Bowser, also known in Japan as Daimaō Kuppa or Great Demon King Koopa, is the main antagonist of the Mario franchise. He is the leader and most powerful of the Koopas, an evil-driven race of turtle-like creatures, and has been the archenemy of Mario ever since his debut in Super Mario Bros.
He has repeatedly kidnapped or attempted to kidnap Princess Peach with the ultimate goal of defeating Mario and taking over the Mushroom Kingdom, though he has also attempted to conquer various other realms and even the entire universe.
History[]
Super Mario Maker[]
Bowser is available in all 4 game styles. Giving Bowser a Super Mushroom will transform him into a giant Bowser. Shaking a Bowser will create a Bowser Jr.
Super Mario Maker 2[]
Super Mario Maker 2 added the ability to add a parachute to Bowser. Bowser is not available in the Super Mario 3D World game style, but the very similar Meowser is available instead.
Appearance[]
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Abilities[]
Bowsers have different abilities depending on the game style. In all 4 game styles, Bowser is able to breathe fire and jump into the air. Winged Bowsers will hover in the air before landing. When Bowser is placed in a Koopa Clown Car he gains the ability to throw Bob-ombs, while losing the ability to perform his special attack. (If there is a clear condition of defeating a certain number of Bob-ombs, he will throw empty green Koopa Troopa shells instead.)
Super Mario Bros[]
In the Super Mario Bros. game style, Bowser can only perform his basic abilities of jumping and breathing fire. Mario is able to Damage Boost through Bowser.
Super Mario Bros 3[]
In the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style, Bowser is able to perform a Ground Pound that will temporarily stun Mario if he is touching the ground, as well as being able to destroy Brick Blocks. Giant Bowser gains the ability to destroy any type of destructible block. Mario is able to Damage Boost through Bowser.
Super Mario World[]
In the Super Mario World game style, Bowser is able to shoot 5 fireballs into the air that will rain down onto the ground. Bowser is also now solid meaning Mario is unable to Damage Boost through him.
New Super Mario Bros. U[]
In the New Super Mario Bros. U game style, Bowser is able to shoot out a volley of 5 fireballs at a time. Giant Bowser gains the ability to walk through destructible blocks, as well as being able to destroy them with a fireball. Bowser is also solid meaning Mario is unable to Damage Boost through him.
How To Defeat[]
Bowser has 20 health points or 40 for giant Bowser. He will be defeated once he has taken this much damage.
The following methods can be used to damage Bowser. In the original Super Mario Maker, each method deals 1 point of damage (or 2 when kicking giant enemies). In Super Mario Maker 2, each method deals the amount of damage listed in the "damage" column.
| Method | Damage |
|---|---|
| Fire flower fireball | 1 |
| Superball | 1 |
| Cape twirl (SMW) / Tail whip (SMB3) | 1 |
| Link's arrows | 1 |
| Bouncing on Bowser's head with a Shoe, Stiletto, or Dry Bones Shell | 1 |
| Yoshi spitting any type of fireball (except those thrown by a giant Bowser) | 1 |
| Fireball from Fire Koopa Clown Car | 1 |
| Yoshi spitting a fireball thrown by a giant Bowser | 2 |
| Fireball from Fire Koopa Clown Car piloted by Big Mario and/or Mario wearing a giant Shoe/Stiletto | 2 |
| Thrown/kicked Galoomba/Goombud | 3 |
| Thrown/kicked shell | 3 |
| Thrown/kicked Bob-omb, or Bob-omb explosion | 3 |
| Hit from below with Spiny Helmet Mario | 3 |
| Falling icicle | 3 |
| Charged fireball from Fire Koopa Clown Car | 3 |
| Yoshi spitting a wrench, hammer, or bone | 3 |
| Link's Master Sword | 3 |
| Kicked giant Galoomba/Goombud | 5 |
| Kicked giant shell | 5 |
| Kicked giant Bob-omb, or giant Bob-omb explosion | 5 |
| Charged fireball from Fire Koopa Clown Car piloted by Big Mario and/or Mario wearing a giant Shoe/Stiletto | 5 |
| Down Thrust from above with Link's Master Sword | 5 |
| Explosion from Link's bombs. | 5 |
Note: When Yoshi or a Fire Koopa Clown Car fires three projectiles at once, each individual projectile gives damage according to the table above. So, for example, if all three fireballs launched from a Fire Koopa Clown Car piloted by Fire Mario hit Bowser, he will take 3 damage.
