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|title='''''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'' Enemy'''
|image=[[File:MLBISBJJDarkFawfulOverworld.png|60px]]<br>Overworld sprite of Dark Fawful from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
|image=[[Image:DarkFawfuls.gif]]
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|location=[[Peach's Castle]]
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|hp=1,736
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|defense=184
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|gear=[[Clothing|Lucky Charm]]
|related=[[Fawful]]
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'''Dark Fawful''' is a stronger form of [[Fawful]], and the final boss of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', along with [[Dark Bowser]]. In this form, Fawful has greater powers and an altered appearance, featuring red glasses, a cloak that resembles the one worn by his old mistress [[Cackletta]], and his [[Vacuum Helmet|Headgear]] that seemingly has a life of its own.
{{quote|[[Bowser]]! Meet... Fury of Fawful!|Dark Fawful|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}
'''Dark Fawful''' is the revamped form [[Fawful]] takes after absorbing half of the [[Dark Star]]'s power, who is the penultimate boss of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. In this form, Fawful has greater powers and an altered appearance, featuring red glasses, a cloak that resembles the one worn by his old mistress, [[Cackletta]], and his [[Vacuum Helmet]] that seemingly has a life of its own.


==''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''==
While his battle in the original game uses the standard boss battle theme, in the remake, Dark Fawful has his own battle theme, which is a slower arrangement of "Fawful and Cackletta", the battle theme heard during the first fight with Cackletta from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''.
Fawful transforms into Dark Fawful after stealing the [[Dark Star]] and absorbing half its power, which increases his powers. He engages [[Bowser]] in battle after this.


===First Form===
==History==
[[Image:EnergyBall.gif|left|thumb|Fawful prepares to use his Energy Ball attack.]]
[[File:FawfulabsorbDarkstar.png|thumb|left|Fawful transforming into Dark Fawful by absorbing the Dark Star's power.]]
While he is fighting Bowser, he has many abilities. While he has his Headgear, he can attach himself to the chandelier on the ceiling and swing himself at Bowser. While he swings at Bowser clockwise, he will need to punch him away. If he swings counterclockwise, Bowser will need to duck. His headgear can also heal him for 300 HP and cannot be attacked by Bowser normally. Another one of Dark Fawful's attacks is using a ray gun to fire a beam at Bowser. The player will need to watch it carefully in order to decide if they need to duck or punch it. If one of the stars is bigger than the others, then Bowser will need to punch the beam. If not, then they need to duck. Dark Fawful can also open up four portals and toss a ball of dark energy into them. If he tosses it into the left one, Bowser will need to block it with his shell. If he tosses it through the right portal, he will need to punch it. If Fawful switches the portals adjacent to him around, then Bowser will need to do the opposite. If Dark Fawful surrounds himself with multiple balls of dark energy, Bowser will need to quickly punch Goombas at him, or he will take massive damage from the attack. However, he can do significant damage to Dark Fawful while doing this. After Bowser inhales his headgear, it will attack the Mario brothers. First it will steal either their Item blocks or Special blocks (preventing them from using items or special attacks) and then trap one of the bros in a strange device, then swing the device at the other bro. The freed brother will need to jump on the device to free the trapped brother or he will steadily take damage. It can also pump energy balls to shoot at the Mario Bros. It changes color while it is doing this to determine what brothers it will attack in succession. Fortunately, if they do enough damage to the Headgear, it will give them their item commands back.
After stealing the [[Dark Star]] from [[Toad Town Caves]] and taking over [[Peach's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|Peach's Castle]], Fawful and [[Midbus]] oversee the evil artifact's awakening, using [[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s power to break the seal. However, [[Bowser]] manages to enter the castle and reach the room where the two are at. After defeating the newly-powered [[Blizzard Midbus]], the Dark Star awakens, and Fawful uses his [[Vacuum Helmet|headgear]] to absorb its power, transforming into Dark Fawful. Before he could absorb all its power, Bowser [[punch]]es him away.


