Gold Beanies are a golden-colored and rare type of Beanies that are found in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. In each game, they are enemies that can be rarely encountered, yield lots of coins and experience points and even special items and/or rare equipment when defeated, and may flee from battle if not defeated quickly.
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions and Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, Gold Beanies are depicted with black feet instead of gold; the stem on their head is also removed in the latter game.
Battle
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its 3DS remake, Gold Beanies only appear in Chucklehuck Woods and the Seabed during battles, where Pestnuts and Elite Pestnuts have a chance of revealing Gold Beanies if they take enough damage. They have the same attack patterns as normal Beanies, running in front of Mario or Luigi and charging into them, which can be dodged or countered by jumping; they may trip on their face before charging, which can be predicted by watching how close they are to the target. However, they have higher stats than normal Beanies, and are more likely to flee from battle than attack. Gold Beanies in the Seabed merely float up to the surface once revealed, preventing them from being fought; however, this still counts as defeating them, with the usual rewards given. Gold Beanies always drop a Spike Badge upon defeat, which allow Mario or Luigi to jump on spiked enemies when equipped. If the Game Boy Horror SP is used, it will yield a Chuckola Badge instead.
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Gold Beanies reprise their previous roles, but have a higher chance to drop Supersyrup Jars than Spike Badges. Gold Beanies also appear as enemies in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser, where they are melee troopers, and attack by ramming into the minions; Their Special Skill is Mega Tackle. Gold Beanies appear as enemy captains at the end of the levels Gold Beanie Appears, Gold Beanie Returns, Gold Beanie Spotted!, Gold Beanie Fights Back!, and Gold Beanie's Final Stand, rewarding the player with a high amount of EXP upon defeat. They are weak against Prince Peasley.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Gold Beanies appear as enemies in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, and are also called Golden Beanies in the British English version. After coming back from Dream's Deep through the Dreamy Pi'illo Castle entrance, the player will encounter a Gold Beanie escaping from Dreamy Broque Monsieur. He will explain that this Gold Beanie is a very rare and powerful enemy that only appears in dreams, and is said to grant legendary loot to whoever can defeat it. After this, a Gold Beanie may rarely be found in Dream World areas.
On the field, Gold Beanies stand around. When the Bros. approach, it starts to run away. If the player flees from a battle with a Gold Beanie, then after it regains collision it jumps offscreen and vanishes.
Gold Beanies appear in battle with no other enemies. They are one of the most powerful enemies the player can encounter, with the highest defense rating of any enemy in the game at 950. However, the turn after they perform an attack, they will run away. This can be prevented by successfully countering the prior attack, which causes them to fall over. They are able to stand up to attack again. Gold Beanies are immune to fire attacks, so Luiginary Flame deals no damage to them. Gold Beanies have three attacks.
One attack has Gold Beanie run in circles, colliding with Mario. The player has to jump to avoid this attack. every time Mario stomps it, it reverses direction and becomes faster. Sometimes, a rock may appear, causing the Gold Beanie to trip. This slows down the Gold Beanie, changing the timing of the attack. If Mario fails to jump on the Gold Beanie enough times within a short period of time, it will run back to its original position.
In the second attack, the Gold Beanie will charge directly at Mario. This is countered with the hammer, but each counter only pushes Gold Beanie back. It repeats a few times, getting faster with each charge. If the Gold Beanie is glowing red, it will jump onto Mario instead of just tackling him, requiring a delayed hammer swing compared to the normal timing. If Gold Beanie connects, it returns to its original position.
In the final attack, the Gold Beanie will run from the background, summoning many Beanies to attack Mario. It will hide behind one of the Beanies initially, and switch between Beanies as the attack progresses; the one hiding it will be sparkling. One at a time, the Beanies will charge forward to hit Mario. If the player fails to avoid getting hit or to jump on the Gold Beanie, the attack will end, and Mario will take damage. (If the Gold Beanie gets past Mario, it reveals itself and unavoidably jumps into Mario.) However, if the player jumps on the Gold Beanie, all the Beanies will be shocked, and the Gold Beanie will start to sweat, making it fall.
Defeating a Gold Beanie results in a variety of loot, including a large amount of coins and experience points, as well as a DX Bean of a random type. After defeating six of them, they may sometimes drop a rare piece of equipment. It has the most possible drops of any enemy in the game and the whole Mario & Luigi series, with three different pieces of gear and six different DX bean types among its possible drops; the gear items also drop as small Gifts, rather than the large Gifts used in most cases.
