Editing Blimp

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{{quote|I LOVE YOU ZEEPPELIN! No! Don't you dare call this beauty a blimp! It's the Zeeppelin!|Brock|Mario & Luigi: Dream Team}}
[[File:MKT Tour Blimp.png|thumb|The ''Mario Kart Tour'' blimp in Singapore Speedway]]
'''Blimps''' are a type of transportation that appears in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] which either take [[Mario]] and other characters to a different location or are used as background objects. They are similar to their {{wp|Blimp|real world counterparts}}, but their design may differ depending on the game.

==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
[[File:MKSC Luigi Circuit Starting Line.png|thumb|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'']]
In ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', a [[Luigi]] blimp can be seen in [[Luigi Circuit (GBA)|Luigi Circuit]] and [[GBA Sky Garden|Sky Garden]], the course that immediately follows Luigi Circuit in [[Lightning Cup]]. In Luigi Circuit, the blimp waits until the third lap to take off and fly, whereas it is later seen flying in Sky Garden.

====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
A Luigi blimp also appears in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''{{'}}s [[Luigi Circuit (GCN)|Luigi Circuit]] floating in the air above the racetrack, this time being a 3D model. This blimp does not appear if the players are racing in split-screen mode. It also appears on Luigi Circuit's logo.

====''Mario Kart DS''====
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', the Luigi blimp from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' reappears in {{classic|GBA|Luigi Circuit}}, where it now starts to take off on the second lap, and {{classic|GBA|Sky Garden}}. In the demo versions of the game, the blimp also appears in {{classic|GCN|Luigi Circuit}}.

====''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''====
[[File:StadiumArenaRight.png|thumb|The Waluigi blimp floating above the track in Stadium Arena]]
Blimps appear again in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' in various different styles and colors, sometimes referencing to a certain character. A red blimp and a green one can be seen in [[Mario Highway]] and a [[Waluigi]] blimp can be spotted floating above the race track in [[Stadium Arena]] while following its layout. However, this blimp is not present in [[Waluigi Stadium (arcade)|Waluigi Stadium]] even if the track takes place at the same location as Stadium Arena.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', a blimp appears in [[Luigi Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Luigi Circuit]], this time being a [[Cheep Cheep]]-shaped blimp and not a Luigi balloon. It can be seen taking off from a landing platform in the middle of a lake located inside the race track and flying overhead afterwards.

====''Mario Kart 7''====
In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', the Wii blimp seen in ''{{wp|Wii Sports Resort}}'', named the '''Whale Shark''', appears in [[Wuhu Loop]] and [[3DS Wuhu Town|Wuhu Town]].

====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
In ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', the Whale Shark appears in {{classic|3DS|Wuhu Town}}, now featuring the modern ''Mario Kart'' logo. In the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC pack, the ''Mario Kart Tour'' blimp without the ''Tour'' part of the logo appears in {{classic|Tour|Singapore Speedway}}.

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
A blimp with the ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' logo appears in the background of [[Singapore Speedway]] and GBA Sky Garden, where it is flying in the background. It is featured as a course element in the R and R/T variants of the former course, where the player can perform [[Jump Boost]]s by bouncing on it. In the Coin Rush variant, the blimp is used to carry a [[Ring (Mario Kart series)|Boost Ring]]. The Luigi blimp returns in GBA Luigi Circuit, now with the Luigi Raceway logo, and flies over the track throughout the race.

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[File:CheepCheepBlimp.png|The Cheep Blimp floating|thumb]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', a large, Cheep Cheep-shaped blimp called the '''Cheep Blimp''' appears. Its only purpose is to take Mario to the floating town of [[Glitzville]]. Mario must obtain a [[Blimp Ticket]] from [[Don Pianta]] in order to ride the Cheep Blimp. A Cheep Cheep conductor named [[Stewart]] operates the Cheep Blimp.

The music accompanying the Cheep Blimp's flight is an arrangement of the "[[Athletic Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Athletic Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

During Bowser's segment between Chapters 4 and 5, Bowser attempts to board the blimp, but Stewart proceeded to flee with the blimp upon recognizing him in fear.

===''Mario Party 8''===
A special blimp appears in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' which can be seen on the boxart and during the opening sequence of the [[Star Carnival]], after having selected the file, while two [[Paragoomba]]s with a red ''Mario Party 8'' banner are passing through the screen.

===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', the '''Zeeppelin''' appears, the blimp used to carry Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toadsworth, and some Toads from Peach's Castle to [[Pi'illo Island]]. The name "Zeeppelin" comes from the word {{wp|zeppelin}}, a rigid blimp invented in Germany, with an extra "e" to make it match many other spellings in the game (Zeekeeper, Zee Parts, etc.). During the flight, Luigi falls asleep and dreams of Antasma coming on board, which is when Toadsworth teaches Mario how to fight. After the fight, Luigi dreams that the Zeeppelin crashes, though in reality, it lands safely in [[Pi'illo Blimport]] (as stated by another Brock).

===''Princess Peach: Showtime!''===
[[File:PPS The Stolen Statue blimp.png|thumb|right|The blimp in [[The Stolen Statue]]]]
The stage [[The Stolen Statue]] in ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' takes place mostly onboard a blimp whose [[Sour Thief]] pilots have stolen the stage's titular statue. [[Dashing Thief Peach]] gets onboard the blimp in mid-flight by making her up through propeller airplanes that fly immediately behind the blimp. Once onboard she makes her way through indoor and outdoor corridors and eventually smashes through the front window of the cockpit, defeating the pilots, followed up by opening up the onboard docking port through its crane system and making her escape from the blimp's rapid self-destruction procedure.

The [[Ribboner]] also appears on the blimp, saying he had bought a ticket to the wrong blimp. Once he's rescued by [[Princess Peach|Peach]], he states his plans to make his own escape from the blimp with a parachute he had brought with him.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the Whale Shark appears in the [[Wuhu Island]] stage, now featuring the Wii U logo.

==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
MKSC Sky Garden Starting Line.png|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''
LuigiCircuit-100cc-MKDD.png|''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MKDS Luigi Circuit GBA Intro.png|''Mario Kart DS''
MKDS Sky Garden Ramps.png|''Mario Kart DS''
Mario Party 8 banner.png|''Mario Party 8''
LuigiCircuit-CoursePreview.gif|''Mario Kart Wii''
Wuhu Loop.png|''Mario Kart 7''
MKT Sky Tour Teaser.jpg|''Mario Kart Tour''
MKT Singapore Speedway 2 Bridge.png|''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>

===Sprites and models===
<gallery>
MKSC Luigi Blimp.png|The [[Luigi]] blimp from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
LuigiCircuitLogo-MKDD.png|Logo of [[GCN Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' with a Luigi blimp
MKDD Luigi Blimp Model.png|The Luigi blimp as it appears in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MKDS Luigi Blimp Model.png|The [[Luigi]] blimp from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
MP8 Star Carnival Blimp.png|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
MKW Cheep Cheep Blimp Model.png|The [[Cheep Cheep]]-shaped blimp from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
MK7 Whale Shark Model.png|The Whale Shark from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
MK8DX Whale Shark Model.png|The Whale Shark from ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
MKT Tour Blimp Model.png|The ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' blimp from ''Mario Kart Tour''
</gallery>

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