Editing Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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{{about|the original game for the [[Nintendo DS]]|the remake of this game for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]|[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]}}

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|developer=[[AlphaDream]]<br>[[Nintendo SPD Group No.4]]

|release={{flag list|Japan|February 11, 2009|ROC|February 11, 2009|USA|September 15, 2009|Europe|October 9, 2009<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-DS/Mario-Luigi-Bowser-s-Inside-Story-271584.html|title=''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''|publisher=Nintendo UK|accessdate=June 25, 2024}}</ref>|Australia|October 22, 2009|South Korea|July 21, 2011}}

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|modes=Single-player

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'''''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''''' is a [[Nintendo DS]] game developed by [[AlphaDream]] and published by [[Nintendo]]. It was released worldwide in 2009 and in South Korea in 2011. It is the third title in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]], preceded by ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' for the Nintendo DS in 2005 and succeeded by ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2013. The title of the game is a parody on the term "inside story", meaning the "true" tale of an event from the perspective of an insider who participated in the action, as opposed to an outsider who only hears about the event later on. In this case, the game is a literal inside story, as Mario and Luigi have to adventure through Bowser's insides. The game's European Spanish, European French, and Italian name is a parody on the famous novel ''{{wp|Journey to the Center of the Earth}}''. The original French name is ''Voyage au centre de la Terre'', the Spanish name is ''Viaje al centro de la Tierra'', and the Italian name is ''Viaggio al centro della Terra''.

[[File:Bowser's Inside Story ToadBlorbs.png|thumb|The blorbs being discussed.]]

After the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]'s citizens start contracting the [[blorbs]], a disease that swells [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Princess Peach]] holds an emergency conference meeting at [[Peach's Castle|her castle]], which includes [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Toadbert]], [[Toadsworth]], and a Star Sprite named [[Starlow]]. [[Bowser]] crashes in and is sent flying out of Peach's Castle after easily being defeated by Mario, eventually landing in [[Dimble Wood]], and after regaining consciousness, he comes across a cloaked merchant (who is [[Fawful]] in disguise). The merchant gives him a "[[Vacuum Shroom|Lucky Mushroom]]" that causes Bowser to inhale his surroundings. He returns to Peach's Castle and uses this ability to suck in everyone who attended the conference.

Mario, Luigi, and Starlow reawaken inside the [[Trash Pit]] area of [[Bowser's body]], where they acquire hammers and use them to hit an [[Funny Bone|exposed nerve]] and rouse Bowser, who had been dumped in [[Cavi Cape Cave]]. Starlow, who talks to Bowser throughout the game, withholds information surrounding the Mario Bros.' whereabouts and assists him in remembering the past events. Bowser then encounters Fawful, who explains that the blorbs and the Vacuum Shroom he gave him were all part of a plan to conquer both the Mushroom Kingdom and [[Bowser's Castle]]. He sends out his minion, [[Midbus]], whose speech irritates the Koopa King so much that he decides to pick a fight with him. Bowser loses to Midbus, and he and Fawful abandon him.

Bowser helps a stranded [[Broque Monsieur]] get back on [[Plack Beach]], where the sentient block rewards him a [[Vacuum Block]], allowing him to control his sucking abilities. After defeating the [[Sea Pipe Statue]], Bowser drinks water which allows Mario and Luigi to enter the [[Pump Works]] and defeat the [[Scutlet (boss)|Scutlet]] bug that was blocking his fire breath at the [[Flame Pipe]]. Starlow starts using the alias "Chippy" to Bowser. After subduing Broque's pet dog [[Broggy]], Bowser enters Dimble Wood, where he eventually comes across three of his minions: [[Sergeant Guy]], [[Corporal Paraplonk]], and [[Private Goomp]]. They plan to retake Bowser's castle with a [[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]] launcher, where Bowser is required to find ammunition. Bowser procures a giant carrot as a makeshift missile, but the owner, a Wiggler, makes him eat it and then attacks him. After he obtains the Banzai Bill from the Wiggler, Bowser is then overcome with stomach pain caused by consuming a parasitic [[Durmite]] along with the carrot; Mario and Luigi defeat it in battle.

