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| {{Distinguish|Black Bowser|Darkmess Bowser|Fury Bowser}} | | {{articleabout|the final boss from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''|the boss from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''|[[Shadoo|here]]}} |
| {{about|the final boss from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''|the boss from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''|[[Shadoo]]}}
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| {{character infobox | | |title='''''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Bowser's Inside Story]]'' Enemy''' |
| |image=[[File:MLBISBJJDarkBowser.png]]<br>Sprite of Dark Bowser from ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' | | |image=[[File:DarkBowserAni.gif]] |
| |species=[[Koopa (Bowser's species)|Koopa]]/[[Star (species)|Star]] | | |location=[[Princess Peach's Castle|Peach's Castle]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]]) | | |hp=3,000/3,500 (with challenge medal) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | | |power=344/860 |
| |latest_portrayal=[[Kenneth W. James|Kenny James]] ([[List of games by date#2009|2009]]–present)
| | |defense=187/281 |
| | |speed=37/56 |
| | |experience=0 |
| | |coins=0 |
| | |items=None |
| | |gear=None |
| | |related=[[Dark Star]], [[Dark Fawful]], [[Bowser]], [[Dark Star Core]] |
| }} | | }} |
| {{quote|Soon [[Mushroom Kingdom|this kingdom]] will vanish along with all who dwell within. And [[Bowser|you]], too, will sleep eternally in the dark power's embrace!|Dark Bowser|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}} | | {{quote|Soon [[Mushroom Kingdom|this kingdom]] will vanish along with all who dwell within. And [[Bowser|you]], too, will sleep eternally in the dark power's embrace!|Dark Bowser|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}} |
| '''Dark Bowser''' is the form the [[Dark Star]] takes after absorbing enough of [[Bowser]]'s DNA, who acts as Bowser's final boss in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''. His voice is a slowed-down version of Bowser's, and he has all the powers the original has, along with many dark variations as well. He is fought alongside [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]'s final boss, the [[Dark Star Core]].
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| ==History==
| | '''Dark Bowser''' is [[Bowser]]'s final boss in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''. He has all the powers Bowser has, along with many dark variations as well. He is far more evil than the original Bowser; while Bowser simply desires to take over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], Dark Bowser wants to destroy it outright. |
| [[File:Dark Bowser Pieces.PNG|thumb|left|200px|The pieces of Dark Bowser]]
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| While the [[Dark Star]] was gathering DNA from the [[Airway (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Airway]] inside [[Bowser's body]], [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] pursue it to try to stop it before it could complete a profile of Bowser's body. It manages to get his [[Punch]], [[Fire Breath]], [[Body Slam (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)|Body Slam]], and presumably even more moves before Mario and Luigi could fight it.
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| The brothers battle the Dark Star and manage to defeat it, but at this point, the Dark Star has absorbed every piece of DNA that it needed, so it leaves Bowser's body and transforms into Dark Bowser, albeit in a ghost-like state because part of its power had been taken by [[Fawful]]. After attempting to reclaim its missing power by inhaling an unconscious [[Princess Peach]], to no avail, Dark Bowser searches [[Peach's Castle|her castle]] for [[Dark Fawful]] to complete its new form. Bowser, however, finds Dark Fawful first who is in turn searching for Dark Star in order to take the rest of the power he had not absorbed. After Bowser defeats Dark Fawful in a battle (which results in him devolving into a bug-like form), the latter flees and is soon found by Dark Bowser who inhales him, thus restoring his full power, and completing his new form in the process.
| | ==Appearance== |
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| The newly completed Dark Bowser leaves the room, in the process opening the way to the secret tower of Peach's Castle. Bowser pursues him, and when he confronts his dark form, the two Bowsers both execute flame breath attacks that clash with each other, initiating the prologue to the final battle. Bowser eventually overwhelms Dark Bowser, who retreats higher into the tower in his inflammed [[spike ball (move)|spike ball]], forcing Bowser into the same position in the process. Bowser, with the help of Mario and Luigi in the [[Chest Station]], is able to defeat his dark form in a shell collision match, but the dark being manages to retreat again.
