Editing Fire Chain

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:MK8D GCN Waluigi Stadium Scene 7.jpg|300px]]<br>A Fire Chain on {{classic-link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]) (2023)
|variant_of=[[Fire Bar]]
}}
'''Fire Chains''',<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander|title=''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=192|quote='''Fire Chains:''' A returning obstacle from Bowser's Castle, the fire chains make the races through Wario Stadium more exciting for the crowd... at the cost of being more dangerous to the racers themselves.|isbn=978-0-804-16328-6|date=May 30, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us}}</ref> also called '''Fire Bars''',<ref>{{cite|author=Musa|title=''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=130|quote='''Fire Bars:''' Certain gaps and sections of the track are protected by rotating fire chain traps. Anticipate where the fire chains will be and position yourself to drive where they don’t be.}}</ref> are obstacles in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. They are spinning [[fireball]]s formed in a ring shape.

==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
[[File:WaluigiStadium4-TimeTrial-MKDD.png|thumb|left|Screenshot from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]
Fire Chains first appear in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. They appear in both [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]] and [[Wario Colosseum]] alongside normal Fire Bars in the former, where they burn any racer that comes in contact with them. The Fire Chains in Waluigi Stadium are made up of eight fireballs while the ones in Wario Colosseum have seven.
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====''Mario Kart DS''====
Fire Chains are obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. They are encountered in [[DS Wario Stadium|Wario Stadium]] only. They play the same role of burning any racer who touch them, except they only have five fireballs each.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
[[File:BCW4.png|thumb|200px|Several Fire Chains in the distance in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
Fire Chains are obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. They are encountered once again in {{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}}, and in the game's [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]]. They are made up of three fireballs each.

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Fire Chains reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', where they only appear in {{classic|DS|Wario Stadium}} and {{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}}. Here they are once again the main obstacle along with normal Fire Bars.
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Fire Chains reappear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', only appearing in GCN Waluigi Stadium, which debuted in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]. They appear and function identically to how they've been presented in all other entries in the series.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Starting Planet.png|thumb|left|A Fire Chain surrounding a [[Pull Star]]]]
Fire Chains are obstacles in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They appear in [[Bowser's Lava Lair]], on the starting planet, and the fireball planet, and the [[Slipsand Galaxy]] on its starting planet. They behave the way they do in the ''Mario Kart'' games, though sometimes, they go around planets instead of circling in the air.
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====''Super Mario Run''====
Fire Chains, also referred to as '''rings of fire''', return in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', They appear as a complete "ring of fire" rather than separate sets of fireballs. They appear only in the course [[Rings of Fire!]]. Some move up and down. [[Coin]]s, including [[Color coin]]s, are often seen within the rings. Going through one without taking damage is a [[Coin Rush (Super Mario Run)|stylish move]] called '''Threading the Ring''', and this move produces blue stars. In Toad Rally, these stars contribute to starting a [[Coin Rush (Super Mario Run|Coin Rush]]. It also immediately gets a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] to cheer for the player.

==Profiles==
*''Super Mario Run'' Tips and Tricks: Threading the Ring: Pass safely through a castle's rings of fire to excite the Toads!

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ita=Anello di fuoco
|ItaM=Fire ring
}}

==References==
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