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A '''Spinner'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUp6kqstRc4&t=22m58s Castle Crawl in-game video description]</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). ''New Super Mario Bros. U'': [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, page 129.</ref>, originally known as '''Ball 'N' Chain''' (also spelled '''Ball 'N Chain'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 75, 90, 100, 144.</ref>, '''Ball 'n' Chain'''<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.4, pages 33, 49, 82.</ref> or '''Ball and Chain'''<ref>Epstein, Joe, Garitt Rocha, and Alexander Musa. (2017) ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Official Guide (from [[Prima Games]]). Page 162.</ref>), is a [[Spiked Ball|spiked ball]] on a chain first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are usually found in [[castle]]s and similar environments, and are often indestructible. Their behavior varies depending on the game, switching between spinning around in a circular motion and swinging repetitively in a pendulum motion. The chain also changes, with most games allowing [[Mario]] to safely pass through it unharmed.