Editing Command Block

[[File:MLPJ CommandBlocksGuideArt.png|frame|Command Blocks as seen in the Guide from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'']]
{{quote|Note the blocks that appeared above [[Mario|you]]. Use those fellows to pick what you will do!|Toadsworth|Mario & Luigi: Dream Team}}
'''Command Blocks''' (sometimes spelled in lowercase as '''command blocks''') are [[block]]s in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'']] series. They appear during battles over the head of a player character, whenever they have a chance to act. The playable characters can choose which block to hit with {{button|pad}}, then select it using their button. [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Luigi]], and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] [[jump]] into Command Blocks, while [[Bowser]] [[punch]]es Command Blocks. The block they choose determines the [[List of moves|move]] they want to do. Each Command Block has an icon representative of the move they are for.

While Command Blocks are primarily a representation of a menu, they are also items, which characters can create and give to one of the aforementioned characters to grant them a new ability. Two such instances occur: The [[Vacuum Block]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' is a rare block that [[Broque Monsieur]] has, which he gives to Bowser. The [[Copy Block]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' is created by [[Paper Toad]]s, who give it to Paper Mario.

In some games, Command Blocks can be disabled by certain enemies and bosses temporarily (like [[Popple]] and [[Boo]]s in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', and [[Kamek]] and [[Paper Kamek]] in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''), or permanently for the rest of the battle, some examples being [[Shrowser]]'s battle in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', [[Thunder Sass]]'s battle in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' (except the [[list of items|items]] Command Block and the hint Command Block if the player gets a [[Game Over]]), and [[Ludwig]]'s battle in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''. In ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', when Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario are locked away in [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]], a team of [[Hammer Bro]]s confiscate the trio's Command Blocks to hinder their fighting capabilities. The three must defeat the Hammer Bros using a combination of [[First Strike]]s and counter attacks in order to [[Stuff Retrieval|regain the Command Blocks]]. In ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', if a Command Block is disabled for an entire battle, then it does not appear when the characters get to act. If a Command Block is temporarily disabled during a battle, it is greyed out and does not respond to being struck.

In volume 35 of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' adapted from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', Luigi and Baby Luigi hit the [[flee]] Command Block to run away from a [[Snoozorb]], much to Mario's irritation, therefore breaking the [[fourth wall]].

==Command Blocks==
===''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''===
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
!width="25%"|Solo (Attack)
!width="25%"|Bros. (Attack)
!width="25%"|Run Away
!width="25%"|Item
|-
|Select [[Jump]], [[Hammer]], or a Hand Power ([[Firebrand]] for Mario and [[Thunderhand]] for Luigi)
|Use a [[Bros. Attack]] (requires [[Bros. Point|BP]])
|[[Flee|Run away]] from battle (will decrease the amount of coins if fled) 
|Use any owned [[List of items|items]]
|}

===''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''===
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
!width="20%"|Jump
!width="20%"|Hammer (Baby Bros./Mario Bros. and Baby Bros.)
!width="20%"|Bros. Item
!width="20%"|Flee
!width="20%"|Item
|-
|[[Jump]] on an enemy
|Hit an enemy with the [[Hammer]]
|Use any owned [[Bros. Item]]s
|[[Flee|Run Away]] from battle (will decrease the amount of coins if fled)
|Use any owned [[List of items|items]]
|}

===''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''===
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
!width="10%"|Jump (Mario Bros.)
!width="10%"|Hammer (Mario Bros.)
!width="10%"|Punch (Bowser)
!width="10%"|Flame (Bowser)
!width="10%"|[[Vacuum Block|Vacuum]] (Bowser)
!width="10%"|Special Attack (Mario Bros.)
!width="10%"|Special Attack (Bowser)
!width="10%"|Change Badges (Mario Bros.)
!width="10%"|Flee
!width="10%"|Item
|-
|[[Jump]] on an enemy
|Hit an enemy with the [[Hammer]]
|Throw a [[Punch|punch]] at an enemy
|[[Fire Breath|Breathe flame]] at all enemies on the ground
|[[Vacuum Block|Inhale]] all small enemies and objects into [[Bowser's body]]
|Use one of the bros.' [[Bros. Attack#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Special Attacks]] (requires [[Bros. Point|SP]])
|Use one of Bowser's [[Brawl Attack|Special Attacks]] (requires [[Brawl Point|SP]])
|View or change equipped [[Badge#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Badges]] (will reset Badge Meter if changed)
|[[Flee|Run away]] from battle (will decrease the amount of coins if fled)
|Use any owned [[List of items|items]]
|}

