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{{character infobox
|name=Bowletta
|image = [[File:Bowletta Art - MLSS.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:Bowletta.gif]]
|first_appearance = ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|hp=500
|latest_appearance = ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|speed=Bowletta- 150<br>Dark- 80
|species = [[Koopa (Bowser's species)|Koopa]]
|def=180
|latest_portrayal = [[Kenny James]] ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|exp=1000
|coins=999
|items=none
|location=[[Bowser's Castle]]
}}
}}
{{quote|My new country has no need for old superstars! It will do just fine with only one: the Great Bowletta!!!|Bowletta|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga}}
{{quote|My [[Beanbean Kingdom|new country]] has no need for [[Mario|old]] [[Luigi|superstars]]! It will do just fine with only one: the Great Bowletta!!!|Bowletta|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga}}
'''Bowletta''' is the result of [[Cackletta]]'s spirit inhabiting [[Bowser]]'s body, who appears as the final boss of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and its remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''.


[[File:MLSS-Bowletta Final.png|frame|left|[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] encountering '''Bowletta''' at the end of [[Bowser's Castle]].]]
==History==
'''Bowletta''' is the fusion between [[Bowser]]'s body and the spirit of [[Cackletta]], the evil bean witch. Bowletta appears only in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', where she is the main antagonist for the second part of the game, and the game's final boss. After the Mario Bros. beat Cackletta at [[Woohoo Hooniversity]], [[Fawful]], her assistant, sucks up her soul in his headgear to save her life. After days of searching for a body weakened enough for Cackletta to possess, they find King Bowser, unconscious after having been separated from the Mario Bros. by [[Popple]], the shadow thief. Desperate for anyone to control now, Fawful and Cackletta agree to possess Bowser, and Bowletta is born.
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
[[File:Cackletta1.PNG|frame|left|Cackletta's spirit before it possesses Bowser's body]]
After the [[Mario]] [[Luigi|Bros.]] beat Cackletta at [[Woohoo Hooniversity]], [[Fawful]] sucks her spirit into his [[Vacuum Helmet|headgear]]. They later find Bowser unconscious in [[Stardust Fields]] after they are sent flying out of the university by [[Prince Peasley]] and the [[Beanstar]] exploded. Cackletta's ghost leaves the headgear to take over Bowser, creating Bowletta.


Once in her new body, she discovers that [[Princess Peach]] and [[Queen Bean]] had anticipated her plan to steal the [[Beanstar]] and tricked her by disguising [[Birdo]] as Peach. Using the [[Koopa Clown Car]], Bowletta soon finds the Mario Bros. in the [[Little Fungitown]] immigrant community with Peach. Since Mario is sick from [[Bean Fever]], and Luigi is out trying to cure him, Bowletta is able to kidnap Peach easily. Upon meeting the shocked Luigi during her escape, she states that she is stealing "the real deal" and flees with Peach and Fawful in tow.
[[File:MLSS-Just Steal The Real Deal.PNG|frame|right|Bowletta in Little Fungitown]]
Bowletta and Fawful kidnap [[Princess Peach]] in [[Little Fungitown]] while Mario is sick with [[Bean Fever]] and Luigi is out to find the cure in [[Guffawha Ruins]]; it is revealed when Luigi returns to the place with the [[Crabbie Grass]]. Luigi initially mistakes Bowletta for Bowser when he first sees her. When Luigi and the newly cured Mario arrive at [[Beanbean Castle Town]], Bowletta sends them a message telling them to bring her the four pieces of the destroyed Beanstar in exchange for Princess Peach.


When Luigi and the newly cured Mario arrive at [[Beanbean Castle Town]], Bowletta sends them a message from a projector device which informs them that if they want to get Peach back safely, they would need to retrieve the four pieces of the Beanstar and then come back to the castle for further instructions. When the bros. heed this command, Bowletta gives them orders through another such device to march to [[Joke's End]] and hand over the bean star in exchange for Peach. Prince Peasely, realising that Bowletta was likely not going to hold her end of the bargain, hands the bros. a fake beanstar and tells them to try to give them the fake instead of the real thing.
[[File:Bowletta taunt.png|frame|left|Bowletta taunting [[Mario]]]]
After Mario and Luigi reassemble the Beanstar, Bowletta sends another message, telling them to meet her at [[Joke's End]] to give it to her. When the Mario Bros. arrive at Joke's End, they try to give Bowletta a fake Beanstar instead, but Fawful destroys it and takes the real Beanstar using his helmet. However, they soon after see Mario with another Princess Peach, who claims the one Bowletta has captured is an imposter. Believing this, they toss the Peach they have overboard and capture the one with Mario. As they are celebrating success back on the [[Koopa Cruiser]], however, they find out that the Peach they have captured is actually Luigi in disguise, who manages to escape with the Beanstar.


