- “I feel...dry. How does my skeleton look?”
- —Dry Bowser, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Dry Bowser is the undead and skeletal version of Bowser, with his name playing off of Dry Bones. Despite not technically being one himself, he is closely associated with them and shares several traits with the species, like an immunity to fireballs. He made his debut in New Super Mario Bros., where he ascended as the result of Mario defeating Bowser by dropping him into lava at the end of New Super Mario Bros.'s first castle. Dry Bowser is then fought in the first castle in World 8.
Since his debut, Dry Bowser has made subsequent appearances, usually as a separate character from Bowser, the first of which was as an unlockable driver in Mario Kart Wii. Notably, he has appeared as an antagonist in the Mario & Sonic series. His appearance in both New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario 3D Land is not due to Bowser falling in the lava, as in both cases he is not turned into a skeleton after falling in the lava after the final boss battles.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Mario, fighting Dry Bowser in
New Super Mario Bros.
Dry Bowser, as seen in World 1, in
New Super Mario Bros.In New Super Mario Bros., Bowser becomes Dry Bowser when he falls into lava after being defeated in World 1. He later appears as the boss of World 8's first castle. He drops in from the ceiling and falls apart, but reassembles and is ready to fight Mario.
To defeat Dry Bowser, Mario must dodge his attacks, which includes breathing small flames and throwing his own bones. Mario can wait for Dry Bowser to make a high jump and then run under him, or precisely jump over him. Then Mario can hit the skull switch, destroying the bridge and throwing him into a very deep pit; when he finally hits the ground, his whole body falls apart. Like Dry Bones, Dry Bowser is fireproof, so Fire Mario's fireballs do not have any effect against him.
Bowser Jr. resurrects Dry Bowser.
If Mario (or Luigi) has a Mega Mushroom as his backup item, then the player can use this item to simply jump on Dry Bowser, who then quickly crumbles in defeat. Dry Bowser is also vulnerable to three shell dash hits, just like his living self.
If the player uses the Warp Cannon that leads to World 5 found in World 1 before taking on the castle, Bowser's demise will appear unexplained, as he is never seen falling into the lava before appearing in his Dry Bowser form in the first World 8 castle. Regardless, at the game's final battle, Bowser Jr. tosses the disassembled Dry Bowser into a cauldron, which causes Bowser to revert to his original form, albeit larger.
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
Dry Bowser in
Super Mario 3D Land.
Dry Bowser returns in Super Mario 3D Land as the boss in the castle stages of the Special Worlds; he is fought in Special 1-Castle, Special 5-Castle, and Special 8-Bowser, which parallels how Mario fights Bowser (albeit two of which are fakes) in the normal world counterparts of those castles; he even fights in the same way as the respective (fake) Bowsers did.
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Dry Bowser in
New Super Mario Bros. 2.
Mario fights Big Dry Bowser in World Star.
Dry Bowser reappears in New Super Mario Bros. 2 as the castle boss of World Star, the final special world which is unlocked after beating Bowser himself with at least 90 Star Coins. He behaves the same as his other counterpart in World 6 and becomes Big Dry Bowser[1], which marks the first time Dry Bowser becomes a larger size (excluding the use of a Mega Mushroom in Mario Kart Wii). The only difference in the two boss battles is that Dry Bowser is faster than Bowser, can toss bones instead of sledgehammers at Mario, is immune to fireballs, and the platforms are smaller. Unlike the original battle, Peach's cage is nowhere to be seen.
Dry Bowser's emblem is also used as the icon for the Impossible Pack, a downloadable course pack for Coin Rush mode, though he does not appear in any of its levels.
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
Dry Bowser makes his first playable appearance in Mario Kart Wii. He is a large-sized driver along with his living counterpart. Dry Bowser features a good off-road rating (tied with Toadette) and mini-turbo boost (tied with Wario, Koopa Troopa, and Dry Bones), which makes vehicles like the Flame Flyer and Phantom perform a bit better off the track along with getting a slightly better mini-turbo boost after a drift. He can be unlocked by beating all of the Wii New Grand Prix cups on 150cc with at least a 1 star ranking for each or by racing 4,350 races, which will also unlock Daisy. He is the Time Trial ghost of Grumble Volcano and GBA Bowser Castle 3.
Dry Bowser was the only CPU opponent in the second tournament of March 2009, where he attacked the player by firing fireballs at them throughout the race in N64 Bowser's Castle. This competition has since been repeated twice.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Dry Bowser in
Mario Kart 8.
Dry Bowser returns to the Mario Kart series as a downloadable playable character in Mario Kart 8 as part of the game's second DLC pack, Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8, released in April 2015, which also includes Villager and Isabelle from the Animal Crossing series, eight new courses, and four new vehicle customization options. Dry Bowser is also the only downloadable character in this title who is not a newcomer to the series, as he is playable in Mario Kart Wii.
