Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story -- Part 22: He Finally Says It

Before you deal with Fawful, you'll want to level up the bros each to level 40. You'll notice on the bros' and Bowser's ranks that the line trails off to the end, suggesting something is beyond that. The bros will level up to the final rank, Rainbow Rank. This will also give the bros access to the Excellent!! Badge, which will fully restore HP or SP, or increase experience and coins gained, or multiply the power of the next attack by 4. You must get "Excellent" on ALL attacks or the meter will drain. Get Bowser to level 40 to reach Final Boss Rank, which is very fitting. You also get the Intruder Fangs to equip, which allows you to perform the same action twice.

Heal and save, then go north of the castle's front door through the gardens, to the throne room. Fawful is there, looking for something. He goes into the room to the right of the throne without noticing Bowser. Follow him into the conference room, where he's still looking for something, while singing. "Fawfully-doo! Where are you?! Dark Star, needing you! Dark power, yoo-hoo! WHERE TO FIND YOU..." Bowser approaches and Fawful says, "I have shock at you! You are surviving? Fawful hates you!" Bowser says that the castle couldn't get rid of him. "But I am Lord Fawful! I am ruling the world! I have chortles... You are underestimating Fawful, who has the suction machine for draining the dark power! Fawful only got half the power, but I am thinking it is enough to KO you, the king of stupid! You have gotten in Fawful's way at each of the turns... Just like the red and green mustaches who I hate... Fawful hates your faces..." Bowser is insulted to be lumped in a group with Mario. "But... Now... Fawful says farewell to all your fink-rat faces forever! Bowser! Meet... FURY OF FAWFUL!"

It's time to battle Dark Fawful. You can attack Fawul or his headgear, the Vacuum Helmet. Attack the Vacuum Helmet first. When it takes enough damage, it will come off and hover in the air. Vacuum it and let the bros deal with it. With enough damage, it will explode, preventing it from healing Fawful. Fawful will hover in the air and make four black holes appear. They are portals he'll use to shoot energy balls at Bowser. Some will appear above him, so duck. Punch the ones in front of him. Fawful will also fire his ray gun. Duck when the ray of stars gets too close. When Fawful takes enough damage, a Goomba will appear and tell Bowser to use the Goomba Corps to handle Fawful's next attack. Fawful will surround himself with energy balls and Bowser can punch the Goombas into the energy balls or Fawful. The energy balls will attack Bowser when he stops punching Goombas. Use your best Special Attacks and you'll defeat him in no time.

After the battle, Fawful says, "NOOAARRGH!", then shrinks into a spider-like creature. He says, "I have fury? Fury?", then scurries off. Starlow wonders if Fawful will behave himself. She also has a bad feeling about Fawful taking some of the Dark Star's power. If Dark Bowser finds him, the dark power will be complete. Bowser walks out of the conference room to find Fawful and Dark Bowser, who inhales him. Dark Bowser gets a pair of legs and awakens at last. He punches the throne, revealing a doorway behind it. Starlow is worried about this worst-case scenario and says they'll have to fight Dark Bowser. Bowser only wants Peach and the dark power.

Go through the doorway and pick up some items. Ahead, you'll find Dark Bowser. He says his power is complete and he will take over. He breathes fire at Bowser, who counters with his own fire. Hit (X) repeatedly. Dark Bowser will fly off. He'll breathe fire on Bowser, making him curl up into a spike ball and activate the Chest Station. Send the bros into the Chest Station so Bowser can have an aerial battle with Dark Bowser. Aim so that Bowser hits Dark Bowser from below to make him lose health. Make sure he doesn't do the same to you. He takes a hit if you hit him with more power than he does. If you lose, you'll just drop back down and have to start again. Once you beat him, he climbs higher. Follow him up the tower, using the bros in the Chest Station. At the top is a Save Block. Get the items, then go east or west. There are patches of soft dirt on the walls. Both sides have items. The east side has a Chakroad. Ahead is the final battle. Make any other preparations you want, heal, and save.

Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story -- Part 21: If only it were under Peach's Control

The Dark Star transformed into Dark Bowser and is looking for Fawful, who has drained much of its power. Go south and you'll see Dark Bowser break open the castle's front door. Go north first and grab the items in the garden and conference room, as well as other rooms. When you're ready, hit the Save Block and exit the castle through the front door.

