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{{about|the fake Bowsers from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''|other uses|[[Fake Bowser (disambiguation)]]}} | {{about|the fake Bowsers from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''|other uses|[[Fake Bowser (disambiguation)]]}} | ||
{{species | {{species infobox | ||
|image=[[File:BowserMP8.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a fake Bowser in ''Super Mario Run''. | |image=[[File:BowserMP8.png|250px]]<br>Artwork of a fake Bowser in ''Super Mario Run''. | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | |latest_appearance=''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | ||
|variant_of=[[Koopa ( | |variant_of=[[Koopa (Bowser's species)|Koopa]] | ||
|variants=[[Tail Bowser]] | |variants=[[Tail Bowser]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
A '''fake Bowser''' ( | A '''fake Bowser''' (known as '''Bowser's decoy''' in ''[[NES Remix]]'') is a standard enemy that was transformed by [[Bowser]]'s black magic into a copy of himself. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
===Concept and creation=== | ===Concept and creation=== | ||
The concept of fake Bowsers came about during development of ''Super Mario Bros.'' | The concept of fake Bowsers came about during development of ''Super Mario Bros.'' Since all enemies have their sprites flipped upside-down when they are defeated (except for [[Piranha Plant]]s, which simply disappear, and [[Bullet Bill]]s, which stay rightside up), one of the programmers accidentally inserted an upside-down Koopa Troopa shell when portraying Bowser's death animation as if he were defeated with fireballs. The developers liked this idea, and as a result, this idea was extended to most of the Bowser battles in the game.<ref>https://www.giantbomb.com/false-bowser/3015-8320/</ref>{{better source}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[[File:Bowser_Impostor_All-Stars_Version.png|thumb|A fake Bowser in ''Super Mario All-Stars''.]] | [[File:Bowser_Impostor_All-Stars_Version.png|thumb|A fake Bowser in ''Super Mario All-Stars''.]] | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', the seven fake Bowsers are placed in each [[castle]], with [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|Bowser's Castle]] containing the real one. Defeating a fake Bowser with five [[fireball]]s reveals that they are really just common enemies disguised as Bowser. The enemies and their abilities are the following: | In ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', the seven fake Bowsers are placed in each [[castle]], with [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|Bowser's Castle]] containing the real one. Defeating a fake Bowser with five [[fireball]]s reveals that they are really just common enemies disguised as Bowser. The enemies and their abilities are the following: | ||
*'''World 1''': [[Goomba|Little Goomba]] - [[Fire Breath|fire]] | *'''World 1''': [[Goomba|Little Goomba]] - [[Fire Breath|fire]] | ||
*'''World 2''': [[Green Shell|Green]] [[Koopa Troopa]] - fire | *'''World 2''': [[Green Shell|Green]] [[Koopa Troopa]] - fire | ||
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*'''World 4''': [[Spiny]] - fire | *'''World 4''': [[Spiny]] - fire | ||
*'''World 5''': [[Lakitu]] - fire | *'''World 5''': [[Lakitu]] - fire | ||
*'''World 6''': [[Blooper|Bloober]] - [[hammer]] | *'''World 6''': [[Blooper|Bloober]]<!--DO NOT CHANGE TO "BLOOPER". "Bloober" was the name at the time of this game and should be the name displayed here. --> - [[hammer]] | ||
*'''World 7''': [[Hammer Bro]]ther - hammer | *'''World 7''': [[Hammer Bro]]ther - hammer | ||
''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' additional worlds (in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version, the final fake Bowser is now replaced with the actual Bowser): | ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' additional worlds (in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version, the final fake Bowser is now replaced with the actual Bowser): | ||
*'''World A''': Goomba - fire ([[Family Computer Disk System|FDS]]) / [[Red Shell|Red]] [[Koopa Troopa]] - hammer (''All-Stars'') | *'''World A''': Goomba - fire ([[Family Computer Disk System|FDS]]) / [[Red Shell|Red]] [[Koopa Troopa]] - hammer (''All-Stars'') | ||
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*'''World C''': Buzzy Beetle - fire (FDS) / [[Bullet Bill]] - hammer (''All-Stars'') | *'''World C''': Buzzy Beetle - fire (FDS) / [[Bullet Bill]] - hammer (''All-Stars'') | ||
*'''World D''': [[Spiny]] - fire (FDS) | *'''World D''': [[Spiny]] - fire (FDS) | ||
The "You VS. Boo" challenge of ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'': | The "You VS. Boo" challenge of ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'': | ||
*'''1-4''': Green [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]] | *'''1-4''': Green [[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]] | ||
*'''2-4''': [[Bullet Bill]] | *'''2-4''': [[Bullet Bill]] | ||
[[File:SMBLL World D-4 Bowser Imposter.png|thumb|[[Mario]] facing the fake [[Bowser's Brother]] in [[World D (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World D-4]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''.]] | [[File:SMBLL World D-4 Bowser Imposter.png|thumb|[[Mario]] facing the fake [[Bowser's Brother]] in [[World D (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels)|World D-4]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''.]] | ||
Like Bowser, the blue [[Bowser's Brother]] in World D-4 is also a fake revealed to be a Spiny when defeated with fireballs, and only breathes fire. In ''Super Mario All-Stars'', both of these fakes are replaced with the real ones, although Bowser's Brother is now green and looks identical to his twin. Due to ''[[All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.]]'' also featuring Worlds A-D, all of the fake Bowsers from those worlds return, including the fake Bowser's Brother in World D-4. | Like Bowser, the blue [[Bowser's Brother]] in World D-4 is also a fake revealed to be a Spiny when defeated with fireballs, and only breathes fire. In ''Super Mario All-Stars'', both of these fakes are replaced with the real ones that only throw hammers, although Bowser's Brother is now green and looks identical to his twin. Due to ''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]'' also featuring Worlds A-D, all of the fake Bowsers from those worlds return, including the fake Bowser's Brother in World D-4. | ||
