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Template:Species-infobox A Ball 'n' Chain is a spiked ball on a chain first appearing in Super Mario World. They are usually found in castles, and are indestructible. In most games, Mario can safely pass through the chain unharmed.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario World
Ball 'n' Chains first appear in Super Mario World, in castles and fortresses. Also, using a Spin Jump will allow Mario/Luigi to harmlessly bounce off the spiked ball. The only way this obstacle can be defeated is using a star, but its sprite will change into a defeated Bony Beetle, as it was never programmed to be destroyed.
New Super Mario Bros.
After nearly 8 years of absence, New Super Mario Bros. features this obstacle in the World 7-Castle being so rare. The blocks are still there, and one even has a Star Coin. As an added feature, they rotate wildly on the end of the chain as well as spinning on the block, however, this does not affect their attack.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Ball 'n' Chains reappear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii once, in Lemmy's Fortress and in a secret area of Wendy's Castle. However, like in Super Mario World, they can be defeated using a Super Star.
Super Mario 3D Land
In Super Mario 3D Land, Ball 'n' Chains appear in purple with yellow spikes and chain. This time they are not linked to shackles, like in Super Mario World. Instead of spinning, they only make pendulum movements. They can be destroyed by making contact with them as Statue Mario.
New Super Mario Bros U
In New Super Mario Bros. U, regular and giant Ball 'n' Chains (under the name Spinners[1]) appear, swinging in a pendulum-like manner as they do in Super Princess Peach and Super Mario 3D Land. Unlike other iterations, however, these Ball 'n' Chains cannot be avoided by passing through the chains, as they have been spiked too.
Super Mario World television series
A Ball 'n' Chain makes a brief appearance in the Super Mario World animated series episode "Send in the Clown". Mario, while traveling through Neon Castle, narrowly avoids being hit by a Ball 'n' Chain that drops from the ceiling as he traverses over some lava.
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Ball 'n' Chains reappear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. They are colored red instead of black, they are usually found in fortresses. This is the first game which they have spikes on their chains.
Yoshi's Story
Ball 'n' Chains reappear in Yoshi's Story where they either swing in a manner similar to pendulums or quickly drop down to the floor and then slowly rise again. They only appear in the levels Tall Tower and Magma Castle.
Yoshi's New Island
Ball 'n' Chains reappear in Yoshi's New Island. Their behavior remains unchanged.
Yoshi's Woolly World
Ball 'n' Chains also appear in Yoshi's Woolly World. This time their colored black instead of red, their behavior still remains unchanged.
Mario Kart 8
In Mario Kart 8, a single Ball 'n' Chain appears as an obstacle in Bowser's Castle. The obstacle acts virtually the same as the pendulums in Tick-Tock Clock. Also, the Ball 'n' Chain moves faster during the final lap of the course.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Ball 'n' Chains reappear in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
Mario Party 10
Ball 'n' Chains reappear in Mario Party 10 in the minigame Spiked Ball Scramble, this is also there first Mario Party appearance.
