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{{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''|the race course from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''|[[Bowser Castle 2 (SNES)]]|more information about Bowser Castle 2|[[Bowser Castle 2]]}}
{{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and classic course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''|the race course from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and extra course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''|[[Bowser Castle 2 (Super Mario Kart)]]}}
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|title=Bowser Castle 2<br><small>Bowser's Castle 2</small>
|title=Bowser Castle 2<br><small>Bowser's Castle 2</small>
|image=[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Starting Line.png|240px|center]]
|image=[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Starting Line.png|240px]]
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2020)
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (MKSC)<br>[[Banana Cup]] (MKDS)
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')<br>[[Banana Cup]] (''DS'')
|ghost=1:52:258 by Ninten★ジョー (MKDS)<br><small>([[Bowser]] in the [[Standard BW]])</small>
|tours=[[Hammer Bro Tour]]<br>[[Yoshi Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Jungle Tour]]<br>[[Cooking Tour]]<br>[[Wild West Tour]]<br>[[Los Angeles Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Halloween Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Rosalina Tour]]<br>[[New Year's 2021 Tour]]<br>[[Peach vs. Daisy Tour]]<br>[[Bowser vs. DK Tour]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Kamek Tour]]<br>[[Toad vs. Toadette Tour]]<br>[[Penguin Tour]]<br>[[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022)]]<br>[[Bowser Tour (2023)]]
|wifi=Was never available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])
|online_play=Was never available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])
|music=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''[[File:MKSC-Music-BowserCastle.oga]]
|sample=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC-Music-BowserCastle.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS-Music-GBA-BowserCastle2.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MK7 GBA Bowser Castle 1.oga]]
''Mario Kart DS''[[File:MKDS-Music-GBA-BowserCastle2.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Map.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Mini Map.png]]<br>
|map=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>
''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Bowser Castle 2 GBA Map.png|140px]][[File:MKDS Bowser Castle 2 GBA layout.png]]<br>
[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Map.png|140px]]<br>
''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map BowserCastle2GBA.png|140px]]
''Mario Kart DS''<br>
|ghost={{ghost|DS|Ninten★ジョー|1:52.258|[[File:Bowser MKDS record icon.png|32px|link=Bowser]][[File:MKDS Standard Kart BW Model.png|32px|link=Standard BW]]}}
[[File:MKDS Bowser Castle 2 GBA Map.png|140px]]<br>
''Mario Kart Tour''<br>
[[File:MKT Map BowserCastle2GBA.png|140px]]
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'''Bowser Castle 2''' is the fourth course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. Its obstacles are falling [[Thwomp]]s and thin rectangular gaps in the floor that make drivers fall into the [[lava]] below. The track is also notable for its jumping [[ramp]]s; similar to those found in newer installments (after ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'') which allows racers to perform [[Trick]]s. A large statue of Bowser can be seen in the background.
'''Bowser's Castle 2''' (known as '''Bowser Castle 2''' prior to ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'') is the fourth and last course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. Its obstacles are falling [[Thwomp]]s and thin rectangular gaps in the floor that make drivers fall into the [[lava]] below. The track is also notable for its jumping [[ramp]]s; similar to those found in newer installments (after ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'') which allows racers to perform [[Jump Boost|Trick]]s. A large statue of Bowser can be seen in the background. The course shares its music with the game's other three Bowser Castles: [[Bowser's Castle 1|1]], [[Bowser's Castle 3|3]], [[Bowser's Castle 4|4]].
 
Bowser's Castle 2 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as the third race of the [[Banana Cup]], and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting with the [[Hammer Bro Tour]].
 
==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
===Course layout===
[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|The course in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'']]
As with the other Bowser Castle tracks, Bowser Castle 2 is composed entirely of straightaways and 90° turns. There are also [[Thwomp]]s as obstacles. The course begins with a U-turn to the right followed by a straightaway; at the beginning of this straightaway is a narrow [[Dash Panel|speed strip]] on the left side of the road. Racers then encounter the first set of [[Item Box]]es and make two left turns followed by a right turn and the first Thwomp. There is then a left turn followed by a brief section made out of a metal grid; the grid has several holes in it which are preceded by jump pads, and another speed strip lies on the right side of the track. Racers then take a right turn, with a speed strip on the inside of the turn, and pass another Thwomp.
 
Another right turn then leads into a section where racers must continuously use jump pads to jump over the lava. The section has multiple potential routes, and an individual Item Box can be found at one of the jumps. It ends with a right turn into another, much longer section that is largely made out of a metal grid. Here, the track initially widens and there are many more holes preceded by jump pads, as well as a pair of Item Boxes in the middle of the track. Towards the end of the section, the track returns to its normal width, and racers make one more right turn soon after. There is then a straightaway with two more Thwomps followed by the finish line.
 
Throughout the course, [[Lava Bubble]]s also appear as obstacles. They will regularly hop out of the lava through holes in the track and through the gaps where racers hop over the lava.