Profiles and statistics
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
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| Gold Beanie
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HP
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11
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POW
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40
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Defense
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38
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| Speed
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10
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Experience
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50
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Coins
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30 (100)
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| Location
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Chucklehuck Woods, Seabed
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Jump
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Normal
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Hammer
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Normal
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| Hand
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Normal
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Fire
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Normal
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Thunder
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Normal
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| Stat down?
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100%
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Stun?
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30%
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Burn?
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0%
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| Level
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11
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Role
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Common
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Item drop
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Spike Badge – 100%
Chuckola Badge – 25.81% (100%)
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Notice
- Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
- Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
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Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
| Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemy
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| Gold Beanie
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HP
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517
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Role
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Common
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Level
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30
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Location(s)
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Dreamy Pi'illo Castle, Dreamy Mushrise Park, Dreamy Dozing Sands, Dreamy Wakeport, Dreamy Mount Pajamaja, Dreamy Driftwood Shore, Dreamy Somnom Woods, Dreamy Neo Bowser Castle
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| Power
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315
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Position
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Normal
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No Hitter
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—
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| Defense
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950
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World
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Dream
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Weakness
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None
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Item drop
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Heart Bean DX, Bros. Bean DX, Power Bean DX, Defense Bean DX, Speed Bean DX, Stache Bean DX, Mini Boots, Mini Hammer
Mini Gloves (100%)
None (0%)
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| Speed
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125
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Experience
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4000 (4800)
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Coins
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800 (100%)
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
- Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser profile: Rare Beanies with a gloriously golden glow. Defeat one to win lots of EXP.
Names in other languages
| Language
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Name
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Meaning
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Notes
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| Japanese
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ゴールドマメボー[?]
Gōrudo Mamebō
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Gold Beanie
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| Dutch
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Gouden Beanie[?]
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Golden Beanie
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| French (NOA)
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Pois d'or[?]
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Gold Pea
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| French (NOE)
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Poisac doré[?]
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From "doré" (golden) + "pois" (bean) and "sac" (bag)
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| German
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Goldbeanie[?]
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-
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| Italian
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Fagiolotto Dorato[?]
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Golden Beanie
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| Korean
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골드 콩바[?]
Goldeu Kongba
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Gold Beanie
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| Portuguese
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Feijão Dourado[?]
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Golden Bean
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| Russian
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Златобобище[?]
Zlatobobishche
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From "златой" (zlatoj, golden), "боб" (bob, bean), and "чудище" (chudishche, monster)
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| Spanish (NOA)
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Haba Dorada[?]
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Golden Beanie
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| Spanish (NOE)
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Guisantón Dorado[?]
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Golden Beanie
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Notes
- The Gold Beanie is one of the only non-background enemies that has no designated number for the Expert Challenges, the other being the Golden Egg.
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
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| Characters (Superstar Saga) |
Protagonists
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Mario1,2 • Luigi1,2 • Princess Peach1,2 • Prince Peasley • Bowser1,2
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| Antagonists
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Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple • Bowser (Rookie)1,2
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| Supporting characters
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Beanbean troops1,2 • Bink1,2 • Blablanadon1,2 • Bloat1,2 • Boddle1,2 • Border Bros1,2 • Bubbles • Chuckleroot1,2 • Chuckleroot's granddaughter1,2 • Cork and Cask • Doctor1,2 • Dr. Toadley2 • Fava1,2 • Firebrand and Thunderhand1,2 • Hammerhead Bros.1,2 • Harhall1,2 • Hermie III • Hoohoo civilization1,2 • Jellyfish Sisters1,2 • Lady Lima1,2 • Miles Tones1,2 • Moai1,2 • Mole1,2 • Pea1,2 • Peach-bot1,2 • Photographer (Koopa Troopa)1,2 • Pipeman1,2 • Professor E. Gadd • Prospector1,2 • Psycho Kamek1 • Queen Bean1,2 • Soybean civilization1,2 • Spangle • Starshade Bros.1,2 • Toadsworth1,2 • Tolstar1,2 • Tuki1,2 • Yoshi Fan Club1,2
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| Species
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Ankoopa1 • Beanish1,2 • Beanlet1,2 • Big Koopa Troopa2 • Designbomb1,2 • Ghost1,2 • Hoohooligan1,2 • Kurako1,2 • Lagoon-dweller1,2 • Oho Jee • Sailor1,2 • Thwomp • Toad1,2 • Winkle1,2 • Yoshi1,2
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| Characters (The Search for Bowser) |
Protagonists
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Captain Goomba3 (Gold3) • Captain Shy Guy3 • Captain Boo3 (Gold3) • Captain Koopa Troopa3 (Gold3) • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry)
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| Antagonists
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Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple
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| Supporting characters
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Bowser3 • Corporal Paraplonk3 • Private Goomp3 • Sergeant Guy3 • Prince Peasley • Bubbles • Cork and Cask • Hermie III • Professor E. Gadd • Spangle • Starlow3
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| Special moves |
Overworld/solo attacks
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Dash1,2  • Dunk Hammer1,2  • Firebrand1,2 • Hammer1,2 • High Jump1,2 • Jump1,2 • Mini-Mario1,2 • Pump Mario1,2 • Spin Jump1,2 • Surfboard1,2 • Tickle1,2 • Thunderhand1,2
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| Bros. Attacks1,2
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Bounce Bros. • Chopper Bros.  • Cyclone Bros.  • Fire Bros. • Knockback Bros. • Splash Bros. • Swing Bros. • Thunder Bros.
