Firebrand

This article is about one of the two Hand Powers in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. For the entities of the same name, see Firebrand and Thunderhand.

Artwork of Mario using the Firebrand, with Luigi using the Thunderhand

Mario using the Firebrand in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

The Firebrand is one of the two types of Hand Powers that is used by Mario in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, the other being the Thunderhand, which is used by Luigi. Mario is taught this power by Firebrand in the Fire Palace, and he is taught an advanced technique by the Jellyfish Sisters, allowing Mario to burn Luigi so he can charge ahead extremely quickly. This can be used to pass through fast-moving spiked barrels, as well as move cannonball-like objects and knock down Ankoopas (Big Koopa Troopas in the remake) blocking the path. To use this move, the player must have Mario as the lead brother, switch to the Firebrand command by using /, and hold down , which causes Mario to conjure up a fireball in his hand. After the player fully charges the move, releasing makes Mario create a fireball that can be used to light Torches.

In battle, the Firebrand can be used offensively against enemies. Using the Firebrand on red Oho Jee in the overworld causes them to go wild and attack Mario and Luigi, forcing them into a battle. When using it, the player must press when Mario fully charges the fireball to perform the move successfully. Failure in doing so results in Mario scorching himself and the move dealing less damage. Some enemies, such as Glurps and Spiky Snifits, have a weakness to the Firebrand, and in a few cases, they can be damaged only by it. Other enemies (such as Bowletta's normal form and Mom Piranha's red form) get healed by it instead.

Mario can also use the Fire Bros. Bros. Attack once he and Luigi learn the Dash technique, which involves him flinging fireballs at Luigi, who then launches them at the enemy with his hammer; in the remake, Mario rapidly tosses fireballs into the air to create a huge fireball before Luigi launches it towards a single enemy with his hammer. A more powerful variant is the Super Fire Bros., which uses up more Bros. Points in the remake. Here, Mario can create a huge fireball when Luigi hits smaller fireballs back at him, and once the attack ends, Mario bounces off Luigi to spike it at the enemy for more damage and possibly inflict the burn status; in the remake, Luigi hits the huge fireball upwards so Mario can spike it, and it also creates a shockwave that damages other enemies.

Also in the remake, the Firebrand can be used to perform a First Strike. If this is done, enemies may be burned at the start of the battle.

Gallery[edit]

Sprite of Mario using the Firebrand
Mario first learning the Firebrand ability in the Fire Palace
Mario using his Firebrand on a Sharpea in battle
Mario lighting up a Torch using his Firebrand in the Seabed
Mario freeing Luigi with his Firebrand
Mario using the Firebrand as a First Strike method in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Mario freeing Luigi with his Firebrand in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ファイアハンド^[?] Faia Hando	Fire Hand
Chinese	火炎手^[?] Huǒyán Shǒu	Flaming Hands
Dutch	Vuurvingers^[?]	Fire Fingers
French	Technique de Feu Main flamboyante^[?]	Fire Technique Flaming Hand
German	Feuerhand Feuer-Sprint (used on Luigi)^[?]	Firehand Fire-Sprint
Italian	Mano di Fuoco Potere di Fuoco (by the Jellyfish Sisters)^[?]	Firehand Fire Power
Korean	파이어 핸드^[?] Paieo Haendeu	Fire Hand
Spanish (NOA)	Mano de fuego^[?]	Fire hand
Spanish (NOE)	Mano del Fuego^[?]	The Fire's Hand

