Wayaway Island

Wayaway Island
Appears in	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Greater location	Gulchrock Sea
Ruler	Bowser
Inhabitants	Bowser's Minions Kamek Bowser Jr.

Wayaway Island is one of the major islands in Mario & Luigi: Brothership, located on the rightmost portion of the Gulchrock Sea. For the majority of the game, it is occupied by Bowser and his minions, who constructed a castle on it, using it as a stronghold and base of operation. Due to being a distant island even before Concordia split apart, it is not adjacent to, or on, any currents, nor does it have a lighthouse, making it impossible to reach by normal means, such as the Shipshape Island's cannon, or the Return Pipe. Instead, a hidden pipe on Meeger Islet, and another opened from within the island to Mynor Islet, are the only ways to visit it.

The Concordian Peddler appears running a shop outside the castle.

History

Background

Prior to the game's event, Wayaway Island was a deserted island, far away from most of Concordia and thus mostly vacant of people. Sometime before the withering of the Uni-Tree, a friend of Dr. Vulko journeyed here, and brought him several of the island's specialty, Ampberries, as souvenir. Due to not being connected to the Uni-Tree, it was mostly unaffected following Zokket's attack on Concordia. After the Great Conductor's attempt to summon Concordia's potential saviors transported Bowser and his army to this island, they quickly constructed a castle on the island as a base to combat Zokket's troops.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

After infiltrating Offandon Island and escaping it with the whereabouts of a shortcut to Wayaway Island, the Mario Bros. venture here to obtain some Ampberries. On the way, they encounter Buddy, who intends to make up with Bowser Jr. after their fight. Entering the castle, the Bros. are immediately confronted with Kamek, who quickly gave orders to flood the castle with lava, blocking access to the top floor, where the storage room for the Ampberries are located. The Bros. must navigate the castle with Balloon Elevators, using the Bros. Move Fire & Ice to control their altitude, and reach the top floor of the castle. Once there, they come face-to-face with Bowser, who refuses to reason with the Mario Bros., and instead summon his legion of minions to attempt to best them.

When Bowser inevitably falls in battle, the Extension Corps jump in to kidnap Bowser Jr. while the king is still immobile from the battle, planning to use him as a hostage to deter the Bowser army's further aggression. Mario and Luigi attempted to give chase, but after inflicting Glohm on Buddy, who attempted to hinder the kidnapping attempt, the Extension Corps fled with their captive. After instructing nearby minions to fetch an Ampberry in order to cure Buddy, a Goomba accidentally let slip the location of the Ampberries stash, allowing the Bros. to finally retrieve their objectives.

After finalizing the plan to upgrade Shipshape Island with either Technikki or Adaphne, the Mario Bros. are tasked to obtain a Part of Bowser's Airship to fully construct the upgrade. Though it is seen in the same storage room as the Ampberries, it is blocked off by various items, and can only be obtained by going through the previously closed side door of the castle, and traversing through its airship hangar to reach the storage room from an alternative exit.

Any enemies fought here has a small chance to drop a Wayaway Chain, which is used in certain side quests from the Shipshape Island's workshop.

After Bowser blasts away Reclusa's minions in the Soli-Tree, the front gate to the castle is locked, so the player will not be able to enter from there. The hangar area on the right where the airship part was found remains accessible, however.

Items

NOTE: Items not on this list are those bought from the peddler.

Field/Object

Item	Location	Image
Coin	17 on the second floor of the west side, found on the path leading to the third Connectar Plug of the west Balloon Elevator.
	7 on the third floor of the west side, found on the path that started from the second Warp Pipe, more specifically right of the top of the Balloon Elevator.
	11 in the air between the third and second floors on the east side.
	6 on the second floor of the east side, on the ledge found after going up the stairs.
	11 in the Back Door area, on the airship dock, in the first section where Bro Ball technique is needed to progress.
	6 in the Back Door area, on the second-to-last iron grate found south of the Save Block.
10-Coin	In the Delivery Entrance area, in the northwest of the second conveyor belt.
	9 in the Delivery Entrance area, in the secret area found by going left off the map on the second conveyor belt.
Coin and 10-Coin	5 Coins and 2 10-Coins on the second floor of the east side, by going opposite of the stairs.
	5 Coins and 10-Coin on the first floor of the east side, on the path leading to the lever found in the middle section.
	12 Coins and 3 10-Coins in the Delivery Entrance area, above the last moving platform found in the northwestern corner.
Gold Medallion	In the Back Door area, in the present found at the end of the iron grate "stairs" found south of the save block.
Part of Bowser's Airship	On the east side of the Warehouse area, accessible from the Warehouse Exterior area. Required to progress.
Pile of Ampberries	On the west side of the Warehouse area, accessible from Bowser's Room area. Required to progress.

