Bros. Attacks, also called Bros. Moves, are special techniques used by Mario and Luigi in the Mario & Luigi series.
Description[]
Bros. Attacks are a genus of attack called Special Attack. These attacks made their debut in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga where Mario and Luigi learned it from the Starshade Bros. in Stardust Fields. Bros. Attacks require BP (Special Points or Bros. Points depending on the game) in order to use them. Bros. Attacks are replaced by Bros. Items in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time and are named Special Attacks in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. The same concept returns in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario and Luigi can get more Bros. Attacks by finding two Secret Scrolls where the Hammerhead Bros.' have resided southeast from Beanbean Castle Town. In Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Mario and Luigi can get more Bros. Attacks by finding Attack Pieces throughout areas, away reused from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Brickle, the manager of Mushrise Park, instantly gives Luigi all of his Attack Pieces to learn 3D Green Shell.
Types[]
Attacks are listed this way:
- The move in question.
- Location: Where the attack is obtained.
- Special Cost: How many Special Points the attack costs.
- Target: The attack's targeting. The values for this field are Single, Single (serial), All, Random, Ground, Choose.
- Single: The move targets one enemy.
- Single (serial): Same as Single, but the game selects another random foe. If the target that the player selected dies, the remaining strikes are redirected towards the target selected by the game.
- All: The move hits all enemies.
- Random: The move hits enemies randomly.
- Ground: The move hits all ground-based enemies.
- Choose: The moved can be aimed.
- Icon: What represents the attack.
- Bonus Effect: Status Effects that the move can bestow to the target.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[]
Mario's Moves[]
- Splash Bros.—Learned in a battle against a Stardust Fields Fighter Fly. Mario spins with his arms outstretched while Luigi grabs Mario's legs and the two slam down into their target after going above them.
- Location: Stardust Fields
- Special Cost: 4
- Target: Single
- Icon: A boot.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Chopper Bros.—Learned after rescuing Cork and Cask from the barrel in which Popple stuffed them in the Chateau de Chucklehuck. Mario bashes Luigi's head with his hammer and Luigi gets buried over his head, then Luigi uppercuts Mario from below, propelling him into the air. Mario then swings his hammer and slices the foe with it in a spin attack.
- Location: Chasteau de Chucklehuck
- Special Cost: 5
- Target: Single
- Icon: A hammer.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Fire Bros.—Learned after Mario gets his hands on the Firebrand technique in Oho Oasis's Fire Temple. Mario throws fireballs that Luigi strikes towards the targeted foe with his hammer.
- Location: Gwarhar Lagoon's Relaxation Room
- Special Cost: 6
- Target: Single (serial)
- Icon: A fireball.
- Bonus Effect: Burn.
- Swing Bros.—Obtain the first Secret Scroll from Thwomp's first minigame. Mario swings Luigi like a hammer ball, sending him towards the target. Luigi then kicks the foe with both his legs.
- Location: Hammerhead Bros.' cave.
- Special Cost: 6
- Target: Single
- Icon: A tornado.
Luigi's Moves[]
- Bounce Bros.—Learned in a battle against a Stardust Fields Fighter Fly. The Bros. stack up and jump high and then slam down onto their opponent.
- Location: Stardust Fields
- Special Cost: 4
- Target:
- Normal: Single
- Advanced: Single (Mario), Random (Luigi)
- Icon: A boot.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Knockback Bros.—Learned after rescuing Cork and Cask from the barrel in which Popple stuffed them in the Chasteau de Chucklehuck. Luigi uses his hammer to squish Mario, then plays golf with him as the ball. Mario then has to kick his target upon reaching them.
- Location: Chasteau de Chucklehuck
- Special Cost: 5
- Target:
- Normal: Single
- Advanced: Single (serial)
- Icon: A hammer.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Thunder Bros.—Learned after Luigi gets his hands on the Thunderhand technique in Oho Oasis's Thunder Temple. Luigi charges up lightning and jumps high off Mario's head. Luigi sends the lightning down onto his foes. Hits all foes.
