Bowser's Fury

This article is about the campaign in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. For the form of Bowser introduced in this game, see Fury Bowser.

Bowser's Fury
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Developers	Nintendo EPD Tokyo Nintendo Software Technology Corporation 1-UP Studio Panic Button (Switch 2 enhancement)
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform	Nintendo Switch (enhanced for Nintendo Switch 2)
Release dates	February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021
Languages	English Japanese Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Dutch French (Canada) French (France) German Italian Korean Portuguese (Portugal) Russian Spanish (Latin America) Spanish (Spain)
Genres	Platformer, action
Ratings	ESRB: - Everyone[?] CERO: - All ages[?] PEGI: - Seven years and older[?] USK: - Six years and older[?] RARS: - Six years and older[?] ClassInd: - General audience[?] GRAC: - All ages[?] GSRR: - Six years and older[?] NMC: - Seven years and older[?] ACB: - General[?] FPB: - Ten to twelve years[?]
Format	Nintendo Switch: Game Card Digital download
Input	Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Joy-Con (horizontal) Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Nintendo GameCube Controller

Bowser's Fury is a 3D action-adventure platformer campaign included in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, the Nintendo Switch port of the Wii U game Super Mario 3D World. It features sandbox-like elements similar to those in Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Odyssey, and revolves around Mario exploring Lake Lapcat. After Bowser Jr. covers Bowser with splotchy goop and accidentally turns him into the rampaging Fury Bowser, Bowser Jr. recruits Mario to collect Cat Shines to use their power to activate Giga Bells so that they can change Fury Bowser back to normal. These actions also clear Lake Lapcat of the splotchy goop Fury Bowser's presence has spread across the area. Rather than providing the Health Meter as in open-world Super Mario series games, Bowser's Fury uses the power-up system that Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D Land use.

The campaign supports two-player co-op, allowing a second player to use a single Joy-Con or Pro Controller to control Bowser Jr. independently from Mario. amiibo can also be used to summon power-ups as well as cause Fury Bowser to awaken whenever the player wants him to.

Story

Mario investigating the trail of black goop

During a bright and clear day, Mario walks down a path in front of Peach's Castle, seemingly the same path as the one seen in the prologue of the main Super Mario 3D World mode. He notices small puddles of splotchy goop on the path and follows them, eventually stopping at M Graffiti painted on the ground made from the same material as the puddles. The graffiti expands to create a portal that Mario falls through, transporting him to Lake Lapcat, where a rainstorm is occurring. Lake Lapcat is almost entirely covered in splotchy goop, with the sole exception being Fur Step Island.

Shortly after Mario lands, he encounters Bowser, who has become a larger and more powerful form known as Fury Bowser. Mario finds a Cat Shine in the surrounding area, which clears the goop off of a nearby lighthouse. Fury Bowser is blinded by the beam of light that shines from the lighthouse, and retreats into the Fury Sun in the middle of Lake Lapcat. Immediately afterward, some of Lake Lapcat's goop vanishes and several islands emerge from the water.

Mario falling into the portal

After Fury Bowser retreats, the storm clears and Mario finds a panicking Bowser Jr., who explains why Bowser transformed. He shows Mario a picture he painted of his father and paints it black with his magic brush, showing that Bowser Jr. was the one who corrupted Bowser. Bowser Jr. could not get Bowser to change back to normal on his own, and reluctantly decides to ask Mario for help. Mario agrees to do so, and Bowser Jr. joins him for the rest of the adventure.

Mario and the kittens striking victory poses

Through Bowser Jr.'s memory of a saying and advice given by the Giga Bells, Mario and Bowser Jr. learn that they can use the power of Cat Shines located across Lake Lapcat to clear the splotchy goop off the Giga Bells. This allows Mario to use the Giga Bells to transform into the giant Giga Cat Mario and fight Fury Bowser directly. However, even though Fury Bowser loses these battles, he does not change back to normal and instead retreats. This bothers Bowser Jr. a bit, who at first is proud at how Fury Bowser is strong enough to resist Mario but later upset that Fury Bowser is not changing back to normal even after being defeated in several bouts. Defeating Fury Bowser does clear more goop from Lake Lapcat, which allows more islands to rise from the water where Mario can collect more Cat Shines to reclean the Giga Bells and battle Fury Bowser more times.

After several battles, Fury Bowser expels all the splotchy goop inside of and on him before exploding, but he then suddenly transforms into Giant Bowser, summoning all three Giga Bells and trapping them in a crystal ball to keep for himself. With the help of Plessie, Mario rams into this ball to weaken and eventually break it, allowing both Mario and Plessie to collect all three Giga Bells at once. In this gargantuan form, they easily launch Giant Bowser into the sky by crashing into him.

Finally back to normal, Bowser falls from the sky and lands near Bowser Jr. and a few colorful kittens. The former two both become excited; however, after Bowser notices Mario, now in his normal-sized Cat Mario form, he gets angry and attempts to attack him as Bowser Jr. holds him back. Once Bowser is dragged away, Bowser Jr. pauses and threatens Mario himself before leaving. Mario shrugs before being nuzzled by the kittens. As they jump in the air and freeze, the camera zooms out, revealing that the ground on which the scene took place was the back of Giga Cat Plessie, the form Plessie took after collecting all three Giga Bells simultaneously. The credits then roll, featuring various paintings by Bowser Jr. that depict the story from his perspective. They include additional scenes such as Bowser and Bowser Jr. watching the sun set on Lake Lapcat.

Gameplay

The objective of the campaign is to free every island from the splotchy goop that Fury Bowser is covered in by collecting Cat Shines across Lake Lapcat. However, at slightly varying intervals of several minutes, Fury Bowser emerges from the Fury Sun and begins to rampage. When this occurs, a rainstorm begins throughout the area, falling spikes fall from the sky, and Fury Bowser attacks the entire lake with large beams of fire named fury blasts and rains of Bowser's Flames. Fury Bowser is capable of jumping across the lake, which he uses to reposition himself and to pursue Mario if he tries to stay away from Fury Bowser. All kittens and cats on Lake Lapcat become corrupted while Fury Bowser is active, and attack Mario if he approaches them. Fury Bowser returns to the Fury Sun either after a brief time or if a Cat Shine is collected, as the Cat Shine powers a nearby lighthouse, and the brightness of this light forces Fury Bowser to retreat. When this happens, any falling spikes still left from Bowser's attack break open and vanish.

Mario and Bowser Jr. collecting a Cat Shine

Extending the sandbox concept of Super Mario Odyssey, Lake Lapcat is a vast open-world setting, though it starts off fairly constrained as only four islands are available to explore and the rest of the lake is covered in damaging splotchy goop. Twice in the game, defeating Fury Bowser will clear large chunks of goop, revealing a large portions of Lake Lapcat and enabling access to four more islands. The actions Mario can take include running around each island, collecting items, and climbing up each island's lighthouse. Every island has a variety of gameplay concepts, objects, and enemies from the main Super Mario 3D World campaign, and they are designed to allow the player to utilize Mario's different power-ups and abilities. At first, moving between islands takes some amount of time due to Mario's slow swimming speed, but when the player unlocks the second set of islands they also unlock the ability to ride Plessie to travel across the water extremely quickly. When Plessie is not being ridden, he teleports around the water to stay close to Mario, which makes him very accessible to the player.

Throughout Bowser's Fury, Mario has Bowser Jr. to accompany him. Bowser Jr. floats alongside Mario inside his Junior Clown Car. Whenever Bowser Jr. gets too far away from Mario he warps back over to him. Bowser Jr. can attack by swinging his magic brush and slamming the Junior Clown Car downward. He can also fill in graffiti the player finds to provide Mario additional power ups. Bowser Jr. also personifies the game's unique item storage system, which allows the player to carry up to five instances of five different power-ups then retrieve whichever one the player wants at any time through a menu. When Bowser Jr. collects power-ups that can be put into the item storage, they are sent there. In single player, Bowser Jr. is controlled by the computer, and the amount he automatically moves around to help Mario find items, collect items, and battle enemies can be decided in the game's settings. He can be manually directed to act upon objects by tapping on them or directing him to objects with the gyro controlled touch cursor. In two player mode, a second player controls all of Bowser Jr.'s actions.

