- —Bowser
King Bowser Koopa, Sr. is the main antagonist of the Super Mario series. He appeared in the 59th episode of Death Battle, Bowser VS Ganon, where he fought against Ganondorf from the The Legend of Zelda series. He returned for the 190th episode, Bowser VS Eggman, where he and his Koopa Troop fought against Doctor Eggman and his Eggman Empire from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
History
Born to the Royal Koopa Family, King Bowser Koopa had always been a demanding tyrant, even when he was just a young spoiled prince. His hunger for power turned toward the Mushroom Kingdom and its ruler, Princess Peach, whom he harbored a deep affection for. He has terrorized the land and kidnapped the princess on multiple occasions, but always seems to have a thorn in his side that thwarts his plans on an equally regular basis: his arch-nemesis, Mario. But with every loss, Bowser's aspiration for conquest and drive to win grew stronger, trying again and again to claim what he wants. While Bowser holds an intense grudge against Mario, this seems to be one-sided, as Mario is always quick to forgive the Koopa King and still invites him to fun activities with the rest of his friends, because Mario doesn't believe the king's childish nature to be "true evil". Regardless, the King of the Koopas will never stop on his diabolical quest, for he will always be ready with a new evil scheme for Mario to thwart.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Full Name: King Bowser Koopa
- Species: Koopa
- Height: 8'7"/261.6 cm
- Weight: N/A
- King of the Koopas
- Seeks to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom
- Father to Bowser Jr.
- Illiterate
- One of the 7 Star Children
Arsenal & Abilities
- Fire breath
- Super strength
- Durable shell
- Koopa Clown Car
- Weapons
- Magic
- Shapeshifting
- Teleportation
- Size growth
Feats & Strengths
- Outran lions
- Fought & threw his own castle
- Survived the surface of a star
- Survived a supernova
- Withstood a black hole
- Defeated Super Peach's Castle mech
- Bathes in lava like it's nothing
- Transformed entire Mushroom Kingdom population into brick
Background
- Full Name: King Bowser Koopa
- Age: 34 years
- Height: ~10'0"| ~305 cm
- Family: Bowser Jr., Kamek, Koopalings, his dead brother
- Hobbies: Dancing, golf, go-karts, tennis
- Favorite food: Cake, drumsticks, steak
- Loves: Princess Peach, his family
- Hates: The Mario Bros., Yoshi, swimming
Abilities
- Fire breath
- Immense strength
- Inhale
- Size alteration
- Magic
- Duplication
- Elemental evocation
- Reality warping
- Shapeshifting
- Teleportation
- Time travel
- Transmutation
- Enhanced Forms
Koopa Troop
- Generals
- Bowser Jr., Elite Trio, Kamek, King Bob-omb, King Boo, Kammy Koopa, King Goomba, Koopalings, Petey Piranha
- Troops
- Airship fleet
- Bob-omb, Broodals, Bullet Bills, Lakitu, Para-units
- Aquatic forces
- Undead horde
- Literal rocks
Arsenal
- Dream Stone
- Flying castles
- Galaxy Generator
- Koopa Clown Car
- Power Stars & Grand Stars
- Pure Hearts
- Star Rod
- Wonder Flower
- Power-Ups
Feats
- Conquered most of the universe twice
- Harnessed the power of Grand Stars
- Flew to the sun & other galaxies
- Lifted a 61,000+ ton castle
- Battled the extra dimensional Culex
- Survived being thrown across the planet
- Helped Mario save the Mushroom Kingdom
- Defeated Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Dimentio, Fawful
Results
- + A truly loyal army
- + More useful inherent abilities
- + Stronger base form
- = Cosmic & reality warping powers
- = Equivalent strength via forms
- - Kamek's mind control magic was ineffective
Cameo Appearances
Bowser made a cameo appearance in Ronald McDonald VS Colonel Sanders, where he and Wario are seen eating together at a table in a McDonald's before the fight begins proper.
Bowser made a cameo appearance at the end of Mario VS Luigi, where he ends the fight by sending the two brothers flying after they ruined Bowser Jr.'s birthday party.
