Kick

Kick is a move closely related to the Punch. It is either part of a attack combo or a midair attack. In Super Smash Bros. Melee the player can use it anytime. Almost every playable character with legs can use it, though Boo uses his tail instead.

The move was first seen in Super Mario Bros. where either Mario or Luigi were capable of kicking Koopa Shells at their opponents or obstacles. The kicking of Koopa Shells later returns in most future Super Mario games. The later games, such as Super Mario Bros. 3, also introduced the concept of kicking other objects aside from Koopa Shells in order to gain other effects. Mario can also kicks to end an attack combo in Super Mario 64 or Super Mario 64 DS (both Luigi and Wario were also capable of performing kicks in the latter game).

In Wario's Woods, kicking is one of Toad's signature abilities in the game. He can utilize his attacks in order to kick aside the various enemies in the game with solid power and speed. Toad is also capable of kicking bombs if they are set on the ground.

The move also appears in the Mario Party series in some minigames. The Mario Strikers series games mainly rely on the kicking ability as the game is based off a real world sport that is made up of kicking.

In the Super Smash Bros. series, almost all the playable characters are capable of using kicks as a form of attack. Midair kicks were also made possible for some characters.

In the Super Mario Galaxy games, Mario can also kick enemies away after stunning them, similar to Mario Bros.