"Dark Star! Dark Star! Fawful is wanting you!" Fawful appears, wearing his headgear and a new outfit with the Dark Star on it. Bowser calls him a pain. "It is you who are the pain to me! I am needing more power! Your meddling has made Fawful have a fury large as the world! Bowser! It is time for meeting and greeting with your doom! For now it is the end of the final act of the finale’s closing encore! I am having this castle! And now I am thinking... It needs Fawfulization! Time for the remodeling! SUPER PEACH'S CASTLE OF FURY!" The ground starts shaking. The castle slowly transforms into a giant robot. It stomps Bowser, leaving him unconscious.

Go to Rump Command and save your globin, then ford the river of adrenaline. Once Bowser is revived, he once again becomes giant. The Toads in Toad Town freak out. The castle fires off dark energy into the sky. It lands behind Bowser, creating a black hole. After Bowser attacks, it will trying drawing him in. Slide the stylus repeatedly to the right to run away. The castle will try to punch Bowser, so slide the stylus to defend. If you breathe fire, the castle will throw out its flammable ballast, which is mushrooms. The castle will also send out Mechawfuls. Shoot them down with fireballs. Breathe fire when it sends out an army of Mechawfuls. It will launch an unavoidable attack, which is a laser that will knock Bowser into the black hole. Slide the stylus to get out or you will slowly take damage. When Bowser flies out, he'll fly into the castle, doing extra damage. It will try to create another black hole, but Bowser knocks it behind the castle. The castle will put up a force field, so it won't take damage, but you can still move it. Bowser will roll into a ball. Move the stylus in a clockwise circle to push against the castle, which gets it stuck in the black hole. The force field will be destroyed. Keep pushing it into the black hole when the force field is up. Punch the missiles it launches. When it presents spikes, slide up with the stylus to make Bowser jump. When the castle has half of its health left, the black holes move much closer, meaning any hit will send either of them into a black hole. Later, its invisibility field will activate. This means it will turn invisible when it fires out of a black hole. Time your attack well. When its health is very low, both it and Bowser will be sucked into the black holes. Launch Bowser out of the black hole repeatedly at the castle, timing it so that the castle's spikes are not bared. Keep up the attack until the castle is defeated.

Bowser says that was a fight he didn't expect. Dark Bowser appears, then disappears after Bowser tells him to give back Peach. He explains the situation to Chippy, who tells the bros. She says the only way to win is to team up with Bowser, even if he doesn't know it. She says to prepare and finish anything they want to get done. Send the bros into the castle via the front door, then go to the right. Go north into rooms where you can get items. There's running water on the east side, which can be used to extinguish the fire in the fireplace. You can items in the area north of there. You can drill under the stairs to move around. Now is the time to level up. Bowser can train in Peach's Castle and the bros should train in the Airway, when Bowser is near Midbus.

Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story -- Part 20: Unleash the Dark Power!

The bros have just entered the Airway, which changes with the temperature of the air. Surfaces may be slippery with ice and the water in some pipes frozen. The first enemies you encounter are Air Cheeps. They'll roll into the bros. When they roll into the bros, repeatedly hit them with the hammer until they are defeated. Go east and have Bowser step away from Midbus. There's a switch on the left wall, which you can't hit while frozen. This makes a bone drop down. Freeze the area and push the bone to the right. Thaw and hit the switch on the right wall. Use the bone that drops down to reach another switch. This will make the pipe to the right accessible. It will take you to a lower part of that area. This leads to another pipe to another area. There's a fire going when the area's thawed. There's a switch on the other side, but first, hit the ! Block above it. This will extinguish the fire. The switch will allow you to go west. East of the room with the fire is a Save Block, but you can't go past it. Go west on the lower path.

Go to the left, past the fire, and go up above it. Hit the ! Block to make water drop into the bone bucket. Freeze the water and hit the bucket from below to knock your ice cube onto the floor. Slide it to the right to reach a switch. This opens small gaps in the floor over the fire. Make another ice cube, push it over the gaps and melt it. Hit the switch to open the path to the left. Hit the Save Block and go through the pipe. The Dark Star is ahead. It eats a piece of Bowser's DNA. Starlow suggests trying to attack it. Make an ice cube and slide it into the Dark Star. Instead of hurting it, the Dark Star grows large arms and punches the ice cube, as well as some walls ahead. It may help to make the floor icy to make the jump.

