Propeller Block

The Propeller Block from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

A Propeller Box from Super Mario 3D Land.

A Propeller Block is a type of block that appears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. It has the same function as a Propeller Mushroom, with the exception that players can maintain their powers; it allows the user to float in the air for a while. To use it, the player must pick it up (shaking the Wii Remote and pressing ) and hold it (by holding down ). Then, the user must shake the Wii Remote anytime in order to fly. This block is found at least once in each world (except for World 1), usually in stages where fog is found and in places where there are things floating or in places beyond the reach of the character.

The Super Mario 3D Land equivalent of the Propeller Block is the Propeller Box, which Mario or Luigi can wear over their bodies. The Propeller Box is lost once the player finishes the level but rewards the player with an extra life. While wearing a Propeller Box, Mario or Luigi cannot throw boomerangs or fireballs, or turn into a statue, but they are able to swing their tails.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	プロペラブロック Puropera Burokku	Propeller Block
Spanish (NOA)	Caja de Helice (Super Mario 3D Land)	Propeller Box
Spanish (NOE)	Bloque Helicóptero (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Caja helicóptero (Super Mario 3D Land)	Helicopter Block Helicopter Box
Dutch	Propellerblok	Propeller Block
Italian	Blocco Elica (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Cubo Elica (Super Mario 3D Land)	Propeller Block Propeller Cube

Blocks

? Block • 3-Up Moon Block • 4-Bros. Random Block • 99 Block • Arrow Block • Assist Block • Attack Piece Block • Aurora Block • Beat Block • Blitty • Block (used) • Blue Shell Block • Blue Coin Block • Blue Shake King Block • Bomb Block • Bomb Block • Bonfire Block • Bonus Block • Boost Block • Brick Block • Bros. Block • Checkpoint Block • Coin Block • Command Block • Control Block • Dice Block • Donut Lift • Dotted Line Block • Drop Block • Egg Block • Enemy Block • Event Block • Event Block (Wario Land 4) • Exclamation Mark Block • Expansion Block • Face Block • Fire Block • Flying ? Block • Frog Switch Block • Giant ? Block • Giant Brick Block • Glass Block • Glow Block • Gold Block • Grab Block • Grey Brick Block • Halfway Dice Block • Hidden Block • Hint Block • Hoohoo Block • Ice Block • Ice Snake Block • Jump Block • L Block • Lakitu Block • Laser Block • M Block • Magnet Block • Magnetic Block • Mame Block • Marshmallow Block • Metal Block • Minus Block • Mushroom Block • On-Off Switch • Pinball Block • Pink Block • Platform Block • Plus Block • POW Block • Propeller Block • Pushing Block • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery Block • Red Shake King Block • Red Switch Block • Rock Block • Rolling Toy Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Sand Block • Save Block • Shine Block • Shop Block • Simu-Block • Slow Block • Snake Block • Snowman Block • Speed Block • Spiky Question Block • Spin Block • Star Block • Stone Block • Stretch Block • Super Block • Super Block (Donkey Kong) • Super Guide Block • Thwomp Block • Triangle Toy Block • Triangular Block • Uncertain Block • Vacuum Block • Vanishing Block • Warp Block • Warp Dice Block • Watermelon Block • Weight Block • White-Green Checkered Block • Wooden Block • Yellow Block • Yoshi Block

