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{{image|more=yes|Sprite of Dark Fawful's shattered form in the remake (with and without the Dark Star).}}
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The '''Dark Star Core''' is [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s final boss of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. It consists of the remains of [[Dark Fawful]] after [[Bowser]] weakened him, combined with the [[Dark Star]] itself. In this form, Fawful's appearance is altered further; he has become a dark blob with red glass eyes along with his usual grin, and the Dark Star is attached to his head via a black antenna. He also gains even greater powers, notably the ability to change his appendages.
==History==
[[File:Dark Star Core fleeing.png|left|thumb|Dark Fawful fleeing Bowser after his defeat.]]
Following his defeat at Bowser's hands in the [[Conference Hall]], Dark Fawful collapses into a small, insect-like blob and flees the room; Bowser follows him into the throne room just in time to see [[Dark Bowser]] inhale the weakened Dark Fawful, completing the Dark Star's new form. At some point between this and the final battle, the Dark Star merges with Dark Fawful to become the Dark Star Core; while they are not seen until then, it is implied that Dark Fawful assisted Dark Bowser in dueling Bowser on the way to the pinnacle of Peach's castle.
During the final battle with Dark Bowser, Dark Fawful reveals his presence when Dark Bowser is knocked out, reviving him and turning him giant. After Bowser punches the enlarged Dark Bowser, however, he spits out Dark Fawful, who is then inhaled by Bowser and lands inside his body, where he manifests into the Dark Star Core to battle Mario and Luigi.


'''Dark Star Core''' is the final boss of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', along with [[Dark Bowser]]. The Dark Star Core consist of the remains of [[Dark Fawful]] after [[Bowser]] weakened him combined with the weak point of the [[Dark Star]]. In this form, [[Fawful]] has greater powers, along with slightly altered appearances, such as red glass eyes, changable appendages, and the Dark Star attached to his head.
Eventually, Mario and Luigi triumph over the Dark Star Core, and Bowser then lands the final blow on Dark Bowser, ultimately defeating him and saving the kingdom. Dark Fawful appears before the Mario Bros. one final time as a dark, battered, unstable blob, and gives one last psychotic smile before exploding, intending to take the pair with him; instead, the explosion negates the effects of the [[Vacuum Shroom]] and expelling Mario, Luigi, Starlow and the [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s from Bowser's body.


==History==
==Battle==
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
During the final battle, Bowser must deal at least 1000 [[Heart Point|HP]] damage to Dark Bowser (1260 in the game's [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|3DS remake]]). Upon this, Dark Bowser will collapse, and Dark Fawful, revealed in Dark Bowser's body, will revive Dark Bowser to his full HP. Upon his revival, Dark Bowser will grow in size, after which his stomach will be able to be targeted. If Bowser punches Dark Bowser in the stomach, Dark Bowser will cough up The Dark Fawful Bug and it will run off screen. Bowser then has to [[Vacuum Block|inhale]] the Dark Fawful Bug but upon beginning to do so, Dark Bowser will attempt to do the same. If Bowser successfully inhales Dark Fawful, Mario and Luigi take over the fight. If Dark Bowser inhales the Dark Fawful Bug, his fight continues on with Bowser. If Bowser does not use his vacuum ability, the Dark Fawful Bug will run back into view and jump back into Dark Bowser. If Dark Bowser is KO'd again before Dark Fawful and the Dark Star Core are inhaled by either party, Dark Fawful will run back onscreen and revive Dark Bowser to his full HP before running away again, with Dark Bowser remaining at normal size.
[[File:DarkFawfulBug.gif|thumb|left|The Dark Star Core entering the battle.]]
In the final fight of the game, Bowser has to make Dark Bowser collapse by depleting his 1000 [[Heart Point|HP]]. Dark Fawful will heal his host, making Dark Bowser giant in the process. After surviving his dark copy's new attack, [[Bowser]] must punch the giant's stomach to make him spit out Dark Fawful. Bowser then has to inhale Dark Fawful and let [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] battle him. When in [[Bowser's body]], Dark Fawful will power up and assume a massive size.