===Second Form===
[[File:FawfulsearchDarkStar.png|thumb|Dark Fawful searching for the Dark Star.]]
{{bisenemy
Later on, after following the incomplete [[Dark Bowser]] into [[Peach's Castle Garden]], Bowser meets up with Dark Fawful. He sends out the Fawfulized [[Super Peach's Castle of Fury]] after Bowser, whom the latter defeats after [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] [[Rump Command|help him to become]] [[Super Bowser|giant]] to battle the castle, returning it to normal. The next time Bowser encounters Dark Fawful is when he is searching for the Dark Star so he can absorb the rest of its power. He corners him in the [[Conference Hall]]; the place where he first fought Mario back in the beginning of the game. Having enough of Bowser's meddling, Dark Fawful fights Bowser, but is defeated.
|title='''''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'' Enemy'''
 
|image=[[Image:DarkFawfulBug.gif]] <br> '''Dark Fawful''' getting bigger in Bowser's Body
[[File:Dark Star Core fleeing.png|thumb|left|Dark Fawful, as a insectoid blob, fleeing from Bowser.]]
|location=[[Peach's Castle]]
After the battle, Dark Fawful sustains too much damage and turns into a small insectoid-like blob creature. He flees the hall, though he is inhaled by Dark Bowser shortly afterwards, completing him. It is assumed that he merged with the Dark Star within Dark Bowser's body to turn into the [[Dark Star Core]]. During the final battle between the two Bowsers, the Dark Star Core helps Dark Bowser out by fully recovering and turning him giant once Bowser reduces his health to zero, though it is spat out of his body once Bowser punches his stomach. Bowser inhales the Dark Star Core, forcing Mario and Luigi to battle it, destroying its legs in order to attack its weak point; the Dark Star itself.
|hp=Dark Star Core - 1,560, Glasses - 250, Legs - 156
 
|power=Dark Star Core - 204, Glasses & Legs - 93
[[File:Darkfawfulexplode.png|thumb|Dark Fawful before he explodes inside Bowser's body.]]
|defense=Dark Star Core - 131, Glasses & Legs - 104
Once the Dark Star is defeated, it explodes and leaves Dark Bowser unstable, giving Bowser the opportunity to defeat him, returning the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] back to normal. Meanwhile, Fawful is shown to have survived, albeit very weakened. As a last ditch effort to destroy Mario and Luigi, Fawful feigns accepting defeat and explodes inside [[Bowser's body]] with a wide grin on his face. However, the explosion reverses the effects of the [[Vacuum Shroom]] and actually frees both brothers, [[Starlow]], [[Toadsworth]], [[Toadbert]] and many other [[Toad (species)|Toads]] from his body.
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|experience=0
 
|coins=0
==Battle==
|items=None
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After being defeated, Dark Fawful loses his body and transforms into his second form to escape from [[Bowser]], but gets inhaled by the leg-less, incomplete [[Dark Bowser]], which allowes him to complete his body.
Dark Fawful's attacks vary slightly depending on whether or not Dark Fawful has been severely damaged and/or whether his headgear is still present.
 
The headgear will move Dark Fawful out of the way of Bowser's punch and fire attacks, and will regularly heal Dark Fawful for 300 HP, until it detaches itself from Dark Fawful. After the headgear detaches itself off Fawful, Bowser can choose to inhale it, allowing Mario and Luigi to fight it.
 
[[File:BowsersbattleDarkFawful.png|left|thumb|200px|Dark Fawful attacking Bowser with energy balls.]]
One of Fawful's attacks is to have his headgear grab the chandelier and swing at Bowser, which can be countered by punching Dark Fawful multiple times. After punching him several times, Dark Fawful will swing back behind Bowser in an attempt to ram him, forcing Bowser to duck.
 
Dark Fawful can use his ray gun to create an array of stars in a ring formation, with one star being a red one instead of purple. This star will then turn into the same as the other stars, and lower down to the point Bowser has to duck. Bowser must punch the correct star to blow all the others up and avoid taking damage.
 
Another attack involves Dark Fawful flying to the top of the screen and creating four portals - one on his left and right, one above Bowser, and another one next to Bowser. Dark Fawful will then proceed to toss energy balls through the portals: if he shoots a ball through the portal on his left, Bowser will have to duck, and if he shoots it through the portal on his right, Bowser has to punch the ball. Later in the battle, Fawful may switch the portals next to him around.  


