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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Skull Box
|image=[[File:NSMBU Torpedo Base Model.png|120px]]<br>A torpedo tube model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|image=[[File:TorpTed.gif]]<br>A '''Skull Box''', firing a Torpedo Ted.
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|species_origin=[[Bill Blaster]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[1990]])
|variant_of=[[Bill Blaster]]
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' ([[2013]])
|variants=[[Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted)|Torpedo Base]]
|relatives=[[Torpedo Ted]]
|comparable=[[Lobb]]
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'''Torpedo tubes'''<ref>"''The warp pipe is encased in a steel-and-glass cage. Fortunately, there is a Bullet Bill torpedo tube nearby.''" Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 157.</ref><ref>"''A massive weight hangs from the tower’s bottom. This holds the tower in place. Mario must somehow remove the weight. There is a torpedo tube in the side of the sea bowl. Swim over to it to catch the eyes of a Bullet Bill as it blasts into the water. Then, swim toward the weight with the Bullet Bill in tow. Quickly paddle to the weight’s other side so the Bullet Bill crashes into it. The explosion drops the weight, allowing several floating devices to rise. Now Mario can climb to the tower’s top.''" Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 158.</ref> are black artillery that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Gloved hands from a torpedo tube release [[Torpedo Ted]]s at [[Mario]].
'''Skull Boxes''' are black artillery that first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They fire [[Torpedo Ted]]s at [[Mario]]. Much like [[Bill Blaster]]s, the Skull Box cannot be destroyed. 
 
==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
Skull Box first appeared in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' in only one level, [[Soda Lake]] where they fire Torpedo Teds. They are invincible to all forms of attacks, making the level tricky to traverse.
Torpedo tubes first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' in only one level, [[Soda Lake]], where they fire Torpedo Teds that are invincible to all available forms of attack, making the level tricky to traverse. The gloves that dispense the Torpedo Teds have four fingers.  


====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:Camera View Chasing.png|thumb|left|Torpedo Teds chasing after Mario and '''Ted Blasters''' in the background in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.]]
[[File:SMG E3 2007 Buoy Base Galaxy.png|thumb|left|Torpedo Teds chasing after Mario and torpedo tubes in the background in ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
Skull Box also appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', but they look different and are called '''Ted Blasters'''. They are most likely found in the water, hence the name Torpedo Ted. Also in this game they actually can be destroyed by leading a Torpedo Ted right back at them.
Torpedo tubes also appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', where they sport a different design, being identical to the single-sided [[Bill Blaster]]s. They are most often found in the water, and now can be destroyed by leading a Torpedo Ted right back at them.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:NSMBUSkullBox.png‎|thumb|200px|Skull Boxes and the Torpedo Teds in Larry's Torpedo Castle.]]
[[File:NSMBUSkullBox.png|thumb|200px|Torpedo tubes and Torpedo Teds in Larry's Torpedo Castle]]
Skull Boxes, as well as the Torpedo Teds, return in the [[Wii U]] game, ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They do behave and look exactly like in ''Super Mario World''. They are now seen in [[Larry's Torpedo Castle]]. Unlike ''Super Mario Galaxy'', where they could be destroyed, in this game they are invincible. [[Targeting Ted]]s and [[Red Skull Box]]es debut in [[The Mighty Cannonship]] level, being both obstacles and the weapon to destroy [[Bowser Jr.]].
Torpedo tubes, as well as the Torpedo Teds, return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They behave and look almost exactly as they do in ''Super Mario World'', with the gloves now having five fingers, and appear in [[Larry's Torpedo Castle]]; they are once again invincible. [[Targeting Ted]]s and [[Torpedo Base (Targeting Ted)|red torpedo tubes]] debut in the level [[The Mighty Cannonship]], being both obstacles and weapons that appear in the fight with [[Bowser Jr.#New Super Mario Bros. U|Bowser Jr]]. While [[Torpedo Ted]]s reappear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', black torpedo tubes do not.


===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
Skull Box return alongside the Torpedo Teds in the game ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' where they are invincible.
Torpedo tubes return alongside the Torpedo Teds in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', where they are invincible.
 
