Bowser Suit
| Bowser Suit | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Mario Party 2 | |
| First appearance | Mario Party 2 (1999) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017) |
| Effect | Allows players to steal coins (in Mario Party 2, 3, and 4) or a Star (in The Top 100) from each opponent they pass. |
The Bowser Suit is an item appearing throughout the Mario Party series. In its first appearances, it resembles Bowser's face. In Mario Party 4, the suit resembles a mushroom in the likeness of Bowser's face. In Mario Party: The Top 100, the item resembles a full-body suit in the likeness of Bowser's body.
Characters are also seen wearing a Bowser suit resembling that granted by the item in other contexts, such as in the Mario Party minigames Tug o' War, Bash 'n' Cash, and Quicksand Cache, and while using a Bowser Candy in Mario Party 8. Luigi also wears a Bowser suit in the Valiant Comics issue "It's Always Fair Weather".
History[edit]
Mario Party 2[edit]
The Bowser Suit makes its debut in Mario Party 2 as a rare item resembling Bowser's face, obtainable only during Item Minigames. When used, the user dons a full-body suit in the likeness of Bowser's body and can steal 20 Coins from players they pass, or even go by Baby Bowser to get every Coin he took from other players.
Mario Party 3[edit]
The Bowser Suit returns in Mario Party 3 as an item, but it can also be bought from Baby Bowser at Item Shops for 10 Coins or be received from Bowser during a potential Bowser Suit Giveaway event on a Bowser Space.
Mario Party 4[edit]
The Bowser Suit is an item in Mario Party 4. The suit resembles a mushroom and is now much rarer as it can only be received from a Bowser Suit event on a Bowser Space. The user now steals 30 Coins from any opponent they pass, this time from a body slam. At Koopa's Seaside Soiree, the user wearing a Bowser Suit can choose their direction at Ukiki's Banana Peel Junction because according to the game, "Bowser doesn't slip on banana peels". At Bowser's Gnarly Party, the player wearing a Bowser Suit can get 50 Coins from Bowser, who notes their resemblance to him. Computer-controlled opponents never use the Bowser Suit due to lacking a function pointer to decide wearing one.
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
In Mario Party: The Top 100, the Bowser Suit now no longer resembles a mushroom but a full-body suit resembling Bowser's body. The suit can be obtained through Event Spaces, ? Block spaces, or purchasing it at Shy Guy Shops in Minigame Match mode. Instead of stealing coins like in previous entries, the user can now steal a Star from each opponent they pass.
Profiles[edit]
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
Bowser Suit
Let Bowser's might flow through you as you stomp on your rivals to steal their stars.
Gallery[edit]
Mario Party 3
Mario Party 4
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クッパのもと[?] Kuppa no moto |
Koopa Skin | |
| クッパスーツ[?] Kuppasūtsu |
Koopa Suit | Mario Party 4 onward | |
| Dutch | Bowser-pak[?] | Bowser Suit | |
| French | Costume Bowser[?] | Bowser Costume | |
| German | Bowser-Anzug[?] | Bowser Suit | |
| Italian | Abito Bowser[?] | Bowser dress | |
| Spanish | Disfraz de Bowser[?] | Bowser Costume |