Dark Fawful's second form consists of 6 parts: the two lenses of his glasses, three skinny legs, and the Dark Star Core located on an antenna atop his head. The Dark Star Core is the main target, but it is also unreachable at the beginning of the fight. To damage the core, must destroy Dark Fawful's legs-but they can only attack one at a time unless the eyes are destroyed. Although it is possible to ignore the glasses and destroy the legs individually, it is more efficient to destroy the glasses first, preventing Dark Fawful from hiding his appendages. Then, the brothers can attack all three legs at once, reducing the risk of the first leg regenerating while they pick off the others. The [[Snack Basket]] technique can destroy all three at once if perfectly executed.
Inside Bowser, Dark Fawful and the Dark Star Core grow in size. Dark Fawful has two glasses and three appendages. The Dark Star Core is located at the top of Fawful's antenna, which cannot be reached until the Mario Bros. destroy his appendages. If at least one or two of Dark Fawful's glasses are not shattered, he will retract two or one of his appendages. However, the remaining appendage(s) will be left open for attack, allowing the Bros. to get past the appendages even if the glasses are not shattered. His appendages regrow after a few turns if they have been destroyed.


With all three legs destroyed, Dark Fawful will fall and shatter on the ground, bringing the Dark Star Core into range. The Mario Bros. have to damage the core as much as possible until it revives Dark Fawful and jumps out of Bowser's body. If it retreats from Bowser's body, the core will jump back into Dark Bowser, forcing the Koopa King to repeat the earlier battle until he can inhale the Dark Star Core once again.
Once all three of his appendages are destroyed, Dark Fawful will fall to the floor and shatter, leaving the Dark Star Core in range of Mario and Luigi's attacks. While shattered, They must deal 1560 damage to the core (2070 in the remake) in a few turns before it revives Fawful, sucks him up, and leaves Bowser's body and returns to Dark Bowser's, essentially requiring the player to repeat the above cycle until sufficient damage has been dealt to the Dark Star Core to result in victory.


==Attacks==
[[File:Dark Star Core Explosion.PNG|200px|thumb|The instant the Dark Star Core gets defeated in the original game.]]
Dark Fawful attacks in various ways. One attack has him pick up the Mario Bros. while the Dark Star Core shoots rings of stars at them. Fawful will move his arms up and down between rings, altering the brother's strategies; they have to jump over the rings if they are shot at them. and stay still if they are not.
Dark Fawful has three attacks if at least one of his appendages remain. In his first attack, he will pick up Mario and Luigi, Mario with his right hand and Luigi with his left, putting the two on separate sides, while the Dark Star Core detaches from its antenna and begins to shoot star rings at the Bros. Fawful will move both of his hands up and down and the Dark Star Core does the same. Depending on both the Bros. and the core's height, the Bros. must either jump or remain still to avoid the star rings, which can be used 3-5 times. The second attack involves the Dark Star Core darkening the arena. Dark Fawful appears in front of the Bros. as a giant head and chases them to the left, while the Core will attempt to ram into the Bros. It will fly across the top screen and a red or green glow will indicate which Bro the Core is aiming for, after which it will fly across the bottom screen into the Brother previously foreshadowed, which can be dodged via jumping. Being hit by this attack twice will cause the Bro. to be crushed by Fawful and take heavy damage. The Core's speed becomes faster every time it attempts to ram, and it does so about 6-9 times before the attack ends and the Bros. are warped back to the main area. The final attack involves Dark Fawful rooting both his hands in front of each Bro, sending energy orbs at random down each arm. The Bros. must use their hammers to destroy each orb before it reaches them, which could result in tripping. Occasionally, a larger orb appears, and if hit by the Bros'. hammers, will be launched back at Fawful's arm, putting it out of commission until the attack ends.


Dark Fawful can also chase after the Mario Bros. while the Dark Star Core repeatedly swoops at them. Before each attack, the Dark Star Core will fly by 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 jumping over several attacks, the Mario Bros. will fall into a white portal and the fight will continue.
[[File:Darkfawfulexplode.png|180px|thumb|Dark Fawful about to explode.]]
After Dark Fawful shatters, the Dark Star Core will have two new attacks. For the first attack, it will charge up a deadly laser that deals major damage, similar to the previous battle with the [[Dark Star]] in the Airway. The Bros. must grab Starlow to avoid the attack, only letting go of her once it has finished. For its second attack, the Dark Star Core creates a long energy spear and spins it above the Bros. heads either clockwise or counterclockwise. After spinning the arrow for a while, it will drop it on the ground, forcing the Bros. to jump each time it passes under their feet. The Core may trick the Bros. into jumping early by lowering the spear slightly before raising it up again. If the Bros. do not sustain too much damage, the Core follows up by conjuring a larger arrow and launching it at a Bro. It can be telegraphed by its shadow, and countered back at the Core with the hammer.


