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|image=[[File:Icecyclesmall1.png|100px]]<br>A render of an icicle from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|image=[[File:Mega icicle.png]]<br>A Huge Icicle<ref>Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). ''New Super Mario Bros. U'': [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, pages 103, and 109.</ref> from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variants=[[Huge Icicle]]
|comparable=[[Drop]]<br>[[Falling spike]]<br>[[Icicle Mite]]
}}
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'''Icicles''' are frozen water drops that appears in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise.
 
'''Icicles''' appear in ice-themed stages of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], mostly as falling obstacles that can harm players on contact.


==History==
==History==
===''Mario Bros.''===
===''Mario Bros.'' series===
[[File:MBIcicle.gif|frame|left]]
====''Mario Bros.''====
Icicles first appear during Phase 16 (17 in Japan) of ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' as obstacles that drop from under the top platforms and pipes, where they would constantly regenerate. They kill the player if they fall upon them; however, icicles can also be deadly if touched while they are still attached to the ceiling. Touching an icicle while it is still a liquid droplet or using the [[POW Block]] will prevent it from being formed, though this will not award any points. However, the POW Block will also cause fully formed icicles to drop prematurely.
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Icicles in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' are obstacles that drop from under the top platforms and pipes, where they would constantly regenerate. They are first encountered in Phase 17, or Phase 16 in {{wp|Western world|Western}} releases, and kill the player on contact. However, icicles can also be deadly if touched while they are still attached to the ceiling. Touching an icicle while it is still a liquid droplet or using the [[POW Block]] will prevent it from being formed, though this will not award any points. However, the POW Block will also cause fully formed icicles to drop prematurely.
 
Most ports do not include icicles. The few that do are the PC-8001 port, ''[[Kaettekita Mario Bros.]]'', the Atari 8-bit port, and the Europe-only "Classic Series" port for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]. They also appear for the [[Mario Bros. (Game Boy Advance)|Game Boy Advance minigame remake]] found in the [[Super Mario Advance (series)|''Super Mario Advance'' series]] and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''.
 
====''Mario Clash''====
Icicles, known as '''Ices''',<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=1995|title=''Mario Clash'' instruction booklet|language=en-us|page=18 and 22}}</ref> in ''[[Mario Clash]]'' are similar in function to their appearance in the original ''Mario Bros.'' game but the upper platforms too high for Mario to touch their droplets. Icicles can be destroyed from a [[Koopa Shell|Turtle Shell]].
 
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. Special''====
[[File:SMBS Icicle Sharp X1.png|frame|left]]
Icicles in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' can be defeated by fireballs and do not regenerate.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Icicles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' are obstacles appearing in long and short varieties. They fall when approached, not unlike a [[Thwomp]], and regenerate after a few seconds. Both the player and enemies take damage from touching icicles. There are also some stationary ones that also hurt the player. Icicles can be destroyed from an [[Invincible Mario|invincible character]] or by hitting a block under one as it falls. Icicles are located in [[World 3-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-3]] and {{world-link|3|castle|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}.
 
''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' is the first game of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] to have [[Huge Icicle]]s, which can be used as platforms after falling, not unlike the icicles of ''Wario Land: Shake It!''
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:Freezing-Rain Tower.jpg|thumb|A Huge Icicle and some Icicles in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
Icicles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and the [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch]] port are obstacles, like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Icicles in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' appear in [[Freezing-Rain Tower]] and [[Icicle Caverns]], and icicles in ''New Super Luigi U'' appear in [[Icicle Tower]] and [[Ice-Slide Expressway]]. [[World Coin-7]] also has icicles. Icicles in all three games can be generated from [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]'s magic to cause them to fall on players. Icicles in [[Boost Mode]] can be tapped to make them break and never reform, although tapping a falling one will break it but will still eventually reform; furthermore, destroying one of Wendy's icicles with Boost Mode will destroy it, only for it to immediately reform afterward.


