- “Gwahahaha! Did you enjoy my army's hospitality? Well, that's just the beginning! This next performance is really amazing. You'll be SHOCKED at how good it is! Gwahah, enough preamble. Prepare yourself for a dazzling light show... It's time for the High-Voltage Gauntlet!”
- —Castle Bowser, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
High-Voltage Gauntlet is a course in Petal Isles of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. It is the second level of Castle Bowser. It is unlocked after completing Missile Meg Mayhem and its own completion unlocks the level Evade the Seeker Bullet Bills!. This course houses two Wonder Seeds.
This level takes place in a dark factory. The main obstacles here are electric currents generated by Electricity Blocks, which also provide the only source of light. If an enemy walks into a current, it is electrified and becomes impervious to stomp attacks or fireballs, though the electricity will dissipate after a while. The currents turn on and off at regular intervals, necessitating the player time their movements to pass when they are inactive.
The level opens with single currents, then rows of several currents which the player must quickly run through. Following the first Checkpoint Flag they take on more complex spiral patterns. After a large eight-directional current there is a split path: to the right is a pipe that leads to the Goal Pole, but to the left is a second Checkpoint Flag and a Zip Track that leads to the Wonder Flower.
This level's Wonder Flower transforms Mario into Metal Mario. In this state, the player is invincible as if they had a Super Star, and can electrify themselves by passing through a current; this lights the area and magnetizes coins and Flower coins to their location. However, the player also becomes twice as heavy. The Wonder Seed is at the top of a passage of moving platforms which the player must carefully time their jumps across.
Hidden Character Blocks[edit]
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Location
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Shortly into the level, there is a pit with a horizontal Electricity Blocks and a stack of three Gamboos. The 10-flower coin is on the right side of the pit and must be reached while the current is inactive.
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Immediately afterward is a row of vertical Electricity Blocks with the second 10-flower coin on top. The player should wall-jump up a nearby shaft to get on top of it. Players using Yoshi of any color can Flutter Jump to reach it.
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The Zip Track on the ceiling passes over an electric current. There is a platform in the middle of the current with the 10-flower coin.
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Enemies and obstacles[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
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Name
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Meaning
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Ref.
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| Japanese |
ビリビリループバリケード
Biribiri Rūpu Barikēdo |
Electrifying Loop Barricade |
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| Chinese (Simplified) |
电流乱窜回路障碍
Diànliú Luàncuàn Huílù Zhàng'ài (Mandarin)
Dihnlàuh Lyuhnchyun Wùihlouh Jeungngoih (Cantonese) |
Current Scattered All Around, Circuit Barricade |
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| Chinese (Traditional) |
電流亂竄回路障礙
Diànliú Luàncuàn Huílù Zhàng'ài (Mandarin)
Dihnlàuh Lyuhnchyun Wùihlouh Jeungngoih (Cantonese) |
Current Scattered All Around, Circuit Barricade |
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| Dutch |
Heisa onder hoogspanning |
High voltage fuss |
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| French |
Haute tension |
High voltage |
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| German |
Funkeln im Dunkeln |
Sparkle in the Dark |
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| Italian |
Scosse e percosse ad alta tensione |
Shocks and beats at high voltage |
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| Korean |
찌릿찌릿 루프 바리케이드
Jjirit-jjirit Rupeu Barikeideu |
Electrifying Loop Barricade |
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| Polish |
Tor przeszkód pod napięciem |
Electrified obstacle course |
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| Portuguese (Brazilian) |
Alta tensão na fortaleza eletrizante! |
High voltage in the electrifying fortress! |
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| Portuguese (European) |
Fortaleza eletrizante |
Electrifying fortress |
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| Russian |
Электробаррикады: шок-н-ролл!
Elektrobarrikady: shok-n-roll! |
Electric barricades: shock and roll! |
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| Spanish |
Entramado de barricadas eléctricas |
Network of electric barriers |
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| Thai |
ค่ายกลไฟแรงสูง
Kâai Gon Fai Rɛɛng Sǔung |
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References[edit]
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder / Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park levels
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| Pipe-Rock Plateau |
Main courses
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Welcome to the Flower Kingdom! • Piranha Plants on Parade • Scram, Skedaddlers! • Bulrush Coming Through! • Here Come the Hoppos • Rolla Koopa Derby • Swamp Pipe Crawl • Angry Spikes and Sinkin' Pipes • Bulrush Express • Sproings in the Twilight Forest • Cosmic Hoppos • Pipe-Rock Plateau Palace
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| Other
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Badge Challenge Parachute Cap I • Badge Challenge Wall-Climb Jump I • Expert Badge Challenge Jet Run I • Break Time! Hurry, Hurry • Break Time! Wonder Token Tunes • Break Time! Pop Up, Hoppo! • KO Arena Pipe-Rock Rumble • Wiggler Race Mountaineering! • Badge House in Pipe-Rock Plateau • Wendy's Showdown!*
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| Fluff-Puff Peaks |
Main courses
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Outmaway Valley • Pokipede Pass • Condarts Away! • Pole Block Passage • Up 'n' Down with Puffy Lifts • Jump! Jump! Jump! • Countdown to Drop Down • Cruising with Linking Lifts • Fluff-Puff Peaks Flying Battleship • Fluff-Puff Peaks Palace
