Clear Pipe: Difference between revisions

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Clear Pipes were conceived after the director of ''Super Mario 3D World'', [[Koichi Hayashida]], wondered what Mario did in Warp Pipes.<ref>Nintendo of America (June 11, 2013). [https://youtu.be/JooUqPF2Lf4 Wii U Developer Direct - Super Mario 3D World @E3 2013]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 26, 2014.</ref>

While traveling through Clear Pipes, [[Mario]] and the other playable characters cannot use any attacks like on ground. Some enemies, such as [[Goomba]]s and [[Koopa Troopa]]s, can travel through Clear Pipes, and are automatically defeated when collided with while inside a Clear Pipe. However, there are certain obstacles found within Clear Pipes that damage the playable characters upon contact, as is the case with [[Floating Mine|mines]] and the [[fireball]]s produced by [[Fire Bro]]s or [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s. While inside Clear Pipes, fireballs can be destroyed by other fireballs or nearby red [[POW Block]]s from outside the pipes. [[Coin]]s, [[Green Star]]s, and other objects can also be found either moving or stationary inside these pipes.

A [[Clear Pipe Cannon|cannon variety]] of Clear Pipes also appears. These ones are similar to [[Launch Star]]s and [[Sling Star]]s from the ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' games, as they launch the player to another part of the [[level]]. Some of these pipes require the player to manually press {{button|A}} to launch themselves out of the cannon.

All of the game's worlds, with the exception of the special worlds, are connected through Clear Pipes. Once a [[Sprixie Princess]] is saved from the [[castle]] at the end of a world, she constructs a Clear Pipe leading to the next world.

In the ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury#Bowser's Fury|Bowser's Fury]]'' campaign of ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', Clear Pipes are the main gimmick of [[Pipe Path Tower]]. In this area, Mario has to travel through different Clear Pipe paths to reach the top to collect a [[Cat Shine]]. [[Blue Coin]]s and [[Cat Shine Shard]]s can also be found inside Clear Pipes.

In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', Clear Pipes appear as course elements for the ''Super Mario 3D World'' style. Like in the original game, [[Mario]] can shoot fireballs into them, and enemies such as [[Goomba]]s and [[Koopa Troopa]]s can travel through them as well. However, entering vertical ones requires using {{button|switch|leftstick}}, unlike in the original game. If both ends of a Clear Pipe are blocked while the playable character is inside, the playable character will be trapped and lose a life.

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Clear Pipes appear in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' as one of the methods of transportation on the grounds around [[Peach's Castle]]. [[Toad]] introduces them to Mario as "the only way to fly, man". As Mario draws near the entrance of a Clear Pipe to admire it, he gets violently sucked in and lurches through it as he is slid along.<ref>Rodekirby (November 30, 2022). [https://youtu.be/rGScI3VFOVI?t=13 The Super Mario Bros. Movie Commercial (NL Subtitles)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 30, 2022.</ref>

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