Tank

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Tank

A tank from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Princess Toadstool for President"
General information
Owner The Koopa Troop
Appearances
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
This article is about the vehicle. For information about the enemies in Super Mario Odyssey sometimes generically referred to as "tanks" in the Prima guide, see Sherm.

Tanks[1] are large, segmented and heavily armed land vehicles utilized by Bowser and his armies in some of the Super Mario series titles, and make their first appearance in Super Mario Bros. 3. Tanks are usually equipped with various artillery, such as cannons, Rocket Engines, Bob-omb launchers, and Rocky Wrenches. In addition, some tanks are mostly square in shape.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 3

In Super Mario Bros. 3, there are only two tank companies, which both guard areas in Dark Land. The first one is found in the kingdom's first area, and the second one is in the last portion of it. There are 13 tanks (10 in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3) in the first level, and there are two regular tanks and three large tanks in the second level. Their texture is the same as that of the airships in Super Mario Bros. 3.

New Super Mario Bros.

Monty Tank

In New Super Mario Bros., the boss of World 6 is Monty Tank, which is depicted as a Monty Mole piloting a tank.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

A tank in Super Mario 3D World

In Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, tanks appear in Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade and Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade. In these levels, they slowly move around the levels, and Spike Traps are found on them. In this game, tanks have lights. The lights are activated only in the latter level, which takes place at night.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

Tanks also appear in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Princess Toadstool for President"; here, several tanks driven by Rocky Wrenches appear to attack Mario and Luigi when they enter Dark Land.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

The tank in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, a tank resembling those in Super Mario Bros. 3 makes a cameo near the beginning of the level Frosty Fruits, in which it can be seen in a window.

In game designer Eric Kozlowsky's blog, there is concept art of the tank titled "SMB3 Tank," accompanied by a screenshot of a Rocky Wrench riding a tank in the original Super Mario Bros. 3 for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

List of appearances

Title Year of release Release medium Role
Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System Vehicle used by the Koopa Troop in some Dark Land levels
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 - "Princess Toadstool for President" 1990 Television Same as in Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario All-Stars (Super Mario Bros. 3) 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Same as in the original version
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 2003 Game Boy Advance Same as in the original version
New Super Mario Bros. 2006 Nintendo DS Used by Monty Tank
Super Mario 3D World 2013 Wii U Same as in Super Mario Bros. 3
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 2014 Wii U Cameo in the background of Frosty Fruits
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 2018 Nintendo Switch Same as in the original Wii U version
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury 2021 Nintendo Switch Same as in the original Wii U version

