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[[File:MarioTennisAces - Special Shot.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Mario performing his Special Shot, the Blazing Wall Jump, in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'']]
A '''Special Shot''' is a move that any playable character can perform in various sports games of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. It can refer to:
A '''Special Shot''' is a move that any playable character can perform in ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' sports games, debuting in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''. It generally involves the character performing a powerful strike to the ball when certain conditions are met.


==History==
*The [[Special Shot (Mario Hoops 3-on-3 and Mario Sports Mix)|move from ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' and ''Mario Sports Mix'']].
===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
*The [[Special Shot (Mario Tennis Aces)|move from ''Mario Tennis Aces'']].
[[File:MH33 Fire Shot.png|thumb|right|Mario making out an "M" for his [[Fire Shot]] in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'']]
*The [[Special Shot (Mario Golf: Super Rush)|move from ''Mario Golf: Super Rush'']].
In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', Special Shots are activated by touching the Touch Screen at points to make a certain letter or symbol. The symbols include an M, an L, a triangle, a W, a B, an N, an S, or a star, with each character having a set symbol. The symbol must be tapped out twice to perform the Special Shot, and characters cannot move while starting the Special Shot. A player is highly vulnerable to tackles while bouncing the ball in the special formation, so it is unwise to attempt a special shot when being swarmed by opponents.


Special Shots are unstoppable if executed from inside the 3-point line, and will always make it in the basket. However, if executed outside the 3-point line, a teammate needs to run up and dunk the ball. Sometimes, the teammate will fail to receive the ball. If an opponent is blocking that teammate, the shot will miss.
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Listed below are the Special Shot symbols and their associated character(s) and special shot(s).
 
====M====
*[[Mario]]'s [[Fire Shot]]
*[[Yoshi]]'s [[Flutter Dunk]]
*[[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Konga Dunk]]
*[[Diddy Kong]]'s [[Jet Shot]]
*[[Moogle]]'s [[Moogle Dance]]
 
====L====
*[[Luigi]]'s [[Green Fire Shot]]
 
====Triangle====
*[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s [[Heart Shot]]
*[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]'s [[Flower Shot]]
*[[Dixie Kong]]'s [[Cannon Shot]]
*[[Birdo]]'s [[Egg Shot]]
 
====W====
*[[Wario]]'s [[Move-It Dunk]]
*[[Waluigi]]'s [[Twist Dunk]]
 
====B====
*[[Bowser Jr.]]'s [[Graffiti Shot]]
*[[Bowser]]'s [[Bomber Dunk]]
*[[Boo]]'s [[Thriller Dunk]]
 
====N====
*[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]'s [[Wing Shot]]
*[[Ninja (character)|Ninja]]'s [[Leaf Veil]]
 
====S====
*[[Fly Guy]]'s [[Thunder Shot]]
*[[Cactuar]]'s [[1000 Needles]]
 
====Star====
*[[White Mage]]'s [[Holy Shot]]
*[[Black Mage]]'s [[Meteor Shot]]
 
===''Mario Sports Mix''===
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[[File:Mario-SpecialShot-MSM.png|thumb|250px|left|Mario prepares to execute his special shot during a Hockey match in ''Mario Sports Mix''.]]
In ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', special shots make a return appearance. While the shots play similarly to that of the special shots from ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'', these shots are blockable, and can be preventable. Also, the method of unleashing a special shot is different as the moves can only be used once the player's special shot meter reaches a maximum level. Each character has a different, and unique special shot that is based on their properties and features. Additionally, the special shots tend to vary in the way it is used in each of the four sports: Basketball, Volleyball, Hockey, and Dodgeball.
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===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', Special Shots can only be used when the energy gauge is full, and allow the player to aim their shot in a first-person perspective. These shots are capable of breaking the opposition's racket in one hit, though they can be blocked, so not all Special Shots are a guaranteed win. Blocking a Special Shot successfully can either drastically push back or spin out the character.
 
When the player triggers the Special Shot, a short animation is played where the character is shown performing the shot using external forces or special powers. The table below lists all separate names used for the Special Shots as revealed by the [[Toad (species)|Toad]] commentators during tournaments, along with a description for the action each character carries out to perform the shot.
 
