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Extension Corps
Artwork of the Extension Corps from Mario & Luigi: Brothership
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Leader Zokket
Members
“Full Extension!”
Extension Corps, Mario & Luigi: Brothership

The Extension Corps are the lieutenants of Zokket's army and major antagonists in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. The trio consists of Ecks, Ten, and Shun,[1][2] and their names are a pun on the word "extension."

Description[edit]

Each member of the Extension Corps is based on a different type of electrical connector, which is reflected by their collective name, a pun on "extension cord". In the game's announcement trailer, the purple member attacks Mario and Luigi with an electrical orb in battle.

In addition to Ecks, the Extension Corps includes two other teammates. One is a lanky, purple miscreant who resembles a headphone jack composed of his head resembling a male connector and one of their arms resembling a female connector. His design is invocative stereotypical delinquent in Japanese culture. The other is a stout, turquoise ruffian whose body resembles a VGA connector.

The Extension Corps share many similarities to the Best Fitness Friends from the Bowser Jr.'s Journey side mode of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, and have a similar eye design to Antasma from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, the Dark Star from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and Princess Shroob from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

Profiles[edit]

  • Website description
  • Extension Corps:
    • English (American):
      Zokket’s fearsome (?) band of helpers.[3]
    • English (British):
      A trio of troublemakers — Ecks, Ten and Shun — looking to cause problems for Mario and Luigi, while their mysterious leader schemes in the shadows over the downfall of Concordia.[4]
    • Japanese:
      ゾケット直属の手下。ルドルフ、ボルドー、トッドの3人。ゾケットに認めてもらおうと、マリオとルイージをあの手この手で倒そうと画策する。[5]
      (Translation: Zokkett's direct minions. "Rudolph", "Bordeaux", and "Todd". They plan to defeat Mario and Luigi by any means necessary in order to gain Zokket's approval.)
    • French (Canada):
      Un groupe d’assistants féroces (plus ou moins) de Voltfas.[6]
      (Translation: Zokket's fierce (more or less) assistant group.)


  • Zokket and the Extension Corps:
    • French (Europe):
      Diss, Jonk et Terr sont un trio de trouble-fêtes qui cherchent à mettre des bâtons dans les roues des deux frères. Ils sont menés par un mystérieux chef qui semble comploter dans l'ombre...[7]
      (Translation: Ecks, Ten and Shun are a trio of troublemakers looking to throw spanners in the works for the two brothers. They are led by a mysterious leader who seem to be plotting in the shadows...)
    • Italian:
      Ohmar, Volter e Ampier, i membri di questo trio di guastafeste, metteranno i bastoni tra le ruote a Mario e Luigi a ogni occasione, mentre il loro misterioso leader trama nell’ombra la caduta dell’Elettria.[8]
    • Spanish (Europe):
      Un trío de bribones, formado por Alar, Arga y Gador, dispuesto a ponerles la zancadilla a Mario y Luigi en cuanto se presente la ocasión. Su misterioso líder conspira en la sombra para llevar Concordia a la perdición.[9]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Extension Corps[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ボルドルド隊[?]
Borudorudo Tai
The Voldoldo Squad;「ボルドルド」being a partial voicing and repeating of「ボルト」(boruto, "volt")
Chinese (traditional) 波魯多魯多隊[10]
Bōlǔduōlǔduō Duì
Derived from the Japanese name
Dutch Extensiegroep[?] Extension group; pun in that a groep is also a circuit in an electrical installation
French Brigade Disjoncteur[7][6] Circuit breaker brigade
German Ausfall-Brigade[?] Outage Brigade, possibly referring to power outages.
Italian Skonnettieri[8] Portmanteau of Skonnet ("Zokket") and moschettieri ("musketeers") or guerrieri ("warriors")
Korean 볼티지 부대[11]
Bortiji Budae
Voltage Squad
Portuguese Batalhão de Extensão[12] Extension Batallion
Spanish (NOA) Comando Extensión[13] Extension Commando
Spanish (NOE) Comando Alargador[14] Extension Cord Commando

Ecks[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ボルドー[15]
Borudō
Bordeaux; the name is also a play on「ボルト」(boruto, "volt")
French (NOE) Diss[16] Phonetic reading of the first syllable of "disjoncteur" (circuit breaker). His name is shared with Jonk and Terr in order to make a pun with the same word.
German Drahtus[17] From Draht ("wire")
Italian Ohmar[18] From "ohm" (the unit of electrical resistance) and the name "Omar"
Portuguese Coné[19] From conexão ("connection"), together with the other members (Gui and Zão) the three names form the word
Spanish (NOE) Alar[20] From alargador ("extension cord"), referring to the name of the Extension Corps.

