Extension Corps
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| Extension Corps | |||
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| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024) | ||
| Leader | Zokket | ||
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- “Full Extension!”
- —Extension Corps, Mario & Luigi: Brothership
The Extension Corps are the lieutenants of Zokket's army and major antagonists in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. The trio consists of Ecks, Ten, and Shun,[1] and their names are a pun on the word "extension."
Description
Each member of the Extension Corps is based on a different type of electrical connector, which is reflected by their collective name, a pun on "extension cord". In the game's announcement trailer, the purple member attacks Mario and Luigi with an electrical orb in battle.
In addition to Ecks, the Extension Corps includes two other teammates. One is a lanky, purple miscreant who resembles a headphone jack composed of his head resembling a male connector and one of their arms resembling a female connector. His design is invocative stereotypical delinquent in Japanese culture. The other is a stout, turquoise ruffian whose body resembles a VGA connector. While it is known that these two are named Ten and Shun, it is unclear which is which as of October 11, 2024.
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 (American):
Zokket’s fearsome (?) band of helpers.[2] - 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.[3] - Japanese:
ゾケット直属の手下。ルドルフ、ボルドー、トッドの3人。ゾケットに認めてもらおうと、マリオとルイージをあの手この手で倒そうと画策する。[4]
(Translation: Zokkett's direct minions. "Rudolph", "Bordeaux", and "Todd". They plan to defeat Mario and Luigi by any means necessary in order to gain Zokket's approval.) - Italian:
Ohmar, Volter e Ampier, i membri di questo trio di guastafeste, metteranno i bastoni tra le ruote a Mario e Luigi a ogni occasione, mentre il loro misterioso leader trama nell’ombra la caduta dell’Elettria.[5] - Spanish (Europe):
Un trío de bribones, formado por Alar, Arga y Gador, dispuesto a ponerles la zancadilla a Mario y Luigi en cuanto se presente la ocasión. Su misterioso líder conspira en la sombra para llevar Concordia a la perdición.[6]
- English (American):
Gallery
Artwork of Ecks
Artwork of the purple member
Artwork of the turquoise member
The Extension Corps as seen in-game
The Extension Corps with their leader Zokket
The purple member of the Extension Corps attacking the Mario Bros.
Names in other languages
Extension Corps
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ボルドルド隊[?] Borudorudo Tai |
The Voldoldo Squad;「ボルドルド」being a partial voicing and repeating of「ボルト」(boruto, "volt") | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 波魯多魯多隊[7] 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 | Brigade Disjoncteur[8][9] | Circuit breaker brigade | |
| German | Ausfall-Brigade[?] | Outage Brigade, possibly referring to power outages. | |
| Italian | Skonnettieri[5] | Portmanteau of Skonnet ("Zokket") and moschettieri ("musketeers") or guerrieri ("warriors") | |
| Korean | 볼티지 부대[10] Bortiji Budae |
Voltage Squad | |
| Portuguese | Batalhão de Extensão[11] | Extension Batallion | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Comando Extensión[12] | Extension Commando | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Comando Alargador[13] | Extension Cord Commando |
Ten
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ルドルフ[?] Rudorufu |
? | |
| Italian | Volter[?] | From "volt" and the name "Walter" | |
| Portuguese | Gui[?] | From the name "Guilherme", together with the other members (Coné and Zão) the three names form a pun on conexão ("connection") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Arga[14] | From alargador ("extension cord"), referring to the name of the Extension Corps. |
Shun
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トッド[?] Toddo |
? | |
| Italian | Ampier[?] | From "ampere" and the Italian name "Piero" | |
| Portuguese | Zão[?] | From conexão ("connection"), together with the other members (Coné and Zão) the three names form a pun on conexão ("connection") | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Gador[14] | From alargador ("extension cord"), referring to the name of the Extension Corps. |
References
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership official site, on Nintendo.com. Retrieved on October 10, 2024.
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mario-and-luigi-brothership-switch/?srsltid=AfmBOoqRJ44HjTp_16I1EQyUuHKg9UXYWjrYgr9loe2N1zHVFd5BufVg
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Mario-Luigi-Brothership-2590264.html
- ^ https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/a8e6a/story/index.html
- ^ a b Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica. Nintendo.com (Italian). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal. Nintendo.com (European Spanish). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo HK (September 10, 2024). 公開冒險的據點以及全新的兄弟攻擊等《瑪利歐＆路易吉RPG 兄弟齊航！》的最新資訊。. nintendo.com.hk. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ Mario & Luigi : L'épopée fraternelle. Nintendo.com (French). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Brigade Disjoncteur : Un groupe d’assistants féroces (plus ou moins) de Voltfas." – Apprenez à connaître les personnages énergiques de Mario & Luigi: Brothership!. Nintendo.com (Canadian French). Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ September 10, 2024. 모험의 거점이나 새로운 브라더 어택 등,『마리오&루이지 RPG 브라더십!』 의 새로운 정보를 공개합니다.. Nintendo.co.kr (Korean). Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "Batalhão de Extensão: os assustadores (mesmo?) lacaios do Ampério." – October 11, 2024. Venha conhecer o elenco eletrizante de Mario & Luigi: Brothership!. Nintendo.com (Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ "Comando Extensión: Los temibles secuaces de Shocke (bueno, lo de temibles está en entredicho)." – ¡Conoce al electrificante elenco de Mario & Luigi: Brothership!. Nintendo.com (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo España (June 18, 2024). Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal llegará el 7 de noviembre (Nintendo Switch). YouTube (European Spanish). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal. Nintendo.com (European Spanish). Retrieved October 11, 2024.