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Characters (Superstar Saga)	Protagonists	Mario^1,2 • Luigi^1,2 • Princess Peach^1,2 • Prince Peasley • Bowser^1,2
	Antagonists	Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple • Bowser (Rookie)^1,2
	Supporting characters	Beanbean troops^1,2 • Bink^1,2 • Blablanadon^1,2 • Bloat^1,2 • Boddle^1,2 • Border Bros^1,2 • Bubbles • Chuckleroot^1,2 • Chuckleroot's granddaughter^1,2 • Cork and Cask • Doctor^1,2 • Dr. Toadley² • Fava^1,2 • Firebrand and Thunderhand^1,2 • Hammerhead Bros.^1,2 • Harhall^1,2 • Hermie III • Hoohoo civilization^1,2 • Jellyfish Sisters^1,2 • Lady Lima^1,2 • Miles Tones^1,2 • Moai^1,2 • Mole^1,2 • Pea^1,2 • Peach-bot^1,2 • Photographer^1,2 • Pipeman^1,2 • Professor E. Gadd • Prospector^1,2 • Psycho Kamek¹ • Queen Bean^1,2 • Soybean civilization^1,2 • Spangle • Starshade Bros.^1,2 • Toadsworth^1,2 • Tolstar^1,2 • Tuki^1,2 • Yoshi Fan Club^1,2
	Species	Ankoopa¹ • Beanish^1,2 • Beanlet^1,2 • Big Koopa Troopa² • Designbomb^1,2 • Ghost^1,2 • Hoohooligan^1,2 • Kurako^1,2 • Lagoon-dweller^1,2 • Oho Jee • Sailor^1,2 • Thwomp • Toad^1,2 • Winkle^1,2 • Yoshi^1,2
Characters (The Search for Bowser)	Protagonists	Captain Goomba³ (Gold³) • Captain Shy Guy³ • Captain Boo³ (Gold³) • Captain Koopa Troopa³ (Gold³) • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry)
	Antagonists	Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple
	Supporting characters	Bowser³ • Corporal Paraplonk³ • Private Goomp³ • Sergeant Guy³ • Prince Peasley • Bubbles • Cork and Cask • Hermie III • Professor E. Gadd • Spangle • Starlow³
Special moves	Overworld/solo attacks	Emergency Block² • Counterattack^1,2 • Dash^1,2 • Dunk Hammer^1,2 • Firebrand^1,2 • Flee^1,2 • Hammer^1,2 • High Jump^1,2 • Jump^1,2 • Mini-Mario^1,2 • Pump Mario^1,2 • Spin Jump^1,2 • Surfboard^1,2 • Tickle^1,2 • Thunderhand^1,2
	Bros. Attacks^1,2	Bounce Bros. • Chopper Bros. • Cyclone Bros. • Fire Bros. • Knockback Bros. • Splash Bros. • Swing Bros. • Thunder Bros.
	Captain Commands³	Deny • Rally • Chance • Play Dead • Lightning • Parry • Pass the Bob-omb • Thwomp Thump • Clash of Captains • Call for Backup • Sneak Attack • Shell Shock
Bosses	Superstar Saga	Birdo • Bowletta^1,2 • Bowser^1,2 • Cackletta^1,2 • Chuckolator^1,2 • Dragohoho^1,2 • Fawful • Flaret^1,2 • Hermie III^1,2 • Hoohooros^1,2 • Jojora^1,2 • Jojora's friends^1,2 • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Mom Piranha^1,2 • Popple • Queen Bean^1,2 • Rookie^1,2 • Tolstar^1,2 • Trunkle^1,2 • Wiggler^1,2
Bosses	The Search for Bowser	Birdo • Corporal Paraplonk³ • Fawful • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Popple • Private Goomp³ • Sergeant Guy³
