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{{Infobox Character Mod
|name        = Bowser
|image        = [[Image:Bowser SSBB.jpg|250px]]
|mod          = Project M
|base        = ssbb
|altcostume  = {{s|supermariowiki|Dry Bowser}}
|moveset1    = Bowser (SSBM)
|moveset2    = Bowser (SSBB)
|tier        = Mid
|ranking      = 27
}}
Hailing from the ''{{uv|Mario}}'' universe, '''Bowser''' is a playable character in the ''[[Brawl]]'' mod ''[[Project M]]''. His moveset in ''Project M'' comes from a combination of his ''Brawl'' and ''Melee'' movesets, though with heavy buffs. <!--tier position paragraph-->
 
==Attributes==
[[Image:PMBowserAlt.png|thumb|Bowser's alternate costume.]]
In ''Project M'', Bowser is a super heavyweight fighter. His moves are generally slow but hit hard. He is the largest and heaviest character, and has widely spread [[armor]] on many of his moves, making him difficult to KO. Bowser's armor mechanic allows him to absorb the knockback and flinch effects from weak to medium attacks while performing certain moves, which can be used defensively to nullify what would otherwise be a potentially combo starting move, or offensively to plow straight through an attack intended to stop Bowser from advancing. Even though he is a slower character, Bowser has high speed in some areas: he has an above average [[dash]]ing speed, and [[Bowser Bomb]] can be jump canceled into what has been dubbed a super-jump, allowing for quick follow-ups into the air for a finisher with moves like his up or forward air, or [[Koopa Klaw]], which has returned from ''Melee'' with more power. [[Whirling Fortress]] maintains its previous range and power, its viability as an [[out of shield]] option, and its ability to [[fortress hog]].
 
However, Bowser's high gravity, large size, and high weight make him susceptible to attacks and [[combo]]s. Despite his speed in some aspects, he remains easy to out-maneuver, as he has relatively poor aerial speed. In addition, Bowser possesses the longest jump squat of the cast, leaving him with the slowest wavedash in the game, though not the shortest. While it is difficult to send Bowser far due to his weight and moves with launch resistance frames, it is fairly easy to send him off the bottom of a stage or [[gimp]] him, as he suffers from a predictable [[recovery]] that does not cover much vertical distance.
 
==Changes from ''Melee'' to PM==
As Bowser was bottom tier in his former iterations, he was heavily buffed overall from ''Melee'' to ''Project M'', being much stronger than in ''Brawl'' (which buffed Bowser from ''Melee'', but not enough to significantly raise his tier position). In addition to being overall much more powerful, Bowser received widespread [[launch resistance]] of varying levels depending on the move, and favorable traits from ''Melee'' such as the [[Koopa Klaw]] and [[Fortress Hogging]] return.
 
===Aesthetics===
*{{change|Bowser now emits a roar during his on-screen appearance.}}
*{{change|Bowser's third idle pose from ''Brawl'' now replaces his down [[taunt]], and he additionally emits a roar from his ''Super Mario 64'' incarnation, which is also his [[Wii Remote]] [[Wii Remote selection sound|selection sound]] in ''Brawl''. Giga Bowser also has this taunt, but instead uses his own roar.}}
*{{change|Bowser now has a unique victory theme, which is now a rock version of the prelude to his final battle theme in ''Super Mario 64''.}}
*{{change|Despite being still considered part of the {{uv|Mario}} universe, Bowser now has his own series symbol consisting of an icon of his face usually associated with him in the ''Mario'' series.}}
 
===Attributes===
*{{change|Bowser is significantly larger, approximately twice as large; this gives him more [[reach]] in his attacks, but also makes him even more vulnerable to projectiles and combos.}}
*{{buff|Bowser retains his longer arms from ''Brawl'', giving his arm attacks more reach.}}
*{{buff|Bowser is slightly heavier (117 → 118).}}
*{{buff|Several of Bowser's moves and animations now have some sort of [[launch resistance]]; his [[crouch]], [[crawl]], and [[dash attack]] give him light armor while his [[neutral aerial]] grants him medium armor and [[Bowser Bomb]] gives him medium and heavy armor. All of his smash attacks grant variable armor from light to super armor depending on how long they are charged.}}
*{{buff|Many of Bowser's attacks, notably his [[forward tilt]], [[forward smash]], [[up smash]], [[back air]], [[up air]] and [[down throw]], do much more [[damage]], [[shield damage]], and [[knockback]] than either one of his past incarnations.}}
*{{buff|[[Spot dodge]] keeps its long duration but has more invincibility frames, dodging attacks more effectively.}}
 
