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|title=Spinner

|image=[[File:Chainball up.png]]<br>A Ball 'N' Chain in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''

|related=[[Guruguri]]<br>[[Tekkyū Dosun]]

A '''Spinner''',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUp6kqstRc4&t=22m58s Castle Crawl in-game video description]</ref><ref>Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). ''New Super Mario Bros. U'': [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide, page 129.</ref> originally known as '''Ball 'N' Chain'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 52.</ref> (also spelled '''Ball 'N Chain''',<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Pages 75, 90, 100, 144.</ref> '''Ball 'n' Chain''',<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' V.4, pages 33, 49, 82.</ref> or '''Ball and Chain'''<ref>Epstein, Joe, Garitt Rocha, and Alexander Musa. (2017) ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Official Guide (from [[Prima Games]]). Page 162.</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|thumb]]

[[File:Ball n' Chain Perfect.png|thumb|120px|A Ball 'N' Chain from ''Mario Character Encyclopedia: Perfect Edition'']]

Ball 'N' Chains first appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', in [[castle]]s and [[fortress]]es. They continuously rotate from a [[Hard Block|Gray Block]]. Using a [[Spin Jump]] will allow Mario/[[Luigi]] to harmlessly bounce off the spiked ball. The only way this obstacle can be defeated is by using a [[Super Star]], but its sprite will change into a defeated [[Bony Beetle]], as it was never intended to be destroyed.

Rotation-style Ball 'N' Chains reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' These obstacles are very rare, with their only appearance in {{world-link|7|castlen|World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}}. The blocks are still there, and one even has a [[Star Coin]]. Aesthetically, they spin wildly on the end of the chain as well as rotating on the block; however, this does not affect their attack.

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)}}.

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

In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', Ball 'N' Chains (known here as '''Swing Spikes'''<ref>''Super Mario 3D Land'' internal filename (<tt>SwingSpike</tt>)</ref>) 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)}}.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', they appear under the current name Spinner, which is a retranslation of the original Japanese name. Regular and giant versions appear, once again swinging in a pendulum-like manner. These Spinners cannot be avoided by passing through the chains, as they have been spiked like the iteration from the ''Yoshi's Island'' series. Mario can pass through Spinners while under the effects of a Super Star, though he cannot destroy them.

[[File:CartoonBallnChain.jpg|thumb|right|A Ball 'N' Chain as it appears in the show]]

A Ball 'N' Chain makes a brief appearance in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series episode "[[Send in the Clown]]". Mario, while traveling through [[Bowser's Castle|Neon Castle]], narrowly avoids being hit by a Ball 'N' Chain that drops from the ceiling as he traverses over some lava.

===''Yoshi'' 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. Hacking shows that they can by destroyed by [[Superstar Mario]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnb0ZVs_tFw&t=4m15s</ref> A variation called [[Tekkyū Dosun]] have spikeless chains and are operated by certain [[Boo Guy]]s.

 

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 [[Tekkyū Dosun]]-like iron balls, which share the same graphics. Both appear in the stages [[The Tall Tower]] and [[Magma Castle]].

Ball 'N' Chains reappear in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. They act they do in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.

Spinners reappear in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''. Their behavior remains unchanged.

====''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''====

Spinners also appear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. This time, they are colored black instead of red. Their behavior remains unchanged.

In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', pendulum-style Ball 'N' Chains appear in [[Bowser's Villa]], where they swing back and forth between the background and foreground. The chains resemble their appearance in ''Super Mario World'', but the spiked balls are green, having a resemblance to [[Bowser's Shell]].

In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', a single Spinner appears as an obstacle in [[Bowser's Castle (Wii U)|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 previous games, the spikes on the ball are blunt, similar to [[Thwomp]]s.

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==Names in other languages==

|Jap=グルグル<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 60, 118, 150, 215.</ref><br>''Guru Guru''<br>グルグルバー<ref>「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''), page 196.</ref><ref>''Yoshi's New Island'', internal filename <tt>G:/content0.game/romfs/obj_gurugurubar.bch</tt></ref><br>''Guru Guru Bā''<br>振り子の鉄球<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section, page 186.</ref><br>''Furiko no Tekkyū''

|JapM=A Japanese onomatopoeia of spinning round and round.<br><br>Spinner Bar (''Yoshi'' series); a possible reference to [[Fire Bar#The Legend of Zelda series|Guruguru bar]].<br><br>iron ball of a pendulum (''Super Mario 3D Land'')

|FreA=Pendule

|FreAM=Pendulum

|ItaM=Batpendulum (from ''mazza'' (bat) and ''pendolo'' (pendulum))

|Chi=转链球<ref>无敌阿尔宙斯 (August 28, 2013). [http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译]. ''Baidu Tieba''. Retrieved February 2, 2017.</ref>

|Ger=Kettenkugel

|GerM=Chain Ball

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