Electric Ball
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| Electric Ball | |
|---|---|
 Model from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
| Variant of | Zap Ball |
Electric Balls are metallic obstacles in militarized areas of Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch port. They always appear in sets of four to six, circling wide rims around planets, especially flying saucer–shaped ones. Their behavior is almost identical to that of Zap Balls. A particular group that surrounds the saucer ridden in "Battlerock Barrage" begins moving and emanating electricity only after Mario (or Luigi) spins a blue screw, which also makes the saucer start moving.
Piranha Plants appear in the following list of galaxies and missions:
- Battlerock Galaxy ("Battlerock Barrage", "Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe", "Topmaniac's Daredevil Run", "Purple Coins on the Battlerock", "Luigi under the Saucer")
- Dreadnought Galaxy ("Infiltrating the Dreadnought", "Revenge of the Topman Tribe", "Topman Tribe Speed Run")
Gallery[edit]
Inactive Electric Balls in the Battlerock Galaxy
Active Electric Balls in the Battlerock Galaxy
Electric Balls on Topmaniac's saucer in the Battlerock Galaxy
Electric Balls in the Dreadnought Galaxy
Electric Balls on Topmaniac's saucer in the Dreadnought Galaxy
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | ObjectData/ElectricBall.arc | ElectricBall | Electric Ball |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ビリビリボール (Biribiri Bōru) | Japanese equivalent; compare Zap Ball |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビリビリボール[1] Biribiri Bōru |
From「ビリビリ」(biribiri, electric onomatopoeia) and "ball"; shared with Zap Ball |
References[edit]
- ^ Matsumura, Hideo, editor (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー コンプリートガイド』. Tokyo: Famitsu (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-7577-3943-7. Page 382.