===Ground Attacks===
*{{buff|[[Jab]] has less start-up and ending lag.}}
**{{change|Jab damage has been swapped, with the first hit now dealing the most damage.}}
*{{buff|[[Forward tilt]]'s clean hits deals 4% more damage. It also has slightly less ending lag.}}
**{{nerf|Forward tilt's late hits deals 4% less damage.}}
*{{buff|[[Up tilt]] has a longer hitbox and significantly less ending lag.}}
**{{nerf|Up tilt now has a clean and late hitbox, with the latter dealing 5% less damage.}}
*{{buff|[[Down tilt]] has less start-up and the second hit deals 2% more damage and is now optional, activated by pressing the attack button a second time; this allows Bowser to either launch the foe with a single hit to then follow on, or punish [[shield]]ing or [[crouch cancel]]ing foes with a second hit, while formerly Bowser was forced to stay in place using the two hits. However, the optional hit does not apply to Giga Bowser.}}
*{{buff|[[Dash attack]] deals 1% more damage and has slightly less ending lag. It also now has light armor during its start-up and initial hit (frames 1-12).}}
*{{buff|[[Side smash]] has less start-up, a 1 frame longer hitbox, and deals 2% more damage and knockback, making it the strongest side smash in ''Project M''. It also has medium armor when charging on frames 0-19, heavy armor on frames 20-38, and super armor on 39-60.}}
**{{nerf|Side smash has slightly more ending lag.}}
**{{change|Forward smash has an explosive effect if it hits and deals flame damage.}}
*{{buff|[[Up smash]] has less start-up and ending lag, and the second hit has a longer hitbox duration. The second hit also now meteor smashes, making it useful for edge-guarding.}}
*{{buff|[[Down smash]] has less start-up and ending lag.}}
**{{nerf|Down smash's final hitbox deals 4% less damage.}}
*{{buff|Up smash and down smash now have light armor when charging on frames 0-19, medium armor on frames 20-38, heavy armor on frames 39-57, and super armor on frames 58-60.}}
 
===Aerial Attacks===
*{{buff|[[Neutral aerial]] has less start-up and landing lag, slightly less ending lag, and [[auto-cancel]]s earlier. It also now has medium armor on frames 5-8.}}
*{{buff|[[Forward aerial]] retains its slashing trail from ''Brawl'', accurately depicting the sweetspot. The sweetspot also deals 2% more damage and knockback, while the sourspot deals 1% more. It also interrupts earlier.}}
*{{buff|[[Up aerial]] deals 6% more damage and has less start-up.}}
*{{buff|[[Back aerial]]'s clean hit deals 4% more damage while the late hit deals 1% more. It also has a significantly longer hitbox duration and auto-cancels earlier.}}
*{{buff|[[Down aerial]] has faster start-up and significantly less ending lag.}}
**{{nerf|Down aerial deals 3% less damage if all hits connect.}}
 
===Grabs and Throws===
*{{buff|[[Pummel]] deals 1% more damage, racking up damage quicker than most other pummels.}}
**{{change|Pummel now has Bowser biting opponents like with Koopa Klaw in ''Melee''.}}
*{{buff|Forward and back throws have stronger knockback.}}
*{{buff|Down throw deals 4% more damage.}}
**{{bugfix|Down throw now properly damages {{PM|Jigglypuff}} and {{PM|Mr. Game & Watch}}.}}
 
