Editing Baby Bowser

{{about|[[Bowser]] as an infant|Bowser's identical-looking minions known as Baby Bowsers in the first three Mario Parties|[[Koopa Kids]]|the group of seven [[Koopa]] siblings originally considered Bowser's children|[[Koopalings]]}}

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|image=[[File:Babybowser.png|200px]]<br>Artwork of '''Baby Bowser''' from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''.

|latest_appearance=''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])

|latest_portrayal=[[Caety Sagoian]] (2014-present)

'''Baby Bowser''' (called '''Prince Bowser''' or '''King Bowser''' by his minions), also known as '''Baby Koopa'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000302005226/http://www.yoshisstory.com/page6.html ''Yoshi's Story'' official website (Wayback Archive)]. Retrieved April 23, 2015.</ref>, is a recurring villain in the ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'' franchise. He was designed to be the infant self of [[Bowser]]. Although not related to him, [[Kamek]] is mainly responsible for his child rearing. Baby Bowser looks almost identical to his adult form's child, [[Bowser Jr.]]. The main difference between the two is that Bowser Jr. has a painting on his bandanna, while Baby Bowser's is blank, or he does not wear it at all.

===''Yoshi'' franchise===

====[[Yoshi's Island (series)|''Yoshi's Island'' series]]====

=====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''=====

[[File:Baby Bowser YI.png|thumb|160px|left|Baby Bowser as he appeared in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.]]

[[File:Baby Bowser SMW2 Sprite.png|frame]]

Baby Bowser is the final boss of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. He appears at the end of [[King Bowser's Castle (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|his castle]] as Kamek is demanding that Yoshi hand over Baby Mario, waking and complaining that "it's too noisy". He then [[Ground Pound]]s Kamek and kicks him away, noticing Yoshi immediately afterward and wanting to ride the "gween donkey". Baby Bowser attacks by ground pounding wherever Yoshi is, creating shockwaves on the ground. In addition, if Baby Mario is knocked off of Yoshi's back, Baby Bowser climbs onto his back instead; if Baby Mario is saved afterward, Baby Bowser will be stunned. Baby Bowser can be hit by ground pounding the ground close to him, and after three hits Baby Bowser is beaten. Kamek shows up and uses his magic on him, causing him to grow to a gigantic size, destroying the castle around him. Baby Bowser is also the only boss who must be defeated before Kamek casts a spell on him.

The final battle takes place on the remains of the room; at the beginning Baby Bowser sends debris down to destroy part of the ground. During the second phase, Baby Bowser attacks by breathing fireballs at Yoshi, advancing from in the background. If Baby Bowser gets too close the ground is destroyed, instantly defeating Yoshi. The player must grab the [[Giant Egg]]s that [[Baron von Zeppelin]]s carry onto the stage and throw them into the background at Baby Bowser to knock him back. After enough hits, he simply charges forward, and after seven hits, he is defeated, returned to his normal size and knocked out. Afterward, Kamek reappears and vows revenge before flying off with Baby Bowser. Yoshi then sprints up to the [[Stork]] and [[Baby Luigi]], freeing them both and allowing the Stork to deliver the babies to their parents.

It's possible to defeat Baby Bowser even when the platform is gone. If done, he falls down, and Yoshi falls, landing on a platform where Baby Luigi and the Stork are. Yoshi will notice Kamek, who flies off. Then, the rest will be back to normal.

[[File:BabyNinjaBowser.PNG|thumb|left|Baby Bowser in ''Yoshi's Story''.]]

Baby Bowser gets his revenge in ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' when he steals the [[Super Happy Tree]], the source of all the happiness throughout [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]]. To make matters worse, he turns the entire island into a pop-up book. It's up to a bunch of [[Baby Yoshi]]s to stop him. After some venturing, the Baby Yoshis uncover Baby Bowser in his castle and one of them duels him to reclaim the Super Happy Tree. Baby Yoshi has to hit Baby Bowser with [[Bob-omb]]s while the prince is riding his "[[Baby Bowser's Pet|pet]]" and knock him off. The battle is then on the ground where Baby Bowser shoots fireballs, throws bombs, and sends shock-waves; Yoshi has to hit him a few more times to beat him. After being beaten, Bowser surrenders, and allows the baby Yoshis to have the Super Happy Tree back, rationalizing that the fruit tasted horrible to him anyway, before being carried out by his Toadies while sobbing.

Baby Bowser makes a cameo in ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' as one of the selectable high score icons. He also appears when Yoshi gets a [[Game Over]] with over 3000 yards on the Challenge Mode, laughing with Kamek.

