Bowser/Appearances/Mario Party series

==Mario Party==
In the original Mario Party, Bowser commonly appears on a random spot on all the boards. When the player runs into him, a special event is initiated, in which he gives the player completely useless items that usually cost coins. However, there are two exceptions to this; on Luigi's Engine Room, he gives the player one coin at the cost of twenty, and on Wario's Battle Canyon, he uses his claws to launch the player to a completely random space on the board.
When the player lands on a Bowser Space, Bowser appears to the player, then activates a roulette that triggers one of several events. Many of the options on the roulette are simply minigames, but despite the results of the minigame, Bowser always takes someone's coins (or a Star in exchange for ten coins, in some cases). If the roulette stops on Bowser Revolution, Bowser takes all the competitors' coins and distributes them evenly. If it lands on "Coins for Bowser," Bowser steals some of the player's coins. If the roulette lands on one of the gold-lettered phrases, Bowser does nothing and leaves.
Bowser appears during the ending sequence of two boards. At the end of Luigi's Engine Room, he watches as the loser is continuously burnt by the steam generators. In Wario's Battle Canyon, he launches the loser out of his cannon.
Bowser may also appear when the player hits an Event Block. If the result of hitting the block is Bowser's shell, Bowser appears to the player, then takes twenty coins from them; if the player does not have that many, Bowser steals all their coins.
Bowser's board is Bowser's Magma Mountain, consisting of a volcano with one path leading up and can only be unlocked by purchasing it for 980 coins at the shop. The players must collect stars in order to defeat Bowser. Several volcano-head statues, which he speaks through, appear throughout the board. Trying to take an intersection results in Bowser asking if the player wishes to take a shortcut to the top for ten coins. If the player selects yes, a roulette initiates; if the result is a star, the player can take the shortcut, and landing on Bowser's face forces the player to continue on the normal path, with no refunds. Additionally, when the player lands on a Happening Space, Bowser causes the volcano to erupt, turning all Blue Spaces into Red Spaces for two turns; they change back when it is that player's turn. When the player encounters the purple volcano statue, another roulette is initiated. If the result is a star, the player can confront Boo; if the result is Bowser, the player can confront Bowser, who steals a star or twenty coins from the player depending on the result of another roulette.
At the end of the board, the winner's stars form a larger star that destroys the part of the volcano Bowser is in. He then flies into the air and lands back on the ground, followed by the winner jumping on him.
Once the player has won a total of 100 Stars, Bowser steals them all and challenges them to a battle on Eternal Star, the final unlockable board, to win them back. This board is a giant Star, broken into pieces and covered in graffiti by Bowser. Landing on a Happening Space results in Bowser using his magic to send every player back to the start. Once the player wins on this board, their stars merge into one large star that blasts Bowser and Baby Bowser into space.
A wanted poster of Bowser appears in the Mushroom Shop, on the bulletin board that briefly appears when the player leaves. Additionally, in the minigame Balloon Burst, the four players are competing to inflate and pop Bowser balloons. The minigame Tug o' War and Bash 'n' Cash feature the solo player in a Bowser suit.
==Mario Party 2==
While the characters argue over what to call the land they created, Bowser invades Mario Land. Because of this, Toad decides to settle the character's argument, stating that whoever defeats Bowser earns the right to name the land. Like the characters, Bowser also wears a costume and has an alias to fit the theme of each land; in Pirate Land, Bowser becomes Capt. Bowser; in Western Land, he becomes Bowser the Brash; in Mystery Land, he becomes Bowser Sphinx; In Horror Land, he is Wizard Bowser; and in Space Land, Bowser becomes Black Hole Bowser.
At the end of each board is cutscene featuring the winner of each board defeating Bowser in some way. In Pirate Land, a Koopa Troopa finds the treasure in a cave, but Cap'n Bowser then shows up and attempts to claim it when the winner emerges and challenges him for it. They sword fight, which ends with Bowser being poked in the stomach and running off.
At the end of Western Land, Bowser the Brash is robbing the Koopa Bank when the victor arrives to confront him. Bowser then engages with the winner in a quick-draw. The two draw at the same time, but Bowser misses the character and is hit, then falls over in pain. Depending on the version, he was shot with a different object. In the Japanese version, he had been shot with a bullet, with tense moments before revealing that Bowser ended up shot, while in the overseas version, he was instead shot with a cork from a cork gun, with the visuals making it more obvious as to who was going to be hit.
The ending of Space Land features Black Hole Bowser attacking Koopa Troopas with lasers. When the winner arrives and blasts him with their own, but to no avail. They try running behind him and attacking, but Bowser blocks their attacks once more. The player then runs around him in a circle, making him dizzy and open to attack. The winner successfully blasts Bowser, launching him into space.