| | Dark Bowser looks like Bowser. However he has dark blue skin and shell, black horn and spike rings, paler snout, stomach, horn and spike color, red eyes, and a black mohawk. |
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| Just above the arena is the roof of the tower. Bowser follows a path to an arena, where Dark Bowser waits with a still unconscious Peach (who is now inexplicably outside of him). Dark Bowser, commenting on the dark power needing to be freed, unleashes a dark hurricane over the Mushroom Kingdom. In the original version, [[Broque Monsieur]], the [[Koopa Paratroopa Trio]] and some [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s and [[Goomba]]s trapped in bubbles are shown circling around the arena. [[Starlow]] attempts to encourage Bowser and reveal Mario and Luigi and her true identity, but the windstorm is too loud for him to hear her. Dark Bowser and Bowser then fire their Flame Breath at each other, initiating the final battle.
| | ==History== |
| | | ===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''=== |
| Once Mario and Luigi defeat the [[Dark Star Core]] inside Bowser, Dark Bowser becomes unstable. This allows Bowser to finish him off with a "KO [[punch]]". Dark Bowser, after saying his last words to Bowser, explodes, releasing the dying Dark Star, which flies above [[Peach's Castle]] and explodes, reverting the kingdom back to normal.
| | [[File:ShadowBowser.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Bowser]] battling '''Dark Bowser''', who's fully powered by [[Dark Fawful]].]] |
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| | While the evil [[Dark Star]] was gathering DNA from [[Bowser's body]], [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] tried to stop it before it succeeded. The brothers manage to defeat it, but it seems that it had already got every piece of DNA that it needs. The only parts missing were the legs, which it gathers by inhaling [[Dark Fawful]], thus creating a dark version of Bowser. He flees from Bowser, but when Bowser finds him in the secret tower, they both breathe fire at the same time, starting a duel. Bowser overwhelms him, then they both curl up into a spike ball and the fight commences. Bowser again overwhelms his dark form, who then unleashes a dark storm over the Mushroom Kingdom, trapping [[Broque Monsieur]], the [[Blue Paratroopa]]s and several Toads in bubbles. Bowser is now the only one who can defeat him. |
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| ==General information==
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| ===Physical description===
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| Dark Bowser has all of the original Bowser's physique and build, but is detailed very differently. All of his scales and shell are colored dark blue, and his snout, plastron/underbelly, horns and spikes are noticeably paler than Bowser's. His eyes are identical to the [[Dark Star]]'s own, but he seems to entirely lack Bowser's eyebrows. The rings around his spikes and horns are colored black, and the most noticeable difference between Bowser and Dark Bowser is that Dark Bowser has a black mohawk in place of Bowser's hair. His sprites also have dark orbs float across his body.
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| In his incomplete state, he retains his details, but appears as a ghostly figure with a purple coloration (without his eyes), whilst pulsating a brighter purple. His animations are also distinctive in that his idle sprite has misplaced pixels to give an effect resembling video noise, and his talking animations have a noticeable jitter to them. He also entirely lacks legs and a tail until he is fully complete.
| | One of Dark Bowser's attacks is throwing a boulder into the air and blasting it apart, causing rocks to fall out of the sky. Bowser must use his shell to avoid taking damage. However, he must also punch one of the rocks at Dark Bowser, who is charging an attack. When the rock lands in his mouth, it plugs him up and causes his attack to damage himself from the inside. If Bowser does not, he is blasted by dark fire. |
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| ===Speech===
| | [[File:Darkbowserfire.JPG|250px|thumb|Dark Bowser breathing fire at Bowser.]] |
| While Dark Bowser is incomplete, his speech is halted and can only speak one sentence at a time. However, upon his completion, he starts to speak fully and does not use contractions.