[[File:Bowletta taunt.png|frame|left|Bowletta taunting [[Mario]].]]
[[File:MLSSBM shot Bowletta final.png|thumb|260px|[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] encountering Bowletta at the end of [[Bowser's Castle]] in the remake.]]
However, upon trying to give Fawful the fake beanstar, the plan backfires: Fawful destroys the fake, attacks Luigi, and runs off with the real Beanstar in his [[Vacuum Helmet]]. In a last, desperate attempt to save the world and Peach, Mario makes Luigi dress up as Princess Peach, and they manage to trick both villains long enough to both save Peach and (once Luigi is on the barely repaired Koopa Cruiser) retrieve the Beanstar.
Angered by the trick, Bowletta and Fawful head to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], where they fly Bowser's Castle back to the Beanbean Kingdom and attack the castle town. After Mario and Luigi reach the castle via [[Blablanadon]] and arrive at the throne room, where Bowletta is waiting, she reveals that she intends to take over the Mushroom Kingdom after she is done with the Beanbean Kingdom and battles the Mario Bros. When Bowletta is defeated, a [[Time Bob-omb]] appears and knocks Mario and Luigi out. Bowletta, having faked her defeat, then proceeds to inhale and swallow them. Inside her body, Mario and Luigi must face Cackletta's spirit, and when she is finally defeated, the Mario Bros. are returned to the castle, Bowser is returned to normal, and Cackletta's spirit vanishes into the afterlife.


Infuriated over the fact that she has now fallen for two tricks which prevented her from utilizing the beanstar, Bowletta flies with Fawful to the Mushroom Kingdom and hijacks Bowser's floating castle in order to besiege the Beanbean kingdom. The Mario Bros. infiltrate the castle, pummel both the Koopalings and Fawful, and eventually face Bowletta herself, where she has 500 [[Heart Point|HP]]. This time, Bowletta tricks them by feigning defeat and then proceeds to swallow them whole after a [[Time Bob-omb]] knocks the Bros. out. They end up inside her stomach, where the two brothers are revived with 1 HP and quickly enter battle with [[Cackletta's Soul]]; upon its defeat, Bowletta is knocked to the ground, mourns over her failure to defeat the bros, and then in permanently turned back into Bowser after Cackletta's Soul disintegrates outside of the Koopa's body, permanently ending the witch's ambition for world rulership.
Bowletta also appears in the ''Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser'' mode of the remake. After the captains defeat Fawful for the first time, Bowletta attempts to dupe them by using an illusionary spell to hide her features and disguise herself as an unpossessed Bowser, so that she can command them. However, [[Captain Goomba (Mario & Luigi series)|Captain Goomba]] is able to deduce something's wrong, as she commands him to destroy Mario and Luigi, which is a step too far in even Bowser's book. After Captain Goomba leaves, Bowletta's disguise dissipates and she discusses her plan with Fawful; however, a [[Lakitu]], hiding in the corner, overhears the conversation and returns to warn the rest of the minions (who deduced the matter independently of the Lakitu both due to "Bowser's" rather uncharacteristic command for them, as well as Fawful's earlier gloating). They then attempt to fight Bowletta and free Bowser. Unfortunately, Fawful, having anticipated that they would see through the earlier ruse, ended up activating a trap door to a [[Mechawful|Mecha-Fawful]] factory before the battle could commence.
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==Appearance==
==General information==
[[File:MLSS - Bowletta Throne Sprite.png|frame|Bowletta on her throne.]]
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Bowletta retains Cackletta's facial appearance, including her purple eyes, elongated head, massive mouth, and the two pink horn-like object which had adorned her forehead; Bowletta is also slightly larger than Bowser, likely due to how tall Cackletta was in her original body. She has two circles on her chest which appear to be scaly breasts (which is ironic seeing how Bowletta is a reptile). Otherwise, she closely resembles Bowser
|[[File:Bowletta.png]] [[File:Darkbowletta.PNG]]<br>[[File:MLSSBMBowletta.png]] [[File:MLSSBMBowlettaDark.png]]
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|Bowletta's normal and dark form in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' and ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''.
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|size=215
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===Physical description===
Bowletta retains Cackletta's facial appearance, including her purple eyes, large head and mouth, and horns (albeit pink instead of purple) replacing Bowser's own horns, although she has Bowser's red hair between them. Her body resembles Bowser's except that she has a smaller tail and light-colored breasts. Bowletta is also less round, but has a more hunched appearance, along with a taller shell. While their scales are the same color, Bowletta's green coloration is lighter than Bowser's. Bowletta wears both sets of Bowser's arm bracelets but lacks his collar in the original. In her artwork, her horns are purple, and it is shown that she completely lacks Bowser's claws.
 
In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|remake]], her appearance is revamped with the collar now appearing around her neck unlike previously. Her horns are also now correctly colored, and her shell is no longer as tall in comparison to that of normal Bowser's. Her green scale coloration is additionally no longer subtly brighter than Bowser's own. Her tail is also the same length as Bowser's tail, and she now has Bowser's claws. Her breasts no longer replace Bowser's plastron, as the plastron is still visible as a duller color than the breasts. Her dark appearance is altered by removing her pupils and all pink and red areas outside her eyes and adding a few more yellow glowing areas.
 
===Powers and abilities===
Being the result of Cackletta's spirit possessing Bowser, Bowletta has the powers of Bowser; meaning she can shoot balls of fire, produce [[Flaret]]s or [[Fire Breath|fire a continuous blast of fire]] from her mouth. She also retained her ability of electrokinesis, shown when she appears for the first time as Bowletta, and can also create a rain of shooting stars when she transforms into her dark form. She can also inhale things into her body, shown when she inhales Mario and Luigi when they are knocked out from the Time Bob-omb after faking her defeat. Finally Bowletta also has limited shapeshifting abilities that she has preserved from her old form, as she appeared as Bowser in ''Minion Quest'' in an attempt to trick the Koopa Troop, only removing the disguise when she was sure no one was present.
 
