Editing Flying ? Block

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{{item infobox
|image=[[File:FlyingBlockSMW.gif]]<br>A Flying ? Block from ''Super Mario World''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
}}{{quote2|Where do these blocks come from, anyway? Life would be easier if they floated TO me instead of flying away...|[[Virus|Red]]|''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' </span>official social media accounts<span>}}
'''Flying ? Blocks''',<ref>''New Super Mario Bros.'' instruction booklet. Page 13.</ref> also known as '''Winged ? Blocks'''<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide. Pages 61, 82, 88, 97.</ref> and originally known as '''Flying Prize Blocks''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.4. Page 20.</ref> are [[? Block]]s with wings. They are one of the many [[block]]s in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. These blocks fly around from left to right or up and down. They also appear in different colors. Some colors include red and yellow.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
Flying Prize Blocks first debut in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They appear in a few levels.

They may fly back and forth or fly left constantly. They may give Mario a [[Fire Flower]], [[coin]], or [[1-Up Mushroom]]. It is also possible for a Flying Prize Block to give Mario a [[Cape Feather]], a behavior that goes [[List of Super Mario World pre-release and unused content|unused]]; a feather spawned from this block moves to the left after popping out, instead of to the right like with other blocks containing Feathers.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:NSMB Flying Block.png|thumb|150px|A red Flying ? Block]]
Flying ? Blocks reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' This time, red ones (also called '''Red Winged ? Blocks'''<ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 128.</ref>) fly around the map to a level. If Mario selects any levels they are on, he can obtain a [[Fire Flower]], [[1-Up Mushroom]], [[Mini Mushroom]], [[Mega Mushroom]], or a [[Blue Shell]] from the blocks. However, if Mario hits a [[checkpoint]], dies in a level, and comes back to said level with a red Flying ? Block in it, there is a chance the block will not appear. The yellow Flying ? Blocks also appear throughout levels, too. In {{world-link|7|ghostn|World 7-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}}, [[Phantom Hand]]s also point at '''Invisible Flying ? Blocks'''<ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Pages 91 and 92.</ref> (also called '''Invisible Winged ? Blocks''',<ref>Knight, Michael. ''Nintendo DS'' Pocket Guide. Page 84.</ref> though they lack wings).
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Flying Question Block Render.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Flying ? Blocks make another appearance. This time, they function the same way as in ''New Super Mario Bros.''

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Flying Block.png|thumb|A Flying ? Block from ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Flying ? Blocks make chirping noises similar to a real-world bird, and neither they nor their [[? Block|immobile counterparts]] can be [[Ground Pound]]ed. Additionally, if Flying ? Blocks are hit, they will vanish right away, instead of turning into a [[Empty Block|normal Block]].

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
They later return in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', acting as they do in the 2D ''Super Mario'' games, and are found in several levels. This game also introduces '''Flying Coin Blocks''', which do not lose their wings until they are emptied. In certain levels, it is required to ride on them to get a [[Star Medal]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
They appear again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Now, they can appear as regular ? Blocks, and get wings to fly when are hit. They will fly forward in the level a bit before stopping and rising up in the sky. In certain levels, riding these kinds of Blocks can lead to secret areas.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
Flying ? Blocks also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' with the same functions as in previous games.

====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
[[File:SMM-SMB-MysteryBlock-Wings.png|thumb]]
Flying ? Blocks appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' if wings are applied to a ? Block. The player can still stand on this block and it will keep moving left, unlike the winged [[Hard Block]]s. [[Thwomp]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, and [[Spike Ball]]s (from version 2.0 in ''Super Mario Maker 2'') are some enemies that can trigger the block, but the big versions of these enemies will destroy the block instead of activating it.

===''Yoshi's Safari''===
[[File:YoshisSafari-FlyingBlock.png|frame|right]]
Flying ? Blocks reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', and can be shot at with the [[Super Scope]] to drop items. They appear throughout courses or after defeating mini-bosses, and come in two colors: yellow and dark green. Yellow variants carry [[Coin]]s, [[Super Mushroom]]s, [[1-Up Mushroom]]s, [[Fire Flower]]s, Big Coins and even [[Super Star]]s. Dark green variants appear after defeating mini-bosses and drop items used for boss battles such as [[+ Clock|Clock]]s, [[Fruit (Yoshi food)|Nuts]], [[Super Mushroom]]s and [[Super Star]]s.