Dry Bowser is a heavyweight character with a large body frame, and his stats are identical to those of Bowser, Wario, Morton, and the large Mii. The Bone Rattler serves as Dry Bowser's signature vehicle. Likewise, Bone-Dry Dunes has a part of his head on the cliff face over the cave, and advertisements in both Twisted Mansion and Wii Grumble Volcano for "Undead Motors" use his emblem.
As with every other playable character in Mario Kart 8, Dry Bowser reappears in the Nintendo Switch port Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a playable character. He is available from the start, and now shares stats with only Wario. Dry Bowser is one of the fastest characters in the game and is very heavy, but his other stats are among the lowest in the game.
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]
Dry Bowser appears in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX as an alternate costume for Bowser, making him a heavyweight character. Due to being an alternate costume, he does not use his own voice clips in this game, instead using those of Bowser.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Dry Bowser reappears as a playable character in Mario Kart Tour, where he is available as a High-End character. Dry Bowser's Special Item is the Bowser's Shell, shared with his living counterpart and Bowser Jr. Dry Bowser's self-titled cup first appears as the penultimate cup in the New York Tour. The Cooking Tour introduces a golden variant of him named Dry Bowser (Gold), who is classified as a High-End character and has the Bob-omb Cannon as his special item.
Mario & Sonic series[edit]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games[edit]
Dry Bowser's appearance in the DS version of
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
Dry Bowser and three
Dry Bones, in the Wii version of
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
Dry Bowser makes his second spin-off appearance in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. He appears as the last rival character in the Festival Mode. Here he challenges the player to the Ice Hockey event, where he is the captain of a team of three Dry Bones while he participates as his team's goalkeeper. There is also a purchasable Dry Bowser costume that the Miis can wear.
In the DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Dry Bowser is seen working for Bowser and Dr. Eggman, who are trying to kidnap the snow spirits in the Adventure Tours mode. He appears as the boss of the Supersonic Downhill event (where he is found at the end of Sparkleton, keeping Pola hostage in a cage), as well as in the Curling Bowling event, where he is encountered just before the player reaches Bowser and Dr. Eggman in Blizland, where he is keeping Frosty in a cage.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games[edit]
Dry Bowser and Dry Bones harass Toad and Omochao in
Foggy Foes.
Dry Bowser returns as a rival in the London Party Mode of the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. He is faced in the Dream Long Jump Event. After the player beats him, they receive a sticker. Also, the music that plays when playing against him is the same as in the previous title. The player can once again unlock a Dry Bowser suit for their Miis.
In the Nintendo 3DS version, a badge of Dry Bowser can be obtained from the badge machine, and he also appears in the Story Mode. Dry Bowser only appears in Foggy Foes, in which he and a Dry Bones appear protecting the Fog machine in the Main Stadium, and after being confronted by Toad and Omochao, challenge Mario and Luigi to Sailing - 470 (Pair). After being defeated in the event, Mario and Luigi destroy the fog machine and Dry Bones and Dry Bowser leave before they can be questioned.
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games[edit]
Dry Bowser appears as a boss in the Legends Showdown mode of Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. As all of the playable characters are about to claim the Legend Trophy, he ambushes them along with Eggman Nega and Rouge the Bat. The player must then face all three of them in the Winter Sports Champion Race event.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games[edit]
Dry Bowser made his first playable appearance in the Mario & Sonic series in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In both the 3DS and Wii U versions, he only participates in the Javelin Throw event. During this appearance, he briefly mentions he has discarded everything unnecessary for the power of a heavyweight and the speed of a lightweight.
Mario Tennis series[edit]
Mario Tennis Open[edit]
Dry Bowser, as seen in
Mario Tennis Open.
Dry Bowser appears as an unlockable playable character in Mario Tennis Open. He is unlocked after the third difficulty level of Ink Showdown, Inksplosion, is completed. He is one of two Defense-type characters in the game, the other being Waluigi.
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash[edit]
Dry Bowser, as seen in
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash.
Dry Bowser appears in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash as an unlockable playable character. Like in Mario Tennis Open, he and Waluigi are the only Defense-type players in the game. His emblem is used in the "Ultra Drink" advertisements seen around the stadium. He can be unlocked either by playing 10 simple matches in classic tennis mode, or by purchasing him from the rewards menu for 5000 coins.
A permanently Mega Dry Bowser appears as the 30th opponent of the Knockout Challenge mode. If the player is playing as Bowser in the mode, Dry Bowser will also appear as the 15th opponent. If the player is playing as Dry Bowser, Bowser will oppose him in both instances.
