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{{redirect|Ball and Chain|the object from [[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]|[[Ball and Chain (Yoshi Topsy-Turvy)]]}}
{{redirect|Spinner|a [[Badnik]] which appears in a [[Mario & Sonic]] game|[[Spinner (Badnik)]]}}
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|image=[[File:Chainball up.png]]<br>A Ball 'N' Chain in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[2019]])
|variants=[[Bowser-Ball 'n' Chain]]
|notable=[[Sphinx Zō]]
|comparable=[[Fire Bar]]<br>[[Guruguri]]<br>[[Roto-Disc]]<br>[[Tekkyū Dosun]]
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A '''Ball 'n' Chain''' is a [[Spiked Ball|spiked ball]] on a chain swinging on a pivot. ''[[Super Mario World]]'' introduces these obstacles. [[Bowser]] uses these as cautionary weapons against invaders, but [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] can stand on the brick in the center to avoid being hit by the ball. Also, using a [[Spin Jump]] will allow Mario/Luigi to harmlessly bounce off the spiked ball. Many are found in the [[castle]]s and [[fortress]]es in ''Super Mario World''.

A Ball 'n' Chain makes a brief appearance in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series episode "[[Send in the Clown]]". Mario, while traveling through [[Bowser's Castle|Neon Castle]], narrowly avoids being hit by a Ball 'n' Chain, which drops from the ceiling, as he traverses over some lava.

''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' features this obstacle in the [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros.)#World 7-Castle|World 7-Castle]] and [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros.)#World 8-Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]]. The blocks are still there, and one even has a [[Star Coin]]. As an added feature, they rotate wildly on the end of the chain as well as spinning on the block, however, this does not affect their attack.

Ball 'n' Chains reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' once, in a secret area of [[World 4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)#World 4-Castle|Wendy's Castle]] and in [[World 3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)#World 3-Fortress|Lemmy's Fortress]]. However, unlike their past appearances, they can be defeated, using a [[Starman]].

In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', Ball 'n' Chains appear in purple with yellow spikes and chain. This time they are not linked to shackles, like in ''Super Mario World''. Instead of spinning, they only make pendulum movements. The chain's links are 2D, which means they look the same way at all angles. They can be destroyed by making contact with them as [[Statue Mario]].

In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', regular and giant Ball 'n' Chains (under the name '''Pendulums''') appear, swinging in a pendulum-like manner as they do in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' and ''Super Mario 3D Land''. Unlike other iterations, however, these Ball 'n' Chains cannot be avoided by passing through the chains, as they have been spiked too.

==Gallery==
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Ball n Chain SMW sprite.png|''Super Mario World'' sprite
CartoonBallnChain.jpg|''Super Mario World'' television series screenshot
Ball'n'Chain3D.png|''Super Mario 3D Land'' screenshot
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