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{{quote|Full Extension!|[[Extension Corps]]|[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]}}
{{quote|Full Extension!|[[Extension Corps]]|[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]}}


The '''Extension Corps''' is an army of sentient electrical cord-like beings who are depicted as main antagonists in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' alongside their leader [[Zokket]]. Three other high-ranking members are named [[Ecks]], [[Ten]], and [[Shun]],<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Mario-Luigi-Brothership-2590264.html ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''] official site, on ''Nintendo.com''. Retrieved on October 10, 2024.</ref> a pun on the word "extension".
The '''Extension Corps''' is a trio of the highest-ranking members of the [[Zokket Troops]], making them [[Zokket]]'s direct subordinates who and are the secondary antagonists in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. It consists of [[Ecks]], [[Ten]], and [[Shun]],<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Mario-Luigi-Brothership-2590264.html ''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''] official site, on ''Nintendo.com''. Retrieved on October 10, 2024.</ref>, and their name is a pun on the word "extension".
==Description==
==Description==
Members of the Extension Corps are based on different types of electrical connectors, which is reflected by their collective name, a pun on "extension cord". Among its members is [[Zokket]], the leader of the group, who wears a cloak held together by what appears to be a wire cutter, a tall hat that has two cables coming out of it with one being red and the other green, and a masquerade mask, three high-ranking members which include a lanky purple one resembling a {{wp|Phone connector (audio)|headphone jack}} with their head resembling a male connector and one of their arms resembling a female connector, overall giving the appearance of a stereotypical Japanese delinquent, a stout turquoise/blue one whose body resembles a {{wp|VGA connector}}, [[Ecks]]<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=October 10, 2024|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF96tpchink|title=Mario & Luigi: Brothership – Overview Trailer – Nintendo Switch|publisher=YouTube|language=English|accessdate=October 10, 2024}}</ref>, a floating magenta one who has arms that resemble {{wp|coaxial cable}}s and wearing a yellow cape, and lastly, small, bluish gray foot soldiers that resemble either male or female {{wp|USB|USB cable}}s. In the game's announcement trailer, one of the higher-ups attacks [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] with an electrical orb in battle.
Each member of the Extension Corps are based on different types of electrical connectors, which is reflected by their collective name, a pun on "extension cord". In the game's announcement trailer, [[Ten]] attacks [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] with an electrical orb in battle.


The trio of higher-ups in particular share many similarities to the [[Best Fitness Friends]] from the ''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' side mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', and have a similar eye design to [[Antasma]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', the [[Dark Star]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', and [[Princess Shroob]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.
The Extension Corps share many similarities to the [[Best Fitness Friends]] from the ''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' side mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', and have a similar eye design to [[Antasma]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', the [[Dark Star]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', and [[Princess Shroob]] from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
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Mario & Luigi Brothership Extension Corps.jpg|The Extension Corps as seen in-game
Mario & Luigi Brothership Extension Corps.jpg|The Extension Corps as seen in-game
NSwitch MarioLuigiBrothership 21.jpg|[[Zokket]], the leader of the Extension Corps along with Ecks, Ten, and Shun
NSwitch MarioLuigiBrothership 21.jpg|The Extension Corps with their leader [[Zokket]]
Mario&LuigiBrothershipExtensionCorpAttack.png|One of the high-ranking members of the Extension Corps attacking the Mario Bros.
Mario&LuigiBrothershipExtensionCorpAttack.png|[[Ten]], a member of the Extension Corps attacking the Mario Bros.
NSwitch MarioLuigiBrothership 23.jpg|Grunts of the Extension Corps
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Extension Corps
Artwork of the Extension Corps from Mario & Luigi: Brothership
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Leader Zokket
Members
“Full Extension!”
Extension Corps, Mario & Luigi: Brothership

The Extension Corps is a trio of the highest-ranking members of the Zokket Troops, making them Zokket's direct subordinates who and are the secondary antagonists in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. It consists of Ecks, Ten, and Shun,[1], and their name is a pun on the word "extension".

Description

Each member of the Extension Corps are based on different types of electrical connectors, which is reflected by their collective name, a pun on "extension cord". In the game's announcement trailer, Ten attacks Mario and Luigi with an electrical orb in battle.

The Extension Corps share many similarities to the Best Fitness Friends from the Bowser Jr.'s Journey side mode of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, and have a similar eye design to Antasma from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, the Dark Star from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and Princess Shroob from Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

Profiles

  • Website description:
    • English (British):
      Zokket and the Extension Corps
      A trio of troublemakers — Ecks, Ten and Shun — looking to cause problems for Mario and Luigi, while their mysterious leader schemes in the shadows over the downfall of Concordia.[2]

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (traditional) 波魯多魯多隊[3]
Bōlǔduōlǔduō Duì
Derived from the Japanese name
Dutch Extensiegroep[?] Extension group; pun in that a groep is also a circuit in an electrical installation
French (NOE) Disjoncteur[4] Circuit breaker
German Ausfall-Brigade[?] Outage Brigade, possibly referring to power outages.
Italian Skonnettieri[?] Portmanteau of Skonnet ("Zokket") and moschettieri ("musketeers") or guerrieri ("warriors")
Korean 볼티지 부대[7]
Bortiji Budae
Voltage Squad
Portuguese Batalhão de Extensão[5] Extension Batallion
Spanish (NOA) Comando Extensión[?] Extension Commando
Spanish (NOE) Comando Alargador[6] Extension Cord Commando

References