==Battle==
[[File:MLSSBM shot Bowletta flame.png|thumb|Bowletta's most powerful attack in the remake]]
Bowletta's first attack uses Flarets aimed at the Bros. and fired randomly and rapidly. Three, however, will be used for Bowletta to use at a later turn to heal herself. In order to prevent this, the Bros. must [[hammer]] them (or [[jump]] on them with the proper badges equipped) in order to get rid of them when it is their turn. However, using [[Firebrand|fire]] or [[Thunderhand|thunder]] will heal the Flarets. She can also summon [[block]]s above the Bros.' heads. They must break the blocks with a required amount of five jumps (six when her health gets low) in three seconds in order to even be able to evade the fire stream she makes.
 
When Bowletta transforms into a darker form, she summons shooting stars to hit the brothers. Green stars will hit Luigi, red stars will hit Mario, and both stars will harm Bowletta if countered with a hammer; the purple stars (yellow in the remake) which also fall do not damage anyone. If Mario and Luigi do not counter the stars with their hammers, there is a chance that they may get [[dizzy]]. In the remake, Bowletta also winks one of her eyes to indicate which star will target one of the bros. This form of Bowletta is also hazardously-surfaced and will damage the Bros. if they try to use jumping attacks without the proper badges needed to damage Bowletta.
 
In ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'', Bowletta gains the [[Fury]] status upon losing half of her HP, and will attack faster each turn.
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==Powers and Abilities==
==Statistics==
[[File:Darkbowletta.PNG|frame|left|Dark Bowletta.]]
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
[[File:MLSS-Bowletta Most Poweful Attack.png|frame|Bowletta's most powerful attack.]]
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Bowletta|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Bowletta.gif]]}}
Being a fusion of Cackletta's magic and Bowser's brute strength, Bowletta is a formidable enemy. Her main attack is to breath fire, similarly to what Bowser himself would do; however, Bowletta beats Bowser at his own game by having two completely different fire attacks. Bowletta's first such fire attack involves shooting comet-like fireballs: some will need to be jumped over by the bros. and others will turn into [[Flaret]]s, fireball enemies which can heal Bowletta for 35 HP if she absorbs them. Her second, more damaging fire attack begins with her magically summoning blocks over the brother's heads: the brothers must destroy the blocks by rapidly jumping into them and then prepare to jump over the violent burst of fire that will occur in five seconds after the blocks appeared. Finally, Bowletta can briefly transform into a form called Dark Bowletta: in this form, she summons stars from the sky to hit the bros. Green stars will hit Luigi, red stars will hit Mario, and both stars will harm Bowletta if countered with a hammer; the purple stars which fall with them do not damage anyone.
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga bestiary|transcludesection=Bowletta (Dark)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Dark_Bowletta_sprite_MLSS.gif]]}}


However, even more menacing than Bowletta herself is what she owns. Not only does she have control over Fawful and her other minions, but the fact that she is possessing Bowser's body gives her control over Bowser's army, his millitary vehicles, his weapons, and even the Koopalings, transforming Bowletta into an outright menace rather than just a beefed up version of Bowser.
===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''===
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{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Bowletta|align=horizontal|image=[[File:Bowletta MLSSBM.gif]]}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions bestiary|transcludesection=Bowletta (Dark)|align=horizontal|image=[[File:MLSSBMBowletta Dark.gif]]}}


==Names in Other Languages==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
4Koma Bowletta battle.jpg|''[[4-koma Gag Battle]]''
MLSS-Bowletta Final.png|Encountering Bowletta at [[Bowser's Castle]] in the [[Game Boy Advance]] version
MLSS-Bowletta Most Powerful Attack.png|Bowletta attacking in the Game Boy Advance version
MLSSBM Cackletta soul defeated.png|[[Cackletta]]'s soul within Bowletta being destroyed
M&LSS Bowletta early sprite.png|Early version from the data of the E3 2003 demo of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゲラクッパ
|Jap=ゲラクッパ
|JapR=Gerakuppa
|JapR=Gerakuppa
|JapM=A portmanteau between "''Geragemōna''", Japanese name for Cackletta, and "''Koopa''", Japanese name for Bowser.
|JapM=Combination of「ゲラゲモーナ」(''Geragemōna'', [[Cackletta]]) and「クッパ」(''Kuppa'', [[Bowser]])
|Fra=Bowsémona
|Fre=Bowsémona
|FraM=A mix between "Bowser" and "Graguémona", the French name of Cackletta
|FreM=A mix between "Bowser" and "Graguémona", the French name of Cackletta
|Ger=Bowsemilla
|Ger=Bowsemilla
|GerM=A mix between "Bowser" and "Lugmilla", the German name of Cackletta
|GerM=A mix between "Bowser" and "Lugmilla", the German name of Cackletta
|Spa=Bowser Jijí
|Spa=Bowser Jijí
|SpaM=A mix between "Bowser" and "Bruja Jijí", the Spanish name of Cackletta
|SpaM=A mix between "Bowser" and "Bruja Jijí", the Spanish name of Cackletta
|Ita=Ghigno Bowser
|Ita={{nowrap|Ghigno Bowser}}
|ItaM=A mix between "Bowser" and "Ghignarda", the Italian name of Cackletta
|ItaM=Grin Bowser; "Ghigno" (Grin) can be seen as both the word itself or a shortened version for Cackletta's Italian name, Ghignarda
|ChiS=咯咯酷霸王
|ChiSR=Gēgē Kùbàwáng
|ChiSM=From "咯咯莫纳" (''Gēgēmònà'', Cackletta) and "酷霸王" (''Kùbàwáng'', Bowser)
|Kor=깔깔쿠파
|KorR=Kkalkkal Kupa
|KorM=From 깔깔 (''kkalkkal'', sound of laughter, also part of [[Cackletta]]'s name) and 쿠파 (''Kupa'', Bowser)
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*If Bowletta was stunned or if her defense was dropped (or both) at the end of the battle, the status effects will show while she is talking afterwards.
*Bowletta's Star Strike move is similar to the [[Star Storm]] special move and the [[Shooting Star (item)|Shooting Star]] item in ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
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*In the [[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions|3DS remake]], Bowletta seems to retain Bowser's voice during battle, but Cackletta's laughter.
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*Mario and Luigi are terrified of her at the start of her battle in the original ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'', but in the remake, they assume their default "battle ready" stances as she breathes fire on them.
*If the Bros. can defeat Bowletta with her falling star attack, then die by getting hit by the remaining stars, the game will trigger both the [[Game Over]] sequence and Bowletta's "death" sequence at the same time. Restarting the game is required to get out of the glitch.
 
