Bowser

King Bowser Koopa
Series	Super Mario
Age	34
Birthday	N/A
Sex	Male
Species	Koopa
Height	N/A
Weight	N/A
Alignment	Lawful/Neutral Evil

Bowser, also known as King Koopa, is the main antagonist of the Super Mario franchise, and is the king of the Mushroom Kingdom's badlands.

“	SHOWTIME!	„
	~ Bowser

Background

Bowser grew up on Yoshi's Island, raised by Kamek, a Magikoopa who would soon become his royal adviser. Despite being one of the seven Star Children destined for greatness, Bowser took the route of a villain and only got nastier as he matured. Now, he is the King of the Koopas, bent on taking over the Mushroom Kingdom, primarily by kidnapping Princess Peach, though every time he seems to fail at the hands of the red-clad plumber, Mario, however in more recent games like Skylanders Superchargers and older games like Mario RPG, Bowser has taken on more of a anti-hero role more than a villain.

Powers & Abilities

• Super Strength: Although Bowser hasn't shown off his strength very much, he still proves to be stronger than Mario.
• Nigh-Invulnerability: Bowser has survived just about everything, being crushed, massive falls, being submerged in lava, bombs, falling into a sun that he created, falling into a black hole, and even the destruction of the universe.
• Sharp Teeth:
• Sharp Claws:
• Pyrokinesis: What this reptilian tyrant is known for. It is Bowser's signature attack and he is able to make use of this with a multitude of diverse applications:
  • Fire Breath: Bowser's signature attack and probably the most skilled fire breather in the series as he is able to breathe fire in various ways. Bowser will breathe fire either in large streams or individual large fireballs. He also uses this move to make a fiery rain and breath different colored fire that has unique effects such as breathing blue fireballs that homes onto his target. Bowser have occasionally shown to be even embed his physical attacks such as claw swipes and tail whips with fire.
  • Fire Storm: Bowser breathes a large stream of fire that acts as a whip. Hitting opponents with it cause them to be cloaked in fire, run uncontrollably, and reverse their normal movements.
  • Fire Breath Barrage: Bowser's Special Shot in Mario Tennis Aces. First, he roars and begins breathing a stream of flames on his racket, setting it on fire. He then jumps high and quickly spins in the air while leaving trails of fire before hitting the ball.
• K.O. Punch: Bowser will charge up his fist with some form of energy before unleashing a devastating punch on his opponent.
• Dashing Punch: Bowser will slide forwards as if he were on ice at high speeds while holding his fist out.
• Spiked Shell: Like the Koopa Troopas, Bowser can retreat into his shell and start spinning around at high speeds and ramming into the opponent.
• Spike Shot: Bowser will either shoot spikes from his claws or shell at his opponent.
• Shockwaves: Bowser will stomp or hit the ground so hard, he will generate shockwaves. The shockwaves will occasionally have an electric or fiery effect.
• Fury: A double-edged status alignment that activates when Bowser takes several hits, glowing red and roaring upon activation. All of his attacks will double in power but he also receives double the damage from his opponents as well.
• Dark Magic: Bowser can use magic in a variety of ways. Either to curse the entire Mushroom Kingdom residence to turn into assorted bushes and bricks or to make himself grow to enormous sizes.
  • Transmutation: A personal favorite of his, Bowser will cast a spell on his target(s) that will change them into helpless stone bricks, blocks, plants, frogs, apples, or even obedient monsters, being able to affect entire populations of a country at once with the spell with ease.
  • Electrokinesis: Can fire electricity from his hands.
  • Teleportation: Can transform into a black wisp to move from place to place.
  • Bowser Crush: Bowser will create a giant green Mechakoopa to stampede over his opponents.
  • Illusionary Hats: Bowser will create illusionary hats to throw at his opponent, despite being illusions they can physically harm anyone they touch.
  • Gravity Inversion: Bowser will alter his targets gravity to fling them to his desired destination, being able to move even those who can withstand and somewhat resist the gravitational pull of a black hole, he can also alter his own gravity to achieve the same effects.
  • Endless Distance: Bowser will distort and manipulate the very fabric of space itself to create what seems to be an infinite amount of distance. Using this technique,Bowser will create a spatial loop that traps his targets at the start leaving them unable to get near him.
  • Bowser Curse: Bowser will place a curse on his target that will allow him to control their movements, having been shown to make them take steps they didn't mean or want too, or force them to turn around and walk in the opposite direction.
• Ground Pound: Introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3, the Ground Pound is a move usually executed by crouching in midair, but it is sometimes used by pressing the jump button twice instead (usually in Mario Party minigames). When the move is used, the character slams their rear end on the ground, which can cause many results. Bowser is no exception, as he's also shown to perform a Ground Pound should the need arise.
• Poison Gas: Bowser will create a fog of poison gas that will damage and poison his opponents. He can also utilize poison attacks with his claws and bites.
• Terrorize: Bowser will summon a giant Boo to strike fear into his opponents. This will cause damage and inflict the Fear status on his opponents.
• Crusher: Bowser will make a giant jagged rock spire up from the ground beneath his foes.
• Magic Weapon: Bowser will forge a weapon made of pure energy in shape of a hockey stick. This move is only seen in Mario Sport Mix.
• Brawl Attacks: Brawl Attacks, originally called Special Attacks and similar to Bros. Attack, are special moves that only appear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. Bowser is able to use these, with each Brawl Attack using a certain amount of Brawl Points (shortened to BP; known as Special Points/SP in the original)
  • Goomba Storm: Bowser will summon a group of Goombas and send them charging towards the opponent, he can also set many of them on fire which sends them into the air before crashing down on the opponent dealing more damage.
  • Shy Guy Squad: Bowser will summon a group of Shy Guys and contort himself into a spiked ball, the Shy Guys will then push him against a rope building up momentum before letting him go, causing Bowser to get sent hurtling towards his opponent at high speeds.
  • Koopa Corps: Bowser will summon a group of Koopa Troopas and all of them (Including Bowser himself) duck into their shells and start spinning, with Bowser ricocheting the Koopas into the opponent.
  • Bob-omb Blitz: Bowser will summon a group of Bob-ombs who he'll command to huddle together before they run into and explode on the opponent.
  • Magikoopa Mob: Bowser will summon a group of Magikoopas who will start charging uo energy in their wands, while they're charging Bowser will shoot fireballs into their wands which the Magikoopas will then supercharge and fire at the opponent.
  • Broggy Bonkers: Bowser will summon Broggy and start to clean her to prepare her to attack the opponent, once ready she'll ram into the opponent with the Blittles following suit and also ramming into them.