| | Another attack involves him [[punch]]ing Bowser repeatedly. Bowser must counter with his own punch, making their fists clash. The two giant blows meet and throw the titans back, creating a shock wave. Then Dark Bowser will jump into the air as a spiked ball and tries to land on Bowser. Bowser must retract into his shell to avoid taking damage. He can then counterattack by quickly throwing a punch at Dark Bowser. Another attack traps Bowser in a cage and raises it into the sky. He will then charge up an energy ball. Bowser must try and destroy the cage's lock before he gets hit by the energy ball. He can also swing the cage off its hinges with shell defense to damage Dark Bowser. |
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| | After taking enough damage, Dark Bowser will fall to the ground; he is then healed by the ingested Dark Fawful and will grow larger. He will always follow this up by tossing a mixed ball of "Dark Minions" at Bowser, including [[Goomba]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]], [[Thwomp]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, and [[Bullet Bill]]s. The ball pushes Bowser back several feet, after which he must then walk back through the "Dark Minions" while dodging or countering their attacks. When he catches up, Dark Bowser again curls up into a spike ball and tries to body slam him. Bowser must curl up into his shell, then do it again as Dark Bowser prepares the next body slam. |
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| In the Japanese version, his speech is halted and written entirely in katakana while he is incomplete. When Dark Bowser inhales Dark Fawful and is completed, he begins to speak in more natural Japanese, with kanji and no pauses.
| | Bowser has to punch him in the stomach so that he spits up [[Fawful]] and then inhales him, which Dark Bowser will try to do as well. Successfully inhaling Fawful pulls him into Bowser, where the Mario Brothers must fight Dark Fawful. Only upon Dark Fawful's defeat can Bowser give his shadowy doppelganger the final blow. |
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| Aside from text dialogue, Dark Bowser's roars and grunts are provided by [[Kenneth W. James|Kenny James]], who also voices the original Bowser.
| | Once defeated, Dark Bowser dissolves, leaving only the Dark Star, which rises into the air and explodes, restoring the Mushroom Kingdom to normal. |
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| ===Powers & abilities===
| | While Dark Bowser is incomplete, he speaks extremely slowly. However, as he becomes complete, he starts to speak fully. In the Japanese version, his speech is halted and written completely in katakana while he is incomplete. When Dark Bowser inhales Dark Fawful and is completed, he begins to speak in more natural Japanese, with kanji and no pauses. |
| [[File:Dark Bowser Fire.png|thumb|Dark Bowser breathing fire at Bowser.]]
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| While incomplete, the only powers Dark Bowser is shown to possess are floating, punching and inhaling. Once he inhales Dark Fawful after he is reduced to a bug-like form and turns complete, Dark Bowser showcases even more powers that are similar to the original Bowser's; exhaling/shooting fire out of his mouth, curling up into a [[spike ball (move)|spike ball]], etc. Dark Bowser also has the ability of spreading darkness throughout large areas of land, seen before the final boss fight with him, which also traps any residents inside dark bubbles. | |
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| During the final battle, Dark Bowser has the ability to create boulders, cages and energy balls as the means to attack Bowser. With the help of Dark Fawful, who is inside him, Dark Bowser can recover any and all damages given to him, seen once Bowser reduces his HP to zero, and even grow larger (with his belly being his only weak spot, which makes him cough up Dark Fawful and revert him back to normal size). Also, Dark Bowser makes use of dark variations of Bowser's own minions, sending them after Bowser when he turns giant.
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| However, if the Dark Star Core takes too much damage, Dark Bowser will become weakened and unstable, which is what ultimately allowed Bowser to finish him off during their fight.
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| ==Battle==
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| [[File:ShadowBowser.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Bowser]] battling Dark Bowser, who is fully powered by [[Dark Fawful]]]]
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| Dark Bowser has three attacks that he can use while in his regular form.
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| * His first attack involves tossing a giant boulder into the air and blasting it to pieces with a fireball. The pieces will then begin to rain down from the sky around Bowser, and he must use his [[shell defense]] to avoid taking damage. At the same time, Dark Bowser will be charging up a blast of dark fire breath, and Bowser must find an opportunity to punch one of the falling rocks that land in front of him at Dark Bowser before he finishes charging up. When the rock lands in his mouth, the attack's energy recoils and he inflicts damage on himself from the inside. If Bowser fails to punch a rock back at Dark Bowser, he will take damage from the flames.
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| * Dark Bowser can also repeatedly punch Bowser. Bowser must counter with his own punch, making their fists clash and negating any intended damage. Countering a punch will cause Dark Bowser to curl up into a [[spike ball (move)|spike ball]] and try and crush Bowser from above, which can be blocked with shell defense. When Dark Bowser lands on the ground, there is a brief window to counter with a punch before he returns to his spot.
