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| {{about|the fake Bowsers from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''|other uses|[[Fake Bowser (disambiguation)]]}} | | {{conjecture}} |
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| | {{articleabout|False Bowsers from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''|the False Bowser in ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''|[[Bowser Clone]]|the false Bowser from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''|[[False Character#False Bowser|here]]}} |
| |image=[[File:BowserMP8.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a fake Bowser in ''Super Mario Run''.
| | [[File:FalseBowsa.PNG|thumb|right|200px|The False Bowser from World 1-4.]] |
| |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
| | The '''False Bowsers''' first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Mario had to fight seven of them (one in each castle) before he could reach [[Bowser's Castle]] and fight the [[Bowser|real one]]. Hitting a false Bowser with fireballs would reveal that they were either really just common enemies with a spell cast on them, or common enemies disguised as Bowser. These enemies are a light gray, however. The enemies are: |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | |
| |variant_of=[[Koopa (Bowser's species)|Koopa]]
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| A '''fake Bowser''' (known as '''Bowser's decoy''' in ''[[NES Remix]]'') is a standard enemy that was transformed by [[Bowser]]'s black magic into a copy of himself. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
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| ==Background==
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| ===Concept and creation===
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| The concept of fake Bowsers came about during development of ''Super Mario Bros.'' Since all enemies have their sprites flipped upside-down when they are defeated (except for [[Piranha Plant]]s, which simply disappear, and [[Bullet Bill]]s, which stay rightside up), one of the programmers accidentally inserted an upside-down Koopa Troopa shell when portraying Bowser's death animation as if he were defeated with fireballs. The developers liked this idea, and as a result, this idea was extended to most of the Bowser battles in the game.<ref>https://www.giantbomb.com/false-bowser/3015-8320/</ref>{{better source}}
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| ==History==
| | [[File:FalseBowsa2.PNG|thumb|right|200px|The False Bowser of World 1's true form: A Goomba.]] |
| ===''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''===
| | *'''World 1''': [[Goomba]] |
| [[File:Bowser_Impostor_All-Stars_Version.png|thumb|A fake Bowser in ''Super Mario All-Stars''.]] | | *'''World 2''': [[Koopa Troopa]] |
| In ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', the seven fake Bowsers are placed in each [[castle]], with [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|Bowser's Castle]] containing the real one. Defeating a fake Bowser with five [[fireball]]s reveals that they are really just common enemies disguised as Bowser. The enemies and their abilities are the following:
| | *'''World 3''': [[Buzzy Beetle]] |
| *'''World 1''': [[Goomba|Little Goomba]] - [[Fire Breath|fire]] | | *'''World 4''': [[Spiny]] |
| *'''World 2''': [[Green Shell|Green]] [[Koopa Troopa]] - fire | | *'''World 5''': [[Lakitu]] |
| *'''World 3''': [[Buzzy Beetle]] - fire | | *'''World 6''': [[Blooper]] |
| *'''World 4''': [[Spiny]] - fire | | *'''World 7''': [[Hammer Brother]] |
| *'''World 5''': [[Lakitu]] - fire | |
| *'''World 6''': [[Blooper|Bloober]]<!--DO NOT CHANGE TO "BLOOPER". "Bloober" was the name at the time of this game and should be the name displayed here. --> - [[hammer]] | |
| *'''World 7''': [[Hammer Bro]]ther - hammer | |
| ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' additional worlds (in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version, the final fake Bowser is now replaced with the actual Bowser):
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| *'''World A''': Goomba - fire ([[Family Computer Disk System|FDS]]) / [[Red Shell|Red]] [[Koopa Troopa]] - hammer (''All-Stars'')
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| *'''World B''': Green Koopa Troopa - fire (FDS) / Green [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]] - hammer (''All-Stars'')
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| *'''World C''': Buzzy Beetle - fire (FDS) / [[Bullet Bill]] - hammer (''All-Stars'')
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| *'''World D''': [[Spiny]] - fire (FDS)
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| The "You VS. Boo" challenge of ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'':
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| *'''1-4''': Green [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]
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| *'''2-4''': [[Bullet Bill]]
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| [[File:SMBLL World D-4 Bowser Imposter.png|thumb|[[Mario]] facing the fake [[Bowser's Brother]] in [[World D (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World D-4]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''.]]
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| Like Bowser, the blue [[Bowser's Brother]] in World D-4 is also a fake revealed to be a Spiny when defeated with fireballs, and only breathes fire. In ''Super Mario All-Stars'', both of these fakes are replaced with the real ones that only throw hammers, although Bowser's Brother is now green and looks identical to his twin. Due to ''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]'' also featuring Worlds A-D, all of the fake Bowsers from those worlds return, including the fake Bowser's Brother in World D-4.
