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'''Flee''', also known as '''Run away'''<ref>''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' English instruction booklet, pg. 29</ref> ('''Run Away''' in ''Paper Mario'' and ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''), and '''Run''' in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', is an action used in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' [[Genre#Role-playing|role-playing games]]. Flee allows the player to attempt to run away from battle, leaving the enemy behind. However, some enemies, or more specifically bosses, cannot be fled from. In some games, the player will lose [[coin]]s when they flee; however, they can pick them right back up in a few games. After the player flees, the enemy will freeze in place while flashing for a few seconds, making it so that the player cannot enter a battle with them for a moment. Fleeing can be used by enemies as well, mainly those who give off a lot of [[coin]]s and [[Experience Point|experience points]] when defeated.

In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', the player can flee by pushing {{button|snes|b}} and selecting the option in the menu. If successful, all party members will run off-screen away from the enemies, with the screen fading to black and transitioning back to the overworld. If not successful, the player will waste that character's turn. Enemies like [[Crook]]s and [[Sackit]]s can also flee from battle, most of the time before the player even gets a turn due to their high [[speed]]. The enemies in [[Bowser's Castle#Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars|Bowser's Keep]], like [[Gu Goomba]]s, will also flee if [[Bowser]] is in the party at the time.

In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', the player can flee from battle by selecting the "Run Away" command from "Strategies" and rapidly mashing {{button|n64|a}} to fill up a bar, increasing the chance of [[Mario]] and his [[partner]] running away from battle. Once successful, Mario will return to the overworld, and coins will fly out of him and land on the ground, disappearing after a few seconds; Mario can pick these coins back up. If unsuccessful, Mario will trip, and the enemies he is fighting will attack, regardless of whether his partner has attacked or not.

The "Run Away" command is disabled in mini-boss and boss battles; Mario must win those battles at all costs in order for the game to progress.

Enemies who can flee the battle include:

*[[Tubba Blubba]], after Mario uses [[Repel Gel]] or [[Bow]] uses [[Outta Sight]] on Mario (only in [[Tubba Blubba's Castle]])

*[[Crazee Dayzee]]s, when their HP is low

*[[Magikoopa]]s, when alone

In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', fleeing functions the same way as it did in the previous installment; by rapidly mashing {{button|gcn|a}}, Mario and his partner can run away from battle, losing coins once they return to the overworld. The returning Bandits and [[Big Bandit|their]] [[Badge Bandit|derivatives]] may flee after they steal something from Mario, and other enemies can also flee from battle.

Like in the previous installment, Mario cannot flee from mini-boss and boss battles; when Mario enters such battle, a "Can't flee this fight!" message appears at the start of the battle to indicate that Mario must win the battle at all costs in order for the game to progress.

In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', fleeing returns, and is almost identical to how it works in the first two ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' titles. However, Mario has a chance of tripping over while trying to flee, causing it to waste a turn. Mario can also flee from bosses, though this usually fails.

In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', fleeing works similarly to how it did in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''. [[Sombrero Guy]]s have a high chance of fleeing from battle but can be defeated with powerful [[Battle Card (Paper Mario: Color Splash)|cards]]. The [[Compass]] also allows Mario to flee any enemy battle.

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', fleeing works differently than it did previously; instead of mashing the respective buttons to leave the battle and losing coins in the process, Mario and Luigi instantly run away from the enemies without losing coins. A few enemies, like Gold Beanies if the player fails to [[counterattack]] them properly and Bandits after stealing coins from the brothers, can flee the battle.

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