Icicles return in ''Luigi Bros.'', a slightly modified version of ''Mario Bros.'' featured in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Here, they act the same way as previously.
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO Icicle.png|thumb|left|An Icicle in ''Super Mario Odyssey'']]
Icicles in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' are located in both the [[Deepest Underground]] in the [[Sand Kingdom]], and the [[Icicle Cavern]] of the [[Snow Kingdom]]. Icicles of the Sand Kingdom are faceted in shape, and some of them can be destroyed to release [[Heart (item)|hearts]]. These icicles are used by [[Knucklotec]] in an attack where he slams his fist into the ground, making several of them fall and embed themselves into the ground. Knucklotec smashing his fist into a buried icicle causes him to writhe in pain and gives an opening for Mario to [[capture]] the fist and attack Knucklotec with it. Icicles of the Snow Kingdom function similarly to the [[Huge Icicle]]s, where they fall, with a shadow indicating exactly where they will fall, and can be used as platforms by Mario.
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==== ''Super Mario Maker 2'' ====
{{multiframe|[[File:SMM2 SMB Icicle.png|x50px]][[File:SMM2-SMB3-Icicle.png|x50px]][[File:SMM2-SMW-FallingIcicle.png|x50px]][[File:SMM2-NSMBU-Icicle.png|x50px]][[File:SMM2-SM3DW-Icicle.png|x50px]]|align=right|size=100|Icicles in all five of ''Super Mario Maker 2''{{'}}s game styles}}
Icicles in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' function identically as in other ''Super Mario Bros.'' games, but can be used in all five game styles. Icicles in the editor can be placed on ceilings and set to either remain stationary or to drop down when approached by the player, damaging them upon contacts. Icicles in their stationary form are a darker blue. Icicles can be destroyed if they fall on a player wearing a [[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shell]] on their head or if the player is sliding. Icicles are also usable platforms, though falling Icicles fall when stood on.


===''Super Mario Bros. Special''===
===''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy) / ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'', icicles could be defeated by fireballs. They do not regenerate.  
Icicles in the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]] of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' audibly shake and then slowly fall down when approached, getting stuck on the floor after they fall. [[Mario]] can use its flat end as a platform. After a few seconds, it will shake again and then disappear, soon regenerating in its original location. They are located in various [[Iceberg]] levels.


===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', [[falling spike]]s take the role of icicles, acting very similarly except they are faster. In the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], proper icicles also appear in the new ice-themed world, [[Slippery Summit]].
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', throwing an egg at them would cause them to fall down from the ceiling.  


===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Yoshi'' franchise===
Icicles reappeared in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' in the [[Gleam Glacier]] world and behaved the same way as they did in ''Mario Bros.''.
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''====
[[File:SMWYI2 BLIZZARD!!!.png|thumb|Icicles in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']]
Icicles in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|its remake]] are obstacles that can have an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]] thrown at them to make them fall down from the ceiling. They appear in [[BLIZZARD!!!]] and [[The Very Loooooong Cave]].
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===''Wario Land: Shake It!''===
====''Yoshi's Crafted World''====
Icicles appear in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'', in the level [[Slipshod Slopes]]. They appear in a cove part, and seem to be gigantic. When executing the [[Earthshake Punch]], these big icicles will fall down, and crush any enemy underneath (defeating 5 enemies with those icicles is also a mission in that level). When Wario hits a falling icicle, he'll get hurt. Wario can also stand on those icicles as if they are [[platform]]s. However, the fallen icicles will break after a short time. when broken, new icicles will grow on the piece of ceiling the old ones were fallen off. There are giant icicles as well in [[Freezing Fields]].
[[File:SlipSlideIsleYCW.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Yoshi standing on a huge icicle in ''Yoshi's Crafted World'']]
Icicles in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' function identically as in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', in that any icicle that falls can be used by Yoshi as a platform to walk on. They appear in the level [[Slip-Slide Isle]].


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Wario Land'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
====''Wario Land 4''====
Icicles also make a minor reappearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. When fighting on the [[Ice Climbers]]' stage, the [[Summit]], they act the exact same way they did in the original ''Mario Bros.'', except this time they are indestructible and cannot be melted.
Icicles in ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' form on the ceiling and fall down, breaking upon contact with the ground. Touching an icicle usually hurts [[Wario]], unless he is [[roll]]ing or [[Frozen Wario|frozen]]. Icicles cannot be broken, but if Wario rolls or skates through an icicle, it will produce the sound heard when an obstacle is destroyed. Icicles appear in [[40 Below Fridge]] and the latter part of [[Fiery Cavern]].


