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|image=[[File:SMR Spike Bar.png|250px]]<br>A Spike Bar in ''Super Mario Run''
|title=Spike Bar
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|image=[[File:SpikeBar3dworld.jpg|250px]]<br>Spike Bar in ''Super Mario 3D World''
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Run]]'', version 3.0.4 (2017)
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|comparable=[[Fire Bar]]<br>[[Moonsnake]]<br>[[Spiked roller]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|related=[[Fire Bar]]<br>[[Moonsnake]]
}}
}}
'''Spike Bars''' are obstacles that first appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They are similar to [[Fire Bar]]s, but have spiked balls in place of [[fireball]]s and can usually be destroyed by means of a [[Statue Leaf]] or [[Lucky Bell]], whereas Fire Bars are completely indestructible. They can inflict damage on the player, causing them to lose a power-up form, shrink down in size or lose a life.
'''Spike Bars''' are spiky obstacles encountered chiefly in ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games. They are similar to [[Fire Bar]]s, but with small [[Spike Ball|spiked balls]] in place of [[fireball]]s. They usually can be destroyed with certain [[power-up]] forms, whereas Fire Bars are completely indestructible. If characters come in contact with a Spike Bar, they take damage.
==History==
===''Wario Land: Shake It!''===
[[File:WLSI Launchpad Labyrinth spike bars.png|thumb|left|Spike poles in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'']]
In ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'', Spike Bars, referred to as '''spike poles'''<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' PRIMA Official Strategy Guide. Pages 166-169.</ref> or '''spiky poles''',<ref>Stratton, Steve. ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' PRIMA Official Strategy Guide. Page 96.</ref> appear in levels that feature [[Rocket Bucket]]s, such as [[Airytale Castle]] and [[Launchpad Labyrinth]]. They extend out of a metallic pivot and start rotating around it the moment [[Wario]] mounts a Rocket Bucket, retracting when the vehicle is destroyed or abandoned. Spike poles appear with varying lengths, are indestructible, and are always surrounded with [[coin]]s, collectable by carefully navigating in-between the bars. If Wario flies a Rocket Bucket into a spike pole, the vehicle breaks, forcing Wario to plummet to solid ground. Since they only appear when a Rocket Bucket is in use, spike poles cannot hurt Wario directly.


==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:SpikeBar3DLand.PNG|thumb|left|A Spike Bar in [[World 5-3 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-3]] of ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'']]
[[File:SpikeBar3DLand.PNG|thumb|A Spike Bar in [[World 5-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-2]] of ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]
Contrary to Fire Bars, which mostly appear in only [[lava]]-themed [[level]]s, Spike Bars are found in a multitude of levels throughout the game. As with Fire Bars, there can be two Spike Bars rotating around the same axis, though unlike Fire Bars, there are no varieties of Spike Bar which rotate on their side or have more than two bars rotating around the same axis. They will break if they come into contact with [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] in their [[Statue Mario|statue]] forms, releasing several [[coin]]s.
Contrary to Fire Bars, which mostly appear in [[lava]]-themed [[level]]s, Spike Bars are found in a variety of level themes throughout ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. One or two Spike Bars can be found rotating around the same axis, but unlike Fire Bars, Spike Bars never rotate on their side. If [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] make contact with a Spike Bar in their [[Statue Mario|Statue]] forms, it breaks and releases several [[coin]]s.
 
====''Super Mario 3D World''====
Objects similar to Spike Bars, known as '''spiked rollers'''<ref>"Spikes use their immense strength to hurl spiked rollers that are even bigger than they are!" ~ Spike Bio, ''Mario Party: Star Rush''</ref>, appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''; instead of acting like Fire Bars, they generally roll around a center. Also, they are only seen with two or four bars rotating around the same axis. These types of spiked rollers are found in [[Boiling Blue Bully Belt]] and [[Broken Blue Bully Belt]]. Additionally, [[Spike]]s attack by producing spiked rollers and throwing them forward, which roll down the path in front of them. Other individual spiked rollers can also be found rolling on pendulum platforms, or swinging back and forth via two chains.
 
All spiked roller varieties can be destroyed by Mario and his company if they assume the [[Lucky Cat Mario|Lucky Cat]] form.


====''Super Mario Run''====
====''Super Mario Run''====
Spike Bars return in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' as obstacles in the level [[Spike Bar Jungle]], and are designed to look closer to their original appearance from ''Super Mario 3D Land''. Albeit indestructible in this game, Spike Bars can be bounced on safely by [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]].
Spike Bars return in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' as obstacles in the level [[Spike Bar Jungle]]. This time, the spiked balls that make up the Spike Bar are redesigned to be green with yellow spikes, making them resemble the Spike Balls as held up by [[River Piranha Plant]]s in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', or the [[spike ball (seed)|spike ball]]s that appear in some courses of ''Super Mario 3D World''. In this game, the bar is also connected to a [[Hard Block]] with a cog. Albeit indestructible in this game, Spike Bars can be bounced on safely by [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]].
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===''Mario Party: Star Rush''===
In ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', Spikes produce spiked rollers in [[Roller Revenge]].
 
