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{{about|an item in the ''Mario Kart'' series|the enemy from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''|[[Pikkarikun]]|the boss from ''[[Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!]]''|[[Thunder Cloud (Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!)]]}}
{{about|an item in the ''Mario Kart'' series|the enemy from ''Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3''|[[Pikkarikun]]|the boss from ''[[Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!]]''|[[Thunder Cloud (Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!)]]}}
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|image=[[File:Thunder Cloud Artwork - Mario Kart Wii.png|200px]]<br>A Thunder Cloud from ''Mario Kart Wii''
|image=[[File:MKW Thunder Cloud Artwork.png|200px]]<br>A Thunder Cloud from ''Mario Kart Wii''
|description=A bluish-gray [[Lakitu's Cloud]] with a [[Lightning]] bolt.
|description=A bluish-gray [[Lakitu's Cloud]] with a [[Lightning]] bolt.
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
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|effect=Speeds up vehicle, and shrinks the vehicle if it strikes.  
|effect=Speeds up vehicle, and shrinks the vehicle if it strikes.  
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[[File:MKAGPDX_Cloud_Thunder.png|thumb|left|100px|A Thunder Cloud in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'']]
The '''Thunder Cloud''' (originally '''Thundercloud''' and also known as '''Lightning Cloud''') is an item from the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], appearing in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''. This item works similarly to the [[Time Bomb (item)|Time Bomb]] in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' and ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''. However, it shrinks opponents rather than exploding. In ''Mario Kart Wii'', unlike the rest of the items that appear in said game, it activates itself automatically when obtained from an [[Item Box]], and cannot be thrown, unlike in the arcade games. This item makes a buzzer sound when received from an Item Box, a sound that is not heard from any other item in the game. It can be obtained if the player is anywhere from 3rd to 7th place, and in VS Races, they can also obtain it in 8th place.
[[File:Thunder Cloud MKAGP.PNG|frame|left]]
The '''Thunder Cloud''' (originally '''Thundercloud''' and also known as '''Lightning Cloud'''{{ref needed}}) is an item from the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], appearing in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''. This item works similarly to the [[Time Bomb (item)|Time Bomb]] in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' and ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''. However, it shrinks opponents rather than exploding. In ''Mario Kart Wii'', unlike other items, it activates itself automatically when obtained from an [[Item Box]], and cannot be thrown, unlike in the arcade games. This item makes a distinct sound when received from an Item Box that is not heard from any other item in the game.


When obtained, the player automatically receives a constant boost of speed. Also, drivers with a Thunder Cloud will not slow down when they go off-road. However, the Thunder Cloud eventually strikes and shrinks the player, having the same effects of the [[Lightning]]. The Cloud, however, can be passed on to another kart by bumping into any other racer before the lightning strikes. To use the item efficiently, racers have to bump another player and let them be shrunk instead. It can be destroyed when the character holding it drives into a cannon, falls off the track, uses a [[Super Star|Star]], a [[Mega Mushroom]] or a [[Bullet Bill]].
When obtained, the player automatically receives a constant boost of speed. Also, drivers with a Thunder Cloud will not slow down when they go off-road. However, the Thunder Cloud eventually strikes and shrinks the player after having it for exactly ten seconds, having the same effects of the [[Lightning]]. The Cloud, however, can be passed on to another kart by bumping into any other racer before the lightning strikes. To use the item efficiently, racers have to bump another player and let them be shrunk instead. It can be destroyed when the character holding it drives into a cannon, falls off the track, uses a [[Super Star|Star]], a [[Mega Mushroom]] or a [[Bullet Bill]].
 
==''Mario Kart Wii'' trading card information==
[[File:MKW_Lightning_Cloud_Trading_Card.jpg|left|85px]]
'''Description:''' ''"The Lightning Cloud can be thought of as an unwanted gift, if you will. Unlike other items, you may not necessarily want this item to show up in your Item Window. When you pick it up it activates immediately and there's nothing you can do about it. Granted, it increases your speed and stability, but when its effects runs out you'll shrink down as you would when hit with Lightning."''
 
