In addition to the main story, Mario & Luigi: Brothership offers numerous volunteer missions. You help the inhabitants of the different islands, search for missing items or face additional opponents.
Available side missions are marked on the map by a speech bubble. A red bubble indicates a temporary special mission. Complete these tasks as soon as possible, as they can no longer be completed after certain events of the main story.
Speak regularly with the three gossiping ladies on Shipshape Island. If a smiling speech bubble appears above them, they often tell you where a new side mission can be started.
Arc’s secret
Unlock: After the victory over Gorumbla and the introduction of the side missions.
Start: Speak on Shipshape Island with Arc.
Reward: Arc lens
Attention: This is a temporary special mission. Do it as soon as possible.
Arc tells Mario and Luigi about his father and a telescope that holds many personal memories. The telescope has been lost on Raynforst Island.
Travel across the blue warp pipe to Raynforst Island and follow the path to the northeast. At the intersection with the two flower bridges you take the left or northwestern path.
Follow the bright flowers and the narrow paths to the westernmost part of the island. There are two residents standing near an invisible chameleon opponent.
Approach the sparkling object to start the fight. Defeat the chameleon and the rest of the Enemies. Then examine the glitter on the ground and take Arc’s telescope.
Return to Shipshape Island and hand over the telescope to Arc. As a thank you get the Arc lens. With this accessory, you get 15 percent more Experience Point if the equipped brother finishes a fight without any damage.
The returnees
Unlock: After defeating Gorumbla on Rumbla Island.
Start: Talk to the craftsman in the workshop on Shipshape Island.
Reward: Picnic Boots
Which character starts this mission depends on whether you first found Maykit on Twistee Island or Billdit on Raynforst Island. The first rescued child later works in the workshop on Shipshape Island. The other does not want to return home at first.
Travel to Rumbla Island and go to Hammaria’s house in the northern and northwestern parts of the village. The person sought is marked by a speech bubble on the card.
Talk to Maykit or Billdit and watch the following scene with Hammaria. There are no other tasks or fights in this mission.
As a reward, you get the picnic boots that increase your jump attack.
A Hammer Fan
Unlocking: After completing “The Returnees”.
Start: Talk to the young resident in the northeastern part of Rumbla Island.
Reward: Heartbean
A young resident dreams of becoming a great craftsman himself. He wants to learn from Mario and Luigi how to use a hammer correctly.
Talk to him and stand in front of the provided wooden boxes. Destroy them with the hammers of the two brothers. For Mario you use X, for Luigi Y.
The boy sets up new boxes several times. Smash all boxes until Mario and Luigi are exhausted and the demonstration is finished.
As a thank you get a heart bean. With it you can permanently increase the maximum HP of a brother by one point.
Wellness goes ahead
Unlock: After defeating Gorumbla and the return of Maykit and Billdit.
Start: Talk to concerned residents in the eastern part of Raynforst Island.
Reward: 2x Syrup Jar
Travel to Raynforst Island and use the green warp pipe to get as close as possible to the eastern part of the island. Slightly southwest of the memory block, several residents stand with a sleeping person.
Talk to the group. The exhausted man is on an elevated platform, which can only be reached via the red and green jumping surfaces.
Activate Luigi’s idea and let him jump to the first green L-surface. This makes a red M-surface appear for Mario. Take turns with both brothers on the appropriate paint.
Move Mario quickly to the next red surface, while Luigi independently runs to his next green platform. If you wait too long, the created areas disappear again.
Talk to the exhausted resident above. He is convinced to take a break and visit the wellness offer on Shipshape Island.
Return to Shipshape Island. The man waits a little north of the central warp pipe at the wellness area. Talk to him again to complete the mission and receive Syrup Yar twice.
Twista’s new creation
Unlock: After joining Florall Island.
Start: Talk to Spiralia at her store on Twistee Island.
Reward: Picnickhammer
Travel to Twistee Island and use the green warp pipe to get straight to Twista’s store. She has developed a new attraction with the Twisterspurt and needs Mario and Luigi for a test run.
During the task, numbered fields must be entered in the correct order. Luigi takes over the green fields, Mario the red.
- Let Luigi step on the green field 1.
- Move Mario to the red field 2.
- Luigi runs independently to green field 3.
- Move Mario quickly over the red fields 4 and 5.
- Wait until Luigi reaches green field 6.
- Go with Mario to Red Field 7.
- Luigi finishes the task on the green field 8.
Pay attention to the little pink animals that can hinder Mario on his way. Run past them, or wait until they clear the way.