Quotes
- "Huh?!"
- "What a joke!"
- "Shut up, nerd!"
- "You call these toys an invasion force? I've seen Toads do better."
- "Showtime!"
- "Huh?"
- "How dare you! Keep YOUR hands OFF... MY... SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!"
- "Gah-hah-hah-HAH! So long, Doctor!"
Gallery
Appearance
(From Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
(From Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)
(Animation by Luis Cruz)
(By MORØ)
(Edited from Super Mario Bros.)
(By MORØ)
(By MORØ)
(By MORØ)
(By MORØ)
(By MORØ)
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Arsenal and Abilities
(via Splotchy Goop)
(via Double Cherry)
(via Super Bell)
(via Dream Stone)
(via Wonder Flower)
(as Fury Bowser)
(Supposedly)
Trivia
- Bowser and his first opponent are the 18th and 19th Nintendo characters to appear, after Samus Aran, Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Yoshi, Mario, Princess Zelda, Princess Peach, Link, Pikachu, Fox McCloud, Luigi, Venusaur, Blastoise, Charizard, Kirby, Donkey Kong, and Red, and with the next nine being Mewtwo, Lucario, Pit, Wario, King Dedede, Captain Falcon, Machamp, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, and Ash Ketchum.
- He is the 10th Nintendo character to lose, after Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Mario, Princess Zelda, Pikachu, Luigi, Venusaur, Charizard, and Red, and with the next four being Pit, Wario, Ganondorf, and Link.
- He is the 17th Nintendo character to win, after Samus Aran, Yoshi, Princess Peach, Link, Fox McCloud, Blastoise, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Ganondorf, Mewtwo, Lucario, Mario, King Dedede, Captain Falcon, Machamp, and Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd.
- He is the eighth Mario character to appear, after Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Yoshi, Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, and Donkey Kong, and with the next one being Wario.
- He is the fifth Mario character to lose, after Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Mario, and Luigi, and with the next one being Wario.
- He is the fifth Mario character to win, after Yoshi, Princess Peach, Donkey Kong, and Mario.
- Bowser is the eighth turtle to appear, after Koopa Troopa, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Blastoise, and Gamera.
- He is the sixth turtle to lose, after Koopa Troopa, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Gamera, and with the next one being Leonardo.
- He is the third turtle to win, after Leonardo and Blastoise.
- Bowser and his second opponent are the 36th and 37th returning combatants, after Leonardo, Batman, Boba Fett, Samus Aran, Son Goku, Superman, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Ganondorf, Red Ranger, Venom, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Doctor Doom, Link, Cloud Strife, Iron Man, Akuma, Shao Kahn, Vegeta, Raiden, Darth Vader, Raven, Guts, Omni-Man, and with the next eight being Kratos, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Master Chief, Doom Slayer, Aang, Pikachu, and Godzilla.
- They are the 17th and 18th returning losers, after Batman, Boba Fett, Son Goku, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Red Ranger, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Cloud Strife, Thor Odinson, and Darth Vader, and with the next three being Kratos, Doom Slayer, and Pikachu.
- He is the 10th loser to win, after Batman, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Red Ranger, Shadow the Hedgehog, Cloud Strife, Thor Odinson, and Boba Fett, and with the next two being Kratos and Doom Slayer.
- He is the 21st combatant who has both lost and won, after Batman, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ganondorf, Deadpool, Leonardo, Red Ranger, Venom, Shadow the Hedgehog, Link, Cloud Strife, Akuma, Vegeta, Boba Fett, Raiden, and Guts, and with the next four being Kratos, Ghost Rider, Master Chief, and Doom Slayer.
- They are the 17th and 18th returning losers, after Batman, Boba Fett, Son Goku, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Red Ranger, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, Cloud Strife, Thor Odinson, and Darth Vader, and with the next three being Kratos, Doom Slayer, and Pikachu.
- Bowser is the second combatant to win a DBX they otherwise weren't part of, after Captain America.
