Giga Bowser

Giga Bowser's Trophy in SSBM.

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Bowser's Final Smash in SSBB turns him into Giga Bowser.

For Bowser's Final Smash, see Giga Bowser (Final Smash). For SuperDoodleMan's machinima about Giga Bowser, see The Wrath of Giga Bowser.

Giga Bowser (Giga Koopa; ギガクッパ, Giga Kūppā) is a gargantuan version of Bowser in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

In Melee, he appears as a boss. To fight him, Adventure Mode must be cleared on Normal or higher in 18 minutes or fewer. He will appear after Bowser is defeated. Defeating him without using a continue rewards the player with the Giga Bowser trophy. He also appears in Event 51: The Showdown with Mewtwo and Ganondorf by his side. You can use Giga Bowser by using an Action Replay GCN.

In Brawl, Bowser turns into him by using his Final Smash, Giga Bowser. Here, he is noticeably much larger, scarier-looking and more devastatingly powerful. He appears on the stage for about 12 seconds.

Differences between Giga Bowser and Bowser

• Approximately 1.7 times larger
• Infinite flame breath that droops lava also
• More height gained from Whirling Fortress
• Whirling Fortress grants 26 Invincibility Frames and pseudo Invincibility Frames after the 26, due to the enormous hitbox
• Cannot be grabbed
• Cannot be inhaled by Kirby, or egg laid by Yoshi
• Forward tilt sets opponent on dark fire
• Down smash freezes opponent
• Forward smash creates an explosion on his horns
• Up smash electrocutes opponent
• Neutral and Dair also electrocutes opponent

• NOTE: the above is only for the Melee/boss version of Giga Bowser. In Brawl, he won't be able to be knockbacked at all.

Strategy Against Giga Bowser in Melee

Bowser has a tough time against most projectiles. Unlike most cpu's, he doesn't have powershielding. He also seems to have a tough time against attacks that hit his head and not the body. It's possible due to some AI traits to continuously fall down and grab the edge, Giga Bowser will self-destruct using the Giga Bowser Bomb.

Peach

You can simply float in the air around Giga Bowser and use forward smash attack in the air and she will use her crown to hit the enemy. It has good knockback but might be a bit hard to use... but another good tactic.

Falco or Fox

Simply roll to the side and use the blaster. Giga Bowser will not slow down much, but he will accumulate damage. When he gets too close, double jump over him and use Fire Bird or Fire Fox to aim downwards at him. After hitting him, roll to the other side and repeat this process. Another strategy is to use his Tilt Up to juggle him.

Yoshi

Jump and use Yoshi Bomb repeatedly. If Giga Bowser uses Giga Bowser Bomb, it can disrupt the strategy. Use down air/eggs as well.

Ganondorf

Relatively easy due to Ganondorf's high damage output. Put some damage on him with forward aerials and, when you can, get next to him and up smash continuously to inflict a very high amount of damage, after which he is easily taken care of. Also, while he is trying to recover, you can use Warlock Punch to deal tremendous amounts of damage - and perhaps knock him out of the level.

Luigi

In event 51 you can use his forward aerial attack. This will send Giga Bowser far, possibly even KO'ing him.

Jigglypuff

One of the characters that are relativly easy to K.O. Giga Bowser. Just keep on evading him while using foward ariel and Pound and carry on racking up the damage until it starts getting high and then finish him off with Rest.

Mario

Spam Giga Bowser with Fireballs to build up his damage meter. Then focus on aerial moves, like Down air, Neutral Air and Mario Tornado. Juggling him with Up tilts is also a good strategy. When he has enough damage, use a forward smash to finish him off.

Ness

Use PK Fire mercilessly. Play an evasive game - use PK Fire from the edge until he reaches you, then jump over him, run to the other side, and repeat. His immense size and weight will work against him as he becomes completely trapped in the PK Fire barrage. When he's damaged heavily enough, finish him off with any one of Ness' finishers (His bat, his back air, PK Flash, PK Thunder2). It's very easy to get Giga Bowser to 999% damage using this method.

Captain Falcon

If lucky, although trying this the first time is not recommended, Captain Falcon can smash Giga Bowser off of the stage and then use a leaping aerial Falcon Punch to knock him out, but this requires extreme timing.

Kirby

Go to the edge of the stage and float underneath it. This will cause Giga Bowser to come to the edge of the screen and he will fall off. When you run out of jumps, simply float back to the top and hang on to the edge.

Mewtwo

Either abuse Mewtwo's nuteral air, or try and get the beast caught in a charging Shadow Ball. If done right, Giga Bowser will not be able to escape and you can quickly rack up his damage. Then use the Shadow Ball and let him have it to K.O. him.

Bowser

Since Bowser is actually faster, get in there and use his high Knockback aerial attacks. Be careful, as Giga Bowser is stronger, and the match can degenerate to the two of you just beating the crap out of eachother.

Trophy Description

To unlock this trophy, one must defeat Giga Bowser in Adventure mode without continuing.

An even more imposing figure the the original King of the Koopas, Giga Bowser is roughly twice the size of his scaly, fire-breathing, spike-studded Super Smash Bros. Melee counterpart. Predictable, this monsterous creature's offensive and defensive powers are a grade higher then those of regular Bowser. Good luck defeating this colossus!

Game: Super Smash Bros. Melee (12/01)