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[[File:MLBISBJJ Lumbar Nook.png|thumb|left|The Lumbar Nook]]
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The '''Lumbar Nook''' is the smallest accessible area in [[Bowser's body]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|its remake]]. It is located in [[Bowser]]'s lower back (or, specifically, the {{wp|lumbar vertebrae}}, hence the name). Rejuvenating this area after Bowser suffers back pain allows him to learn [[Spike Ball (move)|Spike Ball]].
The '''Lumbar Nook''' is the smallest accessible area in [[Bowser's body]] in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|its remake]]. It is located in [[Bowser]]'s lower back (or, specifically, the {{wp|lumbar vertebrae}}, hence the name). Rejuvenating this area after Bowser suffers back pain allows him to learn [[Spike Ball (move)|Spike Ball]].
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It is possible to speed up the process, so that the player does not have to wait very long at all. If the player talks to Toadbert in [[Toad Square]] after defeating [[Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L]], he tells Mario and Luigi that he was having a weird dream, which foreshadows the event in the Lumbar Nook. He mentions a code: "{{button|ds|A}} {{button|ds|B}} {{button|ds|X}} {{button|ds|Y}} {{button|ds|L}} {{button|ds|R}} {{button|ds|Y}} {{button|ds|X}} {{button|ds|B}} {{button|ds|A}}." When this code is entered, time speeds up and Bowser's back is healed in seconds.
It is possible to speed up the process, so that the player does not have to wait very long at all. If the player talks to Toadbert in [[Toad Square]] after defeating [[Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L]], he tells Mario and Luigi that he was having a weird dream, which foreshadows the event in the Lumbar Nook. He mentions a code: "{{button|ds|A}} {{button|ds|B}} {{button|ds|X}} {{button|ds|Y}} {{button|ds|L}} {{button|ds|R}} {{button|ds|Y}} {{button|ds|X}} {{button|ds|B}} {{button|ds|A}}." When this code is entered, time speeds up and Bowser's back is healed in seconds.
[[File:Lumbar Nook Map.png|thumb|Area map]]
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
[[File:Lumbar Nook Map.png|thumb|Area map]]
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=こしのツボ
|Jpn=こしのツボ
|JapR=Koshi no Tsubo
|JpnR=Koshi no Tsubo
|JapM=Lower Back Acupoint
|JpnM=Lower Back Acupoint
|SpaA=Región Lumbar
|SpaA=Región Lumbar
|SpaAM=Lumbar Region
|SpaAM=Lumbar Region
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|KorM=Waist Pressure Point
|KorM=Waist Pressure Point
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==Gallery==
==Area map==
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[[File:ML-BIS-map-LumbarNook.png|200px|Level map]]
Lumbar_Nook.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''
 
ML-BIS-map-LumbarNook.png|''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''
==Trivia==
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==Notes==
*The Japanese name for the Lumbar Nook is ''Koshi no Tsubo'', roughly meaning "Lower Back Acupoint." Acupoints refer to the specific points on the body where needles are inserted in order to relieve pain. Thus, it can be inferred that Mario and Luigi's method of treating Bowser's back pain (by drilling into the soft spot) is a form of {{wp|acupuncture}}.
*The Japanese name for the Lumbar Nook is ''Koshi no Tsubo'', roughly meaning "Lower Back Acupoint." Acupoints refer to the specific points on the body where needles are inserted in order to relieve pain. Thus, it can be inferred that Mario and Luigi's method of treating Bowser's back pain (by drilling into the soft spot) is a form of {{wp|acupuncture}}.
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Toadsworth and Toadbert inside the Lumbar Nook, waiting for Bowser's back to heal
The Lumbar Nook
Memory BanksPipe YardNose DeckAirwayTrash PitToad SquareChallenge NodeArm CenterFunny BonePump WorksGut CheckRump CommandLeg OutpostEnergy HoldChest StationFlab ZoneFlame PipeLumbar NookJoint TowerNerve ClusterA map of Bowser's body
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The Lumbar Nook is the smallest accessible area in Bowser's body in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake. It is located in Bowser's lower back (or, specifically, the lumbar vertebrae, hence the name). Rejuvenating this area after Bowser suffers back pain allows him to learn Spike Ball.

In the game, Bowser is tricked and trapped inside a safe and thrown into a junkyard on the premises of Peach's Castle. When Bowser is released from the safe after Mario and Luigi defeat Junker, he is incapacitated due to back pain. The brothers reenter Bowser's body via a pipe in the castle and travel to the Lumbar Nook, where they drill into the soft spot between the bones. By doing so, the brothers slowly heal Bowser's back pain (the player is instructed by Toadsworth and Toadbert to leave the Nintendo DS (Nintendo 3DS in the remake) alone during the healing process until an alarm sounds), then the two Toads have tea. After the healing is finished, Bowser is rejuvenated and becomes more flexible, allowing him to learn the new Spike Ball move.

It is possible to speed up the process, so that the player does not have to wait very long at all. If the player talks to Toadbert in Toad Square after defeating Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L, he tells Mario and Luigi that he was having a weird dream, which foreshadows the event in the Lumbar Nook. He mentions a code: "A Button B Button X Button Y Button L Button R Button Y Button X Button B Button A Button." When this code is entered, time speeds up and Bowser's back is healed in seconds.

Lumbar Nook
Area map

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese こしのツボ[?]
Koshi no Tsubo
Lower Back Acupoint
French Repaire lombaire[?] Lumbar Den
German Hüftgelenk[?] Hip Joint
Italian Fascia Lombare[?] Lumbar Bundle
Korean 허리 급소[?]
Heori Geupso
Waist Pressure Point
Spanish (NOA) Región Lumbar[?] Lumbar Region
Spanish (NOE) Zona Riñonil[?] Kidney Zone

Gallery[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • The Japanese name for the Lumbar Nook is Koshi no Tsubo, roughly meaning "Lower Back Acupoint." Acupoints refer to the specific points on the body where needles are inserted in order to relieve pain. Thus, it can be inferred that Mario and Luigi's method of treating Bowser's back pain (by drilling into the soft spot) is a form of acupuncture.