Tail Bowser: Difference between revisions

A '''Tail Bowser'''<ref>von Esmarch, Nick. ''Super Mario 3D Land'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 28 and 76.</ref> is a [[Bowser Impostor|fake Bowser]] powered by a [[Super Leaf]]. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' as bosses.  

Tail Bowsers first appear in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. They attack much like a fake Bowser from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', breathing giant [[fireball]]s and jumping around the stage, though they do not throw [[hammer]]s. Only two Tail Bowsers appear: one in {{world-link|1|castle|World 1-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}} and the other in {{world-link|5|castle|World 5-Castle (Super Mario 3D Land)}}; the latter also swings his spiky [[Raccoon Mario|striped tail]] to attack and destroy columns. Additionally, they are immune to projectiles. Tail Bowsers have their arena on bridges which the Koopa King himself would later use in his boss fight, with a switch on one end. In order to defeat a Tail Bowser, [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] has to press the switch at the end of the bridge to make it collapse and send him into the [[lava]]. After falling into the lava, Tail Bowsers bounce upwards and show their true forms (a [[Goomba]] in World 1, and a [[Magikoopa]] in World 5) with a [[Super Leaf]] beside the body.