===Special Moves===
*{{buff|Fire Breath retains its ability to be angled from ''Brawl''. Bowser now also bites in front of him when the move is stopped, hitting foes attempting to punish him out of the move's ending lag.}}
**{{nerf|[[Fire Breath#Flame cancel|Flame cancel]]ing has been removed.}}
*{{buff|Back throw with [[Koopa Klaw]] is much more powerful, dealing 4% more damage and KOing near edges more reliably. Bowser can now also perform a down throw with it which [[meteor smash]]es foes for the grounded version, allowing him to tech-chase with it on the ground and KO recovering foes grabbed near edges; when performed in midair, it will [[spike]] opponents, thus improving his edgeguarding potential. However, Giga Bowser is not capable of performing the down throw.}}
**{{nerf|Koopa Klaw can no longer bite opponents, weakening its damage potential. It can also no longer be held indefinitely; Bowser will automatically perform the forward throw a few seconds after grabbing the opponent.}}
**{{change|Forward throw with Koopa Klaw is now a head smash.}}
*{{nerf|Whirling Fortress has much less knockback on its first hitbox.}}
*{{buff|Bowser Bomb's descending hit deals 4% more damage is much stronger, and can be canceled with a jump before the max leap height when used from the ground, letting Bowser follow up combos or even KO them outright after using a move that knocked his foe airborne. It can still grab ledges from both sides as in ''Brawl'' so it can be reliably used from the stage to then be [[Edge-canceled Bowser Bomb|edge-canceled]], equipping Bowser with a deadly [[edgeguard]] in this move. The landing hitbox deals 2% more damage, and the move now produces a large shockwave on Bowser's sides, making its landing harder to punish. It also now has medium armor on start-up and landing, and heavy armor when Bowser begins to descend.}}
 
===Giga Bowser===
[[File:PMDryGigaBowser.png|thumb|Giga Bowser's alternate costume.]]
 
[[Giga Bowser (Final Smash)|Giga Bowser]] remains as Bowser's [[Final Smash]] in ''Project M''. However, by holding a shield button at the character selection screen, it is possible for Bowser to start and participate as Giga Bowser permanently during the match, similar to how {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}} was playable in ''Brawl''. Starting from v3.0, Giga Bowser can now receive knockback in addition to damage, as well as now being vulnerable to status ailments like [[sleep]]ing or getting [[buried]], though his moveset has been improved to compensate for this, and he still cannot be [[grab]]bed. In 3.6, he gained the ability to pick up items and use the majority of them. Giga Bowser's main flaw is that he is extremely prone to combos because of his size and weight. His duration when summoned via Final Smash was also increased to almost twice as long. In addition to receiving most of Bowser's changes, some changes to Giga Bowser include:
*{{buff|Has less prejump frames than Bowser.}}
*{{buff|[[Dashing]] now produces hitboxes in front of Giga Bowser's feet, which repeatedly inflict 3% damage while weakly pushing enemies forward. His heavy landing also produces a 6% damage hitbox that sends any grounded opponents that are close enough to him straight up.}}
*{{buff|Koopa Klaw forward throw deals 20% damage, up from 15%.}}
*{{buff|Landing with Bowser Bomb produces an enormous [[quake]] hitbox that affects all grounded opponents (no matter the platform in which they are standing) near him, similar to [[Venusaur]]'s Earthquake in ''Melee''.}}
**{{buff|Bowser Bomb hits opponents powerfully in different directions depending on when they get hit; at the apex of Bowser Bomb, they are sent upwards; while Giga Bowser is falling at any other point of the attack, they are spiked downwards; if they are on the ground and directly below Giga Bowser, they are buried and then sent horizontally.}}
*{{buff|Down throw now involves Giga Bowser forcefully slamming his opponent with his hand into the ground, which is faster than the original throw, and hits nearby characters.}}
**{{nerf|Down throw deals 2% less damage.}}
*{{nerf|Vulnerability to knockback now leaves Giga Bowser heavily susceptible against [[combo]]s due to his large size, especially against [[juggling]] ones.}}
*{{nerf|Whirling Fortress is not intangible during startup, instead granting Giga Bowser heavy armor.}}
*{{change|Giga Bowser has his own on-screen appearance, where he roars while bathed in flames.}}
*{{change|Ending the match as Giga Bowser will now make him appear that way on the results screen, using the same victory poses and clapping motion as the regular Bowser. His name is now properly displayed on the jumbotron on the Pokémon Stadium stages and the results screen if he wins. The announcer also has a separate voice clip for Giga Bowser's name.}}
*{{change|Giga Bowser has two new victory poses, replacing Bowser's roar and claw swipes. One of them has him in a crouching position. The other has him biting rapidly similar to his side taunt.}}
 