After his stomach issue is resolved, Bowser proceeds to launch the Banzai Bill towards Bowser Castle. However, Midbus dodges his Banzai Bill by launching the castle and landing it on him. The Mario Bros. revive Bowser from the [[Rump Command]], which unintentionally turns him as giant as the castle. After Bowser defeats the castle, it flies away with him in pursuit, traveling through [[Bumpsy Plains]] and [[Bowser Path]] to reach the destination. Bowser deflects Midbus's iron ball, which knocks the castle down. Entering his castle, Bowser discovers that Fawful has turned it into a theater and brainwashed most of [[Bowser's Minions]] into a pack of his own adoring fans. Fawful himself arrives and tricks Bowser, forcing him to perform a cage match with Midbus on stage. When Bowser wins, his prize is being forcibly fed fattening foods cooked by Fawful, gaining so much weight that he breaks through the floor and becomes trapped.

[[File:PeachDarkStar.png|left|thumb|Peach tells the story about the Dark Star.]]

Exploring the newly opened [[Flab Zone]] and defeating some [[Kretin]] enemies, Mario and Luigi are reunited with Princess Peach, who explains that Fawful is actually after the [[Dark Star]], an evil entity locked away under Toad Town that can only be revived using Peach herself. Fawful then uses a laser to extract Peach from Bowser and he and Midbus leave with her, while Bowser falls the rest of the way through the floor onto a treadmill they placed beneath him in the basement. He literally burns off all the excess fat, igniting a crate of Bob-ombs in the process which sends him blasting off back to Cavi Cape, falling into the [[Tunnel]]. He meets up with some [[Monty Bros.|Monty Mole minions]] and helps them drill all the way to Toad Town, but when Bowser wanders into the corridor leading to the Dark Star, the security system activates and electrocutes him, rendering him unconscious.

Mario and Luigi gain access to the [[Pipe Yard]] in Bowser's body, which allows them to use warp pipes to return to the outside world. They emerge in the [[Toad Town Caves]] themselves and try to head off and stop [[Fawful]], but arrive too late. Fawful takes the Dark Star to Peach's Castle and uses its power to create a barrier preventing the Mario Bros. from following him. With no other option, they head to [[Dr. Toadley]] to try and do something about the blorbs problem instead, but Bowser arrives at the clinic as well and the three battle, with Bowser losing. Dr. Toadley then tells Mario and Luigi that they need to collect three [[Star Cure]]s to cure the blorbs and possibly find a way into the castle. Bowser awakens, hears this, and rushes off, determined to find the cures before the Bros. Dr. Toadley then reveals to Mario and Luigi that the first cure is held by Durmite inside Bowser's body, and they head back in to get it. They locate Durmite immediately, but it flees through an impassable, [[Boo]]-like barrier, stopping the Mario Bros. in their tracks.

[[File:M&LBIS Boo-Ray Machine screenshot.png|thumb|Yikk presents the Boo-Ray Machine.]]  

Meanwhile, Bowser heads to the shores of [[Blubble Lake]], where his sneezes raise the propeller-topped [[Tower of Yikk]] out of the water and straight onto him. The Mario Bros. supersize Bowser again and he defeats the moving tower, venturing inside once he shrinks back to his regular size and meeting the ghost of [[Yikk]], who shines his invention, the [[Boo-ray Machine]], on Bowser's gut. The light from the machine causes the Boo-like barrier to disappear and help Mario and Luigi navigate [[Energy Hold|the maze beyond them]], allowing them to track down Durmite, who reveals herself to be a sage named [[Wisdurm]]. She battles them, turning to a butterfly after her defeat, dropping the Star Cure, and flying off.

Bowser leaves the tower and meets up with Private Goomp, who tells him that he already had one of the Star Cures locked away in his treasure chamber, having recently stolen it from an old Koopa named [[Kuzzle]]. Bowser returns to his castle, regaining access to his treasure vault by pushing a statue of Fawful through the barricades in the floor, only to find that the Monty Bros. are now under Fawful's control and have built a railway straight through the vault. They use the [[Fawful Express]] to ram him out of the castle and into a boulder, resulting in another emergency revival and a giant battle between Bowser and the train. Returning to his vault after destroying the train, Bowser realizes that he has forgotten the combination to the safe that the Star Cure is stored in and asks "Chippy" to retrieve it for him. In the [[Memory Banks]], Mario and Luigi have to defeat [[Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L|blocky doppelgangers]] of themselves, crafted from Bowser's own memories of them. After that, they reassemble a puzzle representing the memory and Bowser opens his safe, only to be pushed in by Private Goomp, Sergeant Guy, and Corporal Paraplonk, who had turned to Fawful's side. With nothing else to do in the cramped safe, Bowser eats the Star Cure, and it is retrieved from his [[Gut Check (location)|gut]] by the Mario Bros.

