User:Wandering Poplin/Bowser alter egos
In the Super Mario franchise, Bowser has occasionally donned various disguises or alternate identities. The following is a list of the various personas assumed by Bowser in the series, along with the first appearance of the persona in question.
This list does not include powerups, lookalikes, unnamed disguises, alternate outfits, or alternate names for Bowser, nor does it include variants of Bowser who are possessed by another character.
Games
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Dr. Bowser | Dr. Mario World | Dr. Bowser is Bowser's persona in the Dr. Mario series, first appearing in Dr. Mario World. His attire is somewhat reminiscent of his normal self's wedding attire from Super Mario Odyssey, which is made evident by similar shoes. He carries a stethoscope with his insignia on it around the back of his neck, though it appears to be too small for him to use. He appears in stage 3 in stage mode, where he decided to aid Dr. Mario and Dr. Peach in eliminating the viruses, mostly due to his own minions being affected by them. He is available as a special stage reward in World 23, which takes place in Bowser's Castle.
Dr. Bowser skill has him breathe fire[1] on random row(s) of the stage, clearing objects. [2] Viruses affected shown to be burnt. In Stage Mode, this affects two adjacent rows, while in Versus Mode, it affects one, two or three adjacent rows. The number of rows cleared in Versus Mode depends on Dr. Bowser's skill level. The row(s) affected by this skill are required to 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. Dr. Bowser reappears in Mario Kart Tour starting from the May 2022 Peach vs. Bowser Tour. Additionally, Dr. Bowser can be namedropped as an answer to a question concerning the name of Bowser's son during the Wonder Effect of Taily's Toxic Pond in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. |
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Rookie | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga |
Rookie is Bowser's amnesiac alter ego and Popple's accomplice in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Bowser assumes this identity after being shot out of a cannon by Sgt. Starshade, (and subsequently hit on the head by Captain Goomba in the 3DS remake) Rookie's personality is drastically different than Bowser's; he is extremely trusting, loyal, and ultimately submissive to Popple, whereas his normal self is arrogant and believes others are beneath him. He memory is ultimately restored when he is flying through the air, clinging to the out-of-control Beanstar, but he loses his grip and is crash-lands in Stardust Fields. |
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Cap'n Bowser | Mario Party 2 | Cap'n Bowser, alternately spelled as Capt. Bowser, is the persona Bowser assumes when exploring Pirate Land in Mario Party 2. |
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Bowser the Brash | Mario Party 2 | Bowser the Brash is the persona Bowser assumes when exploring Western Land in Mario Party 2. |
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Black Hole Bowser | Mario Party 2 | Black Hole Bowser is the persona Bowser assumes when exploring Space Land in Mario Party 2. |
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Bowser Sphinx | Mario Party 2 | Bowser Sphinx is the persona Bowser assumes when exploring Mystery Land in Mario Party 2. |
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Wizard Bowser | Mario Party 2 | Wizard Bowser is the persona Bowser assumes when exploring Horror Land in Mario Party 2. |
Film and television
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
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Super Mario World
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Robby Rockwell | Super Mario World ("Rock TV") | Robby Rockwell is a disguise King Koopa assumes to introduce the citizens of Dome City to the concept of Rock TV. Oogtar proceeds to ask what Rock TV is, and Koopa explains that it has hundreds of different shows such as "Mister Koopa's Neighborhood" (which Yoshi finds fun) and "The World Dinosaur Wrestling Federation" (which is depicted as dinosaur puppets bumping into one another). After being booed for this poor performance, Koopa shows the cave people "Rock, Rock TV" with such stars as "Vanilla Ice Age"; after saying this, Koopa proceeds to dress up and dance around. Leaving the stage, Koopa returns in his Robby disguise and proceeds to tell everyone that they can buy their own "Koopasonic Rock TV" for ten coins and a coin a minute. He is a parody of the American actor Robert Rockwell. |
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Mister Koopa | Super Mario World ("Rock TV") | Mister Koopa is one of the disguises King Koopa assumes while trying to introduce the citizens of Dome City to the concept of television. He is the host of the show "Mister Koopa's Neighborhood", and is a parody of Fred Rogers from Mister Roger's Neighborhood. |