In the final fight of the game, Bowser has to make Dark Bowser collapse by making him lose 1000 HP. Dark Fawful will then recover him and make Dark Bowser giant. [[Bowser]] then has to attack the giant Dark Bowser's stomach to make him spit out the Dark Fawful. Bowser then has to inhale Dark Fawful and let [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] battle him. When in [[Bowser's body]], Dark Fawful will become giant sized.
The final attack involves Fawful spawning four orbs to surround him. Bowser has to time his punches and punch Goombas through the gaps in the orbs to stop the attack. Hitting one of the dark orbs causes the Goomba to fling back at Bowser, and failure to repel the attack will cause all of the orbs to attack Bowser. Later on, Fawful will spawn an extra orb that moves vertically. The star, energy ball and orb attacks may cause Bowser the [[DEF-Down]] status effect.


Dark Fawful's second form consists of 6 parts: His two glasses, three appendages, and the Dark Star Core located on his head. The Dark Star Core is located on the top screen and is unreachable. To damage the core, the brothers first have to shatter Dark Fawful's eyes, making him cover them with his two hands and leaving his legs vulnerable. Then the brothers have to destroy all three of his legs (the legs can regrow after a couple of turns). It is possible to destroy them all at once with the [[Snack Basket]] technique. After doing so, Dark Fawful will fall and shatter on the ground. Now the Dark Star Core is vulnerable. The brothers have to damage the core as much as possible until he revives Dark Fawful and jumps out of Bowser's body. After he jumps out of Bowser's body, it will jump back into the body of Dark Bowser. Knock out Dark Bowser, make him spit out the Dark Fawful Bug again, then inhale it once more. Keep repeating the progress until Dark Fawful is defeated.
Bowser can use his special attacks on the Vaccum Helmet as well. If Bowser's power is high enough, Dark Fawful can be defeated without his headgear being inhaled. After he is defeated, the [[Vacuum Helmet]] will run away.


Dark Fawful attacks in various ways. Sometimes he picks up the Mario bros. and shoots rings of stars at them. He will move his arms up and down at various places then shoot the rings. The Mario bros. have to jump over the rings if they are shot at them. He can also chase after the Mario bros. and send a bunch of dark stars to attack them. The Mario bros. have to jump over the stars while running from the bug. Before each star hits, it will zoom on the top screen showing either a green or red glow. If the glow is red, it will hit Mario. If it is green, it will hit Luigi. After a while, the Mario bros. will fall into a white portal and the fight will continue. He can also put both of his arms into the ground and fire balls of energy at Mario and Luigi. The brothers have to destroy the balls by hitting them with their hammers. Sometimes, blue ones will come down. The brothers can hit this one and fire it back at Dark Fawful.
In the remake, Dark Fawful's chandelier attack is replaced with a speedier attack; he will swoop at Bowser, who must punch him out of the way. Dark Fawful will zoom in from the back, to which Bowser must duck, and finally zoom in from the front again, to which Bowser must punch once more. Dark Fawful's Vaccum Helmet also heals him for 500 HP instead of 300 each turn.
{{br|left}}


The Dark Star Core uses a different variety of attacks. It can charge up and fire a huge laser at both Mario brothers, knocking them out. To dodge this move, Mario and Luigi have to jump onto [[Starlow]] and stay on the top screen. It can also fire a shadow arrow at either Mario or Luigi. The brother has to hit the arrow with his hammer. The Dark Star Core will also spin a shadow arrow around it and try hitting the brothers. The Mario bros. have to jump over the arrow when it gets near them. This move is like [[Cackletta]]'s arm move from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Elder Princess Shroob]]'s tentacle move from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.
==Statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Fawful|image=[[File:DarkFawfulbattle.gif]]|align=horizontal}}


After the Dark Star Core is damaged enough, it will be defeated along with Dark Fawful. This will cause Dark Bowser to become unstable. Bowser then lands the final blow on Dark Bowser, ultimately defeating him and saving the kingdom from the [[Dark Star]]. After Dark Bowser gets destroyed, Fawful appears before the Mario bros. one final time. Without a body or his dark power, he doesn't have much time left. He gives one last psychotic smile before self-destructing, which negates the effect of the [[Vacuum Mushroom]] and expels Mario, Luigi, [[Starlow]] and the Toads from Bowser's body.
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Fawful|image=[[File:Dark Fawful MLBISBJJ.gif]]|align=horizontal}}


