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The Sky Pop plays a major role in the issue "[[Team Play]]" of the ''[[Game Boy (comic)|Game Boy]]'' limited comic book series. After [[Greg Campbell]] informs Mario of [[Pionpi]]'s Pacific island fortress, Mario takes off from the [[USS Nimitz]]. As he closes by the fortress, the Sky Pop is ambushed by flying enemies and Mario notices the island's defenses are using real-world ammunition. | The Sky Pop plays a major role in the issue "[[Team Play]]" of the ''[[Game Boy (comic)|Game Boy]]'' limited comic book series. After [[Greg Campbell]] informs Mario of [[Pionpi]]'s Pacific island fortress, Mario takes off from the [[USS Nimitz]]. As he closes by the fortress, the Sky Pop is ambushed by flying enemies and Mario notices the island's defenses are using real-world ammunition. | ||
Heavily damaged, Mario takes the Sky Pop back to the carrier and makes a crash landing. The plane is caught in-extremis by Greg and Mario requests to be given access to the carrier's weapons. Greg is initially reluctant, but reasons that Tatanga's forces have invaded U.S territory by taking over the island, and draws up with Mario the "Sky Pop Defense System", a frame around the plane able to outfit a pair of {{wp|M61 Vulcan|Vulcan}} cannons, {{wp|AIM-9 Sidewinder|Sidewinder}}, {{wp|AIM-54 Phoenix|Phoenix}} and {{wp|AGM-65 Maverick|Marverick}} missiles, and {{wp|GBU-10 Paveway II|GBU-10E/B Paveway II}} laser-guided bombs. The Sky Pop takes off again (confusing two command tower operators) and Mario assaults the island fortress forces, now easily destroying them with his new weapons. Mario lands on the island and confronts Pionpi, but he soon takes off in the Sky Pop again when he learns a friendly {{wp|F/A-18 Hornet}} from the carrier's detachment has been heavily damaged and is on course to crash with the Nimitz. From the Sky Pop, Mario | Heavily damaged, Mario takes the Sky Pop back to the carrier and makes a crash landing. The plane is caught in-extremis by Greg and Mario requests to be given access to the carrier's weapons. Greg is initially reluctant, but reasons that Tatanga's forces have invaded U.S territory by taking over the island, and draws up with Mario the "Sky Pop Defense System", a frame around the plane able to outfit a pair of {{wp|M61 Vulcan|Vulcan}} cannons, {{wp|AIM-9 Sidewinder|Sidewinder}}, {{wp|AIM-54 Phoenix|Phoenix}} and {{wp|AGM-65 Maverick|Marverick}} missiles, and {{wp|GBU-10 Paveway II|GBU-10E/B Paveway II}} laser-guided bombs. The Sky Pop takes off again (confusing two command tower operators) and Mario assaults the island fortress forces, now easily destroying them with his new weapons. Mario lands on the island and confronts Pionpi, but he soon takes off in the Sky Pop again when he learns a friendly {{wp|F/A-18 Hornet}} from the carrier's detachment has been heavily damaged and is on course to crash with the Nimitz. From the Sky Pop, Mario grabs the left wing and manages to right the plane up, ensuring a safe landing. | ||
The Sky Pop reappears briefly in the series final issue, [[Pipes is Pipes]]. When [[Michael Hallis]] summons Mario from the Game Boy, Mario immediately appears piloting the Sky Pop ready and uses it to fly to Clam Creek's nuclear reactor. Later, Michael's mother picks up the plane offscreen and puts it in her personal locker. After retrieving Mario from an inspector at the facility, Mario wakes up and attempts to take off the Sky Pop to rescue Michael, but he is too weakened by his radiation exposure to fly it. Michael's mother insteads put Mario in her bag and drives home. | The Sky Pop reappears briefly in the series final issue, [[Pipes is Pipes]]. When [[Michael Hallis]] summons Mario from the Game Boy, Mario immediately appears piloting the Sky Pop ready and uses it to fly to Clam Creek's nuclear reactor. Later, Michael's mother picks up the plane offscreen and puts it in her personal locker. After retrieving Mario from an inspector at the facility, Mario wakes up and attempts to take off the Sky Pop to rescue Michael, but he is too weakened by his radiation exposure to fly it. Michael's mother insteads put Mario in her bag and drives home. | ||