wherever could it blast you off to?

Gallery[edit]

  • Icon from New Super Mario Bros.

    Icon fromNew Super Mario Bros.

  • A Warp Cannon in World 1 of New Super Mario Bros.

    A Warp Cannon in World 1 ofNew Super Mario Bros.

  • Concept art from New Super Mario Bros.

    Concept art fromNew Super Mario Bros.

  • Icon from New Super Mario Bros. Wii

    Icon fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii

  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii World 5 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 1 and 2

    New Super Mario Bros. Wii World 5 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 1 and 2

  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii World 6 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 3 and 4

    New Super Mario Bros. Wii World 6 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 3 and 4

  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii World 8 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 5 and 6

    New Super Mario Bros. Wii World 8 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 5 and 6

  • Icon from New Super Mario Bros. 2

    Icon fromNew Super Mario Bros. 2

  • A Warp Cannon in World 3 of New Super Mario Bros. 2

    A Warp Cannon in World 3 ofNew Super Mario Bros. 2

  • A Cannon square in Fortune Street

    A Cannon square inFortune Street

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseワープ大砲[5]
Wāpu Taihō
Warp Cannon
Chinese(Simplified)大炮[6]
Dàpào
Cannon
Chinese(Traditional)傳送大砲[7]
Chuánsòng Dàpào
Transmit Cannon
FrenchCanon de téléportation[8]Teleportation cannon
GermanWarp-Kanone[?]Warp Cannon
ItalianCannone Warp[9]Warp Cannon
Portuguese(Brazilian)Canhão de Teletransporte[10]Teleportation Cannon

References[edit]

  1. ^von Esmarch, Nick (2012).New Super Mario Bros. 2 PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-89552-3. Page 10.
  2. ^Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006).New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide.Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN1-59812-009-3. Page 16.
  3. ^Bueno, Fernando (November 15, 2009).New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-46592-4. Page 10.
  4. ^Iwata Asks - New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 2. Cooperation from the Super Mario 3D Land Staff.Nintendo. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  5. ^October 19, 2015.Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook,New Super Mario Bros. section.Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 121.
  6. ^New 超级马力欧兄弟.iQue (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  7. ^New 超級瑪利歐兄弟 2:冒險方法.Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  8. ^Les secrets de New Super Mario Bros. Wii enfin révélés.Nintendo France (French). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  9. ^«TIP — C'è un traguardo segreto nel MONDO 1-3, proprio sopra a questa sporgenza! Potrai poi teletrasportarti nel MONDO 5 usando il Cannone Warp.» – March 26, 2025. Una guida al mondo di Super Mario — MONDO 1 — New Super Mario Bros. Wii.Nintendo Today! (Italian). Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  10. ^New Super Mario Bros. Wii-related topic on Nintendo Today!Media:NTodayCanhãoPTBR.png
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