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==Battle==
==Battle==
During the final battle of the game, Bowser has to make Dark Bowser collapse by dealing 1000 [[Heart Point|HP]] of damage. Dark Fawful (now with the Dark Star attached to his head) will then fully revive Dark Bowser and cause him to transform into a giant, similar to what had happened to Bowser four times previously in the game. If Bowser attacks giant Dark Bowser's stomach, Dark Fawful will be spat out by the beast and try to flee: Bowser then has to inhale Dark Fawful and let Mario and Luigi battle him. When in [[Bowser's body]], if Bowser fails to inhale Dark Fawful, Dark Bowser will inhale him and Bowser will have to deplete his HP again. Once inside Bowser's body, Dark Fawful will become giant sized.
During the final battle, Bowser must deal at least 100 [[Heart Point|HP]] damage to Dark Bowser (1260 in the game's [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|3DS remake]]). Upon this, Dark Bowser will collapse, and Dark Fawful, revealed in Dark Bowser's body, will revive Dark Bowser to his full HP. Dark Bowser then retaliates by becoming giant sized. During this, Bowser must punch Dark Bowser's stomach, which will cause him to spit out Dark Fawful and the Dark Star Core, who will then flee. Bowser then has to [[Vacuum Block|inhale]] Dark Fawful when he flees. However, Dark Bowser will also attempt to inhale Dark Fawful. If Bowser successfully inhales Dark Fawful, Mario and Luigi take over the fight. If not, Dark Bowser will inhale Dark Fawful, forcing Bowser to deplete Dark Bowser's HP again.


This form of Dark Fawful consists of 6 parts: his glasses, three appendages, and the Dark Star Core located on his head. The Dark Star Core is located on the top screen and is initially unreachable. To damage the core, the Bros. have to shatter Dark Fawful's eyes, making him cover them with his two hands and leaving his legs vulnerable (Dark Fawful will retract his left and right legs if either of his eyes remain, preventing them from taking damage), then destroy all three of his legs (the legs regrow after a couple of turns), a feat most easily done using the [[Snack Basket]] technique. Once his legs are gone, Dark Fawful falls to the ground and shatters, leaving the Dark Star Core itself vulnerable. The brothers have to damage the core as much as possible before it revives Dark Fawful and escapes Bowser's body, forcing the above process to be repeated.
Inside Bowser, Dark Fawful and the Dark Star Core grow gigantic sized. Dark Fawful has two glasses and three appendages. The Dark Star Core is located at the top of Fawful's antenna, which cannot be reached until the Mario Bros. destroy his appendages. If at least on or two of Dark Fawful's glasses are not shattered, he will retract two or one of his appendages. However, the remaining appendage(s) will be left open for attack, allowing the Bros. to get past the appendages even if the glasses are not shattered. In the 3DS remake, he will retract all of his appendages and cling to the ceiling if at least one of his two glasses remain, making it impossible to get pass without shattering the glasses. His appendages regrow after a few turns if they have been destroyed.


[[File:Dark Star Core Explosion.PNG|200px|thumb|The instant the Dark Star Core gets defeated.]]
Once all three of his appendages are destroyed, Dark Fawful will shatter, and the Dark Star Core is vulnerable. The Bros. must deal 1560 damage to the core (2070 in the remake) in a few turns before it revives Fawful (who cackles at the Bros.), sucks him up, and leaves Bowser's body and into Dark Bowser's, forcing the above to be repeated. In the remake, it will simply suck up Fawful before leaving. In the 3DS remake, the Dark Star Core, along with other bosses, will go under the [[Fury]] status effect if it has low HP.
Dark Fawful has three attacks that he can use while his legs are still present. One of these has him pick up the Mario Bros. and use the Dark Star to shoot rings of stars at them. He will move both the Dark Star and his arms up and down at various heights before shooting the rings; depending on where they are, jumping will either have the bros. avoid the attack, accomplish nothing, or actually propel the bros ''into'' the stars if the Dark Star is right above them. A second attack involves Dark Fawful transforming into a limbless form that then proceeds to chase the brothers. The Dark Star will try to ram the bros in the meantime, but not before appearing overhead with a colored aura that is capable of portraying which brother will have to jump to avoid getting damaged; if it is red, Mario must jump, and if the aura is green, then Luigi has to jump. After a while, the Mario Bros. will fall into a white portal and the fight will continue. The last attack Dark Fawful uses sees the loon plant his arms in the ground and send energy orbs down them: the bros. must hammer the energy orbs to avoid a shockwave attack which can knock the victim over, and occasionally a larger orb will be sent down which, if struck, will fly back at Dark Fawful, briefly putting the arm it was traveling on out of commission.


