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(I guess that confirms the MediaWorks name...)
(Given the naming kerfuffle and derivative behavior, makes more sense as a variant to me.)
 
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|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]])
|comparable=[[Big Amp]]
|variant_of=[[Zap Ball]]
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'''Electric Balls'''<ref>''Super Mario Galaxy'' internal filename (<tt>ObjectData/ElectricBall.arc</tt>)</ref> 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 [[Big Amp|Zap Balls]]. 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.
'''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==
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|name2=ビリビリボール (''Biribiri Bōru'')
|name2=ビリビリボール (''Biribiri Bōru'')
|meaning2=See below.
|meaning2=[[#Names in other languages|Japanese equivalent]]; compare [[Zap Ball#Internal names|Zap Ball]]
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|Jpn=ビリビリボール
|Jpn=ビリビリボール
|JpnR=Biribiri Bōru
|JpnR=Biribiri Bōru
|JpnM=Electrified Ball (given to [[Big Amp|Zap Ball]])
|JpnM=From「ビリビリ」(''Biribiri'', electric onomatopoeia) and "Ball"; shared with [[Zap Ball#Names in other languages|Zap Ball]]
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|date=January 5, 2008|title=''Super Mario Galaxy The Complete Guide''|publisher=MediaWorks|language=ja|isbn=978-4-8402-4157-1}}{{page needed}}</ref>
|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>
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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 of an Electric Ball from Super Mario Galaxy.
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]

  • Baseline sprite of the Star Pointer in Super Mario Galaxy. marks missions where Electric Balls are completely absent.
  • Galaxy StarP.png marks missions where Electric Balls are loaded and may be visible but cannot be encountered directly.
Domes Galaxies Missions
Fountain Battlerock Galaxy Battlerock Barrage Breaking into the Battlerock Topmaniac and the Topman Tribe Topmaniac's Daredevil Run Purple Coins on the Battlerock Battlerock's Garbage Dump Luigi under the Saucer
Garden Dreadnought Galaxy Infiltrating the Dreadnought Dreadnought's Colossal Cannons Revenge of the Topman Tribe Topman Tribe Speed Run Battlestation's Purple Coins Dreadnought's Garbage Dump

Gallery[edit]

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

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
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]

  1. ^ 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.