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{{Species-infobox
{{species infobox
|title=Bowser Amp
|image=[[File:NSMBU Asset Model Bowser Stunner.png|200x200px]]<br>Model from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
|image=[[File:BowserAmp.png]]<br>A '''Bowser Amp''' from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[List of games by date#2012|2012]])
|species_origin=[[Amp]]
|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|first_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' ([[2012]])
|comparable=[[Amp]]
|related=
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|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' ([[2013]])
'''Bowser Stunners'''<ref>{{cite|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''New Super Mario Bros. U'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=199|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us|date=November 18, 2012|isbn=978-0-307-89690-2}}</ref> are [[Amp]]-like obstacles that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. They return in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. As their name implies, they resemble [[Bowser]]'s head. Unlike Amps, Bowser Stunners have special chains connected to another Bowser Stunner, creating a stream of electricity to travel on the chains. They electrify player characters on contact. In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' and ''New Super Luigi U'', Bowser Stunners are encountered in [[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]] and [[Current Event]], respectively.
|sub_species=


''Not to be confused with [[Big Amp]].''
==Gallery==
<gallery>
BowserAmp.png|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSMBU Red Hot Elevator Ride Screenshot.jpg|Screenshot from ''New Super Mario Bros. U''
NSLU Current Event Screenshot.png|Screenshot for ''New Super Luigi U''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=クッパびりびり<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=October 19, 2015|title=''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' section|page=215|isbn=978-4-09-106569-8}}</ref>
|JpnR=Kuppa Biribiri
|JpnM=From「クッパ」(''Kuppa'', "[[Bowser]]") and「びりびり」(''biribiri'', onomatopoeia for electric shocking)
|Ger=Elektro-Bowser
|GerM=Electric Bowser
|Ita=Bowser Amperino<ref>{{cite|date=November 15, 2018|title=''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''|publisher=Magazzini Salani|language=it|isbn=889367436X|page=215}}</ref>
|ItaM=Bowser Amp
}}
}}
'''Bowser Amps''' are a special type of [[Amp]] that first appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''. As their name implies, they resemble [[Bowser]]'s head. 


==History==
==References==
===''New Super Mario Bros. U''===
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[[File:NSMBU C1-RedHotElevatorRide.Still004.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Bowser Amps in [[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]].]]
In ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', Bowser Amps make their only appearance in [[Red-Hot Elevator Ride]] as obstacles, where they electrocute the player upon contact. Unlike common Amps, Bowser Amps have special chains connected to another Bowser Amp, creating a stream of electricity to travel on the chains.


===''New Super Luigi U''===
{{Koopas}}
The Bowser Amps reapear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' in the [[Peach's Castle (New Super Mario Bros. U)|Peach's Castle]] level [[Current Event]] where they are a major obstacle.
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[[Category:Electrical Creatures]]
[[Category:Koopas]]
[[Category:Koopa Troop]]
[[Category:Bowser lookalikes]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U Enemies]]
[[Category:Electrical creatures]]
[[Category:New Super Mario Bros. U Species]]
[[Category:New Super Luigi U objects]]
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Latest revision as of 14:07, January 7, 2025

Bowser Stunner
Model of a Bowser Stunner from New Super Mario Bros. U.
Model from New Super Mario Bros. U
First appearance New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
Latest appearance New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019)
Comparable

Bowser Stunners[1] are Amp-like obstacles that first appear in New Super Mario Bros. U. They return in New Super Luigi U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. As their name implies, they resemble Bowser's head. Unlike Amps, Bowser Stunners have special chains connected to another Bowser Stunner, creating a stream of electricity to travel on the chains. They electrify player characters on contact. In New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, Bowser Stunners are encountered in Red-Hot Elevator Ride and Current Event, respectively.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッパびりびり[2]
Kuppa Biribiri
From「クッパ」(Kuppa, "Bowser") and「びりびり」(biribiri, onomatopoeia for electric shocking)
German Elektro-Bowser[?] Electric Bowser
Italian Bowser Amperino[3] Bowser Amp

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stratton, Steve (November 18, 2012). New Super Mario Bros. U PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-307-89690-2. Page 199.
  2. ^ October 19, 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, New Super Mario Bros. U section. Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 978-4-09-106569-8. Page 215.
  3. ^ November 15, 2018. Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia. Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN 889367436X. Page 215.