Mario and Luigi return to Toad Town and are sent after the final Star Cure by Dr. Toadley. Guided by the doctor's messenger bird, [[Birdley]], they meet the sage known as [[Chakron]] at the top of a cliff over Plack Beach, but he will only give them the Star Cure if they can knock him out of the pose he has held for a thousand years. After a cryptic hint from Chakron, the Bros. head for Dimble Wood to collect Attack Pieces for the ground-shaking [[Snack Basket]] move, but Mario is kidnapped by a [[Sockop]] and has to be rescued by Luigi, who wears a [[giant Sockop|knocked-out Sockop]] like a [[Goomba's Shoe]] to sneak into the enemies' territory. Reunited and having gathered all the pieces, the brothers return to Chakron and knock him over, so true to his word, he gives them the final Star Cure.

[[File:M&LBIS Miracle Cure screenshot.png|thumb|left|The Miracle Cure curing the blorb-infected Toads.]]

Back at the clinic, Dr. Toadley creates the [[Miracle Cure]] from the three Star Cures, which flies around ridding all the Toads of the blorbs and then allows Mario and Luigi to blast their way through the barriers to get to Peach's Castle. They search the gardens for a way in and are attacked by Midbus, who uses the remote-control [[Junker]] robot to fight them. The Mario Bros. win the battle, and the robot goes haywire, throwing the safe containing Bowser into a pile of garbage, breaking it open. Bowser's back seized up from being in the cramped safe for so long, so Mario and Luigi go back inside him to fix it, allowing him to break into Peach's Castle for them.

Bowser fights his way to Fawful and Midbus as they are slowly awakening the Dark Star. Fawful supercharges his minion into [[Blizzard Midbus]], but Bowser wins the ensuing fight and Midbus's new ice powers end up freezing him solid. Bowser punches out Fawful as he tries to absorb the Dark Star's powers and he only gets a portion of it, with the rest of the revived evil entity forcing its way inside Bowser. Mario and Luigi chase the Dark Star [[Airway (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|around]] as it absorbs Bowser's DNA and takes on his characteristics, eventually emerging as an incomplete copy of Bowser, which sucks up Peach and floats off in search of the rest of its power. Bowser goes after it but is sidetracked by a final giant battle against Peach's Castle, which had been transformed into [[Super Peach's Castle of Fury|a giant robot]] by Fawful. He then battles Fawful himself, now souped-up by the Dark Star's powers into [[Dark Fawful]]. Bowser wins the fight and Fawful turns into a small ball of dark energy and tries to flee, but he gets absorbed by the Dark Star, allowing it to fully transform into [[Dark Bowser]].

The real Bowser goes after his copy, chasing it to the tallest tower where it deposits the unconscious Peach before being confronted by Bowser, who aims to capture Peach, both castles and the Dark Star's powers. The final battle is waged on two fronts, starting off with Bowser fighting his clone, before punching it in the gut and forcing it to spit up Fawful. Bowser sucks up the little ball of energy and Mario and Luigi take over the fight, defeating both Fawful and the Dark Star Core inside Bowser. This leaves Dark Bowser unstable, and the real Bowser punches it until it explodes, freeing the Mushroom Kingdom from the Dark Star’s influence for good.

Inside Bowser, a battered and unstable Fawful appears in front of the Mario Bros., seemingly accepting defeat to them and saying that he will go away permanently, but he is actually faking it as he uses this opportunity to try and take the Mario Bros. with him in a final explosion of his own while sporting a large, dying grin on his face. All this accomplishes though is making Bowser eject everyone he had inhaled. The liberated Toads and the now-conscious Peach move to congratulate Mario and Luigi on a job well done, and Bowser, confused and angry, realizes that the brothers had been inside his body the whole time. Starlow dismissively tells Bowser to not worry about what's in the past but discovering that she was his supposedly loyal minion "Chippy" throws him into a complete rage. The Toads and the Princess flee from the scene, and the [[List of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story staff|credits]] show a montage of still images showing that Bowser loses the ensuing fight.

[[File:EndCake MLRPG3.png|thumb|Bowser's cake.]]

