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| name = Spike Ball
 
| name = Spike Ball
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| caption = [[Journal|Traps Entry 13]]: A deadly ball and chain that swings with infernal determination.
 
| caption = [[Journal|Traps Entry 13]]: A deadly ball and chain that swings with infernal determination.
 
| location = [[Hell]]
 
| location = [[Hell]]
| damage = • 4 (Contact with swinging ball)<br />
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| damage = • 2 (Contact with swinging ball)<br />
 
• Instant Death (Crushed by rolling ball)
 
• Instant Death (Crushed by rolling ball)
 
| pattern = Constant Hazard
 
| pattern = Constant Hazard
 
| notes = • The anchor block can be pushed
 
| notes = • The anchor block can be pushed
 
• When the anchor block is destroyed, the spike ball detaches and rolls like a miniature [[boulder]].}}
 
• When the anchor block is destroyed, the spike ball detaches and rolls like a miniature [[boulder]].}}
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'''Spike Balls''' are obstacles encountered in [[Hell]]. They consist of a pushable 'anchor' block, with an spinning spike ball that orbits around it at approximately 20 RPM - 3 seconds per full rotation.<br />
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'''Spike Balls''' are obstacles encountered in [[Hell]]. They consist of a pushable 'anchor' block, with an spinning spike ball that orbits around it at varying speed. Some are really fast and can stun-lock you by themselves while others seemingly don't move at all.<br />
The motion of the ball is not impeded by otherwise-solid blocks and will pass over them in the foreground, and will never run out of momentum whilst attached to the anchor.
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The motion of the ball is not impeded by otherwise-solid blocks and will pass over them in the foreground, and will never run out of momentum whilst attached to the anchor. The Spike Ball itself only affects [[Crate|crates]], [[Pot|pots]], the [[Eggplant|eggplant]], snowballs, dead [[Skeleton|skeletons]], [[Lava/HD|lava]] buckets, [[monsters]] and the player. The anchor block acts exactly like the normal pushable blocks.
   
 
A great number of them appear surrounding the [[Golden Idol]]s that spawn in Hell.
 
A great number of them appear surrounding the [[Golden Idol]]s that spawn in Hell.
   
 
==Disarming==
 
==Disarming==
If the anchor is destroyed the Spike Ball will detach from the chain and smash through the level until it runs out of momentum, similar to a small [[boulder]].
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If the anchor is destroyed the Spike Ball will detach from the chain and smash through the level until it runs out of momentum, similar to a small [[boulder]]. The player should be cautious in levels with many Spike Balls,
[[File:Spikeball-Ingame.png|thumb|left|Screenshot of a Spike Ball in motion]]
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[[File:Spikeball-Ingame.png|thumb|left|Screenshot of a Spike Ball in motion]] as it is very possible that letting a single Spike Ball free can also destroy the anchors to other Spike Balls. Anchor Blocks will also be destroyed if they reach the bottom of a lava pit and thus the release of their spike ball, which can be very surprising.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*The Weapon is likely a refrence to the Ball 'n Chain in the Mario Bros games inside castles
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*The Weapon is likely a reference to the Ball 'n Chain in the Mario Bros games inside castles
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Spike Balls are obstacles encountered in Hell. They consist of a pushable 'anchor' block, with an spinning spike ball that orbits around it at varying speed. Some are really fast and can stun-lock you by themselves while others seemingly don't move at all.
The motion of the ball is not impeded by otherwise-solid blocks and will pass over them in the foreground, and will never run out of momentum whilst attached to the anchor. The Spike Ball itself only affects crates, pots, the eggplant, snowballs, dead skeletons, lava buckets, monsters and the player. The anchor block acts exactly like the normal pushable blocks.

A great number of them appear surrounding the Golden Idols that spawn in Hell.

Disarming

If the anchor is destroyed the Spike Ball will detach from the chain and smash through the level until it runs out of momentum, similar to a small boulder. The player should be cautious in levels with many Spike Balls,

Spikeball-Ingame

Screenshot of a Spike Ball in motion

as it is very possible that letting a single Spike Ball free can also destroy the anchors to other Spike Balls. Anchor Blocks will also be destroyed if they reach the bottom of a lava pit and thus the release of their spike ball, which can be very surprising.

Trivia

  • The Weapon is likely a reference to the Ball 'n Chain in the Mario Bros games inside castles