Bowser
| Bowser | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of Bowser in Super Mario RPG for the Nintendo Switch | |
| Universe | Mario |
| Debut | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
| Appears in | Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
| Console of origin | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Species | Koopa |
| Gender | Male |
Bowser sometimes known as King Bowser or King Koopa is the main antagonist of the Mario franchise, especially the mainline Super Mario series and some of the role-playing games. He is a large, comically monstrous Koopa who leads his own army titled the Koopa Troop, with Goombas and Koopa Troopas as the main footsoldiers. Bowser first appears in Super Mario Bros. While Bowser is defined as a villain, mostly in the Super Mario series and some of the role-playing games, he is playable in several Mario spinoff games, to the point of becoming a regular playable fighter in the Super Smash Bros. series from Super Smash Bros. Melee onward.
Personality
Bowser is driven to be a villain by his constant attempts to kidnap Princess Peach and take over the Mushroom Kingdom, sometimes the entire Mushroom World, but he always fails due to intervention from his arch-nemesis, Mario, who is often assisted by Luigi and other characters.
Bowser only really held the image of a consistently threatening menace in his early game appearances. He is often depicted as bumbling, comical, and almost slightly incompetent, but he works hard to come across as "bad." Compared to a supreme dark lord character like Ganondorf, Bowser comes across as merely hulking and pompous character whose heart is partially in the right place at times.
Since Mario games typically do not feature epic and emotionally involved storylines and character development, opting for more straightforward, cheery, and colorful atmospheres whose starring characters are essentially meant to represent gaming personalities more than anything else, Bowser lacked a change in personality and role over the years: He is consistently shown to be brutish, oafish, and sarcastically witty at times. Some of the Mario role-playing games feature villains who are more of a legitimate threat to Mario and the Mushroom Kingdom than Bowser can ever hope to achieve; Bowser grows very jealous whenever that happens, so he reluctantly allows himself to work with Mario and friends to battle that villain.
It is indicated that the reason why Bowser kidnaps Peach into one of his many lava and trap-filled castles is because he has genuine feelings for her.
Appearance
Bowser features elements of a tortoise, as with any other Koopa, but he looks a lot different than other Koopas. Bowser is a giant mutant tortoise with a dark green shell covered in spikes, a pair of almost demonic-looking horns, a very distinctively constructed face, a red mane, and a few spikes lining his tail. Bowser nearly always has yellow skin, but his sprites from Super Mario Bros. depict him green.
Abilities
Bowser is a large and powerful character whose flame projectiles or use his Fire Breath. Two abilities that Bowser is shown to have but rarely uses is throwing hammers and using dark magic.
In his playable appearances, Bowser usually fulfills the "big, slow, and strong character" archetype, unlike his arch-rival Mario, who is usually the most balanced. In the various Mario sports games, Bowser performs relevant actions more powerfully than others but more slowly as well. In the Mario Kart games, Bowser as a selectable racer has the heaviest weight and the highest top speed of the racers, but he is offset by low acceleration and handling talent. This archetype is faithfully preserved in Bowser's appearance as a playable fighter in both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Brawl.
Family
Bowser's son and heir is Bowser Jr. In some media, the Koopalings are also Bowser's children, especially in the DIC Entertainment cartoons. However, this would later be retconned when Miyamoto told GameInformer in an interview held in 2012 that the Koopalings are not Bowser's children.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros.
While Bowser does not appear in Super Smash Bros., he was originally considered to appear in the original Super Smash Bros., but was left out due to space limitations. He shares this trait with Peach, Pit, King Dedede, Mewtwo, and Meowth. Out of these characters, Meowth is the only character who has not had at least one playable appearance a Fighter
Super Smash Bros. Melee
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Bowser is billed as staying true to his archetype in normal competitive Mario games: the heftiest and strongest character, but also the most sluggish. He is actually one of two characters that can be said to best fit this role, the other being Ganondorf.
