Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story - "Bowser X" (Challenge Medal + No Damage)

Mario Info:
LEVEL 50
HP: 288
SP: 160
POW: 225
DEF: 271
SPEED: 125
STACHE: 102
Gear:
Master Wear + Daredevil Boots + Challenge Medal + Powerful Badge
Luigi Info:
LEVEL 50
HP: 288
SP: 140
POW: 318
DEF: 140
SPEED: 112
STACHE: 124
Gear:
D-Star Wear + Lucky Charm + DX Pow Gloves + Excellent!! Badge

[@kingchris8255]

Fun fact: This is way more difficult than the final boss.

[@ANameOverreaktzCanPronounce751]

Another fun fact: the German version of this game makes this battle like 5 times harder due to a bug you can’t see your own health and the graphics are bugged too

[@sandwichgamer1075]

@@ANameOverreaktzCanPronounce751 That's true! Literally ruined my experince back then, when I was a child 😭😭

[@dark9087s]

@@ANameOverreaktzCanPronounce751 ye, also my italian version, after 3 rounds almost every model glitches, hardest handicaps are:-fireball attacks becomes invisible (to dodge them you gotta memorize the 2 patterns he might be use and recognize the one he's using before taking free damage) -the magic window attack (one of the strongest) is impossible to use (the doors and the brother who came out of are completely glitched and undistinguishable for the first second they are on screen making it impossible to recognize the bro and react accordingly) -being unable to see your own pv and pa and number of items you have left making it really hard to do right decisions about your hp management -on top of that many attacks like barrels, shell, meteor... have their key items glitched and are harder to pull off but they are still possible unlike the magic window

[@SMT_Taylor]

@@ANameOverreaktzCanPronounce751 my Brother eliminated Bowser X twice:English AND GERMAN

[@naplockblubba5369]

...Yep. That's kind of the whole point of superbosses.

[@The-pf4zy]

Bowser inside Bowser.

[@mediocreviddygameplayer]

The26 That's what I thought!

[@aidantoryk9488]

The26 Well it's a Bowser created from Mario and Luigi's memories.

[@Cantendo]

Bowsers inside Bowser Stories.

[@flamingflamingo5932]

😳

[@SouthParkFanatic2006]

Bowser Inside Bowser?

[@mikethompson1653]

It always bugged me that the only way to fight Bowser was to fight like 6 other bosses...., although it is cool seeing a version of Bowser with his "Body-Powers" mastered

[@JustJum]

Dont you fight him like when youre at the doctors place in toadtown

[@Noname-fb1mm]

@@JustJum He's talking about Bowser X dumbass

[@elmiau4225]

@Static Gaming For real

[@LuigisLegend]

@@JustJum But thats mid game. He is missing half of his moves there

[@cenkkinqzzzz3002]

@@LuigisLegend he has 2 moves there

[@WhitePikm1n]

Bowser X in BiS: really hard, harder than dark bowser Bowser X in DT: dies in 1 hit

[@thundergreen1133]

You fight regular Bowser in DT way too soon imo, I think they should have found a moment in mid game to have a way stronger fight. Edit: Like maybe on top of the mountain or something, like, before activating the Dreamy waves or whatever, you fight solo Bowser. And then make THAT fight way harder in X mode. And if that wasn't feasible for some reason then they should have made Bowser X WAY stronger

[@sm3dwplessie765]

@@thundergreen1133what missed potential to have a great concept (Mario and dreamy Luigi vs. Bowser and Antasma) and only to who have it as one of the easiest x bosses in the game

[@robaidhinnes8678]

I absolutely love this game, one of my favourites of all time. The only criticism I have? Is that you don’t get to whoop the bros asses as Bowser!! Seriously though how amazing would that have been? EDIT: The only reason I can muster is that Nintendo wouldn’t want their poster boy getting destroyed by the bad guy. Let’s face it, if the player was controlling Bowser, Mario and Luigi would get their asses handed to them on a silver platter.

[@halationmaster9224]

Aww man, that would be amazing!