Mario Tennis Aces[edit]
Dry Bowser reappears in Mario Tennis Aces as the game's final playable character to be released. He was initially unlocked by participating in the July 2019 tournament, and has been available for all players since August 1, 2019. Like his previous appearances in the Mario Tennis series, he is a Defense-type character. Uniquely, his racket does not take damage when he fails to block a Zone Shot; however, it will still break if he fails to block a Special Shot.[2] He shares his animations with Bowser, albeit with blue fire instead of red fire; this includes his Trick Shots and Special Shot. However, his sideways Trick Shot (Shell Spin) is unique in that it always functions like a slice with maximum charge. Dry Bowser's emblem also appears on "Ultra Drink" advertisements in Marina Stadium.
Mario Party series[edit]
Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]
Dry Bowser appears in Mario Party: Island Tour, marking his first appearance in the Mario Party series. He acts as the fifth boss to be fought in Bowser's Tower, on the twenty-fifth floor, in his minigame Dry Bowser's Brain Bonk. His voice clips from Super Mario 3D Land are reused.
Mario Party 10[edit]
Dry Bowser in
Mario Party 10.
Dry Bowser makes a return in Mario Party 10. During Bowser's boss battle minigame, Bowser's Tank Terror, when his HP reaches halfway, he falls in the lava and turns into Dry Bowser. He also grows huge in this state, making it the second time Dry Bowser becomes a larger size.
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]
Dry Bowser in
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. EditionDry Bowser also appears as an extra boss in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. He serves as the boss of ★World 8-
, and his main attribute is Dark, while his sub-attribute is Fire. When fought as an enemy, Dry Bowser's main attack is "Bowser Claw", which takes away 12500 HP (the attack will always come out first in battle). Dry Bowser can also perform "Bowser Smash," which is much the same as "Bowser Claw" except it takes away 22137 HP, can breathe dark flames and cause blindness for the entire Orb field, and is able to use "Super Heal" to fully heal himself as well.
Dry Bowser can also be used as a helper after the player completes ★World 8. His HP and ATK are high, while his RCV is set at 0. His initial level after joining is level 46. As a helper, Dry Bowser's skill, Bowser Smash, can be used to perform a large amount of damage to all enemies, while his Helper Skill, Flame of Vengeance, raises the ATK of all teammates by 4x whenever the player makes 7 combos or more in one turn.
Dry Bowser cannot be rematched after the player completes ★World 8; after Dry Bowser joins the player, a Boom Boom replaces him as the boss of ★World 8-Bowser's Castle.
Dry Bowser also serves as the boss of Fixed Challenge Course 5 in Score Attack. In that course, however, he attacks every two turns, and does not perform a First Strike.
Mario & Luigi series[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]
Dry Bowser, as he appears in
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam.
Dry Bowser makes his first appearance in the Mario & Luigi series as the secret boss in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. Much like Bowser X and Bowser Jr. in the previous games, he is fought at the end of the boss medley in the Battle Ring and is level 48 when encountered, and he is the strongest boss in the game. His attacks involves throwing bones at Mario and Luigi, throwing his head off and spewing blue flames at Paper Mario, and inhaling the brothers to regain health, which can be prevented by hammering spike balls that appear during the attack. Dry Bones and Bob-ombs may appear during this attack, which if the former is struck will end the attack immediately, and the latter exploding and damaging the Mario Bros. if struck. He also has an attack where he summons Thwomps to crush the bros. before spewing a torrent of flames. If all three Thwomps are countered, they take the brunt of the flames, causing them to take turns jumping on Dry Bowser as they hop off, leaving him vulnerable to critical damage from any attack. Occasionally, he summons a pair of Koopalings (Roy and Wendy, or Larry and Ludwig) from portals to assist him, all of whom are at level 46 except for Roy, who is level 45. When he summons the Koopalings, they behave like they do in their previous battles with two exceptions: Wendy does not attack Roy if she is hit by his boulder toss attack, and Ludwig and Larry do not use Battle Cards. Both Dry Bowser and the summoned Koopaling pair must be defeated in order to end the battle. Dry Bowser is notably unique in that he has a special animation for both entering battle and being defeated.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
Dry Bowser as he appears in
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
Dry Bowser briefly appears in the ending of Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where Bowser, after ingesting too much of the Skeletone Formula:D that Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings retrieved, ends up transforming into this form. He appears as a 3D model instead of a sprite.
