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Appearance

Bowser is a huge and powerful Koopa. His shell is also much larger than that of normal Koopas and is riddled with sharp spikes. His skin, covered in scales, is green on his face and yellow on the rest of his body. In addition, he has many spiked bracelets on both the beginning of his arms and on his wrists and a large jaw. His hair and eyebrows are red. He also has two horns on his head and large claws on his hands and paws.

Personality

Bowser is generally depicted as a cruel and ruthless villain. One of his greatest qualities is his insatiable thirst for power and conquest. Despite everything, in several games we see a more human side of Bowser, treating his troops kindly, and although he always tries to hide it under a bestial and destructive personality, he feels very grateful and proud of the loyalty and effort of his henchmen. On some occasions he has even spoken cordially of his enemies: That mustachioed plumber? I hate him with fury, but I would have to thank him for some things. He also shows a lot of affection for his son Bowser Jr., where it is seen that Bowser cares a lot about him, even becoming somewhat overprotective. In fact, one of the reasons why Bowser wants to marry Peach is so that Bowser Jr. has a mother figure. It is also known that despite being very powerful, Bowser is somewhat clumsy and awkward, and is not very intelligent. This is reflected in Mario RPG games, such as the Mario & Luigi series or the Paper Mario series, where he is the protagonist of many comical situations and often allies himself with villains who later betray him. He also believes in horoscopes, according to a dialogue in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Bowser reappears as the main villain in Mario's new adventure in Super Mario Bros. 3, after having been absent in Super Mario Bros. 2. For the first time, Bowser had the colors he had in the illustrations, which remain to this day. This time, Bowser, along with the Koopalings, steals the wands of the kings of each of the worlds, so Princess Peach asks Mario to retrieve them. However, when Mario recovers the seventh wand, he receives a letter from Bowser in which the villain reveals that he has kidnapped Peach. Mario goes to Bowser's castle and fights him on a bridge made of blocks. During the battle, Bowser starts jumping and falling heavily on him.

Ability

Bowser is a strong, tough, and heavy villain. He possesses incredible strength, which he knows how to exploit. Bowser's signature attack is the Bowser Bomb, which consists of Bowser jumping very high and then quickly falling hard to the ground, destroying blocks and causing the ground to shake. He can also crawl into his shell to protect himself from enemy attacks and roll around inside it at high speed. Bowser also has the ability to breathe fire, which is his primary form of attack. Using either Kamek's magic or that of the Koopalings, he can grow incredibly large, although he has occasionally been able to do this without assistance. His maximum size is reached in Super Mario Galaxy 2, where he manages to grow larger than Peach's Castle, a size very similar to the one he achieves when he becomes giant in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Bowser can also use the Super Bell to transform into Meowser, who has the ability to climb and scale walls with ease. He can also use Duplicer to create copies of himself. In Bowser's Fury mode, the black paint from his son's magic paintbrush transformed him into Furious Bowser, a much larger, angrier, and more dangerous version of Bowser.

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He is the king and most powerful of the Koopas. He lives in a huge and dangerous castle in the Koopa Kingdom. Bowser's goal in most games is to kidnap Princess Peach, with whom he is in love, and rule the Mushroom Kingdom, although his plans are always ruined by Mario. Bowser has a son named Bowser Jr., who follows in his father's footsteps and helps him kidnap Peach and fight Mario. In addition, Bowser is often accompanied by his 7 henchmen, the Koopalings. To accomplish his goals, Bowser has a huge and varied army of loyal minions. Bowser's army consists of Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Hammer Bros., Piranha Plants, Chain Chomps, Spikes, Buzzy Beetles, Lakitus, Cheep Cheeps, Bloopers, Spikey Rocks, Bob-ombs, Magikoopas, Shy Guys, Bones, and many other enemies. Despite often being portrayed as a ruthless villain in the Super Mario series, in the spin-offs it is shown that Bowser is actually somewhat clumsy and has a good heart, as well as being shown to not be very intelligent and is often tricked by other villains. In the main series games, Bowser has never been a playable character (not counting when he is controlled by Mario in Super Mario Odyssey), although he has appeared in several spin-offs, such as the Mario Kart series, most Mario sports games, Super Mario RPG and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, among others. Additionally, Bowser has also appeared as a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series since Super Smash Bros. Melee and the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series. Bowser is a huge and powerful Koopa.

Super Mario World Bowser reappears in Super Mario World. He kidnaps Peach while she was on vacation with Mario and Luigi on Dinosaur Island and takes her to the castle in World 8. Bowser battles Mario atop the castle, riding his Helikoopa, in which Peach is trapped. The Koopa King will attack Mario by throwing Mechakoopas and giant cannonballs at him. Bowser will also use his Helikoopa to try to crush Mario and will breathe fire at him. To defeat him, Mario must grab the Mechakoopas and throw them at Bowser. After hitting him repeatedly with the Mechakoopas, Bowser is defeated and Peach is released.

Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS Bowser makes a return appearance in Super Mario 64, marking his debut in a 3D game. Thanks to the new graphics processing capabilities of the Nintendo 64 console, Bowser was able to look like he had on the covers of previous games, taking on his signature features: yellow with a green face; a wide, pointed tail; and a spiked shell.