[@IvAnNientendo97]

Thanks bro. :)

[@aidantoryk9488]

Zelda’s Knight Yeah why isn't there a Bowser arena? Sea Pipe Statue X Wiggler X Midbus X Blizzard Midbus X Dark Fawful X Mario and Luigi X There could also be Giant Bowser X battles. Bowser's Castle X Tower of Yikk X Fuck the mic express I mean Fawful Express X Peach's Castle X Hopefully Nintendo gives us a Bowser arena in the remake.

[@liopleurodon2000]

Actor In Disguise as if I didn't need the remake enough. That's a brilliant idea! I would love to beat the tar out if the Mario Bros as Bowser!

[@kaizoisevil]

Well, Bowser could have been given his own gauntlet which ends with Mario & Luigi X, which are not the real Mario & Luigi. They could use various bros attacks that Bowser has to dodge, like green shell, or even some from Superstar Saga.

[@iphonexplus8099]

Interesting Boswer didn’t use Goomba Storm. That is one of his hardest attacks to not take damage on

[@BlackDiamond2718]

but it is great dmg if you succeed

[@Julian-um2om]

really? I find his fire breath in giga to be the hardest by far

[@kaizoisevil]

@@Julian-um2om i believe he has two fixed pattens of where his fireballs go. Then he has three pattens for the flames on the ground during the chase.

[@Julian-um2om]

@@kaizoisevil thank you! I figured this out a month ago and finally beat bowser x!

[@ivanm8682]

@@kaizoisevil I think that if he opens his hand while breathing the fire then the fireball will not hit any of the bros, but if he makes a fist then it's directed at either of the bros, then push both buttons at the same time to dodge it, lol

[@TBrizzle01]

It would have been extremely interesting to have a boss fight where you are Bowser and fight Mario and Luigi. But M & L are the main protagonists in this game so it might not work out.

[@Noname-fb1mm]

Nah it could be like a test of strength or something

[@oasis9009]

The fight as Mario and Luigi against Bowser shows M&L’s side of the story to where they got, and with a lack of info about Bowser’s recent activity, he seems like the bad guy. If they did the same with Bowser and made M&L seem like prime victims for a wallop, a fight like that could work.

[@Noname-fb1mm]

@@oasis9009 so basically in the end credits thats what bowser was doing

[@desructivtehgamer]

id like it

[@kaizoisevil]

Too bad the closest we got was Mario and Luigi vs Mario and Luigi in the memory banks.

[@derpyfailz572]

I absolutely love this game, this boss in particular took me a year of on and off play to beat. Finally glad to have that 100% completion though.

[@Aaronatorr]

Oh, I cannot wait for the remake...Shame it's not releasing this year though..

[@dreptile]

Aaronatorr well it makes sense that its next year, considering that the game's 10th anniversary is next year

[@dreptile]

me too!

[@SavageJacek20]

Aaronatorr shame it's coming to the 3ds...

[@yaboitucktuck5952]

I'm excited too. Nintendo had better give bowser a boss area where you can refight bowser bosses

[@nope9885]

Lego_Wario i wish that would happen because it would make me rebuy the game just for the arena

[@rex17ly62]

I just beat bowser X at level 37. I didn’t have any practice but it took way longer for me since I was so under-leveled: I was doing around 1000 damage with 1 of my 2x strike falling stars. I almost ran out of turns but luckily I’ve watched videos to help me understand his attacks a lot better.

[@ashgreninja-flurriko2173]

After replaying the game, I defeated Bowser X at Level 45. For you, that's most impressive.

[@kaizoisevil]

I was able to do it at 35 but that’s cause I got most of the beans in the game, and I did a trick where you remove equipment, eat beans in multiples of 5, then put the equipment back on. This allowed me to get high stats. Even then, it was close due to the turn limit. You have to be good at every bros attack. You also need to make sure you finish Dark Star X in 2 cycles (a cycle referring to weakening him, then damaging him until he gets back up) or you won’t leave yourself enough turns for Bowser X.

[@snakeeyes9246]

When I beat him for the first time last year in June, I had both bros at level 47. He is easily the most difficult boss I've ever taken on in gaming. Then again, I haven't finished Dream Team yet, so I know that the X bosses in that game may be harder.

[@CyanicCore]

I hadn't known about this. Not only is this a great fight but you fought greatly, using a variety of attacks and timing despite restraints.

