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|image=[[File:MLBISBJJDarkFawfulOverworld.png|60px]]<br>Overworld sprite of Dark Fawful from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
|title='''''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'' Enemy'''
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|location=[[Peach's Castle]]
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{{quote|[[Bowser]]! Meet... Fury of Fawful!|Dark Fawful|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}
'''Dark Fawful''' is a stronger form of [[Fawful]], and the final boss of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', along with [[Dark Bowser]]. In this form, Fawful has greater powers and an altered appearance, featuring red glasses, a cloak that resembles the one worn by his old mistress [[Cackletta]], and his [[Vacuum Helmet|Headgear]] that seemingly has a life of its own.
'''Dark Fawful''' is the revamped form [[Fawful]] takes after absorbing half of the [[Dark Star]]'s power, who is the penultimate boss of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. In this form, Fawful has greater powers and an altered appearance, featuring red glasses, a cloak that resembles the one worn by his old mistress, [[Cackletta]], and his [[Vacuum Helmet]] that seemingly has a life of its own.


While his battle in the original game uses the standard boss battle theme, in the remake, Dark Fawful has his own battle theme, which is a slower arrangement of "Fawful and Cackletta", the battle theme heard during the first fight with Cackletta from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''.
==''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''==
Fawful transforms into Dark Fawful after stealing the [[Dark Star]] and absorbing half its power, which increases his powers. He engages [[Bowser]] in battle after this.


==History==
===First Form===
[[File:FawfulabsorbDarkstar.png|thumb|left|Fawful transforming into Dark Fawful by absorbing the Dark Star's power.]]
[[Image:EnergyBall.gif|left|thumb|Fawful prepares to use his Energy Ball attack.]]
After stealing the [[Dark Star]] from [[Toad Town Caves]] and taking over [[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Peach's Castle]], Fawful and [[Midbus]] oversee the evil artifact's awakening, using [[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s power to break the seal. However, [[Bowser]] manages to enter the castle and reach the room where the two are at. After defeating the newly-powered [[Blizzard Midbus]], the Dark Star awakens, and Fawful uses his [[Vacuum Helmet|headgear]] to absorb its power, transforming into Dark Fawful. Before he could absorb all its power, Bowser [[punch]]es him away.
While he is fighting Bowser, he has many abilities. While he has his Headgear, he can attach himself to the chandelier on the ceiling and swing himself at Bowser. While he swings at Bowser clockwise, he will need to punch him away. If he swings counterclockwise, Bowser will need to duck. His headgear can also heal him for 300 HP and cannot be attacked by Bowser normally. Another one of Dark Fawful's attacks is using a ray gun to fire a beam at Bowser. The player will need to watch it carefully in order to decide if they need to duck or punch it. If one of the stars is bigger than the others, then Bowser will need to punch the beam. If not, then they need to duck. Dark Fawful can also open up four portals and toss a ball of dark energy into them. If he tosses it into the left one, Bowser will need to block it with his shell. If he tosses it through the right portal, he will need to punch it. If Fawful switches the portals adjacent to him around, then Bowser will need to do the opposite. If Dark Fawful surrounds himself with multiple balls of dark energy, Bowser will need to quickly punch Goombas at him, or he will take massive damage from the attack. However, he can do significant damage to Dark Fawful while doing this. After Bowser inhales his headgear, it will attack the Mario brothers. First it will steal either their Item blocks or Special blocks (preventing them from using items or special attacks) and then trap one of the bros in a strange device, then swing the device at the other bro. The freed brother will need to jump on the device to free the trapped brother or he will steadily take damage. It can also pump energy balls to shoot at the Mario Bros. It changes color while it is doing this to determine what brothers it will attack in succession. Fortunately, if they do enough damage to the Headgear, it will give them their item commands back.


