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{{split|Icicle|Huge Icicle}}
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{{Species-infobox
|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=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[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'''{{ref needed}}, also known as '''Ices'''<ref>''Mario Clash'' English instruction booklet, pages 18 and 22.</ref>, are frozen water drops that are present in ice-themed stages in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. They generally act as obstacles that can hurt the player by falling onto them.
'''Icicles''' in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] are frozen water drops that are present in ice-themed stages, generally as obstacles that can hurt players by falling onto them.
==History==
===''Mario Bros.'' series===
====''Mario Bros.''====
{{multiframe|[[File:MB Arcade Icicle.gif]][[File:MB AII Icicle.gif]][[File:KMB Icicle.gif]][[File:MBGBA Icicle.png]]|align=left|bg=grey}}
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.
 
Most ports do not include icicles. The few that do are the PC-8001 port, ''[[Kaettekita Mario Bros.]]'', the unreleased Apple II port, 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''====
[[File:MC Ice.png|frame|right]]
In ''[[Mario Clash]]'', icicles, known as '''Ices''',<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=1995|title=''Mario Clash'' instruction booklet|language=American English|page=18 and 22}}</ref> behave similarly to the original ''Mario Bros.'' game but the upper platforms too high for Mario to touch their droplets. Icicles can be defeated with a [[Green Shell|Turtle Shell]].
 
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. Special''====
[[File:SMBS Icicle Sharp X1.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'', icicles could be defeated by fireballs. They do not regenerate.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:IceSpikeLongNSMBW.png|frame|right]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', 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)}}. They come long and short, and fall similar to a [[Thwomp]]. After falling, 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 stationary ones that also hurt the player. Icicles can be defeated with a [[Super Star|Star]] or by hitting a block under it as it is falling.
 
[[Huge Icicle]]s make their debut in this game as well. Unlike normal ones, Huge Icicles will act as platforms after they have fallen, similar to the icicles in ''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 also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', as well as in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', they are found in [[Freezing-Rain Tower]] and [[Icicle Caverns]], and in ''New Super Luigi U'', they are found in [[Icicle Tower]] and [[Ice-Slide Expressway]]. Icicles 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 it will then immediately reform.
 
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO Icicle.png|thumb|left|An Icicle in ''Super Mario Odyssey'']]
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 attacks; Knucklotec will slam his fist into the ground, causing several to fall and embed themselves into the ground. If Knucklotec smashes his fist into a buried icicle, he will briefly writhe in pain, allowing Mario to capture the fist and attack Knucklotec with it. Some of the icicles contain [[Heart (item)|hearts]] that are released once the icicle is broken.


==History==
In the Snow Kingdom, they act similarly to the [[Huge Icicle]]s in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games, where they fall and allow Mario to use them as platforms, with a shadow indicating exactly where they will fall.
===''Mario Bros.''===
 
[[File:MBIcicle.gif|frame|left]]
==== ''Super Mario Maker 2'' ====
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.
{{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 appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where they function in the same way as they do in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. In the editor, they can be placed on ceilings. They can be set to remain stationary, or to drop down when approached by the player, damaging them if they are hit by it. Their stationary form is a darker blue. They can be destroyed if they fall on a player with a [[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shell]] on their head or if the player is sliding. They can also be used as platforms, though falling Icicles fall when stood on.


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.
===''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy) / ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
[[File:DonkeyKong-Stage7-5 (GB).png|thumb|left|Icicles in ''Donkey Kong'']]
Icicles appear in several [[Iceberg]] stages of [[Game Boy]] ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''. They 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.


===''Super Mario Bros. Special''===
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 Bros. Special]]'', icicles could be defeated by fireballs. They do not regenerate.  


===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''===
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.  
[[File:SMWYI2 BLIZZARD!!!.png|thumb|Icicles in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'']]
 
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', icicles appear in [[BLIZZARD!!!]] and [[The Very Loooooong Cave]] as obstacles. Throwing an egg at them would cause them to fall down from the ceiling.
===''Super Princess Peach''===
Icicles reappear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' in the [[Gleam Glacier]] world and behave the same way as they do in ''Mario Bros.''


===''Wario Land'' series===
===''Wario Land'' series===
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====''Wario Land: Shake It!''====
====''Wario Land: Shake It!''====
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]].
Large icicles appear in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' in the levels [[Slipshod Slopes]] and [[Freezing Fields]]. When Wario performs an [[Earthshake Punch]] nearby, these big icicles fall down and fix into the ground, crushing any enemy underneath. They 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.
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===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:SPP Icicle.png|frame|left]]
Icicles reappear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' in many levels of the [[Gleam Glacier]] world and behave the same way as they do in ''Mario Bros.''
 