Blocks

Item/s	Description	Image
34 Blocks (33 ?, 1 Special ?)
Ultra Candy	Castle Gate: In the middle of the east side of the upper section.
1-Up DX and Super Mushroom	Castle Gate: At the end of the west side of the upper section.
Syrup Jar	NOTE: Following 13 blocks become permamently missable after Bowser saves the Bros. from Reclusa's forces. Bowser's Castle, First Floor: On the west side, above the patch of land after the first pool of lava.
Refreshing Herb	Bowser's Castle, First Floor: On the west side, after stopping the flow of lava with the lever, in front of the iron gate.
5 10-Coins and Ultra Mushroom	Bowser's Castle, Second Floor: On the west side, at the dead end reached by taking the Balloon Elevator with two Connectar Plugs.
Max Candy	Bowser's Castle, Third Floor: On the west side, after spawning a Warp Pipe with the Warp Block next to the Save Block and entering it, to the left of the second Warp Pipe found behind the bars.
Lucky HP Bangle	Bowser's Castle, Third Floor: On the west side, at the end of the path started from the second Warp Pipe.
Super Syrup Jar	Bowser's Castle, Third Floor: In the middle section, in the northwestern corner.
Super Mushroom	Bowser's Castle, Third Floor: In the middle section, in the northeastern corner.
Mushroom	Bowser's Castle, Second Floor: On the east side, in front of the stairs. Accessed by falling down from the third floor.
Ultra Nut	Bowser's Castle, Second Floor: On the east side, at the end of the ledge, at the end of the path started from the stairs.
1-Up Mushroom	Bowser's Castle, Second Floor: On the east side, at the dead end accessed by the Balloon Elevator with 3 Connectar Plugs.
Super Candy	Bowser's Castle, Second Floor: In the middle section, at the end of the east side after using the Balloon Elevator with 2 Connectar Plugs.
Max Mushroom	Bowser's Castle, Second Floor: In the middle section, between the Balloon Elevator and the entrance to the Bowser's throne room.
Ultra Syrup Jar	NOTE: Following 18 blocks can be obtained after linking Jellyfish Island and choosing between Adaphne's and Technikki's plans. Bowser's Castle, Back Door: In the southeastern part, in the northeastern corner.
Dodgy Jump Wear DX and Syrup Jar	Bowser's Castle, Back Door: In the southwestern part, in the southwestern corner.
Super Mushroom	Bowser's Castle, Back Door: On the airship dock, above the half-circle part of the second section where Bro Ball must be used to proceed.
Ampberry	Bowser's Castle, Back Door: On the airship dock, found after the first blue handlebars found after the previous block.
Mushroom	Bowser's Castle, Fourth Floor: Near the entrance.
10 10-Coins	Bowser's Castle, Delivery Entrance: Near the entrance, right of the first sign.
100-Coin	Bowser's Castle, Delivery Entrance: Near the end of the second conveyor belt. Due to being high in the air, Mario must stand on the stack of boxes to reach it.
Syrup Jar	Bowser's Castle, Delivery Entrance: On the east side of the first conveyor belt, accessible by taking the third moving platform between the first and second conveyor belts.
Super Syrup Jar	Bowser's Castle, Delivery Entrance: On the upper part of the first conveyor belt.
Speed Bean DX	Bowser's Castle, Delivery Entrance: Just south of the midpoint between the northern conveyor belts.
Heart Bean DX	Bowser's Castle, Delivery Entrance: Further south in the conveyor maze, past the walls of spikes and just west of the rail.
Stache Bean DX	Bowser's Castle, Delivery Entrance: In the secret area found to the left of the second conveyor belt.
Silver Medallion	Bowser's Castle, Delivery Entrance: Above the iron grate found northwest of the conveyor belt maze.
Ultra Mushroom	Bowser's Castle, Delivery Entrance: At the end of the part of the conveyor belt maze accessed by the first moving platform.
Ampberry	Bowser's Castle, Delivery Entrance: After the end of the conveyor belt maze, above the second moving platform when it reaches the end.
Ultra Mushroom	Bowser's Castle, Delivery Entrance: To the right of the exit.
Ampberry	Bowser's Castle, Warehouse Exterior: In the northeastern corner of the lower part.

