Editing Bowser Statue

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|image=[[File:SMO Bowser statue Capture.png]]<br>In-game artwork of a captured Bowser Statue from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
|comparable=[[Fire Pakkun Zō]]
|notable=[[Bowser Monument]]<br>[[Mecha Bowser]]
}}
'''Bowser Statues'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 114.</ref> (sometimes parsed '''Bowser statues''') are statues that look like [[Bowser]] and first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They normally appear as stone busts of Bowser with gaping mouths. They mainly act as an inanimate object, usually for decorative purposes in levels, but sometimes fire projectiles at [[Mario]]. In most cases, they are indestructible.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:Bowser Statue Perfect.png|thumb|120px|A Bowser Statue in the ''[[Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia]]'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Bowser Statues solely appear in Bowser's Castle. Some are harmless, but others shoot out a diagonal laser when Mario approaches. They cannot be defeated.

Both the original ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]'' variants of the Bowser Statue appear in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They are found in the [[World-e]] level [[Bowser's Last Stand]]; the former can be found in the first room of the level, while the latter in the penultimate room before the [[Bowser]] fight, in both gray and gold colorations.

====''Super Mario World''====
[[File:Grey_Bowser_Statue.png|frame|left]]
'''Gray Bowser Statues'''<ref name=Mania>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 52.</ref> later appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are hunched over compared to the more upright ones in the previous game. These statues shoot fireballs in a straight line in lieu of the laser beams. This game's Bowser Statues are also indestructible. '''Gold Bowser Statues'''<ref name=Mania/>, also known as '''Miniature Bowsers'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 147.</ref>, also make an appearance. Unlike the Gray Bowser Statues, Gold Bowser Statues cannot be stood upon. They jump periodically and damage Mario and Luigi when touched but do not shoot fire. This type can be defeated by luring them into the lava.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:SMG Bomb Boo Room.png|thumb|left|Bowser Statues in the Ghostly Galaxy]]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', they appear in the [[Ghostly Galaxy]] and [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor]] as inanimate objects (although destroying them brings out an item or helps a player proceed through a level). In the Ghostly Galaxy, there are a few in the mission [[Beware of Bouldergeist]]. In this mission, a Bowser Statue covers the fireplace with a [[Launch Star]] inside. In Bowser's Galaxy Reactor, one makes an appearance on the [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor#Starting Area|Starting Planet]], and several make an appearance inside the [[Bowser's Galaxy Reactor#Tower Planet|Tower Planet]]. When these are destroyed by a [[Bullet Bill]], they release one [[coin]] each.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
[[File:SMG2 Bowser Statues Screenshot.png|thumb|200px|Bowser Statues creating a line of electricity in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''.]]
The Bowser statues appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in [[Bowser's Lava Lair]] and [[Bowser's Galaxy Generator]]. The ones in Bowser's Lava Lair can rotate to face Mario, and create a damaging beam of electricity that Mario must jump over. The one in Bowser's Galaxy Generator is found on the [[Bowser's Galaxy Generator#Galaxy Generator Door Planet|Galaxy Generator Door Planet]], and though considerably larger than the previous ones, serves for decorative purposes. They also appear in other galaxies but, as in the previous game, are inanimate. Bowser Jr. statues also appear in the [[Boo Moon Galaxy]] and [[Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet]] but merely act as decoration. Unlike the stone Bowser statues, the Bowser Jr. statues are metallic.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:NewBowserStatue.png|frame|left]]
Heads of Bowser statues, referred to as '''Bowser sculptures'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 169 and 229.</ref>, appear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. They can be found on walls breathing large fireballs that fly horizontally to the left. They appear in [[World 6-5 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 6-5]] and {{world-link|star|7|World Star-7 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)}} as well as in the giant Bowser and [[Dry Bowser]] battles. The ones in the third part of both battles breathe purple fireballs which fly straight at Mario, similar to [[Ludwig von Koopa]]'s blue magic blasts during his first battle in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.
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====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
Bowser Statues appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|Nintendo Switch port]], blocking new levels until the player has a certain amount of [[Green Star]]s to break them.

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|'''World 2-2'''
|[[Puffprod Peaks]]
|15
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|'''World 3-2'''
|[[Chain-Link Charge]]
|30
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|'''World 5-3'''
|[[Backstreet Bustle]]
|80
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|'''World 6-3'''
|[[Hands-On Hall]]
|100
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|'''{{world|star2|9}}'''
|[[Cosmic Cannon Cluster]]
|210
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|'''{{world|mushroom2|7}}'''
|[[Broken Blue Bully Belt]]
|240
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====''Super Mario Maker'' / ''Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS''====
Bowser Statues also make a minor appearance in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''. If the player sets the course to castle-themed and puts many ground blocks across the level, Bowser Statues will eventually start appearing as foreground decorations. As such, they are harmless and cannot be interacted with. A [[Bowser Jr.]] statue also may appear.

