Editing Kick

[[File:Mario Kick Artwork - Super Mario 64.png|thumb|Artwork from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'']]
'''Kicking''' appears in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as a [[abilities|move]] closely related to [[punch]]ing, either as part of an attack combo or a midair attack. Almost every playable character with legs can kick, though [[Boo]] uses its tail instead. In some games, kicking is done by pressing the attack button while in midair.

==History==
===''Mario Bros.''===
In ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] must kick enemies after flipping them over in order to defeat them.

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.''====
Kicking in the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]] was first seen in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', where either Mario or Luigi was capable of kicking [[shell|Koopa Shell]]s at his opponents or obstacles. The kicking of Koopa Shells later returns in most future ''Super Mario'' games. The later games, such as ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', also introduced the concept of kicking other objects aside from Koopa Shells in order to gain other effects.

====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
Mario kicks to end an attack combo in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''; he can also perform a kick in midair (called a '''Jump Kick'''),<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|title=''Super Mario 64'' instruction book|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=7 and 56|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> to attack enemies and stall his fall (both [[Luigi]] and [[Wario]] are also capable of performing kicks in the latter game).

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Mario can kick enemies away after stunning them, like in ''Mario Bros.'' A move called the [[double kick]] also appears, and it gets its name because of how Mario does a kick with both legs while doing the move.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:DoubleKickSMG2.png|thumb|left|Mario performing a double kick to defeat a [[Hammer Bro]]]]
Mario can kick in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', with the move having the same purpose as in its predecessor.

===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:Destruction Duet Second Variation.png|thumb|In Destruction Duet, kicking may be used to damage the statues.]]
Players can kick in various [[minigame]]s in the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. Doing so to other players usually stuns them temporarily, but kicking is sometimes used to destroy objects faster than punching. For example, in [[Destruction Duet]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', players can have their characters kick the [[Bowser Statue]]s by pressing {{button|n64|B}} while in midair, damaging and eventually destroying the statues. In [[Rocky Road (minigame)|Rocky Road]] in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'', and ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', players can kick the [[boulder]]s blocking their way to destroy them, but they must be careful not to kick and temporarily stun their teammates.
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===''Mario Strikers'' series===
====''Super Mario Strikers''====
In ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', the game relies on this move a lot as the series is based on soccer, a kick-centric real world sport. The [[Super Strike]], respectively, is the most powerful kick in the game.

====''Mario Strikers Charged''====
Kicking reappears in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', having the same purpose as in its predecessor. In this game, the Super Strike was replaced by the [[Mega Strike]], another powerful kick.

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
[[File:Melee-FalconKick.png|thumb|left|[[Captain Falcon]] performing a Falcon Kick]]
In the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], almost all the playable characters are capable of using kicks as a form of attack. Midair kicks are also possible for some characters. Some kicks are also [[List of moves|special moves]], such as [[Captain Falcon]]'s [[Captain Falcon#Falcon Kick|Falcon Kick]] and [[Ganondorf]]'s [[Ganondorf#Wizard's Foot|Wizard's Foot]].

===''Wario's Woods''===
In ''[[Wario's Woods]]'', kicking is one of [[Toad]]'s signature abilities in the game. He can kick aside the various enemies in the game to line them up with each other. With [[Bomb (object)|bombs]], Toad can kick them if they are set on the ground.
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==Profiles==
===''Super Mario Bros. 3''===
*'''Wii Virtual Console manual description:''' ''"After jumping on a Koopa, you can pick up the shell by running into it from the side while pressing {{button|wii|1}}. To kick the shell, let go of {{button|wii|1}}."''

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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MB Luigi Kicking Fighter Fly Artwork.png|[[Luigi]] kicking a [[Fighter Fly|Fighterfly]] in ''Mario Bros.''
MB - Misc NES manual art.png|[[Mario]] kicking a [[Shellcreeper]] in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''Mario Bros.''
MariokickSMB3.jpg|Mario kicking a [[White Block]] at a [[Buster Beetle]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMW Mario kicking a shell.jpg|Mario kicking a [[Green Shell]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]''
WW Toad Kicking Spud.png|[[Toad]] kicking a [[Spud]] in ''Wario's Woods''
SMBDX - Mario kicking shell.png|Mario kicking a Green Shell in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]''
Mario strikers.png|Mario kicking a ball in ''Super Mario Strikers''
Super Mario Strikers Mario Super Strike.png|Mario performing a Super Strike in ''Super Mario Strikers''
MarioStrikers1j.jpg|Mario kicking a ball in ''Mario Strikers Charged''
MSC Mario's Mega Strike in action.png|Mario performing a Mega Strike in ''Mario Strikers Charged''
Luigi Toad Crown Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|[[Toad]] kicking a [[Green Shell]] at Luigi to get his [[crown]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
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