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{{location infobox
{{location infobox
|title=Dark Land
|title=Dark Land
|image=Dark Land 2.png
|image=[[File:Dark Land 2.png|300px]]
|width=250px
|greater_location=[[Mushroom World]]
|greater_location=[[Mushroom World]]
|capital=  
|capital=
|ruler=[[Bowser]]
|ruler=[[Bowser]]
|inhabitants= [[Koopa Troop]], [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Rocky Wrench]]es, [[Boomerang Bro]]thers, [[Boom Boom]], [[Fire Bro]]thers, [[Hammer Bro]]thers, [[Sledge Bro]]thers, [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s, [[Cheep-Cheeps]], [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s, [[Boo]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Paragoomba|Para-Goomba]]s, [[Mini Goomba|Micro-Goomba]]s, [[Angry Sun]], [[Roto-Disc]]s, [[Thwomp]]s, [[Hot Foot|Hot Feet]], [[Dry Bones]]
|inhabitants= [[Koopa Troop]], [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Rocky Wrench]]es, [[Boomerang Bro]]thers, [[Boom Boom]], [[Fire Bro]]thers, [[Hammer Bro]]thers, [[Sledge Bro]]thers, [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s, [[Cheep-Cheeps]], [[Fire Piranha Plant|Venus Fire Trap]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s, [[Boo]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Paragoomba|Para-Goomba]]s, [[Mini Goomba|Micro-Goomba]]s, [[Angry Sun]], [[Roto-Disc]]s, [[Thwomp]]s, [[Hot Foot|Hot Feet]], [[Dry Bones]]
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|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
}}
}}
{{quote|Dark Land?! Dark Land is Koopa's home kingdom!|Luigi|Do the Koopa}}
'''Dark Land'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American re-release and European ending.</ref> (also known as '''Koopa Kingdom''' in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')<ref>"'''Mario:''' ''We're levitating the Doomship, back to Koopa Kingdom!''" — Up, Up, and a Koopa, ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''</ref> is [[Bowser]]'s kingdom and the [[Koopa Troop]]'s main base of operations in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. A stark contrast to the rest of the [[Mushroom World]], Dark Land is a wasteland-inspired area untouched by sunlight, filled with skulls and flames. It is shown to be south of [[Ice Land]] and to the north of [[Sky Land]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
'''Dark Land'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' English instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American re-release and European ending.</ref> (known as '''Koopa Kingdom''' in the ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''<ref>"'''Mario:''' ''We're levitating the Doomship, back to Koopa Kingdom!''" — Up, Up, and a Koopa, ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''</ref>) is [[Bowser]]'s kingdom and the [[Koopa Troop]]'s main base of operations in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. A stark contrast to the rest of the [[Mushroom World]], Dark Land is a wasteland-inspired area untouched by sunlight, filled with skulls and flames. It is shown to be south of [[Ice Land]] and to the north of [[Sky Land]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Dark Land (alternatively '''Castle of Koopa'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American original and ''Super Mario All-Stars'' International ending.</ref> or '''[[Bowser's Castle]]''')<ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' International ending.</ref> first appears as the eighth and final [[world]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its remake. Large numbers of [[tank]]s and [[airship]]s patrol these lands, which most [[level]]s take place on, with only two standard Action Scenes in the entire world. Additionally, one of the areas in the map is so dark that it appears to be completely black, except for a circle of light around [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. It is shown to be south of [[Ice Land]] and to the north of [[Sky Land]] in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. This is the only world in the game that does not have any [[Toad House]]s, [[Hammer Bro]]thers patrolling the map, or [[Spade Panel]]s in it.
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{{world infobox
|image=[[File:Dark Land 2.png|300px]]
|game=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|levels=11
|before=[[Pipe Land|<<]]
|after=>>
}}
Dark Land (alternatively '''Castle of Koopa'''<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' North American original and ''Super Mario All-Stars'' International ending.</ref> or '''[[Bowser's Castle]]''')<ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' International ending.</ref> first appears as the eighth and final [[world]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its remake. Large numbers of [[tank]]s and [[airship]]s patrol these lands, which most [[level]]s take place on, with only two standard Action Scenes in the entire world. Additionally, one of the areas in the map is so dark that it appears to be completely black, except for a circle of light around [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]. It is shown to be south of [[Ice Land]] and to the north of [[Sky Land]] in ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''. This is the only world in the game that does not have any [[Toad House]]s, [[Hammer Bro]]thers patrolling the map, or [[Spade Panel]]s in it.