[[File:FawfulsearchDarkStar.png|thumb|Dark Fawful searching for the Dark Star.]]
===Second Form===
Later on, after following the incomplete [[Dark Bowser]] into [[Peach's Castle Garden]], Bowser meets up with Dark Fawful. He sends out the Fawfulized [[Super Peach's Castle of Fury]] after Bowser, whom the latter defeats after [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] [[Rump Command|help him to become]] [[Super Bowser|giant]] to battle the castle, returning it to normal. The next time Bowser encounters Dark Fawful is when he is searching for the Dark Star so he can absorb the rest of its power. He corners him in the [[Conference Hall]]; the place where he first fought Mario back in the beginning of the game. Having enough of Bowser's meddling, Dark Fawful fights Bowser, but is defeated.
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|title='''''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'' Enemy'''
[[File:Dark Star Core fleeing.png|thumb|left|Dark Fawful, as a insectoid blob, fleeing from Bowser.]]
|image=[[Image:DarkFawfulBug.gif]] <br> '''Dark Fawful''' getting bigger in Bowser's Body
After the battle, Dark Fawful sustains too much damage and turns into a small insectoid-like blob creature. He flees the hall, though he is inhaled by Dark Bowser shortly afterwards, completing him. It is assumed that he merged with the Dark Star within Dark Bowser's body to turn into the [[Dark Star Core]]. During the final battle between the two Bowsers, the Dark Star Core helps Dark Bowser out by fully recovering and turning him giant once Bowser reduces his health to zero, though it is spat out of his body once Bowser punches his stomach. Bowser inhales the Dark Star Core, forcing Mario and Luigi to battle it, destroying its legs in order to attack its weak point; the Dark Star itself.
|location=[[Peach's Castle]]
 
|hp=Dark Star Core - 1,560, Glasses - 250, Legs - 156
[[File:Darkfawfulexplode.png|thumb|Dark Fawful before he explodes inside Bowser's body.]]
|power=Dark Star Core - 204, Glasses & Legs - 93
Once the Dark Star is defeated, it explodes and leaves Dark Bowser unstable, giving Bowser the opportunity to defeat him, returning the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] back to normal. Meanwhile, Fawful is shown to have survived, albeit very weakened. As a last ditch effort to destroy Mario and Luigi, Fawful feigns accepting defeat and explodes inside [[Bowser's body]] with a wide grin on his face. However, the explosion reverses the effects of the [[Vacuum Shroom]] and actually frees both brothers, [[Starlow]], [[Toadsworth]], [[Toadbert]] and many other [[Toad (species)|Toads]] from his body.
|defense=Dark Star Core - 131, Glasses & Legs - 104
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|speed=154
 
|experience=0
==Battle==
|coins=0
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|footer=Bowser battling Dark Fawful in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''.
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Dark Fawful's attacks vary slightly depending on whether or not Dark Fawful has been severely damaged and/or whether his headgear is still present.
After being defeated, Dark Fawful loses his body and transforms into his second form to escape from [[Bowser]], but gets inhaled by the leg-less, incomplete [[Dark Bowser]], which allowes him to complete his body.
 
The headgear will move Dark Fawful out of the way of Bowser's punch and fire attacks, and will regularly heal Dark Fawful for 300 HP, until it detaches itself from Dark Fawful. After the headgear detaches itself off Fawful, Bowser can choose to inhale it, allowing Mario and Luigi to fight it.
 
[[File:BowsersbattleDarkFawful.png|left|thumb|200px|Dark Fawful attacking Bowser with energy balls.]]
One of Fawful's attacks is to have his headgear grab the chandelier and swing at Bowser, which can be countered by punching Dark Fawful multiple times. After punching him several times, Dark Fawful will swing back behind Bowser in an attempt to ram him, forcing Bowser to duck.
 
Dark Fawful can use his ray gun to create an array of stars in a ring formation, with one star being a red one instead of purple. This star will then turn into the same as the other stars, and lower down to the point Bowser has to duck. Bowser must punch the correct star to blow all the others up and avoid taking damage.
 
Another attack involves Dark Fawful flying to the top of the screen and creating four portals - one on his left and right, one above Bowser, and another one next to Bowser. Dark Fawful will then proceed to toss energy balls through the portals: if he shoots a ball through the portal on his left, Bowser will have to duck, and if he shoots it through the portal on his right, Bowser has to punch the ball. Later in the battle, Fawful may switch the portals next to him around.
 
The final attack involves Fawful spawning four orbs to surround him. Bowser has to time his punches and punch [[Goomba]]s through the gaps in the orbs to stop the attack. Hitting one of the dark orbs causes the Goomba to fling back at Bowser, and failure to repel the attack will cause all of the orbs to attack Bowser. Later on, Fawful will spawn an extra orb that moves vertically. The star, energy ball and orb attacks may cause Bowser the [[DEF-Down]] status effect.


