Editing Mega Snaptor

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:M&LB Mega Snaptor.png|200px]]
|species=[[Snaptor]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
{{quote|<big>SCREEEE!</big>|Mega Snaptor|Mario & Luigi: Brothership}}
The '''Mega Snaptor''' is a boss who appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. It is a larger [[Snaptor]] with a different crest, though its appearance is the same otherwise. It appears in both the intro cutscene after [[Mario]] wakes up on [[Conductor Island]] following his and [[Luigi]]'s arrival to [[Concordia]] and on [[Lottacoins Island]]; in the latter scene, it is used by the [[Extension Corps]] to deal with [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]].

Since it can fly, the Mega Snaptor cannot be hit by ground-based weaponry like the standard [[Hammer]]. The Mega Snaptor starts the battle by grabbing either Bro. with its talons (if it has a high-enough [[Speed]]). It will then fly by the other character multiple times, dropping rocks, springs, [[Mushroom]]s and the captured Bro. Rocks and the captured Bro. must be [[jump]]ed over, while springs and Mushrooms bounce over the target. Mushrooms heal 30 HP and [[counterattack]]ing the released character damages him. The Mega Snaptor will also extend its neck to peck at one of Bros., which requires the targeted Bro. to counterattack with his [[hammer]]. Likewise, the Mega Snaptor will fire tornadoes that the Bros. must jump over to avoid taking damage. This eventually requires [[Luigi Logic]] to fix the water pipes by connecting them, which can be done by stopping the pipes at the right time. If successful, Luigi will need to pull the level to open the pipe so that the water will erupt, which stuns the Mega Snaptor for a short while, rendering it vulnerable to ground-based weaponry and giving it a defense drop until the stun wears off. The Mega Snaptor can also peck at either Bro. without extending its neck, an attack that Mario or Luigi must counter by using his hammer several times.

When the Mega Snaptor is defeated, the Extension Corps prepare to escape, with one Snaptor carrying [[Ten]] and another carrying [[Shun]]. [[Ecks]] reveals to the Bros. and Snoutlet that the Extension Corps plan to work on mass production on [[Glohm]], and the three manage to escape. The Mega Snaptor never appears again for the rest of the game.

==Statistics==
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==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jpn=メガゴイール
|JpnR=Mega Goīru
|JpnM=Mega Snaptor
|Chi=重量级线圈鸟
|ChiR=Zhòngliàngjí Xiànquānniǎo
|ChiM=Heavyweight Snaptor
|Ita=Mega Rapax
|ItaM=Mega Snaptor
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoItalia|date=October 10, 2024|url=youtube.com/watch?v=GH3l_JbWkP8|title=Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica – L'Elettria ti aspetta! (Nintendo Switch)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 14, 2024}}</ref>
|Por=Megabicteryx
|PorM=Mega Snaptor
|PorC=<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Brothership'' in-game name (Brazilian Portuguese localization)</ref>
|Spa=Megarráctor<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fqMxqpXvWI Mario & Luigi: Brothership - TODOS los JEFES + FINAL (All Bosses & Ending)]. By TheNanashy on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on November 14, 2024.</ref>
|SpaM=Portmanteau of "mega" and "[[Snaptor|Garráctor]]"
|Fre=Méga Amptéryx
|FreM=Mega Snaptor
|FreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXl9Q1u1v68 MÉGA AMPTÉRYX, UN BOSS REDOUTABLE ! MARIO & LUIGI L'ÉPOPÉE FRATERNELLE #10]. By Kirbendo - Let's Play on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on December 3rd, 2024.</ref>
}}

==Notes==
*Before the Ver. 1.0.1 update, if the Mega Snaptor was defeated by the Surprise Iron Ball [[Battle Plug]] while also having the Coinpiler Battle Plug equipped, no experience was given.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knyl3JYb6t4 No EXP Glitch???]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 13, 2024</ref><ref>[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/67883/ ''How to Update Mario & Luigi: Brothership'']. Retrieved February 19, 2025</ref>
*The description of an islet related to a limited time sidequest in the 2nd sea indicates the possibility of Mega Snaptor originating from it

==References==
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[[Category:Raptors]]
[[Category:Air creatures]]
[[Category:Zok Troops]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Brothership bosses]]