===''Diddy Kong Racing DS''===
In ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]'', large icicles appear during the optional touch challenge against [[Bluey the Walrus]]. They fall into the player character's path, and tapping them causes them to shatter.


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
[[File:Summit SSBU.png|thumb|Summit in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'']]
Icicles appear 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]]'', retaining their original functions.
Icicles appear 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]]'', retaining their original functions.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:MKT Icicle.jpg|thumb|100px|left|An Icicle in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
[[File:IceSpikeLongNSMBW.png|frame]]
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.
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 stationary ones that also hurt the player. Icicles can be defeated with a [[Super Star|Star]] or by hitting a block under it as it is falling.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
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 it will then immediately reform.
[[File:Icicles.jpg|thumb|235px|[[Donkey Kong]], about to get crushed by a falling icicle. Note the array of icicles on the top right.]]
 
Icicles can be encountered in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' in the level [[Icicle Arsenal]]. 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 hit by an icicle; similarly, enemies that are hit by icicles are defeated. After coming down and breaking, icicles yield a single [[banana]].
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
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 attacks; Knucklotec will slam his fist into the ground, causing several to fall and embed themselves into the ground. If Knucklotec smashes his fist into a buried icicle, he will briefly writhe in pain, allowing Mario to capture the fist and attack Knucklotec with it. Some of the icicles contain [[Heart (item)|hearts]] that are released once the icicle is broken.
===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
[[File:SlipSlideIsleYCW.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Yoshi standing on a huge icicle]]
Icicles are also encountered in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' in the level [[Slip-Slide Isle]]. They behave like they do in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', in that every icicle that falls becomes a new platform for Yoshi to walk on.
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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, with a shadow indicating exactly where they will fall.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
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''
WL4-Icicle Sprite.png|''[[Wario Land 4]]''
SSBB Summit Stage.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
NSMBU Wendy Castle Battle.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
MK8 Icicle.png|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
</gallery>


==== ''Super Mario Maker 2'' ====
==Additional names==
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===Internal names===
Icicles appear in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where they function in the same way as they do in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games. In the editor, they can be placed on ceilings. They can be set to remain stationary, or to drop down when approached by the player, damaging them if they are hit by it. Their stationary form is a darker blue. They can be destroyed if they fall on a player with a [[Spiny Shell (red)|Spiny Shell]] on their head. They can also be used as platforms, though falling icicles fall when stood on.
{{internal names
 
|game1=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
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[[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.]]
|name1=Icicle
Icicles can be encountered in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' in the level [[Icicle Arsenal]]. 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 hit by an icicle; similarly, enemies that are hit by icicles are defeated. After coming down and breaking, icicles yield a single [[banana]].
}}


==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
|SpaM=Icicle
|Ita=Stalattite
|ItaM=Stalactite
|Dut=IJspegel<ref>Nintendo Nederland (May 15, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUVPXThV-uc\ Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16 mei 2019]. ''Youtube.'' Retrieved May 16, 2019.</ref>
|DutM=Icicle
|Rus=Сосулька<ref> NintendoRU. (May 15, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsGC95GOw4I Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 16/05/2019]. Retrieved May 17, 2019.</ref>
|RusR=Sosul'ka
|RusM=Icicle
|Kor=고드름
|KorR=Godeureum
|KorM=Icicle
|ChiS=冰锥
|ChiS=冰锥
|ChiSR=Bīngzhuī
|ChiSR=Bīngzhuī
|ChiSM=Icicle
|ChiSM=Icicle
|ChiT=冰柱<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb/course/index.htm Official Chinese website for ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']. Retrieved February 24, 2020.</ref> (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')<br>''Bīngzhù''<br>冰錐<ref>Nintendo HK. (May 17, 2019). [https://youtu.be/SZoM0HopW_g 《Super Mario Maker 2 (超級瑪利歐創作家 2)》Direct 2019.5.16]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 21, 2019.</ref> (''Super Mario Maker 2'')<br>''Bīngzhuī''
|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''|accessdate=February 24, 2020}}</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')</small>
|ChiTM=Icicle<br><br>Icicle<br><br>
|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
|Ger=Eiszapfen
|GerM=Icicle
|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
|KorR=Godeureum
|KorM=Icicle
|Por=Pingente de gelo<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Portugal|date=May 15, 2019|url=youtu.be/uG5PwoP3Ch8?t=373|title=Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 10, 2021}}</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 in the Super Mario franchise are frozen water drops that are present in ice-themed stages, generally as obstacles that can hurt players by falling onto them.