Super Mario Sunshine Thanks to the quality and features of the GameCube, Bowser appears in the game with his current design, featuring a 3D model of much higher quality than that of Super Mario 64. Before the events of the game, Bowser tells his son, Bowser Jr., that Peach is his mother and that Mario had kidnapped her. Bowser Jr., believing him, uses a magic paintbrush made by Professor E. Gadd to transform into Dark Mario and kidnap Princess Peach. Peach is taken to Mount Fuoco, where Bowser is. Luckily for Peach, Mario manages to get there, but Bowser and Bowser Jr. try to stop him. To defeat them, Mario has to throw them out of the hot springs they are in, performing the bomb jump on the five icons located on the ground around the waters, dodging the flames and Bullet Bills that Bowser and Bowser Jr. will throw.

Bowser SM64 At the start of the game, Bowser attacks Peach's Castle and traps the princess in the stained glass window above the castle entrance. He also steals the Power Stars and hides them in the magical worlds on the castle walls and paintings. Throughout his adventure, Mario faces Bowser three times: once in the Bowser in the Dark level, another in Bowser in the Lava, and the last in Bowser in the Sky. Each battle is more difficult than the last, and to defeat Bowser, Mario has to grab him by the tail and throw him against bombs next to the platforms where the battles take place, while dodging the villain's attacks.

Personal life

In fact, one of the reasons Bowser wants to marry Peach is so that Bowser Jr. has a maternal figure. It's also known that despite being very powerful, Bowser is somewhat clumsy and awkward, but also intelligent and noble. A Koopa King who loves his son. He is somewhat narcissistic, but genuinely cares for his family and kingdom. As the King of the Koopas and leader of the Koopalings, Bowser is responsible for the well-being of his people and kingdom. In some games, the Koopas have issues with his rule and revolt against him, but overall, Bowser is a beloved and respected king. He also cares for Bowser Jr. Bowser is kind, generous, protective, jealous, overly doting, and possessive. Bowser loves his son dearly, often being overprotective and caring for him. Similarly, Bowser Jr. loves and appreciates his father, leading him to continue aiding him in his schemes, even after Bowser tricked him in Super Mario Sunshine. The identity of Bowser Jr.'s mother is unknown, but it is known that Bowser was left a single father. In an interview, Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the Mario franchise, was asked who Bowser Jr.'s mother was, to which he jokingly responded by saying that he was his mother, having created him.

Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr. looks very much like Baby Bowser. He is short, has yellow skin, a green face, and a flesh-colored snout. His horns haven't fully grown like his father's yet. He has red hair, which he ties in a ponytail. His shell is also smaller than Bowser's, has fewer spikes, and those spikes are less sharp. Bowser Jr. only has one tooth, which is why he always wears a white handkerchief around his neck with a mouth with sharp teeth drawn on it, because he wants to have an intimidating appearance and sharp teeth like his father to intimidate his opponents. He wears two black bracelets on his arms, but they don't have spikes like his father's. Bowser Jr. is an energetic and mischievous child who has trouble staying still. He also seems to have inherited his father's bad temper and impatience, as he gets angry easily. His favorite pastime is playing pranks on people, laughing at them, and doing all sorts of mischief like stealing food or painting graffiti. Bowser Jr. is also a liar, often exaggerating his strength and the number of opponents he has defeated. Despite this, Bowser Jr. never cheats in battles, as he wants to defeat his opponents fairly and on equal terms to prove his strength. However, he is a sore loser and almost always throws a tantrum when he loses, making excuses that his opponent cheated or got lucky. Despite his childish attitude, Bowser Jr. is very intelligent, described by some media outlets as smarter than Bowser. He also shows considerable interest in robots and machines and enjoys fighting on and piloting them, as is the case with his Helikoopa Jr. (Koopayaso Jr. Capsule in Latin America), a vehicle he pilots in numerous games.

Koopa Kingdom

Bowser's Castle: The castle's central hub, where the affairs of the Kingdom are handled; Bowser and Bowser Jr. reside here, along with Kamek. Koopa City: A brightly lit city in the rain. A large percentage of the course is winding roads with moving neon handrails. There is a small ascending spiral section in the middle of the track that climbs to a tower. Traction is reduced due to the rain. There is a tunnel near the end of the course, which leads to a road that is covered in puddles. Huesitos Dunes. Currently, this kingdom is an enemy of the Mushroom Kingdom because it is constantly trying to conquer it, but the monarch and his army are defeated by the Mario and Luigi brothers most of the time. The kingdom is strongly defended by military protection with Flying Ships and Tanks to detect any invaders.

Kamek

Kamek is an old but powerful Magikoopa, Bowser's advisor. He cared for Bowser as a baby until he grew up, and Kamek became his second-in-command and father figure; he heals Bowser's wounds.

Peach

Bowser has repeatedly kidnapped Peach and invaded her kingdom several times, both out of a megalomaniacal desire to rule the world and because he is romantically interested in her. In certain attempts, Bowser may even try to force a marriage between them. The reasoning may vary depending on the game. Although Bowser is interested in Peach, in the canon, Princess Peach does not reciprocate his feelings. While she and Mario allow Bowser to participate in sports and board games, media such as Super Mario RPG portray her as frightened of him. However, she has been shown to be kind to Koopa.