Bowser (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)


 * This article is about Bowser's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For other uses, see Bowser.

Bowser (, Ku-pa) is the primary antagonist of the "Super Mario" series. His SSB debut was in Melee and he once again returns in Brawl.

Pros:

 * Flying Slam can easily result in a suicide kill, which wins the match if both players are on their last stock. Can be used as a grab, even in the air, for high damage, and has very little lag if it hits.
 * Strong attacks
 * Forward Aerial comes out incredibly quickly
 * Up Air is one of the strongest Vertical killers
 * Fire Breath comes out quickly, can be angled, and has very little lag, making it a good way to stop approaches and build a little damage
 * Bowser Bomb has Super Armor frames and hits on the way up as well
 * One of the heaviest characters in the game
 * Fast running speed for a character of his size.
 * Can Crawl
 * Can perform Koopa Hopping

Cons:

 * Large target, largest in the game
 * Many of his moves are short-ranged
 * Up B has some landing lag
 * Poor vertical recovery

Changes from Melee to Brawl

 * New Side B: Flying Slam
 * Fire Breath can be steered up and down
 * Jump not as short
 * Up Smash has longer range
 * Up Air is faster, but shorter ranged
 * Super Armor on Forward Smash

Role in the Subspace Emissary
Bowser meets up with Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong after they get their banana horde back. It is unknown if he fights them or he captures one of them. In a recent preview video of Subspace Emissary released in the official site of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Bowser can be seen wielding the gun Wario used to revert the princesses into trophies. Bowser will also meet up with Fox and Diddy Kong, attempting to revert them into trophies as well.

While Bowser is in a base, owned by the Subspace Army, Ganondorf turns him into a trophy and betrays the army. When King Dedede revives Bowser, Bowser beats up Ganondorf's trophy, who was defeated by Taboo.

Single Player Event Matches
Event 1: Two Trouble Kings - The player plays as Mario and faces the team of Bowser and King Dedede in single player and alongside Kirby in co-op. |Event Matches |Co-op Events

Event 6: Bowser Bros. - The player (as Bowser) must make it to the end of Mushroomy Kingdom before the Marios do.

Event 27: Three Giants, Giant Trouble - As R.O.B. you must KO giant Charizard, Donkey Kong, and Bowser.

Event 34: All Star Battle Melee - As any character, you must KO Bowser, Peach, Zelda, Ice Climbers, Marth, Mr. Game & Watch, Falco and Ganondorf within the time limit.

Event 40: The Final Showdown - As any character, you must KO Bowser, King Dedede, and Ganondorf.

Two Player Event Matches
Event 1: Two Trouble Kings - As Mario and Kirby, you need to KO both Bowser and King Dedede.

Event 8: All Mine! - As Wario and Bowser, you both need to collect 2,000 coins together

Event 20: Final Showdown Together - As any two characters you must alternate between KOing Wario, Dedede, Wolf, Meta Knight, Ganondorf, and Bowser.

Special Movements
Taunts

Up: Roars (same as Melee)

Side: Bites in front of him.

Down: Dances precarioiusly on one foot.

On-Screen Appearance: Appears from flames, and, while on fire, Bowser stomps out a flame and all his fire goes out.