Napse

Template:Species-infobox A Napse is a neuron-like enemy inside Bowser's body in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. They are located in the Energy Hold, and look like round red cells ringed by moving dendrites. Their name comes from "synapse", which is the junction between nerve cells.

A Napse will attack Mario or Luigi using electrical discharges that are colored either red, or green. One of its attacks includes summoning two energy balls colored red and green. It will then spin around turning both the red and green balls into blue ones. The energy balls will then hit the respective brother, depending on its former color, so the player needs to keep an eye on the order the Napse has the energy balls. This attack is avoided by jumping. Another one of its attacks includes getting red and green energy balls from other Napses around it. Once it has obtained enough, it will shoot the energy balls at the bros. This attack is avoided by jumping. Touching the electric charges can lower their defense. This enemy can also multiply, but not as often as the Airnapse. However, when it multiplies, the Napse loses half of its remaining HP and its duplicate gets the other half of its remaining health. Napses take extra damage from fire, so the Fire Flower Special Attack is useful in taking them out quickly.

The idle form of the Bowser Memory ML found in the Memory Banks bears some resemblance to a Napse, however it acts different and has a mouth as well as bigger eyes.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Napse
	HP	68 (102)	POW	43 (108)	DEF	34 (51)	SPEED	43 (65)
	Coins	35 (53)	Level	15	Fire	Double	Burn?	Double
	Role	Common	Battled by	Mario and Luigi	Location(s)	Energy Hold	Dizzy?	Normal
	Stat down?	Normal	KO?	Normal	Experience	100	Item drop	Super Mushroom - 5% 1-Up Mushroom - 5%
Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Napse
	HP	68	POW	75	DEF	56	SPEED	43	Experience	100
	Fire	Critical	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Mario & Luigi	Coins	35
	Burn	2x	Dizzy	1x	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	Super Mushroom - 20% 1-Up Mushroom - 15%
Level           15	Location(s)	Energy Hold

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	シナプン[?] Shinapun	Derived from「シナプス」(shinapusu, synapse)
German	Synapsel[?]	Pun on synapse
Italian	Multibolla[?]	From multipla (multiple) and bolla (bubble)
Spanish (NOA)	Napsis[?]	Napse
Spanish (NOE)	Normácula[?]	From molécula (molecule)