==''Mario Kart DS''==
==''Mario Kart DS''==
[[File:MKDS Bowser Castle 2 GBA Intro.png|thumb|left|The course in ''Mario Kart DS'']]
Bowser Castle 2 makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as the third course of the [[Banana Cup]]. The layout of the course remains unchanged from the previous iteration, except with its enhanced 3D graphics and all the ramps now encompass [[Dash Panel]]s. The Dash Panel ramps, however, do not actually provide a speed boost, and additionally are accompanied by a whooshing air sound effect. If a racer is shrunk by a [[Lightning]], they cannot complete the first jump necessary for completing this course and will fall to the lava. The course has never been available in Wi-Fi.
This course returns in ''Mario Kart DS'' as the third course in the [[Banana Cup]]. The layout of the course remains unchanged from the previous iteration, except with its enhanced 3D graphics and all the ramps now encompass [[Dash Panel]]s. If a racer is shrunk by a [[Lightning]], they cannot complete the first jump necessary for completing this course and will fall to the lava. [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|Missions]] 4-5 and 5-4 take place on this course. In 4-5, the player has to collect 15 [[coin]]s without getting squished by a Thwomp, and in 5-4, the player has to drive through 10 numbered gates in order. The course has never been available in Wi-Fi.
 
===Missions===
There are two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] that take place on Bowser's Castle 2, both of which [[Bowser]] is used:
*'''Mission 4-5''': The player must collect 15 [[coin]]s gathered at the start of the track within 30 seconds. During this mission, there are two large rows of [[Thwomp]]s present, which the player must avoid getting squished by. All coins are found along these rows.
*'''Mission 5-4''': The player must pass through 10 gates within 65 seconds.
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==''Mario Kart Tour''==
==''Mario Kart Tour''==
{{right|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle2GBA.png|thumbnail|right|The course icon in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]}}
[[File:MKT GBA Bowser Castle 2 Bomb Scene.jpg|thumb|right|{{classic|GBA|Bowser's Castle 2}} as it appears in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
The course reappears once more in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', stylized as '''Bowser's Castle 2'''. It was added into the game at the start of the [[Hammer Bro Tour]] alongside [[Donut Plains 1 (SNES)|<small>SNES</small> Donut Plains 1]], which was also last remade in ''Mario Kart DS''. Though the standard layout is largely the same, there are now [[Barrel Bomb]]s that are in certain areas, and some of the lava pits are smaller or absent. The platform directly after the first jump has a slightly different layout. It now uses the background of [[Bowser Castle 1 (GBA)|<small>GBA</small> Bowser's Castle 1]]. It is favored by [[Ice Bro]], [[Fire Bro]], and [[Dry Bowser]].
The course reappears once more in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. It was added into the game at the start of the [[Hammer Bro Tour]]. Though the standard layout is largely the same, there are now [[Barrel Bomb]]s that are in certain areas, and some of the lava pits are smaller or absent. The platform directly after the first jump has a slightly different layout. The course now has a starting banner with the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo and uses the background of [[Bowser's Castle 1|GBA Bowser's Castle 1]], as well as the arrangement of its music from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''.


===Hammer Bro Tour===
The course also appeared as '''Bowser's Castle 2R''' (reversed), '''Bowser's Castle 2T''' (with ramps), and '''Bowser's Castle 2R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The former two were introduced alongside the normal variant in the Hammer Bro Tour, while the latter was introduced in the [[Trick Tour (2020)|2020 Trick Tour]]. In the T variant, there is a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] at the beginning of the first section with jumps and [[Lava Bubble]]s. In the R/T variant, part of the main road is blocked off by Thwomps and [[wooden cutout]]s, and most racers have to take a detour around.
The course made its debut in the [[Hammer Bro Tour]], alongside <small>SNES</small> Donut Plains 1. It appears as the first course in the Bowser Cup and the location of the challenges in the [[Yoshi Cup]], the [[Luigi Cup]], and the [[Ice Mario Cup]]. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the King Boo Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Birdo Cup.


