Editing Lightning Cup

[[File:Mario Kart 8 - Lightning Cup logo.svg|thumb|The Lightning Cup logo in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]

The '''Lightning Cup''' (referred to as the '''Thunder Cup''' in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' and in the ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' instruction manuals) is a [[cup]] in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], as well as ''Mario Power Tennis''. Its first appearance is in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', in which it is placed between the [[Flower Cup]] and [[Star Cup]], appearing as the third cup of that game. It is absent in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', but appears since ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as the eighth and final cup, exclusively featuring [[classic course]]s and is the fourth and last retro cup overall. It is the only cup in the ''Mario Kart'' series to have been both a nitro cup and a retro cup. It mainly features courses from the [[Star Cup]] and the [[Special Cup]], though ''Mario Kart DS'' features a sole course from the ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' Lightning Cup ({{classic-link|GBA|Sky Garden}}) and ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' features a sole Flower Cup course ({{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}). The length and difficulty of the courses in this cup tend to be on par with those in the [[Special Cup]]. Starting from ''Mario Kart 7'', the final course of the Lightning Cup is a [[Rainbow Road]] from a past game, akin to the Special Cup's last course being a [[New course|new]] Rainbow Road. The emblem of the cup is [[Lightning]].  In ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', it is the eighth cup overall; however, due to the four DLC cups (the [[Egg Cup]], the [[Triforce Cup]], the [[Crossing Cup]], and the [[Bell Cup]]) being on the right side of the eight main cups, the Bell Cup is actually the last cup overall in ''Mario Kart 8'', and as shown in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'',  the [[Spiny Cup]] is actually the last cup overall in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.

==List of courses==
{|class=wikitable width=100% style="text-align:center"
|-
!width="25%"|Game
!width="15%"|Course 1
!width="15%"|Course 2
!width="15%"|Course 3
!width="15%"|Course 4
|-
!''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' (Super Circuit tracks)
|[[File:Luigi Circuit MKSC icon.png|85px]]<br>[[GBA Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]] 
|[[File:Sky Garden MKSC icon.png|85px]]<br>[[GBA Sky Garden|Sky Garden]] 
|[[File:Cheep-Cheep Island MKSC icon.png|85px]]<br>[[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island|Cheep-Cheep Island]] 
|[[File:Sunset Wilds MKSC icon.png|85px]]<br>[[GBA Sunset Wilds|Sunset Wilds]]
|-
!''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' (Extra tracks)
|[[File:MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 2 Extra Cup Map.png]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 2]]
|[[File:MKSC Mario Circuit 3 Extra Cup Map.png]]<br>[[SNES Mario Circuit 3|Mario Circuit 3]]
|[[File:MKSC Koopa Beach 1 Extra Cup Map.png]]<br>[[Koopa Beach 1]]
|[[File:MKSC Choco Island 2 Extra Cup Map.png]]<br>[[SNES Choco Island 2|Choco Island 2]]
|-
!''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|[[File:MKDS Choco Island 2 Intro.png|130px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Choco Island 2}} 
|[[File:MKDS Banshee Boardwalk N64 Intro.png|130px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Banshee Boardwalk}}
|[[File:MKDS Sky Gardens Intro.png|130px]]<br>{{classic-link|GBA|Sky Garden}}
|[[File:MKDS Yoshi Circuit GCN Intro.png|130px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|[[File:MKW SNES Mario Circuit 3 Overview.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}
|[[File:MKWii Peach Gardens.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Peach Gardens}}
|[[File:DK Mountain.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|DK Mountain}}
|[[File:N64BowserCastle-MKWii.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Bowser's Castle}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|[[File:KoopaCapeMK7.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|Wii|Koopa Cape}}
|[[File:DinoDinoJungleMK7.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Dino Dino Jungle}}
|[[File:AirshipFortressMK7.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Airship Fortress}}
|[[File:SNES MK7.png|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|[[File:MK8-Course-DS Tick-TockClock.jpg|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Tick-Tock Clock}}
|[[File:MK8-Course-3DS PiranhaPlantSlide.jpg|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide|Piranha Plant Slide<br><small><small>3DS</small> Piranha Plant Pipeway</small>}}
|[[File:MK8-Course-Wii GrumbleVolcano.jpg|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|Wii|Grumble Volcano}}
|[[File:MK8-Course-N64 RainbowRoad.jpg|140px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|[[File:MKLHC Jolly Workshop Course Icon.png|140px]]<br>[[Jolly Workshop]]
|[[File:MKLHC Chain Chomp Stadium Course Icon.png|140px]]<br>[[Chain Chomp Stadium]]
|[[File:MKLHC Ember Island Course Icon.png|140px]]<br>[[Ember Island]]
|''N/A''
|}

==Completion rewards in the ''Mario Kart'' series==
Winning the Lightning Cup in the ''Mario Kart'' series can award the player with various bonuses, depending on the game. Additional cups unlocked are excluded from this list.

