Editing Bros. Attack

In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', Modes 1, 2, and 3 no longer exist for the Bros. Attacks, instead they are replaced by "Normal" or "Easy" difficulty, with the Easy difficulty being more lenient in timing but with the downside of costing more BP to perform. The slowed down pace of Mode 1 is also removed. Additionally, all battle backgrounds now scroll whenever Mario or Luigi use a Bros. Attack. The "Advanced" Bros. Attacks have been given their own separate category of "Super Bros. Attacks". Even if the Bros. fail to obtain an "Excellent!" rating for the original attacks, it still counts towards the number of times that the move is performed, meaning that there is no penalty for failing to perform the attack properly. Furthermore, the Bros. have a chance to practice their Bros. attacks if they lack knowledge on proper timing during "Practice" mode or watch a "Demo" of the attacks in order to learn how to perform them properly, both of which are accessed during combat. Some attacks, such as Swing Bros., have had their inputs changed.

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The concept of Bros. Attacks was replaced with [[Bros. Item]]s in the sequel, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', which are disposable attacks that can be bought from shops or found in ? Blocks.

In the remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', "Special Attacks" and "Special Points" are renamed back to "Bros. Attacks" and "Bros. Points," respectively. Just like in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', the "Easy" difficulty mode for Special Attacks can be toggled on or off in the remake using {{button|3ds|y}}, which makes the timing of button presses for the attacks much more lenient, but at the cost of more Bros. Points being used up.

{{see also|Luiginary Attack}}

Bros. Attacks return in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', and can be used in battles in the Real World. Mario & Luigi have five Bros. Attacks each, making a total of 10. They are unlocked by collecting 10 [[Attack Piece]]s in various places in the Real World for each attack, similar to how Special Attacks are unlocked in the preceding game. In the Dream World, [[Luiginary Attack]]s are used instead of Bros. Attacks, though they are acquired the same way as Bros. Attacks in the Real World: by collecting 10 Attack Pieces in a certain area. Two Bros. Attacks are also available for [[Dreamy Luigi]] in [[Giant Luigi|Giant Battles]].

{{see also|Trio Attack}}

Bros. Attacks return for the fourth time in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', where like in ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', Mario and Luigi have five Bros. Attacks each. When the player uses a Bros. Attack, Mario and Luigi will execute the attack while [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] cheers for the duo; as a result Bros. Attacks can even be used if Paper Mario is knocked out or absent entirely. Paper Mario instead has the option to use [[Trio Attack]]s that work similarly to Bros. Attacks; but require Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario to cooperate with each other. Unlike in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', Bros. Attacks are not gained by collecting Attack Pieces; they're instead gained by getting them back from [[Nabbit]] who stole them at the beginning of the game, with the exception of [[Toad Trail]] which is obtained after defeating [[King Bob-omb]] at the top of [[Mount Brrr]] and after gaining access to [[Neo Bowser Castle]].