Dry Bowser

Dry Bowser
Dry Bowser in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Species	Skeletal Koopa
First appearance	New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
Latest appearance	Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (The Wild Update) (2022)
Latest portrayal	Kenny James (2008-present)

“I feel...dry. How does my skeleton look?”

—Dry Bowser, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Dry Bowser is the undead and skeletal version of Bowser. He is closely associated with Dry Bones, despite not being one, and shares several traits with them, like an immunity to fireballs. Dry Bowser first appears in New Super Mario Bros., where he ascends as a result of Mario defeating Bowser by dropping him into lava, and has since made some later appearances, usually as a separate character from Bowser. Even later appearances in the Super Mario series treat Dry Bowser as a separate character, like in Super Mario 3D Land and New Super Mario Bros. 2.

History

Super Mario series

New Super Mario Bros.

In New Super Mario Bros., Bowser becomes Dry Bowser when he falls into lava after being defeated in World 1. He later appears as the boss of World 8-Castle; here, Dry Bowser appears in a room at the end, where he drops in from the ceiling and falls apart, before reassembling and beginning to fight Mario. To defeat Dry Bowser, Mario must dodge his attacks, which includes breathing small flames and throwing his own bones. Mario can wait for Dry Bowser to make a high jump and then run under him, or precisely jump over him. Then Mario can hit the skull switch, destroying the bridge and throwing him into a very deep pit; when he finally hits the ground, his whole body falls apart. Like Dry Bones, Dry Bowser is fireproof, so Fire Mario's fireballs do not have any effect against him. If Mario (or Luigi) has a Mega Mushroom as his backup item, then the player can use this item to simply jump on Dry Bowser, who then quickly crumbles in defeat. Dry Bowser is also vulnerable to three shell dash hits, just like his living self. In the final battle, Bowser Jr. tosses the disassembled Dry Bowser into a cauldron, which causes Bowser to revert to his original form, albeit larger and able to breathe blue fire, a trait that Dry Bowser has in later games.

There is an oversight where if the player uses Warp Cannon to World 5, Bowser's demise will appear unexplained, as he is never seen falling into the lava before appearing in his Dry Bowser form in the first World 8 castle.

Super Mario 3D Land

Dry Bowser's appearance in Super Mario 3D Land, also the basis of his design in New Super Mario Bros. 2

Dry Bowser returns in Super Mario 3D Land as the boss in the castle stages of the Special Worlds; he is fought in Special 1-Castle, Special 5-Castle, and Special 8-Bowser, which parallels how Mario fights Bowser (albeit two of which are fakes) in the normal world counterparts of those castles; he even fights in the same way as the respective (fake) Bowsers did.

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Dry Bowser reappears in New Super Mario Bros. 2 as the castle boss of World Star, the final special world which is unlocked after beating Bowser himself with at least 90 Star Coins. He behaves the same as his other counterpart in World 6 and becomes Big Dry Bowser, which marks the first time Dry Bowser becomes a larger size (excluding the use of a Mega Mushroom in Mario Kart Wii). The only difference in the two boss battles is that Dry Bowser is faster than Bowser, can toss bones instead of sledgehammers at Mario, can spew blue Fireballs instead of orange ones, is immune to fireballs, and the platforms are smaller. Unlike the original battle, neither Princess Peach nor her cage appear.

Dry Bowser's emblem is also used as the icon for the Impossible Pack, a downloadable course pack for Coin Rush mode, though he does not appear in any of its levels.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart Wii

Dry Bowser, driving through Grumble Volcano in Mario Kart Wii

Dry Bowser is a playable character in Mario Kart Wii, the first game where Dry Bowser is a character separate from Bowser. He is a large-sized driver along with his living counterpart. Dry Bowser features a good off-road rating (tied with Toadette) and mini-turbo boost (tied with Wario, Koopa Troopa, and Dry Bones), which makes vehicles like the Flame Flyer and Phantom perform a bit better off the track along with getting a slightly better mini-turbo boost after a drift. He can be unlocked by beating all of the Wii New Grand Prix cups on 150cc with at least a 1 star ranking for each or by racing 4,350 races. He is the Time Trial ghost of Grumble Volcano and GBA Bowser Castle 3.

