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  |image=[[File:Mario Maker NSMBU Axe.png|100px]]<br>An axe as it appears in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' theme of ''Super Mario Maker''.
|image=[[File:Mario Maker NSMBU Axe.png|100px]]<br>An axe as it appears in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' theme of ''Super Mario Maker''.
  |description=A large axe.
|description=A large axe.
  |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
  |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
  |effect=Destroys the support of a castle's bridge
|effect=Destroys the support of a castle's bridge
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The '''Axe'''<ref>Cain, Christine (July 7, 1999). ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'': [[Prima Games|Prima]]'s Official Strategy Guide. Page 19.</ref> (or '''ax'''<ref>Hiroo Tochikubo, ''How to Win at Super Mario Bros.'', Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 16.</ref>) is an object found in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] of games, often appearing in [[castle]] levels.  
The '''axe'''<ref>Cain, Christine (July 7, 1999). ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'': [[Prima Games|Prima]]'s Official Strategy Guide. Page 19.</ref> (or '''ax'''<ref>Hiroo Tochikubo, ''How to Win at Super Mario Bros.'', Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 16.</ref>) is an object found in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] of games, often appearing in [[castle]] levels.  


== History ==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
[[File:ax.gif|frame]]Axes first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they are found in the [[castle]] levels. The player can defeat [[Bowser]] or [[Fake Bowser|his duplicates]] by touching the axe, which cuts the support of the bridge Bowser is standing on and sends him falling into the [[lava]] below. If the player does not have a [[Fire Flower]], using the Axe is the only way that the player can defeat Bowser. Axes return and work in the same way in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''.


=== ''Super Mario'' series ===
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
An axe appears in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', found only in the [[World-e]] level [[Classic World 1-4]], where it serves the same function as it did in ''Super Mario Bros.''


==== ''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' ====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
In many of the ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' games, a [[! Switch]] or a [[Skull Switch]] is used in place of the axe at the end of castles featuring Bowser, and serves the same function. ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' and the Nintendo Switch port ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' all use the axe instead.


[[File:ax.gif|frame]]
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2''====
 
The axe appears in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and its [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its 3DS port]], as well as the Nintendo Switch sequel, ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. It acts as the goal for Castle-style courses, function as it did in previous games; its appearance varies with the game style, though its appearance in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' style has been changed to make it taller and wider (to match up with its ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' appearance). The ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style in ''Super Mario Maker 2'' is the only one to not use the axe as the goal for the castle theme, instead using a slightly modified boss version of the [[Goal Pole]] from the original game.
Axes first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', where they appear in [[castle]] levels, where the player can defeat [[Bowser]] or [[Fake Bowser|his duplicates]] by touching the Axe, which cuts the support of the bridge Bowser is standing on and sends him falling into the [[lava]] below. If the player does not have a [[Fire Flower]], using the Axe is the only way that the player can defeat Bowser. Axes return and work in the same way in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''.
 
==== ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' ====
 
An axe reappears in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', in the [[World-e]] level [[Classic World 1-4]], having the same function as they did in ''Super Mario Bros.''
 
==== ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe'' ====
 
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' and their [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch ports]], the axe reappears, serving the same purpose as it did in ''Super Mario Bros.'', although it is activated by a [[! Switch]], like in the other ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' games, where the axe is replaced by a either a ! Switch or a [[Skull Switch]].
 
==== ''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Super Mario Maker 2'' ====
 
The axe reappears in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its 3DS port]] and [[Super Mario Maker 2|its Nintendo Switch sequel]], as the goal for Castle-style courses, with its appearance being different depending on the game style, while sharing the same function as seen in ''Super Mario Bros.'', though its appearance in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' style has been changed to make it taller and wider (to match up with its ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' appearance). The ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' style in ''Super Mario Maker 2'' is the only one to not use the axe as the goal for the castle theme, instead, it uses the boss version of the [[Goal Pole]] (albeit slightly modified) from the original game.
 
==== ''Super Mario Run'' ====


====''Super Mario Run''====
The axe reappears in  ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', retaining its look and function from the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''.
The axe reappears in  ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', retaining its look and function from the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''.


=== ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' ===
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
[[File:Superstarfalse.png|right|thumb|An axe right of a crude depiction of Bowser in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.]]The axe makes a cameo in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remake]], where it is found at the end of a ''Super Mario Bros.''-like section of [[Bowser's Castle]] alongside a cardboard duplicate of Bowser. The section can only be accessed by [[Mini-Mario]], and touching the axe does the same thing as in previous appearances, "defeating" the cardboard duplicate and opening a path for [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] to progress.


