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==DIC cartoons== | ==DIC cartoons== | ||
[[File:KoopaDIC.jpg|thumb|King Koopa in the [[DIC Entertainment]] television cartoons]] | [[File:KoopaDIC.jpg|thumb|King Koopa in the [[DIC Entertainment]] television cartoons]] | ||
Bowser, though only commonly referred to by the name of King Koopa (very rarely was he called Bowser Koopa), is featured as the main antagonist of all three of [[DIC Entertainment]]'s ''Super Mario'' cartoons, ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'']]. He later gets his own show in ''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]'', a live-action DIC production. Bowser's appearance in the shows is based on | Bowser, though only commonly referred to by the name of King Koopa (very rarely was he called Bowser Koopa), is featured as the main antagonist of all three of [[DIC Entertainment]]'s ''Super Mario'' cartoons, ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'']]. He later gets his own show in ''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]'', a live-action DIC production. Bowser's appearance in the shows is based on his in-game sprite from the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and also bears some resemblance to [[Wart]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', whose army, the [[8 bits]], are loyal to Koopa in the shows along with his original minions. In all three cartoons, Bowser was voiced by Harvey Atkin, who also starred in other shows such as ''{{wp|Goosebumps (TV series)|Goosebumps}}'' as Mr. Malik, ''{{wp|The Adventures of Sam and Max: Freelance Police}}'' voicing Sam, and in ''{{wp|Cagney & Lacey}}'' as Sergeant Ronald Coleman. According to an interview with writer [[Perry Martin]], King Koopa's portrayal was based on comedian {{wp|Don Rickles}}.<ref name="Perry">{{cite|author=Brett Homenick|date=September 11, 2018|url=vantagepointinterviews.com/2018/09/11/do-the-mario-perry-martin-on-scripting-the-cartoon-adaptations-of-the-super-mario-bros|title=DO THE MARIO! Perry Martin on Scripting the Cartoon Adaptations of the Super Mario Bros.!|publisher=Vantage Point Interviews|accessdate=October 5, 2018}}</ref> | ||
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''==== | ====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''==== | ||
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{{quote|Here's what's logical to me: If you do not return with the plumbers and the rock, I shall personally kill you.|'''President Koopa'''|Super Mario Bros. (1993 film)}} | {{quote|Here's what's logical to me: If you do not return with the plumbers and the rock, I shall personally kill you.|'''President Koopa'''|Super Mario Bros. (1993 film)}} | ||
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President Koopa (also referred to as simply '''Koopa''' and '''King Koopa''', and formerly '''General Koopa''') is the main antagonist of the 1993 ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film, played by [[Dennis Hopper]]. The character is portrayed as the corrupt, unopposed ruler and self-proclaimed "president" of [[Dinohattan]]. Unlike his in-game counterpart who is a [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]], President Koopa, like the other inhabitants of Dinohattan, is a humanoid of reptilian origin, descending from the [[T-Rex|''Tyrannosaurus rex'']]. This version of Bowser [[#Super Mario: Makai Teikoku no Megami|also appears]] in the film's manga adaptation, ''Super Mario: Makai Teikoku no Megami'', and in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha ''Super Mario'' manga]] next to his video game counterpart. | |||
He is portrayed as a former subject of Dinohattan's rightful king, who revolted and took control of the realm from him. He later plotted a full-scale assault and takeover of [[Earth]], which he would achieve by reuniting and merging the two dimensions into one by inserting the [[meteorite piece]] owned by [[Princess Daisy (film character)|Princess Daisy]] back into its proper place. | He is portrayed as a former subject of Dinohattan's rightful king, who revolted and took control of the realm from him. He later plotted a full-scale assault and takeover of [[Earth]], which he would achieve by reuniting and merging the two dimensions into one by inserting the [[meteorite piece]] owned by [[Princess Daisy (film character)|Princess Daisy]] back into its proper place. | ||
