Bowser???
From the Super Mario Wiki
| Paper Mario Enemy | |
| Bowser??? | |
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| Max HP | 10 |
| Attack | 1 |
| Defense | 1 |
| Location(s) | Koopa Bros. Fortress
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| Moves | Fist (1) |
| Tattle | Bowser...? But he looks kind of...lame. I mean, he's lame anyway, but... Does Bowser really look like this? I always imagined him looking, well, a lot scarier. |
“The sequel should be called Paper BOWSER!”
—Bowser???, Paper Mario
Bowser??? is a boss in the game Paper Mario. It is controlled by the Koopa Bros., but is actually weaker than the Koopa Bros. themselves. It only has one attack: hitting Mario with its hand. It has more defense than most enemies, but Bombette can bypass its defense.
Bowser??? seems to be made out of cloth and what may be cardboard or metal or maybe even wood, and its purpose was to fool Mario into thinking that it was indeed the Koopa King (to create the illusion that it was invincible, as the real Bowser was at the time). The fact that Bowser??? was false was revealed by its overall appearance, and was proven when voices were heard from inside its abdomen. They were arguing that someone was "being a hog" and should "move over", which clearly suggested there were multiple occupants inside, in a manner akin to a Chinese marching dragon or pantomime horse costume. After being defeated, Bowser??? breaks into pieces and falls into the prison cell used to hold the Bob-ombs (which the Koopa Bros. also eventually fall into). A picture of Princess Peach can then be seen on the bottom part of Bowser???
In the ending parade of Paper Mario, Bowser???'s remains have been transformed into a float for the Koopa Bros.
[edit] Trivia
- The background music used in the fight with Bowser??? is a remix of Bowser's theme from Super Mario Bros. 3.
- The Koopa Bros. break the fourth wall when they say that the next game should be called "Paper Bowser".
[edit] Foreign Names
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kuppa??? | Bowser's name is Kuppa in Japan |
| Paper Mario Series Bosses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paper Mario | ||
| Bosses | Goomba King • Bowser??? • Koopa Bros. • Tutankoopa • Tubba Blubba's Heart • Tubba Blubba • General Guy • Lava Piranha • Huff N. Puff • Crystal King • Bowser | |
| Minibosses | Jr. Troopa • Red and Blue Goomba • Magikoopa • Chan • Lee • The Master • Buzzar • Blooper • Electro Blooper • Super Blooper • Anti Guy • Big Lantern Ghost • Fuzzipede • Monstar | |
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | ||
| Bosses | Hooktail • Magnus Von Grapple • Macho Grubba • Doopliss • Cortez • Smorg • Magnus von Grapple 2.0 • Sir Grodus • Shadow Queen | |
| Minibosses | Gus • Blooper • Gold Fuzzy • Red Bones • Shadow Sirens • Armored Harriers • Bowser • Rawk Hawk • Atomic Boo • Lord Crump • Dark Bones • Gloomtail • Kammy Koopa • Bonetail | |
| Super Paper Mario | ||
| Bosses | Fracktail • Mimi • Francis • Mr. L • Brobot • King Croacus IV • Brobot L-Type • Bonechill • Count Bleck • Super Dimentio | |
| Minibosses | O'Chunks • Bowser • Big Blooper • Dimentio • Underchomp • End Boss • Wracktail • Shadoo | |
