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{{about|the recurring object|the [[capture|capturable]] object also appearing in Super Mario Odyssey|[[Pole (bollard)]]|the enemy from [[Wrecking Crew '98]]|[[Poles]]|the goal found at the end of many Mario levels|[[Goal Pole]]}}
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|image=[[File:SMG2 Pole.png|100px]]<br>A pole as it appears in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|image=[[File:SMG2 Pole.png|x150px]]<br>Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
}}
'''Poles''' are objects appearing in several ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' games. In nearly all games they appear in, the player can grab on to them and move up and down on them before [[jump]]ing off, though some poles leave the player incapable of performing a [[handstand]] on them.
'''Poles''' appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as objects that the player can grab to move up and down on before [[jump]]ing off, though some poles leave the player incapable of performing a [[handstand]] on them.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
Poles first appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]], where they appear in [[Dire, Dire Docks]], specifically during the mission [[Pole-Jumping for Red Coins]]. They are yellow-and-black objects attached to ceilings.
Poles in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Super Mario 64 DS|its remake]] are yellow-and-black objects attached to ceilings, and they appear in [[Dire, Dire Docks]]. They are used during the [[mission]] [[Pole-Jumping for Red Coins]].


====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
Poles<ref name=guide>Alan Averill and Jennifer Villarreal. ''Super Mario Sunshine: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide''. Redmond: [[Nintendo of America]], 2002. p. 96. ISBN: 1-930206-23-2.</ref> return in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', appearing in the [[Delfino Airstrip]] and certain areas of [[Ricco Harbor]]. They behave as they did in ''Super Mario 64''.
Poles<ref name=guide>{{cite|author=Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' Player's Guide|page=96|location=Redmond|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=2002|isbn=1-930206-23-2}}</ref> in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' appear in the [[Delfino Airstrip]] and certain areas of [[Ricco Harbor]] and function identically as in ''Super Mario 64''.


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
A single pole appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', specifically in {{world-link|3|castlen|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} following the trio of [[Whomp]]s. It is striped yellow and white and behaves the same as in past installments.
A single pole appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', occurring in {{world-link|3|castlen|World 3-Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}} following the trio of [[Whomp]]s. It is striped yellow and white and behaves the same as in ''Super Mario 64''. In [[World 6-B (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6-B]] and a [[Coin Heaven|bonus area]] in [[World 7-1 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 7-1]], there are shorter poles that are fasted to moving [[track]]s, similar to the [[rope]]s in ''[[Super Mario World]]''.


====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
Poles also appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' as uncommon objects, most commonly appearing in [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. They are more rectangular than in past games and thus allow the player to grab it only at four cardinal angles, but otherwise behave in the same way. There also exists another rare variety of pole that features a knob on its end, allowing the player to do a [[handstand]] on it.
Poles appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' as uncommon objects, most commonly in [[Deep Dark Galaxy]]. They are more rectangular than in past games and thus allow the player to grab it only at four cardinal angles, but otherwise behave in the same way. There also exists another rare variety of pole that features a knob on its end, allowing the player to do a [[handstand]] on it.


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
Poles return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', behaving the same as in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', though they are now striped purple and white. They appear only in the second room of {{world-link|3|ghosthouse|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and the [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]] [[Enemy Course]] with five [[Lava Bubble]]s.
Poles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' are striped purple and white, but are functionally identical as in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' They appear only in the second room of {{world-link|3|ghosthouse|World 3-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} and the [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]] [[Enemy Course]] with five [[Lava Bubble]]s.


====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
Poles return in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', behaving exactly the same as in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', though only the plastic-textured aesthetic variety and the variety with the knob at the end appear. They mainly appear in the [[Honeybloom Galaxy]] and [[Melty Monster Galaxy]].
Poles in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' function identically as in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', though only the plastic-textured aesthetic variety and the variety with the knob at the end appear. They mainly appear in the [[Honeybloom Galaxy]] and [[Melty Monster Galaxy]].


