Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr., known in Japan as Koopa Jr. (not to be confused with Koopa Kid or Baby Bowser), is the secondary antagonist of the and both the son and heir of Bowser. In an effort to make his father proud, he often aids Bowser in his plans to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom by helping to kidnap Princess Peach and fighting off Mario. He made his first appearance in Super Mario Sunshine, where he posed as Mario using his Shadow Mario form to get him arrested so he could kidnap Peach, whom he seemingly believed was his biological mother due to his father's lies. After that plot was foiled, he continued to serve his father faithfully by commanding his forces when he wasn't around or by fighting Mario himself.
==Profile==
===Physical description===
Bowser Jr. shares many physical similarities with his father, but he has a red ponytail as opposed to Bowser's spiked hair, small black beady eyes, a more rounded snout, and a single sharp tooth visible in his overbite—features which, along with his body shape, make him look almost identical to Bowser himself at a younger age. He often wears a bandana. In Super Mario Sunshine, it was originally blue with a messy drawing of Mario's distinctive nose and mustache, but that was later replaced with a white one with a mouth and sharp teeth drawn on it, which he puts over his real mouth to look more intimidating.
===Personality traits===
Bowser Jr. seems to be very bratty, spoiled, and mischievous. He is like this because he is raised by his villainous father, who was more or less raised in the same manner by Kamek. He also shares his father's affection for Princess Peach and hatred for Mario, whom he aids in kidnapping and fighting respectively. Despite that, they seem to have a genuine father-son relationship and really care for each other, which is shown in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle where Bowser calls Junior on the phone to make sure that he did his homework, implying that he does go to a school of some sort, and later on, Bowser Jr. asks for the heroes' help in saving his father when he was taken over by the Megabug.
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr's Journey, Bowser Jr. is initially shown to have very little respect towards the rest of the Koopa Troop and arrogantly believes that they must serve him regardless how he treats them due to his status as a prince. However, over the course of the game he learns that the troop serve his father through love and admiration; things that come from respect. After thinking back to how he treated the Koopalings up until that point, Junior felt sad and remorseful, but Bowser Jr. soon made amends for his past behavior and began showing his minions more care since.
The game also shows that Bowser Jr. does not apparently think about morality when he is helping his father in his goals and instead just does what he, himself, thinks is right. It is also stated that he harbors a lonely side that he does not let other people know about, first alluded to in Mario Party DS. This aspect of his personality was explored in greater depth in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam with his friendship to Paper Bowser Junior, and the depths the two go to try to keep Paper Bowser Jr. from being forced to return to his own world. A similar depiction of loneliness was also showcased in the Nintendo Switch Online service trailer's Nintendo Entertainment System portion, where he attempted to ask his dad to let him play his game with him but then nearly walked away dejected when the Koopa King initially ignored him. He also seems more willing to swallow his pride than his father, such as when he convinced Bowser to accept an invitation to a party after their defeat in Mario Super Sluggers, when he apologized to the Koopalings in Bowser Jr.'s Journey, or when he apologized to and begged Mario to rescue his father from the Megabug's influence in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
===Powers and abilities===
Bowser Jr. is highly skilled in using his weapons and powers compared to the Koopalings. He has various skills such as healing, timing and transforming.
===Paraphernalia===
====Tools====
*Baseball Bat: Bowser Jr. uses the baseball bat when attending sport games related to baseball.
*Dice Block: A standard Dice Block can be used in the Mario Party series.
**Bowser Jr. Dice Block: Bowser Jr.'s unique Dice Block is only used in Super Mario Party.
**Heart Dice Block: Bowser Jr. may interrupt the Heart Star Colony event, forcing players to roll their dice again. Bowser Jr. uses the same dice. Whomever has the same color, he will give them two Mini Ztars.
*Tennis Racket: Bowser Jr. uses his own racket when attending sport games related to tennis.
====Transportation====
*Junior Clown Car: Bowser Jr. regularly uses his Junior Clown Car due to his own laziness.
*Kart: Like most Mario Kart characters, Bowser Jr. uses it for competitions.
*'Bike: Like most Mario Kart characters, Bowser Jr. uses it for competitions.
====Weapons====
*Magic Paintbrush: The paintbrush was created by Professor E. Gadd. Bowser Jr. uses it to transform into Shadow Mario.
==Behind the scenes==
===Portrayals===
Since his first appearance in Super Mario Sunshine, Bowser Jr. is voiced by Atsuki Murata in Japanese version and Dolores Rogers in English version. He is later voiced by Yui Horie in Japanese version and Caety Sagoian in English version.
==Timeline==
==Trivia==
*According to the official Mario Power Tennis website, it says Bowser Jr. lives on 48 Lava Cul-De-Sac, Magma Manor.
*The pads of Bowser Jr's feet are similar to Birdo's.
*It is revealed in Super Mario Galaxy that Bowser Jr. has two fangs, one just sticks out more.
*In a "Mario Myths" video where Shigeru Miyamoto was answering questions about the series, he was asked if he knows who the mother of Bowser Jr. is, to which Miyamoto simply nodded and then pointed at himself.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu2DnTd3dEo&ab_channel=NintendoUK
*His "corrupted" form from Super Mario Bros. Wonder slightly resembles Bowser's Brother.
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