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After Bowser is blown out of his castle and ends up in the [[Tunnel]], he helps the [[Monty Bros.]] dig a tunnel to [[Toad Town Caves]]; however, when he explores this area he triggers a security system that electrocutes him, knocking him unconscious. Bowser later awakens and heads to [[Dr. Toadley]]'s clinic, where he fights Mario and Luigi, only to be defeated a second time. After Bowser is defeated, he and the Bros. learn that they need to find the three [[Star Cures]] to cure the [[blorbs]] and access Peach's Castle. Hearing the first cure is in Dimble Woods, Bowser rushes off. During the quest for the Star Cures, Bowser manages to find only one, which is in a safe in his treasure room, but is locked inside by [[Sergeant Guy]], [[Private Goomp]], and [[Corporal Paraplonk]], who have betrayed him for Fawful. | After Bowser is blown out of his castle and ends up in the [[Tunnel]], he helps the [[Monty Bros.]] dig a tunnel to [[Toad Town Caves]]; however, when he explores this area he triggers a security system that electrocutes him, knocking him unconscious. Bowser later awakens and heads to [[Dr. Toadley]]'s clinic, where he fights Mario and Luigi, only to be defeated a second time. After Bowser is defeated, he and the Bros. learn that they need to find the three [[Star Cures]] to cure the [[blorbs]] and access Peach's Castle. Hearing the first cure is in Dimble Woods, Bowser rushes off. During the quest for the Star Cures, Bowser manages to find only one, which is in a safe in his treasure room, but is locked inside by [[Sergeant Guy]], [[Private Goomp]], and [[Corporal Paraplonk]], who have betrayed him for Fawful. | ||
After Bowser is freed from the safe in [[Junker]]'s rampage, he makes his way to Fawful and Midbus and faces the latter as [[Blizzard Midbus]]. Shortly after Blizzard Midbus' defeat, the Dark Star awakens and Fawful attempts to claim its power, but Bowser knocks him aside before he can absorb too much; the energy he did absorb turns him into [[Dark Fawful]]. The Dark Star then flies down Bowser's throat, where it absorbs some of his DNA and transforms into [[Dark Bowser]], which heads after Fawful with Bowser following it. After Bowser defeats Dark Fawful, he morphs into a mass of dark energy, which is inhaled by Dark Bowser, completing his transformation. Chasing Dark Bowser to a tower above the castle, Bowser witnesses as his dark clone spreads his darkness around the kingdom, threatening to destroy the kingdom. Engaging in battle with Dark Bowser, he is able to inhale Fawful after forcing him out of Dark Bowser, allowing Mario and Luigi to defeat him, which in turn allows Bowser to defeat Dark Bowser; this results in the destruction of the Dark Star, although Fawful is still alive in the end, and he self-destructs to destroy Mario and Luigi; this instead causes everyone inside Bowser's body to return to the outside world. Angered that the Mario Bros. were "partying" in his body, Bowser fights them, but is defeated and carried home by his minions. Bedridden and injured after the defeat, Bowser receives a gift from Princess Peach, which turns out to be a cake | After Bowser is freed from the safe in [[Junker]]'s rampage, he makes his way to Fawful and Midbus and faces the latter as [[Blizzard Midbus]]. Shortly after Blizzard Midbus' defeat, the Dark Star awakens and Fawful attempts to claim its power, but Bowser knocks him aside before he can absorb too much; the energy he did absorb turns him into [[Dark Fawful]]. The Dark Star then flies down Bowser's throat, where it absorbs some of his DNA and transforms into [[Dark Bowser]], which heads after Fawful with Bowser following it. After Bowser defeats Dark Fawful, he morphs into a mass of dark energy, which is inhaled by Dark Bowser, completing his transformation. Chasing Dark Bowser to a tower above the castle, Bowser witnesses as his dark clone spreads his darkness around the kingdom, threatening to destroy the kingdom. Engaging in battle with Dark Bowser, he is able to inhale Fawful after forcing him out of Dark Bowser, allowing Mario and Luigi to defeat him, which in turn allows Bowser to defeat Dark Bowser; this results in the destruction of the Dark Star, although Fawful is still alive in the end, and he self-destructs to destroy Mario and Luigi; this instead causes everyone inside Bowser's body to return to the outside world. Angered that the Mario Bros. were "partying" in his body, Bowser fights them, but is defeated and carried home by his minions. Bedridden and injured after the defeat, Bowser receives a gift from Princess Peach, which turns out to be a cake. | ||
{{quote|Keep an eye on Junior, will [[Koopalings|ya]]?|Bowser|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey}} | {{quote|Keep an eye on Junior, will [[Koopalings|ya]]?|Bowser|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey}} | ||