Coins are scattered all across Lake Lapcat, serving to lead players around the islands. Coins are also rewarded for hitting ? Blocks that do not have other items available and for defeating enemies. The coin counter resets to 0 whenever the player has 100 coins. Bowser's Fury does not have a life system, so while many prior games of the Super Mario series reward the player with an extra life whenever the coin counter resets, Bowser's Fury gives the player a power-up. The player is still punished for letting Mario be defeated despite the game not having lives, as the coin counter is reduced by 50 coins when Mario is defeated. The coin counter cannot be set to negative numbers by this effect, as it stays at 0 coins in any case where this would happen.

Giga Bells are situated in three different areas of Lake Lapcat, denoted according to the three major regions: the Lakeside, Ruins, and Wasteland. Each region contains four major islands, each with five Cat Shines, with various other Cat Shines located between major islands. The Giga Bells are corrupted due to the splotchy goop, and can only be activated by collecting a certain amount of Cat Shines. When this happens, they will awaken during Fury Bowser's rampages and can be collected by Mario to become Giga Cat Mario. This starts a boss battle against Fury Bowser, whose arena spans all of Lake Lapcat. These battles change the scale of the game, as Giga Cat Mario's and Fury Bowser's sizes dwarf all of the terrain of Lake Lapcat. Islands that are complex platforming environments at normal size become very close to basic cubes and ramps at Giga Cat Mario's size. Some of Fury Bowser's atttacks during these battles are similar to the ones he uses in normal gameplay, but others are different. If Giga Cat Mario takes damage, he reverts to giant versions of Super Mario and Small Mario, then is defeated if he takes damage as Small Mario. This ends the battle, returning Mario to normal and having him start next to the Giga Bell he used to start the battle. The Giga Bells respawn during battles against Fury Bowser, enabling the player to restore themselves to Giga Cat Mario mid battle. The player can reduce Fury Bowser's health before entering battle by collecting Cat Shines while Fury Bowser is rampaging across Lake Lapcat.

A minimum of 40 Cat Shines is required to finish the campaign. However, to complete it this way, Fury Bowser's health must be lowered to less than 50% of its full value through collecting Cat Shines. If this is done before starting the fourth battle against him, it enables the player to defeat him during it. If Fury Bowser retreats during the fourth battle, the player must instead collect 50 Cat Shines to initiate the fifth battle. If 47 Cat Shines are collected, Fury Bowser begins a rampage that does not end until the player collects 50 Cat Shines, awakens the Giga Bells, and defeats Fury Bowser for the final time. If he is defeated during his fourth or fifth battles, Bowser then transforms into Giant Bowser, and Mario must ride Plessie across the entire lake to chase him down. While avoiding Giant Bowser's attacks, Mario can launch off of ramps with Dash Panels on them to hit and break the crystal ball protecting the three Giga Bells.

Giga Cat Mario claw swiping at Fury Bowser

After Giant Bowser is defeated and the credits are viewed, the game returns to the Bowser's Fury title screen. The first time it is resumed after this, Bowser Jr. tells Mario that he was relaxing with Bowser on the lake until the latter turned back into Fury Bowser, requesting that Mario collect more Cat Shines to help restore peace. To thank Mario for helping, he then grants the ability to warp to islands he has already visited and marks the locations of new Cat Shines on the map. After this, Plessie permanently remains as Cat Plessie and gains the ability to carry kittens on its back.

If all one hundred Cat Shines are collected and Giant Bowser is defeated again, an additional painting by Bowser Jr. is shown after the credits; following this, Mario's Cat Suit changes to look like a much smaller version of Giga Cat Mario, and Bowser Jr. and his Junior Clown Car become cat versions of themselves. Fury Bowser's appearance also changes, as the orange sections of his spikes, belly, and eyebrows all turn white. However, all of these changes are purely visual.

Controls

Mario controls identically to how he does in the Super Mario 3D World campaign. However, Bowser Jr. can also be controlled by a second player.

Nintendo GameCube Controllers can be used through the GameCube Controller Adapter, but it is recognized as a wired Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.

Mario

Main controls

Action	Dual Joy-Con or Pro Controller Controls	Single Joy-Con Controls
Stage controls
Move
Look around	Tilt	N/A
Dash	+ /	+
Jump	/	/
Crouch	/
Item storage
Open amiibo prompt	Hold	N/A
Snapshot Mode		N/A
Use touch cursor	; touch the screen in handheld mode	; touch the screen in handheld mode
Reset camera / touch cursor		N/A
Menu		(left Joy-Con); (right Joy-Con)
Menu controls
Select option
Confirm
Cancel

Action Guide

Image	Action	Dual Joy-Con or Pro Controller Controls	Single Joy-Con Controls
	Hold items	Press near an item	Press near an item
	Throw items	While holding an item, press	While holding an item, press
	Spin	Rotate	Rotate
	Spin Jump	While spinning, press	While spinning, press
	Crouch Jump	Hold , then press	Hold , then press
	Ground Pound	While in midair, press	While in midair, press
	Ground Pound Jump	Press in midair, then press when hitting the ground	Press in midair, then press when hitting the ground
	Long Jump	While moving, press +	While moving, press +
	Roll	+	+
	Rolling long jump	During a roll, press	During a roll, press
	Midair roll	While in midair, press +	While in midair, press +
	Side Somersault	While running, tilt in the opposite direction and press	While running, tilt in the opposite direction and press
	Wall Jump	While touching a wall in midair, press	While touching a wall in midair, press
Exclusive to the Super Bell
	Claw
	Pounce	+	+
	Claw dive	While in midair, hold	While in midair, hold
	Climb walls	While touching a wall in midair, tilt	While touching a wall in midair, tilt
Exclusive to the Fire Flower
	Throw fireballs
Exclusive to the Boomerang Flower
	Throw boomerang
Exclusive to the Super Leaf
	Tail attack
	Float downward	While in midair, hold	While in midair, hold

Bowser Jr.

Action	Dual Joy-Con or Pro Controller Controls	Single Joy-Con Controls
Move
Look around	Tilt	+
Reset camera	Press	Press
Attack; investigate graffiti spot	or	or
Fly up	or	or
Warp to Mario's location	+	+

Locations

Lake Lapcat is split into three main regions, each represented by a Giga Bell. Each region contains four major islands, each being a usually broad scenario matching the theme of the region. While every island can be approached from many different angles, and there are multiple routes around an island, each island "officially" starts at a cat head shaped archway located somewhere on it. This archway serves as the location Mario is sent to if a loaded save file's last location is one of the twelve islands, if Mario is defeated while on an island, and if the player uses Bowser Jr.'s post game only warp ability to teleport to a previously accessed island. Each island also has a lighthouse covered in splotchy goop. Each of the islands has five different missions, each of which ends by the player to collecting a Cat Shine. They have variety of goals, such as collecting Blue Coins from a P Switch to make a Cat Shine appear, or using a key to open a cage that has a Cat Shine inside. The first mission of most islands is "Make the Lighthouse Shine", which is a basic "traverse the island to reach the Cat Shine at the end". Completing one of an island's missions allows the Cat Shine's power to remove the goop on the island's lighthouse, but only temporarily. The next time the island is loaded, the goop on that island's lighthouse returns. To permanently remove the goop on an island's lighthouse, the player has to complete all five of an island's missions. When this occurs, a Fling Pole appears atop that island's lighthouse, with a cat variation of Mario's Goal Pole flag attached to it.