After the successful test, you will receive the picnic hammer from Spiralia.
A mother’s worries
Activation: After ignition of the first giga lighthouse in the Lushgreen Sea.
Start: Talk to Hammaria at her home on Rumbla Island.
Reward: 2x Syrup Jar
Hammaria is worried about the child who runs the workshop on Shipshape Island. Which person is meant depends on whether Maykit or Billdit was first found in the course of the action.
Hammaria gives Mario and Luigi a letter. Travel back to Shipshape Island and go to the workshop.
Talk to Maykit or Billdit and hand over the letter. After the short conversation, the mission is already completed.
The reward remains the same regardless of your previous decision: You will receive Syrup Yar twice.
Islanders in danger
Activation: After ignition of the first giga lighthouse in the Lushgreen Sea.
Start: Talk to the blue-green resident on the raised square of Rumbla Island.
Reward: 1-Up DX
Note: Although the mission is not always marked as a special mission, you should do it before traveling to the second giga lighthouse in the Color-Full Sea.
Several residents were abducted by pinch vultures. Travel to Rumbla Island and go to the elevated area in the middle of the village square. Speak to the resident who observed the attacks.
Cross the bridge on the western side of the square and follow the path until you reach a wide gap.
Use the roundabout UFO to fly to the other side. There, several Snaptor hold the kidnapped residents captive.
Defeat all the birds. If a Snaptor grabs one brother and lets him roll towards the other, you have to jump over him with the free brother. Do not land on Mario or Luigi, otherwise your partner will suffer additional damage.
After the fight, the inhabitants are liberated. As a reward, you’ll get a 1-Up DX that brings back an incapacitated brother with fully replenished HP.
Stekdov’s dark plans
Unlock: After joining Desolatt Island.
Start: Speak on Shipshape Island with IDLE.
Reward: full-stage boots
Attention: This is a temporary special mission.
IDLE wants to find out what Zokket plans with the kidnapped islanders. After the conversation, a small island in the Color-Full Sea is marked as a destination.
Open the Ocean Map and head to the Minmin Islet in the middle of the Polychromeer. If necessary, discover them with the telescope and use the Cannon.
The island is very small. Follow the only path until Mario and Luigi overhear a conversation between Stekdov’s people.
After the longer scene, the mission is completed. Then return to Shipshape Island and tell Connie about the observations.
As a reward, you get the full-throttle boots. With them, the pace of the wearer increases by 30 percent after each defeated Enemie.
Allow me, Dorrie.
Unlock: After joining Lottacoins Island.
Start: Talk to Princess Peach on Shipshape Island Beach.
Reward: WYRG cloth
Attention: This is a temporary special mission.
On Shipshape Island Beach, an injured Dorrie was found. To treat her wound, Princess Peach needs a special gang ore.
Join Princess Peach in Desolatt Island. Immediately after arrival, you will talk to the brown resident who owns the sought ore.
It does not matter for the further course which answer you give to his offer. During the conversation, the resident is taken away by a snaptor.
Defeat the attacking group of clamp vultures and mole opponents. Bros. Attacks and battle plugs that hit multiple targets shorten the battle.
After the rescue, the resident leaves the gang ore for free. Princess Peach can provide Dorrie with it and complete the mission.
As a reward, you will receive the WYRG cloth. It increases the maximum HP by 20 percent and the defense by 10 percent, but reduces the beard value by 20 percent.
Back to Team WYRG’s roots
Unlock: After joining Merrygo Island.
Start: Talk to Wibke’s mother on Desolatt Island.
2x Super Mushroom and 2x Candy
Travel to Desolatt Island and talk to Wibke’s mother near the blue warp pipe. She misses an old brooch, which is probably in the green residential building.
Go north and enter the green house. Get on the upper floor and talk to the yellow resident.
After the scene, the brooch falls into the ground floor between several glittering objects. Go back down and examine the sparkling spots.
The brooch is located in the northeast area of the ground floor. You recognize them like the other objects on a small glitter.
Return the old brooch to Wibke’s mother. As a thank you get two super mushrooms and two sweets.
A Toad on the Way Away
Unlock: After joining Merrygo Island.
Start: Talk to the Toad at the entrance of the labyrinth.
Reward: Bruderhammer
A Toad has got lost in the labyrinth of Merrygo Island. Talk to his friend at the entrance and then enter the labyrinth again.
Stay in the southwest direction first. There you will find an exclamation mark block. Strike it so that the green walls are lowered in the labyrinth.
