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|variants=[[Giant cannonball]]<br>[[Cannonball|Kannonball]]

|comparable=[[Bullet Bill]]<br>[[Water Bomb]]

Cannonballs appear most prominently in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where they are fired from cannons mounted on [[Bowser]]'s [[tank]]s, [[Battleship|boat]]s, and [[airship]]s.

Cannonballs also appear in the [[Wii U]] title, ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', where they act just like the ones in the predecessors. They can only be found in [[The Mighty Cannonship]], from [[Soda Jungle]]. There is also a Challenge called [[Airship 1-Up Rally]], which consists of jumping on many Cannonballs without falling to receive many 1-Ups. Cannonballs do not reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====

Cannonballs reappear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where they come from cannons. Shaking a cannon will make it produce red cannonballs, which are much faster than normal ones. When a [[Mushroom]] is dragged onto a cannon, it will shoot [[giant cannonball]]s.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', '''kannonballs'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, {{media link|DKC2 Manual 16-17.jpg|page 17}}.</ref> or '''Kannon Balls'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, page 3.</ref> appear as means of activating a [[cannon|kannon]] to blast the [[Kong]]s up to a [[Bonus Area]]. It also has a side use for defeating enemies, including stronger ones such as [[Zinger]]s, [[Kruncha]]s, and [[Klinger]]s. The kannonballs have a varying distance from their corresponding kannon, and some appear in a [[treasure chest]]. Upon finding a kannonball, the [[Kong]]s must pick it up and travel a distance until reaching the kannon itself. To activate the kannon, the Kongs must either throw or carry the kannonball into it. When a kannonball is used to defeat an enemy, the Kongs usually lose grip, and the kannonball falls onto the ground. If a kannonball falls into a pit, the Kongs cannot get it back unless they restart the level.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', cannonballs<ref>''Donkey Kong Land 2'' [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] electronic manual, tab 9: "Progressing Through Stages"</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' issue 47, page 46.</ref> make a reappearance, functioning identically as in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''.

Cannonballs are shot by [[Bowser Jr.]] in his standard special move in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', [[Clown Cannon]]. [[King K. Rool]] also uses ''Donkey Kong Country 2''-style kannonballs (here simply called "iron balls") as part of his [[Blunderbuss]] move.

*'''[[Virtual Console]] manual bio:''' "''Stuff a cannonball into a cannon and you may be able to open up a path to a bonus level. You can also throw cannonballs at enemies to defeat them.''"

SMG Concept Art 4.png| Concept artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''

|Jap2=タマ<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy'' instruction booklet, page 20.</ref>

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