[@prons_gaming5083]

I've been trying to beat this gauntlet for over 10 years, and I finally succeeded today

[@fintheshark384]

Ah yes, the secret boss that had a lot of Graphic glitches I'm the international releases, so many that it's almost unbeatable unless you know the attacks and hitboxes ^^

[@brotonq9148]

Dude there is NO WAY bowser can have that much hp. I remember fighting that damn boss and yeah it was extremely hard. But this is ridiculous.

[@Noname-fb1mm]

*Challenge medal* So basically wearing that thing makes bosses health go up (I think)

[@OrionAltHist]

Bowser X has almost 10.8k HP with the challenge medal, and 7.1k without. The game's normal final boss has 2k, and the Dark Star X has around 4.2k.

[@antt2228]

Challenge medal my dude. It multiplies enemy health and defense by 1.5, and multiplies enemy attacks power by 2.5

[@notsaying9794]

What if Bowser X has another Bowser inside? A Bowser inside a Bowser inside a Bowser! I wanna do it more, but that took a while to type

[@Theyoshi27]

set ur language on ur ds and ur game to german and try this fight halfway through the fight you will encounter graphic errors that will make this fight a bit harder in terms of dodging attacks

[@Casdrop_Cacan]

I played it in spanish and this also happened, came to see if anyone else had had this issue

[@moupe4652]

It's fine in French though

[@Cantendo]

In some European Versions.

[@pokechao0308]

I played this game boss fight in Latin Spanish version, and that happened to me too.

[@nanoblast5748]

but english fixed it?

[@shon6937]

Holy shit Jump Helmet did like 100 more damage than Falling Star Dafuq

[@NotPennyTPG]

Jump helmet best attack

[@Loner098]

Just remember: Jump Helmet utilizes Mario's POW stat.

[@alterry4139]

and i’m pretty sure the 4x dmg multiplier only applies to the big star instead of the whole thing. may be wrong, though

[@hauntedbylight]

@@alterry4139yea it’s only for the first hit even in multi hit attacks

[@vessioem]

8:28 That is very impressive.

[@theuncatchableandshinytorr5662]

This game is excellent! The Special Attacks are great you get the idea but some aren't mentioned much like spin pipe

[@Cam275YT]

I call TAS on this. This can't be humanly possible. If you did this without tool assistance, good job!

[@Coaltergeist]

If it's tas, it's a really well-humanized one. The minor mistakes that didn't result in him taking damage (missing a star throw, missing a fireball toss) might just be red herrings to make it look more legitimate. Very cool regardless

[@mannofdober873]

I highly doubt it's TAS. If it was, then why waste all the effort stretching it out, it wouldn't make it any 'less TAS'. Just Magic Window for a few mins.

[@kaizoisevil]

On level 36 I beat Bowser X without taking damage, although that was without the challenge medal.

[@javierowo]

Cam275YT Oof I remember when I beat bowser X I had to grind to a high level and proper badges to have.

[@kaizoisevil]

Well, here's a tip, make sure you dig up every bean. Also, when giving certain beans to the bros, remove any equipment that boosts that stat by a certain percentage. For example, if there's a pair of boots that increase pow by 20%, and you have 10 pow beans, first remove those boots, eat the beans, then put them back on. You'll see that your pow goes up by 12 instead of 10. Second, use Mighty Meteor as much as possible in the early bosses. You want to farm up healing items such as star candy and 1-up deluxes. The game doesn't provide you with much going into the gauntlet so you gotta get some more stuff.

[@alejandro1531]

5:54 we're not gonna talk about how for that phase only, not only did LUIGI land all lucky hits, but it was also the only phase where Luigi did more dmg than Mario

[@RhynoSubs]

Are you talking about Green Shell?

[@NotPennyTPG]

Lucky Luigi

[@MusSupremeJAR03]

​@@RhynoSubs He made a mistake in marking the minute, actually talking about *Yoo Who Cannon* at 5:35

[@MrDiana1706]

I leveled up Mario and Luigi to Level 64 so the Globing thing stop saying to me to grind at that one zone as a kid. He still does.

[@bowserfire39]

How do you level up to 64 with the bros and how do I level up Bowser to 40

[@J.R-Himself]

By far the first Mario & Luigi game I ever played. Also my birthday gift.

