Editing Ladder

{{about|the platforming objects found in many games|the item in ''[[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|Mario's Time Machine]]''|[[Ladder (item)]]}}
{{Item infobox
|image=[[File:WL4-Wario Climbing.png|150px]]<br>[[Wario]] climbing a ladder in ''[[Wario Land 4]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#1981|1981]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variants=[[Rope ladder]]
|related=[[Vine]]<br>[[Chain (object)|Chain]]
}}
'''Ladders''' in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] commonly appear as inanimate objects that the player can climb to progress in a level, an area, or a stage.

==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Donkey Kong''====
[[File:Donkey Kong Ladder.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] next to a ladder in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'']]
Ladders in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' serve as a connection between two platforms throughout the stages. In [[25m|25 m]], [[Mario]] has to use them in order to get to the top and to avoid [[barrel]]s and [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|Fireball]]s, however, barrels can occasionally roll down the ladders and the Fireballs can climb up them as well. Some of the ladders are broken; Mario cannot climb these. He also cannot climb any ladders if he is carrying a [[hammer]]. Some of the ladders in the [[50m|50 m]] stage extend and retract. Mario can only climb those up completely if they are fully open.
====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====
In [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|''Donkey Kong'']] for the [[Game Boy]], Ladders appear in several varieties. The static and extending ladders return in several of the later levels. Mario can only climb a ladder if he stands on solid ground, which is an important element in some levels, where he first has to place a [[road]] or jump on an [[icicle]] to have a platform to stand on from which he can climb the ladder. Another important element in the game's puzzles are ladders than can be placed by Mario himself, also known as '''Arrow Blocks'''.<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 61|page=81-82|date=June 1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> If Mario jumps against one such vertical-facing block in the game, the game freezes and the player has to place the ladder in any free point of the level. The ladder will then extend itself upwards and downwards as far as it can. The ladder is timed, and disappears after the time has passed. This timer indicated with a music that starts playing as soon as the ladder is placed and gets faster gradually. The timer can be reset if Mario places another ladder within the first ladder's time limit, or any other placeable objects such as [[road]]s, [[Trampoline|Jump Stands]], and blocks. After disappearing, the ladder can then be placed with the same block again.

===''VS. Wrecking Crew'' / ''Wrecking Crew''===
[[File:WC Ladder.png|thumb]]
Ladders reappear in ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' and ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', where they serve the same purpose they did in ''Donkey Kong''. The enemies, [[Eggplant Man|Eggplant Men]], [[Gotchawrench]]es, and [[Foreman Spike]], can climb ladders. Ladder [[wall (Wrecking Crew series)|wall]]s also appears in this game, and must be destroyed.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Ladders in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' function similarly to [[beanstalk]]s and [[chain (object)|chain]]s.

====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMB3BattleMode-BonusBlocks.png|thumb|left|Mario on a ladder in the bonus round]]
Ladders in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' are used by [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in a bonus round of the [[Mario Bros. (Super Mario Bros. 3)|2-Player battle mode]] to find coins hidden in blue [[? Block]]s.

====''Super Mario Land''====
A ladder in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'' appears in the [[bonus game (Super Mario Land)|bonus game]], where it and Mario will move between the different platforms until the player presses {{button|gb|a}}. Mario will then move along the platform, but if he comes across a ladder, Mario will move up or down it onto another platform, collecting a different reward.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Ladder Sprite.png|thumb|75px|A rope ladder]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ladders appear in [[World 2-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-4]], and they are also occasionally encountered on the world maps. The ladders in World 2-4 are [[Rope ladder|made of rope]], and are anchored to [[bridge]]s above them by pairs of metallic attachment points. They are periodically blown to the side by the [[wind]], which makes them unusable until the wind stops. Another rope ladder, hanging down the side of a pillar of ground, is seen on the [[World 2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2]] map; finding the [[secret exit]] of [[World 2-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-6]] allows this ladder to be climbed to reach the world's [[Warp Cannon]]. Four more ladders appear across [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 4]] and [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5]]; these ladders have a plain yellow design, and make metallic sounds when climbed. The first of these is at the end of World 4, leading up to {{world link|4|airship|World 4-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, and the remaining three are in World 5, leading up to and down from the outcropping where the entrance to [[World 5-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5-5]] is located.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
In both ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ladders are first seen in [[Layer-Cake Desert]], where a pair of them emerge from a pair of tunnels in the ground. One of these ladders is climbed on the way up from the second or third level of the world to its tower. A third ladder is found at the end of the world, which must be climbed to reach [[Frosted Glacier]]. Rope ladders, with the same design as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', also appear in both games. They are found in [[The Mighty Cannonship]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', and [[Slippery Rope Ladders]] in ''New Super Luigi U''. With neither of these levels featuring strong wind, the ladders are available at all times.