- Location: Gwarhar Lagoon's Relaxation Room
- Special Cost: 6
- Target:
- Normal: Ground
- Advanced: Random
- Icon: A ball of plasma
- Bonus Effect: POW-Down, DEF-Down.
- Cyclone Bros.—Obtain the second Secret Scroll from Thwomp's second minigame. Luigi bashes Mario's head with his hammer just like with Knockback Bros., but Mario spins with his arms raised and Luigi jumps onto Mario's hands. The two perform a spin attack towards their target.
- Location: Hammerhead Bros.'s Cave
- Special Cost: 8
- Target: Choose
- Icon: A tornado
- Bonus Effect: None.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[]
This game reveals that Bros. Attacks constitute one genus of Special Attacks. Unlike in their prior incarnation, the Bros. attacks can be shared by the Mario brothers. Since the 3DS remake has different Special Point costs, two numbers are listed for that field, with the first applying to the DS version and the second applying to the 3DS version.
- Green Shell—This is obtained when you find the ten Attack Pieces that are scattered in a certain area in the Trash Pit. The Bros. kick a Koopa Shell towards their target. This is required to progress to the next area of the Trash Pit.
- Location: Trash Pit
- Special Cost: 3/4
- Target: Single (serial)
- Icon: A green Koopa Shell
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Fire Flower—The Attack Pieces that need to be obtained to get this move is found in the Pump Works, excluding a secret area that can be only accessed with the Drill Bros. move. Mario and Luigi use the titular weapon to transform into their Fire Forms and throw fireballs at their foe. This is done by spamming the correct button and works like the Bros. Flower and Mix Flower from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. This targets foes randomly, hence the targeting designation "All (random)".
- Location: Pump Works
- Special Cost: 4/6
- Target: Random
- Icon: The Fire Flower
- Bonus Effect: Burn.
- Jump Helmet—This attack's Attack Pieces appear in the Flab Zone. Luigi puts a yellow Koopa Shell that has a springboard on it on his head and Mario jumps on it to gain momentum for his stomp attack. Luigi has to position his body so Mario can jump off and build more power. If Mario falls, the move fails. Mario then has to stomp on his target.
- Location: Flab Zone
- Special Cost: 6/10
- Target: Single.
- Icon: The Jump Helmet itself.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Yoo Who Cannon—This attack is gained when the Mario brothers learn how to use Koopa Mario. Mario and Luigi each create three duplicates and the Bros. and their copies hide in eight barrels. Memorise which barrel has which Bro., then press the correct button to fire. This move targets up to eight foes at random with a maximum (outside of the Cholesteroad) of eight strikes. Pressing the wrong button weakens the power and voids the rest of the attack.
- Location: Toad Town (cloud area)
- Special Cost: 7/14
- Target: Random. (Up to eight)
- Icon: One of the Barrel Cannons used for the move.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Super Bouncer—This attack is gained when the Mario brothers find the ten Attack Pieces in the Energy Hold. Luigi gets on a pink ball with white starts that Mario launches upwards with a volleyball set. Luigi then has to position his body on top of the ball and smash the foe with the B button. Despite the ball being a rubbery ball, spiny enemies are vulnerable, implying the ball to be solid. Being able to last for up to eight strikes outside of the Cholesteroad, it can target up to eight foes at random.
- Location: Energy Hold (Star Panel gate area)
- Special Cost: 7/12
- Target: Random. (Up to eight)
- Icon: A pink rubber ball with white stars printed on it.
- Bonus Effect: Dizzy.
- Mighty Meteor—This attack is gained when the Mario brothers get all three Star Cures and combine them in Doctor Toadley's clinic. Mario and Luigi use a hammer to send a giant boulder into their target. This can last up to five strikes and targets enemies at random. Mario and Luigi are forced to get this attack.
- Location: Toadley Clinic
- Special Cost: 8/20
- Target: Random. (Up to five in the DS version and four in the 3DS version)
- Icon: A boulder with a question mark on it.
