Editing Weeping Reclusa

{{form infobox
|image=[[File:MLB Weeping Reclusa.png|200px]]<br>Weeping Reclusa in ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''
|applies_to=[[Reclusa]]
|item=[[Soli-Tree]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
{{quote|You don't stand a chance against Weeping Reclusa!|Weeping Reclusa|Mario & Luigi: Brothership}}

'''Weeping Reclusa''' is the form that [[Reclusa]] takes upon merging with the [[Soli-Tree]] during the final boss battle of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. It is a giant tree made of electrical cables and sparks, with green and yellow eyes.

Upon entering this form, Weeping Reclusa bats away [[Bowser]] and his [[Bowser's Minions|minions]], before unleashing a wave of Glohm that knocks out [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Snoutlet]]. [[Connie]] uses the power of bonds to revive the bros, and the battle with the tree begins.

==Battle==
At the start of the battle, Mario and Luigi's HP and BP are fully restored and all [[Battle Plug]]s are fully charged. In battle, Weeping Reclusa cannot be targeted by Mario and Luigi due to his size. As a result, the battle is about defeating the [[Doom Bloom]]s holding Snoutlet in order to activate [[Luigi Logic]] and ride up to the tree.

Despite not being damaged by normal attacks, Weeping Reclusa has three main attacks. The first one has him swing his arms towards Mario and Luigi, who must jump over them as they approach. If a brother is caught by this attack, they will caught on Weeping Reclusa's hand and flung back towards the ground, where the other character must catch them to avoid letting them take fall damage.

Weeping Reclusa can also throw a giant spike ball at the bros, who have to use their hammers at the same time to hit it back at the boss. If they do not time this properly, then one or more of the bros will get flung off-screen by the attack, and the other one will not be able to hit the spike ball back after countering it.

He can also summon multiple ice projectiles, and shoot them towards Mario and Luigi. After these have been hit, he will summon a giant fireball that both characters need to knock back with their hammer by repeatedly pressing {{button|switch|X}}.

Successfully countering the latter two attacks will stun Weeping Reclusa for a turn.

Upon defeating the Doom Bloom holding Snoutlet and activating Luigi Logic, the second phase of the battle will start. This has Mario and Luigi riding a giant plug up the side of Weeping Reclusa, while the latter uses fireballs, iceballs, and spiked branches to try and stop them. If the bros hit any of these obstacles, the battle will restart from the main phase, while if they reach the top, they will need to use the [[Bro Bomb]] to destroy a giant energy ball summoned by the boss. Destroying it will let the bros enter the mouth of the Weeping Reclusa, starting the next phase of the boss battle.

==Statistics==
{{:Mario & Luigi: Brothership bestiary|transcludesection=Weeping Reclusa}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ダークゼツボッチ
|JpnR=Dāku Zetsubotchi
|JpnM="Dark" + portmanteau of「ゼツエンタイ」(''Zetsuentai'', "[[Glohm]]") and「ボッチアーニ」(''Botchiāni'', "[[Reclusa]]")
|Chi=黑暗绝滋独孤
|ChiR=Hēiàn Juézīdúgū
|ChiM=From「黑暗」(''hēiàn'', "dark"),「绝缘体」(''Juéyuántǐ'', "Glohm"), and「独孤」(''Dúgū'', "Reclusa")
|Dut=Tiran-Recluso
|DutM=Tyrant Reclusa
|Fre=Désolifère
|FreM=Portmanteau of "desolation" and ''conifère'' ("conifer")
|Ger=Supramperfide
|GerM=Portmanteau of ''supra'' (''supra-'' being a prefix meaning "above") and ''Amperfide'' ("Reclusa")
|Ita=Dyssol
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''dissolvere'' ("to dissolve") and ''Ysoll'' ("Reclusa")
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/GUwnJWQ7cow Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica - LIVE #14 (FINALE)]. By Mariuigi Khed on ''YouTube''. Retrieved on January 2nd, 2025.</ref>
|Kor=다크디스토리
|KorR=Dakeu Diseurikeu
|KorM="Dark" + portmanteau of "디스라이크" (''diseuraikeu'', "dislike") and "외토리크" (''Oetorikeu'', "Reclusa")
|Spa=Ysollor
|SpaM=Portmanteau of ''Ysoleth'' ("Reclusa") and ''llorar'' ("to weep")
|Por=Reckluso Chorão
|PorC=<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Brothership'' in-game name (Brazilian Portuguese localization)</ref>
|PorM=Crybaby Reclusa
}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Soli-Tree awakened sprite MLB.png|thumb|The unused map icon of Weeping Reclusa.]]
*An unused map icon of Weeping Reclusa left in the files implied that it was possible to leave the Soli-Tree between the first and second phase of the final battle.

==References==
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