Lance
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Lances[1] are blade obstacles that rest in one place, usually along the ceiling, thrusting up and down in a set rhythm. They usually are deployed in narrow places with not much room for evasion to ensure difficulty for the player to progress. Functionally, they are comparable to Skewers, albeit much smaller than they usually are.
History[edit ]
Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins[edit ]
In Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins , lances appear in the Sunken Ship Course, looking like a simple long, thin knife. Fewer of them appear in Easy Mode. They can be defeated by running into them while the player is invincible. In the Whale Course, they are colored white and appear to be organic, but function exactly the same.
Wario Land series[edit ]
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3[edit ]
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In Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 , lances appear in the SS Tea Cup and Syrup Castle. They appear as low-hanging, axe-like blades that constantly jiggle up and down, though their collision remains block-sized due to them being treated as a stylistic variation of standard Spike Traps (like Munchers and Piranha Plants in the same game). Small Wario can simply walk underneath them, but if larger, Wario will have to crouch and crawl underneath them. Jet Wario can also fly through them if launched on the floor.
Wario Land II[edit ]
Lances are encountered in several levels of Wario Land II . They are composed of a blade resembling the version of the lance from the previous game, but are attached to a metal pole with some wire wrapped around it, and produce an alarming sound when moving. While the edged part of the lance itself can hurt Wario and throw him backward, the pole is harmless and can be passed without taking damage. Some lances even have Conveyor Belts underneath them.
Gallery[edit ]
Wario evading lances in Wario Land II
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤリ Yari |
Spear | [2] [3] | |
| Italian | Lancia | Spear | [4] [5] |
References[edit ]
- ^ Dark Horse Books. Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years. Page 78.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins). Page 83.
- ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック ワリオランド2 盗まれた財宝」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō). Page 36.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia . Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 78.
- ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 78.