Editing Spinner

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{{redirect|Ball and Chain|the object from [[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]|[[Ball and Chain (Yoshi Topsy-Turvy)]]|the object from the [[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]] franchise often operated by [[Boo Guy]]s|[[Ball and chain (windup)]]}}
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|image=[[File:Chainball up.png]]<br>A Ball 'N' Chain in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
|variant_of=[[Spike Ball]]
|variants=[[Ball and chain (windup)]]
|comparable=[[Furizo]]<br>[[Satellite]]
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A '''Spinner''',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUp6kqstRc4&t=22m58s Castle Crawl in-game video description]</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 129.</ref> originally known as a '''Ball 'N' Chain'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 52.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 28. Pages 15 and 20.</ref> (also spelled '''Ball 'N Chain''',<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 75, 90, 100, 144.</ref> '''Ball 'n' Chain''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 4. Pages 33, 49, 82.</ref> or '''Ball and Chain'''<ref>Musa, Alexander. ''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 130. "'''''Ball and Chain:''' The ball and chain swings over gaps. If you hit the ball straight on, you’ll be brought to a halt!''"</ref>), is a [[Spike Ball|spiked ball]] on a chain first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Spinners are usually found in [[castle]]s and similar environments and are often indestructible. Their behavior varies depending on the game, switching between spinning around in a circular motion and swinging repetitively in a pendulum motion. The chain also changes, with most games allowing [[Mario]] to safely pass through it unharmed.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:Ball N Chain.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:Messed Up Bony Beetle.png|thumb]]
Ball 'N' Chains first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', in [[castle]]s and [[fortress]]es. They continuously rotate from a [[Hard Block|Gray Block]]. Using a [[Spin Jump]] will allow Mario/[[Luigi]] to harmlessly bounce off the spiked ball. The only way this obstacle can be defeated is by using a [[Super Star]], but its sprite will change into a defeated [[Bony Beetle]], as it was never intended to be destroyed.
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====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Rotation-style Ball 'N' Chains reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' They only appear in {{world-link|7|castlen|World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}}. The blocks are still there, and one even has a [[Star Coin]]. Aesthetically, they spin wildly on the end of the chain as well as rotating on the block; however, this does not affect their attack.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Rotation-style Ball 'N' Chains reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' once, in {{world-link|3|tower|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and in a secret area of {{world-link|4|castle|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}.

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:Ball'n'Chain3D.png|thumb|left|A Ball 'N' Chain in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', Ball 'N' Chains appear in purple with yellow spikes and chain. Like some earlier appearances, they are not linked to shackles. Instead of performing complete rotations, they only make pendulum movements. They can be destroyed by making contact with them as [[Invincible Mario]], [[White Tanooki Mario]], or [[Statue Mario]]. The first level they appear in is {{world-link|1|2|World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)}}.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:NSLU Impossible Pendulums Screenshot.png|thumb|200px|A Spinner in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'']]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', they appear under the current name Spinner, which is a retranslation of the original Japanese name. Regular and giant versions appear, once again swinging in a pendulum-like manner. These Spinners cannot be avoided by passing through the chains, as they have been spiked like the iteration from the ''Yoshi's Island'' series. Mario can pass through Spinners while under the effects of a Super Star, though he cannot destroy them.
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===''Super Mario World'' television series===
[[File:CartoonBallnChain.jpg|thumb|left|A Ball 'N' Chain as it appears in the show]]
A Ball 'N' Chain makes a brief appearance in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series episode "[[Send in the Clown]]". Mario, while traveling through [[Bowser's Castle|Neon Castle]], narrowly avoids being hit by a Ball 'N' Chain that drops from the ceiling as he traverses over some lava.

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
Rotation-style Ball 'N' Chains appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They are colored orange instead of black, and usually found in [[fortress|fort]]s. Their chains are replaced by spiked bars, some of which are double-sided. Hacking shows that they can by destroyed by [[Superstar Mario]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnb0ZVs_tFw&t=4m15s</ref> They, along with similar objects such as [[ball and chain (windup)|windup ball and chain]]s, are operated by certain [[Boo Guy]]s.

====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
Ball 'N' Chains, known as '''Spinning Spikes''',<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 132. "'''''Spinning Spikes'''''"</ref> reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. They act they do in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', except they are operated by background [[Shy Guy]]s.

====''Yoshi's New Island''====
[[File:YNI Spinner.png|thumb|A Spinner in ''Yoshi's New Island'']]
Spinners reappear in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. Their behavior remains unchanged, except they operate automatically instead of manually.

===''Yoshi's Story''===
Ball 'N' Chains appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', where they swing in a manner similar to pendulums for the first time. Unlike ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', their chains are harmless. They are found alongside [[ball and chain (windup)|windup]] iron balls, which share the same graphics. Both appear in the stages [[The Tall Tower]] and [[Magma Castle]].

===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:Villa tekkyu.png|thumb|left|Ball 'N' Chains in ''Super Princess Peach'']]
In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', pendulum-style Ball 'N' Chains appear in [[Bowser's Villa]], where they swing back and forth between the background and foreground. The chains resemble their appearance in ''Super Mario World'', but the spiked balls are green, having a resemblance to [[Bowser's Shell]].