====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
Poles also appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', and they are present in a handful of [[level]]s, mainly [[World 8-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-2]]. They again have the same traits as the plastic-textured variety in ''Super Mario Galaxy''.
Poles in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' have the same traits as the plastic-textured variety from ''Super Mario Galaxy'', and they are present in a handful of [[level]]s, mainly [[World 8-2 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8-2]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Poles return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', having the same color scheme as in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' and otherwise behaving the same as in past installments. Only five appear in the second room of {{world-link|5|ghosthousen2|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}.
Poles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' retain their color scheme from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' and otherwise behave the same as in past installments. Only five appear in the second room of {{world-link|5|ghosthousen2|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Poles return in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', having the same color scheme as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and otherwise behaving the same as in past installments. They are much more common, appearing in the levels [[Haunted Shipwreck]], [[Which-Way Labyrinth]], [[Spinning Spirit House]], and {{world-link|coin|6|World Coin-6}} in the former and in the levels [[Haunted Cargo Hold]] and [[Porcupuffer Cavern]] in the latter.
Poles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' have the same color scheme as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They are used identically as in said game, and appear in the levels [[Haunted Shipwreck]], [[Which-Way Labyrinth]], [[Spinning Spirit House]], and {{world-link|coin|6|World Coin-6}} in the former and in the levels [[Haunted Cargo Hold]] and [[Porcupuffer Cavern]] in the latter.


====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
Poles return in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', featuring the same behavior as in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', though they now feature yellow and black stripes. They appear in [[New Donk City Hall Interior]], [[Shiveria Town]], and the [[Bullet Bill]] secret area in the [[Metro Kingdom]], and in the first section of the [[Darker Side]].
Poles in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' function identically as in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', but now have yellow and black stripes. They appear in [[New Donk City Hall Interior]], [[Shiveria Town]], and the [[Bullet Bill]] secret area in the [[Metro Kingdom]], and in the first section of the [[Darker Side]].


===''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''===
====''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
Poles return in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', acting the same as in prior games and they are produced inside [[Pole Block]]s.
While poles themselves do not appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', a similar [[Fling Pole|spring-loaded pole]] appears in various locations.


===Other appearances===
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
While poles themselves do not appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', a similar [[Fling Pole|spring-loaded pole]] appears in various locations.
Poles in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' are produced by [[Pole Block]]s, but otherwise function identically as in previous games of the ''Super Mario'' series.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
<gallery>
MarioSlidingDown SM64.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
MarioSlidingDown SM64.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
Mario64handstand.jpg|Artwork from ''Super Mario 64''
Mario64handstand.jpg|Artwork from ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 Asset Model Flagpole.png|Model from ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 Asset Model Pole.png|Model from ''Super Mario 64''
SM64 Asset Model Pole.png|Model from ''Super Mario 64''
PoleJumpingForRedCoins.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 64''
PoleJumpingForRedCoins.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario 64''
SMS Screenshot Pole.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
SMS Asset Model Flagpole.png|Model from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
NsmbPole.png|Sprite from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
NsmbTightrope.png|Sprite of a moving pole from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
SMS Screenshot Pole.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Sunshine''
SMG Mario Pole Climbing Artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Mario Pole Climbing Artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
SMG Asset Model Pole.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SMG Asset Model Pole.png|Model from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
Disk Planets Top Side.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
Disk Planets Top Side.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Galaxy''
SM3DLTsunohei.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
NSMBW Asset Sprite Pole.png|Sprite from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
SMG2 Screenshot Flagpole.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
SM3DL Screenshot Pole.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
NSMBU World Coin-6 Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSMBU World Coin-6 Screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
NSLU Porcupuffer Cavern Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
NSLU Porcupuffer Cavern Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
SMO Metro Moon 48.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
SMO Metro Moon 48.png|Screenshot from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
SMO Snow Moon 14.png|Screenshot from ''Super Mario Odyssey''
</gallery>
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Tree]]