Bowser's B move is the Fire Breath, which is a continuous stream of fire breathed from his mouth into the area in front of him for up to several seconds until it weakens in power and size. His B-forward move, the Koopa Klaw, can be a good-range claw swipe attack, but can also grab onto enemies that are very close to him, and the move has the unique ability to grab onto enemies when both combatants are in midair. His B-up move, the Whirling Fortress, is a third jump consisting of him withdrawing into his damaging spiked shell which is now spinning wildly upwards, and his B-Down move, the Bowser Bomb, causes a midair Bowser to crash down to earth vertically with great force. If Bowser is on the ground when doing this, he will leap up a shortways in front of him diagonally before performing the crashing down maneuver.
Bowser's setup does not translate well in the fast-action world of Super Smash Bros. Melee. His powerful, damaging attacks with good range are good only when it manages to connect with opponents, for they have long wind-up and wind-down, and such a lack of alacrity seriously harms any fighter's ability to fight. His dash speed is slow, his jumping and landing animations are very slow, and his wavedash is very slow and nearly useless. He is also not able to combo opponents, and his great size makes himself perhaps the easiest opponent to land combos on. Bowser players must therefore be able to read their opponents extremely well and must successfully pressure their opponents in battle, and make use of his good edge-guarding game, to have a chance at competitive play, though even an expert Bowser player will be severely disadvantaged against an expert Fox player.
As with other playable characters, Bowser has three trophies that can be acquired by beating each Regular Match with him on any difficulty. His first trophy is earned by defeating the Classic mode as him on any difficulty, his second from the Adventure mode, and his third from the All-Star mode. There is also a trophy of Bowser at a younger age, "Baby Bowser", which is often confused as his son Bowser Jr.
Bowser's Classic trophy plays a large, symbolic role in Adventure; the trophy is shown near the end of the opening FMV, getting struck by lightning. At the end of Adventure mode, after K.O.ing Bowser, the trophy is seen plummeting into the darkness. If the right conditions are fulfilled, however, the trophy will rise back up onto the stage, land, and get struck by that special lightning, which will cause it to break apart and reveal Giga Bowser breaking out of it, and the Giga Bowser battle begins. If Giga Bowser is defeated, the trophy will again be seen plummeting into the darkness, where it will now shatter like a little firework, signifying the player's ultimate victory.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Bowser is another returning playable character in Brawl, but with an updated look with more realistic textures. All but one of his special moves from Melee return in Brawl-- his side special move, Koopa Klaw has been replaced with a new move called Flying Slam. As Masahiro Sakurai previously mentioned on Smash Bros. DOJO!!, Bowser, now comes in a "slightly different flavor this time around," and like all the other characters; this can be taken as indication of Sakurai's claim that Brawl was designed with balance in mind.
Bowser's moveset and running speed are slightly faster than in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. His Forward Smash now has a chance to hit twice, once for the head, and again for his body. This means Bowser can dish out around 60% damage with a single attack.
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros.
Bowser first appears in Super Mario Bros. He is the main antagonist. In the backstory, Bowser is stated to have conquered the Mushroom Kingdom and kidnapped Princess Toadstool.
Bowser is the final boss and is fought at the end of the final level, World 8-4. Bowser is fought on a bridge above the lava. He attacks by breathing out flame projectiles and throwing hammers. Bowser can also jump. Mario or Luigi has to touch the axe on the other side to cut the rope at the end, causing the bridge to collapse and send Bowser falling into the lava below. If Mario or Luigi try to stomp Bowser or are hit by one of his projectiles, Mario or Luigi either loses his powered-up form or loses a life if he is Small. Bowser can fall into the lava by throwing enough fireballs at him.
Bowser's sprites do not depict him with hair, due to graphical limitations. In promotional artwork for Super Mario Bros., Bowser is shown with hair (although yellow instead of the usual orange), and Super Mario All-Stars rectifies this by depicting Bowser's sprites with red hair.
In fourth level of the seven previous worlds, a Fake Bowser, which is an enemy disguised as Bowser, is fought at the end instead. They are fought in virtually the same way as Bowser himself. When fake Bowser is defeated, Mario or Luigi learns that it is not the real Bowser when a Mushroom Retainer tells him that the princess is in a different castle. Alternatively, the enemy behind the Fake Bowser can be revealed by defeating it with enough fireballs.
