Editing Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)

{{articleabout|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''|other race tracks with similar names|[[Bowser's Castle (course)]]|other uses of Bowser's Castle|[[Bowser's Castle (disambiguation)]]}}

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|title=Bowser's Castle

|image=[[File:MK8 Bowser'sCastle.png|300px]]

|appearances=''[[Mario Kart 8]]''

|music=[[File:Mario Kart 8 Music - Bowser 39 s Castle.ogg]]

|map=[[File:250px-MK8 Bowser's Castle map.png]]

'''Bowser's Castle''' is the penultimate course of [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. The course takes place in Bowser's Castle and its surroundings, covered with lava pits, fireballs, and so forth.

 

In this incarnation of Bowser's Castle, several notable objects are placed inside and outside the castle. One of the notable feature is the giant, flaming golem in a shape of Bowser himself that constantly punches the forked road to create undulations on the track. Several minions of [[Bowser]], such as [[Hammer Bros.]] and [[Dry Bone]]s, are seen patrolling inside the castle, sometimes cheering for the drivers. Like in many other Bowser's Castles, lava pillars sometimes gush out of the lava pits, damaging other drivers that passes the place where these hazards are nearby. The castle seems larger than most of its previous incarnations.

The course starts in the entrance of the castle. As soon as the drivers enter the castle, they will see the miniature of Bowser pointing the right way, along with several [[Gray Bowser Statue]]s that shoot lasers on the drivers. After numerous turns, drivers will enter the road with anti-gravity sections. Along the way lies the ramps that the drivers can perform [[Trick]]s, but with the extreme caution, as there lies the sets of [[Firebar]]s and a flail. After these sections lies the U-turn that leads to the forked way where flaming the Bowser Golem is. Two roads will eventually merge into one and they will have spiraling section of the road. Lava pillars gush out from the lava pit and will hit the unwary drivers that pass through these hazards. At the end of the road lies the gliding pad that leads outside of the castle. There is another U-turn, with what appears to be a boulder shaped like a [[Brolder]] rolling towards the drivers. After these turns lies the finish line.

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File:MK8- Bowser's Castle.PNG|The track's icon.

File:BowserCastleMK8.png|The giant flaming Bowser Golem.

File:40_Koopa_1.jpg|Bowser racing outside of his own castle.

File:BowserCastle.PNG|The [[Stamp (Mario Kart 8)|stamp]] obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course.

File:BowsersCastle8EntranceLasers.png|Lasers from the Gray Bowser Statues, which start firing lasers when players usually enter the second lap.

File:BowsersCastle8BallnChain.png|The [[Ball 'n' Chain]] jump.

File:BowsersCastle8SplitPathBowserGolem.png|The path splitting and the Bowser Golem.

File:BowersCastle8Gliding.png|The gliding segment before the course's end.

File:BowsersCastle8View.png|A view of the exterior of Bowser's Castle, before the starting line.

{{Foreignname

|Fra=Château de Bowser

|FraM=Bowser's Castle

|Jap=クッパキャッスル

|JapR=Kuppa Kyassuru

|JapM=Bowser Castle

|Por=Castelo do Bowser

|PorM=Bowser's Castle

*This is the first Bowser's Castle course that does not feature any [[Thwomp]]s.

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