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An '''Airship''' (written either capitalized or lowercase) is a large, propeller and [[Burner]]-driven ship that can soar through the sky. The Airships' designs and sizes vary from game to game, often taking the form of a wooden ship, and they are most commonly equipped with [[cannon]]s, [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Bob-omb]]s. [[Bowser]] also possesses [[Bowser's Airship|his own Airship]], as seen in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where [[Princess Peach]] is held captive as she is taken away to [[Bowser's Castle]].

Bowser's air force is composed of either 18 aircraft (NES and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] versions) or 15 aircraft ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] version), including one cargo loader and a command ship manned by [[Boom Boom]]. On page 34 of the manual for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', Lemmy's character quote mentions that he heard that his father, Bowser, was creating new weapons, although they are not specified. It is likely that these weapons are the small airships, the tanks, and battleships.<ref>「マリオのヤツがどこまでガンバレルか{{hover|楽|たの}}しみだなー。ワールドのマップも{{hover|先|さき}}へ{{hover|進|すす}}むにつれ、どんどん{{hover|複雑|ふくざつ}}で{{hover|広大|こうだい}}なものになってくるよ。それはそうと、{{hover|暗黒|あんこく}}の{{hover|国|くに}}だけはオヤジしか{{hover|知|し}}らなくて{{hover|何|なに}}もわかんないんだ。でも、{{hover|何|なに}}か、すごい{{hover|新兵器|しんへいき}}を{{hover|作|つく}}ってるのをちらっと{{hover|見|み}}たことがあるよ。」 ("''I'm looking forward to see how far can Mario go. As you advance the world maps become more complex and extensive. Anyway, our dad alone knows Dark Land and I have no idea about it. But I had glanced he had been making some great new weapons.''") &ndash; ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet. {{media link|SMB3 Japanese manual pages 34 35.jpg|Page 34}}.</ref><ref>"How far can Mario go? I hope he doesn't make it this far. Dad has many complicated tricks waiting for him in the Dark Land. I've even heard about some new weapon that dad's been making." &ndash; ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 34.</ref>

Airships return as levels in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. This time, they are green and silver, and the figureheads of Bowser have green hair with a stream of green and pink light emanating from it. Three levels in the game take place on airships: [[Petal Isles Flying Battleship]] in [[Petal Isles]], [[Fluff-Puff Peaks Flying Battleship]] in [[Fluff-Puff Peaks]], and [[Deep Magma Bog Flying Battleship]] in [[Deep Magma Bog]]. Like in many previous appearances, they are auto-scrolling levels with a boss fought at the end. The music used in the airship levels is an arrangement of the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''-style airship theme from the ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' games.

Although airships themselves do not appear in their usual form in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', the [[Axem Rangers]]' ship [[Blade]] has a similar role to airships, only in this case being the boss arena for the Axem Rangers at [[Barrel Volcano]] (and to a certain extent, a boss in his own right).

Airships also appear in [[Cloudtop Cruise]], with one of them used as a part of the track, and other airships in the background; [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]], sometimes in the background during one of the zero-gravity sections, in {{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}} as a swinging ship ride seen in the background of the course, and in {{classic-link|GBA|Sky Garden}} of the Booster Course Pass, in the background.

[[File:King Kruiser IV.png|thumb|The [[King Kruiser IV]], as it appears in ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''.]]

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In ''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'', an airship appears as the [[King Kruiser IV]]. It resembles a crocodile, and is heavily armed. In the latter stages of the game, the Kongs chase the King Kruiser IV to [[High-High Island]]. However, they miss the ship as it passes over the top of the island. In the level [[Space A Go-Go]], Donkey Kong travels out of [[Planet Plantaen]], chasing down the King Kruiser IV. Donkey Kong enters it through a small opening guarded by Kritters. The interior appears similar to the factory-themed levels found in the game.

 

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