Weapons & Equipment

• Shell: Believed to be indestructible, and can be thrown at foes. He's even got enhanced versions of his shell, including:
  • Happy Shell: An enhanced version of his regular shell that grants a small boost to his defence.
  • Courage Shell: An enhanced version of his regular shell that boosts his defense.
  • Fire Shell: An enhanced version of his regular shell that boosts his defense.
  • Heal Shell: An enhanced version of his regular shell that greatly boosts his defense.
  • Work Pants: A pair of pants that moderately boost his strength and durability, while also granting a small boost in speed.
  • Lazy Shell: A large shell that harshly reduces his strength and speed but greatly boosts his defense, it also makes him immune to various status effects, including elemental attacks (Of the Fire, Ice, Earth, and Lightning variety), sleep, fear, statistics reduction, power nullification, poison, transmutation, and death.
  • Super Suit: Similar to the Lazy Shell this suit makes Bowser immune to all the same status effects, and it provides a large boost to his defense, speed, and power.
• Koopa Clown Car: A mode of aerial transportation with the face of a clown, capable of interstellar travel, that Bowser often pilots. The eyes of the clown car can emit a bright light that turns anyone caught in it to stone, and it is kitted with several weapons such as Bullet Bill cannons, beams of energy, boxing gloves that vary in appearance, spiked bombs, and many more.
  • Headlights: Unbeknownst to most, the Clown Car actually houses headlights in its eyes that can turn people shined by its light into stone.
• Skylander Hammer: While it's arguable if this is canon, Bowser was once brought on board the Skylanders and made into a Supercharger, where he was given a spiked steel hammer. With this hammer, Bowser can summon his minions out of thin air, most often Koopa's.
• Throwing Hammers: A seemingly endless supply of hammers that Bowser throws in an arch.
• Mechakoopas:
• Barrels: Can carry them around and toss them, like a certain ape.
• Metal Bat: A large metal baseball bat with protruding spikes mainly used for swinging at opponents.
• Soccer Ball Bombs: Exploding white soccer balls that blink red and white right before they detonate.
• Spiked Ball: Large spiked balls slightly larger than that of a human that Bowser throws as a projectile attack.
• Minimizer: A magic staff that shrinks opponents and was used by Bowser The effects of the shrinking can be undone if the Minimizer staff is broken. Technically this staff was broken at the end of that game however.
• Stone Wand: A stone wand massacred as a microphone that turns all who get zapped by it into stone, the effects can be undone by either destroying the wand or by getting the Minister of Massage. However it took a week for the minister to bring Mario back to normal.
• Chomp Shell: A Kinklink Shell that Bowser can toss at his opponent, the Kinklink will latch onto it's target and repeatedly bite them.
• Chain Chomp: A Chain Chomp Bowser had befriended inside Boosters Tower, essentially a more powerful Kinklink it will latch onto its target and repeatedly bite them.
• Hurly Gloves: A pair of gloves that enhances Bowser's throwing strength, often using other people as a weapon.
• Spiked Link: A spiked ball and chain Bowser can toss at his opponent.
• Drill Claw: A pair of gloves that greatly sharpen and enhanced his claws, greatly increasing his physical strength.
• Bubble Machine: Using this he can create water clones of his targets which are almost as powerful as the real thing, he was able to seal away the Party Islands and their fun within the machines bubbles and he can create a perfect clone of himself with it.
• Bowser Mech: Bowser can take control of a giant mech of himself outfitted with bombs, missiles, and energy cannons.
• Galaxy Reactor: His greatest invention, the reactor harnesses the power of a Grand Star to cause a universal collapse, destroying the very fabric of the universe and erasing everything before recreating the cosmos in anyway Bowser desires.
• Accessories:
  • Zoom Shoes: Special shoes that boost Bowsers speed.
  • Amulet: A special amulet that halves all damage Bowser takes from elemental attacks (Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Earth).
  • Feather: A special feather that boosts Bowsers speed.
  • Rare Scarf: A special scarf that boosts Bowsers durability.
  • Troopa Pin: A special pin that boosts Bowsers strength by 50%.
  • Ghost Medal: A special medal that doubles Bowsers durability.
  • Antidote Pin: A special pin that makes Bowser immune to poison.
  • Wake Up Pin: A special pin that makes him immune to both sleep inducement and power nullification, even working against spells that bypass his natural resistance to sleep inducement.
  • Trueform Pin: A special pin that protects Bowser from transmutation, allowing him to keep his true form even against spells that can normally bypass his natural resistance to transmutation.
  • Fearless Pin: A special pin that makes Bowser immune to fear inducement.
  • Jinx Belt: A special belt that makes Bowser immune to death manipulation.
  • Quartz Charm: A special charm that both increases Bowsers strength by 50% and halves any damage he takes, it also has the added benefit of making him immune to death manipulation.
  • Safety Badge: A special badge that protects Bowser from a variety of abilities including transmutation, elemental attacks (Of the fire, ice, earth, and lightning variety), fear, stat reductions, poison, sleep, and power nullification, the ring even negates the effects of spells that can normally bypass his natural resistance to transmutation and sleep inducement.
  • Safety Ring: An enhanced version of the Safety Badge, in addition to protecting Bowser from all the same abilities it also makes him immune to death manipulation.