===''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''===
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
!width="15%"|Jump
!width="15%"|Hammer
!width="15%"|Bros. Attacks (Real World)
!width="15%"|Luiginary Attacks (Dream World)
!width="15%"|Flee
!width="10%"|Item
!width="10%"|Hint
|-
|[[Jump]] on an enemy (additionally hurts up to eight nearby enemies in the [[Dream World]])
|Hit an enemy with the [[Hammer]] (or all enemies on the ground in the [[Dream World]])
|Use a [[Bros. Attack]] (Requires [[Bros. Point|BP]])
|Use a [[Luiginary Attack]] (Requires [[Bros. Point|BP]])
|[[Flee|Run away]] from battle
|Use any owned [[List of items|items]]
|Open up the hint text
|}

===''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''===
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
!width="15%"|Jump
!width="15%"|Hammer
!width="10%"|[[Copy Block|Copy]] (Paper Mario)
!width="10%"|Flee
!width="10%"|Item
!width="10%"|Bros. Attack (Mario Bros.)
!width="10%"|Trio Attack (Paper Mario)
!width="10%"|Hint
|-
|[[Jump]] on an enemy
|Hit an enemy (or for Paper Mario, a total of the amount of enemies equal to Paper Mario's current copy amount) with the [[Hammer]]
|Create up from 6-10 [[Copy Block|copies]] of [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]]
|[[Flee|Run away]] from battle
|Use any owned [[List of items|items]]
|Use one of the duo's [[Bros. Attack]]s (Requires [[Bros. Point|BP]])
|Use one of the group's [[Trio Attack]]s (Requires [[Bros. Point|BP]])
|Open up the hint text
|}

===''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''===
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
!width="20%"|Jump
!width="20%"|Hammer
!width="20%"|Hand
!width="15%"|Run Away
!width="10%"|Items
!width="15%"|Bros. Attack
|-
|[[Jump]] on an enemy
|Hit an enemy with the [[Hammer]]
|Use [[Firebrand]] (Mario) or [[Thunderhand]] (Luigi) on an enemy
|[[Flee|Run away]] from battle
|Use any owned [[List of items|items]]
|Use a [[Bros. Attack]] (Requires [[Bros. Point|BP]])
|}

===''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''===
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
!width="10%"|Jump (Mario Bros.)
!width="10%"|Hammer (Mario Bros.)
!width="10%"|Punch (Bowser)
!width="10%"|Flame (Bowser)
!width="10%"|Bros. Attack (Mario Bros.)
!width="10%"|Brawl Attack (Bowser)
!width="10%"|Guide Block
!width="10%"|Flee
!width="5%"|Item
!width="10%"|[[Vacuum Block|Vacuum]] (Bowser)
!width="5%"|Hint Block
|-
|[[Jump]] on an enemy
|Hit an enemy with the [[Hammer]]
|[[Punch]] an enemy
|[[Fire Breath|Breathe flame]] on all enemies on the ground
|Use a [[Bros. Attack]] (costs [[Bros. Point|BP]])
|Use a [[Brawl Attack]] (costs [[Brawl Point|BP]])
|Open up the [[Battle Guide]]
|[[Flee|Run away]] from battle
|Use any owned [[List of items|items]]
|[[Vacuum Block|Inhales]] all small enemies and objects into [[Bowser's body]]
|Open up the hint text
|}

===''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''===
{|style="text-align: center; width: 100%" class=wikitable
!width="10%"|Jump
!width="10%"|Hammer
!width="10%"|Bros. Attacks
!width="10%"|Luigi Logic (Luigi)
!width="10%"|Battle Plug
!width="10%"|Flee
!width="10%"|Item
|-
|[[Jump]] on an enemy
|Hit an enemy with the [[Hammer]]
|Use a [[Bros. Attack]] (Requires [[Bros. Point|BP]])
|Use [[Luigi Logic]] during boss battles to stun the boss for a turn and cause attacks to deal critical damage
|Set any owned Battle Plugs
|[[Flee|Run away]] from battle
|Use any owned [[List of items|items]]
|}

==Gallery==
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
<gallery position="center">
M&LSS Solo Attack Command Block.png|Solo Attack
M&LSS Bros. Attack Command Block.png|[[Bros. Attack]]
M&LSS Run Command Block.png|[[Flee|Run]]
M&LSS Item Command Block.png|Item
M&LSS Back Command Block.png|Back
</gallery>

===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
<gallery position="center">
M&LPiT Jump Command Block.png|[[Jump]]
M&LPiT Hammer Command Block.png|[[Hammer]]
M&LPiT Bros. Item Command Block.png|[[Bros. Item]]
M&LPiT Flee Command Block.png|Flee
M&LPiT Item Command Block.png|Item
M&LPiT All Command Block.png|All
M&LPiT Back Command Block.png|Back
M&LPiT Baby Mario Command Block.png|[[Baby Mario]]
M&LPiT Baby Luigi Command Block.png|[[Baby Luigi]]
M&LPiT Mario Command Block.png|[[Mario]]
M&LPiT Luigi Command Block.png|[[Luigi]]
</gallery>

