Beanerang Bro
- This article is about the enemy in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. For Boomerang Bros. found in other Super Mario franchise installations, see Boomerang Bro.
Beanerang Bro | |
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Sprite from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions | |
First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) |
Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017) |
Variant of | Boomerang Bro |
Beanerang Bros. (originally known as Boomerang Bros.) are enemies that appear in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Their name comes from a pun on "boomerang" and "bean." They inhabit Gwarhar Lagoon, and only appear in battle alongside enemies such as Sand Cheeps, Sharkbones, Elite Gritty Goombas, and Elite Troopeas.
Unlike normal Boomerang Bros., they are extremely tall and thin, wear sunglasses and white gloves, and have bean sprouts growing from their heads or helmets. Their relationship with their namesake appears to be similar to Troopeas and Koopa Troopas or Lakipeas and Lakitus; however, they share their name in the English and Japanese scripts of the original game. In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, they are renamed to "Beanerang Bros."; their designs are relatively unchanged, but they now have proportionally larger shells and wear shoes.
Beanerang Bros. appear in Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser alongside their normal counterparts. Like the Koopa Troop's Boomerang Bros., Beanerang Bros. are ranged troopers, attacking by throwing their boomerangs at enemies. Their special skill, Piercing Projectile, allows them to throw a boomerang at a targeted minion, damaging every minion in its path, along with damaging the targeted minion as it comes back. They are strong against Goomba Towers and Pokeys.
Battle[edit]
Beanerang Bros. throw brown, pink-striped boomerangs at Mario and Luigi, which can be dodged with jumps. Before throwing, their sunglasses will twinkle; if the right side of the glasses twinkle, the enemy will attack Mario, and if the left side twinkles, it will target Luigi. Sometimes a Beanerang Bro will throw its boomerang directly at Mario or Luigi, which will occasionally attempt to hit the opposite brother on its way back to the owner. At other times, however, a Beanerang Bro will throw its boomerang off-screen; when this happens, the boomerang will arc its way behind Mario or Luigi on the way back, trying to hit them before returning. Both attacks can trip the Mario Bros. should it hit them. Beanerang Bros. can also throw their boomerang at the Bros. in a more vertical arc, which must be repelled with the hammer.
In the international version of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the Beanerang Bros are healed by fire-based attacks, but in the Japanese version as well as Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, they take damage from it instead.
They are capable of dropping Oho Gear in Japanese versions of Superstar Saga; this item was unused in international versions, though fully functional coding for the drop can be found. In the remake, they can drop Oho Gear in all versions.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy | ||||||||||
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Boomerang Bro | ||||||||||
HP | 60 | POW | 82 | Defense | 80 | |||||
Speed | 30 | Experience | 100 | Coins | 20 | |||||
Location | Gwarhar Lagoon | Jump | Normal | Hammer | Normal | |||||
Hand | Normal | Fire | Heal (Normal) | Thunder | Normal | |||||
Stat down? | 100% | Stun? | 0% | Burn? | 0% | |||||
Level | 30 | Role | Common | Item drop | Ultra Mushroom (Oho Gear) – 22.58% None – 0% (Shroom Bells - 100%) | |||||
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy | ||||||||||
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Beanerang Bro | ||||||||||
HP | 112 | POW | 98 | DEF | 78 | SPEED | 68 | Experience | 88 | |
Fire | Normal | Thunder | Normal | Jump | Normal | Hammer | Weak | Coins | 28 | |
Stat down | 30% | Dizzy | 0% | Burn | 0% | Speed down | 30% | Item drop | Green Pepper (24%) Oho Gear (11%) Oho Gear (25%) | |
Level 24 | Location(s) | Gwarhar Lagoon |
- Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser profile: They look like Boomerang Bros., but more stylish. Their sunglasses kind of make them look evil... Strong against Pokeys and Goomba Towers.
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | ブーメランブロス Būmeran Burosu ブーメランマメブロス Būmeran Mame Burosu[?] |
Boomerang Bros. (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) Boomerang Bean Bros. (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions) |
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Chinese | 飞旋镖兄弟[?] Fēixuánbiāo Xiōngdì |
Boomerang Bros. | |
French (NOA) | Frère Boompwas[?] | "Boompwas" is a portmanteau of "boomerang" and "pwas", a pun on "pois" (bean). | |
French (NOE) | Boomie[?] | Pun on "boomerang" | |
German | Bumerang-Bruder Blumerang-Bruder[?] |
Boomerang Brother (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) Bloomerang Brother (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions) |
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Italian | Boomentelli[?] | Pun on "Boomerang" and fratelli ("brothers") | |
Korean | 부메랑콩브러스[?] Bumerang Kong Beureoseu |
Boomerang Bean Bros. | |
Spanish (NOA) | Hermano Bumerán Haba[?] | Bean Boomerang Bro | |
Spanish (NOE) | Hermano Bumerán Judía[?] | Bean Boomerang Bro |
Hammer Bros. | |
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Characters | Angus Boomer • Army Hammer Bro • Bamma • Border Bros. • Dr. Topper • Flare • Hammer Bro captain • Hamma Jamma • Hamma Jamma's father • Hamma Jamma's grandfather • Hammers (team) • Mr. Hammer • Ojīsan and Obāsan • Pentabros • Spiked Koopa |
Species | Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Beanerang Bro • Boomerang Bro • Business Bro • C. A. F. H. Bro • Calm Hammer Bro • Chariot Bro • Chomp Bro • Circus Bro • Dark Boomerang Bro • Dark Fire Bro • Dark Hammer Bro • Elite Limbo Bro • Fire Bro • Glohm Fire Bro • Glohm Hammer Bro • Glohm Ice Bro • Gold Bro • Goomerang Brother • Hammer Bro • Heavy Fire Bro • Ice Bro • Juggler Bro • Limbo Bro • Paper Boomerang Bro • Paper Fire Bro • Paper Hammer Bro • Shady Sledge Bro • Sledge Bro • Small Hammer Bro • Yo Bro |
Related items | Boomerang • Boomerang Flower • Fireball • Hammer • Hammer Bro Orb • Hammer Suit • Ice Ball |