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|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2015|2015]])
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{{quote|Oh dear! Why are we playing in Bowser's Castle? There are all sorts of tricks and traps in here!|Princess Peach|Fortune Street}}
{{quote|Gee, it's only the best castle ever made! Take a look from a distance! Powerful and awe-inspiring design choices slap your face! It's like looking at me!|Bowser|Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story}}
'''Bowser's Castle''' (or simply '''Bowser Castle''') is a recurring location in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]]. It is the domicile of the [[Koopa (species)|Koopa]] villain [[Bowser]] and the base of operations for [[Bowser's Minions|his army]]. The castle's name, design, and greater location vary from game to game, but the castle is usually a Western-themed castle and situated in a volcanic wasteland, and it is characteristically an important base from which Bowser formulates his plans and summons his minions to take over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and carry out the capture of [[Princess Peach]]. Bowser's Castle is usually the final area that [[Mario]] and his friends visit to defeat Bowser and rescue Peach and is usually guarded by Bowser's most powerful minions. The castle has been repurposed into different locations for spinoff appearances, including a go-kart course, a tennis court, a baseball stadium, etc., depending on the sport on which the game is based.


'''Bowser's Castle''' (also known as '''Bowser's Keep''' in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'', '''Bowser Castle''' in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', or '''Castle Koopa''', and '''Neon Castle''' in the ''Mario'' cartoons) is [[Bowser]]'s domicile and the base of operations for the [[Koopa Troop]]. Bowser has a variety of far-reaching castles, each of which usually functions as an important base from which the Koopa King formulates his plans. Bowser's Castle is usually the final area that [[Mario]] visits to defeat [[Bowser]] and rescue [[Princess Peach]], and is usually guarded by Bowser's most powerful minions.
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==Appearances==
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
====''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
Bowser's Castle first appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' at the end of World 8. In the level 8-3, Mario battles Bowser's forces outside of the castle, which can be seen in the background; in World 8-4, Mario ventures into the castle itself, where he battles and defeats Bowser in order to save Princess Peach. It is similar in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', except that it appears in world D-3 and D-4 instead, while a castle located in the sky is found in World 8-4. In ''Super Mario All-Stars'', Bowser's Castle is easily distinguished from the other castles by having thunder and lightning flash in the background.
Bowser's Castle is the setting of [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-4]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''. Prior to this, in [[World 8-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-3]], [[Mario]] battles [[Bowser's Minions|Bowser's forces]] outside of the castle. At the end of the castle, Mario defeats Bowser and saves [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]]. Bowser's Castle similarly serves as the setting of [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 8-4]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', although within the sky in [[World 8-3 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World 8-3]]. Bowser's Castle also appears in [[World D-3]] and [[World D-4|D-4]], on the ground. In both games' remakes in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', Bowser's Castle differs from other [[castle]]s by having thunder and lightning flashes in the background.


====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:BowserCastle-SMA4.gif|frame|right]]
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In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Bowser's stronghold (as well as Bowser himself) is not seen until the very end of his kingdom, [[Dark Land]]. The mentioned castle is one of the longest levels in the game. Bowser is fought at the end of the castle, and [[Princess Peach]] is freed. The map icon was modified in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' so that it is animated.
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[[World 8-Bowser's Castle (Super Mario Bros. 3)|Bowser's Castle]] is the final level of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. It appears at the end of [[Dark Land]] (also titled "Bowser's Castle" in later remakes). and is the only actual level to take place inside of a [[castle]]. It features a battle against Bowser at the end, and upon defeating him, the player character can rescue [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] afterward.


====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
{{main|Front Door}}
{{main|Front Door}}
{{main|Back Door}}
{{main|Back Door}}
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Bowser's Castle is found in the [[Valley of Bowser]]. There are two ways of entering the castle, and many ways to reach the end of the level. There are two main corridors where Mario or Luigi will have to choose one of four possible doors. The player can also reach the Castle by using the [[Star Road (Super Mario World)|Star Road]] that leads them to the front gate, bypassing the rest of the Valley of Bowser entirely. To get to the back gate, the player had to find the secondary exit in [[Valley of Bowser 2]] and go through [[Valley Fortress]]. This takes the player straight to [[Back Door]], skipping most of the level.
[[File:SMW Bowserscastle.png|thumb|left]]
Bowser's Castle is located in the [[Valley of Bowser]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. The castle can be entered in two ways, and there are several methods to reaching the end of the level. There are two main corridors where Mario or Luigi will have to choose one of four possible doors. Bowser's Castle can also be reached from the [[Star Road (Super Mario World)|Star Road]], which leads to the front gate, bypassing the rest of the Valley of Bowser. Meanwhile, the back gate can be accessed after completing [[Valley Fortress]] and leads directly to [[Back Door]], skipping most of the level. The castle has a neon sign with Bowser's name spelled out. A silhouette of Bowser flying the [[Koopa Clown Car]] appears in the background during occasional thunderclaps and with eyes glowing in the darkness. In [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|the remake]], Bowser is absent entirely after completing the level.
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====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Bowsercastlensmb.png|thumb|left|Bowser's Castle in ''New Super Mario Bros.''.]]
{{Main|World 8-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)}}
[[File:NSMB0.png|thumb|right|[[Fire Mario]] fighting [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] in Bowser's Castle.]]
[[File:Bowser Castle NSMB.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Bowser Castle NSMB.png|frame]]In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Bowser's Castle is relatively similar in appearance to the one in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It is found rising out of a lake of lava and is at the end of a twelve-level-long path. Once inside, Mario/Luigi will encounter [[Thwomp]]s, [[Dry Bones]], [[Rocket Engine]]s, as well as [[Podoboo]]s. The ? Switches in the castle have an unusual effect; once pressed, the gravity of the castle will invert and the Player, along with any enemies (excluding Rocket Engines) will have their positions inverted. The second part of the castle is a looping room, similar to Worlds 4-4 and 7-4 of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', with lots of lava, a single [[Podoboo]], and a single [[Fire Bar]]. Once the final boss door is reached at the castle's end, the Player will have to battle both [[Bowser Jr.]] and [[Bowser]].
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', Bowser's Castle is found rising out of a lake of lava, appearing at the end of {{id|World 8|NSMB}}. The castle features [[Thwomp]]s, [[Dry Bones]], [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s as common enemies. The ? Switches in the castle uniquely invert the floor and ceiling, including all objects except [[burner]]s. The second part of the castle features lots of lava, a Podoboo, and a [[Fire Bar]], and loops like {{id|World 4-4|SMB}} and {{id|World 7-4|SMB}} of ''Super Mario Bros.'' After accessing the boss door at the end, the player character has to battle both [[Bowser Jr.]] and [[Bowser]] to rescue [[Princess Peach]].
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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
'''{{world|8|bowser}}'''
{{main|World 8-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}}
[[File:Bowsercastlensmbwii.png|thumb|200px|Bowser's Castle in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.]]
[[File:NSMBW Bowser's Castle World Map Screenshot.png|thumb|Bowser's Castle in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
[[File:BCastle.png|thumb|left|200px|Bowser's Castle about to flatten Bowser, the [[Koopalings]], and Bowser Jr.]]
[[Bowser]] is fought again in his castle in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', at the end of [[World 8 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 8]]. The castle is not seen at first, due to a rock wall obscuring its location, but after Peach reunites with the player characters at the end of {{world link|8|airship|World 8-Airship (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)}} briefly, she is taken by [[Kamek]] to Bowser's Castle, which is now revealed behind the rock wall. Bowser's laugh is heard as Kamek swoops down into the castle with the princess. The castle features three parts: the first is a side-scrolling area with lava, [[Lava Bubble]]s and [[Fire Bar]]s; the second is a vertical area with lava moving downward slowly, as well as  more Fire Bars and some [[Dry Bones]]; and lastly the lair where Bowser is fought. During the final battle, Kamek casts a spell to make Bowser grow massive, and Bowser chases the player characters through the castle.
[[File:Bowser's Castle Sprite.png|frame|left]]
[[Bowser]] is again fought in his castle in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. After clearing the final airship level for the first time, the characters reunite with Princess Peach before [[Kamek]] takes her to Bowser's Castle, which was hidden behind a rock wall in the northern part of World 8, the wall then recedes, revealing the castle, Bowser's evil laugh is heard as Kamek swoops down into the castle with Peach. The characters go through three parts: The first is a normal side-scrolling area with lava, [[Podoboo]]s, and [[Fire Bar]]s. The second part is a vertical area with draining lava which auto-scrolls downwards, more Fire Bars and some [[Dry Bones]] trying to stop Mario. The third is Bowser's lair. In the final battle, Kamek casts a spell to make Bowser grow massive, and he chases Mario and the rest of the characters through his castle.


Later after the final battle, Bowser, the Koopalings, and Bowser Jr. are flattened by the castle as it falls over.
In a cutscene after the final battle, when six of the Koopalings flip Bowser on his belly, the castle begins to collapse before crashing down on them.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
{{main|Breaking into Bowser's Castle}}
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Bowser's Castle appears in the mission [[Breaking into Bowser's Castle]].


====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
{{main|World 8-Bowser: Part 1}}
{{main|World 8-Bowser: Part 2}}
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Bowser has two castles in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', both located in [[World 8]]. The first castle is the World 8 Castle, its appearance is similar to castles of previous titles, as well as previous castle levels in the game. At the end of the castle Mario fights Bowser and defeats him by pressing the switch at the end of the bridge, causing Bowser to sink in the lava below. Mario makes his way to Peach (which can previously be seen in the level using a pair of [[binoculars]]), only to discover it's just a cardboard cutout. Bowser then appears with the REAL Peach in hand, and flees to his larger castle, which is the true Bowser's Castle.
Bowser has two castles in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', both located in [[World 8 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 8]]. The first castle is the World 8 Castle, which resembles earlier castles. Mario battles Bowser and defeats him by pressing the switch at the end of the bridge, causing Bowser to sink in the lava below. After Mario goes to Peach, only to find it is a cardboard cutout of her, Bowser shows up with the real Peach and leaves to his larger castle.


The real Bowser's Castle differs from previous castle levels, as Mario spends much of it riding Bonecoasters. Mario then reaches a cannon which launches him to a tower with another cannon on it, which Mario uses to reach Bowser's tower. Mario then walks to the big red door and enters. Peach is tied to the flagpole, but before Mario can rescue her, Bowser falls from above and attempts to crush Mario, which causes the floor to collapse, and the final battle begins. Bowser attacks Mario with fireballs, spiked balls, and barrels as Mario makes his way up the castle until they reach the second bridge. Mario tricks Bowser into clearing the path to the switch, which Mario presses, causing the bridge to collapse and Bowser to fall. However, as Mario continues to make his way up the castle, Bowser returns and pursues Mario, breathing purple flames which jet towards Mario, until they reach the final bridge, in which Bowser chases Mario until Mario reaches the final switch, which he presses, once again causing the bridge to explode, sending Bowser falling into the lava. Mario then rescues Peach and they head back home.  
Much of the second Bowser's Castle is spent riding [[Spine Coaster|Bone Roller Coaster]]s. Mario uses two cannons to get on to Bowser's tower and enters a large red door to find Peach tied up to the flagpole. Just as Mario is about to rescue Peach, Bowser crashes down from above, causing the floor to collapse and the final battle to start. As Mario goes up the castle, he avoids fireballs, barrels, and spiked balls from Bowser until making it to the second bridge. When Mario presses the second switch, the bridge collapses and causes Bowser to fall. As Mario continues up the castle, Bowser suddenly returns and attacks by breathing rapid, large purple flames. When Mario reaches the final switch, after crossing the bridge, the bridge collapses, and Bowser falls into the lava below, finally defeated. Mario rescues Peach and they return to Peach's Castle.


After completing the Special Worlds, Bowser kidnaps Peach again, and Mario must return to his castle to defeat him and save Peach once again.
After completing the Special Worlds, Bowser kidnaps Peach again and Mario must return to his castle to defeat him and save Peach once again.


====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
{{Main|World 6-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}}
{{Main|World 6-Bowser's Castle}}
[[File:NSMB2 World 6 Bowser Castle.png|thumb|left|200px|Bowser's Castle in World 6 as seen in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''.]]
[[File:NSMB2-Bowser Castle Course Icon.png|frame|left]]
[[File:NSMB2-Bowser_Castle_Course_Icon.png|frame|left]]
Bowser's Castle reappears in [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. The castle resembles its appearance in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' but features two phases of a battle against Bowser at the end, like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''.
Bowser's Castle reappears in [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6]] of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. Like in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Mario and Luigi face Bowser twice at the end of the castle.
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[[File:World Castle SM3DW.png|thumbnail|Bowser's Castle as it appears in Super Mario 3D World]]
====''New Super Mario Bros. U''====
====''Super Mario 3D World''====
{{Main|Peach's Castle (world)}}
Bowser's Castle reappears in [[World Castle]]. (In fact, the whole world takes place in the castle)
Although Bowser's Castle itself does not appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Bowser conquers Peach's at the start and begins to renovate it to better resemble his own castle, completing the process by the time Mario fights Bowser Jr. for the last time at the end of [[Meringue Clouds|World 7]]. After Bowser is defeated, Peach's Castle returns to normal.
 
====''Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
{{main|World Castle}} {{main|The Great Tower of Bowser Land}}
Bowser's Castle is featured in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' as the seventh world, titled [[World Castle]]. The castle appears float high above the [[Sprixie Kingdom]], the game's setting. A second castle appears in the last world, [[World Bowser]], and it is themed after an amusement park.
 
====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', Bowser's Castle appears in the 10 Mario Challenges and the 100 Mario Challenges.
 
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
{{main|Bowser's Kingdom}}
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', Bowser's Castle was constructed specifically for Bowser's wedding with Peach,<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Kanmuri, Yukari Tasai, Rachel Roberts, and Jenny Blenk, editors|title=''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''|format=First English Edition|location=Milwaukie|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse Books]]|date=November 5, 2019|page=263|isbn=978-1-50671-375-5}}</ref> and it is located in [[Bowser's Kingdom]]. Unlike most games, which give the castle a {{wp|Western world|Western}} design, this castle has a traditional Japanese design, with several walls and baileys, a traditional garden and tea house, and a central keep. Its moats are filled with [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]], not [[lava]].


===DIC Cartoons===
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Bowser's Castle is displayed in the background of castle-themed ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' courses in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. In the version 3.0.0 update, it is also a world part for World Maker.
 
====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
[[File:SMBW CastleBowser Render.png|thumb|Castle Bowser in ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'']]
The location itself does not appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', though Bowser merges with his Koopa Clown Car and Prince Florian's castle using the the [[Wonder Flower]]'s power to make a mobile fortress titled [[Castle Bowser]]<ref>{{file link|SMBW Trading Cards.png|''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' trading cards}}</ref> before taking over parts of the [[Flower Kingdom]].
 
===''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''===
[[File:TheGreatMissionKingKoopasCastle.png|thumb|left|Bowser's castle as seen in ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'']]
In the anime movie ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', Bowser turns [[Peach's Castle]] into his own after kidnapping [[Princess Peach]] and conquering the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. While under his control, the building is situated on a tall mountain and is furnished to Bowser's liking, among other things featuring catacombs filled with traps to stop [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. The castle is destroyed after Luigi accidentally floods it while mining for [[coin]]s; once Bowser is defeated, his spell on the Mushroom Kingdom is broken, restoring Peach's Castle to its original form.
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===DIC cartoons===
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
====''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''====
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', King Koopa owns a wide range of castles, ranging from fortresses, towers and even an ice palace; most often at the end of an episode, the featured castle of King Koopa would be destroyed, and if not, would likely not be seen again. Unlike the games, the various castles seen in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' lack the abundance of traps that would normally appear in a castle owned by Bowser.
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', King Koopa owns a wide range of castles, ranging from fortresses, towers and even an ice palace; most often at the end of an episode, the featured castle of King Koopa would be destroyed and if not, would likely not be seen again. Unlike the games, the various castles seen in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' lack the abundance of traps that would normally appear in a castle owned by Bowser.


====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:BowsersCastleSMB3Toon.jpg|thumb|left|Castle Koopa as seen in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
[[File:BowsersCastleSMB3Toon.jpg|thumb|Kastle Koopa as seen in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.]]
''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' migrates away from the concept of King Koopa owning several castles and, instead, he only owns one castle, located in [[Dark Land]]. This castle is referred by the name "Castle Koopa" and "Koopa Castle". Castle Koopa largely resembles its game counterpart, with Bowser's image engraved on it, though it's blue in color and lacks towers. Castle Koopa also possesses a large hall filled with portraits, as well as bedrooms for the [[Koopalings]] and a laboratory most often used by [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]].
''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' migrates away from the concept of King Koopa owning several castles and, instead, he only owns one castle, located in [[Dark Land]]. This castle is interchangeably referred to by the names "Kastle Koopa" and "Koopa Kastle". Kastle Koopa largely resembles its video game counterpart, with Bowser's image engraved on it, although it is blue in color and lacks the towers. Kastle Koopa also possesses a large hall filled with portraits, as well as bedrooms for the [[Koopalings]] and a laboratory most often used by [[Ludwig von Koopa|Kooky von Koopa]].


====''Super Mario World'' television series====
====''Super Mario World'' television series====
[[File:BowsersCastleSMWToon.jpg|thumb|right|The Neon Castle from the ''Super Mario World'' cartoon.]]
[[File:BowsersCastleSMWToon.jpg|thumb|left|The Neon Castle from the ''Super Mario World'' cartoon.]]
In ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'', Neon Castle is featured as the main base and home for Bowser and the Koopalings. Apparently located in a lava filled wasteland, Neon Castle lack the amount of towers its game counterpart possesses, only having one; Neon Castle also possesses a rectangular shape and, like the Japanese version of ''Super Mario World'', has "KOOPA" flashing in neon lights on its front, instead of "BOWSER". Like its game counterpart, Neon Castle possesses a large amount of traps, such as [[Ball 'n' Chain]]s, lava, fire-breathing statues, as well as various kinds of minions. In the episode [[Mama Luigi]], Mario refers to it as Bowser's "'''Coney Island Disco Palace'''".
In the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoon produced by [[DIC Entertainment]] and Nintendo, the main base and home for Bowser and the Koopalings is called '''King Koopa's Neon Castle'''. Apparently located in a lava filled wasteland, Neon Castle lacks the amount of towers its game counterpart possesses, only having one; Neon Castle also possesses a rectangular shape and, like the Japanese version of the game, has "KOOPA" flashing in neon lights on its front, instead of "BOWSER". The castle carries over many of its game counterpart's traps, like [[Spinner|Ball 'N' Chain]]s, lava, [[Bowser Statue|fire-breathing statues]] and various kinds of minions. In the episode "[[Mama Luigi]]," Mario refers to it as King Koopa's "'''Coney Island Disco Palace'''," possibly based off of the final section of Bowser's Castle in that game, which featured a "[[? Block#Super Mario World|disco ball]]" that illuminated it.
 
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===''Mario is Missing!''===
[[File:Mario Captured.gif|thumb|left|Bowser's Castle in ''Mario is Missing!''.]]
Bowser's Castle is the main setting of the game ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', but instead of being located in the Koopa Kingdom, like in the other games, this castle is located in [[Antarctica]]. The castle is also the main setting for the game ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', except this time it's located in an unknown area.


