Editing Ring (projectile)

{{rewrite-expand|provide more info on Wendy's ring attacks in the more sparse ''Mario & Luigi'' sections}}
{{distinguish|Gold Ring}}
[[File:CandyRing_SMB3.png|thumb|Wendy O. Koopa throwing a candy ring]]
{{quote|Hey [[Mario]]! Try some of my candy rings, I think you’ll be surprised by how they taste! (I hope Mario falls for this trick . . . He doesn’t know that these sweets are deadly–yet!)|[[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]]|''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 13, page 34}}
'''Rings''',<ref>{{cite|title=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' trading card|quote=...Be careful—those pretty rings on her arms aren't just jewelry. They're deadly, and she'll be hurling them at you.}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''|author=In-game dialogue|quote=You know how Wendy wears rings on her arms? Sure, they make great fashion accessories, but she's also used them as weapons against Mario and his pals. It's so very Wendy to fight with such an elegant style!}}</ref> also referred to as '''candy rings''',<ref>{{cite|date=June 1990|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 13|page=34|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=216}}</ref> '''love taps''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=Spring 1991|title=''NES Game Atlas''|page=34|quote=This way to Wendy Koopa! You’ll have to time your jumps carefully to jump over her and avoid her “love taps.” She attacks as she makes small rapid hops.}}</ref> '''life savers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|page=14|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> (or '''lifesavers'''),<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S J.|title=''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=October 21, 2003|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|page=53|isbn=0-7615-4425-9}}</ref> '''gold rings''',<ref>{{cite|author=Thomason, Steve|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Player's Guide|page=117|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2003|isbn=1-930206-43-7}}</ref> '''magic rings''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Stephen, and Levi Buchanan|publisher=Prima Games|title=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=83|language=en-us|date=November 25, 2003|isbn=0-7615-4423-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Mario Kart 8]]''|author=Bio|quote=Wendy doesn’t have her magic rings to help her on the course, but she doesn’t need them to be a dominating lightweight racer!}}</ref> '''deadly rings''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=81|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> '''death rings''',<ref>{{cite|author=Bueno, Fernando|title=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=89|date=November 15, 2009|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-46592-4}}</ref> '''energy rings''',<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=115|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> '''golden rings''',<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''|author=In-game description|quote=Here it comes! Wendy’s gorgeous golden ring! Protect your neck!}}</ref> and '''boomerang rings''',<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''|author=In-game profile|quote=One of the seven notorious Koopalings. She has a powerful boomerang ring attack and is pretty scary when she's angry.}}</ref> are circular projectiles that [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]] creates. Often, they are shot from her [[Magic Wand]]. They first appear along with Wendy in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
{{multiframe|[[File:SMB3 Candy Ring.png]]|align=left|bg=black}}
When Wendy is fought aboard her [[airship]] in {{world-link|3|airship3|World 3-Airship (Super Mario Bros. 3)}}, she shoots candy rings at [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]; Wendy creates one at the beginning of the fight, and she creates another after each [[stomp]]. Up to three candy rings can be onscreen at once; unlike [[Koopalings|her brothers']] magic blasts, they do not leave the arena, instead bouncing off the walls, ceiling, and floor at right angles. The candy rings disappear only when she is defeated. They are named "candy rings" in this appearance for their red and white stripes, much like a candy cane.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Wendy Ring.png|thumb|150px]]
Rings return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' in both of Wendy's battles, where they function the same as in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', though they are slower and vanish after a while.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Energy rings return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', however Wendy does not create them using her Magic Wand. During her boss fight, Wendy now throws two energy rings at a time, using them to knock loose the [[icicle]]s hanging from the ceiling of her boss arena. After being stomped twice, she throws three energy rings.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' versions 3.0.0 and later, Wendy shoots rings out of her wand in all game styles she is available in. In the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]'' styles, they take their candy ring design from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', and also flash pink and cyan, while in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style, they retain their gold ring appearance from the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' games.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
During her boss fight in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', Wendy flings large glowing rings at Mario and Luigi. They must be dodged by [[jump]]ing twice, and they may inflict the [[Heavy G]] status if they hit. As of the original game, they are now golden, matching her bracelets, instead of red and white.

In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', the rings attempt to hit the Mario Bros. by floating towards them; Wendy then raises her hands again, causing them to close in and shrink on the Mario Bros. In the remake, Wendy now constantly attacks alongside her doppelgangers, and they each create a ring before sending them at the Mario Bros. in a certain order; once all the rings have surrounded them both, each Wendy then closes the rings in the same order, requiring Mario and Luigi to jump over them accordingly.

In the remake's ''Minion Quest'' sub-mode, Wendy also uses her rings to attack, and they return to her like boomerangs. 

====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
During the battle against Wendy and [[Roy|Roy Koopa]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Wendy uses giant rings as her only solo attack.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', Wendy once again uses her rings to attack, working the same as in the ''Minion Quest'' sub-mode. 

===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', Wendy prepares to summon a giant golden ring upon taking enough damage. Mario must use the [[Instant Camera]] [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)#Thing Cards|Thing]] to create a picture of himself that the golden ring traps instead of Mario; if Mario is caught in the golden ring, Wendy breaks it during the next turn by summoning a shower of [[coin]]s that instantly KOs Mario upon falling on him.

===''Dr. Mario World''===
Dr. Wendy uses her rings as part of her skill, sans wand. In stage mode an animation shows a ring enter the stage and disappear. Then rings appear over up to 10 [[brick Block|block]]s, either breaking them or collecting a coin from them. In versus mode rings appear over a number of [[virus]]es in the opponent's stage and put them into blocks. The amount of viruses affected by this skill differ based on Dr. Wendy's level.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=リング<ref name=Shogakukan>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=35, 144, 209|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Ringu
|JapM=Ring
|Jap2={{ruby|黄金|おうごん}}リング<ref name=Shogakukan/>
|Jap2R=Ōgon ringu
|Jap2M=Golden ring
|Ita=Anello<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''|quote=Se ti piacciono i tesori, di sicuro ti piacerà anche il mio anello! Teh eh eh!!!}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=35, 144, 209}}</ref>
|ItaM=Ring
|Ita2=Braccialetto<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''|author=In-game bio|quote=Attacca usando i braccialetti come boomerang e quando si arrabbia sa incutere timore.}}</ref>
|Ita2M=Bracelet
}}

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