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| * Another attack traps Bowser in a cage and raises it into the sky. Dark Bowser will then charge up an energy ball to launch at Bowser, who must repeatedly punch the cage with 14 punches to destroy the lock before the energy ball hits him. Bowser has just enough time to free himself and drop back to the ground before the energy ball strikes. Alternatively, Bowser can also use his shell defense to cause the cage to swing, and he must time his crouches at the peak of the swing to increase the swing intensity. Eventually, the wire will snap and Bowser lands on top of Dark Bowser's head, dealing some damage. In the remake, punching the cage now causes it to swing and land on Dark Bowser after it breaks.
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| |[[File:Darkminions.png]]<br>[[File:MLBISBJJDarkMinions.png]]
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| |The "Dark Minions" seen in the Dark Bowser fight in between versions.
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| After taking enough damage, Dark Bowser will fall to the ground; he is then fully healed by the ingested Dark Fawful and will grow larger. In this giant form, his only move is tossing a mixed ball of dark versions of Bowser's minions ([[Goomba]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, [[Thwomp]]s, [[Bob-omb]]s, and [[Bullet Bill]]s) at him. The ball pushes Bowser back several meters, after which he must walk back through the minions while dodging or countering their attacks (punching the Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Bob-ombs and low-altitude Bullet Bills, and ducking under the high-altitude Bullet Bills and Thwomps). When near to the battlefield, Dark Bowser again curls up into a spike ball and tries to slam into him from above. Bowser must defend with his shell, then do it again as Dark Bowser prepares the next spike ball slam (if quick enough, the second slam can be avoided by simply walking).
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| When it is his turn, Bowser has to attack his stomach so that he spits up the [[Dark Star Core]] and causing Dark Bowser to shrink back to normal size. Bowser must then inhale Dark Fawful; Dark Bowser will try to counteract with his own inhaling technique. If he fails to inhale the core, Bowser will have to drain his HP all over again. Once he has successfully inhaled Dark Fawful, the Mario Brothers must fight the dark being inside his body. If Mario and Luigi fail to defeat Dark Fawful and Dark Star Core within several turns, it will escape and return back into Dark Bowser's body, forcing the process to be repeated. Only upon Dark Fawful's defeat can Bowser give his shadowy doppelganger the final blows. Once defeated, Dark Bowser dissolves, leaving only the Dark Star, which rises into the air and explodes, restoring the Mushroom Kingdom to normal.
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| If Bowser does not attack Dark Bowser's stomach within 2 turns after he turns giant, he will shrink back to normal and the process must be repeated. Similarly, If Bowser defeats Dark Bowser while he's giant, or defeats Dark Bowser when Dark Fawful is outside his body, Dark Fawful will still heal him and the process will also repeat. When the Dark Star Core has lost enough HP, Dark Bowser will start attacking more times in a single turn.
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| In the [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey|remake]], Dark Bowser's health increased slightly from 1000 to 1260. For his cage attack, punching the cage now causes it to swing, and upon punching the cage enough times will break the lock, causing Bowser to land on Dark Bowser's head. He is now able to use 2 attacks in a turn from the very start of the battle.
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| ==Statistics==
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| ===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
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| {{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Bowser|align=horizontal|image=[[File:DarkBowserAni.gif]]}}
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| {{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story bestiary|transcludesection=Belly|align=horizontal|}}
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| ===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''===
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| {{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey bestiary|transcludesection=Dark Bowser|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Dark Bowser DX.gif]]}}
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| {{:Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey bestiary|transcludesection=Belly|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Giant Dark Bowser.gif]]}}
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| ==Quotes== | | ==Quotes== |
| *"''[[Bowser|Your]] body, I have copied... Your power, I have copied...''"
| | {{main|List of quotes in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story#Dark Bowser}} |
| *"''Not enough... Not enough...power...''"
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| *"''Not enough dark power... Power has been drained...''"
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| *"''I am not complete...''"
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| *"''Who... Who will give...the dark power... Her... No...''"
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| *"''That voice... Yes... I know that voice... That is [[Fawful|the being]] who drained me of my power...''"
