Editing Mecha-Bowser

{{about|the boss that first appears in [[Super Mario Sunshine]]|the planet also named Mecha-Bowser in [[Super Mario Galaxy]]|[[Toy Time Galaxy#Mecha-Bowser|Toy Time Galaxy § Mecha-Bowser]]|the giant statue also known as "Mecha Bowser" or "Mechanical Bowser" in some [[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]] games|[[Bowser Statue]]}}
{{Distinguish|Mechakoopa|Mekakuppa}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SMS Mecha Bowser Artwork.png|250px]]
|species=[[Mechakoopa]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
'''Mecha-Bowser''', also known as '''[[Mechakoopa]]''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/index.html?lang=en English ''Super Mario Sunshine'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/aHGom Archived] on August 13, 2022, 22:22:41 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> is a huge [[Bowser]]-shaped robot that made its first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. It has since made several appearances in some form or another in other games, mostly various spin-offs. It is likely inspired by {{wp|Mechagodzilla}} in appearance.
==History==
===''Super Mario-kun''===
{{main|Mekakuppa}}
The concept of a robotic ''{{wp|kaiju}}'' Bowser was first used in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''; the robot, [[Mekakuppa]], has the Japanese name of Mecha-Bowser, though both are also shared with the usual name for [[Mechakoopa]]s.

===''Super Mario'' (series)===
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Mecha-Bowser is found in [[Mecha-Bowser Appears!|Episode 1]] of [[Pinna Park]] and is controlled by [[Bowser Jr.]] To fight it, Mario, riding the park's [[Pinna Park#Roller Coaster|Roller Coaster]], must collect and fire [[water rocket]]s (via [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]]) at Mecha-Bowser. Mecha-Bowser attacks by shooting [[Bullet Bill]]s at Mario, and by breathing fire on the Roller Coaster track, which can be doused using FLUDD. After enough hits, the robot explodes, and Bowser Jr. pilots its head away to escape.

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
{{main|Toy Time Galaxy#Mecha-Bowser}}
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', a very different design of Mecha-Bowser appears as a planet and environmental boss in the [[Toy Time Galaxy]], where it is the focus of its first mission, [[Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser]].

===''Mario Golf'' series===
While Mecha-Bowser does not physically appear in the series, its name appears on scoreboards in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''.

===''Mario Power Tennis'' / ''New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis''===
In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' and its [[Mario Power Tennis#New Play Control! series|Wii port]], Mecha-Bowser is the boss of the [[Mecha-Bowser Mayhem]] [[minigame]], in which it rotates [[Bowser Castle Court|the court]] and battles players, firing Bullet Bills and [[Bob-omb]]s that can be deflected back at it. Players must attack it with charged tennis balls until it is defeated.

===''Mario Party'' series===
In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', Mecha-Bowser is a giant toy on the [[Toy Dream]] board and shoots characters out of a [[cannon]] in its mouth to another location on the board whenever they land on a nearby [[Event Space|? Space]]. In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', its head is a feature of [[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]]. In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', its head is featured on the [[Bowser Station]] board as a Jackpot Machine. It stores [[Mini Star]]s, and players can earn these stars by playing minigames or by landing on [[Jackpot+ Space]]s.

===''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series===
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', when finishing the Bowser Cup with Bowser, Mecha-Bowser replaces [[giant Bowser]] in a boss fight. His tactics are the same as Bowser. The player has to throw [[Black Shell]]s at the pillars supporting Mecha-Bowser to defeat him.

===Other appearances===
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Mecha-Bowser's head replaces the original game's furnace block.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MechaBowserappears.png|Mecha-Bowser as seen in ''Super Mario Sunshine''
MechaBowser SMS.png|Mecha-Bowser close-up
Mecha-Bowser defeated.jpg|Mecha-Bowser defeated
Bowser Jr Balloon.png|Balloon attached to the head to escape
Mecha-Bowser Mayhem - Mario Power Tennis.png|The [[Mecha-Bowser Mayhem]] minigame in ''Mario Power Tennis''
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
{|class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
!width=40%|Title
!width=20%|Description
!width=20%|Release Date
!width=20%|System/Format
|-
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|Boss
|[[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|Appears as NPC in [[Toy Dream]]
|[[List of games by date#2003|2003]]
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|Name appears on the scoreboard
|2003
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
|Name appears on the scoreboard
|[[List of games by date#2004|2004]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Boss in a minigame and appears in the background of a certain court.
|2004
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
|Boss
|[[List of games by date#2005|2005]]
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|Its head cameos in [[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]].
|2005
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|Boss
|[[List of games by date#2007|2007]]
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis]]''
|It reprises its role from ''Mario Power Tennis''.
|[[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
|[[Wii]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|Its head is on the stage [[Bowser Station]] although slightly altered into a "Jackpot Machine."
|[[List of games by date#2012|2012]]
|Wii
|- 
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''
|Block in the Super Mario Mash-up
|[[List of games by date#2015|2015]]
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
|Block in the Super Mario Mash-up
|[[List of games by date#2017|2017]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
|Cameo
|2017
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]''
|Block in the Super Mario Mash-up
|[[List of games by date#2018|2018]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft]]'' (Bedrock version)
|Block in the Super Mario Mash-up
|[[List of games by date#2018|2018]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|Boss
|[[List of games by date#2020|2020]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|file1=<tt>tinkoopa</tt><ref>''Super Mario Sunshine'', internal filename <tt>root/data/scene/pinnaBoss0.szs/scene/tinkoopa</tt></ref>
|name1=Tinkoopa
|meaning1=Tin-Bowser
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=メカクッパ
|JapR=Mekakuppa
|JapM=Mecha-Bowser; same as [[Mechakoopa#Names in other languages|Mechakoopa]] and [[Mekakuppa]]
|Fra=Mecha Bowser / Mécabowser
|FraM=-
|Ita=Bowsermatic
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''Bowser'' and ''automatic''
|Ger=Robo-Bowser
|GerM=Robo-Bowser; portmanteau of ''Robot'' and ''Bowser''.
|Spa=Mech Bowser
|SpaM=-
}}

==Trivia==
*When firing Bullet Bills or damaged, the cannons shown resemble the controller ports on the [[Nintendo GameCube]].

==References==
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{{Koopas}}
{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
[[Category:Mechakoopas]]
[[Category:Vehicles]]
[[Category:Koopa Troop weapons]]
[[Category:Mario Power Tennis]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine bosses]]
[[de:Robo-Bowser]]
[[it:Bowsermatic]]