Editing Bowser (section)

==Appearances==
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Bowser debuted in the video game ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/14/ign-presents-the-history-of-super-mario-bros|title=IGN Presents: The History of Super Mario Bros.|first=Rus|last=McLaughlin|date=September 14, 2010|website=IGN|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=February 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214150252/http://au.games.ign.com/articles/833/833615p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He then appeared through all ''[[Super Mario]]'' games (with the exception of games such as ''[[Super Mario Land]]''), the ''[[Paper Mario]]'' series, the ''Yoshi'' series, and the ''[[Mario & Luigi]]'' series.

===Other ''Mario'' games===
Bowser has appeared in nearly all of the ''Mario'' spin-off games, including in the ''[[Mario Kart]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/random_nintendos_doug_bowser_introduces_his_parents_to_mario_kart_8_on_switch|title=Random: Nintendo's Doug Bowser Introduces His Parents To Mario Kart 8 On Switch|date=May 16, 2021|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011034159/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/05/random_nintendos_doug_bowser_introduces_his_parents_to_mario_kart_8_on_switch|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Mario Party]]'' series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/09/mario-party-characters-ranked/|title=Ranking Every Mario Party Character From Shit To Lit|date=September 22, 2021|website=Kotaku Australia|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011034159/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/09/mario-party-characters-ranked/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bowser appeared in multiple ''Mario'' sports games, such as ''[[Mario Tennis]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/05/dry_bowser_confirmed_to_be_joining_mario_tennis_aces_in_july|title=Dry Bowser Confirmed To Be Joining Mario Tennis Aces In July|date=May 30, 2019|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011034156/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/05/dry_bowser_confirmed_to_be_joining_mario_tennis_aces_in_july|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Mario Golf (video game)|Mario Golf]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/culture/2021/06/mario-golf-super-rush-review-nintendo-switch.html|title=The New Mario Golf Game, According to an Actual Golfer|first=Jim|last=Newell|date=June 29, 2021|website=Slate Magazine|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011040402/https://slate.com/culture/2021/06/mario-golf-super-rush-review-nintendo-switch.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/super-mario-strikers/673802p1.html|title=GameSpy: Super Mario Strikers – Page 1|website=cube.gamespy.com|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=September 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921100724/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/super-mario-strikers/673802p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/super-mario-video-games-movie-should-adapt/|title=10 Mario Games The Movie Could Adapt|date=October 3, 2021|website=ScreenRant|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011034159/https://screenrant.com/super-mario-video-games-movie-should-adapt/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
He appeared in ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12507&tab=review|title=Mario's Time Machine – Review – allgame|date=November 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114134134/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12507&tab=review|archive-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Hotel Mario]]'',<ref name="instructions3">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/HotelMarioUSAManual|title=Hotel Mario instruction book|publisher=Philips Interactive Media|year=1994|pages=2–16|id=PP0260 GA}}</ref> and ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/forgotten-obscure-nintendo-games/|title=10 First-Party Nintendo Games Everyone Forgot About|date=August 10, 2021|website=Game Rant|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011032314/https://gamerant.com/forgotten-obscure-nintendo-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bowser appears as a playable character in ''Itadaki Street DS'' and its Wii sequel ''[[Fortune Street]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/invest-fortune-street-today/|title=Invest In Fortune Street Today|first=Chad|last=Goodmurphy|date=December 5, 2011|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011032316/https://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/invest-fortune-street-today/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bowser is also a Dark attribute character who appears as the main opponent in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/06/09/puzzles-dragons-z-super-mario-bros-edition-struggles-to-make-free-to-play-games-worth-a-higher-price-of-admission/| title = 'Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition' struggles to make free-to-play games worth a higher price of admission – The Washington Post| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]| access-date = October 11, 2021| archive-date = August 29, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210829063022/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/06/09/puzzles-dragons-z-super-mario-bros-edition-struggles-to-make-free-to-play-games-worth-a-higher-price-of-admission/| url-status = live}}</ref>
 
