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


The '''Lightning Cup''' (referred 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]]'' where it was placed between the [[Flower Cup]] and [[Star Cup]]. It is absent in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', but since ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', it makes a reappearance as a cup with tracks from past ''Mario Kart'' games. The emblem of the cup is the [[Lightning]]. It mainly features tracks from the [[Star Cup]] and the [[Special Cup]], though ''Mario Kart DS'' featured a sole track from the ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' Lightning Cup and ''Mario Kart Wii'' featured a sole [[Flower Cup]] course. The length and difficulty of the courses in this cup tend to be on par with those in the Special Cup. As of ''Mario Kart 7'', the final track of the Lightning Cup is a past Rainbow Road, very similar to how Special Cup's final course is a new Rainbow Road. The table below lists every track in the Lightning Cup by course order and game installment.
The '''Lightning Cup''' (referred 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]]'' where it was placed between the [[Flower Cup]] and [[Star Cup]]. It is absent in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', but since ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', it makes a reappearance as a cup with tracks from past ''Mario Kart'' games. The emblem of the cup is the [[Lightning]]. It mainly features tracks from the [[Star Cup]] and the [[Special Cup]], though ''Mario Kart DS'' featured a sole track from the ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' Lightning Cup and ''Mario Kart Wii'' featured a sole [[Flower Cup]] course. The length and difficulty of the courses in this cup tend to be on par with those in the Special Cup. In ''Mario Kart 7'' and ''Mario Kart 8'', the final track of the Lightning Cup is a past Rainbow Road, very similar to how Special Cup's final course is a new Rainbow Road. The table below lists every track in the Lightning Cup by course order and game installment.