 

[[File:BBowserYellowYoshi.png|thumb|200px|Baby Bowser spitting out a fireball in ''Yoshi's Island DS''.]]

[[File:YIDS-Past And Present Bowser.png|thumb|left|Baby Bowser with his future self and [[Kamek]].]]

During the events of ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Baby Bowser is at his castle when his future self shows up to kidnap the [[star children]] and gain control of the universe. Baby Bowser is ironically abducted by the future Kamek and brought to Bowser's Castle. When he realizes what's going on, he insults his grown-up self and his plan, calling him an "old geezer." Enraged and oblivious to the fact that his younger self is one of the star children, the Koopa King kicks Baby Bowser out of the castle.

As Baby Bowser plummets, he swears revenge and once he lands, he yells into the sky in a futile attempt to remind his older self that they're one and the same. Baby Bowser then notices Baby Mario and tells him he sees Baby Luigi in Bowser's Castle. Baby Bowser then realizes that he has just landed on Yoshi and is stoked to get a ride from him. Baby Bowser is then playable for the remainder of [[World 4 (Yoshi's Island DS)|World 4]]; as the [[Nintendo Power]] Player's Guide puts it, he shows up to "kick some major enemy butt, of course!" While carrying him, Yoshi can't [[swallow]] enemies, as this move is replaced with the young Koopa's ability to breathe fireballs; this defeats enemies and melts ice cubes. Once [[Big Guy the Stilted]] is defeated, Baby Bowser leaves Yoshi's group in an attempt to hitch a ride from the future Kamek as he flies off to report to the adult Bowser. However, Baby Bowser loses his grip and falls off of Kamek's broomstick.  

Baby Bowser later rejoins Yoshi's group, along with [[Baby Wario]], when they reach Bowser's Castle. He eventually betrays them and attacks Yoshi and the babies, believing they're after his treasure. The fight goes much like the previous one, but faster. Yoshi beats the little prince and Kamek takes him away, leaving the group to the future Bowser, who is angry at what Yoshi did to his younger self. He is then eventually defeated. At the end of the game, Baby Bowser falls off Kamek's broom and lands on a barge carrying his treasure, now claimed by Baby Wario; an argument between the two young misers inevitably ensues.

=====''Yoshi's New Island''=====

[[File:Kamek and Baby Bowser Artwork - Yoshi's New Island.png|thumb|200px|Baby Bowser and Kamek, in ''Yoshi's New Island''.]]

After a 7-year hiatus, Baby Bowser appears in ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' as one of the game's main antagonists (alongside Kamek). In this game, he plans to turn [[Egg Island]] into his vacation home, so the Yoshis, as well as adventuring to rescue Baby Luigi, go out to stop Baby Bowser's plan. At the end, the scenario is similar to the original ''Yoshi's Island''. He is once again awaken from his slumber, only to crush and kick Kamek out. He soon notices the "familiar green donkey" and proceeds to try and ride Yoshi again.  

He is the penultimate boss of the game in a two part battle reminiscent of his battle in ''Super Mario World 2'', though the second part of the battle (where he once again becomes a giant thanks to Kamek) is more similar to the battle with Giant Bowser in ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. His voice in this game is a more baby sounding voice of [[Bowser Jr.|his future son]]. After he is defeated, and before the stork and Baby Luigi are rescued, [[Bowser|his future self]] appears out of nowhere, making Yoshi and Baby Mario battle him.

====''Yoshi's Woolly World''====

[[File:BabyBowser - YWW.png|thumb|left|Baby Bowser handicraft toy, made to promote ''Yoshi's Woolly World''.]]

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Baby Bowser is the final boss in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', and is first seen waiting for [[Kamek]] to give him yarn to make "a big new castle". Then, [[Yoshi]] suddenly appears and Baby Bowser starts the battle with him. Yoshi must throw a yarn ball (provided by one of three red [[Shy Guy]]s that periodically fall from the top of the screen) at Baby Bowser, then ground-pound him, and repeat this three times to defeat him. After Baby Bowser is defeated, Kamek later uses the power of the [[Wonder Wool]] to make him transform into Mega Baby Bowser. To defeat him, Yoshi must unravel giant yarn balls to get three medium-sized yarn balls each, then throw them at the eight giant, glowing, magenta Wonder Wools circling around Mega Baby Bowser. The game ends when Yoshi successfully defeats Mega Baby Bowser, and the Wonder Wools finally unravels from him, causing all of the single-color-and-white Yoshis to return back to normal. Afterwards, Baby Bowser is taken away by Kamek, and is last seen near a moon with Kamek carrying him. [[Poochy]] pops out from behind the moon, causing Kamek to get spooked and accidentally drops Baby Bowser as the game's closing credits begin to roll.

