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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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|games=''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. /for Wii U]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (unlockable)▼
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▲|games=''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|standard=[[Fire Breath]]
|side=[[Koopa Klaw]] (''SSBMMelee'');, [[Flying Slam]] (''SSBBBrawl''), (''SSB4''onwards)
|up=[[Whirling Fortress]]
|down=[[Bowser Bomb (move)|Bowser Bomb]]
|final=[[Giga Bowser]] (''Brawl'', ''for 3DS'' / ''Wii U''); [[Giga Bowser Punch]] (''Ultimate'')
|entrance=Bowser emerges from ana infernowall of fireflames.
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====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
Bowser is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and is confirmed as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''. Bowser is very strong, making him a key character to deliver strong attacks. His massiveness makes him incredibly hard to launch out of the arena, though he is very slow as a result. However, his throwing ability is on par with the faster characters. He is also one of the few who can crawl and is also a good edge guarder. The fourth installment, however, shows Bowser with a more upright stance rather than his more hunched appearance in the past games, as well as being able to move and attack faster. ''Melee'' also introduces [[Giga Bowser]], a more monstrous version of Bowser. Bowser transforms into Giga Bowser with his [[Final Smash]] in ''Brawl''.
[[File:Bowser SSBM stock icon.png|thumb|left]]
Bowser is a recurring playable character in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. He was [[List of Super Smash Bros. pre-release and unused content#Early ideas|originally planned]] to be included as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', but was scrapped due to time constraints; however, he made his ''Super Smash Bros.'' debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. Bowser is very strong, with some of the most powerful attacks out of any character. He is also the heaviest character in the game, making it particularly difficult to send him flying, though he is very slow as a result. Bowser is given more realistic, animal-like voice clips in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, with his voice in this game being similar to his voice effects from the [[Nintendo 64]]-era ''Mario'' games (such as ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Mario Kart 64''). Most of Bowser's attacks are original, though his forward tilt resembles the first hit of his [[Drill Claw]] move from ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''.
 
Bowser's standard special move is [[Fire Breath]], his standard flame-spewing attack. His side special is [[Koopa Klaw]], a claw swipe that grabs enemies. His up special is [[Whirling Fortress]], which has him retract into his shell and spin rapidly. Finally, his down special move is [[Bowser Bomb (move)|Bowser Bomb]], a [[Ground Pound]]-type move based on his attack from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.
 
''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' also introduces [[Giga Bowser]], a more powerful form of Bowser, as the hidden final boss of Adventure Mode, as well as in Event Mode.
 
Bowser replaces Luigi as Mario's opponent in the How to Play tutorial from this game onwards.
 
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
▲[[File:Bowser SSBB.png|framethumb|left]]
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Bowser is still among the heaviest fighters, being heavier in this game than in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (weighing 120 units as opposed to 118), though he is slightly faster and weaker. He is also now one of the few characters who can crawl. He has been given a new side special move for this game: [[Flying Slam]], which has Bowser grab a nearby opponent, leap into the air and slam into the ground on top of them. His [[Final Smash]] transforms him into Giga Bowser, which makes him giant, prevents him from taking knockback, and gives his attacks increased power. Bowser's forward smash is no longer a single-hitting headbutt that induces an explosion; it is now a standard headbutt that can hit twice for huge damage.
 
For this game, Bowser's voice effects are more realistic animal growls and grunts.
Bowser is given a more realistic animal voice in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, with his ''Melee'' voice being similar to his voice effects from the games before ''Melee''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s release (such as ''Mario Kart 64''). Bowser's voice effects in ''Brawl'' are different than in ''Melee'', but are still more realistic than his cartoonish voice.
 
====[[Solid Snake]] Codeccodec Conversationconversation====
*'''Colonel''': Careful, Snake! That's the great and terrible Bowser!
*'''Snake''': Bowser? Looks like a cheap movie monster.
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*'''Colonel''': Well, he is the king of Koopas. It's only natural he'd be slow. But that's only because he's the heaviest fighter here--by far. He's a powerhouse of destruction. Careful he doesn't flatten you.
 
=====The Subspace Emissary=====
[[File:SubspaceIntro-Bowser.png|thumb|250pxupright=1.4|left|Bowser's screenshot in the Subspace Emissary.]]
In the [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]] storyline of ''Brawl'', Bowser, a leader of the Subspace Army, orders his minions to steal Donkey Kong's [[Bananabanana Hoardhoard]]. After Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have recovered it, he faces them himself. He reveals his [[Dark Cannon]] and turns Donkey Kong into a trophy, though not before Diddy is sent to safety with Donkey's Giant Punch. Bowser claims Donkey Kong's trophy, then pursues Diddy, andwho enlisted the aid of [[Fox McCloud]], with the assistance of a [[False Character|Shadow Bug clone]] and the Koopa Troop. After his clone is defeated by them, he attempts to blast them with the Dark Cannon, but misses and his targets flee off a cliff.
 
