Fawful Guy
| Fawful Guy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 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 | Shy Guy | ||
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Fawful Guys are a variant of Shy Guys that appear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. They wear orange robes and a green Fawful-like mask. While their origin is uncertain in the DS version of the game, according to their profile for Bowser Jr.'s Journey, these enemies willingly defected to Fawful's side. In the 3DS version of Bowser's Inside Story, Fawful Guys wear light orange clothes with blue shoes, while their appearance in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey side mode shows them with dark orange clothes and black shoes similar their design in the original game.
Fawful Guys are found in Bowser Path, where they can be found walking around. Bowser can instantly defeat them in the overworld for coins. They can also appear in battle alongside Magifoofas in Bowser's Castle. They have a stronger variant called the Dark Fawful Guy that appears later in Peach's Castle.
Battle[edit]
Fawful Guys have two attacks that reference their regular counterpart's appearances in the Yoshi's Island games. One of these attacks has them eaten by a Yoshi-like tongue that extends from offscreen; this is preceded by a Yoob-like roar in the original game. A targeting cursor then appears and aims for Mario or Luigi. A green Yoshi Egg with orange spots containing the Fawful Guy is fired at the target, which can be countered by jumping over it; jumping on the egg will break it open and damage the Fawful Guy. If the Bros. dodge the attack completely, the Fawful Guys will escape from their eggs offscreen and return to their spot on the field.
Fawful Guys will also leap towards the brothers à la Woozy Guys and attempt to headbutt them, which must be countered with the hammer. They will occasionally reveal Glide Guy-style umbrellas on their heads, delaying their drops and changing the counterattack's timing.
In the remake's Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode, Fawful Guys are Melee-type units. Their Special Skill is Chain Stomp.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawful Guy | ||||||||
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HP | 172 (258) | POW | 45 (113) | DEF | 57 (86) | SPEED | 58 (87) |
| Coins | 60 (90) | Level | 22 | Fire | Normal | Burn? | Normal | |
| Role | Common | Battled by | Mario and Luigi | Location(s) | Bowser Path Bowser's Castle |
Dizzy? | Normal | |
| Stat down? | Normal | KO? | Normal | Experience | 240 | Item drop | Ultra Mushroom - 3.75% 1-Up Mushroom - 1.25% | |
| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawful Guy | ||||||||||
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HP | 98 | POW | 55 | DEF | 44 | SPEED | 58 | Experience | 240 |
| Fire | Normal | Jump | Normal | Hammer | Normal | Battled by | Mario & Luigi | Coins | 60 | |
| Burn | 1x | Dizzy | 1x | Stat down | 1x | Speed down | 1x | Item drop | Super Mushroom - 30% 1-Up Mushroom - 25% | |
| Level 11 | Location(s) | Bowser Path, Bowser's Castle | ||||||||
- Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: A Shy Guy that has defected to Fawful's side. Calmly does chain stomps while skipping about.
Gallery[edit]
Early design from the Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Prima guide
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゲラホー[?] Gerahō |
Combination of「ゲラコビッツ」(Gerakobittsu, Fawful) and「ヘイホー」(Heihō, Shy Guy) | |
| French (NOA) | Shy Faffreux[?] | Shy Fawful | |
| French (NOE) | Graskass[?] | From Fawful's French name, "Gracowitz", and "Maskass", Shy Guy's French name. | |
| German | Krank Guy[?] | From Fawful's German name, "Krankfried", and "Shy Guy". | |
| Italian | Tipo Ghigno[?] | From Fawful's Italian name, "Sogghigno", and "Tipo Timido", Shy Guy's Italian name. | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Fawful Guy[?] | Fawful Guy | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Grácoguytz[?] | Pun on Grácovitz (Fawful's European Spanish name) and Shy Guy. |
