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A '''Warp Pipe''' (or '''warp pipe'''), also known as simply a '''Pipe''' (or '''pipe'''), is a common mode of transportation in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. Generally speaking, a Warp Pipe is a pipe that does not always appear to be connected to a second pipe physically, although traveling through it transports the traveler to the other end. In many cases, Warp Pipes can be used to cross great distances (and even [[world]]s) instantly, while some pipes cannot even transport anything. The size of Warp Pipes can vary greatly. While some are too narrow for a human to enter, others are large enough for a [[kart]] or [[Bowser's Airship]] to travel through. They are typically green, but they have appeared in many other colors less frequently.

[[File:SMAS SMB3 World 7-6 Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Mario near pipes in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'']]

[[File:LINE Sticker Mario in a Pipe.gif|thumb|100px|[[LINE]] sticker of Mario entering a Warp Pipe]]

In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', some Warp Pipes act as [[Pipe Cannon|mini-cannons]], shooting Mario or Luigi high into the air. This feature is retained in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Also, if Mario or Luigi uses the [[Mega Mushroom]], they can kick a pipe, breaking it off if it is vertical (or pushing it in if it is horizontal), or [[Ground Pound]] it to make a vertical pipe lower to ground level. However, if Mega Mario or Luigi destroys a pipe, they cannot go down it anymore, though it fills up the meter at the top of the screen by a significant amount, resulting in some [[1-Up Mushroom]]s. [[Small pipe]]s are introduced in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'': they are half the size of a regular Warp Pipe. They could not be entered until ''New Super Mario Bros.'', though, as they require Mario or Luigi to use a [[Mini Mushroom]] to get [[Mini Mario (form)|tiny]] so they can enter. Inside these small pipes, [[Star Coin]]s can usually be found. Warp Pipes often come in many different colors, namely green, red, yellow, and blue. In the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series, red pipes usually lead to [[Goal Pole (secret)|secret exits]].

Warp Pipes appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', acting the same way they do in all games. They can be green, red, or yellow, and be destroyed by [[Mega Mario]].

[[File:SMG2 Supermassive Big Piranha Plant.png|thumb|A [[Big Piranha Plant|Super Piranha Plant]] coming out of a giant pipe in the [[Supermassive Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]

Warp Pipes appear in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. As in the 2D ''Super Mario'' games, vertical ones can be entered by pressing {{button|3ds|L}} or {{button|3ds|R}} while on one to make Mario (or Luigi) go down it; one sticking out of a wall may simply be walked into to enter. After the player has unlocked [[Special 1]]-[[Special 8|8]], Warp Pipes appear at the beginning of each world and provide access between the normal worlds and the special worlds. When {{world-link|S8|crown|Special 8-Crown}} is unlocked, it replaces the Warp Pipe connecting [[World 8 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8]] and Special 8, which cannot be used after this point. [[World Warp Pipe]]s appear in two [[Warp Zone]]s in [[World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|Worlds 1-2]] and [[World 4-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|4-2]]. These allow the player to warp to the next world and skip the following levels in the world they are in.

In the [[Wii U]] game ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Warp Pipes appear and work the same way as in other games, though with a simplistic redesign. [[Mini Mario (form)|Mini Mario]] can enter [[small pipe]]s like in previous games. The player can go down or up pipes with {{button|Stick}} or {{button|wii|Pad}}. Some Pipes face diagonally, and cannot be entered.

While traditional green Warp Pipes return, they are less common as a result of Clear Pipes being introduced. However, golden Warp Pipes appear for the first time, and take characters to golden bonus rooms with many coins when entered. The [[World Warp Pipe]]s from ''Super Mario 3D Land'' also return and, as in that game, only appear in [[Koopa Troopa Cave|World 1-2]] and [[Piranha Creeper Creek|World 4-2]].  

A [[8-bit character|Pixel Luigi]] can be seen jumping out of certain Warp Pipes in Koopa Troopa Cave and [[Really Rolling Hills]] when the [[Time Limit]] is at 105.

In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', in addition to regular Warp Pipes, a blocky [[8-bit pipe]] also appears, where they can be found connected to walls with animated murals in the design of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' If Mario enters one of these pipes, he will be transported into the mural itself in his ''Super Mario Bros.'' appearance (though while retaining his modern color scheme or his current outfit), where the player controls him in a side-scrolling sequence similar to the original game. The regular pipes have a more metallic design than most games. [[Moon Pipe]]s also debut in this game, being spawned by breaking [[Moon Rock]]s; these pipes always send Mario to new sub-levels. The player can also enter the [[Odyssey]] through the largest exhaust pipe as if it were a Warp Pipe.

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', in addition to regular Warp Pipes, living pipes that move up and down and like inchworms, the latter of which are named [[Inchworm Pipe]]s, occasionally appear when a [[Wonder Effect]] occurs. There is also a Warp Pipe that can be pushed and occasionally connected to form a whole pipe, and are visually similar to the Warp Pipes in [[Sweet Sweet Canyon]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' because of their teal appearance. Occasionally, Warp Pipes can take the player into the background or foreground of the level.

