Mawful Mole

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Mawful Mole
Sprite of a Mawful Mole from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Sprite 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)
Variant of Monty Mole
Variants
“Patch him up, boys!”
Mawful Mole, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Mawful Moles are Monty Mole enemies with Fawful-like attributes that are found in Blubble Lake in the game Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Bowser can defeat these in the overworld by simply touching them and earning some Coins in the process, while Mario and Luigi can engage them in battle. They also have a stronger metal version encountered later on in the game.

They attack by throwing boulders at the Mario Bros., which is countered by a jump. If they get dirt on their faces, they will miss and throw it really high, which will hurt the brothers if they jump. The moles may also "wink", showing the brother they are going to attack. This attack can be countered with the hammer, which can be done several times until the mole jumps over the selected brother to fall on him. Alternately, their next attack has them go underground and pop back up in front of Mario or Luigi. The Bros. must hammer the moles as they come up; if they are too slow, the moles will jump on their head and cause damage.

They also appear in the giant battle against the Tower of Yikk, in which a group of them will sometimes repair the tower to restore its HP.

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Mawful Moles have the coloration of regular Monty Moles. Additionally, they now take critical damage from hammer attacks.

Statistics[edit]

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

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Mawful Mole
Mawful Mole HP 154 (231) POW 56 (140) DEF 77 (116) SPEED 38 (57)
Coins 45 (68) Level 20 Fire Normal Burn? Normal
Role Common Battled by Mario and Luigi Location(s) Blubble Lake Dizzy? Normal
Stat down? Normal KO? Normal Experience 230 Item drop Super Nut - 10%
Hustle Socks - 20%
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
Mawful Mole
Sprite of a Mawful Mole from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey HP 154 POW 90 DEF 76 SPEED 38 Experience 230
Fire Normal Jump Normal Hammer Critical Battled by Mario & Luigi Coins 45
Burn 1x Dizzy 1x Stat down 1x Speed down 1x Item drop Super Nut - 15%
Hustle Socks - 10%
Level           20 Location(s) Blubble Lake

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
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 (NOA) Montyffreux[?] From Monty Mole and Faffreux ("Fawful")
French (NOE) Graco Taupe[?] Graco Mole; from Gracowitz ("Fawful")
German Monty Krankwurf[?] From Monty Maulwurf ("Monty Mole") and Krankfried ("Fawful")
Italian Ghignatalpa[?] Portmanteau of ghigno ("grin") or Sogghigno ("Fawful") and Tantatalpa ("Monty Mole")
Spanish (NOA) Topo Mawful[?] Mawful Mole
Spanish (NOE) Topócovitz[?] Pun on topo ("mole") and Grácovitz ("Fawful")

Trivia[edit]

The artwork for Mawful Mole seen in the Prima Guide for Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
  • The Mawful Mole has official artwork in the Prima Guide for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story that shows an earlier design with small black hair on its head like Fawful.