Dry Bowser was the only CPU opponent in the second tournament of March 2009, where he attacked the player by firing fireballs at them throughout the race in N64 Bowser's Castle. This competition has since been repeated twice.

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

Dry Bowser is an alternate costume for Bowser in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, making him a heavyweight character, and he uses the same voice clips as Bowser.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Dry Bowser in Mario Kart 8

Dry Bowser returns to the Mario Kart series as a downloadable playable character in Mario Kart 8 as part of the game's second DLC pack, Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8, released in April 2015, which also includes Villager and Isabelle from the Animal Crossing series, eight new courses, and four new vehicle customization options. Dry Bowser is also the only downloadable character in this title who is not a newcomer to the series, as he is playable in Mario Kart Wii. Dry Bowser is a heavyweight character with a large body frame, and his stats are identical to those of Bowser, Wario, Morton, and heavy Miis. The Bone Rattler serves as Dry Bowser's signature vehicle. Likewise, Bone-Dry Dunes has a part of his head on the cliff face over the cave, and advertisements in both Twisted Mansion and Wii Grumble Volcano for "Undead Motors" use his emblem.

As with every other playable character in Mario Kart 8, Dry Bowser reappears in the Nintendo Switch port Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a playable character. He is available from the start, and now shares statistics with Wario, heavy Miis, and Funky Kong. Dry Bowser is one of the fastest characters in the game and is very heavy, but his other statistics are among the lowest in the game. The Dry Bowser Mii Racing Suit also appears as part of the Booster Course Pass DLC.

Mario Kart Tour

Dry Bowser (Gold) in Mario Kart Tour.

Dry Bowser reappears as a playable character in Mario Kart Tour, where he is available as a High-End character. Dry Bowser's Special Item is the Bowser's Shell, shared with his living counterpart, Bowser Jr., and the Bowser and Dry Bowser Mii Racing Suits. Dry Bowser's self-titled cup first appears as the penultimate cup in the New York Tour. The Cooking Tour introduces a golden variant of him named Dry Bowser (Gold), who is classified as a High-End character and has the Bob-omb Cannon as his special item. He is one of two gold drivers to not have the Coin Box as his special skill, the other being Shy Guy (Gold).

Mario & Sonic series

Dry Bowser's appearance in the DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.

Dry Bowser and three Dry Bones, in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.

In the Mario & Sonic series, Dry Bowser most commonly has the role of being a rival. In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Dry Bowser is the last rival of Festival Mode, where he challenges the player to the Ice Hockey event, serving as the captain and goalkeeper of a team of three Dry Bones. In the Nintendo DS version, Dry Bowser is seen working for Bowser and Dr. Eggman, who are trying to kidnap the snow spirits in the Adventure Tours mode. He appears as the boss of the Supersonic Downhill event (where he is found at the end of Sparkleton, keeping Pola hostage in a cage), as well as in the Curling Bowling event, where he is encountered just before the player reaches Bowser and Dr. Eggman in Blizland, where he is keeping Frosty in a cage. Dry Bowser returns as a rival in the London Party Mode of the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, where he is faced in the Dream Long Jump Event. In the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Dry Bowser appears in the Story Mode, though only in Foggy Foes, where he and a Dry Bones appear protecting the Fog machine in the Main Stadium. After being confronted by Toad and Omochao, Dry Bowser and Dry Bones challenge Mario and Luigi to Sailing - 470 (Pair). After being defeated in the event, Mario and Luigi destroy the fog machine and Dry Bones and Dry Bowser leave before they can be questioned. Dry Bowser appears as a boss in the Legends Showdown mode of Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. As all of the playable characters are about to claim the Legend Trophy, he ambushes them along with Eggman Nega and Rouge the Bat. The player must then face all three of them in the Winter Sports Champion Race event.