{| style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-style="background: #ABC;"
!Image
!Special Shot
!Action
|-
|{{anchor|Blazing Wall Jump}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Mario.jpg|250px]]
!Blazing Wall Jump
|[[Mario]] clenches his fist in front of the camera, then uses [[Wall Jump]]s to climb some transparent walls that form in the air. Once he reaches a certain height, he flips through the air, preparing to hit the ball with power.
|-
|{{anchor|Pipe Cannon}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Luigi.jpg|250px]]
!Pipe Cannon
|[[Luigi]] raises his racket in the air, then jumps inside a [[Pipe Cannon]] that appears under him from the ground. Luigi then blasts himself in the air while shouting his name, preparing to launch the ball onto the other side of the field.
|-
|{{anchor|Glorious Garlic Bomber}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Wario.jpg|250px]]
!Glorious Garlic Bomber
|[[Wario]] pulls a head of [[garlic]] from behind and consumes it, conferring him strength. Afterwards, he jumps and whirls through the air to hit the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Showtime}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Waluigi.jpg|250px]]
!Showtime
|[[Waluigi]] puts a rose between his teeth and snaps his fingers while posing. He makes [[Whirluigi|several pirouettes]] to gain momentum before hitting the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Heart Shot}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Peach.jpg|250px]]
!Heart Shot
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]] swipes her racket and performs a floaty whirl, stepping on the air to gain height while the racket leaves a pink trail. She then draws a heart in front of the camera using her racket and pulls it back to strike the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Bloom Blast}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Daisy.jpg|250px]]
!Bloom Blast
|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] winks in front of the camera and quickly glides around on a forming staircase, leaving petals behind her. She then lunges towards the ball to hit it.
|-
|{{anchor|Star Combo}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Rosalina.jpg|250px]]
!Star Combo
|[[Rosalina]] performs a whirl and points her racket in front of her, bringing in three yellow, green, and red [[Luma (species)|Lumas]] that [[spin]] to pass the ball from one to another. The last Luma directs the ball to Rosalina, who gives the ball a powerful stroke.
|-
|{{anchor|Super Toad Dive}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Toad.jpg|250px]]
!Super Toad Dive
|[[Toad]] spins as the camera closes up on him. He then throws the racket upward and does a backflip that lands him on his head. From this position, he bounces in the air to grab the racket and strike the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Hop Skip Jump}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Toadette.jpg|250px]]
!Hop Skip Jump
|[[Toadette]] raises her fist in the air and starts hopping on some bouncy [[Mushroom Trampoline|mushroom-like platforms]] that appear in the air. Soon after, she lunges towards the ball to hit it.
|-
|{{anchor|Fire-Breath Barrage}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Bowser.jpg|250px]]
!Fire-Breath Barrage
|[[Bowser]] roars and [[Fire Breath|breathes a stream of flames]] on his racket, setting it on fire. He then jumps and quickly spins in the air while leaving trails of fire before hitting the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Armed and Dangerous}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot BowserJr.jpg|250px]]
!Armed and Dangerous
|[[Bowser Jr.]]'s [[Junior Clown Car|Clown Car]] throws the racket upward and draws a [[Mecha Hand]] to catch it. The Mecha Hand then lunges forward to strike the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Illusion Shot}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Boo.jpg|250px]]
!Illusion Shot
|[[Boo]] waves the racket and attracts several other Boos that encircle him. The Boos then spin and turn into tennis balls displaying Boo's emblem, which gather around the racket. The playable Boo also spins around several times before launching the balls with a powerful swing.
|-
|{{anchor|Flying Rainbow}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Yoshi.jpg|250px]]
!Flying Rainbow
|[[Yoshi]] first poses with the racket backwards, then the camera cuts behind him to show that he gains a [[Yoshi's Wings|pair of wings]]. Using them, he swirls in the air to hit the ball while leaving a rainbow behind him.
|-
|{{anchor|Barrel Cannon Chaos}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot DonkeyKong.jpg|250px]]
!Barrel Cannon Chaos
|[[Donkey Kong]] grins to the camera, then mounts a [[Barrel Cannon]] that appears next to him. He shoots into a few other Barrel Cannons before launching himself towards the ball with a thrust.
|-
|{{anchor|Spike Strike}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Spike.jpg|250px]]
!Spike Strike
|[[Spike]] swallows the racket and turns it into a large [[Spike Bar|spiked roller]], which he spins several times above his head before tossing it in the air. He then jumps to grab it again and strike the ball using the gained momentum.
|-
|{{anchor|Unleash}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot ChainChomp.jpg|250px]]
!Unleash
|[[Chain Chomp]] barks and begins skipping frantically. It continues with a brisk spin around an invisible axis, hitting the ball afterwards.
|-
|{{anchor|Spin Break}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot KoopaTroopa.jpg|250px]]
!Spin Break
|[[Koopa Troopa]] does a short dance and retreats inside his shell. He starts spinning increasingly faster, making the shell glow. He then darts high through the air and comes out of the shell, hitting the ball with a swing.
|-
|{{anchor|Wave Rider}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Blooper.jpg|250px]]
!Wave Rider
|[[Blooper]] gushes a huge stream of water and surfs on it using his racket in order to fly high and smash the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Jungle Swing}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot DiddyKong.jpg|250px]]
!Jungle Swing
|[[Diddy Kong]] throws his racket upward, then grabs a vine and swings on it. As he lets go of the vine, he catches the racket with his tail, hitting the ball with the acquired momentum.
|-
|{{anchor|Airlift Extravaganza}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Birdo.jpg|250px]]
!Airlift Extravaganza
|[[Birdo]] blows a kiss at the camera and a trio of [[Fly Guy]]s lift her up and throw her up into the air in a twirling motion. She then hits the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Spiral Special}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot KoopaParatroopa.jpg|250px]]
!Spiral Special
|Two other Paratroopas, one yellow and one blue, appear next to [[Koopa Paratroopa]]. They all start spinning around to create a tornado that engulfs the ball. Koopa Paratroopa then flies in a spiral motion towards the ball to hit it.
|-
|{{anchor|Balloon Assist}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot ShyGuy.jpg|250px]]
!Balloon Assist
|[[Shy Guy]] grabs a cluster of balloons and floats up in the air like a [[Sky Guy]], accompanied by two blue Shy Guys who are tied to separate balloons. Shortly afterwards, he lets go of the balloons and falls down to hit the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Vicious Twister}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot PeteyPiranha.jpg|250px]]
!Vicious Twister
|[[Petey Piranha]] generates two tornadoes and flies up. The tornadoes combine and engulf the ball, launching it high into the air where Petey Piranha strikes it.
|-
|{{anchor|Constellation Smash}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Luma.jpg|250px]]
!Constellation Smash
|Three [[Luma (species)|Luma]]s of different colors appear around the playable Luma and turn into [[Launch Star]]s. Luma then shoots from one Launch Star to another to gain momentum before hitting the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Spiteful Strike}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot BoomBoom.jpg|250px]]
!Spiteful Strike
|[[Boom Boom]] roars and punches the camera, then spins upward to gain height and momentum to hit the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Showstopper}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Pauline.jpg|250px]]
!Showstopper
|The camera zooms in on [[Pauline]] from behind a crowd of [[New Donker]]s that are seen cheering her on. The refrain of [[Jump Up, Super Star!]] plays as the actions unfold. As she starts dancing to the music, a building from the [[Metro Kingdom]] begins rising underneath her. Once the building is at its tallest, she jumps up and hits the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Gigantic Smash}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot Kamek.jpg|250px]]
!Gigantic Smash
|[[Kamek]] and his racket grow significantly and he hits the ball. Both Kamek and the racket return to normal size immediately after the ball is hit.
|-
|{{anchor|Bone Crusher}}[[File:MTA SpecialShot DryBones.jpg|250px]]
!Bone Crusher
|[[Dry Bones]] dismembers himself and his parts levitate to another position. The body parts then reform Dry Bones in mid-air and he hits the ball.
|-
|{{anchor|Hot Shot}} [[File:MTA SpecialShot FirePiranhaPlant.jpg|250px]]
!Hot Shot
|[[Fire Piranha Plant]] flings his racket up and shoots a [[fireball]] to the incoming tennis ball, shrouding it in flames and causing it to dart upward. He then leaps high in the air and catches his racket, striking the ball with it.
|-
|{{anchor|Blazing Barrage}} [[File:MTA SpecialShot Dry Bowser.jpg|250px]]
!Blazing Barrage
|[[Dry Bowser]] shares the animation with Bowser's Fire-Breath Barrage, but emits blue flames instead.
|}
 
