Link vs Bowser

## Description

Legend of Zelda vs Super Mario Bros! One of Nintendo's greatest heroes goes against one of Nintendo's biggest villains. Who will survive this brutal showdown?

## Fight

Bowser's airship flies over Hyrule. He lands in a field over-looking the castle , preparing to conquer it. Just as he's ready to approach an arrow whizzes pass his face and he just narrowly dodges it. He then turns to see Link with his bow equipped. Bowser roars as Link prepares to take on the giant monster.

**FIGHT!**

Bowser spits out several fireballs at Link. Link uses his shield to dodge the first few and sidesteps the other one before firing a slew of arrows at Bowser. Bowser launches another fireball that incinerates all the arrows and runs towards Link. Bowser swings his claws but Link raises the Hylian shield in time to stop the attack and swing his sword right into Bowser's chest. Link then stabs his sword toward Bowser but he dodges and throws a hard punch to Link's chest, sending him careening into a tree. The force of the attack causes the tree to snap and fall to the ground. Link struggles to get up as Bowser approaches him.

Link decides to drop a bomb and then quickly uses his hook shot to get on top of a tree. Bowser spits out a fireball that Link blocks with his shield. Bowser then realizes the bomb on the ground but before he can move, it blows up causing him to fly into the air. Link jumps off the tree, and slashes Bowser forcing him back down into the ground. Bowser lands on his shell before Link thrusts his sword down and stabs it into Bowser's chest.

Link stood atop of him and pulled the sword out, only for Bowser to quickly get on his feet and cause Link to stumble off him. He then swiped at Link several times, cutting Link up, before finishing with a dropkick. Link was knocked back far away, and Bowser picked up the fallen tree he launched Link into earlier and threw it at him. Link quickly equipped his golden gauntlets and caught the tree before throwing it back at Bowser. He then latches his hook shot onto the tree and uses the forward momentum to launch himself towards Bowser. Bowser once again grabs the tree and tosses it aside before realizing Link coming right toward him. Before Bowser could react, Link slices him across the chest. Bowser stumbles back as Link goes for another swing only for Bowser to miss and swat the master sword out of Link's hands, being tossed far away and stabbing itself into the ground.

The master sword flew away as Bowser goes for a dropkick on Link. Link raises his shield just in time but the force of the attack sends him back. Link threw a boomerang that Bowser ducks under and continues to hunt Link down. Link raises his shield but Bowser sidesteps him, grabbling him before leaping up into the air and crushing him with a side slam. He picked Link up and grabbed him by the throat, before Link gave a kick to the neck. Bowser got his breath knocked out of him which gave Link the opportunity to escape the hold. Bowser attempted to grab him again before Link caught him with his gauntlets, leading to a test of strength. Both were struggling to gain an advantage as they seemed dead even. That is until Link's boomerang came back, striking Bowser in the back of the head, allowing Link to gain the advantage. Link then grabbed Bowser by the legs and threw him deep into the forest causing him to crash through several trees.

Link uses this opportunity to grab his sword once again, knowing he can't beat Bowser with brute strength alone. Link followed with his hook shot and shot arrows right at Bowser. Bowser picked himself up and used his fire breath to destroy the arrows only for Link to come dashing towards him. Bowser narrowly dodged a swing from Link as he once again threw his boomerang while Bowser swung at Link who raised his shield. Bowser kept swiping at Link, until Link used his shield to swat Bowser's hand away and went for a stab which Bowser deflected by spinning and using his own shell as a shield. Bowser spotted the boomerang coming back towards him so he quickly used his tail to trip Link up before grabbing the returning boomerang and striking the Hylian straight in the head with his own weapon.

Link's forehead began to bleed as he tried to fight back. He swung his shield right into Bowser's head, but Bowser barely stumbled back and punched his arm with the shield, causing it to be sent flying away. Bowser then unleashed another gritty punch on Link sending him flying back. Link landed with a hard thud as Bowser then grabbed another tree and threw it at Link who responded with a bomb to blow it up. Link used his hook shot through the smoke but Bowser saw it and anticipated him, as Link came towards him Bowser and Link sliced at each other. Link connected with Bowser's neck but Bowser cut him across the chest, both attacks stopping their forward momentum from cutting through either of their bodies.

Link struggled to stand as Bowser roared in pain. Link knew he needed to capitalize and raised his sword up and unleashing a skyward strike that connect right at Bowser. Bowser went flying back as Link quickly used the hook shot to get his shield, before using the hook shot again to launch himself at Bowser. Bowser saw Link coming and spat fire balls at the hero. Link used his shield to dodge them all before grabbing a bomb and throwing it straight into Bowser's still open mouth. Bowser started choking as he struggled to get it out. Link reached his target and before Bowser noticed Link shoved his indestructible Hylian shield between Bowser's jaw, and finally delivered a rising spin attack causing Bowser to go flying away. Before Bowser could even hit the ground, the bomb exploded, causing his head to blow up into several chunks. Bowser's headless corpse fell onto the ground, Link then retrieved his shield, not damaged at all from the explosion, and continued back to Hyrule.

