In Super Mario Sunshine, Bowser is shown as having a bit of a soft side towards Bowser Jr. He also appears to be blindly confident in his own chances of victory. For all his bluster and ambition, he seems unable to come up with anything more complex than kidnapping the Princess and waiting for Mario (an exception to this, however, is in Paper Mario). Bowser was depicted as being driven on defeating Mario, but also as being a bit of an oaf. However, as video game technology improved and games started becoming in-depth, a personality began to show, namely in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and Super Mario 64. Although his abilities vary from game to game, he is able to breathe fire in most of them.Įarly on, Bowser was solely created as a main villain. He also wears spiked metal cuffs around his wrists, biceps, and neck. He sports a mane of fiery red hair on top of his head with a horn on either side. His alligator-like jaw and stomach front are yellowish-beige. Several large spikes are located both on his tail and on his shell. He is noticeably larger than all the other characters. He is bipedal, with large claws on his hands and feet. Despite his name, he actually looks something like a cross between a Koopa Troopa and a dragon, although he is associated more with fire instead of water. 2 / Super Mario USA and the Super Mario Land and Donkey Kong series.īowser's appearance has been tweaked several times throughout the series, but most of basic overall look has been consistent. Since his creation, Bowser has appeared in every major Mario game except for Super Mario Bros. Even in games where he teams up with Mario to face a proverbial common enemy, he is often arrogant and egotistical, often joining for selfish reasons (such as to get his castle back from invaders, retrieve Peach's stolen voice so he can kidnap her again, or saving the world from destruction so that he could rule it someday), thus making him a bit of an anti-hero.īowser was the creation of Nintendo designer/producer, Shigeru Miyamoto. Although Bowser has joined forces with Mario in a few games, he is considered an antagonist due to his ambition to kidnap Princess Peach and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom. He is the leader and most powerful of the turtle-like Koopa race. Bowser Bowser (クッパ, Kuppa) is Mario's archnemesis.
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