 

A [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] of Baby Bowser as he appears in ''Yoshi's Story'' can be obtained at random in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.

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[[File:MaLBiS Babybowser.gif|frame|left]]

Baby Bowser's only appearance in the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' series is in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', where he is the secondary antagonist. He first appears at the beginning of the game, in an attempt to kidnap [[Baby Peach]]. Luckily, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi show up in the nick of time to play with Baby Peach. After Baby Mario defeats him however, the [[Shroob]]s attack [[Princess Peach's Castle]]. Fortunately, everyone manages to escape on Baby Bowser's [[Koopa Cruiser]]. On the way to his castle, Baby Bowser picks the [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] from the future to get Baby Peach to stop crying. On the Koopa Cruiser, he receives a transmission from [[Princess Shroob]] at [[Shroob Castle]]. She tells the crew something in the Shroobs' language and shoots down the Koopa Cruiser with a [[Shroob Missile]].

Baby Bowser is flung away from the Koopa Cruiser on the impact, into his castle. Eventually, he realizes that the Mario Bros. have stolen the [[Cobalt Star|Cobalt Star Shard]] from his castle and tracked the Bros. down at the [[Vim Factory]], where he swipes both his Cobalt Star Shard and the one the Bros. have just obtained from [[Swiggler]].

Baby Bowser then flees to the peak of Yoshi's Island with his caretaker, Kamek, where he orders Kamek to snatch the [[Yoshi Cookie]]s from the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s. When the Mario Bros. catch up to Baby Bowser at the peak, he scarfs down all the Yoshi Cookies, but starts choking. Baby Bowser then leaves to the other side of the peak after Kamek had given him some "evil" [[milk]]. After the Mario Bros. defeat Kamek, they corner him at the other side of the peak. Without thinking his plans through, Baby Bowser eats the Cobalt Star Shards. Soon after, he and the Mario Bros. are eaten by [[Yoob]].

Inside Yoob, Baby Bowser, along with the Yoshis already eaten, are put inside a [[Yoob Egg]]. When the Mario Bros. confront [[Sunnycide]], a monster within Yoob, he throws the egg Baby Bowser is in at Luigi, breaking it open. After the Mario Bros. defeat Sunnycide, Baby Bowser and all of the swallowed Yoshis escape Yoob.

Back on Yoshi's Island, Baby Bowser informs the Yoshis that he saved them from Yoob. Having believed him, the Yoshis give him the rest of their Yoshi Cookies when the Mario Bros. and [[Toadbert]] show up and tell the Yoshis that he is lying. Baby Bowser then eats all of the Yoshi Cookies and gets sick. He vomits the Cobalt Star Shards, which, seemingly with [[Elder Princess Shroob|a mind of their own]], hit him and fling him off of Yoshi's Island.

Later on, Baby Bowser heads off to [[Thwomp Volcano]] to build a new castle, where he meets his future self, Bowser. After a minor argument, Baby Bowser and Bowser team up, not knowing the other ones identity, against the Mario Bros.. They end up being beaten after the battle and flung into the sky by an [[Thwomp Elevator]], where Bowser ends up in a [[Time Hole]] and Baby Bowser ends up on top of the [[Shroob Mothership]].  

Baby Bowser shows up again after the Bros. have defeated Princess Shroob and, despite being warned, he put the Cobalt Star Shards together and completed the Cobalt Star, releasing Elder Princess Shroob. Baby Bowser is then turned into a [[Shroob Mushroom]]. Baby Luigi's tears later turn him back to his normal state. Baby Bowser shows up at the end of the game going home and complaining about losing the Cobalt Star.

==Characteristics==

Baby Bowser shares many physical qualities with his adult counterpart, Bowser. They both have red hair and black cuffs on their arms. Baby Bowser has cuffs on his neck in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'', and in ''Yoshi's Story''. In these appearances, Baby Bowser appears with spiked cuffs, while in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' and ''Yoshi's Island DS'', his cuffs appear with no spikes. Like Bowser, Baby Bowser has two red eyebrows (black on his ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi Island''{{'}}s sprite), a green shell with spikes, and two small nostrils on his nose. Baby Bowser also has claws on his hands and his feet. Unlike Bowser, Baby Bowser either has no horns or his horns are small and stubby, much like [[Bowser Jr.]]'s, depending on the game.

