Electric rail
| Electric rail | |
|---|---|
 A close-up of an electric rail in the Flip-Swap Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Strikers (2005) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022) |
Electric rails[1] or power lines[2] are barriers of electrical energy in the Super Mario franchise.
History
Mario Strikers series
In Super Mario Strikers, Mario Strikers Charged, and Mario Strikers: Battle League, electric rails appear around all of the soccer fields except for Thunder Island, in which they only appear at the corners. If players get tackled into the fence, they will be shocked temporarily. The fence cannot be seen; it is transparent until players run into it. Some options allow for either electric rails to be disabled or it to shock the player if they even go near the fence.
Mario Party series
Mario Party 8
An electric rail grid is seen underneath the main platform in Power Trip, a minigame in Mario Party 8.
Mario Party 9
An electric rail surrounds the ring in Bumper Sparks, a minigame in Mario Party 9.
Super Mario series
Super Mario Galaxy
Electric rails with small yellow spheres on either end appear in Super Mario Galaxy in several galaxies, where they occasionally move horizontally throughout the galaxy and shock Mario and Luigi if contact is made. They appear in green and red. They are used to defeat Spiky Topmen and Spring Topmen. If Mario or Luigi lose a life from an electric rail, they will turn into a skeleton, but there is a small chance of staying as normal. This effect is also seen briefly, if the player looks closely, when Mario and Luigi take damage after hitting one. In some galaxies, they can be deactivated by stepping on Flipswitch Panels, hitting a Spiky Topman with a spin attack into them, defeating it as well, or defeating an Undergrunt Gunner. No matter which way the camera faces, the reflection on the spheres that make them up shown is always exactly the same. A different type appears in the very first mission, Grand Star Rescue, at each end of slow-moving platforms that circle round areas, with the electricity flowing between two prongs resembling the tip of an electric cattle prod; green platforms appear outside the planet, while orange ones appear inside, though the electricity itself is green in both cases.
Appearances
marks missions where they are completely absent.
marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
| Green, platform | ||
|---|---|---|
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
| Gate | Gateway Galaxy | 
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| Green, immobile | ||
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
| Terrace | Good Egg Galaxy | 
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| Fountain | Battlerock Galaxy |   
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| Kitchen | Ghostly Galaxy |
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| Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada |
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| Engine Room | Toy Time Galaxy |
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| Sand Spiral Galaxy |
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| Garden | Dreadnought Galaxy | 
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| Comet Observatory | Bubble Blast Galaxy |
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| Green, mobile | ||
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
| Fountain | Battlerock Galaxy |
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| Engine Room | Toy Time Galaxy |
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| Comet Observatory | Bubble Blast Galaxy |
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| Red, immobile | ||
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
| Terrace | Sweet Sweet Galaxy |
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| Fountain | Battlerock Galaxy |
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| Garden | Deep Dark Galaxy |
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| Dreadnought Galaxy |
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| Red, mobile | ||
| Domes | Galaxies | Missions |
| Terrace | Flipswitch Galaxy |
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| Garden | Dreadnought Galaxy |
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Electric rails are found in World 6-
Airship in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they are used in the second airship battle against Bowser Jr. The player must knock Bowser Jr. into the fence three times in order to win. However, if Mario and his friends are pushed into the rail, they will take damage.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, electric rails return with the same function and effect from the predecessor, but Mario will no longer turn into a skeleton if he loses a life from an electric rail.
Appearances
- marks missions where they are completely absent.
- marks missions where they are loaded and may be visible, but cannot be encountered directly.
| Green, immobile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions |
| World 2 | Bowser's Lava Lair |  
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| World 5 | Space Storm Galaxy | 
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| Upside Dizzy Galaxy |
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| Bowser Jr.'s Boom Bunker |
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| World 6 | Clockwork Ruins Galaxy |
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| Bowser's Galaxy Generator |
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| World S | Grandmaster Galaxy |
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| Green, mobile | ||
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions |
| World 1 | Flip-Swap Galaxy |
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| World 5 | Space Storm Galaxy |
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| World S | Grandmaster Galaxy |
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| Red, immobile | ||
| Worlds | Galaxies | Missions |
| World 3 | Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet |
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, a single electric rail can be found among some pendulums in Precarious Pendulums.
Gallery
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy
The platform type surrounding a room in Super Mario Galaxy
Electric rails in Super Mario Galaxy 2
Electric rails in Bumper Sparks in Mario Party 9
Luigi being electrocuted in Mario Strikers: Battle League's opening cutscene
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ビリビリレール[?] Biribiri rēru |
Shocking rail | |
Densen |
Electric line | ||
| French | Barrière électrique[4] | Electric barrier | |
| Italian | Elettrorotaia[3] | Electric-rail | |
| Spanish | Raíl eléctrico[?] | Electric rail |
See also
References
- ^ "So try and remember how to control a bubble! Just watch out for those electric rails." – Phil Board (2007). Super Mario Galaxy. "The Electric Labyrinth": Nintendo (English).
- ^ "The power lines are keeping me from helping my friend!" – Luma (2007). Super Mario Galaxy. "Revenge of the Topman Tribe": Nintendo (English).
- ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 137.
- ^ Super Mario Galaxy, Le Guide Officiel. Prima Games, page 105
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