After Dark Fawful himself shatters, the Dark Star will use two new attacks. The first is a tremendous laser similar to that used by the Dark Star's first form which will deal major damage if the bros. fail to grab Starlow before it is used. Its second attack involves creating an enormous dark arrow which spins above the bros. heads before finally descending, forcing the bros. to jump over it: eventually the Dark Star will make the arrow even larger and fire it at a bro: the targeted brother must send the arrow back at the Dark Star with their hammer or else they will take heavy damage and likely be made [[dizzy]]. Also, while in this state, the Dark Star is immune to ground-based attacks such as [[hammer]]s and Snack Basket. In the [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|remake]], the beginning of the arrow attack is changed. The Dark Star will create black orbs of different sizes and make them spin around it. The brothers will then have to jump over them as they pass by; taking damage from an orb will cause it to disappear. Eventually, the Dark Star will absorb the remaining orbs to create an arrow with them and fire it at a bro.
[[File:Dark Star Core Explosion.PNG|200px|thumb|The instant the Dark Star Core gets defeated in the original game.]]
If one of his appendages remain, Dark Fawful has three attacks. In his first attack he will pick up Mario and Luigi, Mario with his right hand and Luigi with his left. In the remake, he will throw them into the air before catching them with his respective hands. He then puts the two on separate sides while the Dark Star Core detaches from its antenna and begins to shoot rings of star at the Bros. Fawful will move both of his hands up and down and the Dark Star Core does the same. Mario and Luigi must jump to avoid the stars, but there is other results for jumping, which will lead to nothing if the Bros. jump while the Dark Star Core is far above them, or damage them if they jump when the Dark Star Core is above them directly. After a few time of this, Dark Fawful will drop the Bros. back to their original battle spots (in the remake, he will throw them back to their battle spots). The second attack involves the Dark Star Core darkening the arena. Dark Fawful appears as a limbless form (in the remake, he will have his arms to drag himself forward) and proceeds to chase the Bros. Meanwhile, the Dark Star Core will attempt to ram into the Bros. It will fly past the top of the screen ether with a red or green aura. This aura indicates which Bro. has to jump; if it is a red aura, Mario must jump, if it is green, Luigi must jump. If the Dark Star Core successfully rams into a Bro., he will be pushed closer to Dark Fawful. If the Bro. is close enough, they will get sucked into Dark Fawful's mouth. The Dark Star Core becomes faster every time it attempts to ram. The chase ends if the Bros. successfully dodge the Dark Star Core and jump into a portal, or if both Bros. are sucked into Fawful's mouth. For the third attack, Dark Fawful places his hands and arms in front of each Bro. and the Dark Star Core sends orbs down each arm. The Bros. must use their hammers to destroy each orb before it reaches them. Getting hit can result in the Bro tripping. Occasionally, the Dark Star Core will send down a larger orb, in which if hit by the Bros'. hammers, will be lauched back at Fawful's arm, putting it out of commission until the attack ends.


[[File:Darkfawfulexplode.png|180px|thumb|The Dark Star Core about to explode.]]
[[File:Darkfawfulexplode.png|180px|thumb|Dark Fawful about to explode.]]
When the Dark Star Core is damaged enough, it will be defeated along with Dark Fawful. This will cause Dark Bowser to become unstable.
After Dark Fawful shatters, the Dark Star Core will have two new attacks. For the first attack, it will charge up a deadly laser that deals major damage. During this time, the Bros. must grab Starlow to avoid the attack, only letting go of her once it has finished. For its second attack, the Dark Star Core creates a moving arrow and spins it around in the air. It may attempt to trick the Bros. by dropping it before putting it back up. After spinning the arrow for a while, it will drop it on the ground, forcing the Bros. to jump when it reaches them. After this, the Dark Star Core will launch the arrow at a Bro. who must counterattack by sending the arrow back at the Dark Star Core with their hammer to damage it. In the 3DS remake, the arrow attack starts differently. The Dark Star Core summons multiple black orbs of different sizes that the Bros. must jump over, although some can fly over the bros. to damage them if they jump. If a Bro. is hit by an orb, that orb will shatter. After this, the Dark Star Core will suck in the remaining orbs to create an arrow to fire it at a Bro. The attack immediately ends if all the orbs are shattered.