The first three missions of each island are accessed sequentially. Once one of these missions is completed, the next mission does not become available until the next time the island is loaded. When a new one of these sequential mission is available, the layout of platforms and enemies can change to reflect the new mission. The last of the three missions that appear sequentionaly on multiple islands adds Propeller Boxes to the layout, which allows the player to navigate the island by air in many ways they could not before the Propeller Boxes appeared. All islands contain two other missions that can be done at any time: one for collecting five different Cat Shine Shards scattered across the island and one where the player must lead Fury Bowser to break Fury Blocks with a fury blast to reach a Cat Shine hidden behind or underneath the blocks.

Between the islands of Lake Lapcat there is a large amount of water. Since Mario cannot dash in water, moving between islands through the water is slow. More importantly, Mario cannot take Propeller Boxes, Coin Boxes, and/or Ice Skates with him when entering most bodies of water, as they vanish immedately. Since Mario cannot hold items while swimming, a number of other items cannot be taken through any body water deep enough to require that Mario swims through it.

There are a total of one hundred Cat Shines in the campaign, some of which can only be collected after completing the main story. Sixty Cat Shines are earned from the five different missions on each of the twelve major islands. Thirty-five more Cat Shines are earned throughout Lake Lapcat, sometimes in areas between the main islands and sometimes out on the open water. Many of these Cat Shines are tied to mechanisms just like the ones of missions, such as Timer Gates, Cat Wheels, and Ground-Pound Switches The final five Cat Shines are available on Lucky Isle, a location that only appears after completing the main story.

When the player presses the button, it opens a map of Lake Lapcat. This map notes Mario's current position and direction, where all twelve of the game's islands are, the locations of Giga Bells, and the locations of collected Cat Shines. The positions of Cat Shines tied to missions on islands are not individually marked, but selecting the location of an island will list out the Cat Shines the player has collected as well as the sequential mission the player has yet to complete. The map also informs Mario if a new mission is available on a island he has accessed before. Once the game's main story is completed for the first time, Bowser Jr. marks the locations of uncollected Cat Shines that could not be collected prior to completing the main story for the first time on the map, and allows Mario to warp to islands he has been to before using the map.

Fury Bowser must be battled a total of five times to complete the story. To do so, Mario must collect enough Cat Shines to activate Lake Lapcat's Giga Bells. Each time Fury Bowser is defeated, the number of Cat Shines needed to activate the Giga Bells increases, from 5 initially to 15 to 20 to 40 and finally to 50 Cat Shines. To make collecting more Cat Shines easier, more islands rise out of the water and become available to explore upon defeating Fury Bowser for the first and third times.

Once Fury Bowser is defeated for the first time, Plessie begins to appear on Lake Lapcat. When Plessie is far from Mario, it despawns to respawn a location closer to Mario. Lake Lapcat has many different spawn points for Plessie, so Plessie is almost always somehwere near Mario. Docks on islands, both on the main twelve ones and on smaller ones, are indicators of one of Plessie's spawn points.

While Fur Step Island is the first location visited in the campaign, only the first Cat Shine can be obtained before completing the main story. A large amount of splotchy goop surrounds the area before this point, and an invisible barrier is present to prevent any attempt to bypass the goop. After the main story is completed and the player opens the save file again from the title screen, gameplay resumes on Fur Step Island, which is now clear of goop.

Lucky Isle

Main article: Lucky Isle

After completing the main story for the first time, a special golden island called the Lucky Isle appears whenever Fury Bowser rampages and disappears when Fury Bowser returns to the Fury Sun. Lucky Isle descends from the sky at one of five specific locations. It has five Cat Shines on it, but because Fury Bowser retreats to the Fury Sun when a Cat Shine is collected and Lucky Isle disppears when Fury Bowser retreats, Mario can only collect one Cat Shine each time he visits Lucky Isle. Further, until Mario has all five of the Cat Shines from Lucky Isle, Lucky Isle stops appearing in locations where Mario collected a Cat Shine from it. This means the player has to reach Lucky Isle in all five of its possible locations to collect all five of its Cat Shines.

Table of locations

^* indicates that a Cat Shine is only available after seeing the credits once.

Region	Islands	Island Cat Shines	Other Cat Shines
Lakeside Giga Bell	Fur Step Island	Make the Lighthouse Shine Junior's Graffiti Gratitude* Fury Shadow on Deck* Five Cat Shine Shards* Blast the Fury Blocks*	Climb to the Shine Shoreside Rabbit Plays Tag Hurry! Dash and Dive! Lost Kitten by the Shore Bounce and Trounce in the Clouds* Toad Brigade: Lost Leader* Plessie Medal Collector* Plessie Medal Catcher*
	Scamper Shores	Make the Lighthouse Shine Fury Shadow by the Shore Key to the Cat Shine Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Pounce Bounce Isle	Make the Lighthouse Shine Hurry! Jump High, Jump Fast! Key to the Cat Shine Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Fort Flaptrap	Bully the Cat Bullies Blue Coin Bustle Show's Over, Cat Magikoopas Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
Ruins Giga Bell	Slipskate Slope	Make the Lighthouse Shine Blue Coin Bustle Key to the Cat Shine Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks	Ruins Rabbit Plays Tag Go with the Floe Hurry! Slide through the Sky! Dash and Smash in the Clouds Slippery Skirmish Gazing Down at the Islands Hurry! Swim and Slide! Cold Cove Combat Lost Kittens near the Ruins Lake Rabbit Plays Tag* Toad Brigade: Stuck under the Slope* Toad Brigade: Cuddly Castaway* Plessie Medal Mania*
	Clawswipe Colosseum	Clash with Cat Boom Boom Cat Pom Pom's Counterattack Final Bout with Cat Boom Boom Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Trickity Tower	So Close Yet So Far Blue Coin Bustle Hurry! Watch Your Step! Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Crisp Climb Castle	Make the Lighthouse Shine Hurry! Fly through the Frost! Fury Shadow on Ice Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
Wasteland Giga Bell	Risky Whisker Island	Fury Shadow Hops to It Feasting on Fuzzies Hurry! Hop behind the Wall! Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks	Footprint Free-for-all Spin, Scramble, Shine On the Floodgate's Edge Hurry! Climb the Falls! Gazing Over the Falls Surprise Prizefight Jump and Thump in the Clouds Lost Kittens in the Wasteland Wasteland Rabbit Plays Tag Shining on a Hidden Isle Hurry! Slip to the Shine! Gazing Down at Lava Toad Brigade: Hot Pursuit* Plessie Medal Master*
	Pipe Path Tower	Make the Lighthouse Shine Blue Coin Bustle Key to the Cat Shine Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Roiling Roller Isle	Make the Lighthouse Shine Hurry! Hot Cross Run! Key to the Cat Shine Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Mount Magmeow	Back Off, Cat Prince Bully! Atop Mount Magmeow Hurry! Steer the Switchboards! Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks

Name	Cat Shines
Lucky Isle	First Lucky Shine* Second Lucky Shine* Third Lucky Shine* Fourth Lucky Shine* Fifth Lucky Shine*

