Durmite

Template:Character-infobox Durmite (named "Pillbo" in the Prima strategy guide enemy list) is a caterpillar-like boss found inside Bowser's body in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. Durmite has a Birdo-like face and snout with an angry expression, and wears a hot pink ribbon on her head. Her body resembles that of a real caterpillar as opposed to a Wiggler, with small and stubby legs; her underbelly is pink, with her head and upper horizontal half of her body being teal.

A stronger version of Durmite called Durmite X is found later on in The Gauntlet.

History

Durmite lives inside the giga-carrot that Bowser eats in order to obtain the Banzai Bill from a Wiggler who runs the Wiggler Family Farm in Dimble Wood. Shortly after leaving the farm, Bowser comes down with a painful stomachache and demands Chippy investigate immediately. Mario and Luigi go to the Nerve Cluster to find the source of the pain, and immediately encounter the Durmite, who breaks through a wall of bone. Starlow initially mistakes Durmite for a friend of Wiggler's as it stomps around the area, causing Bowser more pain. As Starlow wonders how the Durmite got so large, it slowly approaches the group, and a trio of white creatures called Biffiduses appear to menace them, only to be eaten by the Durmite in short order and trigger a growth spurt. Mario suggests they have to stop the Durmite in order to relieve Bowser's pain. Starlow reluctantly agrees, but Luigi refuses, and the pair are forced to push him into battle. Once defeated, Durmite shrinks down to a minuscule size and runs away.

Later, as the Bros. consult Dr. Toadley in Toad Town and learn of the three Star Cures, Bowser overhears that the first is located in Dimble Wood and immediately heads off. Starlow then asks about the first Star Sage, whom Dr. Toadley reveals to be none other than Durmite. Starlow realizes she is still in Bowser's body, and quickly leaves with the Mario Bros. to re-enter Bowser's body with; as they come out in the Pipe Yard, the Bros. spot Durmite and try to catch her, but fail. The trio follow her into the Energy Hold, where they initially lose her under a barrier.

After getting past the barrier and pursuing Durmite in the Energy Hold enough, she finally loses patience and yells at the Mario Bros. for their persistence. Durmite then reveals her true name to be Wisdurm and challenges them to a battle for ownership of the Star Cure; during the battle, Wisdurm's smaller form is referred to as "Durmite" by the game. Upon defeat, she assumes her true form and keeps her promise, giving the Star Cure before clearing two obstacles blocking the entrance to the Joint Tower and disappearing.

Battle

For the second battle, see Wisdurm.

Durmite can attack by lining up with Mario or Luigi and pulling back like a spring, turning her body red similar to a Wiggler. her segments turn red at varying speeds; once completely red, she launches herself straight at the target brother, who must counter the attack using their hammer. Durmite can also spit a sticky string from her snout and sweep it sideways at the Mario Bros., who must dodge by jumping over the string each time. If either of them touch it, Durmite pulls them into its mouth, dealing significant damage and potentially inflicting the SPD-Down status; she then aligns with the uneaten brother and ejects the victim from her back end or mouth towards them. The former is dodged by jumping, while the latter causes the brother to fly overhead; being hit by this secondary attack also does high damage, but stomping on the ejected brother does not damage them. If Durmite KOs one of the Mario Bros. by catching them, she simply spits them back out.

Every few turns, up to three Biffiduses appear and attack Mario and Luigi; they each point their spear forward and run at one of the Bros., who can dodge and counter by jumping. If any Biffiduses are present during Durmite's turn, she may eat them and shoot their spears from her snout at the Mario Bros., with each spear pointing towards its target; the spears can be avoided by jumping. Defeating Durmite with Biffiduses present will cause them to jab at her during the defeat animation, with the explosion of stars blowing them off-screen.

After taking enough damage, Durmite starts attacking up to twice in a turn; at the end of each one she may produce a purple proboscis-like straw from her mouth, which plants itself into the battlefield underneath. On her next turn, she sucks nutrients from Bowser through the straw to regain her HP; the straw can be destroyed, and doing so before then prevents Durmite from healing.

Statistics

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

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Durmite
	HP	326 (489)	POW	34 (85)	DEF	38 (57)	SPEED	23 (35)
	Coins	120 (180)	Level	8	Fire	Normal	Burn?	Immune
	Role	Boss	Battled by	Mario and Luigi	Location(s)	Nerve Cluster	Dizzy?	Immune
	Stat down?	Normal	KO?	Immune	Experience	300	Item drop	POW Gloves - 100.0%
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 enemy
Straw
	HP	16 (24)	POW	30 (75)	DEF	17 (26)	SPEED	25 (38)
	Coins	0 (0)	Level	8	Fire	Normal	Burn?	Immune
	Role	Support	Battled by	Mario and Luigi	Location(s)	Nerve Cluster	Dizzy?	Immune
	Stat down?	Normal	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
Durmite (small)
	HP	1,610 (2,415)	POW	48 (120)	DEF	39 (59)	SPEED	52 (78)
	Coins	600 (900)	Level	18	Fire	Normal	Burn?	Immune
	Role	Boss	Battled by	Mario and Luigi	Location(s)	Energy Hold	Dizzy?	Immune
	Stat down?	Normal	KO?	Immune	Experience	2,800	Item drop	Star Candy - 60.0% Siphon Boots - 40.0%
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 enemy
Durmite
	HP	298	POW	39	DEF	26	SPEED	25	Experience	300
	Fire	Normal	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Mario & Luigi	Coins	120
	Burn	Immune	Dizzy	Immune	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	None (0%) Mushroom Gloves - 100%
Level           7	Location(s)	Nerve Cluster

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Straw (Durmite)
	HP	18	POW	30	DEF	15	SPEED	25	Experience	0
	Fire	Normal	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Mario & Luigi	Coins	0
	Burn	Immune	Dizzy	Immune	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	None - 0% None - 0%
Level           7	Location(s)	Nerve Cluster

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Durmite (Small)
	HP	1610	POW	48	DEF	50	SPEED	52	Experience	2800
	Fire	Normal	Jump	Normal	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Mario & Luigi	Coins	600
	Burn	Immune	Dizzy	Immune	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	None - 0% Siphon Boots - 100%
Level           18	Location(s)	Energy Hold

Names in other languages

Durmite

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
German	Raupythia[?]	From Raupe (caterpillar) and Pythia, a female name give to the high priestress at Delphi who served as an oracle, referencing her status as one of the guardians of the Star Cures.
Italian	Bruchilde[?]	From bruco (caterpillar) and Leonilde, uncommon italian name.
Korean	애번느[?] Aebeonneu	From 애벌레 Aebeolle, meaning "Larva", and possibly from the French female name "Jeanne".
Spanish (NOA)	Larvella[?]	From larva and bella (beautiful)
Spanish (NOE)	Batoruga[?]	From oruga (caterpillar) and maybe batido (smoothie)

Straw

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
German	Halm[?]	Straw
Italian	Cannuccia[?]	Straw
Spanish (NOA)	Popote[?]	Straw
Spanish (NOE)	Lenguajita[?]	From lengua (tongue) and pajita (straw)