Vacuum Block

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Vacuum Block
The Vacuum Block The Vacuum Block from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Description
"A rare block from Broque Monsieur. In battle, Bowser inhales stuff!"
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
Effect Allows Bowser to inhale certain things in battle, ranging from items/objects to Blitties

The Vacuum Block is a key item from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey . It is a green Command Block with a vortex on the front that allows Bowser to use the Vacuum command in battle. In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, the Vacuum Block is yellow instead.

When Bowser meets Broque Monsieur in Plack Beach, the latter is stranded on a small island off the coast of Plack Beach. Broque Monsieur implores Bowser to rescue him, but Bowser is unmoved. Just as Bowser is about to leave, however, Broque Monsieur offers the Vacuum Block as incentive for his rescue. Seeing this, Bowser agrees to assist Broque Monsieur. Picking up a small rope that is tied to the island, Bowser drags Broque Monsieur to shore with the help of Mario and Luigi in the Arm Center. The Vacuum Block is promptly given to Bowser.

The Vacuum Block allows Bowser to use the Vacuum Shroom's power offensively. Bowser can use it to uncover the hidden Blitties from enemies during battle (that are needed for Bowser to gain the Broggy Bonker Special Attack) and to steal various helpful items or other objects like lollipops from Chuboombas that recover HP, teeth from Crawfuls and body segments from Toothies that boost his defense, and the meat seen in the second Midbus battle to boost his attack power. Additionally, it can be used to inhale some entire monsters like Coalbits, the Stone Blooper and Snawfuls, forcing the Mario Bros. to fight them in Bowser's body. This last function is featured heavily in the final battle with Dark Bowser and the Dark Star Core; after releasing the Dark Fawful Bug from Dark Bowser's body, Bowser can inhale it so Mario and Luigi can battle it inside his body and defeat it so Bowser can finish off Dark Bowser. Bowser will also earn experience points from any enemies that he inhales and are defeated by the Mario Bros., who only earn experience points for enemies that were inhaled.

In the Gauntlet, Bowser X uses the Vacuum Block's offensive capabilities to inhale the Mario Bros.' Special Attacks when the player uses one on him.

In the remake, if Bowser is inflicted with Sick, he will lose the ability to inhale.

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Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese バキュームブロック
Bakyūmu Burokku		 Vacuum Block [?]
French (Canadian) Bloc vortex Vortex Block [?]
French (European) Aspirobloc Pun from aspirateur ("vacuum cleaner") and bloc ("block"). [?]
German Vakuum-Block Vacuum Block [?]
Italian Blocco Risucchio Inhale Block [?]
Korean 배큐엄블록
Baekyueom-Beullok		 Vacuum Block [?]
Spanish (Latin American) Bloque Vórtice Vortex block [?]
Spanish (European) Bloque Aspiradora Vacuum cleaner block [?]

Notes[edit ]