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Revision as of 05:32, April 6, 2024

Bowletta
Official artwork of Bowletta.
Species Koopa
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)
Latest portrayal Kenny James (2017)
“My new country has no need for old superstars! It will do just fine with only one: the Great Bowletta!!!”
—Bowletta, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Bowletta is the result of Cackletta's spirit inhabiting Bowser's body, who appears as the final boss of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.

History

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Cackletta's spirit before it possesses Bowser's body

After the Mario Bros. beat Cackletta at Woohoo Hooniversity, Fawful sucks her spirit into his headgear. They later find Bowser unconscious in Stardust Fields after they are sent flying out of the university by Prince Peasley and the Beanstar exploded. Cackletta's ghost leaves the headgear to take over Bowser, creating Bowletta.

Bowletta kidnapping Princess Peach
Bowletta in Little Fungitown

Bowletta and Fawful kidnap Princess Peach in Little Fungitown while Mario is sick with Bean Fever and Luigi is out to find the cure in Guffawha Ruins; it is revealed when Luigi returns to the place with the Crabbie Grass. Luigi initially mistakes Bowletta for Bowser when he first sees her. When Luigi and the newly cured Mario arrive at Beanbean Castle Town, Bowletta sends them a message telling them to bring her the four pieces of the destroyed Beanstar in exchange for Princess Peach.

Bowletta taunting Mario

After Mario and Luigi reassemble the Beanstar, Bowletta sends another message, telling them to meet her at Joke's End to give it to her. When the Mario Bros. arrive at Joke's End, they try to give Bowletta a fake Beanstar instead, but Fawful destroys it and takes the real Beanstar using his helmet. However, they soon after see Mario with another Princess Peach, who claims the one Bowletta has captured is an imposter. Believing this, they toss the Peach they have overboard and capture the one with Mario. As they are celebrating success back on the Koopa Cruiser, however, they find out that the Peach they have captured is actually Luigi in disguise, who manages to escape with the Beanstar.

Mario and Luigi encountering Bowletta in Bowser's Castle, from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Mario and Luigi encountering Bowletta at the end of Bowser's Castle in the remake.

Angered by the trick, Bowletta and Fawful head to the Mushroom Kingdom, where they fly Bowser's Castle back to the Beanbean Kingdom and attack the castle town. After Mario and Luigi reach the castle via Blablanadon and arrive at the throne room, where Bowletta is waiting, she reveals that she intends to take over the Mushroom Kingdom after she is done with the Beanbean Kingdom and battles the Mario Bros. When Bowletta is defeated, a Time Bob-omb appears and knocks Mario and Luigi out. Bowletta, having faked her defeat, then proceeds to inhale and swallow them. Inside her body, Mario and Luigi must face Cackletta's spirit, and when she is finally defeated, the Mario Bros. are returned to the castle, Bowser is returned to normal, and Cackletta's spirit vanishes into the afterlife.

Bowletta also appears in the Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser mode of the remake. After the captains defeat Fawful for the first time, Bowletta attempts to dupe them by using an illusionary spell to hide her features and disguise herself as an unpossessed Bowser, so that she can command them. However, Captain Goomba is able to deduce something's wrong, as she commands him to destroy Mario and Luigi, which is a step too far in even Bowser's book. After Captain Goomba leaves, Bowletta's disguise dissipates and she discusses her plan with Fawful; however, a Lakitu, hiding in the corner, overhears the conversation and returns to warn the rest of the minions (who deduced the matter independently of the Lakitu both due to "Bowser's" rather uncharacteristic command for them, as well as Fawful's earlier gloating). They then attempt to fight Bowletta and free Bowser. Unfortunately, Fawful, having anticipated that they would see through the earlier ruse, ended up activating a trap door to a Mecha-Fawful factory before the battle could commence.

General information

Bowletta Darkbowletta.PNG
Sprite of Bowletta from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Sprite of Bowletta (dark) from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.
Bowletta's normal and dark form in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions.