[@whateverguy9204]

I think this boss is the only one who actually made me use 1-up mushrooms

[@timothyroehm4307]

I just beat this boss recently and I’m so happy that I did!!!

[@balcem1]

Fighting with Bowser in Mario & Luigi Bowser Inside Story inside Bowser

[@JustJum]

So the game should be called "mario and luigi bowser inside bowser's story"

[@ZeeJBC]

Holy cow you’re a pro

[@IvAnNientendo97]

Thanks :)

[@ZeeJBC]

JIMB I had to level up to level 58 in order to beat this and all Bowser X’s moves messed with my eyes and my brain and I finally beat it and you didn’t take anything damage. :)

[@CharaGamerButterfly]

Bowser x with the challenge medal no damage is easy.

[@supergalax6154]

I beat this boss at level 28 because thats the level o finished the game

[@ZeeJBC]

HOLY! Has it really been 3 years already???!!!😱

[@gravity8120]

If Luigi's POW is higher than Mario's as the description suggests, why does Mario do more damage than Luigi? Daredevil Boots? I do love how Mario walks off at the end though as if to say "Yeah cool, we're done here."

[@friendgaming5482]

No it’s mario have the most pow

[@hobomike6935]

Mario is canonically stronger than Luigi and can run faster, while Luigi can Jump higher and stay in the air further and longer than Mario Luigi is taller but has a slimmer frame, while Mario is shorter and stockier, providing him with better traction

[@griffinhamm7783]

Yep it is the daredevil boots, they double your power but make you faint after getting hit once

[@ethanedwards3357]

Yes, Daredevil boots. Double damage, but any damage kills you instantly.

[@TimothyGod]

​@@friendgaming5482 "as the description suggests" implying that the person playing made their Luigi have more pow. 🌈 reading 🌈

[@Tik1800]

Do you still do Mario kart do mods? If so, can you try to make a bowser shell from mk double dash?

[@alexanderinoa7850]

They should have a part where bowser stays massive during your turns and you have to damage his feet to make him fall over so you can damage his head

[@mario8894]

I beat Bowser X twice today with Level 40. One time I used the x4 damage badge and the other time the SP/HP badges (50%) With the x4 badge I dealt 2k damage with jump helmet and Falling Star, which made that a lot easier that time.

[@LFPman]

The only attack from Bowser X I find impossible to counterattack is his Shy Guy Squad. But then the remake made it way too easier to counter... and I mean way to easier

[@maxfecteau]

i'm not sure if the idea of a bowser's inside story pleases me but i'm sure that the music remixes are gonna be pure gold

[@liopleurodon2000]

In the description, how do you get Mario's gear?

[@undercraftgaming6028]

HOW IN THE ACTUAL HELL DO YOU DO THIS?!? It's amazing

[@mobgabriel1767]

Sephiroth:why do i hear Boss music?

[@J215J]

Lucky hits/ crits are fair and balanced

[@hobomike6935]

I'm actually fine with lots of crits, since nothing about Bowser X was a fair fight. the coin cost just to *ATTEMPT* this boss fight wasn't even fair lol

[@friendgaming5482]

Wait if bowser can grow, this significant there is a another mario and luigi in bowser x ?! (Srry if i m bad im french)

[@RhynoSubs]

No, because Bowser X it's a memory from M&L doesn't exists actually in the storyline

[@brianjude6789]

Sounds like THIS is a winner!!!

[@strawwpurry]

i'm literally just vibing to the music watching this

[@MadWeegee]

I was hoping to battle Mario and Luigi as Bowser in this game. We battle Bowser as Bowser, Bowser as Mario and Luigi, and even Mario and Luigi vs themselves, but no Bowser vs the bros...

[@JoelOrellana]

I think Nintendo is trying to avoid that, children could get an image from Mario defeated that is uncomfortable to Nintendo.

[@dr.zapatoso7220]

Def better than the remake. Its harder and looks better. The remake made this game easy af.

[@lenengquist592]

Agreed, Biggest reason why I don't like the remake is because of the difficulty being toned down.