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| Other
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Badge Challenge Wall-Climb Jump II • Badge Challenge Floating High Jump I • Expert Badge Challenge Spring Feet I • Break Time! Kick It, Outmaway • Break Time! Cloud Cover • Break Time! Zip-Go-Round • KO Arena Fluff-Puff Kerfuff • Search Party Puzzling Park • Fluff-Puff Peaks Cabin • Lemmy's Showdown!*
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| Shining Falls |
Main courses
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The Hoppycat Trial: Hop, Hop, and Awaaay • The Anglefish Trial: Ready, Aim, Fly! • The Midway Trial: Hop to It • The Sharp Trial: Launch to Victory • The Sugarstar Trial: Across the Night Sky • The Final Trial: Zip Track Dash
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| Other
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POOF! Badge Challenge Crouching High Jump I • Break Time! Unreachable Treasure? • Break Time! Watery Wonder Tokens • Break Time! Timer-Switch Climb • Break Time! Timer-Switch Dash • Search Party An Empty Park? • Master Poplin's House • Royal Seed Mansion • Larry's Showdown!*
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| Sunbaked Desert |
Main courses
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Armads on the Roll • The Desert Mystery • Rolling-Ball Hall • Ninji Jump Party • Bloomps of the Desert Skies • Valley Fulla Snootles • Color-Switch Dungeon • Secrets of Shova Mansion • Flight of the Bloomps • Sunbaked Desert Palace
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| Other
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Badge Challenge Parachute Cap II • Badge Challenge Crouching High Jump II • Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility I • Break Time! Treasure Vault • Break Time! Raise the Stage • Break Time! Revver Run • Break Time! Floating Wonder Tokens • Break Time! Bouncy Tunes • Break Time! Lights Out • KO Arena Sunbaked Skirmish • Search Party Pipe Park • Sunbaked Desert House • Roy's Showdown!*
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| Fungi Mines |
Main courses
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Upshroom Downshroom • Taily's Toxic Pond • Light-Switch Mansion • Beware of the Rifts • An Uncharted Area: Wubba Ruins • Another Uncharted Area: Swaying Ruins • A Final Uncharted Area: Poison Ruins
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| Other
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Badge Challenge Grappling Vine I • Break Time! Tumble House • Break Time! Trottin' Piranha Plants • KO Arena Fungi Funk • Loyal Poplin's House • Operation Poplin Rescue • Iggy's Showdown!*
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| Deep Magma Bog |
Main courses
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Where the Rrrumbas Rule • Raarghs in the Ruins • Pull, Turn, Burn • Hot-Hot Hot! • Wavy Ride through the Magma Tube • Dragon Boneyard • Deep Magma Bog Flying Battleship • Deep Magma Bog Palace
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| Other
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Badge Challenge Floating High Jump II • Badge Challenge Boosting Spin Jump II • Badge Challenge Grappling Vine II • Expert Badge Challenge Jet Run II • Expert Badge Challenge Invisibility II • Expert Badge Challenge Spring Feet II • Break Time! Hot-Hot Rocks • KO Arena Magma Flare-Up • Search Party Item Park • Deep Magma Bog Observatory (#1 · #2 · #3 · #4) • Morton's Showdown!*
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| Petal Isles |
Main courses
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Leaping Smackerel • Robbird Cove • Blewbird Roost • Downpour Uproar • Jewel-Block Cave • Gnawsher Lair • Maw-Maw Mouthful • Muncher Fields • Petal Isles Flying Battleship • Missile Meg Mayhem • High-Voltage Gauntlet • Evade the Seeker Bullet Bills! • KnuckleFest Bowser's Blazing Beats • The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage
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| Other
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Badge Challenge Dolphin Kick I • Badge Challenge Dolphin Kick II • Badge Challenge Boosting Spin Jump I • KO Arena Petal Meddle • Wiggler Race Swimming! • Wiggler Race Spelunking! • Angler Poplin's House
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| Special World |
Main courses
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Pipe-Rock Plateau Special Bounce, Bounce, Bounce • Fluff-Puff Peaks Special Climb to the Beat • Shining Falls Special Triple Threat Deluge • Sunbaked Desert Special Pole Block Allure • Fungi Mines Special Dangerous Donut Ride • Deep Magma Bog Special Solar Roller • Petal Isles Special Way of the Goomba • The Semifinal Test Piranha Plant Reprise • The Final Test Wonder Gauntlet • The Final-Final Test Badge Marathon
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| Other
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WONDER?
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| Bellabel Park* |
Attractions
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Fast Cash: Tip-Tap's Coin Spree • Think Fast: Boo's Coin Spree • Lucky Break: Sparkling Coin Spree • Knock 'em Back: Bubble Blaster • Shocking! Zap Frenzy • Battle Royale: Survival Challenge • Baby Yoshi's Feeding Time • Get Gobbling: Yoshi's Buffet • Run, Hide! Phanto Tag (Talking Flower Garden · Coin-Drip Goo Room · Talking Flower's Cloud Factory · Bouncy-Bouncy Coins · Coin Dash Zip Track · Blocks Down Below · Masked Hall Chase · Downpour Clouds Cloud Cover · Timer Switch Frenzy · Secret Vine Tangle · Squeezy Wall Ball) • Decisive Battle: Shuffle Arena • Look Out! Bob-omb Relay • Build Away: Donut Block Maker • Teamwork Time: Coin Count • Teamwork Time: Jump Count • Sinking! Puffy Jump • Pumped Up: 1, 2, 3, Jump! • Fly Free, Captain Toad! • Soaring! Propeller Flower Race • Whoosh! Flap Jet Race • Rip-Roar! Roller Skate Race • Boing-Boing! Bouncy Ball Race • Mysterious! Maze Race (Dizzy Dash Sprint · Dizzy Dash Down)
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| Other
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Ludwig's Showdown! • Toad Brigade Training Camp • Attraction Tour
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| Bonus
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Bonus: Coins Galore!
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