Afterward, the heavily-injured Bowser is seen lying in bed at his castle while Private Goomp, Sergeant Guy, and Corporal Paraplonk beg him for forgiveness over their treason. Birdley arrives with a package from Peach, but when Starlow pops out of it to check in on him, Bowser angrily tells her to leave, as he is too busy fixing his castle to attack again anytime soon. He then lets the trio rejoin the rest of his army in helping with the repairs, and only once he is sure he is alone does Bowser open the package, revealing a thank-you cake with his face, Mario, Luigi, and Peach on it.  

As in the other ''Mario & Luigi'' games, there is no "Endless Play" feature. As such, if the player plays the game after it is beaten and the ending is done, the game just starts from the last save point, before the final battle.

The battle system of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' is similar to that of its predecessors. There are some new additions to the system. In this installment, all [[Action Command]]s are evaluated based on how well they are performed. There are five evaluation levels. Ranging from the worst to the best, these levels are: Nothing, OK, Good, Great, and Excellent. The better an Action Command is performed, the more damage an attack does. Receiving a Nothing is equivalent to not performing an Action Command at all. This is carried into all the later installments of the series.  

Each brother and Bowser have their own [[Heart Point|HP]], [[Special Point|SP]], POW, DEF, and [[Speed|SPEED]], as well as [[Stache|STACHE]] points for the brothers, and HORN points for Bowser. When they finish a battle, they each gain [[Experience Point|EXP Points]] and [[coin]]s. With enough Experience Points, they can level-up and increase each respective statistic.

|HP, or '''H'''eart '''P'''oints, indicate the amount of remaining health a character has. When an enemy hits a character, they lose HP. When their HP reaches zero, they pass out, but can be revived with a [[1-Up Mushroom]] or a [[1-Up Mushroom#Mario & Luigi series|1-Up Deluxe]]. HP can be replenished with a [[Mushroom]], a [[Nut]] or a [[Hot Drumstick|Drumstick]] (Bowser only).

|SP, or '''S'''pecial '''P'''oints, indicates how many times Mario, Luigi, or Bowser can use a Special Move. Each attack uses up a certain amount of SP, draining the total. SP can only be restored by ingesting [[Syrup Jar]]s.

|POW, or '''Pow'''er, is how strong the fighter is. POW determines how much damage they can inflict.

|DEF, or '''Def'''ense, is how much damage the character can block from an enemy hit. A higher DEF stat means less damage is taken.

|SPEED is how fast the character is. In any given battle, the fighter with the most SPEED gets to attack first. The turn then continues, allowing fighters with subsequently lower SPEED to attack until the fighter with the lowest SPEED has attacked. The fighter with the most SPEED then gets to attack again, and the cycle continues until a fight is over.

|STACHE, a Mario and Luigi exclusive stat, is the luck stat of this game. The higher their STACHE stats are, the greater there is a chance of a Critical or Lucky Hit, which doubles POW. A higher STACHE stat makes the player more likely to receive a hit on a [[Scratch Card]].

|HORN, a Bowser exclusive stat, functions exactly the same as STACHE does.

===Mario and Luigi's battle system===

[[File:MLBIS Green Shell screenshot.png|200px|thumb|Mario and Luigi battling.]]

The battle system with Mario and Luigi is similar to the battles from the previous games. There are now six categories of attack during battle, as opposed to ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''{{'}}s five, or ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''{{'}}s four. These are Jump, Hammer, [[Attack Pieces]] ([[Bros. Items]]), Items, [[Bros. Badges]], and Escape. The Bros. can defend with their jump and their hammers. The Jump makes Mario and/or Luigi jump to dodge an attack or to counter-attack. The Hammer is used to counter-attack. The music played while battling is the same as the music played during the debut trailer, as seen in the Japanese site.

A new element has been added to battles, a gauge at the bottom of the screen with Mario and Luigi's heads on either end. When Mario or Luigi pull off an action command, that brother's end of the bar fills slightly. When they meet in the middle, it is possible to use a Bros. Badge move. The effect varies with the equipped badge. The normal effect is to restore 20% of both brothers' HP. Badges can be bought in one of the shops in [[Toad Town]]. Some of the badges require that the Action Commands be pulled off perfectly (EXCELLENT is displayed), and some only need GOOD!. An extra block that appears in the battles can be used to swap the badges that brothers use.

===Bowser's battle system===

[[File:MLBIS Bowser inhale.png|200px|thumb|Bowser battling.]]

