User blog comment:AdamGregory03/Bowser vs. Ganondorf/@comment-108.28.156.124-20150709114924

In my view? Bowser, easily. His sheer physicality is too much for Ganondorf to handle, to be honest.

First off, power. Bowser simply stomps, it's barely a contest. Ganondorf is strong, sure, but Bowser? Mother-fucker can lift entire fortresses, and is over twice as strong as Mario, who is powerful enough to punch through Bowser's own supernova-level endurance. Next.

Now, speed. This is not that close. Ganondorf has never shown to be very fast at all. Normally, Bowser has this same issue, but Bowser, as shown in Super Mario 64, can run extremly fast, to the point where he can potentialy outrun Mario, who has dodged-lighting and is a casual bullet-timer. Plus, Bowser can teleport in the Galaxy Games, sooo... yeah.

Bowser wins agility as well. Again, Ganondorf isn't that agile, and normally, neither is Bowser. But in Super Mario 64, Bowser can be tossed into an abyss, and jump out no problem. Considering abysses are nearly infinite in size, and Bowser casualy jumps all the way out of one, he's far more agile than Ganondorf has ever been.

Now, while Ganondorf is unarguably more intelligent, Bowser fought and defeated Fawful, who's also smarter than Bowser. Plus, Bowser CAN be quite a strategist at times, as shown in Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, so it's no like he's massivley eclipsed.

"But Ganondorf can only be killed by the Master Sword!"

...I hate this claim so much.

It's a perfect example of a "No-Limits Facally". Okay, gamplay reasoning states he can be killed by soley holy weapons. (he can still be hurt by other moves in the games, anyway). Cool. So you're saying if Ganondorf was ripped limb to limb, all his bones completely crushed the ashes of them tossed into lava, he was ripped apart some more, and then all of the remains were tossed into a massive star that goes supernova, he would survive because it wasn't done with the Master Sword. Yeah, suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure. Plus, his physical body CAN be destroyed, as shown many times.

"But in Shao Khan vs M. Bison, Khan had to destroy Bison's soul to win. Bowser can't destroy Ganondorf's soul, so ha!"

Actually, he CAN. After all, he has harmed Boos multiple times. Boos are CLEARLY souls. "But they have a solid form! Dosen't count!" In most 2D Mario games, Boos can pass through solid objects while seemingly "solid", proving they still have some degree of intangibility in any form. Yes, Bowser can harm spirits, and thus, could end the fight. "But his soul is very durable, taking several dark relics!" That's true. However, consider this: Mario can lift 30 tons. Bowser is over twice as strong as Mario, giving him the strength to lift 60+ tons. He's also stronger than DK, who punched the moon out of orbit (the moon punching feat was calculated to be star level by SuperLuigiLuigi). A couple of dark relics don't come close to the power of a 60+ ton punch or a star-busting+ punch

"But Ganondorf could posses Bowser!"

Ganondorf has a similar problem as Bison did against Khan: Due to Bowser's otherwordly makeup and his non-humanoid body, Ganondorf's soul would struggle greatly to posses Bowser (assuming Bowser didn't already destroy his soul).

"Bowser didn't survive the Supernova!"

...This claim is fucking horrible.

First off, there were no Lumas in that cutscene till well after the black hole. Secondly, even if there were, it's extremly unlikely they'd protect the antagonist of the story, for obvious reasons. Thirdly, it's never stated anywhere Bowser was killed. Plus, Bowser is more durable than Mario (the latter who was seen before the universe reset, proving he lived).

Now, let's sum it all up:

BOWSER (Victor):

*Stronger.

*Faster.

*MUCH more agile.

* CAN hurt Ganondorf's soul, and even destroy it.

* Easily powerful enough to destroy his opponent's physical body (which, going by DB logic, you only have to incapitate a foe physically to win, and even so, Bowser could kill the soul, as proven before!).

* Not likely to get possesed.

* Technically, physical body is more durable than Ganondorf's.

* Not as smart, though not seriously dumber.

* Less skilled.

GANONDORF (Loser):

* Smarter and more strategic.

* More battle skill.

* Physically weaker.

* Slower.

* FAR less agile.

'''* Despite the Master Sword being the only thing that can kill Ganondorf body and soul, it dosen't mean his physical body can't otherwise be destroyed (and count as a KO by DB standrads). '''

* Even if the soul was brought into play, Bowser could still kill it due to hIs harming spirits in the past.

* Not very likely to be able to posses Bowser if given the chance.

* Technically, physical body is less durable.

And that's that.