==Names in Other Languages==
==Gallery==
===Dark Fawful===
<gallery>
{{foreignname
MLBISDarkFawfulNoVaccum.png|Dark Fawful without the Vacuum Helmet
|Jap=ダークゲラコビッツ <br />''Dāku Gerakobittsu''
Fawful Dark.png|Dark Fawful wearing the Vacuum Helmet
DarkFawful.gif|Dark Fawful before battle
Fawful bug MaLBIS.png|Dark Fawful's bug form
MLBISBJJDarkFawful.png|Dark Fawful without his Vacuum Helmet in the [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|remake]]
MLBISBJJDarkFawfulHeadgear.png|Dark Fawful wearing his Vacuum Helmet in the remake
DarkFawfulDX.gif|Dark Fawful before battle in the remake
Fawful transformation to bug.gif|Dark Fawful's bug form in the remake
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ダークゲラコビッツ
|JapR=Dāku Gerakobittsu
|JapM=Dark Fawful
|JapM=Dark Fawful
|SpaA=Fawful Oscuro
|SpaA=Fawful Oscuro
|SpaAM=Dark Fawful
|SpaAM=Dark Fawful
|SpaE=Grácovitz Oscuro
|SpaE=Grácovitz Oscuro<br>Núcleovitz
|SpaEM=Dark Fawful
|SpaEM=Dark Fawful<br>"Coreful" (Bug form) Combination between Nucleo (Core) and Grácovitz, Fawful's Spanish name.
|Ita=Sogghigno Oscuro
|Ita=Sogghigno Oscuro
|ItaM=Dark Fawful
|ItaM=Dark Fawful
|FraA=Faffreux Noir
|FreA=Faffreux Noir
|FraAM= Black Fawful
|FreAM=Black Fawful
|FraE=Gracowitz Noir
|FreE=Gracowitz Noir
|FraEM=Black Fawful
|FreEM=Black Fawful
|Ger=Finster-Krankfried
|GerM=Dark Fawful
|Por=Fawful Sombrio
|PorM=Dark Fawful
}}
}}


===Glasses===
==Trivia==
{{foreignname
*During the battle, one of Dark Fawful's attacks is shooting multiple stars that move circularly around the room until counterattacked. This move is similar to the move [[Princess Shroob]] uses after passing her half-way mark in her Max HP, but Princess Shroob creates just one star-like attack, while Dark Fawful creates multiple from his ray gun.
|Jap=メガネ<br />''Megane''
*If the Challenge Medal is equipped, Dark Fawful's orbiting dark energy ball attack is the only boss attack that can reliably one-hit [[Down|KO]] Bowser, something it probably will do if the player is not very overleveled for the fight.
|JapM=Glasses
*Immediately before the battle begins, Dark Fawful refers to Bowser as a "fink-rat", the same insult he uses towards Mario and Luigi during his first boss battle in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.
|SpaA=Anteojos
|SpaAM=Glasses
|SpaE=Gafas
|SpaEM=Glasses
|Ita=Occhiali
|ItaM=Glasses
|FraE=Verre
|FraEM=Glass
}}
 
===Appendage===
{{foreignname
|Jap=あし<br />''Ashi''
|JapM=Foot or Leg
|SpaA=Pata
|SpaAM=Leg
|SpaE=Tentáculo
|SpaEM=Tentacle
|FraE=Patte
|FraEM=Paw
}}


===Dark Star Core===
{{M&LBIS}}
{{foreignname
[[it:Sogghigno Oscuro]]
|Jap=ダークスターコア <br />''Dāku Sutā Koa''
[[Category:Forms]]
|JapM=Dark Star Core
[[Category:Magicians]]
|SpaA=Núcleo Estrella Oscura
|SpaAM=Dark Star Core
|SpaE=Nucléovitz
|SpaEM=From ''núcleo'' (core) and ''Grácovitz'' ([[Fawful]]'s European Spanish name).
|Ita=Nucleo Stella Oscura
|ItaM=Dark Star Core
|FraE=Astre Noir (noyau)
|FraEM=Black Star (core)
}}
 