====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
====''Wario Land: Shake It!''====
Huge Icicles are featured as stage hazards on the [[Mushroom Kingdom U]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' with their appearance from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series. They are present in all four variations of the stage. They occasionally fall from the top of the screen and can damage fighters.
Large icicles in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' can fall down and fix into the ground if Wario performs an [[Earthshake Punch]], crushing any enemy underneath, and can also harm Wario as they fall. When wedged in the ground, their top sides can be used as platforms, helping Wario reach high areas. However, they break after a short while, or if Wario [[Ground Pound|pounds]] or [[Dash Attack|dashes]] into one, albeit new icicles soon grow back on the piece of ceiling the old ones fell off of. While on the ceiling, an icicle can be destroyed if Wario jumps and hits the tip with his head from underneath, but only while carrying an enemy; jumping into the tip empty-handed does not affect the icicle. Large icicles appear in the levels [[Slipshod Slopes]] and [[Freezing Fields]].
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====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
===''Super Princess Peach''===
Icicles appears in the returning stages [[Summit]] from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and [[Mushroom Kingdom U]] from ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
[[File:SPP Icicle.png|frame|left]]
Icicles in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' are interacted in the same way as in ''Mario Bros.'' They appear in many levels of the [[Gleam Glacier]] world.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''===
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Large icicles in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'' fall into the player character's path, and can be tapped to shatter them. Such icicles appear in the touch challenge race against [[Bluey the Walrus]],
[[File:IceSpikeLongNSMBW.png|frame]]
Icicles are found in [[World 3-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 3-3]] and {{world-link|3|castle|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', along with giant indestructible icicles known as '''Huge Icicles''' that Mario can walk on after they fall, some of which may tilt to one side. Icicles come long and short, and when the icicles fall similar to a Thwomp, they reform after a few seconds. Mario and company, as well as enemies, will take damage if they come in contact with one. There are also some that don't even fall at all but still hurt the player. Icicles can be defeated with a [[Super Star]] or by hitting a block under it as it is falling.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Icicles also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', as well as in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. They can be found in [[Freezing-Rain Tower]] and [[Icicle Caverns]] in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', and in [[Icicle Tower]] and [[Ice-Slide Expressway]] in ''New Super Luigi U''. They can also be found in [[World Coin-7]]. When battling [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]] in all three games, she uses magic to cause icicles to fall onto the player. In Boost Mode, tapping on an icicle in its idle state will cause it to break and never reform, although tapping a falling one will break it but will still eventually reform. Additionally, destroying one of Wendy's icicles with Boost Mode will destroy it but will then immediately reform.
Icicles in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] appear in a few stages. Icicles in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' appear in the [[smashwiki:Summit|Summit]] stage, where they interacted with like the icicles in ''Mario Bros.'', except these ones are indestructible and cannot be melted. Huge Icicles in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' are superficially similar to their appearance from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', and are harmful stage hazards that occasionally fall from the top of the screen in all four variations of the [[Mushroom Kingdom U]] stage. Icicles in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' return in both stages, serving an identical role as before.


