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{{about|the obstacle|the move in [[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]|[[Grinder (move)]]|the monkey enemies formerly known as Grinders|[[Ukiki]]}}

{{redirect|Garigari|the enemy from [[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]] also known as "Garigari"|[[Gōrumondo]]}}

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|image=[[File:SMM-NSMBU-Grinder.png]]<br>A Grinder from the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style of ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''

|variants=[[Big Grinder]]<br>[[Garigari Mini]]

|comparable=[[Wakiri]]

A '''Grinder''' is a spinning circular saw blade that acts as a hazard in several ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games.

====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====

Grinders make their debut in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' (and reappears later in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''), and are found in some [[Fortress]]es and [[Castle]]s. In this games, there are two types of Grinders: line-guided and non-line-guided. The line-guided variety travels along a dotted line while non-line-guided Grinders travel across the floor. The blades are rather large and cannot be jumped on, although they can be defeated by a [[Slope Slide]] (which displays a [[Glitch|glitchy]] sprite). [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] can also [[Spin Jump]] onto a Grinder, which lets them bounce off it without taking any damage. This obstacle first appears in [[Forest Fortress]].

[[File:SMG2 Screenshot Mandibug.png|thumb|left|Multiple buzz saws in the [[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]] in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]

In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Grinders (referred to as "buzz saws" in the [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide) appear in the [[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]] and the [[Rolling Masterpiece Galaxy]], where they cut through planks of wood and cause them to fall. When Mario traverses certain parts of a planet or comes close to a buzz saw, it starts moving and any enemy that touches it is defeated. [[Garigari Mini]]s<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' internal filename (<tt>ObjectData/GarigariMini.arc</tt>)</ref><ref>''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' internal filename (<tt>SystemData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt>); the equivalent string of "GarigariMini" (en_name) is「ガリガリミニ」(jp_name)</ref> also appear in the game, which are smaller versions that cut in curves rather than straight lines.

Grinders appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they operate on tracks as they did in ''Super Mario World''. They make clock ticking sound effects and can also jump vertically, if the tracks allow them to. Grinders are among the few obstacles in the game that cannot be destroyed by [[Gold Mario]]'s fireballs, though it is possible to destroy a Grinder by touching it as [[White Raccoon Mario]]. They are extremely common throughout {{world-link|3|castlen2|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, serving as the level's main obstacles. Grinders also appear in {{world-link|star|castlen2|World Star-Castle}}, and the [[Third Course (Impossible Pack)|third level]] of the [[Impossible Pack]]. [[Big Grinder]]s also appear in the game.

Grinders appear as obstacles in ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. They can be found staying in one spot, or moving on a [[track]]. Grinders appear in [[Cutting-Edge Spire]] and [[Make the Cut!]].

[[File:LiftCastle.png|thumb|200px|Two buzz saws in [[Lift Castle]].]]

'''Buzz saws'''<ref>[https://archive.org/details/YoshisStoryOfficialPlayersGuide/page/n116/mode/1up ''Yoshi's Story'' Player's guide]. Pages 115, 116, 117, and 119.</ref>  reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. They are found abundantly in [[Mecha Castle]] and [[Lift Castle]], and reappear in [[Magma Castle]] in tight spaces. Some buzz saws are permanently connected to walls and need to be [[jump]]ed or crawled past.

|Jap=ガリガリ

|JapR=Garigari

|Jap2=ノコギリ<ref>「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''). Pages 110, 111, 112, 122, and 123.</ref> <small>(''Yoshi's Story'')</small>

|Fre=Scie<br>Scirculaire<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' French ending</ref><br>Scie circulaire

|FreM=Saw<br>Portmanteau of "scie" (saw) and "circulaire" (circular), sounding exactly like the latter.<br>Circular saw

|PorEM=Augmentative form of "serra" (saw)