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{{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]]}}
{{Distinguish|Mecha Bowser|Micro Mecha-Bowser}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:SMS Mecha Bowser Artwork.png|250px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|species=[[Mechakoopa]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
'''Mecha-Bowser''' 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.
==History==
===''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.]]) 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 F.L.U.D.D. After enough hits, the robot explodes, and Bowser Jr. pilots its head away to escape.
===''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's 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 [[? 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 the [[Super Bowser|giant Bowser]] in a boss fight. His tactics are the same as Bowser. The player has to throw Black Shells at the pillars supporting Mecha-Bowser to defeat him.
===Other appearances===
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack 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.
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>
==Game appearances==
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!width=50% | Title
!width=20% | Description
!width=20% | Release Date
!width=10% | 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 score board
|2003
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
|Name appears on score board
|[[List of games by date#2004|2004]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Boss in minigame and appears in 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 in 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 Pack
|[[List of games by date#2015|2015]]
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
|Block in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack
|[[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 Pack
|[[List of games by date#2018|2018]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|Boss
|[[List of games by date#2020|2020]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=Tinkoopa<ref>''Super Mario Sunshine'', internal filename <tt>root/data/scene/pinnaBoss0.szs/scene/tinkoopa</tt></ref><br>(internal)<br>メカクッパ<br>''Mekakuppa''
|JapM=Tin Bowser (''Super Mario Sunshine'')<br><br>Mecha Bowser; same as [[Mechakoopa]]
|Fra=Mecha Bowser / Mécabowser
|FraM=-
|Ita=Bowsermatic
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''Bowser'' and ''automatic''
|Ger=Robo-Bowser
|GerM=Robo-Bowser; portmanteau of ''Robot'' and ''Bowser''}}
==Trivia==
*When firing Bullet Bills or damaged, the cannons shown resemble the controller ports on the [[Nintendo GameCube]].
==References==
<references/>
{{Koopas}}
{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
[[Category:Koopas]]
[[Category:Bowser Doppelgängers]]
[[Category:Robots]]
[[Category:Vehicles]]
[[Category:Mario Power Tennis]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine Bosses]]
[[de:Robo-Bowser]]
[[it:Bowsermatic]]

Revision as of 09:33, April 19, 2025

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This page is about the boss that first appears in Super Mario Sunshine. For the planet also named Mecha-Bowser in Super Mario Galaxy, see Toy Time Galaxy § Mecha-Bowser.
Not to be confused with Mecha Bowser or Micro Mecha-Bowser.
Stanleysus
Mecha-Bowser
Species Mechakoopa
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020)

Mecha-Bowser 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.

History

Super Mario Sunshine

In Super Mario Sunshine, Mecha-Bowser is found in Episode 1 of Pinna Park and is controlled by Bowser Jr. To fight it, Mario, riding the park's roller coaster, must collect and fire Water Rockets (via F.L.U.D.D.) at Mecha-Bowser. Mecha-Bowser attacks by shooting Bullet Bills at Mario, and by breathing fire on the Roller Coaster track, which can be doused using F.L.U.D.D. After enough hits, the robot explodes, and Bowser Jr. pilots its head away to escape.

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 Wii port, Mecha-Bowser is the boss of the Mecha-Bowser Mayhem minigame, in which it rotates the court and battles players, firing Bullet Bills and Bob-ombs 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 ? 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 Stars, and players can earn these stars by playing minigames or by landing on Jackpot+ Spaces.

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 the giant Bowser in a boss fight. His tactics are the same as Bowser. The player has to throw Black Shells at the pillars supporting Mecha-Bowser to defeat him.

Other appearances

In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, Mecha-Bowser's head replaces the original game's furnace block.

Gallery

  • Mecha-Bowser as seen in Super Mario Sunshine.

    Mecha-Bowser as seen in Super Mario Sunshine.

  • Mecha-Bowser close-up.

    Mecha-Bowser close-up.

  • Balloon attached to the head to escape.

    Balloon attached to the head to escape.

  • The Mecha-Bowser Mayhem minigame in Mario Power Tennis.

    The Mecha-Bowser Mayhem minigame in Mario Power Tennis.

Game appearances

Title Description Release Date System/Format
Super Mario Sunshine Boss 2002 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 5 Appears as NPC in Toy Dream 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Name appears on score board 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Golf: Advance Tour Name appears on score board 2004 Game Boy Advance
Mario Power Tennis Boss in minigame and appears in background of a certain court. 2004 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart Arcade GP Boss 2005 Arcade
Mario Party 7 Its head cameos in Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!. 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 Boss 2007 Arcade
New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis It reprises its role from Mario Power Tennis. 2009 Wii
Mario Party 9 Its head is in the stage Bowser Station although slightly altered into a "Jackpot Machine." 2012 Wii
Minecraft: Wii U Edition Block in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack 2015 Wii U
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Block in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack 2017 Nintendo Switch
Mario Party: The Top 100 Cameo 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition Block in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack 2018 New Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Boss 2020 Nintendo Switch

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
German Robo-Bowser Robo-Bowser; portmanteau of Robot and Bowser
Italian Bowsermatic Portmanteau of Bowser and automatic

Trivia

  • When firing Bullet Bills or damaged, the cannons shown resemble the controller ports on the Nintendo GameCube.

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/pinnaBoss0.szs/scene/tinkoopa
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Koopas
Characters Bowser, forms, and counterparts Alarm Koopa • Baby Bowser (Mega Baby Bowser) • Black Bowser • Blockhead Bowser • Bowcien • Bowser • Bowletta • Castle Bowser • Dreamy Bowser • Dry Bowser • Fury Bowser • Giant Bowser • Giga Bowser • Glohm Bowser • Golf Daiō • King Koopa's alter egos • King Tetris • Koopa 3 • MegaDragonBowser • Meowser • Molten Bowser • Paper Bowser • Qix Daiō • Shiny RoboBowser • Shrowser • Torino Daiō • Wonder Bowser
Bowser's current game relatives Dry Bowser • Bowser Jr. (Wonder Bowser Jr.) • Paper Bowser Jr.
Bowser's former game relatives Bowser's Brother • Koopa Kid • Koopalings (Iggy Koopa · Larry Koopa · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Roy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa)
Bowser's adaptation relatives Bowser's father • Bowser's mother • Bowser's sister • Enma Daiō • King Koopa's great-great grandkoop • Poopa La Koopa
Other Bowser X • C. Everett Koopa • Dark Bowser (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story) • Dark Bowser (Super Paper Mario) • Darkmess Bowser • Francis Ford Koopola • Gary Koopa • James Fennimore Koopa • Kassanova Koopa
Species Impostor Bowser • Koopa Kid • Koopa Zombie • Tail Bowser
Facsimiles and other constructs Robots Blasta Mechakoopa • Bowser??? • Bowser's mech • Flying Mechakoopa • Mecha-Bowser • Mecha Hand • Mecha Maker • Mechakoopa • Mega Mechakoopa • Mekakuppa • Mini Bowser • Mini Bowser Jr. • Rabbid Mechakoopa • Robo-suit • The Great King Bowser • Zappa Mechakoopa
Statues Abominable Snowkoopa • Bowser Monument • Bowser Snow Statue • Bowser Statue • Bowser Stunner • Flying battleship (Wonder Effect) • Guard Door • Koopa no Yukidaruma • Papercraft Bowser • Papercraft Bowser Jr.
Buildings Bowser's Castle • Bowser's Galaxy Generator • Koopamart • Temple of Koopa
Vehicles Bone Rattler • Flame Runner • Gilded King • Holiday King • Koopa Cruiser • Koopa King • Silver King
Related items Bowser Bomb • Bowser Candy • Bowser Capsule • Bowser Suit • Bowser's Shell • Grand Spiky Shell • Koopa Kid Orb • Spiky Shell
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Super Mario Sunshine
Playable characters Mario
Rideable characters Yoshi • Blooper Racer
Non-playable characters FLUDD • Princess Peach • Toadsworth • Toads • Piantas (Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing · Cannon Pianta · Captain · Chucksters · Crate guy · Doot-Doot Sisters · Duck-ring riders · Flaming Pianta · Hotel manager · Isle Delfino Police · Mayor · Pianta judge · Pianta prosecutor · Sunglasses vendor) • Raccoons • Nokis (Buckies · Noki elder · Noki grandson · Park director) • Sand Bird • Il Piantissimo • Great Sunflower • Sunflower Kids
Enemies Bee • Block Boo • Bloopad • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill (Gold) • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Cheep-Cheep • Electro-Koopa King • Electro-Koopa (Blue) • Electro-Koopa (Red) • Glorpedo • Gooble • Klamber • Lava Cheep Cheep • Piranha Plant • Piranhabon • Plurp • Poink • Pokey • Pokey Pod • Pondskater • Seedy Pod • Sleepy Boo • Smolderin' Stu • Snooza Koopa • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu • Wind Spirit • Winged Strollin' Stu • Wire Trap
Obstacles Bramble • Burner • Burning goop • Cheep Cheep (bird) • Electric goop • Goop • Hot water • Magma • Orange Juice Generator • Poison • Puncher • Slimy water • Spike Trap
Bosses Proto Piranha • Shadow Mario • Petey Piranha • Gooper Blooper • Plungelo • Wiggler • Mecha-Bowser • Monty Mole • Phantamanta • King Boo • Eely-Mouth • Bowser • Bowser Jr.
Items 1-Up Mushroom • Banana • Blue coin • Bomb • Coconut • Coin • Durian • Helmet • Hover Nozzle • Mario's cap • Papaya • Pepper • Pineapple • Red coin • Rocket Nozzle • Shine Sprite • Springboard • Turbo Nozzle • Water Barrel • Water Bottle • Water rocket • Yoshi's Egg
Objects Arrow sign • Balloon • Basket • Bell • Big Windmill • Birds • Boat • Brick Block • Butterflies • Cannon • Clam Cups • Cloud • Coin Fish • Cork • Crate • Dune Bud • Fish • Flagpole • Flipping platform • Flower • Fluff • Graffiti • Green panel • Hook • Ice block • Jar • Jellyfish • Jump Mushroom • Leaf boat • Manhole cover • Metal screen • Mirror • Mudboat • Multicolored block • Mushroom • Nail • Nozzle box • Orange block • Pipe • Pole • Portrait • Puzzle • Red Switch Plate • Revolving Gate • Roller Coaster • Rope • Sand block • Scale • Seagull • Shine Painting • Sign • Slots • Spotted block • Spring of water • Stone slab • Swing • Tank • Trampoline • Tree • Turbo-bashable doors • Wall painting • Wanted poster • Waterfall • Watermelon • Watermelon block • White box • Window • Yellow Switch Plate • Yoshi Platform • Yoshi-Go-Round
Locations Main courses Bianco Hills • Ricco Harbor • Gelato Beach (Sand Cabana · Shine Tower · Surf Cabana) • Pinna Park • Sirena Beach (Hotel Delfino · Casino Delfino) • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Corona Mountain
Secret courses Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track
Other Isle Delfino • Delfino Plaza • Bianco Square • Boathouse • Shine Gate • Delfino Airstrip
Moves Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Super Whirl Jump • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Completion • Delfino Emergency Broadcast System • Episodes • Gadd Science, Incorporated • Guidebook • Life meter • Magic Paintbrush
Music compositions "Isle Delfino" • "Ricco Harbor" • "Secret Course"
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Multimedia • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
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