Later, he encounters the princess [[Kirby]] saved (either Peach or [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]]), having been left behind when Kirby heads off to check out an ominous noise. Bowser blasts her from behind usingwith his Dark Cannon after catching the princess by surprise, and his shadow bug clone dissolves and forms into one of the princess, while he retreatsmakes off with the trophy of the real princess off-screen.
 
It is later shown that Bowser is working closely with [[Ganondorf]] in running the Subspace Army (along with [[Wario]] to a minor extent), though he dislikes him and prefers [[Master Hand]]. He reluctantly follows his orders, however, and heads to [[King Dedede|King Dedede's]] castle upon receiving info from Ganonthe thatdark theruler kingthat Dedede has some trophies he stole from Wario there. Bowser arrives at the castle by falling through the ceiling, chunks of which knocking Dedede out cold and burying him along with the Luigi and Ness trophies. However, Bowser instantly finds the trophy of the other princess, and takes it. Mario, [[Link]], [[Pit (character)|Pit]], Kirby, and [[Yoshi]] catch up to him at this point, and Mario attempts to punch Bowser, but he intentionally misses when he holds up the princess trophy as a shield. Pit fires an arrow, which Bowser dodges, but falls off the cliff nearby and into his Koopa Clown Car, flying off to the [[Halberd]].
 
He later appears a third time to Fox and Diddy Kong, this time turning Diddythe unsuspecting monkey into a trophy. He tries to blast Fox, but misses. Shadow Bugs then crawl over it upon his command and assume the form of Diddy. He once again attempts to blast Fox with his Dark Cannon, but itcavalry isarrives kickedin outthe form of his hands by [[Falco Lombardi]], andwho destroyedkicks whenhis heweapon blastsout of his hand and destroys it with multiple timesblasts from his blasters. BowserVexed thenat decidesthis, toBowser then retreatretreats in his Koopa Clown Car, leaving a mega-sizedthe Diddy Kong clone to grow at mega proportions and deal with himFalco, Fox, and the restored Diddy Kong, but it is defeated.
 
[[File:GanondorfBowserGunship.png|thumb|250pxupright=1.4|Bowser and Ganondorf commanding the Subspace Gunship to attack.]]
Eventually, Bowser and Ganondorf fly a [[Subspace Gunship]] into the other world from the [[Subspace (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Subspace]] explosion created on the [[Isle of Ancients]] and use it'sits massive primary cannon to bring pieces of the world into [[Subspacethe (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Subspace]]. They see the recently liberated Halberd flying toward the ship and use the Subspace Gunshipgunship's defense systems to destroy it, but are unable to hit the smaller, more maneuverable ships and aircrafts that emerge from the wreckage until the Subspace Gunship is destroyed by Kirby's [[Dragoon]]. The twoduo then headdeport into Subspace to report thetheir failure to Master Hand, but BowserGanondorf isbetrays betrayedBowser whenby Ganondorf blastsblasting him from behind with a Dark Cannon, and transforming him into a trophy. Master Hand then appears to them, but it is revealed that Master Hand is being controlled by the being [[Tabuu]]; Master Hand breaks free afterward, thanks to the livid Ganondorf's attempt to attack Tabuu, and attempts to attack him, but is defeated easily and left unconscious.
 
Upon being revived by King Dedede, Bowser is stillawakens enraged by Ganon's betrayaltreachery, and fights himthe hammer king out of anger, but is soundly defeated. He is turned back to normal once more, and this(after Dedede humorously flicks him across the nose to calm timedown) learns the truth behind the Subspace mission and, upon taking in the situation, joins the heroes in the fight against Tabuu. Upon finding Ganondorf's trophy (just after Kirby's discovery of it), he furiously attacks it, as retribution for the treason of which he was victim earlier.
 
Eventually, Tabuu is defeated by the combined power of the heroes, and they all return to the [[World of Trophies]]. The credits depict the entire group on a cliff, looking out at sea towards a large "X" formed out of light, the location of what once was the [[Isle of Ancients]].
 
====Special Moves====
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Giga Bowser is a ''Super Smash Bros.''-exclusive creation, but the concept of Bowser growing in size is not unheard of. In several games, including ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', he has changed his size at different points. The method of this, though, varies from game to game.
 
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimatefor Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''====
[[File:SSB4 - Bowser Artwork.png|thumb|Bowser's appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'']]
Bowser reappears as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and has received a number of changes. For one, Bowser's stance has been made upright, compared to his more hunched appearance in previous games, making him the largest character in the game. He has also been made faster and can jump higher in this game, and now has full armor against moves that deal minor knockback. His weight has been greatly increased, now weighing 130 units. While Bowser's special moves are unchanged, a number of his other moves in the previous games, such as his neutral attack, down tilt, forward smash, neutral and back air attacks, and dash attack, have been replaced with new attacks, while even more have been given changed or new animations; for example, he now actually runs instead of sliding across the ground when dashing, and does not retreat into his shell while [[Double Jump (airborne)|double jump]]ing, air dodging, or [[roll]]ing; this also extends to his helpless and reeling animations.
 
