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| [[File:NSMBU Mecha Hand.png|thumb|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']] | | {{conjecture}} |
| The '''Mecha Hand'''<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=187|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> is a large mechanical hand modeled after [[Bowser]]'s own hand that appears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. It is attached to [[Bowser's Airship]], and it is most likely operated by [[Bowser Jr.]]
| | [[File:NSMBU A-BoardingtheAirship.Still001.jpg|thumb|'''Bowser's Claw''' attacking the ground.]] |
| | '''Bowser's Claw''' is a large mechanical hand that made its debut in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''. As the name implies, the hand is modeled after [[Bowser]]'s actual claws. It seems to be an attachment to Bowser's [[Airship|Flagship]], and it is most likely operated by [[Bowser Jr.]]. It is present during the intro, where it tosses [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yellow Toad]], and [[Blue Toad]], into the [[Acorn Tree]], [[The Mighty Cannonship]] [([[All Aboard!]] in ''New Super Luigi U'') or '''{{world|soda jungle|airship}}'''], where it attempts to knock the players out of the airship, and [[Boarding the Airship]] [([[Bowser Jr. Showdown]] in ''New Super Luigi U'') or '''{{world|meringue clouds|airship}}''' where it acts similarly to the Smashers in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', and the [[Chomp]]s from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Ultimately, the hand destroyed the Flagship when it attempted to crush the players while they were on board. |
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| ==History==
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| ===''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''===
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| The Mecha Hand is present during the intro, where it tosses [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad|Yellow Toad]], and [[Yellow Toad and Blue Toad|Blue Toad]] into the [[Acorn Tree]]. In [[The Mighty Cannonship]] ([[All Aboard!]] in ''New Super Luigi U''), a cutscene after the Bowser Jr. boss battle has the Mecha Hand attempt to grab the player(s), though they jump out of the [[airship]].
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| In [[Boarding the Airship]] ([[Bowser Jr. Showdown]] in ''New Super Luigi U''), the Mecha Hand has a gameplay role. Starting at the top of the screen, the Mecha Hand slams the ground at certain intervals, acting similarly to the [[Pillar]]s from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It is also capable of punching the ground, destroying the terrain as it drops. This behavior is similar to that of the [[Incoming Chomp]]s from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. After the boss fight against Bowser Jr., the characters land on the ship. Bowser Jr. directs the Mecha Hand to attack the player(s). However, the player(s) run(s) away, causing the hand to punch and destroy the airship.
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| ===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
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| In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', the Mecha Hand is used to bring Luigi to the [[Koopa Cruiser]], replacing a generic-looking claw.
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| ===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
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| A smaller variant of the Mecha Hand appears as one of the attachments to the [[Junior Clown Car]] in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. Bowser Jr. uses it as part of his [[Special Shot (Mario Tennis Aces)|Special Shot]].
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| ===LEGO ''Super Mario''===
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| The [[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] "Bowser's Airship" expansion set contains a Mecha Hand mounted on one of the ship's flagpoles.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| NSMBU Boarding the Airship Mecha Hand.jpg|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
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| MTA MechaHand.jpg|Screenshot from ''Mario Tennis Aces''
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| LEGO Super Mario Bowsers Airship.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jap=メカハンド<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section|page=217|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
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| |JapR=Mekahando
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| |JapM=Mecha Hand
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| |Ita=Mano meccanica<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=217}}</ref>
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| |ItaM=Mechanical hand
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| }}
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| ==References==
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| {{Koopas}}
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| {{NSMBU}} | | {{NSMBU}} |
| [[Category:LEGO Super Mario objects]] | | [[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U]] |
| [[Category:Mario Tennis Aces]] | | [[Category:Objects]] |
| [[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U objects]] | | [[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U Objects]] |
| | [[Category:Koopa Troop Weapons]] |
