Cracked block

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Cracked block
Squared screenshot of cracked blocks from New Super Mario Bros. U.
A screenshot from New Super Mario Bros. U showing a damaged block next to an intact one
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. U (2011)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Effect Can be damaged or broken by Bowser Jr.'s attacks
Variant of Block
Comparable

Cracked blocks,[1] or Bowser Jr. Battle Blocks,[2] are gray, metallic blocks with Bowser Jr.’s face on them. They appear during the final Bowser Jr. boss fights in both New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, which take places in the courses Boarding the Airship and Bowser Jr. Showdown respectively.

Thirteen cracked blocks make up the floor of the battle arena. If hit by a Bob-omb's explosion or Bowser Jr.'s Junior Clown Car's boxing gloves, they will become damaged. Damaged cracked blocks have a darker color scheme, a vertical crack running from top to bottom, and both halves are somewhat caved in on top. If a damaged cracked block is hit again, it will be destroyed, leaving behind a small gray dot. After a few seconds, the block will reappear in its undamaged state. After Bowser Jr. is defeated, the blocks will fall down, causing the players to fall onto the airship below the battle arena.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia[edit]

  • English:
    They break apart when hit twice, and regenerate after a short time.
  • Other languages:
    • Japanese:
      2度攻撃を受けると壊れる。
      (Translation: It will break after being hit twice.)
    • Italian:
      Blocchi che si rompono se attaccati due volte. (first edition)
      Blocchi che si rompono se attaccati due volte. Dopo un po', si rigenerano. (second edition)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese Jr. 戦の壊れるブロック
Jr.-sen no Kowareru Burokku
Jr. Battle's Broken Block [3]
Italian Blocco Battaglia di Bowser Jr. Bowser Jr.'s Battle Block [4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stratton, Steve (2012). New Super Mario Bros. U: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville: Prima Games. ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 187.
  2. ^ Roberts, Rachel, and Cardner Clark, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years (First English Edition). Translated by William Flanagan and Zack Davisson. Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books. ISBN 978-1-50670-897-3. Page XX.
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 215.
  4. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2018). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Translated by Marco Amerighi. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 215.
  5. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), and Marco Figini, editors (2025). "New Super Mario Bros. U" in Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia (2nd ed.). Translated by Alessandro Apreda. Milan: Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 979-1259575760. Page 215.