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The course's R/T variant had been absent for thirty-nine tours, from the [[Toad vs. Toadette Tour]] to the [[Bowser Tour (2023)|2023 Bowser Tour]], making it the R/T variant with the longest gap of appearances between tours. It is also the only classic course R/T variant to not appear in 2022.
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!colspan=4|[[File:MKT Icon Bowser Cup.png|32px|link=Bowser Cup]] Bowser Cup<br><small>GBA</small> Bowser's Castle 2
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For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of GBA Bowser's Castle 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of GBA Bowser's Castle 2 tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].
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|[[File:MKT Icon Bowser.png|32px|link=Bowser]][[File:MKT Icon IceBro.png|32px|link=Ice Bro]][[File:MKT Icon FireBro.png|32px|link=Fire Bro]][[File:MKT Icon DryBowser.png|32px|link=Dry Bowser]]
|[[File:MKT Icon BullsEyeBanzai.png|32px|link=Bull's-Eye Banzai (kart)|Bull's-Eye Banzai]][[File:MKT Icon ParaWing.png|32px|link=Para-Wing]][[File:MKT Icon DarkClown.png|32px|link=Dark Clown]][[File:MKT Icon GlamBruiser.png|32px|link=Glam Bruiser]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RainyBalloons.png|32px|link=Rainy Balloons]][[File:MKT Icon WickedWings.png|32px|link=Wicked Wings]]
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|[[File:MKT Icon Wendy.png|32px|link=Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]][[File:MKT Icon KingBoo.png|32px|link=King Boo]][[File:MKT Icon HammerBro.png|32px|link=Hammer Bro]][[File:MKT Icon BoomerangBro.png|32px|link=Boomerang Bro]][[File:MKT Icon KingBooLuigisMansion.png|32px|link=King Boo|King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)]][[File:MKT Icon WaluigiBusDriver.png|32px|link=Waluigi|Waluigi (Bus Driver)]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KoopaClown.png|32px|link=Koopa Clown]][[File:MKT Icon WildWing.png|32px|link=Wild Wing]][[File:MKT Icon PWing.png|32px|link=P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]][[File:MKT Icon YellowTaxi.png|32px|link=Yellow Taxi]][[File:MKT Icon GhostRide.png|32px|link=Ghost Ride]][[File:MKT Icon DoubleDecker.png|32px|link=Double-Decker]]
|[[File:MKT Icon BaNaNaParafoil.png|32px|link=BaNaNa Parafoil]][[File:MKT Icon GoldSwooper.png|32px|link=Gold Swooper]][[File:MKT Icon GiftGlider.png|32px|link=Gift Glider]][[File:MKT Icon FireworksParachute.png|32px|link=Fireworks Parachute]]
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!colspan=4|[[File:MKT Icon King Boo Cup.png|32px|link=King Boo Cup]] King Boo Cup<br><small>GBA</small> Bowser's Castle 2R
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|[[File:MKT Icon Bowser.png|32px|link=Bowser]][[File:MKT Icon Birdo.png|32px|link=Birdo]][[File:MKT Icon FireBro.png|32px|link=Fire Bro]][[File:MKT Icon DryBowser.png|32px|link=Dry Bowser]][[File:MKT Icon WaluigiBusDriver.png|32px|link=Waluigi|Waluigi (Bus Driver)]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KoopaClown.png|32px|link=Koopa Clown]][[File:MKT Icon DarkClown.png|32px|link=Dark Clown]][[File:MKT Icon GhostRide.png|32px|link=Ghost Ride]][[File:MKT Icon GlamBruiser.png|32px|link=Glam Bruiser]]
|[[File:MKT Icon 8BitJumpingMario.png|32px|link=8-Bit Jumping Mario]][[File:MKT Icon BaNaNaParafoil.png|32px|link=BaNaNa Parafoil]][[File:MKT Icon LeTricolore.png|32px|link=Le Tricolore]][[File:MKT Icon FireworksParachute.png|32px|link=Fireworks Parachute]]
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!Two Star
|[[File:MKT Icon Wendy.png|32px|link=Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]][[File:MKT Icon KingBoo.png|32px|link=King Boo]][[File:MKT Icon HammerBro.png|32px|link=Hammer Bro]][[File:MKT Icon BoomerangBro.png|32px|link=Boomerang Bro]][[File:MKT Icon IceBro.png|32px|link=Ice Bro]][[File:MKT Icon RosalinaHalloween.png|32px|link=Rosalina|Rosalina (Halloween)]][[File:MKT Icon KingBooLuigisMansion.png|32px|link=King Boo|King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ParaWing.png|32px|link=Para-Wing]][[File:MKT Icon TurboBirdo.png|32px|link=Turbo Birdo]][[File:MKT Icon WildWing.png|32px|link=Wild Wing]][[File:MKT Icon PWing.png|32px|link=P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]][[File:MKT Icon YellowTaxi.png|32px|link=Yellow Taxi]][[File:MKT Icon DoubleDecker.png|32px|link=Double-Decker]]
|[[File:MKT Icon QuestionMarkBlock.png|32px|link=? Block (glider)|? Block]][[File:MKT Icon WickedWings.png|32px|link=Wicked Wings]][[File:MKT Icon GiftGlider.png|32px|link=Gift Glider]][[File:MKT Icon BlizzardBalloons.png|32px|link=Blizzard Balloons]]
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!colspan=4|[[File:MKT Icon Birdo Cup.png|32px|link=Birdo Cup]] Birdo Cup<br><small>GBA</small> Bowser's Castle 2T
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!Karts
!Gliders
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!Three Star
|[[File:MKT Icon Birdo.png|32px|link=Birdo]][[File:MKT Icon HammerBro.png|32px|link=Hammer Bro]][[File:MKT Icon FireBro.png|32px|link=Fire Bro]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ParaWing.png|32px|link=Para-Wing]][[File:MKT Icon DarkClown.png|32px|link=Dark Clown]][[File:MKT Icon WildWing.png|32px|link=Wild Wing]]
|[[File:MKT Icon QuestionMarkBlock.png|32px|link=? Block (glider)|? Block]][[File:MKT Icon WickedWings.png|32px|link=Wicked Wings]][[File:MKT Icon GiftGlider.png|32px|link=Gift Glider]]
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!Two Star
|[[File:MKT Icon BirdoLightBlue.png|32px|link=Birdo (species)|Birdo (Light Blue)]][[File:MKT Icon BoomerangBro.png|32px|link=Boomerang Bro]][[File:MKT Icon IceBro.png|32px|link=Ice Bro]][[File:MKT Icon DryBowser.png|32px|link=Dry Bowser]][[File:MKT Icon RosalinaHalloween.png|32px|link=Rosalina|Rosalina (Halloween)]][[File:MKT Icon PaulinePartyTime.png|32px|link=Pauline|Pauline (Party Time)]]
|[[File:MKT Icon BullsEyeBanzai.png|32px|link=Bull's-Eye Banzai (kart)|Bull's-Eye Banzai]][[File:MKT Icon KoopaClown.png|32px|link=Koopa Clown]][[File:MKT Icon TurboBirdo.png|32px|link=Turbo Birdo]][[File:MKT Icon BlackCircuit.png|32px|link=Black Circuit]][[File:MKT Icon GhostRide.png|32px|link=Ghost Ride]][[File:MKT Icon GlamBruiser.png|32px|link=Glam Bruiser]]
|[[File:MKT Icon 8BitJumpingMario.png|32px|link=8-Bit Jumping Mario]][[File:MKT Icon BaNaNaParafoil.png|32px|link=BaNaNa Parafoil]][[File:MKT Icon RainyBalloons.png|32px|link=Rainy Balloons]][[File:MKT Icon BlizzardBalloons.png|32px|link=Blizzard Balloons]]
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===Yoshi Tour===
===Top-tier and middle-tier items===
In the [[Yoshi Tour]], Bowser's Castle 2 appears as the first course in the Toad Cup and the location of the challenge in the [[Bowser Jr. Cup]]. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the second course in the Daisy Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Hammer Bro Cup.
{{MKT favored table|GBA|Bowser's Castle 2}}