Characters

Playable characters

Name	Description
Mario	The main playable character in Bowser's Fury, and the only one to return from the playable cast in Super Mario 3D World. He controls identically to how he does in the main campaign, and can utilize power-ups to traverse Lake Lapcat and collect Cat Shines.
Bowser Jr.	The deuteragonist of the game, Bowser Jr. reluctantly helps Mario collect Cat Shines in an attempt to save his father from corruption. In single-player, he is an AI-controlled helper, but in two-player mode the second player controls Bowser. Jr. Bowser Jr. flies freely in his Junior Clown Car, and he can use his magic brush to attack enemies or reveal items from special graffiti spots on walls. Additionally, he can use a Ground Pound attack to defeat enemies from above. Unlike Mario, Bowser Jr. cannot use power-ups, but if the power-up can be placed in the item storage he can collect them to do so. When power-ups are taken out of the item storage, Bowser Jr. produces them. Bowser Jr. is able to collect items like coins. Mario is able to jump on Bowser Jr. up to two times after leaving the ground; attempting to do so a third time before touching the ground again will fail, however. In single-player, the player can use the cursor (with touch or gyro controls) to send Bowser Jr. to any location on the screen by selecting it. If the destination has anything nearby that the magic brush can interact with, Bowser Jr. will use it on that thing. If the destination has enemies nearby he may instead choose to Ground Pound them. This can also be used to have Bowser Jr. collect various items. Bowser Jr. normally does not collect Cat Shine Shards when controlled by the AI, but he does when directed to a location by the player. Certain locations have a yellow glow while Fury Bowser is active, and Bowser Jr. points at them while they glow; the player can send him to these spots at any time to make him investigate, usually producing a small number of coins. The only item Bowser Jr. cannot interact with that Mario can are Cat Shines, which must be contacted by Mario to register as collected. If Bowser Jr. moves too far away from Mario in single-player, he automatically teleports back to Mario; in multiplayer, the second player can do this manually. In single-player, Bowser Jr. has three settings for how much he helps the player of his own volition: "None", "A litte", and "A lot" These are picked directly following the cutscene where Bowser Jr. joins the player can be changed in the options menu at any time. This setting, like all of the game's options is game wide, not per save file. "A little" is the default. "A little" has him point out Hidden Blocks, Hidden Coins, as well as spots that can be ground-pounded to produce coins. He also seeks out coins, and slowly helps Mario fight nearby enemies. "A lot" has all of the same effects as "A little" but makes Bowser Jr. more aggressive when fighting enemies, and additionally when Mario takes certain actions Bowser Jr. will join him. Pressing makes Bowser Jr. swing the magic brush, and using a Ground Pound makes Bowser Jr. do a Ground Pound. "None" makes Bowser Jr. never take any of the actions within this paragraph, so that he can only act when directed by the player using the cursor. Even on "None", Bowser Jr. still collects items he collides with. When all 100 Cat Shines are collected, Bowser Jr. gains a cat form and his Junior Clown Car gains whiskers, although both of these changes are cosmetic.

Non-playable characters

Name	Description
Kittens	The residents of Lake Lapcat. They run away from Mario unless he is Cat Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, or White Cat Mario in which case they are affectionate by nuzzling him and following him around. If Mario picks a kitten up, it scratches rapidly in front of him, which can be used to attack enemies. After the main story is completed, kittens can ride on Cat Plessie's back. If a kitten comes into contact with water or lava, then it instantly teleports back to its original location. Except for calico kittens, their colors reference those of the main playable characters in Super Mario 3D World. When Fury Bowser is active, kittens become corrupted and attack Mario.
Cats	Three mother cats found in each region of Lake Lapcat, who each have missing calico kittens. If Mario brings all of the kittens back to their parent, he is rewarded with a Cat Shine. Like kittens, cats become corrupted when Fury Bowser attacks.
Plessie / Cat Plessie	Plessie returns from the Super Mario 3D World adventure, now with a more prominent role as transportation between the islands of Lake Lapcat. It now has the ability to dive, which allows it to avoid low obstacles or attacks. If it jumps right after resurfacing, it performs a higher and faster jump. Plessie is very fast, and many of the game's timed challenges require using it. There are even some objects specifically for use by Plessie, such as Timer Gates. However, Plessie's size, imprecision, and inability to use many kinds of objects usually mean traversing islands is best done without Plessie. When Plessie is far from Mario, it despawns to respawn a location closer to Mario. Lake Lapcat has many different respawning points for Plessie, so Plessie is easy to locate. Docks on islands are indicators of a repsawning point. After collecting the three Giga Bells at the end of the Giant Bowser battle, Plessie becomes Giga Cat Plessie, and permanently remains as Cat Plessie after the main story is completed.
Toad Brigade	After the main story is completed, Toadette appears next to a tent on Fur Step Island and asks Mario and Bowser Jr. to find Captain Toad, Hint Toad, Banktoad, and Yellow Toad around Lake Lapcat, who each give a Cat Shine when found. Each Toad Brigade member then stays at the camp with Toadette.
Rabbits	Rabbits from the original Super Mario 3D World return in Bowser's Fury. While not as big as Mega Rabbits, they are significantly larger, much faster, and now have the ability to run on water, making them impossible to catch without riding Plessie. Upon touching them, they release a Cat Shine and then disappear.

Enemies and obstacles

Enemies

Bowser's Fury does not introduce many wholly new enemies, with most of them being cat variants of ones from the Super Mario 3D World campaign. Despite possessing feline features, their behavior is identical to that of their normal counterparts. For example, the brown Cat Goombas in Lake Lapcat do not have the abilities of the orange ones from Super Mario 3D World. The only exception to this rule are the Cat Bullet Bills, which retain their ability to home-in on Mario.