Various purchasable items of Dry Bowser have appeared in the Mario & Sonic series. In the Wii versions of both Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, there is a purchasable Mii outfit of Dry Bowser. Additionally, the latter game has a sticker of Dry Bowser that can be unlocked by winning against him in London Party mode. In the Nintendo 3DS version, a badge of Dry Bowser can be obtained from the badge machine.

Dry Bowser made his first playable appearance in the Mario & Sonic series in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In both the Nintendo 3DS version and Wii U version, Dry Bowser participates only in the Javelin Throw event; during this appearance, Dry Bowser briefly mentions he has discarded everything unnecessary for the power of a heavyweight and the speed of a lightweight.

Mario Tennis series

Mario Tennis Open

Dry Bowser appears as an unlockable playable character in Mario Tennis Open. He is unlocked after the third difficulty level of Ink Showdown, Inksplosion, is completed. He is one of two Defense-type characters in the game, the other being Waluigi.

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

Dry Bowser, as seen in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash.

Dry Bowser appears in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash as an unlockable playable character. Like in Mario Tennis Open, he and Waluigi are the only Defense-type players in the game. His emblem is used in the "Ultra Drink" advertisements seen around the stadium. He can be unlocked either by playing 10 simple matches in classic tennis mode, or by purchasing him from the rewards menu for 5000 coins. Additionally, a permanently Mega Dry Bowser appears as the 30th opponent of the Knockout Challenge mode. If the player is playing as Bowser in the mode, Dry Bowser will also appear as the 15th opponent. If the player is playing as Dry Bowser, Bowser will oppose him in both instances.

Mario Tennis Aces

Dry Bowser reappears in Mario Tennis Aces as the game's final playable character to be released. He was initially unlocked by participating in the July 2019 tournament, and has been available for all players since August 1, 2019. Like his previous appearances in the Mario Tennis series, he is a Defense-type character. Uniquely, his racket does not take damage when he fails to block a Zone Shot; however, it will still break if he fails to block a Special Shot. He shares his animations with Bowser, albeit with blue fire instead of red fire; this includes his Trick Shots and Special Shot. However, his sideways Trick Shot (Shell Spin) is unique in that it always functions like a slice with maximum charge. Dry Bowser's emblem also appears on "Ultra Drink" advertisements in Marina Stadium.

Mario Party series

“Y-you just knocked over Dry Bowser like he was nothing!”

—Bowser, Mario Party: Island Tour

Dry Bowser made two appearances in the Mario Party series. In Mario Party: Island Tour, Dry Bowser is the fifth boss fought in Bowser's Tower, on the twenty-fifth floor, in his minigame Dry Bowser's Brain Bonk. In the American English localization, Bowser refers to Dry Bowser as "a close family friend" at one point during localization. Additionally, Mario Party: Island Tour reuses Dry Bowser's voice clips from Super Mario 3D Land. Dry Bowser makes his second Mario Party appearance in Mario Party 10, where during Bowser's boss battle minigame, Bowser's Tank Terror, when his HP reaches halfway, Bowser falls in the lava and turns into Dry Bowser. He also grows huge in this state, making it the second time Dry Bowser becomes a larger size, after New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Dry Bowser in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

Dry Bowser also appears as an extra boss in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. He serves as the boss of ★World 8-Bowser's Castle, and his main attribute is Dark, while his sub-attribute is Fire. When fought as an enemy, Dry Bowser's main attack is "Bowser Claw", which takes away 12500 HP (the attack will always come out first in battle). Dry Bowser can also perform "Bowser Smash" which reduces the current HP down to 1%, "Bowser Blast" which takes away 8750 HP and causes blindness for the entire Orb field, and is able to use "Super Heal" to fully heal himself as well.

Dry Bowser can also be used as a helper after the player completes ★World 8. His HP and ATK are high, while his RCV is set at 0. His initial level after joining is level 46. As a helper, Dry Bowser's skill, Bowser Smash, can be used to perform a large amount of damage to all enemies, while his Helper Skill, Flame of Vengeance, raises the ATK of all teammates by 4x whenever the player makes 7 combos or more in one turn.

Dry Bowser cannot be rematched after the player completes ★World 8; after Dry Bowser joins the player, a Boom Boom replaces him as the boss of ★World 8-Bowser's Castle.

