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[[Image:Chakroads.PNG|thumb|The complete map of '''Chakroads'''.]]
[[Image:Chakroads.PNG|thumb|The complete map of '''Chakroads'''.]]
{{quote|Now we travel...With our MINDS!|Chakron|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}
{{quote|Now we travel...With our MINDS!|Chakron|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}
The '''Chakroads''' are special portals located across the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] in the game ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''. They are described as "a conduit for energy waves that bond earth to space"<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' said by Chakron</ref>, and their name is a portmanteau of [[:wikipedia:Chakra|chakra]] and "road". In Hinduism and Buddhism, the chakras, or energy centres, are special focal points located on the body, described as whorls of received and transmitted energies. Similarly, Chakroads are depicted as whorls of energy that form special "focal points" for [[Bowser]] to warp between different locations in the Mushroom Kingdom.
[[File:MLBiS - Cakroad Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Screenshot of [[Bowser]] encountering a '''Chakroad'''.]]
[[File:MLBiS - Cakroad Screenshot.png|thumb|left|Screenshot of [[Bowser]] encountering a '''Chakroad'''.]]
The '''Chakroads''' are special portals located across the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] in the game ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''.  They are described as "a conduit for energy waves that bond earth to space"<ref>''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' said by Chakron</ref>  The King of the [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s, [[Bowser]], uses their portals to warp to different locations throughout the course of the game.  Bowser first encounters a Chakroad in the [[Cavi Cape]] after being prompted to smash a rock by a [[Chakron|mysterious voice]] telepathically connected to Bowser's mind.  After uncovering the first Chakroad, the voice explains that these portals can be used by Bowser to travel to places he has already visited (and discovered the respective Chakroad for), doing so through the power of his mind and memory. Chakroads can be found under objects such as rocks, which can be destroyed with a punch, or trees, which can be burned away by fire. It is later revealed the Chakroads are connected to the sage known as Chakron, likely given his own connection to outer space after meditating on the stars for a thousand years.
Bowser first encounters a Chakroad in the [[Cavi Cape]] after being prompted to smash a rock by a mysterious voice telepathically connected to Bowser's mind.  After uncovering the first Chakroad, the voice explains that these portals can be used by Bowser to travel to places he has already visited (and discovered the respective Chakroad for), doing so through the power of his mind and memory. Chakroads can be found under objects such as rocks, which can be destroyed with a punch, or trees, which can be burned away by fire. Mario and Luigi cannot uncover Chakroads, and if they pass by one that Bowser had already discovered, they cannot see or interact with it.
 
It is later revealed the Chakroads are connected to the sage known as [[Chakron]] (who is also the one who speaks to Bowser), likely given his own connection to outer space after meditating on the stars for a thousand years. Chakron manually warps Mario, Luigi and [[Starlow]] to [[Toad Town]] late in their adventure, presumably using a Chakroad or similar ability, however it happened offscreen, so this cannot be confirmed.
 
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== Locations ==
==Locations==
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| In the room to the right in the Tower.
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Since Chakroads are always hidden under objects that only Bowser can destroy, the [[Mario Bros.]] can never use Chakroads. If the portals are already unveiled, the brothers cannot see them either.


==Trivia==
==Names in other languages==
*The name Chakroad is a portmanteau of [[:wikipedia:Chakra|chakra]] and road.  In Hinduism and Buddhism, the chakras, or energy centres, are special focal points located on the body, described as whorls of received and transmitted energies.  Similarly, Chakroads are depicted as whorls of energy that form special "focal points" for Bowser in the Mushroom Kingdom.
 
==Names in Other Languages==
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Revision as of 23:07, March 5, 2016

Chakroad
The complete map of Chakroads.
“Now we travel...With our MINDS!”
Chakron, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

The Chakroads are special portals located across the Mushroom Kingdom in the game Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. They are described as "a conduit for energy waves that bond earth to space"[1], and their name is a portmanteau of chakra and "road". In Hinduism and Buddhism, the chakras, or energy centres, are special focal points located on the body, described as whorls of received and transmitted energies. Similarly, Chakroads are depicted as whorls of energy that form special "focal points" for Bowser to warp between different locations in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Screenshot of Chakroad, from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Screenshot of Bowser encountering a Chakroad.

Bowser first encounters a Chakroad in the Cavi Cape after being prompted to smash a rock by a mysterious voice telepathically connected to Bowser's mind. After uncovering the first Chakroad, the voice explains that these portals can be used by Bowser to travel to places he has already visited (and discovered the respective Chakroad for), doing so through the power of his mind and memory. Chakroads can be found under objects such as rocks, which can be destroyed with a punch, or trees, which can be burned away by fire. Mario and Luigi cannot uncover Chakroads, and if they pass by one that Bowser had already discovered, they cannot see or interact with it.

It is later revealed the Chakroads are connected to the sage known as Chakron (who is also the one who speaks to Bowser), likely given his own connection to outer space after meditating on the stars for a thousand years. Chakron manually warps Mario, Luigi and Starlow to Toad Town late in their adventure, presumably using a Chakroad or similar ability, however it happened offscreen, so this cannot be confirmed.

Locations

Name Hidden Under Location
Cavi Cape Entrance Boulder In the first screen where Bowser awakes.
Cavi Cape Exit Boulder Near the hole to the Tunnel.
Plack Beach Palm tree Near the save block at the first screen.
Dimble Wood Tree In the screen just after Broque Monsieur's Shop.
Bowser Castle Boulder Near the floor hole to the basement.
Underground Tunnel Wooden crate Near the pipe that goes to the entrance.
Lake-Plain Border Giant Brick Block In farthest screen in Bumpsy Plains to the left.
Peach's Castle Fawfulized Princess Peach Statue Near the Shop Block in the garden
Top of Peach's Castle (none) In the room to the right in the Tower.

Names in other languages

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References

  1. ^ Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story said by Chakron

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