Large ! Switch
| Large ! Switch | |
|---|---|
 Screen-cropped image fromNew Super Mario Bros. Wii | |
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) |
| Variant of | ! Switch |
Large ! Switches[1][2] are buttons that occur in some of the final battles withBowser in theSuper Mario series. Pressing them completes the level and the main campaign of the game. A normal-sized! Switch is usually encountered earlier in the same levels as their large counterparts, when the player character first encounters Bowser. It causes the bridge he stands on to collapse, like theaxes from the firstSuper Mario Bros. However, this does not defeat him. Bowser remerges after this and pursues the player character through a narrow corridor. The large ! Switch appear as the end of the corridor, and pressing it truly defeats him.
Large ! Switches are typically orange and are on a studded base similar to Bowser's collar. The sole ! Switches inNew Super Mario Bros. U andNew Super Luigi U look similar, but have a more simplistic design.
History[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
A large ! Switch appears inWorld 8-
Bowser's Castle during the second phase of the battle against Bowser.Magikoopa takes off hisPrincess Peach disguise and revives Bowser after his defeat at the end of the first phase, transforming him intoSuper Bowser. He chases the player character down a narrow corridor filled withlava. The large ! Switch is at the rightmost end of the corridor, where the real Princess Peach is held. Pressing it causes the lava to drain from the corridor and Super Bowser to disappear with it. This finally defeats him and saves the princess.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
A large ! Switch appears during the fight against Super Bowser inWorld 6-
Bowser Castle, where they are the only accessible footing for most of the battle, who pursuesMario (orLuigi) up a vertical shaft withrising lava. Pressing it causes the floor beneath Super Bowser to collapse, defeating the boss and rescuing Princess Peach, as inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. A large ! Switch appear during the battle withDry Bowser inWorld
Star-
Castle in the same capacity, except Peach is not found here. As this is the final course inNew Super Mario Bros. 2, pressing the large ! Switch is the last action Mario takes before fully finishing the game.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]
InSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, a large ! Switch is a physical part of Bowser's body, who has been fused withPrince Florian's Flower Castle to becomeCastle Bowser. It is underneath the chin ofWonder Bowser, the form the player character directly fights inThe Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage. Striking the large ! Switch is the only way to cause damage to Wonder Bowser, whose stone armor gradually falls way with each hit. The armor and the large ! Switch fall away after the sixth hit, exposing adifferent switch on his head that must be pressed to fully defeat him.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 巨大ビックリスイッチ[3] Kyodai Bikkuri Suitchi | Giant Surprise Switch | |
| Italian | Interruttore "!" Gigante[4] | Giant "!" Switch | New Super Mario Bros. Wii |
| Mega Interruttore "!"[5] | Mega "!" Switch | New Super Mario Bros. 2 |
References[edit]
- ^Bueno, Fernando (2009).New Super Mario Bros. Wii: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville:Prima Games. ISBN978-0-307-46592-4. Page 171.
- ^Esmarch, Nick von (2012).New Super Mario Bros. 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide. Roseville:Prima Games. ISBN978-0-307-89552-3. Page 169, 229.
- ^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). 『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). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 149, 199.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 149.
- ^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 199.
