Leaf Cup: Difference between revisions

The '''Leaf Cup''' is a cup from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series first introduced in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. The cup's emblem is a [[Super Leaf]]; since ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', the item's redesign from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' is used. In the Leaf Cup, the player competes certain race courses from previous ''Mario Kart'' games. The Leaf Cup usually contains tracks from the [[Flower Cup]] and [[Star Cup]], with some occasional [[Special Cup]] tracks, though ''Mario Kart DS'' featured a sole track from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''{{'}}s [[Lightning Cup]] and ''Mario Kart 7'' featured a sole [[Mushroom Cup]] course. The Leaf Cup is slightly more difficult when compared to the [[Banana Cup]]. Just like the Star Cup, the tracks are usually as long as the ones in the Flower Cup and the Banana Cup. However, its difficulty is on par with the Star Cup.

==Courses==

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!width="10%" |Game

!width="15%" |Course 1

!width="15%" |Course 2

!width="15%" |Course 3

!width="15%" |Course 4

!'''''[[Mario Kart DS]]'''''

|[[File:MKDS Koopa Beach 2 SNES Intro.png|130px]]<br>[[Koopa Beach 2|<small>SNES</small> Koopa Beach 2]]

|[[File:MKDS Choco Mountain N64 Intro.png|130px]]<br>[[Choco Mountain|<small>N64</small> Choco Mountain]]

|[[File:MKDS Luigi Circuit GBA Intro.png|130px]]<br>[[Luigi Circuit (GBA)|<small>GBA</small> Luigi Circuit]]

|[[File:MKDS Mushroom Bridge GCN Intro.png|130px]]<br>[[Mushroom Bridge|<small>GCN</small> Mushroom Bridge]]

!'''''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'''''

|[[File:Desert Hills.png|140px]]<br>[[Desert Hills|<small>DS</small> Desert Hills]]

|[[File:MKW GBA Bowser Castle 3 Intro.png|140px]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 3 (GBA)|<small>GBA</small> Bowser Castle 3]]

|[[File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway.png|140px]]<br>[[DK's Jungle Parkway|<small>N64</small> DK's Jungle Parkway]]

|[[File:MKWii GCNMario.png|140px]]<br>[[Mario Circuit (GCN)|<small>GCN</small> Mario Circuit]]

!'''''[[Mario Kart 7]]'''''

|[[File:KalimariDesertMK7.png|140px]]<br>[[Kalimari Desert|<small>N64</small> Kalimari Desert]]

|[[File:DKPassMK7.png|140px]]<br>[[DK Pass|<small>DS</small> DK Pass]]

|[[File:DaisyCruiserMK7.png|140px]]<br>[[Daisy Cruiser (GCN)|<small>GCN</small> Daisy Cruiser]]

|[[File:MapleTreewayMK7.png|140px]]<br>[[Maple Treeway|<small>Wii</small> Maple Treeway]]

!'''''[[Mario Kart 8]]''''' / '''''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'''''

|[[File:MK8-Course-DS WarioStadium.png|140px]]<br>[[Wario Stadium (DS)|<small>DS</small> Wario Stadium]]<br><br>

|[[File:MK8-Course-GCN SherbetLand.png|140px]]<br>[[Sherbet Land (GCN)|<small>GCN</small> Sherbet Land]]<br><br>

|[[File:MK8-Course-3DS MusicPark.png|140px]]<br>[[Music Park|<small>3DS</small> Music Park]]<br><small><small>3DS</small> Melody Motorway</small>

|[[File:MK8-Course-N64 YoshiValley.png|140px]]<br>[[Yoshi Valley|<small>N64</small> Yoshi Valley]]<br><br>

|'''''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'''''

Winning the Banana Cup in the ''Mario Kart'' series can award the player with various bonuses, depending on the game. Additional cups unlocked are excluded from this list.

Most unlockable characters in ''Mario Kart 8'' are unlocked at random upon winning Grand Prix cups (separate cups must be played to unlock characters), which includes the Leaf Cup. Characters that can be unlocked include Rosalina, [[Metal Mario (character)|Metal Mario]], [[Lakitu]], [[Toadette]], [[Baby Rosalina]], [[Pink Gold Peach]], [[Iggy Koopa]], [[Roy Koopa]], [[Lemmy Koopa]], [[Larry Koopa]], [[Wendy O. Koopa]], [[Ludwig von Koopa]], [[Morton Koopa Jr.]], and Mii. Mii is unlocked upon the eighth Grand Prix cup victory, unless an [[amiibo]] is used to unlock Mii beforehand.

In addition, the [[Gold Standard]] body can be unlocked by getting a 1 star rank or higher on all non-DLC cups (including the Shell Cup) on any one engine class, and the 150cc Mirror class can be unlocked by winning all 150cc cups.

MK8 Leaf Cup Screenshot.jpg|''Mario Kart 8''

|Fra=Coupe Feuille

|FraM=Leaf Cup

|Chi=樹葉盃 (Traditional)<br>树叶杯 (Simplified)

|ChiR=Shùyè Bēi

|ChiM=Leaf Cup

[[File:MK8 Leaf Cup Rear Screenshot.jpg|thumb|The back of the trophy in ''Mario Kart 8'']]

*This is the only Retro Cup to always have a course from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''.

*The Leaf Cup trophy in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' has a backwards silhouette of Tanooki Mario's artwork from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' behind it, with the tail molded to stick out from behind.