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ポール<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 92, 119, 137, 151, 171, 186, 201.</ref>
|Jap=ポール<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=92, 119, 137, 151, 171, 186, 201|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JapR=Pōru
|JapR=Pōru
|JapM=Pole
|JapM=Pole
|Jap2=のぼり棒<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section, page 216.</ref>
|Jap2=のぼり棒<ref>{{cite|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section|page=216|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Jap2R=Nobori Bō
|Jap2R=Nobori Bō
|Jap2M=Climbable Pole
|Jap2M=Climbable Pole
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|FreE=Perche
|FreE=Perche
|FreEM=Pole
|FreEM=Pole
|Ita=Palo
|Ita=Palo<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' European manual|page=33|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita2=Sbarra<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=92}}</ref>
|ItaM=Pole
|ItaM=Pole
|Ita2M=Bar
}}
}}
==See also==
*[[Tree]]


==References==
==References==
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This article is about the recurring object. For the capturable object also appearing in Super Mario Odyssey, see Pole (bollard). For the enemy from Wrecking Crew '98, see Poles. For the goal found at the end of many Mario levels, see Goal Pole.
Pole
Bee Mario on a pole in Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Screenshot from Super Mario Galaxy 2
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)

Poles appear in the Super Mario franchise as objects that the player can grab to move up and down on before jumping off, though some poles leave the player incapable of performing a handstand on them.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

Poles in Super Mario 64 and its remake are yellow-and-black objects attached to ceilings, and they appear in Dire, Dire Docks. They are used during the mission Pole-Jumping for Red Coins.

Super Mario Sunshine

Poles[1] in Super Mario Sunshine appear in the Delfino Airstrip and certain areas of Ricco Harbor and function identically as in Super Mario 64.

New Super Mario Bros.

A single pole appears in New Super Mario Bros., occurring in World 3-Castle following the trio of Whomps. It is striped yellow and white and behaves the same as in Super Mario 64. In World 6-B and a bonus area in World 7-1, there are shorter poles that are fasted to moving tracks, similar to the ropes in Super Mario World.

Super Mario Galaxy

Poles appear in Super Mario Galaxy as uncommon objects, most commonly in Deep Dark Galaxy. They are more rectangular than in past games and thus allow the player to grab it only at four cardinal angles, but otherwise behave in the same way. There also exists another rare variety of pole that features a knob on its end, allowing the player to do a handstand on it.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Poles in New Super Mario Bros. Wii are striped purple and white, but are functionally identical as in New Super Mario Bros. They appear only in the second room of World 3-Ghost House and the World 8 Enemy Course with five Lava Bubbles.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Poles in Super Mario Galaxy 2 function identically as in Super Mario Galaxy, though only the plastic-textured aesthetic variety and the variety with the knob at the end appear. They mainly appear in the Honeybloom Galaxy and Melty Monster Galaxy.

Super Mario 3D Land

Poles in Super Mario 3D Land have the same traits as the plastic-textured variety from Super Mario Galaxy, and they are present in a handful of levels, mainly World 8-2.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Poles in New Super Mario Bros. 2 retain their color scheme from New Super Mario Bros. and otherwise behave the same as in past installments. Only five appear in the second room of World 5-Ghost House.

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

Poles in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U have the same color scheme as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They are used identically as in said game, and appear in the levels Haunted Shipwreck, Which-Way Labyrinth, Spinning Spirit House, and World Coin-6 in the former and in the levels Haunted Cargo Hold and Porcupuffer Cavern in the latter.

Super Mario Odyssey

Poles in Super Mario Odyssey function identically as in Super Mario Galaxy, but now have yellow and black stripes. They appear in New Donk City Hall Interior, Shiveria Town, and the Bullet Bill secret area in the Metro Kingdom, and in the first section of the Darker Side.

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

While poles themselves do not appear in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, a similar spring-loaded pole appears in various locations.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Poles in Super Mario Bros. Wonder are produced by Pole Blocks, but otherwise function identically as in previous games of the Super Mario series.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ポール[2]
Pōru
Pole
のぼり棒[3]
Nobori Bō
Climbable Pole
French (NOE) Perche[?] Pole
Italian Palo[4] Pole
Sbarra[5] Bar
Spanish (NOE) Poste[?] Pole

See also

References

  1. ^ Averill, Alan, and Jennifer Villarreal (2002). Super Mario Sunshine Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-930206-23-2. Page 96.
  2. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 92, 119, 137, 151, 171, 186, 201.
  3. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 216.
  4. ^ Super Mario 64 European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 33.
  5. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 92.