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One of the most complex aspects of Bowser's character is his relationship with Peach. As explained in the manual of ''Super Mario Bros.'', Bowser initially started abducting Peach to prevent her from restoring the transformed [[Toad (species)|Toads]] back to normal. In the same ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode that featured his mother, Bowser tried and failed to marry Peach, and his unrequited crush on the princess recurs in various games, starting with a diary entry he wrote in ''Paper Mario'' expressing his hopes that Peach would like him, [[Super Mario Odyssey|ultimately leading him to attempt to forcefully marry her]]. He even told his son Bowser Jr. that Peach was his mother, although the events of ''Super Mario Sunshine'' forced him to admit that this was a lie. ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' revealed that Bowser's most carefully preserved memory was of Peach. ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'' further hints at his crush on Peach, as when he and Mario encounter Origami Peach for the first time, he quietly expresses embarrassment at her seeing him folded up, and when confronting King Olly just before the final battle against him, Bowser inquires of Peach's status and asks if she is safe, comfortable, and has something to read before claiming he was merely asking for a friend.
Despite his feelings for Princess Peach, Bowser actually shows very little regard for her as he constantly kidnaps her, attacks her kingdom, and fights the people she cares about. He has also put Peach herself in danger more than once, either inadvertently or on purpose, most notably in ''Super Princess Peach'' and ''Super Mario 3D World'', where the princess herself faced Bowser in combat, and ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', where he breathes fire at her, Starlow, and Toadsworth. In ''Super Paper Mario'', the two were wed by Count Bleck and Nastasia as part of the former's plan to unleash the Chaos Heart, and while Bowser regarded the marriage as official and happily referred to Peach as his wife throughout the game, she refuted his claims and called the wedding a sham, as she does not return his affection at all. Despite this, she is still willing to work with Bowser when the situation calls for it, and will even sweet-talk, flatter or show him genuine goodwill or concern when they are acting as allies. In the [[
[[File:Clawdia.png|thumb|right|The female Koopa from ''Koopa's High School Yearbook''.]]
Bowser was shown to have his own admirer in high school, as seen in the comic "[[Koopa's High School Yearbook]]": after he asked for her sandwich, the unnamed Koopa developed a crush on Bowser, formed the one-member "Koopa Fan Club" and joined the "Future Wives of Tyrants Club", although it is unknown if her ambitions to marry the Koopa King ever panned out. Additionally, an issue of the UK [[Nintendo Power]] once said that Bowser had a wife named [[List of
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