==Revisions==
===v2.1===
*{{change|Bowser fits properly on the Training pause screen.}}
 
===v2.5b===
*{{buff|Bowser's crawl speed has been increased.}}
*{{buff|Bowser's knockback armor strength was increased slightly on dash attack's startup, up smash's charge, down air, and up throw to correspond with the tumble threshold.}}
*{{buff|Neutral air adjusted in animation and timing to be [[autocancel]]able in a [[short hop]].}}
*{{buff|Down air hitboxes adjusted to be more like ''Melee'' in positioning, but pull opponents into the hits much better.}}
*{{buff|Whirling Fortress can properly [[meteor cancel]].}}
*{{change|Bowser's spot dodge animation and invulnerability adjusted.}}
*{{change|Bowser's sound effects cleaned up on first jab.}}
*{{change|Down air causes more shield damage on the landing hit, but less shield damage on the multihits.}}
 
===v2.6b===
*{{buff|Dash attack now hits a second time; when Bowser lands on the ground.}}
*{{buff|Dash attack's cooldown reduced.}}
*{{buff|Back aerial autocancels notably sooner.}}
*{{buff|[[Dash grab]] has Bowser lunge notably further.}}
*{{buff|Dash grab's startup was changed to look identical to the dash attack's one.}}
*{{buff|[[Pivot grab]] range increased.}}
*{{buff|Grounded Bowser Bomb's horizontal drift can now be controlled slightly during the jump cancel window - Bowser can gain or lose a distance of about a width equal to himself.}}
*{{buff|Bowser Bomb's quake hitboxes were slightly increased in size.}}
*{{nerf|Corrected a mistake where crawl armor was much stronger than light armor when not moving.}}
*{{nerf|Removed armor on Whirling Fortress, back aerial, and down aerial.}}
*{{nerf|Neutral aerial timings and cooldown reverted to those of v2.1.}}
*{{nerf|Forward aerial knockback base greatly reduced; its knockback growth was compensated for percents over 115%, but not sufficiently.}}
*{{nerf|Back aerial knockback slightly reduced.}}
*{{change|Giga Bowser significantly revamped.}}
*{{change|Bowser's armor matched to the Project M standard of Light, Medium, and Heavy armor. The majority of Bowser's Armor was already adhered to this standard, and remained unchanged.}}
*{{change|Converted Bowser's crawl armor to light armor.}}
*{{change|Forward tilt's startup homogenized between angles.}}
*{{change|Forward tilt knockback base reduced, but knockback growth compensated for percents over 115%.}}
*{{change|Back aerial's hitboxes repositioned and resized to closer match ''Melee''{{'}}s placements.}}
*{{change|Up aerial's knockback angle slightly lowered.}}
*{{change|Ledge attack knockback reverted to [[set knockback]] (v2.1's knockback).}}
*{{change|Fire Breath reaches slightly further, but drains faster to a much smaller minimum range, and recharges a bit slower.}}
*{{change|Grounded Whirling Fortress's initial hitboxes reduced in size. To compensate, the hitboxes' damage degrades slightly slower, and the hitboxes enlarge briefly when it does so.}}
*{{change|Bowser Bomb's landing graphics enlarged to match the new hitboxes.}}
 