To the east are a set of blocks riding on tracks. The bros can grab on them when they're thawed and fall off when the blocks freeze. Here you'll find gaseous enemies called Stonks. Go up and to the west. This area has three pipes. The yellow pipes on the sides lead to the top pipe next to the green on. Time your drop to the pipe in the middle of the room from the moving block. The pipe is marked by the coins. In the next area, send Mini Mario out to hit the switch below. It makes a platform appear. There's a switch higher up on the right wall. The third switch is on the left, accessible by the moving block. This makes a platform to the pipe appear. There's a blue pipe to the left and a green pipe to the right. The blue pipe takes you back to the second Save Block. The green pipe leads you to the Dark Star again. It eats another piece of DNA. Hit the switch to knock it into a block, which it destroys by breathing fire. It's starting to act more and more like Bowser. Save and go through the top green pipe.

The yellow pipe leads to the second Save Block. Go to the right and an Emoglobin will approach. He says the flat Emoglobin is a Liftoglobin, which moves when it's cold. Freeze the air and use the stylus to move it. Touch the Liftglobin to make it stop. Both bros are needed to make it move. If you go too far away, it will return to where you found him. You'll find Airnapses here, which act like Napses. Above you, the floor and ceiling are electrified. Hit the ! Block to open a path. Take the Liftoglobin to the pipe in the top right corner.

Across the gap is the Totemglobin. (There's a Liftoglobin below if you fall.) They have a test to allow you to pass through to the pipe behind them. Eight blocks appear in the room and they must be hit in numerical order within the time limit of 50 seconds. Remember the path you have to take to go as fast as possible. I had 15 seconds to spare. The pipe leads to an area with many enemies. A new enemy is an Air Cannon. It fires Bullet Bills that become invisible. Knock them away with a hammer. The Liftoglobin is to the right. Ahead, the path is electrified. Take the path to the left to open the blocked path and go through the green pipe. Go up, over, and down to exit to the west (the pipe is a cannon to a block with Star Candy).

Ahead, the Dark Star briefly suffocates the bros, then takes more DNA. This piece allows it to body slam. Use the pipe as a cannon to reach the ! Block to open a path. Go west. The red pipe leads to the second Save Block. Go west through the green pipe. Freeze the area and go past the green pipe spewing water. Hit the two invisible blocks next to the platform on the right. Drop down into the mucus pool to reach that platform. This will give you access to extra items in the room with the fourth Save Block. Heal and save.

Ahead, the room flashes and changes colors. The Dark Star is ahead and the bros will have to deal with it. It's now or never. Starlow gives them the chance to go back and prepared themselves. Hit the ! Block ahead when you're ready. The Dark Star is sending out sparks everywhere. It splits into four and dissolves. The four pieces reform to form a Dark Star that greatly resembles Bowser, without legs. It tries to inahles the bros and Starlow. It gets Luigi and spits him out. It reforms as the Dark Star again and engages the bros in battle.

At first, the Dark Star is invincible. Do some basic hammer and jump attacks to fill your meter. It will create Dark Satellmites. Attack these when you get the chance. They'll fire beams above and at the bros. When they've been deactivated, the Dark Star will give them a bomb to attack the bros. Just have one bro hit the Dark Satellmite back into the Dark Star to weaken it and you can do damage (after two of them hit it). It will fall to the ground and fire a laser at the bro that initiates an attack. A good attack to deal with the Dark Satellmites without wasting energy on the Dark Star is Snack Baskets. One of the Dark Star's attacks is to split into five or seven and attack the bros. Just before it reaches the bros, each piece will become invisible. If there's another piece behind it, hitting it will knock the piece behind it out of the way. It will also shine a light on the bros to make their shadows appear. They'll circle the Dark Star while it shoots lightning at them. Have the respective bro jump when they're targeted. After a while, it will fire a beam at the bros like how Bowser breathes fire. Starlow will circle the bros to take them to safety. Don't hang up there forever, because it will knock you out of the sky. When it's defeated (for me, after three Falling Stars), it will start spinning and the bros will start running away. Press both (A) and (B) repeatedly. It will then explode. You get 9999 experience points for this battle.