It is possible for the player to enter Dark Land via [[Warp Zone]] (notably, both [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]]s from [[Grass Land]] can be used to reach Dark Land without restoring any of the [[kings]]).
It is possible for the player to enter Dark Land via [[Warp Zone]] (notably, both [[Recorder|Magic Whistle]]s from [[Grass Land]] can be used to reach Dark Land without restoring any of the [[kings]]).
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===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
{{quote|QUIET! You wanna wake the dead? You don't want Koopa to find out we're in his kingdom, do ya?|Mario|Do the Koopa}}
[[File:DarkLandCartoon.jpg|thumb|Dark Land in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
[[File:DarkLandCartoon.jpg|thumb|Dark Land in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
{{quote2|QUIET! You wanna wake the dead? You don't want Koopa to find out we're in his kingdom, do ya?|[[Mario]]|</span>"[[Do the Koopa]]"<span>}}
As it is home to Bowser and the [[Koopalings]], Dark Land appears in quite a few episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where it is depicted as a gloomy wasteland. Lava-filled caverns are shown to be beneath the surface of Dark Land in a few episodes as well. However, most of what goes on within Dark Land happens either near or inside [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]].
As it is home to Bowser and the [[Koopalings]], Dark Land appears in quite a few episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where it is depicted as a gloomy wasteland. Lava-filled caverns are shown to be beneath the surface of Dark Land in a few episodes as well. However, most of what goes on within Dark Land happens either near or inside [[Bowser's Castle|Kastle Koopa]].


The episodes with this world shown as the title card are "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]" (with [[Grass Land]]’s music), "[[Do the Koopa]]", "[[Crimes R Us]]", "[[Recycled Koopa]]" and "[[Super Koopa]]".
The episodes with this world shown as the title card are "[[Never Koop a Koopa]]" (with [[Grass Land]]'s music), "[[Do the Koopa]]", "[[Crimes R Us]]", "[[Recycled Koopa]]" and "[[Super Koopa (episode)|Super Koopa]]".


Not counting episodes in which all the Dark Land scenes were restricted to events within the perimeters of Kastle Koopa, Dark Land appears in the following episodes:
Not counting episodes in which all the Dark Land scenes were restricted to events within the perimeters of Kastle Koopa, Dark Land appears in the following episodes:
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
[[File:TSMBM Dark Land.jpg|thumb|The Dark Lands in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', after Mario and Luigi are accidentally separated from each other in the [[Warp Zone]] after traveling through the [[mysterious pipe]], Luigi ends up in the '''Dark Lands''',<ref>{{media link|TSMBM Monopoly Board.jpg|Monopoly ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' Edition board}}</ref> also formatted as '''Darklands''',<ref>Track title "The Darklands" from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''</ref><ref>@universaluk (March 16, 2023). [https://twitter.com/universaluk/status/1636338994962219008 "''Wahoo! Mario has entered the feed. Get your tickets now! #SuperMarioMovie''"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved March 19, 2023.</ref> where he briefly searches for Mario before being chased by many [[Dry Bones]]. Luigi enters a [[castle]] that is surrounded by a [[lava]] moat and appears abandoned at first, but he is captured by two [[Shy Guy]]s and a [[Snifit]], who bring him to Bowser in the [[Shy Guy balloon]]. The Dark Lands are portrayed as a dark and dreary forest with lakes of lava, infested with [[Bat (Super Mario Galaxy)|bats]] and hostile Dry Bones. According to [[Toad]], the area is under the control of Bowser.
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', after Mario and Luigi are accidentally separated from each other in the [[Warp Zone]] after traveling through the [[mysterious pipe]], Luigi ends up in the '''Dark Lands''',<ref>{{media link|TSMBM Monopoly Board.jpg|Monopoly ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' Edition board}}</ref> also formatted as '''Darklands''',<ref>Track title "The Darklands" from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''</ref><ref>@universaluk (March 16, 2023). [https://twitter.com/universaluk/status/1636338994962219008 "''Wahoo! Mario has entered the feed. Get your tickets now! #SuperMarioMovie''"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved March 19, 2023.</ref> where he briefly searches for Mario before being chased by many [[Dry Bones]]. Luigi enters a [[castle]] that is surrounded by a [[lava]] moat and appears abandoned at first, but he is captured by two [[Shy Guy]]s and a [[Snifit]], who bring him to Bowser in the [[Shy Guy balloon]]. The Dark Lands are portrayed as a dark and dreary forest with lakes of lava, infested with [[Bat (Super Mario Galaxy)|bats]] and hostile Dry Bones. According to [[Toad]], the area is under the control of Bowser.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Castle of Koopa NES.png|Dark Land as seen in the original NES version
SMAS SMB3 World 8 Map.png|Dark Land as seen in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
Dark_Land.jpg|[[Raccoon Mario]], [[Bowser]], and one of his tanks in Dark Land
Dark_Land.jpg|[[Raccoon Mario]], [[Bowser]], and one of his tanks in Dark Land
Castle of Koopa NES.png|Map in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s original NES release
World 7 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Bowser's message
World 7 Letter SMB3 NES.png|Bowser's message
SMAS SMB3 World 7 Letter.png|Bowser's message in the SNES version
SMAS SMB3 World 7 Letter.png|Bowser's message in the SNES version
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SMA4 Peach Help World 8.png|Peach screaming for help in the GBA version
SMA4 Peach Help World 8.png|Peach screaming for help in the GBA version
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Media==
{{more media|section=y|Dark Land portion of "King Bowser" from ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''}}
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
===Dark Land===
===Dark Land===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワールド８ {{hover|暗黒|あんこく}}の{{hover|国|くに}}<ref name="Ankoku">''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros.'' Japanese ending (in kana).</ref><br>''Wārudo 8 Ankoku no Kuni''<br>カメ帝国 <small>(''Super Mario Bros.'' manual)</small><ref name="Teikoku">''Super Mario Bros.'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 10.</ref><br>''Kame Teikoku''
|Jap=ワールド８ {{hover|暗黒|あんこく}}の{{hover|国|くに}}<ref name="Ankoku">''Super Mario Bros. 3'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 34.</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 + Mario Bros.'' Japanese ending (in kana).</ref>
|JapM=World 8: Dark Land (alternatively "Castle of Kuppa"<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario Collection'' Japanese ending.</ref> in-game)<br><br>Turtle Empire<ref>''Super Mario Bros.'' English instruction booklet, page 10.</ref>
|JapR=Wārudo 8 Ankoku no Kuni
|ChiS=
|Jap2=カメ帝国 <small>(''Super Mario Bros.'' manual)</small><ref name="Teikoku">''Super Mario Bros.'' Japanese instruction booklet, page 10.</ref>
|ChiSR=
|Jap2R=Kame Teikoku
|ChiSM=
|JapM=World 8: Dark Land (alternatively "Castle of Kuppa"<ref>''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario Collection'' Japanese ending.</ref> in-game)
|ChiT=
|Jap2M=Turtle Empire<ref>''Super Mario Bros.'' English instruction booklet, page 10.</ref>
|ChiTR=
|Fre=Château de Bowser
|ChiTM=
|Fre2=Pays-noir <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet)</small>
|Dut=
|FreM=Bowser's castle
|DutM=
|Fre2M=Dark-land
|Fra=Château de Bowser<br>Pays-noir <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet)</small>
|FraM=Bowser's castle<br>Dark-land
|Ger=Dunkelland
|Ger=Dunkelland
|GerM=Dark-Land
|GerM=Dark-Land
|Ita=Terra Oscura <small>(''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')</small><br>Castello di Bowser <small>(''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' credits)</small>
|Ita=Mondo dell'Oscurità<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' Italian manual, pag. 34</ref>
|ItaM=Dark Land<br>Bowser's Castle
|Ita2=Terra Oscura <small>(''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'')</small>
|Kor=
|Ita3=Castello di Bowser <small>(''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|KorR=
|Ita4=La terra oscura<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 40</ref>
