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{{redirect|Iron ball|the recurring spiked ball also referred to as an iron ball|[[Spike Ball]]|the projectile from [[King K. Rool|King K. Rool's]] Blunderbuss (referred to as an iron ball in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]])|[[Cannonball|Kannonball]]}}
{{redirect|Iron ball|the recurring spiked ball also referred to as an iron ball|[[Spike Ball]]|the projectile from [[King K. Rool|King K. Rool's]] Blunderbuss (referred to as an iron ball in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]])|[[Cannonball|Kannonball]]}}
{{item infobox
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:MK7 MetalBall.png|200x200px]]<br>Texture from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|image=[[File:MK7 MetalBall.png|MK7 MetalBall.png]]<br>A pinball texture from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Bowser Tour (2023)|Bowser Tour]]) (2023)
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Bowser Tour (2023)|Bowser Tour]]) (2023)
|effect=A metal ball attempts to roll into the player, resulting in that player losing health.  
|effect=A metal ball attempts to roll into the player, resulting in that player losing health.  
}}
}}
'''Metal balls''', also referred to as '''iron balls''', '''bowling balls''', '''pinballs''',<ref>{{cite|quote=If you attack a rolling pinball, you can divert it away from you.|author=In-game description for the Waluigi Pinball Court|title=''Mario Sports Mix''|publisher=Nintendo|date=2010|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Mario Kart 7'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=130|date=December 4, 2011|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-89384-0|quote=PINBALLS: These giant pinballs will topple your kart if you let them. Keep your distance!}}</ref> and '''Big Steelies''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=52|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are obstacles introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are large objects that roll around certain areas, not unlike rolling [[boulder]]s.
'''Metal balls''', also referred to as '''iron balls''', '''bowling balls''', '''pinballs''',<ref>{{cite|quote=If you attack a rolling pinball, you can divert it away from you.|author=In-game description for the Waluigi Pinball Court|title=''Mario Sports Mix''|publisher=Nintendo|date=2010|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''Mario Kart 7'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=130|date=December 4, 2011|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-307-89384-0|quote=PINBALLS: These giant pinballs will topple your kart if you let them. Keep your distance!}}</ref> and '''Big Steelies'''<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=52|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are obstacles introduced in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are large objects that roll around certain areas, not unlike rolling [[boulder]]s


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
Big Steelies, also referred to as '''Bowling Balls'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Take it and get ready for Bowser's Bowling Balls.|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=148|language=en-us|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> (also uncapitalized as '''bowling balls'''),<ref>{{cite|quote=As he hovers overhead, Bowser throws gigantic bowling balls and handfuls of Mechakoopas.|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=52|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=August 1991|language=en-us}}</ref> '''giant steel balls''',<ref>{{cite|quote=The giant steel balls that Bowser throws from the Clown Ship are impossible to beat.|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=52|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=August 1991}}</ref> and '''big rollers''',<ref>{{cite|quote=He'll toss out two of these big rollers, then a pair of Mecha Koopas.|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=148|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=August 1991}}</ref> are obstacles in ''Super Mario World''. They appear only in the second phase of the final battle with [[Bowser]] in ''Super Mario World'' and [[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. In the reissue, the game timer stops counting down when a Big Steely appears and resumes when it rolls off the screen.
Big Steelies, also referred to as '''Bowling Balls'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Take it and get ready for Bowser's Bowling Balls.|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=148|language=en-us|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> (also uncapitalized as '''bowling balls'''),<ref>{{cite|quote=As he hovers overhead, Bowser throws gigantic bowling balls and handfuls of Mechakoopas.|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=52|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=August 1991|language=en-us}}</ref> '''giant steel balls''',<ref>{{cite|quote=The giant steel balls that Bowser throws from the Clown Ship are impossible to beat.|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=52|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=August 1991}}</ref> and '''big rollers''',<ref>{{cite|quote=He'll toss out two of these big rollers, then a pair of Mecha Koopas.|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=148|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=August 1991}}</ref> are obstacles in ''Super Mario World''. They appear only in the second phase of the final battle with [[Bowser]] in ''Super Mario World'' and [[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''====
====''Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS''====
Iron balls,<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=106-107, 109-110|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' internal object name (<tt>IRONBALL</tt>)</ref> also referred to as '''rolling balls''',<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=101|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''cannonballs''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #52|page=45-46|date=January 1997|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au}}</ref> and '''balls''',<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=19|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are obstacles in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They are encountered on the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]]; [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; and [[Tiny-Huge Island]] as an uphill hazard. In the remake, several more iron balls appear in [[Battle Fort]]; [[Wario]] is given the ability to destroy iron balls by [[punch]]ing or [[kick]]ing them; and players equipped with a [[Super Mushroom|mushroom]] can destroy iron balls on contact.
Iron balls,<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=106-107, 109-110|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>''Super Mario 64 DS'' internal object name (<tt>IRONBALL</tt>)</ref> also referred to as '''rolling balls''',<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=101|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''cannonballs''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #52|page=45-46|date=January 1997|publisher=Catalyst Publishing|language=en-au}}</ref> and '''balls''',<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=19|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are obstacles in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. They are encountered on the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], [[Tall, Tall Mountain]], and [[Tiny-Huge Island]] as an uphill hazard. In the remake, several more iron balls appear in the [[Battle Fort]]; [[Wario]] is given the ability to destroy iron balls by [[punch]]ing or [[kick]]ing them; and players equipped with a [[Super Mushroom|mushroom]] can destroy iron balls on contact.