In the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], Warp Pipes (usually referred to as simply "pipes") appear as simple obstacles on the courses, especially on the [[Mario Circuit]]s. They act as walls, in that racers who drive into them slow down significantly or even come to a stop; however, the pipes can be taken out by several means, such as hitting them with a powerful item (e.g. a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]]) or driving into them while powered-up by a [[Super Star]], [[Bullet Bill]], or other condition-changing item. [[Piranha Plant]]s can also be in pipes in courses like [[GCN Yoshi Circuit]]. On some occasions, mostly in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the player can enter a pipe and get warped to another area, which is mainly for the purpose of collecting [[Item Box]]es. This also happens in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', but only in [[Pipe Plaza]], since it is a battle course that originated in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.

 

 

A Warp Pipe appears at the end of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Game Boy]] after Mario rescues [[Pauline]] in [[Stage 9-9]], though it doesn't serve any gameplay function.

 

Warp Pipes are also present in four games of the [[Wario Land (series)|''Wario Land'' series]], namely ''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'', ''[[Wario Land 3]]'', ''[[Wario Land 4]]'', and ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' They work exactly like their counterparts from the Mushroom Kingdom, with the distinction that they don't contain enemies.

The [[Wario Land 3#Golf Minigame|Golf]] minigame in ''Wario Land 3'' must be accessed through a Warp Pipe. In addition, the slots in the "load file" screen of ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' bear a resemblance to Warp Pipes. In ''Wario Land 4'', the pipes are purple and warp the player to a [[pink area]]. In ''Wario Land: Shake It!'', if Wario goes into a green pipe, the sound effect is similar to that of the ''Super Mario'' franchise, but slightly deepened.

[[File:WL4-PurplePipe.png|thumb]]

Warp Pipes are also [[list of items|items]] that appear throughout the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]].

Warp Pipes appear in the duel minigame [[Warp Pipe Dreams]], where players have to jump through several of them to find their way to the center pipe.

 

In the minigame [[Snow Ride]], Warp Pipes appear as obstacles in the center of the snowboard path, causing player to lose momentum if hit.

 

In the minigame [[Herbicidal Maniac]], players aim at several Warp Pipes to shoot Piranha Plants that pop out.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===

Warp Pipes have served a multitude of purposes in the [[Super Smash Bros (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].

In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', they first appear as [[Mario]]'s and [[Luigi]]'s on-screen appearance in reference to Mario's entrance in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and later on in the stage [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]], where players can use two Warp Pipes to warp between one side to another; on occasion, they may also transport to the pit in the center, where a one-way Warp Pipe appears. Also, three Warp Pipes appear in Luigi's [[Board the Platforms]] stage; they have blinking platforms coming in and out of them, which Luigi must land on in order to finish the stage.

 

====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Warp Pipes act as checkpoints in Stage 1: [[Mushroom Kingdom]] of the Adventure Mode. Additionally, Warp Pipes appear in the background of the stage [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Mushroom Kingdom]] and a single diagonal Warp Pipe, supported by two mini pipes, serves as a slope on the stage [[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Yoshi's Island]].

 

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', they reappear as Mario and Luigi's on-screen appearance and as platforms in both [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] and [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] versions of [[Mushroomy Kingdom]] (though they cannot be entered, unlike in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''; they are realistically designed, like the rest of the stage) and the returning ''Melee'' Stage Yoshi's Island. One also appears in the background on one of the islands in the [[Delfino Plaza]] stage, just as it did in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''; the others were removed. More appear in the background of [[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Mario Circuit]]. The [[Mario Bros. (stage)|Mario Bros. stage]] also features the original enemy-spawning pipes, though they only release [[Shellcreeper]]s and [[Sidestepper]]s.

 

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', they once again serve as Mario's and Luigi's on-screen appearance. In the 3DS version, they also act as solitary platforms in the returning World 1-1 version of Mushroomy Kingdom and the new stages [[Golden Plains]] and [[3D Land]]; in the latter stage, some of them may increase and decrease in height, like in ''Super Mario World'', and a big one restarts the stage's loop at the end; this pipe is also seen in the stage's [[Final Destination]] form. The [[Paper Mario (stage)|Paper Mario stage]] has a pipe in its [[Hither Thither Hill]] form, although it acts a [[spring]] instead. In [[PictoChat 2]], Warp Pipes can be drawn onto the stage for a while; these pipes can be used for transport, just like the ones in the original Mushroom Kingdom stage. In the Wii U version, the Warp Pipes of Yoshi's Island (''Melee''), Delfino Plaza, and Mario Circuit (''Brawl'') return, working as they did before. The [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker stage]] (available for both versions as DLC) may also feature solitary platform Warp Pipes.