===''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''=== | ===''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''=== | ||
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==Game appearances== | ==Game appearances== | ||
{| class=sortable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=1 align=center width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial" | {|class=sortable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=1 align=center width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | !width=40%|Title | ||
| | !width=20%|Description | ||
| | !width=20%|Release Date | ||
| | !width=20%|System/Format | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Super Mario Bros. | |''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
| Boss | |Boss | ||
| | |1985 | ||
| [[ | |[[Nintendo Entertainment System]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Super Mario Bros. | |''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' | ||
| Boss | |Boss | ||
| 1986 | |1986 | ||
| [[ | |[[Family Computer Disk System]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' | ||
| Boss | |Boss | ||
| 2003 | |2003 | ||
| [[Game Boy Advance]] | |[[Game Boy Advance]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Run]]'' | ||
| Boss | |Boss | ||
| 2016 | |2016 | ||
| iOS, Android | |iOS, Android | ||
|} | |} | ||
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{{br|right}} | {{br|right}} | ||
== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=にせクッパ<ref name=SMBsite>[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Japan]]. "[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/smb/index.html CHARACTERS of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'']". [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/index.html CHARACTERS of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series] (official Japanese character index). Published 2020. Accessed 20 Mar 2021.</ref> | |Jap=にせクッパ<ref name=SMBsite>[[Nintendo|Nintendo of Japan]]. "[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/smb/index.html CHARACTERS of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 2'']". [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/characters/index.html CHARACTERS of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series] (official Japanese character index). Published 2020. Accessed 20 Mar 2021.</ref> | ||
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|Spa=Bowser falso | |Spa=Bowser falso | ||
|SpaM=Fake Bowser | |SpaM=Fake Bowser | ||
| | |Fre=Faux Bowser | ||
| | |FreM=Fake Bowser | ||
|Ger=Falscher Bowser | |Ger=Falscher Bowser | ||
|GerM=Fake Bowser | |GerM=Fake Bowser | ||
|Dut=Nep-Bowser | |Dut=Nep-Bowser | ||
|DutM=Fake Bowser | |DutM=Fake Bowser | ||
|Rus=Поддельный Боузер<br | |Rus=Поддельный Боузер<br>Лже-Боузер (''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'') | ||
|RusR=Poddelny Bouzer<br | |RusR=Poddelny Bouzer<br>Lzhe-Bouzer | ||
|RusM=Fake Bowser | |RusM=Fake Bowser | ||
|Kor=가짜 쿠파 | |Kor=가짜 쿠파 | ||
|KorR=Gajja Kupa | |KorR=Gajja Kupa | ||
|KorM=Fake Koopa | |KorM=Fake Koopa | ||
|Ita=Falso Bowser<br>Finto Bowser<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]'', pag. 22</ref> | |||
|ItaM=Fake Bowser | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Superstarfalse.png|thumb|A cardboard Bowser in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.]] | [[File:Superstarfalse.png|thumb|A cardboard Bowser in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''.]] | ||
*The World 3 and World C (original) fake Bowsers are the only Buzzy Beetles that can be defeated by fireballs (outside of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime | *The World 3 and World C (original) fake Bowsers are the only Buzzy Beetles that can be defeated by fireballs (outside of ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]''), 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. | ||
**The World A and World C fake Bowsers in ''All-Stars'' are the only fake Bowsers whose true forms are right-side-up instead of upside-down. | **The World A and World C fake Bowsers in ''All-Stars'' are the only fake Bowsers whose true forms are right-side-up instead of upside-down. | ||
*In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', an exaggerated cardboard Bowser suspended by a pair of ropes over a bridge is seen at the end of a special area inside [[Bowser's Castle]], which is a side-scrolling level imitating a ''Super Mario Bros.'' castle. [[Mario]] must move underneath the stationary object and touch the [[axe]] to make it fall. | *In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', an exaggerated cardboard Bowser suspended by a pair of ropes over a bridge is seen at the end of a special area inside [[Bowser's Castle]], which is a side-scrolling level imitating a ''Super Mario Bros.'' castle. [[Mario]] must move underneath the stationary object and touch the [[axe]] to make it fall. | ||
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{{Koopas}} | {{Koopas}} | ||
{{SMB}} | {{SMB}} | ||
{{SMB3}} | {{SMB3}} | ||
{{SMR}} | {{SMR}} | ||
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[[Category:Super Mario Bros. enemies]] | [[Category:Super Mario Bros. enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]] | [[Category:Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels enemies]] | [[Category:Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Super Mario Run enemies]] | [[Category:Super Mario Run enemies]] | ||
[[de:Falscher Bowser]] | [[de:Falscher Bowser]] | ||
[[it:Bowser Falso]] | [[it:Bowser Falso]] | ||