Dark Fawful can also put both of his arms into the ground and fire purple balls of energy at Mario and Luigi. The brothers have to destroy the balls by hitting them with their hammers. Sometimes, larger orbs will come down the arms-the heroic plumbers can hit them to fire them back at Dark Fawful.
The 3DS remake makes a few visual and technical changes to the battle with the Core. If the Bros. try to attack Dark Fawful's legs before destroying his glasses, he will now retract all of his legs and cling to the ceiling, making it impossible to damage his legs without destroying the glasses. The speed of the Dark Star Core itself during its ramming attack has also been generally lowered, and the spear attack while Dark Fawful is shattered has been drastically altered. The Dark Star Core instead summons multiple black orbs of different sizes that circle around Dark Fawful's body. the Bros. must jump over the orbs as they pass, although some can fly over the Bros. to damage them if they jump. If one of the Bros. is hit by an orb, that orb will shatter. After this, the Dark Star Core will suck in any remaining orbs to create an arrow to fire it at a Bro, which, like the original game, can be countered with the hammer. Like all bosses in the remake, The Core will gain the [[Fury]] status when its HP drops below half.


[[File:Dark Star Core Explosion.PNG|200px|thumb|left|The instant the Dark Star Core explodes in battle.]] The Dark Star Core uses a different variety of attacks. It can charge up and fire a massive, screen-filling laser at both Mario Bros.-to dodge this move, Mario and Luigi have to jump onto [[Starlow]] and stay on the top screen until the attack subsides. This is essentially the same as the laser attack used by the Dark Star in the previous [[Dark Star#Battle|encounter]], but with a faster charge and no follow-up ram.
When the Dark Star Core is damaged enough, it will be defeated along with Dark Fawful. In the 3DS remake, it will have its own unique defeat animation in which a massive explosion will occur. This will cause Dark Bowser to become unstable.
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The Dark Star Core will also spin a shadow arrow around it and try hitting the brothers. First, the arrow will spin in the air right above the Bros., who must not jump during this time. After 5 revolutions in the air, going faster each time, the shadow arrow will scrape across the floor, forcing the Bros. to jump over it. 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]]''.[[File:Darkfawfulexplode.JPG|250px|thumb|Right|The Dark Star Core about to explode.]]
==Stats==
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Star Core|align=horizontal|}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story bestiary|transcludesection=Glasses|align=horizontal}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story bestiary|transcludesection=Appendage|align=horizontal}}


After completing its shadow arrow spin, the Dark Star Core will charge the arrow further and fire it at one of the plumbers. If the arrow is pointed at an upwards angle, it is aiming for Mario. If it is pointing at a downward angle, Luigi is being targeted. Either way, the attacked plumber must use his hammer to knock the arrow back at the Dark Star Core, inflicting light damage in the process.
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Star Core|image=[[File:Dark_Star_Core_Star_sprite_MLBISBJJ.gif]]|align=horizontal|}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey bestiary|transcludesection=Glasses|image=[[File:Dark Star Core head sprite M&LBIS+BJJ.gif]]|align=horizontal|}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey bestiary|transcludesection=Appendage|align=horizontal|}}
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After the Dark Star Core's HP is depleted, 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 the Dark Star's 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==
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<gallery>
DarkStarCoreSpriteWithoutFawful.png|The Dark Star Core's base appearance without Dark Fawful
M&LBIS Dark Star Core.png|The Dark Star Core's shattered form without the Dark Star on its head
SMKun 41 Dark Star Core.jpg|The Dark Star Core in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>


==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
===Glasses===
===Glasses===
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=メガネ<br />''Megane''
|Jap=メガネ
|JapR=Megane
|JapM=Glasses
|JapM=Glasses
|SpaA=Anteojos
|SpaA=Anteojos
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|Ita=Occhiali
|Ita=Occhiali
|ItaM=Glasses
|ItaM=Glasses
|FraA=Lunette
|FreA=Lunette
|FraAM=Glass
|FreAM=Glass
|FraE=Verre
|FreE=Verre
|FraEM=Glass
|FreEM=Glass
|Ger=Brille
|Ger=Brille
|GerM=Glasses}}
|GerM=Glasses
}}