Mario Sports Superstars[edit]
Although Dry Bowser does not appear in Mario Sports Superstars, his emblem appears on various usable items, such as baseball bats and soccer balls. These items can be unlocked through the use of amiibo cards or by purchasing them from the in-game shop, after which they can be used by Bowser instead of his default equipment. The difference is purely aesthetic however, and makes no alteration to gameplay.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Dry Bowser appears as a Legend rank Shield type spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The spirit uses his artwork from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
Dr. Mario World[edit]
Dry Bowser appears as a playable character under the name Dr. Dry Bowser in Dr. Mario World via a game update from December 26, 2019. Unlike other playable characters, Dr. Dry Bowser cannot be obtained from staffing, but is instead mainly available through limited-time character packs or referrals. He can also be unlocked by clearing the special stage of World 10.
His skill is similar to Dr. Bowser, where it will fire beams and clear random row(s), in which it is two rows wide in stage mode and one, two or three rows wide in versus mode depending on the level. The difference is that objects that normally require multiple eliminations to fully clear are cleared in one shot, such as floatie viruses. The row(s) affected by this skill would have at least one object that can be cleared, but unlike other doctors whose skills target randomly, viruses are not prioritized meaning that rows that do not have viruses are potentially targeted even though there are still viruses in the stage. In the case this skill clears two or three rows, if the topmost row(s) are empty or has unclearable objects and there are at least two rows of clearable objects next to each other, this skill might target the unclearable row(s) near the top alongside the clearable row(s) even if there are enough rows for this skill to clear.
General information[edit]
Physical description[edit]
Dry Bowser is simply Bowser's skeletal form, though there are some significant changes to his overall appearance. His snout is slightly morphed into a beak-like shape, while his chest and stomach are hollow due to consisting of five ribs. Dry Bowser's shell is a charcoal gray with dark red spike-rings and scarlet spaces (that can be seen glowing since Mario Kart 8) between its plates, as opposed to his counterpart's standard green, red, and black coloration. His horns are longer and more curved, his eye sockets are more triangular, and he sports a bony brow mimicking the characteristically angry position of his living counterpart's eyebrows. Like Dry Bones, Dry Bowser's eyes are black and empty holes with glowing yellow pupils. However, his pupils have been shown to turn a light blue whenever he swipes at Mario during the second phase of his boss battle in New Super Mario Bros. 2. The once black and shiny collars around his neck and arms have been scorched and turned a dull, very dark red, and his hair has been taken up in a ponytail similar to the hairstyle of his son, and to a certain extent, himself as a youngster.
In Dr. Mario World, Dry Bowser wears a slightly torn gray lab coat. In addition, he wears a small, spiky, red stethoscope with his insignia on it loosely around his neck.
In addition to these vast physical changes, Dry Bowser's roar is also different from Bowser's, as his bones rattle when he roars. This can especially be heard in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games when the player faces him in Ice Hockey. However, he sometimes uses Bowser's own roar in other games.
Powers and abilities[edit]
Dry Bowser gains the fire resistant nature of Dry Bones, higher jumps, the ability to throw bones, and as Big Dry Bowser in New Super Mario Bros. 2, raise lava by roaring loudly. In addition to these new traits, he also retains his typical abilities, including his signature Fire Breath. However, unlike with his living counterpart, Dry Bowser's fireballs can sometimes be colored light blue.
Dry Bowser has always had voice acting, though it comprises grunts, yells, and roars, as opposed to the Dry Bones' clacking sounds. The lone exception to this is New Super Mario Bros., which gives Dry Bowser realistic roars. Dry Bowser's roar is significantly different from Bowser's, and his voice clips sound more menacing; this is especially evident in Mario Kart Wii. Games like the Mario & Sonic series give Dry Bowser in-game text so players can understand what he is saying.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
- Main article: List of Dry Bowser profiles and statistics
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Enemy
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| Dry Bowser
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HP
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2880
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POW
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500 (499)
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Defense
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614 (610)
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Type
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Shelled
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Item Drop
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None - 0%
None - 0%
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| Experience
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0 (0)
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Coins
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0
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Speed
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298
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Weakness
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None
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Location(s)
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Arcade
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| Level 48
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Notice: Stats in parentheses are from the game's Easy Mode.
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List of appearances by date[edit]
| Title
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Description
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Original release date
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System/format
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| New Super Mario Bros.