===''Mario Kart DS''===
*All retro cups (includes Lightning Cup) on 50cc: [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
*All retro cups (includes Lightning Cup) on 100cc: [[Waluigi]]
*All retro cups (includes Lightning Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Lightning Cup) on 150cc: Seven karts for each playable character
*All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
*All retro cups (includes Lightning Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Lightning Cup) on 150cc Mirror: [[R.O.B.]]
*All cups on 150cc Mirror: All karts for each playable character

===''Mario Kart Wii''===
*50cc Lightning Cup: [[Diddy Kong]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Lightning Cup) on 50cc: [[Cheep Charger]]
*100cc Lightning Cup: [[Zip Zip]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Lightning Cup) on 100cc: [[Bowser Jr.]]
*150cc Lightning Cup: [[Honeycoupe]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Lightning Cup) on 150cc: [[Jetsetter]]
*All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
*Mirror Lightning Cup: [[Blue Falcon]]
*1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: [[Rosalina]]

===''Mario Kart 7''===
*All cups on a single cc class: [[Mii]]
*150cc Lightning Cup: [[Lakitu]]
*All cups on 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc: 150cc Mirror class

===''Mario Kart 8''===
Most unlockable characters in ''Mario Kart 8'' are unlocked at random upon winning Grand Prix cups (separate cups must be played to unlock characters), which includes the Lightning Cup. Characters that can be unlocked include Rosalina, [[Metal Mario]], [[Lakitu]], [[Toadette]], [[Baby Rosalina]], [[Pink Gold Peach]], [[Iggy Koopa]], [[Roy Koopa]], [[Lemmy Koopa]], [[Larry Koopa]], [[Wendy O. Koopa]], [[Ludwig von Koopa]], [[Morton Koopa Jr.]], and Mii. Mii is unlocked upon the eighth Grand Prix cup victory, unless an [[amiibo]] is used to unlock Mii beforehand.

In addition, the [[Gold Standard]] body can be unlocked by getting a 1 star rank or higher on all non-DLC cups (including the Lightning Cup) on any one engine class, and the 150cc Mirror class can be unlocked by winning all 150cc cups.

===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Gold Standard
*All cups on 200cc: [[Gold Mario]]

==''Mario Kart Wii'' trading card information==
[[File:MKW Lightning Cup Trading Card.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
''"You'll be glad to see that all four tracks in the Lightning Cup have made a big comeback! All feature updated graphics and all the fun you can handle. And two of them, ''<small>GCN</small> DK Mountain'' and ''<small>N64</small> Bowser's Castle'', offer up all the challenge you can handle!"''
{{br}}

==Gallery==
===Emblems===
<gallery widths=85px>
MKSC Lightning Cup Artwork.png|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''
MKSC Lightning Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''
MPT Thunder Cup Icon.png|''Mario Power Tennis''
MKDS Lightning Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart DS''
MKW Lightning Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart Wii''
MK7 Lightning Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart 7''
MK8 Lightning Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8 LightningCuptv.svg|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MKL Icon Lightning Cup.png|''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''
</gallery>

===Trophies===
<gallery>
MKDS Lightning Cup Screenshot.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
MKW Lightning Cup Screenshot.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
MK7 Lightning Cup Screenshot.png|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
MK8 Lightning Cup Screenshot.png|''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Dut=Bliksembeker
|DutM=Lightning Cup
|Ger=Blitz-Cup
|GerM=Lightning Cup
|Fre=Coupe Éclair
|FreM=Lightning Cup
|Spa=Copa Centella<br>Copa Trueno <small>(''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'')</small>
|SpaM=Spark Cup<br>Thunder Cup
|Jap=サンダーカップ
|JapM=Thunder Cup
|JapR=Sandā Kappu
|PorA=Copa Relâmpago
|PorAM=Lightning Cup
|PorE=Taça Relâmpago
|PorEM=Lightning Cup
|Rus=Кубок молнии
|RusR=Kubok molnii
|RusM=Lightning Cup
|Ita=Trofeo Fulmine<br>Trofeo Tuono <small>(''Mario Power Tennis'')</small><br>Coppa tuono <small>(''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'')</small>
|ItaM=Lightning Trophy<br>Thunder Trophy<br>Thunder Cup
|Kor=번개 컵
|KorR=Beongae Keop
|KorM=Lightning Cup
|ChiT=閃電盃
|ChiTR=Shǎndiàn Bēi
|ChiTM=Lightning Cup
|ChiS=闪电杯
|ChiSR=Shǎndiàn Bēi
|ChiSM=Lightning Cup
}}

==Trivia==
*The Lightning Cup is the only cup in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' to not feature a [[Bowser's Castle#Mario Kart series|Bowser's Castle]] course.
*Excluding cups introduced as DLC, ''Mario Kart 7''{{'}}s Lightning Cup is the only retro cup in the series not to have at least one course from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', and the only Lightning Cup to feature multiple courses from the [[Special Cup]].
*The Lightning Cup from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' is one of three cups in the series to have all its courses return together in another ''Mario Kart'' game, as all of its tracks reappear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. The other two cups are the [[Star Cup]] from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', which has all of its courses available in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as a result of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', and the [[Mushroom Cup]] from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', which also has all of its courses return in ''Tour''. 
**Additionally, its courses were added to ''Tour'' in reverse chronological order compared to the original cup. Sunset Wilds debuted in 2020's [[Sunset Tour]], Cheep-Cheep Island debuted in the [[Summer Tour (2021)|2021 Summer Tour]], Sky Garden debuted in 2022's [[Sky Tour]], and Luigi Circuit debuted in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]. This situation also applies to the Star Cup from ''Wii''.
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