  • The Vacuum Block is not affected by stats.
  • By repeatedly pressing Y Button and pressing X Button at the same time, the block will greatly increase in strength.
  • This is the only one of Bowser's command blocks that is seen outside of battle.
  • If Mario & Luigi are in the Trash Pit, Pump Works, Nerve Cluster, Flab Zone, Energy Hold, or the Airway, the battle background in Bowser's body will be the same as what the environment of the area is in-game. However, in the remake, the battle background will be the same regardless of where Mario and Luigi are in Bowser's body.
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Characters (Bowser's Inside Story ) Protagonists Bowser • Luigi • Mario
Antagonists Dark Star (Dark Bowser) • Fawful • Midbus
Supporting characters Broggy • Broque Madame • Broque Monsieur • Chakron • Corporal Paraplonk • Dr. Toadley • Dr. Toadley's intern • Fawful • Giant Sockop • Guardian • Hide-and-seek Toad • Jerry • Kamek • Koopa Paratroopa Trio • Kuribo • Kuzzle • Monty Bros. • PR Toad • Princess Lipid • Princess Peach • Private Goomp • Sergeant Guy • Squiggler • Starlow • Toadbert • Toadsworth • Yikk
Species Bee • Blitty • Bob-omb • Brock • Emoglobin • Evoglobin • Goomba • Magikoopa • Malodorous Fibbian # • Nutsoglobin • Shy Guy • Totemglobin • Toad • Virus
Characters (Bowser Jr.'s Journey ) Protagonists# Bowser Jr. • Iggy Koopa • Larry Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa
Antagonists# Best Fitness Friends (Beef · Dieter · Kaley)
Supporting characters# Dry Bowser
Special Attacks Bowser Bob-omb Blitz • Broggy Bonker • Goomba Storm • Koopa Corps • Magikoopa Mob • Shy Guy Squad
Mario and Luigi Falling Star • Fire Flower • Green Shell • Jump Helmet • Magic Window • Mighty Meteor • Snack Basket • Spin Pipe • Super Bouncer • Yoo Who Cannon
Bosses Giant bosses Bowser's Castle • Fawful Express • Fawful Mountain • Super Peach's Castle of Fury • Tower of Yikk
Bosses Alpha and Beta Kretin • Biffidus • Blizzard Midbus • Bowser • Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L • Chakron • Dark Bowser • Dark Fawful • Dark Satellmite • Dark Star • Dark Star Core • Durmite • Junker • Junker Can • Leaf Guy • Midbus • Scutlet • Sea Pipe Statue • Shroob • Snawful • Vacuum Helmet • Wiggler • Wisdurm
X bosses Alpha and Beta Kretin X • Biffidus X • Bowser X • Bowser Memory MLX • Dark Satellmite X • Dark Star X • Durmite X • Junker X • Junker Can X • Wisdurm X
Bowser Jr.'s Journey # Beef • Kaley • Dieter • King Bob-Omb • Best Fitness Friends (Form)
Locations Mushroom Kingdom Badge Shop • Blubble Lake • Bowser Path • Bowser's Castle • Broggy's Shop • Broque Monsieur's Shop • Bumpsy Plains • Cavi Cape • Conference Hall • Dimble Wood • Fawful Theater • Gear Shop • Peach's Castle • Peach's Castle Garden • Princess Peach's room • Plack Beach • Project K • Star Shop • Tea Kiosk • Toad Town • Toad Town Caves • Toad Town shopping mall • Toadles Boutique • Toadley Clinic • Tower of Yikk • Treasure Chamber • Tunnel
Bowser's body Airway • Arm Center • Challenge Node • Chest Station • Cholesteroad • Energy Hold • Flab Zone • Flame Pipe • Funny Bone • Gauntlet • Gut Check • Joint Tower • Leg Outpost • Lumbar Nook • Memory Banks • Nerve Cluster • Nose Deck • Pipe Yard • Pump Works • Rump Command • Toad Square • Trash Pit
Enemies Mushroom Kingdom Alarm Bob-omb • Beehoss • Borp • Broggy • Broque Monsieur • Chain Chawful • Choomba • Chuboomba • Coalbit • Crawful • Dark Fawful Bomb • Dark Fawful Guy • Dark Mechawful • Dark Mechawful.5 • Dark Trashure • Drillbit Crab • Fawflant • Fawflopper • Fawfulcopter • Fawful Guy • Flifit • Glam Lakitu • Hane Mūcho • Jailgoon • Lakitu King • Magifoofa • Mawful Mole • Mechawful • Metal Mawful Mole • Naplock • Nooz • Pendril • Scutlet • Sneed • Sniffle Thwomp • Sockop • Toothy • Trashure • Treevil
Bowser's body Airnapse • Air Cannon • Air Cheep • Bone Thwomp • Bubble Blooper • Calorite • Cholesteron • Dried Blooper • Elite Goombule • Goombule • Napse • Pep • Piranha Plorp • Protobatter • Pwallop • Spike Blop • Stonk • Tenderling
Bowser Jr.'s Journey # Alarm Bob-omb • Bandit • Beehoss • Big Boo • Big Tail Goomba • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Borp • Broozer • Broque Madame • Bully • Buzzy Beetle • Captain Boo • Captain Goomba • Captain Koopa Troopa • Captain Shy Guy • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Choomba • Chuboomba • Crawful • Drillbit Crab • Dry Bones • Elite Captain Quartet • Fawflant • Fawful Guy • Fawfulcopter • Fire Bro • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant • Fly Guy • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Green Magikoopa • Hammer Bro • Horned Ant Trooper • Ice Bro • King Bob-omb • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Paratroopa Trio • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu King • Magifoofa • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Nabbit • Ninji • Oho Jee • Para-Beetle • Para-Biddybud • Parabones • Paragoomba • Pendril • Pokey • Red Magikoopa • Scutlet • Shroob • Shy Guy • Sockop • Spear Guy • Spike • Spike Top • Spiny • Swoop • Tail Boo • Toothy • Treevil • Urchin • White Magikoopa