==Courses==
==Courses==
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!width="15%" |Course 3
!width="15%" |Course 3
!width="15%" |Course 4
!width="15%" |Course 4
!width="30%" |Notes
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!'''''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'''''
!'''''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'''''
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|[[File:CheepCheepIsland.png|85px]]<br>[[Cheep-Cheep Island]]  
|[[File:CheepCheepIsland.png|85px]]<br>[[Cheep-Cheep Island]]  
|[[File:SunsetWilds.png|85px]]<br>[[Sunset Wilds]]
|[[File:SunsetWilds.png|85px]]<br>[[Sunset Wilds]]
|The Lightning Cup is the only cup in this game to not feature a [[Bowser's Castle (course)|Bowser's Castle]].
|-
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!'''''[[Mario Kart DS]]'''''
!'''''[[Mario Kart DS]]'''''
|[[File:ChocoIsland2ds.PNG|85px]]<br>[[Choco Island 2|<small>SNES</small> Choco Island 2]]  
|[[File:ChocoIsland2ds.PNG|130px]]<br>[[Choco Island 2|<small>SNES</small> Choco Island 2]]  
|[[File:DSBansheeboardwalk.PNG|85px]]<br>[[Banshee Boardwalk|<small>N64</small> Banshee Boardwalk]]  
|[[File:DSBansheeboardwalk.PNG|130px]]<br>[[Banshee Boardwalk|<small>N64</small> Banshee Boardwalk]]  
|[[File:SkyGardends.PNG|85px]]<br>[[Sky Garden (course)|<small>GBA</small> Sky Garden]]  
|[[File:SkyGardends.PNG|130px]]<br>[[Sky Garden (course)|<small>GBA</small> Sky Garden]]  
|[[File:YoshiCircuitDS.png|85px]]<br>[[Yoshi Circuit|<small>GCN</small> Yoshi Circuit]]
|[[File:YoshiCircuitDS.png|90px]]<br>[[Yoshi Circuit|<small>GCN</small> Yoshi Circuit]]
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|-
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!'''''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'''''
!'''''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'''''
|[[File:SNESMarioCircuit3-MKWii.png|85px]]<br>[[Mario Circuit 3|<small>SNES</small> Mario Circuit 3]]
|[[File:SNESMarioCircuit3-MKWii.png|140px]]<br>[[Mario Circuit 3|<small>SNES</small> Mario Circuit 3]]
|[[File:MKWii Peach Gardens.png|85px]]<br>[[Peach Gardens|<small>DS</small> Peach Gardens]]  
|[[File:MKWii Peach Gardens.png|140px]]<br>[[Peach Gardens|<small>DS</small> Peach Gardens]]  
|[[File:DK Mountain.PNG|85px]]<br>[[DK Mountain|<small>GCN</small> DK Mountain]]  
|[[File:DK Mountain.PNG|140px]]<br>[[DK Mountain|<small>GCN</small> DK Mountain]]  
|[[File:N64BowserCastle-MKWii.png|85px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (N64)|<small>N64</small> Bowser's Castle]]
|[[File:N64BowserCastle-MKWii.png|140px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (N64)|<small>N64</small> Bowser's Castle]]
|This game's Lightning Cup Trophy uses a [[Thunder Cloud]] instead of Lightning.
|-
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!'''''[[Mario Kart 7]]'''''
!'''''[[Mario Kart 7]]'''''
|[[File:KoopaCapeMK7.png|85px]]<br>[[Koopa Cape|<small>Wii</small> Koopa Cape]]
|[[File:KoopaCapeMK7.png|140px]]<br>[[Koopa Cape|<small>Wii</small> Koopa Cape]]
|[[File:DinoDinoJungleMK7.png|85px]]<br>[[Dino Dino Jungle|<small>GCN</small> Dino Dino Jungle]]
|[[File:DinoDinoJungleMK7.png|140px]]<br>[[Dino Dino Jungle|<small>GCN</small> Dino Dino Jungle]]
|[[File:AirshipFortressMK7.png|85px]]<br>[[Airship Fortress|<small>DS</small> Airship Fortress]]
|[[File:AirshipFortressMK7.png|140px]]<br>[[Airship Fortress|<small>DS</small> Airship Fortress]]
|[[File:SNES MK7.png|85px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (SNES)|<small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road]]
|[[File:SNES MK7.png|140px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (SNES)|<small>SNES</small> Rainbow Road]]
|This is the only game where the Lightning Cup, as retro cup, didn't have at least one course from ''Mario Kart 64''.
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!'''''[[Mario Kart 8]]'''''
!'''''[[Mario Kart 8]]'''''
|[[File:MK8-Course-DS Tick-TockClock.jpg|85px]]<br>[[Tick-Tock Clock (race course)|<small>DS</small> Tick-Tock Clock]]<br><br>
|[[File:MK8-Course-DS Tick-TockClock.jpg|140px]]<br>[[Tick-Tock Clock (race course)|<small>DS</small> Tick-Tock Clock]]<br><br>
|[[File:MK8-Course-3DS PiranhaPlantSlide.jpg|85px]]<br>[[Piranha Plant Slide|<small>3DS</small> Piranha Plant Slide]]<br><small>Piranha Plant Pipeway</small>
|[[File:MK8-Course-3DS PiranhaPlantSlide.jpg|140px]]<br>[[Piranha Plant Slide|<small>3DS</small> Piranha Plant Slide]]<br><small>Piranha Plant Pipeway</small>
|[[File:MK8-Course-Wii GrumbleVolcano.jpg|85px]]<br>[[Grumble Volcano|<small>Wii</small> Grumble Volcano]]<br><br>
|[[File:MK8-Course-Wii GrumbleVolcano.jpg|140px]]<br>[[Grumble Volcano|<small>Wii</small> Grumble Volcano]]<br><br>
|[[File:MK8-Course-N64 RainbowRoad.jpg|85px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (N64)|<small>N64</small> Rainbow Road]]<br><br>
|[[File:MK8-Course-N64 RainbowRoad.jpg|140px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (N64)|<small>N64</small> Rainbow Road]]<br><br>
|This is the only game where the Lightning Cup, as a retro cup, didn't have at least one course from ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
{{trivia}}
*[[Sky Garden (course)|Sky Garden]] is the only course to appear in the same cup in two different games. This is due to the Lightning Cup being a nitro cup in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' (where Sky Garden first appeared in) and a retro cup in ''Mario Kart DS'' (where it appeared as a retro course).
*[[Sky Garden (course)|Sky Garden]] is the only course to appear in the same cup in two different games. This is due to the Lightning Cup being a nitro cup in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' (where Sky Garden first appeared in) and a retro cup in ''Mario Kart DS'' (where it appeared as a retro course).
*In ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', it is the only cup in the game to not feature a [[Bowser's Castle (course)|Bowser's Castle]].
*The ''Mario Kart Wii''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Lightning Cup Trophy uses a [[Thunder Cloud]] instead of Lightning.
*''Mario Kart 7'' is the only game where the Lightning Cup, as retro cup, didn't have at least one course from ''Mario Kart 64''. In fact, it is the only Retro Cup yet that does not feature a single track from ''Mario Kart 64''.
**Likewise, ''Mario Kart 8'' is the only game where the Lightning retro Cup didn't have at least one course from ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.
*Since ''Mario Kart DS'':
*Since ''Mario Kart DS'':
**The first race in the Lightning Cup is a second Star Cup course (except ''Mario Kart Wii'').
**The first race in the Lightning Cup is a second Star Cup course (except ''Mario Kart Wii'');
**The second race is a Special Cup course (except in ''Mario Kart 8'').
**The second race is a Special Cup course (except in ''Mario Kart 8'');
**The third race of this cup is from two games ago. Also, since ''Mario Kart Wii'', that race is always a final [[Star Cup]] course.
**The third race of this cup is from 2 games ago. Also since ''Mario Kart Wii'', that race is always a final [[Star Cup]] course.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:40, February 9, 2017