Physical description

Bowletta retains Cackletta's facial appearance, including her purple eyes, large head and mouth, and horns (albeit pink instead of purple) replacing Bowser's own horns, although she has Bowser's red hair between them. Her body resembles Bowser's except that she has a smaller tail and light-colored breasts. Bowletta is also less round, but has a more hunched appearance, along with a taller shell. While their scales are the same color, Bowletta's green coloration is lighter than Bowser's. Bowletta wears both sets of Bowser's arm bracelets but lacks his collar in the original. In her artwork, her horns are purple, and it is shown that she completely lacks Bowser's claws.

In the Nintendo 3DS remake, her appearance is revamped with the collar now appearing around her neck unlike previously. Her horns are also now correctly colored, and her shell is no longer as tall in comparison to that of normal Bowser's. Her green scale coloration is additionally no longer subtly brighter than Bowser's own. Her tail is also the same length as Bowser's tail, and she now has Bowser's claws. Her breasts no longer replace Bowser's plastron, as the plastron is still visible as a duller color than the breasts. Her dark appearance is altered by removing her pupils and all pink and red areas outside her eyes and adding a few more yellow glowing areas.

Powers and abilities

Being the result of Cackletta's spirit possessing Bowser, Bowletta has the powers of Bowser; meaning she can shoot balls of fire, produce Flarets or fire a continuous blast of fire from her mouth. She also retained her ability of electrokinesis, shown when she appears for the first time as Bowletta, and can also create a rain of shooting stars when she transforms into her dark form. She can also inhale things into her body, shown when she inhales Mario and Luigi when they are knocked out from the Time Bob-omb after faking her defeat. Finally Bowletta also has limited shapeshifting abilities that she has preserved from her old form, as she appeared as Bowser in Minion Quest in an attempt to trick the Koopa Troop, only removing the disguise when she was sure no one was present.

Battle

Bowletta attacking in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Bowletta's most powerful attack in the remake

Bowletta's first attack uses Flarets aimed at the Bros. and fired randomly and rapidly. Three, however, will be used for Bowletta to use at a later turn to heal herself. In order to prevent this, the Bros. must hammer them (or jump on them with the proper badges equipped) in order to get rid of them when it is their turn. However, using fire or thunder will heal the Flarets. She can also summon blocks above the Bros.' heads. They must break the blocks with a required amount of five jumps (six when her health gets low) in three seconds in order to even be able to evade the fire stream she makes.

When Bowletta transforms into a darker form, she summons shooting stars to hit the brothers. Green stars will hit Luigi, red stars will hit Mario, and both stars will harm Bowletta if countered with a hammer; the purple stars (yellow in the remake) which also fall do not damage anyone. If Mario and Luigi do not counter the stars with their hammers, there is a chance that they may get dizzy. In the remake, Bowletta also winks one of her eyes to indicate which star will target one of the bros. This form of Bowletta is also hazardously-surfaced and will damage the Bros. if they try to use jumping attacks without the proper badges needed to damage Bowletta.

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, Bowletta gains the Fury status upon losing half of her HP, and will attack faster each turn.

Statistics

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Bowletta
Bowletta HP 500 (700) POW 105-140 (110-145) Defense 180 (140)
Speed 150 Experience 5000 (0) Coins 2004 (0)
Location Bowser's Castle Jump Normal Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Heal Thunder Normal
Stat down? 30% Stun? 30% Burn? 0%
Level 40 Role Boss Item drop None – 0%
Max Nut – 61.29% (100%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga enemy
Bowletta (Dark)
Bowletta dark form HP 500 (700) POW 105-140 (110-145) Defense 180 (200)
Speed 80 Experience 5000 (0) Coins 2004 (0)
Location Bowser's Castle Jump Spiny Hammer Normal
Hand Normal Fire Normal Thunder Heal
Stat down? 0% Stun? 0% Burn? 0%
Level 40 Role Boss Item drop None – 0%
None – 0% (Max Nut - 100%)
Notice
  • Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese version (if they differ from the original American and European stats).
  • Stats in gray are only found in the game's coding and are not available during "normal" gameplay.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Bowletta
Bowletta HP 1200 POW 140 DEF 139 SPEED 116 Experience 0
Fire Heal Thunder Normal Jump Normal Hammer Normal Coins 0
Stat down 30% Dizzy 30% Burn 0% Speed down 30% Item drop None (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           40 Location(s) Bowser's Castle
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions enemy
Bowletta (Dark)
Animated idle sprite of Bowletta (Dark) HP 1200 POW 180 DEF 160 SPEED 116 Experience 0
Fire Normal Thunder Heal Jump Spiny, Weak Hammer Normal Coins 0
Stat down 0% Dizzy 0% Burn 0% Speed down 0% Item drop None (0%)
None (0%)
None (0%)
Level           40 Location(s) Bowser's Castle

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゲラクッパ
Gerakuppa
 Combination of「ゲラゲモーナ」(Geragemōna, Cackletta) and「クッパ」(Kuppa, Bowser)

Chinese (simplified) 咯咯酷霸王
Gēgē Kùbàwáng
 From "咯咯莫纳" (Gēgēmònà, Cackletta) and "酷霸王" (Kùbàwáng, Bowser)