==Trivia==
*When Dark Fawful attacks with dark energy balls, his pose looks very similar to his second form from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''.
*When Bowser is fighting Dark Fawful in his first form, he is fighting in the same spot he fought Mario in the beginning of the game.
*When one of Fawful's eyes are damaged, the Dark Star Core closes one of its eyes as well.
*Dark Fawful when fighting with the Dark Star's Core is like an equivalent to [[Super Dimentio]] from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', except a bit trickier to defeat. Both die in a similar way as well, as in their final moments they are reduced to just a head.
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[[Category:RPG Bosses]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story bosses]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi Series Bosses]]
[[Category:Final Bosses]]

Latest revision as of 07:59, January 8, 2024

Dark Fawful
Dark Fawful's overworld sprite from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Overworld sprite of Dark Fawful from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Species Beanish
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
“Bowser! Meet... Fury of Fawful!”
—Dark Fawful, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Dark Fawful is the revamped form Fawful takes after absorbing half of the Dark Star's power, who is the penultimate boss of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. In this form, Fawful has greater powers and an altered appearance, featuring red glasses, a cloak that resembles the one worn by his old mistress, Cackletta, and his Vacuum Helmet that seemingly has a life of its own.

While his battle in the original game uses the standard boss battle theme, in the remake, Dark Fawful has his own battle theme, which is a slower arrangement of "Fawful and Cackletta", the battle theme heard during the first fight with Cackletta from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.

History[edit]

Fawful absorbing the power of the Dark Star.
Fawful transforming into Dark Fawful by absorbing the Dark Star's power.

After stealing the Dark Star from Toad Town Caves and taking over Peach's Castle, Fawful and Midbus oversee the evil artifact's awakening, using Peach's power to break the seal. However, Bowser manages to enter the castle and reach the room where the two are at. After defeating the newly-powered Blizzard Midbus, the Dark Star awakens, and Fawful uses his headgear to absorb its power, transforming into Dark Fawful. Before he could absorb all its power, Bowser punches him away.

Dark Fawful looking for the Dark Star.
Dark Fawful searching for the Dark Star.

Later on, after following the incomplete Dark Bowser into Peach's Castle Garden, Bowser meets up with Dark Fawful. He sends out the Fawfulized Super Peach's Castle of Fury after Bowser, whom the latter defeats after Mario and Luigi help him to become giant to battle the castle, returning it to normal. The next time Bowser encounters Dark Fawful is when he is searching for the Dark Star so he can absorb the rest of its power. He corners him in the Conference Hall; the place where he first fought Mario back in the beginning of the game. Having enough of Bowser's meddling, Dark Fawful fights Bowser, but is defeated.

Dark Fawful, now a ball of dark energy, fleeing from Bowser in Peach's Castle.
Dark Fawful, as a insectoid blob, fleeing from Bowser.

After the battle, Dark Fawful sustains too much damage and turns into a small insectoid-like blob creature. He flees the hall, though he is inhaled by Dark Bowser shortly afterwards, completing him. It is assumed that he merged with the Dark Star within Dark Bowser's body to turn into the Dark Star Core. During the final battle between the two Bowsers, the Dark Star Core helps Dark Bowser out by fully recovering and turning him giant once Bowser reduces his health to zero, though it is spat out of his body once Bowser punches his stomach. Bowser inhales the Dark Star Core, forcing Mario and Luigi to battle it, destroying its legs in order to attack its weak point; the Dark Star itself.

Dark Fawful right before he explodes inside Bowser's body.
Dark Fawful before he explodes inside Bowser's body.

Once the Dark Star is defeated, it explodes and leaves Dark Bowser unstable, giving Bowser the opportunity to defeat him, returning the Mushroom Kingdom back to normal. Meanwhile, Fawful is shown to have survived, albeit very weakened. As a last ditch effort to destroy Mario and Luigi, Fawful feigns accepting defeat and explodes inside Bowser's body with a wide grin on his face. However, the explosion reverses the effects of the Vacuum Shroom and actually frees both brothers, Starlow, Toadsworth, Toadbert and many other Toads from his body.

Battle[edit]

Bowser battling Dark Fawful in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
Bowser battling Dark Fawful in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
Bowser battling Dark Fawful in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.

Dark Fawful's attacks vary slightly depending on whether or not Dark Fawful has been severely damaged and/or whether his headgear is still present.

The headgear will move Dark Fawful out of the way of Bowser's punch and fire attacks, and will regularly heal Dark Fawful for 300 HP, until it detaches itself from Dark Fawful. After the headgear detaches itself off Fawful, Bowser can choose to inhale it, allowing Mario and Luigi to fight it.