In Mystery Land, Bowser Sphinx is seen attempting to steal the treasure, a golden Bob-omb statue, from a green Koopa. Bowser Sphinx has him guess what the silhouetted figure is, and the Koopa guesses incorrectly, causing Bowser to put him in a rock. The victor then arrives and correctly guesses the figure: it is Bowser himself. Bowser Sphinx then disappears.
The end of Horror Land features Bowser appearing to a Koopa after it is scared by a Boo. Wizard Bowser offers to help him, but he instead transforms the Koopa into a frog. The player then arrives, reverses Bowser's spell on the Koopa, and engages in a magical duel with him. Bowser loses, and is turned into a frog by the player's magic. Bowser then hops away.
==Mario Party 3==
Bowser tries to become the superstar by collecting the seven Star Stamps, but he is always behind the player and never gets any. He attempts to steal the Beauty Star Stamp, but is beaten by Daisy. When the Mischief Star Stamp appears, Bowser unknowingly sends it flying into the castle when he appears and demands the player battle him to gain the stamp. Waluigi then emerges from the castle with the stamp, and Bowser attacks Waluigi, who then quickly defeats him. A weakened Bowser begs the player's character to defeat Waluigi in his name.
For Bowser Space events, several of the options for events were carried over to this game, with several more being added. Several of the events cause hindrance to the competitors, but there are two events that help the player: Bowser Phone Giveaway and Bowser Suit Giveaway. Bowser Suit Giveaway causes Bowser to give the player a free Bowser Suit, and Bowser Phone Giveaway causes Bowser to give them a free Bowser Phone, which allows the player to call Bowser and initiate a Bowser event upon one of the players upon its use. Additionally, during the final five turns event, Koopa Kid occasionally hosts the event, and lets Bowser predict the loser.
==Mario Party Advance==
In the intro, Bowser arrives while Toad is explaining the game and scatters the many Gaddgets and minigames throughout Shroom City, and the player's character—Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, or Yoshi—has to go on a journey to retrieve and therefore unlock them.
After the character completes their the first quest, Bowser seals off the eight pipes in the Pipe House. On the game board, if Koopa Kid wins a game of rochambeau, he can choose to block the path, which causes Bowser to drop a statue of him similar to the ones he placed on the pipes on top of Koopa Kid, blocking that section of the board.
At the Pipe House, as the player's character completes various quests along the way, Bowser destroys the statues covering the pipes, each leading to one of the eight areas he owns around Shroom City. Most of the locations' corresponding quests involve the player's character having to participate in a challenge, followed by a Bowser minigame, and winning it unlocks the minigame and usually a Gaddget alongside it.
In Bowser Stadium, for the quest Goal Tenderizer, Bowser challenges the player's character to a game of soccer. Upon losing to them, Bowser forces the player's character to play Splatterball, and upon winning the minigame, the player unlocks it as well as the Gaddget Snooze Ewes.
At Mt. Frostbite, Bowser and Koopa Kid are freezing. Bowser believes that the player's character can warm him up by answering his jokes with the correct punchlines, which they must do in the quest Chillin' Villain. Upon feeling better, Bowser challenges the player's character to play Crushed Ice, which they unlock upon winning, along with the Gaddget Breeze Buddy.
At Bowser Mansion, during the quest Bowser: Accused!, Bowser is accused of stealing a painting from the museum. For his alibi, Bowser tells the player's character and Shroomlock that he was home for the entirety of that day, that he had not even seen the painting due to his hatred of Toads and twilight, and that the painting cannot be hidden inside of Bowser Mansion. The player's character is given the challenge of deciding whether Bowser's alibi is true or false; the answer is that Bowser's alibi is false because nothing in Bowser Mansion is big enough to hide the painting. Bowser then states that he hid the painting somewhere outside, and shortly afterward, he forces the player's character to play Mush Rush, and the reward for winning it is both the minigame itself and the Gaddget Lip Sync.
At Bowser Toy Shop, for the Bowser's Toys quest, Bowser and Koopa Kid challenge the player's character to correctly answer five trivia questions about his favorite show, Toad Force V. If every question is answered correctly, the player's character must play Slammer, and the reward for winning is the minigame itself.
In Bowser Hideout, for the Boss Bowser quest, Bowser challenges the player's character to guess whether the value on the upside-down card is higher or lower than the one preceding it. If they guess correctly, the player's character has to play Koopa Kappa, and the reward for winning is both the minigame itself and two Gaddgets, Faux Flame and Hourglass.
