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Bowser

Bowser

Japanese: クッパ (Koopa)

Bowser Koopa is the arch enemy of the Mario Bros., and has appeared as the final boss of almost every Mario game. He first encountered Mario as an infant in SMW2, and as a toddler, he tried to destroy Yoshi's Island in Yoshi's Story. His attempts to destroy Baby Mario and the Yoshis failed, however, and Mario continued to foil Bowser's schemes well into his adult years.

Since SMB, Bowser's ultimate goal has been to capture Princess Toadstool and make himself King of the Mushroom Kingdom by marrying her. The Princess, of course, loves Mario, so Bowser's romantic conquests always go unfulfilled. In SMB3, Bowser somehow managed to father seven children, although exactly how this happened has never been explained.

In recent years, Bowser's image seems to have softened, and he now frequently appears alongside the "good guys" in games like Mario Kart and Mario Tennis. In SMRPG he joined up with Mario and friends to fight Smithy, but was back to his old tricks in SM64.

Enemy: Boss
HP: 1100Exp: 700Coins: 300
Bowser
Fights Mario at the beginning of the game.
Value: 4000 points
(1st phase) Bowser's fire attacks can do 8HP of damage. His stamp/nail attacks can deal out 6.
HP: 50Attack: 8/6Defense: 1
(2nd phase) This time, Bowser's fire attacks can do 10HP of damage. His stamp/nail attacks can dish out 8.
HP: 99Attack: 10/8Defense: 2
HP: 30Attack: 3Defense: 1
HP: 70Attack: 7Defense: 2
He spits fire and pounds the ground. Mario fights Bowser three times during his adventure.
Super Mario Bros.
Bowser
Holding Princess Toadstool captive in the last castle.
Value: 5000 points (fireballs)
Super Mario Bros. 3
Bowser
He shoots fire and tries to jump on Mario.
Value: 100 points (fireballs/hammers)
Bowser
Holding Princess Toadstool captive in the last castle.
Value: 5000 points (fireballs)
Bowser
He shoots fire and tries to jump on Mario.
Value: 100 points (fireballs/hammers)
Bowser
HP: 320FP: 100Attack: 1Defense: 12M. Attack: 0M. Defense: 0Speed: 15Exp: 0Coins: 0
Thought: "Mario! It's time!"
The final boss. He hovers above in his Koopa Clown Car, dropping Mechakoopas and Big Steelies.
The last boss. Available only on the Hard setting.
The last boss. Only available on settings Hard - Extreme.
The final boss. Wearing a protective suit of armor, he throws Koopa shells and cannon balls.
Playable character
One of eight selectable characters. Like DK and Wario, Bowser is a heavyweight racer.
One of 20 selectable racers.
One of eight selectable racers. His weight results in slow acceleration, but a high top speed.
Bowser
One of eight selectable characters. Bowser has slow acceleration, but a very high top speed, matched only by Donkey Kong Jr.
Bowser
The leader of the Koopa Troop joins Mario to reclaim his castle from Smithy. He has many strong monster-summoning attacks.
Bowser is the slowest fighter, but packs a wallop. Bowser is also featured as several trophies: Bowser, Bowser [SMASH] (pink), Bowser [SMASH] (blue).