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|points=7
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|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|mlr=Shrinks and weakens enemies for a limited time.
|mlr=Shrinks and weakens enemies for a limited time.
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'''Lightning''' is the fifth captain command in the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. The highest-costing command in the game, it costs seven CP to use. When used, the captain will send cascading lightning bolts on all members on the opposing squad, [[Tiny (status effect)|shrinking]] them. The effect varies for all squad members.
'''Lightning''' is a [[Captain Command]] in the ''[[Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser]]'' mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' and the ''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. In the latter, only [[Iggy]] can use it. It costs 7 [[Captain Point|CP]] to use. When used, the captain will send cascading lightning bolts on all members on the opposing squad, [[Tiny (status effect)|shrinking]] them, similar to [[Lightning]] in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. The effect varies for all squad members.


==Trivia==
In ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', this captain command is featured prominently in the level [[Be Leery of Lightning]], where at the start of every round the enemy captain will use this command, and all allies will remain small for the entire round. However, enemies summoned via [[Larry|Larry's]] [[Call for Backup]] command or clones from [[Wendy|Wendy's]] [[Doppelganger]] move will still be unaffected.
*The effect that Lightning gives is a reference to the effect lightning gives in the ''Mario Kart'' series; it shrinks opponents and weakens them.


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Latest revision as of 16:50, February 12, 2025

Lightning
Lightning (move) from Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
BP/SP/CP needed 7
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions description Shrinks and weakens enemies for a limited time.

Lightning is a Captain Command in the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions and the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. In the latter, only Iggy can use it. It costs 7 CP to use. When used, the captain will send cascading lightning bolts on all members on the opposing squad, shrinking them, similar to Lightning in the Mario Kart series. The effect varies for all squad members.

In Bowser Jr.'s Journey, this captain command is featured prominently in the level Be Leery of Lightning, where at the start of every round the enemy captain will use this command, and all allies will remain small for the entire round. However, enemies summoned via Larry's Call for Backup command or clones from Wendy's Doppelganger move will still be unaffected.