Bowser's Shell

This article is about the Mario Kart item. For a similar item in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, see Spiky Shell.

Template:Item-infobox Bowser's Shell is a Special item first appearing in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! that Bowser and Bowser Jr. can receive. Much like any other Special Item, King Boo and Petey Piranha can also receive it in that game. It is a gigantic shell that, when released, bounces around the track like a normal Green Shell, toppling any kart that it hits as well as knocking down the rear character, making the racers drop their items and temporarily disabling them from switching.

After Bowser's Shell hits the walls of a course roughly fifteen times, the shell breaks apart. Unlike many other items, the Bowser Shell can resist being destroyed by some other items, and even bounces off another special item should it collide with one.

The item reappears as one of Bowser's items in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 and as an item any character can use in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.

This item was also going to appear in Mario Kart DS, and the model for it is still in the game.

This item also reappears in Mario Kart Tour as the special item of Bowser, Bowser Jr., and Dry Bowser.

Gallery

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  Artwork from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

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  Bowser holds a Bowser's Shell

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  Unused icon from Mario Kart DS

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  Artwork from Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	クッパこうら[?] kuppa koura	Bowser shell
Italian	Guscio di Bowser[?]	Bowser's Shell
Korean	쿠파등껍질[?] Kuppa Deungkkeopjil	Bowser shell
Portuguese (NOA)	Casco do Bowser[?]	Bowser's Shell
Spanish	Caparazón de Bowser[?]	Bowser's Shell