His personality is similar in many ways to [[Bowser Jr.]]'s. A spoiled child, Baby Bowser frequently throws tantrums in hopes that his minions will give him what he wants. He is greedy and also very gluttonous, as shown in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', where he eats a huge pile of Yoshi Cookies and the Cobalt Star shards. Toadbert calls him a "Little Piggie". He even insulted his future self in ''Yoshi's Island DS''. In ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' and ''Yoshi's New Island'', Baby Bowser has a tendency to speak in baby-like language, with phrases such as "gween donkey" being heard from him.

Even as a child, Baby Bowser demonstrated some of his adult self's traits, such as breathing fire (Either large streams of fire or fireballs) and possessing a surprising amount of strength. He can also Ground Pound and Flutter like Yoshi. In ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', he has a hammer just like the baby bros. Unlike Bowser, he seems to be more active and has a bigger appetite.

===''Yoshi's Island DS''===

''With his fiery breath, Baby Bowser can defeat enemies and melt ice. Breathe fire by pressing {{button|ds|Y}}. Keep in mind that Yoshi can't make eggs with Baby Bowser on his back, but he can still pick them up and throw them.''

*'''Special Ability''': [[Fire Breath|Breathing Fire]]

==Trophy information in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==  

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| align=center | ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''<br>10/95

|''Even as a youngster, Baby Bowser was already playing pranks and causing trouble for Baby Mario and his pal Yoshi. Even at this early age of his evil career, Baby Bowser had tons of henchmen at his disposal. Many experts speculate that Mario and Bowser have some sort of connection that can be traced back to their mutual births.''

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*''"Huh?? Hmm?!!? Mmmmm!!!!?! What kind of [[Green Yoshi|gween donkey]] is dat? Looks wyke fun! Me wanna ri-ide!!! MINE!! MINE!!!"''

*''"I was a little creeped out at first, hanging out in this [[Yoshi's Island (place)#Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time|ghost town]], but..."''

*''"Don't think I got punted off [[Yoshi's Island (place)|Yoshi's Island]] like some scrub! No way! I LEFT! On MY terms!"''

==List of appearances by date==

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!width=50%|Title

!width=20%|Description

|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''

|Final Boss

|[[Japan]]:<br>August 15, [[List of games by date#1995|1995]]

|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]

|-

|''[[Yoshi's Story]]''

|Main Antagonist, Final Boss

|Japan:<br>December 21, [[List of games by date#1997|1997]]

|[[Nintendo 64]]

|-

|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''

|Cameo as a [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]

||Japan:<br>November 21, [[List of games by date#2001|2001]]

|[[GameCube]]

|-

|''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island#Remakes and Ports|Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island]]

|Final Boss

|Japan:<br>September 20, [[List of games by date#2002|2002]]

|[[Game Boy Advance]]

|-

|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''

|Major Antagonist, Boss

||[[North America]]:<br>November 28, [[List of games by date#2005|2005]]

|[[Nintendo DS]]

|-

|''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]

|Boss/Playable Character

||[[North America]]:<br>November 13, [[List of games by date#2006|2006]]

|[[Nintendo DS]]

|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]''

|Main Antagonist, "Final" Boss

|[[North America]]/[[Europe]]:<br>March 14, [[List of games by date#2014|2014]]

|[[Nintendo 3DS]]

|-

|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''

|Final Boss

|[[Europe]]:<br>June 26, [[List of games by date#2015|2015]]

|[[Wii U]]

|-

|''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''

|Final Boss

|Japan:<br>January 19, [[List of games by date#2017|2017]]

|[[Nintendo 3DS]]

|}

|JapM=Baby Koopa (''Kuppa'' being the Japanese name of ''Bowser'')

|Fra=Bébé Bowser

|FraM=Baby Bowser

|Kor=베이비 쿠파

|KorM=Baby Koopa (''Kupa'' being ''Bowser'''s name in Korean as well)

|Chi=小酷霸

|ChiR=Xiǎo Kùbà

|ChiM=Little Koopa (''Kùbà'' being ''Bowser'''s name in Chinese as well)

|ItaM=-}}

*Baby Bowser and [[Baby Wario]] are the only babies from ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' not to appear in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''; however, Baby Wario has yet to have a 3D rendering.

*Baby Bowser is referred to as "Prince Bowser" in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', but he was previously "King Bowser" in the English version of ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. This is a translation error, but he is subsequently referred to as "King Bowser" in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''.

*His official artwork in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' depicts him on the back of a [[Yellow Yoshi]], which only appears during [[Fortress|fort]] levels. However, there is never a point in the actual game where Baby Bowser is usable in a fort.

*In the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode "[[Two Plumbers and a Baby]]," King Goo Goo Ga Ga Koopa falls into the [[Fountain of Youth]] and becomes a baby version of himself.

*Baby Bowser is the only baby character who is not voiced by someone who also voices their adult counterpart.

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