|KorM=
|ItaM=Dark World/World of Darkness
|Ita2M=Dark Land
|Ita3M=Bowser's Castle
|Ita4M=The dark land
|PorA=Terra das Trevas<ref>''VideoGame'' magazine, issue 8A, p. 22, Editora Sigla, november/1991.</ref>
|PorA=Terra das Trevas<ref>''VideoGame'' magazine, issue 8A, p. 22, Editora Sigla, november/1991.</ref>
|PorAM=Land of the Darkness
|PorAM=Land of the Darkness
|Rom=Tărâmul întunecat <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', episodes "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]" and "[[Recycled Koopa]]")</small><br>Regatul Koopa <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', episode "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]")</small>
|Rom=Tărâmul întunecat <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', episodes "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]" and "[[Recycled Koopa]]")</small>
|RomM=Dark land<br>Koopa kingdom
|Rom2=Regatul Koopa <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'', episode "[[Up, Up, and a Koopa]]")</small>
|SpaE=Castillo de Bowser<br>Reino de las Sombras <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|RomM=Dark land
|SpaEM=Bowser's Castle<br>Kingdom of Shadows
|Rom2M=Koopa kingdom
|SpaE=Castillo de Bowser
|SpaE2=Reino de las Sombras <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|SpaEM=Bowser's Castle
|SpaE2M=Kingdom of Shadows
|SpaA=Reino de las Sombras <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|SpaA=Reino de las Sombras <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|SpaAM=Kingdom of Shadows
|SpaAM=Kingdom of Shadows
|Hun=Sötétföld <small>(''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'')</small>
|HunM=Dark Land
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|Jap=ダークランド<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/smbmovie/ ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' Japanese Nintendo webpage]</ref><br>''Dāku Rando''
|Jap=ダークランド<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/smbmovie/ ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' Japanese Nintendo webpage]</ref><br>''Dāku Rando''
|JapM=Dark Land
|JapM=Dark Land
|Cat=Regne de les Ombres <small>(''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'')
|CatM=Kingdom of Shadows
|ChiS=暗黑之国
|ChiS=暗黑之国
|ChiSR=Ànhēi Zhīguó
|ChiSR=Ànhēi Zhīguó
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|ChiTR=Ànhēi Zhīguó
|ChiTR=Ànhēi Zhīguó
|ChiTM=Dark Country
|ChiTM=Dark Country
|Ita=Terra Oscura <small>(''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''{{'}}s books)</small><br>Terre Oscure <small>(''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'')</small>
|Ita=Terra Oscura <small>(''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''{{'}}s books)</small>
|ItaM=Dark Land<br>Dark Lands
|Ita2=Terre Oscure <small>(''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'')</small>
|ItaM=Dark Land
|Ita2M=Dark Lands
|Pol=Mroczna Kraina
|PolM=Dark Land
|PorA=Reino das Sombras
|PorA=Reino das Sombras
|PorAM=Kingdom of Shadows
|PorAM=Kingdom of Shadows
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|SpaE=Reino de las Sombras<ref>Sonic Channel Gaming (December 1, 2022). [https://youtu.be/z0-cG_iMwSk The Super Mario Bros. Movie New Spanish TV Spot (#2 Extended) (Credits to Illumination)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 19, 2023.</ref>
|SpaE=Reino de las Sombras<ref>Sonic Channel Gaming (December 1, 2022). [https://youtu.be/z0-cG_iMwSk The Super Mario Bros. Movie New Spanish TV Spot (#2 Extended) (Credits to Illumination)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 19, 2023.</ref>
|SpaEM=Kingdom of Shadows
|SpaEM=Kingdom of Shadows
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*According to [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] in the Japanese instruction manual, the kingdom's activity was top secret even to the [[Koopalings]], as he claims Bowser was exclusively in charge.<ref name="Ankoku"/>
*According to [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] in the Japanese instruction manual, the kingdom's activity was top secret even to the [[Koopalings]], as he claims Bowser was exclusively in charge.<ref name="Ankoku"/>
*The background music for Dark Land was covered for the minigames [[Skateboard Scamper]] and [[Piranha's Pursuit]], from ''[[Mario Party]]''.
*Dark Land's background music in the NES version was sampled in the song "King Bowser" in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', which is an arrangement of Bowser's battle theme.
**Dark Land's music can also be heard in [[Bowser Castle (DS)|Bowser Castle]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.


==References==
==References==
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