Bowser can use his special attacks on the Vaccum Helmet as well. If Bowser's power is high enough, Dark Fawful can be defeated without his headgear being inhaled. After he is defeated, the [[Vacuum Helmet]] will run away.
In the final fight of the game, Bowser has to make Dark Bowser collapse by making him lose 1000 HP. Dark Fawful will then recover him and make Dark Bowser giant. [[Bowser]] then has to attack the giant Dark Bowser's stomach to make him spit out the Dark Fawful. Bowser then has to inhale Dark Fawful and let [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] battle him. When in [[Bowser's body]], Dark Fawful will become giant sized.


In the remake, Dark Fawful's chandelier attack is replaced with a speedier attack; he will swoop at Bowser, who must punch him out of the way. Dark Fawful will zoom in from the back, to which Bowser must duck, and finally zoom in from the front again, to which Bowser must punch once more. Dark Fawful's Vaccum Helmet also heals him for 500 HP instead of 300 each turn.
Dark Fawful's second form consists of 6 parts: His two glasses, three appendages, and the Dark Star Core located on his head. The Dark Star Core is located on the top screen and is unreachable. To damage the core, the brothers first have to shatter Dark Fawful's eyes, making him cover them with his two hands and leaving his legs vulnerable. Then the brothers have to destroy all three of his legs (the legs can regrow after a couple of turns). It is possible to destroy them all at once with the [[Snack Basket]] technique. After doing so, Dark Fawful will fall and shatter on the ground. Now the Dark Star Core is vulnerable. The brothers have to damage the core as much as possible until he revives Dark Fawful and jumps out of Bowser's body. After he jumps out of Bowser's body, it will jump back into the body of Dark Bowser. Knock out Dark Bowser, make him spit out the Dark Fawful Bug again, then inhale it once more. Keep repeating the progress until Dark Fawful is defeated.
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==Statistics==
Dark Fawful attacks in various ways. Sometimes he picks up the Mario bros. and shoots rings of stars at them. He will move his arms up and down at various places then shoot the rings. The Mario bros. have to jump over the rings if they are shot at them. He can also chase after the Mario bros. and send a bunch of dark stars to attack them. The Mario bros. have to jump over the stars while running from the bug. Before each star hits, it will zoom on the top screen showing either a green or red glow. If the glow is red, it will hit Mario. If it is green, it will hit Luigi. After a while, the Mario bros. will fall into a white portal and the fight will continue. He can also put both of his arms into the ground and fire balls of energy at Mario and Luigi. The brothers have to destroy the balls by hitting them with their hammers. Sometimes, blue ones will come down. The brothers can hit this one and fire it back at Dark Fawful.
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Fawful|image=[[File:DarkFawfulbattle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}


===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
The Dark Star Core uses a different variety of attacks. It can charge up and fire a huge laser at both Mario brothers, knocking them out. To dodge this move, Mario and Luigi have to jump onto [[Starlow]] and stay on the top screen. It can also fire a shadow arrow at either Mario or Luigi. The brother has to hit the arrow with his hammer. The Dark Star Core will also spin a shadow arrow around it and try hitting the brothers. The Mario bros. have to jump over the arrow when it gets near them. This move is like [[Cackletta]]'s arm move from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Elder Princess Shroob]]'s tentacle move from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Fawful|image=[[File:Dark Fawful MLBISBJJ.gif]]|align=horizontal}}