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' various golden Bowser statues are seen in [[Bowser's Kingdom]]. Two of them appear in the area that [[Topper]] and [[Hariet]] are battled, with one being destroyed for each defeated. They have clothes based on the Japanese gods {{wp|Raijin}} and {{wp|Fūjin}}, the gods of thunder and wind, respectively.

Heads of golden Bowser statues can be found in some parts of the Kingdom as well. [[Cappy]] can be spun on both of their horns for [[coin]]s. Two large heads appear facing inward on a large arch towards the end of the [[Poison (obstacle)|poison]]-filled area at the top, and do nothing. Four large heads appear on the giant arch before the [[RoboBrood]] arena, where they let out flame every few seconds. However, since they are in the corners and are facing outwards, getting damaged by them requires jumping off the structure. A much larger head appears on the front of the same arch, and has a [[Power Moon]] in the nose that can be obtained by [[Ground Pound]]ing on it.

Stone Bowser statues appear in the Underground Moon Caverns of the [[Moon Kingdom]]. One Bowser statue near the beginning of the caverns can be [[capture]]d and moved in order to reveal a hole underneath it with a [[Power Moon]].

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Bowser Statues reprise their role as harmless foreground decorations in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. In the version 3.0.0 update of the game, Bowser Statues use a retouched version of their ''Super Mario World'' sprite in the Volcano theme of the World Maker mode.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
[[File:Bowserstatuesm3.jpg|thumb]]
In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Bowser Statues designed after King Koopa appear in "[[Do the Koopa]]", guarding [[Dark Land]] and the [[Temple of Gloom]]. They fire lasers from their mouths; two of the statues remove the heroes' raccoon power-up.

===''Super Mario World'' television series===
[[File:Bowserstatuesmw.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]
Bowser Statues, though never named, appear occasionally in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series. Bowser Statues first appear in the episode "[[Send in the Clown]]", where one attacks Mario by shooting a fireball at him while he is traveling through [[Bowser's Castle|Neon Castle]]. Later in the episode, Mario accidentally stumbles upon another Bowser Statue, which proceeds to spit a fireball at him; Mario manages to narrowly avoid this fireball, which hits his [[Chargin' Chuck|Koopa Football Player]] pursuers. In a later episode, entitled "[[Mama Luigi]]", two Bowser Statues are shown to act as guards to the entrance of Neon Castle; additionally, a Bowser Statue is also found in the basement of Neon Castle. This Bowser Statue is eventually shut-down by Yoshi, who eats one of its spat fireballs and blasts the Bowser Statue with flames.

===''Mario's Time Machine''===
[[File:Time Machine Bowser Statue.png|frame|Both in-game and properly-assembled versions of Bowser Statues in ''Mario's Time Machine'']]
In the NES release of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', Bowser Statues appear in [[Bowser's Museum]], where they use Bowser's graphics from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', and as such are the same size as him. However, two of their 8-by-8 tiles (the right hand and lower jaw) appear to have been switched by mistake.

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart 64''====
In the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, Bowser Statues first appear in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' in [[N64 Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]]. Here they are brown and just stand in place shooting fire that cannot hit the racers. One large one appears in the first courtyard, and some smaller ones without arms appear in a later hall with horizontally-sliding [[Thwomp]]s.

====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
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[[File:MKDDRamp.png|thumb|Mecha Bowser]]
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', a single Bowser Statue called [[Mecha Bowser]] appears in [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Bowser's Castle]]. It can move in a jerky, robotic fashion, and it shoots fire that can hit the racers. It does not have a lower half, seeming to slide horizontally along a rail. It later reappears in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''{{'}} [[Danger, Bob-omb! Danger!]] minigame as well as ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', Mecha Bowser appears in the new iteration of [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]], while the Bowser Statues from ''Mario Kart 64'' reappear in their original course, now all with hands and facial detail. The one in the courtyard can now hit races with its fire.

====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
{{see also|Bowser Monument}}
Bowser Statues that shoot lasers from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' appear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' called '''Laser Statues'''<ref>Musa, Alexander. ''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Page 130. "'''''Laser Statues:''' While not active during Lap 1, the last two laps activate Bowser statues that fire lasers onto the track.''"</ref>. The course also features a giant Bowser Statue resembling Mecha Bowser called the [[Bowser Monument]]. Both are again featured in [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]].

===''Mario Party'' series===
Non-living Bowser Statues also appear in the ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' minigames [[Destruction Duet]] and [[Punch-a-Bunch]], respectively, where the objectives are to destroy them. In ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', several immobile Bowser Statues appear in the Bowser minigame [[Dizzy Rotisserie]]; if a character does not complete this minigame in time, these Bowser Statues will spring to life and fill the arena in fire, roasting any characters that did not make it to the finish. This minigame returns in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''. Also in ''Mario Party 6'', a golden one appears as one of the events in [[Seer Terror]], where it squashes the player.

