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{{about|taught, swingable objects|the elastic wired cables from [[Super Mario Sunshine]]|[[rope]]}}

'''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>''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console digital instruction manual, 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=Redwood|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.

Though inconsistent, the term "wire" is generally applied to taught power cables that span across opposite walls or towers. The ones discontinuous with opposing walls are referred to as "bars", and are more recurring in the ''Super Mario'' franchise. They resemble {{wp|horizontal bar}}s.

'''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.

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''.

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.

On the streets of [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]], the overhanging portions 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.

|Fre2=Barre<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=French|date=2008|location=Redwood|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|page=13}}</ref>

|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=Redwood|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|page=30}}</ref>