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'''Fake Bowsers'''<ref name=Smash>"''A Bowser Impostor?!　In Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Mario fights a blue fake Bowser before the real thing. That blue fake is his eighth color in this game!''" - ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' Tips</ref> (or '''Bowser Imposters''') are various standard enemies that were transformed by [[Bowser]]'s black magic into duplicates of himself. They first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
'''Fake Bowsers''' (or '''Bowser Imposters''') are various standard enemies that were transformed by [[Bowser]]'s black magic into duplicates of himself. They first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''


==History==
==History==
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''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' additional worlds:
''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' additional worlds:
*'''World 9''': [[Bowser]] - fire and hammer ([[Family Computer Disk System|FCD]]) / Bowser - hammer ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*'''World A''': Goomba - fire ([[Family Computer Disk System|FCD]]) / [[Red Shell|Red]] [[Koopa Troopa]] - hammer ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*'''World A''': Goomba - fire ([[Family Computer Disk System|FCD]]) / [[Red Shell|Red]] [[Koopa Troopa]] - hammer ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*'''World B''': Green Koopa Troopa - fire ([[Family Computer Disk System|FCD]]) / Green [[Cheep Cheep]] - hammer ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*'''World B''': Green Koopa Troopa - fire ([[Family Computer Disk System|FCD]]) / Green [[Cheep Cheep]] - hammer ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*'''World C''': Buzzy Beetle - fire ([[Family Computer Disk System|FCD]]) / [[Bullet Bill]] - hammer ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*'''World C''': Buzzy Beetle - fire ([[Family Computer Disk System|FCD]]) / [[Bullet Bill]] - hammer ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
*'''World D''': Spiny - fire ([[Family Computer Disk System|FCD]]) / Bowser - hammer ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])


The "You VS. Boo" challenge of ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'':
The "You VS. Boo" challenge of ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'':
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*'''2-4''': [[Bullet Bill]]
*'''2-4''': [[Bullet Bill]]


[[File:SMBLL World D-4 Bowser Imposter.png|thumb|right|A blue Bowser in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''.]]
[[File:SMBLL World D-4 Bowser Imposter.png|thumb|right|A fake [[Blue Bowser]] in ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''.]]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', Worlds 8-4, 9-3, and D-4 feature a Bowser with a brown body and teal head and shell instead of the usual colors. This is due to the fact that it's the castle palette for green enemies including Bowser who are changed to their overworld palette at the end of the castle. Defeating the blue Bowser with fireballs doesn't turn it into an enemy, and [[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]] states that its identity is unknown, making its status as a Fake Bowser ambiguous.<ref>[[Talk:Fake Bowser#Blue Bowser might not be a Fake Bowser|Fake Bowser Talk page]]</ref> This blue Bowser also breathes fire and throws [[hammer]]s in all levels encountered except in World D-4, where it only breathes fire. In ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', their colors are changed to be the same as Bowser's, making it ambiguous whether it's the real Bowser or a fake.
Just like Bowser, a fake [[Blue Bowser]] is featured in [[World D (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World D-4]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''. It only breathes fire and, when defeated with fireballs, it is revealed to be a [[Spiny]].<ref>World of Longplays (November 17, 2010). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5apu4ML9Wto?t=5792 NES Longplay [070] Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref> In ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', it is replaced with a character that looks like Bowser that, when defeated with fireballs, isn't turned into one of Bowser's minions.<ref>MasterOfHyrule (June 2, 2013). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQWywR3Oce8 Unmasking The Fake Bowsers in Super Mario Bros 2 / The Lost Levels (Super Mario All Stars on SNES)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 24, 2017.</ref>


====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
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[[File:Fake Bowser vs. Real Bowser.jpg|thumb|right|A Fake Bowser as it appears in Dream Figure Skating chasing the real Bowser, [[Bowser Jr.|his son]], [[Doctor Eggman]], and [[Metal Sonic]].]]
[[File:Fake Bowser vs. Real Bowser.jpg|thumb|right|A Fake Bowser as it appears in Dream Figure Skating chasing the real Bowser, [[Bowser Jr.|his son]], [[Doctor Eggman]], and [[Metal Sonic]].]]
A Fake Bowser appears as a boss in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', specifically in the Mario World version of [[Dream Figure Skating]]. The appearances of the stage and its boss are based off ''Super Mario 3D Land''. He chases the team across a giant collapsing bridge, spitting fireballs at them. The team must hit four buttons at the same time to cause the Fake Bowser to fall into lava, where he turns into a Goomba and a Super Leaf.
A Fake Bowser appears as a boss in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', specifically in the Mario World version of [[Dream Figure Skating]]. The appearances of the stage and its boss are based off ''Super Mario 3D Land''. He chases the team across a giant collapsing bridge, spitting fireballs at them. The team must hit four buttons at the same time to cause the Fake Bowser to fall into lava, where he turns into a Goomba and a Super Leaf.
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''===
[[File:Bowser SSB4 Artwork - Blue.jpg|thumb|left|Bowser's eighth alternate color]]
According to one of the tips in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Bowser's eighth alternate coloration in these games is based upon the Fake Bowser that appears in World 8-4 of ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''.<ref name=Smash/>
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Revision as of 09:25, March 24, 2017

Template:Articleabout Template:Species-infobox Fake Bowsers (or Bowser Imposters) are various standard enemies that were transformed by Bowser's black magic into duplicates of himself. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario Bros. / Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

A fake Bowser
A Fake Bowser in Super Mario All-Stars.

