Airway (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)

Mario and Luigi traveling through the Airway in both versions of the game.

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The Airway is the final area of Bowser's body that Mario and Luigi explore in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. It is unlocked when the Pump Works is completed. It is apparently located in Bowser's lungs and trachea. This area houses all of Bowser's DNA and is the place where the Dark Star is fought. In order to progress through the Airway, Bowser must inhale a stream of ice from (the now-frozen) Blizzard Midbus's snout, which freezes the entire area, and the player must alternate between two temperature states to reach the end of the area. The player also needs to make use of Liftoglobins to traverse through the area, and must complete a timed minigame hosted by the Totemglobin.

As the Mario Bros. travel through the Airway, the Dark Star slowly progresses through and takes in Bowser's DNA as it goes through. First, it acquires his fist to punch, then his flame breath (with a different flame color), and finally his shell to ground pound, using them to escape the intended traps in the area. When the brothers finally reach and corner the Dark Star in a specific area, it already has absorbed enough of Bowser's DNA to turn into a dark copy of him, albeit in a incomplete, ghostly form due to its power being drained by Fawful earlier, and escapes Bowser's body after fighting Mario and Luigi.

The Emoglobin that hosts the Gauntlet in the Challenge Node suggests that players that want to level up very quickly should battle the monsters in the Airway.

Enemies

• Air Cheep
• Stonk
• Airnapse
• Air Cannon
• Dark Star (boss)
  • Dark Satellmite (appears during the boss battle)

Items

Here is a list of overworld items found in the Airway in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story:

Field Items (Original Only)

Item	Location	Image
4x 4 Coins	In the ninth scene, above the pipe leading to the tenth scene.

Beanholes

Location	Item	Image ()	Image ()
In the rightmost chunk of the lowest area (with many small jumping platforms, or two chunks below the hub), there are two beanholes near the west exit.	2x Heart and Special Special and Speed
In the lower chunk to the rightmost (where the Totemglobin challenge is, two chunks right of the hub), these two beanholes are found in the west part of the lower area.	2x Heart and Special Special and Speed
In the same chunk, this beanhole is found in the east part of the lower area, one step higher of where the Liftoglobin is located.	Heart Speed
In the same chunk, this beanhole is found in the east part of the lower area, more specifically at it's end.	Power Flex
In the third-to-last chunk before the end (or the westernmost of the highest area, or two chunks above the hub), two beanholes can be found by the left water spout.	2x Special (x2) Special and Speed

? Blocks

Item	Location	Image ()	Image ()
50-Coin	In the second scene, near the entrance.
100-Coin	Same scene, near the exit.
1-Up Deluxe	In the third scene, in the lower part between two green pipes.
50-Coin and 100-Coin 100-Coin and Super Nut	In the fourth scene, in the northwest.
2x 2 Ultra Mushrooms	Same scene, under the previous two.
50-Coin 2x 2 1-Up Mushrooms	In the fifth scene, in the lower part, near the entrance.
10x 10 50-Coins	Same scene, in the lower part, before the gust of fire.
2x 2 Supersyrup Jars	Same scene, at the start of the upper part.
Retry Clock 1-Up Deluxe	In the sixth scene, in the northwest.
2x 2 Ultra Nuts	In the eighth scene, in the northeast.
King Wear	In the ninth scene, in the northeast.
50-Coin 5x 5 50-Coins	Same scene, in the southeast above the upper platform.
10x 10 50-Coins 5x 5 50-Coins	Same scene, in the southwest above the upper platform.
1-Up Deluxe and 100-Coin	In the tenth scene, in the southwest.
5x 5 50-Coins	Same scene, in the southeast.
Guardian Socks	Same scene, in the northeast.
100-Coin	In the eleventh scene, in the west between blue and orange pipes.
2x 50-Coin and 2 Ultra Mushrooms 2x 2x 2 Ultra Mushrooms and 2 Ultrasyrup Jars	Same scene, in the east between orange and green pipes.
1-Up Deluxe	In the thirteenth scene, left of the upper part of the scene, in the air (Liftoglobin required to reach).
100-Coin and Supersyrup Jar	Same scene, under the exit pipe (Liftoglobin required to reach).
10x 10 10-Coins and 50-Coin	In the fifteenth scene, in the northeast part of the electrical maze (Liftoglobin required to reach). In the remake, the left one is moved to the southeast part of the maze.
10x 10 50-Coins	Same scene, left of the exit of the electrical maze (Liftoglobin required to reach).
100-Coin	In the sixteenth scene, near the entrance.
1-Up Deluxe and Max Nut	Same scene, in the northeast above the highest platform.
50-Coin 5x 5 50-Coins	Same scene, left of the highest platform.
Star Candy	Same scene, in the northwestern corner.
50-Coin Max Mushroom	Same scene, right of the pink pipe near the wall.
10x 10 50-Coins and 100-Coin 10x 10-Coin and 10 50-Coins	In the eighteenth scene, near the lower exit (pink pipe). In the remake, the right one is moved near the upper exit (green pipe)
Rugged Socks	Same scene, above the end of only non-bouncy platform.
50-Coin 2x 2 Ultra Mushrooms	Same scene, above the upper third bouncy platform.
50-Coin 2x 2 Ultra Nuts	Same scene, above the upper fifth bouncy platform.
Retry Clock 1-Up Deluxe	In the nineteenth scene, in the southeast, between pink and orange pipes.
Star Wear	In the twentieth scene, in the middle of the upper part.
2x 2 Supersyrup Jars 2x 2 Ultrasyrup Jars	Same scene, at the end of the upper part.
1-Up Deluxe and Max Nut	Same scene, in the lower part, in the west.

Remake Only

Item	Location	Image
Farmer Boots	In the thirteenth scene, above the lower orange pipe.

Map

Prima Official Game Guide description

• "Bowser has finally caught up with Fawful and Midbus. The diabolical duo have almost powered up the Dark Star with Princess Peach's energy. if Bowser doesn't stop them now, the Dark Star will come to life. Should Fawful harness the fury of the Dark Star, the whole kingdom teeters on doom."

Names in other languages

Area map

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	エアースペース[?] Eā Supēsu	Air Space
French (European)	Voies respiratoires[?]	Respiratory tracts
German	Luftkammer[?]	Air Chamber
Italian	Cavità Ventosa[?]	Windy Cavity
Korean	에어 스페이스[?] Eeo Seupeiseu	Air Space
Spanish (Latin American)	Vía Respiratoria	Airway
Spanish (European)	Sala Alientofresco	Freshbreath Hall

Notes

• If the player saves while the Dark Star is in the Airway, the last sentence in the save message says that the Airway is called the Air Space, the Japanese name for the Airway. This was corrected in the remake, where the save message's last sentence now calls the Airway by its English name.
• This is the only large area in Bowser's body without Attack Pieces.
• Dreamy Mount Pajamaja, an area from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, features a similar concept to the Airway. In said area, the player has to freeze and thaw out geysers to advance.