Bowser appears in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/906/906945p1.html|title=IGN: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars [Virtual Console] Review|date=September 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903163233/http://wii.ign.com/articles/906/906945p1.html|archive-date=September 3, 2008}}</ref> In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', Bowser makes a cameo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.ubi.com/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-coming-nintendo-switch-august-29-e3-2017/|title=Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Coming to Nintendo Switch on August 29 – E3 2017 – UbiBlog – Ubisoft|date=July 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710014431/https://blog.ubi.com/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle-coming-nintendo-switch-august-29-e3-2017/|archive-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> He also reappears in the sequel ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imore.com/mario-rabbids-sparks-hope-revealed|title=Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope leaked ahead of main reveal|date=June 12, 2021|website=iMore|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011033141/https://www.imore.com/mario-rabbids-sparks-hope-revealed|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Other games===
Bowser is a playable character in every installment of the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series since 2001's ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/10-12-2018-super-smash-bros-ultimate-characters-moves-type-every-character-on-the-super-smash-bros-ultimate-roster/super-smash-bros-ultimate-bowser|title=Super Smash Bros Ultimate Character – Every Fighter in Smash Bros Ultimate|first=Jake|last=Green|date=January 17, 2020|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011092749/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/10-12-2018-super-smash-bros-ultimate-characters-moves-type-every-character-on-the-super-smash-bros-ultimate-roster/super-smash-bros-ultimate-bowser|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was intended to be playable in the series' first installment, but was removed during development due to time constraints.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostReturn075.html|title=アンケート集計拳!!|website=www.nintendo.co.jp|access-date=November 27, 2023|archive-date=December 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215071348/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostReturn075.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Bowser is in ''[[Tetris Attack]]'', a game inspired by the Japanese game Panel de Pon. All of the original cast members are replaced except Mr. Time, with characters from the Mario and Yoshi series, with Bowser taking on the role of Corderia as final boss.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/weirdest-nintendo-spin-off-games/|title=10 Bizarre Nintendo Spin-Offs You've Probably Never Heard Of|date=October 2, 2020|website=TheGamer|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011035639/https://www.thegamer.com/weirdest-nintendo-spin-off-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> With the name Hammer Slam Bowser, Bowser debuts as a playable character in ''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]''. He appears alongside ''[[Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong]]'' and comes with a ''[[Skylanders]]'' unique figurine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150616005598/en/Skylanders%C2%AE-SuperChargers-Introduces-Donkey-Kong%E2%84%A2-and-Bowser%E2%84%A2-as-Skylanders-Guest-Stars|title=Skylanders SuperChargers Introduces Donkey Kong and Bowser as Skylanders Guest Stars|date=June 16, 2015|website=www.businesswire.com|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011032636/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150616005598/en/Skylanders%C2%AE-SuperChargers-Introduces-Donkey-Kong%E2%84%A2-and-Bowser%E2%84%A2-as-Skylanders-Guest-Stars|url-status=live}}</ref> Dr. Bowser is playable in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/22597816/dr-mario-world-mobile-game-ios-android-shutting-down-nintendo|title=Nintendo gives Dr. Mario mobile game just 3 months to live|first=Michael|last=McWhertor|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=July 28, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011184049/https://www.polygon.com/22597816/dr-mario-world-mobile-game-ios-android-shutting-down-nintendo|url-status=live}}</ref>