===''Luigi's Mansion''===
Ladders in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and its [[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Nintendo 3DS version]] are interactive objects that can be climbed by [[Luigi]], except for one in [[Professor E. Gadd]]'s [[Lab]], which is only part of the background. The first interactive ladder appears in [[Courtyard (Luigi's Mansion)|Courtyard]], where it takes Luigi down to the [[Bottom of the Well]]. The second is attached to the bunk bed in [[The Twins' Room]]. The third and fourth ladders are both on the [[Roof (Luigi's Mansion)|Roof]].

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''====
Ladders in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' and its [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]] are objects functionally similar to those in the Game Boy version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''. Ladders appear in various levels in the game, some featuring colored ladders that require pressing a [[Color Switch]] of their color to be used, otherwise they appear with a dotted outline and cannot be climbed on. Ladders cannot be climbed by [[Mini-Mario]]s at all, and may require using other objects in the level to catch up with the player should they use a ladder.

====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''====
Ladders in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' are interactive objects on the [[Roof (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis)|Roof]] and in [[DK's Hideout]], and there are two retractable ladders on the Roof similar to those in [[50m]] of the original ''Donkey Kong'' arcade game.

====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!''====
Ladders in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' appear in the form of [[Blue Ladder]]s, which cause [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]]s to immediately climb or descend it.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Super Paper Mario''====
{{multiframe|align=right|1=[[File:SPM Ladders group.png]]|bg=#CCC|2=Various ladders in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.}}
Ladders in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' take on a zigzagging design and are colored either black, yellow, or white. They are found in various areas, typically appearing out of specific blocks when hit. Ladders with more standard designs are found in [[Yold Ruins]] and the [[Floro Caverns]], while a blockier variant is used in [[The Bitlands]]. [[Bowser]] is unable to climb up ladders, most likely due to his size. If he tries, he struggles and mutters, "Can't climb this!"

====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
[[File:PMTOK Graffiti Underground Not-Bottomless Hole 1.png|thumb|A ladder in the [[Graffiti Underground]] in ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''.]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', Mario can climb up and down ladders in the [[Graffiti Underground]].

Mario must wait for a metal ladder to descend to the ground at the [[Overlook Tower]]'s cafe while dodging [[Colored Pencils]]' missiles. As he climbs up the ladder, more missiles are fired at him.

In the [[Spring of Jungle Mist]], Mario must climb various wooden ladders to navigate the forest and find secrets.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
{{main-wiki|SmashWiki|Ladder (stage element)}}
Ladders in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] are interactive objects in a few ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-themed stages. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Ladders appear in two ''Super Mario'' stages: [[75 m (stage)|75 m]] and [[Rumble Falls (stage)|Rumble Falls]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', ladders reappear on 75 m and a ''[[Wrecking Crew (series)|Wrecking Crew]]'' [[Wrecking Crew (stage)|stage of the same name]], though as [[Wall (Wrecking Crew series)|ladder walls]], which can be destroyed if they are attacked. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Ladders appear in the same two stages representing the ''Super Mario'' franchise as in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.

===''Mario Party'' series===
Ladders in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]] are interactive objects in a few [[minigame]]s, including [[Mad Ladders]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' and [[Mega Goomba's Ladder Leap]] in ''[[Mario Party 10]]''.

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
Ladders in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|ports]] are objects that [[Captain Toad]] and [[Toadette]] can climb, and the returning levels from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' add ladders since Captain Toad and Toadette cannot jump.