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Boss
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North America:
May 15, 2006
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Nintendo DS
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| Mario Kart Wii
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Unlockable playable character
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Japan:
April 10, 2008
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Wii
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| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
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Boss
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North America:
October 13, 2009
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Nintendo DS
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| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
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Rival
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North America:
October 13, 2009
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Wii
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| Super Mario 3D Land
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Boss
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Japan:
November 3, 2011
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Nintendo 3DS
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| Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
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Rival
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North America:
November 15, 2011
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Wii
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| Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
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Boss
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Australia:
February 9, 2012
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Nintendo 3DS
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| Mario Tennis Open
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Unlockable playable character
|
North America:
May 20, 2012
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Nintendo 3DS
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| New Super Mario Bros. 2
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Boss
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Japan:
July 28, 2012
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Nintendo 3DS
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| Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
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Rival
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Europe:
November 9, 2013
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Wii U
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| Mario Party: Island Tour
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Boss
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North America:
November 22, 2013
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Nintendo 3DS
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| Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
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Downloadable playable character
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Japan:
July 25, 2013
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Arcade
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| Mario Party 10
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Boss
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Japan:
March 12, 2015
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Wii U
|
| Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 (Mario Kart 8 DLC)
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Downloadable playable character
|
Worldwide:
April 23, 2015
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Wii U
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| Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
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Boss
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Japan:
April 29, 2015
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Nintendo 3DS
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| Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
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Unlockable playable character
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Europe:
November 20, 2015
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Wii U
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| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
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Secret boss
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Japan:
December 3, 2015
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Nintendo 3DS
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| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
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Unlockable playable character
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Japan:
February 18, 2016
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Nintendo 3DS
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| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
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Unlockable playable character
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Japan:
June 23, 2016
|
Wii U
|
| Mario Sports Superstars
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Mentioned
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Europe:
March 10, 2017
|
Nintendo 3DS
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| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Playable character
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Japan:
April 28, 2017
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Nintendo Switch
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| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Spirit
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Japan:
December 7, 2018
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Nintendo Switch
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| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
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Non-playable character
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Japan:
December 27, 2018
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Nintendo 3DS