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| *"''Where... Dark power... Being who drains... Where... Where...''"
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| *"''There...''"
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| *"''FWAHAHAHA! Awake at last! The dark power is complete!''"
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| *"''I have copied all that is you. You are no longer necessary.''"
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| *"''The [[Dark Star|dark power]] slept so long, and now it wakes... It must be freed... BEHOLD!''"
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| *"''Still here? Has the dark power not yet crushed your puny hopes? Soon [[Mushroom Kingdom|this kingdom]] will vanish along with all who dwell within. And [[Bowser|you]], too, will sleep eternally in the dark power's embrace!''"
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| *"''Huuh huuh huuh... Haah haah haargh... I have fallen...To come so far...so far...to lose...''"
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| *"''Dark...Even with the dark power completed...The unthinkable happened...''"
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| ==Gallery==
| | ==Names in Other Languages== |
| <gallery>
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| SMKun 41 Dark Bowser.jpg|''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' Volume 41 page 69
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| SMK 41 Page 86.jpg|''Super Mario-kun'' Volume 41 page 86
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages== | |
| {{foreign names | |
| |Jap=ダーククッパ | | |Jap=ダーククッパ |
| |JapR=Dāku Kuppa | | |JapR=Dāku Kuppa |
| |JapM=Dark Bowser | | |JapM=Dark Koopa; "Koopa" being Bowser's Japanese name. |
| |Spa=Bowser Oscuro | | |Spa=Bowser Oscuro |
| |SpaM=Dark Bowser | | |SpaM=Dark Bowser |
| |Ita=Bowser Oscuro | | |Ita=Bowser Oscuro |
| |ItaM=Dark Bowser | | |ItaM=Dark Bowser |
| |FreE=Bowser Noir | | |FraE=Bowser Noir |
| |FreEM=Black Bowser | | |FraEM=Black Bowser |
| |FreA=Bowser Obscur | | |FraA=Bowser Sombre |
| |FreAM=Dark Bowser | | |FraAM=Dark Bowser |
| |Ger=Finster-Bowser | | |Ger=Finster-Bowser |
| |GerM=Dark Bowser | | |GerM=Dark Bowser |
| |Kor=다크쿠파
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| |KorR=Dakeu Kupa
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| |KorM=Dark Bowser
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *Dark Bowser is the third final boss in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'' series]] that is a different form of Bowser, the first two being [[Bowletta]] and [[Shrowser]], and the fourth and fifth being [[Dreamy Bowser]] and [[Shiny RoboBowser]]. However, he is the only one who is not actually Bowser, instead being the Dark Star taking on the appearance of Bowser, due to Bowser himself being playable in the game. | | {{trivia}} |
| *In unused text relating to his defeat, Dark Bowser repeats variations on the phrase "I concede this time…", possibly indicating that at an earlier time in development, the Dark Star would not have been completely destroyed.<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nae6szIGGbLlbO8nA7xgUfyBKr9cgl6ADIqp09MmMZY/edit</ref>
| | *Dark Bowser is the third final boss that Bowser has a direct hand in defeating, after [[Smithy]] and [[Super Dimentio]] from ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', respectively (although using Bowser for either of these battles was optional). The Mario Bros. also defeated [[Elder Princess Shroob]], from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', by deflecting Bowser's [[fireball]]s up at her (Bowser was unknowingly possessed by the alien princess and she was using him to try and defeat the Mario Bros.). |
| | | *Bowser's fight with Dark Bowser is reminiscent of the final battle in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', as both take place on a large circular arena above [[Princess Peach]]'s castle. |
| ==References==
| | *Dark Bowser is the third final boss that is a different form of Bowser, the first two being [[Bowletta]] and [[Shrowser]]. |
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| | ** Surprisingly, those forms of Bowser are all in the [[Mario & Luigi Series]] games. |
| | | *This is the second time the evil spirit of the main antagonist was fought inside Bowser's body. The first time was in ''[[Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga]]'' against [[Cackletta's Soul]] inside of Bowletta's mouth, as proven by the teeth and the flames. |
| {{Koopas}} | | *One of the glitches in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' gives Bowser an underground pallet, which has some similarity to Dark Bowser's colors |
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