Great Conductor

“Mario... Luigi... I have been witness to your many deeds. You protected the Bonds of family... You protected the Bonds of comrades... You protected the Bonds of lovers... And you protected the Bonds of friends... All this, I have seen. And I am now certain... The power of your Bonds is unmatched. Unbeatable. Only the Mario Bros. can save Concordia from a fate most dire.”

—Great Conductor, Mario & Luigi: Brothership

The Great Conductor is the guardian of Concordia in Mario & Luigi: Brothership , as well as Snoutlet's mentor. He is a giant pig-like creature with a yellow face on his head holding his eyes (resembling an outlet), stubby limbs, and a green extension cable around him, tied in a similar manner to a sumo champion's belt. When Concordia breaks apart, the Great Conductor calls upon Mario and Luigi to help bring it back together, and opens a portal in the Mushroom Kingdom that brings them to Concordia, inadvertently also bringing in Princess Peach, Bowser, and their respective subjects, which paints him as the story's catalyst. The Great Conductor remains hidden in Conductor Island to avoid being targeted by Zokket.

The Great Conductor's existence is first mentioned on Twistee Island where there are ruins themed after him, and it is stated by the tour guide that the Great Conductor had visited the island before.

While Mario and Luigi escape Fortress Zokket after defeating Glohm Bowser, the Great Conductor speaks to them telepathically and encourages them to jump off a high ledge into the sea. Mario and Luigi wash up on Conductor Island where Snoutlet leads them to the Great Conductor's location. The Great Conductor reveals that Zokket is Cozette, Connie's mentor, and that he bestowed Luigi with the Luigi Logic ability. The Great Conductor decides to test the Bros.' bonds in a battle.

Once the Great Conductor is satisfied, he allows Mario and Luigi to connect the island's lighthouse to Shipshape Island. Later on, while Mario and Luigi are gathering different people's bonds to reach the Soli-Tree and are one short, they visit the Great Conductor for advice on the last one. He advises them that even their foes have bonds with each other, hinting the Extension Corps. He then gives Mario the Conductor Connector Bros. Attack, where he is summoned to connect his extension cord belt to satellites and fires a powerful laser from his rear.

Initially, the Great Conductor demonstrates a wise and dignified personality, although after Mario and Luigi defeat him in battle, he reveals this to be an act, and he speaks with a more informal tone for the rest of the game. In the side quest The Lonely Great Conductor, he is shown to be lazy and dismissive due to his reluctance to travel with Snoutlet; he fakes having a headache as a ploy to receive Potato Gelato, and even after eating it, he continues to feign illness to Snoutlet's disdain.

After Mario and Luigi defeat Reclusa and restore Concordia, the Great Conductor uses the last of his power to send everyone back to the Mushroom Kingdom including Bowser and his minions, disappearing into light after doing so. During the credits, the Great Conductor returns to Conductor Island, where Snoutlet waits for him.

Battle[edit ]

During the battle, all Battle Plugs are banned and the Great Conductor's health bar is hidden. The Great Conductor traps one of the Bros. in a giant cup and creates several duplicates also under cups. While the cups are lifted, the captured Bro. and the fakes perform a battle animation such as jumping or thinking of an action to use. The player must memorize which one matches the exact animation they normally use and break the correct cup; breaking a wrong cup damages the non-captured Bro. Even if the real Bro. is freed, if even one of the fakes are freed, Mario/Luigi will still take damage. Once this is done several times, he will begin charging an attack and request the Bros. to get an EXCELLENT rating on several different Bros. Attacks; any lower rating or using the same Bros. Attack more than once heals the Great Conductor. If the Great Conductor is not defeated within three turns after charging, he will instantly defeat both Bros. with a thunderbolt.

The Great Conductor has four techniques that he can perform. For his first technique, the Great Conductor captures a Bro. This cannot be avoided by the target, but only one Bro. can be captured. The Great Conductor's next two attacks happen only with a Bro. captured: one attack is to have the cups charge, which the victim must jump over, followed by the Great Conductor himself; the other has the Great Conductor perform a slam attack, with the target having to repel him with a hammer strike. The last attack is the aforementioned thunderbolt attack.

Profiles and statistics[edit ]

Battle retry hint

• If using the same Bros. Attack doesn't work, try out some others, especially ones you need practice at!

Quotes[edit ]

The Great Conductor has a unique comment for each EXCELLENT Bros. Attack performed.

• Red Shell: "I enjoyed the way you built up power and kicked that shell."
• Hatch Me if You Can: "The way you kept that egg volley going was cool."
• Bomb Derby: "Pleasing that you trust each other enough to hit bombs with hammers."
• Clockout Blow: "Your footwork on that one with all the fast hammering was impressive."
• Green Shell: "Your passing technique with that shell showed a high degree of skill."
• Zapperator: "You were very much in sync as you pumped that handle repeatedly."
• Jump Helmet: "Your shared trust for that high-jumping attack was heartwarming."
• Yoo Who Cannon: "You kept track of where each bro was and in what order they appeared."

Each comment is then followed by the same note.

• "This was a good Bros. Attack."

He also makes a comment if the player fails to attain an EXCELLENT with a Bros. Attack.

• "I am certain I said EXCELLENT... I shall pretend I did not see that."

Gallery[edit ]

• The Great Conductor disappointed by a Bros. Attack

  The Great Conductor disappointed by a Bros. Attack

• The Great Conductor with Snoutlet on Conductor Island during the credits

  The Great Conductor with Snoutlet on Conductor Island during the credits

Names in other languages[edit ]

References[edit ]

• Deities
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership bosses

• Articles with unsourced foreign names