Dry Bowser also serves as the boss of Fixed Challenge Course 5 in Score Attack. In that course, however, he attacks every two turns, and does not perform a First Strike.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Dry Bowser, as he appears in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.

Dry Bowser first appears in the Mario & Luigi series as a secret boss in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. Much like Bowser X and Bowser Jr. in the previous games, he is fought at the end of the boss medley in the Battle Ring and is level 48 when encountered, and he is the strongest boss in the game. His attacks involve throwing bones at Mario and Luigi, throwing his head off and spewing blue flames at Paper Mario, and inhaling the brothers to regain health, which can be prevented by hammering spike balls that appear during the attack. Dry Bones and Bob-ombs may appear during this attack, which if the former is struck will end the attack immediately, and the latter exploding and damaging the Mario Bros. if struck. He also has an attack where he summons Thwomps to crush the bros. before spewing a torrent of flames. If all three Thwomps are countered, they take the brunt of the flames, causing them to take turns jumping on Dry Bowser as they hop off, leaving him vulnerable to critical damage from any attack. Occasionally, he summons a pair of Koopalings (Roy and Wendy, or Larry and Ludwig) from portals to assist him, all of whom are at level 46 except for Roy, who is level 45. When he summons the Koopalings, they behave like they do in their previous battles with two exceptions: Wendy does not attack Roy if she is hit by his boulder toss attack, and Ludwig and Larry do not use Battle Cards. Both Dry Bowser and the summoned Koopaling pair must be defeated in order to end the battle. Dry Bowser is notably unique in that he has a special animation for both entering battle and being defeated.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Dry Bowser's only other Mario & Luigi appearance is briefly during the ending of Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where Bowser, after ingesting too much of the Skeletone Formula:D that Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings retrieved, ends up transforming into this form. He appears as a 3D model instead of a sprite.

Mario Sports Superstars

A digital card of the Dry Bowser ball for soccer in Mario Sports Superstars.

Although Dry Bowser does not appear in Mario Sports Superstars, his emblem appears on various usable items, such as baseball bats and soccer balls. These items can be unlocked through the use of amiibo cards or by purchasing them from the in-game shop, after which they can be used by Bowser instead of his default equipment. The difference is purely aesthetic however, and makes no alteration to gameplay.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Dry Bowser appears as a Legend-rank, Shield-type spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The spirit uses his artwork from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. His spirit battle is against a gray Bowser on the Battlefield version of the Reset Bomb Forest stage with a lava floor hazard.

Dr. Mario World

Dry Bowser appears as a playable character under the name Dr. Dry Bowser in Dr. Mario World via a game update from December 26, 2019. Unlike other playable characters, Dr. Dry Bowser cannot be obtained from staffing, but is instead mainly available through limited-time character packs or referrals. He can also be unlocked by clearing the special stage of World 10.

His skill is similar to Dr. Bowser, where it will fire beams and clear random row(s), in which it is two rows wide in stage mode and one, two or three rows wide in versus mode depending on the level. The difference is that objects that normally require multiple eliminations to fully clear are cleared in one shot, such as floatie viruses. The row(s) affected by this skill would have at least one object that can be cleared, but unlike other doctors whose skills target randomly, viruses are not prioritized meaning that rows that do not have viruses are potentially targeted even though there are still viruses in the stage. In the case this skill clears two or three rows, if the topmost row(s) are empty or has unclearable objects and there are at least two rows of clearable objects next to each other, this skill might target the unclearable row(s) near the top alongside the clearable row(s) even if there are enough rows for this skill to clear.

Other appearances

Minecraft

In the Super Mario Mash-up for Minecraft, the Warden is replaced by Dry Bowser, and the Blast Furnace is replaced by Dry Bowser's head.

