Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story / Characters

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story Characters: Bowser, the brothers and key services

Identify the playable cast, guides, merchants and principal antagonists.

Edition covered

Original Nintendo DS release. The 3DS remake, Bowser Jr.’s Journey and changed rank rewards are excluded.

10 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

Playable cast

Brother inside and outside Bowser

Mario

A-button attacks and shared badge meter.

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Brother inside and outside Bowser

Luigi

B-button attacks and shared badge meter.

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Large overworld explorer

Bowser

Vacuum and stylus-controlled minion attacks.

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Special battle form

Giant Bowser

Sideways DS, stylus and microphone.

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Key characters and services

Guide

Starlow

Explains internal objectives.

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Main antagonist

Fawful

Controls the takeover plot.

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Bowser’s rival

Midbus

Major outside battles.

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Merchant

Broque Monsieur

Blitty rewards and Bowser supplies.

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Challenge host

Broque Madame

Minion-attack practice.

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Doctor

Dr. Toadley

Miracle Cure progression.

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More characters

Kuzzle — Puzzle host · Opens an Attack Piece route

Quick notes

Three characters have separate battle growth. Mario, Luigi and Bowser level up and equip gear.
Starlow hides the brothers’ presence. She speaks to Bowser as Chippy while guiding Mario and Luigi.
Broque’s services support Bowser. Broque Monsieur introduces Vacuum and tracks rescued Blitties.
Fawful and Midbus drive the outside conflict. Fawful uses the blorbs and his takeover plan to destabilize the kingdom.

References

Guide references
Reference	Website
Nintendo game information or original manual	www.nintendo.com
Super Mario Wiki game reference	www.mariowiki.com