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{{species infobox
|title=Broozer
|image=[[File:DMW-Broozer Artwork.png|220px]]<br>In-game artwork from ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|image= [[File:Broozer.png]]<br>A '''Broozer''' from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' ([[List of games by date#2015|2015]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Boo]]
|variants=[[Paper Broozer]]
|comparable=[[Boom Boom]]<br>[[Chargin' Chuck]]<br>[[Skall Heyho]]
}}
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'''Broozers'''<ref>[[Nintendo Power]] ''New Super Mario Bros.'' guide</ref> are boxing ghosts that first appear in the game ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. They have huge grimaces on their faces and are perpetually scowling.
'''Broozers'''<ref>{{cite|author=Loe, Casey|title=''New Super Mario Bros.'' Player's Guide|page=11|date=May 15, 2006|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|isbn=1-59812-009-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=30|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> are boxing ghosts that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' Their name is a homophonic pun on "bruiser" and "boo". They are humanoids wearing a grayish-purple sheet over their body, brown shoes, and deep-red boxing gloves. In ''New Super Mario Bros.'', they have angry yellow-orange eyes with [[Boo]]-like smiles containing sharp teeth, but in every later appearance, the eyes are sunken with a green hue, and the smiles become angry scowls, bearing much larger teeth. They make sharp hissing noises as they attack, either done by them or from the tailwind of their punches.


==History==
==History==
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====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Broozer Punch.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Broozer Punch.png|frame|left]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', they are found in two locations: 5-[[Ghost House]] and 5-C. Broozers blindly run into the direction of [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]), punching at anything in their way. These enemies can be useful, and they can punch otherwise unbreakable bricks, allowing Mario to reach items and [[Star Coin]]s that could not otherwise be reached. Mario must jump on a Broozer three times to defeat it. However, a [[Ground Pound]], being hit by Mario doing a [[Shell Dash]], a [[Fireball]] or walking through them as [[Mega Mario]] can defeat these enemies in one hit, with the latter making the Broozer spinning erratically while falling defeated. Also, because of their bad traction, Broozers often can be forced to fall into gaps in the floor by running past their target and being unable to stop.
Broozers are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. They are encountered in {{world-link|5|ghostn|World 5-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros.)}} and [[World 5-C]] only. Broozers run into the direction of [[Mario]] (or [[Luigi]]), punching at anything in their way, though they can clear pathways by destroying otherwise unbreakable bricks, allowing the player character to reach otherwise inaccessible areas and [[Star Coin]]s. A Broozer can be defeated from either being [[stomp]]ed three times or instantly from a [[Ground Pound]], being hit from [[Shell Mario]]'s [[shell dash]] maneuver, a [[fireball]], or contact with [[Mega Mario]]. Broozers have bad tractions and can often fall into gaps in the floor by running past their target, being unable to stop. Broozers do not take notice of Mario while he is hiding in a [[Shell Mario|blue shell]].


====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', they appear in [[World 7 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7]]'s Ghost House. They have the same function as they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', only this time, in addition to breaking bricks, it can also knock over [[barrel]]s and cause them to roll down stairs. They are imperative to finding a shortcut to World 7-5, as Mario must lure one to bust open a hidden, unseen door so he can take the secret exit and unlock the level. Although they can be frozen by [[Ice Mario]], Broozers cannot be picked up afterward. Unlike in the first game, where they have a smirk, there is now a frown in this game and every game after.
Broozers are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They are encountered in {{world-link|7|ghost|World 7-Ghost House (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} only. They behave identically as before, though they can additionally knock over [[barrel]]s, causing them to roll down stairs. They are imperative to finding a shortcut to [[World 7-5 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 7-5]], as Mario must lure one to bust open a hidden, unseen door so he can take the secret exit and unlock the level. Although they can be frozen by [[Ice Mario]], Broozers cannot be picked up afterwards.


====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' they appear in two [[Ghost House]]s, the [[Which-Way Labyrinth]] in [[Soda Jungle]], and later appear in [[Spinning Spirit House]] in [[Meringue Clouds]].  
[[File:BroozerNSMBU.png|100px|thumb|Model from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
=====''New Super Luigi U''=====
Broozers are enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' and ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''; in the former game, Broozers are encountered in [[Which-Way Labyrinth]], [[Spinning Spirit House]], and {{world-link|coin|6|World Coin-6}}, while for the latter game, they appear in [[Broozers and Barrels]] only. Broozers return in all of the aforementioned levels in the [[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe|Nintendo Switch version]]. Broozers behave identically as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', but are shown to be capable of rotating [[Star Lift]]s in ''New Super Luigi U''.
Broozers appear in the level [[Broozers and Barrels]], the first level of [[Frosted Glacier]].
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
A Broozer appears in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'', where it punches a chocolate [[Princess Peach]] called "Choco Peach". The chocolate Peach is revealed to have power-ups which make Mario giant, resulting in the Broozer being crushed by Mario.


===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
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Broozers are enemies in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. Two of them appear in [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]], where they are battled alongside a [[Boomerang Bro]], their only appearance in-game. They attack by hitting barrels into Mario, and floating up to him and punching him. After taking some damage, they will start flailing their arms around for a few turns, dealing damage to Mario if he tries to attack them directly. After winning the battle, there is a high chance that the player may earn a [[Barrel]] [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|sticker]].
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|hp=21
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
|atk=6
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
|def=0
Broozers are enemies in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. They are encountered in [[Neo Bowser Castle]] in both normal and [[Paper Broozer|paper]] forms commonly. Two Broozers are also fought alongside two Paper Broozers as one of Bowser's last lines of defense.
|location= [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]]
 
|moves = Punch (6), Barrel (10), Rampage (prevents and counters direct attacks)
A Broozer's main attack is to stand in front of its target and punch them, which knocks them off-screen and unable to act (or be targeted by attacks or items) for several turns if it fails to [[Down|knock the victim unconscious]]; if that Bro. was the only Bro. in the fight, any Bros. who got forced off-screen will instead rejoin the fight. Normally the Broozer punches immediately upon moving into position, but it can also do a fake-out and pull its punch; if its target jumps too early, its delayed punch always hits. The player can tell when a fake is coming because the Broozer swings its arm up and down as it approaches, instead of the regular arm spin. For either punch timing, the target can jump to dodge and counter.
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Broozers make their [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'' series]] debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. Two of them appear in [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]], where they are battled alongside a [[Boomerang Bro]], their only appearance in-game. They attack by hitting barrels into Mario, and floating up to him and punching him. After taking some damage, they will start flailing their arms around, dealing damage to Mario if he tries to attack them up close, therefore preventing Mario to do any direct attacks. The Rampage mode ends in a few turns. Then they revert back to their normal attack pattern. After winning the battle, there is a chance that the player may earn a [[Barrel]] [[Sticker (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|stickers]].
Broozers also receive a Power boost when they are attacked, including first strikes but not counterattacks. They also share a barrel attack with their paper counterpart where they drop a barrel in front of themselves and ram into it, causing it to fly into their target, and then follow it for an arm-flailing hit. The barrel's trajectory depends on whether it is a paper barrel or not. If the barrel matches the Broozer, it must be jumped just after it is bumped. If a normal Broozer hits a paper barrel, it soars over the target's head, and so is dodged by not jumping. Either way, the Broozer itself must be jumped over to complete the dodge and counter.
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===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
{{Pjenemy
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|name=Broozer
Broozers appear again in the ''[[Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser]]'' mode of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', where they are classified as [[Boo]] minions. They fight against and alongside [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]] on his journey to rescue [[Bowser|his king]]. They are strong against [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Mechakoopa]]s, and [[Mechawful|Mecha-Fawfuls]]. They are found in the levels [[Power Play]], [[Return of the Koopa Cruiser]], [[Chain Chomp and Spike Stomp]], [[Rumble in the Castle!]] and [[The Mightiest Minions]]. Their [[Special Skill (Mario & Luigi series)|Special Skill]] is Air Bash.
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Broozers make their [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'']] series debut in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. They appear as enemies in Neo Bowser Castle in both normal and paper form.


