Special Cup

Special Cup is the final cup in the Mario Kart series. It usually has four courses, and always ends with Rainbow Road. The links to Rainbow Road listed below link to the appropriate sections on that game's remake. Games after Mario Kart 64 will precede Rainbow Road with Bowser's Castle.
In Super Mario Kart, the Special Cup was only playable in the 100cc and 150cc. Of all of the Mario Kart games, Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe are the only games where the Special Cup is playable from the beginning. Other than that game, Special Cup is an unlockable cup, normally unlocked by winning Star Cup. Normally, the criteria to unlock the Special Cup varies by game, although the Star Cup always must be completed successfully. In Super Mario Kart, the player may unlock it by winning each of the other three cups in 100cc (though it will be unavailable for the 50cc class); in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, it is unlocked by winning the four previous cups, each by class; in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, it is unlocked after the player finishes first in the Star Cup in 100cc; starting with Mario Kart DS, it is unlocked once the player claims a trophy in the Star Cup.
The Special Cup's emblem is a smiling golden crown, which was first used in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and standerdized as the cup's emblem since. Originally the Special Cup's emblem was a stylized "S", which was first used in Mario Kart 64 where it appears as a red "S" in a teal diamond, and carried over into Mario Kart: Super Circuit as a sparkling green "S" (although the instruction booklet uses the design from 64). In Super Mario Kart the Special Cup lacks a unique emblem entirely, and instead features a Super Mushroom, a Fire Flower, and a Super Star, combining the emblems of the Mushroom Cup, Flower Cup, and Star Cup respectively.
==In the Mario Tennis series==
The Special Cup reappears in Mario Tennis Open. In this game, it is called the Champions Cup. It is the fourth cup in the game, and the last cup in the World Open tournament series. It is unlocked after the Banana Cup is completed. When the player completes the Champions Cup, their character earns a star rank, which boosts their stats and grants them access to the Star Open tournament series. The Champions Cup takes place in Mario Stadium, with the hard, clay, and grass courts being used for the starting, semifinal, and final rounds respectively. Matches for this cup have one set for the starting round, three sets for the semifinals, and five sets for the finals.
In Mario Tennis Aces, the trophy in online tournaments is based on the Special Cup's trophy.
==Courses==
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Donut Plains 3	 	Lakeside Park 	 	 	Dry Dry Ruins 	DK Jungle 	Cloudtop Cruise
Koopa Beach 2 	Yoshi Valley 	Broken Pier 	Dino Dino Jungle	Peach Gardens 	 	Rosalina's Ice World	Bone-Dry Dunes
Ghost Valley 3	Banshee Boardwalk	Bowser Castle 4	Bowser's Castle 	Bowser's Castle	Bowser's Castle	Bowser's Castle 	Bowser's Castle
Vanilla Lake 2	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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