The Final Battle (New Super Mario Bros. U)

This article is about the level in New Super Mario Bros. U. For its New Super Luigi U counterpart, see The Final Battle (New Super Luigi U). For other uses, see The Final Battle.

Level
The Final Battle
Level code	World 8-2
World	Peach's Castle
Game	New Super Mario Bros. U (Deluxe)
Primary power-up	Ice Flower
Time limit	700 seconds 800 seconds (when playing as Toadette or Nabbit) 500 seconds (Starting from Checkpoint)
Bosses	Bowser Giant Bowser (with Bowser Jr.)
Music track	Big Battle at Peach's Castle
Music sample
Level progression ← Previous Red-Hot Elevator Ride Next → Spine-Tingling Spine Coaster New Super Mario Bros. U levels

The Final Battle, or Peach's Castle-2, is the final course of Peach's Castle in New Super Mario Bros. U and features the final boss of the game, Giant Bowser (with Bowser Jr. in his Junior Clown Car). This level is unlocked via completion of Red-Hot Elevator Ride and its own completion unlocks Superstar Road and the Secret Island. This is the only level in the game that shares the same name with its New Super Luigi U counterpart.

Layout

The final two bosses

The first part of the course is a short section of lava and bone bridges. Bowser Jr. chases the player in his Junior Clown Car, periodically attempting to drop on their heads and also may try to push them into the lava below if they get too close. The player can dodge the attack by moving out of the way as Bowser Jr. drops, but he destroys any Brick Blocks he hits on the way down. The player cannot harm Bowser Jr. in this section (due to a glass dome over the cockpit of his Junior Clown Car), so they must simply avoid his attacks as they work their way through the course. Throughout the area, Lava Bubbles are found between platforms, and Bony Beetles can be found on some platforms. A Warp Door is found at the end of the area, leading to the second area of the level. To the right of the door are two Hidden Blocks. The one on the top contains a 1-Up Mushroom.

The second area of this level begins with a Checkpoint Flag in front of large green doors that lead to the battle. Two Hidden Blocks on both sides contain a Fire Flower and an Ice Flower. Through the doors is a corridor filled with incoming fireballs breathed by Bowser that leads to Bowser himself. Once the player reaches Bowser through the corridor, both sides of the room are closed off by doors before the battle begins. The first phase greatly resembles the first part of New Super Mario Bros. Wii's final boss: hitting the switch at the other side of the course causes an axe to cut the bridge Bowser is standing on, making him crash into the pit below. After that, the door on the right side opens, allowing the player to move on. Bowser Jr. then arrives with Magikoopa, who casts a spell to enlarge Bowser.

The final part of the course takes the player to a courtyard overlooked by a tower holding Princess Peach captive. Before the player can reach Princess Peach, they must survive a boss battle with Giant Bowser. Bowser Jr. appears and laughs at the player with Giant Bowser following. He then jumps up and roars at them, signaling the start of the true final battle. Unlike the three previous encounters, the player must directly harm Bowser by stealing Bowser Jr.'s Junior Clown Car and crashing it down on Bowser's head. However, Bowser Jr. cannot be defeated, no matter how many stomps or attacks from the player(s) he has taken, although he can be stunned. The player can then throw Bowser Jr. at Bowser to damage him, although this method is time consuming. The player can also shoot a large amount of fireballs at Bowser or perform Synchro Ground-Pounds (with multiple players) to defeat him. While doing this, they must evade Bowser's enormous fireballs and spinning shell, as well as Bowser Jr.'s diving attacks and dropped Bob-ombs. After three strikes to the head, Bowser is defeated and the game is beaten. Bowser Jr. then looks humiliated, and then jumps down to see Bowser.

Star Coins

Image	Location
	The first Star Coin is located above a pit of lava, and the player must wall jump to collect it safely.
	The second Star Coin is found beneath a row of Brick Blocks, and the player must lure Bowser Jr. to attack above the Brick Blocks in order to destroy them.
	Similarly to the first Star Coin, the third Star Coin is found above a pit of lava, next to a lift. The player must wall jump to collect the Star Coin.

Enemies and obstacles

Image	Name	Count
	Lava Bubble	13
	Bony Beetle	6
	Bowser's Flame	(infinitely spawned by Bowser)
	Bowser's Flame (big)	(infinitely spawned by Bowser)
	Bob-omb	(infinitely spawned by Bowser Jr.)
	Bowser Jr.	(unbeatable enemy) (boss)
	Bowser	(boss)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	けっせん！ ピーチ城 Kessen! Pīchi-jō	Decisive Battle! Peach's Castle
Chinese (Simplified)	决战！桃花公主城堡 Juézhàn! Táohuā Gōngzhǔ Chéngbǎo (Mandarin)	Decisive Battle! Peach's Castle
Chinese (Traditional)	決戰！碧姬公主城堡 Juézhàn! Bìjī Gōngzhǔ Chéngbǎo (Mandarin)	Decisive Battle! Peach's Castle
Dutch	De grote finale	The Great Finale
French (Canadian)	Duel au sommet	Duel at the Summit
French (European)	Le combat final	The Final Combat
German	Die letzte Schlacht	The Last Battle
Italian	Scontro finale	Final Battle
Korean	결전! 피치 성 Gyeoljeon! Pichi Seong	Decisive Battle! Peach's Castle
Portuguese (European)	A Batalha Final	The Final Battle
Russian	Финальная битва Final'naya bitva	Final Battle
Spanish (Latin American)	La batalla final	The Final Battle
Spanish (European)	La batalla final	The Final Battle

Level map

File:NSMBU The Final Battle Map.png

Map of The Final Battle

Notes

• The music that plays during the first part of this level (as well as the challenge course Ultimate Boost Blast) is a slightly more sinister-sounding arrangement of the Peach's Castle theme, part of which also plays in the world map.
• One second elapses from the timer even after the player lands the final hit on Bowser, meaning they will still get a "Time's Up!" if they have one second on the timer upon defeating Bowser.