Knockback Bros.

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The Hammer Bros. performing their own version of Knockback Bros.

Knockback Bros. is one of Luigi's Bros. Attack during the events of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. It is based off of Mario's Mini-Mario form. The move costs five BP on Modes 1 and 2, and three BP on Mode 3. Luigi smacks Mario with his hammer, making him a ball, and hits him like a golf ball. The buttons pressed are to whack Mario, again to send him shooting toward an enemy, and to do damage to the enemy.

After successfully executing the attack forty-three times, Mario and Luigi learn the Advanced version. In the Advanced version, more controls are added. The controls for the standard version are the same, but to execute the Advanced version, must be pressed immediately after the first press. Then the controls are to hit Mario, to do damage, to hit Mario, to do damage, etc.

This move is also used by the Hammer Bros. in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, where they perform it exactly the same as the Mario Bros. did in Superstar Saga. They use it when under influence of the Shroobs mind-control helmets, and are only able to perform it together with both Hammer Bros. standing. Occasionally, their hammers will break, causing the other Hammer Bro to bounce towards Baby Mario and Baby Luigi. To dodge the attack, the Baby Bros. must jump over the Hammer Bro that was hit at them.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ノックバックブロス[?] Nokkubakku Burosu	Knockback Bros.
French	Bascule[?]	Bascule
Italian	Salto Espulsione[?]	Shot Jump
Spanish	Ataque Bala[?]	Bullet Attack