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An '''Anchor'''<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' Nintendo Player's Guide. [[Media:SMAS Guide 111.jpg|Page 111]].</ref> is an [[item]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The item is rare and can only be received at a special [[Toad House|White Mushroom House]] after collecting a certain number of [[coin]]s in a certain [[level]] in the even-numbered worlds. An Anchor will prevent an [[Airship]] from moving if [[Mario]] fails to clear it, thereby eliminating the need to trek long distances to try again to complete the level. It also appears in cutscenes before Airship levels, where Mario climbs the chain while the Anchor is being hoisted up.
An '''Anchor'''<ref>''Super Mario All-Stars'' Nintendo Player's Guide. [[Media:SMAS Guide 111.jpg|Page 111]].</ref> is an [[item]] that first appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.  


There is also an Anchor in ''[[Wario Land II]]'' that can be found in the [[SS Tea Cup]] world. It only appears in the fourth level of Chapter 2 called [[Drop the anchor!!]]. Here, [[Wario]] has to use his attack to move it and drop it into the water. After it is dropped, the level is completed.
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
Anchors make their debut in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' as a rare item that can only be received at a special [[Toad House|White Mushroom House]] after collecting a certain number of [[coin]]s in a certain [[level]] in the even-numbered worlds. An Anchor will prevent an [[Airship]] from moving if [[Mario]] fails to clear it, thereby eliminating the need to trek long distances to try again to complete the level. It also appears in cutscenes before Airship levels, where Mario climbs the chain while the Anchor is being hoisted up.


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
After a long absence, the Anchor reappears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. The first Airship level has an anchor near it before the player actually goes to the level. Anchors do not serve the same purpose as they did in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', however. When the first two Airship levels are cleared, Anchors replace the Airships on the map indicating that the levels have been cleared. Players can still visit the Airship levels, though.
After a long absence, the Anchor reappears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. The first Airship level has an anchor near it before the player actually goes to the level. Anchors do not serve the same purpose as they did in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', however. When the first two Airship levels are cleared, Anchors replace the Airships on the map indicating that the levels have been cleared. Players can still visit the Airship levels, though.


An anchor can be acquired in the [[Nintendo Adventure Book]] ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'' in either [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] or a portion of the [[Airship|Doom Ship]], and it can be used by [[Mario]] to reach the poop deck of the Doom Ship, where [[Roy Koopa]] is holding [[Luigi]] captive. An anchor can also be found in the subsequent book, ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', but it is a dud item; its only purpose is to drag Luigi down if he falls into a body of water, causing a [[Game Over]].
===''Wario Land II''===
There is also an Anchor in ''[[Wario Land II]]'' that can be found in the [[SS Tea Cup]] world. It only appears in the fourth level of Chapter 2 called [[Drop the anchor!!]]. Here, [[Wario]] has to use his attack to move it and drop it into the water. After it is dropped, the level is completed.
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Swinging anchors appear in the [[3DS Wario Shipyard|Wario Shipyard]] course as obstacles in the gliding section, where they block the player's path.
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Although not actually a usable item, it also appears in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' as Mario's means of entering the Airship carrying the drained red paint from Crimson Tower, as [[List of implied characters#Johnson (Airship crewman)|Johnson]] neglected to lift up the anchor and thus forced the Airship to stall.
===''Paper Mario: Color Splash''===
An anchor appears in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' as Mario's means of entering the Airship carrying the drained red paint from Crimson Tower, as [[List of implied characters#Johnson (Airship crewman)|Johnson]] neglected to lift up the anchor and thus forced the Airship to stall.


===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
An anchor appears in [[Boom Boom]]'s entrance animation in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', where it is lowered onto the court as Boom Boom clings to it.
An anchor appears in [[Boom Boom]]'s entrance animation in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', where it is lowered onto the court as Boom Boom clings to it.
===''Nintendo Adventure Books''===
An anchor can be acquired in the [[Nintendo Adventure Book]] ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'' in either [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] or a portion of the [[Airship|Doom Ship]], and it can be used by [[Mario]] to reach the poop deck of the Doom Ship, where [[Roy Koopa]] is holding [[Luigi]] captive. An anchor can also be found in the subsequent book, ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', but it is a dud item; its only purpose is to drag Luigi down if he falls into a body of water, causing a [[Game Over]].


==Official profiles==
==Official profiles==

Revision as of 02:15, January 20, 2022

Template:Item-infobox An Anchor[1] is an item that first appears in Super Mario Bros. 3.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. 3

Anchors make their debut in Super Mario Bros. 3 as a rare item that can only be received at a special White Mushroom House after collecting a certain number of coins in a certain level in the even-numbered worlds. An Anchor will prevent an Airship from moving if Mario fails to clear it, thereby eliminating the need to trek long distances to try again to complete the level. It also appears in cutscenes before Airship levels, where Mario climbs the chain while the Anchor is being hoisted up.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

After a long absence, the Anchor reappears in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The first Airship level has an anchor near it before the player actually goes to the level. Anchors do not serve the same purpose as they did in Super Mario Bros. 3, however. When the first two Airship levels are cleared, Anchors replace the Airships on the map indicating that the levels have been cleared. Players can still visit the Airship levels, though.

Wario Land II

There is also an Anchor in Wario Land II that can be found in the SS Tea Cup world. It only appears in the fourth level of Chapter 2 called Drop the anchor!!. Here, Wario has to use his attack to move it and drop it into the water. After it is dropped, the level is completed.

Mario Kart 7

Swinging anchors appear in the Wario Shipyard course as obstacles in the gliding section, where they block the player's path.

Paper Mario: Color Splash

An anchor appears in Paper Mario: Color Splash as Mario's means of entering the Airship carrying the drained red paint from Crimson Tower, as Johnson neglected to lift up the anchor and thus forced the Airship to stall.

Mario Tennis Aces

An anchor appears in Boom Boom's entrance animation in Mario Tennis Aces, where it is lowered onto the court as Boom Boom clings to it.

Nintendo Adventure Books

An anchor can be acquired in the Nintendo Adventure Book Double Trouble in either Mario Brothers Plumbing or a portion of the Doom Ship, and it can be used by Mario to reach the poop deck of the Doom Ship, where Roy Koopa is holding Luigi captive. An anchor can also be found in the subsequent book, Leaping Lizards, but it is a dud item; its only purpose is to drag Luigi down if he falls into a body of water, causing a Game Over.

Official profiles

Super Mario Bros. 3

  • Wii Virtual Console manual: "Use this item to stop airships from moving."
  • 3DS Virtual Console Manual Bio: "Prevents the Koopa airship from moving to a new location."

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese イカリ[?]
Ikari 		Anchor
German Anker[?] Anchor
Italian Ancora[?] Anchor
Spanish Ancla[?] Anchor

References

  1. ^ Super Mario All-Stars Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 111.
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