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Power Strategy Guide for Super Mario Bros. 3, pages 74–75 & 78–79.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Characters
Protagonists
Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toads • Kings
Bosses
Boom Boom • Koopalings (Larry Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Bowser
Items
1-Up Mushroom • Anchor • Blue Coin • Card • Coin • Fire Flower • Frog Suit • Goomba's Shoe • Hammer • Hammer Suit • Lakitu's Cloud • Magic Ball • Magic Whistle • Magic Wing • Music Box • Starman • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Tanooki Suit
Objects
? Block • Big Block • Bolt Lift • Brick Block • Buzzy Beetle Shell • Cloud Block • Cloud Lift • Coin Block • Coral • Directional Lift • Donut Lift • Empty Block • Flimsy Lift • Frozen Coin • Giant Green Shell • Giant Red Shell • Goal • Green Shell • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Jump Block • Lift • Magic Door • Magic Note Block • Magical ball • Mega ? Block • P Warp Door • Quicksand • Red Shell • Rotary Lift • Semisolid Platform • Spiny Shell • Switch Block • Track • Treasure box • Vine • Warp Door • Warp Pipe • Wood Block
Forms
Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Raccoon Mario • Frog Mario • Tanooki Mario (Statue Mario) • Hammer Mario • Invincible Mario
Worlds
Grass Land • Desert Land • Water Land • Giant Land • Sky Land • Ice Land • Pipe Land • Dark Land • Warp Zone
Locations
Enemy Course • Panel (N-Mark Spade Panel · Spade Panel · Start Panel) • Toad House • Treasure Ship
Enemies
Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Big Bertha • Blooper • Baby Blooper • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Boo Buddy • Boomerang Bro • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Buster Beetle • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Colossal Koopa Paratroopa • Dry Bones • Fiery Walking Piranha • Fire Bro • Fire Chomp • Fire Snake • Gargantuan Koopa Troopa • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hammer Bro • Hanging Piranha Plant • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Micro-Goomba • Missile Bill • Muncher • Nipper Plant • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Ptooie • Rocky Wrench • Scattering Blooper • Sledge Brother • Spike • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap
Obstacles
Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Giant cannonball • Lava • Pit • Rocket Engine • Roto-Disc • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
Terms
Completion • Game Over • Extra life • P-Meter • Time limit • Unwinnable state
Further info
Gallery • Glitches • Media • Beta elements • References • Staff
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Episodes
"Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas" • "Reptiles in the Rose Garden" • "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" • "The Beauty of Kootie" • "Princess Toadstool for President" • "Never Koop a Koopa" • "Reign Storm" • "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" • "Dadzilla" • "Tag Team Trouble" • "Oh, Brother!" • "Misadventure of Mighty Plumber" • "A Toadally Magical Adventure" • "Misadventures in Babysitting" • "Do the Koopa" • "Kootie Pie Rocks" • "Mush-Rumors" • "The Ugly Mermaid" • "Crimes R Us" • "Life's Ruff" • "Up, Up, and a Koopa" • "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" • "True Colors" • "Recycled Koopa" • "The Venice Menace" • "Super Koopa"
Characters
Protagonists
Luigi • Mario • Princess Toadstool • Toad
Koopa Family and Koopalings
Big Mouth Koopa • Bully Koopa • Cheatsy Koopa • Hip Koopa • Hop Koopa • King Bowser Koopa • Kooky von Koopa • Kootie Pie Koopa
Koopa Troop minions
Abominable Snowkoopa • Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Block • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • Boo Diddly • Boom Boom • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Land Para-Goomba • Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Zombie • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Magic Piranha Plant • Nipper Plant • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Ptooie • Robot Princess • Rocky Wrench • Sledge Brother • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Thwomp