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Vanilla Ice Age | Super Mario World ("Rock TV") | Vanilla Ice Age is one of the disguises King Koopa assumes while trying to introduce the citizens of Dome City to the concept of television. He is a parody of the Americian rapper Vanilla Ice. In addition, a short arrangement of "Ice Ice Baby" plays during the scene where King Koopa announces Vanilla Ice-Age. |
Super Mario Bros. (1993 film)
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Larry Lazard | Super Mario Bros. (film) | Larry Lazard of Lazard Lazard Conda Dactyl is the lawyer persona assumed by President Koopa in the live-action Super Mario Bros. film, in an attempt to trick the Mario Bros. into giving him the Meteorite piece contained within Daisy's necklace. After Mario and Luigi are arrested in Dinohattan, the police chief has the Mario Bros brought before their "lawyer". As Larry Lazard, Koopa tries to trick the brothers into handing over the necklace, which has the meteorite piece on it but ultimately loses his composure after they reveal that they do not know what he is talking about, nor do they have the necklace anymore. Subsequently, he then attacks the brothers and orders them and Toad to be de-evolved. |
Comics and manga
Super Mario (Kodansha manga)
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Super Mario Bros. (Valiant Comics)
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Ka-Hoopa | Super Mario Bros. ("Beauty and the Beach") | Ka-Hoopa is a persona King Koopa assumes in "Beauty and the Beach". He is in charge of an island populated by Mushrooms, and is using them to ignite the volcano using Bombs, which will reportedly scare away the various Trouters surrounding the island, although his actual plan is to transform them all into Fryguys via the volcano's eventual eruption. He makes no move to make trouble for Mario and company, and even discloses his plan, before going off on his way, telling them that the volcano will erupt in five minutes. His plan is ultimately foiled by Mario and Toadstool, who construct a huge pipe system out of hollow bamboo, which stifles the volcano. As Ka-Hoopa, he is clad in a purple Hawaiian shirt and a flower garland (which he then throws away because "[he] hates anything that's louder than [he is]"), and while in charge of the island, he enforces a dress code which decrees everyone to dress in beach attire as well. |
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Pipe Ooze | Super Mario Bros. ("The Revenge of Pipe Ooze!") | Pipe Ooze a disguise King Koopa assumes in "The Revenge of Pipe Ooze!", based of the villian of the same name from the fictional Dirk Drain-Head comic series. |
Names in other languages
Dr. Bowser
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | ドクタークッパ Dokutā Kuppa | Dr. Bowser | ||
| Chinese (Simplified) | 酷霸王医生 Kùbàwáng Yīshēng (Mandarin) Houhbawòhng Yīsāng (Cantonese) | Dr. Bowser | ||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 庫巴醫生 Kùbā Yīshēng (Mandarin) Fubā Yīsāng (Cantonese) | |||
| French | Dr. Bowser | - | ||
| German | Dr. Bowser | - | ||
| Italian | Dr. Bowser | - | ||
| Korean | 닥터쿠파 Dakteo Kupa | Dr. Bowser | ||
| Portuguese | Dr. Bowser | - | ||
| Spanish | Dr. Bowser | - |
Rookie
- Main section: Rookie § Names in other languages
Robby Rockwell
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Albanian | Robby Rockwell | - | [3] | |
| French | Le Rock | The Rock | [4] | |
| German | Robby Rockwell | - | [5] | |
| Greek | Ρόμπι Ρόκγουελ Róbi Rókgouel | Robby Rockwell | [6] | |
| Italian | Robby Rockwell | - | [7] | |
| Polish | Robby Rockwell | - | [8] | |
| Portuguese | Robby Rockwell | - | [9] | |
| Romanian | Robby Rockwell | - | [10] | |
| Russian | Робби Роквелл Robbi Rokvell | Robby Rockwell | [11] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Raúl Peñaco | Portmanteau of "Raúl Velasco" and peña ("rock") | [12] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Robby Rockwell | - | [13] | |
| Thai | ร็อบบี้ร็อควเวลล์ Rɔ́bbîi Rɔ́kweeùual | Robby Rockwell | [14] |
References
- ^ "Breathing fire? That can't be sanitary..."- Blue – Nintendo Mobile (June 4, 2019). Doctors & Assistants #1 ("0:50"). YouTube. Retrieved Nov 2, 2024.
- ^ Nintendo Mobile (June 17, 2019). Welcome to Dr. Mario World. YouTube. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Bota e Super Marios - Episoda 10 | Sa mirë me televizor (Dublimi Shqip, Çufo)
- ^ SUPER MARIO, LA SÉRIE ANIMÉE / La télé réalité, La partie de football
- ^ Super Mario World Staffel 1 Folge 10 HD Deutsch
- ^ Super Mario World - Episode 10 - The Yoshi Shuffle Greek Audio
- ^ Le avventure di Super Mario - Episodio 10 - La TV rock della pietra
- ^ Kapitan N i nowe przygody braci Mario. Odc. 8 - Rock TV/Yoshi na boisku
- ^ Super Mario World - Rock TV (Dublado)
- ^ May 20, 2015. "Rock TV", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Мир супер Марио. 2 серия.
- ^ Super Mario World - Cap 10 - Roca Television (Latino) [HQ]
- ^ Super Mario World (Cap.10 - Roca Television) Español
- ^ Episode Collection (Thai Dub) | Super Mario World/Captain N: The Game Master
