Not to be confused withX.

Ecks
Artwork fromMario & Luigi: Brothership
Appears in	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)

“Heh heh... I'm not saying we are...or aren't! I will say...you're DONE here.”

—Ecks,Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Ecks is a member of theExtension Corps underZokket inMario & Luigi: Brothership alongsideTen andShun. He is a floating, magenta being that wears a yellow cape. Ecks has black eyes with white pupils and a purple horn extending from the back of his head, and his mouth has yellow, square teeth, while his hands are based on fork connectors. The horn on his head and his teeth are based on a LAN/Ethernet cable head.^[1] When the Extension Corps are flying, Ecks is the only member to not be carried by aSnaptor, due to him already having the ability to fly.

BeforeGobblick is fought, it is being fed Spite Bulbs (a hostile Sprite Bulb cut off from Connectar) by the Extension Corps. When Mario, Luigi, Connie, and Snoutlet run afoul of the scene, Shun tries to explain what the trio of troublemakers is doing, only to be interrupted by Ten, while Ecks decides that Gobblick can just fight the heroic quartet as a counter-offer. During their getaway, Ecks claims that the Extension Corps has more important business, or "a bigger fish to zap" in his own words.

Ecks is more involved in the battle againstSharpcask; he plays a supportive role but is not an actual targetable enemy. Throughout the battle, he may appear and cheer on Sharpcask to boost the boss's POW and DEF for one turn.

According to one of theGrampy Turnips in theSoli-Tree, Ecks is skilled at washing dishes.

Battle[edit]

When Mario and Luigi confront with the Extension Corps for the final time inFortress Zokket, Ecks uses high-speed attacks. First, he may perform a move similar to theSpritzbloom fromMario & Luigi: Dream Team where he quickly zips around the screen in a repeating pattern and must be repelled with a hammer strike before he hits a Bro. For his second attack, Ecks will sneak away off-screen, only to reappear after a number of turns and ambush a Bro from behind; this is countered by jumping on him. When he lands an attack, he will steal an activeBattle Plug and throw it away for the rest of the battle. If the player has no plugs equipped, then he will steal aMushroom from the Bros' inventory (prioritizing the most potent Mushroom types first) and use it to heal himself or his allies. Using the Protectus plug will prevent Ecks from stealing any item since the effect is activated by successfully doing damage. If the Bros. have no plugs equipped and do not possess any Mushrooms, Ecks will not steal anything.

Shun later reveals that the Extension Corps also have their ownBattle Plugs:

• The three start off with the HUUUGE Iron Ball plug, causing iron balls to fall on a Bros' head if they take damage, which must be repelled with hammer. The plug will sometimes cause iron balls to drop above the Extension Corps as well.
• Next is the PunishMush plug, causing the Bros. to take damage if they eat aMushroom.Snoutlet warns to not use any plugs that involves mushrooms.
• Afterwards is the Theme Song plug. The trio dances and powers up.
• After taking enough damage, the corps use the Single-Minded plug, giving the trio a combo attack: Ecks dashes into the Bros. from the side, Ten fires shots from his arm cannon, and Shun punches a punching bag. All three must be jumped over, with the exception of the punching bag which must be repelled via hammer strike. In addition to gaining the combo attack, they all combine whatever health they have remaining, and if one member takes damage, all three take damage. If the trio is countered after using the Single-Minded plug, they become frustrated with the shared damage and briefly attack themselves.
• The final and last resort is the Invincible plug, causing the trio to become invincible for one turn before an explosion erupts from each of them. The explosion can have its damage reduced or negated withEmergency Block or the Protectus or Notdroppin plugs, and can be avoided entirely with aBoo Biscuit, but it cannot be dodged.^[2] Should the Bros. survive the explosion, the Extension Corps will then be defeated.

Each member drops 5700 Experience Points and 450 Coins (for totals of 17100 and 1350, respectively), and Ecks has a Max Syrup Jar included in his loot drop. Each member's HP is also hidden, unlike most other enemies.

Statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Ecks
	HP	3741	POW	198	Defense	144
	Experience	5700	Coins	450	Speed	178
	Location(s)	Fortress Zokket	Role	Boss	Item drop(s)	Max Syrup Jar (100%)
	Level	39	Type	Zok Troop, Flying
Notes: Midway through the battle, Ecks, Ten, and Shun will use a Battle Plug to share the same health pool, so this enemy's HP value goes unused unless taken out very quickly.

Gallery[edit]

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  Artwork of the Extension Corps, with Ecks in the top center

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  The Extension Corps, with Ecks on the right

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  Ecks and twoZok Troops sabotaging the cakes at the bakery onLottacoins Island

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  Mario and Luigi confronting the Extension Corps

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  Zokket meeting with the Extension Corps, with Ecks's cape visible on the right

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  Ecks and the others cheering on Mario and Luigi

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  Ecks and the other Extension Corps members in Club Dyode during the credits

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  Ecks passing by the camera on theFortress Zokket title screen

Naming[edit]

Ecks's name is derived from the first syllable of "extension", referring to extension cords, withTen andShun's names coming from the other two.

Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• It is possible for Ecks to steal and discard every Battle Plug obtainable at this point in the game except Protectus, which negates any damage from an attack and therefore prevents the secondary theft effect.
• If the Extension Corps' PunishMush plug is active, then the Mushroom that Ecks steals will instead do damage to whoever he uses it on.

References[edit]

• Electrical creatures
• Thieves
• Zok Troops
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership characters

• Articles with unsourced foreign names