===v3.0===
*{{buff|Up tilt initial knockback stats increased to match ''Melee''{{'}}s. Frame timing adjusted so that the move degrades sooner, when Bowser is swiping above his head.}}
*{{buff|Forward aerial's hitboxes restructured into a tipper format. The inner “flub” hitboxes have damage and knockback approximating ''Melee''{{'}}s hitboxes, while the tipper hitbox has damage and comparable knockback to PM v2.5's forward air.}}
*{{buff|Fire Breath's hitboxes redone. They now start with lower damage but gain damage as they travel, being strongest at the tip, so it's better to use the move from a distance. Grounded foes are now pushed down and out of the flames.}}
*{{nerf|Dash length very slightly shortened.}}
*{{nerf|Dash grab reverted to pre-2.6 animation and tweaked for readability. Bowser grabs slightly later, but grab range should now match animation properly.}}
*{{nerf|Neutral aerial's knockback stats reduced to be closer to ''Melee''{{'}}s.}}
*{{nerf|Back aerial's [[IASA]] timings delayed to match ''Melee''{{'}}s.}}
*{{nerf|Whirling Fortress edgehog behavior changed to no longer auto-snap to [[ledge]]s; it requires more finesse to fortress hog now.}}
*{{nerf|Grounded Whirling Fortress initial hitboxes further shrunk and later hitbox coverage restructured to match the animation better.}}
*{{nerf|Aerial Koopa Klaw has slightly less horizontal movement.}}
*{{change|Forward aerial now has a claw trail that traces the sweetspot's arc.}}
*{{change|Aerial Whirling Fortress hitboxes redone to reduce vertical coverage but slightly increase horizontal reach.}}
*{{change|Whirling Fortress animation has slight tweaks for polish.}}
*{{change|Aerial Fire Breath hitboxes have unaltered knockback behavior, but have the scaling damage of the grounded version and no longer flinch at the tip.}}
*{{change|Giga Bowser can now be damaged normally. As compensation, his moveset was improved and his Final Smash duration almost doubled.}}
 
===v3.5===
*{{buff|First hit of down tilt deals 13% damage, regardless if it hits at the tip.}}
*{{buff|Landing shockwave from up smash deals more damage.}}
*{{nerf|Dash attack now only hits once.}}
*{{nerf|Late hitbox of up tilt deals less damage.}}
*{{nerf|Second hit of down tilt deals less damage.}}
*{{nerf|Up Smash deals less damage when jumping.}}
*{{nerf|Down smash deals less damage.}}
*{{change|Up Smash hit stats have been altered.}}
 