Bowser fighting Dark Fawful
Dark Fawful attacking Bowser with energy balls.

One of Fawful's attacks is to have his headgear grab the chandelier and swing at Bowser, which can be countered by punching Dark Fawful multiple times. After punching him several times, Dark Fawful will swing back behind Bowser in an attempt to ram him, forcing Bowser to duck.

Dark Fawful can use his ray gun to create an array of stars in a ring formation, with one star being a red one instead of purple. This star will then turn into the same as the other stars, and lower down to the point Bowser has to duck. Bowser must punch the correct star to blow all the others up and avoid taking damage.

Another attack involves Dark Fawful flying to the top of the screen and creating four portals - one on his left and right, one above Bowser, and another one next to Bowser. Dark Fawful will then proceed to toss energy balls through the portals: if he shoots a ball through the portal on his left, Bowser will have to duck, and if he shoots it through the portal on his right, Bowser has to punch the ball. Later in the battle, Fawful may switch the portals next to him around.

The final attack involves Fawful spawning four orbs to surround him. Bowser has to time his punches and punch Goombas through the gaps in the orbs to stop the attack. Hitting one of the dark orbs causes the Goomba to fling back at Bowser, and failure to repel the attack will cause all of the orbs to attack Bowser. Later on, Fawful will spawn an extra orb that moves vertically. The star, energy ball and orb attacks may cause Bowser the DEF-Down status effect.

Bowser can use his special attacks on the Vaccum Helmet as well. If Bowser's power is high enough, Dark Fawful can be defeated without his headgear being inhaled. After he is defeated, the Vacuum Helmet will run away.

In the remake, Dark Fawful's chandelier attack is replaced with a speedier attack; he will swoop at Bowser, who must punch him out of the way. Dark Fawful will zoom in from the back, to which Bowser must duck, and finally zoom in from the front again, to which Bowser must punch once more. Dark Fawful's Vaccum Helmet also heals him for 500 HP instead of 300 each turn.

Statistics[edit]

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

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Dark Fawful
DarkFawfulbattle.gif HP 1,736 (2,604) POW 334 (835) DEF 184 (276) SPEED 48 (72)
Coins 1,600 (2,400) Level 33 Fire Normal Burn? Immune
Role Boss Battled by Bowser Location(s) Peach's Castle Dizzy? Immune
Stat down? Half KO? Immune Experience 7,500 Item drop Star Candy - 100%
Lucky Charm - 10%
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
Dark Fawful
Dark Fawful in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey HP 2280 POW 350 DEF 362 SPEED 48 Experience 7500
Fire Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Battled by Bowser Coins 1600
Burn Immune Dizzy Immune Stat down 0,5x Speed down 0,5x Item drop None - 0%
Luck Charm - 100%
Level           31 Location(s) Peach's Castle

Gallery[edit]

  • Dark Fawful without the Vacuum Helmet

    Dark Fawful without the Vacuum Helmet

  • Dark Fawful wearing the Vacuum Helmet

    Dark Fawful wearing the Vacuum Helmet

  • Dark Fawful before battle

    Dark Fawful before battle

  • Dark Fawful's bug form

    Dark Fawful's bug form

  • Dark Fawful without his Vacuum Helmet in the remake

    Dark Fawful without his Vacuum Helmet in the remake

  • Dark Fawful wearing his Vacuum Helmet in the remake

    Dark Fawful wearing his Vacuum Helmet in the remake

  • Dark Fawful before battle in the remake

    Dark Fawful before battle in the remake

  • Dark Fawful's bug form in the remake

    Dark Fawful's bug form in the remake

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ダークゲラコビッツ
Dāku Gerakobittsu
 Dark Fawful

French (NOA) Faffreux Noir
 Black Fawful
French (NOE) Gracowitz Noir
 Black Fawful
German Finster-Krankfried
 Dark Fawful
Italian Sogghigno Oscuro
 Dark Fawful
Portuguese Fawful Sombrio
 Dark Fawful
Spanish (NOA) Fawful Oscuro
 Dark Fawful
Spanish (NOE) Grácovitz Oscuro
Núcleovitz
 Dark Fawful
"Coreful" (Bug form) Combination between Nucleo (Core) and Grácovitz, Fawful's Spanish name.

