Shun
| Shun | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Mario & Luigi: Brothership | |
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024) |
- “I... I ain't real clear on the details! I just know they ain't gonna be around! And just so you know, YOU ain't gonna be around...FIRST.”
- —Shun, Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Shun[1] is a member of the Extension Corps under Zokket in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. His name is derived from the third syllable of "extension", referring to extension cords, with Ecks and Ten's names coming from the other two. He is a stout, turquoise ruffian whose body resembles a VGA connector, with a yellow-lipped mouth on his chest. A running gag in the game has Shun constantly interrupted and outspoken by Ecks and Ten.
During the preparation for Chilliam and Burnadette's wedding, Shun disguises himself as a merchant and gives Mario and Luigi alternate instructions to prepare the cake and flower crown. He tells them to get a cake from Lottacoins Island and find a rare flower from Raynforst Island. The brothers have the option to either follow these new instructions or ignore him, sticking with the original plan of getting the cake from Slippenglide Island and hiring an artist from Florall Island. If the brothers go to Raynforst Island, Shun sabotages the flowers he advertised as a merchant, and at Lottacoins Island, Ecks has Zok Troopers devour the cake needed.
During the battle against the Pipegunk, Shun uses his remote to move the arena to a lava chamber, giving the monster a boost. Luigi can attack Shun with his Luigi Logic to steal the remote; if successful, he knocks Shun into the lava and can move the arena into an icy cavern, stunning the Pipegunk for several turns and weakening the creature. However, Shun will reclaim his remote in a few turns.[2] During the battle against Glohm Pipegunk, this role is filled by a dark version of Shun.
According to one of the Grampy Turnips in the Soli-Tree, Shun is great at cutting fruits and vegetables.
Battle[edit]
When Mario and Luigi fight all three members of the Extension Corps together in Fortress Zokket, Shun attacks by lifting dumbbells and throwing them. Shun telegraphs his target by turning towards him, and the Bro. who is turned to the third time has to jump the dumbbell to avoid getting hit. If Shun loses his balance when catching the weight, he only lifts it up twice at a slower pace before throwing it. Unless Shun makes his mark, Ecks and/or Ten will take damage instead. Shun can also lift two smaller dumbbells for both Bros. to jump over.
Shun later reveals the group also have their own Battle Plugs:
- The Extension Corps start off with the HUUUGE Iron Ball plug, causing iron balls to fall above a Bros' head if they take damage, which must be repelled with hammer. The plug can sometimes backfire and cause iron balls to drop above the Extension Corps instead.
- Next is the PunishMush plug, causing the Bros. to take damage if they eat a Mushroom. Snoutlet warns to not use any plugs that involves mushrooms.
- Afterwards is the Theme Song plug. The trio dances and powers up.
- After taking enough damage, the corps use the Single-Minded plug, giving the trio a combo attack: Ecks dashes into the Bros. from the side, Ten fires shots from his arm cannon, and Shun punches a punching bag. All three must be jumped over, with the exception of the punching bag which must be repelled via hammer strike. In addition to gaining the combo attack, they all combine whatever health they have remaining, and if one member takes damage, all three take damage. If the trio is countered after using the Single-Minded plug, they become frustrated with the shared damage and briefly attack themselves.
- The final and last resort is the Invincible plug, causing the trio to become invincible for one turn before an explosion erupts from each of them. The explosion can have its damage reduced or negated with Emergency Block or Protectus or Notdroppin' plugs, and can be avoided entirely with a Boo Biscuit, but it cannot be dodged.[3] Should the Bros. survive the explosion, the Extension Corps will then be defeated.
Each member drops 5700 Experience Points and 450 Coins (for totals of 17100 and 1350, respectively), and Shun has a Max Mushroom included in his loot drop.
Statistics[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy | ||||||||
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| Shun | ||||||||
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HP | 4675 | POW | 196 | Defense | 192 | ||
| Experience | 5700 | Coins | 450 | Speed | 104 | |||
| Location(s) | Fortress Zokket | Role | Boss | Item drop(s) | None | |||
| Level | 39 | Type | Zok Troop | |||||
| Notes: Midway through the battle, Ecks, Ten, and Shun will use a Battle Plug to share the same health pool. Hence this enemy's HP value goes unused unless taken out very quickly. | ||||||||
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of the Extension Corps, with Shun on the right
The Extension Corps, with Shun on the left
Zokket meeting with the Extension Corps, with Shun nearly visible on the far-right
Shun (on the right) on the Fortress Zokket title screen
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トッド[4] Toddo |
Todd. The first syllable of his name forms "boruto" (a Japanese transliteration of "volt"; written as「ボルト」) with those of Ecks (Borudō) and Ten (Rudorufu). | |
| Chinese | 托多[?] Tuōduō |
Transcription of Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Tsie[5] | From the third syllable of extensie ("extension") | |
| French | Terr[6][7] | Phonetic reading of the third syllable of disjoncteur ("circuit breaker"). His name is shared with Diss and Jonk in order to make a pun with the same word. | |
| Italian | Ampier[8] | Portmanteau of "ampere" (the unit of electric current) and the French name "Pierre" | |
| Korean | 지크[?] Jikeu |
Zeke The first syllable of his name combines with those of Ecks and Ten's names ("볼드" and "티미") to form "볼티지" ("voltage"), the first word of the Korean name of the Extension Corps ("볼티지 부대"). |
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| Portuguese | Zão[?] | From conexão ("connection"), together with the other members (Coné and Gui) the three names form a pun on conexão ("connection") | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Sión[?] | From extensión ("extension"), referring to the name of the Extension Corps. | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Gador[9] | From alargador ("extension cord"), referring to the name of the Extension Corps. |
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo of America (October 10, 2024). Mario & Luigi: Brothership – Overview Trailer – Nintendo Switch. YouTube (English). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgx-3ZaBBWg
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCCXkpFDUsA
- ^ Story. マリオ＆ルイージRPG ブラザーシップ！ (Japanese). Retrieved 27 Oct. 2024.
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership. Nintendo.com (Dutch). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Mario & Luigi : L'épopée fraternelle. Nintendo.com (French). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Brothership in-game name (Canadian French localization)
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica. Nintendo.com (Italian). Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal. Nintendo.com (European Spanish). Retrieved October 11, 2024.