Mario has to fight seven Fake Bowsers (one in each castle) before he can reach Bowser's Castle and fight the real one. Defeating a Fake Bowser with five fireballs reveals that they are really just common enemies disguised as Bowser. The enemies and their abilities are:

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels additional worlds:

The "You VS. Boo" challenge of Super Mario Bros. Deluxe:

Fake Bowser's Brother in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
A fake Blue Bowser in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

Just like Bowser, a fake Blue Bowser is featured in World D-4 of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. It only breathes fire and, when defeated with fireballs, it is revealed to be a Spiny.[1] In Super Mario All-Stars, it is replaced with a character that looks like Bowser that, when defeated with fireballs, isn't turned into one of Bowser's minions.[2]

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, a Fake Bowser appears as a boss in the World-e level Classic World 1-4, where it plays a similar role to that played in Super Mario Bros., though it looks identical to the game's real Bowser. It is revealed that the Fake Bowser is a Goomba if it is defeated with fireballs.

Super Mario 3D Land

Screenshot of a Tail Bowser from Super Mario 3D Land.
Screenshot of a Fake Bowser from Super Mario 3D Land.

Fake Bowsers appear in the Nintendo 3DS game, Super Mario 3D Land. They have spiky raccoon tails, and they attack like they do in Super Mario Bros., breathing giant fireballs and jumping around the stage, though they do not throw hammers.

However, unlike in Super Mario Bros., only two Fake Bowsers appear: one in World 1-Castle and the other in World 5-Castle. They are also immune to projectiles. In order to defeat a Fake Bowser, Mario or Luigi has to press a switch at the end of bridge to make it collapse and send the Fake Bowser into the lava. After falling into the lava, Fake Bowsers bounce upwards and show their true forms (a Goomba in World 1, and a Magikoopa in World 5) with a Super Leaf beside them. The Prima guide refers to Fake Bowsers as Tail Bowsers.

Super Mario Run

In Super Mario Run, Fake Bowsers appear at the end of the Fortress levels in Worlds 1, 3 and 5. They are a Goomba, a green Koopa Troopa, and a Buzzy Beetle, respectively.

Mario & Luigi series

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

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A Fake Bowser in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.

A Fake Bowser makes a cameo appearance in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. It is seen in a special area inside Bowser's Castle, which is a side-scrolling level imitating a Super Mario Bros. level, and appears at the end of that level. The Fake Bowser appears to be made of cardboard, and Mario must run underneath him and hit the axe to make him fall.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

While a Fake Bowser never appears physically in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, one appears on a Battle Card, taking its design from Super Mario 3D Land.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

File:Fake Bowser vs. Real Bowser.jpg
A Fake Bowser as it appears in Dream Figure Skating chasing the real Bowser, his son, Doctor Eggman, and Metal Sonic.

A Fake Bowser appears as a boss in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, specifically in the Mario World version of Dream Figure Skating. The appearances of the stage and its boss are based off Super Mario 3D Land. He chases the team across a giant collapsing bridge, spitting fireballs at them. The team must hit four buttons at the same time to cause the Fake Bowser to fall into lava, where he turns into a Goomba and a Super Leaf.

Gallery

  • FalseBowsa.PNG

    The Fake Bowser from World 1-4.

  • FalseBowsa2.PNG

    The Fake Bowser of World 1's true form: a Goomba.

Game appearances

Title Description Release Date System/Format
Super Mario Bros. Boss 1985 NES
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Boss 1986 NES
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Boss 2003 GBA
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Enemy 2003 GBA
Super Mario 3D Land Boss 2011 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Boss 2013 Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Cameo on Battle Card 2015 3DS
Super Mario Run Boss 2016 iOS

Name in other languages

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Trivia

  • The World 3 and World C (original) Fake Bowsers are the only Buzzy Beetles that can be defeated by fireballs, and the World C (All-Stars) and "You VS. Boo" 2-4 (Deluxe) ones are the only Bullet Bills that can be defeated by fireballs.

References

  1. ^ World of Longplays (November 17, 2010). NES Longplay [070 Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan)]. YouTube. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. ^ MasterOfHyrule (June 2, 2013). Unmasking The Fake Bowsers in Super Mario Bros 2 / The Lost Levels (Super Mario All Stars on SNES). YouTube. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

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