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|title=Bowser Monument
|title=Bowser Monument
|image=[[File:Bowser Monument MK8D.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:Bowser GolemMK8.png|200px]]<br>Screenshot from ''Mario Kart 8''
|species=[[Gray Bowser Statue]]
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|latest_appearance=[[Super Nintendo World]] "Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge" (2021)
|species=[[Bowser Statue]]
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The '''Bowser Monument'''<ref name="Prima">Epstein, Joe, Garitt Rocha, and Alexander Musa. (2017) ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Official Guide (from [[Prima Games]]). Page 162.</ref> is a giant, flaming, living<ref name="Prima"/> [[Gray Bowser Statue|Bowser Statue]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. It is the centerpiece of [[Bowser's Castle (Wii U)|Bowser's Castle]], and it is featured in the course's intro. As the racers drive past it, the Bowser Monument punches into the track, sending ripples through the track that cause it to continuously ripple. The track splits into two, with the Bowser Monument in the middle of them, and it alternatively punches each side of the track.
The '''Bowser Monument'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander|title=''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=130|quote='''Bowser Monument:''' This massive centerpiece is alive! It punches at the course, sending shockwaves through the track.|isbn=978-0-804-16328-6|date=May 30, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us}}</ref> (known as '''Lava Bowser''' in [[Super Nintendo World]]) is an animate object in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. It is a giant [[Bowser Statue]] and the centerpiece of [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]]. As the racers drive past it, the Bowser Monument punches the track, sending ripples through it that can be used for [[Jump Boost|trick]]s. The track splits into two, with the Bowser Monument in the middle of both paths, and it alternatively punches a [[Dash Panel]] on each side of the track.
 
The Bowser Monument also appears in the [[Wii Grumble Volcano|Grumble Volcano]] area of the [[Super Nintendo World]] attraction [[Super Nintendo World#Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge|Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge]],<ref>{{cite|author=Theme Vision|language=en|date=February 11, 2021|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9TzJVeptc0|title=Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge Ride|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=December 15, 2022}}</ref> where attendees need to throw shells to destroy it.
 
The Bowser Monument greatly resembles the other large Bowser Statues from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' as well as [[Bowser Statue|Mecha Bowser]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', except it is intermixed with [[lava]] and punches instead of shooting fire.
 
==Gallery==
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MK8 Bowser Monument Model.png|Models from ''Mario Kart 8''
Bowser Monument MK8D.jpg|Screenshot from ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
SNW MKKC Group Artwork.jpg|Group artwork for Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge from Super Nintendo World
</gallery>
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:55, November 13, 2024

Bowser Monument
Bowser Golem from Mario Kart 8
Screenshot from Mario Kart 8
Species Bowser Statue
First appearance Mario Kart 8 (2014)
Latest appearance Super Nintendo World "Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge" (2021)

The Bowser Monument[1] (known as Lava Bowser in Super Nintendo World) is an animate object in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It is a giant Bowser Statue and the centerpiece of Bowser's Castle. As the racers drive past it, the Bowser Monument punches the track, sending ripples through it that can be used for tricks. The track splits into two, with the Bowser Monument in the middle of both paths, and it alternatively punches a Dash Panel on each side of the track.

The Bowser Monument also appears in the Grumble Volcano area of the Super Nintendo World attraction Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge,[2] where attendees need to throw shells to destroy it.

The Bowser Monument greatly resembles the other large Bowser Statues from Mario Kart 64 as well as Mecha Bowser from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Wii, except it is intermixed with lava and punches instead of shooting fire.

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bowser Monument: This massive centerpiece is alive! It punches at the course, sending shockwaves through the track." – Musa, Alexander (May 30, 2014). Mario Kart 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16328-6. Page 130.
  2. ^ Theme Vision (February 11, 2021). Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge Ride. YouTube (English). Retrieved December 15, 2022.