===Appendage===
===Appendage===
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=あし<br />''Ashi''
|Jap=あし
|JapR=Ashi
|JapM=Foot or Leg
|JapM=Foot or Leg
|SpaA=Pata
|SpaA=Pata
|SpaAM=Leg
|SpaAM=Paw or Leg
|SpaE=Tentáculo
|SpaE=Tentáculo
|SpaEM=Tentacle
|SpaEM=Tentacle
|FraE=Patte
|FreE=Patte
|FraEM=Foot
|FreEM=Foot
|Ger=Beine
|Ger=Beine
|GerM=Legs}}
|GerM=Legs
|Ita=Tentacolo
|ItaM=Tentacle
}}


===Dark Star Core===
===Dark Star Core===
{{foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ダークスターコア <br />''Dāku Sutā Koa''
|Jap=ダークスターコア
|JapR=Dāku Sutā Koa
|JapM=Dark Star Core
|JapM=Dark Star Core
|SpaA=Núcleo Estrella Oscura
|SpaA=Núcleo Estrella Oscura
|SpaAM=Dark Star Core
|SpaAM=Dark Star Core
|SpaE=Nucléovitz
|SpaE=Nucléovitz
|SpaEM=From ''núcleo'' (core) and ''Grácovitz'' ([[Fawful]]'s European Spanish name).
|SpaEM=From "núcleo" (core) and "Grácovitz" ([[Fawful]]'s European Spanish name)
|Ita=Nucleo Stella Oscura
|Ita=Nucleo Stella Oscura
|ItaM=Dark Star Core
|ItaM=Dark Star Core
|FraA=Noyau obscur
|FreA=Noyau Étoile obscure
|FraAM=Dark Core
|FreAM=Dark Star Core
|FraE=Astre Noir (noyau)
|FreE=Astre Noir (noyau)
|FraEM=Dark Star (core)
|FreEM=Dark Star (core)
|Ger=Krankkern
|Ger=Krankkern
|GerM= ''Kern''(core) and ''Krank(fried)'' ([[Fawful]]'s German name).}}
|GerM=From "Krankfried" ([[Fawful]]) and "kern" (core)
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*When one of Fawful's eyes are damaged, the Dark Star Core closes one of its eyes as well.
*When one of Fawful's eyes is damaged, the Dark Star Core closes one of its eyes as well, showing that both Fawful and the Dark Star feel pain at the same time.
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*The Dark Star Core's overworld sprite while having four legs resembles a [[Dark Satellmite]]'s body structure.
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Latest revision as of 10:14, October 28, 2024

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Dark Star Core
Sprite of the Dark Star portion of the Dark Star Core from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
Sprite of the Dark Star Core from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)

The Dark Star Core is Mario and Luigi's final boss of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. It consists of the remains of Dark Fawful after Bowser weakened him, combined with the Dark Star itself. In this form, Fawful's appearance is altered further; he has become a dark blob with red glass eyes along with his usual grin, and the Dark Star is attached to his head via a black antenna. He also gains even greater powers, notably the ability to change his appendages.

History[edit]

Dark Fawful, now a ball of dark energy, fleeing from Bowser in Peach's Castle.
Dark Fawful fleeing Bowser after his defeat.

Following his defeat at Bowser's hands in the Conference Hall, Dark Fawful collapses into a small, insect-like blob and flees the room; Bowser follows him into the throne room just in time to see Dark Bowser inhale the weakened Dark Fawful, completing the Dark Star's new form. At some point between this and the final battle, the Dark Star merges with Dark Fawful to become the Dark Star Core; while they are not seen until then, it is implied that Dark Fawful assisted Dark Bowser in dueling Bowser on the way to the pinnacle of Peach's castle.

During the final battle with Dark Bowser, Dark Fawful reveals his presence when Dark Bowser is knocked out, reviving him and turning him giant. After Bowser punches the enlarged Dark Bowser, however, he spits out Dark Fawful, who is then inhaled by Bowser and lands inside his body, where he manifests into the Dark Star Core to battle Mario and Luigi.

Eventually, Mario and Luigi triumph over the Dark Star Core, and Bowser then lands the final blow on Dark Bowser, ultimately defeating him and saving the kingdom. Dark Fawful appears before the Mario Bros. one final time as a dark, battered, unstable blob, and gives one last psychotic smile before exploding, intending to take the pair with him; instead, the explosion negates the effects of the Vacuum Shroom and expelling Mario, Luigi, Starlow and the Toads from Bowser's body.