A Broozer's main attack is to stand in front of its target and punch them, which knocks them off-screen and unable to act (or be targetted by attacks or items) for several turns. Normally the Broozer punches immediately upon moving into position, but it can also do a fake-out and pull its punch; if its target jumps too early, its delayed punch always hits. The player can tell when a fake is coming because the Broozer swings its arm up and down as it approaches, instead of the regular arm spin. For either punch timing, the target can jump to dodge and counter.
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', Broozers make an appearance in the ''[[Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' mode, where they are enemies and recruitable allies. However, their Special Skill has been changed to Smack Back Attack. They are strong against [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Alarm Bob-omb]]s, [[King Bob-omb]], and [[Mechakoopa]]s.


Paper Broozers instead throw multiple barrels at the trio, between 2 and 4 per attack. The direction the barrels face before being thrown indicates who they will target. The barrels must be hammered, which can cause their contents to be sent back towards the enemies' side of the field and cause damage.
===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Super Mario Party''====
[[File:Super Mario Party - Croozin' for a Broozin'.png|thumb|Broozers in the Croozin' for a Broozin' minigame of ''Super Mario Party'']]
Broozers are non-playable characters in ''[[Super Mario Party]]''. They are the focus of the [[Croozin' for a Broozin']] [[minigame]], where the goal is to outrun a group of them. Artwork of a Broozer can also appear in [[Absent Minded]], as one of the characters that can be chosen. They appear to glow in dimly lit areas. Some Broozers appear in the background of [[Super Mario Party#Challenge Road|Challenge Road]] to indicate one of the upcoming minigames will be Croozin' for a Broozin', and are seen chasing a scared [[Toad (species)|Toad]].


Both forms of Broozer receive a Power boost when they are attacked, including first strikes but not counterattacks. They also share a barrel attack where they drop a barrel in front of themselves and ram into it, causing it to fly into their target, and then follow it for an arm-flailing hit. The barrel's trajectory depends on whether it is a paper barrel or not. If the barrel matches the Broozer, it must be jumped just after it is bumped. If a normal Broozer hits a paper barrel, it soars over the target's head, and so is dodged by not jumping. If a Paper Broozer hits a normal barrel, it gets barely nudged forwards, and is basically pushed along the ground. Either way, the Broozer itself must be jumped over to complete the dodge and counter.
====''Super Mario Party Jamboree''====
In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', a giant, mechanical Broozer appears in the [[Broozer Bash]] minigame.<ref>Nintendo UK (August 30, 2024). [https://youtu.be/OmMWmHzFf4w Pauline joins the party! – Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Switch)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 30, 2024.</ref> A Broozer also appear on [[Roll 'em Raceway]], chasing the player in a purple monster truck when they land on the [[Event Space]] on the upper [[Star (Mario Party series)|star]] path.<ref>September 24, 2024. [https://www.nintendo.com/jp/topics/article/107fc72c-c536-454d-89c7-1f5500510832 シリーズ最新作『スーパー マリオパーティ ジャンボリー』の紹介映像を公開。Joy-Conを使って遊ぶ3つの体感モードや、スゴロクをもっと楽しむ「チャンピオンシップルール」をご紹介。] ''Nintendo''. Retrieved September 24, 2024.</ref>