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| Mario Tennis Aces (version 3.1.0)
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Playable character
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Japan:
July 1, 2019
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Nintendo Switch
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| Mario Kart Tour
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Unlockable playable character
|
Japan:
September 25, 2019
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iOS, Android
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| Dr. Mario World
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Unlockable playable character (update)
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Japan:
December 26, 2019
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iOS, Android
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Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Dry Bowser.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language
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Name
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Meaning
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| Japanese |
骨クッパ[3]
ほねクッパ
Hone Kuppa |
Bone Bowser
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| Chinese (Simplified) |
枯骨酷霸王
Kūgǔ Kùbàwáng |
Dry Bone Bowser
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| Chinese (Traditional) |
枯骨庫巴
Kūgǔ Kùbā |
Dry Bone Bowser
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| Dutch |
Dry Bowser |
-
|
| French |
Bowser Skelet |
From squelette ("skeleton") and the French name of Dull Bones, Koopa Skelet
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| German |
Knochen-Bowser |
Bone Bowser, reference to Dry Bones' German name Knochentrocken
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| Italian |
Skelobowser |
Portmanteau of skeleton and Bowser
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| Korean |
좀비쿠파
Jombi Kupa |
Zombie Bowser
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| Portuguese (NOA) |
Bowsosso |
Portmanteau of Bowser and osso ("bone")
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| Portuguese (NOE) |
Bowser Esqueleto |
Skeleton Bowser
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| Russian |
Боузер-скелет
Bouzer-skelet |
Skeleton Bowser
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| Spanish |
Bowsitos |
Portmanteau of Bowser and Huesitos, Dry Bones' Spanish name
|
Bowser's skeleton looking very little like Dry Bowser
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| High-End
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B Dasher • Black B Dasher • Yellow Taxi • Quickshaw • Kabuki Dasher • Circuit Special • Black Circuit • Bumble V • Queen Bee • Trickster • Ghost Ride • Macharon • Carrot Kart • Cheermellow • Wild Wing • Radish Rider • Wildfire Flyer • Ribbon Rider • Double-Decker • Swift Jack • Red B Dasher • Jingle Bells • Platinum Taxi • Glam Bruiser • Gilded Prancer • Ice-blue Poltergust • P-Wing • Apple Kart • Comet Tail • Bright Bunny • Dozer Dasher • Clanky Kart • Wild Black • Karp Kart • Prancer • Rose Queen • Green Apple Kart • Choco Macharon • Gold Egg • Sweet Daytripper • Red Taxi • Pink Wing • Happy Ride • Blue Soda • Clackety Kart • Gold Clanky Kart • Festival Girl • Black Kabuki Dasher • 8-Bit Pipe Frame • Gold Pipe Frame • Surf Sailer • Star-Spangled Flyer • Green Circuit • Sports Coupe • Pumpkin Kart • Dark Trickster • Sunset Cloud • Steel Driver • Holiday King • Gold Snow Skimmer • Dreamy Egg • Fast Frank • Iron Cucumber • Cat Cruiser • Wild Pink • Rose Taxi • B Dasher Mk. 2 • Decal Streamliner • Orange Streamliner • White Turbo Yoshi • Sakura Quickshaw • Jet Cruiser • Inferno Flyer • Rambi Runner • Pink Dozer • Grand Badwagon • Paintster • Lime Tea Coupe • Sunny Surf Sailer • Pinch Hitter • Cleanup Hitter • Ice Dozer • Green Double-Decker • Black Cat Cruiser • Red B Dasher Mk. 2 • Pink B Dasher Mk. 2 • Classic B Dasher Mk. 2 • Sky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2 • Metal B Dasher Mk. 2 • Cream B Dasher Mk. 2 • Green B Dasher Mk. 2 • Badwagon • Blue Badwagon • Gold Train • Bruiser • Snow Skimmer • Offroader • Banana Master • Poison Apple Kart • Cheep Snorkel • Gold Cheep Snorkel • Gold Cheep Charger • Dark Buggy • Koopa King • Brown Offroader • Cact-X • Pirate Sushi Racer • Silver Bullet Blaster • Head Honcho • DK Maximum • Sushi Racer • Gilded King • Crawly Kart • Black Dozer • Party-Wing • Penguin Slider • Black Penguin Slider • Cact-Ice • Black Turbo Birdo • Purple Bunny • Jade Hop Rod • Crimson Hop Rod • Dark Hop Rod • Kamek's Zoom Broom • Silver King
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| Coin Rush
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Gold Standard
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| Gliders
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Normal
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Super Glider • Parachute • Parafoil • Paper Glider • Droplet Glider • BBIA Parafoil • Minion Paper Glider • Piston Glider • Piranha Plant Parafoil
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| Super
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Peach Parasol • Flower Glider • Oilpaper Umbrella • Lightning Oilpaper • Pink Flower Glider • 8-Bit Jumping Mario • ? Block • Plaid Ribbon • Eggshell Glider • 8-Bit Jumping Luigi • Mushroom Glider • Bob-omb Parafoil • Shell Parachute • Wario Wing • Waluigi Wing • BaNaNa Parafoil • Blue Flower Glider
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| High-End
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Gold Glider • Fare Flier • Purple Oilpaper Umbrella • Full Flight • Strawberry Crêpe • Le Tricolore • Starchute • Royal Parachute • Glitter Glider • Soaring Jack • Gift Glider • New Year's 2020 • New Year's Kite • Fireworks Parachute • Crimson Crane • Blizzard Parasol • Blizzard Balloons • Sweetheart Glider • Heart Balloons • Luma Parafoil • Rainbow Starchute • Bright Glider • Safety Glider • Daisy Glider • Pink Gold Paper Glider • Butterfly Sunset • Chocolate Donut • Gold Crane • Chocolate Banana Crêpe • Strawberry Donut • Silver Bells • Silver-and-Gold Hearts • Manta Glider • Treasure Map • Butterfly Wings • Great Sail • Festival Wings • 8-Bit Star • Super Mario Kart Glider • Star-Spangled Glider • Spider Glider • Sunset Balloons • Silver Starchute • Jolly Bells • Butterfly Prism • Planet Glider • New Year's 2021 • Gold New Year's Kite • Toe-Bean Balloons • Calico Parafoil • Black Great Sail • Silver Manta Glider • Rose Parasol • Snow Crystals • 8-Bit Fire Flower • Surf Master • Starry Great Sail • Black Toe-Bean Balloons • 8-Bit Bullet Bill • Glinting Glider • Flying Easel • Sunny Surf Master • Polka-Dot Manta Glider • Home-Field Glider • Gold Home-Field Glider • Springtime Crane • Yukata Ribbon • Ship's Wheel • Swooper • Bullet Bill Parachute • Cloud Glider • Rainy Balloons • Wicked Wings • Gold Swooper • Banana Wingtip • Tropical Glider • Dragon Wings • Blooper Wingtip • Nabbit Oilpaper Umbrella • Cheep Cheep Masks • Dry Bowser Umbrella • Penguin Wingtip • Bright Balloons • Ninja Scroll • Dream Glider • Baby Mario Hanafuda • Yoshi's Egg Hanafuda • Peach Hanafuda • Barrel Hanafuda • Blooper Hanafuda • Cape Mario Hanafuda • Bullet Bill Hanafuda • Boo Hanafuda • Piranha Plant Hanafuda • Goomba Hanafuda • Jumping Mario Hanafuda • Bowser Hanafuda
