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'''Bowser Statues'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 114.</ref> (sometimes formatted as '''Bowser statues''') are statues that look like [[Bowser]] and first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They normally appear as stone busts of Bowser with gaping mouths. They mainly act as inanimate objects, usually for decorative purposes in [[level]]s, but sometimes fire projectiles at [[Mario]]. In most cases, they are indestructible. | '''Bowser Statues'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 114.</ref> (sometimes formatted as '''Bowser statues'''), also known as '''Stone Bowsers''',<ref>[https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-0kvv9/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/120787/83769/mario-kart-wii-k-nex-set-38436-mario-yoshi-vs-stone-bowser-26__92152.1461297237.jpg?c=2 K'Nex] "MARIO<sup>TM</sup> AND YOSHI<sup>TM</sup> VS STONE BOWSER<sup>TM</sup> BUILDING SET<sup>TM</sup>"</ref> are statues that look like [[Bowser]] and first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. They normally appear as stone busts of Bowser with gaping mouths. They mainly act as inanimate objects, usually for decorative purposes in [[level]]s — for instance, merely appearing as background objects in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' — but sometimes fire projectiles at [[Mario]]. In most cases, they are indestructible. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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'''Gray Bowser Statues'''<ref name=Mania>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 52.</ref> later appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are hunched over compared to the more upright ones in the previous game. These statues shoot fireballs in a straight line in lieu of the laser beams. '''Gold Bowser Statues'''<ref name=Mania/>, also known as '''Miniature Bowsers'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 147.</ref>, also make an appearance. Unlike the Gray Bowser Statues, Gold Bowser Statues cannot be stood upon. They jump periodically and damage Mario and Luigi when touched but do not shoot fire. They can be lured into the lava or be defeated by [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]'s Body Press, which reveals a [[glitch]]y sprite. Cape Mario's Body Press can also defeat the gray statue's fireballs, which shows a glitched sprite too. | '''Gray Bowser Statues'''<ref name=Mania>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 52.</ref> later appear in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. They are hunched over compared to the more upright ones in the previous game. These statues shoot fireballs in a straight line in lieu of the laser beams. '''Gold Bowser Statues'''<ref name=Mania/>, also known as '''Miniature Bowsers'''<ref>Nintendo ''Mario Mania'' Player's Guide. Page 147.</ref>, also make an appearance. Unlike the Gray Bowser Statues, Gold Bowser Statues cannot be stood upon. They jump periodically and damage Mario and Luigi when touched but do not shoot fire. They can be lured into the lava or be defeated by [[Cape Mario|Caped Mario]]'s Body Press, which reveals a [[glitch]]y sprite. Cape Mario's Body Press can also defeat the gray statue's fireballs, which shows a glitched sprite too. | ||
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====''New Super Mario Bros.''==== | |||
[[File:NSMB Minigame-Bowser Statue.PNG|frame|The Bowser Statue in Danger, Bob-omb! Danger!]] | |||
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''{{'}} main game, Bowser Statues merely appear as a decoration for corridors leading to fights against Bowser. However, in the [[minigame]] [[Danger, Bob-omb! Danger!]], the mechanical Bowser Statue from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' is the primary obstacle. It moves around, shooting fire in an attempt to light a [[Bob-omb Buddy]]. Using the stylus, the player must help the Bob-omb Buddy escape from the fire. Likely due to it being a sprite instead of a model, the mechanical Bowser has a more stony appearance than in ''Double Dash!!'' | |||
====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== | ====''Super Mario Galaxy''==== | ||
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====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==== | ====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==== | ||
[[File:MKDDRamp.png|thumb|left|Mechanical Bowser in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']] | |||
[[File:MKDDRamp.png|thumb| | In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', a single Bowser Statue, also called the '''Mechanical Bowser''',<ref>Hodgson, David S. J. ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 130.</ref> appears towards the end of [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Bowser's Castle]]. It slides horizontally along a rail next to a hairpin turn along the top of a castle wall where the track is, shooting large fireballs. These fireballs move at high speed at a single height and can prove dangerous to racers racing both towards and away from the titanic statue, particularly those attempting to perform the shortcut skipping over the hairpin, where spinning out may result in failing to make the jump and falling. It moves in a very jerky, mechanical manner. | ||