Then go to the central observation tower. Leave Luigi on the ground with his idea on the glowing Color Switch and climb to the tower with Mario.
Let Luigi press the Color Switch with Y. This rotates the purple wall ring. Turn it until an open path leads to the northeast part of the labyrinth.
Follow the new path to the lost Toad. He is guarded by several clamping vultures. Defeat the Enemies to free him.
As a reward, you will receive the Brother Hammer. If the wearer defeats an Enemies, two of his BP are restored.
Post from a Drift Island
Unlocking: After connecting Allersande and unlocking the fishing position.
Start: Angle at the fishing spot of Shipshape Island a bottle post.
Reward: 2x Ultra-Candy and 1x Beard Bean
Use the fishing spot on Shipshape Island until you pull a bottle of a letter out of the sea. Normal baits are sufficient for this. If the bottle does not appear, change the fishing brother or try again later.
The letter came from a shipwrecked man. Travel to Allersande and use the green warp pipe to the middle area of the island.
Speak to the resident in the clothes of a researcher. He recognizes his brother’s handwriting and marks a previously unknown drift island on your Ocean Map.
Take Shipshape Island to the marked spot and follow the edge of the current until a hidden side path appears. Discover the small island and use the Cannon.
On the island shows a row of coins to several springy twister flowers. Jump to the lowest flower and work your way up.
Near the summit you will find the missing brother on a platform. Talk to him twice to return to Allersande together.
As a reward, you will receive two ultra-sweets and a bearded bean. If you climb a little further up on Drift Island, you can also find an additional hammer.
On pink clouds
Unlock: After joining Merrygo Island. You can only complete the mission after the western currents of the Polychromeer have been opened.
Start: Talk to the green resident at the Merrygo Island lighthouse.
2x Super Syrup Jar and 2x Super Nut
A resident of Merrygo Island has fallen in love with a pink lady at first sight. He asks Mario and Luigi to find her.
Travel to the small island in the southwestern part of the Polychromeer. The corresponding flow will be accessible after the completion of Lottacoins Island.
There is a very high column of rock on the island. Strike against it with the hammers. Pressures L to help Luigi at work.
Then switch between X and Y. While one brother charges, the other can keep hitting. The rocks gradually change their paint from yellow to blue to pink.
A voice asks you several times to stop hammering. Ignore them and continue working the rock.
After the entire pole is destroyed, Birdo comes out. Talk to her. Mario and Luigi then automatically return to Merrygo Island.
After the encounter between Birdo and the client, you will receive twice Super Syrup Jar and two Super Nuts.
A great debate
Unlock: After joining Slippenglide Island.
Start: Go to Shipshape Island Beach.
Reward: 2x Max mushroom and 1x brother bean
Attention: This is a temporary special mission.
On the beach of Shipshape Island, an unusual group has gathered. Among others, Princess Peach, Starlow, Technikki and several residents participate in a secret discussion.
Approach the group. Mario and Luigi are immediately sent away, as she is not involved in the conversation.
Take a few steps back and approach the group again. As soon as Snoutlet or the game asks you if you secretly want to listen, you choose Yes.
Mario and Luigi hide behind the rock and listen to the long discussion. There are no more puzzles or fights.
After the conversation, you will receive two max mushrooms and a brother bean, with which you can permanently increase the maximum BP of a brother by one point.
Fear of Glohm
Unlock: After joining Slippenglide Island and during preparations for the wedding of Chilliam and Burnadette.
Start: Speak on Slippenglide Island with Connie and Arc.
Reward: Tempo gloves
Attention: This is a temporary special mission and must be done before the wedding.
Connie and Arc want to convince Fririan’s father to attend his son’s wedding. However, the father was influenced by the Glohm and reacts dismissively and hostilely.
Travel to Slippenglide Island. Connie and Arc stand west of the blue entry tube. Talk to them and then accompany them to Fririan’s father.
The conversation is not going as planned. Through the Glory, the Father believes that all the inhabitants and even his own Son reject him.
Talk to Connie again after the unsuccessful conversation. She asks Mario and Luigi if the people affected by the Glohm can no longer be rescued.
Answer No. Now the brothers Connie and Arc must give new hope with an encouraging speech.
Press A three times at the right moment for Mario to recite his part of the speech. Then press B three times for Luigi’s contribution.
The mission ends when Connie and Arc have taken on new courage. As a reward, you get special gloves that increase speed and stitch by 20 percent, but lower the maximum BP by 20 percent.