List of bosses by game

This article is about bosses in the Super Mario franchise and all related series, organized by game. For bosses listed alphabetically, see List of bosses. For general enemies, see List of enemies.

This is a list of bosses featured in the Super Mario franchise and all related series, organized by the game in which they first appear. Boss groups or teams are listed in bold, boss minions or boss group members are listed beneath them, and bosses who have multiple variants are listed beneath them in italics.

Super Mario Bros.

• Bowser
• Fake Bowser

Super Mario Bros. 2

• Birdo
• Clawgrip
• Fryguy
  • Small Fry Guy
• Mask Gate
• Mouser
• Tryclyde
• Wart

Super Mario Bros. 3

• Boom Boom
• Iggy Koopa
• Larry Koopa
• Lemmy Koopa
• Ludwig von Koopa
• Morton Koopa Jr.
• Roy Koopa
• Wendy O. Koopa

Super Mario Land

• Biokinton
• Dragonzamasu
• Hiyoihoi
• King Totomesu
• Tatanga

Super Mario World

• Big Boo
• Reznor

Mario Paint

• King Watinga

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

• Big Bird
• Octopus
• Sewer rat
• Three Little Pigheads
• Wario
• Witch

Yoshi's Safari

• Anvil
• Big Magikoopa
• Boomerang Bro
• Chargin' Chuck
• Fire Snake
• Hammer Bro
• King Gessō
• Lakitu
• Mecha Nokonoko
• Sea Devil
• Sledge Bro

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3

• Bobo
• Devil's Head
• Genie
  • Captain Syrup
• Ghost
• Minotaur
• Penguin
• Spiked Koopa

Wario's Woods (NES)

• Boom
• Drago
• Fake Wario
• Fauster
• Goro
• Mad
• Seizer

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)

• Donkey Kong
• Giant Donkey Kong

Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!

• Cup King
• Gururin Knight
• Mad-Bomber
• P-Flower
• Pukupuku
• T-Bear
• Thunder Cloud
• Top Man

Donkey Kong Country

• Dumb Drum
• King K. Rool
• Master Necky
• Master Necky Snr.
• Queen B.
• Really Gnawty
• Very Gnawty

Wario's Woods (SNES)

• Aqualea
• Carlton
• Dedar
• Galrog
• Harley Q
• Harry H
• Katsini
• Lizardon
• Mangylox
• Mssr Boo
• Parrotor
• Razor
• SamSpook
• Sarissa
• Sven
• Tad Rock
• Thak

Donkey Kong Land

• Giant Clam
• Hard Hat
• Wild Sting

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

• Baby Bowser
• Bigger Boo
• Burt the Bashful
• Froggy
• Hookbill the Koopa
• Marching Milde
• Naval Piranha
• Raphael the Raven
• Roger the Potted Ghost
• Salvo the Slime
• Sluggy the Unshaven
• Tap-Tap the Red Nose

Virtual Boy Wario Land

• Big Blob
• Demon Head
• Dinosaur Fish
• Face Ball
• Guard
• Sand Fish
• Tank and Operator

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

• Kaptain K. Rool
• King Zing
• Kleever
• Krow
  • Kreepy Krow
• Kudgel
• Screech

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

• Bad Adder
• Belome
  • Bowser Clone
  • Geno Clone
  • Mallow Clone
  • Mario Clone
  • Peach Clone
• The Blade
  • Axem Rangers
    • Axem Black
    • Axem Green
    • Axem Pink
    • Axem Red
    • Axem Yellow
• Boomer
• Booster
  • Snifster
• Bowyer
• Cake
  • Torte
• Chaindelier
• Claymorton
  • Bodyguard
• Clerk
  • Mad Mallet
• Cloaker
• Comeon
• Count Down
• Croco
• Culex
  • Earth Crystal
  • Fire Crystal
  • Water Crystal
  • Wind Crystal
• Czar Dragon
  • Zombone
• Director
  • Poundette
• Dodo
• Domino
• Exor
• Factory Chief
  • Gunyolk
• Gassox
  • Formless
• Grate Guy
• Huhwhat
• Jagger
• Jinx
• Johnny
  • Bandana Blue
• King Calamari
• Knife Guy
• Mad Adder
• Manager
  • Pounder
• Pleaseno
  • Jinnie
• Punchinello
• Smilax
  • Megasmilax
• Smithy
• Speardovich
• Valentina
• Whuhoh
• Wizakoopa

Super Mario 64

• Big Boo
• Big Fire Piranha
• Big Mr. I.
• Chill Bully
• Eyerok
• King Bob-omb
• Whomp King
• Wiggler

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

• Arich
• Barbos
• Belcha
• Bleak
• KAOS
• Squirt

Yoshi's Story

• Bone Dragon
• Cloud N. Candy
• Cloudjin
• Don Bongo
• Inviso
• Slug
• Snorkel Snake

Wario Land II

• Awabō
• Big Kamukamu
• Cave master
• Dunk
• Ghost
• Giant bee
• Giant snake
• Giant spear man
• Mecha Kuri

Super Smash Bros.