The Dark Star explodes into four pieces and dissolves into Bowser's body. Bowser spits out some clouds and they form the Dark Star's version of Bowser before his very eyes. It tells him that it copied his body and power. Bowser doesn't like the idea of someone copying his style. Dark Star Bowser says the power he copied isn't dark enough. It's power has been drained and it's not complete. It's looking for the dark power it needs and selects Peach, probably because she's an easy target, not because she's harboring dark power. It inhales Peach, but obviously, she doesn't have the dark power it requires. Bowser lays claim to Peach. "I HAVE POWER! Where is the Dark Star?!" Fawful is nearby, saying, "Fawful has more suction for the rest of the dark power!" The Dark Star recognizes the voice, saying Fawful drained it of its power. It breaks the electrical barrier and leaves. Bowser is upset that the Dark Star copied his moves in kidnapping Peach. He says there's only room for one Bower, and I agree. He follows it to see it clear a path ahead.

Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story -- Part 19: Ice Cold Darkness

Bowser's made it the second floor of Peach's Castle. Roll to push the device back to launch Bowser. Push it all the way back to launch Bowser into the sky. Some giant Fire Piranhas are growing up there and hit Bowser with fireballs. He lands on the balcony, in flames. "I HAVE CHORTLES!" Fawfulcopters appear and say, "Are you liking them? The giant Piranha Plants Fawful has raised? They are enjoying the barbecue of whatever goes near their mouths! Do they give you the angry face? Then just fly up and hit them with spikiness! Oh, but I have sadness! Tears of laughing for poor Bowser, who does not fly! I HAVE CHORTLES!" On the inside, the Chest Station is reacting. Jump into the cannon in the center and it will send the bros to what resembles a sling-shot. Tugging it makes Bowser jump. Pull all the way back to make Bowser jump really high. Tug in various directions to make Bowser go the way you want him to. Don't hit the Chomps or let the  Piranha Plants eat you on your way up. Try to stay towards the center. At the top are the giant Piranha Plants. Hit them repeatedly while dodging their fireballs. As they take damage, they become paler. Once they are defeated, Bowser drops back down to the castle, no longer on fire.

Go west and slam into the cracked for to drop down. You'll land in the servant's quarters. Use the treadmill to open the path to the east. Go south three times, heal, and save. Go south and then north on the left side of the room. Fawful, Midbus, Peach, and the Dark Star are this room. "I HAVE CHORTLES! AND I HAVE EXCITEMENT! At last, the Dark Star awakes like a naughty napping baby!" Midbus brings Bowser to Fawful's attention. "Fawful hates your timing! A nuisance barge barging in a the critical time for us!" Bowser just wants Peach and the Dark Star and he'll call it even. Midbus says he'll deal with Bowser. "I have uneasiness... Bowser keeps appearing like an ugly rabbit from the hat of a magician who stinks! So Fawful will fight to help Midbus have victory! But Midbus has pride... So Fawful leaves him to you! MIDBUS! POWER UP!" Fawful pulls out a ray gun and shoots Midbus with it, powering him up with ice powers.

As always, Special Attacks work best. Midbus will make Snawfuls, Fawfulized snowmen, that Bowser can inhale. Let the bros deal with them using Fire Flowers. Any that remain will heal Midbus. The Snawfuls will melt down and create vapor clouds. When six of them appear, Bowser will exhale the vapor, which will freeze and land in Midbus's crown, preventing him from using certain attacks. He'll climb up to the ceiling and throw snowballs at Bowser, many of which will miss. Just duck when you need to. He'll also slam Bowser from the ceiling. He'll roll in on a giant snowball with a Bob-omb in it. Punch the Bob-omb to blow up the snowball. When you do enough damage, he'll hide the Bob-omb in the snow, so try to keep track of where it is. Sometimes, he'll punch Bowser. A few rounds of Broggy Bonker should be enough to deal with him.

Once he is defeated, he says that no one will beat Fawful. He freezes in place, spewing icy vapor from his nose. The glass encasing Peach shatters and the Dark Star wakes up and breaks free. "It it it it it it it... IT WAKES! It has awakeness at last! Fawful has waited so long! I HAVE SUCTION!" He breaks out his headgear, saying, "With this, I am taking the Dark Star's Power!" Lightning strikes all around and the exit is blocked. "I... have... DARKNESS! So very darkness! The dark power builds like a skyscraper of evil! With the dark power in me, the world.... The world... IS FOR FAWFUL!" The dark power transforms Fawful, but Bowser punches him away, saying the world is his. He wants to take the Dark Star, and the world with it. The Dark Star circles Bowser, with mouth agape, then splits apart and enters his body. Bowser tells Starlow the Dark Star tasted funky. His chest starts burning, so he inhales some of Midbus's vapors for relief. This makes the Airway react. The freezing air freezes the water in the pipes. Starlow says freezing and thawing the water will make it possible to reach new areas. She also tries to convince Luigi that he's not cold. Heal and hit the Save Block. The enemies are tougher here, making this a good place to train.

Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story -- Part 10: Hospital Showdown

After being blocked by the Dark Star, the bros return to Toad Town, where the shopping mall is open. The construction gates to the west have been cleared away. The bros are shocked to see Toad Town filled with blorbed Toads, the handiwork of Fawful. To the south is the shopping district. A Yellow Toad with a mustache presents the bros with a PR stunt. There are Mushroom Balls hidden around and the bros should find them and bring them back. They get to keep whatever's inside. Some of them are in invisible blocks, in the ground, or behind walls. There are 16 total. Mario gets a question mark over his head when one's nearby. One's underground by the south stairs. One is to the left of the green Mushroom Rank Gear shop and another is behind it. Go east and you'll find a badge shop. The young Blue Toad wants to play hide and seek. Find him a few times and he'll give you a Small Shell you can equip. In front of the south stairs is another Mushroom Ball and there's one behind the item shop, as well as one to the right of it. There's one behind the Badge Shop and another to the left. Another is behind the Toad at the top of the stairs on the east side. One is by the trees next to the PR Toad. Another is to the left of the clinic on the east side and another is west of the Star Rank shop. Behind the Shine Rank shop is another and there's one by its east wall. One is just north of the yellow pipe on the west side. Finally, one is on the west side on the middle level to the right of a Toad. They hold things like coins and items. The gear shops are organized by rank. You must achieve Shine and Star Rank to shop at their respective shops, which have better and more expensive gear.

The pipe leads back into the Toad Town Caves. Use Mini Mario to get a couple of items, one of which lowers the cost of Special Attacks.

When you're done shopping, save and heal, then go to the clinic on the top level of the east side, near the construction gates. Dr. Toadley's intern is dealing with a patient that's leaving. The bros talk to her, saying they both need to speak to Dr. Toadley. She says he can only see one of them at a time, unless they have an appointment. That could take a while with the number of blorbed Toads in town. She asks what health problem they're experiencing, as they both seem quite healthy. Mario acts out that he has a sore throat, which is a symptom of the blorbs. Luigi hams it up, acting out having chest pains that are more like a heart attack. She declares this to be an emergency, as the kingdom would be doomed if the bros get blorbed. She takes them to see Dr. Toadley, who looks more like a magician or fortune teller. Dr. Toadley asks questions, then immediately answers them. He says the bros have a grave illness caused a virus. Dr. Toadley diagnoses patients using a crystal ball imaging system. Inside the crystal ball, the identity of the virus is revealed: Bowseritis. Bowser appears, after regaining consciousness. Bowseritis takes a while to cure and will take ten days' worth of antibiotics. Bowser knocks the doctor away, saying that he will take the Dark Star and Peach's Castle.

The bros have to battle Bowser. He can use all of the Special Attacks he's acquired, punch, and breathe fire. Use Special Attacks. To dodge the flame attack, Starlow will circle the bros. Press and hold each bro's button to get him to safety. Let go when the attack is over. Don't do anything if Bowser snorts before he tries to punch, as he will safely fall over the bros. When he uses Goomba Storm, jump over all the Goombas that appear but do not jump. The flaming Goombas that have their heads pointed to the right are aimed at Mario. For Shy Guy Squad, volley Bowser back into the Shy Guys. Keep attacking until he's defeated.

Bowser says that wasn't his A game, either. After he leaves, the bros explain the situation to Dr. Toadley. He says the barriers in front of the castle cannot be knocked down. The crystal contains a message of Star Cures, three in all. They are held by three sages in the Mushroom Kingdom and can cure all the world's ills, including the blorbs. They should also give the bros the power to break the blockade. One sage is in a forest, which gives Bowser enough of a clue to get going, after calling Starlow just as annoying as Chippy. An image of the sage emerges and it's Durmite, also called Wisdurm. The bros leave and spot Bowser clearing out some barricades. This gives the bros access to the crack in the wall, which conceals a pipe back into Bowser. Go east twice for a couple of items. If you want to explore the kingdom some more before returning to Bowser, go south.