====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
===''Mario Kart'' series===
Icicles appear in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where they are seen in both the Deepest Underground in the [[Sand Kingdom]], and the Icicle Cavern of the [[Snow Kingdom]]. In the Sand Kingdom, they are faceted in shape, and are used by [[Knucklotec]] as one of his means of attacking Mario. If Knucklotec were to hit any of his icicles partially buried in the snow, he will briefly writhe in pain, allowing the affected fist to be captured by Mario. Some of the icicles contain [[Heart (item)|hearts]] in them, which can be collected once the icicle is broken. In the Snow Kingdom, they act similar to the Huge Icicles in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, where they fall and allow Mario to use them as platforms, but with a shadow indicating exactly where they will fall.
[[File:MKT Icicle.jpg|thumb|100px|left|An Icicle in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Upward-pointing icicles similar to [[rock spire|stalagmites]] appear as track obstacles in the ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' course [[3DS Rosalina's Ice World|Rosalina's Ice World]]. They are scattered throughout the cavern segment of the course. Icicles break upon direct contact with a driver, but will also slow them down. They can otherwise be broken by hitting them with an offensive item such as a shell or a [[Bob-omb]]. Icicles are also used to block the player from accessing certain areas in some bonus challenges.
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===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
[[File:Icicles.jpg|thumb|right|235px|[[Donkey Kong]], about to get crushed by a falling icicle. Note the array of icicles on the top right.]]
[[File:Icicles.jpg|thumb|235px|[[Donkey Kong]], about to get crushed by a falling icicle. Note the array of icicles on the top right.]]
In addition, icicles can be encountered in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' during [[Icicle Arsenal]], a level on [[Donkey Kong Island (world)|Donkey Kong Island]]. They are remarkably sharp and long, slightly varying in size. They hang from ceilings and drop down when the [[Kong]]s walk underneath them. Moments before falling, they signal the player with a slight shake. The Kongs lose one heart from their health meter if they get crushed by an icicle; similarly, an enemy gets defeated if hit by one such obstacle. After coming down on either the ground or a character, an icicle breaks and yields a single [[banana]].
Icicles in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' are remarkably sharp and long, slightly varying in size, and hang from ceilings, from which they drop when the [[Kong]]s approach. Moments before falling, they signal the player with a slight shake. The Kongs lose one heart from their health meter if they get hit by an icicle; similarly, enemies that are hit by icicles are defeated. After coming down and breaking, icicles yield a single [[banana]]. Icicles appear in the level [[Icicle Arsenal]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
MB AII Icicle.gif|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' (Apple II; unreleased)
SMW2 Icicle.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 Icicle long.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMW2 Icicle longer.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
DonkeyKong-Stage7-5 (GB).png|''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)
MC Ice.png|''[[Mario Clash]]''
WL4-Icicle Sprite.png|''[[Wario Land 4]]''
SSBB Summit Stage.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
IceSpikeLongNSMBW.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBU Wendy Castle Battle.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
MK8 Icicle.png|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
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==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ツララ
|Jap=ツララ
|JapR=Tsurara
|JapR=Tsurara
|JapM=Icicle
|JapM=Icicle
|Spa=Carámbano
|ChiS=冰锥
|SpaM=Icicle
|ChiSR=Bīngzhuī
|ChiSM=Icicle
|ChiT=冰柱<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb/course/index.htm|title=Official Hong Kong website for ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''|publisher=Nintendo HK|language=zh-hant|accessdate=February 24, 2020}}</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')</small>
|ChiTR=Bīngzhù
|ChiT2=冰錐 <small>(''Super Mario Maker 2'' and ''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>
|ChiT2R=Bīngzhuī
|ChiTM=Icicle
|ChiT2M=Icicle
|Dut=IJspegel
|DutM=Icicle
|Fre=Stalactite
|FreM=Stalactite
|Ger=Eiszapfen
|GerM=Icicle
|Ita=Stalattite <small>(ceiling variant</small>{{footnote|main|a}}</small>)</small><br>Stalagmite <small>(floor variant)</small>
|ItaM=Stalactite<br>Stalagmite
|Kor=고드름
|Kor=고드름
|KorR=Godeureum
|KorR=Godeureum
|KorM=Icicle}}
|KorM=Icicle
|Por=Pingente de gelo<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Portugal|date=May 15, 2019|url=youtu.be/uG5PwoP3Ch8?t=373|timestamp=06:13|language=pt|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>''Mario Kart Tour'' in-game name</ref>
|PorM=Icicle
|Rus=Сосулька
|RusR=Sosul'ka
|RusM=Icicle
|SpaA=Témpano
|SpaAM=Iceberg
|SpaE=Carámbano
|SpaEM=Icicle
}}
 
==Notes==
{{footnote|note|a|Except in ''Mario Kart Tour'', where the icicles found in 3DS Rosalina's Ice World, which rise from the ground, are inaccurately referred to as such.}}


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Icicle
a skinny boi icicle
A render of an icicle from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance Mario Bros. (1983)
Latest appearance Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)
Variants
Comparable

Icicles appear in ice-themed stages of the Super Mario franchise, mostly as falling obstacles that can harm players on contact.

History[edit]

Mario Bros. series[edit]

Mario Bros.[edit]

Sprite of an Icicle from the arcade version of Mario Bros.Icicle sprite from Kaettekita Mario Bros.An Icicle

Icicles in Mario Bros. are obstacles that drop from under the top platforms and pipes, where they would constantly regenerate. They are first encountered in Phase 17, or Phase 16 in Western releases, and kill the player on contact. However, icicles can also be deadly if touched while they are still attached to the ceiling. Touching an icicle while it is still a liquid droplet or using the POW Block will prevent it from being formed, though this will not award any points. However, the POW Block will also cause fully formed icicles to drop prematurely.

