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{{distinguish|Bowser}}
{{distinguish|Bowser}}
{{character infobox
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SMRPG NS Bowyer.png|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)
|image=[[File:Bowyer.jpg|150px]]
| species= Bow
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
}}
{{quote|What? WHAT? Disturb me [[Aero|you]] must not! Practicing, I am. More [[Aero|arrow]]s must I shoot! More statues must I make, nya!”<br>“Gnya, NYA!? A stranger [[Geno|you]] are... and strange looking at that! Teach you, we must, who's in charge!|Bowyer|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
[[File:Bowyer2.jpg|thumb|left|Bowyer being confronted by Mario and Geno in the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Switch remake]]]]
{{quote|What? WHAT? Disturb me [[Aero|you]] must not! Practicing, I am. More [[Aero|arrow]]s must I shoot! More statues must I make, nya!"<br>"Gnya, NYA!? A stranger [[Geno|you]] are... and strange looking at that! Teach you, we must, who’s in charge!|Bowyer|Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars}}
'''Bowyer''' is a commander of the [[Smithy Gang]] in the game ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''. Bowyer resembles a bow, and attacks by firing his minions (called [[Aero]]s) at his opponents. His name comes from "{{wp|bowyer}}", a person who makes or sells bows to be used for archery.
 
[[File:SMRPG Bowyer field.png|frame|left|Field sprite]]
[[File:SMRPG Bowyer field.png|frame|left|Field sprite]]
'''Bowyer''' is a commander of the [[Smithy Gang]] in the game ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its Switch remake]]. Bowyer resembles a bow, and attacks by firing his minions called [[Aero]]s at his opponents. His name comes from "{{wp|bowyer}}", a person who makes or sells bows to be used for archery.
Bowyer was ordered by Smithy to attack [[Rose Town]]. As such, Bowyer, while at the [[Forest Maze]], begins firing poison-tipped arrows at [[Rose Town]]. When a person is hit with an arrow, they will become paralyzed and remain frozen like statues. His Aero minions found the second [[Star Piece (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Star Piece]] in the forest.
 
Bowyer was ordered by [[Smithy]] to attack [[Rose Town]]. As such, Bowyer, while at the [[Forest Maze]], begins firing poison-tipped arrows at Rose Town. When a person is hit with an arrow, they will become paralyzed and remain frozen like statues. His Aero minions found the second [[Star Piece (Super Mario RPG)|Star Piece]] in the forest.


When Bowyer gets the Star Piece, he is confronted by a strange, blue garbed warrior named [[Geno]]. At the same time, [[Mario]] and [[Mallow]] arrive to stop Bowyer, the source of the arrows plaguing Rose Town. As a result, the three warriors team up to battle the maniacal monster.
When Bowyer gets the Star Piece, he is confronted by a strange, blue garbed warrior named [[Geno]]. At the same time, [[Mario]] and [[Mallow]] arrive to stop Bowyer, the source of the arrows plaguing Rose Town. As a result, the three warriors team up to battle the maniacal monster.


While Bowyer's main attack is firing arrows, the monster is also a master of lightning magic. Additionally, Bowyer can [[Fourth wall|disable the buttons on the player's controllers]], meaning that Mario's party and Bowyer [[Prohibited Command|will be prevented from using regular attacks, special attacks, or items]] until another button is disabled.
While Bowyer's main attack is firing arrows, the monster is also a master of lightning magic. Additionally, Bowyer can [[Fourth wall|disable the buttons on the player's controllers]], meaning that Mario and his allies [[Prohibited Command|will be prevented from using regular attacks, special attacks, or items]] until another button is disabled. Ultimately, Mario, Mallow, and Geno defeat him and recover the second Star Piece.
 
Later, Mario, Mallow, Geno, [[Bowser]], and [[Princess Peach]] encountered several [[Machine Made|mass-produced Bowyer copies]] in the [[Weapon World]].
 
Bowyer can be seen in the [[parade]] during the end credits, along with [[Claymorton]] and [[Speardovich]], in which all three are pounded by Smithy's hammer.


