Flab Zone
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| Flab Zone | |
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| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) |
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) |
| Greater location | Bowser's body |
| Inhabitants | Tenderlings, Calorites, Kretins, Nutsoglobins, Princess Lipid |
The Flab Zone is an area in Bowser's body where Mario and Luigi go to find Princess Peach in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake. This area can be explored only when Bowser is fat due to being tricked into eating excessive amounts of high-fat content food made by Fawful following Bowser's fight with Midbus. Here, Mario and Luigi encounter many new enemies. Through a few rooms, they find Peach being held by several Kretins. Mario and Luigi watch in horror as they carry her away. Luigi runs after, but he stops on a Donut Block and falls into mucus. A white figure named Princess Lipid drags Luigi up and gives the Mario Bros. badges. They proceed through several rooms with Save Blocks and blocks containing Attack Pieces, including vortex-like objects only to be used by a Spin Jump. After learning how to spin-jump and use the Jump Helmet, Mario and Luigi find the Kretins with Peach. Mario quickly brushes them off with his Spin Jump. Once the princess is conscious, however, the Kretins form together to make the Alpha Kretin. After the Kretins are defeated, Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Starlow proceed into two more rooms; in the second one, Peach is abducted by Fawful.
On their way, Mario and Luigi often encounter two pipes where only one is the right path; the other connects backwards, and if the two mistakenly enter it, they will lose their progress. Nutsoglobins are found in this area and provide information on which pipe the Mario Bros. should take.
Though the Flab Zone cannot be accessed while Bowser is skinny, the player can go back to this area whenever they desire once Bowser learns the body slam and has access to his castle. Bowser can return to the feast room and eat leftovers, though this time, he instantaneously gets fattened with one piece of food, allowing access to the Flab Zone again. When the player switches back to Bowser, he quickly exercises to get rid of the fat and move again.
Enemies[edit]
- Tenderlings
- Calorites
- Kretins (boss)
- Alpha Kretin (boss)
- Beta Kretins (boss)
Items[edit]
The following are overworld items found in the Flab Zone in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story:[1]
Given Items[edit]
| Item | Location | Image ( )
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Image ( )
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| Coin |
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_(100_Coins).png) _(200_Coins).png) _(300_Coins).png)
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    Good/Beginner and Mushroom Badges |
Given by Princess Lipid in the fourth scene. Required to progress. | .png) .png)
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_(Beginner_and_Mushroom_Badges_1).png) _(Beginner_and_Mushroom_Badges_2).png)
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Blocks[edit]
| Item | Location | Image ()
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Image ()
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 Retry Clock  1-Up Mushroom
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In the first scene, at the left. | 
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_Block_1.png)
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  Jump Helmet Attack Piece and Five Coin  Jump Helmet Attack Piece and 10-Coin
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In the second scene, near the entrance. | 
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_Block_2.png) _Block_3.png)
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  Super Mushroom |
Same scene, at the end of the bouncing part. | 
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_Block_4.png)
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 10-Coin |
In the scene after using red pipe in the first fork, above the westernmost platform. | 
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_Block_6.png)
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  Supersyrup Jar |
Same scene, above the fourth platform. | 
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_Block_7.png)
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 50-Coin and Syrup Jar  3x50-Coin and 3 Syrup Jars
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In the scene after using the green pipe in the previous scene, above the bouncy platforms in the air near the ceiling. | 
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_Block_8.png) _Block_9.png)
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    POW Boots and Super Nut |
After returning and using the red pipe, found over the bouncy ground. To reach the blocks, the platform from hidden blocks must be formed. | 
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_Blocks_10-11.png)
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10-Coin |
Same scene, right of the previous two. | 
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_Block_12.png)
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| 4x 4 Jump Helmet Attack Pieces |
In the scene after using the red pipe in the previous one, right of the Save Block. This block is a Rally Block which must be struck 20 times to be emptied. | 
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_Block_13.png)
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| 4x 4 Jump Helmet Attack Pieces |
In the scene after using the green pipe in the first fork, on the ground after the bouncy ground. | 
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_Block_14.png)
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Super Mushroom |
Same scene, above the westernmost platform. | 
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_Block_16.png)
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Five Coin 10-Coin
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Same scene, above the third platform. In the remake, the block was moved under it. | 
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_Block_15.png)
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Jump Helmet Attack Piece |
In the scene where Spin Jump is learned, at the end. | 
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_Block_17.png)
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  EXP Socks and Ultra Nut |
In the same scene, near the entrance are hidden blocks which create two platforms. After going right into the wall on the second platform, two blocks are found in the secret scene. | 
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_Blocks_18-19.png)
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 1-Up Mushroom and Five Coin 5x 1-Up Mushroom and 5 Five Coins
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In the scene with hidden block platforms and whirlwind, above the visible platforms. | 
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_Blocks_20-21.png)
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| 10-Coin and Supersyrup Jar |
In the scene two scenes after the previous one, found near the entrance, first above the bouncy ground, second under the first bouncy platform. | 
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_Block_22.png) _Block_23.png)
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| 5x 5 Five Coins |
Same scene, under the second bouncy platform. | 
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_Block_24.png)
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| 2x 2 Super Mushrooms and Supersyrup Jar |
In the scene with three green mushroom platforms, above the first and third ones. In the remake, the platforms were turned from green mushrooms to floating meat. | 
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_Blocks_26-27.png)
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  100-Coin |
In second-to-last scene, found above second-to-last mushroom platform. In the remake, the block was moved into the southeastern corner. | 
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_Block_28.png)
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Remake Only[edit]
| Item | Location | Image |
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 Surprisal Scarf |
In the third scene, in the southwestern corner. | _Block_5.png)
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Super Nut |
In the scene two scenes after the scene with hidden block platforms and whirlwind, left of the exit pipes. | _Block_25.png)
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Gallery[edit]
The entrance to the secret room, found in the room where Mario and Luigi learn the Spin Jump
Area map
Map[edit]
Prima Official Game Guide description[edit]
- "Bowser's gone and done it now! Giving into temptation at the dinner table has expanded his waistline so much that he actually fell through the floor! Mario and Luigi must now venture into the Flab Zone in Bowser's expanded body and find a way to help the corpulent king lose some weight. The quest to shed a few pounds, though, has a very unintended (and very welcome) consequence: the Bros. find Princess Peach. She's been taken hostage by some aggressive caloric force. The Bros. must conquer the Flab Zone to get her back and hopefully discover a way out of Bowser before Fawful is able to fulfill any more of his dastardly plans for the Mushroom Kingdom."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メタボルスペース[?] Metaboru Supēsu |
Possibly a shortening for "metabolism" + "space" | |
| French (Europe) | Zone adipeuse[?] | Adipose zone | |
| German | Speckkammer[?] | Flab Chamber | |
| Italian | Centro Metabolico[?] | Metabolic Center | |
| Korean | 군살 스페이스[?] Gunsal Seupeiseu |
Flab Space | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Depósito de Lípidos[2][3] | Lipid Deposit | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Sala Grasosa[4][5] | Fatty Hall |
References[edit]
- ^ abcd9146 (December 30, 2009). Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story FAQ/Walkthrough. GameFAQs (English). Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ https://youtu.be/YFtTMBIGIMo?si=xIjUlTh9gR0OpEsZ&t=1498
- ^ https://youtu.be/05R6MTKgoeA?si=8fJ0lfS9WcNgFCmp&t=416
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/live/0h8JW83fx7A?si=d563L94M1g9VKync&t=6295
- ^ https://youtu.be/G1iJnpjfPfk?si=CSSl4I2FbtLibUts&t=1968
