Mawful Mole

Mawful Mole
Sprite 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)
Variant of	Monty Mole
Variants Metal Mawful Mole

“Patch him up, boys!”

—Mawful Mole, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Mawful Moles are Monty Mole enemies with Fawful-like attributes that are found in Blubble Lake in the game Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. In the field, they hide underground, but can surface to throw boulders at intruders in their territory. Bowser can defeat these in the overworld by simply touching them and earning some Coins in the process, while Mario and Luigi can engage them in battle. Mawful Moles also have a stronger metal version encountered later on in the game.

These enemies attack their opposition by throwing boulders at the Mario Bros., which is countered by a jump. If they get dirt on their faces, they will miss and throw it really high, which will hurt the brothers if they jump. The moles may also "wink", showing the brother they are going to attack. This attack can be countered with the hammer, which can be done several times until the mole jumps over the selected brother to fall on him. Alternately, their next attack has them go underground and pop back up in front of Mario or Luigi. The Bros. must hammer the moles as they come up; if they are too slow, the moles will jump on their head and cause damage.

They also appear in the giant battle against the Tower of Yikk, in which a group of them will sometimes repair the tower to restore its HP.

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Mawful Moles have the coloration of regular Monty Moles. Additionally, they now take critical damage from hammer attacks.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Mawful Mole
	HP	154 (231)	POW	56 (140)	DEF	77 (116)	SPEED	38 (57)
	Coins	45 (68)	Level	20	Fire	Normal	Burn?	Normal
	Role	Common	Battled by	Mario and Luigi	Location(s)	Blubble Lake	Dizzy?	Normal
	Stat down?	Normal	KO?	Normal	Experience	230	Item drop	Super Nut - 8.0% Hustle Socks - 2.0%
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
Mawful Mole
	HP	154	POW	90	DEF	76	SPEED	38	Experience	230
	Fire	Normal	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Critical	Battled by	Mario & Luigi	Coins	45
	Burn	1x	Dizzy	1x	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	Super Nut - 15% Hustle Socks - 10%
Level           20	Location(s)	Blubble Lake

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ゲラプー[?] Gerapū	Combination of「ゲラコビッツ」(Gerakobittsu, Fawful) and「チョロプー」(Choropū, Monty Mole)
French (NOA)	Montyffreux[?]	From Monty Mole and Faffreux ("Fawful")
French (NOE)	Graco Taupe[?]	Graco Mole; from Gracowitz ("Fawful")
German	Monty Krankwurf[?]	From Monty Maulwurf ("Monty Mole") and Krankfried ("Fawful")
Italian	Ghignatalpa[?]	Portmanteau of ghigno ("grin") or Sogghigno ("Fawful") and Tantatalpa ("Monty Mole")
Spanish (NOA)	Topo Mawful[?]	Mawful Mole
Spanish (NOE)	Topócovitz[?]	Pun on topo ("mole") and Grácovitz ("Fawful")

Trivia

• The Mawful Mole has official artwork in the Prima Guide for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story that shows an earlier design with small black hair on its head like Fawful.
• In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Monty Moles have a similar rock throw attack to what the Mawful Moles have.