===''Super Mario Adventures''===
===''Super Mario Adventures''===
In ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'', Bowser's Castle is only seen near the end of the comic, and is portrayed as a large fortress, having many spike-covered towers and a large great hall, capable of holding several hundred different creatures. Catacombs and a lava filled chamber inhabited by [[Blargg]]s are also depicted in this version of Bowser's Castle.
In ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'', Bowser's Castle is only seen near the end of the comic and is portrayed as a large fortress, having many spike-covered towers and a large great hall, capable of holding several hundred different creatures. Catacombs and a lava filled chamber inhabited by [[Blargg]]s are also depicted in this version of Bowser's Castle.
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===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
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At least one race course set in Bowser's Castle has appeared in every ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' game to date. It is one of three course settings with this property, alongside [[Mario Circuit]] and [[Rainbow Road]]. Unlike them, however, this even extends to the arcade games (although these have featured equivalents to Mario Circuit and Rainbow Road in their place). Most games in the series introduce one [[New course|new]] Bowser's Castle course each; however, ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' introduces three Bowser's Castles, while ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' introduces four. ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' does not introduce a fully original Bowser's Castle course, though it does introduce [[RMX Bowser's Castle 1]], a [[remix course]] based on ''Super Circuit''{{'}}s versions, particularly {{classic link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 1}}.
Bowser's Castle has appeared in every ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' game to date. In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', there is a different course of the castle in every Cup except the [[Special Cup]]. [[Bowser Castle 1]] appears in the [[Mushroom Cup]], [[Bowser Castle 2]] appears in the [[Flower Cup]], and [[Bowser Castle 3]] in the [[Star Cup]]. ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' features all of the courses from ''Super Mario Kart'', so they appear in that game as well. Also the ''Paper Mario'' castle makes a cameo appearance in the Rainbow Road track. ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' features a Bowser's Castle course in the [[Star Cup]]. In 50cc mode, there is one Thwomp, in 100cc mode, there are two, and in 150cc and Extra modes, there are three Thwomps right before turn 4. ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' has its own Bowser's Castle courses, but it also has a [[Bowser Castle 4|fourth]] one. ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and the later games of the series have a Bowser Castle course in the [[Special Cup]]. It also features Bowser Castle 2 from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' ([[Banana Cup]] section) in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', the same Bowser Castle from ''Mario Kart 64'' ([[Lightning Cup]]) and Bowser Castle 3 from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' ([[Leaf Cup]] section) in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and Bowser Castle 1 from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' ([[Shell Cup]] section) in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the retro courses. Every version of the course features the same dangers: lava, Thwomps (with the exception of Mario Kart 8), and dangerous jumps.
 
In [[Mario Kart 8]], the track features an anti-gravity section which goes around a giant lava Bowser, who occasionally slams a fist onto one of the tracks, blocking racers. It is also the first course to not feature Thwomps.
Starting from ''Super Circuit'', Bowser's Castle courses are the third course of the [[Special Cup]], before Rainbow Road. They typically include hazards such as lava, [[Thwomp]]s, dangerous jumps, and [[Bowser Statue|giant statues of Bowser]] attacking the racers. Though most of these courses use the name "Bowser's Castle", those from ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''Mario Kart DS'' are instead called "Bowser Castle"; this was also true of those from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' prior to their appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour''.
Every course in the series of Mario Kart on game console, with the exception of Super Mario Kart, have Bowser statues that will try to harm the racers. Also, ever since Mario Kart 64, the Bowser statue shoots fire balls, until Mario Kart 8.
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![[File:SMK Bowser Castle 1 Lower-Screen Map.png]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 1]]
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|The first Bowser Castle of ''Super Mario Kart'', which appears as the fourth course of the [[Mushroom Cup]]. It features several long, straight paths, as well as 90° bends, and a couple of jumps. [[Thwomp]]s also appear here to hinder the racers' path.
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![[File:SMK Bowser Castle 2 Lower-Screen Map.png]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 2]]
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|The second Bowser Castle of ''Super Mario Kart'', which appears as the fourth course of the [[Flower Cup]]. Still featuring 90° bends and Thwomps, is more complicated in design, and includes a dead end that can only be passed over with a [[Cape Feather|Feather]].
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![[File:SMK Bowser Castle 3 Lower-Screen Map.png]]<br>[[SNES Bowser Castle 3|Bowser Castle 3]]
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' <small>(''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'')</small>
|The final Bowser Castle of ''Super Mario Kart'', which appears as the fourth course of the [[Star Cup]]. It features several split paths on two straightaways, the first of which being made of several differently-sized jumps. In ''Mario Kart Tour'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', this first path is bent upwards, which is also in [[anti-gravity]] in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.
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![[File:Bowser's Castle MK64.png|250px]]<br>[[N64 Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|This iteration appears in ''Mario Kart 64'' at the end of the Star Cup. Starting outside, racers drive into the castle and traverse various rooms while avoiding Thwomps.
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![[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 1 Starting Line.png|200px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|Bowser's Castle 1]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The first Bowser's Castle of ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', appearing as the final course of the Mushroom Cup. It is a short, angular course with various 90° turns and Thwomps. It features a large door with Bowser's emblem in the background.
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![[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Starting Line.png|200px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|Bowser's Castle 2]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The second Bowser's Castle of ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', appearing as the final course of the Flower Cup. A slightly larger course with more 90° turns, as well as holes in the road. The course features a large statue of Bowser in the background, but in ''Mario Kart Tour'', it reuses the same environment from Bowser's Castle 1 instead.
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![[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 3 Starting Line.png|200px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|Bowser's Castle 3]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The third Bowser's Castle of ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', appearing as the final course of the Star Cup. The course features a variety of 90° turns. This course takes place outside with blue cobblestone roads, featuring dark clouds and purple towers in the background, but in ''Mario Kart Tour'', it reuses the same environment from Bowser's Castle 1 instead.
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![[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 4 Starting Line.png|200px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 4|Bowser's Castle 4]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The final Bowser's Castle of ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', appearing as the third course of the [[Special Cup]]. The course features a lot of 90° turns and holes. The course features a large statue of Bowser in the background, but in ''Mario Kart Tour'', its environment is instead a more ruinous version of that of Bowser's Castle 1. In ''Mario Kart Tour'', it also has a split path in the second half of the course.
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![[File:BowserCastleIcon-MKDD.png|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart: Double Dash&#x21;&#x21;)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|This version of Bowser's Castle from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' starts outside and features several turns and elevations, as well as a turning, circular room with [[Fire Bar]]s. As racers re-emerge outside, a moving [[Bowser Statue]] awaits them, shooting fireballs.
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![[File:IconBowserCastleMKAGP2.png|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Arcade GP)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|The first course of the [[Bowser Cup]] in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'', as well as ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''. Similar in style to the iteration from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', this one has racers drive through the throne rooms of Bowser and Bowser Jr. The second course in the Bowser Cup, [[Castle Wall]], takes place on the same course, but has racers drive outside on the castle's walls instead. ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'' revamps this course's layout for [[Bowser's Factory]].
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![[File:Bowser Castle MKDS preview.png|200px]]<br>[[Bowser Castle (Mario Kart DS)|Bowser Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|The Bowser's Castle from ''Mario Kart DS'' reuses several elements from previous iterations, including a turning circular room and several 90° turns. The second half also features a turning, cylindrical bridge, and moving platforms over lava.
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![[File:BowsersCastleMKW.png|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|This iteration from ''Mario Kart Wii'' starts outside, like the version from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' Entering the castle, racers drive into a wavy hallway in which [[Jump Boost|tricks]] can be performed on. This course also features a long, curved [[Kanaami Road]], where drivers can avoid fireballs from a Bowser Statue using [[half-pipe (object)|half-pipe]]s.
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![[File:BowserCastleMK7.png|200px]]<br>[[3DS Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|In this iteration from ''Mario Kart 7'', drivers will start outside the castle, requiring to reach the entrance using a [[Glide Ramp]]. It also has an underwater section with lava geysers, and the second half of the course has racers drive through volcanic ground.
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![[File:MKAGPDX Bowser Castle.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Arcade GP DX)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
|The second course of the [[Bowser Cup]] in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''. Racers drive through dungeons and glide above active volcano ground to a library owned by Kamek. It takes place in the same location as the first course of the Bowser Cup, [[Bowser's Factory]], in which racers drive through a factory where Bob-ombs and Bullet Bills are produced. This course's layout is revamped from that of [[Castle Wall]] from ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' and ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''.
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![[File:MK8 Bowser's Castle.jpg|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|This course, debuting in ''Mario Kart 8'', features an anti-gravity section that leads into a split path, where a large [[Bowser Monument]] alternates between sides to punch the floor. The outside is volcanic and features rolling [[boulder]]s, while the inside also features laser-shooting Bowser Statues and a [[Spinner]].
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![[File:MKLHC Bowser's Castle Course Icon.png|200px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|The iteration of Bowser's Castle for ''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit'' appears as the final course of the [[Shell Cup]]. Due to the nature of ''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit'' using a remote-controlled car and augmented reality, course layout design depends on what the player has set up. Aside from that, this version has Lava Bars implemented at the gates players have to race through, and adds a reddish tint to the screen. This version of Bowser's Castle reuses the music from ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s version.
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![[File:MKT RMX Bowser Castle 1 scene.png|150px]]<br>[[RMX Bowser's Castle 1]]
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|Unlike other [[remix course]]s in ''Mario Kart Tour'', RMX Bowser's Castle 1 is based on the GBA Bowser's Castles (using GBA Bowser's Castle 1's environment), rather than the SNES Bowser Castles. It is an angular course with 90° bends, featuring Thwomps and [[Conveyor Belt]]s.
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Outside of these courses, Bowser's Castle as it appears in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' can be seen in the background of ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''{{'}}s [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)|Rainbow Road]].


===''Yoshi'' series===
===''Mario is Missing!''===
====''Yoshi's Safari''====
[[File:Mario Captured.gif|thumb|Bowser's Castle in ''Mario is Missing!'']]
Bowser's Castle is located in [[Antarctica]] in ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''. It is the hub area, featuring several doors with portals to various cities on [[Earth]].
 
===''Mario's Time Machine''===
The castle is the main setting for the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|MS-DOS and]] [[Mario's Time Machine (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES versions of ''Mario's Time Machine'']], specifically as the location of [[Bowser's Museum]]. In the [[Mario's Time Machine (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES version]], Bowser's Museum is instead a separate building.
 
===''Yoshi's Safari''===
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Bowser's Castle is the last level in the final area in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', which is the [[Dark Realm]] of [[Jewelry Land]]. After being defeated, Bowser retreats.
Bowser's Castle is the last level in the final area in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', which is the [[Dark Realm]] of [[Jewelry Land]]. After being defeated, Bowser retreats.


===''Yoshi's Island'' series===
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
====''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''====
{{main|King Bowser's Castle}}
{{main|King Bowser's Castle (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)}}
[[File:BowsersCastleSMW2.png|thumb|left|Yoshi in the level King Bowser's Castle in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''.]]
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its [[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]], Bowser's Castle is located atop a tall mountain in [[World 6 (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)|World 6]]. The last level takes place here and it requires the player to go into one of four random doors. Afterward, a giant playroom for [[Baby Bowser]] is discovered inside. After defeating Baby Bowser, Kamek will come by and make him extremely large. The player fights on the top of the castle which, throughout the battle, is slowly destroyed. The castle is later entirely destroyed after the final battle.
In ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' and its remake ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', Bowser's Castle is located atop a tall mountain on the island. The last level takes place here, and it requires the player to go into one of four random doors. Afterward, a giant playroom for [[Baby Bowser]] is discovered inside. After defeating Baby Bowser, Kamek will come by and make him extremely large. The player fights on the top of the castle which, throughout the battle, is slowly destroyed. The castle is later entirely destroyed after the final battle.
 
====''Yoshi's Story''====
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', Baby Bowser's Castle is split into four different areas: [[Mecha Castle]], [[Lift Castle]], [[Ghost Castle]], and [[Magma Castle]]. No matter what part of the castle Yoshi decides to go to, he will always meet up with Baby Bowser. The outside of the castle will also be seen whenever one of the Yoshis gets defeated, captured, and brought to the castle, along with when [[White Shy Guy]] retrieves one. It is also seen in the ending sequence when Baby Bowser's minions carry him away.
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====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
====''Yoshi's Island DS''====
{{main|At Last, Bowser's Castle!}}
{{main|At Last, Bowser's Castle!}}
[[File:At Last, Bowser's Castle!.png|thumb|Yoshi inside Bowser's Castle in ''Yoshi's Island DS''.]]
[[File:Bowser's Castle (YIDS).png|thumb|Bowser's Castle in ''Yoshi's Island DS'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Bowser travels back to the past searching for the seven Star Children so he could rule the universe. He takes over the castle of his younger self. After Baby Bowser is defeated, Bowser himself is faced. When he is defeated the first time, Kamek makes Bowser gigantic and destroys the castle in the battle.
In ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', Bowser travels back to the past searching for the seven Star Children so he could rule the universe. He takes over the castle of his younger self. After Baby Bowser is defeated, Bowser himself is faced. When he is defeated the first time, Kamek makes Bowser gigantic and destroys the castle in the battle.
====''Yoshi's New Island''====
{{main|Bowser's Castle Break-In|Make Way for King Bowser!}}
[[File:Baby Bowser's Castle Break-In.png|thumb|left|Yoshi inside Bowser's Castle in ''Yoshi's New Island'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'', Yoshi ventures to Bowser's Castle to save Baby Luigi and the Stork from the clutches of Bowser. Throughout the level, Yoshi must collect four [[key]]s to reach Baby Bowser. The final boss fight is very similar to that of the previous games; Yoshi must throw three eggs at him to proceed. In the second phase, however, Baby Bowser grows giant and attacks from the background, requiring Yoshi to throw [[Mega Eggdozer]]s at him. Once he takes three hits, Yoshi rescues Baby Luigi and the Stork, and the Mario Bros. are delivered to their house.
If the player has completed every level in the game without using [[Flutter Wings]] or [[Golden Flutter Wings]] (excluding special levels), Bowser will travel back in time to serve as the true final boss of the game. During the first phase of the battle, Bowser will attack by rearranging the ground and blowing fire at Yoshi. To defeat him, the player must hit him with [[Metal Eggdozer]]s three times. The second phase of the battle is nearly identical to the second phase of Baby Bowser's battle; however, this time Kamek will cast spells at Yoshi. Once the player throws three Mega Eggdozers at him, Bowser returns to his own time, and Yoshi saves Baby Luigi and the Stork once and for all.
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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
[[File:VistaHillSMRPG.png|thumb|left|Mario gazing at Bowser's Keep on Vista Hill in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''.]]
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'''Bowser's Keep''', as it is titled in English, is a major location in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and [[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|its remake]]. It rests atop a large rock bearing the likeness of Bowser, unlike other depictions of the castle. Bowser's Castle is first visited in the prologue, where Mario goes through a few rooms to fight [[Bowser]] and rescue the [[Princess Peach|princess]]. The location is visited again much later and has a boss battle against [[Boomer (Super Mario RPG)|Boomer]] and then [[Exor]].
During the events of ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Bowser's Keep is isolated on a mountain of red, jagged rocks. The keep rests on the largest rock, which, in fact, resembles Bowser himself. The castle can only be accessed by a long bridge that connects to the faraway [[Vista Hill]]. The halls of Bowser's Keep are lined with statues of Hammer Brothers and Bowser. The castle is originally guarded by [[Terrapin]] soldiers. Additionally, molten lava flows through the keep in several areas. Fortunately, several bridges allow access across the lava. Unfortunately, the bridges are wooden, and as such, will eventually collapse in a room filled with lava. In fact, one bridge breaks right after Mario walks across it. Later, this bridge is replaced with hovering [[Donut Block]]s. The castle is also filled with ornate chandeliers. Mario and Bowser actually duel on the top of these chandeliers.


Bowser's Keep is also the [[Smithy Gang]]'s base of operations in Mario's World. During the beginning of [[Smithy]]'s invasion, the gigantic sword [[Exor]] crashes into the keep. Since Exor is the gateway to Smithy's dimension, the soldiers of the Smithy Gang have an easy time taking control of the castle. In fact, many of Bowser's soldiers defect or run away instead of fighting. Eventually, the Smithy Gang claims the castle as their own. Additionally, Exor destroys the bridge connecting Bowser's Keep to the outside world. As such, the castle can only be accessed by flying vehicles.
===''Yoshi's Story''===
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[[File:Bowser's Castle (YS).png|thumb|left|Bowser's Castle in ''Yoshi's Story'']]
In ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', Baby Bowser's Castle is split into four different areas: [[Mecha Castle]], [[Lift Castle]], [[Ghost Castle]], and [[Magma Castle]]. No matter what part of the castle Yoshi decides to go to, he will always meet up with Baby Bowser. The outside of the castle will also be seen whenever one of the Yoshis gets defeated, captured and brought to the castle, along with when [[White Shy Guy]] retrieves one. It is also seen in the ending sequence when Baby Bowser's minions carry him away.


Before the fight against Magikoopa, there will be 6 doors to choose from, though only four doors are required. There are two action courses, two battle courses, and two puzzle courses.
Compared to most of the castle's other appearances, which at least look cartoonish in some way, this iteration of the castle looks much more ominous and menacing.
 
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;Enemies
*[[Tub-O-Troopa]]
*[[Terra Cotta]]
*[[Bahamutt]]
*[[Big Bertha (Blaster)|Big Bertha]]
*[[Chester]]
*[[Forkies]]
*[[Dry Bones]]
*[[Malakoopa]]
*[[Star Cruster]]
*[[Gu Goomba]]
*[[Magikoopa]] (Boss)
*[[Boomer (boss)|Boomer]] (Boss)
*[[Exor]] (Boss)


===''Mario Tennis'' series===
[[File:BowsercastleMTO.jpg|thumb|Bowser's Castle is a tennis court in ''Mario Tennis Open'']]
Bowser's Castle has made various appearances throughout the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]], usually as the setting of various tennis courses. In  ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for [[Nintendo 64]], Bowser's Castle is the location of the [[Bowser Court]]. In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', the [[Bowser Castle Court]] takes place here, and unlike the Bowser Stage in the previous game, it functions as a standard court. In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', Bowser's Castle directly appears as a tennis court of the [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Tennis Open)|same name]]. In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', Bowser's Castle is located in the center of [[Inferno Island]], and it unusually has a temple-like structure; it is where the [[Battle the Treasure Guardian!]] mission takes place.
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
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{{main|Bowser's Castle (Paper Mario)}}
[[File:PM Bowserscastle.png|thumb|left|x100px]]
Bowser's Castle appears in ''[[Paper Mario]]''. A big difference is that it is built under [[Peach's Castle]], as part of Bowser's plot to kidnap Peach, and later lifted into the sky from the power of the [[Star Spirits]] and the [[Star Rod (Paper Mario)|Star Rod]].
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', a new Bowser's Castle is secretly built right underneath [[Princess Peach's Castle]], and Bowser lifts it into the sky, kidnapping Princess Peach, along with her castle. The power used to lift the whole castle into the sky is the [[Star Spirits]]' and the [[Star Rod (Paper Mario)|Star Rod's]] power, both of which Bowser had stolen from [[Star Haven]]. Bowser also jails [[Toadsworth]] and other nine [[Toads]], a [[Dryite]], and a [[Bumpty]] who failed to escape during [[Princess Peach]]'s party. There are two [[Toad House]]s (made from the slate in the prison), a shop run by a [[Spiked Goomba]], [[Storehouse]], and three [[Guard Door]]s. In the end, Mario manages to take back the Star Rod and destroy Bowser's Castle while saving Princess Peach (and her castle). In this game, Bowser's Castle looks bigger than Peach's.
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=====Enemies found=====
<gallery widths="100px" heights="80px">
File:PMKoopatrol.png|[[Koopatrol]]
File:HammerBroPM.png|[[Hammer Bro]]
File:PMMagikoopaGround.png|[[Magikoopa]]
File:BonyBeetlePM.png|[[Bony Beetle]]
File:BombshellBill PM.png|[[Bombshell Bill]]
File:PMBombshellblaster.png|[[Bombshell Bill Blaster|B. Bill Blaster]]
File:PMDryBones.png|[[Dry Bones]]
File:Anti Guy2.png|[[Anti Guy]] x3 (Optional Battle)
File:Duplighost PM.png|[[Duplighost]] x4 (Mini bosses)
File:JrTroopaPM.png|[[Jr. Troopa]] (in all forms, Boss)
</gallery>
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''For [[List of enemy formations in Paper Mario|enemy formations]] in Bowser's Castle, see [[List of enemy formations in Paper Mario#Bowser's Castle|here]].''
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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
[[File:Bowser'sCastlePM2.png|thumb|right|Bowser's Castle in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''.]]
Only the hallway and exterior of Bowser's Castle are seen in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''. It mainly shows [[Kammy Koopa]] explaining to Bowser what happened to the Princess.
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Bowser's Castle doesn't play a major role, as only the outside and a hallway are seen. Its appearance is mainly to show [[Kammy Koopa]] explaining to Bowser what happened to the Princess.


