Editing Ladder

{{about|the platforming objects found in many games|the item in ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]''|[[Ladder (item)]]}}
[[File:WL4-Wario Climbing.png|thumb|150px|[[Wario]] climbing a ladder in ''[[Wario Land 4]]'']]
'''Ladders''' in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] commonly appear as inanimate objects that the player can climb to progress in a level, an area, or a stage.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong''===
[[File:Donkey Kong Ladder.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] next to a ladder in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'']]
Ladders are found throughout ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and serve as a connection between two platforms. In [[25m|25 m]], [[Mario]] has to use them in order to get to the top and to avoid [[barrel]]s and [[Fireball (Donkey Kong)|Fireball]]s, however, barrels can occasionally roll down the ladders and the Fireballs can climb up them as well. Some of the ladders are broken; Mario cannot climb these. He also cannot climb any ladders if he is carrying a [[hammer]]. Some of the ladders in the [[50m|50 m]] stage extend and retract. Mario can only climb those up completely if they are fully open.

In the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version]], Ladders appear in several varieties. The static and extending ladders from original versions of ''Donkey Kong'' return in several of the later levels. Mario can only climb a ladder if he stands on solid ground, which is an important element in some levels, where he first has to place a [[road]] or jump on an [[icicle]] to have a platform to stand on from which he can climb the ladder. Another important element in the game's puzzles are ladders than can be placed by Mario himself, also known as '''Arrow Blocks'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' Volume 61, pages 81 and 82.</ref>. If Mario jumps against one such vertical-facing block in the game, the game freezes and the player has to place the ladder in any free point of the level. The ladder will then extend itself upwards and downwards as far as it can. The ladder is timed, and disappears after the time has passed. This timer indicated with a music that starts playing as soon as the ladder is placed and gets faster gradually. The timer can be reset if Mario places another ladder within the first ladder's time limit, or any other placeable objects such as [[road]]s, [[Trampoline|Jump Stands]], and blocks. After disappearing, the ladder can then be placed with the same block again.

===''VS. Wrecking Crew'' / ''Wrecking Crew''===
[[File:WC Ladder.png|thumb]]
Ladders reappear in ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' and ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'', where they serve the same purpose they did in ''Donkey Kong''. The enemies, [[Eggplant Man|Eggplant Men]], [[Gotchawrench]]es, and [[Foreman Spike]], can climb ladders. Ladder [[wall (Wrecking Crew series)|wall]]s also appears in this game, and must be destroyed.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
Ladders first appear in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', where they function similar to [[beanstalk]]s and [[chain (object)|chain]]s.

====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:SMB3BattleMode-BonusBlocks.png|thumb|left|Mario on a ladder in the bonus round]]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ladders appear in a bonus round in the 2-Player battle mode. The brothers have to use the ladders to find coins hidden in blue [[? Block]]s. The one who finds the most wins.

====''Super Mario Land''====
Ladders also appear in ''[[Super Mario Land]]''{{'}}s [[bonus game (Super Mario Land)|bonus game]]. One ladder, along with Mario, will move between the different platforms until the player presses {{button|gb|a}}. Mario will then move along the platform, but if he comes across a ladder, Mario will move up or down it onto another platform, collecting a different reward.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:NSMBW Ladder Sprite.png|thumb|75px|A rope ladder sprite]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', the only level to feature ladders is [[World 2-4 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-4]], where they are made of ropes. Here, while [[wind|strong gusts]] blow, the ladders are pushed up, making them unusable.

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
Ladders also appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', in the level [[The Mighty Cannonship]], and in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', in the levels [[Slippery Rope Ladders]] and [[Broozers and Barrels]], functioning identically as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. Ladders return in both capacities in the [[Nintendo Switch]] port, ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.

===''Luigi's Mansion''===
Several ladders also appear in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and its [[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Nintendo 3DS version]]. One of them appears in [[Professor Elvin Gadd|Professor E. Gadd]]'s laboratory, though it serves no function, and a second leads between the [[Courtyard (Luigi's Mansion)|Courtyard]] and the [[Bottom of the Well]]. A third is found on the bunk bed in [[The Twins' Room]], and two are found on the [[Roof (Luigi's Mansion)|Roof]].

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''====
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' and its [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|remake]], ladders are common objects found in various levels in the game. These ladders are functionally similar to the ones seen in the Game Boy version of ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''. Some levels feature colored ladders that require pressing a [[Color Switch]] of their color to be used, otherwise they appear with a dotted outline and cannot be climbed on. [[Mini-Mario]]s cannot climb ladders under any circumstance, and may require using other objects in the level to catch up with the player should they use a ladder.

====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''====
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', ladders appear on the [[Roof (Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis)|Roof]] and in [[DK's Hideout]]. There are two retractable ladders on the Roof that are similar to the ones found in [[50m]] of the original ''Donkey Kong'' arcade game.

====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!''====
In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'', [[Blue Ladder]]s are present. They cause [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]]s to immediately climb or descend it.

===''Super Paper Mario''===
{{multiframe|align=right|1=<div style=background:#CCC>[[File:SPM Ladders group.png]]</div>|2=Various ladders in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.}}

In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', ladders take on a zigzagging design and colored either black, yellow, or white. They are found in various areas, typically appearing out of specific blocks when hit. Ladders with more standard designs are found in [[Yold Ruins]] and the [[Floro Caverns]]. [[Bowser]] is unable to climb up ladders, most likely due to his size. If he tries, he struggles and mutters, "Can't climb this!"

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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Ladders appear as an object in a few ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-themed stages in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Ladders appear in two ''Super Mario'' stages: [[75 m (stage)|75 m]] and [[Rumble Falls (stage)|Rumble Falls]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', ladders reappear on 75 m and a ''[[Wrecking Crew (series)|Wrecking Crew]]'' [[Wrecking Crew (stage)|stage of the same name]], though as [[Wall (Wrecking Crew series)|ladder walls]], which can be destroyed if they are attacked. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Ladders appear in the same two stages representing the ''Super Mario'' franchise as in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.

===''Mario Party'' series===
Ladders are featured in a few minigames of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', ladders appear in the minigame [[Mad Ladders]], and in ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', ladders appear in [[Mega Goomba's Ladder Leap]].

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
Ladders also appears in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and its Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|ports]] which [[Captain Toad]] and [[Toadette]] can climb. During the levels that reappear from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', ladders were added due to Captain Toad and Toadette being unable to jump.

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ハシゴ<ref>''Wrecking Crew'' Famicom instruction booklet, [https://archive.org/details/WreckingCrewFCManualOnlyHiResOz/Wrecking%20Crew%20manual%2005.jpg page 5.]</ref> / はしご<ref>Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' Japanese instruction booklet, pages 12 and 18.</ref>
|JapR=Hashigo
|JapM=Ladder
|Jap2={{ruby|普通|ふつう}}のはしご<ref>''Wrecking Crew '98'' physical release manual, [https://archive.org/details/wrecking-crew-98-manual/page/8/mode/2up page 14.]</ref>
|Jap2R=Futsū no hashigo
|Jap2M=Usual ladder
|Spa=Escalera
|SpaM=Ladder
|Fre=Échelle
|FreM=Ladder
|Dut=Ladder<ref>Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'' Dutch Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]] digital manual, tab 13: "Voorwerpen".</ref>
|DutM=Ladder
|Ita=Scala (a pioli)<br>Muro scalabile (''Wrecking Crew''; ''NES Remix'')
|ItaM=Ladder<br>Climbable wall
}}

==References==
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