Fawflant

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Fawflant
Sprite of a Fawflant 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)
“Odd... really? Odd like... THIS!?”
Fawflant, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Fawflants are Fawful-like, drill ant enemies found in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. They live underneath Toad Town in the Toad Town Caves. In the overworld, they will start a battle by walking backwards toward Mario and Luigi with the drill in action. They are similar to Fawfloppers in that they are designed after insects and Fawful.

In battle, they have two attacks. If two or more Fawflants are in battle, they attack Mario and/or Luigi at the same time; this can be countered by jumping. For the other attack, they simply walk backwards into one of the brothers, who will take damage and possibly be poisoned if they are hit by the drill. This move can be countered by using the hammer.

Also, in Toad Town Caves, Mario and Luigi meet two Fawflants, disguised as Toads and acting as guards for Fawful while he is stealing the Dark Star; this also shows that Fawflants are capable of speech and shapeshifting. These Fawflants are a required battle in order to proceed.

Bowser can simply walk into these enemies to defeat them, though this can achieved only with hacking, as Bowser cannot access the areas where they can be found.

Fawflants also appear as enemies in the remake's Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode. They are Melee troops and their Special Skill is Charging Champ.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Fawflant
Fawflant HP 100 (150) POW 42 (105) DEF 34 (51) SPEED 56 (84)
Coins 30 (45) Level 13 Fire Normal Burn? Normal
Role Common Battled by Mario and Luigi Location(s) Toad Town Caves Dizzy? Normal
Stat down? Normal KO? Normal Experience 70 Item drop Supersyrup Jar - 5%
Super Nut - 30%
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
Fawflant
Sprite of a Fawflant from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey HP 70 POW 65 DEF 52 SPEED 56 Experience 70
Fire Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Battled by Mario & Luigi Coins 30
Burn 1x Dizzy 1x Stat down 1x Speed down 1x Item drop Supersyrup Jar - 40%
Super Nut - 20%
Level           13 Location(s) Toad Town Caves
  • Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: A bug monster that resembles Fawful. Be careful when it charges ahead with the drill on its rear!

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゲランコ
Geranko
Portmanteau of「ゲラコビッツ」(Gerakobittsu, Fawful) and「蟻ん子」(arinko, ant)

French (NOA) Faffourmis
From "Faffreux" (Fawful) and "fourmi" (ant)
French (NOE) Formicowitz
From "fourmi" (ant) and "Gracowitz" (Fawful)
German Krankmite
From "Krankfried" (Fawful's German name) and "termite"
Italian Formighigno
From "formica" (ant) and "Sogghigno" (Fawful)
Spanish (NOA) Fawformiga
From "Fawful" and "hormiga" (ant)
Spanish (NOE) Alácravitz
From "alacrán" (scorpion) and "Grácovitz" (Fawful)