Name	Description	Appearances		Spoils	New
		First	Last
Cat Goomba	Cat Goombas are basic enemies that resemble brown mushrooms with tabby stripes. They attack by attempting to run into the player and can be defeated with any attack. These Cat Goombas are not to be confused with the orange ones from the Super Mario 3D World campaign, which have unique means of attack.	Lakeside	Wasteland	×1
Cat Goomba Tower [conjectural]	Cat Goomba Towers are stacks of Cat Goombas. They act like normal Cat Goombas do, but must be attacked multiple times or ground-pounded to be fully defeated.	Fur Step Island	Roiling Roller Isle	×1
Innertube Cat Goomba [conjectural]	Cat Goombas in inflatable rings are first found asleep floating on water until a player is close to them, which causes them to wake up and chase the player.	Ruins	Wasteland	×1
Skating Cat Goomba [conjectural]	Cat Goombas that ride Ice Skates are found on ice and attempt to attack the player characters by skating into them. When defeated, they may drop the Ice Skate for the player to use.	Slipskate Slope		×1 ×1
Cat Cheep Cheep	Cat Cheep Cheeps are fish enemies that attack by swimming at the player. They can be defeated with most attacks.	Lakeside	Ruins	×1
Fury Shadow	Dark, splotchy goop-covered enemies resembling Luigi that Mario must chase to get a Cat Shine, much like Shadow Mario in Super Mario Sunshine. They must be hit three times to defeat them, and every time they are hit, they transform into a spiky black goop ball and dash away.	Fur Step Island	Risky Whisker Island	×1
Kittens and cats	All kittens and cats become corrupted when Fury Bowser begins rampaging. They chase Mario upon sight and can damage him upon contact. They can be stunned if Mario or Bowser Jr. attack them, and revert to normal when Fury Bowser stops rampaging.	Fur Step Island	Mount Magmeow
Cat Conkdor	Cat Conkdors are bird enemies that stay in place and slam down their beaks to attack once they spot the player. They can be defeated with most attacks, although the player cannot jump on their spiky shell.	Scamper Shores	Mount Magmeow	×1
Cat Piranha Plant	Cat Piranha Plants are carnivorous plants that attack by attempting to bite the player. They can be defeated by most attacks.	Scamper Shores	Roiling Roller Isle	×1
Cat Big Piranha Plant [conjectural]	Cat Big Piranha Plants are a larger variant of Cat Piranha Plant. They attack by attempting to bite the player. They can be defeated by most attacks, though they require two hits, but a ground pound defeats it instantly.	Roiling Roller Isle		×3
Cat Fire Piranha Plant	Cat Fire Piranha Plants are a variant of Cat Piranha Plant that can shoot fireballs. They can be defeated with most attacks.	Scamper Shores	Roiling Roller Isle	×1
Cat Piranha Creeper	Cat Piranha Creepers are Cat Piranha Plant variants with long stems. They move around in a certain pattern and shorten their stems when attacked.	Scamper Shores	Mount Magmeow	×3
Cat Blockstepper	Cat Blocksteppers are blocks with hats and feet that attack by marching in groups to the beat of the music in the current stage. They can be defeated by most attack methods, but if one member of a group is defeated, the rest hurriedly scatter and subsequently chase the player after a while.	Pounce Bounce Isle		×1
Cat Boomerang Bro	Cat Boomerang Bros are Koopa enemies that throw boomerangs. They can be defeated with most attacks.	Pounce Bounce Isle		×3
Cat Hammer Bro	Cat Hammer Bros are Koopa enemies that attack by throwing hammers at the player. They can be defeated by most attacks.	Wasteland		×3
Cat Fire Bro	Cat Fire Bros are Koopa enemies that attack by throwing fireballs. They can be defeated with most attacks.	Pipe Path Tower	Mount Magmeow	×3
Cat Magikoopa	Cat Magikoopas are enemies that fire spells to damage the player. They can be defeated by most attacks.	Fort Flaptrap	Roiling Roller Isle	×1
Cat Koopa Troopa	Cat Koopa Troopas are turtle-like creatures with shells. They attack by trying to walk into the player. When attacked, they lose their shell, which can be carried.	Ruins	Trickity Tower	×1 ×1
Cat Spike	Cat Spikes are Koopa enemies that throw spiked rollers. They can be defeated with most attacks.	Wasteland	Trickity Tower	×1
Cat Bullet Bill	Cat Bullet Bills are Bullet Bills with a cat appearance. They attack by following the player and can be defeated with most attacks.	Pounce Bounce Isle		×1	—
Cat Bully	Cat Bullies are enemies that charge at the player in attempt to push them off the platform. They can be defeated with strong and invincible forms, but they can be pushed off platforms by performing any attack repeatedly.	Fort Flaptrap		None
Cat Stingby	Cat Stingbies are bee-like enemies that attack by chasing the player and ramming into them. They can be defeated with most attacks.	Fort Flaptrap	Slipskate Slope	×1
Cat Coin Coffer	Cat Coin Coffers are enemies that try to run away from the player. They can be defeated by most attacks. When defeated, they release many coins.	Fort Flaptrap	Mount Magmeow	×15
Cat Rammerhead	Cat Rammerheads breach across an archipelagic path near the Ruins in predetermined paths. They track Mario's position with their eyes.	Ruins		×3
Cat Skipsqueak	Cat Skipsqueaks are mouse enemies that run in place and jump on rotating platforms. They can be defeated by any attack.	Slipskate Slope		×1
Cat Bob-omb	Cat Bob-ombs are bomb enemies. They attack by following the player and attempting to explode near them. When attacked, they can be picked up, but they must be thrown because they explode after a few seconds.	Ruins	Roiling Roller Isle	×1
Cat Flopter	Cat Flopters are insect enemies that attack by attempting to fly into the player. They can be defeated with most attacks.	Crisp Climb Castle		×1
Cat Biddybud	Cat Biddybuds are lady beetle enemies that walk in a specific pattern. They can be defeated with any attack.	Lakeside	Wasteland	×1
Cat Para-Biddybud	Cat Para-Biddybuds are a variant of Cat Biddybuds that hover above the ground and fly in circles. They can be defeated with most attacks.	Crisp Climb Castle	Wasteland	×1
Cat Snow Pokey	Cat Snow Pokeys are Pokeys made of snow that chase the player. They can be defeated with most attacks, allowing their body segments to be picked up and thrown.	Crisp Climb Castle		×1
Cat Splounder	Splounders are catfish enemies. If Plessie collides with one, Plessie loses some of its speed. They can be jumped on to defeat them or reach objects high in the air.	Wasteland		×1
Cat Fuzzy	Cat Fuzzies are black, furry creatures. They function as obstacles and they can only be defeated by a Super Star, Lucky Cat Mario, White Tanooki Mario, or a Potted Cat Piranha Plant.	Risky Whisker Island		×1
Cat Fuzzler	Cat Fuzzlers are caterpillar enemies that roll around on tracks used by a Switchboard. They can be defeated with Lucky Cat Mario or if they come into contact with water.	Mount Magmeow		×3

Obstacles

Name	Description	Locations
		First	Last
Baddie Box	When Mario is nearby, the emblem on Baddie Boxes glow red, and they release a Cat Bob-omb. Unlike in Super Mario 3D World, only one is produced at a time.	Roiling Roller Isle
Bill Blaster	Bill Blasters shoot Cat Bullet Bills at Mario. They appear in Pounce Bounce Isle after the island's third Cat Shine becomes available.	Pounce Bounce Isle
Fire Bar	Bars of rotating fireballs fixed to ? Blocks or Brick Blocks.	Mount Magmeow
Fury Sun	A gigantic, spiky blob of splotchy goop resembling Bowser's Spike Ball form that Fury Bowser rests in when he is not active. It sits in the middle of Lake Lapcat, and slowly rises up and begins to spin to signify that Fury Bowser is about to burst out of it and begin rampaging.	Lake Lapcat
Lava	Molten liquid that defeats the player on contact. Any enemies that land in it are also defeated. Giga Cat Mario is not defeated instantly by touching lava, but it does inflict damage to him.	Fort Flaptrap	Mount Magmeow
Spike ball	Spike balls are found in the Clear Pipes of Pipe Path Tower and damage Mario upon contact with them. They can be destroyed by hitting nearby POW Blocks, or by using the Fire Flower, Boomerang Flower, or any form of invincibility.	Pipe Path Tower
Spike Trap	Platforms that release and retract metal spikes from their holes after a set time. They are only found during the "Final Bout with Cat Boom Boom" mission, where twenty-five of them cover Cat Boom Boom's battle arena and release their spikes in columns.	Clawswipe Colosseum
Spiked roller	Spiked rollers are spat by Cat Spikes and roll down slopes or across floors towards Mario. They can only be destroyed if he is invincible.	Wasteland	Trickity Tower
Splotchy goop	Black liquid that forms large spike sturctures. It covers almost the entirety of Lake Lapcat at first. It acts as a solid, but Mario moves more slowly while standing it. He also gradually sinks into it, and while he is sunken his jump height is impaired. Touching splotchy goop causes Mario to take damage. This damage negates all forms of invincibility except for mercy invincibility and Lucky Cat Mario's invincibility. Plessie bounces off of splotchy goop, and Plessie despawns if Plessie lands inside splotchy goop. Some patches of splotchy goop go away when Mario collects certain Cat Shines. A very large portion of splotchy goop is removed when Fury Bowser is defeated for the first and third times, opening access to new islands. Not all of the map's splotchy goop can be removed: the wasteland region has some of this goop, and Lake Lapcat as a whole is surrounded by this goop. As Giga Cat Mario, the player cannot take damage or sink into splotchy goop, but it still makes them move slower. Spikes of splotchy goop explode on contact with Giga Cat Mario and Fury Bowser.	Lake Lapcat

Bosses

Bosses are listed in the order that they are first encountered.

Name	Description	Locations
Fury Bowser	A gigantic, powerful form of Bowser accidentally created by Bowser Jr. by painting him with splotchy goop. He is referred to as "the beast" by the Giga Bells and lighthouses. Every few minutes, he emerges from the Fury Sun and begins rampaging, only taking damage if Mario collects a Cat Shine. However, Giga Cat Mario is able to battle him directly, as they are both at a similar size. Defeating Fury Bowser in direct combat gradually reveals new islands of Lake Lapcat to explore. Going between Fury Bowser's legs while he is active rewards the player with a Super Bell.	Lake Lapcat
Cat Boom Boom	A boss that appears in Clawswipe Colosseum, during the "Clash with Cat Boom Boom" mission. He spins around in a closed battle arena, and retreats into his shell when jumped on. After being jumped on three times, being struck five times by Bowser Jr.'s magic brush or Boomerang Mario's Boomerangs, or getting hit by 15 fireballs from Fire Mario, he is defeated, and yields a Cat Shine as a reward. He reappears during the "Final Bout with Cat Boom Boom" mission in the same arena, now with alternating Spike Traps in place of the ground, and yields an additional Cat Shine when defeated again.	Clawswipe Colosseum
Cat Pom Pom	A boss that appears in Clawswipe Colosseum, during the "Cat Pom Pom's Counterattack" mission. She creates clones of herself, then throws shurikens at Mario, who must find and attack the real Pom Pom. After being jumped on three times, being struck five times by Bowser Jr.'s magic brush or Boomerang Mario's Boomerangs, or getting hit by 15 fireballs from Fire Mario, she is defeated, and yields a Cat Shine as a reward.	Clawswipe Colosseum
Cat Prince Bully	A boss that appears in Mount Magmeow, during the "Back Off, Cat Prince Bully!" mission. He breathes fire and charges at Mario, who must knock him into one of the Clear Pipes surrounding his battle arena to leave him vulnerable to kicks. After being hit three times, he is defeated, and yields a Cat Shine as a reward.	Mount Magmeow
Giant Bowser	A gigantic form of Bowser that he transforms into after Giga Cat Mario defeats Fury Bowser for the fifth time. He retains the ability to shoot fury blasts, fireballs, and falling spikes. Mario must ride Plessie to damage and break the crystal ball Giant Bowser is protecting, which contains the three Giga Bells in Lake Lapcat. Upon hitting this ball four times, Mario and Plessie break it, collect the three Giga Bells, and defeat Giant Bowser, ending the main story of the campaign.	Lake Lapcat

Items and objects

Items

These are collectibles, pickups, and health-restoring objects.