Bowser has almost the same battle system as Mario and Luigi's, but with a few differences. He has different options: Punch replaces Jump, [[Fire Breath]] replaces Hammer and [[Special Attack (Bowser)|Enemy Attacks]] replace Special Attacks. However, he does not have Bros. Badges. Instead, Bowser gains a vacuum ability after the player advances further through the game. He can swallow enemies with this new ability to make [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] fight them in his belly. He can also swallow parts of enemies that can restore his HP, raise defense or attack power, or rescue a [[Blitty]]. Bowser's defenses are the Punch and the Shell. Bowser's Punch can counter-attack an enemy, while his spiky shell can hit enemies that try to jump on his head or protect him from attacks.

Enemy Attacks are special attacks that use mostly members of Bowser's army, which are [[Goomba]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Magikoopas]], and [[Broggy]]. These attacks require the stylus to perform. These characters need to be liberated to unlock these attacks.

===Special Attacks===

[[Bowser]] has six [[Brawl Attack|Special Attack]]s, five of which are obtained via destroying cages contained Bowser's trapped minions.

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!width="15%"|SP

!width="20%"|Location

|style="background-color: #bfd3e3"|[[File:MLBISGoombaStorm.png]]<br>[[Goomba Storm]]*

|[[File:Goomba storm.png|200x120px]]

|''Touch each Goomba to fire him up! Flaming Goombas cause more damage!<br>Target: <font color=blue>One enemy</font color>. Effect: [[Burn|<font color=blue>BURN</font color>]].''

|[[Dimble Wood]] (after rescuing the [[Goomba|Goomba corps]])

|[[File:Shy Guy Squad.PNG|200x120px]]

|''←Quickly slide the stylus repeatedly left. Roll Bowser far back for more damage!<br>Target: <font color=blue>One enemy</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>None</font color>.''

|[[Bowser Path]] (after rescuing the [[Shy Guy|Shy Guy corps]])

|[[File:Koopa Corps.PNG|200x120px]]

|''Slide the stylus to move Bowser up and down and repel the Koopa Shells!<br>Target: <font color=blue>Random</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>None</font color>.''

|[[Blubble Lake]] (after rescuing the [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa unit]])

|style="background-color: #bfd3e3"|[[File:MLBISBobOmbBlitz.png]]<br>[[Bob-omb Blitz]]

|[[File:Bob-omb Blitz.PNG|200x120px]]

|''Slide the Bob-ombs into place fast! Line up with your foe and charge!<br>Target: <font color=blue>Adjustable</font color> Effect: [[Dizzy|<font color=blue>DIZZY</font color>]].''

|[[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Bowser Castle]] (after rescuing the [[Bob-omb|Bob-omb squad]])

|-

|style="background-color: #bfd3e3"|[[File:MLBISMagikoopaMob.png]]<br>[[Magikoopa Mob]]

|''Quickly trace the Magikoopa's formation! Bowser's power boosts your magic!<br>Target: <font color=blue>Random</font color>. Effect: [[Burn|<font color=blue>BURN</font color>]].''

|[[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Peach's Castle]] (after rescuing the [[Magikoopa|Magikoopa corps]])

|''Scrub all the dirt off that filthy Broggy! Scrub him until he's clean!<br>Target: <font color=blue>One enemy</font color>. Effect: [[Dizzy|<font color=blue>DIZZY</font color>]].''

[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] obtain these [[Bros. Attack|special attacks]] via [[Attack Piece]]s found by hitting a [[Attack Piece Block]] and numerous other ways.

|''Mario kicks with {{button|ds|A}}; Luigi with {{button|ds|B}}! Keep on kicking the shell!<br>Target: <font color=blue>One enemy</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>None</font color>.''

|''Repeatedly press the button of whoever's holding the big fireball!<br>Target: <font color=blue>Random</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>BURN</font color>.''

|''Land on the helmet and jump with {{button|ds|A}}! Dash to the landing spots with {{button|Padleft}} {{button|Padright}}</font color>!<br>Target: <font color=blue>One enemy</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>None</font color>.''

|''Remember which barrels the bros are in! {{button|ds|A}} launches Mario; {{button|ds|B}} launches Luigi!<br>Target: <font color=blue>Random</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>None</font color>.''