===''Mario Party 10''===
Torpedo tubes reappear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in the minigame [[Blooper Blastoff]], where they launch Torpedo Teds.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Torpedo Hasshadai SMW Artwork.jpg|''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMW Torpedo Hasshadai.png|''Super Mario World''
SPP Torpedo Base.png|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
SMG Torpedo Hasshadai.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
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|name1=torpedobase
|meaning1=Torpedo (Ted) Base
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==Trivia==
===Names in other languages===
*A strange gloved hand drops Teds out of the boxes. It is unknown if it is organic or mechanical.
{{foreign names
*Torpedo Teds are the underwater counterparts of [[Missile Bill]]s.
|Jap=トーピード発射台<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section, page 61.</ref><ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section, page 216.</ref>
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|JapR=Tōpīdo Hasshadai
|JapM=Torpedo Launcher
|Ger=Torpedo-Kanone
|GerM=Torpedo Cannon
|Ita=Scatola Teschio<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 61</ref> <small>(''Super Mario World'')</small>
|Ita2=Cannone Ted<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pagg. 210-216</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|ItaM=Skull Box
|Ita2M=Ted Cannon
}}


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Latest revision as of 05:21, April 16, 2024

Torpedo tube
A torpedo tube with extended hand New Super Mario Bros. U.
A torpedo tube model from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)
Variant of Bill Blaster
Variants
Relatives
Comparable

Torpedo tubes[1][2] are black artillery that first appear in Super Mario World. Gloved hands from a torpedo tube release Torpedo Teds at Mario.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

Torpedo tubes first appear in Super Mario World in only one level, Soda Lake, where they fire Torpedo Teds that are invincible to all available forms of attack, making the level tricky to traverse. The gloves that dispense the Torpedo Teds have four fingers.

Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

E3 June 12, 2007 Super Mario Galaxy Torpedo Ted chasing Mario
Torpedo Teds chasing after Mario and torpedo tubes in the background in Super Mario Galaxy

Torpedo tubes also appear in Super Mario Galaxy, where they sport a different design, being identical to the single-sided Bill Blasters. They are most often found in the water, and now can be destroyed by leading a Torpedo Ted right back at them.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Torpedo Teds
Torpedo tubes and Torpedo Teds in Larry's Torpedo Castle

Torpedo tubes, as well as the Torpedo Teds, return in New Super Mario Bros. U. They behave and look almost exactly as they do in Super Mario World, with the gloves now having five fingers, and appear in Larry's Torpedo Castle; they are once again invincible. Targeting Teds and red torpedo tubes debut in the level The Mighty Cannonship, being both obstacles and weapons that appear in the fight with Bowser Jr. While Torpedo Teds reappear in New Super Luigi U, black torpedo tubes do not.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Torpedo tubes return alongside the Torpedo Teds in Super Princess Peach, where they are invincible.

Mario Party 10[edit]

Torpedo tubes reappear in Mario Party 10 in the minigame Blooper Blastoff, where they launch Torpedo Teds.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

New Super Mario Bros. U content/Common/actor/torpedo.szs/torpedo.bfres/Models/torpedobase
content/Common/actor/torpedo.szs/torpedo.bfres/Textures/torpedo_base.0
torpedobase Torpedo (Ted) Base

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トーピード発射台[3][4]
Tōpīdo Hasshadai
Torpedo Launcher

German Torpedo-Kanone
Torpedo Cannon
Italian Scatola Teschio[5] (Super Mario World)
Cannone Ted[6] (New Super Mario Bros. U)
Skull Box
Ted Cannon

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The warp pipe is encased in a steel-and-glass cage. Fortunately, there is a Bullet Bill torpedo tube nearby." Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 157.
  2. ^ "A massive weight hangs from the tower’s bottom. This holds the tower in place. Mario must somehow remove the weight. There is a torpedo tube in the side of the sea bowl. Swim over to it to catch the eyes of a Bullet Bill as it blasts into the water. Then, swim toward the weight with the Bullet Bill in tow. Quickly paddle to the weight’s other side so the Bullet Bill crashes into it. The explosion drops the weight, allowing several floating devices to rise. Now Mario can climb to the tower’s top." Black, Fletcher. Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide, page 158.
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario World section, page 61.
  4. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section, page 216.
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pag. 61
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia, pagg. 210-216