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{{about|taught, metal objects that Mario can only swing from|the elastic wired cables from [[Super Mario Sunshine]]|[[rope]]}}
{{about|taut, swingable objects|the elastic wired cables from [[Super Mario Sunshine]]|[[rope]]}}


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'''Wires''',<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' instruction booklet, page 25.</ref> also referred to as '''bars''',<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital instruction manual, page 12.</ref><ref>''Wario Land: Shake It!'' instruction booklet, page 4.</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein|date=2017|title=''Super Mario Odyssey: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=99, 102, 105, 107, 145}}</ref> are metal objects in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise that the player character can cling to and swing from. The character will automatically grab onto a wire on contact, and moving the control stick up and down (or back and forth, depending on the context) will cause them to swing. Letting go at the apex propels the character high into the air, allowing them to access greater heights and tall platforms they otherwise would not be able to reach. Though inconsistent, the term "wire" is generally reserved for long, taught power cables spanning across opposite walls. They are only present in ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' and its sequel ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''. The ones discontinuous with opposing walls are referred to as "bars", and are more recurring. They closely resemble the {{wp|horizontal bar}}s used in gymnastics.
'''Wires''',<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|title=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Instruction Booklet''|url=https://fs-prod-cdn.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioVsDonkeyKong_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|date=2004|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe]]|page=5, 7, 18}}</ref> or '''bars''',<ref name=3DS>{{cite|author=Nintendo|quote=You can use bars to jump higher.|title=''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''|format=in-game eGuide for the [[nwiki:Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program|Nintendo 3DS]] rerelease|date=2011|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo, Co. Ltd]]|page=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|title=''Wario Land: Shake It!: Instruction Booklet''|url=https://csassets.nintendo.com/noaext/image/private/t_KA_PDF/Wii_Wario_Shake?_a=DATC1RAAZAA0|date=2008|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein|date=2017|title=''Super Mario Odyssey: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=99, 102, 105, 107, 145}}</ref> are metal objects in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise that the player character can swing from. The character will automatically grab onto one on contact. Depending on the game, flicking the control stick or pressing the action button will cause the character to start swinging. Letting go at the apex propels the character high into the air, allowing them to access heights that they otherwise would not be able to reach.


Wires are similar visually and mechanically to the horizontally strung [[rope]]s that appear in other mainline ''Super Mario'' games. Bars are comparable to [[trapeze]]s, which appear alongside them in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.
Though inconsistent, the term "wire" is generally applied to taut power cables that span across opposite walls or towers. The ones discontinuous with opposing walls are typically referred to as "bars", and are more recurring in the ''Super Mario'' franchise. They resemble {{wp|horizontal bar}}s.
 
Wires are comparable to horizontally-strung [[rope]]s and [[trapeze]]s.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====
====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====
'''Ropes''',<ref>Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' English instruction booklet, page 11.</ref> also called '''Horizontal Bars''',<ref>"''Swing from the Horizontal Bar, then press Up on the Control Pad and the Jump button.''" - The ''Super Game Boy'' Player's Guide, page 36.</ref> appear in ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Game Boy]], where they are attached to transmission towers. [[Mario]] can grab on and move across ropes and can also do the [[Wire Spin]] to either do a small jump or a large jump to get to areas he could not reach. Ropes are either diagonal or horizontal, which can help make [[Mario]] ascend heights or traverse gaps. Enemies called [[Wire Trap]]s sometimes appear along ropes.
'''Ropes''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Jump onto a rope .While Mario hangs from it, press ▲ on the +Control Pad. Mario will then beginning spinning. Press the A Button again and due to the centrifugal force, he can jump higher and further. [''{{wp|sic}}'']|author=Nintendo|title=''Donkey Kong: Instruction Booklet''|date=1994|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|page=11}}</ref> also called '''horizontal bars''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Mario must gracefully swing from the horizontal bar to make it to the next platform.|author=Moyse, Claude M., Andreas G. Kämmerer, Marcus Menold, and Jeff Running, editors|title=''The Super Game Boy Player's Guide''|date=1994|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|page=36}}</ref> appear in ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Game Boy]], where they are attached to transmission towers. [[Mario]] can grab on and move across ropes and can also do the [[Wire Spin]] to either do a small jump or a large jump to get to areas he could not reach. Ropes are either diagonal or horizontal, which can help make [[Mario]] ascend heights or traverse gaps. Enemies called [[Wire Trap]]s sometimes appear along ropes.


