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===
[[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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===''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.

=====Appearances=====
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'''Note:''' [[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where they are absent.
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|[[World 2 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 2]]
|[[Bowser's Lava Lair]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg2 icon grandstar.png|link=Bowser's Big Lava Power Party]][[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=Lava Lair Speed Run]]
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|[[World 5 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 5]]
|[[Slipsand Galaxy]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg2 icon powerstar.png|link=Squizzard's Sandy Sinkhole]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Sailing the Sandy Seas]][[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Squizzard's Daredevil Run]]
|-
|[[World 6 (Super Mario Galaxy 2)|World 6]]
|[[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[File:Smg2 icon grandstar.png|link=Bowser's Fortified Fortress]][[File:Smg2 icon prankstercomet.png|link=Bowser's Big Bad Speed Run]]
|}
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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!
==Gallery==
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WaluigiStadium4-TimeTrial-MKDD.png|[[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]], ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
BCW4.png|[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]], ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
MK8 - DS Wario Stadium.png|[[DS Wario Stadium]], ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
MKT GCN Waluigi Stadium fire ring.jpg|GCN Waluigi Stadium, ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT GCN Waluigi Stadium Teaser.jpg|GCN Waluigi Stadium, ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ita=Anello di fuoco
|ItaM=Fire ring
}}

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