===''Super Mario World'' television series===
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
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Iron balls are obstacles in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''. They 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 (which Midbus dubs the "Super Ultra Wonder Ultimate Ruthless Great Iron Ball"), prompting Mario and Luigi to visit the [[Arm Center]] one last time. At [[Blubble Lake]], Bowser can punch some iron balls found on spinning mechanisms to push himself into the lake.
Iron balls are obstacles in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''. They 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 (which Midbus dubs the "Super Ultra Wonder Ultimate Ruthless Great Iron Ball"), prompting Mario and Luigi to visit the [[Arm Center]] one last time. At [[Blubble Lake]], Bowser can punch some iron balls found on spinning mechanisms to push himself into the lake.


====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
The [[List of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team gear#Iron-Ball Hammer|Iron-Ball Hammer]], [[List of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team gear#Iron-Ball Boots|Iron-Ball Boots]]  and their improved versions the [[List of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team gear#Iron Ball Hammer DX|Iron-Ball Hammer DX]] and the [[List of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team gear#Iron-Ball Boots DX|Iron-Ball Boots DX]] are [[gear]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. When using them, an enemy is hit with an attack that uses that type of gear, once the attack has concluded an iron ball may fall on that enemy. This chance is not universal for all enemies, in that if multiple enemies take damage from one attack it is possible for only some of them to be hit by iron balls. The iron balls are studded in this game.
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.
 
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
Both the [[List of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam gear#Iron-Ball Hammer|Iron-Ball Hammer]] and the [[List of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam gear#Iron Ball Hammer DX|Iron Ball Hammer DX]] return in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. Iron balls in this game have a smooth appearance. ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' also has iron balls appear in the mission [[Hammer, Bros!]] and during one of [[Roy]]'s attacks, where they are referred to in localizations as [[cannonball]]s.


===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
Metal balls, referred to as pinballs in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', are obstacles in [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]] in ''Mario Kart DS'', ''Mario Kart 7'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. They roll around all throughout the course, and they flip over any player that drives into them. On the pinball table section of the track, metal balls are bounced around by [[Bumper (Mario Kart series)|bumpers]] and [[Flipper (Mario Kart series)|flippers]]. In ''Mario Kart DS'', they are 2D sprites that always face the camera, while in ''Mario Kart 7'', ''Mario Kart Tour'', and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', they are 3D models. In ''Mario Kart Tour'', the reflection is of the pinball table section of the track, regardless of where the metal balls are. They are black in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart 7''; however, they are gray in ''Mario Kart Tour'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.
Metal balls, referred to as pinballs in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', are obstacles in [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]] in ''Mario Kart DS'', ''Mario Kart 7'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. They roll around all throughout the course, and they flip over any player that drives into them. On the pinball table section of the track, metal balls are bounced around by [[Bumper (Mario Kart series)|bumpers]] and [[Flipper (Mario Kart series)|flippers]]. In ''Mario Kart DS'', they are 2D sprites that always face the camera, while in ''Mario Kart 7'', ''Mario Kart Tour'', and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', they are 3D models. In ''Mario Kart Tour'', the reflection is of the pinball table section of the track, regardless of where the metal balls are. They are black in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart 7''; however, they are gray in ''Mario Kart Tour'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.