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| Captain Commands3
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Deny • Rally • Chance • Play Dead • Lightning • Parry • Pass the Bob-omb • Thwomp Thump • Clash of Captains • Call for Backup • Sneak Attack • Shell Shock
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| Bosses |
Superstar Saga
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Birdo • Bowletta1,2 • Bowser1,2 • Cackletta1,2 • Chuckolator1,2 • Dragohoho1,2 • Fawful • Flaret1,2 • Hermie III1,2 • Hoohooros1,2 • Jojora1,2 • Jojora's friends1,2 • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Mom Piranha1,2 • Popple • Queen Bean1,2 • Rookie1,2 • Tolstar1,2 • Trunkle1,2 • Wiggler1,2
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| The Search for Bowser
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Birdo • Corporal Paraplonk3 • Fawful • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Popple • Private Goomp3 • Sergeant Guy3
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| Locations
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Beanbean Airport1,2 • Beanbean Borderland1,2 • Beanbean Castle1,2 • Beanbean Castle Sewers/Beanbean Castle Sewer1,2 • Beanbean Castle Town1,2 • Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean Fields • Beanbean Kingdom • Bowser's Castle • Castle Town Item Shop1,2 • Chateau de Chucklehuck1,2 • Chucklehuck Woods • Fire Palace1,2 • Guffawha Ruins1,2 • Gwarhar Lagoon • Harhall's Studio1,2 • Hoohoo Mountain • Hoohoo Village1,2 • Information Booth1,2 • Joke's End • Koopa Cruiser • Little Fungitown1,2 • Little Fungitown Item Shop1,2 • Mario and Luigi's house1,2 • Mushroom Kingdom1,2 • Oho Oasis1,2 • Oho Ocean1,2 • Pipe House1,2 • Princess Peach's Castle1,2 • Relaxation Room1,2 • S.S. Chuckola1,2 • Seabed1,2 • Starbeans Cafe1,2 • Stardust Fields1,2 • Teehee Valley • Thunder Palace1,2 • Toadtown Square/Peach's Castle1,2 • Winkle Colosseum1,2 • Woohoo Hooniversity1,2 • Yoshi Theater1,2
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| Enemies |
Superstar Saga
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Anuboo1,2 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Belly Blech1,2 • Bill Blaster1,2 • Blooper1,2 • Bob-omb • Boo • Cheep Cheep1 • Chomp Bro1,2 • Chuck Guy • Chuckorok1,2 • Clumph • Dry Bones4 • Eeker1,2 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Dry Bones1,2 • Elite Gritty Goomba1,2 • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fighter Fly1,2 • Fuzzbush • Fuzzy1,2 • Glurp1,2 • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomdiver1,2 • Gritty Goomba • Gunner Guy1,2 • Hammer Bro • Ice Snifit • Lakipea • Laser Snifit1,2 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Malibut1,2 • Mecha-Blooper1,2 • Mecha-Chomp1 • Mechakoopa • Oucher Glass1,2 • Parabeanie • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Piranha Plant1,2 • Puffer-Cheep1 • Rex • Roto-Disc1,2 • Sand Cheep1,2 • Scaratroopea • Sharkbone1,2 • Sharpea • Sniper Bill1,2 • Spiky Snifit1,2 • Spiny4 • Spiny Cheep Cheep2 • Starkiss • Super Fly1,2 • Sworm1,2 • Tanoomba • Time Bob-omb1,2 • Troopea • Virus1,2 • Yo Bro1,2
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| The Search for Bowser
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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
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| Items |
Consumables
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1-Up Mushroom1,2 • 1-Up Super1,2 • 100 Coin2 • 10 Coin2 • 50-Coin2 • Boo Biscuit2 • Coin1,2 • Five Coin1,2 • Golden Mushroom1,2 • Green Pepper1,2 • Max Mushroom1,2 • Max Nut1,2 • Max Syrup1,2 • Mushroom1,2 • Nut1,2 • Red Pepper1,2 • Refreshing Herb1,2 • Super Mushroom1,2 • Super Nut1,2 • Super Syrup1,2 • Syrup1,2 • Ultra Mushroom1,2 • Ultra Nut1,2 • Ultra Syrup1,2
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| Key items