Name	Description
Cat Shine	A sun-shaped object with a cat's face on it, which functions similarly to Power Stars, Shine Sprites, and Power Moons. They are used to uncorrupt the lighthouses and Giga Bells found across Lake Lapcat, and can send Fury Bowser back into slumber if he is active.
Cat Shine Shard	A piece of a Cat Shine shaped like a cat's head. On each of the twelve major islands, five of them must be collected to make a Cat Shine appear.
Plessie Medal	Medals with Plessie's face on them. They are found across the waters of Lake Lapcat. If they are collected, they start timed challenges that, when completed, make a Cat Shine appear.
Coin	Collecting 100 coins grants the player a random power-up, unless they have not yet left Fur Step Island for the first time, in which case it always grants a Super Mushroom instead. Prior to the 1.1.0 update of the game, a random power-up would always be generated upon collecting 100 coins, even during this section.
Coin pile	Coin piles give the player several coins at once. Three of them are found near each Giga Bell.
Blue Coin	Coins generated from P Switches, four of which are found during four different missions titled "Blue Coin Bustle". After one set of them is collected, another set appears, and once all sets are collected, a Cat Shine appears.
Coin Box	If a ? Block on top of a falling spike contains coins, Mario can hit it several times to turn it into a Coin Box. Jumping into it allows Mario to gain up to 100 coins while running until it disappears or he takes damage.
Propeller Box	Some ? Blocks turn into Propeller Boxes when hit, which can be worn by Mario and allow him to fly for a short time.
Baseball	Baseballs can be thrown to defeat enemies. Some kittens can be seen playing with them.
Bomb	Inactive Cat Bob-ombs that light their fuses when picked up. They can be used to destroy objects.
Kick Bomb	Bombs that bounce parabolically before exploding on contact with a solid object. They appear in Risky Whisker Island, where they are featured in the "Hurry! Hop behind the Wall!" mission to obtain a Cat Shine. Giant versions are summoned by Fury Bowser in later battles against him, and damage Mario upon contact.
Snowball	Snowballs can be thrown to defeat enemies.
Green Shell	Shells originally from Cat Koopa Troopas. If Mario crouches while holding one, he will enter the shell and can slide around for a few seconds, defeating enemies and bouncing off walls. The shell also changes color to match Mario’s theme color.
Gold Shell	Golden Cat Koopa Troopa shells that give coins when they move, similar to ? Boxes. After moving for a short time, they break.
Ice Skate	Items based on Goomba's Shoes. After defeating the Goomba riding it, Mario can ride the Ice Skate found at the beginning of Slipskate Slope. He can also immediately ride other Ice Skates found throughout the island by coming into contact with them. While riding an Ice Skate, Mario moves faster and can defeat most enemies by coming into contact with them, but at the expense of poor movement control and the inability to stop until collding with a wall.
Potted Cat Piranha Plant	Cat versions of potted Piranha Plants that Mario can hold. When Mario approaches them, they will attempt to damage him by biting him, but will be unable to if he is far enough from them. Mario can hold it, and when doing so, they eat any enemies they come in contact with.

Power-ups

Items that transform Mario's appearance and give him unique abilities. This campaign follows from the power-up system established in Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World: Most power-ups grant permanent changes, but taking damage while transformed into a powered-up state causes Mario to regress into a less powerful form. Mario's default form is Super Mario, which is a step above Small Mario, the form that has Mario be defeated if he takes damage.

The item storage automatically stores collected power-ups that the player does not need at a given moment, then allows the player take them back out whenever they want. Collecting a redundant power-up results in the new item getting stored. As an example, collecting a Super Mushroom when Mario is already Super Mario or a more powerful form causes the Super Mushroom to enter item storage. Similarly, having a power-up overriden by a different power up makes the overriden power-up go into item storange. For insteance, collecting a Boomerang Flower as Cat Mario causes Mario to become Boomerang Mario while putting the Super Bell that turned Mario into Cat Mario into the item storage. In Bowser's Fury, the item storage is personified by Bowser Jr., and it is uniquely powerful. It can store five copies of any storable power-up: Super Mushrooms, Super Bells, Fire Flowers, Boomerang Flowers, Super Leaves, and Lucky Bells. This means a maxiumum of 30 power-ups can be stored. The player can open the item storage's menu by pressing , then choose a specific power-up to take out. When power-ups are taken out of the item storage they appear from Bowser Jr. then are automatically pulled into Mario for him to collect irrespecitive of Mario's position or speed. Alternatively, by holding , the game will take a second instance of the last power-up taken out of item storage and grant it to the player without having to open the menu. If Bowser Jr. collects any storable power-up, then it is put into item storage instead of him using it.

If Mario obtains 100 coins, then the coin counter is reset to 0 coins and the player is rewarded one of a Super Mushroom, a Super Bell, a Fire Flowers, a Boomerang Flowers, a Super Leaf, or a Super Star. All of them but the Super Star are granted directly to Bowser Jr. with the same magnetizing effect the item storage uses, guaranteeing that Bowser Jr. collect them and add them to the item storage.

