Weeping Core
Weeping Core inMario & Luigi: Brothership
Applies to	Reclusa
Appears in	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)

“Analyzing Clockout Blow... ”

—Weeping Core,Mario & Luigi: Brothership

TheWeeping Core is the formReclusa takes afterMario andLuigi confront him insideWeeping Reclusa during the final boss battle ofMario & Luigi: Brothership. It is a massive spiky orb made up of metal plates with a single eye.

In battle, the Weeping Core has two main attacks. For its first attack, it extends electrified arms and spins them around at Mario and Luigi. These function like the arms or tentacles in the battles withCackletta andElder Princess Shroob from the first two games, and must be jumped over. The speed and direction of the Weeping Core's movement will change throughout the attack, meaning the timing will differ every few seconds.

For its second attack, it charges into Mario and Luigi, who have to counter it with their hammer. If they succeed, the hammer will be sent flying and caught by the other bro, who has to repeat the process. On the other hand, if they fail, they will be sent flying, and the move will end after the next hit, regardless of whether it was countered successfully or not. If Mario and Luigi successfully counterattack enough times, the Weeping Core will jump at the brothers, who will stop it with their hammers. must be tapped repeatedly to counter the boss one more time, dealing additional damage and ending the attack.

The Weeping Core also has the ability to analyze and guard against attacks that the Bros. use against it too many times. The first time aBros. Attack or standard hammer strike lands, it will analyze the attack, and the same thing will occur on the second use as well. If they try to use the attack a third time, the Weeping Core will successfully guard against the attack, permanently minimizing damage taken.

Regardless, once enough damage is taken, the Weeping Core will explode and reveal Reclusa, starting the final phase of the boss battle. Defense boosts against attacks that were fully analyzed by the Weeping Core carry over into the final battle against Reclusa.

Statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Brothership enemy
Weeping Core
	HP	5100	POW	285	Defense	397
	Experience	0	Coins	0	Speed	620
	Location(s)	Soli-Tree	Role	Boss	Item drop(s)	None
	Level	46	Type	Spiked
Notes: If this enemy gets hit with a particular attack too many times, its defense against the attack skyrockets.

Battle retry hints

• Don't be fooled by how the Weeping Core moves—watch for the speed and direction of the spike.
• If the Weeping Core charges at you, alternate Hammer blows to fend it off.

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References[edit]

• Electrical creatures
• Forms
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership bosses

• Articles with unsourced foreign names