Editing Magical ball

{{about|the object Lemmy Koopa uses in various Super Mario games|the item in [[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]|[[Magical Ball (item)]]}}

{{distinguish|magic ball|Beach Ball}}

|image=[[File:NSMBW Artwork Magical Ball.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''

|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])

{{quote|Welcome to Lemmy’s Magical Circus, [[Mario]]!!! Would you like to have some fun with these magical balls? See if you can balance yourself on top of them like I can. Ha Ha Ha!|[[Lemmy|Lemmy Koopa]]|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 13, page 62}}

'''Magical balls''',<ref>{{cite|date=June 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=62|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Rocha, Garitt, and Nick von Esmarch|title=''Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=November 11, 2016|isbn=9780744017779|language=en-us|page=234}}</ref> also referred to as '''beach balls''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=14|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> '''circus balls''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=65, 70, and 71|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> and '''rubber balls''',<ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=203|language=en-us|date=2012|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref> are balls with star patterns on them that [[Lemmy|Lemmy Koopa]] can shoot from his [[Magic Wand]]. They are usually small, but they can come in large varieties as well. Although they are usually found in fights with Lemmy, sometimes they appear as obstacles in his [[castle]]s.

Magical balls are first seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', where Lemmy attempts to shoot them at [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) while balancing on one himself. They bounce on the floor, changing direction when they bump into a wall. If Mario touches one, he takes damage, unlike in future games; however, [[jump]]ing on one merely bounces him upwards, while causing the ball to flash between colors and drop to the floor. Lemmy spawns a total of three balls (not counting the one he balances on), which do not disappear until the battle ends.

Fiery versions of magical balls appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', where they are instead used by [[Iggy]] and [[Larry]]. They summon them out from their shells' neckline after ducking their heads inside, then roll them at Mario. Due to being fire, they cannot be jumped on, though they can be destroyed by [[slide|sliding]] into them, displaying a [[glitch]]ed sprite.

Circus balls return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', but instead of hurting Mario if they touch him, as in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', they instead simply bump him, which can push him off the edge. Circus balls also changed colors from green with orange stars to yellow with orange stars. Circus balls appear in {{world link|3|tower|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and {{world link|3|castle|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, where Lemmy himself is fought. Mario is supposed to jump off the balls to reach Lemmy, due to the [[ice]]. In the Castle fight, Lemmy has [[Kamek]] tripling the size of his ball, so he can bounce on it to move around. The balls also appear in the {{world|3|castle}} [[level]] itself, bouncing above [[Spike Trap|spikes]] leading to a [[Star Coin]].

[[File:LemmyKoopaNSMB2.png|thumb|200px|Lemmy casting one of his rubber balls]]

Rubber balls reappear in {{world link|flower|castlen2|World Flower-Castle}} in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', appearing in the level next to one of the Star Coins, as well as in Lemmy's boss battle.

[[File:LemmyKoopa-PDSMBE.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Lemmy riding a rubber ball in ''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition'']]

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Lemmy rides a giant rubber ball in one of his attacks in [[Neo Bowser Castle]], when fighting alongside [[Morton|Morton Koopa Jr.]] and [[Iggy|Iggy Koopa]]. Lemmy rides his ball to try to crush Mario and [[Luigi]], but he fails if he is hit by the [[boomerang]].

In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', Lemmy balances on a green-and-red-striped ball, using it to roll around [[the Emerald Circus]]. During the boss battle, he ditches it by transforming his [[Magic Wand]] into a spiked yellow-and-black ball, referred to as a '''Wonder Ball'''. Mario must distract Lemmy by using the Disco Ball [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)#Thing Cards|Thing Card]] and then use the [[Ice Pick]] Thing Card to pop the Wonder Ball, or Lemmy will use his Wonder Ballistic attack for a total of 163 damage.

|Jpn=ボール<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section|page=37|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>

|JpnR=Bōru

|Jpn2=バウンドボール<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' section|page=146, 196, and 200|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>

|Ita=Palla<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=37, 146, 196, and 200}}</ref><ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo|language=it|title=''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''|author=Lemmy's trophy|quote=In New Super Mario Bros. U è il boss del Mondo 1, in cima a una palla gigante mentre la sua cresta punk multicolore ondeggia al vento. Non prendere sotto gamba i suoi attacchi con la palla, potresti pentirtene.}}</ref>

|Jpn=スペシャルボール

|JpnR=Supesharu Bōru

|JpnM=Special Ball

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