Locations		Beanbean Airport^1,2 • Beanbean Borderland^1,2 • Beanbean Castle^1,2 • Beanbean Castle Sewers/Beanbean Castle Sewer^1,2 • Beanbean Castle Town^1,2 • Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean Fields • Beanbean Kingdom • Bowser's Castle • Castle Town Item Shop^1,2 • Chateau de Chucklehuck^1,2 • Chucklehuck Woods • Fire Palace^1,2 • Guffawha Ruins^1,2 • Gwarhar Lagoon • Harhall's Studio^1,2 • Hoohoo Mountain • Hoohoo Village^1,2 • Information Booth^1,2 • Joke's End • Koopa Cruiser • Little Fungitown^1,2 • Little Fungitown Item Shop^1,2 • Mario and Luigi's house^1,2 • Mushroom Kingdom^1,2 • Oho Oasis^1,2 • Oho Ocean^1,2 • Pipe House^1,2 • Princess Peach's Castle^1,2 • Relaxation Room^1,2 • S.S. Chuckola^1,2 • Seabed^1,2 • Starbeans Cafe^1,2 • Stardust Fields^1,2 • Teehee Valley • Thunder Palace^1,2 • Toadtown Square/Peach's Castle^1,2 • Winkle Colosseum^1,2 • Woohoo Hooniversity^1,2 • Yoshi Theater^1,2
Enemies	Superstar Saga	Anuboo^1,2 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Belly Blech^1,2 • Bill Blaster^1,2 • Blooper^1,2 • Bob-omb • Boo • Cheep Cheep¹ • Chomp Bro^1,2 • Chuck Guy • Chuckorok^1,2 • Clumph • Dry Bones⁴ • Eeker^1,2 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Dry Bones^1,2 • Elite Gritty Goomba^1,2 • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fighter Fly^1,2 • Fuzzbush • Fuzzy^1,2 • Glurp^1,2 • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomdiver^1,2 • Gritty Goomba • Gunner Guy^1,2 • Hammer Bro • Ice Snifit • Lakipea • Laser Snifit^1,2 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Malibut^1,2 • Mecha-Blooper^1,2 • Mecha-Chomp¹ • Mechakoopa • Oucher Glass^1,2 • Parabeanie • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Piranha Plant^1,2 • Puffer-Cheep¹ • Rex • Roto-Disc^1,2 • Sand Cheep^1,2 • Scaratroopea • Sharkbone^1,2 • Sharpea • Sniper Bill^1,2 • Spiky Snifit^1,2 • Spiny⁴ • Spiny Cheep Cheep² • Starkiss • Super Fly^1,2 • Sworm^1,2 • Tanoomba • Time Bob-omb^1,2 • Troopea • Virus^1,2 • Yo Bro^1,2
Enemies	The Search for Bowser	Bandit³ • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Big Boo³ • Big Tail Goomba³ • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo³ • Boo • Boomerang Bro³ • Broozer³ • Buzzy Beetle³ • Chain Chomp³ • Chargin' Chuck³ • Chuck Guy • Clumph • Dry Bones⁴ • Elite Captain Quartet³ • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fire Bro³ • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant³ • Fly Guy³ • Fuzzbush • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomba Tower³ • Green Magikoopa³ • Gritty Goomba • Hammer Bro • Ice Bro³ • Ice Snifit • Koopa Paratroopa³ • Koopa Troopa³ • Lakipea • Lakitu³ • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mechawful³ • Para-Beetle³ • Parabeanie • Paragoomba³ • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Pokey³ • Red Magikoopa³ • Rex • Scaratroopea • Sharpea • Shy Guy³ • Spear Guy³ • Spike³ • Spiny⁴ • Spiny Cheep Cheep² • Starkiss • Tail Boo³ • Tanoomba • Troopea • White Magikoopa³
Items	Consumables	1-Up Mushroom^1,2 • 1-Up Super^1,2 • 100 Coin² • 10 Coin² • 50-Coin² • Beanbean coin^1,2 • Boo Biscuit² • Coin^1,2 • Five Coin^1,2 • Golden Mushroom^1,2 • Green Pepper^1,2 • Max Mushroom^1,2 • Max Nut^1,2 • Max Syrup^1,2 • Mushroom^1,2 • Nut^1,2 • Red Pepper^1,2 • Refreshing Herb^1,2 • Super Mushroom^1,2 • Super Nut^1,2 • Super Syrup^1,2 • Syrup^1,2 • Ultra Mushroom^1,2 • Ultra Nut^1,2 • Ultra Syrup^1,2
