Metal Mawful Mole

Metal Mawful Mole
General information
Variant of	Mawful Mole
Appearances
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)

Metal Mawful Moles are metallic and stronger variations of the Mawful Mole in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. They are found in Peach's Castle Garden.

Metal Mawful Moles have two basic attacks. In the first one, they will throw a rock at Mario or Luigi. They can throw the rock right at the bros, or above them. If their glasses are covered with dirt, they will throw above Mario or Luigi's heads and they will not have to jump over it. If the Metal Mawful Mole's glasses are not dirty, they will throw the rock right at the bros, who will have to jump over it. It is actually possible to jump on the rock if it throws it low, but the player must have extremely good timing. The next attack has them go underground and pop back up in front of Mario or Luigi. The Mario Bros. can hammer their heads as the moles come up, but if they are too slow, the moles will jump on their head and cause damage.

In the original Nintendo DS version of the game, it is possible to battle this enemy as a regular enemy as Bowser via battle with a specific Mechawful, although it will not attack, and will retreat in one to two turns.

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Metal Mawful Moles take critical damage from hammer attacks.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	メタルゲラプー Metaru Gerapū	Metal Mawful Mole
French (Europe)	Gracotaupe Métal	Metal Gracomole, Gracomole being the French name of Mawful Moles
German	Finster-Krankwurf	Dark Mawful Mole
Italian	Ghignatalpa d'Acciaio	From Sogghigno, Fawful's Italian name, talpa (mole) and acciaio (metal)
Spanish (Americas)	Topo Mawful Metal	Metal Mawful Mole
Spanish (Europe)	Topócovitz Metálico	Metallic Molecovitz, Molecovitz being the Spanish name of Mawful Moles