Trivia[edit]

  • During the battle, one of Dark Fawful's attacks is shooting multiple stars that move circularly around the room until counterattacked. This move is similar to the move Princess Shroob uses after passing her half-way mark in her Max HP, but Princess Shroob creates just one star-like attack, while Dark Fawful creates multiple from his ray gun.
  • If the Challenge Medal is equipped, Dark Fawful's orbiting dark energy ball attack is the only boss attack that can reliably one-hit KO Bowser, something it probably will do if the player is not very overleveled for the fight.
  • Immediately before the battle begins, Dark Fawful refers to Bowser as a "fink-rat", the same insult he uses towards Mario and Luigi during his first boss battle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Characters (Bowser's Inside Story) Protagonists Bowser • Luigi • Mario
Antagonists Dark Star (Dark Bowser) • Fawful • Midbus
Supporting characters Broggy • Broque Madame • Broque Monsieur • Chakron • Corporal Paraplonk • Dr. Toadley • Dr. Toadley's intern • Fawful • Giant Sockop • Guardian • Hide-and-seek Toad • Jerry • Kamek • Koopa Paratroopa Trio • Kuribo • Kuzzle • Monty Bros. • PR Toad • Princess Lipid • Princess Peach • Private Goomp • Sergeant Guy • Starlow • Toadbert • Toadsworth • Yikk
Species Bee • Blitty • Bob-omb • Brock • Emoglobin • Evoglobin • Goomba • Magikoopa • Malodorous Fibbian# • Nutsoglobin • Shy Guy • Totemglobin • Toad • Virus
Characters (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) Protagonists# Bowser Jr. • Iggy Koopa • Larry Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa
Antagonists# Best Fitness Friends (Beef · Dieter · Kaley)
Supporting characters# Dry Bowser
Special Attacks Bowser Bob-omb Blitz • Broggy Bonker • Goomba Storm • Koopa Corps • Magikoopa Mob • Shy Guy Squad
Mario and Luigi Falling Star • Fire Flower • Green Shell • Jump Helmet • Magic Window • Mighty Meteor • Snack Basket • Spin Pipe • Super Bouncer • Yoo Who Cannon
Bosses Giant bosses Bowser's Castle • Fawful Express • Fawful Mountain • Super Peach's Castle of Fury • Tower of Yikk
Bosses Alpha and Beta Kretin • Biffidus • Blizzard Midbus • Bowser • Bowser Memory ML • Chakron • Dark Bowser • Dark Fawful • Dark Satellmite • Dark Star • Dark Star Core • Durmite • Junker • Junker Can • Leaf Guy • Midbus • Scutlet • Sea Pipe Statue • Shroob • Snawful • Vacuum Helmet • Wiggler • Wisdurm
X bosses Alpha and Beta Kretin X • Biffidus X • Bowser X • Bowser Memory MLX • Dark Satellmite X • Dark Star X • Durmite X • Junker X • Junker Can X • Wisdurm X
Bowser Jr.'s Journey# Beef • Kaley • Dieter • King Bob-Omb • Best Fitness Friends
Locations Mushroom Kingdom Badge Shop • Blubble Lake • Bowser Path • Bowser's Castle • Broggy's Shop • Broque Monsieur's Shop • Bumpsy Plains • Cavi Cape • Conference Hall • Dimble Wood • Fawful Theater • Gear Shop • Peach's Castle • Peach's Castle Garden • Princess Peach's room • Plack Beach • Project K • Star Shop • Tea Kiosk • Toad Town • Toad Town Caves • Toad Town Mall • Toadles Boutique • Toadley Clinic • Tower of Yikk • Treasure Chamber • Tunnel
Bowser's body Airway • Arm Center • Challenge Node • Chest Station • Cholesteroad • Energy Hold • Flab Zone • Flame Pipe • Funny Bone • Gut Check • Joint Tower • Leg Outpost • Lumbar Nook • Memory Banks • Nerve Cluster • Nose Deck • Pipe Yard • Pump Works • Rump Command • The Gauntlet • Toad Square • Trash Pit
Enemies Mushroom Kingdom Alarm Bob-omb • Beehoss • Borp • Broggy • Broque Monsieur • Chain Chawful • Choomba • Chuboomba • Coalbit • Crawful • Dark Fawful Bomb • Dark Fawful Guy • Dark Mechawful • Dark Mechawful.5 • Dark Trashure • Drillbit Crab • Fawflant • Fawflopper • Fawfulcopter • Fawful Guy • Flifit • Flying Snifit • Glam Lakitu • Jailgoon • Lakitu King • Magifoofa • Mawful Mole • Mechawful • Metal Mawful Mole • Naplock • Nooz • Pendril • Scutlet • Sneed • Sniffle Thwomp • Sockop • Toothy • Trashure • Treevil