==Gallery==
After the Dark Star Core is damaged enough, it will be defeated along with Dark Fawful. This will cause Dark Bowser to become unstable. Bowser then lands the final blow on Dark Bowser, ultimately defeating him and saving the kingdom from the [[Dark Star]]. After Dark Bowser gets destroyed, Fawful appears before the Mario bros. one final time. Without a body or his dark power, he doesn't have much time left. He gives one last psychotic smile before self-destructing, which negates the effect of the [[Vacuum Mushroom]] and expels Mario, Luigi, [[Starlow]] and the Toads from Bowser's body.
<gallery>
MLBISDarkFawfulNoVaccum.png|Dark Fawful without the Vacuum Helmet
Fawful Dark.png|Dark Fawful wearing the Vacuum Helmet
DarkFawful.gif|Dark Fawful before battle
Fawful bug MaLBIS.png|Dark Fawful's bug form
MLBISBJJDarkFawful.png|Dark Fawful without his Vacuum Helmet in the [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|remake]]
MLBISBJJDarkFawfulHeadgear.png|Dark Fawful wearing his Vacuum Helmet in the remake
DarkFawfulDX.gif|Dark Fawful before battle in the remake
Fawful transformation to bug.gif|Dark Fawful's bug form in the remake
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreign names
===Dark Fawful===
|Jap=ダークゲラコビッツ
{{foreignname
|JapR=Dāku Gerakobittsu
|Jap=ダークゲラコビッツ <br />''Dāku Gerakobittsu''
|JapM=Dark Fawful
|JapM=Dark Gerakobits; "Gerakobits" being the Japanese name of Fawful.
|SpaA=Fawful Oscuro
|SpaA=Fawful Oscuro
|SpaAM=Dark Fawful
|SpaAM=Dark Fawful
|SpaE=Grácovitz Oscuro<br>Núcleovitz
|SpaE=Grácovitz Oscuro
|SpaEM=Dark Fawful<br>"Coreful" (Bug form) Combination between Nucleo (Core) and Grácovitz, Fawful's Spanish name.
|SpaEM=Dark Fawful
|Ita=Sogghigno Oscuro
|Ita=Sogghigno Oscuro
|ItaM=Dark Fawful
|ItaM=Dark Fawful
|FreA=Faffreux Noir
|FraA=Faffreux Noir
|FreAM=Black Fawful
|FraAM= Black Fawful
|FreE=Gracowitz Noir
|FraE=Gracowitz Noir
|FreEM=Black Fawful
|FraEM=Black Fawful
|Ger=Finster-Krankfried
}}
|GerM=Dark Fawful
 
|Por=Fawful Sombrio
===Glasses===
|PorM=Dark Fawful
{{foreignname
|Jap=メガネ<br />''Megane''
|JapM=Glasses
|SpaA=Anteojos
|SpaAM=Glasses
|SpaE=Gafas
|SpaEM=Glasses
|Ita=Occhiali
|ItaM=Glasses
|FraE=Verre
|FraEM=Glass
}}
 
===Appendage===
{{foreignname
|Jap=あし<br />''Ashi''
|JapM=Foot or Leg
|SpaA=Pata
|SpaAM=Leg
|SpaE=Tentáculo
|SpaEM=Tentacle
|FraE=Patte
|FraEM=Paw
}}
 
===Dark Star Core===
{{foreignname
|Jap=ダークスターコア <br />''Dāku Sutā Koa''
|JapM=Dark Star Core
|SpaA=Núcleo Estrella Oscura
|SpaAM=Dark Star Core
|SpaE=Nucléovitz
|SpaEM=From ''núcleo'' (core) and ''Grácovitz'' ([[Fawful]]'s European Spanish name).
|Ita=Nucleo Stella Oscura
|ItaM=Dark Star Core
|FraE=Astre Noir (noyau)
|FraEM=Black Star (core)
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*During the battle, one of Dark Fawful's attacks is shooting multiple stars that move circularly around the room until counterattacked. This move is similar to the move [[Princess Shroob]] uses after passing her half-way mark in her Max HP, but Princess Shroob creates just one star-like attack, while Dark Fawful creates multiple from his ray gun.
*When Dark Fawful attacks with dark energy balls, his pose looks very similar to his second form from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''.
*Immediately before the battle begins, Dark Fawful refers to Bowser as a "fink-rat", the same insult he uses towards Mario and Luigi during his first boss battle in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.
*When Bowser is fighting Dark Fawful in his first form, he is fighting in the same spot he fought Mario in the beginning of the game.
{{M&LBIS}}
*When one of Fawful's eyes are damaged, the Dark Star Core closes one of its eyes as well.
[[it:Sogghigno Oscuro]]
*Dark Fawful when fighting with the Dark Star's Core is like an equivalent to [[Super Dimentio]] from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', except a bit trickier to defeat. Both die in a similar way as well, as in their final moments they are reduced to just a head.
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