In the remake, a few elements are changed in the battle with the Dark Star Core: Fawful now grabs the ceiling and retracts all of his legs if the player tries to use a multi-target attack while his eyes are still intact, the dark missile part attack starts differently as mentioned above, and Fawful only uses the chase attack after the second time he is inhaled. Also in the remake, the battleground for the fight between the Mario Bros. and the Dark Star Core looks drastically different. Compared to the original which was full of alternating rainbow colors and a pulsating cell-like structure in the background, the remake's has a darker palette composed mostly of pinks, purples and blues with organic Fawful face holes in the flesh and a Bowser shell-shaped structure in the background that beats like a heart. Other more minor changes introduced in the remake include Fawful laughing and pointing at the Bros. before turning into his giant form, throwing the Bros. in the air and catching them before doing his hands attack instead of picking them up, he now has arms that he uses to drag himself forward in the chase attack instead of just being a head, the Core elevating itself to the top screen before creating the dark missile instead of staying on the bottom screen with shattered Fawful, and the music no longer stopping after the Core's defeat.
When the Dark Star Core is damaged enough, it will be defeated along with Dark Fawful. In the 3DS remake, it will have its own unique defeat animation in which a massive explosion will occur. This will cause Dark Bowser to become unstable.
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Revision as of 23:06, October 29, 2023

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Dark Star Core
Sprite of the Dark Star portion of the Dark Star Core from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
Sprite of the Dark Star Core 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)

The Dark Star Core is Mario and Luigi's final boss of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. It consists of the remains of Dark Fawful after Bowser weakened him, combined with the Dark Star itself. In this form, Fawful's appearance is altered further; he has become a dark blob with red glass eyes along with his usual grin, and the Dark Star is attached to his head via a black antenna. He also gains even greater powers, notably the ability to change his appendages.

History

Dark Fawful, now a ball of dark energy, fleeing from Bowser in Peach's Castle.
Dark Fawful fleeing Bowser after his defeat.

Following his defeat at Bowser's hands in the Conference Hall, Dark Fawful collapses into a small, insect-like blob and flees the room; Bowser follows him into the throne room just in time to see Dark Bowser inhale the weakened Dark Fawful, completing the Dark Star's new form. At some point between this and the final battle, the Dark Star merges with Dark Fawful to become the Dark Star Core; while they are not seen until then, it is implied that Dark Fawful assisted Dark Bowser in dueling Bowser on the way to the pinnacle of Peach's castle.

During the final battle with Dark Bowser, Dark Fawful reveals his presence when Dark Bowser is knocked out, reviving him and turning him giant. After Bowser punches the enlarged Dark Bowser, however, he spits out Dark Fawful, who is then inhaled by Bowser and lands inside his body, where he manifests into the Dark Star Core to battle Mario and Luigi.

Eventually, Mario and Luigi triumph over the Dark Star Core, and Bowser then lands the final blow on Dark Bowser, ultimately defeating him and saving the kingdom. Dark Fawful appears before the Mario Bros. one final time as a dark, battered, unstable blob, and gives one last psychotic smile before exploding, intending to take the pair with him; instead, the explosion negates the effects of the Vacuum Mushroom and expelling Mario, Luigi, Starlow and the Toads from Bowser's body.

Battle

During the final battle, Bowser must deal at least 100 HP damage to Dark Bowser (1260 in the game's 3DS remake). Upon this, Dark Bowser will collapse, and Dark Fawful, revealed in Dark Bowser's body, will revive Dark Bowser to his full HP. Dark Bowser then retaliates by becoming giant sized. During this, Bowser must punch Dark Bowser's stomach, which will cause him to spit out Dark Fawful and the Dark Star Core, who will then flee. Bowser then has to inhale Dark Fawful when he flees. However, Dark Bowser will also attempt to inhale Dark Fawful. If Bowser successfully inhales Dark Fawful, Mario and Luigi take over the fight. If not, Dark Bowser will inhale Dark Fawful, forcing Bowser to deplete Dark Bowser's HP again.