===''Super Princess Peach''===
Bowser Statues also appear in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' as inanimate objects, where they decorate the course where the initial fight with Bowser takes place. They only appear in that battle, where they can be crushed by Bowser's misused charge attack, resulting in a [[Crystal (Super Princess Peach)|crystal]] for [[Princess Peach|Peach]] to collect.

===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', Bowser Statues appear in [[Neo Bowser Castle (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team)|Neo Bowser Castle]]. Here, they have hinged mouths that open to shoot fire when the bros. approach. Some of them close for just long enough to get past with the [[Side Drill]], but others constantly stay active. To get around these, the bros. must perform a [[Spin Jump (Mario & Luigi series)|Spin Jump]]. Others move up and down as well, and depending on the floor can be passed with a Side Drill or [[Ball Hop]].

===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
A single Bowser Statue appears a boss in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', fought at [[Bowser's Castle]] in the mission [[Battle the Treasure Guardian!]].

In battle, the Bowser Statue deploys a forcefield around itself, and launches sets of three fireballs at Mario which must be knocked back; if a fireball is not lobbed back, it becomes a stage hazard. The Bowser Statue will then fire a laser beam that sets the ground ablaze, finishing by firing a giant purple fireball which can be knocked back to deal lots of damage. The Bowser Statue will repeat this process until it is out of health, in which Mario must avoid the oncoming meteors to perform a [[Zone Shot]] at the statue's mouth. The statue will then repeatedly shoot streams of fire at Mario, then repeat its ball-serving mechanics, except it will more evenly space out the fireballs it shoots. After Mario fires a Zone Shot at it a second time, it will shoot streams of fire again, except perform a sweeping motion with them. It will then repeat the same ball-serving mechanics it used in the second phase.

After Mario performs the third and final Zone Shot at the Bowser Statue, the [[Power Stone]] in its mouth will seemingly disintegrate, and a [[Lucien|corrupted]] [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] take the Power Stone.

===''Mario Golf: Super Rush''===
In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', Bowser Statues appear as objects at certain holes in [[Bowser Highlands]], including a giant one at hole 9.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SMB3 GrayBowserStatue.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Gold Bowser Statue.png|''[[Super Mario World]]''
Gray Bowser Statue SMB3 All-Stars.png|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
Bowser's Castle MK64.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
MK64 BowserCastle.png|''Mario Kart 64''
Destruction Duet Third Variation.png|''[[Mario Party 2]]''
DizzyRotisserie.png|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
MP6 SeerTerror 9.png|''Mario Party 6''
Punch-a-Bunch.png|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
N64BowserCastle-MKWii.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
MKWii N64BowserCastle3.png|''Mario Kart Wii''
NSMB2 6-5.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
BowsersCastle8EntranceLasers.png|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
SMM-SMB-Bowser-Statue.png|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
SMO Bowser Brochure D.png|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
SMO Bowser's Moon 13.png|''Super Mario Odyssey''
SMO Moon Moon 9.png|''Super Mario Odyssey''
Top100DizzyRotisserie.png|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
BattletheTreasureGuardian.png|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クッパ<span class="explain" title="せきぞう">石像</span><ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten''. [https://i.imgur.com/13yuYix.jpg Page 69.]</ref><ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', pages 41, 60, and 200.</ref><br>''Kuppa sekizō''<br>クッパ像<br>''Kuppa zō''
|JapM=Bowser stone statue (''Super Mario Bros. 3'', ''Super Mario World'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'')<br><br>Bowser statue (''Super Mario Odyssey'')
|Spa=Estatua de Bowser
|SpaM=Statue of Bowser
|Fre=Statue de Bowser
|FreM=Statue of Bowser
|Ita=Statua di Bowser
|ItaM=Bowser's Statue
|Rus=Статуя Боузера
|RusR=Statuya Bouzera
|RusM=Statue of Bowser
|Ger=Bowser-Statue<br>Bowser-Statue (Gold)
|GerM=Bowser Statue<br>Bowser Statue (Gold)
|ChiS=酷霸王的石像 (''Super Mario Odyssey'')<br>''Kùbàwáng de Shíxiàng''<br>酷霸王的大石像 (''Mario Tennis Ace'')<br>''Kùbàwáng de Dà Shíxiàng''<br>酷霸王石像<ref>[https://weibo.com/7362788848/K7XredzMI 日本环球影城] (March 26, 2021). ''Weibo''. Retrieved July 27, 2021.</ref> (Super Nintendo World)<br>''Kùbàwáng Shíxiàng''
|ChiSM=Bowser's Stone Statue<br><br>Bowser's Big Stone Statue<br><br>Bowser Stone Statue<br><br>
}}

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