Editing Water Ball

{{Rewrite-expand|Incorporate information on the Water Balls fired by [[Water Shooter]]s in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''.}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:NSMBW Water Ball Render.png|60px]]<br>Render of a circular Water Ball from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
'''Water Balls'''<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=181|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as large masses of [[water]] that float and sometimes travel in the air. Water Balls are shaped as either circles or ellipses (horizontal and vertical) and look similar to [[bubble]]s.

==History==
===''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''===
Water Balls in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' appear in [[World 7-2 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-2]] only, and they can be [[Swim|swum]] in by the player character until they exit it, at which point the player falls out. Water Balls are usually used to access high areas or to cross large gaps, but they can also be used to avoid enemies down below. Water Balls hinder the movement speed of [[Bullet Bill]]s.

===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
Water Balls in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|its port]] appear only in [[A Quick Dip in the Sky]]. They behave the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. [[Koopa Shell]]s are also shown to travel slower while moving through a Water Ball. Water Balls do not appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.

===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
Water Balls in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' appear during [[Wonder Bowser Jr.]]'s boss battle in [[Sunbaked Desert Palace]], and during the [[Wonder Effect]] of [[Hot-Hot Hot!]] Water Balls behave the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In Sunbaked Desert Palace, Water Balls are produced by [[Wonder Bowser Jr.]] after taking damage. In Hot-Hot Hot!, an infinite number of Water Balls floats down and extinguishes [[Hot-Hot Rock]]s during the [[Wonder Effect]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSMBW Water Ball Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSMBU A Quick Dip in the Sky Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
SMBW Wonder Bowser Jr. third fight.jpg|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=<span lang=ja>空</span>中水<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|date=October 19, 2015|title=『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|page=149, 215|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Kūchū Mizu
|JapM=Midair Water <small>(''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'')</small>
|Jap2=水の玉<ref>{{cite|author=----|date=2015|title="Super Mario Galaxy 2."『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|page=171}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Mizu no Tama
|Jap2M=Water Ball <small>(''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')</small>
|Chi=空中之水
|ChiR=Kōngzhōng zhī Shuǐ
|ChiM=Midair Water
|Ita=Bolla d'acqua<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=215}}</ref>
|ItaM=Water Bubble
}}

==References==
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[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. Wonder objects]]
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