He largely retains his role in the game's remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', with it also being implied that he accidentally released [[Beef]] when he set off the Bob-omb storage depot due to literally "burning off fat" earlier. In addition, he has a minor role in the alternate game mode ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', where he has the Koopalings look after Bowser Jr. The mode reveals that not only were Bowser's minions also victims of the blorb infection (thus explaining his anger at Peach and the other members of the Mushroom Kingdom in the main story for not being invited to the conference), but it is also implied that Fawful was the reason why he never received an invitation. His Super Bowser form is also briefly witnessed by Bowser Jr. while he fought the Tower of Yikk, much to the horror of Junior and the Koopalings. He also appears in the ending where he is brought back to the castle wounded thanks to his earlier defeat from fighting the Mario Bros., and Bowser Jr. attempts with no success to tell Bowser about his journey (as Bowser was still resting from his injuries). He eventually is supplied by Bowser Jr. with the [[Skeletone Formula:D]] formula they had recovered to cure the kingdom of the blorbs, with Bowser Jr. even offering some to Bowser to have him slim down, with Bowser agreeing largely because, thanks to some side-effects from the [[Vacuum Shroom]], he was slightly bloated. However, he ended up ingesting the entire container rather than just one of the pills, causing him to [[Dry Bowser|lose far too much of his mass]], causing him to angrily ask whether Bowser Jr. pranked him again, only for his son to insist that he did not and point out that he if anything had tried to warn him against taking too much of the medicine beforehand before promptly chasing his son. In the post-game, Bowser, learning from Ludwig the full events of Bowser Jr.'s earlier adventure, has him invite his son over so the two can personally duel each other, eventually coming across as even (and their fights becoming violent enough that most of the repairs on the castle were undone) | He largely retains his role in the game's remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', with it also being implied that he accidentally released [[Beef]] when he set off the Bob-omb storage depot due to literally "burning off fat" earlier. In addition, he has a minor role in the alternate game mode ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', where he has the Koopalings look after Bowser Jr. The mode reveals that not only were Bowser's minions also victims of the blorb infection (thus explaining his anger at Peach and the other members of the Mushroom Kingdom in the main story for not being invited to the conference), but it is also implied that Fawful was the reason why he never received an invitation. His Super Bowser form is also briefly witnessed by Bowser Jr. while he fought the Tower of Yikk, much to the horror of Junior and the Koopalings. He also appears in the ending where he is brought back to the castle wounded thanks to his earlier defeat from fighting the Mario Bros., and Bowser Jr. attempts with no success to tell Bowser about his journey (as Bowser was still resting from his injuries). He eventually is supplied by Bowser Jr. with the [[Skeletone Formula:D]] formula they had recovered to cure the kingdom of the blorbs, with Bowser Jr. even offering some to Bowser to have him slim down, with Bowser agreeing largely because, thanks to some side-effects from the [[Vacuum Shroom]], he was slightly bloated. However, he ended up ingesting the entire container rather than just one of the pills, causing him to [[Dry Bowser|lose far too much of his mass]], causing him to angrily ask whether Bowser Jr. pranked him again, only for his son to insist that he did not and point out that he if anything had tried to warn him against taking too much of the medicine beforehand before promptly chasing his son. In the post-game, Bowser, learning from Ludwig the full events of Bowser Jr.'s earlier adventure, has him invite his son over so the two can personally duel each other, eventually coming across as even (and their fights becoming violent enough that most of the repairs on the castle were undone). | ||
[[File:MLBIS Bowser inhale.png|thumb|Bowser using the Vacuum attack]] | [[File:MLBIS Bowser inhale.png|thumb|Bowser using the Vacuum attack]] | ||
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===''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''=== | ===''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''=== | ||
Bowser appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' as a | {{new subject|section=y}} | ||