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===Bonus challenges===
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!colspan=4|[[File:MKT Icon Daisy Cup.png|32px|link=Daisy Cup]] Daisy Cup<br><small>GBA</small> Bowser's Castle 2R
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Ring Race|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
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{{MKT bonus challenge table|Do Jump Boosts|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
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{{MKT bonus challenge table|Goomba Takedown|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
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{{MKT bonus challenge table|Steer Clear of Obstacles|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
!Gliders
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Vs. Mega|GBA Bowser's Castle 2|char=Bowser|other=y}}
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{{MKT bonus challenge table|Smash Small Dry Bones|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
!Three Star
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Break Item Boxes|GBA Bowser's Castle 2}}
|[[File:MKT Icon Bowser.png|32px|link=Bowser]][[File:MKT Icon Birdo.png|32px|link=Birdo]][[File:MKT Icon FireBro.png|32px|link=Fire Bro]][[File:MKT Icon DryBowser.png|32px|link=Dry Bowser]][[File:MKT Icon WaluigiBusDriver.png|32px|link=Waluigi|Waluigi (Bus Driver)]]
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Time Trial|GBA Bowser's Castle 2|GBA Bowser's Castle 2R}}
|[[File:MKT Icon KoopaClown.png|32px|link=Koopa Clown]][[File:MKT Icon DarkClown.png|32px|link=Dark Clown]][[File:MKT Icon GhostRide.png|32px|link=Ghost Ride]][[File:MKT Icon GlamBruiser.png|32px|link=Glam Bruiser]]
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|GBA Bowser's Castle 2T}}
|[[File:MKT Icon 8BitJumpingMario.png|32px|link=8-Bit Jumping Mario]][[File:MKT Icon BaNaNaParafoil.png|32px|link=BaNaNa Parafoil]][[File:MKT Icon LeTricolore.png|32px|link=Le Tricolore]][[File:MKT Icon FireworksParachute.png|32px|link=Fireworks Parachute]][[File:MKT Icon BrightGlider.png|32px|link=Bright Glider]]
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!Two Star
|[[File:MKT Icon Wendy.png|32px|link=Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]][[File:MKT Icon Daisy.png|32px|link=Princess Daisy|Daisy]][[File:MKT Icon HammerBro.png|32px|link=Hammer Bro]][[File:MKT Icon BoomerangBro.png|32px|link=Boomerang Bro]][[File:MKT Icon RosalinaHalloween.png|32px|link=Rosalina|Rosalina (Halloween)]][[File:MKT Icon KingBooLuigisMansion.png|32px|link=King Boo|King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)]][[File:MKT Icon YoshiEggHunt.png|32px|link=Yoshi|Yoshi (Egg Hunt)]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ParaWing.png|32px|link=Para-Wing]][[File:MKT Icon TurboBirdo.png|32px|link=Turbo Birdo]][[File:MKT Icon WildWing.png|32px|link=Wild Wing]][[File:MKT Icon PWing.png|32px|link=P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]][[File:MKT Icon YellowTaxi.png|32px|link=Yellow Taxi]][[File:MKT Icon DoubleDecker.png|32px|link=Double-Decker]][[File:MKT Icon BrightBunny.png|32px|link=Bright Bunny]]
|[[File:MKT Icon QuestionMarkBlock.png|32px|link=? Block (glider)|? Block]][[File:MKT Icon EggshellGlider.png|32px|link=Eggshell Glider]][[File:MKT Icon WickedWings.png|32px|link=Wicked Wings]][[File:MKT Icon GiftGlider.png|32px|link=Gift Glider]]
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!colspan=4|[[File:MKT Icon Toad Cup.png|32px|link=Toad Cup]] Toad Cup<br><small>GBA</small> Bowser's Castle 2
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|[[File:MKT Icon IceBro.png|32px|link=Ice Bro]][[File:MKT Icon FireBro.png|32px|link=Fire Bro]][[File:MKT Icon DryBowser.png|32px|link=Dry Bowser]]
|[[File:MKT Icon BullsEyeBanzai.png|32px|link=Bull's-Eye Banzai (kart)|Bull's-Eye Banzai]][[File:MKT Icon ParaWing.png|32px|link=Para-Wing]][[File:MKT Icon DarkClown.png|32px|link=Dark Clown]][[File:MKT Icon GlamBruiser.png|32px|link=Glam Bruiser]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RainyBalloons.png|32px|link=Rainy Balloons]][[File:MKT Icon WickedWings.png|32px|link=Wicked Wings]][[File:MKT Icon BrightGlider.png|32px|link=Bright Glider]]
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!Two Star