Inside Bowser, Dark Fawful and the Dark Star Core grow gigantic sized. Dark Fawful has two glasses and three appendages. The Dark Star Core is located at the top of Fawful's antenna, which cannot be reached until the Mario Bros. destroy his appendages. If at least on or two of Dark Fawful's glasses are not shattered, he will retract two or one of his appendages. However, the remaining appendage(s) will be left open for attack, allowing the Bros. to get past the appendages even if the glasses are not shattered. In the 3DS remake, he will retract all of his appendages and cling to the ceiling if at least one of his two glasses remain, making it impossible to get pass without shattering the glasses. His appendages regrow after a few turns if they have been destroyed.

Once all three of his appendages are destroyed, Dark Fawful will shatter, and the Dark Star Core is vulnerable. The Bros. must deal 1560 damage to the core (2070 in the remake) in a few turns before it revives Fawful (who cackles at the Bros.), sucks him up, and leaves Bowser's body and into Dark Bowser's, forcing the above to be repeated. In the remake, it will simply suck up Fawful before leaving. In the 3DS remake, the Dark Star Core, along with other bosses, will go under the Fury status effect if it has low HP.

The Dark Star Core exploding in battle during its defeat.
The instant the Dark Star Core gets defeated in the original game.

If one of his appendages remain, Dark Fawful has three attacks. In his first attack he will pick up Mario and Luigi, Mario with his right hand and Luigi with his left. In the remake, he will throw them into the air before catching them with his respective hands. He then puts the two on separate sides while the Dark Star Core detaches from its antenna and begins to shoot rings of star at the Bros. Fawful will move both of his hands up and down and the Dark Star Core does the same. Mario and Luigi must jump to avoid the stars, but there is other results for jumping, which will lead to nothing if the Bros. jump while the Dark Star Core is far above them, or damage them if they jump when the Dark Star Core is above them directly. After a few time of this, Dark Fawful will drop the Bros. back to their original battle spots (in the remake, he will throw them back to their battle spots). The second attack involves the Dark Star Core darkening the arena. Dark Fawful appears as a limbless form (in the remake, he will have his arms to drag himself forward) and proceeds to chase the Bros. Meanwhile, the Dark Star Core will attempt to ram into the Bros. It will fly past the top of the screen ether with a red or green aura. This aura indicates which Bro. has to jump; if it is a red aura, Mario must jump, if it is green, Luigi must jump. If the Dark Star Core successfully rams into a Bro., he will be pushed closer to Dark Fawful. If the Bro. is close enough, they will get sucked into Dark Fawful's mouth. The Dark Star Core becomes faster every time it attempts to ram. The chase ends if the Bros. successfully dodge the Dark Star Core and jump into a portal, or if both Bros. are sucked into Fawful's mouth. For the third attack, Dark Fawful places his hands and arms in front of each Bro. and the Dark Star Core sends orbs down each arm. The Bros. must use their hammers to destroy each orb before it reaches them. Getting hit can result in the Bro tripping. Occasionally, the Dark Star Core will send down a larger orb, in which if hit by the Bros'. hammers, will be lauched back at Fawful's arm, putting it out of commission until the attack ends.

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

After Dark Fawful shatters, the Dark Star Core will have two new attacks. For the first attack, it will charge up a deadly laser that deals major damage. During this time, the Bros. must grab Starlow to avoid the attack, only letting go of her once it has finished. For its second attack, the Dark Star Core creates a moving arrow and spins it around in the air. It may attempt to trick the Bros. by dropping it before putting it back up. After spinning the arrow for a while, it will drop it on the ground, forcing the Bros. to jump when it reaches them. After this, the Dark Star Core will launch the arrow at a Bro. who must counterattack by sending the arrow back at the Dark Star Core with their hammer to damage it. In the 3DS remake, the arrow attack starts differently. The Dark Star Core summons multiple black orbs of different sizes that the Bros. must jump over, although some can fly over the bros. to damage them if they jump. If a Bro. is hit by an orb, that orb will shatter. After this, the Dark Star Core will suck in the remaining orbs to create an arrow to fire it at a Bro. The attack immediately ends if all the orbs are shattered.

When the Dark Star Core is damaged enough, it will be defeated along with Dark Fawful. In the 3DS remake, it will have its own unique defeat animation in which a massive explosion will occur. This will cause Dark Bowser to become unstable.