Super Mario Bros. 2 (Family Computer Disk System)
In the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 and its remake within Super Mario All-Stars and mode in Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, Bowser returns as the main antagonist, having a very similar role as in the first Super Mario Bros. He has a brother who has rarely reappeared.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Only in Super Mario Bros. 3 did Bowser return with a new plot and a new appearance. For the first time in the games, players saw Bowser with a mane of red hair, a look that has remained with Bowser ever since. This game also introduces Bowser's first seven children, the Koopalings.
Bowser returns as a playable character in Super Mario Bros. 3. The game introduces the seven Koopalings—Ludwig von Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Iggy Koopa, Wendy O. Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr. and Larry Koopa—Bowser's children who each help him conquer one of the kingdoms of the greater Mushroom World by transforming its king into a different species.
Bowser is fought at the end of Dark Land, in his castle. This time, Mario or Luigi has to trick Bowser into Ground Pounding through the floor to defeat him. Alternatively, several fireballs from Fire Mario or hammers from Hammer Mario can defeat Bowser instead.
Super Mario World
Bowser and the Koopalings return in Super Mario World. Not only did Bowser kidnap Princess Toadstool, but he also trapped several Yoshis into Yoshi Eggs. Bowser is the final boss, fought in his castle at the end of the Valley of Bowser. The game marks the first appearance of Bowser's signature vehicle, the Koopa Clown Car, which Bowser rides in for the entire battle. Bowser no longer takes damage from fireballs, and Mario and Luigi have to defeat Bowser by stunning his Mechakoopas and tossing them back at him.
Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS
In Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS, Bowser does not kidnap Peach directly, but he does invade her castle and traps her and several Toads in the paintings within. In this game, Mario defeated Bowser by grabbing his tail and throwing him into one of the several bombs surrounding the battle arena. Mario had to fight him three times before he would be beaten. The first two times Mario got a key from him, the third time he saved the princess.
Super Mario Sunshine
Bowser has a less prominent role as a villain in Super Mario Sunshine in favor of his son, Bowser Jr., who makes his first appearance. However, Bowser cons his newly-introduced son, Bowser Jr., into disguising himself, specifically as Shadow Mario, and polluting Isle Delfino with graffiti. The plot ultimately ends in Bowser Jr. kidnapping Peach, whom he claims is his mother.
Bowser is first seen high above Corona Mountain, where he and Bowser Jr. are both fought as the final boss. Bowser is considerably larger than before, although he and Bowser Jr. sit in green hot water for a majority of the battle.
In the ending cutscene, after losing to Mario, Bowser and Bowser Jr. are seen looking at Delfino Plaza from a small, nearby island. Bowser apologizes to Bowser Jr. for deceiving him, although the latter dismisses it, saying he already knew and only wished to fight Mario again, to which Bowser is pleased to hear.
New Super Mario Bros.
In New Super Mario Bros., Bowser is first fought at the end of World 1, in World 1-Castle. Bowser is mostly the same as in Super Mario Bros., except he does not throw hammers to attack. The battle once again takes place on a bridge above the lava, but Mario or Luigi can now deactivate the bridge, and therefore defeat Bowser, by stepping on the skull switch on the other side, replacing the axe. A key difference is that Bowser is seen drowning in the lava, which disfigures him into becoming a Dry Bones-like skeleton named Dry Bowser.
Dry Bowser is fought by Mario in the first castle of World 8, but Mario or Luigi manages to defeat him. At the end of the second castle, the skeletal remains of Dry Bowser are put into a potion-filled cauldron by Bowser Jr., not only reviving Bowser but also making him larger and stronger than before. Right after being revived, Bowser joins Bowser Jr., and both of them are fought by Mario or Luigi as the final boss, like in Super Mario Sunshine. Bowser has an added tactic where he attempts to lunge at Mario or Luigi if he sneaks behind Bowser. Mario or Luigi manage to defeat both bosses and rescue Princess Peach.
In the ending, Bowser Jr. is seen dragging an unconscious Bowser by the tail.
