Dry Bowser: Difference between revisions

|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' (2006)

|latest_appearance=''[[Dr. Mario World]]'' (2019)

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==History==

Dry Bowser makes his first playable appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. He is a large-sized driver along with his son, [[Bowser]]. However, it seems more reasonable that Dry Bowser would be a lower weight class, as he lacks all matter other than bones. It is likely that his size qualifies him to be in that class, seeing that weight doesn't always matter when it comes to the large [[kart]]s (for example, [[King Boo]], [[Waluigi]] and [[Rosalina]] also look as if they should be in a lower weight class, but are too tall to fit in the medium size karts). He has a more terrifying roar than Bowser in this game, mixed in with several bone rattling sounds, which make up his sound effects throughout the game. He can be unlocked by beating all the Wii cups on 150cc with at least 1 star ranking. He is the Time Trial ghost of [[Grumble Volcano]] and [[Bowser Castle 3#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|GBA Bowser Castle 3]].

 

 

Dry Bowser features a good off-road (tied with [[Toadette]]) and mini-turbo (tied with [[Wario]], [[Koopa Troopa]], and [[Dry Bones]]) bonus, which makes vehicles like the [[Flame Flyer]] and [[Phantom]] perform a bit better off the track, along with getting a slightly better mini-turbo after a drift.

Dry Bowser's personality is similar to [[Bowser]]. He is a cruel and ruthless villain, and his roar is even more terrifying than Bowser's.

 

Dry Bowser is simply a skeletal version of Bowser, though there are some significant changes in not only color but also in shape. The most noticeable feature is his nose, which has morphed into a beak-like shape. Dry Bowser's shell is a charcoal gray with dark red ridges, as opposed to his counterpart's standard green. His horns are longer and more curved and his eye sockets are more triangular with thick bone where Bowser's eyebrows used to be. Like Dry Bones, Dry Bowser's eyes are small glowing pupils. The once black and shiny collars around his neck and arms have been scorched and turned a dull dark red, and his hair has been taken up in a ponytail similar to the hairstyle of [[Bowser Jr.]]

 

===Abilities===

 

===''Mario Kart Wii''===

*'''Size:''' Large

*'''Stats:'''

*'''Bio 2:''' ''Though he is rather slow, Dry Bowser's huge body enables him to cover a large part of the court. He is capable of both powerful drives and delicate dropshots.

 

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|Dut=Dry Bowser

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|Ita=Skelobowser

|Kor=좀비쿠파

|KorR=Jombi Kupa

 

==Trivia==

*Bowser has previously been seen falling in lava in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' without showing his apparent demise. In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''Super Mario 3D Land'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' however, Bowser wasn't affected when falling in [[lava]] this could have something to do with the varying temperatures of the lava.

 

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