Stats

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Dark Star Core
Shattered form of Dark Star Core HP 1,560 (2,340) POW 204 (510) DEF 131 (197) SPEED 154 (231)
Coins 0 (0) Level 32 Fire Normal Burn? Immune
Role Boss Battled by Mario and Luigi Location(s) Peach's Castle Dizzy? Immune
Stat down? Half KO? Immune Experience 0 Item drop
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 enemy
Glasses
The Dark Star Core's full body during its boss battle in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. HP 250 (375) POW 93 (233) DEF 104 (156) SPEED 154 (231)
Coins 0 (0) Level 32 Fire Normal Burn? Immune
Role Support Battled by Mario and Luigi Location(s) Peach's Castle Dizzy? Immune
Stat down? Half KO? Immune Experience 0 Item drop
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 enemy
Appendage
The Dark Star Core's full body during its boss battle in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. HP 156 (234) POW 93 (233) DEF 104 (156) SPEED 154 (231)
Coins 0 (0) Level 32 Fire Normal Burn? Immune
Role Support Battled by Mario and Luigi Location(s) Peach's Castle Dizzy? Immune
Stat down? Half KO? Immune Experience 0 Item drop
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

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Dark Star Core
Dark Star Core (Dark Star part) HP 2070 POW 205 DEF 147 SPEED 150 Experience 0
Fire Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Battled by Mario & Luigi Coins 0
Burn Immune Dizzy Immune Stat down 0,5x Speed down 0,5x Item drop None - 0%
None - 0%
Level           32 Location(s) Peach's Castle
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Glasses
Dark Star Core (Fawful's head part) HP 250 POW 93 DEF 104 SPEED 154 Experience 0
Fire Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Battled by Mario & Luigi Coins 0
Burn Immune Dizzy Immune Stat down 0,5x Speed down 0,5x Item drop None - 0%
None - 0%
Level           32 Location(s) Peach's Castle
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Appendage
HP 156 POW 93 DEF 104 SPEED 154 Experience 0
Fire Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Battled by Mario & Luigi Coins 0
Burn Immune Dizzy Immune Stat down 0,5x Speed down 0,5x Item drop None - 0%
None - 0%
Level           32 Location(s) Peach's Castle

Gallery

Names in other languages

Glasses

Language Name Meaning
Japanese メガネ
Megane
Glasses

German Brille
Glasses
Italian Occhiali
Glasses
Spanish (NOA) Anteojos
Glasses
Spanish (NOE) Gafas
Glasses

Appendage

Language Name Meaning
Japanese あし
Ashi
Foot or Leg

German Beine
Legs
Italian Tentacolo
Tentacle
Spanish (NOA) Pata
Paw or Leg
Spanish (NOE) Tentáculo
Tentacle

Dark Star Core

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ダークスターコア
Dāku Sutā Koa
Dark Star Core

German Krankkern
From "Krankfried" (Fawful) and "kern" (core)
Italian Nucleo Stella Oscura
Dark Star Core
Spanish (NOA) Núcleo Estrella Oscura
Dark Star Core
Spanish (NOE) Nucléovitz
From "núcleo" (core) and "Grácovitz" (Fawful's European Spanish name)

Trivia

  • When one of Fawful's eyes is damaged, the Dark Star Core closes one of its eyes as well, showing that both Fawful and the Dark Star feel pain at the same time.
  • When the Dark Star Core absorbs Fawful and leaves Bowser, Fawful looks visibly upset, implying the two are still acting mostly as individuals.
  • The Dark Star Core's overworld sprite while having four legs resembles a Dark Satellmite's body structure.
  • The position of the Dark Star attached to Fawful's head by an antenna of black electricity may be a nod to the bulbous antenna Fawful gains for the final battle against him in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga; this is supported by Dark Mechawfuls having a star antenna in place of the normal Mechawful's bulbous antenna.
  • The Dark Mechawfuls fought near the end of the game also likely foreshadow Fawful's core form as they have star antennas that shoot stars and lasers and when beaten they lose their body and become little more than a head with two claw-like arms.
  • The Dark Star Core is similar to Cackletta's spirit form, as they were both villainous Beanish who were turned into undead forms, then fused with Bowser's essence to become twisted versions of him before being fought and dying inside of him.