===In other media===
[[Dennis Hopper]] portrayed King Koopa in the 1993 live-action film [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'']]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Noel |date=December 12, 2008 |title=Random Roles: Dennis Hopper |url=https://www.avclub.com/random-roles-dennis-hopper-1798215268 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016075047/http://www.avclub.com/articles/random-roles-dennis-hopper,2549/ |archive-date=October 16, 2013 |access-date=April 16, 2020 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |publisher=[[The Onion]]}}</ref> In the film, Koopa is the usurper ruler of Dinohattan, a city in a [[Parallel universes in fiction|parallel universe]] in which humans evolved directly from dinosaurs. He abducts [[Princess Daisy]] but is eventually defeated by Mario and Luigi. This incarnation is almost entirely human in appearance, with blonde hair he gels in a crown-like shape, and he frequently wears a black business suit and necktie. However, after brief exposure to his own evolution-reversing technology by the Mario Bros., he starts occasionally possessing some reptilian traits. The climax of the film sees Koopa devolve into an enormous green [[Tyrannosaurus|''Tyrannosaurus rex'']] to battle the Mario Bros., who further devolve him into primordial ooze.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/specials/interviews/2_JeffGoodwin_3-30-09.html|title=Super Mario Bros. The Movie Archive|publisher=Smbmovie.com|date=March 30, 2009|access-date=August 10, 2010|archive-date=March 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310101125/http://www.smbmovie.com/SMBArchive/specials/interviews/2_JeffGoodwin_3-30-09.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Bowser is one of the gaming villains attending a "Bad-Anon" support group in the 2012 animated film ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/wreck-it-ralph-footage-from-d23-features-8-bit-action-plenty-of-cameos-26349.html |title=Wreck-It Ralph Footage From D23 Features 8-Bit Action, Plenty Of Cameos |website=CinemaBlend.com |date=August 21, 2011 |access-date=September 5, 2012 |archive-date=December 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229164020/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/wreck-it-ralph-footage-from-d23-features-8-bit-action-plenty-of-cameos-26349.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The writers had early on envisioned the Bad-anon meeting with Bowser as a major character within the scene; according to film director [[Rich Moore]], Nintendo was very positive towards this use, stating in Moore's own words, "If there is a group that is dedicated to helping the bad guy characters in video games then Bowser must be in that group!"<ref name="game informer interview">{{cite magazine | url = https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/02/11/wreck-it-ralph-39-s-director-answers-our-questions.aspx | title = Wreck-It Ralph's Director Answers Our Questions | first = Kyle | last = Hillard | date = February 11, 2013 | access-date = February 11, 2013 | magazine = [[Game Informer]] | archive-date = April 6, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406175318/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/02/11/wreck-it-ralph-39-s-director-answers-our-questions.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref>

Bowser was voiced by [[Jack Black]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023).<ref name="2023 film">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/chris-pratt-nintendo-direct-super-mario-bros-movie-cast-illumination-entertainment |title=Nintendo Direct: Chris Pratt Will Voice Mario in the Super Mario Bros. Movie |last=Murphy |first=J. Kim |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=September 23, 2021 |accessdate=September 24, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923223916/https://www.ign.com/articles/chris-pratt-nintendo-direct-super-mario-bros-movie-cast-illumination-entertainment |archivedate=September 23, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the film, Bowser successfully captures the Super Star from the Penguin Kingdom and plots to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom unless Princess Peach agrees to marry him. His plans are ultimately foiled by Mario and Luigi, who retrieve the Super Star from Bowser, and defeat him in a final battle taking place in Brooklyn. Bowser is then shrunk with a Mini Mushroom and imprisoned in a bottle. In a [[Post-credits scene|mid-credit scene]], Bowser is singing his song from earlier in the film, but he is scolded by a guard. This has also made Bowser the subject of an [[Internet meme]] with the song "[[Peaches (Jack Black song)|Peaches]]", written and performed in character by Black.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gleiberman |first1=Owen |title=That Old Jack Black Magic: As the Villain of 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie,' the Actor Gives His Peachiest Performance in Years |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/columns/that-old-jack-black-magic-the-super-mario-bros-movie-1235598867/ |website=Variety |access-date=3 May 2023 |date=30 April 2023 |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503140513/https://variety.com/2023/film/columns/that-old-jack-black-magic-the-super-mario-bros-movie-1235598867/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

He appeared in ''[[Nintendo gamebooks]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesasylum.com/2013/10/22/nintendo-adventure-books-probably-not-due-a-revival/|title=Nintendo Adventure Books: probably not due a revival|author=Jake|date=October 22, 2013|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011035451/https://www.gamesasylum.com/2013/10/22/nintendo-adventure-books-probably-not-due-a-revival/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bowser appears as the primary antagonist in Nintendo Power's comic series ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.superluigibros.com/mario-v-wario-comic-issue-2|title=Super Luigi Bros – Mario vs. Wario Comic Issue. 2 from Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 56|website=www.superluigibros.com|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011035439/http://www.superluigibros.com/mario-v-wario-comic-issue-2|url-status=live}}</ref> Bowser reappears in the Mario comics of Valiant Comics' ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' as the principal antagonist of the Mushroom Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/comic-video-game-crossover-history/|title=Drawn together: The love affair between comics and games|first=Ars|last=Staff|date=December 24, 2018|website=Ars Technica|access-date=October 11, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011054318/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/comic-video-game-crossover-history/|url-status=live}}</ref>