- Bonus Effect: POW-Down.
- Spin Pipe—This attack is gained when the Mario brothers complete the first puzzle that Kuzzle offers in Plack Beach. The Bros. stack up and you have to memorise their order, then press the correct button (A if Luigi is on top, B if Mario is on top) to perform a successful hit. This attack fails if you hit the wrong foe or hit a spiny foe, with the latter damaging the Bro. who isn't on top at the time instead of the target. This targets a single enemy by default and switches to another target if you kill the original target, thus being designated "Single (serial)".
- Location: Plack Beach (Kuzzle's house)
- Special Cost: 10/16
- Target: Single (serial)
- Icon: A blue pipe with a yellow wheel formed by spinning arrows.
- Bonus Effect: Dizzy.
- Snack Basket—Mario and Luigi get this attack by finding ten Attack Pieces in the Dimble Wood forest. Luigi eats lots of food and his body gets fat, and Mario tosses his brother's bloated body up into the air. Luigi then slams down with all his weight, creating a shockwave that hits all grounded enemies.
- Location: Dimble Wood
- Special Cost: 14/18
- Target: Ground
- Icon: A wicker basket with a strawberry-shaped lock and a white lid.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Magic Window—Mario and Luigi get this attack by defeating three Shroobs in the frozen vault in Bowser Castle. The Bros. jump into a portal, then stomp on the enemy from various angles. This attack can continue forever provided the Bros. can keep up the rhythm and targets enemies at random.
- Location: Bowser Castle (cryogenic freezing room)
- Special Cost: 18/26
- Target: Random
- Icon: A blue mushroom-shaped window with golden knobs to open it and a brown frame.
- Bonus Effect: Dizzy.
- Falling Star—Mario and Luigi can get this move by finding ten Attack Pieces in the gardens of Princess Peach's Castle. To attack, Mario and Luigi have to power the star by throwing smaller stars at it, increasing the power. This targets a single foe, thus being designated as "Single".
- Location: Princess Peach's Castle (garden area)
- Special Cost: 20/28
- Target: Single
- Icon: An orange tar with a white frame and black eyes.
- Bonus: DEF-Down.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[]
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team goes back to each Mario brother being able to start five different Special Attacks.
Mario's Moves[]
- 3D Red Shell - The Mario brothers head south of the enemies and kick a crimson Koopa shell into the targeted enemy. This Bros. attack uses their boots.
- Location: Find all 10 attack pieces that have been scattered throughout the western area of Mushrise Park.
- Special Cost: 5
- Target: Single (serial)
- Icon: A red Koopa Shell.
- Bonus effect: None.
- Bye-Bye Cannon: Mario and Luigi jump out of the cannon and stomp their target. If you get the order right, the Bros. descend in the opposite order. This Bros. attack uses their boots.
- Location: Find all 10 attack pieces that have been scattered throughout Wakeport.
- Special Cost: 7
- Target: Single (serial)
- Icon: A green cannon with a golden star and a red nozzle.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Bomb Derby: Luigi tosses bombs while Mario smacks them towards the target foe with his hammer.
- Location: Find all ten attack pieces that have been scattered throughout Driftwood Shore.
- Special Cost: 10
- Target: Single/Random (usually), Random (Mad Skillathon)
- Icon: A pink bomb with yellow stars.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Jet-Board Bash Luigi activates the Jet-Board, speeding by swiping the ground with his hands (hold B). When the bros. reach their target, Mario prepares a swing of his hammer. Press A to release.
- Location: Find all attack pieces that have been scattered throughout Somnom Woods.
- Special Cost: 12
- Target: Single
- Icon: A skateboard with a fiery design with a cyan rocket booster on the back.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Zee Egg: The Mario Brothers toss the legendary Zee Egg towards the battlefield, and the Zeekeeper appears in his full glory. Mario and Luigi have ride on the Zeekeeper's back, trying to hit the Wakeorb with their hammers.