Battle[edit]

During the final battle, Bowser must deal at least 1000 HP damage to Dark Bowser (1260 in the game's 3DS remake). Upon this, Dark Bowser will collapse, and Dark Fawful, revealed in Dark Bowser's body, will revive Dark Bowser to his full HP. Upon his revival, Dark Bowser will grow in size, after which his stomach will be able to be targeted. If Bowser punches Dark Bowser in the stomach, Dark Bowser will cough up The Dark Fawful Bug and it will run off screen. Bowser then has to inhale the Dark Fawful Bug but upon beginning to do so, Dark Bowser will attempt to do the same. If Bowser successfully inhales Dark Fawful, Mario and Luigi take over the fight. If Dark Bowser inhales the Dark Fawful Bug, his fight continues on with Bowser. If Bowser does not use his vacuum ability, the Dark Fawful Bug will run back into view and jump back into Dark Bowser. If Dark Bowser is KO'd again before Dark Fawful and the Dark Star Core are inhaled by either party, Dark Fawful will run back onscreen and revive Dark Bowser to his full HP before running away again, with Dark Bowser remaining at normal size.

Inside Bowser, Dark Fawful and the Dark Star Core grow in size. Dark Fawful has two glasses and three appendages. The Dark Star Core is located at the top of Fawful's antenna, which cannot be reached until the Mario Bros. destroy his appendages. If at least one or two of Dark Fawful's glasses are not shattered, he will retract two or one of his appendages. However, the remaining appendage(s) will be left open for attack, allowing the Bros. to get past the appendages even if the glasses are not shattered. His appendages regrow after a few turns if they have been destroyed.

Once all three of his appendages are destroyed, Dark Fawful will fall to the floor and shatter, leaving the Dark Star Core in range of Mario and Luigi's attacks. While shattered, They must deal 1560 damage to the core (2070 in the remake) in a few turns before it revives Fawful, sucks him up, and leaves Bowser's body and returns to Dark Bowser's, essentially requiring the player to repeat the above cycle until sufficient damage has been dealt to the Dark Star Core to result in victory.

The Dark Star Core exploding in battle during its defeat.
The instant the Dark Star Core gets defeated in the original game.

Dark Fawful has three attacks if at least one of his appendages remain. In his first attack, he will pick up Mario and Luigi, Mario with his right hand and Luigi with his left, putting the two on separate sides, while the Dark Star Core detaches from its antenna and begins to shoot star rings at the Bros. Fawful will move both of his hands up and down and the Dark Star Core does the same. Depending on both the Bros. and the core's height, the Bros. must either jump or remain still to avoid the star rings, which can be used 3-5 times. The second attack involves the Dark Star Core darkening the arena. Dark Fawful appears in front of the Bros. as a giant head and chases them to the left, while the Core will attempt to ram into the Bros. It will fly across the top screen and a red or green glow will indicate which Bro the Core is aiming for, after which it will fly across the bottom screen into the Brother previously foreshadowed, which can be dodged via jumping. Being hit by this attack twice will cause the Bro. to be crushed by Fawful and take heavy damage. The Core's speed becomes faster every time it attempts to ram, and it does so about 6-9 times before the attack ends and the Bros. are warped back to the main area. The final attack involves Dark Fawful rooting both his hands in front of each Bro, sending energy orbs at random down each arm. The Bros. must use their hammers to destroy each orb before it reaches them, which could result in tripping. Occasionally, a larger orb appears, and if hit by the Bros'. hammers, will be launched back at Fawful's arm, putting it out of commission until the attack ends.

Dark Fawful right before he explodes inside Bowser's body.
Dark Fawful about to explode.

After Dark Fawful shatters, the Dark Star Core will have two new attacks. For the first attack, it will charge up a deadly laser that deals major damage, similar to the previous battle with the Dark Star in the Airway. The Bros. must grab Starlow to avoid the attack, only letting go of her once it has finished. For its second attack, the Dark Star Core creates a long energy spear and spins it above the Bros. heads either clockwise or counterclockwise. After spinning the arrow for a while, it will drop it on the ground, forcing the Bros. to jump each time it passes under their feet. The Core may trick the Bros. into jumping early by lowering the spear slightly before raising it up again. If the Bros. do not sustain too much damage, the Core follows up by conjuring a larger arrow and launching it at a Bro. It can be telegraphed by its shadow, and countered back at the Core with the hammer.

