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|JapM=From「弓」(''{{wp|yumi}}'', Japanese-styled bow) and possibly「くるりんぱ」(''kururinpa'', a childish slang expression meaning "Ta-dah!")}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 12:31, September 17, 2023

Not to be confused with Bowser.
Bowyer
Bowyer as he appears in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Bowyer in Super Mario RPG for Nintendo Switch
Bowyer being confronted by Mario and Geno in the Switch remake
“What? WHAT? Disturb me you must not! Practicing, I am. More arrows must I shoot! More statues must I make, nya!..."

"Gnya, NYA!? A stranger you are... and strange looking at that! Teach you, we must, who's in charge!”
Bowyer, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Bowyer is a commander of the Smithy Gang in the game Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Bowyer resembles a bow, and attacks by firing his minions (called Aeros) at his opponents. His name comes from "bowyer", a person who makes or sells bows to be used for archery.

Sprite of Bowyer in the field from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Field sprite

Bowyer was ordered by Smithy to attack Rose Town. As such, Bowyer, while at the Forest Maze, begins firing poison-tipped arrows at Rose Town. When a person is hit with an arrow, they will become paralyzed and remain frozen like statues. His Aero minions found the second Star Piece in the forest.

When Bowyer gets the Star Piece, he is confronted by a strange, blue garbed warrior named Geno. At the same time, Mario and Mallow arrive to stop Bowyer, the source of the arrows plaguing Rose Town. As a result, the three warriors team up to battle the maniacal monster.

While Bowyer's main attack is firing arrows, the monster is also a master of lightning magic. Additionally, Bowyer can disable the buttons on the player's controllers, meaning that Mario and his allies will be prevented from using regular attacks, special attacks, or items until another button is disabled. Ultimately, Mario, Mallow, and Geno defeat him and recover the second Star Piece.

Later, Mario, Mallow, Geno, Bowser, and Princess Toadstool encountered several mass-produced Bowyer copies in Smithy's Factory.

Bowyer can be seen in the parade during the end credits, along with Mack and Yaridovich, in which all three are pounded by Smithy's hammer.

Profiles and statistics

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Bowyer
Sprite of Bowyer, from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. HP 720 FP 250 Speed 10
Location(s) Forest Maze Attack 50 Magic attack 30
Role Boss Defense 40 Magic defense 35
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Static E!, Bolt, Lightning Orb
Weak None Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks G'night
Coins 50 Exp. points 60 Items Flower Box (25%), Flower Box (5%)
Psychopath "What's with these folks?"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy
Machine Made (Bowyer)
Machine Bowyer.png HP 1000 FP 250 Speed 200
Location(s) The Weapons' World Attack 150 Magic attack 90
Role Common Defense 120 Magic defense 80
Bonus Flower None Yoshi Cookie None Morph rate 0%
Evade 0% Magic evade 0% Spells Static E!, Lightning Orb, Bolt
Weak None Strong Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical Sp. attacks G'night
Coins 40 Exp. points 150 Items Ice Bomb (25%)
Psychopath "Nya! I'll SNUFF ya! NYA!"

Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)

  • Website description:
    • Japanese:
      カジオーが送り込んだ、武器軍団の一人。弓の姿をしていて、自分の体を使って矢を放つ。
      「オイラ以外のヤツラが こまった顔するのは、とっても楽しいニャー! オマエたちも、そう思うだろ~ニャ?」
      (Translation: A member of the Smithy Gang, sent by Smithy. He has the form of a bow and shoots arrows using his own body.
      "Happy I am, nya! Look...LOOK at their expressions when freeze they do!"
      )

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ユミンパ
Yuminpa
From「弓」(yumi, Japanese-styled bow) and possibly「くるりんぱ」(kururinpa, a childish slang expression meaning "Ta-dah!")

Trivia

  • Bowyer uses anastrophe when he speaks, meaning he reverses the proper order of sentences when talking to others, similar to Yoda from Star Wars. He also has a strange habit of saying "Nya!", which is the Japanese word for "meow".
  • In Bowyer's artwork, his eyes are red, but his in-game sprites have blue eyes; his Machine Made counterpart has red eyes, however.
  • For some reason, he has a reaction to Carbo Cookies in his AI script, despite the Carbo Cookie not being available until after his defeat and being unusable in battle, anyway. This reaction also applies to his Machine Made self.