|''Launch HIGH with {{button|ds|A}}. Move Luigi to the ball's top with {{button|Padleft}} {{button|Padright}}. Use {{button|ds|B}} to squash.<br>Target: <font color=blue>Random</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>DIZZY</font color>.''

|''Dash with {{button|Padleft}} {{button|Padright}}! Press and hold {{button|ds|A}} or {{button|ds|B}} to build power, and release to swing!<br>Target: <font color=blue>Random</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>POW down</font color>.''

|[[Toadley Clinic]] (from the intern after obtaining the [[Miracle Cure]])

|style="background-color: #bfd3e3"|[[File:Spin Pipe Sprite.png]]<br>[[Spin Pipe]]

|''Memorize how the bros stack up! Mario stomps with {{button|ds|A}}; Luigi with {{button|ds|B}}!<br>Target: <font color=blue>One enemy</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>DIZZY</font color>.''

|[[Plack Beach]] (after completing [[Kuzzle]]'s first puzzle)

|''Use {{button|Padleft}} {{button|Padright}} to eat, then repeatedly press {{button|ds|A}} to throw Luigi. Slam down with {{button|ds|B}}!<br>Target: <font color=blue>All ground-based enemies</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>None</font color>.''

|''Mario stomps with {{button|ds|A}}; Luigi with {{button|ds|B}}. Both stomp together with {{button|ds|A}} and {{button|ds|B}}!<br>Target: <font color=blue>Random</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>DIZZY</font color>.''

|[[Bowser's Castle]] (after defeating the [[Shroob]]s)

|style="background-color: #bfd3e3"|[[File:Falling Star Sprite.png]]<br>[[Falling Star]]

|''Aim with {{button|ds|Pad}}. Throw at the star with {{button|ds|A}} if the light is red, {{button|ds|B}} if it's green!<br>Target: <font color=blue>One enemy</font color>. Effect: <font color=blue>DEF down</font color>.''

|20

|[[Peach's Castle Garden]]

 

[[File:Giant Bowser Battle.png|thumb|200px|left|Giant Bowser battling [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser Castle]]]]

At certain points in the game, Bowser gets crushed by a large object such as [[Bowser's Castle]], which leaves him in a dying state. In order to revive Bowser, the Bros. must play a 2D shooter-like minigame in the [[Rump Command]]. When revived, Bowser grows to a giant state. In order to complete these battles, the player must rotate their DS sideways to play. In these battles, Bowser only has three options of attack. Punching requires quickly sliding the stylus across the screen to execute. Fire requires the player to blow into the [[Nintendo DS#Microphone|DS microphone]]. The last option, Healing, requires Mushrooms found within the battle itself. Defending includes an event where the player must tap the touch screen in certain areas to counter-attack, punching to deflect blows, and blowing huge flames at the enemy. After each giant battle, Bowser returns to normal. There are four such battles in the game.

==Ranks==

When leveling up Mario and Luigi, and Bowser occasionally reach a [[rank]]. When this happens new criteria is added to the game such as being able to equip more clothing or being able to shop at certain places. Here is a list of the ranks:

 

'''Mario & Luigi'''

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!width=15%|Name

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:MushroomRankBIS.png]]Mushroom Rank

|Default

|Allows up to one accessory to be equipped.

|-

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:ShineRankBIS.png]]Shine Rank

|Allows the bros to shop at the [[Toadles Boutique]] in [[Toad Town#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Toad Town]].

|Allows the bros to shop at the [[Star Shop]] in [[Toad Town#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Toad Town]].

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:RainbowRankBIS.png]]Rainbow Rank

|When both brothers reach this rank, gives the [[Badge#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Excellent!! Bros Badge]].

'''Bowser'''

|style="text-align:left"|[[File:BronzeBossRankBIS.png]]Bronze Boss Rank

|Allows up to one accessory to be equipped.

|Gives the Intruder Fangs equipment to Bowser.

