Editing Spinner

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{{redirect|Ball and Chain|the object from [[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]|[[Ball and Chain (Yoshi Topsy-Turvy)]]|the object from the [[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]] franchise often operated by [[Boo Guy]]s|[[Ball and chain (windup)]]}}

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|image=[[File:NSMBW Asset Model Spinner.png|200x200px]]<br>Model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''

|variants=[[Ball and chain (windup)]]

|comparable=[[Furizo]]<br>[[Satellite]]

A '''Spinner''',<ref>{{cite|author=TheMarioBros.net|date=November 16, 2013|title=New Super Mario Bros U - All Challenges w/ Special Gold Medals Complete|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUp6kqstRc4&t=22m58s|timestamp=22:58|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|date=November 18, 2012|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2|page=129}}</ref> originally known as a '''Ball 'N' Chain'''<ref>{{cite|date=August 1991|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=52}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=September 1991|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 28|page=15 and 20}}</ref> (also spelled '''Ball 'N Chain''',<ref>{{cite|title=Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide|page=75, 90, 100, 144|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> '''Ball 'n' Chain''',<ref>{{cite|date=Winter 2002|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 4|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=33, 49, 82}}</ref> or '''Ball and Chain'''<ref>{{cite|quote='''Ball and Chain:''' The ball and chain swings over gaps. If you hit the ball straight on, you’ll be brought to a halt!|author=Musa, Alexander|date=May 30, 2014|title=''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=130|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16328-6}}</ref>), is a [[Spike Ball|spiked ball]] on a chain first appearing in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Spinners are usually found in [[castle]]s and similar environments and are often indestructible. Their behavior varies depending on the game, switching between spinning around in a circular motion and swinging repetitively in a pendulum motion. The chain also changes, with most games allowing [[Mario]] to safely pass through it unharmed.

[[File:Messed Up Bony Beetle.png|frame]]

Rotation-style Ball 'N' Chains reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' once, in {{world-link|3|tower|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and in a secret area of {{world-link|4|castle|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. In the latter, the Ball 'N' Chain can be defeated using a [[Super Star|Star]] obtained from the level's [[Roulette Block]]. When defeated, a Ball 'N' Chain remains attached to its pivot and continues rotating around it while tumbling offscreen.

[[File:Ball'n'Chain3D.png|thumb|left|A Ball 'N' Chain in ''Super Mario 3D Land'']]

In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', Ball 'N' Chains appear in purple with yellow spikes and chain. Like some earlier appearances, they are not linked to shackles. Instead of performing complete rotations, they only make pendulum movements. They can be destroyed by making contact with them as [[Invincible Mario]], [[White Tanooki Mario]], or [[Statue Mario]]. The first level they appear in is {{world-link|1|2|World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)}}.

[[File:CartoonBallnChain.jpg|thumb|left|A Ball 'N' Chain in the ''Super Mario World'' television series episode "[[Send in the Clown]]".]]

===''Yoshi's Island'' series===

Rotation-style Ball 'N' Chains appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They are colored orange instead of black, and usually found in [[fortress|fort]]s. Their chains are replaced by spiked bars, some of which are double-sided. They, along with similar objects such as [[ball and chain (windup)|windup ball and chain]]s, are operated by certain [[Boo Guy]]s. Though it is never seen, Ball 'N' Chains are able to be destroyed by [[Superstar Mario]].

Ball 'N' Chains, known as '''Spinning Spikes''',<ref>{{cite|author=Black, Fletcher|date=December 19, 2006|title=''Yoshi's Island DS'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-5576-5|page=132}}</ref> reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. They act they do in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', except they are operated by background [[Shy Guy]]s.

===''Yoshi's Story''===

Ball 'N' Chains appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', where they swing in a manner similar to pendulums for the first time. Unlike ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', their chains are harmless. They are found alongside [[ball and chain (windup)|windup]] iron balls, which share the same graphics. Both appear in the stages [[The Tall Tower]] and [[Magma Castle]].

