POW Block
The POW Block, also occasionally referred to simply as "POW", is an item that appears in Mario Bros. (the arcade version and its ports; not the Game & Watch one). When hit, it damages all enemies in the screen, but only those that were on the ground. It performs the same function in Super Mario Bros. 2, but it can only be used once as the player has to throw it onto the ground to make a POW.
In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, if Yoshi hits a POW block, all nearby enemies turn into stars. POW Blocks were most commonly won in Bonus Challenges, where they could be used anywhere afterwards, being called Anywhere POWs.
In the Paper Mario series, the POW Block is an item that does two damage to all enemies (but much more in Super Paper Mario if the remote had been shaken with each corresponding prompt). It penetrates defense and makes enemies with shells (such as Koopa Troopas) turn over. It does not affect flying enemies, however, unless they are on the ceiling.
The POW Block is a new item in Mario Kart Wii. When dispatched by a player, all racers ahead of the user will find POW Blocks above their karts. They must jump three times in good timing to destory the POW Block or they will spin out in a similar way to that caused by a Banana Peel. Racers won't be affected by the POW Block if the third strike goes off while they are in mid-air. The player can also avoid it by starting a wheele right when the third strike goes off, by doing this, they will still spin out, but they will still keep their speed. If the rider is in a kart, the player must perform the control required for a wheele to avoid the POW block.
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Trivia
- In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, even though there are no POW Blocks in the game, "POW" can be seen in a license plate of cars in Mushroom City and Mushroom Bridge.