Power-up	Form	Description
N/A	Small Mario	The weakest form of Mario. Small Mario is defeated after taking a single hit and cannot break Brick Blocks. He also lacks his cap. If Small Mario collects a Cat Shine, even if it is a Cat Shine the player has already obtained, he becomes Super Mario. During battles with Fury Bowser, if Giga Cat Mario takes damage twice, he reverts to Small Mario, although he remains giant.
Super Mushroom	Super Mario	A red mushroom with white spots that transforms Small Mario into Super Mario, making him grow in size. This allows him to break Brick Blocks, take a hit from an enemy without immediately being defeated, and find higher-tiered power-ups in blocks. This is the default form of Mario. Super Mushrooms can be put into the item storage. As of the 1.1.0. patch of the game, if Mario collects 100 coins before leaving Fur Step Island, the only power-up that can be rewarded is a Super Mushroom. If Giga Cat Mario takes damage once while battling Fury Bowser, he reverts to Super Mario, but keeps his gigantic size. This state is visually similar to Mega Mario.
Super Bell	Cat Mario	A golden bell that transforms Mario into Cat Mario, allowing him to climb walls, pounce at enemies, and swipe at enemies near him. Swiping at Cat Wheels makes them turn, which causes the assoicated rising pillar to rise. Cat Mario attracts kittens where other forms of Mario scare them away. Super Bells can be put into the item storage.
Super Leaf	Tanooki Mario	A brown leaf that makes Mario become Tanooki Mario, allowing him to float through the air for a short time and whip enemies with his tail. Super Leaves can be put into the item storage.
Fire Flower	Fire Mario	A flower that transforms Mario into Fire Mario. This allows him to throw fireballs to defeat enemies. Fireballs bounce along the ground and bounce off of walls. They dissapear if they hit enemies Only two fireballs can exist at a time. Fireballs can be thrown into Clear Pipes.
Boomerang Flower	Boomerang Mario	A boomerang-shaped flower that turns Mario into Boomerang Mario, which lets him throw boomerangs to collect items or defeat enemies. Boomerangs pass through enemies they hit After being thrown, the boomerang will come to a stop then try to return to Mario by moving toward where Mario was when the boomerang changed direction. If Mario does not pick up the boomerang, it will try to return again in the same way, but the boomerang despawns if it would try to return for a fifth time. Only one boomerang can exist at a time. The form strongly resembles Boomerang Bros., but the colors of its boomerangs are inverted (red with a white stripe, rather than white with a red stripe). Boomerang Flowers can be put into the item storage.
Super Star	Invincible Mario	When Mario collects a Super Star, he becomes Invincible Mario, and cannot be damaged or defeated by any enemy or object (except splotchy goop and lava). He also runs faster for a short time and defeats most enemies he touches. Super Stars are rare power ups, though Coin Heavens always have some and Fort Flaptrap has one in an easily accessible Hidden Block. Other Super Stars can be found in certain ? Blocks that appear with certain Falling spikes while Fury Bowser is rampaging. Super Stars cannot be collected by Bowser Jr., and they cannot be put into the item storage. They can be obtained through collecting 100 coins, but this is rarer than other power-ups available through that method, and they appear in front of Mario instead of being automatically collected by Bowser Jr. Additional Super Stars can be produced anywhere by scanning an amiibo of a Super Mario character.
Invincibility Leaf	White Tanooki Mario	A white and yellow striped leaf that makes Mario become White Tanooki Mario, which gives him the abilities of Tanooki Mario and permanent invincibility (except to splotchy goop). Due to no Assist Blocks appearing in Bowser's Fury, no Invincibility Leaves can be found naturally in Lake Lapcat. However, if the player scans the Cat Peach amiibo, an Invincibility Leaf sometimes appears.
Lucky Bell	Lucky Cat Mario	A bronze bell that transforms Mario into a special variation of Cat Mario with a red collar and a bronze bell resembling the Lucky Bell. This allows him to turn into an invincible golden statue called Lucky Cat Mario when Ground Pounding, which is similar to Tanooki Mario's Statue form. In this state, he collects coins while falling, and defeats most enemies that cannot otherwise be defeated. Lucky Bells are hidden all across Lake Lapcat, and are the second hardest power-up to obtain. Lucky Bells can be put into the item storage, though their space in the item storage is hidden until the player puts a Lucky Bell into the item storage for the first time.
Invincibility Bell	White Cat Mario	The Invincibility Bell also appears in the Bowser's Fury campaign, but still can only be accessed by scanning the Cat Mario or Cat Peach amiibo. It functions identically in both campaigns.
Giga Bell	Giga Cat Mario	Three Giga Bells (giant versions of Super Bells) are present in each region of Lake Lapcat. They are initially covered in splotchy goop, and require a certain amount of Cat Shines to uncorrupt them and use them. When used, Mario transforms into Giga Cat Mario, a giant version of Cat Mario that resembles a komainu. This giant form enables him to fight Fury Bowser directly and also grants immunity to the damaging effects of goop. When all 100 Cat Shines are collected and Giant Bowser is then defeated again, the appearance of Cat Mario changes to resemble Giga Cat Mario, though this is merely aesthetic and does not change Cat Mario's abilities. This change does not appear in Super Mario 3D World.

Objects

Objects are interactable elements of the environment that cannot be picked up or collected by Mario. For objects that primarily function as obstructions or hazards, see above.

Name	Description
Trigger objects
? Block tower	Giant versions of ? Blocks that temporarily release giant Empty Blocks when hit, allowing Mario to cross an area with an incomplete path or go up high.
Cage	Cages that protect Cat Shines. Five of these are found on different islands, and can only be opened using the key hidden somewhere on that island. Opening the cage allows Mario to obtain its Cat Shine and complete its respective mission.
Cat Wheel	Wheels that spin when clawed by Cat Mario, similarly to Tail Wheels. They allow Mario to reach Cat Shines that are too high up for him to jump to.
Gold Ring	Gold Rings give the player three coins when passed through. They are mostly found in areas where riding Plessie is required.
Ground-Pound Switch	Switches that must be Ground Pounded by Mario to activate. When activated, they temporarily reveal a path leading to a Cat Shine, which must be collected before the time limit (usually 20 seconds) expires. They may also create a battle arena surrounding them, where Mario and Bowser Jr. must defeat every enemy for a Cat Shine. Plessie despawns when a Ground-Pound Switch is activated, preventing Plessie from being used in these challenges.
Jump Panel	Panels that allow Mario to jump higher than normal. Their red counterparts launch Mario much higher.
Key	Keys that have cat ears. They can be carried by Mario and used to open the locks on caged Cat Shines.
P Switch	Switches that, when pressed, generate Blue Coins for a limited time. Unlike in Super Mario 3D World, the switch can be re-pressed to retry the challenge if not all Blue Coins are collected before time runs out.
Super Jump Panel	Giant, red versions of Jump Panels. They launch Mario much higher than their orange counterparts.
Timer Gate	Large rings with Plessie's face on them that, when passed through while riding Plessie, start timed swimming challenges with a Cat Shine at the end of an obstacle course.
Blocks and platforms
? Block	Blocks that contain power-ups or coins, which are released when they are hit, attacked, or Ground Pounded. There are two kinds of ? Blocks: those that are cube-shaped and those that are box-shaped. Plessie destroys them upon ramming into them.
Brick Block	Blocks that Mario can destroy if he is not Small Mario. They are usually empty, but sometimes contain items.
Chain-Link	Moving fence-like walls that Cat Mario can climb. They appear in Scamper Shores.
Cloud Lift	Cloud-like lifts that Mario can jump through, found in high places. Some are invisible, and can only be seen if Mario walks on or Ground Pounds them.
Crate	Wooden boxes that act as obstacles, which can be broken by being attacked. Some of them contain coins or power-ups.
Dash Panel	Panels that allow Mario to briefly run faster, and also run on water for a brief period of time. Platforms with Dash Panels rise from the water when Fury Bowser begins rampaging.
Donut Block	Platforms that, when stepped on, change from orange to red, slowly fall, and disappear.
Empty Block	? Blocks after releasing power-ups or coins. If Mario leaves an area with Empty Blocks and returns, they become ? Blocks again.
Falling spike	Large platforms created by Fury Bowser during his rampages and plunged into either the ground or walls. Various objects such as Mushroom Trampolines may be on them, and they can sometimes help Mario traverse the area more quickly. They vanish when Fury Bowser stops rampaging. Giant versions of falling spikes are created during the fight with Fury Bowser. Giga Cat Mario can pick these up and use them to damage Fury Bowser, while Giant Bowser launches them as attacks. The golden variations, which resemble Moon Rocks, produce several coins when broken.
Fury Block	Blocks with Bowser's emblem on them. Found in groups on each island, they can only be broken by Fury Bowser's fury blasts. Once broken, they may reveal a Cat Shine or other object, and do not reappear.
Hidden Block	Invisible ? Blocks that briefly become visible (but colorless) if Mario ground-pounds next to them.
Mushroom Trampoline	Trampolines that instantly propel Mario high up in the air upon contact, similarly to Jump Panels. They are only found on top of falling spikes.
Red-Blue Panel	Panels that change position whenever Mario jumps.
Red POW Block	Blocks that create a red shockwave when hit that destroys any nearby enemies and most items.
Rock Block	Big Blocks that can only be destroyed by Cat Bullet Bills, bombs, or Green Shells.
Roulette Block	Blocks that constantly scroll through items and release the last one that appeared prior to the block being hit.
Switch Block	Blocks that change the direction of Switchboards, or reveal new paths for them to take.
Switchboard	Platforms that move along rails in a different direction depending on the arrow Mario is standing on.
Turning Floor	Rotating cylindrical floors that appear in the tunnels of Slipskate Slope, and rotate in different directions to attempt to make Mario fall off or run into a wall of spikes.
Transportation objects
Clear Pipe	Transparent Warp Pipes that Mario can enter to move quickly from place to place.
Clear Pipe Cannon	Clear Pipes with a cannon attached to them that shoot Mario to another area. Some are seen hiding in Fury Blocks.
Cloud Cannon	Clouds that grow cannons on their heads when entered that automatically shoot Mario to a Coin Heaven.
Warp Pipe	When entered, Warp Pipes teleport Mario to another area. Golden versions appear when Bowser Jr. paints graffiti of them, which take Mario to a coin-filled bonus room.
Other objects
Arrow Sign	Signs with arrows that guide Mario throughout the different islands, usually pointing towards the end of an obstacle course, where a Cat Shine may await.
Bubble	Bubbles encasing Super Bells can be found in areas above the water in Lake Lapcat.
Fling Pole	Poles that Mario can climb and handstand atop, before aiming and bouncing off a long distance. If he lands on ground after this bounce, then he automatically begins dashing. After all five of the Cat Shines on an island are collected, one of these appears atop that island's lighthouse, complete with a golden flag resembling a Goal Pole flag.
Graffiti	Spots on walls or floors where Bowser Jr. can use his magic brush to create art, denoted by ? marks. The finished art can have various effects, but usually produces a power-up to be added to the item storage.
Lighthouse	Tall towers found on each of the twelve major islands, typically at the end of an obstacle course. When a Cat Shine is collected on an island, it activates or powers the nearby lighthouse. The power of the light it emits can force Fury Bowser to retreat from a rampage.
Seagulls	The gulls around Lake Lapcat have cat ears. They fly away if a moving character or object approaches them, or if it begins to rain.
Tree	Trees with cat ears appear throughout Lake Lapcat, and may produce coins or power-ups if Mario handstands on their tops. Three Super Bell-shaped trees also appear near the Ruins Giga Bell, and produce exclusively Super Bells if Mario climbs to their tops.

