Editing Super Mario Odyssey

|Embronzed cannons around [[Bowser's Castle]]. They perpetually launch [[firework bomb]]s<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya, kikai, Rachel Roberts, and Jenny Blenk, editors|date=2019|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Books]]|isbn=978-1-50671-375-5|page=267, 273}}</ref> that roll along the ground. These bombs can be knocked into breakable objects by a captured [[Pokio]]. Firework bombs otherwise damage Mario on contact.

Most of the bosses have an explicit or implied relationship with the moon. While normal [[rabbit]]s live on Mario's world, Madame Broode and the Broodals are of a "rabbitish" species that live on the Dark Side. They are conceptually derived from the {{wp|moon rabbit}}s of Japanese folklore.<ref>{{cite|author=----|date=2019|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Books]]|page=73, 315}}</ref> Torkdrift looks like a {{wp|flying saucer}} and closely resembles the [[UFO|small UFO]] found on Honeylune Ridge.<ref name=drift>{{cite|author=----|date=2019|title="Wooded Kingdom". ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Books]]|page=149}}</ref> Though described as the {{wp|Dauphin of France|Dauphin of Bubblaine}}, the local [[Bubblainian]]s do not talk about Mollusque-Lanceur as if they recognize him. His resemblance to the [[Astro-Lanceur]]s of Honeylune Ridge suggests he too may come form the moon or at least descend from an ancestor that did.<ref>{{cite|author=----|date=2019|title="Moon Kingdom". ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Books]]|page=283}}</ref>

|Hariet is the "pyrotechnician" of the Broodals. She flings explosive bombs from her braids. The bombs leave pools of [[lava]] after detonating, making the battlefield harder to navigate. Tossing Cappy at a thrown bomb tosses it back at her, knocking off her metal sun hat and leaving her open to a stomp. She recedes into her hat when struck and flies erratically across the battlefield like a UFO, dropping bombs. Striking one of these with Cappy knocks it back into Hariet, ending the onslaught early. Hariet apparently crafted the hat she uses herself,<ref>{{cite|author=----|date=2019|title="Sand Kingdom". ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Books]]|page=119}}</ref> and is considered the most erratic member of the Broodals.

|The fire-breathing king of [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s. Bowser can throw his top hat to attack, similarly to Mario. This hat contains mechanical punching fists. It can be flipped over with Cappy, allowing Mario to temporarily wear it. With the hat, Mario can repeatedly punch Bowser to inflict damage. No other methods can harm Bowser. Without his hat, Bowser leaps across the arena, generating damaging shockwaves on impact, and conjures stones to hurl at Mario. Bowser gains the ability to break the punch combo by blocking, then swinging with his tail, but if Bowser misses he can be punched again. During the second encounter with Bowser, he uses an offensive attack where he spews fire. After defeating him in the Moon Kingdom, Mario must capture him to escape the collapsing underground with [[Princess Peach]]. Capturing Bowser allows Mario to swipe his claws with {{button|switch|Y}} and breathe fire by shaking the controller. Bowser is Mario's perennial foe, and he considers himself to be a legitimate rival for Peach's affection.<ref>{{cite|author=----|date=2019|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Books]]|page=28, 29, 156, 157, 295}}</ref>

A book full of concept artwork and insight into the development of the characters and locales of the game, titled ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]'', was published by [[Dark Horse Books]] and released in Japan on September 28, 2018, and in English-speaking countries on October 22, 2019.