Ten
| Ten | |
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 Artwork from Mario & Luigi: Brothership | |
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024) |
- “Pink porklet! Red nose-hair guy! Green nose-hair guy! Your attempts to get in our way are pathetic. It ends here!”
- —Ten, Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Ten is a member of the Extension Corps under Zokket in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. He is a tall, lanky, purple miscreant whose design is based on audio connectors.[1] His head resembles a male connector jack, giving him the general appearance of a stereotypical Japanese delinquent, and his right arm resembles a female connector socket and functions as an arm cannon. His name comes from the second syllable of "extension" in reference to extension cords, with Ecks and Shun's names coming from the other two. He proclaims himself as the brains of the Extension Corps and he expresses a desire to overtake Zokket as "the boss".
According to one of the Grampy Turnips in the Soli-Tree, Ten is skilled at sorting out the garbage, as if he were a "recycling pro".
Battle[edit]
In battle, Ten attacks by creating a purple energy ball with his right arm and rides on it to ram into Mario and Luigi, who have to use hammer strikes to repel it. If the ball that Ten was riding on is hit enough times, the ball will vanish and he will fall. Ten can also fire shots from his arm cannon at a pentagonal formation of mirrors, with the shots bouncing around into the Bros. The Bros. must also use their hammers to block these projectiles. Ten can also summon Snaptors to his side and have them carry in objects that must be dodged. In this fight, Ten is a level 14 enemy with around 700 hit points, and his defeat nets 450 EXP, 189 coins, and a set of Sturdy Wear.[2]
When Mario and Luigi battle all three members of the Extension Corps in Fortress Zokket, Ten uses the same attacks as before and gains new attacks where he jumps in front of a Bro. and tries to smash him with his connector head, followed by him shooting an energy ball from his arm cannon. These can be chained, and are followed by a spin attack as Ten produces an energy blade and spins at a Bro., who must repel him with a hammer strike. Ten does not summon Snaptors in this fight.
Shun later reveals that the Extension Corps also have their own Battle Plugs:
- The three start off with the HUUUGE Iron Ball plug, causing iron balls to fall on a Bros' head if they take damage, which must be repelled with hammer. The plug will sometimes cause iron balls to drop above the Extension Corps as well.
- Next is the PunishMush plug, causing the Bros. to take damage if they eat a Mushroom. Snoutlet warns to not use any plugs that involves mushrooms.
- Afterwards is the Theme Song plug. The trio dances and powers up.
- After taking enough damage, the corps use the Single-Minded plug, giving the trio a combo attack: Ecks dashes into the Bros. from the side, Ten fires shots from his arm cannon, and Shun punches a punching bag. All three must be jumped over, with the exception of the punching bag which must be repelled via hammer strike. In addition to gaining the combo attack, they all combine whatever health they have remaining, and if one member takes damage, all three take damage. If the trio is countered after using the Single-Minded plug, they become frustrated with the shared damage and briefly attack themselves.
- The final and last resort is the Invincible plug, causing the trio to become invincible for one turn before an explosion erupts from each of them. The explosion can have its damage reduced or negated with Emergency Block or Protectus or Notdroppin' plugs, and can be avoided entirely with a Boo Biscuit, but it cannot be dodged.[3] Should the Bros. survive the explosion, the Extension Corps will then be defeated.
Each member drops 5700 Experience Points and 450 Coins (for totals of 17100 and 1350, respectively), and Ten has a Max Nut included in his loot drop. Each member's HP is also hidden, unlike most other enemies.
Statistics[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy | ||||||||
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| Ten (1) | ||||||||
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HP | 712 | POW | 51 | Defense | 32 | ||
| Experience | 450 | Coins | 189 | Speed | 66 | |||
| Location(s) | Desolatt Island | Role | Boss | Item drop(s) | Sturdy Wear (100%) | |||
| Level | 14 | Type | Zok Troop | |||||
| Notes: N/A | ||||||||
| Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy | ||||||||
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| Ten (2) | ||||||||
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HP | 411 | POW | 51 | Defense | 32 | ||
| Experience | 216 | Coins | 95 | Speed | 66 | |||
| Location(s) | Desolatt Island | Role | Boss, training | Item drop(s) | None | |||
| Level | 14 | Type | Zok Troop | |||||
| Notes: This enemy will automatically flee after two attacks, so their HP value goes unused unless taken out very quickly. | ||||||||
| Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy | ||||||||
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| Ten (3) | ||||||||
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HP | 4208 | POW | 202 | Defense | 152 | ||
| Experience | 5700 | Coins | 450 | Speed | 163 | |||
| Location(s) | Fortress Zokket | Role | Boss | Item drop(s) | Max Nut (100%) | |||
| Level | 39 | Type | Zok Troop | |||||
| Notes: Midway through the battle, Ecks, Ten, and Shun will use a Battle Plug to share the same health pool, so this enemy's HP value goes unused unless taken out very quickly. | ||||||||
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of the Extension Corps, with Ten on the left
The Extension Corps, with Ten in the middle
Zokket meeting with the Extension Corps, with Ten visible on the left
Ten on the Fortress Zokket title screen
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ルドルフ[4] Rudorufu |
Rudolf/Rudolph. The first syllable of his name combines with those of Ecks and Shun's names (Borudō and Toddo) to form boruto (written as「ボルト」), a Japanese transliteration of "volt". | |
| Chinese | 鲁多鲁弗[?] Lǔduōlǔfú |
Rudolf/Rudolph | |
| Dutch | Ten[5] | From the second syllable of extensie ("extension") | |
| French | Jonk[6][7] | Phonetic reading of the second syllable of disjoncteur ("circuit breaker"). His name is shared with Diss and Terr in order to make a pun with the same word. | |
| German | Klinka[?] | From Klinke ("jack") | |
| Italian | Volter[8] | Portmanteau of "volt" (the unit of electric potential) and the name "Walter" | |
| Korean | 티미[?] Timi |
Timmy The first syllable of his name combines with those of Ecks and Shun's names ("볼드" and "지크") to form "볼티지" ("voltage"), the first word of the Korean name of the Extension Corps ("볼티지 부대"). |
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| Portuguese | Gui[9] | From the name "Guilherme", together with the other members (Coné and Zão) the three names form a pun on conexão ("connection") | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Ten[?] | From extensión ("extension"), referring to the name of the Extension Corps, equal to the English name. | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Arga[10] | From alargador ("extension cord"), referring to the name of the Extension Corps. |
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.ndw.jp/marioluigirpg-bs-interview-241224
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8929pkhoCoI
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCCXkpFDUsA
- ^ Story. マリオ＆ルイージRPG ブラザーシップ！ (Japanese). Retrieved 27 Oct. 2024.
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Nintendo.com (Dutch). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Mario & Luigi : L'épopée fraternelle. Nintendo.com (French). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership in-game name (Canadian French localization)
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica. Nintendo.com (Italian). Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership in-game name (Brazilian Portuguese localization)
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal. Nintendo.com (European Spanish). Retrieved October 11, 2024.