====Gallery====
<gallery widths=180px>
MTA - Mario Special Shot start animation.jpg|Mario about to execute his Blazing Wall Jump
MTA WarioGarlic.jpg|Wario eating some garlic for his Glorious Garlic Bomber
MTA BarrelCannons.jpg|DK shooting between Barrel Cannons for his Barrel Cannon Chaos
MTA Blooper Wave Rider.jpg|A stream of water raising Blooper upward for his Wave Rider
MTA Diddy Kong vine.jpg|Diddy Kong swinging on a vine for his Jungle Swing
MTA Birdo and Fly Guys.jpg|Fly Guys preparing to lift Birdo for her Airlift Extravaganza
MTA Koopa Paratroopas.jpg|Two Koopa Paratroopas assisting the playable Koopa Paratroopa for his Spiral Special
MTA Shy Guy balloons.jpg|Shy Guy floating upward with a cluster of balloons for his Balloon Assist
MTA Petey Piranha tornadoes.jpg|Petey Piranha creating two tornadoes for his Vicious Twister
MTA Luma Launch Star.jpg|Luma getting shot out of a Launch Star for his Constellation Smash
MTA Boom Boom jump.jpg|Boom Boom spiralling upward for his Spiteful Strike
MTA New Donkers.jpg|New Donkers around Pauline during her Showstopper
MTA Fire Piranha Plant fireball.jpg|Fire Piranha Plant shooting a fireball towards the incoming tennis ball for his Hot Shot
</gallery>
 