Most ports do not include icicles. The few that do are the PC-8001 port, Kaettekita Mario Bros., the Atari 8-bit port, and the Europe-only "Classic Series" port for the NES. They also appear for the Game Boy Advance minigame remake found in the Super Mario Advance series and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

Mario Clash[edit]

Icicles, known as Ices,[1] in Mario Clash are similar in function to their appearance in the original Mario Bros. game but the upper platforms too high for Mario to touch their droplets. Icicles can be destroyed from a Turtle Shell.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]

Tsurara

Icicles in Super Mario Bros. Special can be defeated by fireballs and do not regenerate.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Icicles in New Super Mario Bros. Wii are obstacles appearing in long and short varieties. They fall when approached, not unlike a Thwomp, and regenerate after a few seconds. Both the player and enemies take damage from touching icicles. There are also some stationary ones that also hurt the player. Icicles can be destroyed from an invincible character or by hitting a block under one as it falls. Icicles are located in World 3-3 and World 3-Castle.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii is the first game of the Super Mario franchise to have Huge Icicles, which can be used as platforms after falling, not unlike the icicles of Wario Land: Shake It!

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Freezing-Rain Tower
A Huge Icicle and some Icicles in New Super Mario Bros. U

Icicles in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and the Nintendo Switch port are obstacles, like in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Icicles in New Super Mario Bros. U appear in Freezing-Rain Tower and Icicle Caverns, and icicles in New Super Luigi U appear in Icicle Tower and Ice-Slide Expressway. World Coin-7 also has icicles. Icicles in all three games can be generated from Wendy's magic to cause them to fall on players. Icicles in Boost Mode can be tapped to make them break and never reform, although tapping a falling one will break it but will still eventually reform; furthermore, destroying one of Wendy's icicles with Boost Mode will destroy it, only for it to immediately reform afterward.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

An icicle falling in Icicle Cavern
An Icicle in Super Mario Odyssey

Icicles in Super Mario Odyssey are located in both the Deepest Underground in the Sand Kingdom, and the Icicle Cavern of the Snow Kingdom. Icicles of the Sand Kingdom are faceted in shape, and some of them can be destroyed to release hearts. These icicles are used by Knucklotec in an attack where he slams his fist into the ground, making several of them fall and embed themselves into the ground. Knucklotec smashing his fist into a buried icicle causes him to writhe in pain and gives an opening for Mario to capture the fist and attack Knucklotec with it. Icicles of the Snow Kingdom function similarly to the Huge Icicles, where they fall, with a shadow indicating exactly where they will fall, and can be used as platforms by Mario.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

An Icicle in the Super Mario Bros. style from Super Mario Maker 2An Icicle in Super Mario Maker 2A falling Icicle in the Super Mario World theme of Super Mario Maker 2An icicle in Super Mario Maker 2An icicle in Super Mario Maker 2
Icicles in all five of Super Mario Maker 2's game styles

Icicles in Super Mario Maker 2 function identically as in other Super Mario Bros. games, but can be used in all five game styles. Icicles in the editor can be placed on ceilings and set to either remain stationary or to drop down when approached by the player, damaging them upon contacts. Icicles in their stationary form are a darker blue. Icicles can be destroyed if they fall on a player wearing a Spiny Shell on their head or if the player is sliding. Icicles are also usable platforms, though falling Icicles fall when stood on.

Donkey Kong (Game Boy) / Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]

Icicles in the Game Boy version of Donkey Kong audibly shake and then slowly fall down when approached, getting stuck on the floor after they fall. Mario can use its flat end as a platform. After a few seconds, it will shake again and then disappear, soon regenerating in its original location. They are located in various Iceberg levels.

In Mario vs. Donkey Kong, falling spikes take the role of icicles, acting very similarly except they are faster. In the remake, proper icicles also appear in the new ice-themed world, Slippery Summit.

Yoshi franchise[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island / Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

BLIZZARD!!!
Icicles in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Icicles in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its remake are obstacles that can have an egg thrown at them to make them fall down from the ceiling. They appear in BLIZZARD!!! and The Very Loooooong Cave.

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

Slip-Slide Isle, the second level of Chilly-Hot Isles in Yoshi's Crafted World.
Yoshi standing on a huge icicle in Yoshi's Crafted World

Icicles in Yoshi's Crafted World function identically as in Super Mario Odyssey, in that any icicle that falls can be used by Yoshi as a platform to walk on. They appear in the level Slip-Slide Isle.