Differences from the Super Mario 3D World campaign

• Bowser's Fury runs at a variable resolution in TV mode, which can drop to as low as 1280×720.
  • In handheld mode, gameplay runs at 30 frames per second. This does not apply when playing on Nintendo Switch 2.
• When played on Nintendo Switch 2, the game features HDR support.
• This is the second game Super Mario series to lack an extra life system, after Super Mario Odyssey. Instead, a random power-up is given for every 100 coins collected. Mario loses up to 50 coins if he is defeated, similarly to Super Mario Odyssey.
• The HUD for the coin count is placed in the bottom-left corner of the screen rather than the top-left.
• Instead of the item storage holding a number of items corresponding to the number of players, the player can store a maximum of five of each item: Super Mushrooms, Super Bells, Fire Flowers, Super Leaves, Boomerang Flowers, and Lucky Bells. The Lucky Bell icon does not appear in the item storage until the player has stored at least one.
• The camera is fully controllable by the player.
• Only one or two players are supported instead of up to four players, and it does not support online or local wireless play.
• Mario is the only playable character in single-player. In multiplayer, the first player must play as Mario and the second must play as Bowser Jr., who appears exclusively in the Bowser's Fury campaign.
• Mario has full 360-degree movement instead of being restricted to eight directions.
• Plessie can turn around or stop moving and can be dismounted at any time. Plessie has the ability to dive underwater before jumping. There are also new visual effects for its high jump, which can be performed in single-player instead of requiring multiple players to jump simultaneously.

amiibo

Cat Mario and Cat Peach amiibo

Bowser's Fury features amiibo support for all amiibo figures, with Cat Mario and Cat Peach amiibo figures launching alongside the game.

The player is granted a different item depending on which amiibo is scanned:

• Scanning the Cat Mario amiibo figure produces an Invincibility Bell that turns Mario into White Cat Mario.
• Scanning the Cat Peach amiibo figure produces a Super Bell, Fire Flower, Boomerang Flower, Super Leaf, Super Mushroom, Lucky Bell, Super Star, Invincibility Leaf, or Invincibility Bell.
• Scanning any Bowser amiibo makes Fury Bowser appear.
• Scanning any Bowser Jr. amiibo makes a shockwave appear that knocks out blocks and enemies.
• Scanning any other amiibo of characters in the Super Mario series produces a Super Star.
• Scanning any amiibo outside of the Super Mario series produces a Super Mushroom.

amiibo cannot be scanned at any point before leaving Fur Step Island and teaming up with Bowser Jr.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Bowser's Fury.

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  Mario and Bowser Jr.

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  A Cat Shine

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  Fury Bowser

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  A calico kitten

References to other games

Super Mario Bros.

• In Bowser's Fury, the loading screen features Super Mario Bros.-styled sprites of Small Mario (in his modern colors), Bowser Jr., Fury Bowser, and Plessie.

Super Mario Bros. 2

• A portion of the music of Scamper Shores references the start of "Ground BGM".

Super Mario World

• The music that plays when Bowser emerges from the Fury Sun is an arrangement of Bowser's intro in this game's final battle.
• Plessie Medals slightly resemble Dragon Coins.

Super Mario 64

• The mission "Bully the Cat Bullies" is a reference to the mission "Bully the Bullies" in both the title and the theme of knocking Bullies into lava.
• There are also missions where Mario must return calico kittens to their parents, similar to the mission "Li'l Penguin Lost".
• Bowser laughs when Mario dies, just like in this game.

Super Mario Sunshine

• Bowser Jr. is seen wielding his magic brush from this game.
• Mario encounters Shadow Mario's M graffiti on the ground during the intro cutscene.
• The way Mario chases the Fury Shadows to get a Cat Shine is similar to how he has to chase Shadow Mario to get a Shine Sprite in this game.
• Cat Shines themselves seem to reference Shine Sprites in name and function.

Super Mario Galaxy

• Part of the ending cutscene music includes a short excerpt from "Enter Bowser Jr.!"

Super Mario 3D Land

• Cat Boom Boom's second fight is similar to Boom Boom's fight in Special 4-Airship, as they both take place on top of retractable spikes.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

• Toadette appears here, using her appearance from this game.

Super Mario Odyssey

• The structure of Bowser's Fury greatly resembles that of this game.
• Snapshot Mode and the map feature return from this game.
• Mario can Ground Pound through upright pipes and roll into sideways pipes to enter them faster, with the resulting sped-up warp noise being reused from this game.
• Saving and loading games work the same way as in this game.
• Mario's animation when he collects a Cat Shine resembles the animation when he collects a non-story-related Power Moon in this game.
• Rolling in midair is similar to the dive.
• When Mario is defeated in the Bowser's Fury campaign, he loses coins similar to in this game (albeit instead of losing 10 coins, he loses 50).
• Mario's voice clips for when he falls into different kingdoms are reused for when he is transported through a portal to Lake Lapcat in this game's opening cutscene.
• After said cutscene, the way the player must press the jump button to gain control of Mario is similar to scenes when entering the Cap, Lost, and Ruined Kingdoms for the first time.

References in other media

Mario Kart Tour

• The Calico Parafoil's design is a reference to the calico kittens in Bowser's Fury.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

• Giga Cat Mario, Fury Bowser, and kittens appear as spirits, first becoming available during a Spirit Board event themed after Bowser's Fury.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

• The second phase of Fury Bowser's theme, "Attack! Fury Bowser," plays when Bowser rallies his army for his plan to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom.

Mario Kart World

• "Attack! Fury Bowser" and the Lake Lapcat theme can be heard in-game on routes or in Free Roam.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	フューリーワールド[?] Fyūrī Wārudo	Fury World
Chinese (Simplified)	狂怒世界[?] Kuángnù Shìjiè	Fury World
Chinese (Traditional)	狂怒世界[?] Kuángnù Shìjiè	Fury World
Korean	퓨리 월드[?] Pyuri Woldeu	Fury World

External links

• Mario Portal Game Archive (EN)
• Mario Portal Game Archive (JP)
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• Mexican website
• Australian game page
• Japanese website
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• Korean website
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