===''Mario Golf: Super Rush''===
In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Special Shots can only be used when the energy gauge is full, similar to ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. These shots are capable of blasting away balls hit by other players on impact or in its path. Special Shots are also capable of giving balls status effects for their next shot, impacting how straight they roll.
 
When the player triggers the Special Shot, they first see them prepare for their shot by performing an action, and by activating the Special Shot, they can be seen using external forces or special powers. The table below lists all separate names used for the Special Shots as revealed by the [[Toad (species)|Toad]] commentators, along with a description for the action each character carries out to perform the shot, both before and while activated.
 
{| style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-style="background: #ABC;"
!Image
!Special Shot
!Pre-action
!Action
!Impact on Balls
|-
|{{anchor|Super Star Strike}}[[File:MGSR SpecialShot Mario.jpg|250px]]
!Super Star Strike
|Readies himself by clenching his fists and slightly crouches.
|A [[Super Star]] appears on top of [[Mario]], and he jumps to activate it. He lands back on the ground with a serious expression, and swings the ball with with speed and power. The ball rises, and drops sharply downwards.
|Blasts away balls in impact zone.
|-
|{{anchor|Ice Flower Freeze}}[[File:MGSR SpecialShot Luigi.jpg|250px]]
!Ice Flower Freeze
|Readies himself by retrieving an [[Ice Flower]] in his right arm, and looks at the camera, saying "Ha ha!"
|[[Luigi]] uses the [[Ice Flower]] he got from before activating the Special Shot, striking a pose with his left arm up. He spins to gain momentum, and hits the ball with power. The ball travels in the usual angle.
|Freezes the ground in impact zone. Balls that hit the ice will bounce, and in Speed Golf, the surface becomes slippery when someone runs on it.
|-
|{{anchor|Lightning Blast}}[[File:MGSR SpecialShot Wario.jpg|250px]]
!Lightning Blast
|Readies himself by swinging his golf club towards the sky, as if he was summoning something.
|[[Wario]] summons a lightning cloud above him, and he gets electrocuted, giving him power. He swings the ball with power. The ball rises, and then drops vertically down.
|Electrocutes the ground in impact zone. A lightning cloud spawns above, and affects all balls below.
|-
|{{anchor|Slim Stinger}}[[File:MGSR SpecialShot Waluigi.jpg|250px]]
!Slim Stinger
|Readies himself by putting both of his hands on the base of his golf club, directed upwards.
|[[Waluigi]] spins once, sticking his golf club outwards. With a smug expression, he jumps in the air, spins again and hits the ball with power. The ball travels horizontally.
|Blasts away balls in its path.
|-
|{{anchor|Blossom Strike}}[[File:MGSR SpecialShot Daisy.jpg|250px]]
!Blossom Strike
|Prepares to spin her golf club by holding her hands in position, saying "All right!"
|[[Daisy]] spins her golf club at an increasingly quick speed, then she flips her golf club in the air, and strikes the ball with power, with petals coming off. The ball rises, and drops sharply downwards.
|Blasts away balls in impact zone.
|-
|{{anchor|Songbird Stinger}}[[File:MGSR SpecialShot Pauline.jpg|250px]]
!Songbird Stinger
|Prepares to sing with her hands on her golf club, saying "Fire!"
|[[Pauline]] transforms her golf club into a microphone, and she sings the refrain of [[Jump Up, Super Star!]], before hitting the ball with power using the microphone's base. The ball travels horizontally.
|Blasts away balls in its path. She runs quicker after using her Special Shot.
|-
|}
 
==Names in other languages==
 
===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
 
{{foreign names
|FraE=Super frappe instinct
|FraEM=Super instinct shot
|Ita=Colpo speciale
|ItaM=Special shot
|SpaE=Golpe especial
|SpaEM=Special Shot
}}
 
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