Bowser appears in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' as a minor antagonist. In the beginning of the game, he was aboard an airship in the vicinity of Peach's Castle (presumably to attack the locale as usual). However, before he had a chance to do anything, he and his minions were sucked into a portal created by the [[Great Conductor]] alongside the inhabitants of Peach's Castle as well as the Mario Bros., and sent to [[Concordia]]. Bowser takes over [[Offandon Island]] and turns the locals against Mario and Luigi, and he builds a castle on [[Wayaway Island]]. Bowser and his army are at war with [[Zokket]]'s army, wanting to simply conquer Concordia while Zokket and his forces are bent on destroying it. As [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Snoutlet]], [[Connie]], and their friends on [[Shipshape Island]] enter the [[Gulchrock Sea]], they witness the battle. Bowser spots Mario and Luigi on Shipshape and decides to take the opportunity to attack his two nemeses via his airship's cannons and Airtubs, forcing the brothers overboard as well as severing two of the islands from Shipshape in the process. Some of his minions also start to feel the effects of [[Glohm]], with Bowser proceeding to hoard [[Ampberry|Ampberries]] and raid neighboring islands for more of them as a result. | |||
Mario and Luigi infiltrate Bowser's Castle, meeting Bowser and hoping to get some of the Ampberries he has stored away to help cure the Glohmed Concordians. Bowser, overcome by his hatred toward the brothers, picks a fight. This leads to [[Bowser Jr.|his son]] getting kidnapped due to the [[Extension Corps]] taking advantage of the battle. Bowser storms Fortress Zokket, where he smashes his way past Zokket's troops and demands the safe return of his son. Instead, Zokket activates his Glohmatic Quad-Ray and blasts him with it, turning him into [[Glohm Bowser]]. Mario and Luigi defeat the Koopa King in his Glohmed state, reverting him to his normal self. He escapes as he is later seen recovering in his castle. While he is recovering, [[Starlow]] (who Bowser still calls Chippy following the events of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'') visits him with Mario and Luigi to see how he's doing. Bowser becomes annoyed by Starlow, especially since she brought his two nemeses with her. After messing with Bowser a little, Starlow puts some of his favorite [[Hot Drumstick|spicy chicken]] on his head, irritating Bowser enough to where he orders his minions to escort the trio out of the room. He then tells his minions to give back his chicken after it drops onto a Goomba. | Mario and Luigi infiltrate Bowser's Castle, meeting Bowser and hoping to get some of the Ampberries he has stored away to help cure the Glohmed Concordians. Bowser, overcome by his hatred toward the brothers, picks a fight. This leads to [[Bowser Jr.|his son]] getting kidnapped due to the [[Extension Corps]] taking advantage of the battle. Bowser storms Fortress Zokket, where he smashes his way past Zokket's troops and demands the safe return of his son. Instead, Zokket activates his Glohmatic Quad-Ray and blasts him with it, turning him into [[Glohm Bowser]]. Mario and Luigi defeat the Koopa King in his Glohmed state, reverting him to his normal self. He escapes as he is later seen recovering in his castle. While he is recovering, [[Starlow]] (who Bowser still calls Chippy following the events of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'') visits him with Mario and Luigi to see how he's doing. Bowser becomes annoyed by Starlow, especially since she brought his two nemeses with her. After messing with Bowser a little, Starlow puts some of his favorite [[Hot Drumstick|spicy chicken]] on his head, irritating Bowser enough to where he orders his minions to escort the trio out of the room. He then tells his minions to give back his chicken after it drops onto a Goomba. | ||
Bowser, having fully recovered, is later seen saving Mario and Luigi from [[Reclusa]]'s minions after he attempts to overwhelm the brothers with a large swarm. However, he makes clear that him saving the two brothers was an accident and he was simply trying to get revenge on Zokket (unaware that Zokket was defeated and ignoring Kamek's attempts to inform him of this) and resumes his attack, though he does suggest to Mario and Luigi to tread carefully regarding his line of fire. He is ultimately taken out by Reclusa after he [[Weeping Reclusa|merges]] with the [[Soli-Tree]], although he and his army recovered in time to return to the Mushroom Kingdom. Bowser himself stays behind long enough to retrieve two Goombas who nearly came close to being left behind before entering the portal. At the very end, Bowser attacks Peach's Castle in his airship, prompting Mario and Luigi to face him again. | |||
Bowser | Additionally, a friendly copy of Bowser can be seen in the dream world that Reclusa made for Mario and Luigi after he captured them inside the Soli-Tree; Mario and Luigi find this odd considering the real Bowser is typically their enemy, so they escape. | ||
==== Boss battles ==== | ==== Boss battles ==== | ||
===== First battle (Bowser's Castle) ===== | ===== First battle (Bowser's Castle) ===== | ||