The 3DS remake makes a few visual and technical changes to the battle with the Core. If the Bros. try to attack Dark Fawful's legs before destroying his glasses, he will now retract all of his legs and cling to the ceiling, making it impossible to damage his legs without destroying the glasses. The speed of the Dark Star Core itself during its ramming attack has also been generally lowered, and the spear attack while Dark Fawful is shattered has been drastically altered. The Dark Star Core instead summons multiple black orbs of different sizes that circle around Dark Fawful's body. the Bros. must jump over the orbs as they pass, although some can fly over the Bros. to damage them if they jump. If one of the Bros. is hit by an orb, that orb will shatter. After this, the Dark Star Core will suck in any remaining orbs to create an arrow to fire it at a Bro, which, like the original game, can be countered with the hammer. Like all bosses in the remake, The Core will gain the Fury status when its HP drops below half.

When the Dark Star Core is damaged enough, it will be defeated along with Dark Fawful. In the 3DS remake, it will have its own unique defeat animation in which a massive explosion will occur. This will cause Dark Bowser to become unstable.

Stats[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Dark Star Core
Shattered form of Dark Star Core HP 1,560 (2,340) POW 204 (510) DEF 131 (197) SPEED 154 (231)
Coins 0 (0) Level 32 Fire Normal Burn? Immune
Role Boss Battled by Mario and Luigi Location(s) Peach's Castle Dizzy? Immune
Stat down? Half KO? Immune Experience 0 Item drop
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 enemy
Glasses
The Dark Star Core's full body during its boss battle in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. HP 250 (375) POW 93 (233) DEF 104 (156) SPEED 154 (231)
Coins 0 (0) Level 32 Fire Normal Burn? Immune
Role Support Battled by Mario and Luigi Location(s) Peach's Castle Dizzy? Immune
Stat down? Half KO? Immune Experience 0 Item drop
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 enemy
Appendage
The Dark Star Core's full body during its boss battle in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. HP 156 (234) POW 93 (233) DEF 104 (156) SPEED 154 (231)
Coins 0 (0) Level 32 Fire Normal Burn? Immune
Role Support Battled by Mario and Luigi Location(s) Peach's Castle Dizzy? Immune
Stat down? Half KO? Immune Experience 0 Item drop
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[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Dark Star Core
Dark Star Core (Dark Star part) HP 2070 POW 205 DEF 147 SPEED 150 Experience 0
Fire Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Battled by Mario & Luigi Coins 0
Burn Immune Dizzy Immune Stat down 0,5x Speed down 0,5x Item drop None - 0%
None - 0%
Level           32 Location(s) Peach's Castle
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Glasses
Dark Star Core (Fawful's head part) HP 250 POW 93 DEF 104 SPEED 154 Experience 0
Fire Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Battled by Mario & Luigi Coins 0
Burn Immune Dizzy Immune Stat down 0,5x Speed down 0,5x Item drop None - 0%
None - 0%
Level           32 Location(s) Peach's Castle
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Appendage
HP 156 POW 93 DEF 104 SPEED 154 Experience 0
Fire Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Battled by Mario & Luigi Coins 0
Burn Immune Dizzy Immune Stat down 0,5x Speed down 0,5x Item drop None - 0%
None - 0%
Level           32 Location(s) Peach's Castle

Gallery[edit]

  • The Dark Star Core's base appearance without Dark Fawful

    The Dark Star Core's base appearance without Dark Fawful

  • The Dark Star Core's shattered form without the Dark Star on its head

    The Dark Star Core's shattered form without the Dark Star on its head

  • The Dark Star Core in Super Mario-kun

    The Dark Star Core in Super Mario-kun

Names in other languages[edit]

Glasses[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese メガネ[?]
Megane 		Glasses
French (NOA) Lunette[?] Glass
French (NOE) Verre[?] Glass
German Brille[?] Glasses
Italian Occhiali[?] Glasses
Spanish (NOA) Anteojos[?] Glasses
Spanish (NOE) Gafas[?] Glasses

Appendage[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese あし[?]
Ashi 		Foot or Leg
French (NOE) Patte[?] Foot
German Beine[?] Legs
Italian Tentacolo[?] Tentacle
Spanish (NOA) Pata[?] Paw or Leg
Spanish (NOE) Tentáculo[?] Tentacle