[@dr.zapatoso7220]

@@lenengquist592 fr, i played Superstar Saga DX recently and well, it was okey I guess, i had to avoid fighting enemies so im underleveled so bosses are harder and Bowser Minions was really great but BIS remake made boss paterns and some attacks really easy to dodge and thats lame. Maybe just playing it for the Bowser JR side game.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

If this guy was the true final boss before you could escape Bowser and enjoy the well-earned ending, well, gosh damn, I think a LOT of Nintendo DS' would've been thrown out the window...

[@Terra_Goon]

When bowser sucks up the fire balls you would think he would get the fire flowers abilities like how Mario and Luigi do right?

[@soygrouram2344]

El Soundtrack es God

[@Lucario-xh2lk]

Nooooooooo Luigi has become caseoh

[@gamemaster-ew4ko]

how much health does dark star x have

[@MrSai-mn8wz]

You deserve so mutch more for not takeing damage

[@amandaolver6356]

I'm a big fan

[@IvAnNientendo97]

Thanks :)

[@amandaolver6356]

Iván Martínez np bro I've been a fan since 2013

[@paulblart7378]

my list of attacks from easiest to hardest: -giant flame (that you dodge with starlow) -basic punch -goomba storm -giant bowser -flying spike ball -shy guy squad -inhale (because you can't dodge it :P)

[@mastercreepy5893]

I use Jump Helmet and Excellent!! + Powerful Badges to one-shot/do over 6000 damage to Bowser. Btw my Mario has over 500 POW at Lv60 having equipped POW Gloves, Daredevil Boots (doubles POW but any hit taken one-shots the wearer) and A-OK Wear.

[@antt2228]

Yeesh dude that's kinda overkill 💀

[@save_zawarudo]

can't wait for the remeake

[@NasirGamingBoi360]

Bowser X on the DS is more harder to fight then the 3DS

[@saulveganavas903]

Agreed

[@Lausacc]

Can't wait for the remake

[@PsychoMadHatter2]

They should have used Bowser's battle theme from partners in time for this fight (missed opportunity)

[@dominickhammock5866]

Can somebody do a TAS Speedrun on this game with no damage taken?

[@husnenbutt7867]

how are you doing so much damage? show me your equips

[@starlite5154]

BOWSERCEPTION

[@errorsheep]

How do you get the challenge Medal, and what does it do? (don't worry you can answer the 1st question by video)

[@Noname-fb1mm]

You have to complete the green shell challenge in cholesteroad (located in the challenge node) and the challenge medal makes enemies stronger

[@matthewofcolumbus5610]

I literally grinded M&L until they were both level 99 over the course of several months or maybe even a year just to stand a chance of even surviving this fight.

[@Tawit2546]

Bowser X's Boss Cheat: Vacuum If Mario or Luigi using Bros. Attacks. Bowser X will inhales Mario or Luigi's Bros. Attack, Unable to use for 5 turns.

[@CometMedalChavez]

I feel like if the parts where Bowser inhales all your attacks you previously used were removed from the game, this fight would be, like, 10 times easier than it is.

[@SuperBeastlyMario]

this is mesmerising

[@tatsuyasoda8147]

that moment when bowser steals all of your bros attacksand you have to jump or hammer him

[@SouthParkFanatic2006]

9:12. Bowser’s Death

[@zacharygabriawesome2.040]

Well now I know that my game isnt glitchy cuz the fire flower did that abnormal order of bros shooting the fireballs to.

[@beej8543]

The one for 3ds better have this battle ring in it, Super star saga for 3ds didn't even wanna include it at all

[@philgreen6353]

well done, I had to get em up to lv 68 to do it w challenge medal and I died 3 times lol. I played the whole game w it in one of my runs and went no deaths till that guy, bowser x fire does like 300 damage x 5 lol

[@mediocreviddygameplayer]

Daeshawn Douglas I think so.

[@dragonking1166]

Super Mario Plush Squad yes it possible the max lv in the game is lv99

[@deathpie24]

Daeshawn Douglas I hacked the game, I only made it to lv 53 I made xp from any enemy give 99999 xp, I still could not get to that level. I maxed out the stats like pow, still takes *so* many hits to take down browser X.