French Bowsémona
 A mix between "Bowser" and "Graguémona", the French name of Cackletta
German Bowsemilla
 A mix between "Bowser" and "Lugmilla", the German name of Cackletta
Italian Ghigno Bowser
 Grin Bowser; "Ghigno" (Grin) can be seen as both the word itself or a shortened version for Cackletta's Italian name, Ghignarda
Korean 깔깔쿠파
Kkalkkal Kupa
 From 깔깔 (kkalkkal, sound of laughter, also part of Cackletta's name) and 쿠파 (Kupa, Bowser)

Spanish Bowser Jijí
 A mix between "Bowser" and "Bruja Jijí", the Spanish name of Cackletta

Trivia

  • Bowletta's Star Strike move is similar to the Star Storm special move and the Shooting Star item in Paper Mario.
  • In the 3DS remake, Bowletta seems to retain Bowser's voice during battle, but Cackletta's laughter.
  • Mario and Luigi are terrified of her at the start of her battle in the original Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, but in the remake, they assume their default "battle ready" stances as she breathes fire on them.
  • If the Bros. can defeat Bowletta with her falling star attack, then die by getting hit by the remaining stars, the game will trigger both the Game Over sequence and Bowletta's "death" sequence at the same time. Restarting the game is required to get out of the glitch.
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Koopas
Characters Bowser, forms, and counterparts Alarm Koopa • Baby Bowser (Mega Baby Bowser) • Black Bowser • Blockhead Bowser • Bowcien • Bowser • Bowletta • Castle Bowser • Dreamy Bowser • Dry Bowser • Fury Bowser • Giant Bowser • Giga Bowser • King Koopa's alter egos • King Tetris • Koopa 3 • MegaDragonBowser • Meowser • Molten Bowser • Paper Bowser • Shiny RoboBowser • Shrowser
Bowser's current game relatives Dry Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Paper Bowser Jr.
Bowser's former game relatives Bowser's Brother • Koopa Kid • Koopalings (Iggy Koopa · Larry Koopa · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Roy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa)
Bowser's adaptation relatives Bowser's father • Bowser's mother • Bowser's sister • Enma Daiō • King Koopa's great-great grandkoop • Poopa La Koopa
Other Bowser X • C. Everett Koopa • Dark Bowser • Darkmess Bowser • Francis Ford Koopola • Gary Koopa • James Fennimore Koopa
Species Fake Bowser • Koopa Kid • Koopa Zombie • Tail Bowser
Facsimiles and other constructs Robots Blasta Mechakoopa • Bowser??? • Bowser's mech • Flying Mechakoopa • Mecha-Bowser • Mecha Hand • Mechakoopa • Mega Mechakoopa • Mekakuppa • Mini Bowser • Mini Bowser Jr. • Rabbid Mechakoopa • Robo-suit • The Great King Bowser • Zappa Mechakoopa
Statues Abominable Snowkoopa • Bowser Monument • Bowser Snow Statue • Bowser Statue • Bowser Stunner • Guard Door • Koopa no Yukidaruma • Papercraft Bowser • Papercraft Bowser Jr.
Buildings Bowser's Castle • Bowser's Galaxy Generator • Koopamart • Temple of Koopa
Vehicles Bone Rattler • Flame Runner • Gilded King • Holiday King • Koopa Cruiser • Koopa King • Silver King
Related items Bowser Bomb • Bowser Candy • Bowser Capsule • Bowser Suit • Bowser's Shell • Grand Spiky Shell • Koopa Kid Orb • Spiky Shell
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Bowser forms
Main Big Dry Bowser • Black Bowser • Blockhead Bowser • Bowcien • Bowletta • Castle Bowser • Dreamy Bowser • Dry Bowser • Fury Bowser • Giant Bowser • Giga Bowser • Molten Bowser • Mega Baby Bowser • Mega Bowser • MegaDragonBowser • Meowser • Metal Bowser • Shiny RoboBowser • Shrowser
Other Alarm Koopa • Black Hole Bowser • Bowser Sphinx • Bowser the Brash • Capt. Bowser • Dark Hammer Slam Bowser • Hammer Slam Bowser • Heat Cannon (Mega Strike ability) • King Koopa's alter egos • Mushroom • President Koopa • Rookie • Scarecrow • Shroob mushroom • Tail Bowser • Wizard Bowser
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Bowser's family
Forms and counterparts
Alarm Koopa • Baby Bowser (Mega Baby Bowser) • Black Bowser • Blockhead Bowser • Bowcien • Bowser • Bowletta • Castle Bowser • Dreamy Bowser • Dry Bowser • Fury Bowser • Giant Bowser • Giga Bowser • King Koopa's alter egos • King Tetris • Koopa 3 • Magma Bowser • MegaDragonBowser • Meowser • Paper Bowser • President Koopa • Shiny RoboBowser • Shrowser
Current in-game relatives
Dry Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Paper Bowser Jr.
Former in-game relatives
Bowser's Brother • Koopa Kid • Koopalings (Larry Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Wendy O. Koopa · Iggy Koopa · Roy Koopa · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa)
Miscellaneous relatives
Bowser's cousin • Bowser's father • Bowser's mother • Bowser's sister • Enma Daiō • King Koopa's great-great grandkoop • Poopa La Koopa
Pets
Mechawiggler • Pookie • Ratso
President Koopa's relatives
Iggy • Spike
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
