Editing Assist Block

{{about|the blocks that assist the player in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''|the block that assists the player in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''|[[Super Guide Block]]}}
{{multiple image
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|footer=The Invincibility Leaf (left) and P-Wing (right) Assist Blocks from ''Super Mario 3D Land''
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|image1=SM3DL Goldenleaf.png
|alt1=Invincibility Leaf
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|alt2=P-Wing
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'''Assist Blocks''',<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=33|language=en-us|date=2012|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref> also referred to as '''golden blocks''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|url=play.nintendo.com/news-tips/tips-tricks/tips-tricks-super-mario-3d-world-bowsers-fury|title=Tips & tricks for 2 adventures|publisher=[[Play Nintendo]]|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref> are golden [[block]]s that appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''. There are two types of Assist Blocks: one that contains an [[Invincibility Leaf]], and one that contains a [[P-Wing]]; these items help the player reach the end of a [[level]], and they appear near the beginning (or midway) of the stage after the player loses a certain number of lives in that stage.

==History==
===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
The Invincibility Leaf Assist Block appears only after [[Mario]] loses five lives in a single level. Once Mario collects the Invincibility Leaf, he transforms into [[White Tanooki Mario]] and becomes invincible for the entire level. However, [[Luigi]] cannot obtain one unless Mario skips a normal [[world]] level (for example, by [[Warp Zone]]), as these blocks do not appear in the Special Worlds, and they do not return if the level in question is beaten.

The P-Wing Assist Block appears after Mario loses ten lives in a level, allowing Mario to use the P-Wing to be taken to the end of the level, in front of the [[Goal Pole]].

If an Assist Block appears in a level, any stars on the current save file [[Missable content|stop sparkling permanently]] (similar to the effect of the [[Super Guide Block]] from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'').

===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===
[[File:NSMB2 shot Assist Block.png|thumb|An Assist Block in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'']]
In ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', only the Invincibility Leaf Assist Block returns. However, unlike in ''Super Mario 3D Land'', the leaf inside turns Mario into [[White Raccoon Mario]] (rather than White Tanooki Mario), it will always appear if five lives are lost in a level (regardless of whether or not the level in question has been beaten), and it will disappear if any level with one is cleared without using it (restoring the sparkles on the current save file's stars as well).

===''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''===
The Invincibility Leaf Assist Block appears once more in ''Super Mario 3D World'', working as it did in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', though the White Tanooki form is retained from ''Super Mario 3D Land''; additionally, the level's score is not saved if it is used, though it can be restored upon clearing the level without using it. However, the number of lost lives needed to make it appear is based on the number of players: five for one player, 12 for two, 18 for three, and 24 for four. Furthermore, the Assist Block does not spawn in [[Champion's Road]].

The Assist Block reprises its role in the [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', although it is not in the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign.

==Profiles==
===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
{{multilang profile
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|Eng=If you keep losing lives at the same point, an Assist Block will appear. Hit it to receive a special item.
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===''New Super Mario Bros. 2''===
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|Eng=If Mario loses five lives in the same course, an Assist Block will appear. Hit it to release an Invincibility Leaf and transform into White Raccoon Mario.
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Goldenleafblock.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Assist Block Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=アシストブロック<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|language=ja|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/arej/index.html|title=スーパーマリオ ３Ｄランド|publisher=www.nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=ja|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/abej/assist.html|title=New スーパーマリオブラザーズ ２ : アシスト機能で初心者の方も安心プレイ|publisher=www.nintendo.co.jp|author=Nintendo|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|JapR=Ashisuto Burokku
|JapM=Assist Block
|Spa=Bloque Ayuda
|SpaM=Help Block
|Fre=Bloc secours
|FreM=Succor block
|Dut=Hulpblok
|DutM=Help Block
|Rus=Блок-помощник
|RusR=Blok-pomoshchnik
|RusM=Help block
|ChiS=协助砖块<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/3ds/arej/assist/index.html|title=超级马力欧 3D乐园 协助功能让初学者也可以放心游戏|language=zh-hans|publisher=[[iQue]]|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiSR=Xiézhù Zhuānkuài
|ChiSM=Assist Block
|ChiT=協助磚塊<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/3dland/about/index.html|title=超級瑪利歐 3D樂園 繁體中文版 - 香港任天堂網站|language=zh-hant|publisher=Nintendo of HK|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=zh-hant|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/nsmb2/assist.html|title=New 超級瑪利歐兄弟 2：使用協助功能，初學者也可以輕鬆遊戲|publisher=Nintendo of HK|accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|ChiTR=Xiézhù Zhuānkuài
|ChiTM=Assist Block
|Ita=Blocco Soccorso
|ItaM=Help Block
|Ger=Rettungsblock
|GerM=Rescue block
|PorE=Bloco de Ajuda
|PorEM=Help Block
}}

==References==
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