• Gear: The Gear in the Mario & Luigi series, specifically Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, is equipment that raises Mario and/or Luigi's stats, along with sometimes providing special effects. In contrast to the Clothing that the Bros. can wear, Bowser is given different attributes to his bodily weaponry; Claws, Fangs, Shell, and including Rings.
• Music Keys: Artifacts with the power of music. They hold multiple powers such as mind control, manipulating the weather and emotions, healing, and even warping reality.
• Vibe Scepter: The Vibe Scepter, or Vibe Wand, is a magic wand in Super Princess Peach. It affects the enemies' vibes; vibes acting as emotions that can be forced on any living creature/thing. With it, Bowser can use its power to amplify his own emotions, greatly empowering himself.
• Lucien: Lucien is an ancient tennis racket with the power to control people. It appears as the main antagonist of Adventure Mode in Mario Tennis Aces. By using its power, Bowser can merge with it to become Bowcien.
• Super Star:

Alternate Forms

• Dry Bowser
• Giant Bowser
• Giga Bowser
• Molten Bowser
• Meowser
• Dreamy Bowser
• Fury Bowser

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Dry Bowser

Dry Bowser is one of Bowser's more common forms. If his flesh is melted, burned off, or otherwise removed, he will be reverted to a skeleton. He can throw an indefinite amount of bones at his enemies, and is incredibly durable. He is immune to all energy and elemental attacks, and can only be incapacitated is hit with a strong enough tremor or physical blow, which will cause him to fall apart. However, he can immediately put himself back together, and can use magic to regenerate his flesh.

Giant Bowser

When Bowser's life is at risk, adrenaline supercharges his body, allowing him to grow thousands of times his size. There are other methods Bowser has discovered to achieve this monstrous form, such as absorbing the power of a Grand Star.

Giga Bowser

Giga Bowser is a special transformation, obtained after Bowser breaks open a Smash Ball. While in this form, Bowser can still be hurt, but he will not flinch, and all of his attacks become much more powerful, some even gaining new elements to them, such as ice and darkness. As of late, this form of Bowser has only appeared within the Super Smash Bros. series of games and never in an official Mario game, so it's likely that Giga Bowser is non-canon.

