Editing Rainbow Road

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|caption      = [[File:MarioSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>Rainbow Road in {{for3ds}}.

|universe    = {{Uv|Mario}}

|for3dsmusic = Main: ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Rainbow Road Medley}}''<br>Alternate: ''{{SSB4MusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7)}}''

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'''Rainbow Road''' ({{ja|レインボーロード|Reinbō Rōdo}}, ''Rainbow Road'') is a stage in {{for3ds}}. It is based on the Rainbow Road course from ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart 7}}''.

==Stage overview==

Rainbow Road consists of a flat rainbow platform that travels around the track and landing in several areas. Some of those destinations include the rings of Saturn, a white polka-dotted mushroom trampoline, the finish line, and a moon. It is a cruise-style stage similar to [[Port Town Aero Dive]], [[Delfino Plaza]], {{SSBM|Mute City}}, and [[Skyloft]]. Much like [[Figure-8 Circuit]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], [[Shy Guy]]s will drive around the course and serve as damage-dealing obstacles. Unlike said stage though, the Shy Guys cannot be knocked out of the stage. Similar to [[Mute City]] from [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] and [[Port Town Aero Dive]] from [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], the track while the moving platform is in motion deals upwards knockback.

The stage only consists of a single platform which does not follow the track, instead remaining still above the split-up roads following the tube. The Ω form depicts these roads as curved; in both the stage and the racetrack, the roads are straight.

Rainbow_Road_Omega.jpg|[[Ω form]].  

[[File:Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7).png|thumb|left|Rainbow Road as it appears in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart 7}}''.]]

{{s|mariowiki|Rainbow Road}} first appeared in ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Kart}}'' as the final course of the {{s|mariowiki|Special Cup}}, and a variation of it has appeared in every main ''{{iw|mariowiki|Mario Kart|series}}'' game. Due to being the final course in a ''Mario Kart'' game's main lineup, its iterations are designed, and often considered by players, to be among the series' most difficult tracks.

 

In most appearances, it takes the form of a multi-colored track floating in deep space, above a lit-up city, or other locations. This Rainbow Road is based on the [[mariowiki:3DS Rainbow Road|''Mario Kart 7'' version]], which emphasizes the space theme by taking place among the Moon, asteroids, and several shrunk-down versions of planets of the Solar System. This iteration of the track would go on to reappear in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart Tour}}'' and ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart 8 Deluxe}}''.

Shy Guys, originally from ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Bros. 2}}'',  made their ''Mario Kart'' debut in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart DS}}'' as the only drivers recipient players of DS Download Play could play as, but made their proper debut as part of the roster in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart 7}}''. In this stage, Shy Guys drive in their {{s|mariowiki|Standard Kart}} and use {{s|mariowiki|Super Glider}}s.

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==Trophy==

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|desc-ntsc=This beautiful seven-color course is the finale of the Special Cup in Mario Kart 7. Set high above in space, drivers navigate the rings of Saturn and cross craters on the moon. Shy Guys are racing on this course as the fighters compete on and around it, and they have no problem hitting you with their karts.

|desc-pal=The Special Cup's final course in Mario Kart 7. This space track takes you through Saturn's rings and the craters on the moon. While fighting on the Rainbow Road stage, you'll fly around and sometimes even descend onto the track itself. Watch out! Shy Guys are having a proper race down there, and they don't brake for anyone!

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SSB4 - Lucario Screen-9.jpg|{{SSB4|Lucario}} using [[Extreme Speed]] on the stage.

Rainbow Road SSB4 3DS.jpg|{{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}} and Samus fighting on the stage.

Double Team SSB4.jpg|{{SSB4|Lucario}} using [[Double Team]] on the stage.

RainbowRoad-3DS-4.png|{{SSB4|King Dedede}}, Rosalina & Luma, and Yoshi near a planet.

**The mushroom-based platform on the course no longer bounces racers off of it.

*The stage's starting line is [[Media:RainbowRoad-3DS-6.png|extended]] at the beginning of the stage, in spite of the fact that [[Media:RainbowRoadSmash3DSBowserJr.jpg|it can appear at its normal length]] when the stage is stopped by the starting line. It is to make way for the touring platform.

*Rainbow Road and ''[[Melee]]''{{'}}s {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}} are the only two {{uv|Mario}} stages not to appear in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

**Additionally, this stage and [[Pac-Maze]] are the only new stages in ''for Nintendo 3DS'' (not counting {{SSB4|Battlefield}} and {{SSB4|Final Destination}}) to not appear in ''Ultimate''.

*Curiously, a brand new iteration of Rainbow Road appears in Rosalina and Luma's reveal trailer, but does not resemble the version that appears in ''Smash 4''.