===''Dr. Mario World''===
Broozers are assistants in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''. They have a chance to transform viruses into [[pop cannon]]s at stage start: one in stage mode and two in versus mode. The chance to do so is greater at higher levels, where it is 20% at the first level and 100% at the maximum level. They also appear in the background of [[World 20]] alongside Boos when an area is cleared of viruses. A Broozer is rewarded to the player when they cleared the first area of World 20.
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
{{:Paper Mario: Sticker Star bestiary|transcludesection=Broozer|align=horizontal}}
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
{{:Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam bestiary|transcludesection=Broozer|align=horizontal|image=[[File:BroozerPaperJam.gif]]}}
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
*'''''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' profile:''' ''Those deep red gloves are proof of their strength. <font color=red>They especially like to break mechanical things</font>.''<br>
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
*'''''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' profile:''' ''Those deep red gloves are proof of their strength. They especially like to break <font color=red>mechanical enemies</font>.
===''Dr. Mario World''===
*'''Stage mode:''' "''Grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance pop cannons (1) will appear on stage start.''"
*'''Versus mode:''' "''Grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance pop cannons (2) will appear on stage start.''"
==Gallery==
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NSMB Asset Model Broozer.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
5-GH NSMB.png|''New Super Mario Bros.''
Broozer.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMBW Asset Model Broozer.png|''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''
NSLU Broozers and Barrels Screenshot.png|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
MLBISBJJBroozer.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
Super Mario-kun Broozer 1.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
BroozerSMP.png|''[[Super Mario Party]]''
SMPJ Broozer Reaction.png|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
Broozer Sticker.png|''Super Mario Party Jamboree''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=クラッシャー
|Jap=クラッシャー<ref>{{cite|author=Shogakukan editors|title=「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』|url=i.imgur.com/rilbHbm.jpg|date=2006|language=ja|location=Tokyo|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=18|isbn=4-091063-07-1}}</ref>
|JapR=Kurasshā
|JapR=Kurasshā
|JapM=Crasher/Crusher
|JapM=Transliteration of "crasher" or "clasher"; shared with [[Thwomp Platform]], but with a different origin
|SpaA=Fantasmón
|ChiS=砸砖拳手
|SpaAM=Portmanteau of the word "fantasma" (ghost) and the augmentative suffix "-ón".
|ChiSR=Zázhuān Quánshǒu
|Fra=Booxeur
|ChiSM=Brick-breaking Boxer
|FraM=From "Boo" and "boxeur" (boxer)
|ChiT=砸磚拳手
|ChiTR=Zázhuān Quánshǒu
|ChiTM=Brick-breaking Boxer
|Fre=Booxeur
|FreM=Pun on "Boo" and ''boxeur'' ("boxer")
|Ger=Boxbold
|GerM=From ''Boxen'' ("boxing") and ''Raufbold'' ("brawler")
|Ita=Tirapugni
|Ita=Tirapugni
|ItaM=Literally "punch thrower".
|ItaM=Literally "punch thrower"
|Kor=클러셔<ref>http://nintendo.co.kr/DS/soft/mario/mario_sub02_1_4.php</ref>
|Kor=클러셔
|KorR=Keulleosyeo
|KorR=Keulleosyeo
|KorM=Transliterated Japanese name; but this Korean spelling may be recognised as like "Clusher/Clasher"
|KorM=Crusher
|PorA=Bugilista
|PorAM=Play on ''Bu'' ("Boo") and ''pugilista'' ("boxer")
|PorE=Destruidor
|PorEM=Destroyer
|Rus=Драчун
|RusR=Drachun
|RusM=Brawler
|Spa=Fantasmón
|SpaM=''Fantasma'' ("ghost") with augmentative suffix ''-ón''
}}
}}
==Trivia==
*Broozer is derived from the word "bruiser" and "[[Boo]]", the ghost enemy.


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Latest revision as of 15:25, November 19, 2024

Not to be confused with Bruiser.
Broozer
Artwork of a Broozer from Dr. Mario World
In-game artwork from Dr. Mario World
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Latest appearance Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)
Variant of Boo
Variants
Comparable

Broozers[1][2] are boxing ghosts that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. Their name is a homophonic pun on "bruiser" and "boo". They are humanoids wearing a grayish-purple sheet over their body, brown shoes, and deep-red boxing gloves. In New Super Mario Bros., they have angry yellow-orange eyes with Boo-like smiles containing sharp teeth, but in every later appearance, the eyes are sunken with a green hue, and the smiles become angry scowls, bearing much larger teeth. They make sharp hissing noises as they attack, either done by them or from the tailwind of their punches.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Broozer Punch.png