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| Tires
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Blue Standard • Cyber Slick • Gold Tires • Metal • Monster • Mushroom • Off-Road • Red Monster • Retro Off-Road • Roller • Slick • Slim • Sponge • Standard • Wood
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| Courses
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| New courses
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New York Minute (R, T, R/T) • Tokyo Blur (R, T, R/T) • Paris Promenade (R, T, R/T) • London Loop (R, T, R/T) • New York Minute 2 (R, T, R/T) • Tokyo Blur 2 (R, T, R/T) • Paris Promenade 2 (R, T, R/T) • Vancouver Velocity (R, T, R/T) • London Loop 2 (R, T, R/T) • Tokyo Blur 3 (R, T, R/T) • Los Angeles Laps (R, T, R/T) • New York Minute 3 (R, T, R/T) • Merry Mountain (R, T) (tour appearances) • Berlin Byways 2 (R, T, R/T) • Tokyo Blur 4 (R, T, R/T) • Ninja Hideaway (R, T, R/T) • Sydney Sprint (R, T, R/T) • Paris Promenade 3 (R, T, R/T) • Los Angeles Laps 3 (R, T, R/T) • Sydney Sprint 2 (R, T, R/T) • New York Minute 4 (R, T, R/T)
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| Remix courses
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RMX Mario Circuit 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Choco Island 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Rainbow Road 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Rainbow Road 2 (R, T) (tour appearances) • RMX Choco Island 2 (R, T) (tour appearances) • RMX Vanilla Lake 1 (R, T) (tour appearances) • RMX Ghost Valley 1 (tour appearances)
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| Classic courses
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SNES Mario Circuit 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • SNES Donut Plains 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • SNES Ghost Valley 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • SNES Mario Circuit 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • SNES Choco Island 1 (R, T) (tour appearances) • SNES Donut Plains 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • SNES Mario Circuit 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • SNES Choco Island 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • SNES Vanilla Lake 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 (R, T) (tour appearances) • SNES Rainbow Road (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • N64 Koopa Troopa Beach (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • N64 Kalimari Desert (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • N64 Kalimari Desert 2 (R, T) (tour appearances) • N64 Frappe Snowland (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • N64 Choco Mountain (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • N64 Royal Raceway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • GBA Bowser's Castle 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • GBA Bowser's Castle 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • GBA Cheep-Cheep Island (R, T) (tour appearances) • GBA Sunset Wilds (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • GCN Yoshi Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • GCN Dino Dino Jungle (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DS Luigi's Mansion (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DS Waluigi Pinball (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DS DK Pass (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DS Airship Fortress (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Wii DK Summit (R, T) (tour appearances) • Wii Maple Treeway (R, T) (tour appearances) • 3DS Toad Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • 3DS Daisy Hills (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • 3DS Mario Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain (R, T) (tour appearances) • 3DS Neo Bowser City (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World (R, T) (tour appearances) • 3DS Rainbow Road (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
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| Other
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| Bonus challenges
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Ready, Set, Rocket Start • Time Trial • Ring Race • Do Jump Boosts • Big Reverse Race • Goomba Takedown • Glider Challenge • Steer Clear of Obstacles • Break Item Boxes • Smash Small Dry Bones • Vs. Mega • Combo Attack • Take them out quick! • Snap a Photo
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| Cups
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Baby Daisy Cup • Baby Luigi Cup • Baby Mario Cup • Baby Peach Cup • Baby Rosalina Cup • Birdo Cup • Bowser Cup • Bowser Jr. Cup • Daisy Cup • Diddy Kong Cup • Donkey Kong Cup • Dry Bones Cup • Dry Bowser Cup • Fire Bro Cup • Funky Kong Cup • Hammer Bro Cup • Ice Mario Cup • Iggy Cup • Kamek Cup • King Boo Cup • Koopa Troopa Cup • Lakitu Cup • Larry Cup • Lemmy Cup • Ludwig Cup • Luigi Cup • Mario Cup • Metal Mario Cup • Monty Mole Cup • Morton Cup • Pauline Cup • Peach Cup • Peachette Cup • Pink Gold Peach Cup • Rosalina Cup • Roy Cup • Shy Guy Cup • Toad Cup • Toadette Cup • Waluigi Cup • Wario Cup • Wendy Cup • Yoshi Cup
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| Tours
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2019
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New York • Tokyo • Halloween • Paris • Winter • London • Holiday
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| 2020