	Key items	Bean Fruit^1,2 • Beanbean Brooch^1,2 • Beanbean Map^1,2 • Beanstar^1,2 • Beanstar piece^1,2 • Beanstone^1,2 • Chuckola Fruit^1,2 • Chuckola Reserve^1,2 • Crabbie Grass^1,2 • Face^1,2 • Fake Beanstar^1,2 • Flaming statue^1,2 • Hoohoo Spirit^1,2 • Invincishroom • Membership Card^1,2 • Neon Egg^1,2 • Peach's Extra Dress^1,2 • Pearl Bean^1,2 • Peasley's Rose^1,2 • Precious belonging^1,2 • Red and Green Goblets^1,2 • Secret Scroll 1^1,2 • Secret Scroll 2^1,2 • Suitcase^1,2 • Winkle Card^1,2
	Bean Juice^1,2	Chuckle Blend • Chuckoccino • Hoohoo Blend • Hoolumbian • Teehee Blend • Teeheespresso • Woohoo Blend
	Special items	Bonus Ring^1,2 • Cobalt Necktie^1,2 • Excite Spring^1,2 • Game Boy Horror SP^1,2 • Great Force^1,2 • Greed Wallet^1,2 • Power Grip¹ • Secret Specs²
	Blocks^1,2	! Block • ? Block • Bros. Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • Hoohoo Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery block • Save Album • Simu-Block • Spin Block
	Other	Axe^1,2 • Badge^1,2 • Bean^1,2 • Bike Pads^1,2 • Black Rock^1,2 • Boo Statue^1,2 • Brown Rock^1,2 • Button^1,2 • Cart^1,2 • Gold ring • Chuckola Cola^1,2 • Clothing^1,2 • Conductor^1,2 • Gown^1,2 • Gray Rock^1,2 • Headgear^1,2 • Invincibility Mushroom³ • Koopa Clown Car^1,2 • Lift^1,2 • Poison Mushroom^1,2 • Poltergust 3000^1,2 • Pressure Plate^1,2 • Region map¹ • Rolling Bar Defense System^1,2 • Spiky Stardust Defense System^1,2 • Spring Pad^1,2 • Super Poltergust 3001^1,2 • Surfing Spot^1,2 • Toad Express^1,2 • Torch^1,2 • Wall Face^1,2 • Warp Pipe^1,2 • Watering hole^1,2 • Waterspout^1,2
Minigames^1,2		Border Jump • Mysterious Mine Carts • Star 'Stache Smash • Barrel • Chuckola Bounce • Surfing Game • Splart
Stats		Bros. Point^1,2 • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Speed^1,2 • Spirit³ • Stache^1,2
Status		Burn^1,2 • Charred^1,2 • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury² • Heavy G^1,2 • Invisible² • Light G^1,2 • Poison^1,2 • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command^1,2 • SPD-Down^1,2 • SPD-Up^1,2 • Trip^1,2
Other		Bean Fever^1,2 • Beanbean Air • Beanhole locations¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Block locations¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Bestiary¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Enemy formations^1,2 • Gallery¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Gear¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Glitches¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Hidden Block locations¹ • Hooroglyphs^1,2 • Kingdom Courier^1,2 • Level up progressions^1,2 • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection¹ • Mario Bros.¹ • Pre-release and unused content¹ • Quotes¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Shops² • Special Skill³ • Sound test² • Staff¹ (Bowser's Minions²) • Story summaries² • Super Attack^1,2
¹ Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga ² Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions ³ Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser ⁴ Enemy variants differ in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