'''Game Tip!:''' ''"If the Lightning Cloud appears overhead, quickly bump into the nearest Kart or Bike and the Lightning Cloud will be transferred to that vehicle!"''
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
MKAGPDX_Cloud_Thunder.png|A Thunder Cloud in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''
ThunderCloud-MKWii-Icon.png|Icon from ''Mario Kart Wii''
ThunderCloud-MKWii-Icon.png|Icon from ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKWThunderCloudModel.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKWThunderCloudModel.png|Model from ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKW Thunder Cloud Shrink.png|Luigi is shrunk by the Thunder Cloud
Thunder Cloud MKAGP.PNG|Screenshot from ''Mario Kart Arcade GP''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
 
*The Thunder Cloud is the only item introduced in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' to not appear in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''.
==See also==
*[[Rain Cloud]]
*[[Snow Cloud]]
 
==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Ger=Wolkenblitz
|Ger=Wolkenblitz
|GerM=Cloud lightning
|GerM=Cloud lightning
|Spa=Rayo Intra Nube
|SpaE=Rayo Intra Nube
|SpaM=Lightning inside Cloud
|SpaEM=Lightning inside Cloud
|SpaA=Nube de rayos
|SpaA=Nube de rayos
|SpaAM=Lightning cloud
|SpaAM=Lightning cloud
|Ita=Nuvola grigia
|Ita=Nuvola grigia
|ItaM=Gray cloud
|ItaM=Gray cloud
|Fra=Nuage Zap
|Fra=Nuage Zap<br>Nuage d'éclair<ref>''Mario Kart Wii'' game manual, page 31</ref>
|FraM=Zap Cloud
|FraM=Zap Cloud<br>Lightning Cloud
|Jap=カミナリくも
|Jap=カミナリくも
|JapR=Kaminari Kumo
|JapR=Kaminari Kumo
|JapM=Lightning Cloud}}
|JapM=Lightning Cloud}}
==Trivia==
*Thunder Clouds and [[Triple Bananas]] are the only items from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)#Arcade games|Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' series that appear in the main ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series.


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[[it:Nuvola grigia]]

Revision as of 18:10, January 5, 2021

This article is about an item in the Mario Kart series. For the enemy from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, see Pikkarikun. For the boss from Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!, see Thunder Cloud (Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!).

Template:Item-infobox The Thunder Cloud (originally Thundercloud and also known as Lightning Cloud) is an item from the Mario Kart series, appearing in Mario Kart Arcade GP, Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. This item works similarly to the Time Bomb in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2. However, it shrinks opponents rather than exploding. In Mario Kart Wii, unlike the rest of the items that appear in said game, it activates itself automatically when obtained from an Item Box, and cannot be thrown, unlike in the arcade games. This item makes a buzzer sound when received from an Item Box, a sound that is not heard from any other item in the game. It can be obtained if the player is anywhere from 3rd to 7th place, and in VS Races, they can also obtain it in 8th place.

When obtained, the player automatically receives a constant boost of speed. Also, drivers with a Thunder Cloud will not slow down when they go off-road. However, the Thunder Cloud eventually strikes and shrinks the player after having it for exactly ten seconds, having the same effects of the Lightning. The Cloud, however, can be passed on to another kart by bumping into any other racer before the lightning strikes. To use the item efficiently, racers have to bump another player and let them be shrunk instead. It can be destroyed when the character holding it drives into a cannon, falls off the track, uses a Star, a Mega Mushroom or a Bullet Bill.

Mario Kart Wii trading card information

The Lightning Cloud card from the Mario Kart Wii trading cards

Description: "The Lightning Cloud can be thought of as an unwanted gift, if you will. Unlike other items, you may not necessarily want this item to show up in your Item Window. When you pick it up it activates immediately and there's nothing you can do about it. Granted, it increases your speed and stability, but when its effects runs out you'll shrink down as you would when hit with Lightning."

Game Tip!: "If the Lightning Cloud appears overhead, quickly bump into the nearest Kart or Bike and the Lightning Cloud will be transferred to that vehicle!"

Gallery

See also

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese カミナリくも
Kaminari Kumo
Lightning Cloud

German Wolkenblitz
Cloud lightning
Italian Nuvola grigia
Gray cloud
Spanish (NOA) Nube de rayos
Lightning cloud
Spanish (NOE) Rayo Intra Nube
Lightning inside Cloud

Trivia

  1. ^ Mario Kart Wii game manual, page 31