 

There are many items that appear in the game that the heroes must obtain in order to advance in the game. Most of these items require the players to go through some trial, whether it be a challenge, facing a boss, or through other means.

|align="left"|A strange Mushroom that gives Bowser the ability to inhale anything.

|[[Dimble Wood]]

|[[File:MLBIS Hammer icon.png|16px]]

|align="left"|''Hammers found in the Trash Pit. Use 'em to whack and break stuff!''

|align="left"|''A rare block from Broque Monsieur. In battle, Bowser inhales stuff!''

|align="left"|''An item that might shock something. Where should you use it?''

|align="left"|''An enormous, black, shiny weapon. If it's launched at you, you're toast!''

|align="left"|''A curative held by the wise Wisdurm. It took a while to find this thing...''

|[[File:Yellow Star Cure.png|16px]]

|align="left"|''The curative found at Bowser Castle. Bowser swallowed it, so it's all sticky.''

|align="left"|''A true miracle cure made by combining the three curatives. It works incredibly!''

|align="left"|''Dr. Toadley's pet bird. It guides Mario and friends around.''

|align="left"|''An item for the [[PR Toad]] in Toad Town. He'll give you what's inside!''

|[[Blue Key (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Blue Key]]

|-

|[[File:MLBIS Red Key.png]]

|align="left"|''A key that opens the red door on the second floor of Peach's Castle.''

|align="left"|''A key that opens the green door on the second floor of Peach's Castle.''

These are the items that appear in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''. Please note that some of the items used in this game have appeared in the previous installments.

|image1=[[File:Mushroom BiS.png]]

|name1=[[Mushroom]]  

|image2=[[File:Mushroom BiS.png]]

|name5=[[1-Up Mushroom]]

|name6=[[1-Up Deluxe]]

|description6=Revives a fallen bro with full HP.

|description20=Increases HP to the selected character by 1 Point.

|description21=Increases SP to the selected character by 1 Point.

|description23=Allows the player to restart a battle if defeated.

{{main|List of clothing in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}

''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' differs from its predecessors by including a more varied clothing system. In addition to overalls, Mario and Luigi can wear socks, gloves, boots, and accessories while Bowser can wear shells, arm bands, rings, and fangs. Mario, Luigi, and Bowser can wear additional clothing types if they [[rank]] up from repeated battles.

====Badges====

Badges in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' are used exclusively by Mario and Luigi, and they work differently from its predecessors. Mario and Luigi must successfully perform Action Commands to fill the badge gauge. Once the gauge is filled, players can tap it to receive an effect that benefits them in a variety of ways, which can be changed depending on the type of badge both brothers wear.

|-

|[[File:MushroomBadge.png]]

|[[File:PowerFuryBadge.png]]

|[[File:BonusBadge.png]]

|Increases amount of EXP and Coins brothers get in the battle it was used.

|[[File:BrotherBadge.png]]

|Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop

|[[File:GoodBadge.png]]

|Mario or Luigi must achieve at least a "good" rating to fill the meter.

|[[File:GreatBadge.png]]

|500

|Bought from Toad Town's Badge Shop

|Mario or Luigi must achieve at least a "great" rating to fill the meter.

|[[File:ExcellentBadge1.png]]

|[[File:ExcellentBadge2.png]]

!width="25%"|[[File:MushroomBadge.png]]

!width="25%"|[[File:PowerFuryBadge.png]]

!width="25%"|[[File:BonusBadge.png]]

!width="25%"|[[File:BrotherBadge.png]]

![[File:GoodBadge.png]]

![[File:GreatBadge.png]]

![[File:ExcellentBadge1.png]]

![[File:ExcellentBadge2.png]]

==Status ailments==

MALBIS Mario.png|[[Mario]]  

MALBIS Luigi.png|[[Luigi]]

BowserMLBiS.png|[[Bowser]]

===Villains===

<gallery widths=88px heights=88px>

Fawful sprite.PNG|[[Fawful]]

Midbus sprite-1.png|[[Midbus]]

Dark Star MLBIS sprite.png|[[Dark Star]]

===Supporting===

MLBISBroqueMonseiurBattle.png|[[Broque Monsieur]], a bipedal creature who seems to be made from [[? Block]]s.

Broggy.gif|[[Broggy]], Broque's pet.

M&LBIS Sergeant Guy.png|[[Sergeant Guy]], a green [[Shy Guy]] with a bag on his back containing a gray pipe and a [[Magikoopa]]'s wand.

Emoglobinsprite.png|[[Emoglobin]], a species of block-like creatures inside Bowser that give hints and help with minigames.

Yikktowerbis.png|[[Yikk]], the creator of [[Tower of Yikk]] and the [[Boo-ray Machine]].

Blueparatroopas icon.png|The [[Koopa Paratroopa Trio]], friendly blue-shelled [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopas]].

