Editing Chain (object)

{{Item infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBW Asset Model Chain.png|200x200px]]<br>Model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|comparable=[[Ladder]]<br>[[Rope]]<br>[[Swinging vine]]<br>[[Vine]]
}}
'''Chains''' appear in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, being 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>

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Jr.''===
[[File:DKJ Arcade Stage 4 Screenshot.png|thumb|left|The Chain Scene in ''Donkey Kong Jr.'']]
The [[Jump Board Scene]] and the [[Chain Scene]] of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' feature chains. They are climbed by [[Donkey Kong Jr.|the player character]] in the same manner as the vines and [[pole]]s that appear in other levels.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
In ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', chains 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]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Hanging chains appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', in which they are swung on rather than climbed by the player character, similarly to the [[Swinging vine|hanging vine]]s 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.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', hanging chains can once again be swung on by player characters, with the same functionality as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They make a prominent appearance in the course [[Walking Piranha Plants!]], in which they are used to swing and jump past numerous [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s.

In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', chains are the eponymous fixture of [[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]]. They are needed to cross [[lava swell]]s and reach [[Iggy]].

===''Paper Mario''===
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', chains appear in a certain area of [[Bowser's Castle]]. Mario can grab them and pull them downward, acting as a type of switch which can cause the room to become flooded with water or to drain the water if the room is already flooded.

===''Wario World''===
Chains appear in ''[[Wario World]]'', first found in [[Greenhorn Ruins]]. They are once again climbable objects, which [[Wario]] can scale and rotate himself around.

==Gallery==
{{image|more=yes|''[[Paper Mario]]'' image, ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' image, and better ''[[Wario World]]'' image}}
<gallery>
Super Mario Bros 2 Chain.png|Sprite from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
Super Mario Bros 2 All Stars Chain.png|Sprite from ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
Chain (DKC2).png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
Chain (DK64).png|''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''
HorrorManorChainClimb.png|Screenshot of ''[[Wario World]]''
MP9 4-Player Chain Event Screenshot.png|Screenshot of ''[[Mario Party 9]]''
File:NSMBU Walking Piranha Plants Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSLU Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle Screenshot.png|Screenshot of ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=鎖
|JpnR=Kusari
|JpnM=Chain
|JpnN=''Super Mario USA''
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title="Super Mario USA."『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=70}}</ref>
|Jpn2=ぶらさがりくさり
|Jpn2R=Burasagari Kusari
|Jpn2M=Hanging Chain
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』|page=151, 217}}</ref>
|Fre=Chaîne suspendue
|FreM=Hanging chain
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Chaîne New Super Mario Bros. U]]|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Défis : Plantes Piranha à la chaîne - Brisez tous les records ! (Wii U)|url=youtu.be/SKSuWvY8GZ8?si=SP6Ee68KACpfeUed|language=fr|date=11 Apr. 2013|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>
|Ita=Catena pendente
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV5VLiZqQfE|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Sfide: Azione contro le Piante Piranha (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|date=April 4, 2013|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaM=Dangling chain
|Spa=Cadena
|SpaM=Chain
|SpaN=''Donkey Kong Country 2''
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Climbable objects]]
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