The [[rope|wire ropes]] from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' share some traits and were potentially derived from these ropes, but they are more elastic and can by walked across like tightropes.
The [[rope|wire ropes]] from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' share some traits and were potentially derived from these ropes, but they are more elastic and can by walked across like tightropes.


====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''====
====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''====
The objects reappear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' and the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]]. This time, they are referred to as wires and bars.<ref>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' American English Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual, tab 12: "Advanced Controls".</ref> They behave exactly the same as they did in ''Donkey Kong''.
The objects reappear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' and the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], this time referred to as wires or bars.<ref name=3DS/> They behave exactly the same as they did in ''Donkey Kong''.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
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====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Bars, referred to as "nails" in the [[Prima Games]] guidebook,<ref>Browne, Catherine. 2010. ''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Premiere Edition guide. Page 220.</ref> return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', behaving as they did in the previous game. Bars only appear in the [[Clockwork Ruins Galaxy]]. They are used in the [[mission]] "[[Time for Adventure]]", where they must be used to reach the [[Power Star]]. The bars look rusted in this game, matching the aesthetic theming of the Clockwork Ruins Galaxy.
Bars, referred to as "nails" in the [[Prima Games]] guidebook,<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|date=2010|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Premiere Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|page=220}}</ref> return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', behaving as they did in the previous game. Bars only appear in the [[Clockwork Ruins Galaxy]]. They are used in the [[mission]] "[[Time for Adventure]]", where they must be used to reach the [[Power Star]]. The bars look rusted in this game, matching the aesthetic theming of the Clockwork Ruins Galaxy.


====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO Screenshot Traffic Light.jpg|thumb|left|80px]]
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', bars are red with gray, reflective orbs at the end. They are embedded into the walls of subareas in the [[Metro Kingdom]] and [[Snow Kingdom]]. In the [[Wooded Kingdom]], there are [[List of Power Moons in the Wooded Kingdom|multiple Timer Challenges]]s where bars briefly appear on the sides of terrain once [[Mario]] tosses [[Cappy]] at a [[Scarecrow (object)|Scarecrow]]. In the [[List of Power Moons in the Metro Kingdom#Hanging from a High-Rise|Hanging from a High-Rise]] subarea in the Metro Kingdom, bars are attached to a cross-shape apparatus that rotates every few seconds, after which they stop and shake before rotating again. [[Mario]] can grab on to these bars and [[jump]] from them.
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', bars are red with gray, reflective orbs at the end. They are embedded into the walls of subareas in the [[Metro Kingdom]] and [[Snow Kingdom]]. In the [[Wooded Kingdom]], there are [[List of Power Moons in the Wooded Kingdom|multiple Timer Challenges]]s where bars briefly appear on the sides of terrain once [[Mario]] tosses [[Cappy]] at a [[Scarecrow (object)|Scarecrow]]. In the [[List of Power Moons in the Metro Kingdom#Hanging from a High-Rise|Hanging from a High-Rise]] subarea in the Metro Kingdom, bars are attached to a cross-shape apparatus that rotates every few seconds, after which they stop and shake before rotating again. [[Mario]] can grab on to these bars and [[jump]] from them.


On the streets of [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]], the overhanging portion of '''lamposts'''<ref>{{cite|author=kikai, Rachel Roberts, and Jenny Blenk, editors.|date=2017|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Books]]|page=176}}</ref> function exactly like bars.
On the streets of [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]], the overhanging traffic lights function exactly like bars.


===''Wario Land: Shake It!''===
===''Wario Land: Shake It!''===
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|Spa=Cable<ref>[http://www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/mario_vs_dk/mario_vs_dk_sp/welcome.html Official ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' website (Guías Nintendo)]</ref>
|Spa=Cable<ref>[http://www.guiasnintendo.com/1_GAMEBOY_ADVANCE/mario_vs_dk/mario_vs_dk_sp/welcome.html Official ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' website (Guías Nintendo)]</ref>
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|Spa2=Barra<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioVsDonkeyKong_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' European instruction booklet,] page 98.</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|title=''Wario Land: Shake It!: Instruction Booklet''|url=https://csassets.nintendo.com/noaext/image/private/t_KA_PDF/Wii_Wario_Shake?_a=DATC1RAAZAA0|language=Spanish|date=2008|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|page=30}}</ref>
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