Characters (Superstar Saga) Protagonists Mario1,2 • Luigi1,2 • Princess Peach1,2 • Prince Peasley • Bowser1,2
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple • Bowser (Rookie)1,2
Supporting characters Beanbean troops1,2 • Bink1,2 • Blablanadon1,2 • Bloat1,2 • Boddle1,2 • Border Bros1,2 • Bubbles • Chuckleroot1,2 • Chuckleroot's granddaughter1,2 • Cork and Cask • Dr. Toadley2 • Fava1,2 • Firebrand and Thunderhand1,2 • Hammerhead Bros.1,2 • Harhall1,2 • Hermie III • Hoohoo civilization1,2 • Jellyfish Sisters1,2 • Koopa Cruiser crew • Lady Lima1,2 • Miles Tones1,2 • Moai1,2 • Mole1,2 • Pea1,2 • Peach-bot1,2 • Pipeman1,2 • Professor E. Gadd • Prospector1,2 • Psycho Kamek1 • Queen Bean1,2 • Soybean civilization1,2 • Spangle • Starshade Bros.1,2 • Toad doctor1,2 • Toadsworth1,2 • Tolstar1,2 • Tuki1,2 • Yoshi Fan Club1,2
Species Ankoopa1 • Beanish1,2 • Beanlet1,2 • Big Koopa Troopa2 • Designbomb1,2 • Ghost1,2 • Hoohooligan1,2 • Kurako1,2 • Lagoon-dweller1,2 • Oho Jee • Sailor1,2 • Thwomp • Toad1,2 • Winkle1,2 • Yoshi1,2
Characters (The Search for Bowser) Protagonists Captain Goomba3 (Gold3) • Captain Shy Guy3 • Captain Boo3 (Gold3) • Captain Koopa Troopa3 (Gold3) • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry)
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple
Supporting characters Bowser3 • Corporal Paraplonk3 • Private Goomp3 • Sergeant Guy3 • Prince Peasley • Bubbles • Cork and Cask • Hermie III • Professor E. Gadd • Spangle
Special moves Overworld/solo attacks Emergency Block2 • Counterattack1,2 • Dash1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Dunk Hammer1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Firebrand1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Flee1,2 • Hammer1,2 • High Jump1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Jump1,2 • Mini-Mario1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Pump Mario1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Spin Jump1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Surfboard1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Tickle1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Thunderhand1,2 An L ripped from the game.
Bros. Attacks1,2 Bounce Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Chopper Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Cyclone Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Fire Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Knockback Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Splash Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Swing Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Thunder Bros. An L ripped from the game.
Captain Commands3 Deny • Rally • Chance • Play Dead • Lightning • Parry • Pass the Bob-omb • Thwomp Thump • Clash of Captains • Call for Backup • Sneak Attack • Shell Shock
Bosses Superstar Saga Birdo • Bowletta1,2 • Bowser1,2 • Cackletta1,2 • Chuckolator1,2 • Dragohoho1,2 • Fawful • Flaret1,2 • Hermie III1,2 • Hoohooros1,2 • Jojora1,2 • Jojora's friends1,2 • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Mom Piranha1,2 • Popple • Queen Bean1,2 • Rookie1,2 • Tolstar1,2 • Trunkle1,2 • Wiggler1,2
The Search for Bowser Birdo • Corporal Paraplonk3 • Fawful • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Popple • Private Goomp3 • Sergeant Guy3
Locations Beanbean Airport1,2 • Beanbean Borderland1,2 • Beanbean Castle1,2 • Beanbean Castle Sewers/Beanbean Castle Sewer1,2 • Beanbean Castle Town1,2 • Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean Fields • Beanbean Kingdom • Bowser's Castle • Castle Town Item Shop1,2 • Chateau de Chucklehuck1,2 • Chucklehuck Woods • Fire Palace1,2 • Guffawha Ruins1,2 • Gwarhar Lagoon • Harhall's Studio1,2 • Hoohoo Mountain • Hoohoo Village1,2 • Information Booth1,2 • Joke's End • Koopa Cruiser • Little Fungitown1,2 • Little Fungitown Item Shop1,2 • Mario and Luigi's house1,2 • Mushroom Kingdom1,2 • Oho Oasis1,2 • Oho Ocean1,2 • Pipe House1,2 • Princess Peach's Castle1,2 • Relaxation Room1,2 • S.S. Chuckola1,2 • Seabed1,2 • Starbeans Cafe1,2 • Stardust Fields1,2 • Teehee Valley • Thunder Palace1,2 • Toadtown Square/Peach's Castle1,2 • Winkle Colosseum1,2 • Woohoo Hooniversity1,2 • Yoshi Theater1,2
Enemies Superstar Saga Anuboo1,2 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Belly Blech1,2 • Bill Blaster1,2 • Blooper1,2 • Bob-omb • Boo • Cheep Cheep1 • Chomp Bro1,2 • Chuck Guy • Chuckorok1,2 • Clumph • Dry Bones4 • Eeker1,2 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Dry Bones1,2 • Elite Gritty Goomba1,2 • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fighter Fly1,2 • Fuzzbush • Fuzzy1,2 • Glurp1,2 • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomdiver1,2 • Gritty Goomba • Gunner Guy1,2 • Hammer Bro • Ice Snifit • Lakipea • Laser Snifit1,2 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Malibut1,2 • Mecha-Blooper1,2 • Mecha-Chomp1 • Mechakoopa • Oucher Glass1,2 • Parabeanie • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Piranha Plant1,2 • Puffer-Cheep1 • Rex • Roto-Disc1,2 • Sand Cheep1,2 • Scaratroopea • Sharkbone1,2 • Sharpea • Sniper Bill1,2 • Spiky Snifit1,2 • Spiny4 • Spiny Cheep Cheep2 • Starkiss • Super Fly1,2 • Sworm1,2 • Tanoomba • Time Bob-omb1,2 • Troopea • Virus1,2 • Yo Bro1,2
