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{{redirect|Ball and Chain|the object from [[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]|[[Ball and Chain (Yoshi Topsy-Turvy)]]|the object from the [[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]] franchise often operated by [[Boo Guy]]s|[[Ball and chain (windup)]]}}

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A '''Spinner''',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUp6kqstRc4&t=22m58s Castle Crawl in-game video description]</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 129.</ref> originally known as a '''Ball 'N' Chain'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 52.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Power'' volume 28. Pages 15 and 20.</ref> (also spelled '''Ball 'N Chain''',<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 75, 90, 100, 144.</ref> '''Ball 'n' Chain''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 4. Pages 33, 49, 82.</ref> or '''Ball and Chain'''<ref>Musa, Alexander. ''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 130. "'''''Ball and Chain:''' The ball and chain swings over gaps. If you hit the ball straight on, you’ll be brought to a halt!''"</ref>), is a [[Spike Ball|spiked ball]] on a chain first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Spinners are usually found in [[castle]]s and similar environments and are often indestructible. Their behavior varies depending on the game, switching between spinning around in a circular motion and swinging repetitively in a pendulum motion. The chain also changes, with most games allowing [[Mario]] to safely pass through it unharmed.

[[File:Ball'n'Chain3D.png|thumb|left|A Ball 'N' Chain in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]

In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', Ball 'N' Chains appear in purple with yellow spikes and chain. Like some earlier appearances, they are not linked to shackles. Instead of performing complete rotations, they only make pendulum movements. They can be destroyed by making contact with them as [[Invincible Mario]], [[White Tanooki Mario]], or [[Statue Mario]]. The first level they appear in is {{world-link|1|2|World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)}}.

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===

Rotation-style Ball 'N' Chains appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They are colored orange instead of black, and usually found in [[fortress|fort]]s. Their chains are replaced by spiked bars, some of which are double-sided. Hacking shows that they can by destroyed by [[Superstar Mario]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnb0ZVs_tFw&t=4m15s</ref> They, along with similar objects such as [[ball and chain (windup)|windup ball and chain]]s, are operated by certain [[Boo Guy]]s.

Ball 'N' Chains, known as '''Spinning Spikes''',<ref>Black, Fletcher. ''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 132. "'''''Spinning Spikes'''''"</ref> reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. They act they do in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', except they are operated by background [[Shy Guy]]s.

===''Yoshi's Story''===

Ball 'N' Chains appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', where they swing in a manner similar to pendulums for the first time. Unlike ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', their chains are harmless. They are found alongside [[ball and chain (windup)|windup]] iron balls, which share the same graphics. Both appear in the stages [[The Tall Tower]] and [[Magma Castle]].

In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', a single Spinner appears as an obstacle in [[Bowser's Castle (Wii U)|Bowser's Castle]]. The obstacle acts virtually the same as the pendulums in [[Tick-Tock Clock (DS)|Tick-Tock Clock]], except that the player will spin out upon hitting it. The Spinner will move faster during the final lap of the race. Unlike in previous games, the spikes on the ball appear to be blunt, similarly to [[Thwomp]]s.

1996 NCM sizechartC.png|A size chart for a 1996 ''Nintendo Character Manual''

 

===Names in other languages===

|Jap=グルグル<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''. Pages 60, 118, 150, 215.</ref><br>''Guru Guru''<br>グルグルバー<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオ★ヨッシーアイランド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario: Yossy Island''). Page 28.</ref><ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシー New アイランド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island''). Page 44.</ref><br>''Guru Guru Bā''<br>{{ruby|回転鉄球|かいてんてっきゅう}}<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシーアイランドDS」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Island DS''). Page 34.</ref><br>''Kaiten Tekkyū''<br>振り子の鉄球<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section. Page 186.</ref><br>''Furiko no Tekkyū''<br>ふりこてっきゅう<ref>[[Impossible Pendulums]]</ref><ref>[[Spiked Ball Scramble]]</ref><br>''Furiko Tekkyū''

|JapM= Japanese onomatopoeia for spinning; shared with [[List of Super Smash Bros. series items#Flipper|Flipper]]<br><br>Spinning Bar (''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and ''Yoshi's New Island''); alternate spelling shared with [[Fire Bar#The Legend of Zelda series|Guruguru bar]]<br><br>Spin Iron Ball (''Yoshi's Island DS'')<br><br>Pendulum's Iron Ball (''Super Mario 3D Land'')<br><br>Pendulum Iron Ball (''New Super Luigi U'' and ''Mario Party 10'')

|ItaM=Portmanteau of "mazza" (bat) and "pendolo" (pendulum)

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