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|image=[[File:SMG Asset Model Electric Ball.png| | {{item infobox | ||
|image=[[File:SMG Asset Model Electric Ball.png|150px]]<br>Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | ||
| | |variant_of=[[Zap Ball]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Electric Balls''' | '''Electric Balls''' are metallic obstacles in militarized areas of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. They always appear in sets of four to six, circling wide rims around planets, especially flying saucer-shaped ones. Their behavior is almost identical to that of [[Zap Ball]]s. A particular group that surrounds the saucer ridden in [[Battlerock Barrage]] begins moving and emanating electricity only after [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]) [[spin]]s a [[screwtop|blue screw]], which also makes the saucer start moving. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="appearances"> | <div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"data-expandtext="Show appearances"data-collapsetext="Hide appearances"> | ||
*[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png]] marks missions where Electric Balls are completely absent. | |||
{|class="wikitable | *[[File:Galaxy StarP.png]] marks missions where Electric Balls are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly. | ||
{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:center" | |||
|-style="color:white;background:red" | |-style="color:white;background:red" | ||
!Domes | !Domes | ||
!Galaxies | !Galaxies | ||
!Missions | !colspan=7|Missions | ||
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|[[Fountain]] | |[[Fountain]] | ||
|[[Battlerock Galaxy]] | |[[Battlerock Galaxy]] | ||
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Battlerock Barrage]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Breaking into the Battlerock]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe]]||[[File:Smg icon daredevilcomet.png|link=Topmaniac's Daredevil Run]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Purple Coins on the Battlerock]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlerock's Garbage Dump]]||[[File:Smg icon greenstar.png|link=Luigi under the Saucer]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]] | |[[Garden (Super Mario Galaxy)|Garden]] | ||
|[[Dreadnought Galaxy]] | |[[Dreadnought Galaxy]] | ||
|[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Infiltrating the Dreadnought]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons]]||[[File:Smg icon powerstar.png|link=Revenge of the Topman Tribe]]||[[File:Smg icon speedycomet.png|link=Topman Tribe Speed Run]]||[[File:SMG Asset Sprite Star Cursor.png|link=Battlestation's Purple Coins]]||[[File:Galaxy StarP.png|link=Dreadnought's Garbage Dump]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Naming== | ||
===Internal names=== | |||
{{internal names | |||
|game1=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' | |||
|file1=<tt>ObjectData/ElectricBall.arc</tt> | |||
|name1=ElectricBall | |||
|meaning1=Electric Ball | |||
|game2=''Super Mario Galaxy'' | |||
|file2=<tt>StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl</tt> | |||
|name2=ビリビリボール (''Biribiri Bōru'') | |||
|meaning2=[[#Names in other languages|Japanese equivalent]]; compare [[Zap Ball#Internal names|Zap Ball]] | |||
}} | |||
===Names in other languages=== | |||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
| | |Jpn=ビリビリボール | ||
| | |JpnR=Biribiri Bōru | ||
| | |JpnM=From「ビリビリ」(''Biribiri'', electric onomatopoeia) and "Ball"; shared with [[Zap Ball#Names in other languages|Zap Ball]] | ||
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Matsumura, Hideo, editor|date=2007|title=『スーパーマリオギャラクシー コンプリートガイド』|location=Tokyo|publisher=Famitsu|language=ja|isbn=978-4-7577-3943-7|page=382}}</ref> | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 06:31, March 30, 2025
The title of this article is from an official source, but is based on development data such as an internal filename.
If an acceptable public name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
| Electric Ball | |
|---|---|
 Model from Super Mario Galaxy | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) |
| Variant of | Zap Ball |
Electric Balls are metallic obstacles in militarized areas of Super Mario Galaxy. They always appear in sets of four to six, circling wide rims around planets, especially flying saucer-shaped ones. Their behavior is almost identical to that of Zap Balls. A particular group that surrounds the saucer ridden in Battlerock Barrage begins moving and emanating electricity only after Mario (or Luigi) spins a blue screw, which also makes the saucer start moving.
Appearances[edit]
marks missions where Electric Balls are completely absent.
marks missions where Electric Balls are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions | ||||||
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| Fountain | Battlerock Galaxy |  |
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| Garden | Dreadnought Galaxy | |
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Gallery[edit]
Inactive Electric Balls in the Battlerock Galaxy
Active Electric Balls in the Battlerock Galaxy
Electric Balls on Topmaniac's saucer in the Battlerock Galaxy
Electric Balls in the Dreadnought Galaxy
Electric Balls on Topmaniac's saucer in the Dreadnought Galaxy
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Galaxy | ObjectData/ElectricBall.arc | ElectricBall | Electric Ball |
| StageData/ObjNameTable.arc/ObjNameTable.tbl | ビリビリボール (Biribiri Bōru) | Japanese equivalent; compare Zap Ball |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ビリビリボール[1] Biribiri Bōru |
From「ビリビリ」(Biribiri, electric onomatopoeia) and "Ball"; shared with Zap Ball |
References[edit]
- ^ Matsumura, Hideo, editor (2007). 『スーパーマリオギャラクシー コンプリートガイド』. Tokyo: Famitsu (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-7577-3943-7. Page 382.
