Editing Toad Town Caves

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{{distinguish|Toad Town Tunnels}}
{{location infobox
|image=[[File:M&LBIS Destroyed Dark Star prison.png|256px]]
|greater_location=[[Mushroom Kingdom]]
|inhabitants=[[Nooz]], [[Fawflant]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
[[File:Toad Town Caves Map.png|thumb|left|Map]]{{M&LBIS map}}
The '''Toad Town Caves''' are a location found beneath [[Toad Town]] during the events of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|remake]]. It is sewer-esque, with many ancient structures and multiple yellow [[Warp Pipe]]s throughout it, leading to random parts of Toad Town and [[Toad Town Mall]].

The caves are first mentioned by [[Princess Peach]] in the [[Flab Zone]]. She tells [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Starlow]] that a malicious entity known as the [[Dark Star]] was sequestered under tight security there. She also tells them that in order for [[Fawful]] to activate the Dark Star, he would need her as well. Immediately after, Peach is abducted by Fawful and [[Midbus]], who use a special gun to pull her out from within [[Bowser's body]].

The Toad Town Caves first appear after [[Bowser]] helps the [[Monty Bros.]] drill a tunnel for [[Project K]] - an escape route for when Bowser kidnaps the Princess. He tries to venture deeper into the caves before a security system (intended to prevent access to the Dark Star) knocks him out. That triggers an event in the [[Pipe Yard]], which allows Mario and Luigi to finally escape from Bowser's body to Toad Town Caves.

When Mario & Luigi check on Bowser, they wonder how he got knocked out. The alarm goes off again, and it shocks Bowser a second time, causing him more damage. Starlow recommends the bros. to take a different route to get to the Dark Star. If the bros. try to pass by Bowser, the alarm will go off, and they will run back the way they came from, leaving Bowser to get shocked once again.

The bros. follow the chortling of Fawful to try and beat him to the Dark Star. Along the way, Fawful shuts the door and switches all paths out of line. In order for the brothers to pass, the player needs to activate the [[Blue Shell#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Blue Shell]], which can be found through a pipe leading to the outskirts of Toad Town. They will then meet the [[Koopa Paratroopa Trio]], who will allow them to use the Blue Shell blocks. This enables Mario to become [[Shell Mario]].

With Shell Mario, the bros. can hit the switches to change the block bridges vertically or horizontally. They need to use these bridges to reach the three purple blocks spread across the small platforms within the water. Hitting all three blocks will open the sealed door leading to the Dark Star. The brothers will need to change the bridge to get to the door as well.

Just past the door, two [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s tell the Mario Bros. and Starlow to worry about nothing. However, they are actually Fawflants, which ambush the Mario Bros. to slow them down even further. Once they defeat them, they witness Fawful destroying the barrier placed on the Dark Star, and snagging it while flying away. An injured Toad (a real one) tells them to hurry and stop Fawful and go to the [[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Castle]] before it is too late.

At the end of the caves is a yellow pipe, which leads to the part of Toad Town that has a bridge leading to [[Peach's Castle Garden]]. Once the Bros. pass through that pipe, all the other pipes that were blocked off will be accessible.

The music that plays in this location is a slow, somber remix of the unsettling song that played when [[Mario]] woke up in the [[Trash Pit]] after his [[Vacuum Shroom|unwilling entry]] into [[Bowser]]'s body. The song is also used for the [[Underground Tunnel]] (which directly connects to this area), the insides of the [[Tower of Yikk]], and the path to [[Bowser Castle]].

==Enemies==
*[[Nooz]]
*[[Fawflant]]

==Items==
{{RPG item locations
|item1=[[Super Nut]]
|image1=[[File:Nut.png]]
|location1=In a ? Block in the zigzag path scene.
|item2=[[Star Candy]]
|image2=[[File:StarCandy.png]]
|location2=In a ? Block in the scene to the left of the [[Dark Star]].
|item3=[[Super Mushroom]] (x2)
|image3=[[File:Mushroom BiS.png]]
|location3=In a ? Block in the first scene beyond the Dark Star.
|item4=[[Supersyrup Jar]] (x2)
|image4=[[File:Syrup BiS.png]]
|location4=In ? Blocks in the second scene beyond the Dark Star.
|item5=[[Coin Socks]]
|image5=[[File:MLRPG3 C Socks.png]]
|location5=In ? Blocks in the second scene beyond the Dark Star.
|item6=[[Max Mushroom]]
|image6=[[File:Mushroom BiS.png]]
|location6=In ? Blocks inside a hole in the southern pipe area.
|item7=[[Budget Charm]]
|image7=[[File:MLRPG3 C Accessory.png]]
|location7=In ? Blocks inside a hole in the southern pipe area.
}}

===Beans===
There are 10 [[Bean]]s in total.
*Southeasternmost scene (where Mario and Luigi come out): <Heart Bean x1, Special Bean x1>
*Scattered on the S-shaped path in a southern scene: <Heart Beans x3, Special Bean x1>
*On the raised platform in the scene to the north of the Dark Star: <Heart Beans x2, Special Beans x2>

==Media==
{{media table
|file1=M&LBIS The Path of Secrets.oga
|title1=The Path of Secrets
|description1=Plays at [[Bowser Path]], the [[Tunnel]], Toad Town Caves, and the [[Tower of Yikk]] in the original game.

|file2=M&LBIS The Path of Secrets (Inside Bowser).oga
|title2={{Conjectural|The Path of Secrets (Inside Bowser)}}
|description2=Plays at Bowser Path, the Tunnel, Toad Town Caves, the Tower of Yikk while inside Bowser, and during the first visit to the [[Trash Pit]], in the original game.

|file3=M&LBIS+BJJ The Path of Secrets.oga
|title3=The Path of Secrets DX
|description3=Plays at Bowser Path, the Tunnel, Toad Town Caves, and the Tower of Yikk in the remake.

|file4=M&LBIS+BJJ The Path of Secrets (Inside Bowser).oga
|title4={{Conjectural|The Path of Secrets DX (Inside Bowser)}}
|description4=Plays at Bowser Path, the Tunnel, Toad Town Caves, the Tower of Yikk while inside Bowser, and during the first visit to the [[Trash Pit]], in the remake.
}}

==Map==
<gallery>
ML-BIS-map-ToadTown.png|Toad Town & Toad Town Caves map
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=キノコタウン地下
|JapR=Kinoko Taun Chika
|JapM=Mushroom Town Underground
|Ita=Sotterranei di Fungopoli
|ItaM=Toad Town Undergrounds
|Kor=버섯타운 지하
|KorR=Beoseot Taun Jiha
|KorM=Mushroom Town Underground
|Ger=Toad Town-Höhlen
|GerM=Toad Town Caves
|SpaE=Sótanos de Ciudad Champiñón
|SpaEM=Toad Town Basement
|FreE=Sous-sol du village des Toad
|FreEM=Toad Town Basement
}}

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[[Category:Underground areas]]
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