Mega Strike
A Mega Strike is a strong shot in Mario Strikers Charged. It is a much stronger counterpart of Super Mario Strikers's Super Strike. To perform this move, players hold the B Button to charge until a meter appears. Through proper timing, a player determines the number of balls as the meter swings right. When the meter moves back towards the left, proper timing determines ball speed. For example, lining up speed directly on the orange marker allows for the fastest available shot. After the shot specifics have been determined, the captain launches into the air, powers up further and then slams the ball towards the goalie. After that happens, the goalie (Kritter) must block the goals another way.
Players can shoot between three and six balls, which can either go at a slow, moderate, or very fast speed. Balanced captains have a balanced chance of getting the best choices for both sides; Playmaker and Defensive captains have better odds of doing very fast Mega Strikes, while they have very low odds of firing six balls; Power and Offensive captains have better odds of firing up to six balls, while they have very low odds of doing very fast Mega Strikes.
Once a Mega Strike is performed, if the player scores any points, there will be a small cutscene celebration that lasts a few seconds.
When defending a Mega Strike the player must use the Wii Remote to control the Kritter's hand and block the incoming soccer balls.
Unlike Super Strikes, which had a specific name for each captain in Super Mario Strikers, Mega Strikes don't have names, except for the Japanese version of the game. The Japanese translations are listed next.
Captain's Mega Strikes
| Mario | |
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Fiery Metal Mario: Mario turns into a fiery Metal Mario before smashing the ball. |
| Luigi | |
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Thunder Luigi: Luigi jumps high into the air. He waves his arms around as the ball floats around him, leaving a plasma trail. Now electrified, he focuses his hands in front of the ball and launches it towards the goalie. |
| Peach | |
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Empress Peach: Peach jumps up as she sprouts wings and a giant crown that looks like a halo, then she curls up in a protective position before shooting the ball towards the goal. |
| Daisy | |
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Crystalized Daisy: Daisy jumps up high into the air with the ball. She then raises her hand charging crystals into her clenched fist, and punches the ball straight towards the goal emitting shining crystals throughout the mega strike. |
| Yoshi | |
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Winged Yoshi: Flutter jumping to reach the ball, Yoshi's head turns orange and he sprouts wings, as if he had eaten a Blue Shell and transforms into Winged Yoshi, before clapping the ball towards the goalie. |
| Wario | |
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Swelled-up Wario: Wario jumps into the air. Sucking in large amounts of air that almost seem to form a small tornado, he swells up to balloon size and gets a pink face. After rearing back slightly, he unleashes all the air full force into the ball, resulting in a fiery explosion and a gunshot-like sound. |
| Waluigi | |
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Thorny Waluigi: Waluigi leaps high into the air and forms a deep red vortex behind him before whipping the ball with what appears to be a whip made of a long thorn bush stem. |
| Donkey Kong | |
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Bongo Donkey Kong: Once in the air, he gathers electricity in his arms and claps the ball, hurling towards the goalie. |
| Bowser | |
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Superclaw Koopa: Bowser jumps into the air, spins around once holding the ball as his claw extensions and spikes grow, his hair turns to fire, and his eyes glow yellow-white. He then throws the ball at the goalie with terrifying speed. |
| Bowser Jr. | |
| File:MegastrikeBowserjr.png | Sonar Wave Koopa Jr.: Bowser Jr. jumps high into the air. As the background turns green, his head swells up slightly, and he suddenly opens his mouth to release sonar waves (Similar to his Super Ability), which hits the ball and sends it flying. |
| Diddy Kong | |
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Psychic Diddy Kong: Diddy jumps high into the air, and, as the background turns orange he holds his hands together, crosses his legs and closes his eyes, as if he is chanting. The ball then suddenly bursts forward without him even touching it. |
| Petey Piranha | |
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Bulbed Petey Piranha: A flower comes up underneath Petey, and closes Petey in it's bulb. The flower grows extremely high, and, when it has reached the top, bursts open, as Petey spits the ball out of his mouth at full force. |
Trivia
- All the Mega Strikes are seen in the opening cutscene apart from Petey Piranha's.
- Mario's Mega Strike is the only one in which the ball is kicked.
- Petey's Mega Strike is the only Mega Strike in which a character does not jump to initiate it (Petey is raised up by a flower).
- In the opening movie, Mario just runs, jumps, and prepares for his Mega Strike instead of charging up on the ground.