History[edit]

Mario Bros. series[edit]

Mario Bros.[edit]

Sprite of an Icicle from the arcade version of Mario Bros.Sprite of an Icicle in Mario Bros. for the Apple II (Unreleased)Icicle sprite from Kaettekita Mario Bros.An Icicle

Icicles first appear during Phase 16 (17 in Japan) of 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.

Most ports do not include icicles. The few that do are the PC-8001 port, Kaettekita Mario Bros., the unreleased Apple II port, 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]

Sprite of an Ice from Mario Clash

In Mario Clash, icicles, known as Ices,[1] behave similarly to the original Mario Bros. game but the upper platforms too high for Mario to touch their droplets. Icicles can be defeated with a Turtle Shell.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]

Tsurara

In Super Mario Bros. Special, icicles could be defeated by fireballs. They do not regenerate.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Icicle

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, icicles are found in World 3-3 and World 3-Castle. They come long and short, and fall similar to a Thwomp. After falling, 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 stationary ones that also hurt the player. Icicles can be defeated with a Star or by hitting a block under it as it is falling.

Huge Icicles make their debut in this game as well. Unlike normal ones, Huge Icicles will act as platforms after they have fallen, similar to the icicles in 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 also appear in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, as well as in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. In New Super Mario Bros. U, they are found in Freezing-Rain Tower and Icicle Caverns, and in New Super Luigi U, they are found in Icicle Tower and Ice-Slide Expressway. Icicles can also be found in World Coin-7. When battling 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 it will then immediately reform.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

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

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 attacks; Knucklotec will slam his fist into the ground, causing several to fall and embed themselves into the ground. If Knucklotec smashes his fist into a buried icicle, he will briefly writhe in pain, allowing Mario to capture the fist and attack Knucklotec with it. Some of the icicles contain hearts that are released once the icicle is broken.

In the Snow Kingdom, they act similarly to the Huge Icicles in the New Super Mario Bros. games, where they fall and allow Mario to use them as platforms, with a shadow indicating exactly where they will fall.

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 appear in Super Mario Maker 2, where they function in the same way as they do in the New Super Mario Bros. games. In the editor, they can be placed on ceilings. They can be set to remain stationary, or to drop down when approached by the player, damaging them if they are hit by it. Their stationary form is a darker blue. They can be destroyed if they fall on a player with a Spiny Shell on their head or if the player is sliding. They can also be used as platforms, though falling Icicles fall when stood on.

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

Stage 7-5 of Donkey Kong for the Game Boy
Icicles in Donkey Kong

Icicles appear in several Iceberg stages of Game Boy Donkey Kong. They 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.

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.

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

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

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, icicles appear in BLIZZARD!!! and The Very Loooooong Cave as obstacles. Throwing an egg at them would cause them to fall down from the ceiling.

Wario Land series[edit]

Wario Land 4[edit]

In Wario Land 4, icicles appear in 40 Below Fridge and the latter part of Fiery Cavern. They form on the ceiling and fall down, breaking when they hit the ground. Wario usually gets hurt when he touches an icicle, unless he is rolling or frozen. He cannot break icicles himself, but if he rolls or skates through an icicle, it will produce the sound heard when an obstacle is destroyed.

Wario Land: Shake It![edit]

Large icicles appear in Wario Land: Shake It! in the levels Slipshod Slopes and Freezing Fields. When Wario performs an Earthshake Punch nearby, these big icicles fall down and fix into the ground, crushing any enemy underneath. They 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.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Sprite of an icicle in Super Princess Peach

Icicles reappear in Super Princess Peach in many levels of the Gleam Glacier world and behave the same way as they do in Mario Bros.

Diddy Kong Racing DS[edit]

In Diddy Kong Racing DS, large icicles appear during the optional touch challenge against Bluey the Walrus. They fall into the player character's path, and tapping them causes them to shatter.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

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.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

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.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Summit stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Summit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Icicles appear 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, retaining their original functions.

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 can be encountered in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze in the level Icicle Arsenal. They are remarkably sharp and long, slightly varying in size. They hang from ceilings and drop down when the Kongs 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 hit by an icicle; similarly, enemies that are hit by icicles are defeated. After coming down and breaking, icicles yield a single banana.

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

Icicles are also encountered in Yoshi's Crafted World in the level Slip-Slide Isle. They behave like they do in Super Mario Odyssey, in that every icicle that falls becomes a new platform for Yoshi to walk on.

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]
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. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Nintendo Portugal (May 15, 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 Direct - 15/05/2019. YouTube. Retrieved January 10, 2021.