The Search for Bowser Bandit3 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Big Boo3 • Big Tail Goomba3 • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo3 • Boo • Boomerang Bro3 • Broozer3 • Buzzy Beetle3 • Chain Chomp3 • Chargin' Chuck3 • Chuck Guy • Clumph • Dry Bones4 • Elite Captain Quartet3 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fire Bro3 • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant3 • Fly Guy3 • Fuzzbush • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomba Tower3 • Green Magikoopa3 • Gritty Goomba • Hammer Bro • Ice Bro3 • Ice Snifit • Koopa Paratroopa3 • Koopa Troopa3 • Lakipea • Lakitu3 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mechawful3 • Para-Beetle3 • Parabeanie • Paragoomba3 • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Pokey3 • Red Magikoopa3 • Rex • Scaratroopea • Sharpea • Shy Guy3 • Spear Guy3 • Spike3 • Spiny4 • Spiny Cheep Cheep2 • Starkiss • Tail Boo3 • Tanoomba • Troopea • White Magikoopa3
Items Consumables 1-Up Mushroom1,2 • 1-Up Super1,2 • 100 Coin2 • 10 Coin2 • 50-Coin2 • Beanbean coin1,2 • Boo Biscuit2 • Coin1,2 • Five Coin1,2 • Golden Mushroom1,2 • Green Pepper1,2 • Max Mushroom1,2 • Max Nut1,2 • Max Syrup1,2 • Mushroom1,2 • Nut1,2 • Red Pepper1,2 • Refreshing Herb1,2 • Super Mushroom1,2 • Super Nut1,2 • Super Syrup1,2 • Syrup1,2 • Ultra Mushroom1,2 • Ultra Nut1,2 • Ultra Syrup1,2
Key items Bean Fruit1,2 • Beanbean Brooch1,2 • Beanbean Map1,2 • Beanstar1,2 • Beanstar piece1,2 • Beanstone1,2 • Chuckola Fruit1,2 • Chuckola Reserve1,2 • Crabbie Grass1,2 • Face1,2 • Fake Beanstar1,2 • Flaming statue1,2 • Hoohoo Spirit1,2 • Invincishroom • Membership Card1,2 • Neon Egg1,2 • Peach's Extra Dress1,2 • Pearl Bean1,2 • Peasley's Rose1,2 • Precious belonging1,2 • Red and Green Goblets1,2 • Secret Scroll 11,2 • Secret Scroll 21,2 • Suitcase1,2 • Winkle Card1,2
Bean Juice1,2 Chuckle Blend • Chuckoccino • Hoohoo Blend • Hoolumbian • Teehee Blend • Teeheespresso • Woohoo Blend
Special items Bonus Ring1,2 • Cobalt Necktie1,2 • Excite Spring1,2 • Game Boy Horror SP1,2 • Great Force1,2 • Greed Wallet1,2 • Power Grip1 • Secret Specs2
Blocks1,2 ! Block • ? Block • Bros. Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • Hoohoo Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery block • Save Album • Simu-Block • Spin Block
Other Axe1,2 • Badge1,2 • Bean1,2 • Bike Pads1,2 • Black Rock1,2 • Boo Statue1,2 • Brown Rock1,2 • Button1,2 • Cart1,2 • Gold ring • Chuckola Cola1,2 • Clothing1,2 • Conductor1,2 • Gown1,2 • Gray Rock1,2 • Headgear1,2 • Invincibility Mushroom3 • Koopa Clown Car1,2 • Lift1,2 • Poison Mushroom1,2 • Poltergust 30001,2 • Pressure Plate1,2 • Region map1 • Rolling Bar Defense System1,2 • Spiky Stardust Defense System1,2 • Spring Pad1,2 • Super Poltergust 30011,2 • Surfing Spot1,2 • Toad Express1,2 • Torch1,2 • Wall Face1,2 • Warp Pipe1,2 • Watering hole1,2 • Waterspout1,2
Minigames1,2 Border Jump • Mysterious Mine Carts • Star 'Stache Smash • Barrel • Chuckola Bounce • Surfing Game • Splart
Stats Bros. Point1,2 • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Speed1,2 • Spirit3 • Stache1,2
Status Burn1,2 • Charred1,2 • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Fury2 • Heavy G1,2 • Invisible2 • Light G1,2 • Poison1,2 • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command1,2 • SPD-Down1,2 • SPD-Up1,2 • Trip1,2
Other Bean Fever1,2 • Beanbean Air • Beanhole locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Block locations1,2 • Bestiary1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Enemy formations1,2 • Gallery1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Gear1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Glitches1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Hidden Block locations1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Hooroglyphs1,2 • In-game music2 • Kingdom Courier1,2 • Level up progressions1,2 • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection1 • Mario Bros.1 • Pre-release and unused content1 • Quotes1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Shops2 • Special Skill3 • Staff1 (Bowser's Minions2) • Story summaries2 • Super Attack1,2
1 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
2 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
3 Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
4 Enemy variants differ in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
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