Dark Star Core[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ダークスターコア[?]
Dāku Sutā Koa 		Dark Star Core
French (NOA) Noyau Étoile obscure[?] Dark Star Core
French (NOE) Astre Noir (noyau)[?] Dark Star (core)
German Krankkern[?] From "Krankfried" (Fawful) and "kern" (core)
Italian Nucleo Stella Oscura[?] Dark Star Core
Spanish (NOA) Núcleo Estrella Oscura[?] Dark Star Core
Spanish (NOE) Nucléovitz[?] From "núcleo" (core) and "Grácovitz" (Fawful's European Spanish name)

Trivia[edit]

  • When one of Fawful's eyes is damaged, the Dark Star Core closes one of its eyes as well, showing that both Fawful and the Dark Star feel pain at the same time.
  • The Dark Star Core's overworld sprite while having four legs resembles a Dark Satellmite's body structure.
[Edit]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Characters (Bowser's Inside Story) Protagonists Bowser • Luigi • Mario
Antagonists Dark Star (Dark Bowser) • Fawful • Midbus
Supporting characters Broggy • Broque Madame • Broque Monsieur • Chakron • Corporal Paraplonk • Dr. Toadley • Dr. Toadley's intern • Fawful • Giant Sockop • Guardian • Hide-and-seek Toad • Jerry • Kamek • Koopa Paratroopa Trio • Kuribo • Kuzzle • Monty Bros. • PR Toad • Princess Lipid • Princess Peach • Private Goomp • Sergeant Guy • Starlow • Toadbert • Toadsworth • Yikk
Species Bee • Blitty • Bob-omb • Brock • Emoglobin • Evoglobin • Goomba • Magikoopa • Malodorous Fibbian# • Nutsoglobin • Shy Guy • Totemglobin • Toad • Virus
Characters (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) Protagonists# Bowser Jr. • Iggy Koopa • Larry Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa
Antagonists# Best Fitness Friends (Beef · Dieter · Kaley)
Supporting characters# Dry Bowser
Special Attacks Bowser Bob-omb Blitz • Broggy Bonker • Goomba Storm • Koopa Corps • Magikoopa Mob • Shy Guy Squad
Mario and Luigi Falling Star • Fire Flower • Green Shell • Jump Helmet • Magic Window • Mighty Meteor • Snack Basket • Spin Pipe • Super Bouncer • Yoo Who Cannon
Bosses Giant bosses Bowser's Castle • Fawful Express • Fawful Mountain • Super Peach's Castle of Fury • Tower of Yikk
Bosses Alpha and Beta Kretin • Biffidus • Blizzard Midbus • Bowser • Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L • Chakron • Dark Bowser • Dark Fawful • Dark Satellmite • Dark Star • Dark Star Core • Durmite • Junker • Junker Can • Leaf Guy • Midbus • Scutlet • Sea Pipe Statue • Shroob • Snawful • Vacuum Helmet • Wiggler • Wisdurm
X bosses Alpha and Beta Kretin X • Biffidus X • Bowser X • Bowser Memory MLX • Dark Satellmite X • Dark Star X • Durmite X • Junker X • Junker Can X • Wisdurm X
Bowser Jr.'s Journey# Beef • Kaley • Dieter • King Bob-Omb • Best Fitness Friends
Locations Mushroom Kingdom Badge Shop • Blubble Lake • Bowser Path • Bowser's Castle • Broggy's Shop • Broque Monsieur's Shop • Bumpsy Plains • Cavi Cape • Conference Hall • Dimble Wood • Fawful Theater • Gear Shop • Peach's Castle • Peach's Castle Garden • Princess Peach's room • Plack Beach • Project K • Star Shop • Tea Kiosk • Toad Town • Toad Town Caves • Toad Town Mall • Toadles Boutique • Toadley Clinic • Tower of Yikk • Treasure Chamber • Tunnel
Bowser's body Airway • Arm Center • Challenge Node • Chest Station • Cholesteroad • Energy Hold • Flab Zone • Flame Pipe • Funny Bone • Gut Check • Joint Tower • Leg Outpost • Lumbar Nook • Memory Banks • Nerve Cluster • Nose Deck • Pipe Yard • Pump Works • Rump Command • The Gauntlet • Toad Square • Trash Pit
Enemies Mushroom Kingdom Alarm Bob-omb • Beehoss • Borp • Broggy • Broque Monsieur • Chain Chawful • Choomba • Chuboomba • Coalbit • Crawful • Dark Fawful Bomb • Dark Fawful Guy • Dark Mechawful • Dark Mechawful.5 • Dark Trashure • Drillbit Crab • Fawflant • Fawflopper • Fawfulcopter • Fawful Guy • Flifit • Flying Snifit • Glam Lakitu • Jailgoon • Lakitu King • Magifoofa • Mawful Mole • Mechawful • Metal Mawful Mole • Naplock • Nooz • Pendril • Scutlet • Sneed • Sniffle Thwomp • Sockop • Toothy • Trashure • Treevil