[[File:Superstarfalse.png|right|thumb|An axe right of a crude depiction of Bowser in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.]]
===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', the [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)|Bowser's Castle]] uses a giant axe for the basketball hoop's pole.


The axe reappears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remake]], where it cameos alongside a cardboard duplicate of Bowser in a ''Super Mario Bros.''-reminiscent section of [[Bowser's Castle]].
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
 
=== ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' ===
The axe reappears in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', where on the [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)|Bowser's Castle]] court the basketball hoop's pole is a giant Axe.
 
=== ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' ===
Although the axe does not appear as an item in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', it being key to defeating Bowser in the older games is given an indirect reference with one of [[Simon Belmont]]'s screencaps, where he is seen about to use his Axe special attack on Bowser.
Although the axe does not appear as an item in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', it being key to defeating Bowser in the older games is given an indirect reference with one of [[Simon Belmont]]'s screencaps, where he is seen about to use his Axe special attack on Bowser.


== Gallery ==
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
<gallery>
  ax.gif|''Super Mario Bros.''
ax.gif|''Super Mario Bros.''
  SMAS Axe.gif|''Super Mario All-Stars''
SMAS Axe.gif|''Super Mario All-Stars''
  SMA4-worlde-Axe.png|''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMA4-worlde-Axe.png|''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''
 
SMM-SMB-Axe.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario Bros.'' style)
  SMM-SMB-Axe.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario Bros.'' style)
SMM-SMB3-Axe.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style)
  SMM-SMB3-Axe.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style)
SMM-SMW-Axe.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario World'' style)
  SMM-SMW-Axe.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (''Super Mario World'' style)
Mario Maker NSMBU Axe.png| ''Super Mario Maker'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
  Mario Maker NSMBU Axe.png| ''Super Mario Maker'' (''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style)
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Names in other languages ==
==Names in other languages==


{{foreign names
{{foreign names
  |Jap=オノ
|Jap=オノ
  |JapR=Ono
|JapR=Ono
  |JapM=Axe
|JapM=Axe
  |Ita=Ascia
|Ita=Ascia
  |ItaM=Ax
|ItaM=Ax
}}
}}


== References ==
==References==
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Revision as of 18:17, September 29, 2019

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The axe[1] (or ax[2]) is an object found in the Mario franchise of games, often appearing in castle levels.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Axes first appear in Super Mario Bros., where they are found in the castle levels. The player can defeat Bowser or his duplicates by touching the axe, which cuts the support of the bridge Bowser is standing on and sends him falling into the lava below. If the player does not have a Fire Flower, using the Axe is the only way that the player can defeat Bowser. Axes return and work in the same way in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

An axe appears in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, found only in the World-e level Classic World 1-4, where it serves the same function as it did in Super Mario Bros.

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

In many of the New Super Mario Bros. games, a ! Switch or a Skull Switch is used in place of the axe at the end of castles featuring Bowser, and serves the same function. New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U and the Nintendo Switch port New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe all use the axe instead.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2

The axe appears in Super Mario Maker and its its 3DS port, as well as the Nintendo Switch sequel, Super Mario Maker 2. It acts as the goal for Castle-style courses, function as it did in previous games; its appearance varies with the game style, though its appearance in the Super Mario Bros. style has been changed to make it taller and wider (to match up with its New Super Mario Bros. U appearance). The Super Mario 3D World style in Super Mario Maker 2 is the only one to not use the axe as the goal for the castle theme, instead using a slightly modified boss version of the Goal Pole from the original game.

Super Mario Run

The axe reappears in Super Mario Run, retaining its look and function from the New Super Mario Bros. U style in Super Mario Maker.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Cardboard Bowser
An axe right of a crude depiction of Bowser in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

The axe makes a cameo in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, where it is found at the end of a Super Mario Bros.-like section of Bowser's Castle alongside a cardboard duplicate of Bowser. The section can only be accessed by Mini-Mario, and touching the axe does the same thing as in previous appearances, "defeating" the cardboard duplicate and opening a path for Mario and Luigi to progress.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3

In Mario Hoops 3-on-3, the Bowser's Castle uses a giant axe for the basketball hoop's pole.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Although the axe does not appear as an item in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it being key to defeating Bowser in the older games is given an indirect reference with one of Simon Belmont's screencaps, where he is seen about to use his Axe special attack on Bowser.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese オノ
Ono
Axe

Italian Ascia
Ax

References

  1. ^ Cain, Christine (July 7, 1999). Super Mario Bros. Deluxe: Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 19.
  2. ^ Hiroo Tochikubo, How to Win at Super Mario Bros., Tokuma Shoten, 1987, ISBN 4-19-720003-XC. Page 16.