Super Mario Galaxy
Mario fights Bowser in Super Mario Galaxy. Bowser is much larger than in Super Mario 64, but not to the extent of Super Mario Sunshine. The opening cutscene shows Bowser summoning a large UFO, which literally carves Peach's Castle from the earth, whilst his Airships (which make a return for the first time since Super Mario Bros. 3) lift the entire castle into Space - the setting for the rest of the game. His plan here is to create a Galaxy in the center of the universe as a seat of power for a galactic empire controlling them all.
Mario role-playing games
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Bowser actually joined Mario's team in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its similarly titled remake, Super Mario RPG. Since Smithy had stolen his castle, there was no reason not to help Mario defeat Smithy and his weapons. He used Chain Chomps and his claws as weapons, and his special moves often involved summoning his minions to attack.
During the events, Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach as she is picking flowers at Mario's Pad. He flies to his castle, Bowser's Keep, in his Koopa Clown Car with the princess. However, Mario is right behind him. The plumber battles past the castle's guards, and enters Bowser's throne room. However, the Koopa King is nowhere to be found. Looking up, Mario is shocked to see Princess Toadstool hanging from the ceiling and Bowser standing on a chandelier. Mario leaps up and the two warriors engage in battle on the chandeliers. However, Bowser seems to be unbeatable. Attacking with claws and spikes, Bowser is determined not to lose the princess again. However, with some advice from the princess herself, Mario attacks the Chaindelier chain holding up Bowser's chandelier. The Chaindelier releases the chandelier, and Bowser is sent plummeting to the ground below. However, Bowser is not ready to give up yet, and he starts to throw Hammers at Mario's chain. Eventually, Mario is sent falling as well. As they plummet to the floor below, an enraged Bowser attempts to attack Mario again. However, Mario Jumps on top of the Koopa King as he swipes his claws, sending Mario flying in the air to Princess Peach, and Bowser crashing to the ground.
After the battle, a huge sword named Exor crashes into Bowser's Keep, sending Mario, Peach, and Bowser flying in different directions, scattering them across the world. Bowser's castle is taken over by the Exor and the powerful Smithy Gang, and Bowser's soldiers either run or defect to their new master the mechanical Smithy. Bowser eventually ends up near Rose Way. Once there, he decides he has to consolidate his forces to strike back at the Smithy Gang and reclaim his castle.
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, Bowser, aided by Kammy Koopa, second in command of the Koopa Troop, took control of the Princess's castle by lifting it into the air with the power of the Star Rod. Mario, along with his friends Goombario, Kooper, Bombette, Parakarry, Bow, Watt, Sushie and Lakilester(Spike), had to rescue the Seven Star Spirits, so they could deactivate the power of the Star Rod with the Star Beam in order to defeat Bowser. After Mario and his friends defeat Bowser the first time, the Koopa King retreats to the roof of Peach's Castle and fights Mario and his friends again. This time, Bowser uses a strengthening device created by Kammy Koopa to boost his size and power. During the second battle, Mario and his friends discovered the power of their Star Beam wasn't working because of Kammy Koopa's wicked contraption. After Peach and Twink defeat Kammy Koopa, Mario's Star Beam is upgraded to the Peach Beam, which is able to deactivate the power of the stronger Star Rod. Bowser is eventually defeated and Mario and his friends return the Star Rod to its rightful place in the stars. This game showed that he had a crush on Princess Peach and loved her.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Bowser also appeared as a minor villain in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He has many cut scenes where he is a playable character. These scenes are often quite humorous, and involve the music from the original 1985 Super Mario Bros. He tried to collect the Crystal Stars before Mario, but ultimately, he didn't collect any of them. Players controlled Bowser for short periods of time at the end of each chapter (excluding the final one). The only time Mario fought Bowser was in the Glitz Pit after fighting the 5th ranked team. After Mario, Goombella, Koops, Flurrie, the Yoshi Kid, Vivian, Bobbery and Ms. Mowz defeat Grodus, Bowser crashes through the ceiling of the Palace of Shadow. Mario and his party began to battle Bowser, being aided by Kammy Koopa, giving Grodus the opportunity to escape and awaken the Shadow Queen.
