Editing Iron ball

{{about|the large iron ball appearing in numerous Mario platformers|the recurring object also referred to as an iron ball|[[Spike Ball]]}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:BigSteely SMW.png|48px]]<br>A Big Steely in ''Super Mario World''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|effect=An iron ball attempts to roll into the player, resulting in that player losing health. 
}}
'''Iron balls''', also referred to as '''Big Steelies''',<ref>M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 52.</ref> '''Bowling Balls'''<ref>"''Take it and get ready for Bowser's Bowling Balls.''" &mdash; M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 148.</ref> (also uncapitalized as '''bowling balls'''),<ref>"''As he hovers overhead, Bowser throws gigantic bowling balls and handfuls of Mechakoopas.''" &mdash; M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 52.</ref> '''giant steel balls''',<ref>"''The giant steel balls that Bowser throws from the Clown Ship are impossible to beat.''" &mdash; M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 52.</ref> and '''big rollers''',<ref>"''He'll toss out two of these big rollers, then a pair of Mecha Koopas.''" &mdash; M. Arakawa. Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 148.</ref> are large obstacles that debut in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' as a final boss attack and return in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' as an uphill hazard.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
Big Steelies first appear in the second phase of the final battle with [[Bowser]] in ''Super Mario World'' (and reappear in [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its reissue]]). Bowser drops Big Steelies from his [[Koopa Clown Car]], and [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] can [[jump]] over them to avoid getting hit. Mario or Luigi can also [[Spin Jump|spin-jump]] on them without getting hurt. A Big Steely can be destroyed if Mario or Luigi uses his sliding cape attack against it using a [[Cape Feather]]; however, a [[glitch]]ed sprite is displayed if this happens.

====''Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS''====
In ''Super Mario 64'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', iron balls<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Pages 106, 107, 109 and 110.</ref><ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' internal object name (<tt>IRONBALL</tt>)</ref> are also referred to as '''rolling balls''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 101.</ref> '''cannonballs''',<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #52, pages 45 and 46.</ref> or simply '''balls'''.<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 19</ref> They appear on the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]]; [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; and [[Tiny-Huge Island]] as an uphill hazard. Several more also appear in the DS version's [[Battle Fort]]. In the remake, [[Wario]] has the ability to destroy iron balls by [[punch]]ing or [[kick]]ing them, and players equipped with a [[Super Mushroom|mushroom]] can destroy them simply by walking into them.

===''Super Mario World'' television series===
In the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' episode "[[Send in the Clown]]," King Koopa attempts to defeat Mario in one scene by dropping a Big Steely on him, but Mario dodges it. King Koopa, with the same method, is shown dropping a Big Steely after [[Yoshi]] hits him with his [[Mechakoopa]]s. Mario, however, uses a golf club and knocks the Big Steely at him.

===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
Iron balls are mentioned in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' in the Koopa Clown Car [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]], where they are described as "bowling balls."

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', an iron ball (called a "rock") appears during the [[Jellyfish Sisters]]' tutorial on [[Dash (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Dash]]ing, where it must be pushed with the ability. Later, some appear around [[Gwarhar Lagoon]]'s exterior in timed courses involving the Dash.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', iron balls appear in multiple locations. In [[Cavi Cape]], Bowser must punch a falling one in order to knock it into a button; in the [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|game's remake]], these are replaced with [[barrel]]s. Later, [[Midbus]] crushes Bowser with a massive iron ball, prompting Mario and Luigi to visit the [[Arm Center]] one last time. At [[Blubble Lake]], Bowser can punch some found on spinning mechanisms to push himself into the lake.

====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
There are [[Hammer]]s called the Iron Ball Hammer and Iron Ball Hammer DX in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', which sometimes cause an iron ball to fall onto a random enemy after an "Excellent" rating is achieved. In the former game, they have a studded appearance, though they are smooth in the latter. The latter game also has them appear in the mission [[Hammer, Bros!]], where they are referred to in localizations as [[cannonball]]s.

===Other appearances===
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', graphics for iron balls exist [[List of Super Mario Maker pre-release and unused content|unused]] in the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' game style's object graphics. However, the iron ball's sprite is green instead of dark gray, making it resemble the [[Big Bubble]] from ''Super Mario World''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KingKoopaDroppingBall.jpg|A Big Steely being dropped from the Clown Car in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' cartoon]]
BigSteely SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
SM64 Iron Ball.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
SMA2 Big Steely.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SMM-SMB-Big-Steely.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', unused)
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=鉄球<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオワールド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario World''), page 124.</ref><ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 64'' section, page 92.</ref>
|JapR=Tekkyū
|JapM=Iron ball
|Ger=Eisenkugel
|GerM=Iron Ball
|Ita=Palla di ferro
|ItaM=Iron Ball
}}

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