===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
Motionless Ball 'N' Chains make a minor reappearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', where they are seen hanging from the ceiling as decorations in [[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|Bowser's Castle]].
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===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
[[File:Ball n ChainMK8.png|thumb|200px|A Spinner in ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s Bowser's Castle]]
In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', a single Spinner appears as an obstacle in [[Bowser's Castle (Wii U)|Bowser's Castle]]. The obstacle acts virtually the same as the pendulums in [[Tick-Tock Clock (DS)|Tick-Tock Clock]], except that the player will spin out upon hitting it. The Spinner will move faster during the final lap of the race. Unlike in previous games, the spikes on the ball appear to be blunt, similarly to [[Thwomp]]s.

===''Mario Party 10''===
Pendulum-style Spinners appear in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'' in the minigame [[Spiked Ball Scramble]], where they hang from the ceiling and swing across the path. They can be encountered in a standard and a larger size, and take out players in one hit.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Spinners act as the anchors for [[Bowser's Castle#The Super Mario Bros. Movie|Bowser's ship]].
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===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
Spinners also appear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. This time, they look closer to their ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' redesign, but retain their fully-rotating behavior from the [[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]].

==Profiles==
===''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''===
{{PEGMCE profile
|name=グルグル (JP) / Ball ‘N’ Chain (EN)
|artwork=[[File:Ball n' Chain Perfect.png|100px]]
|shusshin=メカ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}
|seikaku=まじめ
|tojo_gemu=ワールド
|desc='''{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　ワールド<br>
'''<big>{{ruby|避|さ}}けるしかないじゃまもの</big><br>
その{{ruby|名前|なまえ}}の{{ruby|通|とお}}り、グルグルとまわっている{{ruby|鉄|てつ}}のタマ。こいつは{{ruby|避|さ}}けて{{ruby|通|とお}}るしかない。{{ruby|鎖|くさり}}の{{ruby|部分|ぶぶん}}はあたっても{{ruby|大丈夫|だいじょうぶ}}なので、{{ruby|付|つ}}け{{ruby|根|ね}}の{{ruby|部分|ぶぶん}}でタイミングをとって{{ruby|抜|ぬ}}けていこう。<ref name=Daijiten>Shogakukan. 1994.「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''). [https://i.imgur.com/Jr5Go9J.jpeg Page 74].</ref>
|origin=Mecha clan
|disposition=Serious
|game_appearances=World
|eng_desc='''''<big>An obstacle that can only be avoided</big><br>
''As its name suggests, it is an iron ball that goes around and around. The only way to get past them is to avoid them. The chain part is safe to touch, so take your time at the base of the chain to get through.''
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMW2 Ball 'N' Chain.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Ball 'N' Chain double.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''
Story Ball 'N' Chain.png|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
SMA3 Ball 'N' Chain.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
NSMB Ball 'N' Chain.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' render
NSMBW-Spikeballchain.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' data render
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
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|name1=SwingSpike
|meaning1=Swing Spike
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===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=グルグル<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''. Pages 60, 118, 150, 215.</ref><br>''Guru Guru''<br>グルグルバー<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオ★ヨッシーアイランド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario: Yossy Island''). Page 28.</ref><ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシー New アイランド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island''). Page 44.</ref><br>''Guru Guru Bā''<br>{{ruby|回転鉄球|かいてんてっきゅう}}<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシーアイランドDS」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Island DS''). Page 34.</ref><br>''Kaiten Tekkyū''<br>振り子の鉄球<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section. Page 186.</ref><br>''Furiko no Tekkyū''<br>ふりこてっきゅう<ref>[[Impossible Pendulums]]</ref><ref>[[Spiked Ball Scramble]]</ref><br>''Furiko Tekkyū''
|JapM= Japanese onomatopoeia for spinning; shared with [[List of Super Smash Bros. series items#Flipper|Flipper]]<br><br>Spinning Bar (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and ''Yoshi's New Island''); alternate spelling shared with [[Fire Bar#The Legend of Zelda series|Guruguru bar]]<br><br>Spin Iron Ball (''Yoshi's Island DS'')<br><br>Pendulum's Iron Ball (''Super Mario 3D Land'')<br><br>Pendulum Iron Ball (''New Super Luigi U'' and ''Mario Party 10'')
|FreA=Pendule
|FreAM=Pendulum
|FreE=Fléau<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' French ending</ref>
|FreEM=Flail
|Dut=Stekelbal
|DutM=Prickle Ball
|Ita=Mazzapendolo
|ItaM=Portmanteau of "mazza" (bat) and "pendolo" (pendulum)
|Spa=Gigamaza
|SpaM=Gigamace
|Chi=转链球<ref>无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [https://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>
|ChiR=Zhuàn Liànqiú
|ChiM=Spinning Chained Ball
|Kor=시계추 철구
|KorR=Sigyechu Cheolgu
|KorM=Pendulum Iron Ball
|Ger=Kettenkugel
|GerM=Chain Ball
|PorE=Maça Rotativa<ref>Canal New Super Mario Bros. U (February 13th, 2013). [https://youtu.be/RTOZCnSAb-w New Super Mario Bros. U - Desafios: Calma no Castelo (Wii U)] video description.</ref>
|PorEM=Rotating Mace
}}

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