Luigi's Attacks[]
- 3D Green Shell: Same as the 3D Red Shell, but Luigi starts the attack and the Koopa Shell is green and targets enemies randomly.
- Location: Free Boss Brickle from the Zeekeeper Fountain Statue in Mushrise Park.
- Special Cost: 4
- Target: Random (maximum 10)/Ground
- Icon: A green Koopa Shell.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Fire Flower: The Mario brothers enter their Fire forms, charge up fireballs, and toss them. Getting all 20 fireballs initiates the second phase, which is identical to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story: toss fireballs with abandon.
- Location: Find all 10 Attack Pieces in Dozing Sands.
- Special Cost: 5
- Target: Random
- Icon: A Fire Flower.
- Bonus Effect: Burn.
- Dropchopper: The Mario brothers chase the Dropchopper Craft south, then double back and try to grab on. The Bros. must then slam down towards their target. This special attack uses the boots.
- Location: Find all 10 Attack Pieces on the west side of Mount Pajamaja.
- Special Cost: 7
- Target: Choose (stomp), Ground (shockwave)
- Icon: A blue craft with a yellow propeller.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Slingsniper: Mario pulls back and launches Luigi with full force towards the foe who is covered by the reticle.
- Location: Solve the Bros. Ball puzzle to get to the Pajamaja Rock Frame on the east side of Mount Pajamaja.
- Special Cost: 10
- Target: Choose.
- Icon: A slingshot with a star.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Star Rocket: The Bros. ride on a Warpstar-like star that heads to the right, collecting smaller stars to increase their power. Then, the Bros. stomp down on their target, dealing damage. This special attack uses boots.
- Location: Find all 10 Attack Pieces that have been scattered throughout Neo Bowser Castle's first and second floors.
- Special Cost: 12
- Target: Single (serial).
- Icon: A golden star with a white frame.
- Bonus Effect: None.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[]
Mario's Moves[]
- 3D Red Shell: Same as in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, but only six hits.
- Location: Princess Peach's Castle
- Special Point Cost: 3
- Target: Single (serial)
- Icon: A red Koopa Shell.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Rocket Blast: The Bros. ride on a rocket that launches toward the sky, and then fall onto their target. Both must stomp on the target, then Mario must drive the rocket towards the foe and strike them.
- Location: Doop Doop Dunes
- Special Point Cost: 5
- Target: Single (stomps), Choose (piledrive)
- Icon: A silver rocket with a red nosecone and yellow fins.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Bomb Derby: Same as Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, but the last bomb deals the most damage and all bombs deal fire damage.
- Location: Gloomy Woods
- Special Point Cost: 7
- Target: Single/Random
- Icon: A pink bomb with yellow stars.
- Bonus Effect: Burn.
- Cannonball Chuck: Mario throws a Cannonball north and Luigi has to smash the enemy from above.
- Location: Doop Doop Dunes (Catch Nabbit in Nabbit Multiplication.)
- Special Point Cost: 9
- Target: Single/Choose
- Icon: A steel ball on a chain.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Toad Trail: Mario and Luigi ride the Toad Trail, picking up speed and dashing into their target. The actual target must be struck for an Excellent! rating, similar to Cannonball Chuck.
- Location: Mount Brrr (Defeat King Bob-omb.)
- Special Point Cost: 11
- Target: Single/Ground
- Icon: The head of a Mushroom Retainer.
- Bonus Effect: Burn. (Great! or better)
Luigi's Moves[]
- Fire Flower: Same as in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
- Location: Peach's Castle
- Special Point Cost: 4
- Target: Random.
- Icon: The Fire Flower.
- Bonus Effect: Burn.
- Drill Shell: Mario and Luigi jump high over their target, and then strike, dealing damage. A direct hit must be scored for those who aspire for an Excellent! rating.
- Location: Doop Doop Dunes
- Special Point Cost: 5
- Target: Single.
- Icon: A conical helmet with a drill shape.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Dropchopper: Same as Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, but the Circle Pad is used to move the titular weapon.