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', a single Bowser Statue called | |||
====''Mario Kart Wii''==== | ====''Mario Kart Wii''==== | ||
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', Mecha Bowser appears in the new iteration of [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]], | [[File:MechaBowserMKW.png|thumb|Mecha Bowser in ''Mario Kart Wii'']] | ||
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', another lone Bowser Statue, this time alternatively known as '''Mecha Bowser'''<ref>Hodgson, David S. J. ''Mario Kart Wii'' Premiere Edition. Page 92.</ref> or '''Bowser (Mechanical)''',<ref>Hodgson, David S. J. ''Mario Kart Wii'' Premiere Edition. Page 33.</ref> appears in the new iteration of [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]]. Its model and textures resemble the one from ''Double Dash!'' with a few touch-ups such as a more sophisticated jaw,<ref name=noclip>[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/688266821563842591/1174233962273583204/image.png Collage of Bowser Statue models and textures from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' and ''Mario Kart Wii''], collected from [noclip.website]</ref> though its movement is far more fluid and organic. It overlooks the end of a long stretch in the center of the track, halfway through the course, now seemingly coming out of the [[lava]]. As racers drive towards it, it launches large fireballs that bounce along the middle of the track until they explode, acting as a hazard that adds a major risk factor to taking the middle—and fastest—route through the room. The racers then drive past Mecha Bowser on either side of it, as the track splits into two when it reaches the stone Koopa. | |||
The Bowser Statues from ''Mario Kart 64'' reappear in their original course, now using a nearly-unchanged version of the ''Double Dash!!'' model, albeit shaded brown.<ref name=noclip/> The one in the courtyard can now hit racers with its fire. | |||
====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==== | ====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==== | ||
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'''''<big>Even stone statues of Bowser scare the crap out of me</big><br> | '''''<big>Even stone statues of Bowser scare the crap out of me</big><br> | ||
''In 3, there is a stone statue that shoots beams, and in World, there is a stone statue that shoots flames. In World, there are also moving stone statues, which are scary.'' | ''In 3, there is a stone statue that shoots beams, and in World, there is a stone statue that shoots flames. In World, there are also moving stone statues, which are scary.'' | ||
===''Mario Kart Wii''=== | |||
*'''''Mario Kart Wii'' game guide:''' "''This massive mechanical monster throws out a molten cannonball that stops and spins you out. Dodge it to remain on course!''" | |||
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MP6 SeerTerror 9.png|''Mario Party 6'' | MP6 SeerTerror 9.png|''Mario Party 6'' | ||
MPA Bowser statue.png|''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' | MPA Bowser statue.png|''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' | ||
Danger, Bob-omb! Danger NSMB.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' | |||
Punch-a-Bunch.png|''[[Mario Party 8]]'' | Punch-a-Bunch.png|''[[Mario Party 8]]'' | ||
SMG Asset Model Bowser Statue.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' | SMG Asset Model Bowser Statue.png|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' | ||
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|Ger=Bowser-Statue<br>Bowser-Statue (Gold) | |Ger=Bowser-Statue<br>Bowser-Statue (Gold) | ||
|GerM=Bowser Statue<br>Bowser Statue (Gold) | |GerM=Bowser Statue<br>Bowser Statue (Gold) | ||
|ChiS=酷霸王的石像 (''Super Mario Odyssey'')<br>''Kùbàwáng de Shíxiàng''<br>酷霸王的大石像 (''Mario Tennis | |ChiS==酷霸王雕像<ref>[https://www.ique.com/games/Mariobros/minigame.htm Official video from Chinese website for ''New Super Mario Bros.'']. Retrieved February 24, 2020.</ref> (''New Super Mario Bros.'')<br>''Kùbàwáng Diāoxiàng''<br>酷霸王的石像 (''Super Mario Odyssey'')<br>''Kùbàwáng de Shíxiàng''<br>酷霸王的大石像 (''Mario Tennis Aces'')<br>''Kùbàwáng de Dà Shíxiàng''<br>酷霸王石像<ref>[https://weibo.com/7362788848/K7XredzMI 日本环球影城] (March 26, 2021). ''Weibo''. Retrieved July 27, 2021.</ref> (Super Nintendo World)<br>''Kùbàwáng Shíxiàng'' | ||
|ChiSM=Bowser | |ChiSM=Bowser Statue<br><br>Bowser's Stone Statue<br><br>Bowser's Big Stone Statue<br><br>Bowser Stone Statue | ||
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