Once you return to Bowser, you wind up in the Pipe Yard. The small sage appears from the red, broken pipe. Mario and Luigi try to sneak up on her, but she gets away. She takes off for the Energy Hold. The bros cross all but the last mucus pool and she escapes under some blocks that have Boo faces. Starlow suggests staying put, as Bowser can't possibly get the first Star Cure anyway. Bowser goes south of Toad Town to Blubble Lake, looking for a way to Dimble Wood.

Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story -- Part 9: Am I not Turtle-y Enough for the Turtle Club?

The bros are finally free! They're back to normal size and enjoying wandering around outside. Go west. The yellow pipe leads to Toad Town, but you can't go into town. Go up the stairs to the left. Go to the far left, then drop down, then go east. There's an item block with a Thrift Charm, a piece of gear that decreases the SP cost of a random Special Attack by 40%. Go back up and spin directly above the air vent. This leads to an air current, which will take you to a pipe in the clouds. The pipe takes you higher in the clouds. Use the air vents to reach higher clouds. Go through the pipe at the top.

Floating high above the clouds is a large block that looks like a square blue Koopa shell. Hit it and lots of smaller blocks fly off over the kingdom. Three blue Paratroopas with personal space issues fly up and are upset about what the bros just did. There were a lot of shells stuffed in that block until the bros knocked them out. The Paratroopas won't ask the bros to retrieve them. One of them is impressed with Mario's mustache. He asks if the bros have ever worn a shell. They're heavy and dense. The Paratroopas say the bros have to play a game. Two Paratroopas bring in a shell block and hitting it gives Mario a shell to wear. Mario will have to hit the flying Paratroopas to win, but the shell's too heavy. After a quick discussion, Luigi hits Mario with his hammer, sending him away from the clouds and back. The closest Paratroopa dares Mario to hit him as he floats vertically. Do that, then hit two of them (you don't have to hit them in one go) and the Paratroopas acknowledge them. The bros should use the shell when they see a shell block. Two Paratroopas bring in a block with 10 Attack Pieces. The new Special Attack is Yoo Who Cannon, where the bros multiply and hide in eight cannons. Memorize which bro is in which cannon (or just one bro in which cannon), then hit the bro's button when the cannon fires at the enemy. The Paratroopas tell Mario that jumping will get rid of the shell.

Return to the Toad Town Caves. Ahead is a new enemy called Nooz. They look like chickens with either a Mario or Luigi mustache. To the west is where Bowser came in and you can see him to the north. The alarm sounds again and he'll get zapped. They'll need a different route to go to wherever the pipe ahead leads. Return to the room with the yellow pipes, then go north. Fawflants are here. If there are two of them, they'll attack the bros at the same time. You may have to have the bros jump separately to counter. Go north and you'll see a shell block and a Toad. He says to move the bridges, hit the lever, but he doesn't have anything to hit it with. Grab a shell and hit Mario at the lever. Hit the levers to cross the bridges and hit three ! Blocks. One of the ! Blocks is to the west, so go get it second. Hit the block with a shell. Go to the northeast and hit the switch to move the bridge into place. Move the three bridges to the south into place so you can reach the third ! Block. This opens the door. Heal and save.

There are two Toads guarding the path ahead. Something really important is kept there and not even the Mario Bros are allowed to pass. Starlow thinks it's odd that a couple of Toads are down here. They reveal themselves to be a pair of Fawflants. Defeat them and the room rumbles. "I HAVE CHORTLES!" Up ahead, the security system guarding the Dark Star is blasted and destroyed. Fawful picks up the Dark Star. "I HAVE CHORTLES! The beauty hurts my teeth! Such power of darkness!My spine has the tingle!" He blasts the bros off the bridge. "Time for the crying! Too badness for you! For the Dark Star is snuggled with Fawful! Are you wanting to see it? Fawful's new Dark Star? You look! Such badness! Such pitch-black power!" He starts singing, "Fawful sings a song of bad! Mushroom Kingdom is so sad! All of it is for Fawful! And the...rhyme with...that." He continues, "It is Fawful day! Joys! Be trembling before me! All who resist will be beat like naughty little eggs! I HAVE CHORTLES!"