In the North American flavor text for the co-op [[event match]] [[Princess in Peril]], Bowser and Bowser Jr. threaten that anyone who "kidnaps" Peach instead of themselves will be "launched into the next dimension", alluding to a line from the Saban dub of ''Dragon Ball Z'' that was used as a euphemism for death.
Bowser makes an appearance as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Bowser's moveset and attributes remain mostly the same, though he now has greater resistance to stronger attacks such as [[Villager]]'s [[Villager#Pocket|Pocketed]] projectiles. Bowser also receives super armor on all of his tilts and smash attacks, making them safer to use. Additionally, Bowser's down smash is now a claw swipe that hits in front and behind himself. Bowser's forward tilt and first hit of his neutral attack are now {{wp|sumo}}-style punches instead of backhanded punches or hooks. Bowser also hops at the end of his up throw. Bowser, like all other characters, receives improvements to his mobility, while his short hop timing is reduced; additionally, his aerials have less landing lag. Bowser can directionally air dodge once again, and can now use any ground attack out of a run and use his aerial attacks on ladders. Lastly, Bowser's weight has been further increased to 135 units, while some of his attacks deal more damage.▼
 
Bowser and Bowser Jr. also share a victory theme different from the other ''Mario'' characters: a rock cover of the standard ''Mario'' series fanfare.
 
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
▲Bowser makes an appearance as an unlockable playable characterappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an unlockable playable character. Bowser'sHos moveset and attributes remain mostly the same, though he now has greater resistance to stronger attacks such as [[Villager]]'s [[Villager#Pocket|Pocketed]]ed projectiles. Bowser also receives super armor on all of his tilts and smash attacks, making them safer to use. Additionally, Bowser's down smash is now a claw swipe that hits in front and behind himself. Bowser's forward tilt and first hit of his neutral attack are now {{wp|sumo}}-style punches instead of backhanded punches or {{wp|Hook (boxing)|hooks}}. Bowser also hops at the end of his up throw. Bowser, like all other characters, receives improvements to his mobility, while his short hop timing is reduced; additionally, his aerials have less landing lag. Bowser can directionally air dodge once again, and can now use any ground attack out of a run and use his aerial attacks on ladders. Lastly, Bowser's weight has been further increased to 135 units, while some of his attacks deal more damage.
 
Bowser is unlocked by completing Classic Mode as [[Donkey Kong]], or by playing a VS match after unlocking [[Ness]] and [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]]. In World of Light, the player is required to beat Bowser as Giga Bowser in order to recruit him, making him the only character to not be fought in his standard form to be recruited.
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Bowser also has several [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirits]] based on him, aside from his fighter spirit. One of them, based on his wedding appearance from ''Super Mario Odyssey'', is an Ace-class Grab-type primary spirit that occupies two slots and simply raises the power of a fighter. It can be encountered on The Final Battle map of [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Adventure|World of Light]], and in its corresponding battle, the player allies with Peach to fight Bowser on the [[New Donk City Hall (stage)|New Donk City Hall]] stage. Another one of Bowser's spirits is based on his [[Paper Bowser|paper]] appearance that was specifically used in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', which can be enhanced at level 99 to the form seen in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''.
 
=====Classic Mode route=====
Bowser's Classic Mode route has him fight opponents who are clad in red, similar to - and including - his arch-nemesis, Mario. Once Bowser defeats Mario, Metal Mario appears to fight him.
 
{| class="table" style="margin: auto;"
!colspan="5"|The Red One. Every Red One!
|-
!width=20px|Round
!width=150px|Opponent(s)
!width=100px|Stage
!width=250px|Song
|-
!1
|[[Mii Brawler]] ×2, [[Mii Gunner]], [[Mii Swordfighter]]
|[[Find Mii]]
|Airship Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3
|-
!2
|[[Ken Masters|Ken]]
|[[Suzaku Castle]]
|Ken Stage
|-
!3
|[[Samus Aran|Samus]]
|[[Norfair]]
|Brinstar <small>(Melee)</small>
|-
!4
|Giant [[Charizard]], Giant [[Incineroar]]
|[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]
|Victory Road - Pokémon Ruby / Pokémon Sapphire
|-
!5
|[[Diddy Kong]]
|[[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle]]
|Stickerbush Symphony
|-
!6
|[[Rathalos]]
|
|Roar/Rathalos
|-
!Final
|[[Mario]]<br>[[Metal Mario]]
|[[New Donk City Hall (stage)|New Donk City Hall]] (Ω)
|Ground Theme (Band Performance) - Super Mario Bros.<br>Metal Battle
|}
{{br}}
 
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