Editing Punch

'''Punching''' is an attack that most characters can do in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. This is not to be confused with the punch that characters can do while [[jump]]ing to hit objects from below, or the punch that characters can do while on a [[Chain-Link|fence]].

The punch move is seen in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', as [[Mario]]'s move to attack enemies and bosses when he is unarmed or when he is equipped with either the [[Punch Glove]] or [[Mega Glove]]. If the player performs a [[Action Command|Timed Hit]], Mario will do an uppercut after the first punch. Other [[Partner|party members]] (such as [[Mallow]] when unarmed, or equipped with the [[Whomp Glove]] or [[Sticky Glove]]) and enemies (such as [[Terrapin]]s) can punch as well, and [[Terra Cotta]]s and the boss [[Jagger]] have a [[List of moves|special attack]] called [[Terrapunch]] which involves them dashing into one of the party members with a punch to damage them.

In the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' platforming games, the punch is only in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', where it is Mario's basic {{button|n64|B}} attack. Pressing the punch button again causes Mario to throw another punch, and pressing it a third time will make him [[kick]] instead, though he kicks by default when he is in the air. These punches are used to attack enemies, destroy [[Block (Super Mario 64)|blocks]], and grab [[crate]]s. [[Luigi]] and [[Wario]] can also use punches in the remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', as well as [[Yoshi]] once he acquires one of the other characters' caps. While each character's punches are similar to each other in execution, Wario's punches (localized as the '''Wario Whack''')<ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_SuperMario64DS_EN.pdf ''Super Mario 64 DS'' English instruction booklet], page 21.</ref> launch enemies a great distance and can be used to destroy Black Bricks.

Most characters have punching moves in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. In most cases, these moves are standard, tilt, or smash attacks, though some, such as [[Captain Falcon]]'s [[Falcon Punch]] or [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[Giant Punch]], are [[List of moves|special moves]].

Various ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' [[minigame]]s involve punching objects or other players. Some characters have alternate animations for their punch, most noticeably [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], who have an open-hand slap instead. [[Yoshi]] uses a [[headbutt]] in the [[Nintendo 64]] ''Mario Party'' games, but it was changed to a punch in all later installments. Birdo also has a slapping animation similar to Peach and Daisy in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', but it was also changed to a punch in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', [[Goomba]] headbutts due to having no arms.

|footer=Bowser performing a [[sliding haymaker]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', one of [[Bowser]]'s moves in the overworld is punching, which can be used to break or move objects, and activate switches. In battle, he winds up a punch that can be executed with {{button|ds|X}}, and depending on how far back Bowser winds up, the move deals extra damage. Later on in the game, he gains the [[sliding haymaker]], which allows him to move while punching, allowing him to break much more durable objects and move across large gaps without falling, similar to the [[Spin Jump (Mario & Luigi series)|Spin Jump]] that Mario and Luigi use. Bowser (as well as [[Bowser X]], a much more powerful version of him fought in [[the Gauntlet]]) also punches as one of his attacks as a boss later in [[Toadley Clinic]], as well as in [[Dream's Deep]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. Mario or Luigi must jump over when Bowser punches to counterattack. Occasionally, Bowser snorts before punching; if this happens, Mario or Luigi should not jump.

Wario World Punch.png|Wario punching in ''[[Wario World]]''

*In [[List of New Super Mario Bros. pre-release and unused content|earlier builds]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Mario was shown to be able to punch by pressing the {{button|ds|r}} button, along with other moves generally based on ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its remake. It was completely removed from the final game.{{ref needed}}

 

{{SMRPG}}