A Toad at the base of the pedestal apologizes and tells the bros to get the Dark Star back quickly. He also said the Fawful said he would take control of Peach's Castle next. The door to the left leads to Toad Town. To the west are some items, as well as pipes you can't reach. Return and go north. Go north again. You'll need to Spin Jump to reach all the items. Go east and take the pipe above ground.

The pipe takes them into Toad Town. A Toad wonders where the bros have been all this time. Entry to Peach's Castle is prohibited, but they should try. The paths into other parts of Toad Town are blocked off due to some renovations. Only thing they can do now is go north towards the castle. Several Dark Star barriers appear on the bridge to the castle.

Inside the castle, Peach is held in suspended animation, connected to the Dark Star. "Such excitement, like a pie made of wow! The Dark Star's dark power is building!" Midbus says that once the Dark Star awakens, the world will be theirs. "I HAVE ANGST! Do not tell Fawful that. That gives Fawful stress! We are just at the starting. The power of the Dark Star is still sleepy like a dull baby. It is taking time for the Dark Star to draw out the power of Princess Peach!" An alarm goes off. "Bad noise!" The bros set off the alarm trying to breach the castle. "I have many chortles at such stupidity! We are snug as bugs snuggling in a comfy rug. The Dark Star's blockade laughs at intruders!"

Starlow says the Dark Star's power is starting to awaken and they should return to Toad Town to  strategize. "I HAVE CHORTLES!" A Fawfulcopter appears, saying, "Again the tears are flowing! But not on the face of Fawful! Fawful is on the cozy couch, sipping tea that laughs at you! And he is watching the seal on the Dark Star as it breaks... When it does, all the kingdom will be dark as darkness! But until then...maybe Fawful will have some shopping." Fawful's got the right idea, for now...

Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story -- Part 7: Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Inside the Flab Zone, Bowser's extra fat makes platforms closer together to form steps so they can be climbed. To the left is a Retry Clock and to the right is a Save Block. Up ahead are Attack Pieces. The floor ahead is springy. New enemies called Tenderlings are here. Watch how high they bounce to determine if you need to jump to dodge their attack. Flaming enemies called Calorites also appear.

In the next area, the bros hear a scream. Peach is being attack by something. She's relieved to see the bros. She was looking for the exit when she was attacked. The enemy swarms her, picks her up, and carries her off. The bros follow them and Luigi falls into the mucus pool. Someone laughs and pulls Luigi out. This entity is Princess Lipid, referring to themselves in the plural. They ask if Mario dropped Luigi into the mucus pool or the treasure of e'erlasting wonder, which they hold. They present the options with no time to answer and assume Mario wants the treasure. Mario disagrees, saying his brother is better than the treasure. Princess Lipid tosses him back and give the bros the treasure, saying honesty begets fortune. The treasure is a pair of badges. Starlow says that badges will give them special effects in battle. A Tenderling appears from the treasure chest as well. Starlow fully heals the bros and Princess Lipid appear. The badges are equipped and they fill the meter to almost full. The meter fills up with each successful attack. Excellent attacks fill the meter more. When it fills up, touch it before selecting a command block. The badge they have equipped restores both bros' HP. Using the badge drains the meter completely. There are different types of badges out there. You can change the badge in the middle of battle with the command block. Swap the badges with [L] and [R] until you get the combination you want. The badge Luigi equips determines what level of attacks (OK, Good, Great, Excellent) will fill the meter and Mario's determines the effects.

Keep going to the right. The path will split. Go into the red pipe first. Across the springy floor is an item block. You'll need to volley it between the bros by hitting it 15 times. When you complete the challenge, it will give you four Attack Pieces. Go east, then take the lower red pipe near the blue Emoglobin. There's a Save Block and an item block to volley. It also gives you four Attack Pieces. Go south via the green pipe and hit the bulge coming out of the floor. It releases a tornado. Starlow thinks the bros can use it by jumping in the middle of it. It's Spin Jump time. Cross the gaps and mucus pools to the left to reach the last Attack Piece. The bros can use the Jump Helmet attack. Mario jumps from a trampoline that Luigi wears as a helmet. Mario jumps and Luigi moves forward so Mario can land and jump again until they reach the enemy. Mario will then jump on the enemy. This Special Attack is a little tricky and prone to failure. Go south via the green pipe, then go west, hitting invisible blocks to the right of the tornado. Use the tornado to cross the gap. Go south through the red pipe.

