Funny Bone
| Funny Bone | |
|---|---|
| Mario and Luigi inside the Funny Bone at the exposed nerve in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. Mario and Luigi inside the Funny Bone at the exposed nerve in the Nintendo 3DS remake | |
| 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 |
The Funny Bone is a small area in Bowser's body found in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its remake. The Funny Bone, like the name suggests, is made of bone, and is connected to Bowser's nerves.
After Bowser inhales everyone at Princess Peach's meeting at Peach's Castle and passes out, Mario, Luigi, and Starlow exit the Trash Pit and gain access to the Funny Bone. Inside the Funny Bone, Starlow flies ahead and finds a nubbin sticking out of one of Bowser's nerves. Mario uses his hammer on the nubbin multiple times, causing Bowser to wake up from the pain. Starlow then talks to Bowser, revealing that he does not remember what happened at the meeting and that he has awakened at a cave within Cavi Cape. The player then gains the ability to control Bowser, with the ability to switch back to Mario and Luigi within Bowser's body.
Layout[edit ]
The Funny Bone consists of a single room, with the entrance on the left, some uneven terrain, a floating bone that can be jumped on, and the exposed nerve making up the right of the area.
Area map[edit ]
Gallery[edit ]
Map of the area seen when pressing Select Button in the original Nintendo DS version.
Bowser jumping in pain after the exposed nerve of the Funny Bone was struck by Mario's hammer in the Nintendo 3DS remake.
Naming[edit ]
- Trash Pit
- Funny Bone
- Toad Square
- Challenge Node
- Arm Center
- Pump Works
- Flame Pipe
- Gut Check
- Nerve Cluster
- Rump Command
- Flab Zone
- Leg Outpost
- Pipe Yard
- Nose Deck
- Energy Hold
- Joint Tower
- Memory Banks
- Lumbar Nook
- Chest Station
- Airway
- Cavi Cape
- Plack Beach
- Dimble Wood
- Bumpsy Plains
- Bowser Path
- Bowser's Castle
- Blubble Lake
- Blubble Lake
- Tower of Yikk
- Toad Town
- Peach's Castle Garden
- Peach's Castle
- Toad Town Caves
- Tunnel
"Funny bone" is a colloquial name for the ulnar nerve, a nerve in the elbow that causes a shocking sensation when hit.
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オドロキボーン Odoroki Bōn |
Astonishment Bone | [?] | |
| French (Canadian) | Coin de l'os | Bone Corner | [?] | |
| French (European) | Os rigolo | Funny bone | [?] | |
| German | Musikantenknochen | Funny Bone | [?] | |
| Italian | Midollo Energetico | Energetic Marrow | [?] | |
| Korean | 깜짝 뼈 Kkamjjak Ppyeo |
Surprise Bone | [?] | |
| Spanish (Latin American) | Hueso de la Risa | Laugh Bone | [?] | |
| Spanish (European) | Retículo Sorpresil | Surprise Reticulum | [?] |