Fire Chain
| Fire Chain | |
|---|---|
 A Fire Chain on Template:Classic-link 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
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Fire Chains first appear in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. They appear in both Waluigi Stadium and Wario Colosseum alongside normal Fire Bars in the former, where they burn any racer that comes in contact with them. The Fire Chains in Waluigi Stadium are made up of eight fireballs while the ones in Wario Colosseum have seven.
Mario Kart DS
Fire Chains are obstacles in Mario Kart DS. They are encountered in Wario Stadium only. They play the same role of burning any racer who touch them, except they only have five fireballs each.
Mario Kart Wii
Fire Chains are obstacles in Mario Kart Wii. They are encountered once again in GCN Waluigi Stadium, and in the game's Bowser's Castle. They are made up of three fireballs each.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Fire Chains reappear in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, where they only appear in DS Wario Stadium and GCN Waluigi Stadium. Here they are once again the main obstacle along with normal Fire Bars.
Mario Kart Tour
Fire Chains reappear in Mario Kart Tour, only appearing in GCN Waluigi Stadium, which debuted in the 2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour. They appear and function identically to how they've been presented in all other entries in the series.
Super Mario series
Super Mario Galaxy 2
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
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
- Super Mario Run Tips and Tricks: Threading the Ring: Pass safely through a castle's rings of fire to excite the Toads!
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | Anello di fuoco[?] | Fire ring |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
