Hello! Here I will give you strategies for defeating the Mario and Luigi: Partners In Time bosses. If anything is wrong, you have a strategy, etc, Email me! Ah well, here's the bosses!
Hammer Bros.
HP: 100 each
The Hammer Bros. kidnap the adults,
so the babies have to give these Bros. a lesson in speech. Use Fire Flowers
to hurt both of them at once. When one of them knocks the other into you,
watch what happens with the hammer. If the hammer head breaks, don't jump.
Otherwise, jump. Their other attack is to throw hammers. Watch the shadows,
then jump just before the hammer hits the ground.
Swiggler
HP: 250
Ignore Swiggler for now. If you hit
it while it's red, it launches three fast shockwaves you need to jump,
and you won't do much damage anyway. Instead, focus on the Dr. Shroob grunts
next to it. Only hit one when it has a Poison Mushroom; if you hit it while
it has a Mushroom, it'll turn Swiggler's drink into a healing drink. If
you hit it while it has a Poison Mushroom, however, Swiggler will turn
green. It'll be unable to attack while green and you'll do normal damage,
so launch a flurry of Bros. Items. After both duos take their turn, Swiggler
will turn back to red. If it drinks its normal green drink, it'll power
two UFOs on the top screen. The upper one attacks Mario and the lower attacks
Luigi. If they switch places, they will still target their normal targets.
When it's red, Swiggler will attack with poisonous clouds you need to hammer
twice.
Kamek
HP: 450
Hit Kamek with powerful Bros. Items
at the start. When he clones himself, counter his and his clone's spiked
ball attacks. When you counter, it'll hit the real Kamek. Sometimes he
and his clones launch a Mushroom instead of a spiked ball. Let the Mushroom
hit you, for it'll restore your HP. Hit the real Kamek and he'll drop his
broom. When he's without his broom, he attacks with an easy to dodge ring
of fire. The ring of fire will then hit Kamek, who'll run at one of the
Bros. Quickly jump. Repeat until he's dead.
Sunnycide
HP: 300
The eggs surrounding Sunnycide are
more important to hit than Sunnycide himself. When you destroy five (they
have 29 HP each, so it isn't difficult), the Yoshis inside of the eggs
will push a boulder on Sunnycide, making him vulnerable. Unleash your best
Bros. Items then. His favorite attack is to launch an egg at the Bros.
He uses a targeting cursor to identify who he's attacking. Jump over it.
He also attempts to suck a Bro in, restoring his HP while damaging you.
Hammer him when you get drawn. When his weak spot is exposed, one of his
attacks is to pull a rope. Watch how he pulls the rope. If he pulls
it with his left hand, he's after Luigi; the other hand means Mario. He
can also turn the room dark and launches a Boo at you. Hammer it, or it
will steal an item. If he pulls a chain instead, he'll make a hole under
a Bro. Jump over it when the floor starts to fluctuate.
Shrooboid Brat
HP: 900
When the Shrooboid Brat raises his
lollipop, votes will be cast. If there are more M's, he's after Mario;
L's mean Luigi. If multiple votes are cast, he'll pull another lollipop
out of his mouth (EW!) and throw it again for who got the most votes the
second time, etc. The audience also likes to change the colors of their
vote, but you should pay attention to the letters, not the color. Sometimes,
two audience members hold up M and L signs (and as always, they can change
color). Items will then be thrown and hit a sign. Which sign it hits designates
who the item hits. The Shrooboid Brat spits them in reverse order, and
if he gets a Poison Mushroom, he'll throw a Mushroom instead, and vice
versa. He'll also get Fire Flowers. Hammer them away like the Poison Mushrooms.
Unleash a flurry of Bros. Items, preferably Trampolines, Cannonballers,
or Green Shells, to destroy this massive sicko.
Petey Piranha
HP: 960
First off, how to do damage. If Petey
Piranha is flying, use trampoline Bros. Items. If he's underground, blast
him with Fire Flowers to hurt him. For defending, when Petey Piranha is
flying, watch how he falls. If he falls doing a flip, jump at the same
time with each duo. If he falls upside down facing towards you, the
first boulder will aim for Luigi and the second for Mario. If he falls
upside down facing away from you, the first will aim for Mario and the
second for Luigi. When he's underground, he does one of two attacks. The
first is that he makes a sinkhole. Jump like a madman to avoid it. The
second is he sends a pendulum, watch whose initial is on the block. If
it says M, it first goes for Mario, and L is for Luigi. Hit it back and
forth and it will break.
Mrs. Thwomp
HP: 600
Tell me this is a joke... Oh, this
is a real boss? WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?! Anyway, to do damage, just mash
trampoline Bros. Items. Mrs. Thwomp's only dangerous attack is to roll
around, launching boulders at you. You must use your hammer to hit them
in quick succession. She also stands still, launching boulders, but thus
is easy to counter. When you destroy a boulder, a Bros. Item will pop out.
