King Bowser Von-Koopa I

* 1980s & 1990s
* Resurrected
* 1940s
* 1960s
* Flashback

* *Also known as*
	+ "Bowser the Long-Ruled"
	+ "Bowser the Heir-Keeper"
	+ "Bowser the Secretive"

(b. 1899, d. 1945)

* Princess Hazel Linclonzàlez (Mother)

(b. 1900, d. 1990)

* Charles Newplant Sr. (Stepfather)

(b. 1901, d. 1979)

(b. 1930, d. 1991) (m. 1949)

*(Not to be confused with his son, Bowser II)*

**King Bowser Von-Koopa I** was the 179th monarch of the Koopa Kingdom. His reign began in 1943 upon his father's forced abdication, and it ended in 1988 when he abdicated the throne to his younger son Bowser, who then was crowned King Bowser II. Bowser was born in 1925 and died in 1992 at the age of 67 years old.

### Appearance

Bowser is a male Dragon-Koopa/Kremling hybrid with sage-colored skin and two horns. In the 1960s he had a maroon-colored mullet, but he went bald in the early 1980s. He wears a dark green shell, two spike bracelets on each of his arms, one spike bracelet around his neck, and a crown on top of his head.

### Personality

Bowser is portrayed as a responsible and educated King, he heavily values his family and will do whatever it takes to keep them safe and happy. His maturity is significantly higher during the end of his reign compared to it's beginning. He has mixed views to the public, some consider Bowser to have been a good person at heart and his long reign has brought so many good things to the Kingdom, while others see him as a constant liar who focuses more on his pride and views than his Kingdom.

### Backstory

#### Childhood

Prince Douglas Von-Koopa (later changed his name to "Bowser") was born on February 2nd, 1925 to King Terrence Von-Koopa II of the Koopa Kingdom and his wife Princess Hazel Linclonzàlez, who was a Granddaughter of King Khristopher Rotch of the Jungle Kingdom. He was the eldest child of the couple and he had a younger brother named "Prince Terrence" who was born on October 22nd, 1926. He also had a younger sister named "Princess Lola" who was born sometime in 1932, but she died from SIDS about a month after her birth.

He had a normal childhood for a Koopanese Prince, he got along with his Brother and parents, he did well in School, he was well educated on how to rule a Kingdom, and he knew how to properly control and utilize his magical abilities. Early in his childhood, Douglas gave himself the nickname "Bowser", being one of his middle names given at birth. Bowser was rarely ever referred to by his first name, so when he was crowned as King and chose to reign as "King Bowser", no-one thought twice about the decision.

Bowser was accepted as heir to the throne sometime during 1938 when he was 13. A famous Koopanese Tradition is that when a Koopa Monarch's heir turns roughly 18, the Monarch will abdicate the throne, so that they can help their child rule the Kingdom and enjoy their retirement at the same time. The Monarch of the Koopa Kingdom technically doesn't have to follow this tradition and can rule until their deaths if they want, but it is typically frowned upon and most Monarchs who don't intend to abdicate end up getting convinced or pressured into doing so, anyway.

#### Pre/Early Reign

Bowser planned his coronation shortly after becoming the Crown Prince. His father (Terrence II) originally had no problem giving his throne over to his son until Terrence's great-grandfather, King Brutus IV had died suddenly from a heart attack on December 7th, 1941. The death of Bowser's great-great-grandfather all made perfect sense, given that Brutus was almost 121 years old and his body was clearly ready to expire years ago, but how the situation was presented was still very unexpected to everyone.

Brutus IV and Terrence II had a troubled relationship, Terrence felt as if Brutus got more credit than he deserved and he thought that Brutus was taking control of the reigns of his successors. After a week had passed since the death of Brutus IV, his close relatives were called into a courtroom to view his recorded will. Terrence was already in a bad mood that morning because not only did he find out that a Power Plant he owned had been closed the night before, but what made Terrence even more mad was the reason of it's closure, which had something to do with "gassy greenhouses", "melting ice" and "rainy weather", which Terrence just saw as incoherent nonsense.

While Brutus’ possessions were being given out to, Terrence was impatiently waiting for what he was going to be given, especially since Brutus intentionally saved him for last. When Brutus was about to tell his great-grandson what he would be receiving, he simply let out an exceptionally long fart and proceeded to tell Terrence that it was for him. Terrence was infuriated by how he was being treated by Brutus, especially after he willingly did everything Brutus suggested throughout his own reign, specifically the “Equal act of 1864”, which Brutus made continuous changes to for decades, and planned to have the act ended in January 1942, less than a month before his death.

##### Equal act of 1864 overview

The Equal act of 1864 was signed by Brutus IV on January 5th, 1864, this act stated that all previous slave owners and their descendants (no further than 2 generations) from the Ruined Empire would become enslaved themselves for 78 years (the same amount of time the Ruined Empire was in power). The act had many changes that were made to it throughout the following decades, many of which were changes that were planned to have happened from day one. The punishments made to the Ruined people had also calmed down throughout the years, they were enslaved earlier than planned, problems with discrimination were fixed and when the act would finally reach 78 years old, racism to Ruined people would be made illegal.

#### Pre/Early Reign (cont.)

After Brutus IV’s will was shown to his family, Terrence II did everything he could to destroy his great-grandfather’s legacy, he even went as far as to delay the end of the 1864 Equal act, which was a controversial decision to a large percentage of the population, which included Terrence’s own family and his closest friends. Bowser was against what his Father was doing to the Kingdom and planned to continue Brutus IV’s work with the equal act, and because of this, Terrence tried to delay his son’s coronation, but this request was denied by the royal council. Bowser had his coronation held in the Koopa Castle’s auditorium on February 7th, 1943, where he became King Bowser Von-Koopa I. After being crowned, his father was reluctant to give away his crown but eventually caved in.

### Trivia

* He is the version of Bowser from the three Super Mario Bros TV shows that aired in the late 1980s and early 1990s that were created by DIC Entertainment.
	+ Bowser's children; Joy, Morgan, Columbia, Mary, Owen, Abigail & Emily are loosely based on the Koopalings from said TV shows. (Their genders are swapped as well)
		- The age order of said Children and the age order of their TV show equivalents (with the exception of Abigail and Emily being swapped) are the same according to Wikipedia.
		- Not only that but their actual age gaps match up as well. Owen (Kootie pie) is said to be 16 in the show, while Abigail (Hop) and Emily (Hip) are said to be 6 years old., and since Owen was born in 1958 and Abigail was born in 1968; their ages do match up with their cartoon versions.
	+ The names of Bowser's 7 older children are based off of the names of the Koopalings that their TV equivalents are based off of.
		- (Joy/Roy), (Morgan/Morton), (Co**lum**bia/**Lud**wig), (Mary/Larry), (Owen/Wendy O.), (Ab**ig**ail/**Ig**gy), (Emily/Lemmy).
* Bowser's sprite was made by Silverbolt on Spriters Resource.
* He can read Morse Code.
* He has a foot fetish.
* The name of the movie that Bowser took his brother to on his 18th Birthday (Forrest Goomp). Is a parody of the movie "Forrest Gump".

### References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koopalings#In\_other\_media
2. ↑ https://www.mariowiki.com/Reptiles\_in\_the\_Rose\_Garden#Plot\_synopsis
3. ↑ https://www.mariowiki.com/Lemmy\_Koopa#DIC\_cartoons
4. ↑ https://www.spriters-resource.com/custom\_edited/mariocustoms/sheet/17730/
5. ↑ https://youtu.be/lfwB1OuqoxA?t=152
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD3U3VnHr2k