General information

Physical description

Dry Bowser is simply Bowser's skeletal form, though there are some significant changes to his overall appearance. His snout is slightly morphed into a beak-like shape, while his chest and stomach are hollow due to consisting of five ribs. Dry Bowser's shell is a charcoal gray with dark red spike-rings and scarlet spaces (that can be seen glowing since Mario Kart 8) between its plates, as opposed to his counterpart's standard green, red, and black coloration. His horns are longer and more curved, his eye sockets are more triangular, and he sports a bony brow mimicking the characteristically angry position of his living counterpart's eyebrows. Like Dry Bones, Dry Bowser's eyes are black and empty holes with glowing yellow pupils. However, his pupils have been shown to turn a light blue whenever he swipes at Mario during the second phase of his boss battle in New Super Mario Bros. 2. The once black and shiny collars around his neck and arms have been scorched and turned a dull, very dark red, and his hair has been taken up in a ponytail similar to the hairstyle of his son, and to a certain extent, himself as a youngster.

In Dr. Mario World, Dry Bowser wears a slightly torn gray lab coat. In addition, he wears a small, spiky, red stethoscope with his insignia on it loosely around his neck.

In addition to these vast physical changes, Dry Bowser's roar is also different from Bowser's, as his bones rattle when he roars. This can especially be heard in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games when the player faces him in Ice Hockey. However, he sometimes uses Bowser's own roar in other games.

Powers and abilities

Dry Bowser gains the fire resistant nature of Dry Bones, higher jumps, the ability to throw bones, and as Big Dry Bowser in New Super Mario Bros. 2, raise lava by roaring loudly. In addition to these new traits, he also retains his typical abilities, including his signature Fire Breath. However, unlike with his living counterpart, Dry Bowser's fireballs can sometimes be colored light blue.

Speech

Dry Bowser voice is comprised of grunts, yells, and roars, as opposed to the Dry Bones' clacking sounds. The lone exception to this is New Super Mario Bros., which uses Bowser's stock roar sound effects. Dry Bowser's roar is significantly different from Bowser's, and his voice clips sound more menacing due to the bones of his body rattling and his voice having a booming quality when he roars; this is especially evident in Mario Kart Wii. Games like the Mario & Sonic series give Dry Bowser text-based dialogue.

Profiles and statistics

Main article: List of Dry Bowser profiles and statistics

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam enemy
Dry Bowser
	HP	2880	POW	500 (499)	Defense	614 (610)	Speed	298
	Role	Battle Ring boss	Type	Shelled	Weakness	None	Location(s)	Arcade
	Level	48	Experience	0 (0)	Coins	0	Item drop	None - 0% None - 0%
Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.

List of appearances

#	Title	Role	Release date	Format
1	New Super Mario Bros.	Boss	North America: May 15, 2006	Nintendo DS
2	Mario Kart Wii	Unlockable playable character	Japan: April 10, 2008	Wii
3	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games	Boss	North America: October 13, 2009	Nintendo DS
4	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games	Rival	North America: October 13, 2009	Wii
5	Super Mario 3D Land	Boss	Japan: November 3, 2011	Nintendo 3DS
6	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games	Rival	North America: November 15, 2011	Wii
7	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games	Boss	Australia: February 9, 2012	Nintendo 3DS
8	Mario Tennis Open	Unlockable playable character	North America: May 20, 2012	Nintendo 3DS
9	New Super Mario Bros. 2	Boss	Japan: July 28, 2012	Nintendo 3DS
10	Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games	Rival	Europe: November 9, 2013	Wii U
11	Mario Party: Island Tour	Boss	North America: November 22, 2013	Nintendo 3DS
12	Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	Downloadable playable character	Japan: July 25, 2013	Arcade
13	Mario Party 10	Boss	Japan: March 12, 2015	Wii U
14	Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 (Mario Kart 8 DLC)	Downloadable playable character	Worldwide: April 23, 2015	Wii U
15	Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition	Boss	Japan: April 29, 2015	Nintendo 3DS
16	Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash	Unlockable playable character	Europe: November 20, 2015	Wii U
17	Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam	Secret boss	Japan: December 3, 2015	Nintendo 3DS
18	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games	Unlockable playable character	Japan: February 18, 2016	Nintendo 3DS
19	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games	Unlockable playable character	Japan: June 23, 2016	Wii U
20	Mario Sports Superstars	Mentioned	Europe: March 10, 2017	Nintendo 3DS
21	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Playable character	Japan: April 28, 2017	Nintendo Switch
22	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Cameo	Japan: December 7, 2018	Nintendo Switch
23	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey	Non-playable character	Japan: December 27, 2018	Nintendo 3DS
24	Mario Tennis Aces (version 3.1.0)	Playable character	Japan: July 1, 2019	Nintendo Switch
25	Mario Kart Tour	Unlockable playable character	Japan: September 25, 2019	iOS, iPadOS, Android
26	Dr. Mario World	Unlockable playable character (requires update)	Japan: December 26, 2019	iOS, iPadOS, Android
27	Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (The Wild Update)	Cameo in the Super Mario Mash-up (requires update)	2022	Nintendo Switch