I've gotten Green Shells, Fire Flowers, and Ice Flowers from these boulders.
After you do enough damage, she shrinks and gets four look-alikes. Mash
Trampolines, since you'll damage all of them. When Mrs. Thwomp is shrunk,
she and her clones attack by slamming into you. Look at which eyebrow is
raised. If her left eyebrow is raised, she's after Luigi, right and she'll
attack Mario. Hammer them. She'll eventually grow back to normal size.
Repeat until she's dead. She also does a jumping attack with a quake, but
I won't go into much detail about that. Just jump with Luigi first if she
lands in front of him, and the same for Mario. Jump with both at the same
time if she lands in between.
Bowser and Baby Bowser
HP: 1,200 for Bowser, 1,000 for Baby
Bowser
Yet again, use an army of Trampolines.
I sure hope you got an Ulti-Fee Badge from Fawful. You can't hurt Baby
Bowser while he's on Bowser's back. If you completely fail to dodge one
of Bowser's attacks, Baby Bowser restores 100 of his HP. Bowser's most
deadly attack is to fire a flame blast at you. Jump immediately when Bowser
inhales, but wait until his second inhale if he grins. He also stomps the
ground, making a shockwave. Jump with both duos. After this move, Thwacks
fall from the sky. Look at the colors of the Thwacks; yellow means it will
explode and aim for both, pink means it will explode and aim for Mario,
and green means it will explode and aims for Luigi. Bowser also throws
Baby Bowser and launches a fireball when he lands. Watch how the little
dude spins; he spins counter-clockwise if Bowser will hit Mario, and clockwise
for Luigi, but be aware that sometimes, Baby Bowser flies off the top screen.
In that case, Bowser attacks both duos. Baby Bowser can bring his hammer
out and hit Bowser with it. Watch who the hammer is pointed at, and hammer
Bowser, then prepare to do it with the other duo. When Baby Bowser fails
to hit Bowser, Baby Bowser will be by himself for a few rounds. He attacks
by himself by either using a Mushroom or hammering fireballs. Watch who
his hammer is pointed at, then hammer the resulting fireball. Baby Bowser
takes more damage then Bowser, and as a result Trampolines do even more
damage. When you defeat Baby Bowser, he won't be able to heal Bowser any
more, and Bowser attacks less.
Commander Shroob
HP: 1300
Commander Shroob likes to sit back
and let his Support Shroobs hurl Shroob-ombs at you. Don't focus on the
Shroob-omb; another one will take its place. Instead, attack the middle
and right Support Shroobs and destroy them. They have only 88 HP, so you
shouldn't have trouble at all. Once you do that, the Shroob-omb will roll
and force the Commander Shroob into battle. Don't destroy the left and
middle Support Shroobs; the Bros. will get hit. Once the Commander Shroob
is at your mercy, show him none. Blitz him with Copy Flowers and Trampolines.
He has two attacks by himself. The first is to use a regular laser gun
strike. However, it's much faster than that of the normal Shroobs. It's
best to jump with both duos, since it's hard to identify who he's attacking.
His second is to send a horde of Support Shroobs at you. If he makes a
Support Shroob spin at a duo, watch his arms. Since he has his back toward
the Bros, if he spins the Shroob with his right arm, he's going after Luigi,
left arm and he's going for Mario. If he kicks a Shroob into the air, watch
how it falls. If it falls upside-down, Luigi's the target. Right side-up,
and he's going for Mario.
Elder Shrooboid
HP: 1,750 in the first form, 1,200
in the second
Thanks to the spines on the Elder Shrooboid's
head, you can't use jumping attacks or any Bros. Item that involves landing
on someone's head. Ice Flowers do critical damage to this alien, so use
them. His first attack is to run at you, then charge. You must hammer him
four times to dodge. He also makes fireballs and throws them at the Bros.
Watch which arm he makes the fireballs in. If he makes it in his left hand,
Luigi's the target. Mario's the target if it materializes in his right
hand. If a fireball materializes in both hands, both duos will be hit.
Another attack, and the most dangerous one, is to encase you in gold crystals
and then spin a ball at you. Jump like a madman to get out of the gold
crystal. Watch who's initial is on the ball, then jump with that duo when
he roars. Jump with the other duo when the Elder Shrooboid stumbles. He
also throws a spiked ball at you. Hammer it and it will hit the floor,
making the Elder Shrooboid trip. While his back is showing, blitz him with
trampoline Bros. Items. After you do 1,750 damage, he will turn bigger
and a UFO will appear. If the timer on it reaches zero, it's game over.
He'll also use a spiked ball attack after he uses an attack. If the UFO
is above the Bros, hit the spiked ball with Luigi. If it's in the top-right
corner, hit it with Mario. Doing this will reset the timer.
