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{{Quote|...Huh? [[Slurp Guy|He]] hasn't noticed us yet. This is our chance to get the jump on him. If you jump on an enemy or whack it with your hammer before battle starts, you'll do some early damage!|Huey|Paper Mario: Color Splash}} | {{Quote|...Huh? [[Slurp Guy|He]] hasn't noticed us yet. This is our chance to get the jump on him. If you jump on an enemy or whack it with your hammer before battle starts, you'll do some early damage!|Huey|Paper Mario: Color Splash}} | ||
[[File:FirstStrikeStickerStar.jpg|thumb|Mario jumping on a Goomba for a First Strike in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'']] | [[File:FirstStrikeStickerStar.jpg|thumb|Mario jumping on a Goomba for a First Strike in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'']] | ||
In the ''Paper Mario'' series, First Strikes can be used by Mario to damage or possibly defeat enemies before he takes his first turn in battle. Bosses and mid-bosses (with a few exceptions), and some enemies like [[M. Bush]]es and [[Hurt Plant]]s cannot be harmed by usage of a First Strike. First Strikes can also be used against Mario; for example, if a [[Koopa Troopa]] successfully attacks Mario with its shell, Mario will get hit by the First Strike. | In the ''Paper Mario'' series, First Strikes can be used by Mario to damage or possibly defeat enemies before he takes his first turn in battle. The text that Mario makes the first strike is "You made the First Strike!" Bosses and mid-bosses (with a few exceptions), and some enemies like [[M. Bush]]es and [[Hurt Plant]]s cannot be harmed by usage of a First Strike. First Strikes can also be used against Mario; for example, if a [[Koopa Troopa]] successfully attacks Mario with its shell, Mario will get hit by the First Strike and take damage, followed by a text that says "You're hit by the First Strike!". | ||
To perform a First Strike, [[Mario]] can simply [[Jump]] on the enemy, hit them with his [[Hammer]], or hit them with an attack from a [[partner]]. If Mario's First Strike is a Jump, it will fail against Spiny or Fire enemies and result in recoil damage on Mario, just as though he had used a Jump attack during the battle. Conversely, Hammers can make a First Strike against airborne enemies, as long as Mario was able to land the First Strike in the overworld - usually, a Hammer attack will miss against flying foes. | To perform a First Strike, [[Mario]] can simply [[Jump]] on the enemy, hit them with his [[Hammer]], or hit them with an attack from a [[partner]]. If Mario's First Strike is a Jump, it will fail against Spiny or Fire enemies and result in recoil damage on Mario, just as though he had used a Jump attack during the battle. Conversely, Hammers can make a First Strike against airborne enemies, as long as Mario was able to land the First Strike in the overworld - usually, a Hammer attack will miss against flying foes. | ||
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', [[Goompa]] first mentions this to Mario as they walk through [[Goomba Village (location)|Goomba Village]]. First Strikes in this game can be performed by Mario, or by his partners [[Kooper]] and [[Bombette]] | In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', [[Goompa]] first mentions this to Mario as they walk through [[Goomba Village (location)|Goomba Village]]. First Strikes in this game can be performed by Mario, or by his partners [[Kooper]] and [[Bombette]]. First Strikes from enemies can be avoided by dodging the attack or by equipping the [[Chill Out (badge)|Chill Out]] [[Badge]]. While the [[Dizzy Attack]] Badge is equipped, Mario can inflict [[Dizzy]] on the first enemy in a formation (but does not deal damage) by using his [[Spin Dash]] move to run into an enemy before a battle. Mario can instantly defeat any enemy that would reward one or more [[Star Points]] (which is considered to be "weak"), entirely skipping the battle without rewarding Star Points, with a First Strike by equipping the [[First Attack]] Badge. This property can be extended to Mario's spin dash by equipping the [[Spin Attack (Badge)|Spin Attack]] Badge, and even further extended to walking by equipping the [[Bump Attack]] Badge (which overwrites both First Attack and Spin Attack due to just requiring contact with the enemy in question). Mario can equip the [[Spike Shield]] Badge to be able to jump on spiky enemies such as [[Cleft]]s, or can equip either the [[Fire Shield]] or [[Ice Power]] Badges to jump on fire enemies like [[Lava Bubble]]s. | ||
[[File:You struck first !.png|thumb|left|The First Strike screen in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'']] | [[File:You struck first !.png|thumb|left|The First Strike screen in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'']] |