• Whirling Fortress: Giga Bowser's up special move. Giga Bowser gains vertical distance by spinning around in his shell. It works the same way as with normal Bowser, but he gains more distance and has more invincibility time.
• Bowser Bomb: Giga Bowser's down special move. Giga Bowser leaps into the air and plummets downwards.
• Koopa Klaw: Giga Bowser's side special move during Super Smash Bros. Melee. Giga Bowser slashes at the opponent, and if they're close enough, he grabs them and bites into them.
• Flying Slam: Giga Bowser's side special move during Super Smash Bros. Brawl and onwards. Giga Bowser grabs the opponent, flips in the air, and lands on the opponent in a suplex fashion.
• Giga Bowser Punch: Bowser's Final Smash during Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Giga Bowser is even larger than ever before, and unleashes a single powerful punch.

Molten Bowser

With help from the Skylands fairy Persephone, Bowser could transform himself into Magma Bowser. As Magma Bowser, his strikes are fire enhanced, he can shoot a more powerful flame, and he can summon Dry Bones from out of nowhere. Just like his hammer however, it's arguable if this is canon.

Meowser

Bowser accesses this form after using a Super Bell. It makes him quicker and capable of climbing up walls.

Dreamy Bowser

After Bowser absorbed the power of the Dream Stone, he transformed into Dreamy Bowser. As Dreamy Bowser, Bowser gains an increase in size, strength, and durability. He also gains the ability to summon a giant hammer out of nowhere, create dreamy versions of his airships and minions, summon piles of meat to heal himself, and divide his fire breath into 3 separate streams. This is Bowser's most powerful form.

Metal Bowser

With the power of an unknown power-up Bowser transforms into Metal Bowser. He weighs 10 times his original weight and should be nearly indestructible. This form is so durable that even a fall from orbit only caused his shell to break a bit.

Fury Bowser

Fury Bowser is a form that Bowser takes in the Bowser's Fury mode of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Along with being one of his biggest incarnations to date, he sports a pitch-black color scheme and constantly exhales fire. He can rain fireballs across entire islands, breathe long strings of fire at his targets, rain Fury Stakes all over the area, curl up into his shell and either, roll sideways, excavate giant Fury Stakes, or jump up and slam into the ground, spikes first, generating a fiery shockwave, breath massive fireballs and giant Kick Bombs, and turn even docile cats into enemies.

• Fury Blast: An enhanced version of his normal Fire Breath. This version of his iconic attack is only used by Fury Bowser, in which he unleashes a large stream of fire in a single direction of his choosing.

Feats

Strength

• Managed to lift his own castle after being crushed by it. (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
• Pulled an entire island to shore with just a simple rope. (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
• Is strong enough as Giant Bowser to pull himself out of a black hole. (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
• Managed to catch a cannonball several times bigger than himself and throw it back where it came from.
• Forced a massive drill machine through massive amounts of dirt and rock.
• Overpowered the combined strength of his minions while pushing a giant statue against them. (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
• Almost stopped a moving train, and the only reason he failed was because he was crushed into a rock. (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
• Can busts through walls with his claws. (Super Mario Odyssey)
• Punches hard enough to have the floor underneath collapse. (Super Mario 3D Land)
• His spikes can easily kill Mega Man.

Speed

• He's managed to keep up with Mario in the final boss of Super Mario 3D Land, and nearly catching up with him.
• Is capable of running faster than Mario as shown in Super Mario 64.
• Outran lions.

Durability

• In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and New Super Mario Bros Wii, he was crushed by his own castle.
• Pulled through and fought through Dark Bowser's dark wave. (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
• Has been dropped into lava numerous times and survived.
• Survived falling into a sun that he created. (Super Mario Galaxy)
• Has survived falling into several black holes.
• Shakes off brief contact of a stillborn star.
• Gets tossed into spiked bombs that explode violently. (Super Mario 64)
• Survived being in the middle of an explosion of his castle and landed in to the sea. (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga)
• Narrowly survived the destruction of the universe.

Skill

• As Giant Bowser, defeated multiple buildings transformed into robots. (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
• Defeated Midbus, Dark Fawful, and Dark Bowser. (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
• Has been fighting Mario ever since he was a toddler.
• Is able to play many different sports.
• Despite being defeated a lot, he is still a good enough leader to run his own kingdom.
• With the help of Mario and his friends, defeated Smithy. (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)
• Transformed entire Mushroom Kingdom population into brick. (Super Mario Bros.)

Faults

• Arrogance: More particularly in the Mario & Luigi games.
• Short Temper:
• Bad Planning: Sometimes, Bowser's own planning leads to his defeat. In Super Mario Bros, he stood in front of a axe that would cut down the bridge, leading him to his defeat. And when he intelligently used several power ups against Mario in Super Mario 3D World, he stood on a Pow Block that led to his defeat. But Kevin the Assistant can fix that.
• Has a habit of getting possessed.
• He is not very intelligent.

Fun Facts

• It has been confirmed that of the Koopalings, Bowser Jr. is Bowser's only biological son.
• Bowser was originally going to be playable in the first Super Smash Bros. game, but was scrapped due to time constraints.