Hidden Blocks

NOTE: These Hidden Blocks are permamently missable after Bowser saves Bros. from Reclusa's forces.

Item/s	Description	Image
3 Hidden Blocks
Super Nut	On the west side of the second floor, in the part reached after jumping from the top of the Balloon Elevator into the path in the wall.
Ultra Candy and Ultra Syrup Jar	In the southwestern corner of Bowser's Room after his boss fight.

Enemies

Main area

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  Magikoopa (LV33)
  Two Magikoopas (LV32)

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  Goomba (LV32)

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  Koopa Troopa (LV32)
  One lone Koopa Troopa (LV15)
  Three Koopa Troopas (LV38)

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  Shy Guy (LV32)

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  Boo (LV32)

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  Hammer Bro (LV33)

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  Fire Bro (LV33)

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  Ice Bro (LV33)

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  Bob-omb (LV32)

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  Dry Bones (LV32)

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  Bowser (LV33; boss)

Hangar

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  Glohm Shy Guy (LV37)

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  Koopa Troopa (LV37)

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  Glohm Koopa Troopa (LV37)

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  Dry Bones (LV37)

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  Glohm Magikoopa (LV37)

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  Glohm Boo (LV37)

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  Hammer Bro (LV37)

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  Glohm Hammer Bro (LV37)

Endgame

After Reclusa awakens, the enemies in both areas are replaced with Glohm versions of themselves, while Fire and Ice Bros are absent.

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  Glohm Goomba (LV40)

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  Glohm Koopa Troopa (LV40)

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  Glohm Magikoopa (LV41)

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  Glohm Boo (LV40)

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  Glohm Shy Guy (LV40)

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  Glohm Hammer Bro (LV40)

Side quests

How's Bowser's Health?

Initially available after linking Jellyfish Island, this time-limited side quest entails Starlow visiting Bowser as he recovers from his injury, and bringing him a Hot Drumstick as a peace offering. Finishing it rewards the player with Bowser Spikes. This side quest expires after the second visit to Fortress Zokket.

Craft Some Amped Gloves / Craft an Escalation Belt

Depending on which of the siblings mans the workshop, Billdit and Maykit will put in their respective request to make their magnum opus after the defeat of Glohm Gorumbla, and the subsequent reconciliation between Gorumbla and Willma. Regardless of the equipment produced, the material cost remains the same, with the required 8 Wayaway Chains only obtainable through fighting enemies on this island. This quest does not have a deadline, and is always available before the end of the game.

Profile

• In-game description: An island serving as Bowser's HQ. You can't get there via cannon.

Gallery

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  Full exterior view of Bowser's Castle

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Naming

"Wayaway" is derivative of the term "ways away", meaning "a long distance", referencing its remote nature.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ドグマグマ島 Dogumaguma Jima	Portmanteau of voicing for「毒」(doku, "poison") and "magma" + "island"		[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	邪毒岩浆岛 Xiédú Yánjiāng Dǎo	Toxic Lava Island		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	邪毒岩漿島 Xiédú Yánjiāng Dǎo	Toxic Lava Island		[?]
Dutch	Vervaeren	Portmanteau of ver ("far") and varen ("to sail"); also a pun on vervaren ("to instill fear")		[?]
French (Europe)	Terra Isolia	Pseudo-Latin for "isolated land"
German	Magmalus	Portmanteau of Magma ("magma") and malus ("bad" in Latin)		[?]
Italian	Isola di Stante	Pun on the word distante ("distant") and "isola di Zante" (Zakynthos)
Korean	도그마그마섬 Dogeumageuma Seom	Transcription of Japanese name + "island"		[?]
Portuguese	Ilha Lalalonge	Ilha ("Island") + lá lá longe ("far far away")		[?]
Spanish	Isla Nefastia	Isla ("island") + nefasto ("ominous/loathsome") and place name-forming ending "-ia"

Notes

• Using the Fire and Ice Flowers pressed against the front gate's right side, the player can glitch into the entrance's hitbox and re-enter the castle even when it is locked off, gaining back access to the whole castle. However, the game will softlock upon exiting the castle. The only way to escape is to reset the game without saving, as the Return Pipe does not work here.
• Wayaway Island's music comes from the fortress theme from Super Mario Bros. 3.