Thunder Bros.

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Thunder Bros.
The Thunder Bros. from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga image.
Screenshot of the Thunder Bros. Bros. Attack in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions image.
BP/SP/CP needed 6 (Mode 1 and 2)
4 (Mode 3)
BP/SP/CP needed (remake) 14/17 (Regular; Normal/Easy)
10/13 (Super; Normal/Easy)
Location Gwarhar Lagoon
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Superstar Saga description Attack with thunder!
Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions description Regular:
Press B Button when Luigi builds up his thunder.
Press B Button when Luigi gets on top of Mario to perform a big jump!
Press B Button when Luigi is highest in his jump. Get an Excellent to deal heavy damage!

Super:
Press B Button when Luigi builds up his thunder. When Mario's Hammer is above his head, press A Button!
When Luigi gets to the base of the foe's feet, press the B Button Button for an Excellent rating!
If you succeed, there's a chance you'll lower the enemy's POW.

Thunder Bros. is one of Luigi's Bros. Attacks in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. It based off of Luigi's Thunderhand move in the game. The move costs six BP on Modes 1 and 2, and four BP on Mode 3. In the remake, the move costs fourteen/ten BP on Normal, and seventeen/thirteen BP on Easy. Luigi will charge up a ball of electricity in his hands. When fully charged, pressing the B Button results in Luigi jumping on Mario. Another press on B Button at this time will send Luigi flying into the air, and one more B Button hit will allow Luigi to cast a thunderbolt below him, causing some damage to all enemies on the ground. The attack, if performed correctly, always lowers the enemies' defense. Thunder Bros. cannot hit airborne enemies unless the player fails the second Action Command.

Once the attack has been successfully executed eighteen times, the Advanced Command is learned. In the Advanced version, Luigi damages only one enemy with more damage. To execute it, the player should press B Button after the initial charge. Before Luigi lands on Mario, press A Button to make Mario step backwards. Press A Button again to make Mario pound Luigi into the ground with his Hammer. Luigi moves over to the target. By pressing B Button again when Luigi is underneath the target, Luigi attacks with a blue electrifying uppercut that can even hit airborne enemies. The Advanced version, when performed correctly, will also lower the enemy's attack power.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the attack's animations are different. The first B Button press is for fully charging the orb instead of jumping, the latter occurs automatically. Instead of a thunderbolt, Thunder Bros. ends with Luigi casting the orb down, and it explodes upon contact with the ground. This explosion means the attack now hits airborne enemies. Failing the second Action Command instead has Luigi unleashing the electric energy from his hand to a single enemy, dealing moderate damage to that enemy. Instead of learning an Advanced Command, Luigi learns the Super Attack Super Thunder Bros.. In Super Thunder Bros, Luigi charges up the ball of electricity in front of Mario. B Button is used to finish charging, as with Thunder Bros. but this means the jump over Mario and A Button press to have Mario step backward are removed. The final uppercut has purple electricity instead of blue.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese サンダーブロス[?]
Sandā Burosu
Thunder Bros.
Chinese 兄弟雷电技[?]
Xiōngdì Léidiàn Jì
Bros. Thunder Technique
French Frères Tonerre[?] Thunder Bros.
Italian Fratelli Tuono[?] Thunder Bros.
Korean 선더 브러스[?]
Seondeo Beureoseu
Thunder Bros.
Spanish Ataque Rayo[?] Lightning Strike

Trivia

  • Interestingly, the Bros. Attack in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions costs less Bros. Points to use its Super version than its regular version. This is possibly due to the former only targeting one enemy as opposed to latter targeting all enemies.