In ''Mario Kart Tour'', metal balls also appear in [[GBA Bowser's Castle 4]]. In this iteration of the course, they are spawned by flying dispensers from the top of a slope, bouncing down the slope in a straight path. Racers have to drive up the slope and avoid the metal balls to reach the midway point finish line and enter the final section of the course. The metal balls in GBA Bowser's Castle 4 are much larger than their counterparts in DS Waluigi Pinball, and their reflection more appropriately matches the one part of the environment on which they appear.
In ''Mario Kart Tour'', metal balls also appear in [[GBA Bowser's Castle 4]]. In this iteration of the course, they are spawned by flying dispensers from the top of a slope, bouncing down the slope in a straight path. Racers have to drive up the slope and avoid the metal balls to reach the midway point finish line and enter the final section of the course. The metal balls in GBA Bowser's Castle 4 are much larger than their counterparts in DS Waluigi Pinball, and their reflection more appropriately matches the one part of the environment they appear on.


===''Mario Sports Mix''===
===''Mario Sports Mix''===
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BigSteely SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
BigSteely SuperMarioKun.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
SM64 Iron Ball.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
SM64 Iron Ball.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
BigSteelieSM64.png|''Super Mario 64''
SMA2 Big Steely.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SMA2 Big Steely.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
SM64DS Spinning Heart.png|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
SM64DS Spinning Heart.png|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
MKDSPinball.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
MKDSPinball.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
MKDS Metal Ball Course Icon.png|''Mario Kart DS'' (map icon)
MK7 Pinball.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
MK7 Pinball.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
SMM-SMB-Big-Steely.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', unused)
SMM-SMB-Big-Steely.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', unused)
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jpn=鉄球<ref>{{cite|location=Tokyo|title=「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|publisher=Shogakukan|date=December 10, 1992|isbn=4-09-104117-5|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), スーパーマリオ{{ruby|64|六十四(ろくじゅうよん)}} (''Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon'') section|page=101|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>/てっきゅう
|Jap=鉄球<ref>{{cite|location=Tokyo|title=「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|publisher=Shogakukan|date=December 10, 1992|isbn=4-09-104117-5|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), et al.|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=October 19, 2015|title=『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』 (''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), スーパーマリオ{{ruby|64|六十四(ろくじゅうよん)}} (''Sūpā Mario Rokujūyon'') section|page=101|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>/てっきゅう
|JpnR=Tekkyū
|JapR=Tekkyū
|JpnM=Iron ball
|JapM=Iron ball
|ChiS=铁球
|ChiS=铁球
|ChiSR=Tiě Qiú
|ChiSR=Tiě Qiú
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|ChiTR=Tiě Qiú
|ChiTR=Tiě Qiú
|ChiTM=Iron Ball
|ChiTM=Iron Ball
|Fre=Boule de métal
|Fre=Boule de métal <small>(''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>
|FreN=''Mario Kart Tour''
|FreM=Metal ball
|FreM=Metal ball
|Ger=Stahlkugel<ref>{{cite|author=Menold, Marcus, Claude M. Moyse, and Andreas G. Kämmerer, editors|title=''Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater "Super Mario World"''|language=de|location=Großostheim|publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Europe GmbH]]|date=1993|page=20}}</ref>
|Ger=Eisenkugel<br>Metallkugel <small>(''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>
|GerM=Steel Ball
|GerM=Iron ball<br>Metal ball
|GerN=''Super Mario World''
|Ita=Palla di ferro<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=92}}</ref> <small>(''Super Mario 64'')</small>
|Ger2=Eisenkugel
|Ita2=Biglia di ferro <small>(''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and its remake)</small>
|Ger2M=Iron Ball
|Ita3=Ferrosfera <small>(''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' and its remake)</small>
|Ger2N=''Mario Kart Tour''
|Ita4=palla{{sic}} di ferro <small>(''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>
|Ger3=Metallkugel
|Ger3M=Metal Ball
|Ger3N=''Mario Kart Tour''
|Ita=Palla di ferro<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=92}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Super Mario 64''
|Ita2=Biglia di ferro
|Ita2N=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and its remake
|Ita3=Ferrosfera
|Ita3N=''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' and its remake
|Ita4=palla{{sic}} di ferro
|Ita4N=''Mario Kart Tour''
|ItaM=Iron ball
|ItaM=Iron ball
|Ita2M=Iron marble
|Ita2M=Iron marble
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|KorR=Cheol toe
|KorR=Cheol toe
|KorM=Iron mace
|KorM=Iron mace
|Por=Bola de metal
|Por=Bola de metal <small>(''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>
|PorN=''Mario Kart Tour''
|PorM=Metal ball
|PorM=Metal ball
|Rus=Стальной шар
|Rus=Стальной шар
|RusR=Stalnoi shar
|RusR=Stalnoi shar
|RusM=Steel Ball
|RusM=Steel Ball
|Spa=Bola de metal
|Spa=Bola de metal <small>(''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>
|SpaN=''Mario Kart Tour''
|SpaM=Metal ball
|SpaM=Metal ball
}}
}}
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