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{{about|the boss that first appears in [[Super Mario Sunshine]]|the planet also named Mecha-Bowser in [[Super Mario Galaxy]]|[[Toy Time Galaxy#Mecha-Bowser|Toy Time Galaxy § Mecha-Bowser]]}} | {{about|the boss that first appears in [[Super Mario Sunshine]]|the planet also named Mecha-Bowser in [[Super Mario Galaxy]]|[[Toy Time Galaxy#Mecha-Bowser|Toy Time Galaxy § Mecha-Bowser]]|the giant statue also known as "Mecha Bowser" or "Mechanical Bowser" in some [[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]] games|[[Bowser Statue]]}} | ||
{{Distinguish| | {{Distinguish|Mechakoopa|Mekakuppa}} | ||
{{character | {{character infobox | ||
|image=[[File:SMS Mecha Bowser Artwork.png|250px]] | |image=[[File:SMS Mecha Bowser Artwork.png|250px]] | ||
|species=[[Mechakoopa]] | |||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' ([[List of games by date#2002|2002]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' (cameo) ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]]) | |||
|latest_appearance=''[[ | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Mecha-Bowser''' is a huge [[Bowser]]-shaped robot that made its first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. It has since made several appearances in some form or another in other games, mostly various spin-offs. | '''Mecha-Bowser''', also known as '''[[Mechakoopa]]''',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/sunshine/index.html?lang=en English ''Super Mario Sunshine'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved August 13, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/aHGom Archived] on August 13, 2022, 22:22:41 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> is a huge [[Bowser]]-shaped robot that made its first appearance in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. It has since made several appearances in some form or another in other games, mostly various spin-offs. It is likely inspired by {{wp|Mechagodzilla}} in appearance. | ||
==History== | |||
===''Super Mario-kun''=== | |||
{{main|Mekakuppa}} | |||
The concept of a robotic ''{{wp|kaiju}}'' Bowser was first used in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''; the robot, [[Mekakuppa]], has the Japanese name of Mecha-Bowser, though both are also shared with the usual name for [[Mechakoopa]]s. | |||
===''Super Mario'' (series)=== | |||
===''Super Mario'' series=== | |||
====''Super Mario Sunshine''==== | ====''Super Mario Sunshine''==== | ||
In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Mecha-Bowser is found in [[Mecha-Bowser Appears!|Episode 1]] of [[Pinna Park]] and is controlled by [[Bowser Jr.]] To fight it, Mario, riding the park's [[Pinna Park#Roller Coaster| | In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Mecha-Bowser is found in [[Mecha-Bowser Appears!|Episode 1]] of [[Pinna Park]] and is controlled by [[Bowser Jr.]] To fight it, Mario, riding the park's [[Pinna Park#Roller Coaster|Roller Coaster]], must collect and fire [[water rocket]]s (via [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]]) at Mecha-Bowser. Mecha-Bowser attacks by shooting [[Bullet Bill]]s at Mario, and by breathing fire on the Roller Coaster track, which can be doused using FLUDD. After enough hits, the robot explodes, and Bowser Jr. pilots its head away to escape. | ||
====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== | ====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== | ||
{{main|Toy Time Galaxy#Mecha-Bowser}} | {{main|Toy Time Galaxy#Mecha-Bowser}} | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', a very different design of Mecha-Bowser appears as a planet and environmental boss in the [[Toy Time Galaxy]], where it is the focus of its first mission, [[Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser]]. | |||
===''Mario Golf'' series=== | ===''Mario Golf'' series=== | ||
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===''Mario Power Tennis'' / ''New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis''=== | ===''Mario Power Tennis'' / ''New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis''=== | ||
In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' and its [[Mario Power Tennis# | In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' and its [[Mario Power Tennis#New Play Control! series|Wii port]], Mecha-Bowser is the boss of the [[Mecha-Bowser Mayhem]] [[minigame]], in which it rotates [[Bowser Castle Court|the court]] and battles players, firing Bullet Bills and [[Bob-omb]]s that can be deflected back at it. Players must attack it with charged tennis balls until it is defeated. | ||
===''Mario Party'' series=== | ===''Mario Party'' series=== | ||
