Grinder (obstacle)

Not to be confused with Buzzsaw.

This article is about the obstacle. For information about the move in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, see here. For the monkey enemies known as Grinders, see here.

"Garigari" redirects here. For information about the enemy from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat also known as "Garigari", see Gōrumondo.

Buzz Saws (also called Grinders) are metal discs found in some Fortresses and Castles of Super Mario World. There are two types of Buzz Saws, line-guided and non-line-guided. The line-guided variety travels along a dotted line while non-line-guided Buzz Saws travel across the floor. The blades are rather large and cannot be jumped on, although they can be defeated by a Slope Slide (which displays a glitchy sprite). Mario or Luigi can, however, Spin Jump onto them, which lets them bounce off the Buzz Saw without taking any damage.

Grinder (obstacle)
A Grinder from the New Super Mario Bros. U style of Super Mario Maker
Appearances
First appearance	Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance	WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021)
Similar entities
Variants Mini Grinder Giant Buzz Saw
Comparable Wakiri

Buzz Saws re-appear in Yoshi's Story. They are abundantly found in Mecha Castle, Lift Castle and reappear in Magma Castle in tight spaces. Some Buzz Saws are permanently connected to walls and need to be jumped or crawled past.

Buzz Saws in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Buzz Saws appear in the Puzzle Plank Galaxy and the Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy, where they cut through planks of wood and cause them to fall. When Mario goes on a certain part of the planet or passes the Buzz Saw, it starts moving and any enemy that touches it disappears.

Buzz Saws also appear in Super Mario 3D Land, behaving like they did in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They only appear in World 7-5, where they are the primary obstacles for the level.

Buzz Saws appear in New Super Mario Bros. 2, they operate as in Super Mario World. They can also jump vertically as well. They are among one of the few obstacles in the game that cannot be destroyed by the Gold Flower's fireballs. This game also introduces a larger type of Buzz Saw called the Giant Buzz Saw.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ガリガリ Garigari ノコギリ (Yoshi's Story) Nokogiri	Onomatopoeia for a crunching or scratching sound; also romanized as "Gari Gari" and shared with the Big Grinder Saw
Chinese (Simplified)	圆锯 Yuán Jù	Round Saw
Chinese (Traditional)	圓鋸 Yuán Jù	Round Saw
Dutch	Grinder	-
French	Scie Scirculaire Scie circulaire	Saw Portmanteau of scie (saw) and circulaire (circular), sounding exactly like the latter. Circular saw
German	Kreissäge	Buzz saw
Italian	Sega circolare	Circular saw
Korean	쓱싹쓱싹 Sseukssak-Sseukssak	Onomatopoeia for sawing
Portuguese (Europe)	Serrão	From serra (saw) and augmentative suffix -ão
Russian	Пила Pila	Saw
Spanish	Sierra	Saw

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