====''Super Paper Mario''====
====''Super Paper Mario''====
[[File:SPM Bowsers Castle.PNG|thumb|left|Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Peach, Count Bleck and the Koopa Troop in Bowser's Castle in ''Super Paper Mario''.]]
Bowser's Castle is where [[Count Bleck]] kidnaps Bowser's [[Koopa (species)|Koopa clan]] and [[Tippi]] takes Mario to [[Flipside]] in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. Bowser's minions are featured in several smaller castles in [[The Bitlands]], and Mario later comes here to defeat Bowser, who becomes convinced by Peach to join them on their journey.
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', the castle has an equally minimal role, as it is where [[Count Bleck]] kidnaps the entire [[Koopa Clan]], and [[Tippi]] takes Mario to [[Flipside]]. This is the exact same castle seen in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''. However, in [[The Bitlands]], Bowser found a set of several smaller castles, where several of his minions were located. After Mario destroyed them, and defeated the Koopa King, the Princess convinced him to join them on their quest.


====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
{{main|Bowser's Sky Castle}}
{{main|Bowser's Sky Castle}}
Like in the first ''Paper Mario'', Bowser's castle is the final area in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. It was initially disguised as a cliffhead. However, after Mario collected all of the Royal Stickers, he managed to reveal via paperization the true form of the cliff. Nonetheless, Bowser had his castle levitated to the sky as a means to deter Mario's advance on it shortly thereafter, although he nonetheless managed to arrive there via a [[Wiggler (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)|Flutter]] that Mario befriended. Mario later fought and vanquished Kamek in this castle, and later defeated Bowser (who was currently using the sixth Royal Sticker after he accidentially obtained it).
Like in the first ''Paper Mario'', Bowser's castle is the final area in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. It is disguised in [[Gate Cliff]] at first, but when Mario collects five out of the six [[Royal Sticker]]s, he uses [[Paperize|paperization]] to reveal the castle. Bowser's Castle floats away almost immediately, but [[Wiggler#Paper Mario: Sticker Star|Flutter]] helps Mario arrive into the castle, where he later defeats [[Kamek]] and then [[Bowser]].
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====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
{{main|Black Bowser's Castle}}
[[File:PMCS BlackBowsersCastle01.png|250px|thumb|Black Bowser's Castle]]
Bowser's Castle, called '''Black Bowser's Castle''' in-game, is the final area of ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. It is on a floating island with an appearance resembling [[Bowser's Sky Castle]], but with warp pipes leading into the rock. A portrait of Peach is seen in the entry hall, but as Mario lowers it, he falls down a trapdoor and encounters [[Roy]]. One of the doors leads to a factory where the stolen paint of [[Prism Island]] is converted into [[black paint]], which [[Black Bowser]] intends to color the world with. There is a hallway behind the wall where Peach's portrait was to leads to Bowser's throne room, where she hangs above the throne. Following the defeat of Black Bowser, the castle begins to collapse from the paint. Though Mario, Luigi, and Peach escape, [[Huey]] stays behind to squeeze the castle removing the black paint and transforming it into a card so that it does not enter the ocean.
The Black Bowser's Castle card summons the castle and crashes it into opponents. The card is powerful enough to defeat Black Bowser instantly.
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====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
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[[File:PMTOK Bowsers Castle.jpg|thumb|left|Bowser's Castle, having crash-landed into the [[Shangri-Spa]] Banquet Hall]]
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', Bowser's Castle has a similar design to that of the previous two games, roughly the same as [[Black Bowser's Castle]] from ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''.


===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
[[File:MLSSBC.PNG|thumb|left|The floating castle from ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.]]
[[File:MLSSDX BowserCastle.png|thumb|220px|Bowser's Castle in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'']]
[[File:Bowser landing.png|thumb|right|Bowser's ground castle.]]
Bowser's Castle is the final area of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|its remakes]]. It is capable of being in the sky and can breathe fire. [[Bowletta]] uses the castle to attack the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] after being fooled into kidnapping [[Luigi]], who is disguised as [[Princess Peach]]. The location has several bosses, including each of the [[Koopalings]], then [[Fawful]], then [[Bowletta]], and lastly [[Cackletta]]'s Soul.
[[File:Castleinterior.png|thumb|right|The interior of the castle.]]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', [[Bowletta]] uses Bowser's Castle to attack the [[Beanbean Kingdom]]. This castle can fly, breathe fire, and it looks like a statue of Bowser. On the castle's "hands" there are tower tops. Mario, Luigi, and [[Prince Peasley]] go there with [[Blablanadon]] near the end of the game to stop [[Bowletta]]. The castle is the final world of the game. In the castle, the Mario Bros. have to get through many challenges and fight each of the [[Koopalings]] (some with [[Time Bob-omb]]s) in their room in order to open the next area until they make it to [[Fawful]]. After the fight, the Mario Bros. get to the throne room where Bowletta resided. They fought Bowletta, but she then swallows the Bros., making them fight [[Cackletta]]'s spirit inside Bowletta's stomach. After the Mario Bros., Peasley, and Blablanadon escape the castle, a time bomb planted by Prince Peasley blows the castle up, and the remains crash into the [[Oho Ocean]]. This flying castle design is reused in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and is somewhat similar to the one featured in ''[[Paper Mario]]''.


The ground version of Bowser's Castle appears in the credits, when the [[Toad Express]] drops the present through its roof.
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
{{Main|Baby Bowser's Castle (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)}}
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', the Mario Bros. visit [[Baby Bowser]]'s castle in the past, after the [[Koopa Cruiser]] crashes into the castle upon being shot down by the [[Shroob]]s.


;Enemies
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
*[[Boo]]
{{see also|Fawful Theater}}
*[[Bowletta]] (final boss)
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*[[Bowser Impostor]]
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*[[Chomp Bro]]
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*[[Fawful]] (boss)
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*[[Gunner Guy]]
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*[[Hammer Bro#Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga|Hammer Bro]]
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*[[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]] (boss)
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*[[Larry Koopa|Larry]] (boss)
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*[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] (boss)
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*[[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]] (boss)
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*[[Magikoopa]]
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*[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]] (boss)
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*[[Roto-disc]]
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*[[Roy Koopa|Roy]] (boss)
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', the castle, here labeled as "Bowser Castle", is taken over by [[Fawful]], with [[Midbus]] taking control of operations. After Bowser helps fire a [[Bomber Bill|Banzai Bill]] at his hijacked castle from [[Dimble Wood]], Midbus commands the castle to elevate, dodging the Banzai Bill, and then lands it on top of Bowser. Mario and Luigi must travel to Bowser's [[Rump Command]] and cause Bowser to [[Super Bowser|grow large enough]] to fight his castle.
*[[Sniper Bill]]
*[[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]] (boss)
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====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
In battle, the Castle's main attack is a flying ram, which Bowser must counter by punching. Its main tactic is opening its entrance doors and releasing Spinies, which prevent Bowser from punching. After the castle is defeated, Midbus retreats and the castle is returned to its original location. Later, as Bowser attempts to enter the castle, Midbus commands it to hover out of Bowser's reach. After wandering to the opposite side of the area, Midbus fires a giant cannonball at Bowser, who Mario and Luigi must help by building up energy in his arms. With their assistance, he throws it back at the castle, damaging it badly enough to force it to land. Bowser then gains access to the castle, where he discovers that Fawful has not only brainwashed his minions, but had also turned his training facility into a [[Fawful Theater|theater]]. In the meantime, Bowser decides to see the show Fawful puts on. After a few minutes, the doors to the theater open. Inside, a Goomba acting under the orders of Fawful tricked him into sitting in a VIP chair, which fires Bowser onto the stage and forces him into a fight against Midbus.
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[[File:BabyBowser Castle.PNG|thumb|left|Baby Bowser's Castle seen in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''.]]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', the castle is called '''Baby Bowser's Castle''', since the Mario Bros. visit it in the past. The four heroes get to see a little of [[Baby Bowser]]'s castle. The four Bros. practically reunite and start their adventure together there. [[Baby Bowser]] is never seen inside the castle during the entire game. There is also a [[Time Hole]] here which links to [[Peach's Castle]] in the present. Oddly, the castle on the map in the presents looks exactly the same as the one in the past, so it still looks like Baby Bowser.


;Enemies
After Bowser beats Midbus, Bowser is forced to eat a "victory feast" that Boos feed him. This causes him to become so fat that he gets stuck in the floor. After a strange hand grabs Princess Peach, Bowser falls through the floor and lands on a treadmill, where he manages to lose the excess weight. He is then blasted out by exploding Bob-Ombs and sent into the [[Tunnel]].
*[[Goomba]]
*[[Boo]]
*[[Boom Guy]]
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====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''====
Later in the game, Bowser must return here to look for the second Star Cure, which he had stolen before the events of the game. Fawful has blocked the path to his treasure stash, and Bowser must push a Fawful statue off the castle balcony to break the barrier. However, his brainwashed minions begin to push against the statue too, trying to save the statue and push Bowser off the balcony, forcing the Mario Bros. to assist him and provide extra leg strength once more. Bowser finally makes it to his [[Treasure Chamber|treasure vault]] with the assistance of some Monty Moles, only to learn his Monty Mole minions had deserted him for Fawful and turned the tunnel into a railway for the [[Fawful Express]].
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[[File:Bowser's Castle Map.png|thumb|left|Map]]
[[File:Bowser's_Castle18.PNG|thumb|left|Bowser Castle shortly before Fawful sacked it.]]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', Bowser Castle is taken over by [[Fawful]]. Control of operating the castle is given to [[Midbus]]. After Bowser helps to fire a [[Banzai Bill]] at his own castle (taken over by this time), Midbus commands the castle to elevate, dogding the Banzai Bill and then to land on top of Bowser. Mario and Luigi must travel to Bowser's adrenaline gland and cause Bowser to grow big enough to fight his castle. In battle, the Castle's main attack is a flying ram. Its main tactic is opening its entrance doors and releasing Spinies, which prevent Bowser from punching. After the castle is in ruin, Midbus retreats and the castle is moved back to its original resting place. Later, Bowser attempts to gain access to the castle, however Midbus commands it to hover out of Bowser's reach. After wandering to the opposite side of the area, Midbus fires a giant cannonball at Bowser, who after building up energy courtesy to Mario and Luigi, throws it back at the castle, damaging it badly enough to force it to land. Bowser then gains access to his castle, where he discovers that not only had Fawful brainwashed his minions, but had also turned the castle into a [[Fawful Theater|theater]]. In the meantime, Bowser decides to see the show Fawful puts on. Fawful had, however, tricked him into a VIP chair, which fires Bowser onto the stage, getting him stuck in a forced fight against Midbus.


After Bowser beats Midbus, Bowser is forced to eat a "victory feast" that Boos feed him. Later, he gets so fat from all his force-fed food that he gets stuck in the floor. After a strange hand grabs Princess Peach, Bowser falls through the floor, lands on a treadmill, and catches on fire. Then, Bowser gets thrown into the [[Tunnel]] by lit up Bob-ombs.
[[File:M&LBIS Bowser's Castle Artwork.png|thumb|200px|left|Artwork shown before fighting the Gauntlet version in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey'']]
After battling the Fawful Express, Bowser return to the Treasure Chamber to obtain the Star Cure from the safe. After recalling the combination with Mario, Luigi and [[Starlow]]'s help, Bowser opens the safe and grabs the Star Cure. However, his minions [[Private Goomp]], [[Corporal Paraplonk]] and [[Sergeant Guy]] then push him into the safe and trap him in it, announcing their betrayal and defection to Fawful. The safe is then moved eventually to [[Peach's Castle]].


Later in the game, Bowser must return here to look for the second Star Cure, which he had stolen before the events of the game. However, Fawful had blocked up the path to his treasure stash and Bowser must push a Fawful statue off the castle balcony to break the barrier. However, his former minions begin to push against the statue too, trying to save the statue and push Bowser off the balcony. Mario and Luigi then must help Bowser push the statue. finally Bowser manages to go underground and get to his treasure vault, but the Monty Moles that had helped Bowser get to underground Toad Town earlier are now working for Fawful, and are moving all of the treasure from the vault in the [[Fawful Express]].
Curiously, the castle has a cold-storage vault, in which a large part of the [[Shroob]] invasion force from the events of ''Partners in Time'' is kept frozen, along with [[Elder Princess Shroob|their]] [[Princess Shroob|princesses]], who somehow survived their defeat. If Mario and Luigi find the password required to enter this room, they can fight three of the Shroobs (which they inadvertently defrost) as optional bosses. According to ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'', the cold-storage vault was originally created by Kamek to store the Ever Ice as a means to preserve it, despite its permanent nature, in the event that Bowser Jr. needed it - which he ultimately did thanks to the [[Blorbs]] outbreak at Bowser's kingdom.


Curiously, the castle has a cold-storage vault, in which a large part of, if not the entire [[Shroob]] invasion force, is kept frozen, along with [[Elder Princess Shroob|their]] [[Princess Shroob| princesses]].
During the credits, Bowser's minions are repairing the damages done to the castle. After being beaten by Mario and Luigi back at Peach's Castle, Bowser is carried back to his castle, and a Magikoopa treats him while he is bedridden. Birdley and Starlow arrive at the castle to deliver a present for him; a [[cake]] from Princess Peach. Before Bowser opens it, Starlow chats with him for a bit, and re-accepts Private Goomp, Corporal Paraplonk and Sergeant Guy back into his troop once they apologize for their betrayal, telling them to work on the repairs of his castle.


In the remake, the castle is labeled as "Bowser's Castle" and in the main game plays the same role as the original. There are no major changes in the rematch in the remake's [[Challenge Node]], other than the fact that the [[Shy Guy]]-manned [[airship]]s move faster and fire faster cannonballs more rapidly. In the ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' mode, it is revealed that after Fawful took over Peach's Castle, his treasonous minions the [[Best Fitness Friends]] took control of Bowser's Castle for themselves. In this mode, the castle's basement is labeled as the '''Lava Lair''', which Bowser Jr., Kamek and Morton explore after the Castle had taken off for Dimble Wood. Additionally, Bowser's Castle is the final area for ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey''. In the post game, due to Bowser challenging Bowser Jr. to a personal battle and neither one admitting defeat, the castle's repairs ended up undone.
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;Enemies
;Enemies
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*[[Midbus]] (boss)
*[[Midbus]] (boss)
*[[Jailgoon]]
*[[Jailgoon]]
*[[Sniffle Thwomp]]
*[[Sniffle Thwomp]]
*[[Fawful Express]] (boss)
*[[Magifoofa]]
*[[Magifoofa]]
*[[Fawful Guy]]
*[[Fawful Guy]]
*[[Shroob#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Shroob]]s (optional boss)
*[[Shroob#Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|Shroob]]s (optional boss)
*[[Fawful Express]] (boss)
*[[Fawful Mountain]] (boss)
*[[Choomba]] (appears in the Fawful Express boss battle)
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ML-BIS-map-BowserCastle.png|The castle
ML-BIS-map-BowserCastleSubway.png|Subway
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====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
{{main|Neo Bowser Castle}}
While Bowser's Castle itself does not appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', [[Neo Bowser Castle|a new castle]] conjured from the [[Dream Stone]] is created during the events of the game, and serves as the stronghold for Bowser and [[Antasma]] on [[Pi'illo Island]]. At the end of the game, this castle is destroyed due to its source, the Dream Stone, being shattered as well as its rulers, Antasma and Bowser, being defeated.


====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
In Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam, Bowser's Castle appears as an area located near [[Doop Doop Dunes]]. The castle can also be seen off in the distance at several points in the game. The castle also has a cannon built into the roof, which Bowser uses to destroy the bridge connecting his castle to Doop Doop Dunes as well as knock out Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario.
{{see also|Neo Bowser Castle}}
[[File:MLPJ BowserCastle.png|thumb|Bowser's Castle as seen in a cutscene in ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'']]
In ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', Bowser's Castle appears as an area located near [[Doop Doop Dunes]]. The castle can also be seen off in the distance at several points in the game. The castle also has a cannon built into the roof, which Bowser uses to destroy the bridge connecting his castle to Doop Doop Dunes as well as knock out Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario.
 
The castle is first seen during the first cutscene involving Bowser, where after a disagreement and then a brawl, he and his paper counterpart decide to team up. They proceed to kidnap their respective [[Princess Peach]]es and return to the castle. The castle is later seen in Doop Doop Dunes, where upon entering the area, the Mario Bros. and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] spot Bowser's Castle in the distance, which they must cross the desert to reach. As they come close, the Bowsers notice and decide to blast the gang with [[cannonball]]s. The first shot misses them, but destroys the bridge connecting the castle to the desert, while the second shot knocks them all out cold. [[Wendy]], [[Roy]], [[Larry]] and [[Ludwig]] then arrive to take them to the [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]], while the [[Bowser Jr.]] duo collects the book containing Paper Mario's world.
 
Much later in the game, the group reaches Bowser's Castle in order to rescue the princesses and get the book back. They learn the [[Trio Glider]] before encountering the two [[Kamek]]s and [[Papercraft King Boo]], who is controlled by [[Morton]] and [[Lemmy]]. [[Toadette]] also arrives just in time with a [[Papercraft Yoshi]] to fight the Papercraft King Boo. After the victory, Kamek kidnaps Toadette to bring the production of papercrafts to a stop, then prepares to build [[Papercraft Bowser]]. The gang later rescues Toadette before encountering the Bowser Juniors on guard duty.


The castle is first seen during the first cutscene containing Bowser, where after some disagreements, he and his paper counterpart decide to team up. They then kidnap their respective [[Princess Peach]] and return to the castle.
The Princess Peaches then escape and greet the team, but are caught by the Bowser Juniors. They mean to fight, but after accidentally revealing they possessed the book the Bros. are after (which they did not know they had), the pair flee. The group eventually catches them and forces them to hand over the book, but the Juniors escape after giving them a decoy book. The gang chases them down and engages in a battle with them, defeating the pair. Before they can get the book back, the two Bowsers enter the room, enraged at their sons' defeat. They then activate "the boosters", lifting Bowser's Castle out of the lava moat and dubbing it "[[Neo Bowser Castle]]". The gang escapes, forgetting the book, and the Bowsers retaliate for their sons' defeat by firing on [[Peach's Castle]] and ravaging it. The castle is presumably returned to ground level after the Bowsers' defeat.
The castle's next appearance is in Doop Doop Dunes. Upon entry, the [[Mario]]s (and [[Luigi]]) spot Bowser's Castle in the distance, which they must cross the desert to reach. Once close, the Bowsers notice and decide to blast the gang with [[cannonball]]s. The first shot misses them, but it does destroy the bridge connecting the castle to the desert. The second shot knocks them all out cold. [[Wendy]], [[Roy]], [[Larry]], and [[Ludwig]] arrive to take them to the [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]], and the [[Bowser Jr]]s collect the book containing Paper Mario's world.
Much later in the game, the group return to Bowser's Castle to rescue the princesses and get the book back. They learn the [[Trio Aeroplane]] before encountering the two [[Kamek]]s and [[Papercraft King Boo]], who is controlled by [[Morton]] and [[Lemmy]]. [[Toadette]] arrives just in time with a [[Papercraft Yoshi]] to fight the Papercraft King Boo. After the victory, Kamek kidnaps Toadette to bring the production of papercrafts to a stop, then prepares to build [[Papercraft Bowser]]. The gang later rescues Toadette before encountering the Bowser Jrs on guard duty.
The Princess Peaches then escape and greet the team, but are caught by the Bowser Jrs. They mean to fight, but realize they forgot to hide the book, so they flee. In a brief pseudo-minigame where the gang needs to catch the Bowser Jrs without being spotted by any minions, they catch them and force them to hand over the book, but they give them a decoy book, re-kidnap the princesses, and escape. The gang chases them down and engages in a battle with them, defeating them. Before they can get the book, the two Bowsers enter the room (expressing feeling towards the Bowser Jrs in the process) and taunt the gang before activating "the boosters". Bowser's Castle is lifted out of the lava moat and is dubbed "[[Neo Bowser Castle]]". The gang escapes, forgetting the book, and the Bowsers retaliate for the Bowser Jrs' defeat by obliterating [[Peach's Castle]].


Unlike other ''Mario and Luigi'' games, the castle's design is based on the Mario platformers and lacks the Bowser head and "arm towers" of the previous designs. Additionally, Bowser's Castle is located at the edge of a desert instead of a volcanic wasteland, although a giant lava moat is built around the castle. Additionally, this design does not have a Bowser stone head anywhere, but instead it has a green Bowser-like emblem logo in the center. Further reflecting on the designs of canon incarnations, the castle sports a large number of spiked green domes that resemble Bowser's shell.
Unlike other ''Mario & Luigi'' games, the castle's design is based on its designs from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' and lacks the Bowser head and "arm towers" of the previous designs. Additionally, Bowser's Castle is located at the edge of a desert instead of a volcanic wasteland, although a giant lava moat is built around the castle. Additionally, this design does not have a stone head of Bowser anywhere, but instead has a green Bowser-like emblem logo in the center. Further reflecting on the designs of contemporary main series incarnations, the castle sports a large number of spiked green domes that resemble Bowser's shell.
Bowser's Castle is the only location in the game to contain [[lava]], unlike most other games in the series.


