Bowser/Appearances/Super Mario 64

Bowser is the main antagonist of both Super Mario 64 and its remake Super Mario 64 DS and the most recuring boss in the game.
==History==
In Super Mario 64 and its remake, Super Mario 64 DS, Bowser invaded Princess Peach's Castle and stole the Power Stars. He used them to create worlds inside many of the paintings and walls of the castle. Peach and many of her Toads were also trapped in the paintings of the castle and could only be freed by Mario regaining all of the Power Stars.
To ensure that Mario did not disrupt his plans again, Bowser sealed off the doors in the castle with the stars and even created doors that would only open with his keys. Unfortunately for Bowser, he did not lock one door, leading to his undoing as Mario was able to collect stars from the painting beyond that door, and then open other doors and systematically sweep through the castle towards Bowser.
In these games, Bowser was battled three times: once in the Dark World, once in the Fire Sea and once in the Sky. Every single time, Mario defeats Bowser by grabbing his tail and throwing him into one of several bombs surrounding the battle arena. In the DS version, during the Fire Sea battle, Bowser also warps from one section of the platform to another, and pounds the platform to make it go off balance. In the third and final battle, Mario had to throw Bowser into a bomb three times before he was defeated. Bowser even managed to double Mario's load by breaking apart the vast platform they were on into the shape of a Star, making tossing him a difficult venture. He also attacked Mario by chasing him. Bowser was able to escape, but Mario saved Princess Peach and restored peace to the castle with the power of the stars.
In Super Mario 64, Bowser was solely defeated by the efforts of Mario. However, the remake Super Mario 64 DS differed in that the player was required to be both Yoshi and Mario to prove victorious. Luigi and Wario were available to be unlocked in Big Boo's Haunt and Chief Chilly Challenge respectively. But, keeping true to his rivalry with the red-clad plumber, Bowser would not accept any challengers but Mario himself for the final battle (although a glitch allowed him to be fought by anyone). 
Despite not possessing the primary attacks of the other characters, Yoshi can still beat Bowser. During the battle, Yoshi must wait for Bowser to use his fire breath, amongst the Coins, that appear upon the fire dissipating, a Cap (of a random previously unlocked character) will also spawn. Yoshi can obtain this cap, transform into the character and truly start the battle with Bowser. If Yoshi somehow manages to fight Bowser before unlocking any characters (in the first two battles), the game will freeze upon Bowser's first attack.
For the first two battles, Bowser is the only major boss in the games that require only one hit to defeat.
The technique to toss Bowser has become popular even outside of the series. The Super Smash Bros. series even refer to this move as the "64 Throw".
===Overview===
Bowser, once again, kidnapped Princess Peach and taunts Mario to rescue her. Bowser can be heard throughout the castle at points taunting Mario on his progress. Bowser is confronted on three different levels, in which, he is defeated by Mario at all times. It wasn't until the third and final battle where Bowser is put down for good. He is also fought as the most recurring boss in the game.
===Battles===
====First battle====
Bowser is first seen hiding out at the Dark World. Bowser is first fought at this level after getting 8 Power Stars (in Super Mario 64) or 12 (in Super Mario 64 DS). Bowser is fought on a large circling platform requiring Mario to grab him by the tail and spin him toward any of the bombs outside of the arena. Bowser's primary attack is a fire breath that has a very short range. Bowser may also jump which can either briefly stun Mario or cause damage depending on how close he is to Bowser upon his landing, aditionally, Bowser may also throw a small fit, this doesn't really do much but it does allow Mario to get behind him heaps easier. Mario simply needs to avoid Bowser's fire breaths and throw him once at one of the bombs to end the battle.
====Second battle====
In order to get to Bowser for the second fight, Mario must first go through Dire, Dire Docks, and obtain the first Power Star there (which involves boarding Bowser's submarine) after collecting 30 Power Stars. After making through the levels, Mario will come across Bowser once more in the Fire Sea. The same elements apply here from the first battle: Grab Bowser by his tail and spin him once at one of the bombs around the arena to defeat him. However, Bowser some new tricks one mainly being him rocking the platform back and forth when he stomps on it, other new moves Bowser possesses include teleportation (teleporting from one side of the arena to another), charging at Mario if he is far away (this can be used against him as it can be used to lure him closer to one of the bombs), additionally, he now breathes 1-3 fireballs rather than a whole stream of fire.
====Third battle====
The third and final fight with Bowser can be accessed by first collecting 70 Power Stars (80 in Super Mario 64 DS) and making it through the level Bowser in the Sky. Bowser puts up much more of a fight in this final battle now using shockwaves upon jumping forcing Mario to jump over them with timing. Bowser retains several of his past abilities such as his fits and charge attacks (once again these come in handy for positioning him against the bombs), Bowser also possesses both variations of his fire breath from the past battles along with a new third variation. Bowser also breathes fire in the air that scatters into heaps of smaller fireballs and three that can even follow Mario around for a few moments. Also, Bowser now requires three hits into the bombs to defeat him. After two hits, Bowser destroys most of the arena making it into the shape of a Power Star which makes throwing him into the bombs and avoiding his attacks more difficult. Eventually, Mario is able to defeat Bowser once and for all and dons the Wing Cap before flying away with the last Power Star: the Jumbo Star.
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