In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', Mecha-Bowser is a giant toy on the [[Toy Dream]] board and shoots characters out of a [[cannon]] in its mouth to another location on the board whenever they land on a nearby [[? Space]]. In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', its head is a feature of [[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]]. In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', its head is featured on the [[Bowser Station]] board as a Jackpot Machine. It stores [[Mini Star]]s, and players can earn these stars by playing minigames or by landing on [[Jackpot+ Space]]s. | In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', Mecha-Bowser is a giant toy on the [[Toy Dream]] board and shoots characters out of a [[cannon]] in its mouth to another location on the board whenever they land on a nearby [[Event Space|? Space]]. In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', its head is a feature of [[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]]. In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', its head is featured on the [[Bowser Station]] board as a Jackpot Machine. It stores [[Mini Star]]s, and players can earn these stars by playing minigames or by landing on [[Jackpot+ Space]]s. | ||
===''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series=== | ===''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' series=== | ||
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', when finishing the Bowser Cup with Bowser, Mecha-Bowser replaces | In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', when finishing the Bowser Cup with Bowser, Mecha-Bowser replaces [[giant Bowser]] in a boss fight. His tactics are the same as Bowser. The player has to throw [[Black Shell]]s at the pillars supporting Mecha-Bowser to defeat him. | ||
===Other appearances=== | |||
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Mecha-Bowser's head replaces the original game's furnace block. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MechaBowserappears.png|Mecha-Bowser as seen in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' | MechaBowserappears.png|Mecha-Bowser as seen in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' | ||
MechaBowser SMS.png|Mecha-Bowser close-up. | MechaBowser SMS.png|Mecha-Bowser close-up | ||
Bowser Jr Balloon.png|Balloon attached to the head to escape | Mecha-Bowser defeated.jpg|Mecha-Bowser defeated | ||
Mecha-Bowser Mayhem - Mario Power Tennis.png|The [[Mecha-Bowser Mayhem]] minigame in ''Mario Power Tennis'' | Bowser Jr Balloon.png|Balloon attached to the head to escape | ||
Mecha-Bowser Mayhem - Mario Power Tennis.png|The [[Mecha-Bowser Mayhem]] minigame in ''Mario Power Tennis'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!width= | !width=40%|Title | ||
!width=20% | Description | !width=20%|Description | ||
!width=20% | Release Date | !width=20%|Release Date | ||
!width= | !width=20%|System/Format | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' | ||
|Boss | |Boss | ||
|2002 | |[[List of games by date#2002|2002]] | ||
|[[Nintendo GameCube]] | |[[Nintendo GameCube]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Party 5]]'' | |''[[Mario Party 5]]'' | ||
|Appears as NPC in [[Toy Dream]] | |Appears as NPC in [[Toy Dream]] | ||
|2003 | |[[List of games by date#2003|2003]] | ||
| | |Nintendo GameCube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' | |''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' | ||
|Name appears on | |Name appears on the scoreboard | ||
|2003 | |2003 | ||
| | |Nintendo GameCube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' | |''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' | ||
|Name appears on | |Name appears on the scoreboard | ||
|2004 | |[[List of games by date#2004|2004]] | ||
|[[Game Boy Advance]] | |[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' | |''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' | ||
|Boss in minigame and appears in background of a certain court. | |Boss in a minigame and appears in the background of a certain court. | ||
|2004 | |2004 | ||
| | |Nintendo GameCube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' | ||
|Boss | |Boss | ||
|2005 | |[[List of games by date#2005|2005]] | ||
|Arcade | |Arcade | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|Its head cameos in [[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]]. | |Its head cameos in [[Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!]]. | ||
|2005 | |2005 | ||
| | |Nintendo GameCube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' | ||
|Boss | |Boss | ||
|2007 | |[[List of games by date#2007|2007]] | ||
|Arcade | |Arcade | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis]]'' | |''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis]]'' | ||
|It reprises its role from ''Mario Power Tennis''. | |It reprises its role from ''Mario Power Tennis''. | ||
|2009 | |[[List of games by date#2009|2009]] | ||
|[[Wii]] | |[[Wii]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Party 9]]'' | |''[[Mario Party 9]]'' | ||