Artwork of the Lightning Cup logo, from Mario Kart 8.
The Lightning Cup logo in Mario Kart 8.

The Lightning Cup (referred 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, as well as Mario Power Tennis. Its first appearance is in Mario Kart: Super Circuit where it was placed between the Flower Cup and Star Cup. It is absent in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, but since Mario Kart DS, it makes a reappearance as a cup with tracks from past Mario Kart games. The emblem of the cup is the Lightning. It mainly features tracks from the Star Cup and the Special Cup, though Mario Kart DS featured a sole track from the Mario Kart: Super Circuit Lightning Cup and Mario Kart Wii featured a sole Flower Cup course. The length and difficulty of the courses in this cup tend to be on par with those in the Special Cup. In Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8, the final track of the Lightning Cup is a past Rainbow Road, very similar to how Special Cup's final course is a new Rainbow Road. The table below lists every track in the Lightning Cup by course order and game installment.

Courses

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart: Super Circuit File:Luigi circuit icon.png
Luigi Circuit
File:SkyGarden.png
Sky Garden
File:CheepCheepIsland.png
Cheep-Cheep Island
File:SunsetWilds.png
Sunset Wilds
Mario Kart DS File:ChocoIsland2ds.PNG
SNES Choco Island 2
File:DSBansheeboardwalk.PNG
N64 Banshee Boardwalk
File:SkyGardends.PNG
GBA Sky Garden
File:YoshiCircuitDS.png
GCN Yoshi Circuit
Mario Kart Wii File:SNESMarioCircuit3-MKWii.png
SNES Mario Circuit 3
Peach Gardens
DS Peach Gardens
File:DK Mountain.PNG
GCN DK Mountain
N64 Bowser's Castle
N64 Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart 7 KoopaCapeMK7.png
Wii Koopa Cape
DinoDinoJungleMK7.png
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
AirshipFortressMK7.png
DS Airship Fortress
SNES MK7.png
SNES Rainbow Road
Mario Kart 8 MK8-Course-DS Tick-TockClock.jpg
DS Tick-Tock Clock

MK8-Course-3DS PiranhaPlantSlide.jpg
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
Piranha Plant Pipeway
MK8-Course-Wii GrumbleVolcano.jpg
Wii Grumble Volcano

MK8-Course-N64 RainbowRoad.jpg
N64 Rainbow Road

Mario Kart Wii trading card info

"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, GCN DK Mountain and N64 Bowser's Castle, offer up all the challenge you can handle!"

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Trivia

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  • Sky Garden is the only course to appear in the same cup in two different games. This is due to the Lightning Cup being a nitro cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit (where Sky Garden first appeared in) and a retro cup in Mario Kart DS (where it appeared as a retro course).
  • In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, it is the only cup in the game to not feature a Bowser's Castle.
  • The Mario Kart Wii's Lightning Cup Trophy uses a Thunder Cloud instead of Lightning.
  • Mario Kart 7 is the only game where the Lightning Cup, as retro cup, didn't have at least one course from Mario Kart 64. In fact, it is the only Retro Cup yet that does not feature a single track from Mario Kart 64.
    • Likewise, Mario Kart 8 is the only game where the Lightning retro Cup didn't have at least one course from Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
  • Since Mario Kart DS:
    • The first race in the Lightning Cup is a second Star Cup course (except Mario Kart Wii);
    • The second race is a Special Cup course (except in Mario Kart 8);
    • The third race of this cup is from 2 games ago. Also since Mario Kart Wii, that race is always a final Star Cup course.

References

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