Editing Chain (object)

'''Chains''' appear in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise as metal objects most commonly used by player characters to access otherwise unreachable areas. They are either taut and climbable like [[ladder]]s, or can be swung from like rope swings. The latter are referred to as '''hanging chains''',<ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' (Game Electronic Manual)|url=csassets.nintendo.com/noaext/image/private/t_KA_PDF/manual-WiiU-New_Super_Mario_Bros_U?_a=DATC1RAAZAA0|date=2012|location=Redmond|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]|page=31}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''New Super Luigi U'' (Game Electronic Manual)|url=csassets.nintendo.com/noaext/image/private/t_KA_PDF/manual-WiiU-New_Super_Luigi_U?_a=DATC1RAAZAA0|date=2013|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|page=26}}</ref> sometimes capitalized.<ref>{{cite|quote=Make good use of the Hanging Chains to move slightly faster than normal.|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo UK]], New Super Mario Bros. U Channel, video description|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Challenges: Swing into Action (Wii U)|url=youtube.com/watch?v=plqMuYieggg|date=4 Apr. 2013|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>

[[File:DKJ Arcade Stage 4 Screenshot.png|thumb|right|Chains in the Chain Scene in Donkey Kong Jr.]]

Chains in ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' can be climbed by [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] in the [[Jump Board Scene]] and the [[Chain Scene]], and he can do so in the same manner as the vines and [[pole]]s that appear in other levels.

Chains in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' appear only in indoor dungeon areas and can be climbed by the player character, functioning identically to the [[beanstalk]]s and [[ladder]]s found in other environments. Chains are first seen in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-3]].

Hanging chains in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' are swung on rather than climbed by the player character, similarly to the vines found in [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5]]. Two chains in [[World 8-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-6]] are used to reach the top of the level.

Hanging chains in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|their Nintendo Switch port]] can once again be swung on by player characters, with the same functionality as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Hanging chains in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' level [[Walking Piranha Plants!]] prominently appear, and they are used to swing and jump past numerous [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s. Hanging chains in the ''New Super Luigi U'' level [[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]] are the eponymous fixture, and are needed to cross [[lava swell]]s and reach [[Iggy|Iggy Koopa]].

Chains in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' appear in a certain area of [[Bowser's Castle]], and can be grabbed and pulled downward by Mario, which can cause the room to become flooded with water or to drain the water if the room is already flooded.

Chains in ''[[Wario World]]'' are objects that [[Wario]] can scale and rotate himself around. Chains first appear in [[Greenhorn Ruins]].

HorrorManorChainClimb.png|Screenshot from ''[[Wario World]]''

File:NSMBU Walking Piranha Plants Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''

NSLU Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''

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