Editing Spinner

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

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 name="Mario Mania">{{cite|date=August 1991|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|page=52, 75, 90, 100, 144}}</ref>{{ref page|52}}<ref>{{cite|date=September 1991|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Volume 28|page=15 and 20}}</ref> (also spelled '''Ball 'N Chain''',<ref name="Mario Mania"/>{{ref page|75, 90, 100, 144}} '''Ball 'n' Chain''',<ref>{{cite|date=Winter 2002|title=''Nintendo Power Advance'' Volume 4|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en|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.

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In ''Super Mario World'', there are Ball 'N' Chains in the [[castle]] and [[fortress]] stages, beginning with [[2 Morton's Castle|#2 Morton's Castle]]. They continuously rotate from a [[Hard Block|Gray Block]]. The spikes on a Ball 'N' Chain can harm [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]], though he can safely [[Spin Jump]] off of one.

 

Ball 'N' Chains can be destroyed 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 appear only in the level {{world link|7|castlen|World 7-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' The block and spiked ball are now connected by a chain. Ball 'N' Chains were animated to spin quickly at the end of a chain and rotate on the block, though it does not affect how they function. One of the Ball 'N' Chains has a [[Star Coin]] atop its block.

Rotation-style Ball 'N' Chains reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. The first Ball 'N' Chain appears in {{world link|3|tower|World 3-Tower (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}. The second and only other Ball 'N' Chain appears in a secret area of {{world link|4|castle|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, where the player has the opportunity to grab a [[Super Star|Star]] from a [[Roulette Block]] nearby and destroy the Ball 'N' Chain. Even when a Ball 'N' Chain is destroyed, it continues to rotate around its block while tumbling offscreen.

In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', Ball 'N' Chains are purple with yellow spikes and a chain. They are not linked to shackles like some other appearances. Functionally, Ball 'N' Chains only swing like pendulums and do not do complete rotations. Ball 'N' Chains can be destroyed by touching them as either [[Invincible Mario]], [[White Tanooki Mario]], or [[Statue Mario]].

 

Ball 'N' Chains first appear in the level {{world link|1|2|World 1-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)}} and lastly within {{world link|3|4|World 3-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)}}.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', they appear under the current name Spinner, which is a retranslation of the original Japanese name. They are first seen in [[Snake Block Tower]] and lastly within [[Pendulum Castle]], where they also have a giant version. Spinners are undefeatable, even from a [[Super Star]]; furthermore, Spinners have spiked chains like in the ''Yoshi'' games, so the player can also be harmed by touching the chains, not just the spiked ball.

In "[[Send in the Clown]]", an episode of the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' show, a Ball 'N' Chain is one of the obstacles that Mario faces in [[Bowser's Castle|Neon Castle]]. While crossing over [[lava]], Mario barely dodges a Ball 'N' Chain that drops from the ceiling and swings toward him.

Rotation-style Ball 'N' Chains appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. They are colored orange instead of black. Ball 'N' Chains are 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. Ball 'N' Chains can be destroyed by [[Superstar Mario]], though this is never shown.

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.

Ball 'N' Chains appear in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', which is the first game where they swing similarly to pendulums. 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 ''[[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 were made green to look like [[Bowser's Shell]] and the blocks now have a unique green, scaly appearance instead of being attached to generic [[Hard Block|Hard Blocks]] like in ''Super Mario World''.

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 {{classic link|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.

Spinners also appear in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. They function like in previous ''Yoshi'' games (except ''Yoshi's Story'') but now look closer to their design from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. There is a room in [[Lair of the Smooch Spiders]] where a Spinner turns into a [[Wonder Wool]] after collecting every [[bead]] in the room.

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==Naming==

|Jpn=グルグル

|JpnC=<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>

|Jpn2=グルグルバー

|Jpn2R=Guru Guru Bā

|Jpn2M=Spinning Bar; alternate spelling shared with ''The Legend of Zelda'' [[Fire Bar#Names in other languages|fire bar]]s

|Jpn2C=<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>

|Jpn3={{ruby|回転鉄球|かいてんてっきゅう}}

|Jpn3C=<ref>{{cite|title=「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>

|Jpn4=振り子の鉄球

|Jpn4R=Furiko no Tekkyū

|Jpn4M=Pendulum's Iron Ball

|Jpn4C=<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>

|Jpn5=ふりこてっきゅう

|Jpn5R=Furiko Tekkyū

|Jpn5M=Pendulum Iron Ball

|Jpn5C=<ref>[[Impossible Pendulums]]</ref><ref>[[Spiked Ball Scramble]]</ref>

|Chi=转链球

|ChiR=Zhuàn Liànqiú

|ChiM=Spinning Chained Ball

|ChiC=<ref>{{cite|author=无敌阿尔宙斯|date=August 28, 2013|url=tieba.baidu.com/p/2560204606 神游 超级马力欧世界 敌人官译|publisher=Baidu Tieba|language=zh-hans|accessdate=June 3, 2024|deadlink=y}}</ref>

|Dut=Stekelbal

|DutM=Prickle Ball

|FreE=Fléau

|FreEC=<ref>''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2'' French ending</ref>

|Ger=Kettenkugel

|GerM=Chain Ball

|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|quote=Quando Mario ha 99 vite, i blocchi assistente si rimpiccioliscono. Usa questi blocchi ridotti per schivare i mazzapendoli e scalare la torre senza mai fermarti. Toccare gli Amperini sul Wii U GamePad li rende temporaneamente schiacciabili, quindi usa questa tecnica spettacolare per sconfiggerli tutti e superare il livello!|author=Canale New Super Mario Bros. U|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=L64Gdz21avs|title=Description of the video titled «New Super Mario Bros. U - Giungla gassata TORRE - Arrampicata libera con il Gioco assistito (Wii U)»|publisher=YouTube|date=April 25, 2013|language=it}}</ref>

|PorE=Maça Rotativa