|Its head is | |Its head is on the stage [[Bowser Station]] although slightly altered into a "Jackpot Machine." | ||
|2012 | |[[List of games by date#2012|2012]] | ||
| | |Wii | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'' | |''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'' | ||
|Block in the Super Mario Mash- | |Block in the Super Mario Mash-up | ||
|2015 | |[[List of games by date#2015|2015]] | ||
|[[Wii U]] | |[[Wii U]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]'' | |''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]'' | ||
|Block in the Super Mario Mash- | |Block in the Super Mario Mash-up | ||
|2017 | |[[List of games by date#2017|2017]] | ||
|[[Nintendo Switch]] | |[[Nintendo Switch]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' | |''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' | ||
| | |Box art of previous games | ||
|2017 | |2017 | ||
|[[Nintendo 3DS]] | |[[Nintendo 3DS]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]'' | |''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]'' | ||
|Block in the Super Mario Mash- | |Block in the Super Mario Mash-up | ||
|2018 | |[[List of games by date#2018|2018]] | ||
|[[New Nintendo 3DS]] | |[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]] | ||
|- | |||
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]'' | |||
|Block in the Super Mario Mash-up | |||
|[[List of games by date#2018|2018]] | |||
|Nintendo Switch | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' | |||
|Boss | |||
|[[List of games by date#2020|2020]] | |||
|Nintendo Switch | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' | |||
|Box art of previous games | |||
|[[List of games by date#2021|2021]] | |||
|Nintendo Switch | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Additional names== | ||
===Internal names=== | |||
{{internal names | |||
|game1=''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' | |||
|file1=<tt>tinkoopa</tt><ref>''Super Mario Sunshine'', internal filename <tt>root/data/scene/pinnaBoss0.szs/scene/tinkoopa</tt></ref> | |||
|name1=Tinkoopa | |||
|meaning1=Tin-Bowser | |||
}} | |||
===Names in other languages=== | |||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap= | |Jap=メカクッパ | ||
|JapM= | |JapR=Mekakuppa | ||
| | |JapM=Mecha-Bowser; same as [[Mechakoopa#Names in other languages|Mechakoopa]] and [[Mekakuppa]] | ||
| | |Fre=Mecha Bowser / Mécabowser | ||
|FreM=- | |||
|Ita=Bowsermatic | |Ita=Bowsermatic | ||
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''Bowser'' and ''automatic'' | |ItaM=Portmanteau of ''Bowser'' and ''automatic'' | ||
|Ger=Robo-Bowser | |Ger=Robo-Bowser | ||
|GerM=Robo-Bowser; portmanteau of ''Robot'' and ''Bowser''}} | |GerM=Robo-Bowser; portmanteau of ''Robot'' and ''Bowser''. | ||
|Spa=Mech Bowser | |||
|SpaM=- | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{Koopas}} | {{Koopas}} | ||
{{Super Mario Sunshine}} | {{Super Mario Sunshine}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Mechakoopas]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Mechs]] | ||
[[Category:Mario Power Tennis]] | [[Category:Mario Power Tennis]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Sunshine | [[Category:Super Mario Sunshine bosses]] | ||
[[de:Robo-Bowser]] | [[de:Robo-Bowser]] | ||
[[it:Bowsermatic]] | [[it:Bowsermatic]] |
Revision as of 01:25, April 24, 2024
- This article is about the boss that first appears in Super Mario Sunshine. For the planet also named Mecha-Bowser in Super Mario Galaxy, see Toy Time Galaxy § Mecha-Bowser. For the giant statue also known as "Mecha Bowser" or "Mechanical Bowser" in some Mario Kart games, see Bowser Statue.
- Not to be confused with Mechakoopa or Mekakuppa.
Mecha-Bowser | |
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Species | Mechakoopa |
First appearance | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) |
Latest appearance | Mario Party Superstars (cameo) (2021) |
Mecha-Bowser, also known as Mechakoopa,[1] is a huge Bowser-shaped robot that made its first appearance in Super Mario Sunshine. It has since made several appearances in some form or another in other games, mostly various spin-offs. It is likely inspired by Mechagodzilla in appearance.
History
Super Mario-kun
- Main article: Mekakuppa
The concept of a robotic kaiju Bowser was first used in Super Mario-kun; the robot, Mekakuppa, has the Japanese name of Mecha-Bowser, though both are also shared with the usual name for Mechakoopas.
Super Mario (series)
Super Mario Sunshine
In Super Mario Sunshine, Mecha-Bowser is found in Episode 1 of Pinna Park and is controlled by Bowser Jr. To fight it, Mario, riding the park's Roller Coaster, must collect and fire water rockets (via FLUDD) at Mecha-Bowser. Mecha-Bowser attacks by shooting Bullet Bills at Mario, and by breathing fire on the Roller Coaster track, which can be doused using FLUDD. After enough hits, the robot explodes, and Bowser Jr. pilots its head away to escape.
