! Switch

! Switches, also named Switches, are a recurring object in the Mario franchise and the Yoshi franchise. They first appear in Super Mario World.
== In the Super Mario series ==
=== Super Mario World ===
There are four ! Switches, colored yellow, red, green, and blue respectively, and all of them are giant. Each ! Switch is located in one of the Switch Palaces. When Mario or Luigi jumps on a ! Switch, each Dotted-Line Block of the same color turns into a ! Block permanently.
=== Super Mario 64 ===
The three ! Switches are referred as Cap Switches, and have a similar effect as in Super Mario World:
*The Red ! Switch appears on the Tower of the Wing Cap. Activating it makes the Red Blocks become available.
*The Green ! Switch appears in the Cavern of the Metal Cap. Activating it makes the Green Blocks become available.
*The Blue ! Switch appears in Vanish Cap Under the Moat. Activating it makes the Blue Blocks become available.
==In the Yoshi franchise==
Here, they are named Switches, and made their franchise debut in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. A Switch serves one of two purposes, with the most common one being to temporarily turn all of the Dotted-Line Blocks into red ! Blocks, an effect somewhat similar to that of a P Switch's. Activating it is essential to be given an opportunity to go across hazardous terrain such as lava or spikes and sometimes to reach higher areas. The other purpose of a Switch is to temporarily show a red, blinking down arrow, below which is a bonus area that the Yoshi can access by traveling down into it in the same fashion as when using a Warp Pipe.
== In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ==
Different variants appear in World of Light at Molten Fortress. ! Switches retain the same function. The player may activate ! Switches in order to reawaken Peach and Bowser.
==Gallery==
Switch SMW2 sprite.png|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island sprite
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