After Bowser's Castle becomes Neo Bowser Castle, its original location at the end of Doop Doop Dunes [[Unrevisitable area|can no longer be explored]], even when the game is completed.
;Enemies
;Enemies
*[[Boomerang Bro]]s
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*Paper Boomerang Bros
MLPJBoomerangBro.png|[[Boomerang Bro]]s.
*[[Shiny]] Paper Boomerang Bros
MLPJPaperBoomerangBro.png|[[Paper Boomerang Bro]]s.
*Paper [[Dry Bones]]
MLPJPaperDryBones.png|[[Paper Dry Bones]]
*[[Fly Guy]]s
MLPJFlyGuy.png|[[Fly Guy]]s ([[Toadette in Trouble]] mission only)
*[[Big Tail Goomba]]s
MLPJBigTailGoomba.png|[[Big Tail Goomba]]s
*Papercraft King Boo (Papercraft Boss)
King Boo Papercraft.png|[[Papercraft King Boo]] (Papercraft Boss)
*[[Bowser Jr.]] & Paper Bowser Jr. (Bosses)
MLPJBowserJr.png|[[Bowser Jr.]] (boss)
MLPJPaperBowserJr.png|[[Paper Bowser Jr.]] (boss)
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====''Mario & Luigi: Brothership''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'', the castle is located on [[Wayaway Island]]. The Mario Bros. visit the castle to obtain more [[Ampberry|Ampberries]] for the people affected by the [[Glohm]].
 
===''Mario Party'' series===
Bowser's Castle makes infrequent appearances in the ''Mario Party'' series. The minigame [[Bowser's Lovely Lift]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' takes place in the castle, although only the tower holding the lift is seen. Several cutscenes in the story mode of ''[[Mario Party DS]]'' take place in Bowser's Castle. It is where [[Bowser's Pinball Machine]] is located and the final boss minigame, [[Bowser's Block Party]], takes place in the throne room of the castle. [[Chaos Castle]] from ''Mario Party 10'' takes place within the castle: The first part of the board takes place on the exterior, the second part takes place inside the castle with a factory theme before ending in the throne room. The [[Bowser Board]] in amiibo Party is also based on the castle. [[World 4 (Mario Party: Star Rush)|World 4]] of ''[[Mario Party Star Rush]]'' is based on Bowser's Castle.
 
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Bowser's Castle sometimes appears in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and later also ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a stage based on [[Bowser's Sky Castle]] from ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star'' appears in the [[Paper Mario (stage)|Paper Mario]] stage, where at certain intervals, the castle's eyes may light up and the castle entrance (modeled after Bowser's head) may turn or close its mouth, heavily damaging any character inside. Additionally, in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the [[smashwiki:Molten Fortress|Molten Fortress]] sub-area in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|World of Light]] is modeled after Bowser's Castle.


===''Mario Pinball Land''===
===''Mario Pinball Land''===
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[[File:MPL Bowser's Castle.png|thumb|Bowser's Castle in ''Mario Pinball Land'']]
In ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', Bowser's Castle appears as the final area, being called the '''Fiery Stage''' by the manual. It is only accessible after Mario has defeated all the other bosses and collected at least 15 stars. The bosses can all be found and battled in the castle once more. Bowser must also be battled and defeated here in order to beat the game.
In ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', Bowser's Castle appears as the final area, being called the '''Fiery Stage''' by the manual. It is only accessible after Mario has defeated all the other bosses and collected at least 15 stars. The bosses can all be found and battled in the castle once more. Bowser must also be battled and defeated here in order to beat the game.


===''Super Princess Peach''===
===''Super Princess Peach''===
{{main|Bowser's Villa}}
As ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' takes place on [[Vibe Island]], rather than the Mushroom Kingdom, the castle itself is not seen during the events of the game. However, Bowser built [[Bowser's Villa|a villa]] there, which is considered to be another castle.
As ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' takes place on [[Vibe Island]], rather than the Mushroom Kingdom, the castle itself is not seen during the events of the game. However, Bowser built [[Bowser's Villa|a villa]] there, which is considered to be another castle.


===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
[[File:Bowser_Castle1.PNG|thumb|Bowser Castle in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''.]]
{{main|Bowser's Castle (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)}}
Bowser's Castle appears as a basketball court in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''. The court has lots of dangers, such as [[Thwomp]]s occasionally appearing out of [[? Panel]]s. Also, [[Podoboo]]s launch up from the lava, and if any players touch them, they run around uncontrollably and on fire. [[Bomb (species)|Bombs]] do the same as well, but these ones are bigger. The music heard in this court is a cover of the Bowser's Castle theme from ''Super Mario Bros.''.
Bowser's Castle appears as a basketball court in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''. The court has many gimmicks, including [[Thwomp]]s, [[Lava Bubble]]s, and [[Bomb (Final Fantasy)|Bomb]]s.
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===''Fortune Street'' series===
====''Itadaki Street DS''====
[[File:BowsercastleDS.PNG|thumb|150px|left|Bowser's Castle in ''Itadaki Street DS''.]]
Bowser's Castle also appears as a stage in ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'', along with other stages from the ''Mario'' and ''Dragon Quest'' series. This Bowser's Castle is based on the one from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. Players have to compete against Peach, Jessica and Bowser and place first to beat the board. Beating the board unlocks Bowser and Bowser's Castle.
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====''Fortune Street''====
===''Itadaki Street'' series===
[[File:ISWii18.png|thumb|right|Bowser's Castle as it appears in ''Fortune Street''.]]
{{main|Bowser's Castle (board)}}
Bowser's Castle appears in the ''Itadaki Street DS'' sequel ''[[Fortune Street]]'' as an unlockable board map. Its appearance is similar to that of the previous game. There are doors on the top of the bigger section of land and one on the very top of the smaller section of land. The players can use these doors to navigate through the board. The doors bring players to the same spot each time they go through them. In ''Tour'' mode, the player has to play against Peach, Stella, and Bowser while also coming in first to beat the board and unlock a new one.
[[File:ISWii18.png|thumb|200px|Bowser's Castle in ''Fortune Street'']]
 
Bowser's Castle also appears as a game board both in ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and ''[[Fortune Street]]'', based on the castle settings from ''New Super Mario Bros.'' and ''New Super Mario Bros Wii'', respectively.
;In-game description
''"The home of Bowser. It's a minefield of tricks and traps where a single foot wrong could send you plummeting into a sea of molten lava."''


===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
Bowser's Castle appears in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' as a location in [[Dream Ice Hockey]]. It also appears in [[Dream Figure Skating]] as the second stage to be faced. It consists of a giant stone Bowser head. There is also a lot of lava around the dream event.
Bowser's Castle has made various appearances in the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]]. In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', Bowser's Castle is where [[Dream Ice Hockey]] takes place, and a background based on it is in the second segment of the Mario World routine in [[Dream Figure Skating]]. In the [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Nintendo DS version]], [[Blizland]] has elements of Bowser's Castle, combined with elements of Dr. Eggman's factories. In ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', a large portion of [[Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular]] features a layout inspired by Bowser's Castle based on its appearance in ''Super Mario 3D Land''. In the Nintendo 3DS version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', Bowser's Castle appears only on the overworld in the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)#Road to Rio|Road to Rio]] mode.


===''Mario Sports Mix''===
===''Mario Sports Mix''===
{{MSM-infobox
{{main|Bowser's Castle (Mario Sports Mix)}}
|title=Bowser's Castle
Bowser's Castle is one of the fourteen courts of ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' and appears in all of the sports for the players to compete in.
|image=[[File:MSM Bowserscastle Dodgeball.png|260px]]
|description=
|sports=[[Basketball]], [[Hockey]], [[Volleyball]], [[Dodgeball]]
}}
Bowser's Castle is one of the fourteen courts of ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' and appears in all of the sports for the players to compete in. In volleyball and dodgeball, there are [[Podoboo]]s which spring from the court, and the limit of the two camps can displace which advantages one team has compared to the other one. In basketball, it is the same except for the absence of limits in the court. For Dodgeball, when players get knocked out, the center line will shift so that the losing team has more room to work with. For Volleyball, the leading team gets more room, but the losing team will be safe from all Podoboos; the Podoboos will pop up at the center of the Volleyball court.
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====Gallery====
===''Yoshi's Woolly World'' / ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''===
<center><gallery>
{{main|King Bowser's Castle (Yoshi's Woolly World)}}
File:BowserCastle-Basketball-3vs3-MarioSportsMix.png|A 3-on-3 Basketball match.
[[File:KingBowserCastle YWW.png|thumb|Yoshi in Bowser's Castle in ''Yoshi's Woolly World'']]
File:BowserCastle-Hockey-3vs3-MarioSportsMix.png|A 3-on-3 Hockey match.
In ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'', Yoshi chases after Kamek to Bowser's Castle to save his fellow Yoshis. Once he enters the castle, he must seek [[yarn ball]]s of four different colors to open the door to Baby Bowser. The first phase of the boss fight is very similar to that of previous games. Yoshi must throw a yarn ball at Baby Bowser, stomp him, and repeat the process two more times to proceed. In the second phase, Baby Bowser grows giant and becomes Mega Baby Bowser. He jumps into the background and hurls big yarn balls at Yoshi. To win, Yoshi must throw these big yarn balls back at Mega Baby Bowser. Upon victory, the player unlocks eight new Yoshi colors, as well as [[List of Yoshi designs in Yoshi's Woolly World|Baby Bowser Yoshi]] if all five [[Wonder Wool]] in the level were collected.
File:BowserCastle-Volleyball-2vs2-MarioSportsMix.png|A 2-on-2 Volleyball match.
File:BowserCastle-Volleyball-3vs3-MarioSportsMix.png|A 3-on-3 Volleyball match.
File:BowserCastle-Dodgeball-3vs3-MarioSportsMix.png|A 3-on-3 Dodgeball match.
</gallery></center>


===''Mario Tennis Open''===
===''Mario + Rabbids'' series===
{{tennis_court
====''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''====
|image=[[File:BowsercastleMTO.jpg|230px]]
{{main|Bowser's Castle (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)}}
|ball_speed=Fast
Bowser's Castle appears in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' as the final stage of the [[Lava Pit (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)|Lava Pit]]. The castle is shown to be flying and appears to be in a ruined state. The only seen room is the throne room where Mario and his team fight [[MegaDragonBowser]] and destroy the [[Megabug]].
|bounce_strength=Strong
|appearance=''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
}}


Bowser's Castle returns as a tennis court in the game ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. It is a stone court built over a boiling lava landscape. [[Mechakoopa]]s can be seen on the sidelines as spectators. A refereeing [[Toad]] is seen sitting in a cage outside the castle itself, where the normal referee's throne is. This court is where the [[Shell Cup]] takes place in Tournament mode. The music for this court is a cover version of Bowser's theme from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and the Bowser Battle theme from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''.
====''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''====
Although Bowser's Castle itself does not appear in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', the area where [[Darkmess Bowser]] is fought resembles the castle.


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===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
{{main|The Great King Bowser (level)}}
In ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', Bowser's Castle reappears in the boss stage [[The Great King Bowser (level)|The Great King Bowser]]. Here, the Yoshis must defeat Baby Bowser. In his first phase, the Yoshis should defeat Baby Bowser's [[The Great King Bowser|robot]]. During the second phase, the Yoshis need to defeat Mega Baby Bowser. This level has to be completed to not only beat the game, but also unlock [[Hidden Hills]].


;In-game description
===Monopoly Gamer===
''"Bowser's fiery court built on boiling magma."''
Bowser's Castle is the sixteenth and final property on the game board in [[Monopoly Gamer]]. It is one of two properties in the Dark Blue Color Set (along with [[Peach's Castle]]).


==Area Tattles==
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
*''It's Bowser's Castle. This appears to be the hangar for Bowser's [[Koopa Clown Car|vehicles]].
[[File:Bowser's Castle TSMBM.png|thumb|left|Bowser's Castle in the [[Snow Kingdom (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)|Snow Kingdom]] in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']]
*''Boy! Bowser's Castle. Talk about your basic eerie atmosphere, huh? Oh... I'm nervous and excited at the same time. We're headed for the [[Bowser|final fight]] at last!
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Bowser's Castle is located on a giant floating [[airship]] (referred to as '''Bowser's ship''' by [[Cranky Kong]], '''Bowser's airship''' in the bonus features,<ref>"Leveling Up: Making ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''" bonus feature subtitles</ref> and '''Bowser's Island Castle''' in a [[Jakks Pacific]] playset<ref>{{file link|TSMBM Bowser Island Castle Toy.jpg}}</ref>) that [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser's Minions|his forces]] use to travel between kingdoms. The ship consists of a volcano and [[lava]] similar to those seen in the [[Dark Land]]s, as well as a massive figurehead depicting Bowser's head and a giant pool of lava, resembling depictions of Bowser's Castle from ''[[Paper Mario]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', respectively, complete with [[Spike Ball]]s attached to [[Ball and chain (windup)|chains]] like the former acting as [[anchor]]s to help it descend. Additionally, the volcano's crater, as seen during Peach and Bowser's wedding held at the castle, is later revealed to also double as a missile silo used to launch the Bomber Bill that Bowser plans to use to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom once the wedding gets thwarted by the heroes.
*''Are we still outside the castle or what? Let's hurry through here. OK, [[Mario]]?
*''I've gotta hand it to him, Bowser's Castle is amazing! Such creative use of lava flows! It's just like that [[Mt. Lavalava|volcano]]!
*''It's a covered hallway in Bowser's Castle. It doesn't look like anything's amiss in here. Let's press on, Mario.
*''Look at the size of that stone Bowser face! He's pretty scary looking. That face gives me the creeps, Mario.
*''It's an underground prison cell, Mario. Are you sure you can find the way back to where we were before?
*''I wonder where all this lava comes from. Don't you think it's odd?
*''Lava, lava, lava! There's such a thing as too much lava, that's for sure. Mario, are you all right in this heat? Boy, it's hot! This adventure has just been one extreme or the other.
*''The only way to cross the lava is to have somebody carry us. If we could find a way to cool the lava off, we could probably walk on it, though. And if we have to pass through lava flows, we can have Bow hide us from danger.
*''Here's the source of the lava. It's miserably hot when it's flowing. It's not so bad when it's cooled off, though.
*''Now we're cooking! I mean, now we're not cooking! It's still hot, but not, you know, burning hot.
*''You know, walking on newly hardened lava is not exactly something that your average Goomba gets to experience.
*''The lava seems to have hardened as it cooled off.
*''There's a treasure chest. Things are looking up. The lava has even cooled.
*''It seems to be a cave. Are we below the castle? It's so dark. They must have had problems setting up lights down here. What a pain for us.
*''It seems to be a cave. Are we below the castle? It's so dark. How long can this darkness possibly last?
*''Ah! We're back inside Bowser's Castle. There's a stone pedestal with Bowser's face carved on it. What poor taste! What an egomaniac! If we push that thing, what do you think will happen?
*''It's a hall in Bowser's Castle. I wonder where it leads. We have to hurry! And yet, we should also be careful.
*''These stairs aren't lighted very well, are they? I wonder how deep below ground they go. Bowser should really look into some ambient lighting.
*''This is a prison cell where Toads are being held. You know... There are Toads here...and beds... It's kind of like a Toad House! Do you think that I'm just an incurable optimist? Well, what's wrong with that?
*''Here's the storage room for Bowser's Castle. It looks like one of his subjects is selling his stuff. Ha ha!
*''It's a covered hallway. I can sum up the decorating in two words: pure Bowser! Such dark colors and drab lighting! What terrible taste!
*''I'm sure Bowser's going to be surprised. I'm sure he'd never believe that we could make it this far. I can't wait to see the expression on his face.
*''If Bombette were about three times bigger, we could just blow all these walls up. It would certainly let us move through these areas a lot faster. But that's probably not a good idea. It would be far too dangerous.
*''We're somewhere inside Bowser's Castle. This hall is quite large. It also looks quite fortified. I wonder if there's anything good around here? An attack item, maybe?
*''Look at all these carvings of Bowser's ugly mug. It's really shameless! I guess he thinks he's cool. Hey, incidentally, about those stone pedestals... Some move and some don't, so check 'em all out.
*''Whoa! This corridor has much lower ceilings, huh? I guess I had gotten used to really high ceilings.
*''In case you don't know by now, some of these Bowser pedestals can be pushed and others can't. In many cases, you can push them from either the right or left side. I wonder where I heard that?
*''This is a hidden passage. It's a bit dark, huh? That's all right. I can sense that something good's in here.
*''Some of these Bowser pedestals can be pushed and others can't. In many cases, you can push them from either the right or left sides. If they move, you can be sure they're covering a hidden passage.
*''See! A hidden passage. This one doesn't seem to be hiding anything interesting.
*''...Nothing. This room's just a dead end. How worthless. Let's go back to the room where the pedestals are and check 'em out!
*''This hidden passage looks promising, doesn't it? It must lead somewhere... You know, I hope we're going in the right direction. I feel kind of disoriented.
*''We've certainly seen many kinds of treasure on our adventures, haven't we, Mario? There's one that I would value above all others, though. I would keep it in the safest place I know... Mario, please give me your autograph!!
*''Again with the Bowser faces! I'm sick of looking at his ugly mug! Let's find the real Bowser and show him who's boss! And then I can meet Princess Peach!
*''It's the outside of Bowser's Castle. Even the outside feels gross and ominous. Maybe he wasn't so bad until he moved here. Living in such a dank place isn't good for the soul.
*''How many halls have we been through? I wonder what this one leads to... To Bowser's room? Maybe?
*''Know what this reminds me of? A ghost story! This would make the perfect setting for a freaky ghost story! We could have Bow and her friends play the scary parts. Remind me to do that some time back at Toad Town!
*''It's a prison cell within Bowser's Castle. A lot of Toads are here. It's a bit strange... Why would Bowser ever need this many prison cells? Do you think there are that many prisoners?
*''I think we've already come really far. But we're not at Bowser's room yet. Where could he be? This place is so complicated! That Bowser... I really don't like him!
*''"I smell treasure!" Isn't that a good Kolorado imitation? Mario? Wasn't that right on? I wonder what Kolorado's doing?
*''It's a covered hallway in Bowser's Castle. There's no place to hide around here, that's for sure. Not that we need one, Mario! Who'd hide? Not me!
*''Do you think those windows open to outside or to the inner part of the castle? I'm getting totally turned around in here. This castle really is huge.
*''It's a room without a window. It also has a chandelier with no lights in it. I'm getting the feeling that Bowser is really going for the dark, gothic look in here. Maybe he hates bright lights.
*''All the torches hanging over there... Doesn't their pattern strike you as sort of suspicious? It's almost as if there's a hidden meaning there. What do you say we try to remember it?
*''I think we keep passing through the same room. Do you think, perhaps, that somebody's messing with us? Well, it's a waste of time to just keep running around with no clue about what we're doing. It's kind of like what happened in Forever Forest. Say...those torches might hold a clue for us.
*''This is a corridor of sorts. I guess it's more like an elevated skyway, though. If a guy were afraid of heights, his legs would probably tremble and he'd probably freak out. Gulp!
*''You know, if I were designing a castle, I wouldn't put in so many corridors. Well, whatever. You can't expect Bowser to have good taste.
*''This room is one big ego massage for Bowser. I wish we could crush all these statues to dust.
*''Stairs again! Do you think Princess Peach's Castle is at the top of 'em? We're almost there, Mario! I can feel it! Onward! The princess awaits!