|[[File:MKT Icon Wendy.png|32px|link=Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]][[File:MKT Icon Toad.png|32px|link=Toad]][[File:MKT Icon Bowser.png|32px|link=Bowser]][[File:MKT Icon KingBoo.png|32px|link=King Boo]][[File:MKT Icon HammerBro.png|32px|link=Hammer Bro]][[File:MKT Icon BoomerangBro.png|32px|link=Boomerang Bro]][[File:MKT Icon KingBooLuigisMansion.png|32px|link=King Boo|King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)]][[File:MKT Icon WaluigiBusDriver.png|32px|link=Waluigi|Waluigi (Bus Driver)]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KoopaClown.png|32px|link=Koopa Clown]][[File:MKT Icon WildWing.png|32px|link=Wild Wing]][[File:MKT Icon PWing.png|32px|link=P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]][[File:MKT Icon YellowTaxi.png|32px|link=Yellow Taxi]][[File:MKT Icon GhostRide.png|32px|link=Ghost Ride]][[File:MKT Icon DoubleDecker.png|32px|link=Double-Decker]]
|[[File:MKT Icon EggshellGlider.png|32px|link=Eggshell Glider]][[File:MKT Icon BaNaNaParafoil.png|32px|link=BaNaNa Parafoil]][[File:MKT Icon GoldSwooper.png|32px|link=Gold Swooper]][[File:MKT Icon GiftGlider.png|32px|link=Gift Glider]][[File:MKT Icon FireworksParachute.png|32px|link=Fireworks Parachute]]
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!colspan=4|[[File:MKT Icon Hammer Bro Cup.png|32px|link=Hammer Bro Cup]] Hammer Bro Cup<br><small>GBA</small> Bowser's Castle 2T
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!Characters
!Karts
!Gliders
|-
!Three Star
|[[File:MKT Icon Birdo.png|32px|link=Birdo]][[File:MKT Icon BirdoLightBlue.png|32px|link=Birdo (species)|Birdo (Light Blue)]][[File:MKT Icon HammerBro.png|32px|link=Hammer Bro]][[File:MKT Icon FireBro.png|32px|link=Fire Bro]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ParaWing.png|32px|link=Para-Wing]][[File:MKT Icon TurboBirdo.png|32px|link=Turbo Birdo]][[File:MKT Icon DarkClown.png|32px|link=Dark Clown]][[File:MKT Icon WildWing.png|32px|link=Wild Wing]]
|[[File:MKT Icon QuestionMarkBlock.png|32px|link=? Block (glider)|? Block]][[File:MKT Icon WickedWings.png|32px|link=Wicked Wings]][[File:MKT Icon GiftGlider.png|32px|link=Gift Glider]]
|-
!Two Star
|[[File:MKT Icon IceBro.png|32px|link=Ice Bro]][[File:MKT Icon BirdoYellow.png|32px|link=Birdo (species)|Birdo (Yellow)]][[File:MKT Icon DryBowser.png|32px|link=Dry Bowser]][[File:MKT Icon RosalinaHalloween.png|32px|link=Rosalina|Rosalina (Halloween)]][[File:MKT Icon PaulinePartyTime.png|32px|link=Pauline|Pauline (Party Time)]]
|[[File:MKT Icon BullsEyeBanzai.png|32px|link=Bull's-Eye Banzai (kart)|Bull's-Eye Banzai]][[File:MKT Icon YellowTurboBirdo.png|32px|link=Yellow Turbo Birdo]][[File:MKT Icon KoopaClown.png|32px|link=Koopa Clown]][[File:MKT Icon LightblueTurboBirdo.png|32px|link=Light-blue Turbo Birdo]][[File:MKT Icon BlackCircuit.png|32px|link=Black Circuit]][[File:MKT Icon GhostRide.png|32px|link=Ghost Ride]][[File:MKT Icon GlamBruiser.png|32px|link=Glam Bruiser]]
|[[File:MKT Icon 8BitJumpingMario.png|32px|link=8-Bit Jumping Mario]][[File:MKT Icon EggshellGlider.png|32px|link=Eggshell Glider]][[File:MKT Icon BaNaNaParafoil.png|32px|link=BaNaNa Parafoil]][[File:MKT Icon BlizzardBalloons.png|32px|link=Blizzard Balloons]]
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==Profiles==
==Profiles==
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===''Mario Kart Tour''===
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' "''Stay on course or you'll take a dip in the lava in Bowser's Castle 2. You'll want to keep an eye out! The path to victory is lined with Thwomps and Barrel Bombs. Keep your wits sharp as you take on Bowser's most fiendish course yet!''"<ref>https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1243175875706830848 ''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter</ref>
*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' "''Stay on course or you'll take a dip in the lava in Bowser's Castle 2. You'll want to keep an eye out! The path to victory is lined with Thwomps and Barrel Bombs. Keep your wits sharp as you take on Bowser's most fiendish course yet!''"<ref>mariokarttourEN (March 26, 2020). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1243175875706830848 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved March 29, 2020.</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''===
===''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''===
<gallery>
<gallery widths=150px>
Bowser's Castle 2 MKSC icon.png|The course icon, depicting [[Princess Peach|Peach]] driving above lava
Bowser's Castle 2 MKSC icon.png|The course icon, depicting [[Princess Peach|Peach]] driving above lava
MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Screenshot.png|[[Yoshi]] dragging a [[Green Shell]]
MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Mini Map.png|Track Layout
</gallery>
</gallery>