 

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Warp Pipes reappear as Mario and Luigi's on-screen appearance, and [[Piranha Plant]] fights in a Warp Pipe for four out of its eight alternate costumes. Warp Pipes also appear around the world map of [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|Adventure Mode: World of Light]], where they can be used to travel to different areas. Returning stages from previous installments, such as Mushroom Kingdom, Yoshi's Island (''Melee''), Mushroomy Kingdom, Delfino Plaza, Figure-8 Circuit, Mario Bros., Golden Plains, 3D Land, Paper Mario and Super Mario Maker feature Warp Pipes in the same fashion as they did before.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', [[Bowser]] inhales several Warp Pipes once he eats the [[Vacuum Shroom]] from [[Fawful]]. In this game, they are used as a link between [[Bowser's body]] and the Mushroom Kingdom. They are the only way to get the Mario brothers out of Bowser's body, and they can be found in the [[Pipe Yard]]. When the Pipe Yard is unlocked, there is a tall red pipe blocking the area until Bowser gets shocked. Bowser cannot jump into these. A [[Bros. Attack#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Special Attack]] called [[Spin Pipe]] is used in this game as well.

Warp Pipes appear in a variety of events in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]]. In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', Warp Pipes appear in both the [[Dream Ski Cross (Individual)|individual]] and [[Dram Ski Cross (Team)|team]] versions of Dream Ski Cross, where players can ski through them to be transported to the next part of the course, with the pipe entered determining which route the player ends up on. Piranha Plants in Warp Pipes also appear along the course, as well as appearing as obstacles in [[Dream Ice Hockey]]. In [[Dream Figure Skating]], several Warp Pipes appear as props in the first segment of the Mario World routine. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', Warp Pipes appear in [[Groove Pipe Snowboard]], where they transport characters to the next section of the course, as well as in [[Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular]], where a Warp Pipe is used to travel to [[Bowser's Castle]] segment. In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', Warp Pipes appear in [[Golf Plus]], where the player can hit their ball into a Warp Pipe, transporting it to another part of the course. A red pipe can allow the player to score a hole in one if they manage to hit their ball into it. Warp Pipes also appear as basic obstacles that block the ball, as well as containing Piranha Plants. In [[BMX Plus]], there are Warp Pipes containing Piranha Plants, also appearing as a regular obstacle.

===Other appearances===

In the Wii U and Switch versions of ''[[nwiki:Lego City Undercover|Lego City Undercover]]'', a Warp Pipe can be built in the Downtown area and when the player jumps on top of it and presses {{button|A}}, a new area will be unlocked. When entering and exiting the Warp Pipe the sound effect that is used when [[Mario]] uses a Warp Pipe is played.<ref>packattack04082 (April 21, 2017). [https://youtu.be/xvhH7jN4os0 LEGO City Undercover (Switch) - Mario & Nintendo Easter Eggs Compilation]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.</ref>

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''===

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|desc=Sometimes Piranha Plants live in them... That's right! I'm talking about those iconic green pipes. World 7 of Super Mario Bros. 3 was actually called Pipe Land. Jump over pipes! Run along pipes! Enter and exit pipes! ...I'm saying there are a lot of pipes.

|desc2=Jump on top, and then...bloop bloop bloop! Down the pipe! Sometimes, though, they have Piranha Plants inside, so be careful! By the way, did you know that World 7 in Super Mario Bros. 3 is called Pipe Land? It's full of pipes! You sleep in pipes, dream of pipes... Pipes-pipes-pipes-pipes-pipes!

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|Rus=Труба<br>''Truba''<br>Труба-телепорт<ref> NintendoRU (May 15, 2019). [https://youtu.be/fsGC95GOw4I Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16/05/2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 17, 2019.</ref><br>''Truba-teleport''

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*Pipes are inspired by their appearances in older manga where they are found on vacant lots. Although usually gray, green was selected due to color limitations during the development of ''Mario Bros.''<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/nsmb/0/2/ Iwata Asks: New Super Mario Bros: Volume 1]. Retrieved April 29, 2023.</ref> According to the UK ''Nintendo Magazine'', pipes were inspired by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'s desire to explore a building with a manhole covered pipe in Kyoto.<ref>''Official UK Nintendo Magazine'' Issue #57 (June 1997), page 93. "'''''PIPES AND HOLES''' Mario leaps from a green pipe at the beginning of SM64, while manholes and pipes were essential in Mario’s NES adventures. When living in Kyoto, Miyamoto often walked past a building with a manhole covered pipe mounted on a wall. Miyamoto always wanted to explore the pipe, and players are given the chance to do so in his games.''"</ref>

*Pipes are often [[lists of references|referenced in other media]], ranging from characters simply sliding down pipes to entering pipes that actively warp them to different areas. An example of the latter is found in ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}'', which features a level based on other video games; in multiple parts of this level, the player has to jump into a Warp Pipe to advance further into the level.

*In the 2D ''Super Mario'' games prior to ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' (bar ''Super Mario Land'' and ''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''), the Warp Pipe's enter/exit sound effect was also Mario/Luigi's damage sound effect up until ''New Super Mario Bros.'', which reused the NES sound effect for pipes. From ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' to ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', the ''Super Mario World'' pipe sound effect is now Mario/Luigi's damage sound effect, while the pipes retain their NES pipe sound effect.