Send Mini Mario under the gap and spring up. There's a switch on the right wall. Jump from the springy floor to make invisible blocks appear so you can hit the switch. This uncovers a super springy floor. Take the red pipe south. Spin jump to the pipes and take the green pipe south. This will take you to a room with a couple of item blocks and a Save Block. Heal and save, then go east.

The bros find the enemy with Peach up ahead. Starlow doesn't think jumping or hammers will free the princess. A Spin Jump removes them and the princess collapses. The enemy returns, opens its eyes, and gets into an attack formation. Starlow wants the bros to battle while she protects the princess. Luigi wants to trade places with Starlow. She is not amused and knocks Luigi into the enemy.

This enemy is Alpha Kretin. Each of its six pieces is colored red or green. Only the bro of the same color may damage the sphere. When each sphere is hit, it and the surrounding spheres change color. Try to be strategic in the ones you attack so each bro can attack. When it takes enough damage, it turns blue. Alpha Kretin will fire energy balls at the bros. Watch the light travel through it to know the order and frequency of attacks. Use hammers to stop the attacks. When all of the spheres turn blue, the formation will fall apart and only a Beta Kretin will be left. It will create copies of itself so there are six in total. They'll surround the bros and send electricity to each other. Jump if a bro is in the path of the electricity. Before you can attack, the real one will flash, then shuffle around with the others. Keep an eye on it so you can attack it. After a few attacks, it will become Alpha Kretin again, in a triangle formation. Keep attacking it as before. Odds are, you'll level up after defeating it. When the bros reach level 12, they'll rank up to Flower Rank, where they can equip three pieces of gear.

Alpha Kretin explodes once you defeat it. Peach is thankful. She wants to find a way to escape. Luigi doesn't think there might be a way out. Starlow notices there's a room up ahead, so she'll strategize with Peach while the bros check it out. Peach follows them into the new area, saying it would be best to just explore it. It's a dead end. Starlow suggests waiting until Bowser's body experiences a change.

Outside, Bowser is throwing himself a pity party. Suddenly, he feels ticklish. "I HAVE CHORTLES!" Under the floor, in the basement, Fawful is firing a ray gun at Bowser. "First, your beating of Midbus! And then, the chubbening with the special dishes of tastiness! All in my master planning! Oh, I have such chortles! There was a slight changing to my perfect plan! Yes, Fawful said "plan." A plan of Bowser inhaling Peach, sending the Mushroom Kingdom into the hands of Fawful! But now for the changing. I am needing the princess!" Bowser asks if he inhaled her. "Fawful tells you yes. But now I am needing her right this instant! Come out for the playing! Come to Fawful!"

Starlow wonders what Fawful would want with Peach. Peach says Fawful may be looking for the Dark Star. Peach explains that a star sleeping below the Mushroom Kingdom was dug up that hid a great evil. If an evil entity found the Dark Star, the world would plunge into darkness and the evil entity would rule the world. The Star Sprites sacrificed much to seal the Dark Star under Toad Town. Fawful needs Peach because she's the only one who can break the seal. Luigi freaks out. The ray gun's effect intensifies and a loud noise is heard in the room next door. The bros check it out. A light flashes from the ceiling. Peach and Starlow followed because they were worried. Big mistake. The light takes the form of a hand and points over each one of them, until it reaches Peach and grabs her. All three of them freak out.

Outside, the ball of light drops Peach on Fawful. "Such ruh-rounded chubbening on your buh-body, Bowser! Buh-but Fawful gave you the Puh-Princess Peach diet! Huh-heavy..." Bowser wants him to put her back. "And nuh-now! All preparations have cuh-completion! At the long last, we buh-begin the fuh-furious Age of Fawful! Buh-Bowser! You are needing to huh-hit the gym!" Midbus brings in a treadmill. Fawful slowly carries Peach off, saying, "Huh-heavy... Muh-Midbus! Help! Midbus! Come!" Midbus leaves without him. "MIDBUS!"

Bowser finally falls through the floor and lands on the treadmill. His legs start running by themselves, increasing in speed. He feels and smells the burn, as his legs are literally on fire. He burns off the accumulated fat and hops off the treadmill, still on fire. He reads the sign that tells him he is in the Bob-omb Storage Depot, but not before he lights a fuse. The blast sends him out of the castle, back to Cavi Cape, and he falls into the hole near the Chakroad. There is a Save Block and shop monitor.