Other
Baker • Bud • Bud and Missy's mother • Crime Wave Clyde • Cutter • Doctor • Emperor Ed • Gondolier • Herman • Holly Mackerel • Junior • Junior's mom and dad • King Mackerel • King Windbag • Kitty • Madzilla • Madzilla's Mom • Marco Polo's Plumbers • Mayor of New York City • Mighty Plumber • Milli Vanilli • Missy • Mr. President • Mrs. President • Mushroom Kingdom Fire Department • Mushroom Nanny • Mushroom People • Mushroom Referee • Norman • Painter • Pipe creatures • Prince Hugo • Prince Mushroomkhamen • Queen Mushroomkhamen • Royal Parrot • Servant • Submarine captain • Sultan • Mushroom Marauder and Jake the Crusher Fungus • Toad's cousin • Wizard King of the West
Locations
Mushroom World
Regions
Dark Land • Desert Land • Giant Land • Mertropolis • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Sea • Pipe Land • Sky Land • Underground Maze of Pipes • Water Land
Landmarks
Ace Magic Wand Factory • First Mushroom Bank • Kastle Koopa • Mushroom Castle • Mushroom Kingdom Orphanage • Mushroom Kingdom Treasury • Mushroom Land Central Library • Pipe Land Treasury • Temple of Gloom
Earth
Regions
Africa • Antarctica • Australia • Brooklyn • Hawaii • Hollywood • Miami • New York City • North America • Paris • South America • United States of America • Venice • Washington, D.C.
Landmarks
Bastille • Eiffel Tower • Florida State Poochitentiary • Great Wall of China • Hollywood Bowl • Kennedy Space Center • Louvre • Washington Monument • White House • Wild Waldo's One-of-a-Kind Amusement Park
Items and objects
? Block • Block • Crud Cannon • Doom Dancer Music Box • Fire Flower • Fireball • Frog Suit • Fudjie • Gold Coin • Jump Block • Karoobi • Koopa Color Goopa • Kooper-Dooper Raiser-Upper • Koopa trash • Koopascope • Lame Brainer • Levitation Beam • Magic wand • Nasty Net • Nice Guy Potion • Plumber Pole • Plumber's Periscope • Plumber's Putty • Power Pendant • Power Shower • Starman • Super Leaf • Super Slurp Pipe • Time Travel Tube • Transmutational Brainwave Analyzer • Trash Smasher • Warp Pipe
Vehicles
Doom Ship • Doom Sub • Koopa Clogger • Steam Cloud Balloon • Steam powered mummy sled • Tank
Events
Tag Team Wrestling Tournament
Miscellaneous
Quotes • Songs • Staff
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Characters
Protagonists
Mario • Luigi • Toad • Princess Peach • Rosalina • Captain Toad
Antagonists
Bowser • Boom Boom • Pom Pom • Meowser
Other
Sprixie • Plessie
Enemies
Ant Trooper • Banzai Bill • Beach Koopa • Biddybud • Big Ant Trooper • Big Boo • Big Galoomba • Big Piranha Plant • Blockstepper • Blooper • Blue Podoboo • Blurker • Bob-omb • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Brolder • Bullet Bill • Bully • Cat Banzai Bill • Cat Bullet Bill • Cat Goomba • Chargin' Chuck • Charvaargh • Coin Coffer • Conkdor • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fizzlit • Flopter • Fuzzler • Fuzzy • Fuzzy Horde • Galoomba • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Hammer Bro • Hop-Chop • Horned Ant Trooper • King Ka-thunk • Koopa Troopa • Madpole • Micro Goomba • Octoomba • Para-Biddybud • Parabones • Peepa • Piranha Creeper • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Porcupuffer • Rammerhead • Ring Burner • Skating Goomba • Skipsqueak • Snow Pokey • Spike • Spiny • Spiny Skipsqueak • Splorch • Splounder • Stingby • Swim Ring Goomba • Thwomp • Ty-Foo • Walleye
Items
+ Clock • 1-Up Mushroom • Blue Coin • Boomerang Flower • Coin • Coin Pile • Double Cherry • Fire Flower • Green Coin • Green Star • Invincibility Leaf • Key Coin • Lucky Bell • Mega Mushroom • Red Coin • Stamp • Super Star • Super Bell • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom
Objects
? Block • Arrow platform • Arrow Sign • Assist Block • Baseball • Beep Block • Big Block • Brick Block • Board • Bomb • Cannon Box • Cat Wheel • Chain-Link • Character Switch • Checkpoint Flag • Clear Pipe • Clear Pipe Cannon • Cloud Cannon • Cloud Lift • Coin Block • Coin Box • Color Panel • Crate • Crystal Block • Dash Panel • Elevator • Fake Goal Pole • Fake Mystery Box • Fake pipe • Floating couch • Floating Mine • Goal Pole • Gold Ring • Goomba Mask • Green Star Ring • Grumblump • Hidden Block • Ice Skate • Item storage • Jump Panel • Key Warp Box • Kick Bomb • Lift • Light Box • Mega ? Block • Mega Mushroom • Multi-Vator • Mushroom Trampoline • Mystery Box • P Panel • P Switch • Potted Piranha Plant • POW Block • Propeller Box • Propeller Platform* • Red-Blue Panel • Red and blue platform • Red Ring • Rising pillar • Rock Block • Rotating Panel • Shelf • Slamming block • Sliding door • Slot Block • Snowball • Spike ball • Spike Block • Splotchy goop • Springboard • Switch Block • Switch Panel • Switchboard • Touchstone • Trapeze • Tree • Turning Floor • Warp Box • Warp Pipe
