Editing Warp Cannon

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[[File:NSMBWarp Cannon.PNG|thumb|A Warp Cannon from ''New Super Mario Bros.'']]
A '''Warp Cannon'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 10.</ref> (alternatively not capitalized),<ref>Loe, Casey. The ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 16.</ref> also simply known as '''Cannon''',<ref>Bueno, Fernando. ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 10</ref> is a special [[cannon]] in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' that allows the player to go to a different world. It serves the same purposes as the [[Warp Zone]]s from previous games, but uses a cannon that is entered like a [[Warp Pipe]]. It leads the player to a pre-selected world that is usually several worlds in advance of where the Warp Cannon is found. Cannons could be unlocked by entering certain levels or [[Ghost House]]s and finding the secret exit, marked by a [[Goal Pole (secret)|secret Goal Pole]]. These cannons do not appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' or ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' as they are replaced by shortcuts on the overworld that lead to the new world when a secret exit is found.
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==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
==== ''New Super Mario Bros.'' ====
[[File:CannonNSMB.png|left|150px|thumb|A Warp Cannon in World 1]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', secret exits in levels {{world-link|1|towern|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, [[World 2-A (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 2-A]], {{world-link|3|ghostn|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, {{world-link|4|ghostn|World 4-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, and {{world-link|5|ghostn|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}} lead to Warp Cannons which launch [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] to a later world (the first two to [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 5]], then [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|6]], [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)|7]], and [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)|8]], respectively). Here, they are timed and cannot be exited without usage, unlike in later games. In this game only, the environment of the destination world can be seen in the background.

==== ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' ====
[[File:NSMBW Warp Cannon Screenshot.png|thumb|150px|A Warp Cannon in World 1]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Warp Cannons appear exactly like in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but they can be unlocked via secret exit in the following levels: [[World 1-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-3]] and [[World 2-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-6]] lead to [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5]], {{world-link|3|ghost|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and {{world-link|4|tower|World 4-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} to [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6]], and {{world-link|5|ghost|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and [[World 6-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 6-6]] to [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]].

==== ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' ====
[[File:CannonNSMB2.png|thumb|150px|left|A Warp Cannon in World 3]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Warp Cannons are blue, and when they are entered, a countdown appears. When the countdown reaches 1, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] is shot out into a nighttime level with a ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' end-of-level-style background. Mario/ Luigi constantly dash in these levels, even if the buttons are not pressed, in a similar fashion to ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' levels. They usually contain common enemies in the cannon's 'home' world; at the end of each one, a sign appears pointing right, at which Mario/Luigi jumps out of the level. Afterwards, the player ends up in another world. There is a Red Coin challenge in each cannon stage, which yields a Gold Flower in the spare item slot upon completion. Unlike most other stages, [[Assist Block]]s will never appear. The levels where they are unlocked are the following: {{world-link|1|towern2|World 1-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} to [[World Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Mushroom]], {{world-link|3|towern2|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} or {{world-link|mushroom|B|World Mushroom-B}} to [[World Flower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World Flower]], and {{world-link|flower|A|World Flower-A}} to [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]].

===''Mario Sports Mix''===
Warp Cannons also appear in the [[Flower Cup]] tournament of ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', in alternate routes. They launch the player to other areas.

===''Fortune Street''===
These cannons also make an appearance in ''[[Fortune Street]]'', on the [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]], [[Delfino Plaza]], and [[Bowser's Castle]] boards. In this game, they are used to blast the player to a square occupied by another character. The square is chosen by the player.

==Profiles==
===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===
*'''European Website bio:''' ''"What's that? A cannon, you say? But however do you get to it, and wherever could it blast you off to?"''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMBW Cannon To World 5 Sprite.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 5 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 1 and 2
NSMBW Cannon To World 6 Sprite.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 6 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 3 and 4
NSMBW Cannon To World 8 Sprite.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' World 8 Warp Cannon, found in Worlds 5 and 6
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワープ大砲<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section, page 121.</ref>
|JapR=Wāpu Taihō
|JapM=Warp Cannon
|ChiS=大炮<ref>[https://www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/demo_3.htm Official Chinese website for ''New Super Mario Bros.'']. Retrieved February 20, 2020.</ref>
|ChiSR=Dàpào
|ChiSM=Cannon
|ChiT=傳送大砲<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb2/adventure/index.html Official Chinese website for ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'']. Retrieved February 20, 2020.</ref>
|ChiTR=Chuánsòng Dàpào
|ChiTM=Transmit Cannon
|Fre=Canon de téléportation<ref>[https://www.nintendo.fr/Assistance/Wii/Jeux/New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii/Les-secrets-de-New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii-enfin-reveles/Les-secrets-de-New-Super-Mario-Bros-Wii-enfin-reveles-613251.html Official French Website for ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']. ''Secrets of New Super Mario Bros. Wii finally revealed''</ref>
|FreM=Teleportation cannon
|Ger=Warp-Kanone
|GerM=Warp Cannon
|Ita=Cannone Warp
|ItaM=Warp Cannon
}}

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