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'''The Bros. Ball''' is a move learned by [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] in ''[[Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. In this move they both turn into a ball and can now move faster. Later on, Mario and Luigi learn the ability to flatten there [[Baby Mario Brothers|Baby selves]]. This move is called [[Baby Cakes]].
[[File:Instructions4.png|thumb|Instructions for the Bros. Ball in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'']]
{{Quote|I've dubbed this the Bros. Ball. Why you ask? Because you are bros. And you form a ball.|Toadsworth the Younger|Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time}}
The '''Bros. Ball''' is a move usable by [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] that appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.


[[Category:Special Moves]]
==History==
===''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''===
[[File:Bros._Ball.png|thumb|Bros. Ball being used in the [[Koopaseum]]]]
[[File:BrosBall.png|frame|left]]
In ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', the move is taught to Mario and Luigi by [[Toadsworth]] and [[Toadsworth the Younger]] after [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]] is cleared and before the player heads for [[Gritzy Desert]], in which the move is required to clear a minigame in [[Peach's Castle]] to even gain access to the [[time hole]] leading to the area. When using this move, the Mario Bros. both form themselves into a wheel and start rolling along the ground like a ball, allowing them to traverse through areas faster. Additionally, the Bros. Ball lets Mario and Luigi go under walls and small spaces in the game.
 
Later on in the game, Mario and Luigi learn the ability to temporarily flatten [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] so they can move under even smaller spaces. This move is called [[Baby Cakes]], and it is learned, along with the [[Baby Spin]], by the two Toadsworths after the player clears [[Gritzy Caves]] and before the quartet heads out to [[Thwomp Volcano]].
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:BrosBall-4Bros SMKv37.png|thumb|left|Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi rolled up in the four-brother version of the ball in ''Super Mario-kun'', volume 37]]
In the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' volumes adapted from ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', Mario and Luigi use the Bros. Ball as an attack rather than a utility move, where they smash into the [[Snoozorb]] in volume 35. Later, in volume 37, a four-brother variation of the Bros. Ball is used against the [[Elder Princess Shroob]].
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==See also==
*[[Tube Mode]]
*[[Ball Hop]]
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ブラザーボール
|JapR=Burazā bōru
|JapM=Brother ball
|Spa=Bola dúo
|SpaM=Duo ball
|Ita=Palla Fratelli
|ItaM=Bros. Ball
|Kor=브라더 볼
|KorR=Beuradeo Bol
|KorM=Brother Ball
}}
 
==Trivia==
*Although the move is not present, Mario and Luigi go into a similar ball-shaped formation while inside the [[Chest Station]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''.
 
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Revision as of 04:55, July 25, 2024

Bros. Ball
Instructions for the Bros. Ball in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
“I've dubbed this the Bros. Ball. Why you ask? Because you are bros. And you form a ball.”
Toadsworth the Younger, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

The Bros. Ball is a move usable by Mario and Luigi that appears in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

History

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Bros. Ball being used in the Koopaseum
Bros. Ball from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, the move is taught to Mario and Luigi by Toadsworth and Toadsworth the Younger after Yoshi's Island is cleared and before the player heads for Gritzy Desert, in which the move is required to clear a minigame in Peach's Castle to even gain access to the time hole leading to the area. When using this move, the Mario Bros. both form themselves into a wheel and start rolling along the ground like a ball, allowing them to traverse through areas faster. Additionally, the Bros. Ball lets Mario and Luigi go under walls and small spaces in the game.

Later on in the game, Mario and Luigi learn the ability to temporarily flatten Baby Mario and Baby Luigi so they can move under even smaller spaces. This move is called Baby Cakes, and it is learned, along with the Baby Spin, by the two Toadsworths after the player clears Gritzy Caves and before the quartet heads out to Thwomp Volcano.

Super Mario-kun

A four-brother variation of the Bros. Ball from the Super Mario-kun, volume 37
Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, and Baby Luigi rolled up in the four-brother version of the ball in Super Mario-kun, volume 37

In the Super Mario-kun volumes adapted from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Mario and Luigi use the Bros. Ball as an attack rather than a utility move, where they smash into the Snoozorb in volume 35. Later, in volume 37, a four-brother variation of the Bros. Ball is used against the Elder Princess Shroob.

See also

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ブラザーボール[?]
Burazā bōru
Brother ball
Italian Palla Fratelli[?] Bros. Ball
Korean 브라더 볼[?]
Beuradeo Bol
Brother Ball
Spanish Bola dúo[?] Duo ball

Trivia