At Bowser Pad, for the Bestest Buds quest, Bowser wants the player's character to get Bowser a jewelry item, with the options being either a Bracelet, a Ring, or a Necklace. However, only one of these is Bowser's favorite and therefore the correct answer. Bowser provides a hint that he likes necklaces as much as bracelets, but he likes rings more than bracelets, meaning the Ring is the correct item to get. After the player's character gives the Ring to Bowser, he challenges them Peek-n-Sneak, and the reward for winning is both the minigame itself and the Gaddget Shroom Bloom.
In Bowser Game Hall, for the Game King quest, Bowser brags about himself being the Game King. At the Pyramid, Kamek states that he gave him the title long ago, but that he became too arrogant because of it afterward. When the player's character claims to be the King of Games, Bowser challenges them to the minigame Watch 'Em. According to Bowser, he created the minigame to determine who is the true king of games. When the player's character wins the minigame, Bowser is forced to give them not only the title of Game King but also Watch 'Em and the Gaddget Jewelry Case.
At Bowser Lab, during the Bowserstein! quest, Bowser allows the player's character to select one of two monsters he created and duel it. Choosing the scary monster pits the player's character in a challenge against Naval Piranha to the minigame Koopa Kurl. However, choosing the very scary monster only releases Huffin Puffin, embarrassing Bowser, who forces the player's character to leave. When the player's character wins against Naval Piranha, the Koopa Kurl minigame is unlocked.
Once 49 out of the 50 quests are completed, Bowser opens the gate in the back of the Pipe House, revealing his lair. After arriving at the house, Bowser challenges Mario to a showdown in the minigame Trap Floor for the final Gaddget. The reward for winning Trap Floor is the minigame itself as well as the Gaddget Bowser Print.
The end credits state that Bowser wants to make a clean slate at defeating Mario.
Bowser also has his own mode that he hosts, Bowser Land, which is a part of Challenge Land. In Bowser Land, the player advances on a roller coaster to get to the end, playing Bowser minigames every time the coaster stops at a designated checkpoint. At the end, Bowser rewards the player's character a number of coins depending on how long they took to reach him. If the player's character takes too long, Bowser ends the game himself.
==Mario Party 8==
In Mario Party 8, Bowser attacked the winner of the Star Battle Arena tournament, stealing the Star Rod. He challenges the champion to a duel against one of his minions: either Hammer Bro or Blooper in Bowser's Warped Orbit. Upon defeating the minion, Bowser challenged the champion to his minigame, Superstar Showdown. If the champion won, Bowser would claim defeat and Star Rod was won.
==Mario Party DS==
Bowser shows his less goofy and more sinister side when he invites the Mario gang, Donkey Kong, and Diddy Kong to his castle for a banquet, stating in the invitation that it is an apology for his wrongdoings. When Mario and his friends arrive at the castle, however, they are captured. Bowser then uses his Minimizer to shrink them to the size of chess pieces for the purpose of obtaining Mario's Sky Crystal. Afterward, he has Kamek throw them out.
At Bowser's Castle, Bowser and Bowser Jr. take the group and place them inside their pinball machine. After collecting enough stars, the player breaks out of the machine to fight him. Bowser wants to shrink them more, but at that moment Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong barge into the castle and ram into Bowser. DK trips on the device and breaks it, causing Mario and friends to grow back to normal size to fight Bowser. However, Bowser uses his Megamorph Belt to turn himself into Blockhead Bowser. In this form, Bowser takes on three forms: a top, a cube, and a snake. In every form, Bowser shoots fireballs at the player, as well has having another unique attack for every form. However, each one also has one golden block that is Bowser's weak spot; After hitting this multiple times, Bowser shifts forms, and after three times he is defeated.
When he is beaten, Bowser and Bowser Jr. are captured and bound in ropes. With all five Sky Crystals in their possession, they combine to form a Nintendo DS to play Triangle Twisters. Bowser admits that he only wanted the crystals to obtain the game all for himself, but his plans were ruined. However, despite his actions the group offer Bowser the opportunity to play as well. He accepts their offer, and everyone has fun playing the challenge.
Landing on a Bowser Space in this game results in Bowser appearing and causing havoc by choosing an event at random. If he chooses "Gimme Stars!", he steals a number of stars from the player; if they have none, he gives them coins. If the option is "Gimme Coins!", he steals 10 or 20 coins from the player. If he chooses "Gimme Charity!", he forces the player to give 10 coins to the others (if they do not have at least 30, Bowser divides their coins equally amongst the others). If he decides on "Gimme Equality!", he takes everyone's coins and redistributes them evenly. Bowser also once again runs the last five turns event, in which he helps the last place player by spinning a roulette. He is also involved in two board events, both on his own board; Landing on one of the ? Spaces near the start of the board causes him to launch the player into the Bowser Zone (though they may occasionally land in the Star Zone). The ? Spaces in the Bowser Zone have Bowser launch his Zero Flame at the player, causing them to lose all their coins and Stars.