==''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'' Maps==
After Bowser obtains the [[Super Star]] from the [[penguin]] army, he holds a celebration in his castle with his minions. Later in the film, [[Luigi]] is captured by the [[Shy Guy]]s and [[Snifit]] and transported to Bowser's Castle, where he is imprisoned along with the penguin army. The [[Kong army]] is also later captured and imprisoned at the castle after being ambushed by Bowser's minions. After getting sucked into [[Brooklyn]] through the [[mysterious pipe]], the ship and castle are destroyed by [[Mario]] and Luigi with the use of the Super Star.
<center><gallery perrow=5>
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File:BabyCastleMap1.png|<center>Baby Bowser's Castle Area 1
File:BabyCastleMap2.png|<center>Baby Bowser's Castle Area 2
File:BabyCastleMap3.png|<center>Baby Bowser's Castle Area 3
</gallery></center>
 
==Items found==
===''Paper Mario''===


A "main area" refers to a four-way intersection with a [[Save Block]]. Enemies can drop items, and several items can be purchased from the [[Storehouse]]. Other items include:
==Profiles and statistics==
{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
===''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''===
|-style="background: #ABC;"
====Items====
!width="5%"|Name of Item
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width="1%"|Icon
!Item
!width="20%"|Found In
!Icon
!Location
|-
|-
|rowspan= 5|[[Castle Key]]
|[[Fiery Drumstick]] (x2)
|rowspan= 5|[[File:Castlekey2.gif]]
|[[File:Drumstick.png]]
|Held by the [[Koopatrol]] on the sideway near the entrance.
|align=left|In a brick on the small passage in [[Fawful Theater]]. (x2)
|-
|-
|In a treasure chest to the north in the second lava/moving platform area.
|[[TNT Drumstick]] (x3)
|[[File:Drumstick.png]]
|align=left|
*In bricks near the hole near the theater.
*In a brick in the {{hover|fourth lava scene|or the first one involving conveyer belts and Bob-ombs}}.
*In a brick by the U-turn platform underground.
|-
|-
|On a high platform at the northwestern corner of the first water room.
|[[Supersyrup Jar]] (x5)
|[[File:Syrup BiS.png]]
|align=left|
*In a brick on the small passage in Fawful Theater.
*In bricks near the hole near the theater.
*In a brick in the first lava scene underground.
*In a brick in the {{hover|fifth lava scene|or the second one involving conveyer belts and Bob-ombs}}.
*In a brick in the scene before the U-turn platform underground.
|-
|-
|At the end of the fork road in the third Dry Bones room.
|[[Star Candy]]
|[[File:StarCandy.png]]
|align=left|In the brick before the area where Bowser is fed food.
|-
|-
|At the end of the north fork road of the northeastern road of the second main area.
|[[Retry Clock]]
|[[File:Retry Clock.png]]
|align=left|In the southwest brick near Bowser's throne.
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Prison Key]]
|[[Attack Piece]] (x10)
|rowspan=2|[[File:Prison Key PM.png]]
|[[File:MLBIS Attack Piece.png]]
|Held by the [[Koopatrol]] guarding the prison to the east in the first main area.
|align=left|Mario and Luigi can get these by hitting "□, □, ○, △, △, △" in the Bowser Secret Society Preservation Chamber and fighting the [[Shroob]]s.
|-
|-
|Held by the [[Koopatrol]] guarding the prison to the west in the second main area.
|[[Burning Fangs]]
|[[File:MLRPG3 C Fang.png]]
|align=left|In the brick in the lower-left-most scene of the area behind the theater.
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Super Shroom]]
|[[Flashy Fangs]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:PaperMario Items SuperShroom.png]]
|[[File:MLRPG3 C Fang.png]]
|In a question block in the first Dry Bones room.
|align=left|In the northeast brick near Bowser's throne.
|-
|-
|In the first question block after the quiz room.
|[[Star Cure]]
|[[File:Yellow Star Cure.png]]
|align=left|Found in a safe deep in Bowser's Castle.
|-
|-
|In the third question block after the quiz room.
|[[Blitty]] (x2)
|[[File:BlittyMLBiS alt.png]]
|align=left|
*From a [[Sniffle Thwomp]]
*From a [[Jailgoon]]
|}
 
====Beans found====
There are 38 [[bean]]s in total.
*Scattered in the lobby of Fawful Theater: <Heart Beans x4, Special Bean x1>
*In the northeastern and southwestern corners of the scene to the east of lobby: <Heart Beans x2>
*In the western part and southeastern corners of the scene to the west of lobby: <Heart Bean x1, Special Bean x1>
*By the path and in the northwestern corner of the scene between lobby and theater: <Heart Beans x2, Special Bean x1>
*Near the south exit and around the switch in the scene west of the theater: <Heart Beans x6, Special Beans x2>
*In the northwestern, northeastern and southern area inside the theater: <Heart Beans x3, Special Bean x1>
*On the curved path and to the left of the pipe in the scene east of the theater: <Heart Bean x1, Special Bean x1>
*In the base of the stairs in the second underground scene (maze-like): <Power Bean x1>
*Scattered in the first underground scene with lava: <Heart Beans x2, Special Bean x1>
*In the scene to the southeast of the previous one (with hints for the puzzle): <Heart Bean x1, Power Bean x1>
*In the northwestern and southeastern corners of the big white scene above the underground lava: <Power Beans x2>
*In the northwestern corner of the first scene beyond the underground lava: <Power Bean x1>
*In the northwestern, northeastern and center area of the second scene beyond underground lava: <Heart Bean x1, Special Bean x1, Power Bean x1>
 
====Prima Official Game Guide description====
*"''Bowser finally breaches his own abode, only to discover the joint has been redecorated for its usurper: Fawful The chortling villain has redone the main floor of the castle as a theater where he can perform for his new minions. That simply will not do for the Koopa King. However, Fawful has plans to incorporate Bowser in tonight's big show. If Bowser can survive a bad case of stage f(r)ight, maybe he can wrangle back control of his castle from Fawful?''"
*"''Acting on the tip that the second Star Cure is in the basement of his very own castle, Bowser stomps home. The castle has been completely overrun by Fawful's minions and monsters, so the Koopa King must punch his way though the crowd to get at what is rightfully his. Fawful has locked up the treasure room where Bowser's{{sic}} keeps his best stuff, so Bowser must figure out a way around the locks and traps to get his mitts on the Star Cure.''" (revisit)
 
===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
====Block locations====
{|class=wikitable style="text-align: center;width:100%"
!colspan="4"style="height:2em"|[[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|Bowser's Castle]] – 44 Blocks (42 ?, 1 M, 1 L)
|-style="height:2em"
!Item/s
!Location
!Screenshot
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Life Shroom]]
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]][[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>100-Coin, 2 Ultra Mushrooms, 50-Coin
|rowspan=2|[[File:PaperMario Items LifeShroom.png]]
|In the second scene, on the fourth island.
|In a crate in the prison under the first [[Guard Door]] room.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 1-3.png]]
|-
|-
|In a question block on a platform in the lava area next to the front door scene.
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|Same scene, on the fifth island.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 4.png]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Maple Syrup]]
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins
|rowspan=2|[[File:PaperMario Items MapleSyrup.png]]
|Same scene, at the start of the sixth island.
|In a hidden block in the middle of the high platform in the second water room.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 5.png]]
|-
|-
|In a hidden block in the symmetrical position of the first [[Dry Bones]] room.
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|In the third scene, in the northeast of the lower part.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 6.png]]
|-
|-
|[[Honey Syrup]]
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins
|[[File:PaperMario Items HoneySyrup.png]]
|Same scene, in the northwest of the lower part.
|In the second question block after the quiz room.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 7.png]]
|-
|-
|[[Deep Focus]]
|[[File:Paper Jam Hammer.png]]<br>Spin Hammer
|[[File:Deep focus badge.PNG]]
|In the fourth scene, high up in the air, reachable by a platform which is propelled upwards by a gush of lava, all found in the west of the scene.
|In a badge block on a platform in the lava area, near the entrance.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 8.png]]
|-
|-
|[[Tasty Tonic]]
|[[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]][[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>2 Ultra Mushrooms, 50-Coin
|[[File:PaperMario Items TastyTonic.png]]
|Same scene, in the northwest
|In a crate in the prison under the first Guard Door room.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 9-10.png]]
|-
|-
|[[Thunder Rage]]
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|[[File:PaperMario Items ThunderRage.png]]
|Same scene, in the north.
|On another platform in the third lava/moving platform area.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 11.png]]
|-
|-
|[[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]]
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:DreamTeam1up.png]] [[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]] [[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]]<br>100-Coin, 1-Up DX, 10 10-Coins, 100-Coin, SPEED Mush Jams, 10 10-Coins
|[[File:PaperMario Items ShootingStar.png]]
|Same scene, on the island in the east, reachable only with Trio Glider.
|In a question block at the end of the north fork road in the second grotto scene.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 12-17.png]]
|-
|-
|[[Mystery?]]
|[[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]][[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]]<br>2 Ultrasyrup Jars
|[[File:PaperMario Items Mystery.png]]
|In the third scene, in the west of the upper part.
|On a platform in the third lava/moving platform area.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 18.png]]
|-
|-
|[[POW Block]]
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|[[File:POWBlock PM.png]]
|Same scene, in the west of the middle part.
|In a question block at the end of the north fork road in the first grotto scene.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 19.png]]
|-
|-
|[[Jammin' Jelly]]
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]]<br>100-Coin
|[[File:PaperMario Items JamminJelly.png]]
|Same scene, in the east of the middle part.
|Fall off the stairs in the room after the quiz.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 20.png]]
|-
|-
|[[Ultra Shroom]]
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|[[File:PaperMario Items UltraShroom.png]]
|In the second scene, on the seventh island, at first reachable only from previous scene.
|At the end of the northwestern road from the second main area.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 21.png]]
|}
 
:''For a list of hidden blocks in Bowser's Castle, see [[List of hidden blocks in Paper Mario#Bowser's Castle|here]].''
{{br}}
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-style="background: #ABC;"
!width="5%"|Item
!width="1%"|Icon
!width="20%"|Location
|-
|-
|[[Super Mushroom]]
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins
|[[File:MLSuperstarSagaMushroom.png]]
|In the third scene, in the east of the upper part.
|Between the entrance of Ludwig's area and the entrance of Roy's area, there's a cage in the north. The item is in the right ? Block there.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 22.png]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Ultra Mushroom]]
|[[File:M&LDT Nut.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>Ultra Nut, 50-Coin
|rowspan=7|[[File:MLSuperstarSagaMushroom.png]]
|In the sixth scene, in the southwest.
|In the entrance screen, it's in the ? Block in the left.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 23-24.png]]
|-
|-
|In the third screen on the path to Roy's area, it's in the right ? Block there.
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins, 50-Coin
|Same scene, in the southeast.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 25-26.png]]
|-
|-
|To the right of the third screen on the path to Roy's area, it's in the left ? Block above the left end of the ceilings.
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|Same scene, above the southeast Trio Drill-able ground.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 27.png]]
|-
|-
|In the room between the door to Roy's area and the door to Wendy's area, it's in the ? Block in the left.
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|Same scene, above the southwest Trio Drill-able ground.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 28.png]]
|-
|-
|In the room before Wendy's final room, it's in the ? Block in the south.
|[[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]][[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]][[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]]<br>3 Ultrasyrup Jars
|Same scene, found left of the northwest Trio Drill-able ground.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 29.png]]
|-
|-
|In the room before Fawful's area, it's in the left ? Block there.
|[[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]][[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]][[File:M&LDT Mushroom.png]]<br>3 Ultra Mushrooms
|Same scene, found right of the northeast Trio Drill-able ground.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 30.png]]
|-
|-
|In the room before Bowletta's area, it's in the right ? Block there.
|[[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>50-Coin
|In the seventh scene (east of the previous one), near the entrance, after the bridge.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 31.png]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1-Up Mushroom]]
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coin
|rowspan=2|[[File:MLSuperStarSaga1upshroom.png]]
|Same scene, in the east.
|Before the door to Ludwig von Koopa's area, there is a path to the south. The item is in the ? Block there.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Block 32.png]]
|-
|-
|In the third screen on the path to Roy's area, it's in the left ? Block there.
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]][[File:M&LDT Syrup.png]]<br>100-Coin, 2 Ultrasyrup Jars
|Same scene, on the island in the south.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 33-34.png]]
|-
|-
|[[1-Up Super]]
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]] [[File:MLBISBJJWear.png]]<br>10 10-Coins, Bros. Wear
|[[File:MLSuperStarSaga1upshroom.png]]
|In the eighth scene (west of the sixth one), in the northeast.
|From in front of the door to Lemmy's final area, to the right is a Monty Mole who would give this item.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 35-36.png]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Ultra Nut]]
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:M&LDT Candy.png]]<br>100-Coin, Ultra Candy
|rowspan=2|[[File:MLSuperStarSagaNut.png]]
|Same scene, in the north.
|To the right of the third screen on the path to Roy's area, it's in the right ? Block above the left end of the ceilings.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 37-38.png]]
|-
|-
|In the room before Fawful's area, it's in the right ? Block there.
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins, 50-Coin
|Same scene, on the island in the southwest.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 39-40.png]]
|-
|-
|[[Super Syrup]]
|[[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]][[File:MLSS+BM10Coin.png]] [[File:MLPJ50Coin.png]]<br>10 10-Coins, 50-Coin
|[[File:MLSuperStarSagaSyrup.png]]
|In the ninth scene, on the western balcony. Reachable only from tenth scene.
|In the room between the door to Roy's area and the door to Wendy's area, it's in the ? Block in the right.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 41-42.png]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Ultra Syrup]]
|[[File:MLSSBM100Coin.png]] [[File:Double1UpMushroom.png]][[File:Double1UpMushroom.png]]<br>100-Coin, 2 Double 1-Up Mushrooms
|rowspan=5|[[File:MLSuperStarSagaSyrup.png]]
|Same scene, on the eastern balcony. Reachable only from tenth scene.
|In the entrance screen, it's in the ? Block in the right.
|[[File:Bowser's Castle (M&LPJ) Blocks 43-44.png]]
|}
====Drill spot locations====
{|class=wikitable style="text-align: center;width:100%"
!colspan="4"style="height:2em"|[[Bowser's Castle#Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam|Bowser's Castle]] – 12 drill spots (2 Heart Beans, 2 Bros. Beans, 2 Power Beans, 2 Defense Beans, 2 Speed Beans, 2 Stache Beans)
|-style="height:2em"
!Location
!Item/s
!Screenshot
|-
|-
|In the first screen on the path to Ludwig's area, it's in the ? Block there.
|In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, these 2 drill spots are found in the south-eastern patch of sand, more specifically in its northern part. The western one is Speed Bean, the eastern one is Stache Bean.
|Speed and Stache Beans
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 1.png|512px]]
|-
|-
|Between the entrance of Ludwig's area and the entrance of Roy's area, there's a cage in the north. The item is in the left ? Block there.
|In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, this drill spot is found in the south-eastern patch of sand, more specifically in its southwestern corner.
|Heart Bean
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 2.png|512px]]
|-
|-
|In the room before Wendy's final room, it's in the ? Block in the northeast.
|In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, these 2 drill spots is found in the north-western patch of sand, more specifically in its southeastern corner. The western one is Power Bean, the eastern one is Defense Bean.
|Power and Defense Beans
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 3.png|512px]]
|-
|-
|In the room before Bowletta's area, it's in the left ? Block there.
|In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, this drill spot is found in the north-western patch of sand, more specifically in its northern part.
|Bros. Bean
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 4.png|512px]]
|-
|-
|[[Hoo Bean]]
|In the area with the big fans, these 3 drill spots are found near the north-western entrance in the patch of sand. Going from west to east, beans go as follows: Defense, Speed and Stache.
|[[File:BeansHoo SS.png]]
|Defense, Speed and Stache Beans
|Found in hidden blocks (see below).
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 5.png|512px]]
|-
|-
|[[Chuckle Bean]]
|In the area where Bros. have to save Toadette from Fly Guy, these 3 drill spots are found on the bottom of the biggest island in the patch of sand. Going from west to east, beans go as follows: Power, Bros. and Heart.
|[[File:BeansChuckle SS.png]]
|Power, Bros. and Heart Beans
|Found in bean spots (see below).
|[[File:M&LPJ Bowser's Castle Spot 6.png|512px]]
|}
|}


:''For a list of hidden blocks in Bowser's Castle, see [[List of hidden blocks in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga#Bowser's Castle|here]].''
==Gallery==
:''For a list of bean spots in Bowser's Castle, see [[List of bean spots in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga#Bowser's Castle|here]].''
<gallery>
SMW paper castle merch.jpg|Assembled paper craft of Bowser's Castle included in the Vic Tokai plush set for ''[[Super Mario World]]''
SMK MLBIS Ch1.png|''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
YS Bowser armored.PNG|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
Bowser's Castle (baby bowser's bedroom).png|[[Baby Bowser]]'s bedroom in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
SMW2 - Bowser's Castle (walls).png|thumb|Bowser's Castle walls in ''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
First Bowser's Castle Grand Hall.png|''[[Paper Mario]]''
Bowser Gate.png|A [[Guard Door]] in Bowser's Castle in ''Paper Mario''
PM Storehouse.png|The [[Storehouse]], the shop in Bowser's Castle in ''Paper Mario''
Bowser's Castle Demolished PM.png|''Paper Mario''
SMA3-KingBowsersCastleWorldMap.png|''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]''
SMA3-KingBowsersCastleMap.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''
SMA3-KingBowsersCastleTitleScreen.png|''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'', seen from the title screen of ''Yoshi's Island''
Castleinterior.png|The interior of Bowser's Castle in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
Bowser landing.png|Bowser's Castle on the ground in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''
PMTTYD Bowser's Castle.png|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
PMTTYD Bowser's Castle Hall.png|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
MP7 Bowsers Castle.png|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
NSMB0.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
Introducing Bowser SPM.png|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
Mario Bros. Encounter Bowser SPM.png|''Super Paper Mario''
Peach Captured SPM.png|''Super Paper Mario''
SPM Bowsers Castle.PNG|''Super Paper Mario''
Bowser's Castle and Food MPDS.png|''[[Mario Party DS]]''
Bowser in Fawful Castle.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''
NSMBW Bowser's Castle Falling Over.png|Bowser's Castle about to collapse on Bowser and the Koopalings in the ending of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
NSMB2 World 6 Bowser Castle.png|Bowser's Castle in World 6 as seen in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
World Castle SM3DW.png|Bowser's Castle as it appears in ''Super Mario 3D World''
SSB4 3DS Bowsers Sky Castle.jpg|Bowser's Sky Castle in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
DefeatBowsersMinions.png|The exterior of Bowser's Castle in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
MLBISDX BowserCastle.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
TTYDNS Bowser Castle.png|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
TTYDNS Bowser Entering Throne Room.png|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)
Super Nintendo World banner.jpg|Webpage banner of [[Super Nintendo World]]
LEGO Super Mario Bowser's Castle Boss Battle.jpg|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
LEGO SM-71423 Dry Bowser Castle Battle.png|LEGO ''Super Mario''
</gallery>
 