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-[[Image:Firebrand.png|frame|right|[[Mario]] using his '''Firebrand''' on a [[Sharpea]].]]
+{{about|one of the two Hand Powers in [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]|the entities of the same name|[[Firebrand and Thunderhand]]}}
-'''Firebrand''' is a [[abilities|move]] used by [[Mario]] during the events of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. It is also the brother move of the [[Thunderhand]]. He is taught this by the [[Fire and Thunder Gods|Fire God]] in the [[Fire Palace]]. It is even further advanced after [[Gigi]] teaches him how to use it along with [[Luigi]].
+[[File:M&LSS+BM Mario & Luigi.png|thumb|200px|Artwork of [[Mario]] using the Firebrand, with [[Luigi]] using the [[Thunderhand]]]]
+{{multiple image
+|align=left
+|direction=vertical
+|footer=Mario using the Firebrand in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
+|width=200
+|image1=MLSSFirebrand.png
+|image2=MLSSDX Firebrand.png
+}}
+The '''Firebrand''' is one of the two types of [[Hand Power]]s that is used by [[Mario]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', the other being the [[Thunderhand]], which is used by [[Luigi]]. Mario is taught this power by [[Firebrand and Thunderhand|Firebrand]] in the [[Fire Palace]], and he is taught an [[Dash (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|advanced technique]] by the [[Jellyfish Sisters]], allowing Mario to burn Luigi so he can charge ahead extremely quickly. This can be used to pass through fast-moving spiked barrels, as well as move cannonball-like objects and knock down [[Ankoopa]]s ([[Big Koopa Troopa]]s in the remake) blocking the path. To use this move, the player must have Mario as the lead brother, switch to the Firebrand command by using {{button|gba|R}}/{{button|gba|L}}, and hold down {{button|gba|A}}, which causes Mario to conjure up a fireball in his hand. After the player fully charges the move, releasing {{button|gba|A}} makes Mario create a fireball that can be used to light [[Torch (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Torch]]es.
-Firebrand can light [[Fire Lamp]]s and other ignitable objects. In battle it proves useful against certain enemies. They can also use [[Fire Bros. (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)|Fire Bros.]] after the [[Jellyfish Sisters]] teach Mario the advanced method. After the advanced method is taught, Mario can use it when behind Luigi causing him to run extremely fast in one direction and tow Mario behind him. This can be used to pass through fast-moving spiked barrels. It also can be used to knock down cannon ball-like objects and [[Ankoopa]]s.
+In battle, the Firebrand can be used offensively against enemies. Using the Firebrand on red [[Oho Jee]] in the overworld causes them to go wild and attack Mario and Luigi, forcing them into a battle. When using it, the player must press {{button|gba|A}} when Mario fully charges the fireball to perform the move successfully. Failure in doing so results in Mario scorching himself and the move dealing less damage. Some enemies, such as [[Glurp]]s and [[Spiky Snifit]]s, have a weakness to the Firebrand, and in a few cases, they can be damaged only by it. Other enemies (such as [[Bowletta]]'s normal form and [[Mom Piranha]]'s red form) get healed by it instead.
-Besides Mario, Gigi, and the Fire God, it is possible that [[Cackletta]] also knows it. During the final battle, she can snap her left fingers, creating a fire ring, which circles Mario and Luigi. However, this may be one of the attacks she naturally knows.
+Mario can also use the [[Fire Bros. (move)|Fire Bros.]] [[Bros. Attack]] once he and Luigi learn the Dash technique, which involves him flinging fireballs at Luigi, who then launches them at the enemy with his [[hammer]]; in the remake, Mario rapidly tosses fireballs into the air to create a huge fireball before Luigi launches it towards a single enemy with his hammer. A [[Advanced Command|more powerful variant]] is the Super Fire Bros., which uses up more [[Bros. Point]]s in the remake. Here, Mario can create a huge fireball when Luigi hits smaller fireballs back at him, and once the attack ends, Mario bounces off Luigi to spike it at the enemy for more damage and possibly inflict the [[burn]] status; in the remake, Luigi hits the huge fireball upwards so Mario can spike it, and it also creates a shockwave that damages other enemies.
-The move is also referenced in the final battle of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''. The boss had an attack where an energy ball would be fired at UFOs, and if the UFO was on fire, it would crash into Mario and [[Baby Mario]], and if it was emitting electricity, it would crash into Luigi and [[Baby Luigi]], a reference to Mario learning how to use fire and Luigi learning thunder.
+Also in the remake, the Firebrand can be used to perform a [[First Strike]]. If this is done, enemies may be burned at the start of the battle.
+{{br|left}}
 ==Gallery==
-<center><gallery>
+<gallery>
-File:FirebrandfreeLuigi.PNG|Mario freeing Luigi with his Firebrand.
+SS Firebrand.png|Sprite of Mario using the Firebrand
-</gallery></center>
+Firebrand Ability GBA.png|Mario first learning the Firebrand ability in the Fire Palace
+Firebrand.png|Mario using his Firebrand on a [[Sharpea]] in battle
+Fire Lamp.png|Mario lighting up a Torch using his Firebrand in the [[Seabed]]
+FirebrandfreeLuigi.png|Mario freeing Luigi with his Firebrand
+MLSSDX FirebrandFirstStrike.png|Mario using the Firebrand as a [[First Strike]] method in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''
+MLSSDX MarioFreeingLuigi.png|Mario freeing Luigi with his Firebrand in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''
+</gallery>
-[[Category:Special Moves]]
+==Names in other languages==
-[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]
+{{foreign names
+|Jap=ファイアハンド
+|JapR=Faia Hando
+|JapM=Fire Hand
+|Chi=火炎手
+|ChiR=Huǒyán Shǒu
+|ChiM=Flaming Hands
+|Fre=Technique de Feu<br>Main flamboyante
+|FreM=Fire Technique<br>Flaming Hand
+|Ita=Mano di Fuoco<br>Potere di Fuoco (by the Jellyfish Sisters)
+|ItaM=Firehand<br>Fire Power
+|Ger=Feuerhand<br>Feuer-Sprint (used on Luigi)
+|GerM=Firehand<br>Fire-Sprint
+|Dut=Vuurvingers
+|DutM=Fire Fingers
+|SpaA=Mano de fuego
+|SpaAM=Fire hand
+|SpaE=Mano del Fuego
+|SpaEM=The Fire's Hand
+|Kor=파이어 핸드
+|KorR=Paieo Haendeu
+|KorM=Fire Hand
+}}
+{{M&LSS}}
+[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga moves]]
+[[it:Mano di Fuoco]]

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