Bowser is fought twice in this game, with his first battle taking place in his fortress on Wayaway Island, and many of his attacks use his minions. For one of his attacks, Bowser can send [[Koopa Troopa]]s at the Bros., who have to use hammer strikes to repel the enemies. This is followed by Bowser himself performing a shell dash, and the Bros. have to repel him with a hammer strike. If his shell dash hits, Bowser will send [[Spiny|Spinies]] at the Bros., who have to again use hammer strikes to repel the Spinies. Afterwards, he will use another shell dash. Another attack has him perform a [[Ground Pound]], creating a tremor that must be jumped over. In a third one of his attacks, the Koopa King's minions charge at the Bros. and have to be jumped over (unless they are flying at a sufficient height or jump the target). Spinies charge more slowly, while Bob-ombs charge more quickly. These must be jumped over. After the Bros. dodge his minions, Bowser will use his sliding haymaker from ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', which must be jumped over | Bowser is fought twice in this game, with his first battle taking place in his fortress on Wayaway Island, and many of his attacks use his minions. For one of his attacks, Bowser can send [[Koopa Troopa]]s at the Bros., who have to use hammer strikes to repel the enemies. This is followed by Bowser himself performing a shell dash, and the Bros. have to repel him with a hammer strike. If his shell dash hits, Bowser will send [[Spiny|Spinies]] at the Bros., who have to again use hammer strikes to repel the Spinies. Afterwards, he will use another shell dash. Another attack has him perform a [[Ground Pound]], creating a tremor that must be jumped over. In a third one of his attacks, the Koopa King's minions charge at the Bros. and have to be jumped over (unless they are flying at a sufficient height or jump the target). Spinies charge more slowly, while Bob-ombs charge more quickly. These must be jumped over. After the Bros. dodge his minions, Bowser will use his sliding haymaker from ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', which must be jumped over. He can also attack by swiping with his claws and tail, which must be jumped over. In another attack, the Koopa King will charge up his fire breath, and Mario and Luigi must jump onto the Cannonballs provided by [[Shy Guy]]s, then jump Bowser's fire breath. Bowser can chain his claws, tail swipes, and tremor attacks on the same turn. During this fight, Bowser is aided by his minions (Koopa Troopas, Goombas, etc.). | ||
===== Second battle (Fortress Zokket) ===== | ===== Second battle (Fortress Zokket) ===== | ||
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{{quote|After years of searching for the [[Super Star]], IT IS FINALLY OURS! I AM NOW THE MOST POWERFUL TURTLE IN THE WORLD! Soon we will arrive at the Mushroom Kingdom, where after years of being sworn enemies, I will ask their princess to marry me IN A FAIRY TALE WEDDING!|Bowser|The Super Mario Bros. Movie}} | {{quote|After years of searching for the [[Super Star]], IT IS FINALLY OURS! I AM NOW THE MOST POWERFUL TURTLE IN THE WORLD! Soon we will arrive at the Mushroom Kingdom, where after years of being sworn enemies, I will ask their princess to marry me IN A FAIRY TALE WEDDING!|Bowser|The Super Mario Bros. Movie}} | ||
[[File:Bowser stealing the star TSMBM.png|thumb|Bowser as he appears in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']] | [[File:Bowser stealing the star TSMBM.png|thumb|Bowser as he appears in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']] | ||
Bowser | Bowser is the main antagonist of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''. His goal is marrying Princess Peach through coercion, using Super Star that he stole from the Snow Kingdom as a bartering chip, while he and his army to conquer the entire world, the Mushroom Kingdom and the other surrounding lands, including the Jungle Kingdom. [[Kamek]] is his assistant, who helps Bowser with his wedding speech and other plans. Throughout the film, he also captures Luigi, who is lost in the Dark Lands. He also tries to stop Mario, who arrives with Princess Peach to save the world and rescue Luigi. He is voiced by [[Jack Black]] in the English version of the film, who provides a slightly deepened voice to portray the character. His voice actors in the film's dubs in other languages include [[Kenta Miyake]] in the Japanese version. The film features a dedicated [[Peaches|song]] to Bowser, who plays a piano and serenades about his love for Peach.<ref>{{cite|author=@JoeMoor01284044|date=March 10, 2023|url=x.com/GameXplain/status/1634263510715891712|title=The Super Mario Bros. Movie Got A Brand New TV Spot And Had New Footage. We’re So Close To April 5th!|publisher=X|accessdate=March 10, 2023}}</ref> | ||
==Other appearances== | ==Other appearances== |