Broozers are enemies in New Super Mario Bros.. They are encountered in World 5-Ghost House and World 5-C only. Broozers run into the direction of Mario (or Luigi), punching at anything in their way, though they can clear pathways by destroying otherwise unbreakable bricks, allowing the player character to reach otherwise inaccessible areas and Star Coins. A Broozer can be defeated from either being stomped three times or instantly from a Ground Pound, being hit from Shell Mario's shell dash maneuver, a fireball, or contact with Mega Mario. Broozers have bad tractions and can often fall into gaps in the floor by running past their target, being unable to stop. Broozers do not take notice of Mario while he is hiding in a blue shell.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Broozers are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They are encountered in World 7-Ghost House only. They behave identically as before, though they can additionally knock over barrels, causing them to roll down stairs. They are imperative to finding a shortcut to World 7-5, as Mario must lure one to bust open a hidden, unseen door so he can take the secret exit and unlock the level. Although they can be frozen by Ice Mario, Broozers cannot be picked up afterwards.

New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]

Model of a Broozer from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Model from New Super Mario Bros. U

Broozers are enemies in New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U; in the former game, Broozers are encountered in Which-Way Labyrinth, Spinning Spirit House, and World Coin-6, while for the latter game, they appear in Broozers and Barrels only. Broozers return in all of the aforementioned levels in the Nintendo Switch version. Broozers behave identically as in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but are shown to be capable of rotating Star Lifts in New Super Luigi U.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

A Broozer appears in Super Mario-kun, where it punches a chocolate Princess Peach called "Choco Peach". The chocolate Peach is revealed to have power-ups which make Mario giant, resulting in the Broozer being crushed by Mario.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Broozers are enemies in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. Two of them appear in Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla, where they are battled alongside a Boomerang Bro, their only appearance in-game. They attack by hitting barrels into Mario, and floating up to him and punching him. After taking some damage, they will start flailing their arms around for a few turns, dealing damage to Mario if he tries to attack them directly. After winning the battle, there is a high chance that the player may earn a Barrel sticker.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Broozers are enemies in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. They are encountered in Neo Bowser Castle in both normal and paper forms commonly. Two Broozers are also fought alongside two Paper Broozers as one of Bowser's last lines of defense.

A Broozer's main attack is to stand in front of its target and punch them, which knocks them off-screen and unable to act (or be targeted by attacks or items) for several turns if it fails to knock the victim unconscious; if that Bro. was the only Bro. in the fight, any Bros. who got forced off-screen will instead rejoin the fight. Normally the Broozer punches immediately upon moving into position, but it can also do a fake-out and pull its punch; if its target jumps too early, its delayed punch always hits. The player can tell when a fake is coming because the Broozer swings its arm up and down as it approaches, instead of the regular arm spin. For either punch timing, the target can jump to dodge and counter.

Broozers also receive a Power boost when they are attacked, including first strikes but not counterattacks. They also share a barrel attack with their paper counterpart where they drop a barrel in front of themselves and ram into it, causing it to fly into their target, and then follow it for an arm-flailing hit. The barrel's trajectory depends on whether it is a paper barrel or not. If the barrel matches the Broozer, it must be jumped just after it is bumped. If a normal Broozer hits a paper barrel, it soars over the target's head, and so is dodged by not jumping. Either way, the Broozer itself must be jumped over to complete the dodge and counter.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Sprite of a Broozer from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Broozers appear again in the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, where they are classified as Boo minions. They fight against and alongside Captain Goomba on his journey to rescue his king. They are strong against Bob-ombs, Mechakoopas, and Mecha-Fawfuls. They are found in the levels Power Play, Return of the Koopa Cruiser, Chain Chomp and Spike Stomp, Rumble in the Castle! and The Mightiest Minions. Their Special Skill is Air Bash.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Broozers make an appearance in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode, where they are enemies and recruitable allies. However, their Special Skill has been changed to Smack Back Attack. They are strong against Bob-ombs, Alarm Bob-ombs, King Bob-omb, and Mechakoopas.