While having the same overall role in the remake, his boss fight was changed slightly due to the inclusion of the [[Triple Move]] mechanic. After dealing significant damage, Bowyer, realizing that he is likely going to lose against Geno, Mario, and Mallow, fires three Aeros at all the buttons, thus effectively disabling the party from attacking him or even healing. However, Geno suggests they team up with their combined might via a Triple Move, with Bowyer initially intending to respond in kind until he realizes he does not have any allies to do so. He then collapses into a heap after the Triple Move is used against him before vanishing. Additionally, [[Toad Assist]] cannot be used after Bowyer spawns the buttons.
Later, Mario, Mallow, Geno, [[Bowser]], and [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] encountered several [[Machine Made|mass-produced Bowyer copies]] in Smithy's [[Factory (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars)|Factory]].


Bowyer can be seen in the [[parade]] during the end credits, along with [[Mack]] and [[Yaridovich]], in which all three are pounded by Smithy's hammer.
==Profiles and statistics==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
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===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
===''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)===
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Bowyer}}
{{:Monster List|transcludesection=Bowyer MM}}
{{Multilang profile
{{Multilang profile
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SMRPG Bowyer Concept Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork
SMRPG NS Bowyer.png|[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
Bowyer.jpg|Artwork
Bowyer2.jpg|Bowyer being confronted by Mario and Geno in the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Switch remake]]
SMRPG NS Bowyer Machine Made.png|Bowyer (Machine Made), ''Super Mario RPG'' (Nintendo Switch)
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|Jap=ユミンパ
|Jap=ユミンパ
|JapR=Yuminpa
|JapR=Yuminpa
|JapM=From「弓」(''{{wp|yumi}}'', "bow") and possibly「くるりんぱ」(''kururinpa'', a childish slang expression for "crazy")
|JapM=From「弓」(''{{wp|yumi}}'') and possibly「くるりんぱ」(''kururinpa'', a childish slang expression meaning "Ta-dah!")
|Chi=弓箭帕
|ChiR=Gōngjiànpà
|ChiM=From「弓箭」(''gōngjiàn'', "bow and arrow") and a transliteration of the Japanese name
|Dut=Boogerd
|DutM=From ''boog'' ("bow") and the adjective-forming suffix ''-erd''
|Fre=Chtarbarc
|Fre=Chtarbarc
|FreM=Portmanteau of ''chtarbé'' (a slang term for "bonkers") and ''arc'' ("bow")
|FreM=From "chtarbé" (mad person in slang) and "arc" (bow)
|Ger=Bogo
|GerM=Masculine version of ''Bogen'' ("bow")
|Ita=Arko
|Ita=Arko
|ItaM=From ''arco'' ("bow")
|ItaM=Pun on "arco" (bow)
|Kor=보이어
|KorR=Boieo
|KorM=Transliteration of the English name
|Spa=Arquelio
|Spa=Arquelio
|SpaM=From ''arquero'' ("archer") and the male name ending ''-io''
|SpaM=From "arquero" (archer) and the male names ending "-io"
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Bowyer uses anastrophe when he speaks, meaning he reverses the usual order of clauses in his sentences when talking to others, similarly to {{wp|Yoda}} from ''{{wp|Star Wars}}''. He also has a habit of saying "Nya!", which is the Japanese word for "meow".
*Bowyer uses anastrophe when he speaks, meaning he reverses the usual order of clauses in his sentences when talking to others, similar to {{wp|Yoda}} from ''{{wp|Star Wars}}''. He also has a habit of saying "Nya!", which is the Japanese word for "meow".
*In Bowyer's original artwork, his eyes are red, but his in-game sprites have blue eyes; his Machine Made counterpart has red eyes, however.
*In Bowyer's original artwork, his eyes are red, but his in-game sprites have blue eyes; his Machine Made counterpart has red eyes, however.
*For some reason, he has a reaction to [[Carbo Cookie]]s in his AI script, despite the Carbo Cookie not being available until after his defeat and being unusable in battle, anyway. This reaction also applies to his [[Machine Made]] self. The reaction appears to have been intended to unlock all the buttons.
*For some reason, he has a reaction to Carbo Cookies in his AI script, despite the Carbo Cookie not being available until after his defeat and being unusable in battle, anyway. This reaction also applies to his [[Machine Made]] self.
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