===''Mario Kart DS''===
===''Mario Kart DS''===
<gallery>
<gallery widths=150px>
MKDS GBA Bowser Castle 2 Course Icon.png|The course icon
MKDS GBA Bowser Castle 2 Course Icon.png|The course icon
MKDS Bowser Castle 2 Donkey Kong.png|[[Donkey Kong]] racing in Bowser Castle 2
MKDS Bowser Castle 2 GBA Intro.png|The course intro
MKDS Bowser Castle 2 Donkey Kong.png|[[Donkey Kong]] racing on the course
MKDS Bowser Castle 2 Lava Grid.png|The grid section with lava
MKDS Bowser Castle 2 Lava Grid.png|The grid section with lava
MKDS Bowser Castle 2 Ramps.png|The section with ramps and fireballs
MKDS Bowser Castle 2 Ramps.png|The section with ramps and fireballs
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===''Mario Kart Tour''===
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
====Course icons====
{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (GBA courses)#Bowser's Castle 2|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (GBA courses) § Bowser's Castle 2}}
<gallery>
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2GBA Bowser.png|The course icon
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2RGBA DrBowser.png|The course icon of the R variant
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2TGBA DryBowser.png|The course icon of the T variant
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2RTGBA Lemmy.png|The course icon of the R/T variant
</gallery>
====Screenshots====
<gallery>
<gallery>
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2GBA DryBowser.png|The course icon with Dry Bowser
MKT Bowser's Castle 2RT View.png|View of a segment of the main road in the R/T variant repurposed as a shortcut filled with [[Thwomp]]s hidden behind [[wooden cutout]]s
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2RGBA.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant
MKT Ice Bro and Fire Bro.jpg|[[Fire Bro]] and [[Ice Bro]] using their [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|special skills]]
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2RGBA Birdo.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Birdo
MKT Baby Luigi Thwomp.jpg|[[Baby Luigi]] using a [[Super Horn]]
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2TGBA.png|The course icon of the Trick variant
MKT Icon BowsersCastle2TGBA HammerBro.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Hammer Bro
MKT Tour14 YoshiCupChallenge.png|The course icon of the challenge from the Yoshi Cup (Hammer Bro Tour)
MKT Tour14 LuigiCupChallenge.png|The course icon of the challenge from the Luigi Cup (Hammer Bro Tour)
MKT Tour14 IceMarioCupChallenge.png|The course icon of the challenge from the Ice Mario Cup (Hammer Bro Tour)
MKT Tour15 BowserJrCupChallenge.png|The course icon of the challenge from the Bowser Jr. Cup (Yoshi Tour)
MKT GBA Bowser Castle 2 Bomb Scene.jpg|View of a Thwomp and [[Barrel Bomb]]s
MKT Ice Bro and Fire Bro.jpg|[[Fire Bro]] and [[Ice Bro]] using their [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|Special Items]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|name1=<tt>old_koopa_agb</tt>
|meaning1=Old Bowser GBA
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパキャッスル2
|Jpn=クッパキャッスル2
|JapR=Kuppa Kyassuru 2
|JpnR=Kuppa Kyassuru 2
|JapM=Bowser Castle 2
|JpnM=Bowser Castle 2
|Spa=Castillo de Bowser
|ChiS=酷霸王城堡2
|SpaM=Bowser's Castle
|ChiSR=Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 2
|Fra=Château Bowser 2 <small>(MKSC)</small><ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioKartSuperCircuit_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' Instruction Booklet (EU)], page 53</ref><br>Château de Bowser 2 <small>(MKDS)</small>
|ChiSM=Bowser Castle 2
|FraM=Bowser Castle 2<br>Bowser's Castle 2
|ChiSC=<ref>From the unreleased iQue version.</ref>
|ChiT=庫巴城堡2
|ChiTR=Kùbā Chéngbǎo 2
|ChiTM=Bowser Castle 2
|Fre=Château de Bowser 2
|FreM=Bowser's Castle 2
|Fre2=Château Bowser 2
|Fre2M=Bowser Castle 2
|Fre2N=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' European instruction booklet
|Fre2C=<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioKartSuperCircuit_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' instruction booklet (EU)|format=PDF|page=53}}</ref>
|Ger=Bowsers Festung 2
|GerM=Bowser's Castle 2
|Ita=Castello di Bowser 2
|Ita=Castello di Bowser 2
|ItaM=Bowser's Castle 2
|ItaM=Bowser's Castle 2
|PorA=Castelo do Bowser 2
|PorA=Castelo do Bowser 2
|PorAM=Bowser's Castle 2
|PorAM=Bowser's Castle 2
|Ger=Bowsers Festung 2
|GerM=Bowser's Castle 2
|Kor=쿠파 성2
|Kor=쿠파 성2
|KorR=Kupa Seong 2
|KorR=Kupa Seong 2
|KorM=Bowser Castle 2
|KorM=Bowser Castle 2
|Chi=酷霸王城堡2<ref>From the unreleased iQue version.</ref>
|SpaA=Castillo de Bowser 2
|ChiR=Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 2
|SpaAM=Bowser's Castle 2
|ChiM=Bowser Castle 2
|SpaE=Castillo de Bowser 2
|SpaEM=Bowser's Castle 2
|SpaE2=Castillo de Bowser
|SpaE2M=Bowser's Castle
|SpaE2N=''Mario Kart DS''
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Notes==
*In ''Mario Kart DS'', one can make a high jump by hopping at precise timing when driving over one of the boosted ramps.
*This is the only course in ''Super Circuit'''s [[Flower Cup]] that does not appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.