===''Mario Party 9''===
In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', a Flying ? Block appears in [[Growing Up]]. Inside of it is a cylinder which displays the buttons the players must press.

===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
Flying ? Blocks make their only appearance in an RPG in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. They appear in the background of several areas in the [[Dream World]], and can be brought to the foreground by using the [[Sneeze Wind]] Luiginary Work, at which point they will become regular ? Blocks.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In the {{media link|The Super Mario Bros Movie teaser poster.jpg|second teaser poster}} for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a Flying ? Block can be seen in the skies above the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].

==Profiles==
===''Dr. Mario World''===
*'''''Dr. Mario World'' Twitter:'''
**''Red: "Huh? It looks like that box is flying! Apparently items will come out if you clear a stage and hit it... Oooh, I'm too excited! I can't wait to see what's inside!"''<ref>Drmarioworld_EN (November 22, 2019). [https://twitter.com/Drmarioworld_EN/status/1197741474445529088 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved March 29, 2020.</ref>
**''Red: "An event where you can hit blocks and get cool rewards is now live! This time is special because the blocks will only appear for a short time, and staff tickets and diamonds have a higher chance of appearing. Cool, right?"''<ref>Drmarioworld_EN (March 19, 2020). [https://twitter.com/Drmarioworld_EN/status/1240470285817503745 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved March 29, 2020.</ref>
**''Red: "So, that event where you hit blocks has started up again! This time it's a shorter version where blocks only show up for a limited time. Looks like staff tickets and diamonds sometimes appear too."'' <ref>Drmarioworld_EN (April 28, 2020). [https://twitter.com/Drmarioworld_EN/status/1254956858558668801 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved April 28, 2020.</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MP9 4-Player Growing Up.png|[[Growing Up]] from ''[[Mario Party 9]]''
NSMBU-FlyingBlock.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
Super Mario Maker - Artwork 22.png|Artwork of a [[Koopa Troopa|Red Koopa Troopa]] on top of a Flying ? Block from ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
Super Mario Maker - Mario Artwork 01 v2.png|Artwork of [[Builder Mario]] gluing [[wings]] to a [[? Block]] from ''Super Mario Maker''
SMM NSMBU - Block-Wings.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
DMW Flying Question Block.jpg|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
DMW Flying Question Block 2.jpg|''Dr. Mario World''
DMW Flying Question Block 3.png|''Dr. Mario World''
SNW Promotional Image.jpg|Promotional image for [[Super Nintendo World]] ({{wp|Universal Studios Japan}})
Supernintendoworldpowerupbandkeychallenge-c.jpg|Promotional image for Super Nintendo World (Universal Studios Japan)
LSM Adventures with Peach Starter Course.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
SNW Hollywood key art a.jpg|Promotional image for Super Nintendo World ({{wp|Universal Studios Hollywood}})
SNW Donkey Kong Country Play Wild.jpg|Super Nintendo World
SNW DKC Play Wild Artwork 1.jpg|Super Nintendo World
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=羽根ブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section. Page 61.</ref><br>''Hane Burokku''<br>パタブロック<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''. Pages 119, 151, 170, 186, 200, 216.</ref><br>''Pata Burokku''
|JapM=Winged Block<br><br>From ｢パタ｣ (''pata'', an onomatopoeia for a flapping sound) and ｢ブロック｣ (''burokku'', "block")
|Chi=啪嗒砖块<ref>[https://www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/world.htm New 超级马力欧兄弟]. ''iQue''. Retrieved December 28, 2019.</ref>
|ChiR=Pādā Zhuānkuài
|ChiM=From "啪嗒" (''pādā'', an onomatopoeia for a flapping sound) and "砖块" (''zhuānkuài'', "block")
|Fre=Blocs ? Volants
|FreM=Flying ? Block
|Ger=Fliegender ?-Block
|GerM=Flying ? Block
|Ita=Blocco ? alato<br>Blocco ? volante <small>(''New Super Mario Bros.'', red variant)</small>
|ItaM=Winged ? block<br>Flying ? block
|Rus=Летающий золотой блок
|RusR=Letayushchiy zolotoy blok
|RusM=Flying golden block
|Spa=Bloque ? alado
|SpaM=Winged ? block
}}

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