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|image=[[File:SMO Bowser statue Capture.png]]<br> | |image=[[File:SMO Bowser statue Capture.png]]<br>In-game artwork of the [[capture]]d Bowser Statue from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]]) | ||
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====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''==== | ====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''==== | ||
[[File:NewBowserStatue.png|frame|left]] | [[File:NewBowserStatue.png|frame|left]] | ||
Heads of Bowser statues, referred to as '''Bowser sculptures''',<ref> | Heads of Bowser statues, referred to as '''Bowser sculptures''',<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 169 and 229.</ref> appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They can be found on walls breathing large fireballs that fly horizontally to the left. They appear in [[World 6-5 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-5]] and {{world-link|star|7|World Star-7 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} as well as in the giant Bowser and [[Dry Bowser]] battles. The ones in the third part of both battles breathe purple fireballs which fly straight at Mario, similar to [[Ludwig von Koopa]]'s blue magic blasts during his first battle in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' but less pursuant. | ||
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===''Mario's Time Machine''=== | ===''Mario's Time Machine''=== | ||
[[File:Time Machine Bowser Statue.png|frame|Both in-game and properly-assembled versions of Bowser Statues in ''Mario's Time Machine'']] | [[File:Time Machine Bowser Statue.png|frame|Both in-game and properly-assembled versions of Bowser Statues in ''Mario's Time Machine'']] | ||
In the NES release of ''[[ | In the NES release of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', Bowser Statues appear in [[Bowser's Museum]], where they use Bowser's graphics from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', and as such are the same size as him. However, two of their 8-by-8 tiles (the right hand and lower jaw) appear to have been switched by mistake. | ||
===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ||
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====''Mario Kart Wii''==== | ====''Mario Kart Wii''==== | ||
[[File:MechaBowserMKW.png|thumb|Mecha Bowser in ''Mario Kart Wii'']] | [[File:MechaBowserMKW.png|thumb|Mecha Bowser in ''Mario Kart Wii'']] | ||
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', another lone Bowser Statue, this time alternatively known as '''Mecha Bowser'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|title=''Mario Kart Wii'' Premiere Edition|page=92|date=April 27, 2008|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0-7615-5970-1}}</ref> or '''Bowser (Mechanical)''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|title=''Mario Kart Wii'' Premiere Edition|page=33|date=April 27, 2008|language=en-us|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=0-7615-5970-1}}</ref> appears in the new iteration of [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]]. Its model and textures resemble the one from ''Double Dash!'' with a few touch-ups such as a more sophisticated jaw,<ref name=noclip>[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/688266821563842591/1174233962273583204/image.png Collage of Bowser Statue models and textures from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' and ''Mario Kart Wii''], collected from [noclip.website] | In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', another lone Bowser Statue, this time alternatively known as '''Mecha Bowser'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|title=''Mario Kart Wii'' Premiere Edition|page=92|date=April 27, 2008|language=en-us|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0-7615-5970-1}}</ref> or '''Bowser (Mechanical)''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|title=''Mario Kart Wii'' Premiere Edition|page=33|date=April 27, 2008|language=en-us|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=0-7615-5970-1}}</ref> appears in the new iteration of [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]]. Its model and textures resemble the one from ''Double Dash!'' with a few touch-ups such as a more sophisticated jaw,<ref name=noclip>[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/688266821563842591/1174233962273583204/image.png Collage of Bowser Statue models and textures from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' and ''Mario Kart Wii''], collected from [noclip.website]</ref> though its movement is far more fluid and organic. It overlooks the end of a long stretch in the center of the track, halfway through the course, now seemingly coming out of the [[lava]]. As racers drive towards it, it launches large fireballs that bounce along the middle of the track until they explode, acting as a hazard that adds a major risk factor to taking the middle—and fastest—route through the room. The racers then drive past Mecha Bowser on either side of it, as the track splits into two when it reaches the stone Koopa. | ||
The Bowser Statues from ''Mario Kart 64'' reappear in their original course, now using a nearly-unchanged version of the ''Double Dash!!'' model, albeit shaded brown.<ref name=noclip/> The one in the courtyard can now hit racers with its fire. | The Bowser Statues from ''Mario Kart 64'' reappear in their original course, now using a nearly-unchanged version of the ''Double Dash!!'' model, albeit shaded brown.<ref name=noclip/> The one in the courtyard can now hit racers with its fire. | ||
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===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=クッパ{{ruby|石像|せきぞう}}<ref name=Daijiten/><ref>{{cite| | |Jap=クッパ{{ruby|石像|せきぞう}}<ref name=Daijiten/><ref>{{cite|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|date=2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook''|page=41, 60, and 200}}</ref> | ||
|JapR=Kuppa sekizō | |JapR=Kuppa sekizō | ||
|JapM=Bowser stone statue (''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'') | |JapM=Bowser stone statue (''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'') | ||
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|GerM=Bowser Statue | |GerM=Bowser Statue | ||
|Ger2M=Bowser Statue (Gold) | |Ger2M=Bowser Statue (Gold) | ||
|ChiS=酷霸王雕像<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/minigame.htm|title=New | |ChiS=酷霸王雕像<ref>{{cite|url=www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/minigame.htm|title=Official video from Chinese website for ''New Super Mario Bros.''|language=zh-hans|publisher=iQue|accessdate=February 24, 2020}}</ref> (''New Super Mario Bros.'') | ||
|ChiSR=Kùbàwáng Diāoxiàng | |ChiSR=Kùbàwáng Diāoxiàng | ||
|ChiSM=Bowser Statue | |ChiSM=Bowser Statue |