===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
<gallery position="center">
M&LBIS Brawl Attack Command Block.png|[[Brawl Attack|Special Attack]]
M&LBIS Change Badge Command Block.png|Change [[Badge]]
M&LBIS Flame Command Block.png|[[Fire Breath|Flame]]
M&LBIS Flee Command Block.png|Flee
M&LBIS Hammer Command Block.png|[[Hammer]]
M&LBIS Item Command Block.png|Item
M&LBIS Jump Command Block.png|[[Jump]]
M&LBIS Punch Command Block.png|[[Punch]]
M&LBIS Special Attack Command Block.png|[[Bros. Attack|Special Attack]]
Vacuum Block.png|[[Vacuum Block|Vacuum]]
</gallery>

===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
<gallery position="center">
M&LDT Bros. Attack Command Block.png|[[Bros. Attack]]
M&LDT Flee Command Block.png|Flee
M&LDT Hammer Command Block.png|[[Hammer]]
M&LDT Hint Command Block.png|Hint
M&LDT Item Command Block.png|Item
M&LDT Jump Command Block.png|[[Jump]]
M&LDT Luiginary Attack Command Block.png|[[Luiginary Attack]]
</gallery>

===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
<gallery position="center">
M&LPJ Bros. Attack Command Block.png|[[Bros. Attack]]
M&LPJ Copy Command Block.png|[[Copy Block|Copy]]
M&LPJ Flee Command Block.png|Flee
M&LPJ Hammer Command Block.png|[[Hammer]]
M&LPJ Hint Command Block.png|Hint
M&LPJ Item Command Block.png|Item
M&LPJ Jump Command Block.png|[[Jump]]
M&LPJ Trio Attack Command Block.png|[[Trio Attack]]
</gallery>

===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
<gallery position="center">
M&LSS+BM Bros. Attack Command Block.png|[[Bros. Attack]]
M&LSS+BM Flee Command Block.png|[[Flee]]
M&LSS+BM Hand Command Block.png|Hand
M&LSS+BM Hammer Command Block.png|[[Hammer]]
M&LSS+BM Item Command Block.png|Item
M&LSS+BM Jump Command Block.png|[[Jump]]
</gallery>

===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
<gallery position="center">
M&L BIS+BJJ Jump Command Block.png|[[Jump]]
M&L BIS+BJJ Hammer Command Block.png|[[Hammer]]
M&L BIS+BJJ Bros Command Block.png|[[Bros. Attack]]
M&L BIS+BJJ Item Command Block.png|Item
M&L BIS+BJJ Hint Command Block.png|Hint
M&L BIS+BJJ Escape Command Block.png|[[Flee]]
M&L BIS+BJJ Punch Command Block.png|[[Punch]]
M&L BIS+BJJ Flame Command Block.png|[[Fire Breath|Flame]]
M&L BIS+BJJ Brawl Attack Command Block.png|[[Brawl Attack]]
M&L BIS+BJJ Vacuum Command Block.png|[[Vacuum Block|Vacuum]]
M&L BIS+BJJ Guide Command Block.png|[[Battle Guide|Guide]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=コマンドブロック
|JapR=Komando Burokku
|JapM=Command Block
|Dut=Actieblok
|DutM=Action block
|Ita=Blocco Comando
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' instruction booklet|page=74-76|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|ItaN=''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
|Ita2=Blocco azione
|Ita2C=<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' instruction booklet|page=87-88|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' Italian e-manual|page=8}}</ref><ref>[https://youtube.com/live/VpT7SuFgiWU Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #1]. By Mariuigi Khed on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on November 13, 2024.</ref>
|Ita2N=''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''
|Ita3=Blocco Azione
|Ita3C=<ref>{{cite|date=2009|publisher=Nintendo|language=it|title=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' instruction booklet|page=23, 24, 28}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' Italian e-manual|page=7}}</ref>
|Ita3N=''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''
|Ita4=Blocco con comandi
|Ita4C=<ref>''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros.]]'' Italian electronic manual{{page needed}}</ref>
|Ita4N=''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros.''
|Ita5=Blocco comando
|Ita5C=<ref>''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.]]'' Italian electronic instruction booklet, section 11</ref>
|Ita5N=''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.''
|ItaM=Command Block
|Ita2M=Action block
|Ita3M=Action Block
|Ita4M=Block with commands
|Ita5M=Command block
|Kor=커맨드블록
|KorR=Keomaendeu Beullok
|KorM=Command Block
}}

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