Editing Swinging vine

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'''Swinging vines''',<ref>{{cite|author=Esmarch, Nick von, and Cory Van Grier|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=2014|isbn=978-0-804-16252-4|page=46}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Jump at the right moment between swinging vines to reach the goal!|author=in-game description for Vine with Me from ''Mario Party: The Top 100'' and ''Mario Party Superstars''}}</ref> also known as '''hanging vines''',<ref>{{cite|author=Knight, Michael|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|format=Premiere Edition|location=Roseville|publisher=Prima Games|date=2010|isbn=9780307471031|page=98}}</ref> are climbable objects in the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchises. In most games, swinging vines function like {{wp|rope swing}}s: Flicking the control stick back and forth causes the player character to swing. Letting go at the apex propels the character farther than they would have otherwise. In some games, the character can also ascend and slide down vines.

[[File:DKC2 Vine.png|thumb|Hanging vines in Bramble Scramble]]

====''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''====

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', pressing the Grab button causes [[Donkey Kong]] (or Diddy Kong) to cling onto a hanging vine. Tilting the {{button|wii|stick}} back and forth causes DK to swing, and letting go at the arc of the swing lets him reach greater distances than he would otherwise. Hanging vines are of varying lengths, are positioned one after another in several levels, and are the only means of traversing across bottomless [[pit|gaps]]. They are most common in the [[Forest (Donkey Kong Country Returns)|Forest]] of [[Donkey Kong Island (world)|Donkey Kong Island]], particularly in the course [[Vine Valley (level)|Vine Valley]]. Some hanging vines are attached to dangerous flora, namely [[Wigglevine]]s and [[Ape-Eating Plant]]s.

In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its Nintendo Switch [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|port]], vines can be encountered hanging motionless or swinging on their own volition. As in the previous game, swinging vines are needed to reach hidden areas, traverse over large gaps, and avoid obstacles. Only their tips are leaved. Nearly every level in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Treeze'' includes swinging vines, the first of which is [[Canopy Chaos]]. In addition to the healthy green vines, there are brownish [[decaying vine]]s<ref>Esmarch and Grier, Page 26.</ref> that fall apart if the player character clings to them for too long.

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', hanging vines again function like rope swings, just like the [[Chain (object)|hanging chains]] also found in the game. They appear only in the forest-themed [[World 5-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5-1]], a level similar to World 4-A from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Several are positioned between [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s that periodically stretch their stalks upward, necessitating well-timed swings. A hanging vine is necessary to enter one of the level's [[Giant Green Shell|large shells]], as well as reach the top of the [[Goal Pole|pole]] that completes the level.

Unlike all other appearances in the ''Super Mario'' series, hanging vines swing back and forth all on their own and have a small white flower at their ends in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Mario (or Luigi) can still cling to them and swing. They appear only in {{world-link|flower|2|World Flower-2 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, hanging above a [[Poison (obstacle)|poisonous swamp]] alongside [[Scuttlebug]]s. The arc of some vines follows trails of floating [[coin]]s.

NSLU Screenshot Hanging Vine.jpg|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''

|Jap=ぶらさがりツタ

|JapR=Burasagari Tsuta

|JapM=Hanging Vine

|JapN=''New Super Mario Bros.'', ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''

|JapC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=2015|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]]』|page=119, 201|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>

|Jap2=ぶらさがりつた

|Jap2R=Burasagari Tsuta

|Jap2M=^

|Jap2N=''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U''

|Jap2C=<ref>{{cite|author=----|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|location=Tokyo|date=2015|title=『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』|page=151, 217}}</ref>

|Jap3=スイングロープ

|Jap3R=Suingu Rōpu

|Jap3M=Rope Swing

|Jap3N=''Super Mario Galaxy''

|Jap3C=<ref>{{cite|author=----|language=ja|publisher=Shogakukan|location=Tokyo|date=2015|title="Super Mario Galaxy" in 『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』|page=136}}</ref>

|Ita=Liana

|ItaM=Vine

|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|quote=Salta da una liana all'altra con il giusto tempismo e raggiungi il traguardo!|author="Vine with me" hint|publisher=''Mario Party Superstars''|language=it}}</ref>