{|width=100% class=wikitable

![[Experience Point|EXP]]

!Coins

|align="center"data-sort-value="1"|[[File:MLBISChuboomba.png]]

![[Chuboomba]]

|align="center"|50

|align="center"|15

|align="center"|4

|[[Cavi Cape]]/[[Plack Beach]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="2"|[[File:BorpBIS.png]]

![[Borp]]^m&l

|align="center"|102

|align="center"|220

|align="center"|40

|[[Cavi Cape]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="3"|[[File:MLBISToothyBattle.png]]

![[Toothy]]

|align="center"|27

|align="center"|18

|align="center"|5

|[[Plack Beach]]

|align="center" data-sort-value="4"|[[File:MLBISDrillbitCrab.png]]

![[Drillbit Crab]]^m&l

|align="center"|115

|align="center"|240

|align="center"|45

|[[Plack Beach]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="5"|[[File:MLBISPendril.png]]

![[Pendril]]^m&l

|align="center"|157

|align="center"|260

|align="center"|55

|[[Plack Beach]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="6"|[[File:MLBISTreevilNoBerry.png]][[File:MLBISTreevilWithBerry.png]]

![[Treevil]]

|align="center"|95

|align="center"|30; 35 (berry)

|align="center"|8; 10 (berry)

|[[Dimble Wood]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="8"|[[File:MLBISTrashure.png]]

![[Trashure]]

|align="center"|147

|align="center"|40

|align="center"|15

|[[Dimble Wood]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="9"|[[File:MLBISScutletenemy.png]]

![[Scutlet (species)|Scutlet]]^m&l

|align="center"|72

|align="center"|100

|align="center"|25

|[[Dimble Wood]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="10"|[[File:MLBISSockop.png]]

![[Sockop]]^m&l

|align="center"|110

|align="center"|240

|align="center"|55

|[[Dimble Wood]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="11"|[[File:MLBISFlifit.png]]

![[Flifit]]

|align="center"|108

|align="center"|50

|align="center"|20

|[[Bumpsy Plains]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="12"|[[File:MLBISSneed.png]]

![[Sneed]]ⁱ{{footnote|main|1}}

|align="center"|74

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|50

|[[Bumpsy Plains]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="13"|[[File:MLBISLakituKing.png]]

|align="center"|90

|align="center"|35

|align="center"|20

|[[Bumpsy Plains]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="14"|[[File:MLBISChainChawful2.png]]

![[Chain Chawful]]

|align="center"|165

|align="center"|75

|align="center"|30

|[[Bowser Path]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="15"|[[File:MLBISFawfulcopter.png]]

![[Fawfulcopter]]ⁱ ^m&l

|align="center"|32

|align="center"|40

|align="center"|20

|[[Bowser Path]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="16"|[[File:MLBISFawfulGuy.png]]

![[Fawful Guy]]^m&l

|align="center"|172

|align="center"|240

|align="center"|60

|[[Bowser Path]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="17"|[[File:MLBISChoomba.png]]

![[Choomba]]^b

|align="center"|248

|align="center"|120

|align="center"|31

|[[Tunnel]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="18"|[[File:MLBISCoalbit.png]]

![[Coalbit]]ⁱ

|align="center"|34

|align="center"|40

|align="center"|15

|[[Tunnel]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="19"|[[File:MLBISRedNooz.png]][[File:MLBISGreenNooz.png]]

![[Nooz]]^m&l

|align="center"|55

|align="center"|50

|align="center"|25

|[[Toad Town Caves]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="21"|[[File:MLBISFawflant.png]]

![[Fawflant]]^m&l

|align="center"|100

|align="center"|70

|align="center"|30

|[[Toad Town Caves]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="22"|[[File:MLBISBeehoss.png]]

![[Beehoss]]

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|150

|align="center"|40

|[[Blubble Lake]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="23"|[[File:MLBISCrawful.png]]

![[Crawful]]

|align="center"|173

|align="center"|170

|align="center"|45

|[[Blubble Lake]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="26"|[[File:MLBISGlamLakitu.png]]

![[Glam Lakitu]]ⁱ ^m&l

|align="center"|208

|align="center"|47

|align="center"|60

|[[Blubble Lake]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="24"|[[File:MLBISFawflopper.png]]

![[Fawflopper]]^m&l

|align="center"|96

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|40

|[[Blubble Lake]]

|align="center"data-sort-value="25"|[[File:MLBISMawfulMole.png]]

![[Mawful Mole]]^m&l

|align="center"|154