Vaulting
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- This article is about the jump in Super Mario Run. For the Olympic event in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, see Vault.
Vaulting is a move that can be performed by Mario and the other playable characters in Super Mario Run, enabling them to automatically perform short jumps over certain basic obstacles. This can only be performed while on the ground. There are two different kinds of vaults that can be performed in the game. The first has the character push themselves over things that are one block tall, be they walls, objects, or enemies like Goombas and Cannonballs. Enemies are halted as the player vaults over them. There are multiple animations for this kind of vaulting. The second kind has the player hop over small gaps that are at most two blocks wide. The jump has the character stretch their legs as though they were jumping over a hurdle, though vaulting across one block wide gaps lacks an animation.
Vaulting over obstacles and enemies is a stylish move. Using it produces blue stars that contribute to starting a Coin Rush in the Toad Rally mode. Vaulting across gaps does not have this effect.
If the player taps the screen while vaulting over obstacles or enemies they will perform a vaulting jump off the obstacle or enemy. Vaulting Jumps additionally defeat the enemy, if applicable. Timing matters, as the starting position of the jump is based upon when the player begins the Vaulting Jump.
The player can perform a vault while near the ground, not necessarily while running on the ground. This means a chain of consecutive stomps can be kept with well placed vaults, and that the player can vault backward over objects by wall jumping toward them. The player has to be facing whatever they are vaulting over. If the player's vault is interrupted by a wall, then the player stops in place. Should this happen while vaulting over an enemy, the enemy is stomped. The speed of a vault is dependent on the player's speed when it started. Taking damage temporarily prevents the player from vaulting. This is based off "mercy invincibility", and therefore extends to leaving a bubble after being defeated. Vaulting over objects or enemies cannot be done consecutively. This is such that the player can vault over multiple obstacles or enemies in a row, but cannot climb to the top of a staircase like the Final Stairs solely by vaulting up. One can vault over consecutive gaps. Vaulting will not occur if a tall obstacle drops lower while the player is standing against it.
Enemies with shells such as Koopa Troopas and Buzzy Beetles enter their shells while being vaulted over, and a Vaulting Jump is an alternate means of kicking their shell. Enemies that cannot be stomped can never be vaulted over. Koopa Shells and Buzzy Shells cannot be vaulted over: a stationary shell is kicked, while a moving shell inflicts damage and is kicked if it does not defeat the player. Invincible characters cannot vault on enemies because the invincibility defeats the enemy first.
When vaulting across gaps, the player can successfully cross a one or two block wide gap. Three blocks wide is too far, but the player will try to vault. They will end below the target platform, requiring Edge Climbing on the opposite side's wall to get up. The player will not vault over four block wide gaps at all.
In a Ghost house interior, most characters move so slowly that they cannot vault over gaps. Toad still can, since he moves faster than other characters. Moving off a Pause Block pointing to the right accelerates the character just fast enough to perform a vault over a gap.
The Spin Strike can loosely be considered an aerial equivalent to vaulting, as it makes interacting with enemies easier like vaulting does.
Profiles[edit]
- Super Mario Run Tips and Tricks: You can vault over small enemies and obstacles without touching the screen.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | Scavalcasalto[?] | Vaultjump | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Pula-sela[?] | Leapfrog |
Gallery[edit]
A sketch of Mario vaulting over a Goomba and a Koopa Troopa
A sketch of Mario vaulting over a block
A sketch of Mario vaulting across gaps in a row of Brick Blocks.
Artwork of Mario vaulting over a Goomba
Mario vaulting over Toad in a The Super Mario Bros. Movie McDonald's Happy Meal television commercial