In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', a single Spinner appears as an obstacle in [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]]. The obstacle acts virtually the same as the pendulums in [[Tick-Tock Clock (DS)|Tick-Tock Clock]], except that the player will spin out upon hitting it. The Spinner will move faster during the final lap of the race. Unlike in previous games, the spikes on the ball appear to be blunt, similarly to [[Thwomp]]s.

|name=グルグル (JP) / Ball ‘N’ Chain (EN)

|artwork=[[File:Ball n' Chain Perfect.png|100px]]

|shusshin=メカ{{ruby|族|ぞく}}

|seikaku=まじめ

|tojo_gemu=ワールド

|desc='''{{ruby|登場|とうじょう}}ゲーム'''　ワールド<br>

'''<big>{{ruby|避|さ}}けるしかないじゃまもの</big><br>

その{{ruby|名前|なまえ}}の{{ruby|通|とお}}り、グルグルとまわっている{{ruby|鉄|てつ}}のタマ。こいつは{{ruby|避|さ}}けて{{ruby|通|とお}}るしかない。{{ruby|鎖|くさり}}の{{ruby|部分|ぶぶん}}はあたっても{{ruby|大丈夫|だいじょうぶ}}なので、{{ruby|付|つ}}け{{ruby|根|ね}}の{{ruby|部分|ぶぶん}}でタイミングをとって{{ruby|抜|ぬ}}けていこう。<ref name=Daijiten>{{cite|date=1994|title=「パーフェクト版 マリオキャラクター大事典」 (''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'')|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|page=[https://i.imgur.com/Jr5Go9J.jpeg 74]}}</ref>

|origin=Mecha clan

|disposition=Serious

|game_appearances=World

|eng_desc='''''<big>An obstacle that can only be avoided</big><br>

SMW2 Ball 'N' Chain.png|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''

SMW2 Ball 'N' Chain double.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''

SMA3 Ball 'N' Chain.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''

Chainball up.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''

 

===Names in other languages===

|Jap=グルグル

|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Kagawa, Ryo ({{iw|wikibound|Ape|APE/Shigesato Itoi}}), Koichi Toda (100 Percent), Masaki Kuramochi (100 Percent), Shigeo Tanabe, Naomaru Asao, and Ryuji Osawa, editors|title="UNIT 2 CHARACTER" in『[[Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World|任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオワールド]]』|date=1991|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=31|isbn=4-09-104117-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title=『[[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|location=Tokyo|publisher=Shogakukan|date=2015|page=60, 118, 150, 215|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>

|Jap2=グルグルバー<ref>{{cite|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック　スーパーマリオ★ヨッシーアイランド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario: Yossy Island'')|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシー New アイランド」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's New Island'')|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|page=44}}</ref>

|Jap2R=Guru Guru Bā

|Jap3={{ruby|回転鉄球|かいてんてっきゅう}}<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック　ヨッシーアイランドDS」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Yoshi's Island DS''). Page 34.</ref>

|Jap3R=Kaiten Tekkyū

|Jap4=振り子の鉄球<ref>{{cite|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8|page=186}}</ref>

|Jap4R=Furiko no Tekkyū

|Jap5=ふりこてっきゅう<ref>[[Impossible Pendulums]]</ref><ref>[[Spiked Ball Scramble]]</ref>

|Jap5R=Furiko Tekkyū

|JapM=Japanese onomatopoeia for spinning; shared with [[List of Super Smash Bros. series items#Flipper|Flipper]]

|Jap2M=Spinning Bar; alternate spelling shared with ''The Legend of Zelda'' [[Fire Bar#Names in other languages|fire bar]]s

|Jap2N=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', ''Yoshi's New Island''

|Jap3M=Spin Iron Ball

|Jap3N=''Yoshi's Island DS''

|Jap4M=Pendulum's Iron Ball

|Jap4N=''Super Mario 3D Land''

|Jap5M=Pendulum Iron Ball

|Jap5N=''New Super Luigi U'', ''Mario Party 10''

|ChiR=Zhuàn Liànqiú

|ChiM=Spinning Chained Ball

|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''mazza'' ("bat") and ''pendolo'' ("pendulum")

|PorE=Maça Rotativa<ref>{{cite|author=Canal New Super Mario Bros. U|date=February 13th, 2013|url=youtu.be/RTOZCnSAb-w|title=New Super Mario Bros. U - Desafios: Calma no Castelo (Wii U)|publisher=YouTube|language=pt-pt|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref>

|SpaM=Gigamace

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