==Media==
{{media table
|file1=NSMB Music Castle Theme.oga
|title1=Castle
|description1=The theme that plays in castles in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', including Bowser's Castle
|length1=0:30
|file2=StageKoopa.oga
|title2=Bowser Castle
|description2=Plays in [[Bowser Castle (baseball stadium)|Bowser Castle]] in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', which is an arrangement of the castle theme from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
|length2=0:30
|file3=Fortune Street- Bowser's Castle.oga
|title3=Bowser's Castle
|description3=Plays in [[Bowser's Castle (board)|Bowser's Castle]] in ''[[Fortune Street]]'', which is an arrangement of the castle theme from ''New Super Mario Bros.''
|length3=0:30
}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパ<span class="explain" title="じょう"></span>
|Jpn=クッパ{{ruby|城|じょう}}
|JapR=Kuppa Jō
|JpnR=Kuppa Jō
|JapM=Koopa Castle
|JpnM=Bowser's Castle
|Fra=Château de Bowser
|ChiS=酷霸王城堡
|FraM=Bowser's Castle  
|ChiSR=Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo
|ChiSM=Bowser Castle
|ChiS2=酷霸城堡
|ChiS2N=''Super Mario RPG''
|ChiS2R=Kùbà Chéngbǎo
|ChiS2M=Bowser Castle
|ChiT=庫巴城堡
|ChiTR=Kùbā Chéngbǎo
|ChiTM=Bowser Castle
|Cro=Dvorac Koopa
|CroN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|CroM=Castle Koopa
|CroC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH1V6mCATQM Super Mario Bros 3 - Epizoda 2 - Gmizavci u vrtu ruža]</ref>
|Dan=Koopa-Slot
|DanN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|DanM=Castle Koopa
|DanC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HawqafbZGDI Super Mario Bros. 3 Never Koop a koopa (Dansk)]</ref>
|Dut=Bowsers Kasteel
|DutM=Bowser's Castle
|Dut2=Kasteel Koopa
|Dut2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Dut2M=Castle Koopa
|Dut2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ85O3yNh0k The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Dutch Dub - Bedonder nooit een Koopa DVD (Part 1)]</ref>
|Fin=Koopa-Linna
|FinN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|FinM=Castle Koopa
|FinC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvBrSy_jG0I The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Episode 01-08 In Finnish [2013 DVD Version]]</ref>
|Fre=Château de Bowser
|FreM=Bowser's Castle
|Ger=Bowsers Festung
|Ger=Bowsers Festung
|Ger2=Schloss Koopa
|Ger2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|GerM=Bowser's Fortress
|GerM=Bowser's Fortress
|Spa=Castillo de Bowser<br>Koopa Castillo de Neón (Super Mario World series)
|Ger2M=Castle Koopa
|SpaM=Bowser's Castle<br>Neon Koopa Castle
|Ger2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmY3CkK39Y&list=PLysMAMA5mZDPK7uUkp94zheRNEtn_WQDG&index=6 Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninja Koopas]</ref>
|Gre=Κάστρο Κούπα
|GreR=Kástro Koúpa
|GreM=Castle Koopa
|GreC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc7QQYEZlcs&list=PLXEMWYZPBYovAg5DGRisttsCxVzhZ3prh The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 Greek [Επεισόδια 1-2]]</ref>
|Ita=Castello di Bowser
|Ita=Castello di Bowser
|Ita2=Castello di Attila
|Ita2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Ita3=Castilo al Neon di Attila
|Ita3N=''Super Mario World'' television series
|ItaM=Bowser's Castle
|ItaM=Bowser's Castle
|Ita2M=Koopa's Castle
|Ita3M=Koopa's Neon Castle
|Ita2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6a7zPy9pXY&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb&index=2 Le avventure di Super Mario 2x02 - Rettili alla Casa Bianca]</ref>
|Ita3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R0kmM5jpK4&list=PLZUe09WWlPLY1AP6s7TIqpxLfkeOxs7xx&index=3 Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 3 - Manda dentro il clown]</ref>
|Kor=쿠파 성
|Kor=쿠파 성
|KorR=Kupa Seong
|KorR=Kupa Seong
|KorM=Bowser Castle}}
|KorM=Bowser Castle
|Nor=Koopa-Slott
|NorN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|NorM=Castle Koopa
|NorC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GBG-CcHioI Super Mario Bros 3 VHS#1 - Norsk tale]</ref>
|Pol=Zamek Koopa
|PolN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|PolM=Castle Koopa
|PolC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEA11LODZm4 Nowe Przygody Braci Mario Odcinek 02 - Gady w ogrodzie dobra i zła]</ref>
|Por=Castelo do Bowser
|Por2=Castilo Koopa
|Por2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Por3=Castilo Néon do Koopa
|Por3N=''Super Mario World'' television series
|PorM=Bowser's Castle
|Por2M=Castle Koopa
|Por3M=Koopa's Neon Castle
|Por2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9WSCwHI5Y0&list=PLwzf4mOPE8Bmhgll2-ndwQWhRpiCUMR6G&index=2 Super Mario Bros. 3 - Répteis Ameaçam a Casa Branca (Dublagem Herbert Richers)]</ref>
|Por3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUIWBdbU8PQ&list=PLwzf4mOPE8BkFgMlj2blKPqgP8WKos3hy&index=3 Super Mario World - Que Venha o Palhaço (Dublado)]</ref>
|Rom=Castelul Koopa
|RomN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Rom2=Palatul disco de pe Coney Island
|Rom2N=''Super Mario World'' television series, referred to as such by Mario in "Mama Luigi"
|Rom3=Castelul de Neon al Regelui Koopa
|Rom3N=''Super Mario World'' television series, referred to as such by Luigi in "Mama Luigi"
|RomM=Castle Koopa
|Rom2M=The Disco Palace on Coney Island
|Rom3M=King Koopa's Neon Castle
|RomC=<ref>KidsCo TV (January 28, 2018). [https://youtu.be/B5kCpg0q_XQ ''Aventurile Fraților Super Mario'' | Episodul2 - Reptile în Grădina cu Trandafiri]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 19, 2019.</ref>
|Rom2C=<ref name="Mama Luigi">May 20, 2015. [http://ok.ru/videoembed/26912754308 "Mama Luigi", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo]. ''Odnoklassniki (OK.ru).'' Retrieved January 4, 2016.</ref>
|Rom3C=<ref name="Mama Luigi"/>
|Rus=Замок Боузера
|RusR=Zamok Bouzera
|RusM=Bowser's Castle
|Rus2=Замок Купы
|Rus2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Rus2R=Zamok Kupy
|Rus2M=Koopa Castle
|Rus2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DwSbIQkrUo Приключения братьев Супер Марио 3 (все серии) (6+)]</ref>
|Spa=Castillo de Bowser
|Spa2=Castillo Koopa
|Spa2N=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|Spa3=Koopa Castillo de Neón
|Spa3N=''Super Mario World'' animated series
|SpaM=Bowser's Castle
|Spa2M=Castle Koopa
|Spa3M=Neon Koopa Castle
|Spa2C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34-jBYrJhhc&list=PL9SW0yG7n_bnpxH7s64Qgh_Wa4ycVmNpt Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 01 - Reptiles En El Jardin De Las Rosas]</ref>
|Spa3C=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5FwOByavtE&list=PLCKyBkJveLRL-tn0KJhvXgiokHcWrJgZD&index=3 Super Mario World (Cap.1 - La venta de fuego) español]</ref>
|Swe=Koopa-Slott
|SweN=''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''
|SweM=Castle Koopa
|SweC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QUcEadG-KY&list=PLxFcguXyn2GqZhdcXT2-4r_KUtNLmRb_H&index=2 The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 - Episode 2 - Swedish]</ref>
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:MKSC.png|right|thumb|The ''Paper Mario'' castle in the background from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''.]]
*In both ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' and ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'', Bowser's Castle was infrequently seen and was shown to have a labyrinth like construction, possessing various passages, bridges and doorways.
*Bowser's Castle from ''Paper Mario'' made a cameo appearance in the ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' course [[Rainbow Road (GBA)|Rainbow Road]].
*In both ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' and ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]'', Bowser's Castle was infrequently seen, and was shown to have a labyrinth like construction, possessing various passages, bridges and doorways.
*In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', a course known as the [[Bowser Badlands]] is located near Bowser's Castle.
*In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', a course known as the [[Bowser Badlands]] is located near Bowser's Castle.
*According to an article on [http://www.movoto.com/ Movoto.com], a real-life version of Bowser's Castle based on its appearance in [[Super Mario Bros. 3]] would be 212 stories high, 52 stories taller than the tallest building in the world, the [[wikipedia:Burj_Khalifa| Burj Khalifa]]. However, due to the assumption that the castle should be merely 60 inches wide, it would cost only $455,000.<ref>[http://www.movoto.com/blog/infographic/real-life-bowsers-castle-jump-on-this-deal-before-mario-does/ Movoto: Real-Life Bowser’s Castle: Jump on this Deal Before Mario Does]. Retrieved February 9, 2015.‎</ref>
*According to an article on [http://www.movoto.com/ Movoto.com], a real-life version of Bowser's Castle based on its appearance in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' would be 212 stories high, 52 stories taller than the tallest building in the world, the {{wp|Burj Khalifa}}. However, due to the assumption that the castle should be merely 60 inches wide, it would cost only $455,000.<ref>{{cite|url=www.movoto.com/blog/infographic/real-life-bowsers-castle-jump-on-this-deal-before-mario-does|title=Movoto: Real-Life Bowser’s Castle: Jump on this Deal Before Mario Does|publisher=Movoto|accessdate=February 9, 2015}}{{dead link}}</ref>
*In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', Bowser can find an unseen item by checking one of the Bowser statues. A similar occurrence also happens with the bushes in Twilight Town.
 
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Latest revision as of 19:48, January 28, 2025

This article is about Bowser's actual castle. For other uses, see Bowser's Castle (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Castle Bowser or Neo Bowser Castle.
Bowser's Castle
Bowser's Castle in Mario Kart 8
Bowser's Castle in Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
First appearance Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Greater location Dark Land, Valley of Bowser, Bowser's Kingdom, World 8, etc.
Ruler Bowser
Inhabitants Bowser, Koopalings, Bowser Jr., Bowser's Minions
“Gee, it's only the best castle ever made! Take a look from a distance! Powerful and awe-inspiring design choices slap your face! It's like looking at me!”
Bowser, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Bowser's Castle (or simply Bowser Castle) is a recurring location in the Super Mario franchise. It is the domicile of the Koopa villain Bowser and the base of operations for his army. The castle's name, design, and greater location vary from game to game, but the castle is usually a Western-themed castle and situated in a volcanic wasteland, and it is characteristically an important base from which Bowser formulates his plans and summons his minions to take over the Mushroom Kingdom and carry out the capture of Princess Peach. Bowser's Castle is usually the final area that Mario and his friends visit to defeat Bowser and rescue Peach and is usually guarded by Bowser's most powerful minions. The castle has been repurposed into different locations for spinoff appearances, including a go-kart course, a tennis court, a baseball stadium, etc., depending on the sport on which the game is based.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[edit]

Bowser's Castle is the setting of World 8-4 in Super Mario Bros.. Prior to this, in World 8-3, Mario battles Bowser's forces outside of the castle. At the end of the castle, Mario defeats Bowser and saves Princess Toadstool. Bowser's Castle similarly serves as the setting of World 8-4 in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, although within the sky in World 8-3. Bowser's Castle also appears in World D-3 and D-4, on the ground. In both games' remakes in Super Mario All-Stars, Bowser's Castle differs from other castles by having thunder and lightning flashes in the background.

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

BowsersCastleSMB3.png
NES
Super Mario All-Stars screencap
SNES
Super Mario Advance 4 sprite
GBA
Bowser's Castle in Super Mario Bros. 3.
Main article: World 8-Bowser's Castle (Super Mario Bros. 3)

Bowser's Castle is the final level of Super Mario Bros. 3. It appears at the end of Dark Land (also titled "Bowser's Castle" in later remakes). and is the only actual level to take place inside of a castle. It features a battle against Bowser at the end, and upon defeating him, the player character can rescue Princess Toadstool afterward.

Super Mario World[edit]

Main article: Front Door
Main article: Back Door
SMW Bowserscastle.png

Bowser's Castle is located in the Valley of Bowser in Super Mario World. The castle can be entered in two ways, and there are several methods to reaching the end of the level. There are two main corridors where Mario or Luigi will have to choose one of four possible doors. Bowser's Castle can also be reached from the Star Road, which leads to the front gate, bypassing the rest of the Valley of Bowser. Meanwhile, the back gate can be accessed after completing Valley Fortress and leads directly to Back Door, skipping most of the level. The castle has a neon sign with Bowser's name spelled out. A silhouette of Bowser flying the Koopa Clown Car appears in the background during occasional thunderclaps and with eyes glowing in the darkness. In the remake, Bowser is absent entirely after completing the level.

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Main article: World 8-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros.)
An icon that represents Bowser's Castle in New Super Mario Bros.

In New Super Mario Bros., Bowser's Castle is found rising out of a lake of lava, appearing at the end of World 8. The castle features Thwomps, Dry Bones, Podoboos as common enemies. The ? Switches in the castle uniquely invert the floor and ceiling, including all objects except burners. The second part of the castle features lots of lava, a Podoboo, and a Fire Bar, and loops like World 4-4 and World 7-4 of Super Mario Bros. After accessing the boss door at the end, the player character has to battle both Bowser Jr. and Bowser to rescue Princess Peach.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

Main article: World 8-Bowser's Castle (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Bowser's Castle in New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Bowser is fought again in his castle in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, at the end of World 8. The castle is not seen at first, due to a rock wall obscuring its location, but after Peach reunites with the player characters at the end of World 8-Airship briefly, she is taken by Kamek to Bowser's Castle, which is now revealed behind the rock wall. Bowser's laugh is heard as Kamek swoops down into the castle with the princess. The castle features three parts: the first is a side-scrolling area with lava, Lava Bubbles and Fire Bars; the second is a vertical area with lava moving downward slowly, as well as more Fire Bars and some Dry Bones; and lastly the lair where Bowser is fought. During the final battle, Kamek casts a spell to make Bowser grow massive, and Bowser chases the player characters through the castle.

In a cutscene after the final battle, when six of the Koopalings flip Bowser on his belly, the castle begins to collapse before crashing down on them.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

Main article: Breaking into Bowser's Castle

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Bowser's Castle appears in the mission Breaking into Bowser's Castle.

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

Main article: World 8-Bowser: Part 1
Main article: World 8-Bowser: Part 2
World Bowser icon from Super Mario 3D World.
Bowser's first castle and second castle as seen in Super Mario 3D Land.
Bowser's first castle and second castle as seen in Super Mario 3D Land.
Bowser's first castle and second castle as seen in Super Mario 3D Land.

Bowser has two castles in Super Mario 3D Land, both located in World 8. The first castle is the World 8 Castle, which resembles earlier castles. Mario battles Bowser and defeats him by pressing the switch at the end of the bridge, causing Bowser to sink in the lava below. After Mario goes to Peach, only to find it is a cardboard cutout of her, Bowser shows up with the real Peach and leaves to his larger castle.

Much of the second Bowser's Castle is spent riding Bone Roller Coasters. Mario uses two cannons to get on to Bowser's tower and enters a large red door to find Peach tied up to the flagpole. Just as Mario is about to rescue Peach, Bowser crashes down from above, causing the floor to collapse and the final battle to start. As Mario goes up the castle, he avoids fireballs, barrels, and spiked balls from Bowser until making it to the second bridge. When Mario presses the second switch, the bridge collapses and causes Bowser to fall. As Mario continues up the castle, Bowser suddenly returns and attacks by breathing rapid, large purple flames. When Mario reaches the final switch, after crossing the bridge, the bridge collapses, and Bowser falls into the lava below, finally defeated. Mario rescues Peach and they return to Peach's Castle.

After completing the Special Worlds, Bowser kidnaps Peach again and Mario must return to his castle to defeat him and save Peach once again.

New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Main article: World 6-Bowser's Castle
Bowser's Castle course icon

Bowser's Castle reappears in World 6 of New Super Mario Bros. 2. The castle resembles its appearance in New Super Mario Bros. but features two phases of a battle against Bowser at the end, like in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]

Main article: Peach's Castle (world)

Although Bowser's Castle itself does not appear in New Super Mario Bros. U, Bowser conquers Peach's at the start and begins to renovate it to better resemble his own castle, completing the process by the time Mario fights Bowser Jr. for the last time at the end of World 7. After Bowser is defeated, Peach's Castle returns to normal.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Main article: World Castle
Main article: The Great Tower of Bowser Land

Bowser's Castle is featured in Super Mario 3D World as the seventh world, titled World Castle. The castle appears float high above the Sprixie Kingdom, the game's setting. A second castle appears in the last world, World Bowser, and it is themed after an amusement park.

Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

In Super Mario Maker, Bowser's Castle appears in the 10 Mario Challenges and the 100 Mario Challenges.

Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

Main article: Bowser's Kingdom

In Super Mario Odyssey, Bowser's Castle was constructed specifically for Bowser's wedding with Peach,[1] and it is located in Bowser's Kingdom. Unlike most games, which give the castle a Western design, this castle has a traditional Japanese design, with several walls and baileys, a traditional garden and tea house, and a central keep. Its moats are filled with poison, not lava.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

Bowser's Castle is displayed in the background of castle-themed Super Mario 3D World courses in Super Mario Maker 2. In the version 3.0.0 update, it is also a world part for World Maker.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

Render of Castle Bowser from Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Castle Bowser in Super Mario Bros. Wonder

The location itself does not appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, though Bowser merges with his Koopa Clown Car and Prince Florian's castle using the the Wonder Flower's power to make a mobile fortress titled Castle Bowser[2] before taking over parts of the Flower Kingdom.

Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen![edit]

King Koopa's castle just before it collapses.
Bowser's castle as seen in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!

In the anime movie Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, Bowser turns Peach's Castle into his own after kidnapping Princess Peach and conquering the Mushroom Kingdom. While under his control, the building is situated on a tall mountain and is furnished to Bowser's liking, among other things featuring catacombs filled with traps to stop Mario and Luigi. The castle is destroyed after Luigi accidentally floods it while mining for coins; once Bowser is defeated, his spell on the Mushroom Kingdom is broken, restoring Peach's Castle to its original form.

DIC cartoons[edit]

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]

In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, King Koopa owns a wide range of castles, ranging from fortresses, towers and even an ice palace; most often at the end of an episode, the featured castle of King Koopa would be destroyed and if not, would likely not be seen again. Unlike the games, the various castles seen in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! lack the abundance of traps that would normally appear in a castle owned by Bowser.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Bowser's Castle
Kastle Koopa as seen in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 migrates away from the concept of King Koopa owning several castles and, instead, he only owns one castle, located in Dark Land. This castle is interchangeably referred to by the names "Kastle Koopa" and "Koopa Kastle". Kastle Koopa largely resembles its video game counterpart, with Bowser's image engraved on it, although it is blue in color and lacks the towers. Kastle Koopa also possesses a large hall filled with portraits, as well as bedrooms for the Koopalings and a laboratory most often used by Kooky von Koopa.

Super Mario World television series[edit]

Bowser's Castle
The Neon Castle from the Super Mario World cartoon.

In the Super Mario World cartoon produced by DIC Entertainment and Nintendo, the main base and home for Bowser and the Koopalings is called King Koopa's Neon Castle. Apparently located in a lava filled wasteland, Neon Castle lacks the amount of towers its game counterpart possesses, only having one; Neon Castle also possesses a rectangular shape and, like the Japanese version of the game, has "KOOPA" flashing in neon lights on its front, instead of "BOWSER". The castle carries over many of its game counterpart's traps, like Ball 'N' Chains, lava, fire-breathing statues and various kinds of minions. In the episode "Mama Luigi," Mario refers to it as King Koopa's "Coney Island Disco Palace," possibly based off of the final section of Bowser's Castle in that game, which featured a "disco ball" that illuminated it.

Super Mario Adventures[edit]

In Super Mario Adventures, Bowser's Castle is only seen near the end of the comic and is portrayed as a large fortress, having many spike-covered towers and a large great hall, capable of holding several hundred different creatures. Catacombs and a lava filled chamber inhabited by Blarggs are also depicted in this version of Bowser's Castle.

Mario Kart series[edit]

At least one race course set in Bowser's Castle has appeared in every Mario Kart game to date. It is one of three course settings with this property, alongside Mario Circuit and Rainbow Road. Unlike them, however, this even extends to the arcade games (although these have featured equivalents to Mario Circuit and Rainbow Road in their place). Most games in the series introduce one new Bowser's Castle course each; however, Super Mario Kart introduces three Bowser's Castles, while Mario Kart: Super Circuit introduces four. Mario Kart Tour does not introduce a fully original Bowser's Castle course, though it does introduce RMX Bowser's Castle 1, a remix course based on Super Circuit's versions, particularly GBA Bowser's Castle 1.