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Dry Bowser.

• 

  New Super Mario Bros. 2

• 

  Mario Tennis Open

• 

  Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

• 

  Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

• 

  Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Names in other languages

Dry Bowser

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	骨クッパ ほねクッパ Hone Kuppa	Bone Bowser
Chinese (simplified)	枯骨酷霸王[?] Kūgǔ Kùbàwáng	Dry Bone Bowser
Chinese (traditional)	枯骨庫巴[?] Kūgǔ Kùbā	Dry Bone Bowser
Dutch	Dry Bowser[?]	-
French (NOA)	Bowser Skelet[?]	From squelette ("skeleton") and the French name of Dull Bones, Koopa Skelet
	Dry Bowser[?]	-	Mario Kart Wii
French (NOE)	Bowser Skelet[?]	From squelette ("skeleton") and the French name of Dull Bones, Koopa Skelet
German	Knochen-Bowser[?]	Bone Bowser, reference to Dry Bones' German name Knochentrocken
Italian	Skelobowser[?]	Portmanteau of skeleton and Bowser
Korean	좀비쿠파[?] Jombi Kupa	Zombie Bowser
Portuguese (NOA)	Bowsosso[?]	Portmanteau of Bowser and osso ("bone")
Portuguese (NOE)	Bowser Esqueleto[?]	Skeleton Bowser
Russian	Боузер-скелет[?] Bouzer-skelet	Skeleton Bowser
Spanish (NOA)	Bowsitos[?]	Portmanteau of Bowser and Huesitos, Dry Bones' Spanish name
	Dry Bowser[?]	-	Mario Kart Wii
Spanish (NOE)	Bowsitos[?]	Portmanteau of Bowser and Huesitos, Dry Bones' Spanish name

Dry Bowser (Gold)

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ほねクッパ (ゴールド)[?] Hone Kuppa (Gōrudo)	Dry Bowser (Gold)
Chinese (simplified)	枯骨酷霸王 (金色)[?] Kūgǔ Kùbàwáng (Jīnsè)	Dry Bowser (Gold)
Chinese (traditional)	枯骨庫巴 (金色)[?] Kūgǔ Kùbā (Jīnsè)	Dry Bowser (Gold)
French (NOE)	Bowser Skelet (or)[?]	Dry Bowser (gold)
German	Knochen-Bowser (Gold)[?]	Dry Bowser (Gold)
Italian	Skelobowser (oro)[?]	Dry Bowser (gold)
Korean	좀비쿠파(골드)[?] Jombi Kupa (Goldeu)	Dry Bowser (Gold)
Portuguese (NOA)	Bowsosso (ouro)[?]	Dry Bowser (gold)
Spanish (NOA)	Bowsitos (dorado)[?]	Dry Bowser (gold)
Spanish (NOE)	Bowsitos (Dorado)[?]	Dry Bowser (Gold)

Trivia

Bowser's skeleton in Mario Strikers Charged bears little resemblance to Dry Bowser

• In some games, such as Mario Strikers Charged, Bowser's skeleton becomes visible when he gets shocked. However, it looks very little like Dry Bowser in these circumstances.
• The Czar Dragon of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars shares a similar transformation - after being beaten by Mario and co., it falls into a pool of lava and reemerges as Zombone.