Super Paper Mario
In Super Paper Mario, Bowser is forced to marry Princess Peach by Count Bleck and Nastasia; the reason for this is because union between the two characters reveal the Chaos Heart, therefore producing The Void that threatens all of existence. Bowser reluctantly joins up with Mario and Peach (as well as Luigi, who joins later on) to stop Count Bleck and his minions.
Mario & Luigi series
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Bowser helped Mario again in the third Mario role-playing game, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - but not for long. Bowser takes the brothers on the Koopa Cruiser to Beanbean Kingdom, but the Koopa Cruiser is brought down by Fawful. Bowser ended up falling in a large cannon, and a troublemaker named Tolstar of the Beanbean Kingdom promised to embarrass Bowser by telling the humiliating incident to the entire kingdom unless Mario and Luigi could provide him with a hundred coins. Eventually, the StarShade Bros. came along and shot Bowser out of the cannon.
The next time the Mario Bros. see him, the great Koopa King has amnesia and is working for Popple, the Shadow Thief. While accompanying Popple, Bowser adopts the name 'Rookie'. Mario and Luigi fight Rookie and Popple twice in the game before Bowser regains his memory.
However, as soon as Bowser remembers who he is, Cackletta possesses his body and becomes Bowletta. Bowletta kidnaps Peach, which leaves Mario and Luigi with the task of rescuing her. Bowletta takes command of the Koopa Troop, including the Koopalings, and launches a massive military strike against the Beanbean Kingdom. After Mario and Luigi defeat Bowletta, the brothers are taken into her stomach to fight Cackletta's spirit for the final battle. When she is completely destroyed, Bowser returns to normal.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Baby Bowser appears in the beginning, kidnapping Baby Peach. Baby Mario and Luigi fight and defeat him. Baby Bowser frequently returns (swallowing two Cobalt Star shards, stealing a huge pile of Yoshi Cookies, etc.). Eventually, after Princess Shroob (disguised as Princess Peach) is brought to the present, Bowser pops in, grabs Princess Shroob, and flees. However, he falls off the balcony and into a time hole, where he meets his younger self. (which he mistakes to be some bratty kid) They team up and fight Mario and Luigi inside Thwomp Volcano. When they're defeated, they all get abducted by Shroobs, but Bowser falls out and lands in a time hole back to the present. When Mario and Luigi defeat the Elder Princess Shroob, she turns into a small mushroom. Back in the present, Bowser eats it and becomes Shrowser, which fights Mario and Luigi (which doesn't allow them to attack). After this, Bowser explodes.
Other Mario spinoffs
Mario Kart series
Bowser is playable in every game of the Mario Kart series. He is a heavyweight, a weight class that has high speed but slow acceleration and off-road movement.
Mario Party series
Bowser is a recurring antagonist in the Mario Party series since the first game, Mario Party. He causes chaos and coin loss on the players. There are several mini-games based around Bowser, from blowing him up to a multitude of mini-games where if a character loses, Bowser takes their coins or a Star.
Mario Golf series
Bowser is usually a default playable character in the Mario Golf games. But in Mario Golf: Advance Tour, he is unlockable and can only be unlocked by transferring data to and from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.
Luigi's Mansion
Bowser does not appear directly in Luigi's Mansion. Bowser is first mentioned by Madame Clairvoya, who tells Luigi that Bowser has been "soundly defeated" by Mario and speculates that King Boo might have revived him.
In the final battle, King Boo uses a Bowser suit. To attack, Luigi had to launch a Spike Ball at the Bowser suit, blasting it off and exposing King Boo to being vacuumed with the Poltergust 3000. Meanwhile, the head of the Bowser suit moves around, spitting ice, before reattaching itself to the body.
Bowser can be seen in every portrait with King Boo.
Yoshi appearances
Yoshi's Island series
Bowser appears only as a baby in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Bowser himself appears in Yoshi's Island DS as the main antagonist. Bowser travels back in time in search of seven legendary stars that can apparently give him the power to rule the universe. The search for these stars lead Bowser to kidnap babies all across the planet thinking that the stars are located in the hearts of certain babies. Bowser appears as the game's final boss, right after his younger self.