[@MSRMK2013]

I don't how you can do the spin pipe like it's easy It's really difficult I think... Or Maybe I suck at it

[@Psycho_Psy]

Plot twist: nintendo makes you play as bowser fighting the bros and makes them more of a challenge than bowser x

[@bondwiththebroccoli1291]

Bowser is fucking wild

[@tackyjack9359]

Did you do this on the 3ds

[@robotnikkkk001]

...........THAT SHY GUY ATTACK IS UNAVOIDABLE............... .......I THINK THERE WAS LOTS OF PRACTICE OR IT WAS TAS

[@metasprite5648]

nice. i could never beat bowser x, cant wait to try and beat it on the remake.

[@IvAnNientendo97]

Me too :D

[@rob3rto558]

Hopefully he won't get nerfed

[@ShoaibKhan-bz5qm]

he was very difficult took many tries

[@anscrailfanner6812]

Bowser X is much easier in the remake.

[@justinvanhouten3920]

i wish the deluxe version has dark bowser x when you have to beat dark bowser which he has 10k health under 2 hours and he gains 1000 if you dont hit him that would be a cool and a challenge

[@ryannakao7265]

how does one obtain the challenge medal?

[@yaboipktendo]

Get the Green Shell high score

[@SLDX_GEN1-6]

Pro gamer

[@lordgarmadon2598]

I have not played the original, but i beat this on the 3ds on February 3,2019. I had Mario on level 50 and Luigi on level 51.

[@OrionAltHist]

He was kind of easier in the remake, but still the game's hardest boss. Also, you had to fight the previous 6 bosses in addition to Bowser X in the original.

[@christinakleingeld5320]

No i think its like dark bowser X but with the texture of Bowser i think ?

[@loganshuman5932]

How do you have 2 star candies? Class 7 only gives 1 to you

[@antt2228]

Mighty meteor

[@mirroredchaos]

were df did those special moves come from? i never seen them in the game.

[@StarryOrchid]

Mirrored {} Chaos you’re just bad and never found them all

[@Noname-fb1mm]

Magic windows is found in bowsers castle and falling star is found in peachs castle

[@kindaepicngl1671]

​@@StarryOrchid so blunt lmfao

[@Angry_Peanut_52]

Is the fight taking place in Bowser, or is that just me

[@SouthParkFanatic2006]

If Bowser steals Mario and Luigi’s Special Attacks, will they get it back at the end of the battle?!

[@RhynoSubs]

Of course

[@antt2228]

Yes, after 5 turns Bowser spits the special attacks out.

[@Yeeeeeeeah]

This battle is so glitchy in my version, like to the point where bowser disappears into pixels

[@ChipNebula]

Bowser X: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@tofee1184]

I was trying it,, but in my 3ds mario and luigi are level 35 lmao,, :(

[@Ics0]

True Genious

[@judaiyuki5597]

oof this is the one thing in the game i was never able to do gonna have to get another copy to try again XD

[@lugiadialga1525]

It'd be cool if u could fight against Mario and Luig with Bowser, but its even harder than this fight

[@KAB00MSH]

This is the amount of damage Mario and Luigi dealt to Bowser X: 1,291+334+821+525+55+2,191+714+608+278+2,248+375+78+560=10,078

[@J.R-Himself]

MAAAATH!! Good calculation.

[@cloudymax4561]

No glitches?

[@J.R-Himself]

God! Bowser X is a REAL pain in my ass! No matter how hard I try, I ALWAYS get my ass kicked!

[@SouthParkFanatic2006]

0:29 Dark Star X’s Death

[@soldyaboi8394]

Instead of putting a remake, why couldn't they just make a update to the orginal. You can choose between 3d and 2d. Could've been a good idea.

[@susiehaltmann3342]

We never got Mario and Luigi: Bowlettas inside story instead we get this 😢

[@Leonel_pake_official806]

Bowser resist super attacks Impressive

[@bennettbonebright8391]

Bowser x is seriously the most difficult

[@kennycarter5682]

I wonder whats the health of this guy

[@SouthParkFanatic2006]

Bowser Inside Himself?

[@TheDragonCorporation]

So that is why it is called Bowser’s Inside Story. It’s Bowser in Bowser, stupid me.