Mario Party series[edit]

Super Mario Party[edit]

Croozin' for a Broozin' from Super Mario Party
Broozers in the Croozin' for a Broozin' minigame of Super Mario Party

Broozers are non-playable characters in Super Mario Party. They are the focus of the Croozin' for a Broozin' minigame, where the goal is to outrun a group of them. Artwork of a Broozer can also appear in Absent Minded, as one of the characters that can be chosen. They appear to glow in dimly lit areas. Some Broozers appear in the background of Challenge Road to indicate one of the upcoming minigames will be Croozin' for a Broozin', and are seen chasing a scared Toad.

Super Mario Party Jamboree[edit]

In Super Mario Party Jamboree, a giant, mechanical Broozer appears in the Broozer Bash minigame.[3] A Broozer also appear on Roll 'em Raceway, chasing the player in a purple monster truck when they land on the Event Space on the upper star path.[4]

Dr. Mario World[edit]

Broozers are assistants in Dr. Mario World. They have a chance to transform viruses into pop cannons at stage start: one in stage mode and two in versus mode. The chance to do so is greater at higher levels, where it is 20% at the first level and 100% at the maximum level. They also appear in the background of World 20 alongside Boos when an area is cleared of viruses. A Broozer is rewarded to the player when they cleared the first area of World 20.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star enemy
Broozer
Broozer PMSS.png Max HP 21 Role Common Location(s) Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla
Attack 6 Stickers Barrel
Defense 0 Moves Punch (6), Barrel Punch (10)

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Broozer
A Broozer in battle, in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. HP 280 POW 246 (200) Defense 224 (199) Speed 136
Role Common Type Normal Weakness None Location(s) Neo Bowser Castle, Bad Nabbit
Level 33 Experience 280 (275) Coins 100 Item drop Max Nut - 4%
Crystal Boots - 3%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

  • Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser profile: Those deep red gloves are proof of their strength. They especially like to break mechanical things.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

  • Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: Those deep red gloves are proof of their strength. They especially like to break mechanical enemies.

Dr. Mario World[edit]

  • Stage mode: "Grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance pop cannons (1) will appear on stage start."
  • Versus mode: "Grants 20%/40%/60%/80%/100% chance pop cannons (2) will appear on stage start."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クラッシャー[5]
Kurasshā
Transliteration of "crasher" or "clasher"; shared with Thwomp Platform, but with a different origin
Chinese (simplified) 砸砖拳手[?]
Zázhuān Quánshǒu
Brick-breaking Boxer
Chinese (traditional) 砸磚拳手[?]
Zázhuān Quánshǒu
Brick-breaking Boxer
French Booxeur[?] Pun on "Boo" and boxeur ("boxer")
German Boxbold[?] From Boxen ("boxing") and Raufbold ("brawler")
Italian Tirapugni[?] Literally "punch thrower"
Korean 클러셔[?]
Keulleosyeo
Crusher
Portuguese (NOA) Bugilista[?] Play on Bu ("Boo") and pugilista ("boxer")
Portuguese (NOE) Destruidor[?] Destroyer
Russian Драчун[?]
Drachun
Brawler
Spanish Fantasmón[?] Fantasma ("ghost") with augmentative suffix -ón

References[edit]

  1. ^ Loe, Casey (May 15, 2006). New Super Mario Bros. Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). ISBN 1-59812-009-3. Page 11.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 30.
  3. ^ Nintendo UK (August 30, 2024). Pauline joins the party! – Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Switch). YouTube. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  4. ^ September 24, 2024. シリーズ最新作『スーパー マリオパーティ ジャンボリー』の紹介映像を公開。Joy-Conを使って遊ぶ3つの体感モードや、スゴロクをもっと楽しむ「チャンピオンシップルール」をご紹介。 Nintendo. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Shogakukan editors (2006). 「敵キャラクターリスト」in『ニュー・スーパーマリオブラザーズ: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-091063-07-1. Page 18.