## Alternate Ending

Bowser's airship flies over Hyrule. He lands in a field over-looking the castle , preparing to conquer it. Just as he's ready to approach an arrow whizzes pass his face and he just narrowly dodges it. He then turns to see Link with his bow equipped. Bowser roars as Link prepares to take on the giant monster.

**FIGHT!**

Bowser spits out several fireballs at Link. Link uses his shield to dodge the first few and sidesteps the other one before firing a slew of arrows at Bowser. Bowser launches another fireball that incinerates all the arrows and runs towards Link. Bowser swings his claws but Link raises the Hylian shield in time to stop the attack and swing his sword right into Bowser's chest. Link then stabs his sword toward Bowser but he dodges and throws a hard punch to Link's chest, sending him careening into a tree. The force of the attack causes the tree to snap and fall to the ground. Link struggles to get up as Bowser approaches him.

Link decides to drop a bomb and then quickly uses his hook shot to get on top of a tree. Bowser spits out a fireball that Link blocks with his shield. Bowser then realizes the bomb on the ground but before he can move, it blows up causing him to fly into the air. Link jumps off the tree, and slashes Bowser forcing him back down into the ground. Bowser lands on his shell before Link thrusts his sword down and stabs it into Bowser's chest.

Link stood atop of him and pulled the sword out, only for Bowser to quickly get on his feet and cause Link to stumble off him. He then swiped at Link several times, cutting Link up, before finishing with a dropkick. Link was knocked back far away, and Bowser picked up the fallen tree he launched Link into earlier and threw it at him. Link quickly equipped his golden gauntlets and caught the tree before throwing it back at Bowser. He then latches his hook shot onto the tree and uses the forward momentum to launch himself towards Bowser. Bowser once again grabs the tree and tosses it aside before realizing Link coming right toward him. Before Bowser could react, Link slices him across the chest. Bowser stumbles back as Link goes for another swing only for Bowser to miss and swat the master sword out of Link's hands, being tossed far away and stabbing itself into the ground.

The master sword flew away as Bowser goes for a dropkick on Link. Link raises his shield just in time but the force of the attack sends him back. Link threw a boomerang that Bowser ducks under and continues to hunt Link down. Link raises his shield but Bowser sidesteps him, grabbling him before leaping up into the air and crushing him with a side slam. He picked Link up and grabbed him by the throat, before Link gave a kick to the neck. Bowser got his breath knocked out of him which gave Link the opportunity to escape the hold. Bowser attempted to grab him again before Link caught him with his gauntlets, leading to a test of strength. Both were struggling to gain an advantage as they seemed dead even. That is until Link's boomerang came back, striking Bowser in the back of the head, allowing Link to gain the advantage. Link then grabbed Bowser by the legs and threw him deep into the forest causing him to crash through several trees.

Link uses this opportunity to grab his sword once again, knowing he can't beat Bowser with brute strength alone. Link followed with his hook shot and shot arrows right at Bowser. Bowser picked himself up and used his fire breath to destroy the arrows only for Link to come dashing towards him. Bowser narrowly dodged a swing from Link as he once again threw his boomerang while Bowser swung at Link who raised his shield. Bowser kept swiping at Link, until Link used his shield to swat Bowser's hand away and went for a stab which Bowser deflected by spinning and using his own shell as a shield. Bowser spotted the boomerang coming back towards him so he quickly used his tail to trip Link up before grabbing the returning boomerang and striking the Hylian straight in the head with his own weapon.

Link's forehead began to bleed as he tried to fight back. He swung his shield right into Bowser's head, but Bowser barely stumbled back and punched his arm with the shield, causing it to be sent flying away. Bowser then unleashed another gritty punch on Link sending him flying back. Link landed with a hard thud as Bowser then grabbed another tree and threw it at Link who responded with a bomb to blow it up. Link used his hook shot through the smoke but Bowser saw it and anticipated him, as Link came towards him Bowser and Link sliced at each other. Link connected with Bowser's neck but Bowser cut him across the chest, both attacks stopping their forward momentum from cutting through either of their bodies.

Both were struggling after that and faced each other, ready to end it. Bowser spat out fire balls that Link narrowly dodged. Link responded with several arrows, and one of the connected, hitting Bowser in the neck causing him to roar in pain. Link used his hook shot on a tree to get to Bowser and finish the fight. Bowser saw this and grabbed the tree from the ground and threw it right at Link, Link's momentum halted as the tree raced towards him and he jumped away from the trunk but Bowser was quick to spit fire balls at him. Before Link could react he was hit by the flames, knocking Link back while burning him severely. Link was free falling as Bowser ran right at him, getting into his shell and using whirling fortress. The spikes on his shell cut into Link as Bowser kept gaining momentum, until colliding into a nearby tree. Link screamed in agony as the spikes of Bowser's shell pierced his body. Bowser forced himself out of the shell and off Link's body. Link's body was covered in holes, notably one in his neck. and several burns. Link's body slumped over as he roared in pride and went on with his mission to conquer Hyrule.