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|image=[[File:SMRPG NS Bowyer.png|150px]] | |image=[[File:SMRPG NS Bowyer.png|150px]] | ||
|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]]) | |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! | |||
{{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: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 | '''Bowyer''' is a commander of the [[Smithy Gang]] in the game ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and 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 | 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. | ||
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 | 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 | 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 [[Claymorton]] and [[Speardovich]], in which all three are pounded by Smithy's hammer. | 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. | ||
==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}} | ||
{{Multilang profile | {{Multilang profile | ||
|columns=1 | |columns=1 | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
SMRPG Bowyer Concept Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork | SMRPG Bowyer Concept Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork | ||
Bowyer.jpg| | Bowyer.jpg|''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' | ||
Bowyer2.jpg|Bowyer being confronted by Mario and Geno in the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Switch remake]] | Bowyer2.jpg|Bowyer being confronted by Mario and Geno in the [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Switch remake]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|Jap=ユミンパ | |Jap=ユミンパ | ||
|JapR=Yuminpa | |JapR=Yuminpa | ||
|JapM=From「弓」(''{{wp|yumi}}'' | |JapM=From「弓」(''{{wp|yumi}}'') and possibly「くるりんぱ」(''kururinpa'', a childish slang expression for "crazy") | ||
|Chi=弓箭帕 | |Chi=弓箭帕 | ||
|ChiR=Gōngjiànpà | |ChiR=Gōngjiànpà | ||
|ChiM= | |ChiM= | ||
|Fre=Chtarbarc | |Fre=Chtarbarc | ||
|FreM=Portmanteau of | |FreM=Portmanteau of "chtarbé" (bonkers in slang) and "arc" (bow) | ||
|Ita=Arko | |Ita=Arko | ||
|ItaM= | |ItaM=Pun on "arco" (bow) | ||
|Spa=Arquelio | |Spa=Arquelio | ||
|SpaM=From | |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, | *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 | *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. | ||
{{SMRPG}} | {{SMRPG}} | ||
[[Category:Electrical creatures]] | |||
[[Category:Smithy Gang]] | [[Category:Smithy Gang]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bosses]] | [[Category:Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars bosses]] | ||
[[de:Bowyer]] | [[de:Bowyer]] | ||
[[it: | [[it:Bowyer]] | ||
