Lame Brainer
| Lame Brainer | |
|---|---|
 Mario, under the effects of the Lame Brainer | |
| Appears in | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 ("Oh, Brother!") (1990) |
TheLame Brainer is a special helmet created byKooky von Koopa which is capable of turning anyone who wears it into a mindless drone, complete with a hypnotic voice and red pupils, until it is removed. Its name is based on "lamebrain," an informal term used to refer to a person with low intelligence.
History[edit]
InThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Oh, Brother!", Kooky, having successfully capturedMario with hisPlumber Pole, uses the Lame Brainer on him to force him into obeying his every command. To demonstrate the Lame Brainer's effects on Mario toKing Koopa, Kooky presents Mario with a bowl of pasta. Although Mario wants the pasta at first, Kooky tells Mario that he hated pasta. Unable to think for himself, Mario then agrees with Kooky and rejects the pasta.
King Koopa then asks for Mario to fix the brokenPower Shower pipe, and Mario does so. When Mario finishes,Frog Luigi arrives to save him. However, as Mario is still under his control while wearing the Lame Brainer, King Koopa orders him to attackLuigi with a wrench.
Luigi, unable to reason with Mario, tries to talk some sense into his uncontrollable brother. When talking about their past experiences does not work, Luigi aggravates Mario by pulling down on the Lame Brainer (in place of his cap), his overalls and his mustache. By doing this, Luigi bypasses the effects the Lame Brainer has on Mario, overloading it.
Luigi's actions cause the Lame Brainer to pop off of Mario's head, freeing him from his trance, and onto Kooky's head, forcing theKoopaling into behaving like a mindless drone. Mario then takes advantage of the situation by ordering Kooky to attack King Koopa, and Kooky then begins to chase his own father out of the dungeon.
The fate of the Lame Brainer, including how it is ultimately removed from Kooky's head, is unknown.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese(Simplified) | 笨脑袋[1] Bèn Nǎodài | Lame Brain | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 瘸腦袋[2] Kèh Nóuhdói | Lame Brain | |
| Danish | Hjernelamen[3] | Brain Lamer | |
| Dutch | Breinbreker[4] | Brain Breaker | |
| Finnish | Aivonlannistaja[5] | Brain Discourager | |
| French | Déstabilisateur de Cerveaux[6] | Brain Destabilizer | |
| German | Gehirnschwäche[7] | Brain Weakness | |
| Italian | Storpiacervelli[8] | Brain Lamer | |
| Norwegian | Lamhjernen[9] | Lame Brain | |
| Polish | Odmózgowiaczowi[10] | Brain Weakener | |
| Portuguese(Brazilian) | Cérebro Obediente[11] | Yielding Brain | |
| Romanian | Înmuiatorul de creiere[12] | Brain weakener/softener | |
| Russian | Водитель Мозгов[13] Voditel' Mozgov | Brain Controller | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Control de Cerebros[14] | Brain Controller | Audiomaster 3000 dub |
| Lamecerebros[15] | "Brain Licker," "lame" is incorrectly translated aslamer ("to lick") | Intersound dub | |
| Spanish(European) | Ordenador Somático[16] | Somatic Computer | original dub |
| Control de Cerebros[17] | Brain Controller | re-dub |
References[edit]
- ^【720P高清修复】超级马里奥兄弟3 TV版动画【1990年】【中文语音字幕】【全26集】
- ^【1993年ATV粤语】孖寶兄弟/超级玛丽
- ^Super Mario Bros. 3 OH, Brother! (Dansk)
- ^The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Dutch Dub - Magische Avonturen DVD (Part 2)
- ^The Adventures Of Super Mario Bros. 3 | All Episode In Finnish [2013 DVD Version]
- ^Les aventures de Super Mario Bros 3 009 L'amour fraternel
- ^Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Den Fluss Hinunter Rollen
- ^Le avventure di Super Mario 2x11 - Oh fratello
- ^Super Mario Bros 3 VHS#2 - Norsk tale - Norsk tale
- ^Nowe Przygody Braci Mario Odcinek 11 - Oj bratku
- ^Super Mario Bros. 3 - Brigas de Irmãos (Dublagem Herbert Richers)
- ^May 20, 2015."Oh, Brother!", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo.Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^Мультфильм Супер Марио - 9 серия
- ^Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 10 - Que Hermanos!!!
- ^Las Aventuras de los Super Hermanos Mario Volumen 4
- ^Super Mario Bros. 3 - ¡Jo, hermano! (Doblaje castellano original)
- ^Super Mario Bros 3 (Cap.11 - Que Hermano) Español
