Editing Fire Chain

|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]]''

'''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.

[[File:WaluigiStadiumIcon-MKDD.png|thumb|left|Screenshot from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]

Fire Chains appear in all mainline games in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' onward, occasionally alongside normal [[Fire Bar]]s. When touched by any racer without the use of a [[Super Star]], they cause them to get burned and spin out.  

The number of fireballs in a Fire Chain varies per course and per game. In the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' version of [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]] they are made up of eight fireballs while the ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' versions of the course have six. In [[Wario Colosseum]], Fire Chains contain seven fireballs. The ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' version of [[DS Wario Stadium|Wario Stadium]] features Fire Chains with five fireballs, while the same course in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' again features Fire Chains of six fireballs. The Fire Chains in the ''Mario Kart Wii'' course [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]] have three fireballs each.

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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.

 

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.