Insta-Kills[]
Additionally, the following methods can be used to instantly kill Bowser or giant Bowser, regardless of remaining HP:
- Run into Bowser while having Super Star invincibility
- POW explosion
- Ground pound with a giant Stiletto
- Ground pound with a Dry Bones Shell
- Bowser falling off the bottom of the map or touching lava/poison
- Crush Bowser between two solid objects (e.g. a Thwomp falls on Bowser standing on ground)
- Spawning a block occupying the same square as Bowser (e.g. activating a P Switch while a coin overlaps with Bowser, turning the coin into a Brick Block)
Gallery[]
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See Also[]
| v • eSuper Mario Maker (3DS) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game Styles |
Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario World • New Super Mario Bros. U | |
| Game Modes |
10 Mario Challenge • 100 Mario Challenge • Gnat Attack • Super Mario Challenge (3DS only) | |
| Levels |
Event Courses • Official Courses • Sample Courses | |
| Transformations |
Big Mario • Costume Mario • Cape Mario • Fire Mario • Propeller Mario • Raccoon Mario • Small Mario • Super Mario • Weird Mario | |
| Course Elements | Platforms and Objects |
? Block • Arrow Sign • Bill Blaster • Brick Block • Bridge • Bumper • Checkpoint Flag • Cloud Block • Conveyor Belt • Donut Block • Ground • Hard Block • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Lava Lift • Lift (Flimsy Lift) • Mushroom Platform • Note Block (Music Block) • One-Way Wall • Pipe • Rotating Block • Semi-Solid Platform • Track • Vine • Warp Door (P Warp Door • Key Door) |
| Power-ups |
1-Up Mushroom • Big Mushroom • Cape Feather • Fire Flower • Goomba's Shoe • Mystery Mushroom • Propeller Mushroom • Shell Helmet • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Weird Mushroom | |
| Items |
Coin • Key • Koopa Clown Car (Fire) • Lakitu's Cloud • P Switch • Pink Coin • POW Block • Trampoline • Yoshi | |
| Enemies |
Blooper (Blooper Nanny) • Blurp • Bob-omb • Boo (Boo Buddies • Stretch) • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Bullet Bill (Bull's-Eye Bill) • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp (Unchained Chomp) • Cheep Cheep • Dry Bones • Fish Bone • Goomba (Galoomba • Shoe Goomba) • Hammer Bro • Jelectro • Koopa Troopa (Beach Koopa) • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Magikoopa • Muncher • Piranha Plant (Fire Piranha Plant • Jumping Piranha Plant) • Rocky Wrench • Monty Mole • Sea Urchin • Sledge Bro • Spike Top • Spiny (Spiny Egg) • Thwomp • Wiggler | |
| Obstacles |
Burner • Cannon • Fire Bar • Grinder • Skewer • Spike Trap | |
| Other |
Easter Eggs • Super Mario Maker (stage) • Stamps • Unused Content (3DS version) | |
| v • eSuper Mario Maker 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game Styles |
Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario World • New Super Mario Bros. U • Super Mario 3D World | |
| Game Modes |
Endless Challenge • Network Play • Ninji Speedruns • Story Mode • Yamamura's Dojo | |
| Transformations |
Big Mario • Builder Mario • Cape Mario • Cat Mario • Fire Mario • Link • Propeller Mario • Raccoon Mario • Small Mario • Super Mario • Superball Mario | |
| Course Elements | Terrain |
? Block • Brick Block • Bridge • Clear Pipe • Cloud Block • Conveyor Belt • Donut Block • Gentle Slope • Empty Block • Ground • Hard Block • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Jelectro • Mushroom Platform • Music Block • Note Block • Pipe • Rotating Block • Sea Urchin • Semisolid Platform • Steep Slope • Spike Block • Spike Trap • Track |
| Items |
1-Up Mushroom • Big Coin • Big Mushroom • Cape Feather • Coin • Fire Flower • Frozen Coin • Pink Coin • Propeller Mushroom • Master Sword • Rotten Mushroom • Shoe Goomba • Stiletto Goomba • Super Bell • Super Hammer • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Superball Flower • Yoshi Egg | |
| Enemies |
Angry Sun • Ant Trooper (Horned) • Blooper (Nanny) • Bob-omb • Boo (Buddies • Stretch) • Boom Boom (Pom Pom) • Bowser (Jr. • Meowser) • Bully • Buzzy Beetle (Shell) • Chain Chomp • Charvaargh • Cheep Cheep (Blurp • Deep Cheep) • Dry Bones (Shell) • Fire Bro (Heavy) • Fish Bone • Galoomba (Goombud) • Goomba (Goombrat) • Hammer Bro (Sledge Bro) • Hop-Chop • Koopa Clown Car (Fire) • Koopa Troopa (Beach Koopa • Car) • Lakitu (Cloud) • Lava Bubble • Magikoopa • Moon • Monty Mole • Muncher • Piranha Plant (Creeper • Fire • Jumping) • Peepa • Pokey (Snow) • Porcupuffer • Rocky Wrench • Skipsqueak (Spiny) • Spike (Ball • Snowball) • Spike Top • Spiny (Egg • Shell) • Stingby • Thwomp • Wiggler | |
| Gizmos |
! Sign • Arrow Sign • Banzai Bill • Bill Blaster • Blinking Block • Bumper • Burner • Cannon • Checkpoint Flag • Conveyor Belt • Dash Block • Fire Bar • Grinder • Icicle • Key • Lift (Cloud • Flimsy • Lava) • Mushroom Trampoline • ON/OFF Switch (Dotted-Line Block) • One-Way Wall • P Block • P Switch • POW Block • Seesaw • Snake Block • Skewer • Swinging Claw • Tree • Track • Track Block • Twister • Vine • Warp Door • Warp Box | |
| Other | Stone | |