===''Skylanders: SuperChargers''===
In ''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'', [[Donkey Kong|Turbo Charge Donkey Kong]]'s "Old School" upgrade allows his "Super Donkey Kong" form to cause broken [[girder]]s and ladders from the original ''Donkey Kong'' arcade game to fall from the sky with his stomp attack.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
DKArcadeLadder.png|''[[Donkey Kong (game)]]''
Super Mario Bros 2 Ladder.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Bobombspawnglitch.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' [[World 5-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 5-3]]
SMB2 Spark In Mid-Air Glitch.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
SMB2 Mushroom Block Building Glitch.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2''
SMB2 World 7-1 Start.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' ([[World 7-1 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 7-1]])
SMB3 ladders.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
BonusGameSML.png|''[[Super Mario Land]]''
KCDeluxe-SMLBonusGame.png|[[Super Mario Land (manga)|''Super Mario Land'' manga]]
SMAS SMB3 MB ladders.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
G&WG2 Modern Donkey Kong Ladder.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]'' (''[[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)]]'')
G&WG3 Modern Mario Bros Ladder2.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' (''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)]]'')
G&WG3 Modern Mario Bros Ladder.png|''Game & Watch Gallery 3'' (''Mario Bros.'')
SMA World 5-3 Screenshot.png|''[[Super Mario Advance]]'' (World 5-3)
G&WG4 Modern Donkey Kong Ladder.png|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' (''Donkey Kong'')
G&WG4 Modern Mario Bros Ladder3 .png|''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' (''Mario Bros.'')
G&WG4 Modern Mario Bros Ladder2.png|''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' (''Mario Bros.'')
G&WG4 Modern Mario Bros Ladder.png|''Game & Watch Gallery 4'' (''Mario Bros.'')
MvsDK Ladder.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
MarioVsDKSwitch Ladder.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
MarioVsDKSwitch LadderRed.png|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch) (red)
MarioVsDKSwitch LadderYellow.png|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch) (yellow)
MarioVsDKSwitch LadderBlue.png|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch) (blue)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ハシゴ / はしご
|JpnR=Hashigo
|JpnM=Ladder
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|title=レッキングクルー (''Rekkingu Kurū'') instruction booklet|page=5|url=archive.org/details/WreckingCrewFCManualOnlyHiResOz/Wrecking%20Crew%20manual%2005.jpg|language=Japanese|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> / <ref>{{cite|title=ゲームボーイ　ドンキーコング (''Gēmu Bōi Donkī Kongu'') instruction booklet|language=Japanese|date=1994|page=12 and 18|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|Jpn2={{ruby|普通|ふつう}}のはしご
|Jpn2R=Futsū no hashigo
|Jpn2M=Usual ladder
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''Wrecking Crew '98'' manual|page=[https://archive.org/details/wrecking-crew-98-manual/page/8/mode/2up 14]|date=1998|language=Japanese|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>
|ChiS=<span lang=zh-cn>梯子</span>
|ChiSR=Tīzi
|ChiSM=Ladder
|ChiSC=<ref>"Classified Information" section for "Kong Crusher" (''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'') in ''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' (Simplified Chinese localization).</ref>
|ChiT=<span lang=zh-tw>鎚子</span>
|ChiTR=Chuízi
|ChiTM=Ladder
|ChiTC=<ref>"Classified Information" section for "Kong Crusher" (''Donkey Kong'') in ''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'' (Traditional Chinese localization).</ref>
|Dut=Ladder
|DutM=Ladder
|DutC=<ref>Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' Dutch Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual, tab 13: "Voorwerpen".</ref>
|Fre=Échelle
|FreM=Ladder
|FreC=<ref>"Classified Information" section for "Kong Crusher" (''Donkey Kong'') in ''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'' (European French localization).</ref><ref>"Classified Information" section for "Kong Crusher" (''Donkey Kong'') in ''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'' (Canadian French localization).</ref>
|Ger=Leiter
|GerM=Ladder
|GerC=<ref>"Classified Information" section for "Kong Crusher" (''Donkey Kong'') in ''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'' (German localization).</ref>
|Ita=Scala
|ItaM=Ladder
|ItaC=<ref>"Classified Information" section for "Kong Crusher" (''Donkey Kong'') in ''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'' (Italian localization).</ref>
|Kor=사다리
|KorR=Sadari
|KorM=Ladder
|KorC=<ref>"Classified Information" section for "Kong Crusher" (''Donkey Kong'') in ''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'' (Korean localization).</ref>
|PorA=Escada
|PorAM=Ladder
|PorAC=<ref>"Classified Information" section for "Kong Crusher" (''Donkey Kong'') in ''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'' (Brazilian Portuguese localization).</ref>
|Spa=Escalera
|SpaM=Ladder
|SpaC=<ref>"Classified Information" section for "Kong Crusher" (''Donkey Kong'') in ''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'' (European Spanish localization).</ref><ref>"Classified Information" section for "Kong Crusher" (''Donkey Kong'') in ''Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition'' (Latin American Spanish localization).</ref>
}}

==References==
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