Bowser

Bowser, nicknamed and alternately named King Koopa, is the arch-nemesis of Mario in the Mario franchise. He is the leader of his own army, the Koopa Troop. Bowser seems to have an infatuation with Princess Peach, and for this reason, he kidnaps her very often. Bowser is very powerful, threatening, and fierce, and he can breathe fire and stomp on the ground to damage enemies in his range. Bowser has a son named Bowser Jr., who is both his namesake and heir to the throne.
Bowser has not physically appeared in any games of , although he does make a few cameos. In the , Bowser is playable in every installment since and even teams up with Ganondorf in Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary of , in which both share an antagonistic role of being high-ranked commanders of the Subspace Army.
==Mainline appearances==
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In , Malon and Talon both have broaches portraying the face of Bowser. Additionally, a portrait of Bowser can be seen in the windows of the Hyrule Castle Courtyard, along with the likenesses of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Yoshi.
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In , Romani and Cremia, who are counterparts of Malon, both wear the same broach depicting Bowser's face.
==Giga Bowser==
Giga Bowser is a giant, monstrous form of Bowser, original to the , and he has not appeared in the Mario franchise. Giga Bowser first appears in , where he can be fought in Adventure Mode if the player completes Normal mode or harder without using any continues in under 18 minutes. Defeating Giga Bowser earns the player the Giga Bowser trophy.
Giga Bowser has no direct connections to , but he does appear alongside Mewtwo and Ganondorf in the 51st event match of , The Showdown.
In , , and , Bowser transforms into Giga Bowser for his Final Smash. In the latter game, Giga Bowser is also a boss, much like in .
==External links==
*Bowser on the MarioWiki