Napse

A Napse is an enemy in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. It appears in the Energy Hold. Napses take their design from a neuron, having a central pink body and a network of web-like tentacles that resemble dendrites radiating from their body and a pair of eyes on their "front."
== In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story ==
Napses attack by creating two energy balls, one of them being red, and the other one being green. The balls will turn blue after their respective Napse reaches its peak height as it spins upward prior to attacking, and the Napse will throw the balls at the Bros. of their respective colors, and they have to jump over the balls. Napses can also perform a combo move where one Napse gets energy balls from its fellow Napses and then throws them in the order that it received them. Again, Mario and Luigi must jump the balls of their respective colours. If the bros. don't defeat the it in time, the Napse will multiply into another Napse.
Napses have a stronger variant called the Air Napse that resides in Bowser's trachea. These stronger cousins of the Napse have the same attacks, but their solo attack goes more quickly, and they have a higher chance of multiplying.
=== Stats ===
Napses themselves are Level 15 monsters that have 68 hit points, an attack power of 43, a defense of 34, and a speed of 43, giving 100 experience points and dropping 35 coins upon their defeat along with the chance of a Super Mushroom and/or a 1-Up Mushroom, each with a 5% chance.
== Etymology ==
Napses derive their name from synapses, which are junctions between neurons, which the Napses take their designs from.
=== Names in other languages ===
In Japanese, Napses are called Shinapuns, derived from "synapse." Their Spanish name, "Normácula," comes from a Spanish word meaning "molecule." The German dub calls them "Synapsel," from "synapse." In the Italian dub, their name is "Multibolla," from "Molto" (many; it could also be the prefix "Multi-" or "Multipla," the latter meaning "multiple") and "Bolla" (bubble). The French dub has "Synapiou" as their name, blending "synapse" with the diminutive prefix "-iou".
de:Synapsel
fr:Synapiou
it:Multibolla
ja:シナプン
Category:Enemies in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story