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Bean Fruit1,2 • Beanbean Brooch1,2 • Beanbean Map1,2 • Beanstar1,2 • Beanstar piece1,2 • Beanstone1,2 • Chuckola Fruit1,2 • Chuckola Reserve1,2 • Crabbie Grass1,2 • Face1,2 • Fake Beanstar1,2 • Flaming statue1,2 • Hoohoo Spirit1,2 • Invincishroom • Membership Card1,2 • Neon Egg1,2 • Peach's Extra Dress1,2 • Pearl Bean1,2 • Peasley's Rose1,2 • Precious belonging1,2 • Red and Green Goblets1,2 • Secret Scroll 11,2 • Secret Scroll 21,2 • Suitcase1,2 • Winkle Card1,2
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| Bean Juice1,2
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Chuckle Blend • Chuckoccino • Hoohoo Blend • Hoolumbian • Teehee Blend • Teeheespresso • Woohoo Blend
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| Special items
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Bonus Ring1,2 • Cobalt Necktie1,2 • Excite Spring1,2 • Game Boy Horror SP1,2 • Great Force1,2 • Greed Wallet1,2 • Power Grip1 • Secret Specs2
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| Blocks1,2
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! 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
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| Other
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Axe1,2 • Badge1,2 • Bean1,2 • Bike Pads1,2 • Black Rock1,2 • Boo Statue1,2 • Brown Rock1,2 • Button1,2 • Cart1,2 • Gold ring • Chuckola Cola1,2 • Clothing1,2 • Conductor1,2 • Gown1,2 • Gray Rock1,2 • Headgear1,2 • Invincibility Mushroom3 • Koopa Clown Car1,2 • Lift1,2 • Poison Mushroom1,2 • Poltergust 30001,2 • Pressure Plate1,2 • Recording2 • Region map1 • Rolling Bar Defense System1,2 • Spiky Stardust Defense System1,2 • Spring Pad1,2 • Super Poltergust 30011,2 • Surfing Spot1,2 • Toad Express1,2 • Torch1,2 • Wall Face1,2 • Warp Pipe1,2 • Watering hole1,2 • Waterspout1,2
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| Game mechanics
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Stats
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Bros. Point1,2 • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Speed1,2 • Spirit3 • Stache1,2
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| Elements
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Fire • Thunder
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| Status
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Burn1,2 • Charred1,2 • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Downed • Fury2 • Heavy G1,2 • Invisible2 • Light G1,2 • Poison1,2 • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command1,2 • SPD-Down1,2 • SPD-Up1,2 • Trip1,2
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| Battle mechanics
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Action Command • Advanced Command/Super Attack1,2 • Counterattack1,2 • Emergency Block2 • First Strike • Flee1,2 • Lucky hit
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| Minigames1,2
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Border Jump • Mysterious Mine Carts • Star 'Stache Smash • Barrel • Chuckola Bounce • Surfing Game • Splart
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| Other
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Bean Fever1,2 • Beanbean Air • Beanhole locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Block locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Bestiary1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Enemy formations1,2 • Gallery1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Gear1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Glitches1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Hidden Block locations1 • Hooroglyphs1,2 • Kingdom Courier1,2 • Level up progressions1,2 • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection1 • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Joke Spinner • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Moves Guide • Mario Bros.1 • Pre-release and unused content1 • Quotes1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Shops2 • Special Skill3 • Sound test2 • Staff1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Story summaries2
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