Super Smash Bros. Brawl Character Profile #13 Bowser

First Game Appearance:
Super Mario Bros. - NES (1985)

Known For:
Kidnapping Princess Peach, shooting fire from his mouth

BIOGRAPHY:
Bowser is the main villain and the archenemy of Mario in the Super Mario series of video games. He is the leader and most powerful of the turtle-like Koopa race. Although Bowser has joined forces with Mario in a few games, he never ceases to kidnap Princess Peach and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom since his first appearance in Super Mario Bros. As the central villain of one of the world's most popular video game franchises, Bowser is easily one of the most recognizable video game villains ever. He has eight children, known as Koopalings, who assist him in his various schemes.

He appears to hold at least some level of affection towards Princess Peach, as evidenced in Super Mario Sunshine, where he told Bowser Jr. that Peach was his mother and Mario stole her away; Paper Mario, where if you read his diary, you discover he has a crush on Peach; and in Super Paper Mario, he was more than happy to marry her when Count Bleck forced them to wed. However, he often tries (and sometimes succeeds) to hurt her if she attempts to run away.

The biggest and the heaviest of fighters, Bowser has a slightly different flavor this time around!

To be honest, there are a LOT of characters that offer a slightly different flavor this time around. If you think they’re all going to be the same as they have been, it’ll be rough for you.

Final Smash

&alt;Giga Bowser Transformation>

What?! You can control Giga Bowser from Super Smash Bros. Melee?!

It’s Bowser’s Final Smash!!

Bowser grabs a Smash Ball! TRANSFORM!

Whoaaa! Talk about a change!

He’s huge! And tough!

What, you think just because he’s huge, you can needle him with lots of little attacks and keep him off balance? Heh heh... Yeah, you keep thinking that.

He must be invincible!

You can only be Giga Bowser for a short time, though, so you’d better take your enemies out while you can. Bear in mind, too, that while escaping from Giga Bowser, fighters might decide it’s a good strategy to pick off the stragglers in his wake...

Special Moves

<Side Special Move: Flying Slam>

This is Bowser’s megamonster move: the Flying Slam!

First, he grabs...

Then he jumps...

SLLAAAMMO!

You can even grab someone in midair, making this move a real mean one.

He’s diving off the edge with his opponent! That’s not nice!

If this was a stock battle and you and your opponent each had one life left, this would be a win for Bowser since he is on top and his enemy would go off-screen first.

But please don’t worry. The opponent will be able to affect side-to-side movement just like Bowser.

The opponent can fight back.

The effectiveness of this resistance depends on the damage gauge. The less damage the opponent has, the stronger he or she will be able to resist.

Likewise, Bowser will find it harder to control his enemy if he has taken a lot of damage.

<Down Special Move: Bowser Bomb>

Bowser’s down special move, the Bowser Bomb, is really powerful, but also leaves him really open.

Whoooomp!

When using this move while on the ground, you can attack when the enemy is right in front of you.

If the initial attack connects...

You’ll launch your opponent up...

And you can get a combination hit as you drop!

Whichever way you do it, if your opponent dodges, they’ll have you wide open. Try not to use this move at the wrong time!

Stop! Stop! Don’t attack me when I’m helpless!