Ball 'n' Chain: Difference between revisions

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A '''Ball 'n' Chain''' is a [[Spiked Ball|spiked ball]] on a chain swinging on a pivot. ''[[Super Mario World]]'' introduces these obstacles. [[Bowser]] uses these as cautionary weapons against invaders, but [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] can stand on the brick in the center to avoid being hit by the ball. Also, using a [[Spin Jump]] will allow Mario/Luigi to harmlessly bounce off the spiked ball. Many are found in the [[castle]]s and [[fortress]]es in ''Super Mario World''.

''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' features this obstacle in the [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)#World 7-Castle|World 7-Castle]] and [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)#World 8-Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]]. The blocks are still there, and one even has a [[Star Coin]]. As an added feature, they rotate wildly on the end of the chain as well as spinning on the block, however, this does not affect their attack.

Ball 'n' Chains reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' once, in a secret area of [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)#World 4-Castle|Wendy's Castle]] and in [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)#World 3-Fortress|Lemmy's Fortress]]. However, unlike their past appearances, they can be defeated, using a [[Starman]].

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', regular and giant Ball 'n' Chains (under the name '''Pendulums''') appear, swinging in a pendulum-like manner as they do in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' and ''Super Mario 3D Land''. Unlike other iterations, however, these Ball 'n' Chains cannot be avoided by passing through the chains, as they have been spiked too.

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