• Master Hand
• Metal Mario

Donkey Kong 64

• Army Dillo
• Dogadon
• Giant Spider
  • Small Spider
• Giant Viking Kremling
• King Krusha K. Rool
• King Kut Out
• Mad Jack
• Puftoss
• Toy Monster

Wario Land 3

• Anonster
• Doll Boy
• Helio
• Jamano
• Muddee
• Octo
• Pesce
• Rudy
• Shoot
• Wolfenboss
• Wormwould

Paper Mario

• Anti Guy
• Big Lantern Ghost
• Blooper
• Bowser???
  • Koopa Bros.
    • Black Ninjakoopa
    • Green Ninjakoopa
    • Red Ninjakoopa
    • Yellow Ninjakoopa
• Buzzar
• Chan
• Crystal King
  • Crystal Bit
    • Cube Crystal Bit
    • Octahedron Crystal Bit
    • Sphere Crystal Bit
• Electro Blooper
• Fuzzipede
• General Guy
  • Shy Guy Tower
  • Shy Squad
  • Stilt Guy
• Goomboss
• Huff N. Puff
  • Tuff Puff
• Jr. Troopa
• Kammy Koopa
• Kent C. Koopa
• Lava Piranha
  • Lava Bud
  • Petit Piranha
• Lee
• Monstar
• Red & Blue Goomba Bros.
  • Blue Goomba
  • Red Goomba
• Spike?
• Stone Chomp
• Super Blooper
• The Master
• Tubba Blubba
• Tubba's Heart
• Tutankoopa
  • Chain Chomp

Super Mario Advance

• Robirdo

Luigi's Mansion

• Bogmire
• Boolossus
• Chauncey
• King Boo

Super Smash Bros. Melee

• Crazy Hand
• Dark Link
• Giga Bowser
• Metal Luigi

Wario Land 4

• Aerodent
  • Pin enemy
• Catbat
  • Mechanical fish
• Cractus
  • Hotaru
• Cuckoo Condor
  • Egg
• Golden Diva
  • Black egg
  • Hammer
  • Lips
  • Teddy Bear
• Spoiled Rotten
  • Eggplant Warrior

Super Mario Sunshine

• Bowser Jr.
• Eely-Mouth
• Gooper Blooper
• Mecha-Bowser
• Petey Piranha
• Phantamanta
• Proto Piranha
• Shadow Mario
• Wiggler

Wario World

• Black Jewel
• Brawl Doll
• Captain Skull
• Clown-a-Round
• DinoMighty
• Dual Dragon
• Greenfist
• Ironsider
• Mean Emcee
• Red-Brief J
• Sandworm
• Spideraticus
• Winter Windster

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

• Bowletta
  • Flaret
• Cackletta
• Chuckolator
• Dragohoho
• Fawful
• Hermie III
• Hoohooros
• Jojora
• Jojora's friends
  • Chucklissa
  • Hoohoolia
  • Oholina
  • Teeheena
• Mom Piranha
• Piranha Bean
• Popple
• Queen Bean
• Rookie
• Tolstar
• Trunkle

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)

• Kerozene

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

• Bonetail
• Cortez
• Dark Bones
• Doopliss
  • Flurrie
  • Goombella
  • Koops
  • Yoshi Kid
• Gloomtail
• Gold Fuzzy
  • Fuzzy Horde
• Gus
• Hooktail
• Lord Crump
• Macho Grubba
• Magnus von Grapple
• Magnus von Grapple 2.0
• Rawk Hawk
• Red Bones
• Shadow Queen
• Sir Grodus
  • Grodus X
• Smorg
• The Iron Adonis Twins
  • Iron Cleft
• Three Shadows
  • Beldam
  • Marilyn
  • Vivian