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| ===''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''===
| | '''''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''''' additional worlds: |
| In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', a fake Bowser appears as a boss in the [[World-e]] level [[Classic World 1-4]], where it plays a similar role to that played in ''Super Mario Bros.'', though it looks identical to the game's real Bowser. It is revealed that the fake Bowser is a Goomba if it is defeated with fireballs.
| | *'''World A''': [[Goomba]] (FDS) / Red [[Koopa Troopa]] (SNES) |
| | *'''World B''': [[Koopa Troopa]] (FDS) / [[Cheep-Cheep]] (SNES) |
| | *'''World C''': [[Buzzy Beetle]] (FDS) / [[Bullet Bill]] (SNES) |
| | *'''World D''': [[Spiny]] (FDS version only) |
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| ===''Super Mario 3D Land''===
| | In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', a False Bowser also appears in Worlds 8-4, 9-3 and D-4, along with the real Bowser. Unlike the other False Bowsers, this Bowser was more of a mint-green color instead of the normal color, and did not appear as an enemy in disguise when defeated with fireballs (except in World D in the original NES version, where he turned into a Spiny just like the Bowser the player finds at the end of the level). In the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' remake, he lacked his alternate coloration and looked identical to Bowser. Because of this and the fact that this Bowser is the only Bowser that appears in World 9, players unaware of the original version of the game have mistaken him for the real Bowser. |
| While typical fake Bowsers do not appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', variants powered by [[Super Leaf|Super Leaves]] known as [[Tail Bowser]]s make their first appearance.
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| ===''Super Mario Run''===
| | A False Bowser makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''. It is seen in a special area inside [[Bowser's Castle]] which is a side-scrolling level imitating a ''Super Mario Bros.'' level. The False Bowser appears at the end of that level. The Bowser appears to be made of cardboard and Mario must run underneath him and hit the Axe to make him fall. |
| In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', fake Bowsers appear at the end of the [[fortress]] levels in Worlds [[World 1 (Super Mario Run)|1]], [[World 3 (Super Mario Run)|3]] and [[World 5 (Super Mario Run)|5]]. They are a Goomba, a green Koopa Troopa, and a Buzzy Beetle, respectively.
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| ==Game appearances==
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| | [[Category: Bosses]] |
| !width=20%|Description
| | [[Category: Koopa Troop]] |
| !width=20%|Release Date
| | [[Category: Super Mario Bros. Enemies]] |
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| | [[Category: Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]] |
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| |''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
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| |Boss
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| |1985
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| |[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
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| |''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
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| |Boss
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| |1986
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| |[[Family Computer Disk System]]
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| |''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
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| |Boss
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| |2003
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| |[[Game Boy Advance]]
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| |''[[Super Mario Run]]''
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| |2016
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| |iOS, Android
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| SMB W1-4 Fake Bowser Screenshot.png|The fake Bowser from World 1-4.
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| SMB W1-4 Fake Bowser revealed Screenshot.png|The fake Bowser of World 1's true form: a Goomba.
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| SuperMarioRun - screen3.jpg|The first fake Bowser in ''Super Mario Run''.
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| </gallery> | |
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Jap=にせクッパ<ref name=SMBsite>[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Japan]]. "[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/smb/index.html CHARACTERS of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'']". [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/index.html CHARACTERS of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series] (official Japanese character index). Published 2020. Accessed 20 Mar 2021.</ref>
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| |JapR=Nise Kuppa
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| |JapM=Fake Bowser; shared with [[Belome|Bowser Clone]]
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| |Spa=Bowser falso
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| |SpaM=Fake Bowser
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| |Fre=Faux Bowser
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| |FreM=Fake Bowser
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| |Ger=Falscher Bowser
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| |GerM=Fake Bowser
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| |Dut=Nep-Bowser
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| |DutM=Fake Bowser
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| |Rus=Поддельный Боузер<br>Лже-Боузер (''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'')
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| |RusR=Poddelny Bouzer<br>Lzhe-Bouzer
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| |RusM=Fake Bowser
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| |Kor=가짜 쿠파
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| |KorR=Gajja Kupa
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| |KorM=Fake Koopa
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| |Ita=Falso Bowser<br>Finto Bowser<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 22</ref>
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| |ItaM=Fake Bowser
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| ==Trivia==
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| [[File:Superstarfalse.png|thumb|A cardboard Bowser in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.]]
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| *The World 3 and World C (original) fake Bowsers are the only Buzzy Beetles that can be defeated by fireballs (outside of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]''), and the World C (''All-Stars'') and "You VS. Boo" 2-4 (''Deluxe'') ones are the only Bullet Bills that can be defeated by fireballs.
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| **The World A and World C fake Bowsers in ''All-Stars'' are the only fake Bowsers whose true forms are right-side-up instead of upside-down.
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| *In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', an exaggerated cardboard Bowser suspended by a pair of ropes over a bridge is seen at the end of a special area inside [[Bowser's Castle]], which is a side-scrolling level imitating a ''Super Mario Bros.'' castle. [[Mario]] must move underneath the stationary object and touch the [[axe]] to make it fall.
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| *If the player beats [[Bowser's Sky Scuffle]] with any character barring [[Bowser Jr.]] in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', Bowser will reveal that the "Bowser" they defeated had been a decoy, which may have been a reference to the fake Bowsers.
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| ==References==
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