Super Mario Galaxy
- Main article: Toy Time Galaxy § Mecha-Bowser
In Super Mario Galaxy, a very different design of Mecha-Bowser appears as a planet and environmental boss in the Toy Time Galaxy, where it is the focus of its first mission, Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser.
Mario Golf series
While Mecha-Bowser does not physically appear in the series, its name appears on scoreboards in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Golf: Advance Tour.
Mario Power Tennis / New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis
In Mario Power Tennis and its Wii port, Mecha-Bowser is the boss of the Mecha-Bowser Mayhem minigame, in which it rotates the court and battles players, firing Bullet Bills and Bob-ombs that can be deflected back at it. Players must attack it with charged tennis balls until it is defeated.
Mario Party series
In Mario Party 5, Mecha-Bowser is a giant toy on the Toy Dream board and shoots characters out of a cannon in its mouth to another location on the board whenever they land on a nearby ? Space. In Mario Party 7, its head is a feature of Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!. In Mario Party 9, its head is featured on the Bowser Station board as a Jackpot Machine. It stores Mini Stars, and players can earn these stars by playing minigames or by landing on Jackpot+ Spaces.
Mario Kart Arcade GP series
In Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, when finishing the Bowser Cup with Bowser, Mecha-Bowser replaces giant Bowser in a boss fight. His tactics are the same as Bowser. The player has to throw Black Shells at the pillars supporting Mecha-Bowser to defeat him.
Other appearances
In the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft, Mecha-Bowser's head replaces the original game's furnace block.
Gallery
The Mecha-Bowser Mayhem minigame in Mario Power Tennis
List of appearances
Title | Description | Release Date | System/Format |
---|---|---|---|
Super Mario Sunshine | Boss | 2002 | Nintendo GameCube |
Mario Party 5 | Appears as NPC in Toy Dream | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube |
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | Name appears on the scoreboard | 2003 | Nintendo GameCube |
Mario Golf: Advance Tour | Name appears on the scoreboard | 2004 | Game Boy Advance |
Mario Power Tennis | Boss in a minigame and appears in the background of a certain court. | 2004 | Nintendo GameCube |
Mario Kart Arcade GP | Boss | 2005 | Arcade |
Mario Party 7 | Its head cameos in Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!. | 2005 | Nintendo GameCube |
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 | Boss | 2007 | Arcade |
New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis | It reprises its role from Mario Power Tennis. | 2009 | Wii |
Mario Party 9 | Its head is on the stage Bowser Station although slightly altered into a "Jackpot Machine." | 2012 | Wii |
Minecraft: Wii U Edition | Block in the Super Mario Mash-up | 2015 | Wii U |
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition | Block in the Super Mario Mash-up | 2017 | Nintendo Switch |
Mario Party: The Top 100 | Box art of previous games | 2017 | Nintendo 3DS |
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition | Block in the Super Mario Mash-up | 2018 | New Nintendo 3DS |
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition | Block in the Super Mario Mash-up | 2018 | Nintendo Switch |
Super Mario 3D All-Stars | Boss | 2020 | Nintendo Switch |
Mario Party Superstars | Box art of previous games | 2021 | Nintendo Switch |
Additional names
Internal names
Game | File | Name | Meaning
|
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Super Mario Sunshine | tinkoopa[2] | Tinkoopa | Tin-Bowser |
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | メカクッパ[?] Mekakuppa |
Mecha-Bowser; same as Mechakoopa and Mekakuppa | |
French | Mecha Bowser / Mécabowser[?] | - | |
German | Robo-Bowser[?] | Robo-Bowser; portmanteau of Robot and Bowser. | |
Italian | Bowsermatic[?] | Portmanteau of Bowser and automatic | |
Spanish | Mech Bowser[?] | - |
Trivia
- When firing Bullet Bills or damaged, the cannons shown resemble the controller ports on the Nintendo GameCube.
References
- ^ English Super Mario Sunshine entry on the official Mario Portal. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 13, 2022. (Archived on August 13, 2022, 22:22:41 UTC via archive.today.)
- ^ Super Mario Sunshine, internal filename root/data/scene/pinnaBoss0.szs/scene/tinkoopa