Worlds
World 1
Super Bell Hill • Koopa Troopa Cave • Chargin' Chuck Blockade • Mount Beanpole • Plessie's Plunging Falls • Switch Scramble Circus • Bowser's Highway Showdown • Captain Toad Goes Forth
World 2
Conkdor Canyon • Puffprod Peaks • Shadow-Play Alley • Really Rolling Hills • Big Galoomba Blockade • Double Cherry Pass • Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade • Mystery House Melee
World 3
Snowball Park • Chain-Link Charge • Shifty Boo Mansion • Pretty Plaza Panic • Magikoopa Blockade • Pipeline Lagoon • Mount Must Dash • Switchboard Falls • The Bullet Bill Express • A Banquet with Hisstocrat • Captain Toad Makes a Splash
World 4
Ant Trooper Hill • Piranha Creeper Creek • Brolder Blockade • Beep Block Skyway • Big Bounce Byway • Spike's Lost City • Fire Bros. Hideout 1 • Lava Rock Lair • Mystery House Mad Dash
World 5
Sunshine Seaside • Tricky Trapeze Theater • Backstreet Bustle • Chargin' Chuck Blockade Is Back • Sprawling Savanna • Bob-ombs Below • Cakewalk Flip • Searchlight Sneak • Fire Bros. Hideout 2 • The Golden Express • King Ka-thunk's Castle • Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo
World 6
Fire Bros. Hideout 3 • Clear Pipe Cruise • Spooky Seasick Wreck • Hands-On Hall • Deep Jungle Drift • Ty-Foo Flurries • Prince Bully Blockade • Bullet Bill Base • Fuzzy Time Mine • Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade • Motley Bossblob's Big Battle • Mystery House Throwdown
World Castle
Fort Fire Bros. • Switchblack Ruins • Red Hot Run • Boiling Blue Bully Belt • Brolder Blockade Is Back • Prince Bully Blockade Is Back • Fire Bros. Hideout 4 • Trick Trap Tower • Rammerhead Reef • Simmering Lava Lake • Bowser's Lava Lake Keep • Captain Toad Gets Thwomped
World Bowser
Spiky Spike Bridge • Plessie's Dune Downhill • Cookie Cogworks • The Bowser Express • Footlight Lane • Deepwater Dungeon • A Beam in the Dark • Grumblump Inferno • Motley Bossblob's Encore • Hisstocrat Returns • The Great Tower of Bowser Land • Mystery House Claw Climb
World Star
Rainbow Run • Super Galaxy • Rolling Ride Run • The Great Goal Pole • Super Block Land • Honeycomb Starway • Gargantuan Grotto • Peepa's Fog Bog • Cosmic Cannon Cluster • Captain Toad Takes a Spin
World Mushroom
Night Falls on Really Rolling Hills • Spiky Mount Beanpole • Deep-Black Jungle Drift • Trouble in Shadow-Play Alley • Back to Hands-On Hall • Gigantic Seasick Wreck • Broken Blue Bully Belt • Mystery House Brawl
World Flower
Switch Shock Circus • Floating Fuzzy Time Mine • Piranha Creeper Creek after Dark • Faster Fort Fire Bros. • Sprawling Savanna Rabbit Run • Shiftier Boo Mansion • Pipeline Boom Lagoon • Blast Block Skyway • Towering Sunshine Seaside • Honeycomb Skyway • Spiky Spike Bridge Sneak • Boss Blitz
World Crown
Champion's Road • Captain Toad's Fiery Finale • Mystery House Marathon
Settings
Mushroom Kingdom • Sprixie Kingdom
Bowser's Fury
Protagonists
Mario • Bowser Jr. • Plessie
Antagonists
Fury Bowser
Species
Cats
Items
Cat Shine† • Cat Shine Shard† • Invincibility Bell† • Giga Bell† • Plessie Medal†
Objects
Disaster Spike† • Fling Pole† • Fury Block† • Fury Sun† • Graffiti† • Ground-Pound Switch† • Lighthouse† • Neko Kago† • Super Jump Panel† • Timer Gate†
Locations
Lake Lapcat (Fur Step Island • Scamper Shores • Pounce Bounce Isle • Fort Flaptrap • Slipskate Slope • Clawswipe Colosseum • Trickity Tower • Crisp Climb Castle • Risky Whisker Island • Pipe Path Tower • Roiling Roller Isle • Mount Magmeow • Lucky Isle)
Further info
Credits (Bowser's Fury†) • Enemy Battles • Gallery (Bowser's Fury) • Music
Items marked with * and † only apply the Wii U version of Super Mario 3D World and Bowser's Fury respectively.
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