New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Playable Characters	Mario • Luigi • Blue Toad • Yellow Toad
Supporting Characters	Yoshi • Princess Peach • Toad
Bosses	Bowser Jr. • Larry Koopa • Roy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Ludwig von Koopa • Kamek • Bowser
Worlds	World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • World 9 • Coin Courses
Items	Super Mushroom • Mario Car • 1-Up Mushroom • Mini Mushroom • Propeller Mushroom • Fire Flower • Ice Flower • Penguin Suit • Star • Coin • Blue Coin • Silver Coin • Red Coin • Red Ring • Star Coin • Trampoline • POW Block • Glow Block • Propeller Block • Stretch Block • Roulette Block • P-Switch • ? Switch • Red ! Switch • Lakitu Block • Barrel • Toad Balloon • Berry
Aids	Green Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Pink Yoshi • Light Blue Yoshi • Jumbo Ray • Spine Coaster
Enemies	Amp • Baby Blooper • Ball 'n' Chain • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Blaster • Big Boo • Bill Blaster • Blooper • Blooper Nanny • Bob-omb • Bulber • Boo • Boomerang Bro. • Bramball • Broozer • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Cannonball • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Cheep-Chomp • Circling Boo Buddies • Clampy • Climbing Koopa • Cooligan • Crowber • Deep-Cheep • Dry Bones • Eep-Cheep • Firebar • Fire Bro. • Fire Chomp • Fire Snake • Fishbone • Foo • Fuzzy • Ghost Vase • Giant Cannonball • Giant Spiked Ball • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hammer Bro. • Heavy Para-Beetle • Huckit Crab • Ice Bro. • Jellybeam • King Bill • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Magikoopa • Mecha-Koopa • Mega Cheep-Cheep • Mega Deep-Cheep • Mega Fuzzy • Mega Goomba • Mega Urchin • Mega Wiggler • Micro-Goomba • Missile Banzai Bill • Missile Bill • Monty Mole • Muncher • Para-bomb • Para-Beetle • Paragoomba • Pillar • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Raining Debris • River Piranha Plant • Rocket Engine • Rocky Wrench • Scaredy Rat • Sledge Bro. • Spike • Spike Pillar • Spike Top • Spiked Ball • Spiny • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stone Spike • Super Dry Bones • Super Piranha Plant • Super Thwomp • Super Venus Fire Trap • Swooper • Thwomp • Urchin • Venus Fire Trap • Wiggler
Other	Hint Movies • Wind • Sand Geyser
Minigames	1-Up Blast • Power-Up Panels • Enemy Course
Further info	Beta elements • Staff • Glitches • Coin Battle

Super Mario 3D Land
Main Characters	Mario • Luigi
Supporting Cast	Princess Peach • Toad(s)
Worlds	World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8 • Special 1 • Special 2 • Special 3 • Special 4 • Special 5 • Special 6 • Special 7 • Special 8
Items and objects	+ Clock • ? Block • 1-Up Mushroom • Assist Block • Baddie Box • Binoculars • Boomerang Flower • Brick Block • Cannon • Coin • Coin Block • Crate • Donut Lift • Elevator • Flip-Swap Platform • Fire Flower • Flying ? Block • Invincibility Leaf • Jump Block • Mystery Box • Propeller Box • Question Box • P-Switch • P-Wing • Platform Block • Rainbow Note • Red Coin • Red Ring • Roulette Block • Snake Panel • Star Medal • Statue Leaf • StreetPass Gift • Super Star • Super Mushroom • Super Leaf • Tail Tree • Warp Pipe • Coin Ring
Enemies	Ball 'n' Chain • Banzai Bill • Banzai Bill Blaster • Biddybud • Big Boo • Bill Blaster • Blokkablok • Boo • Boomerang Bro. • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Chain-Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Coin Coffer • Cosmic Clone • Draglet • Dry Bones • Fake Block • Firebar • Flophopper • Fuzzy • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Grand Tail Goomba • Grinder • Hammer Bro. • Inky Piranha Plant • Koopa Troopa • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Morty Mole • Magmaargh • Para-Biddybud • Paragoomba • Peepa • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Prongo • Rocky Wrench • Rocket Engine • Sandmaargh • Spike Eel • Spiked Ball • Spiked Pillar • Spiky Plant • Spiny • Stingby • Tail Bob-omb • Tail Boo • Tail Bullet Bill • Tail Goomba • Tail Thwomp • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap • Wallop
Bosses	Bowser • Dry Bowser • False Bowser • Boom Boom • Pom Pom