Princess Peach appearances
Super Princess Peach
In Super Princess Peach, Bowser, after hearing about a mysterious and powerful artifact hidden on Vibe Island, decides to search for said artifact, and he consequently also builds his summer villa there. Eventually, Bowser finds the artifact, the Vibe Scepter, which is capable of controlling and manipulating the emotions of others. Bowser proceeded to entrust a Goomba with the Vibe Scepter and then ordered this Goomba to lead a brigade of Hammer Brothers to attack Princess Peach's Castle. Bowser's raiding party succeeds in capturing Mario, Luigi and several Toads. Unfortunately for Bowser, his Goomba minion proved incapable of handling the Vibe Scepter's power and ended-up casting a spell over Vibe Island, unleashing chaos throughout. After all of the Toads and Luigi are rescued, Princess Peach and her umbrella ally, Perry, can face Bowser who, with the power of the Vibe Scepter, can increase his power; regardless, Bowser is still defeated and Mario is freed by the princess.
Stats and bios
Mario Superstar Baseball
"Mario's archrival and the king of the Koopa Clan. He's challenged Mario and his friends to battles countless times, but his ambitions tend to get crushed every time. His lethal Killer Ball is powerful enough to drag anyone who catches it across the field!"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars starting stats
- Level 8
- HP: 80
- Speed: 15
- Attack: 85
- Defense: 52
- Magic Attack: 20
- Magic Defense: 30
- Special Attacks:
- Terrorize
- FP Used: 6
- Magic Power: 10
- Description: Bowser summons a Big Boo to frighten enemies, cutting their attack and defense in half. Rotate the Control Pad to make the attack more potent.
- Terrorize
Paper Mario Stats and Tattle Information
HP:
- Round 1: 50
- Rounds 2 and 3: 99
Attack:
- Round 1: 8
- Rounds 2 and 3: 10
Defense:
- Round 1: 1
- Rounds 2 and 3: 2
Attacks:
- Round 1:
-Ring Attack: Uses the star rod to create a ring to attack Mario and his partner. Does 3 damage to Mario's partner and does 4 damage to Mario.
-Claw Attack: Swipes his claw at Mario, which might poison him in the process. Does 6 damage.
-Fire Breath: Breathes fire at Mario. Does 8 damage.
- Rounds 2 and 3:
-Ring Attack: Uses the star rod to create a ring to attack Mario and his partner. Does 3 damage to Mario's partner and does 6 damage to Mario.
-Claw Attack: Swipes his claw at Mario, which might poison him in the process. Does 8 damage.
-Jump Attack: Jumps on Mario, causing him to lose one of his commands. Does 8 damage.
-Fire Breath: Breathes fire at Mario. Does 10 damage.
-Lightning Slam: Causes lightning to strike Mario. Does 10 damage.
Tattles:
It's the Evil King Bowser!
- Round 1: Finally, after all this time! He has a huge arsenal of attacks, from blowing clouds of fire to jumping on us. Fire Attack: 8, Stamp Attack/Nail Attack: 6 I'm sure he has other attacks that I don't know. Boy, does he look nasty! He's strong enough as it is, but I'm sure he can use that Star Rod to increase his power until he's nearly invincible. Princess Peach needs us! Let's take him, Mario!
- Round 2: Uh... I think he got bigger. That's not a good sign... He has a huge arsenal of attacks, from blowing clouds of fire to jumping on us. Fire Attack: 10, Stamp Attack/Nail Attack: 8 I'm sure he has other attacks that I don't know. Kammy Koopa's mysterious device has somehow beefed up his power even more. That's hardly fair! You should use that Star Beam whenever he uses the Star Rod to increase his power. Oh, you already knew that?