Mario Pinball Land

• Egyptian Koopa
• Porcupuffer

Super Mario 64 DS

• Chief Chilly

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

• Bloat-Hog
• Boss Pig Poppo
• Double Tusk
• Dread Kong
• Fleet Roc
• Ghastly King
  • Cactus King
• Gloat-Hog
• Grave Tusk
• Hard Roc
• Iguanagon
• Karate Kong
• Mo-Hog
• Ninja Kong
• Rogue-Hog
• Scruff Roc
• Sumo Kong
• Thunder Roc
• Torch Tusk
• Turret Tusk

DK: King of Swing

• Congazuma
• Davy Bones
• Fire Necky
• Sassy Squatch

Super Princess Peach

• Army Hammer Bro
• Blizzaurus
• Giant Kamek
• Hoo

Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)

• Kroctopus

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

• Commander Shroob
  • Shroob-omb
  • Support Shroob
• Elder Princess Shroob
• Elder Shrooboid
• Junior Shrooboid
• Mrs. Thwomp
• Princess Shroob
• Shroob
• Shrooboid Brat
• Shrowser
• Sunnycide
  • Egg
• Swiggler

New Super Mario Bros.

• Cheepskipper
• Dry Bowser
• Lakithunder
• Mega Goomba
• Monty Tank
• Mummipokey

Yoshi's Island DS

• Bessie Bass
• Big Bungee Piranha
• Big Burt Bros.
• Big Guy the Stilted
• Gilbert the Gooey
• Hector the Reflector
• Moltz the Very Goonie
• Priscilla the Peckish
• Six-Face Sal

Wario: Master of Disguise

• Barfatronic Lavachomper
• Carpaccio
  • Head Honcho Carpaccio
• Count Cannoli
• Ka-Bloom!
• Mad Hat Mk. I
  • Mad Hat Mk. II
  • Mad Hat Mk. III
• Poobah the Pharaoh
• Sphinx
• Stuffy the 64th
• Terrormisu

Super Paper Mario

• Big Blooper
• Bonechill
• Brobot
• Brobot L-type
• Count Bleck
• Dimentio
• Fracktail
  • Frackle
• Francis
• King Croacus IV
• Mimi
• Mr. L
• O'Chunks
• Shadoo
  • Dark Bowser
  • Dark Luigi
  • Dark Mario
  • Dark Peach
• Super Dimentio
• Underchomp
  • Blue Underchomp
  • Red Underchomp
  • Yellow Underchomp
• Wracktail
  • Wrackle

DK: Jungle Climber

• Banana Ship
• Draglinger
• Junklomp
• Mega Amp

Super Mario Galaxy

• Baron Brrr
• Bouldergeist
• Bugaboom
• Dino Piranha
  • Dino Piranha (Black)
• Kamella
• King Kaliente
  • King Kaliente (Black)
• Kingfin
• Major Burrows
• Mandibug Stack
• Megaleg
• Tarantox
• Topmaniac
• Undergrunt Gunner

Mario Party DS

• Blockhead Bowser
• Dry Bones
• Piranha Plant

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• Charizard
• Duon
• Galleom
• False Diddy Kong
• Meta Ridley
• Porky
• Porky Statue
• Rayquaza
• Ridley
• Tabuu

Wario Land: Shake It!

• Bloomsday
• Chortlebot
• Hot Roderick
• Large Fry
• Rollanratl
• Shake King

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

• Blizzard Midbus
  • Snawful
• Bowser's Castle
• Bowser Memory ML
  • Bowser Memory MLX
• Bowser X
• Chakron
• Dark Bowser
• Dark Fawful
  • Vacuum Helmet
• Dark Star
  • Dark Satellmite
  • Dark Star X
    • Dark Satellmite X
• Dark Star Core
• Durmite
  • Biffidus
  • Durmite X
    • Biffidus X
• Fawful Express
  • Fawful Mountain
• Junker
  • Junker Can
  • Junker X
    • Junker Can X
• Kretin
  • Kretin X
• Midbus
• Sea Pipe Statue
  • Stone Blooper
• Super Peach's Castle of Fury
• Tower of Yikk
• Wisdurm
  • Wisdurm X

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)

• Big Bullet Bill

Super Mario Galaxy 2

• Boomsday Machine
• Digga-Leg
• Glamdozer
• Gobblegut
  • Gobblegut (Black)
• King Lakitu
• Megahammer
• Peewee Piranha
• Prince Pikante
• Rollodillo
• Sorbetti
• Squizzard

Donkey Kong Country Returns

• Colonel Pluck
  • Cordian
• Mangoruby
  • Wacky Pipes
• Mole Miner Max
  • Banjo Bottom
• Mugly
  • Kalimba
• Scurvy Crew
  • Maraca Gang
• Stu
  • Gong-Oh
• Thugly
  • Xylobone
• Tiki Tong