Wario Land series[edit]

Wario Land 4[edit]

Icicles in Wario Land 4 form on the ceiling and fall down, breaking upon contact with the ground. Touching an icicle usually hurts Wario, unless he is rolling or frozen. Icicles cannot be broken, but if Wario rolls or skates through an icicle, it will produce the sound heard when an obstacle is destroyed. Icicles appear in 40 Below Fridge and the latter part of Fiery Cavern.

Wario Land: Shake It![edit]

Large icicles in Wario Land: Shake It! can fall down and fix into the ground if Wario performs an Earthshake Punch, crushing any enemy underneath, and can also harm Wario as they fall. When wedged in the ground, their top sides can be used as platforms, helping Wario reach high areas. However, they break after a short while, or if Wario pounds or dashes into one, albeit new icicles soon grow back on the piece of ceiling the old ones fell off of. While on the ceiling, an icicle can be destroyed if Wario jumps and hits the tip with his head from underneath, but only while carrying an enemy; jumping into the tip empty-handed does not affect the icicle. Large icicles appear in the levels Slipshod Slopes and Freezing Fields.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Sprite of an icicle in Super Princess Peach

Icicles in Super Princess Peach are interacted in the same way as in Mario Bros. They appear in many levels of the Gleam Glacier world.

Diddy Kong Racing DS[edit]

Large icicles in Diddy Kong Racing DS fall into the player character's path, and can be tapped to shatter them. Such icicles appear in the touch challenge race against Bluey the Walrus,

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Icicles in the Super Smash Bros. series appear in a few stages. Icicles in Super Smash Bros. Brawl appear in the Summit stage, where they interacted with like the icicles in Mario Bros., except these ones are indestructible and cannot be melted. Huge Icicles in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U are superficially similar to their appearance from New Super Mario Bros. U, and are harmful stage hazards that occasionally fall from the top of the screen in all four variations of the Mushroom Kingdom U stage. Icicles in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate return in both stages, serving an identical role as before.

Mario Kart series[edit]

An icicle in Mario Kart Tour
An Icicle in Mario Kart Tour

Upward-pointing icicles similar to stalagmites appear as track obstacles in the Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart Tour, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe course Rosalina's Ice World. They are scattered throughout the cavern segment of the course. Icicles break upon direct contact with a driver, but will also slow them down. They can otherwise be broken by hitting them with an offensive item such as a shell or a Bob-omb. Icicles are also used to block the player from accessing certain areas in some bonus challenges.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Icicles falling on DK
Donkey Kong, about to get crushed by a falling icicle. Note the array of icicles on the top right.

Icicles in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze are remarkably sharp and long, slightly varying in size, and hang from ceilings, from which they drop when the Kongs approach. Moments before falling, they signal the player with a slight shake. The Kongs lose one heart from their health meter if they get hit by an icicle; similarly, enemies that are hit by icicles are defeated. After coming down and breaking, icicles yield a single banana. Icicles appear in the level Icicle Arsenal.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) Model/Icicle.bfres.zs Icicle -

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ツララ
Tsurara
Icicle

Chinese (simplified) 冰锥
Bīngzhuī
Icicle

Chinese (traditional) 冰柱[2] (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Bīngzhù
冰錐 (Super Mario Maker 2 and Mario Kart Tour)
Bīngzhuī
Icicle

Icicle

Dutch IJspegel
Icicle
French Stalactite
Stalactite
German Eiszapfen
Icicle
Italian Stalattite (ceiling varianta)
Stalagmite (floor variant)
Stalactite
Stalagmite
Korean 고드름
Godeureum
Icicle

Portuguese Pingente de gelo[3][4]
Icicle
Russian Сосулька
Sosul'ka
Icicle

Spanish (NOA) Témpano
Iceberg
Spanish (NOE) Carámbano
Icicle

Notes[edit]

a - Except in Mario Kart Tour, where the icicles found in 3DS Rosalina's Ice World, which rise from the ground, are inaccurately referred to as such.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo of America (1995). Mario Clash instruction booklet. Page 18 and 22.
  2. ^ Official Hong Kong website for New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Nintendo HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Nintendo Portugal (May 15, 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019 (06:13). YouTube (Portuguese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Mario Kart Tour in-game name