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| Mario Party 10 | ||
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| Playable characters | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Toad • Yoshi • Wario • Waluigi • Princess Daisy • Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Toadette • Spike • Bowser | |
| Bosses | Mega Goomba • Petey Piranha • Mega Sledge Bro • King Boo • Mega Cheep Chomp • Mega Blooper • Mega Monty Mole • Kamek • Mega Mechakoopa • Bowser / Dry Bowser | |
| Other characters | Amp • Banzai Bill • Bee • Big Amp • Big Cheep Cheep • Big Fuzzy • Big Urchin • Bob-omb • Bomp • Boo • Bowser Jr. • Bullet Bill • Burner • Chain Chomp • Charvaargh • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Fire Bar • Fish Bone • Fliprus • Foo • Fuzzy • Galoomba • Gold Cheep Cheep • Gold Piranha Plant • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Goombrat • Greenie • Grrrol • Hammer Bro • Huckit Crab • Jumbo Ray • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Luma • Nabbit • Peepa • Shy Guy • Skewer • Spiked Ball • Spinner • Star Bunny • Swoop • Toad • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo tube • Urchin • Waddlewing • Whomp | |
| Boards | Mario Party / Bowser Party | Mushroom Park • Haunted Trail • Whimsical Waters • Airship Central • Chaos Castle |
| amiibo Party | Mario Board • Luigi Board • Peach Board • Rosalina Board • Wario Board • Donkey Kong Board • Bowser Board • Toad Board • Yoshi Board • Normal Board | |
| Items | 0-1 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Dice Block • 1-2-3 Slow Dice Block • 4-5-6 Dice Block • Dice Block • Bowser Dice Block • Double Dice Block • Mega Mushroom • Mini Star • Mini Ztar • Star • Slow Dice Block • Super Bowser Dice Block • Super Mushroom | |
| Spaces | Advance Space • Back Space (fixed) • Back Space (random) • Blooper-Go-Round • Boo • Boo Space • Boss Battle Space • Bowser Space • Bowser Block Space • Bowser Jr. Space • Change Space • Cannon Space • Cheep Cheep Branch • Coin Space • Dash Space • Dragoneel Space • Dragoneel Treasure • Event Space • Gate Space • Green Space • Heart Space • Homestretch! • Lose Coins Space • Lucky Space • Minigame Space • Risky Route • Special Dice Block Space • Special Event Space • Star Space • Steal Space • Streetlight • Toad House • Unlucky Space • Warp Space | |
| Further info | Challenges • Gallery • In-game music • Media • Minigames • Quotes • Staff | |
| Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World | ||
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| Protagonists | Playable characters | Yoshis • Poochy# |
| Allies | Bouncy • Fluffin' Puffin • Gold Lakitu# • Poochy • Poochy Pup# | |
| Locations | Worlds | World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • Wonderful World of Wool (★-S) |
| Other | amiibo Hut • Boss Tent • Craft Island • Poochy Hut# • Scrapbook Theater • Yoshi Hut • Yoshi Theater# | |
| Poochy Dash levels# | Galloping Green Meadow • Hotheaded Lava Fields • Stitchy Scramble • Zippy Lagoon • Bobsledding Peaks • Fort Bombs Away | |
| Items and objects | Accordion wall • Arrow wheel • Bead • Bead jar • Bow • Cannon bobbin • Checkpoint • Chomp Rock • Countdown Platform • Egg Plant • Fire watermelon • Flipper • Goal Ring • Heart • Ice watermelon • Invincibility Egg • Item Balloon • Key • Mobile • Paddle Platform • Pencil Patch# • Post • Power Badge • Present Box • Seesaw • Smiley Flower • Spring Ball • Stamp Patch* • Transformation Door • Warp Pipe • Watermelon • Winged Cloud • Wonder Wool • Yarn ball • Yarn Basket | |
| Bosses | Big Montgomery • Knot-Wing the Koopa • Burt the Bashful • Bunson the Hot Dog • Miss Cluck the Insincere • Naval Piranha • Snifberg the Unfeeling • Kamek • Baby Bowser • Mega Baby Bowser | |
| Enemies | Bill Blaster • Bomb Guy • Boo Guy • Bull's-Eye Bill • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill Patch • Bumpty • Burrbert • Burt • Cheep Cheep • Clawdaddy • Fang • Flightless Goonie • Flightless Skeleton Goonie • Flooff • Fluffy Phantom • Fly Guy • Fooly Flower • Frame Boo • Frame Chomp • Gargantua Blargg • Goonie • Gusty • Hook Guy • Hot Dog • Ice Snifit • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Drop • Li'l Smooch Spider • Little Mouser • Lunge Fish • Miss Cluck • Monty Mole • Monty Mole Patch • Nep-Enut • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Nipper Spore Patch • Peeply • Pharaoh Guy • Piranha Plant • Pokey Pom • Ruffin' Tumble • Ruffin' Tumble Patch • Shell Patch • Shy Guy • Shy Guy Tower • Skeleton Goonie • Smooch Spider • Snag-Stitch • Snifit • Snoot • Snow Guy • Spray Fish • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stilt Guy • Tap-Tap • Wall Lakitu • Wik • Wild Ptooie Piranha • Woollet Bill • Woozy Guy | |
| Miscellaneous | Pre-release and unused content • Staff (3DS) • Stamps • Yoshi designs • Yoshi's Woolly World: Adventure Guide (Super Cool Jake) | |