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New Year's • Ice • Valentine's • Vancouver • Mario Bros. • Baby Rosalina • Hammer Bro • Yoshi • Trick • Flower • Jungle • Cooking • Peach • Marine • Exploration • Wild West • Pirate • Summer Festival • Super Mario Kart • Los Angeles • 1st Anniversary • Halloween • Sunset • Mario vs. Luigi • Winter • Rosalina • New Year's 2021
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| 2021
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Berlin • Cat • Peach vs. Daisy • Snow • Mario • Yoshi • Ninja • Sydney (April – May) • Bowser vs. DK • Trick • Wedding • Paris • Summer • Los Angeles • Mario vs. Peach • Frost • Kamek • Sydney (September) • 2nd Anniversary
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| Items
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Regular items
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Banana • Green Shell • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Bob-omb • Mushroom • Mega Mushroom • Bullet Bill • Blooper • Lightning • Super Horn • Coin • Star
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| Special items
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Triple Bananas • Giant Banana • Triple Green Shells • Bowser's Shell • Double Bob-ombs • Triple Mushrooms • Fire Flower • Boomerang Flower • Ice Flower • Heart • Yoshi's Egg • Birdo's Egg • Bubble • Banana Barrels • Mushroom Cannon • Bob-omb Cannon • Lucky Seven • Dash Ring • Coin Box • Hammer • Giga Bob-omb • Super Bell
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| Inventory items
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Coin • Coin Rush ticket • Event token* • Grand Star • Item ticket • Level-boost ticket • Point-boost ticket • Points-cap ticket* • Ruby • Star ticket • Team token* • Quick ticket
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| Course elements
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Banzai Bill • Barrel • Barrel Bomb • Big Piranha Plant • Big Sidestepper • Boo • Boo Buddies • Burner • Cannon • Car • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Cobrat • Crate • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Exploring Shy Guy • Festive tree • Flipper • Flying Shy Guy • Glide Ramp • Goat • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Half-pipe • Hot-air balloon • Jack-o'-lantern • Jar • Jump Boost field • Kadomatsu • Lava Bubble • Leaf pile • Metal ball • Noshi • Oil Slick • Painting • Penguin • Pipe • Piranha Plant • Puddle • Ramp • Rocky Wrench • Rolling rock • Shy Guy Tent • Sidestepper • Snow block • Snowball • Snowboarding Shy Guy • Snowperson • Star Ring • Star Thwomp • Swoop • Thwomp • Traffic cone • Train • Walking Tree • Water Geyser • Wiggler • Wooden cutout
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| Techniques
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Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Trick
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| Notable landmarks and areas
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New York Minute
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New York • 30 Rockefeller Plaza • Broadway • Central Park • Empire State Building • Times Square • St. Patrick's Cathedral • Statue of Liberty • Rockefeller Center
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| Tokyo Blur
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Tokyo • Daikanransha • Ginza • Kaminarimon • Miraikan • Mount Fuji • National Diet Building • Fuji TV Headquarters • Rainbow Bridge • Sensō-ji • Tokyo Big Sight • Tokyo Skytree • Tokyo Tower • Wako
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| Paris Promenade
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Paris • Arc de Triomphe • Cathedral of Notre Dame • Eiffel Tower • Gardens of the Trocadéro • La Madeleine • Opéra Garnier • Luxor Obelisk • Paris Observatory • Saint Augustin Church
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| London Loop
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London • Admiralty Arch • Big Ben • Buckingham Palace • Charing Cross • The Gherkin • Leadenhall Market • London City Hall • London Eye • Nelson's Column • The Shard • Tower Bridge • Tower of London • Trafalgar Square • St Paul's Cathedral • Victoria Memorial • The Walkie Talkie
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| Vancouver Velocity
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Vancouver • 2010 Winter Olympics cauldron • BC Place • Capilano Suspension Bridge • Lions Gate Bridge • Stanley Park • Vancouver Convention Centre
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| Los Angeles Laps
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Los Angeles • Dodger Stadium • Inglewood Oil Field • Los Angeles City Hall • Los Angeles Convention Center • Muscle Beach • Santa Monica Pier • Tongva Park • Venice Beach
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| Berlin Byways
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Berlin • Berlin Cathedral • Berlin Central Station • Berlin Palace • Berlin Television Tower • Berlin Victory Column • Berlin Wall • Bode Museum • Brandenburg Gate • Charlottenburg Palace • East Side Gallery • Gendarmenmarkt • Haus der Kulturen der Welt • Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church • Mercedes-Benz Arena • Neptune Fountain • New Synagogue • Oberbaum Bridge • Rotes Rathous • Schiller Monument • Sony Center • St. Mary's Church • Tempodrom • Tiergarten
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| Sydney Sprint
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Sydney • Barangaroo Reserve • Circular Quay • International Towers Sydney • Luna Park • Port Jackson • Sydney Customs House • Sydney Government House • Sydney Harbour Bridge • Sydney Observatory • Sydney Opera House
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| Other
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Boo Woods (DS Luigi's Mansion) • Luigi's Mansion (DS Luigi's Mansion) • Peach's Castle (3DS Mario Circuit, N64 Royal Raceway)
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| Miscellaneous
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Badges • Barrel Cannon • Challenge cards • Emblem • Experience Point • Favored and favorite courses • In-game statistics • Finish Line • Frenzy • Item probability distributions • Gallery (Artwork • Course thumbnails • Screenshots • Sprites and models) • Media • Pipe • Pre-release and unused content • Race points system • Special skill • Sponsors • Starting Grid • Trick animations • Update history
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