Bowser's body Airnapse • Air Cannon • Air Cheep • Bone Thwomp • Bubble Blooper • Calorite • Cholesteron • Dried Blooper • Elite Goombule • Goombule • Napse • Pep • Piranha Plorp • Protobatter • Pwallop • Spike Blop • Stonk • Tenderling
Bowser Jr.'s Journey# Alarm Bob-omb • Bandit • Beehoss • Big Boo • Big Tail Goomba • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Borp • Broozer • Broque Madame • Bully • Buzzy Beetle • Captain Boo • Captain Goomba • Captain Koopa Troopa • Captain Shy Guy • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Choomba • Chuboomba • Crawful • Drillbit Crab • Dry Bones • Elite Captain Quartet • Fawflant • Fawful Guy • Fawfulcopter • Fire Bro • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant • Fly Guy • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Green Magikoopa • Hammer Bro • Horned Ant Trooper • Ice Bro • King Bob-omb • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Paratroopa Trio • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu King • Magifoofa • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Nabbit • Ninji • Oho Jee • Para-Beetle • Para-Biddybud • Parabones • Paragoomba • Pendril • Pokey • Red Magikoopa • Scutlet • Shroob • Shy Guy • Sockop • Spear Guy • Spike • Spike Top • Spiny • Swoop • Tail Boo • Toothy • Treevil • Urchin • White Magikoopa
Items Consumables 1-Up Deluxe • 1-Up Mushroom • Boo Biscuit# • Cheese# • Cheesy Drumstick# • Defense Bean# • Fiery Drumstick • Flex Bean# • Heart Bean • Hot Drumstick • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Syrup Jar • Miracle Cheese# • Mushroom • Nut • Power Bean • Refreshing Herb • Refreshroom • Retry Clock* • Special Bean • Speed Bean# • Star Candy • Super Cheese# • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Supersyrup Jar • Syrup Jar • TNT Drumstick • Ultra Cheese# • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultrasyrup Jar
Key items Attack Piece • Banzai Bill • Birdley • Blitty • Blue Key • Green Key • Hammers • Miracle Cure • Mushroom Ball • Puzzle Sack • Red Key • Star Cure • Star Panel • Stingler • Vacuum Block • Vacuum Shroom
Blocks 99 Block • Attack Piece Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Save Block • Shell block • Shop Block
Other 10 Coin • 50-Coin • Blorbs • Boo-ray Machine • Cake • Chakroad • Chombone • Donut • Ever Ice# • Five Coin • Giga-carrot • Launch Fit • Liftoglobin • Malatone Formula:X# • Meat • Mushroom Tea • Negative Ions • Nubbin • Omega-onion# • Poison Mushroom# • RenewaLeaf# • Scratch Card/Bonus Card • Seesaw Fit • Skeletone Formula:D# • Squid Fit • Vegetable • Whirlwind
Stats Bros. Point • Brawl Point • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Power • Rank • Speed • Spirit# • Stache/Horn
Status Burn • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury • Invisible# • KO • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • SPD-Down • SPD-Up • Sick • Trip
Moves Balloon Mario • Body Slam • Counterattack • Drill Bros. • Emergency Guard# • Finishing Move# • Fire Breath • Fire Mario • Flee • Hammer • Jump • Mini-Mario • Pump Mario • Punch • Shell defense • Shell Mario • Sliding haymaker • Spike Ball • Spin Jump
Other Beanhole locations (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Bestiary (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Block locations (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Bros. Badge • First officer# • Gallery (Bowser Jr's Journey) • Gear (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Glitches (Bowser Jr's Journey) • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (Bowser Jr's Journey) • Shops (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Sound test# • Special Skill# • Staff (Bowser Jr's Journey) • Star menu • Story summaries
* Exclusive to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
# Exclusive to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
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