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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

MB - Misc NES manual art.png|[[Mario]] kicking a [[Shellcreeper]] in the [[Family Computer]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''Mario Bros.''

MariokickSMB3.jpg|Mario kicking a [[White Block]] at a [[Buster Beetle]] in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''