Super Mario 3D Land

• Pom Pom
• Tail Bowser

Mario Party 9

• Cheep Cheep
• Diddy Kong
• Spike
• Whomp

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

• Big Buzzy Beetle
• Big Cheep Cheep
• Big Scuttlebug
• Megasparkle Goomba
• Mizzter Blizzard
  • Bowser Snow Statue
• Tower Power Pokey
• Wiggler Segment

New Super Mario Bros. U

• Boss Sumo Bro

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

• Ancient Poltergeist
• Beetle Whisperer
  • Aweberry
  • Banegal
  • Clown Fishy
  • Cold Catcher
  • Footbrawl
  • Lady Gug
  • Scars
  • Sun Flower
• Bomb Brother
  • Awelligator
  • Bad-minton
  • Blue Pimpernel
  • Dreadonfly
  • Fright Knight
  • Horrorca
  • Spookumber
  • Spooky Spook
• Creeper Launcher
  • Blimp Reaper
  • Cawe
  • Daisy
  • Go-Bee
  • Soccer Ball
  • Terrorange
  • Wurdle
  • Yukata Ball
• Grouchy Possessor
• Harsh Possessor
• Overset Possessor
• Poltergeist
• Primordial Goo
  • Blobberfly
  • Goolf
  • Jack-goo-lantern
  • Leoprank
  • Pondguin
  • Scareambles
  • Tether Jacket
  • Violet
• Shrewd Possessor
• Strong Poltergeist
• Terrible Teleporter
  • Freaker Sneaker
  • Fright Fly
  • Pink Zinnia
  • Scool
  • Scorn
  • Shriek Shark
  • Tennis Menace
  • Zebrawl
• The Brain
• The Three Sisters
  • Sister Herlina
  • Sister Belinda
  • Sister Lucinda
• Tough Possessor

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team

• Antasma
  • Antasmunchie
  • Antasma X
    • Antasmunchie X
• Beef Cloud
• Big Massif
  • Hooraw
  • Big Massif X
    • Hooraw X
• Dreamy Bowser
  • Dreamy Bob-omb
  • Dreamy Goomba
  • Dreamy Paratroopa
  • Dreamy Shy Guy
  • Shy Guy Airtub DX
• Dreamy Mario
• Earthwake
  • Earthwake X
• Elite Trio
  • Corporal Paraplonk
  • Private Goomp
  • Sergeant Guy
  • Sergeant Guy Cannon
  • Sub-Goomba
  • Elite Trio X
    • Corporal Paraplonk X
    • Private Goomp X
    • Sergeant Guy X
    • Sergeant Guy Cannon X
    • Sub-Goomba X
• Grobot
  • Grobot X
• Heavy Zest
  • Hooraw
• Kamek (Green)
• Kamek (Red)
• Kamek (White)
• Mammoshka
  • Block Monolift
  • Mammoshka X
    • Block Monolift X
• Mount Pajamaja
  • Mount Pajamaja X
• Pi'illodium
  • Mini Pi'illoid
  • Pi'illodium X
    • Mini Pi'illoid X
• Robo-Drilldigger
  • Robo-Drilldigger X
• Smoldergeist
• Sorrow Fist
  • Hooraw
• Thunder Sass
  • Hooraw
• Torkscrew
  • Torkscrew X
• Zeekeeper
  • Zeekeeper X

Super Mario 3D World

• Boss Brolder
• Hisstocrat
• King Ka-thunk
• Meowser
• Motley Bossblob
• Prince Bully

Mario Party: Island Tour

• Goomba Tower
• Mr. Blizzard

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

• Ba-Boom
  • Blue Ba-Boom brother
  • Teal Ba-Boom brother
  • Red Ba-Boom brother
• Bashmaster
  • Punch Piranha
• Fugu
  • Green fish
  • Hermit crab
• Lord Fredrik
  • Ice dragon
  • Tenacious Tucks
• Pompy
• Skowl

Yoshi's New Island

• Big Beanie
• Count Fang
• Furious Fred de Fillet
• King Clawdaddy
• Punkey the Pokey Prince

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

• Master Core
  • Master Beast
  • Master Edges
  • Master Giant
  • Master Shadow