Items Consumables 1-Up Deluxe • 1-Up Mushroom • Boo Biscuit # • Cheese # • Cheesy Drumstick # • DEF Drumstick # • Defense Bean # • DX EXP Drumstick # • Fiery Drumstick • Flex Bean # • Heart Bean • Hot Drumstick • HP Drumstick # • L EXP Drumstick # • M EXP Drumstick # • Max Mushroom • Max Nut • Max Syrup Jar • Miracle Cheese # • Mushroom • Nut • POW Drumstick # • Power Bean • Refreshing Herb • Refreshroom/Giant Mushroom • Retry Clock * • Special Bean • S EXP Drumstick # • Speed Bean # • SPEED Drumstick # • SPIRIT Drumsticks # • Star Candy • Super Cheese # • Super Mushroom • Super Nut • Supersyrup Jar • Syrup Jar • TNT Drumstick • Ultra Cheese # • Ultra Mushroom • Ultra Nut • Ultrasyrup Jar
Key items Attack Piece • Banzai Bill • Birdley • Blitty • Blue Key • Charred Spicy Drumstick # • Green Key • Hammers • Miracle Cure • Mushroom Ball • Puzzle Sack • Red Key • Star Cure • Star Panel • Stingler • Vacuum Block • Vacuum Shroom
Blocks 99 Block • Attack Piece Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Save Block • Shell block • Shop Block
Other 10 Coin • 50-Coin • Blorbs • Boo-ray Machine • Cake • Chakroad • Chombone • Donut • Ever Ice # • Five Coin • Giga-carrot • Launch Fit • Liftoglobin • Malatone Formula:X # • Meat • Mushroom Tea • Negative Ions • Nubbin • Omega-onion # • Poison Mushroom # • RenewaLeaf # • Scratch Card/Bonus Card • Seesaw Fit • Skeletone Formula:D # • Squid Fit • Vegetable • Whirlwind
Moves Mario and Luigi Balloon Jump • Drill Bros. • Fire Mario • Flee • Hammer • Jump • Mini-Mario • Pump Mario • Shell Mario • Spin Jump
Bowser Body Slam • Finishing Move # • Fire Breath • Flee • Punch • Sliding haymaker • Spike Ball
Captain Commands Deny • Rally • Showdown • Shy Guy Swarm • Snack Time • Volleybomb
First Officer Captain Commands Banzai Bill Thrill • Call for Backup • Coddle • Doppelganger • Larry Rally • Lightning • Mystery Box • Negotiate • Parry • Rolling Riot • Shell Shock • Shield • Sneak Attack • Stop and Drop • Super Counter • Thwomp Thump
Game mechanics Stats Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Rank • Special Point* (Bros. Point # · Brawl Point #) • Speed • Spirit # • Stache/Horn
Elements Fire
Status Burn • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Downed • Fury • Invisible # • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • SPD-Down • SPD-Up • Sick • Super Strike/KO • Trip
Battle mechanics Action Command • Badge • Counterattack (Shell defense) • Emergency Guard # • First Strike • Flee • Lucky hit
Music "Mario, Luigi, and Bowser Too!" • "Turning a New Page" • "A Journey To Remember" • "Sweet Parting" • "Big News!" • "Calling All the Shots" • "Rumpus Music" • "It's Fawful!" • "Swirling Shadows" • "Persistent Joy" • "Relaxing Again" • "Battle Time!" • "A Gentle Breeze at Cavi Cape" • "Beachside Dreaming" • "Meet Me at Wonder Woods" • "The Path of Secrets" • "Bowser's Stolen Castle" • "Resting in Toad Town" • "Forever in the Plains" • "Dark Regions" • "The Castle Depths" • "Waltz in the Lake" • "Dr. Toadley" • "Pump it up" • "Here We Go!" • "Showtime!" • "Tough Guy Alert!" • "Destroy the Dark Power! DX" • "A Fateful Clash! DX" • "The Grand Finale" • "The Giant" • "And the Winner Is..." • "On To the Next Adventure!" • "A Battle Brawl!" • "Pushing Forward!" • "Charge and Clash!" • "Bowser Jr.'s Glory!" ("Bowser Jr.'s Glory! (Music Box Version)") • "This is Minion Turf!" • "Bowser's Minions March"
Other Battle Guide # • Beanhole locations (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Bestiary (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Block locations (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Enemy formations • First Officer # • Gallery (Bowser Jr's Journey ) • Gear (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Glitches (Bowser Jr's Journey ) • Julekonkurranse • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection • Multimedia (Bowser Jr.'s Journey ) • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes (Bowser Jr's Journey ) • Shops (Bowser Jr.'s Journey) • Sound test # • Special Skill # • Staff (Bowser Jr's Journey ) • Star menu • Story summaries
* Exclusive to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
# Exclusive to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey