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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]]|the giant statue also known as "Mecha Bowser" or "Mechanical Bowser" in some [[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]] games|[[Bowser Statue]]}}
|image=[[File:Mechabowser.jpg|250px]]
{{Distinguish|Mechakoopa|Mekakuppa}}
|full_name=Mecha Bowser
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|first_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[2001]])
|image=[[File:SMS Mecha Bowser Artwork.png|250px]]
|species=[[Mecha-Koopa]]
|species=[[Mechakoopa]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party 9]]'' ([[2012]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
}}
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{{Distinguish|Mecha-Koopa}}
'''Mecha-Bowser''', also known as '''[[Mechakoopa]]''',<ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Sunshine'' entry on the official Mario Portal|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|accessdate=August 13, 2022|archive=archive.today/2022.08.12-233320/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/?lang=en}}</ref> is a giant robot in the likeness of [[Bowser]] that first appears in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', and 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.
'''Mecha Bowser''' is a huge Bowser-shaped robot that has made several appearances in some form or another in other games, including another [[Mario (series)|main series]] title and various spin-offs.  
 
==History==
==History==
===Luigi's Mansion series===
===''Super Mario Sunshine''===
===''Luigi's Mansion''===
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. When firing Bullet Bills or damaged, the cannons shown resemble the controller ports on the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. After enough hits, the robot explodes, and Bowser Jr. pilots its head away to escape.
In ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', Mecha Bowser appears as the final boss. This time, instead of being controlled by [[Bowser Jr.]], this incarnation of Mecha Bowser is controlled by [[King Boo]] It will attack by spawning [[Spike Ball|spike balls]] and bowling them towards [[Luigi]], breathing fire, inhaling Luigi similar to that of [[Kirby]], or, if the [[Player]] moves too far away, jump up into the air and attempt to body slam Luigi. When using the [[Poltergust 3000]] to vacuum one of the spike balls that Mecha Bowser spawns, Luigi can wait until it lowers its "head" to attack, and launch the spike ball at it, causing King Boo to come out long enough for Luigi to vacuum him up for a limited amount of time before going back into the suit. When King Boo is down to a certain amount of health, Mecha Bowser's head will be put on backwards when King Boo goes back in to control it. This will cause Mecha Bowser to run around the [[Roof]] arena the fight takes place on aimlessly for a short period of time before rotating its head back in position to attack once more.


===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Mario Golf'' series===
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
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]]''.
Mecha Bowser is found in [[Pinna Park#Episode 1: 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.


====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
===''Mario Power Tennis'' / ''New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis''===
Mecha Bowser appears in the [[Toy Time Galaxy]] in the [[Toy Time Galaxy#Heavy-Metal Mecha Bowser|Heavy-Metal Mecha Bowser]] mission; however, its appearance has been drastically altered from that in previous games. It is now a toy robot and, out of all of Mecha Bowser's incarnations, resembles Bowser the least. It also sports a blue and green color scheme. To "defeat" Mecha Bowser, Mario must climb on its head, dismantling portions on his way, and then [[Ground Pound]] through the rocks on top to cause the robot to explode and free the [[Gearmo]]s inside it.
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 Golf'' series===
===''Mario Party'' 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]]''.
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 Power Tennis''===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
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 tilts [[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 its rampage is quelled.
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.


===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Minecraft''===
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.
In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Mecha-Bowser's head replaces the original game's [[minecraftwiki:Furnace|furnace]] block.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<gallery>
File:MechaBowserappears.png|Mecha Bowser as seen in ''Super Mario Sunshine''.
MechaBowserappears.png|Mecha-Bowser as seen in ''Super Mario Sunshine''
File:MechaBowser SMS.png|Mecha Bowser close-up.
MechaBowser SMS.png|Mecha-Bowser close-up
File:Bowser Jr. Balloon.png|Balloon attached to the head to escape.
Mecha-Bowser defeated.jpg|Mecha-Bowser defeated
File:Mecha-Bowser-SMG.png|Mario flying near the Mecha Bowser toy in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', in the Toy Time Galaxy.
Bowser Jr Balloon.png|Balloon attached to the head to escape
File:Mecha-Bowser_Mayhem.jpg|The [[Mecha-Bowser Mayhem]] minigame in ''Mario Power Tennis''.
Mecha-Bowser Mayhem - Mario Power Tennis.png|The [[Mecha-Bowser Mayhem]] minigame in ''Mario Power Tennis''
[[File:Bowser LM1|thumbnail|Mecha Bowser as it appears in Luigi's Mansion.]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
</gallery></center>


==Gallery==
==List of appearances==
<center><gallery>
File:MechaBowserappears.png|Mecha Bowser as seen in ''Super Mario Sunshine''.
File:MechaBowser SMS.png|Mecha Bowser close-up.
File:Bowser Jr. Balloon.png|Balloon attached to the head to escape.
File:Mecha-Bowser-SMG.png|Mario flying near the Mecha Bowser toy in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', in the Toy Time Galaxy.
File:Mecha-Bowser_Mayhem.jpg|The [[Mecha-Bowser Mayhem]] minigame in ''Mario Power Tennis''.
</gallery></center>


