Editing Stop Watch

{{about|the item that freezes enemies and/or the environment|other types of Timers|[[Timer]]}}
{{item-infobox
|image=[[File:Stop Watch SPM.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' (1987)<br>''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
}}
[[File:SMB2 Killing Phanto.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Princess Peach|Peach]] pulling up a Stop Watch to stop a [[Phanto]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'']]
'''Stop Watches'''<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' instruction booklet, page 21.</ref> (alternatively formatted '''Stopwatches'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 1, page 10.</ref><ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide. [[Media:SMAS Guide 88.jpg|Page 88]].</ref><ref>''Super Mario Advance'' Official Perfect Guide, page 5.</ref> and also known as '''Time Stops'''<ref>''Super Mario Advance'' instruction booklet, page 29.</ref>) are clock-like items that usually slow down or stop time when collected.

==History==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
If [[Mario]] and his friends first pull up four large [[vegetable]]s in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', pulling up what would be a fifth one will instead reveal a Stop Watch. It will appear for a second and then freeze everything in the level for a few seconds. This gives a window of opportunity for Mario and his friends to avoid or defeat enemies and collect [[small heart]]s. However, touching the frozen enemies still hurts the player.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
{{pmitem-infobox
|title=Stop Watch
|image=[[File:PaperMario Items StopWatch.png]] [[File:Stop Watch TTYD.png]] [[File:Stop Watch SPM.png]]
|pm=
|ttyd=Temporarily immobilizes all enemies.
|spm=A wacky watch that stops enemies in their tracks.
}}
====''Paper Mario''====
The Stop Watch later appears as an item in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. When Mario or his partners use it, it will [[immobilize]] enemies for a few turns (assuming it is successful). It can be bought at most stores and is a fairly common item.

=====Locations=====
*In a [[List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario|hidden block]] in the first scene of the [[Ultra Boots]] area in [[Toad Town Tunnels]].
*On top of a [[Brick Block]] one screen south of the next-to-last part of the main road of [[Dry Dry Desert]].
*Behind a bush in the back of the shore where [[Whale (character)|Whale]] resides.
*In a hidden block before the stairs where Mario fights [[Monstar]] in [[Shiver Snowfield]].
*On sale at [[Boo's Shop]] (25 coins) and the [[Star Haven Shop]] (15 coins).
*Dropped by [[Lakitu]]s.<ref>Floogal (December 23, 2006). [http://www.gamefaqs.com/n64/198849-paper-mario/faqs/43550 Paper Mario Stat/Attack Guide]. ''GameFAQs''. Retrieved October 17, 2016.</ref>

====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
It reappears in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' as the Stopwatch. Here, it is a somewhat rare item, for it can only be purchased in [[Twilight Town]] or [[Fahr Outpost]]. The item will immobilize enemies, just as in the game's predecessor. However, enemies can also use the item against Mario or his partners. Several warped clocks appearing in various colors will appear on-screen after using the item. After about four seconds, the item takes effect and immobilizes its target.

=====Locations=====
*In a rock on the [[Moon]] surface near where Mario lands.
*Behind near the entrance in the first part of descending stairs in the [[Palace of Shadow]].
*On sale at [[Twilight Shop]] (30 coins) and [[Northwinds Mart]] (12 coins), and [[Charlieton]] (24 coins).
*Dropped by ordinary [[Magikoopa]]s, [[Moon Cleft]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Bulky Bob-omb]]s, [[Bob-ulk]]s, [[Wizzerd]]s, [[Dark Wizzerd]]s, [[Elite Wizzerd]]s, [[X-Naut]]s, [[X-Naut PhD]]s, [[Elite X-Naut]]s, as well as the [[Dull Bones]], [[Bob-omb]]s, and all the [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] in [[Glitz Pit]].<ref>Jdaster64 (April 7, 2016). [http://www.gamefaqs.com/gamecube/920182-paper-mario-the-thousand-year-door/faqs/63451 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Enemy Item/Badge Drop FAQ]. ''GameFAQs''. Retrieved October 11, 2016.</ref>

====''Super Paper Mario''====
The Stop Watch also appears as an uncommon item in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', where it [[Immobilized|immobilizes]] all enemies.

===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
[[File:Receiving Watch DKL3.png|thumb|[[Kiddy Kong]] receiving a Watch]]
Six related items known as '''Watches''' or '''Clocks'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Land III'' instruction booklet, page 5.</ref> appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. Watches, however, cannot be used during gameplay. They are obtained by completing the [[Memory]] minigame in each world, where [[Bear (character)|Bear]] gives them to the player. They act primarily as collectibles which count toward a final game score of 100%, but also act to unlock various time trial challenges after [[King K. Rool]] is defeated for the second and final time. These time trials are merely select levels from the game which are timed, unlike in regular gameplay. Finishing six of the twelve total challenges, on top of collecting all major items in the regular levels, will lead to a perfect game score.
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===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
The Stop Watch appears again in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' as a [[badge]] effect that occurs when mixing the Miracle Badge with the Gold Badge.

===Nintendo Comics System===
In the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' story ''[[Cloud Nine (comic)|Cloud Nine]]'', it appears as an animate object who acts as the [[Mushroom King|Mushroom King's]] alarm clock, dodging the grumpy King's attempts to swat him and fearfully running to [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] for safety.

==Official profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
*'''Wii Virtual Console manual:''' ''"If you've pulled up enough vegetables, this item will temporarily freeze your enemies."''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMAS SMB2 Stop Watch Artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
Stop Watch.png|A Stop Watch from ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
Stop Watch SMA1 sprite.png|A Time Stop from ''Super Mario Advance''
PMHiddenBlock10.png|Location of the Stop Watch in [[Toad Town Tunnels]] of ''[[Paper Mario]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ストップウォッチ<ref>''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 27.</ref>
|JapR=Sutoppuwocchi
|JapM=Stop Watch
|Fra=Chronomètre<br>Montre-Stop
|FraM=Stop Watch
|Chi=静止钟
|ChiR=Jìngzhǐ Zhōng
|ChiM=Static Clock
|Ger=Stoppuhr
|GerM=Stop Watch
|Ita=Paralogio
|ItaM=Pun on "para" (stops) and "orologio" (clock)
|Spa=Reloj Parado
|SpaM=Stopped Clock
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:1989CharacterStopWatch.png|thumb|150px|right|The Stop Watch character in a 1989 character sheet]]
*An official 1989 ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' character sheet that was given to third party companies getting the ''Mario'' license for products, included "Stop Watch" as a character. Despite the Stop Watch being merely an item in the original game, this character sheet gave the bottom of the watch part a base with eyes, mouth, legs and hands.<ref>[https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/626283149466517504/official-1989-super-mario-bros-2-character-sheet suppermariobroth.com]. Posted August 13, 2020. Accessed September 8, 2020.</ref> This Stop Watch character is the same one later used briefly in the ''Nintendo Comics System'' story, ''Cloud Nine''.
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