Bowser (SSBM)

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

Bowser, known in Japan as Koopa (クッパ, Kuppa), is a character in Super Smash Bros. Melee and is available from the start. Announced at E3 2001, A stronger form of Bowser also appears as the "final" boss in Adventure Mode.

Pros & Cons

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Pros

• Decent range and large hitboxes
• Good knockback on most of his attacks
• Has good edgeguarding
• Heaviest character in the game
• Has some good options on ledge
• Has a very fast and useful Up+B attack

Cons

• A very large target
• One of, if not the easiest character to combo in the game.
• Has no combos. The few combos he has are on 3 characters, are not guaranteed (they can be escaped with proper DI), and are generally only 2 hit combos.
• Possesses a very slow and near useless wavedash (except when used as a waveland)
• Awful standing grab range (so his shield grab sucks).
• Fairly slow dash speed compared to most characters
• A lot of his KOs are dependent on his ability to edgeguard opponents, which means they must first be off the edge.
• Long windup and winddown lag for most of his attacks
• Players must be able to read their opponents extremely well and must successfully pressure their opponents.
• Possesses a very slow jumping and landing animation which is one of, if not the major, reason he is so slow.

Match-ups

see Bowser Match-ups

Normal Moves

Jab/Tilt/Dash Moves

• Jab-Left Scratch/Right Scratch (becomes a combo if pressed repeatedly) (8%-11%)
• Ftilt-Koopa Knuckle(6%-14%)
• Dtilt-Floor Scratch(7%-22%)
• Utilt-Ceiling Scratch(7%-11%)
• Dash Attack-Horn Charge(6%-11%)

Smashes

• Fsmash-Hammer Head(13%-32%)
• Dsmash-Buzzsaw(1%-27%)
• Usmash-Shell Shock(11%-27%)

Aerials

• Nair-Gyroscope(7%-13%)
• Fair-Jump Slash(intercept move)(9%-14%)
• Bair-Spike Stretch(8%-13%)
• Dair-Scrub Brush(1%-15%)
• Uair-Horn Toss(9%-17%)

Grabs

• Forward-Catapult(5%-10%)
• Back-Reverse Throw(5%-10%)
• Up-Blender(5%-10%)
• Down-Bowser Slam(6%-12%)

Taunt

• Control Pad Up- Roar (0%)

Special Moves

• Neutral B: Fire Breath
• Smash B: Koopa Klaw
• Up B: Whirling Fortress
• Down B: Bowser Bomb