Princess Shroob
HP: 2,500
Princess Shroob will start the battle
in her throne. Destroy the force field with Copy Flower Bros. Items. While
she's on her throne, Princess Shroob will do one of two attacks. The first
is to use lasers. The top gun aims for Mario, and the bottom aims for Luigi.
Watch how they're pointed; if they're pointed upwards, they'll pass harmlessly
overhead. Her other attack is to launch energy rings at a duo. Watch the
shadow when her throne leaps, and jump over with the duo. After this, she
attempts to squish the same duo. If she laughs, delay your counter-attack.
When the force field is destroyed, use Trampoline Bros. Items. While the
force field is destroyed, one of her attacks is to throw a purple star
at you. Watch how she points her arm, then hit the star with the duo. If
you don't she'll launch the star again. Her other attack is to launch energy
balls. These can poison you, so make sure you have Refreshing Herbs. She
launches them in three ways. The first is to go in front of a duo and launch
a single shot. If she goes between the Bros, jump with both duos. If she
appears on the top screen, watch how high she is. If she's roughly in the
middle of the top screen, she'll attack Luigi, otherwise, she attacks Mario.
Elder Princess Shroob
HP: 3,000
The Elder Princess Shroob has a wide
array of attacks. Princess Peach will aid you in this battle by giving
you a star to shoot down UFOs. How many you destroy will determine what
attack the elder will use. Peach also helps by giving Mushrooms. If only
one UFO remains, the Elder Princess Shroob will attack by having the UFO
lure a Chomp to the Bros. It will try to hit one duo, then turn around
to try to hit the other. Jump to eliminate the Chomp. If two UFOs
remain, she has the UFOs pull her up. There, she'll launch energy balls
at the Bros. She raises her right arm if she wants to attack Mario, left
for Luigi. She follows up her attack by going into the background and launching
a huge energy ball. If she's lined up with the top of the throne, the blast
will pass harmlessly overhead, but otherwise, the Bros. will have to jump
over the blast. She then makes a shockwave, which the Bros. will have to
jump over simultaneously. If three UFOs remain, which is often, she'll
have the UFOs bring her a meteor to hit the Bros. with. Hit her repeatedly
to make her drop the meteor. When she calls for healing drinks, you know
you're close to beating her. She heals 120 HP every turn with these, but
if you use a barrage of Trampolines, Copy Flowers, and Mix Flowers, you'll
do more damage then she can heal. You can also negate the healing altogether
by destroying every UFO. The Elder Princess Shroob also rushes toward a
duo. Hit her with a hammer before she connects, but be aware that sometimes,
she pauses for a second.
Transformed Elder Princess Shroob
HP: 3,000 for main body, 350 for the
crown, 248 for the arm tentacles, and 496 for the foot tentacle
You can't damage the Transformed Elder
Princess Shroob until you destroy her crown. Destroy the foot tentacle
with Copy Flowers to gain access to the crown, then destroy the crown with
more Copy Flower barrages. Once the crown turns gray, hit the Elder Princess
Shroob with Copy Flowers, Mix Flowers, or Trampolines. Each body part except
the crown has at least one attack to hit you with. The foot tentacle will
spin around and attempt to hit the Bros. There can be 2-4 tentacles, so
jump with the Bros. When the elder shakes, jump with both Bros. after you
hear a sparkle. The arm tentacles also can grab a duo. Hammer the tentacles
before they reach the Bros. Be prepared to fend them off repeatedly. She
can also spit poisonous clouds at the Bros. It's imperative that you jump
over them. If you jump on them, you might not be able to dodge the next
cloud. When she launches an energy shot at her UFOs, watch the order that
the UFOs are hit. This is the order they will fall. Ones that are electrocuted
go for Luigi. Ones on fire go for Mario. Her last attack is to make an
energy ball on the top screen. If more red balls go into it, Mario is the
target. Luigi's the target if more green balls go into it. When you hammer
it with the targeted duo, it'll go for the other duo. Hammer it again to
have it explode on Elder Princess Shroob. After a while, her crown turns
back to normal. Her other body parts can also regenerate. Keep on destroying
her crown and whittling away her HP, and eventually you will be victorious.
Shrowser
Shrowser's a joke. He must be the easiest
boss in the entire game. The Bros. can't attack or heal in this final battle.
Every time you dodge or counter an attack, you do damage. Look at the Shroob
faces on the top screen to see his health. For every attack, you can tell
who it will aim for by looking at the Elder Princess Shroob image in the
top screen. She points her tentacle at who she wants Shrowser to attack.
If a glowing orb appears on Shrowser's face, hammer the resulting fireball.
If the jump icons appear, a fireball will attempt to hit a duo, then circle
to hit the other one. Jump over it to dodge. If the Elder Princess
Shroob image points multiple times, Shrowser will launch a rain of fireballs
into the air. Hammer the fireballs back.
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