==References==
==References==
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This article is about the race course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit and classic course in Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Tour. For the race course from Super Mario Kart and extra course in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, see Bowser Castle 2 (Super Mario Kart).
Bowser Castle 2
Bowser's Castle 2
The starting line of a course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart Tour (2020)
Cup(s) Flower Cup (Super Circuit)
Banana Cup (DS)
Tour(s)
Online play Was never available (DS)
Music sample
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
0:30
Mario Kart DS
0:30
Mario Kart Tour
0:30
Course map
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Map of a course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mini map from Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart DS
GBA Bowser Castle 2 mapMario Kart DS
Mario Kart Tour
Map of GBA Bowser's Castle 2 from Mario Kart Tour.

Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★ジョー
1:52.258 BowserStandard BW

Bowser's Castle 2 (known as Bowser Castle 2 prior to Mario Kart Tour) is the fourth and last course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. Its obstacles are falling Thwomps and thin rectangular gaps in the floor that make drivers fall into the lava below. The track is also notable for its jumping ramps; similar to those found in newer installments (after Mario Kart DS) which allows racers to perform Tricks. A large statue of Bowser can be seen in the background. The course shares its music with the game's other three Bowser Castles: 1, 3, 4.

Bowser's Castle 2 reappears in Mario Kart DS as the third race of the Banana Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour starting with the Hammer Bro Tour.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Course layout

Yoshi racing in Bowser Castle 2 in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The course in Mario Kart: Super Circuit

As with the other Bowser Castle tracks, Bowser Castle 2 is composed entirely of straightaways and 90° turns. There are also Thwomps as obstacles. The course begins with a U-turn to the right followed by a straightaway; at the beginning of this straightaway is a narrow speed strip on the left side of the road. Racers then encounter the first set of Item Boxes and make two left turns followed by a right turn and the first Thwomp. There is then a left turn followed by a brief section made out of a metal grid; the grid has several holes in it which are preceded by jump pads, and another speed strip lies on the right side of the track. Racers then take a right turn, with a speed strip on the inside of the turn, and pass another Thwomp.

Another right turn then leads into a section where racers must continuously use jump pads to jump over the lava. The section has multiple potential routes, and an individual Item Box can be found at one of the jumps. It ends with a right turn into another, much longer section that is largely made out of a metal grid. Here, the track initially widens and there are many more holes preceded by jump pads, as well as a pair of Item Boxes in the middle of the track. Towards the end of the section, the track returns to its normal width, and racers make one more right turn soon after. There is then a straightaway with two more Thwomps followed by the finish line.

