Editing Millstone

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{{item infobox
|image=[[File:DKC Millstone.png|109px]]<br>Sprite from ''Donkey Kong Country''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
}}
'''Millstones''' appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as large, indestructible stone wheels commonly appearing in ruined areas, mostly as obstacles that harm the player characters by rolling into them.

==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', millstones are located in the two temple stages, [[Millstone Mayhem]] and [[Temple Tempest]]. Each millstone is controlled by a brown [[Gnawty]],<ref>{{cite|language=en|quote=The millstones are driven by little Gnawtys and they will do their best not to let you pass.|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=50|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> which sits in the center hole. The millstone is moved by the Gnawty either on a predetermined pattern or it is stationary at first before starting to chase the player character a distance before stopping.

===''Mario Superstar Baseball''===
A giant discarded millstone appears in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' on the flanks of [[Donkey Kong Jungle (baseball stadium)|Donkey Kong Jungle]]. It resembles the millstones from ''Donkey Kong Country''.

===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
Millstones appear only in the [[Clockwork Ruins Galaxy]] in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They are shaped like large stone gears and display rinds on the sides. Millstones fall onto inclined pathways and roll down towards the player character, who is required to go between the holes of the cog avoid getting squashed,<ref>{{cite|quote=Use the holes in the cogs for safety as you ascend the hill.|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=219|language=en|publisher=Prima Games|location=Roseville|author=Browne, Catherine|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref> therefore costing them a life. There are also millstones that do not roll down slants, instead rotating in one fixed place, and their rotation can scale the walls and platforms inside the Millstone.

===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
Millstones appear as obstacles in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. They are located in [[Thwomp Ruins]]. These millstones roll around certain parts of the track after 45 seconds in a race, and one rolls over a wall blocking a [[Glide Ramp]], thus making it available for use. Unlike most hazards in ''Mario Kart 8'', slowly driving into a millstone does not make the racer tumble over.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Millstone Mayhem SNES 4.png|Screenshot from ''Donkey Kong Country''
Millstone Mayhem GBC.png|Screenshot from ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]])
Millstone Mayhem GBA.png|Screenshot from ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])
MillstoneBaseball.png|Screenshot from ''Mario Superstar Baseball''
SMG2 Clockwork Ruins Millstone Screenshot.png|Millstones in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
MK8 Thwomp Ruin Millstone.jpg|A millstone in ''Mario Kart 8''
Millstone SMKun.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=巨大遺跡
|JapR=Kyodai Iseki
|JapM=Giant Ruins
|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit) et al.|title="Super Mario Galaxy 2."『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|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]]』|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=169}}</ref>
|JapN=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Ger=Riesen-Ruinenrad
|GerM=Giant Ruin Wheel
|GerN=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|Ita=Frantoia
|ItaM=From ''frantoio'' ("millstone")
|ItaC=<ref>[[Millstone Mayhem|Frantoia Frantuma]], ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (Game Boy Advance)</ref>
|ItaN=''Donkey Kong Country'' (GBC & GBA)
|Ita2=Rovine giganti
|Ita2M=Giant ruins
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=978-88-9367-436-2|page=169}}</ref>
|Ita2N=''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
}}

==References==
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