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{{Item infobox
|image=[[File:Super Mario Bros 2 Chain.png]]<br>A chain as it appears in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''
|image=[[File:NSMBW Asset Model Chain.png|x170px]]<br>Model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|effect=Can be climbed or hung from.
}}
}}
'''Chains''' are metallic structures that can be climbed or hung from.
'''Chains''' are recurring metal objects in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. In nearly all appearances, chains are used by the player character to access areas that would otherwise be unreachable. They are either taut and climbable like [[ladder]]s, or can be swung from like rope swings.


==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Jr.''===
===''Donkey Kong Jr.''===
[[File:DKJ Arcade Stage 4 Screenshot.png|thumb|right|Chains in the Chain Scene in Donkey Kong Jr.]]
[[File:DKJ Arcade Stage 4 Screenshot.png|thumb|right|Chains in the Chain Scene in Donkey Kong Jr.]]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', chains appear in the [[Jump Board Scene]] and the [[Chain Scene]], in which they can be climbed by [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] in the same manner as the vines and poles that appear in other levels.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', chains appear in the [[Jump Board Scene]] and the [[Chain Scene]], in which they can be climbed by [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] in the same manner as the vines and [[pole]]s that appear in other levels.


===''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''===
===''Super Mario'' series===
Chains appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', first found in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-3]]. They are always found in indoor dungeon areas and can be climbed by [[Mario]] and friends, functioning identically to the [[beanstalk]]s and [[ladder]]s found in other environments.
====''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Chains appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', first found in [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-3]]. They are found only in indoor dungeon areas and can be climbed by [[Mario]] and friends, functioning identically to the [[beanstalk]]s and [[ladder]]s found in other environments.
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Chains appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', in which they are swung on rather than climbed by Mario and friends, similarly to the hanging vines found in [[World 5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 5]]. Two chains appear in [[World 8-6 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8-6]], in which they are used to reach the top of the level.
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Chains return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', in which they can once again be swung on by Mario and friends, with the same functionality as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They make a prominent appearance in the level [[Walking Piranha Plants!]], in which they are used to swing and jump past numerous [[Stalking Piranha Plant]]s.
 
In ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', chains are the eponymous fixture of [[Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle]] in [[Soda Jungle]]. They are needed to cross [[lava swell]]s and reach [[Iggy Koopa]].


===''Paper Mario''===
===''Paper Mario''===
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{more images|''[[Paper Mario]]'' image, and better ''[[Wario World]]'' image}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Super Mario Bros 2 All Stars Chain.png|''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version) sprite
Super Mario Bros 2 Chain.png|Sprite from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
HorrorManorChainClimb.png|Wario to the left of a chain in ''Wario World''
Super Mario Bros 2 All Stars Chain.png|Sprite from ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
HorrorManorChainClimb.png|Screenshot from ''[[Wario World]]''
File:NSMBU Walking Piranha Plants Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSLU Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=鎖<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|title="Super Mario USA."『[[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]]』|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=70}}</ref>
|JapR=Kusari
|JapM=Chain <small>(''Super Mario USA'')</small>
|Jap2=ぶらさがりくさり<ref>{{cite|author=----|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]]』|language=Japanese|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=2015|page=151, 217}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Burasagari Kusari
|Jap2M=Hanging Chain
|Ita=Catena
|ItaM=Chain
}}
==See also==
*[[Chain-Link]]
*[[Beanstalk|Vine]]
==References==
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{{PM}}
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[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U objects]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. Wii objects]]
[[Category:Paper Mario objects]]
[[Category:Paper Mario objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2 objects]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. 2 objects]]
[[Category:Wario World objects]]
[[Category:Wario World objects]]

Revision as of 12:31, April 13, 2024

Chain
Model of a chain from New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
Model from New Super Mario Bros. Wii
First appearance Donkey Kong Jr. (1982)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)

Chains are recurring metal objects in the Super Mario franchise. In nearly all appearances, chains are used by the player character to access areas that would otherwise be unreachable. They are either taut and climbable like ladders, or can be swung from like rope swings.

History

Donkey Kong Jr.

Chain Scene from the arcade version of Donkey Kong Jr.
Chains in the Chain Scene in Donkey Kong Jr.

In Donkey Kong Jr., chains appear in the Jump Board Scene and the Chain Scene, in which they can be climbed by Donkey Kong Jr. in the same manner as the vines and poles that appear in other levels.

Super Mario series

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2

Chains appear in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2, first found in World 1-3. They are found only in indoor dungeon areas and can be climbed by Mario and friends, functioning identically to the beanstalks and ladders found in other environments.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Chains appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, in which they are swung on rather than climbed by Mario and friends, similarly to the hanging vines found in World 5. Two chains appear in World 8-6, in which they are used to reach the top of the level.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Chains return in New Super Mario Bros. U, in which they can once again be swung on by Mario and friends, with the same functionality as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They make a prominent appearance in the level Walking Piranha Plants!, in which they are used to swing and jump past numerous Stalking Piranha Plants.

In New Super Luigi U, chains are the eponymous fixture of Iggy's Swinging-Chains Castle in Soda Jungle. They are needed to cross lava swells and reach Iggy Koopa.

Paper Mario

In Paper Mario, chains appear in a certain area of Bowser's Castle. Mario can grab them and pull them downward, acting as a type of switch which can cause the room to become flooded with water or to drain the water if the room is already flooded.

Wario World

Chains appear in Wario World, first found in Greenhorn Ruins. They are once again climbable objects, which Wario can scale and rotate himself around.

Gallery

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese [1]
Kusari
ぶらさがりくさり[2]
Burasagari Kusari
Chain (Super Mario USA)

Hanging Chain

Italian Catena
Chain

See also

References

  1. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario USA."『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』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 70.
  2. ^ ---- (2015). 『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』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). Page 151, 217.