Throughout the course, Lava Bubbles also appear as obstacles. They will regularly hop out of the lava through holes in the track and through the gaps where racers hop over the lava.

Mario Kart DS

Bowser Castle 2 makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart DS as the third course of the Banana Cup. The layout of the course remains unchanged from the previous iteration, except with its enhanced 3D graphics and all the ramps now encompass Dash Panels. The Dash Panel ramps, however, do not actually provide a speed boost, and additionally are accompanied by a whooshing air sound effect. If a racer is shrunk by a Lightning, they cannot complete the first jump necessary for completing this course and will fall to the lava. The course has never been available in Wi-Fi.

Missions

There are two missions that take place on Bowser's Castle 2, both of which Bowser is used:

  • Mission 4-5: The player must collect 15 coins gathered at the start of the track within 30 seconds. During this mission, there are two large rows of Thwomps present, which the player must avoid getting squished by. All coins are found along these rows.
  • Mission 5-4: The player must pass through 10 gates within 65 seconds.

Mario Kart Tour

View of GBA Bowser's Castle 2 in Mario Kart Tour
GBA Bowser's Castle 2 as it appears in Mario Kart Tour

The course reappears once more in Mario Kart Tour. It was added into the game at the start of the Hammer Bro Tour. Though the standard layout is largely the same, there are now Barrel Bombs that are in certain areas, and some of the lava pits are smaller or absent. The platform directly after the first jump has a slightly different layout. The course now has a starting banner with the classic Mario Kart logo and uses the background of GBA Bowser's Castle 1, as well as the arrangement of its music from Mario Kart 7.

The course also appeared as Bowser's Castle 2R (reversed), Bowser's Castle 2T (with ramps), and Bowser's Castle 2R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two were introduced alongside the normal variant in the Hammer Bro Tour, while the latter was introduced in the 2020 Trick Tour. In the T variant, there is a glide ramp at the beginning of the first section with jumps and Lava Bubbles. In the R/T variant, part of the main road is blocked off by Thwomps and wooden cutouts, and most racers have to take a detour around.

The course's R/T variant had been absent for thirty-nine tours, from the Toad vs. Toadette Tour to the 2023 Bowser Tour, making it the R/T variant with the longest gap of appearances between tours. It is also the only classic course R/T variant to not appear in 2022.

Appearances

For this course's tour appearances, see List of GBA Bowser's Castle 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which GBA Bowser's Castle 2 and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of GBA Bowser's Castle 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Bonus challenges

Profiles

Mario Kart DS

  • Instruction booklet bio: "This course appeared in Mario Kart: Super Circuit™ for the Game Boy Advance™. It's a flat course, but the lava trenches all over make it really dangerous."
  • European website bio: "Tight right-angled turns abound on Bowser's turf, as you contend with angry Thwomps threatening to squash your kart into a pancake, make daring boost-assisted leaps over lava pits, and cut corners mere millimetres away from flames hotter than Bowser's breath."

Mario Kart Tour

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: "Stay on course or you'll take a dip in the lava in Bowser's Castle 2. You'll want to keep an eye out! The path to victory is lined with Thwomps and Barrel Bombs. Keep your wits sharp as you take on Bowser's most fiendish course yet!"[5]

Gallery

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (GBA courses) § Bowser's Castle 2.

Screenshots

Naming

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart DS old_koopa_agb Old Bowser GBA

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッパキャッスル2[?]
Kuppa Kyassuru 2
Bowser Castle 2
Chinese (simplified) 酷霸王城堡2[6]
Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo 2
Bowser Castle 2
Chinese (traditional) 庫巴城堡2[?]
Kùbā Chéngbǎo 2
Bowser Castle 2
French Château de Bowser 2[?] Bowser's Castle 2
Château Bowser 2[7] Bowser Castle 2 Mario Kart: Super Circuit European instruction booklet
German Bowsers Festung 2[?] Bowser's Castle 2
Italian Castello di Bowser 2[?] Bowser's Castle 2
Korean 쿠파 성2[?]
Kupa Seong 2
Bowser Castle 2
Portuguese (NOA) Castelo do Bowser 2[?] Bowser's Castle 2
Spanish (NOA) Castillo de Bowser 2[?] Bowser's Castle 2
Spanish (NOE) Castillo de Bowser 2[?] Bowser's Castle 2
Castillo de Bowser[?] Bowser's Castle Mario Kart DS

Notes

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g TheMadWeazel (March 25, 2020). Hammer Bro Tour “Luigi Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g AppCentral (March 30, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Ice Mario Cup! (Hammer Bro Tour). YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b The Mario Kid (March 30, 2020). Hammer Bro Tour - Ice Mario Cup. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. ^ TheMadWeazel (March 27, 2020). Hammer Bro Tour “Ice Mario Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  5. ^ mariokarttourEN (March 26, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  6. ^ From the unreleased iQue version.
  7. ^ Mario Kart: Super Circuit instruction booklet (EU) (PDF). Page 53.