- Round 3: No more messing around! He has a huge arsenal of attacks, from blowing clouds of fire to jumping on us. Fire Attack: 10, Stamp Attack/Nail Attack: 8 I'm sure he has other attacks that I don't know. When he increases his power with the Star Rod, our attacks will be totally useless. When that happens, you must use our ultimate weapon, the Peach Beam! It has the power of everyone's wishes! This is our time, Mario! Let's take this chump! We're coming, Princess!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Stats and Tattle Information
- Glitz Pit Stats:
- HP: 30
- Attack: 3
- Defense: 1
- Tattle Number: 41
- Tattle Log: Mario's fated enemy. Bowser, the Koopa King is a foe to be feared. His typical turf is NOT Glitzville.
- Tattle: That's Bowser! But what's he doing here?!? My mind just blew a fuse! He's uglier than I expected. He's got a poisonous bite, so watch out! It'll make your HP decrease gradually. Also, if he ground-pounds you, you won't be able to use one of your commands! Just focus your attention on beating him down, Mario!
- Palace of Shadow Stats:
- HP: 70
- Attack: 7
- Defense: 2
- Tattle Log: Mario's sworn enemy. He's a big galoot who has come to swipe Princess Peach and the Crystal Stars.
- Tattle: That's Bowser, genius. You've only fought this guy like, a bazillion times. He'll keep kidnapping Peach, and you'll keep fighting him, until the end of time, I think. In addition to his fire breath, he jumps on you and bites. If you get jumped on, you'll be unable to use a command for a little while. Oh, and his bite sometimes poisons you as well. I don't know what Bowser's doing here, but we gotta defeat him quick!
Portrayals
Bowser is portrayed by Scott Burns in most of the games. His cartoon and 1993 Super Mario Bros. film counterparts were portrayed by Harvey Atkin and Dennis Hopper, respectively.
Disclaimers
|
This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Bowser. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with SSB Universes Wiki, the text of Wikipedia from before July 15, 2009 is usable under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. |
|
This page uses content from the Nintendo Wiki. The original article was at Bowser. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with SSB Universes Wiki, the text of the Nintendo Wiki from before June 19, 2009 is usable under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. |
| Authors: Redemption, Eric42, 64.184.59.72, Wikada, 71.249.14.70, Smiddle, 70.122.7.212, BattleFranky202, Spriteless, Pokemon DP, Vruet, 66.82.9.49, Mr.Vruet, Peach, and 64.112.213.179 | |
| A backup log of the page history can be found here. | |
|
This page uses content from the Mario Wiki. The original article was at Bowser. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with SSB Universes Wiki, the text of the Mario Wiki from before June 19, 2009 is usable under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. |
| Authors: 65.170.232.117, Shy Guys Suck, Mouse among men, Max2, ChurchReborn, Charitwo-fduser, Nsxdriven, Golden Stick Figure, Greenpickle, Artwork0, Thatguy101, Count Caterpie, Zmario, Amycats2, 69.181.226.158, 172.164.48.163, 93.193.75.122, 70.249.214.7, 89.3.48.233, Plasma Beam, 69.249.217.47, Dstebbins, 205.155.216.13, Mr Alex, Master Smoke, Cometstyles, Avatar, Big-Red-Bulborb, Yoshord, SUL, HotHead14, and Bionicleboy3000 | |
| A backup log of the page history can be found here. | |
|
This page uses content from Smashpedia. The original article was at Bowser. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with SSB Universes Wiki, the text of Smashpedia from before June 19, 2009 is usable under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. |
| A backup log of the page history can be found here. | |
|
This page uses content from the Super Mario Wiki. The original article was at Bowser. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with SSB Universes Wiki, the text of the Super Mario Wiki from before June 9, 2010 is usable under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. |
| A backup log of the page history can be found here. | |
- Notes
- The Nintendo Wiki content predates their merger with Nintendopedia on December 14, 2007.
- The Super Mario Wiki material is from before January 1, 2007, as it had been plagiarized on the Nintendo Wiki at one point around that time.
- The Mario Wiki had a wiki dump of the Bowser article from Wikipedia at around November 2007.
- Mario characters
- Mario bosses
- Super Mario Bros. characters
- Super Mario Bros. 3 bosses
- Super Mario World bosses
- Super Mario 64 bosses
- Super Smash Bros. Melee fighters
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl fighters
- Super Smash Bros. Melee trophies
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophies
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl stickers
- Character trophies
