Editing Arc

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:MLB Arc.png|125px]]<br>Arc in ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''
|species=[[Concordia]]n humanoid
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
{{Quote|You can call me Arc! Tracking the currents and lanes of the ocean is my life's work.|Arc|Mario & Luigi: Brothership}}

'''Arc''' is a major supporting character in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. Knowledgeable on Ocean Maps, he helps [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] sail the seas of [[Concordia]] on [[Shipshape Island]]. He also hopes to find his missing father, [[Patriarc]]. Arc is a young boy with teal skin who wears a navy-blue sailor outfit with a compass on his hat. His name, in addition to being a given name, is a word with several definitions. In geometry, an arc refers to a curved line, relating to Arc's expertise in mapping. The word can also be short for {{wp|electric arc}} and {{wp|island arc}}, referencing how Arc is able to track drifting islands on currents. Alternatively, Arc's name could be a reference to {{wp|Noah's Ark}}, a Biblical ship.

==History==
===Background===
The [[Arc's Spyglass|spyglass]] Arc uses to survey the sea was created by [[Technikki]] for a contest in [[Merrygo Island|Merrygo]]. Humiliated by her loss to [[Adaphne]], Technikki threw the spyglass into the sea, where it would later be found by Arc.

When Concordia split apart, Arc and his father were stranded on [[Raynforst Island]], where they surveyed the newly formed islands. Shortly afterwards, they were abducted by [[Snaptor]]s and taken to a Great Lighthouse. To save his son, Patriarc trapped Arc in a capsule and tossed it into the ocean. 

===''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''===
After [[Rumbla Island]] is linked, the capsule containing Arc washes ashore Shipshape Island. He gives Mario and Luigi an Ocean Map so that they can find the islands where [[Billdit]] and [[Maykit]] are, as they can make the brothers hammers to break the capsule. Once freed, Arc further explains how to use the Ocean Map, allowing [[Willma]]'s other child to be found. 

In the side quest [[Arc's Secret]], Arc is distressed about losing his spyglass, as it holds many memories of his father. Thankfully, Mario and Luigi find it on Raynforst Island. 

Following [[Reclusa]]'s awakening, Arc is trapped by one of his flowers, and is placed into a fantasy where he sees Patriarc again. 

During the end credits, Arc can be seen hanging out with [[Buddy (Mario & Luigi: Brothership)|Buddy]]. Suddenly, Patriarc returns, and Arc runs over to hug him as the two reunite. 

==Gallery==
{{image|more=y|section=y|Arc inside the capsule, Arc in the credits}}
<gallery>
M&LB Arc flashback 1.png|Arc and Patriarc on Raynforst Island
M&LB Arc flashback 2.png|Arc and Patriarc being abducted by Snaptors
M&LB Arc flashback 3.png|Arc and Patriarc at a Great Lighthouse
MLB Arc Flower.jpg|Arc trapped by one of Reclusa's flowers
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jap=センサミール
|JapR=Sensamīru
|JapM=Portmanteau of "sensor" and「見る」(''miru'', "to look")
|Chi=善观
|ChiR=Shàn'guān
|ChiM=Literally "good look"
|Dut=Elmus
|DutM=Possibly from ''Elmusvuur'' ([[Wikipedia:St. Elmo's fire|St. Elmo's fire]])
|Ger=Stromas
|GerM=From ''Strom'' ("flow") and the male given name ''Thomas''
|Ita=Poletto
|ItaM=Possible portmanteau of the name ''Paoletto'' ("Li'l Paul") and ''polo'' ("geographic pole", in reference to his cartographer job) and/or ''polarità'' ("electric polarity")
|ItaC=<ref>[https://youtube.com/live/Du3G00qMuqc Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #2]. By Mariuigi Khed on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on December 2, 2024.</ref>
|Spa=Simonel
|SpaM=Portmanteau of the male given name ''Simón'' ("Simon") and ''timonel'' ("helmsman")
|Por=Marú
|PorM=From ''marujo'' ("sailor")
|PorC=<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Brothership'' in-game name (Brazilian Portuguese localization)</ref>
}}

==References==
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