Mawful Mole
| Mawful Mole | |||
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 Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey sprite | |||
| General information | |||
| Variant of | Monty Mole | ||
| Appearances | |||
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) | ||
| Similar entities | |||
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- “Patch him up, boys!”
- —Mawful Mole, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Mawful Moles are a species of Monty Mole with Fawful-like attributes that are found as enemies in Blubble Lake from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Bowser can defeat Mawful Moles in the overworld by simply crushing them and earning some coins in the process, while Mario and Luigi can engage them in battle. Mawful Moles also have a stronger metal variant encountered in Peach's Castle Garden found later on in the game.
Mawful Moles attack by throwing boulders at the Mario Bros., which is countered by a jump. If the Mawful Mole gets dirt on their face, they will miss and throw the boulder really high, which will hurt the brothers if they jump, but will miss if they stand still. The Mawful Moles have another attack, in-which they "wink", showing which brother they are going to attack. This attack can be countered with the hammer, which can be done several times while the Mawful Mole is popping out of the holes until they jump over the selected brother to fall on him which causes damage. However, this attack can also be countered with the hammer, which results in the Mawful Mole being forced back in the hole it came out from.
Mawful Moles also appear as support enemies in the giant battle against the Tower of Yikk, where a group of them sometimes repair the tower to restore its HP. Bowser can quickly defeat these Mawful Moles by breathing fire on them.
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Mawful Moles have the coloration and proportions of regular Monty Moles (with many sprites of Mawful Moles now having a strong resemblance to the Monty Mole sprites in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam). Additionally, they now take critical damage from hammer attacks. In the Tower of Yikk battle, the Mawful Moles now gain an extra line of dialogue before repairing the Tower. This makes Mawful Moles one of the very few Fawful themed enemies to be shown talking on-screen (though this only applies to the remake).
Profiles
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story stats
 Mawful Mole | |||||
| Level | HP | POW | DEF | SPEED | |
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| 20 | 154 (231) | 56 (140) | 77 (116) | 38 (57) | |
| Location(s) | Battled by | Experience | Coins | Item drop | |
| Blubble Lake | Mario and Luigi | 230 | 45 (68) | Super Nut - 10% Hustle Socks - 20% | |
| Fire | Burn | Dizzy | Stat down | KO | |
| Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | |
| 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 stats
 Mawful Mole | |||||
| Level | HP | POW | DEF | SPEED | Experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 154 | 90 | 76 | 38 | 230 |
| Location(s) | Battled by | Coins | Item drop | Fire | |
| Blubble Lake | Mario & Luigi | 45 | Super Nut - 15% Hustle Socks - 10% |
Normal | |
| Jump | Hammer | Burn | Dizzy | Stat down | Speed down |
| Normal | Critical | 1x | 1x | 1x | 1x |
Gallery
Sprites
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story sprite
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story full body sprite
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey sprite
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey full body sprite
Screenshots
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story screenshot of Mawful Moles repairing the Tower of Yikk
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story screenshot of Mario and Luigi battling a Mawful Mole and a Fawflopper
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゲラプー Gerapū |
Combination of「ゲラコビッツ」(Gerakobittsu, Fawful) and「チョロプー」(Choropū, Monty Mole) |
| French (Europe) | Graco Taupe | Graco Mole |
| German | Monty Krankwurf | From Monty Maulwurf (Monty Mole) and Krankfried (Fawful's German name) |
| Italian | Ghignatalpa | From talpa (mole) and Fawful's Italian name, Sogghigno. |
| Spanish (Americas) | Topo Mawful | Mawful Mole |
| Spanish (Europe) | Topócovitz | Pun on topo (mole) and Fawful's European Spanish name, Grácovitz. |