- Location: Doop Doop Dunes
- Special Point Cost: 7
- Target: Choose (stomp), Ground (shockwave)
- Icon: A blue craft with a yellow propeller.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Balloon Blast: Mario and Luigi inflate balloons that pop and deal damage to all foes.
- Location: Gloomy Woods (Catch Nabbit in Skyjinks with Nabbit.)
- Special Point Cost: 9
- Target: Random.
- Icon: A pink ballooon with an explosion mark.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Mega Thwonk: Luigi consumes a Mega Mushroom, becoming large, and charges the foe, striking them with his hammer. Mario must stomp them.
- Location: Neo Bowser Castle (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)
- Special Point Cost: 12
- Target: All (hammer), Single (stomp)
- Icon: A Mega Mushroom.
- Bonus Effect: None.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership[]
Mario's moves[]
- 3D Red Shell: Same as before, but changed to nine kicks, with the eighth kick just being a pass.
- Location: Defeat the Gorumbla at Rumbla Island.
- Special Point Cost: 4
- Target: Single (serial)
- Icon: A red Koopa Shell.
- Bonus Effect: Burn (final kick), None (first eight kicks).
- Hatch Me If You Can: Mario pulls a Yoshi Egg from his pocket, then a Bro. must send it into the air (depending which side the egg falls on) followed by the other, then both must send it into the enemy, who gets smashed by a Yoshisaur that pops out of the egg.
- Bomb Derby: Same as before, except the last bomb launches missiles that hit all enemies.
- Location: Visit Heatfreeze Island.
- Special Point Cost: 10
- Target: Single/Random (first 11 bombs), All (missile launcher)
- Icon: A pink bomb with yellow stars printed.
- Bonus Effect: Burn
- Flash Clock: After Mario stops time with the titular weapon, he and Luigi run around their foes and strike their target with their hammers. After enough hits on the target, the Bros. send him upward where they play tennis with him, using the targeted enemy as the ball and their hammers as rackets. This is followed by a downwards strike.
- Location: Relink Heatfreeze Island and Twistee Island after Bowser dislodges them.
- Special Point Cost: 12
- Target: Single (serial)
- Icon: A clock that resembles the Plus Clock from Super Mario Galaxy.
- Bonus Effect: None
- Conductor Connector: Mario and Luigi have to connect to the satellites using the plugs that the Great Conductor has wrapped around his body, and then he must fire a laser when the crosshairs line up.
- Location:
- Special Point Cost: 15
- Target: All
- Icon: The Great Conductor himself.
- Bonus Effect: None
- Note: The player can select the target, who takes more damage.
Luigi's moves[]
- 3D Green Shell: Same as before, but the last hit strikes all enemies and the move is cut down to just six hits.
- Location: Shipshape Island
- Special Point Cost: 5
- Target: Random (first five strikes), All (final strike)
- Icon: A green Koopa Shell
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Thunder Dynamo: Mario and Luigi pump the titular weapon's levers to generate a thunderstorm to strike all enemies on the field.
- Location: Shipshape Island (after the Lottacoins Island investigation)
- Special Point Cost: 7
- Target: All
- Icon: A handcar pump-esque dual lever with a clock on it.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Jump Helmet: A returning move from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Same as before, except the wearer automatically advances on the target and the jumper stays the same horizontal distance from the enemy and the wearer has to move side-to-side to catch the jumper.
- Location: Heatfreeze Island
- Special Point Cost: 9
- Target: Single
- Icon: The Jump Helmet itself.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Yoo Who Cannon: A returning move from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.
- Location: Shipshape Island (after relinking Heatfreeze Island and Twistee Island)
- Special Point Cost: 12
- Target: Random (first eight hits), All (final hit)
- Icon: A barrel cannon.
- Bonus Effect: None.
- Mix Tornado: Mario and Luigi lay fireballs and magic snowballs in a ring, which they spin around in to create a tornado that can attack enemies.
(
• 