==Game Appearances==
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!width=20% | Release Date
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|-
|''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''
!width=40%|Title
|Final Boss
!width=20%|Description
|2001
!width=20%|Release Date
|[[Nintendo Gamecube
!width=20%|System/Format
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|-
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|Boss
|Boss
|2002
|[[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|Appears as NPC in [[Toy Dream]]
|Appears as NPC in [[Toy Dream]]
|2003
|[[List of games by date#2003|2003]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|Name appears on score board
|Name appears on the scoreboard
|2003
|2003
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
|Name appears on score board
|Name appears on the scoreboard
|2004
|[[List of games by date#2004|2004]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Boss in minigame and appears in background of a certain court.
|Boss in a minigame and appears in the background of a certain court.
|2004
|2004
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
|Boss
|[[List of games by date#2005|2005]]
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|Its head cameos in [[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]].
|Its head cameos in [[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]].
|2005
|2005
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|Boss
|Boss
|2007
|[[List of games by date#2007|2007]]
|Arcade
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|Giant toy in the [[Toy Time Galaxy]].
|2007
|[[Wii]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis]]''
|It reprises its role from ''Mario Power Tennis''.
|It reprises its role from ''Mario Power Tennis''.
|2009
|[[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
|[[Wii]]
|[[Wii]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|Its head is in the stage [[Bowser Station]] although slightly altered into a "Jackpot Machine."
|Its head is on the stage [[Bowser Station]] although slightly altered into a "Jackpot Machine."
|2012
|[[List of games by date#2012|2012]]
|[[Wii]]
|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]]
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''
|Block in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack
|[[List of games by date#2018|2018]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|Boss
|[[List of games by date#2020|2020]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}
|}


==Names in Other Languages==
==Additional names==
{{Foreignname
===Internal names===
|Fra=Mecha Bowser / Mécabowser
{{internal names
|FraM=-
|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
|Jpn=メカクッパ
|JpnR=Mekakuppa
|JpnM=Mecha-Bowser; same as [[Mechakoopa#Names in other languages|Mechakoopa]] and [[Mekakuppa]]
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors|language=ja|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|location=Tokyo|date=2015|title="Super Mario Sunshine" in 『[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック]]』|page=100|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|Fre=Mecha Bowser / Mécabowser
|Ita=Bowsermatic
|Ita=Bowsermatic
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''Bowser'' and ''automatic''}}
|ItaC=<ref>{{cite|quote=[[Mecha-Bowser Appears!|Attenzione a Bowsermatic!]]|author=''Super Mario Sunshine''|language=it}}</ref>
{{BoxTop}}
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''Bowser'' and ''automatic''
{{SMSS}}
|Ger=Robo-Bowser
[[Category:Items]]
|GerM=Robo-Bowser; portmanteau of ''Robot'' and ''Bowser''.
[[Category:Villains' Items]]
|Spa=Mech Bowser
[[Category:Vehicles]]
}}
[[Category:Koopa Troop]]
 
[[Category:Robots]]
==References==
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine Bosses]]
<references/>
 
{{Koopas}}
{{Super Mario Sunshine}}
[[Category:Mechakoopas]]
[[Category:Mechs]]
[[Category:Mario Power Tennis]]
[[Category:Mario Power Tennis]]
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine bosses]]
[[de:Robo-Bowser]]
[[it:Bowsermatic]]

Latest revision as of 07:24, March 1, 2025

This article 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. For the giant statue also known as "Mecha Bowser" or "Mechanical Bowser" in some Mario Kart games, see Bowser Statue.
Not to be confused with Mechakoopa or Mekakuppa.
Mecha-Bowser
Mecha-Bowser
Species Mechakoopa
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Mario Party Superstars (cameo) (2021)

Mecha-Bowser, also known as Mechakoopa,[1] is a giant robot in the likeness of Bowser that first appears in Super Mario Sunshine, and has since made several appearances in some form or another in other games, mostly various spin-offs. It is likely inspired by Mechagodzilla in appearance.

History[edit]

Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

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 FLUDD) 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 FLUDD. When firing Bullet Bills or damaged, the cannons shown resemble the controller ports on the Nintendo GameCube. After enough hits, the robot explodes, and Bowser Jr. pilots its head away to escape.

Mario Golf series[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 series[edit]

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 Shells at the pillars supporting Mecha-Bowser to defeat him.

Minecraft[edit]

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

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

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 the scoreboard 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Golf: Advance Tour Name appears on the scoreboard 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 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 on 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
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Block in the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack 2018 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Boss 2020 Nintendo Switch

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario Sunshine tinkoopa[2] Tinkoopa Tin-Bowser

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese メカクッパ[3]
Mekakuppa
Mecha-Bowser; same as Mechakoopa and Mekakuppa
French Mecha Bowser / Mécabowser[?] -
German Robo-Bowser[?] Robo-Bowser; portmanteau of Robot and Bowser.
Italian Bowsermatic[4] Portmanteau of Bowser and automatic
Spanish Mech Bowser[?] -

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Sunshine entry on the official Mario Portal. Nintendo (English). Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived August 12, 2022, 23:33:20 UTC via archive.today.)
  2. ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/pinnaBoss0.szs/scene/tinkoopa
  3. ^ Sakai, Kazuya (Ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario Sunshine" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 100.
  4. ^ "Attenzione a Bowsermatic!" – Super Mario Sunshine. Italian.