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|title=Fire Bar (Mario Kart)
|image=[[File:MK8D GCN Waluigi Stadium Scene 7.jpg|300px]]<br>A Fire Chain on {{classic link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|image=[[File:MK8 - DS Wario Stadium.PNG|150px]]
|parent_species=[[Fire Bar]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]) (2023)
|variant_of=[[Fire Bar]]
}}
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'''Fire Chains''',<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander|title=''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=192|quote='''Fire Chains:''' A returning obstacle from Bowser's Castle, the fire chains make the races through Wario Stadium more exciting for the crowd... at the cost of being more dangerous to the racers themselves.|isbn=978-0-804-16328-6|date=May 30, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us}}</ref> also called '''Fire Bars''',<ref>{{cite|author=Musa|title=''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=130|quote='''Fire Bars:''' Certain gaps and sections of the track are protected by rotating fire chain traps. Anticipate where the fire chains will be and position yourself to drive where they don’t be.}}</ref> are obstacles in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. They are spinning [[fireball]]s formed in a ring shape.


'''Fire Bars''' are ringed versions of [[Fire Bar]]s that only appeared in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]].
==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:WaluigiStadiumIcon-MKDD.png|thumb|left|Screenshot from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]
Fire Chains appear in all mainline games in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' onward, occasionally alongside normal [[Fire Bar]]s. When touched by any racer without the use of a [[Super Star]], they cause them to get burned and spin out.
 
The number of fireballs in a Fire Chain varies per course and per game. In the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' version of [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]] they are made up of eight fireballs while the ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' versions of the course have six. In [[Wario Colosseum]], Fire Chains contain seven fireballs. The ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' version of [[DS Wario Stadium|Wario Stadium]] features Fire Chains with five fireballs, while the same course in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' again features Fire Chains of six fireballs. The Fire Chains in the ''Mario Kart Wii'' course [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]] have three fireballs each.
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==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Fire Bars first appear in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', they appeared in [[Waluigi Stadium]], and [[Wario Colosseum]]. They act a lot like Fire Bars, except that they are not attached to a block, nor their fireballs are connected to each other, instead they are spinning fireballs that attempt to burn a racer that comes in contact with it.
[[File:SMG2 Bowsers Lava Lair Starting Planet.png|thumb|left|A Fire Chain surrounding a [[Pull Star]]]]
Fire Chains are obstacles in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. They appear in [[Bowser's Lava Lair]], on the starting planet, and the fireball planet, and the [[Slipsand Galaxy]] on its starting planet. They behave the way they do in the ''Mario Kart'' games, though sometimes, they go around planets instead of circling in the air.
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===''Mario Kart DS''===
====''Super Mario Run''====
Fire Bars reappeared in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', they appeared in [[Wario Stadium (DS)|Wario Stadium]]. They play the same role trying to burn any racer to slow them down.
Fire Chains, also referred to as '''rings of fire''', return in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', They appear as a complete "ring of fire" rather than separate sets of fireballs. They appear only in the course [[Rings of Fire!]]. Some move up and down. [[Coin]]s, including [[Color coin]]s, are often seen within the rings. Going through one without taking damage is a [[Coin Rush (Super Mario Run)|stylish move]] called '''Threading the Ring''', and this move produces blue stars. In Toad Rally, these stars contribute to starting a [[Coin Rush (Super Mario Run|Coin Rush]]. It also immediately gets a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] to cheer for the player.


===''Mario Kart Wii''===
==Profiles==
Fire Bars reappear in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', they are found in the Waluigi Stadium retro course, and the games [[Bowser's Castle (Wii)|Bowser's Castle]]. Their behavior remains unchanged, however they have a three-fireball ringed versions in Bowser's Castle.
*''Super Mario Run'' Tips and Tricks: Threading the Ring: Pass safely through a castle's rings of fire to excite the Toads!
==Gallery==
<gallery>
WaluigiStadium4-TimeTrial-MKDD.png|[[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]], ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
BCW4.png|[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]], ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
MK8 - DS Wario Stadium.png|[[DS Wario Stadium]], ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
MKT GCN Waluigi Stadium fire ring.jpg|GCN Waluigi Stadium, ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKT GCN Waluigi Stadium Teaser.jpg|GCN Waluigi Stadium, ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ita=Anello di fuoco
|ItaM=Fire ring
}}


===''Mario Kart 8''===
==References==
Fire Bars reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', they only appeared in the Wario Stadium retro course. Here they are once again the main obstacle along with normal Fire Bars.
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Latest revision as of 16:38, December 31, 2024

Fire Chain
GCN Waluigi Stadium in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
A Fire Chain on GCN Waluigi Stadium in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
First appearance Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
Latest appearance Mario Kart Tour (Mario vs. Luigi Tour) (2023)
Variant of Fire Bar

Fire Chains,[1] also called Fire Bars,[2] are obstacles in the Mario Kart series. They are spinning fireballs formed in a ring shape.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

The icon for Waluigi Stadium, from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Screenshot from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Fire Chains appear in all mainline games in the Mario Kart series from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! onward, occasionally alongside normal Fire Bars. When touched by any racer without the use of a Super Star, they cause them to get burned and spin out.

The number of fireballs in a Fire Chain varies per course and per game. In the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! version of Waluigi Stadium they are made up of eight fireballs while the Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Tour versions of the course have six. In Wario Colosseum, Fire Chains contain seven fireballs. The Mario Kart DS version of Wario Stadium features Fire Chains with five fireballs, while the same course in Mario Kart 8 again features Fire Chains of six fireballs. The Fire Chains in the Mario Kart Wii course Bowser's Castle have three fireballs each.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

A Fire Chain surrounding a Pull Star

Fire Chains are obstacles in Super Mario Galaxy 2. They appear in Bowser's Lava Lair, on the starting planet, and the fireball planet, and the Slipsand Galaxy on its starting planet. They behave the way they do in the Mario Kart games, though sometimes, they go around planets instead of circling in the air.

Super Mario Run[edit]

Fire Chains, also referred to as rings of fire, return in Super Mario Run, They appear as a complete "ring of fire" rather than separate sets of fireballs. They appear only in the course Rings of Fire!. Some move up and down. Coins, including Color coins, are often seen within the rings. Going through one without taking damage is a stylish move called Threading the Ring, and this move produces blue stars. In Toad Rally, these stars contribute to starting a Coin Rush. It also immediately gets a Toad to cheer for the player.

Profiles[edit]

  • Super Mario Run Tips and Tricks: Threading the Ring: Pass safely through a castle's rings of fire to excite the Toads!

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Anello di fuoco[?] Fire ring

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fire Chains: A returning obstacle from Bowser's Castle, the fire chains make the races through Wario Stadium more exciting for the crowd... at the cost of being more dangerous to the racers themselves." – Musa, Alexander (May 30, 2014). Mario Kart 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16328-6. Page 192.
  2. ^ "Fire Bars: Certain gaps and sections of the track are protected by rotating fire chain traps. Anticipate where the fire chains will be and position yourself to drive where they don’t be." – Musa. Mario Kart 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 130.