Starting from Super Circuit, Bowser's Castle courses are the third course of the Special Cup, before Rainbow Road. They typically include hazards such as lava, Thwomps, dangerous jumps, and giant statues of Bowser attacking the racers. Though most of these courses use the name "Bowser's Castle", those from Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart DS are instead called "Bowser Castle"; this was also true of those from Mario Kart: Super Circuit prior to their appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course Games Description
Bowser Castle 1 from Super Mario Kart.
Bowser Castle 1
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The first Bowser Castle of Super Mario Kart, which appears as the fourth course of the Mushroom Cup. It features several long, straight paths, as well as 90° bends, and a couple of jumps. Thwomps also appear here to hinder the racers' path.
Bowser Castle 2 from Super Mario Kart.
Bowser Castle 2
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The second Bowser Castle of Super Mario Kart, which appears as the fourth course of the Flower Cup. Still featuring 90° bends and Thwomps, is more complicated in design, and includes a dead end that can only be passed over with a Feather.
Bowser Castle 3 from Super Mario Kart.
Bowser Castle 3
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass)
The final Bowser Castle of Super Mario Kart, which appears as the fourth course of the Star Cup. It features several split paths on two straightaways, the first of which being made of several differently-sized jumps. In Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, this first path is bent upwards, which is also in anti-gravity in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
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Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart Wii
This iteration appears in Mario Kart 64 at the end of the Star Cup. Starting outside, racers drive into the castle and traverse various rooms while avoiding Thwomps.
MKSC Bowser Castle 1 Starting Line.png
Bowser's Castle 1
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart Tour
The first Bowser's Castle of Mario Kart: Super Circuit, appearing as the final course of the Mushroom Cup. It is a short, angular course with various 90° turns and Thwomps. It features a large door with Bowser's emblem in the background.
MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Starting Line.png
Bowser's Castle 2
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Tour
The second Bowser's Castle of Mario Kart: Super Circuit, appearing as the final course of the Flower Cup. A slightly larger course with more 90° turns, as well as holes in the road. The course features a large statue of Bowser in the background, but in Mario Kart Tour, it reuses the same environment from Bowser's Castle 1 instead.
MKSC Bowser Castle 3 Starting Line.png
Bowser's Castle 3
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Tour
The third Bowser's Castle of Mario Kart: Super Circuit, appearing as the final course of the Star Cup. The course features a variety of 90° turns. This course takes place outside with blue cobblestone roads, featuring dark clouds and purple towers in the background, but in Mario Kart Tour, it reuses the same environment from Bowser's Castle 1 instead.
MKSC Bowser Castle 4 Starting Line.png
Bowser's Castle 4
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart Tour
The final Bowser's Castle of Mario Kart: Super Circuit, appearing as the third course of the Special Cup. The course features a lot of 90° turns and holes. The course features a large statue of Bowser in the background, but in Mario Kart Tour, its environment is instead a more ruinous version of that of Bowser's Castle 1. In Mario Kart Tour, it also has a split path in the second half of the course.
The icon for Bowser's Castle, from Mario Kart Double Dash!!.
Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! This version of Bowser's Castle from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! starts outside and features several turns and elevations, as well as a turning, circular room with Fire Bars. As racers re-emerge outside, a moving Bowser Statue awaits them, shooting fireballs.
Bowser's Castle from Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart Arcade GP
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
The first course of the Bowser Cup in Mario Kart Arcade GP, as well as Mario Kart Arcade GP 2. Similar in style to the iteration from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, this one has racers drive through the throne rooms of Bowser and Bowser Jr. The second course in the Bowser Cup, Castle Wall, takes place on the same course, but has racers drive outside on the castle's walls instead. Mario Kart Arcade GP DX revamps this course's layout for Bowser's Factory.
Bowser's Castle
Bowser Castle
Mario Kart DS The Bowser's Castle from Mario Kart DS reuses several elements from previous iterations, including a turning circular room and several 90° turns. The second half also features a turning, cylindrical bridge, and moving platforms over lava.
Bowser's Castle
Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart Wii This iteration from Mario Kart Wii starts outside, like the version from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Entering the castle, racers drive into a wavy hallway in which tricks can be performed on. This course also features a long, curved Kanaami Road, where drivers can avoid fireballs from a Bowser Statue using half-pipes.
Bowser Castle
Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart Tour
In this iteration from Mario Kart 7, drivers will start outside the castle, requiring to reach the entrance using a Glide Ramp. It also has an underwater section with lava geysers, and the second half of the course has racers drive through volcanic ground.
Preview of the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX course Bowser's Castle
Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX The second course of the Bowser Cup in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. Racers drive through dungeons and glide above active volcano ground to a library owned by Kamek. It takes place in the same location as the first course of the Bowser Cup, Bowser's Factory, in which racers drive through a factory where Bob-ombs and Bullet Bills are produced. This course's layout is revamped from that of Castle Wall from Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.
Bowser's Castle in Mario Kart 8
Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
This course, debuting in Mario Kart 8, features an anti-gravity section that leads into a split path, where a large Bowser Monument alternates between sides to punch the floor. The outside is volcanic and features rolling boulders, while the inside also features laser-shooting Bowser Statues and a Spinner.
Bowser's Castle course icon from Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit The iteration of Bowser's Castle for Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit appears as the final course of the Shell Cup. Due to the nature of Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit using a remote-controlled car and augmented reality, course layout design depends on what the player has set up. Aside from that, this version has Lava Bars implemented at the gates players have to race through, and adds a reddish tint to the screen. This version of Bowser's Castle reuses the music from Mario Kart 8's version.
RMX Bowser's Castle 1 in Mario Kart Tour
RMX Bowser's Castle 1
Mario Kart Tour Unlike other remix courses in Mario Kart Tour, RMX Bowser's Castle 1 is based on the GBA Bowser's Castles (using GBA Bowser's Castle 1's environment), rather than the SNES Bowser Castles. It is an angular course with 90° bends, featuring Thwomps and Conveyor Belts.

Outside of these courses, Bowser's Castle as it appears in Paper Mario can be seen in the background of Mario Kart: Super Circuit's Rainbow Road.

Mario is Missing![edit]

Mario being kidnapped by Bowser, Wendy, and Lemmy in Mario is Missing! (PC)
Bowser's Castle in Mario is Missing!

Bowser's Castle is located in Antarctica in Mario is Missing!. It is the hub area, featuring several doors with portals to various cities on Earth.

Mario's Time Machine[edit]

The castle is the main setting for the MS-DOS and SNES versions of Mario's Time Machine, specifically as the location of Bowser's Museum. In the NES version, Bowser's Museum is instead a separate building.

Yoshi's Safari[edit]

Main article: Bowser's Castle (Yoshi's Safari)

Bowser's Castle is the last level in the final area in Yoshi's Safari, which is the Dark Realm of Jewelry Land. After being defeated, Bowser retreats.

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]

Main article: King Bowser's Castle (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)

In Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and its Game Boy Advance version, Bowser's Castle is located atop a tall mountain in World 6. The last level takes place here and it requires the player to go into one of four random doors. Afterward, a giant playroom for Baby Bowser is discovered inside. After defeating Baby Bowser, Kamek will come by and make him extremely large. The player fights on the top of the castle which, throughout the battle, is slowly destroyed. The castle is later entirely destroyed after the final battle.

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

Main article: At Last, Bowser's Castle!
Bowser's Castle in Yoshi's Island DS.
Bowser's Castle in Yoshi's Island DS

In Yoshi's Island DS, Bowser travels back to the past searching for the seven Star Children so he could rule the universe. He takes over the castle of his younger self. After Baby Bowser is defeated, Bowser himself is faced. When he is defeated the first time, Kamek makes Bowser gigantic and destroys the castle in the battle.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

Main articles: Bowser's Castle Break-In, Make Way for King Bowser!
Yoshi inside Bowser's Castle in Yoshi's New Island

In Yoshi's New Island, Yoshi ventures to Bowser's Castle to save Baby Luigi and the Stork from the clutches of Bowser. Throughout the level, Yoshi must collect four keys to reach Baby Bowser. The final boss fight is very similar to that of the previous games; Yoshi must throw three eggs at him to proceed. In the second phase, however, Baby Bowser grows giant and attacks from the background, requiring Yoshi to throw Mega Eggdozers at him. Once he takes three hits, Yoshi rescues Baby Luigi and the Stork, and the Mario Bros. are delivered to their house.

If the player has completed every level in the game without using Flutter Wings or Golden Flutter Wings (excluding special levels), Bowser will travel back in time to serve as the true final boss of the game. During the first phase of the battle, Bowser will attack by rearranging the ground and blowing fire at Yoshi. To defeat him, the player must hit him with Metal Eggdozers three times. The second phase of the battle is nearly identical to the second phase of Baby Bowser's battle; however, this time Kamek will cast spells at Yoshi. Once the player throws three Mega Eggdozers at him, Bowser returns to his own time, and Yoshi saves Baby Luigi and the Stork once and for all.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Main article: Bowser's Keep

Bowser's Keep, as it is titled in English, is a major location in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and its remake. It rests atop a large rock bearing the likeness of Bowser, unlike other depictions of the castle. Bowser's Castle is first visited in the prologue, where Mario goes through a few rooms to fight Bowser and rescue the princess. The location is visited again much later and has a boss battle against Boomer and then Exor.

Yoshi's Story[edit]

Main article: P. 6-Finale
Bowser's Castle in Yoshi's Story.
Bowser's Castle in Yoshi's Story

In Yoshi's Story, Baby Bowser's Castle is split into four different areas: Mecha Castle, Lift Castle, Ghost Castle, and Magma Castle. No matter what part of the castle Yoshi decides to go to, he will always meet up with Baby Bowser. The outside of the castle will also be seen whenever one of the Yoshis gets defeated, captured and brought to the castle, along with when White Shy Guy retrieves one. It is also seen in the ending sequence when Baby Bowser's minions carry him away.

Compared to most of the castle's other appearances, which at least look cartoonish in some way, this iteration of the castle looks much more ominous and menacing.

Mario Tennis series[edit]

Bowser's Castle is a tennis court in Mario Tennis Open

Bowser's Castle has made various appearances throughout the Mario Tennis series, usually as the setting of various tennis courses. In Mario Tennis for Nintendo 64, Bowser's Castle is the location of the Bowser Court. In Mario Power Tennis, the Bowser Castle Court takes place here, and unlike the Bowser Stage in the previous game, it functions as a standard court. In Mario Tennis Open, Bowser's Castle directly appears as a tennis court of the same name. In Mario Tennis Aces, Bowser's Castle is located in the center of Inferno Island, and it unusually has a temple-like structure; it is where the Battle the Treasure Guardian! mission takes place.

Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

Main article: Bowser's Castle (Paper Mario)

Bowser's Castle appears in Paper Mario. A big difference is that it is built under Peach's Castle, as part of Bowser's plot to kidnap Peach, and later lifted into the sky from the power of the Star Spirits and the Star Rod.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

Only the hallway and exterior of Bowser's Castle are seen in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. It mainly shows Kammy Koopa explaining to Bowser what happened to the Princess.

Super Paper Mario[edit]

Bowser's Castle is where Count Bleck kidnaps Bowser's Koopa clan and Tippi takes Mario to Flipside in Super Paper Mario. Bowser's minions are featured in several smaller castles in The Bitlands, and Mario later comes here to defeat Bowser, who becomes convinced by Peach to join them on their journey.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Main article: Bowser's Sky Castle

Like in the first Paper Mario, Bowser's castle is the final area in Paper Mario: Sticker Star. It is disguised in Gate Cliff at first, but when Mario collects five out of the six Royal Stickers, he uses paperization to reveal the castle. Bowser's Castle floats away almost immediately, but Flutter helps Mario arrive into the castle, where he later defeats Kamek and then Bowser.

Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

Main article: Black Bowser's Castle
Black Bowser's Castle from Paper Mario: Color Splash
Black Bowser's Castle

Bowser's Castle, called Black Bowser's Castle in-game, is the final area of Paper Mario: Color Splash. It is on a floating island with an appearance resembling Bowser's Sky Castle, but with warp pipes leading into the rock. A portrait of Peach is seen in the entry hall, but as Mario lowers it, he falls down a trapdoor and encounters Roy. One of the doors leads to a factory where the stolen paint of Prism Island is converted into black paint, which Black Bowser intends to color the world with. There is a hallway behind the wall where Peach's portrait was to leads to Bowser's throne room, where she hangs above the throne. Following the defeat of Black Bowser, the castle begins to collapse from the paint. Though Mario, Luigi, and Peach escape, Huey stays behind to squeeze the castle removing the black paint and transforming it into a card so that it does not enter the ocean.

The Black Bowser's Castle card summons the castle and crashes it into opponents. The card is powerful enough to defeat Black Bowser instantly.

Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]

Main article: Bowser's Castle (Paper Mario: The Origami King)
Bowser's Castle in Paper Mario: The Origami King
Bowser's Castle, having crash-landed into the Shangri-Spa Banquet Hall

In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Bowser's Castle has a similar design to that of the previous two games, roughly the same as Black Bowser's Castle from Paper Mario: Color Splash.

Mario & Luigi series[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]

Screenshot of Bowser's Castle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Bowser's Castle in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Bowser's Castle is the final area of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remakes. It is capable of being in the sky and can breathe fire. Bowletta uses the castle to attack the Beanbean Kingdom after being fooled into kidnapping Luigi, who is disguised as Princess Peach. The location has several bosses, including each of the Koopalings, then Fawful, then Bowletta, and lastly Cackletta's Soul.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

Main article: Baby Bowser's Castle (Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time)

In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, the Mario Bros. visit Baby Bowser's castle in the past, after the Koopa Cruiser crashes into the castle upon being shot down by the Shroobs.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story / Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]

See also: Fawful Theater
Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Bowser Castle
Bowser's Castle: Sprite of the whole castle during battle mode position. From Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Location(s) Dimble Wood
Battled by Giant Bowser
Role Giant boss
Level 17
HP 535 (803)
POW 80 (200)
DEF 52 (78)
SPEED 23 (35)
Fire Normal
Burn? Immune
Dizzy? Immune
Stat down? Normal
KO? Immune
Experience 380
Coins 200 (300)
Item drop Star Candy - 100.0%
Notice
  • The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW.
Bowser's Castle18.png
Bowser Castle shortly before Fawful sacked it.
Bowser's Castle
Map of Bowser Castle.

In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, the castle, here labeled as "Bowser Castle", is taken over by Fawful, with Midbus taking control of operations. After Bowser helps fire a Banzai Bill at his hijacked castle from Dimble Wood, Midbus commands the castle to elevate, dodging the Banzai Bill, and then lands it on top of Bowser. Mario and Luigi must travel to Bowser's Rump Command and cause Bowser to grow large enough to fight his castle.

In battle, the Castle's main attack is a flying ram, which Bowser must counter by punching. Its main tactic is opening its entrance doors and releasing Spinies, which prevent Bowser from punching. After the castle is defeated, Midbus retreats and the castle is returned to its original location. Later, as Bowser attempts to enter the castle, Midbus commands it to hover out of Bowser's reach. After wandering to the opposite side of the area, Midbus fires a giant cannonball at Bowser, who Mario and Luigi must help by building up energy in his arms. With their assistance, he throws it back at the castle, damaging it badly enough to force it to land. Bowser then gains access to the castle, where he discovers that Fawful has not only brainwashed his minions, but had also turned his training facility into a theater. In the meantime, Bowser decides to see the show Fawful puts on. After a few minutes, the doors to the theater open. Inside, a Goomba acting under the orders of Fawful tricked him into sitting in a VIP chair, which fires Bowser onto the stage and forces him into a fight against Midbus.

After Bowser beats Midbus, Bowser is forced to eat a "victory feast" that Boos feed him. This causes him to become so fat that he gets stuck in the floor. After a strange hand grabs Princess Peach, Bowser falls through the floor and lands on a treadmill, where he manages to lose the excess weight. He is then blasted out by exploding Bob-Ombs and sent into the Tunnel.

Later in the game, Bowser must return here to look for the second Star Cure, which he had stolen before the events of the game. Fawful has blocked the path to his treasure stash, and Bowser must push a Fawful statue off the castle balcony to break the barrier. However, his brainwashed minions begin to push against the statue too, trying to save the statue and push Bowser off the balcony, forcing the Mario Bros. to assist him and provide extra leg strength once more. Bowser finally makes it to his treasure vault with the assistance of some Monty Moles, only to learn his Monty Mole minions had deserted him for Fawful and turned the tunnel into a railway for the Fawful Express.

An artwork of the giant boss in the gauntlet before fighting it. In this case, it's Bowser's Castle.
Artwork shown before fighting the Gauntlet version in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

After battling the Fawful Express, Bowser return to the Treasure Chamber to obtain the Star Cure from the safe. After recalling the combination with Mario, Luigi and Starlow's help, Bowser opens the safe and grabs the Star Cure. However, his minions Private Goomp, Corporal Paraplonk and Sergeant Guy then push him into the safe and trap him in it, announcing their betrayal and defection to Fawful. The safe is then moved eventually to Peach's Castle.

Curiously, the castle has a cold-storage vault, in which a large part of the Shroob invasion force from the events of Partners in Time is kept frozen, along with their princesses, who somehow survived their defeat. If Mario and Luigi find the password required to enter this room, they can fight three of the Shroobs (which they inadvertently defrost) as optional bosses. According to Bowser Jr.'s Journey, the cold-storage vault was originally created by Kamek to store the Ever Ice as a means to preserve it, despite its permanent nature, in the event that Bowser Jr. needed it - which he ultimately did thanks to the Blorbs outbreak at Bowser's kingdom.

During the credits, Bowser's minions are repairing the damages done to the castle. After being beaten by Mario and Luigi back at Peach's Castle, Bowser is carried back to his castle, and a Magikoopa treats him while he is bedridden. Birdley and Starlow arrive at the castle to deliver a present for him; a cake from Princess Peach. Before Bowser opens it, Starlow chats with him for a bit, and re-accepts Private Goomp, Corporal Paraplonk and Sergeant Guy back into his troop once they apologize for their betrayal, telling them to work on the repairs of his castle.

In the remake, the castle is labeled as "Bowser's Castle" and in the main game plays the same role as the original. There are no major changes in the rematch in the remake's Challenge Node, other than the fact that the Shy Guy-manned airships move faster and fire faster cannonballs more rapidly. In the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode, it is revealed that after Fawful took over Peach's Castle, his treasonous minions the Best Fitness Friends took control of Bowser's Castle for themselves. In this mode, the castle's basement is labeled as the Lava Lair, which Bowser Jr., Kamek and Morton explore after the Castle had taken off for Dimble Wood. Additionally, Bowser's Castle is the final area for Bowser Jr.'s Journey. In the post game, due to Bowser challenging Bowser Jr. to a personal battle and neither one admitting defeat, the castle's repairs ended up undone.

Enemies
Peach's CastleDimble WoodCavi CapePlack BeachBowser PathBowser CastleTunnelTower of YikkBlubble LakeToad Town CavesBumpsy PlainsToad Town
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Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]

Main article: Neo Bowser Castle

While Bowser's Castle itself does not appear in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, a new castle conjured from the Dream Stone is created during the events of the game, and serves as the stronghold for Bowser and Antasma on Pi'illo Island. At the end of the game, this castle is destroyed due to its source, the Dream Stone, being shattered as well as its rulers, Antasma and Bowser, being defeated.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

See also: Neo Bowser Castle
Screenshot of Bowser's Castle in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Bowser's Castle as seen in a cutscene in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Bowser's Castle appears as an area located near Doop Doop Dunes. The castle can also be seen off in the distance at several points in the game. The castle also has a cannon built into the roof, which Bowser uses to destroy the bridge connecting his castle to Doop Doop Dunes as well as knock out Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario.

The castle is first seen during the first cutscene involving Bowser, where after a disagreement and then a brawl, he and his paper counterpart decide to team up. They proceed to kidnap their respective Princess Peaches and return to the castle. The castle is later seen in Doop Doop Dunes, where upon entering the area, the Mario Bros. and Paper Mario spot Bowser's Castle in the distance, which they must cross the desert to reach. As they come close, the Bowsers notice and decide to blast the gang with cannonballs. The first shot misses them, but destroys the bridge connecting the castle to the desert, while the second shot knocks them all out cold. Wendy, Roy, Larry and Ludwig then arrive to take them to the Twinsy Tropics Dungeon, while the Bowser Jr. duo collects the book containing Paper Mario's world.

Much later in the game, the group reaches Bowser's Castle in order to rescue the princesses and get the book back. They learn the Trio Glider before encountering the two Kameks and Papercraft King Boo, who is controlled by Morton and Lemmy. Toadette also arrives just in time with a Papercraft Yoshi to fight the Papercraft King Boo. After the victory, Kamek kidnaps Toadette to bring the production of papercrafts to a stop, then prepares to build Papercraft Bowser. The gang later rescues Toadette before encountering the Bowser Juniors on guard duty.

The Princess Peaches then escape and greet the team, but are caught by the Bowser Juniors. They mean to fight, but after accidentally revealing they possessed the book the Bros. are after (which they did not know they had), the pair flee. The group eventually catches them and forces them to hand over the book, but the Juniors escape after giving them a decoy book. The gang chases them down and engages in a battle with them, defeating the pair. Before they can get the book back, the two Bowsers enter the room, enraged at their sons' defeat. They then activate "the boosters", lifting Bowser's Castle out of the lava moat and dubbing it "Neo Bowser Castle". The gang escapes, forgetting the book, and the Bowsers retaliate for their sons' defeat by firing on Peach's Castle and ravaging it. The castle is presumably returned to ground level after the Bowsers' defeat.

