Landship

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Landship
Landship from Mario Kart Tour
The Landship, in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats Acceleration, Handling (MK8)
Acceleration, Handling, Traction (MK8D)
Weak stats Speed, Weight, Traction (MK8)
Speed, Weight (MK8D)
Appears in Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

The Landship is a kart from the Mario Kart series. It is a small kart similar in appearance to the Airships from Super Mario Bros. 3, with cannons that move back and forth as if firing while the kart moves. The emblem is located on the cannon covers.

History[edit]

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

The Landship debuts in Mario Kart 8 as an unlockable kart body part. It grants the player a large acceleration boost and a slight handling boost, at the expense of speed, weight, and traction. It shares its stats with the Biddybuggy and Mr. Scooty. It changes color for all the Koopalings, with the back cabin and cannon covers matching their airships from New Super Mario Bros. U and the seat matching their shell colors. All the other characters have a similar color scheme to Bowser's airship from the New Super Mario Bros. games.

The Landship is one of the vehicle bodies that a CPU-controlled Bowser or Koopaling will occasionally use, combined with Wood tires. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, CPU-controlled Bowser Jr. and Kamek also occasionally pairs the Wood tires with the Landship, while Bowser now pairs the Landship with the Bowser Kite as well. While the Landship's ground speed, anti-gravity speed, and traction have improved, its air speed, acceleration, ground handling, air handling, anti-gravity handling, and mini-turbo are all weaker than before.

The Landship's engine sounds like a four-stroke while idling, but sounds like a two-stroke while accelerating. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it shares its engine sound with the Inkstriker, which is that of a straight-twin engine.

Before Mario Kart 8 was updated to Ver. 2.0, the Landship's vehicle customization icon always showed the color scheme used by the non-Koopaling characters, even when used by a Koopaling.

Color schemes[edit]

  • Larry Koopa - Sky blue seat, yellow cannon covers, green cabin
  • Morton Koopa Jr. - Black seat, grey cannon covers, grey cabin
  • Wendy O. Koopa - Pink seat, pink cannon covers, red cabin
  • Iggy Koopa - Light green seat, purple cannon covers, green cabin
  • Roy Koopa - Purple seat, red cannon covers, pink cabin
  • Lemmy Koopa - Orange seat, light green cannon covers, sky blue cabin
  • Ludwig von Koopa - Blue seat, orange cannon covers, green cabin
  • All other characters - Red seat, green cannon covers, red cabin

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

The Landship returns in Mario Kart Tour as a Normal-type kart. It uses the Slim tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Unlike before, the Landship's cabin, cannon covers, and seat do not change color, regardless of whether a Koopaling is using it or not, and its cannons no longer move. The Landship offers longer-lasting Mini-Turbo boosts and increases the number of points earned for performing Mini-Turbos. The game introduces a gray variant, the Warship, which also has the Normal classification; and a Christmas-themed variant, the Cheership, which has the High-End classification.

As well as being a common item available in most pipes and the Daily Selects, the Landship has been obtainable by other means such as tour gifts. The following table lists the Landship's special availability by tour.

Tour Availability
Tokyo Tour Tour gift
192 Grand Stars
Mario Bros. Tour Tour gift
167 Grand Stars
Trick Tour (2020) Tour gift
75 Grand Stars
Cooking Tour Tour gift
75 Grand Stars
Peach Tour Classic Car Pipe
Trick Tour (2021) Tour gift
60 Grand Stars
Paris Tour (2021) Tour gift
60 Grand Stars

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]

The Landship makes a return in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. It was distinctly redesigned from its previous appearances, with it appearing longer with multiple masts, its steering wheel set near the middle of the kart, and an added camera near the back of the kart. Unlike most karts in this game, it does not change its color scheme when used by Luigi.

Stats[edit]

Mario Kart 8

  • Ground Speed: -0.75
  • Water Speed: +0.5
  • Air Speed: +0.5
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: -1
  • Acceleration: +1.25
  • Weight: -0.5
  • Ground Handling: +0.5
  • Water Handling: +0.75
  • Air Handling: +0.75
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: 0
  • Traction: -0.25
  • Mini-Turbo: +1

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

  • Ground Speed: -0.5
  • Water Speed: +0.5
  • Air Speed: -0.25
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.75
  • Acceleration: +0.5
  • Weight: -0.5
  • Ground Handling: +0.25
  • Water Handling: +0.75
  • Air Handling: 0
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
  • Traction: +0.75
  • Mini-Turbo: +0.5

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Special skill Mini-Turbo Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour Mini-Turbo Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
GBA Bowser's Castle 1R from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Bowser's Castle 1R
GBA Bowser's Castle 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Bowser's Castle 1R/T
N64 Kalimari Desert R from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Kalimari Desert R
N64 Kalimari Desert T from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Kalimari Desert T
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
GBA Bowser's Castle 1 from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Bowser's Castle 1**
3DS Neo Bowser City R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Neo Bowser City R
RMX Mario Circuit 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Mario Circuit 1R
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R
GCN Daisy Cruiser from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Daisy Cruiser
DS Twilight House from Mario Kart Tour
DS Twilight House
SNES Bowser Castle 3 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Bowser Castle 3
Piranha Plant Cove 3R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Piranha Plant Cove 3R/T
GCN Waluigi Stadium R from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Waluigi Stadium R

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Gallery[edit]

Sprites and models[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese クッパシップ
Kuppa Shippu
ランドシップ (Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit)
Randoshippu

Bowser Ship

Landship

Chinese (simplified) 酷霸王飞船
Kùbàwáng fēichuán
Bowser Flying Ship

Chinese (traditional) 庫巴飛船
Kùbā fēichuán
Bowser Flying Ship

Dutch Flitsfregat
Flash Frigate
French (NOA) Bateau roulant
Rolling Boat
French (NOE) Caravéloce
From caravelle ("caravel") and véloce ("fast")
German PS-Galleere
HP-Galley (PS means Pferdestärke, "horsepower".)
Italian Naveloce
From nave ("ship") and veloce ("fast")
Korean 쿠파십
Kupaship
Bowser Ship

Portuguese (NOA) Autonave
Autoship
Portuguese (NOE) Autonavio
Autoship
Russian Каравелла
Karavella
Caravel

Spanish (NOA) Nave Bowser
Bowser Ship
Spanish (NOE) Autonave
Autoship