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

• Master Fortress
• Metal Face
• Yellow Devil

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

• Draggadon
• Gold Draggadon
• Wingo

Mario Party 10

• Big Blooper
• Big Goomba
• Big Monty Mole
• Cheep Chomp
• Mega Mechakoopa

Yoshi's Woolly World

• Big Montgomery
• Bunson the Hot Dog
• Knot-Wing the Koopa
• Miss Cluck the Insincere
• Snifberg the Unfeeling

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

• Big Pokey
• Paper Bowser
• Paper Bowser Jr.
• Paper Kamek
• Paper Petey Piranha
• Papercraft Bowser
• Papercraft Bowser Jr.
• Papercraft Kamek
• Papercraft King Boo
• Papercraft Megacrinkle Goomba
• Shiny RoboBowser

Paper Mario: Color Splash

• Big Lava Bubble
• Big Spiny
• Black Bowser
  • Black Lava Bubble
• Petea Piranha
• Steak
• The Shy Bandit

Mario Party: Star Rush

• Big Dry Bones
• Bowser's mech

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

• Blizzy
• Calavera
• Finn
• Icicle Golem
• Mecha Jr.
• MegaDragonBowser
• Mega Rabbid Kong
• Phantom
• Pirabbid Plant
• Rabbid Kong
• Sandy
• Side Eye

Super Mario Odyssey

• Cookatiel
• Hariet
• Knucklotec
• Madame Broode
  • Broode's Chain Chomp
• Mechawiggler
• Mollusque-Lanceur
• Rango
• RoboBrood
• Ruined Dragon
• Spewart
• Topper
• Torkdrift

Mario Tennis Aces

• Bowcien
• Bowser Statue
• Madame Mirage
• Snow Ogre

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

• Dharkon
• Dracula
• Galeem
• Ganon
• Marx
• Rathalos

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

• Best Fitness Friends
  • Beef
  • Dieter
  • Kaley

Yoshi's Crafted World

• Burt the Ball
• Gator Train
• Mr. Geary
• Shogun of Skewers
• Spike the Piranha
• The Great King Bowser
• Tin-Can Condor
• Yarrctopus

Luigi's Mansion 3

• Amadeus Wolfgeist
• Captain Fishook
• Chambrea
• Chef Soulfflé
• Clem
• DJ Phantasmagloria
• Dr. Potter
• Hellen Gravely
• Johnny Deepend
• King MacFrights
• Kruller
• Morty
• Nikki, Lindsey, & Ginny
• Polterkitty
• Serpci
• Steward
• Ug

Paper Mario: The Origami King

• Colored Pencils
• Earth Vellumental
• Fire Vellumental
• Handaconda
• Hole Punch
• Ice Vellumental
• King Olly
• Mega Paper Macho Pokey
• Paper Macho Gooper Blooper
• Paper Mistake Buzzy Beetle
• Rubber Band
• Scissors
• Stapler
• Tape
• Water Vellumental

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

• Cat Boom Boom
• Cat Pom Pom
• Cat Prince Bully
• Fury Bowser

Mario Golf: Super Rush

• Legendary hero
• Sacred Flamebeast
• Snow King

WarioWare: Get It Together!

• Pyoro

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

• Bedrock
• Cursa
• Daphne
• Darkmess Bowser
  • Darkmess Rabbid Mechakoopa
• Darkmess Edge
• Giant Depleter
• Giant Flamin' Stooge
• Giant Goomba
• Giant Magikoopa
• Giant Magnafowl
• Giant Squashette
• Giant Wildclaw
• Kraken
• Mecha King Bob-omb
• Midnite
• Proto Mecha King Bob-omb

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

• Bowser generator
• Castle Bowser
• Wonder Bowser Jr.

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

• Culex 3D
  • Earth Crystal 3D
  • Fire Crystal 3D
  • Water Crystal 3D
  • Wind Crystal 3D
• Engine 023 Booster
  • Strong Snifster
• Duel-Ready Johnny
• Extra-Fancy Bundt
  • Exhausted Torte
• Leveled-Up Punchinello
  • Strong Bob-omb
• Mario-Style Jinx
• Scratchy-Throat Belome
  • Strong Bowser Clone
  • Strong Geno Clone
  • Strong Mallow Clone
  • Strong Mario Clone
  • Strong Peach Clone

Princess Peach: Showtime!

• Cowboy
• Dark Baker
• Dark Swordfighter
• Disco Wing
• Grape
• Kung fu villain
• Light Fang
• Phantom knight
• Purrjector Cat
• Sour Bunch figure skater
• Spotlion
• Thorn plant

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)

• Prince Mush
• Whacka