Unlike other Mario & Luigi games, the castle's design is based on its designs from New Super Mario Bros. Wii and New Super Mario Bros. 2 and lacks the Bowser head and "arm towers" of the previous designs. Additionally, Bowser's Castle is located at the edge of a desert instead of a volcanic wasteland, although a giant lava moat is built around the castle. Additionally, this design does not have a stone head of Bowser anywhere, but instead has a green Bowser-like emblem logo in the center. Further reflecting on the designs of contemporary main series incarnations, the castle sports a large number of spiked green domes that resemble Bowser's shell.

After Bowser's Castle becomes Neo Bowser Castle, its original location at the end of Doop Doop Dunes can no longer be explored, even when the game is completed.

Enemies

Mario & Luigi: Brothership[edit]

In Mario & Luigi: Brothership, the castle is located on Wayaway Island. The Mario Bros. visit the castle to obtain more Ampberries for the people affected by the Glohm.

Mario Party series[edit]

Bowser's Castle makes infrequent appearances in the Mario Party series. The minigame Bowser's Lovely Lift in Mario Party 7 takes place in the castle, although only the tower holding the lift is seen. Several cutscenes in the story mode of Mario Party DS take place in Bowser's Castle. It is where Bowser's Pinball Machine is located and the final boss minigame, Bowser's Block Party, takes place in the throne room of the castle. Chaos Castle from Mario Party 10 takes place within the castle: The first part of the board takes place on the exterior, the second part takes place inside the castle with a factory theme before ending in the throne room. The Bowser Board in amiibo Party is also based on the castle. World 4 of Mario Party Star Rush is based on Bowser's Castle.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Bowser's Castle sometimes appears in the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and later also Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a stage based on Bowser's Sky Castle from Paper Mario: Sticker Star appears in the Paper Mario stage, where at certain intervals, the castle's eyes may light up and the castle entrance (modeled after Bowser's head) may turn or close its mouth, heavily damaging any character inside. Additionally, in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Molten Fortress sub-area in World of Light is modeled after Bowser's Castle.

Mario Pinball Land[edit]

Main article: Fiery Stage
Main area in Fiery Stage in Mario Pinball Land
Bowser's Castle in Mario Pinball Land

In Mario Pinball Land, Bowser's Castle appears as the final area, being called the Fiery Stage by the manual. It is only accessible after Mario has defeated all the other bosses and collected at least 15 stars. The bosses can all be found and battled in the castle once more. Bowser must also be battled and defeated here in order to beat the game.

Super Princess Peach[edit]

Main article: Bowser's Villa

As Super Princess Peach takes place on Vibe Island, rather than the Mushroom Kingdom, the castle itself is not seen during the events of the game. However, Bowser built a villa there, which is considered to be another castle.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3[edit]

Main article: Bowser's Castle (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)

Bowser's Castle appears as a basketball court in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. The court has many gimmicks, including Thwomps, Lava Bubbles, and Bombs.

Itadaki Street series[edit]

Main article: Bowser's Castle (board)
Bowser's Castle in Fortune Street

Bowser's Castle also appears as a game board both in Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street, based on the castle settings from New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros Wii, respectively.

Mario & Sonic series[edit]

Bowser's Castle has made various appearances in the Mario & Sonic series. In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Bowser's Castle is where Dream Ice Hockey takes place, and a background based on it is in the second segment of the Mario World routine in Dream Figure Skating. In the Nintendo DS version, Blizland has elements of Bowser's Castle, combined with elements of Dr. Eggman's factories. In Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, a large portion of Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular features a layout inspired by Bowser's Castle based on its appearance in Super Mario 3D Land. In the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Bowser's Castle appears only on the overworld in the Road to Rio mode.

Mario Sports Mix[edit]

Main article: Bowser's Castle (Mario Sports Mix)

Bowser's Castle is one of the fourteen courts of Mario Sports Mix and appears in all of the sports for the players to compete in.

Yoshi's Woolly World / Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

Main article: King Bowser's Castle (Yoshi's Woolly World)
Yoshi in Bowser's Castle in Yoshi's Woolly World

In Yoshi's Woolly World and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, Yoshi chases after Kamek to Bowser's Castle to save his fellow Yoshis. Once he enters the castle, he must seek yarn balls of four different colors to open the door to Baby Bowser. The first phase of the boss fight is very similar to that of previous games. Yoshi must throw a yarn ball at Baby Bowser, stomp him, and repeat the process two more times to proceed. In the second phase, Baby Bowser grows giant and becomes Mega Baby Bowser. He jumps into the background and hurls big yarn balls at Yoshi. To win, Yoshi must throw these big yarn balls back at Mega Baby Bowser. Upon victory, the player unlocks eight new Yoshi colors, as well as Baby Bowser Yoshi if all five Wonder Wool in the level were collected.

Mario + Rabbids series[edit]

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]

Main article: Bowser's Castle (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle)

Bowser's Castle appears in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as the final stage of the Lava Pit. The castle is shown to be flying and appears to be in a ruined state. The only seen room is the throne room where Mario and his team fight MegaDragonBowser and destroy the Megabug.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope[edit]

Although Bowser's Castle itself does not appear in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, the area where Darkmess Bowser is fought resembles the castle.

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

Main article: The Great King Bowser (level)

In Yoshi's Crafted World, Bowser's Castle reappears in the boss stage The Great King Bowser. Here, the Yoshis must defeat Baby Bowser. In his first phase, the Yoshis should defeat Baby Bowser's robot. During the second phase, the Yoshis need to defeat Mega Baby Bowser. This level has to be completed to not only beat the game, but also unlock Hidden Hills.

Monopoly Gamer[edit]

Bowser's Castle is the sixteenth and final property on the game board in Monopoly Gamer. It is one of two properties in the Dark Blue Color Set (along with Peach's Castle).

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

Bowser's Castle landing in front of the Snow Kingdom
Bowser's Castle in the Snow Kingdom in The Super Mario Bros. Movie

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Bowser's Castle is located on a giant floating airship (referred to as Bowser's ship by Cranky Kong, Bowser's airship in the bonus features,[3] and Bowser's Island Castle in a Jakks Pacific playset[4]) that Bowser and his forces use to travel between kingdoms. The ship consists of a volcano and lava similar to those seen in the Dark Lands, as well as a massive figurehead depicting Bowser's head and a giant pool of lava, resembling depictions of Bowser's Castle from Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, respectively, complete with Spike Balls attached to chains like the former acting as anchors to help it descend. Additionally, the volcano's crater, as seen during Peach and Bowser's wedding held at the castle, is later revealed to also double as a missile silo used to launch the Bomber Bill that Bowser plans to use to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom once the wedding gets thwarted by the heroes.

After Bowser obtains the Super Star from the penguin army, he holds a celebration in his castle with his minions. Later in the film, Luigi is captured by the Shy Guys and Snifit and transported to Bowser's Castle, where he is imprisoned along with the penguin army. The Kong army is also later captured and imprisoned at the castle after being ambushed by Bowser's minions. After getting sucked into Brooklyn through the mysterious pipe, the ship and castle are destroyed by Mario and Luigi with the use of the Super Star.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]

Items[edit]

Item Icon Location
Fiery Drumstick (x2) Drumstick.png In a brick on the small passage in Fawful Theater. (x2)
TNT Drumstick (x3) Drumstick.png
  • In bricks near the hole near the theater.
  • In a brick in the fourth lava scene.
  • In a brick by the U-turn platform underground.
Supersyrup Jar (x5) Syrup BiS.png
  • In a brick on the small passage in Fawful Theater.
  • In bricks near the hole near the theater.
  • In a brick in the first lava scene underground.
  • In a brick in the fifth lava scene.
  • In a brick in the scene before the U-turn platform underground.
Star Candy Star Candy In the brick before the area where Bowser is fed food.
Retry Clock Retry Clock.png In the southwest brick near Bowser's throne.
Attack Piece (x10) An Attack Piece from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Mario and Luigi can get these by hitting "□, □, ○, △, △, △" in the Bowser Secret Society Preservation Chamber and fighting the Shroobs.
Burning Fangs Fangs In the brick in the lower-left-most scene of the area behind the theater.
Flashy Fangs Fangs In the northeast brick near Bowser's throne.
Star Cure The yellow Star Cure Found in a safe deep in Bowser's Castle.
Blitty (x2) Sprite of a Blitty used in the star menu

Beans found[edit]

There are 38 beans in total.

  • Scattered in the lobby of Fawful Theater: <Heart Beans x4, Special Bean x1>
  • In the northeastern and southwestern corners of the scene to the east of lobby: <Heart Beans x2>
  • In the western part and southeastern corners of the scene to the west of lobby: <Heart Bean x1, Special Bean x1>
  • By the path and in the northwestern corner of the scene between lobby and theater: <Heart Beans x2, Special Bean x1>
  • Near the south exit and around the switch in the scene west of the theater: <Heart Beans x6, Special Beans x2>
  • In the northwestern, northeastern and southern area inside the theater: <Heart Beans x3, Special Bean x1>
  • On the curved path and to the left of the pipe in the scene east of the theater: <Heart Bean x1, Special Bean x1>
  • In the base of the stairs in the second underground scene (maze-like): <Power Bean x1>
  • Scattered in the first underground scene with lava: <Heart Beans x2, Special Bean x1>
  • In the scene to the southeast of the previous one (with hints for the puzzle): <Heart Bean x1, Power Bean x1>
  • In the northwestern and southeastern corners of the big white scene above the underground lava: <Power Beans x2>
  • In the northwestern corner of the first scene beyond the underground lava: <Power Bean x1>
  • In the northwestern, northeastern and center area of the second scene beyond underground lava: <Heart Bean x1, Special Bean x1, Power Bean x1>

Prima Official Game Guide description[edit]

  • "Bowser finally breaches his own abode, only to discover the joint has been redecorated for its usurper: Fawful The chortling villain has redone the main floor of the castle as a theater where he can perform for his new minions. That simply will not do for the Koopa King. However, Fawful has plans to incorporate Bowser in tonight's big show. If Bowser can survive a bad case of stage f(r)ight, maybe he can wrangle back control of his castle from Fawful?"
  • "Acting on the tip that the second Star Cure is in the basement of his very own castle, Bowser stomps home. The castle has been completely overrun by Fawful's minions and monsters, so the Koopa King must punch his way though the crowd to get at what is rightfully his. Fawful has locked up the treasure room where Bowser's[sic] keeps his best stuff, so Bowser must figure out a way around the locks and traps to get his mitts on the Star Cure." (revisit)

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

Block locations[edit]

Bowser's Castle – 44 Blocks (42 ?, 1 M, 1 L)
Item/s Location Screenshot
A 100 Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Icon for the Mushrooms in Mario & Luigi: Dream TeamIcon for the Mushrooms in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
100-Coin, 2 Ultra Mushrooms, 50-Coin
In the second scene, on the fourth island. First three blocks in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
50-Coin
Same scene, on the fifth island. Fourth block in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Sprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
10 10-Coins
Same scene, at the start of the sixth island. Fifth block in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
50-Coin
In the third scene, in the northeast of the lower part. Sixth block in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Sprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
10 10-Coins
Same scene, in the northwest of the lower part. Seventh block in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Hammer sprite from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
Spin Hammer
In the fourth scene, high up in the air, reachable by a platform which is propelled upwards by a gush of lava, all found in the west of the scene. Eighth block in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Icon for the Mushrooms in Mario & Luigi: Dream TeamIcon for the Mushrooms in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
2 Ultra Mushrooms, 50-Coin
Same scene, in the northwest Ninth and tenth blocks in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
50-Coin
Same scene, in the north. Eleventh block in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
A 100 Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. A 1-Up Mushroom from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Sprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions A 100 Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Sprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
100-Coin, 1-Up DX, 10 10-Coins, 100-Coin, SPEED Mush Jams, 10 10-Coins
Same scene, on the island in the east, reachable only with Trio Glider. Twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth blocks in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Icon for the Syrup Jars in Mario & Luigi: Dream TeamIcon for the Syrup Jars in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
2 Ultrasyrup Jars
In the third scene, in the west of the upper part. Eighteenth block in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
50-Coin
Same scene, in the west of the middle part. Nineteenth block in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
A 100 Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
100-Coin
Same scene, in the east of the middle part. Twentieth block in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
50-Coin
In the second scene, on the seventh island, at first reachable only from previous scene. Block 21 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Sprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
10 10-Coins
In the third scene, in the east of the upper part. Block 22 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Icon for the Nuts in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Ultra Nut, 50-Coin
In the sixth scene, in the southwest. Blocks 23-24 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Sprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
10 10-Coins, 50-Coin
Same scene, in the southeast. Blocks 25-26 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
50-Coin
Same scene, above the southeast Trio Drill-able ground. Block 27 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
50-Coin
Same scene, above the southwest Trio Drill-able ground. Block 28 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Icon for the Syrup Jars in Mario & Luigi: Dream TeamIcon for the Syrup Jars in Mario & Luigi: Dream TeamIcon for the Syrup Jars in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
3 Ultrasyrup Jars
Same scene, found left of the northwest Trio Drill-able ground. Block 29 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Icon for the Mushrooms in Mario & Luigi: Dream TeamIcon for the Mushrooms in Mario & Luigi: Dream TeamIcon for the Mushrooms in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
3 Ultra Mushrooms
Same scene, found right of the northeast Trio Drill-able ground. Block 30 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
50-Coin
In the seventh scene (east of the previous one), near the entrance, after the bridge. Block 31 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Sprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
10 10-Coin
Same scene, in the east. Block 32 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
A 100 Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Icon for the Syrup Jars in Mario & Luigi: Dream TeamIcon for the Syrup Jars in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
100-Coin, 2 Ultrasyrup Jars
Same scene, on the island in the south. Blocks 33-34 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Sprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions Wear sprite from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
10 10-Coins, Bros. Wear
In the eighth scene (west of the sixth one), in the northeast. Blocks 35-36 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
A 100 Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Icon for the Candies in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
100-Coin, Ultra Candy
Same scene, in the north. Blocks 37-38 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Sprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
10 10-Coins, 50-Coin
Same scene, on the island in the southwest. Blocks 39-40 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Sprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's MinionsSprite of a 10-Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions a 50 Gold Coin from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
10 10-Coins, 50-Coin
In the ninth scene, on the western balcony. Reachable only from tenth scene. Blocks 41-42 in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
A 100 Coin from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Double1UpMushroom.pngDouble1UpMushroom.png
100-Coin, 2 Double 1-Up Mushrooms
Same scene, on the eastern balcony. Reachable only from tenth scene. Last two blocks in Bowser's Castle of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.

Drill spot locations[edit]

Bowser's Castle – 12 drill spots (2 Heart Beans, 2 Bros. Beans, 2 Power Beans, 2 Defense Beans, 2 Speed Beans, 2 Stache Beans)
Location Item/s Screenshot
In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, these 2 drill spots are found in the south-eastern patch of sand, more specifically in its northern part. The western one is Speed Bean, the eastern one is Stache Bean. Speed and Stache Beans Location of the first 2 drill spots in Bowser's Castle.
In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, this drill spot is found in the south-eastern patch of sand, more specifically in its southwestern corner. Heart Bean Location of the third drill spot in Bowser's Castle.
In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, these 2 drill spots is found in the north-western patch of sand, more specifically in its southeastern corner. The western one is Power Bean, the eastern one is Defense Bean. Power and Defense Beans Location of 2 drill spots (4th and 5th) in Bowser's Castle.
In the area north of the area where Papercraft King Boo and Papercraft Yoshi were first seen, this drill spot is found in the north-western patch of sand, more specifically in its northern part. Bros. Bean Location of the sixth drill spot in Bowser's Castle.
In the area with the big fans, these 3 drill spots are found near the north-western entrance in the patch of sand. Going from west to east, beans go as follows: Defense, Speed and Stache. Defense, Speed and Stache Beans Location of 3 drill spots (7th, 8th and 9th) in Bowser's Castle.
In the area where Bros. have to save Toadette from Fly Guy, these 3 drill spots are found on the bottom of the biggest island in the patch of sand. Going from west to east, beans go as follows: Power, Bros. and Heart. Power, Bros. and Heart Beans Location of the last 3 drill spots in Bowser's Castle.

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Media[edit]

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クッパじょう[?]
Kuppa Jō
Bowser's Castle
Chinese (simplified) 酷霸王城堡[?]
Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo
Bowser Castle
酷霸城堡[?]
Kùbà Chéngbǎo
Super Mario RPG
Chinese (traditional) 庫巴城堡[?]
Kùbā Chéngbǎo
Bowser Castle
Croatian Dvorac Koopa[5] Castle Koopa The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Danish Koopa-Slot[6] Castle Koopa The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Dutch Bowsers Kasteel[?] Bowser's Castle
Kasteel Koopa[7] Castle Koopa The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Finnish Koopa-Linna[8] Castle Koopa The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
French Château de Bowser[?] Bowser's Castle
German Bowsers Festung[?] Bowser's Fortress
Schloss Koopa[9] Castle Koopa The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Greek Κάστρο Κούπα[10]
Kástro Koúpa
Castle Koopa
Italian Castello di Bowser[?] Bowser's Castle
Castello di Attila[11] Koopa's Castle The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Castilo al Neon di Attila[12] Koopa's Neon Castle Super Mario World television series
Korean 쿠파 성[?]
Kupa Seong
Bowser Castle
Norwegian Koopa-Slott[13] Castle Koopa The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Polish Zamek Koopa[14] Castle Koopa The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Portuguese Castelo do Bowser[?] Bowser's Castle
Castilo Koopa[15] Castle Koopa The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Castilo Néon do Koopa[16] Koopa's Neon Castle Super Mario World television series
Romanian Castelul Koopa[17] Castle Koopa The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Palatul disco de pe Coney Island[18] The Disco Palace on Coney Island Super Mario World television series, referred to as such by Mario in "Mama Luigi"
Castelul de Neon al Regelui Koopa[18] King Koopa's Neon Castle Super Mario World television series, referred to as such by Luigi in "Mama Luigi"
Russian Замок Боузера[?]
Zamok Bouzera
Bowser's Castle
Замок Купы[19]
Zamok Kupy
Koopa Castle The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Spanish Castillo de Bowser[?] Bowser's Castle
Castillo Koopa[20] Castle Koopa The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Koopa Castillo de Neón[21] Neon Koopa Castle Super Mario World animated series
Swedish Koopa-Slott[22] Castle Koopa The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3

Trivia[edit]

Interwiki links[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Super Mario Bros. Wonder trading cardsMedia:SMBW Trading Cards.png
  3. ^ "Leveling Up: Making The Super Mario Bros. Movie" bonus feature subtitles
  4. ^ File:TSMBM Bowser Island Castle Toy.jpgMedia:TSMBM Bowser Island Castle Toy.jpg
  5. ^ Super Mario Bros 3 - Epizoda 2 - Gmizavci u vrtu ruža
  6. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Never Koop a koopa (Dansk)
  7. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Dutch Dub - Bedonder nooit een Koopa DVD (Part 1)
  8. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | Episode 01-08 In Finnish [2013 DVD Version]
  9. ^ Die Abenteuer von Super Mario Bros. 3 - Ninja Koopas
  10. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 Greek [Επεισόδια 1-2]
  11. ^ Le avventure di Super Mario 2x02 - Rettili alla Casa Bianca
  12. ^ Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 3 - Manda dentro il clown
  13. ^ Super Mario Bros 3 VHS#1 - Norsk tale
  14. ^ Nowe Przygody Braci Mario Odcinek 02 - Gady w ogrodzie dobra i zła
  15. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 - Répteis Ameaçam a Casa Branca (Dublagem Herbert Richers)
  16. ^ Super Mario World - Que Venha o Palhaço (Dublado)
  17. ^ KidsCo TV (January 28, 2018). Aventurile Fraților Super Mario | Episodul2 - Reptile în Grădina cu Trandafiri. YouTube. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  18. ^ a b May 20, 2015. "Mama Luigi", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  19. ^ Приключения братьев Супер Марио 3 (все серии) (6+)
  20. ^ Las Aventuras de los Super hermanos Mario: 01 - Reptiles En El Jardin De Las Rosas
  21. ^ Super Mario World (Cap.1 - La venta de fuego) español
  22. ^ The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 - Episode 2 - Swedish
  23. ^ Movoto: Real-Life Bowser’s Castle: Jump on this Deal Before Mario Does. Movoto. Retrieved February 9, 2015.[dead link]