Editing Giant Spiked Ball

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|image=[[File:Giant spike ball.png]]
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
|variant_of=[[Spike Ball]]
|variants=[[Ice Ball (obstacle)|Big Ice Ball]]
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'''Giant Spiked Balls'''<ref>Loe, Casey. ''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide. Page 13.</ref> (sometimes lowercase)<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 102.</ref> are larger versions of [[Spike Ball]]s. Like their smaller counterparts, Giant Spiked Balls can destroy [[block]]s and even the smaller Spike Balls. They first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:NSMBDS Giant Spiked Ball Screenshot.png|thumb|left]]
Giant Spiked Balls debut in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they appear in various levels. Their first appearance in this game is [[World 2-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)|the second castle]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Giant Spiked Balls return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' in [[World 8-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-2]].

Near the end of the boss fight in {{world-link|8|airship|World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}, [[Bowser Jr.]] uses Giant Spiked Balls with shorter spikes and active fuses that possess the ability to explode, and must be used against him.

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
Giant spiked balls also appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' with a purple color.

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', these spiked balls appear in two sizes. In {{world-link|mushroom|A|World Mushroom-A}} and {{world-link|4|castlen2|World 4-Castle (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}, '''large spiked balls'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 187.</ref> appear, which are closer to the size of giant spiked balls in other games. The giant spiked balls<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 184.</ref> in {{world-link|mushroom|castlen2|World Mushroom-Castle}} are even larger. The former has an equivalent known as the [[Ice Ball (obstacle)|Big Ice Ball]] in [[World 4-1 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 4-1]].

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Although giant spiked balls do not reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', or ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', [[Mega Grrrol]]s appear which serve the same purpose.

====''Super Mario Run''====
In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', [[Bowser]]'s Koopa Clown Car can spit out giant spiked balls. The giant spiked balls have the ability to break certain platforms.

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Giant spiked balls appear as a course element as of version 2.0 of ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. Unlike regular [[Spike Ball]]s, they destroy any breakable blocks in their path. They appear as a projectile thrown by [[Mega Spike]]s and as placeable course element. Since they did not appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', new sprites are made for them.

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
[[File:SMBW golden Giant Spiked Ball.jpg|thumb|[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] about to be chased by a Giant Spiked Ball]]
Giant Spiked Balls return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', only appearing during the [[Wonder Effect]]s of  [[Rolling-Ball Hall]] and [[The Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage]]. This time, they appear golden with white spikes. Coming in contact with one results in an instant loss of a [[Extra life|life]]. As shown in the latter, they are able to break blocks. Even larger ones appear exclusively in the former, being large enough to break [[Rock Block]]s with ease.

===''Mario Party 9''===
Giant spiked balls appear in ''[[Mario Party 9]]'' in the minigame [[Tumble Temple]] alongside regular Spiked Balls. A giant version of Spiked Balls with longer spikes also appears in [[Spike Strike]], where the player must use a [[hammer]] to send them back at the large Spike.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
Giant Spiked Balls also appeared in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', where they are used by [[Spike]]s. They are only slightly larger than regular Spiked Balls. A Giant Spiked Ball can only be countered with a [[hammer]] strike.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', a giant spiked ball appears in ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode, when the player has 2, 3, or 4 Spikes by way of a super attack.

==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=巨大トゲ鉄球<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section, page 118.</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros.'')</small><br>''Kyodai Toge Tekkyū''<br>大きな鉄球<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' section, page 149.</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')</small><br>''Ōkina Toge Tekkyū''<br>でかトゲ鉄球<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section, page 185.</ref> <small>(''Super Mario 3D Land'')</small><br>''Deka Toge Tekkyū''<br>トゲ{{ruby|鉄球|てっきゅう}} <small>(''Mario Party 9'', Spike Strike)</small><br>''Toge Tekkyū''
|JapM=Giant spiked iron ball<br><br>Large spiked iron ball<br><br>Big spiked iron ball<br><br>Spiked iron ball; refer to [[Spike Ball#Names in other languages|Spike Ball]]
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 |Jap=巨大トゲ鉄球<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros.'' section, page 118.</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros.'')</small><br>''Kyodai Toge Tekkyū''<br>大きな鉄球<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' section, page 149.</ref> <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')</small><br>''Ōkina Toge Tekkyū''<br>でかトゲ鉄球<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'' section, page 185.</ref> <small>(''Super Mario 3D Land'')</small><br>''Deka Toge Tekkyū''<br>トゲ{{ruby|鉄球|てっきゅう}} <small>(''Mario Party 9'', Spike Strike)</small><br>''Toge Tekkyū''
 |JapM=Giant spiked iron ball<br><br>Large spiked iron ball<br><br>Big spiked iron ball<br><br>Spiked iron ball; refer to [[Spike Ball#Names in other languages|Spike Ball]]
-|Ita=Palla spinosa <small>(''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'')</small>
-|ItaM=Spiny ball
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