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'''Blue Bowser''', also known as ''' | '''Blue Bowser''', also known as '''Bowser's Brother'''<ref name=PG>{{media link|Bowser's brother mentioned in All-Stars Player's Guide.jpg|Page 62 of the ''Super Mario All-Stars'' Player's Guide}} is titled ''Bowser's Brother'' and states "You're in for a surprise. Bowser's got a twin."</ref>, is the apparent twin of [[Bowser]] that appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''. His [[#Identity|identity]] varies in supplemental material. | ||
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The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
Template:Character-infobox Blue Bowser, also known as Bowser's Brother[1], is the apparent twin of Bowser that appears in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. His identity varies in supplemental material.
History
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros.
Even though Blue Bowser does not properly appear in the original Super Mario Bros., the palette used for castle sections before the final boss battle causes a glitch in which Bowser has the same colors of Blue Bowser. This is due to color of Bowser's skin and shell being obtained through a palette swap commonly used in castle sections of the game, except for the parts in which the boss is fought. Because of this, standing near the end of a castle in a way so that Bowser is barely seen on the right-hand side of the screen causes him to appear blue, but he will revert back to his correct colors if Mario or Luigi advances any further. The same glitch can be duplicated in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Blue Bowser makes his first appearance in the Family Computer Disk System version of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. There, he appears in World 8-4 and, according to Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros., World 9-3.[2] He tries to stop Mario or Luigi both by throwing hammers at them and by breathing fire.
While distinguished from Bowser through the color of his skin and shell, when defeated with fireballs he does not turn into one of Bowser's minions, revealing him to be distinct from the previous fake Bowsers. In World D-4, a fake version of him appears that only breathes fire and, when defeated with fireballs, is revealed to be a Spiny.
In the Super Mario All-Stars version, Blue Bowser is recolored to look identical to Bowser and also appears in D-4 in place of the fake version of him.
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Blue Bowser returns in Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. Here, he appears in the game's port of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (referred to in this game as "Super Mario Bros. For Super Players"), having the same role and appearance as the original game.
Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)
Blue Bowser doesn't actually appear in Mario Tennis, but one of Bowser's palette swaps features blue skin and a blue-colored shell similar to Blue Bowser's, but more saturated.
Super Smash Bros. series
While Super Smash Bros. for Wii U does not actually feature Blue Bowser, the eighth recolor of Bowser is said to be inspired by him. This alternate coloration returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Identity
Initially mentioned as just another Bowser in the Japanese guides of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels,[3][4] without specifying what was his relationship to Bowser besides not being his twin,[5] in the character books of the '90s released before the release of Super Mario All-Stars Blue Bowser was described as being Bowser's younger brother,[6][7][8] with the Super Mario Zen Hyakka, a book written in collaboration with Nintendo, putting him as part of the 「王族」 (Ō-zoku, literally "King Tribe") and thus a leader of the Koopa Troop and member of Bowser's royal family, along with the Koopalings and Bowser himself.[6][9] Due to his recoloring from blue in Super Mario All-Stars, he was not considered a distinct character from fake Bowsers in the Japanese official guide book.[10] However, he was stated to be Bowser's brother in the Nintendo Power guide for Super Mario All-Stars.[1] After the release of Super Mario All-Stars and his recoloring to look identical to Bowser, he started being considered a fake Bowser.[11] In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the English text suggests this depiction[12] while the Japanese version leaves the nature of Blue Bowser ambiguous.[13] The Super Mario Pia, a memorial book also written in collaboration with Nintendo, supports the interpretation that Blue Bowser is a particular fake Bowser.[14] Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros., which was released around the same time, distinguishes him from fake Bowsers[15] but states that his identity is unknown.[2]
Profiles and statistics
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tip
- "A Bowser Impostor?! In Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Mario fights a blue fake Bowser before the real thing. That blue fake is his eighth color in this game!"
Names in other languages
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References
- ^ a b Template:Media link is titled Bowser's Brother and states "You're in for a surprise. Bowser's got a twin."
- ^ a b Page 30 of Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros. states 「謎の青いクッパ! W8-4でクツパと対決する直前、体の青いクッパと戦うことになる。クッパと同等の能力を持つが、その正体は不明。W9-3とWD-4にも登場する。」, which translates to Mysterious Blue Bowser! In W8-4 just before confronting Bowser, a blue-bodied Bowser must be fought. He has the same abilities as Bowser, but his true identity is unknown. He also appears in W9-3 and WD-4.
- ^ Template:Media link refers to Blue Bowser as 「1匹めのクッパ」, the first Bowser, also noting that he isn't the real Bowser (「こいつ真のクッパではない。」).
- ^ Template:Media link states 「1匹めのクッパはむりして倒さなくていいよ!そのうちの1匹めは,青いクッパなんだけど」 which translates to It's ok if you try hard but don't defeat the first Bowser. In worlds 8-4 and D-4, Bowser appears twice. The first of those is Blue Bowser.
- ^ Template:Media link has this paragraph: 「おお一つと！またグッバがいた。ということは、大魔王クッパはふたごだったのか、なんちゃって。アホ。」 . It translates to Oh! Bowser is here again. That is to say, the Great Demon King Bowser is actually a TWIN, not! Idiot. The author is mocking the reader because he believed that Bowser is a twin.
- ^ a b Template:Media link of the Super Mario Zen Hyakka (「スーパーマリオ全百科」, Super Mario Complete Encyclopedia). Blue Bowser is referred to as 「クッパブラザーズの弟」, the younger of the Bowser brothers. The page also states that 「クッパの弟だ」, He's Bowser's younger brother.
- ^ Template:Media link calls Blue Bowser 「クッパ兄弟の1匹目はよけろ!」, The first of the Bowser brothers!.
- ^ On Template:Media link Dr. Mario states 「『マリオ２』ではクッパの弟が影武者だったクッパとおなじ力をもった強敵だったぞ！」 which translates to In "Mario 2", Bowser's little brother was a strong enemy who had the same strength as Bowser's body doubles.
- ^ On Template:Media link the 「王族」term, meaning King Tribe, is described as 「クッパ軍団を統率する王家の面々。クッパ、コクッパがこれにあたる。」, which translates to Every member of the royal family that leads the Bowser army corps. Bowser and the Koopalings apply here.
- ^ On Template:Media link, Blue Bowser is referred to as 「にせクッパ」, the Japanese name of a fake Bowser.
- ^ Template:Media link. The text states A fake Bowser appears in the Famicom version of Super Mario. Since his color is blue, you can tell at a glance that he's a fake, but unfortunately in Mario All-Stars he became the same green. while the two captions state Obviously fake blue Bowser. and He can't be distinguished from the real thing.
- ^ "A Bowser Impostor?! In Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Mario fights a blue fake Bowser before the real thing. That blue fake is his eighth color in this game!" - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Tips.
- ^ 「にせクッパ!? 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ2』には、青いクッパが登場する。倒すとその先にいつもの緑のクッパがいる。『スマブラ』では8Pカラーで青いクッパになる。」 (Fake Bowser!? In Super Mario Bros. 2, a blue Bowser appears. Defeat him and beyond is the usual green Bowser. In Smash Bros., the 8P color is the blue-colored Bowser.) - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Tips.
- ^ Template:Media link, Blue Bowser is referred to as Fake Bowser (「ニセクッパ」) while still stressing his body being blue.
- ^ Template:Media link of Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.