Bowser targets also appear in the minigame Hot Shots. Hitting one causes the player who does so to earn one hundred points.
==Mario Party 9==
Bowser appears as the main antagonist of the game's story mode. comes up with his latest plan in this Mario Party where he steals all the mini stars to decorate his castle. He does this by using a machine which he has on his secret base known as Bowser Station to suck them all in. However Mario and friends see the mini stars disappearing and set off to thwart Bowsers plans again. But Bowser has other ideas and sends Shy Guy and Kamek after them, and if that's not enough he uses some of the mini stars to create not 1 but 2 bosses per board. But when the player reaches the Bowser Station Bowser takes matters into his own hands and is the final boss which the player must defeat to complete Bowser Station.
== Mario Party Island Tour ==
In Mario Party: Island Tour, Bowser sent a strange letter to the invitees of Princess Peach's Castle which said they are "happily" invited into Party Islands. However, the letter trapped them in a bubble.
==Mario Party 10==
Bowser is a playable character in the new Bowser Party mode and amiibo mode. He is controlled by using the Wii U GamePad, and his goal is to deplete the health of the other characters, who move together in a vehicle like in Mario Party 9, via Bowser Minigames before they can reach the end of the board. Bowser is able to move by rolling multiple dice (the number depending on the number of other players), and if he catches up to the other players they must play a Bowser Minigame.
In the normal mode Bowser also returns with the same role as in previous games. Unlike in previous games, however, Bowser is locked behind a cage with six locks, corresponding to the numbers on the die. Rolling all six numbers results in Bowser being freed, the player who rolled the last number losing half of their Mini Stars, and several Bowser Spaces are created ahead. However, he will remain trapped for the rest of the game if he is not freed by the time the characters in the car reach the Almost There! event.
Bowser is also the boss at the end of the Chaos Castle board, facing the players in the minigame Bowser's Tank Terror. Bowser controls a large tank that the other players must shoot at in their own tanks, and attacks by firing spiked bombs from the main cannon and jets of fire from the other cannons. When his health is depleted enough, he starts charging, and once he reaches half his health Bowser's tank explodes and he falls into the lava, only to emerge as Dry Bowser.
He is finally the character played as in the Bowser Challenge minigame mode, in which the player must play through every Bowser Minigame depleting as many of the opponents' hearts as he can.
==Mario Party: Star Rush==
Bowser is one of the bosses, and he is the main feature of numerous minigames. Here, he is always the final boss of the last board of each world (for example, World 1-3.) Bowser proclaims that he has got a surprise for any players who are the furthest away from him when a player initiates a boss fight with him, where he penalizes them through a roulette, similar to the Bowser Space in earlier installments. He can take 10 coins away from the players, half their coin amount, make them lose an ally character, or make them give up a Star. If the penalized player does not have the items Bowser demands, he either does nothing or rewards them with coins if the player has no coins. Additionally, Bowser has three Boss Battle minigames: Bowser's Space Race, Bowser's Shocking Slipup, and Bowser's Hit-or-Missile Mania, as opposed to bosses having only one Boss Battle minigame. Bowser's Space Race involves having players pilot machines to drop bombs onto Bowser, Bowser's Shocking Slipup uses Item Boxes to damage Bowser, and Bowser's Hit-or-Missile Mania has players shooting missiles at Bowser while Bowser attacks players with missiles and Spiked Balls. Each of those minigames involve Bowser piloting a spaceship modeled after his shell. After half of his health is depleted, Bowser then transforms the spaceship into a Bowser mech, where he mixes up new attacks with older ones.
Bowser owns all the maps in the final world, World 4, where they are all featured after his castle and his likeness can be seen in various areas of those maps, such as rock formations, gates, and flags that have his emblem on them.
Bowser also appears in Coinathlon in matches that have 5 or 7 laps, where he warns players that he is about to appear prior to players playing a minigame. After the minigame is finished, Bowser forces players to play one of his Bowser's Gauntlet minigames, Bowser's Fence Fury, Bowser's Fire Hazard, and Bowser's Power Bomb. Any player who is eliminated from this minigame gets sent back a number of spaces; players who are eliminated earlier get sent further back. If players survive the minigames, they receive no penalty.
The Bowser amiibo can be used as a playable character in the Mario Shuffle mode. However, the Bowser piece cannot be used if players do not own an amiibo of him.
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