Ten[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ルドルフ[?]
Rudorufu
Rudolf/Rudolph
French Jonk[7] Phonetic reading of the second syllable of "disjoncteur" (circuit breaker). His name is shared with Diss and Terr in order to make a pun with the same word.
Italian Volter[?] Portmanteau of "volt" and the name "Walter"
Portuguese Gui[?] From the name "Guilherme", together with the other members (Coné and Zão) the three names form a pun on conexão ("connection")
Spanish (NOE) Arga[21] From alargador ("extension cord"), referring to the name of the Extension Corps.

Shun[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トッド[?]
Toddo
Todd
French Terr[7] Phonetic reading of the third syllable of "disjoncteur" (circuit breaker). His name is shared with Diss and Jonk in order to make a pun with the same word.
Italian Ampier[?] Portmanteau of "ampere" and the Italian name "Piero"
Portuguese Zão[?] From conexão ("connection"), together with the other members (Coné and Zão) the three names form a pun on conexão ("connection")
Spanish (NOE) Gador[21] From alargador ("extension cord"), referring to the name of the Extension Corps.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership official site, on Nintendo.com. Retrieved on October 10, 2024.
  2. ^ https://youtu.be/Xqp1js9mGQg?si=j4P8QWuKbGscgrmz[dead link]
  3. ^ https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mario-and-luigi-brothership-switch/?srsltid=AfmBOoqRJ44HjTp_16I1EQyUuHKg9UXYWjrYgr9loe2N1zHVFd5BufVg
  4. ^ https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Mario-Luigi-Brothership-2590264.html
  5. ^ https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/a8e6a/story/index.html
  6. ^ a b "Brigade Disjoncteur : Un groupe d’assistants féroces (plus ou moins) de Voltfas." – Apprenez à connaître les personnages énergiques de Mario & Luigi: Brothership!. Nintendo.com (Canadian French). Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d Mario & Luigi : L'épopée fraternelle. Nintendo.com (French). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica. Nintendo.com (Italian). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal. Nintendo.com (European Spanish). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  10. ^ Nintendo HK (September 10, 2024). 公開冒險的據點以及全新的兄弟攻擊等《瑪利歐&路易吉RPG 兄弟齊航!》的最新資訊。. nintendo.com.hk. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  11. ^ September 10, 2024. 모험의 거점이나 새로운 브라더 어택 등,『마리오&루이지 RPG 브라더십!』 의 새로운 정보를 공개합니다.. Nintendo.co.kr (Korean). Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "Batalhão de Extensão: os assustadores (mesmo?) lacaios do Ampério." – October 11, 2024. Venha conhecer o elenco eletrizante de Mario & Luigi: Brothership!. Nintendo.com (Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Comando Extensión: Los temibles secuaces de Shocke (bueno, lo de temibles está en entredicho)." – ¡Conoce al electrificante elenco de Mario & Luigi: Brothership!. Nintendo.com (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  14. ^ Nintendo España (June 18, 2024). Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal llegará el 7 de noviembre (Nintendo Switch). YouTube (European Spanish). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  15. ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (October 10, 2024). マリオ&ルイージRPG ブラザーシップ! 紹介映像. YouTube (japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  16. ^ Mario & Luigi: L'épopée fraternelle. Nintendo.com (Dutch). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  17. ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Nintendo.com (German). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  18. ^ Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica. Nintendo.com (Italian). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  19. ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Nintendo.com (Portuguese). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  20. ^ Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal. Nintendo.com (European Spanish). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  21. ^ a b Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal. Nintendo.com (European Spanish). Retrieved October 11, 2024.