===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
[[File:MRKB Spike.jpg|thumb|230px|A spiked roller in ''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle'']]
A spiked roller can be found at Underwater Village, a location in [[Spooky Trails]] from ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''. It is stuck between some plants grown away from the main path. [[Beep-0]] conjectures that whoever possessed it must have left the area in a hurry, which is, he claims, "an ominous sign". The weapons [[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle#Spike Strike|Spike Strike]] and [[List of weapons in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle#Big Spike|Big Spike]] are designed after spiked rollers, though their description refers to them as [[Skewer]]s.
 
===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', [[Spike]] produces a spiked roller and uses it to hit the tennis ball in his [[Special Shot#Mario Tennis Aces|Special Shot]].
 
===''Paper Mario: The Origami King''===
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', Spike Bars can be seen in the Spike's quarters in [[Bowser's Castle]].
 
==See also==
*[[Moonsnake]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
===Spike Bar===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=トゲバー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section, page 185.</ref>
|Jap=トゲバー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section. Page 185.</ref>
|JapR=Toge Bā
|JapR=Toge Bā
|JapM=Spike Bar
|JapM=Spike Bar
|Jap2=トゲトゲバー <small>(''Super Mario Run'')</small>
|Jap2R=Togetoge Bā
|Jap2M=Spiky Bar
|Chi=尖刺棒
|ChiR=Jiān cì bàng
|ChiM=Spiked stick
|Dut=Spijkerbalk
|Dut=Spijkerbalk
|DutM=Nail Beam
|DutM=Spike bar
|Ita=Sbarra Spino<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]; pag. 185''</ref>
|Fre=Barre à pointes
|FreM=Spike bar
|Ger=Piksbarriere
|GerM=Spike Barrier
|Ita=Sbarra chiodata<br>Sbarra Spino<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''. Page 185.</ref>
|ItaM=Spike Bar
|ItaM=Spike Bar
|Kor=가시가시바
|KorR=Gasigasi ba
|KorM=Spiky bar
|Por=Barra espinhosa
|PorM=Spiky bar
}}
}}
 
==See also==
===Spiked roller===
*[[Moonsnake]]
{{foreign names
|Jap=トゲローラー<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 186, 225 and 233.</ref>
|JapR=Toge Rōrā
|JapM=Spiked Roller
|Ita=Pilastro Spino<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]; pagg. 186, 225, 233''</ref>
|ItaM=Spike Pillar
}}


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Latest revision as of 22:59, March 10, 2024

Spike Bar
Super Mario Run Spike Bar
A Spike Bar in Super Mario Run
First appearance Wario Land: Shake It! (2008)
Latest appearance Super Mario Run, version 3.0.4 (2017)
Comparable

Spike Bars are spiky obstacles encountered chiefly in Super Mario games. They are similar to Fire Bars, but with small spiked balls in place of fireballs. They usually can be destroyed with certain power-up forms, whereas Fire Bars are completely indestructible. If characters come in contact with a Spike Bar, they take damage.

History[edit]

Wario Land: Shake It![edit]

Wario navigating a Rocket Bucket around several spike poles in Launchpad Labyrinth
Spike poles in Wario Land: Shake It!

In Wario Land: Shake It!, Spike Bars, referred to as spike poles[1] or spiky poles,[2] appear in levels that feature Rocket Buckets, such as Airytale Castle and Launchpad Labyrinth. They extend out of a metallic pivot and start rotating around it the moment Wario mounts a Rocket Bucket, retracting when the vehicle is destroyed or abandoned. Spike poles appear with varying lengths, are indestructible, and are always surrounded with coins, collectable by carefully navigating in-between the bars. If Wario flies a Rocket Bucket into a spike pole, the vehicle breaks, forcing Wario to plummet to solid ground. Since they only appear when a Rocket Bucket is in use, spike poles cannot hurt Wario directly.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

A Spike Bar
A Spike Bar in World 5-2 of Super Mario 3D Land

Contrary to Fire Bars, which mostly appear in lava-themed levels, Spike Bars are found in a variety of level themes throughout Super Mario 3D Land. One or two Spike Bars can be found rotating around the same axis, but unlike Fire Bars, Spike Bars never rotate on their side. If Mario or Luigi make contact with a Spike Bar in their Statue forms, it breaks and releases several coins.

Super Mario Run[edit]

Spike Bars return in Super Mario Run as obstacles in the level Spike Bar Jungle. This time, the spiked balls that make up the Spike Bar are redesigned to be green with yellow spikes, making them resemble the Spike Balls as held up by River Piranha Plants in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, or the spike balls that appear in some courses of Super Mario 3D World. In this game, the bar is also connected to a Hard Block with a cog. Albeit indestructible in this game, Spike Bars can be bounced on safely by Yoshis.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese トゲバー[3]
Toge Bā
トゲトゲバー (Super Mario Run)
Togetoge Bā
Spike Bar

Spiky Bar

Chinese 尖刺棒
Jiān cì bàng
Spiked stick

Dutch Spijkerbalk
Spike bar
French Barre à pointes
Spike bar
German Piksbarriere
Spike Barrier
Italian Sbarra chiodata
Sbarra Spino[4]
Spike Bar
Korean 가시가시바
Gasigasi ba
Spiky bar

Portuguese Barra espinhosa
Spiky bar

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stratton, Steve. Wario Land: Shake It! PRIMA Official Strategy Guide. Pages 166-169.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve. Wario Land: Shake It! PRIMA Official Strategy Guide. Page 96.
  3. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Super Mario 3D Land section. Page 185.
  4. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Page 185.