Bowser's body Airnapse • Air Cannon • Air Cheep • Bone Thwomp • Bubble Blooper • Calorite • Dried Blooper • Elite Goombule • Goombule • Napse • Pep • Piranha Plorp • Protobatter • Pwallop • Spike Blop • Stonk • Tenderling
Bowser Jr.'s Journey# Alarm Bob-omb • Bandit • Beehoss • Big Boo • Big Tail Goomba • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Borp • Broozer • Broque Madame • Bully • Buzzy Beetle • Captain Boo • Captain Goomba • Captain Koopa Troopa • Captain Shy Guy • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Choomba • Chuboomba • Crawful • Drillbit Crab • Dry Bones • Elite Captain Quartet • Fawflant • Fawful Guy • Fawfulcopter • Fire Bro • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant • Fly Guy • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Green Magikoopa • Hammer Bro • Horned Ant Trooper • Ice Bro • King Bob-omb • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Paratroopa Trio • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu King • Magifoofa • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Nabbit • Ninji • Oho Jee • Para-Beetle • Para-Biddybud • Parabones • Paragoomba • Pendril • Pokey • Red Magikoopa • Scutlet • Shroob • Shy Guy • Sockop • Spear Guy • Spike • Spike Top • Spiny • Swoop • Tail Boo • Toothy • Treevil • Urchin • White Magikoopa
Items Consumables 1-Up Deluxe • 1-Up Mushroom • Boo Biscuit# • Cheese# • Cheesy Drumstick# • Defense Bean# • Fiery Drumstick • Flex Bean# • Heart Bean • Hot Drumstick • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Syrup Jar • Miracle Cheese# • Mushroom • Nut • Power Bean • Refreshing Herb • Retry Clock* • Special Bean • Speed Bean# • Star Candy • Super Cheese# • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Supersyrup Jar • Syrup Jar • TNT Drumstick • Ultra Cheese# • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultrasyrup Jar
Key items Attack Piece • Banzai Bill • Birdley • Blitty • Blue Key • Green Key • Hammers • Miracle Cure • Mushroom Ball • Puzzle Sack • Red Key • Star Cure • Star Panel • Stingler • Vacuum Block • Vacuum Shroom
Blocks 99 Block • Attack Piece Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Save Block • Shell block • Shop Block
Other 10 Coin • 50-Coin • Blorbs • Boo-ray Machine • Cake • Chakroad • Chombone • Donut • Ever Ice# • Five Coin • Giga-carrot • Launch Fit • Liftoglobin • Malatone Formula:X# • Meat • Mushroom Tea • Negative Ions • Nubbin • Omega-onion# • Poison Mushroom# • RenewaLeaf# • Scratch Card/Bonus Card • Seesaw Fit • Skeletone Formula:D# • Squid Fit • Vegetable • Whirlwind
Stats Bros. Point • Brawl Point • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Power • Rank • Speed • Spirit# • Stache/Horn
Status Burn • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury • Invisible# • KO • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • SPD-Down • SPD-Up • Sick • Trip
Moves Balloon Mario • Body Slam • Counterattack • Drill Bros. • Emergency Guard# • Finishing Move# • Fire Breath • Fire Mario • Flee • Hammer • Jump • Mini-Mario • Pump Mario • Punch • Shell defense • Shell Mario • Sliding haymaker • Spike Ball • Spin Jump
Other Beanhole locations (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Bestiary (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Block locations • Bros. Badge • First officer# • Gallery (Bowser Jr's Journey) • Gear (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Glitches (Bowser Jr's Journey) • In-game music# • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (Bowser Jr's Journey) • Shops (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Special Skill# • Staff (Bowser Jr's Journey) • Star menu • Story summaries
* Exclusive to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
# Exclusive to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
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