===v3.6===
====Beta====
*{{change|Bowser is 6% smaller.}}
**{{nerf|Shield size|16|15}}
*{{buff|Dash Initial Velocity|1.1|1.3}}
*{{buff|Walk Acceleration|0.05|0.07}}
*{{buff|Walk Maximum Velocity|0.65|0.75}}
*{{nerf|Dash attack IASA|49 frames|54 frames}}
**{{nerf|Armor reduced.}}
**{{nerf|Initial hit trajectory|80 degrees|70 degrees}}
**{{nerf|Late hit trajectory|80 degrees|55 degrees}}
**{{nerf|Hit degrades to weak hit one frame earlier.}}
*{{buff|Forward tilt startup|11 frames|9 frames}}
**{{nerf|Initial damage|15%/14%/13%|14%/13%/12%}}
**{{change|Late hit added that makes it one frame more active but deals 4% less damage with no extra shield damage, 0 base knockback, and 100 growth.}}
**{{change|Disjoint on hand hitbox is reduced while body hitbox is enlargened.}}
*{{nerf|Up tilt's initial hit degrades 1 frame sooner.}}
**{{nerf|Late hit damage|11%|8%}}
**{{nerf|Trajectory|80|110/70}}
**{{nerf|Base knockback|55|40}}
*{{change|Down tilt has armor indicator for light armor.}}
*{{buff|All smashes have light armor while charging.}}
**{{nerf|Charge time now determines how strong the Smash’s corresponding armor is. Scales from light armor (no charge) to super armor (full charge). While Bowser now has access to super armor, it takes him a much longer startup to achieve the armor strength he had on his smash attacks in v3.5, particularly the side smash.}}
*{{buff|Forward smash start up|34 frames|30 frames}}
**{{nerf|One less active frame and armor frame.}}
**{{change|Tipper hitbox now comes out a frame later and slightly reduced in size. Body Hitbox enlarged.}}
**{{change|Lunging movement reduced.}}
**{{nerf|Knockback reduced. Base 50 -> 60, Growth 100 -> 70.}}
**{{change|Minor tweaks to explosion graphic placement.}}
*{{buff|Up smash startup|15 frames|12 frames}}
**{{buff|IASA|50 frames|46 frames}}
**{{nerf|Removed intangibility in favor of Armor (Frames 13-18) that degrades one step on frame 15 (to possibly no armor).}}
**{{buff|Re-arranged hitboxes to give slightly better sweetspot coverage.}}
*{{buff|Down smash startup|13 frames|10 frames}}
**{{buff|IASA|68 frames|60 frames}}
**{{change|Tweaked positioning and Resized repeating Hitboxes to give Bowser better body coverage without effectively increasing range.}}
**{{change|Final Hit adjusted:}}
***{{nerf|Damage|10|6}}
***{{nerf|Trajectory|90 degrees|120 degrees}}
***{{buff|Base knockback|40|50}}
***{{buff|Knockback growth|140|168}}
*{{nerf|Neutral aerial armor reduced to medium armor and activates 2 frames later to match hitbox startup.}}
*{{change|Forward aerial knockback matches ''Melee''{{'}}s forward aerial. Hand hitbox is now 25 base and 99 growth while tip hitbox is 35 base and 92 growth, where they both used to be 50 base and 75 growth.}}
*{{change|Up aerial knockback curve redone to favor lower base and higher growth.}}
**{{nerf|Base knocback|50|25}}
**{{buff|Knockback growth|96|112}}
*{{nerf|Down aerial lowest hitbox size reduced.}}
*{{change|Down throw made weight independent.}}
*{{change|Flame Breath has larger hitboxes but drains quicker and hits in very slightly later intervals.}}
*{{buff|Koopa Klaw startup|16 frames|12 frames}}
**{{change|Graphical tweaks and new sound effects for claw attack.}}
**{{nerf|Armor removed.}}
**{{buff|IASA|57 frames (aerial) and 48 frames (grounded)|44 frames (both)}}
**{{nerf|Reduced horizontal burst movement.}}
**{{change|Claw attack damage from base to tip|11%/11%/12%|12%/12%/10%}}
**{{change|Claw attack trajectory|70 degrees|65 degrees}}
**{{nerf|Forward throw damage|20%|15%}}
**{{nerf|Forward throw trajectory|80 degrees|74 degrees}}
**{{nerf|Forward throw has 55 base knockback and 50 growth from 92 base and 29 growth, making followups much harder at higher percentages.}}
*{{nerf|Whirling Fortress initial hit base knockback|90|70}}
**{{buff|Knockback growth|80|85}}
**{{nerf|Aerial version's repeating hits damage reduced by 1% each.}}
*{{nerf|Bowser Bomb vertical distance slightly reduced.}}
*{{buff|Giga Bowser now has a hitbox on his landing animation that hits close grounded opponents straight up, and some of his attributes (particularly attack and movement speed) have been adjusted to reflect Bowser's changes in this version.}}
**{{buff|Bowser Bomb hits opponents powerfully in different directions depending on when they get hit; at the apex of Bowser Bomb, they are sent upwards; while Giga Bowser is falling at any other point of the attack, they are spiked downwards; if they are on the ground and directly below Giga Bowser, they are buried and then sent horizontally.}}
**{{buff|His shield can no longer break.}}
**{{nerf|Side taunt no longer does any damage.}}
**{{change|New character portraits.}}
**{{change|His name is now properly displayed on the jumbotron on the Pokémon Stadium stages and the results screen if he wins. The announcer also has a separate voice clip for Giga Bowser's name.}}
 
====Full====
*{{buff|Inner body hitbox size increased on Forward tilt}}
**{{buff|Initial hit damage increased by 2%|15%/14%/13%|17%/16%/15%|}}
***{{nerf|Knockback compensated}}
**{{buff|Linger hit damage increased by 1%|10%/9%/8%|11%/10%/9%|}}
**{{buff|IASA|Frame 3 frames sooner|38|35|}}
*{{buff|Animation tweaked further on Up tilt to enlarge sweet spot range}}
**{{nerf|Sweet spot base knockback reduced|55|50|}}
**{{nerf|Sweet spot knockback growth reduced|120|112|}}
*{{nerf|Knockback growth increased on Forward tilt|70|80}}
*{{buff|Forward smash light armor is now medium armor}}
**{{buff|Armor activates 3 frames sooner|31|28|}}
**{{buff|Transitions to heavy and super armor earlier when charging (charge frame 19 and 38 respectively).}}
*{{change|Initial Flub hitboxes matched to sweet spot on Up smash.}}
*{{buff|Down smash starting lag reduced|10 frames|7 frames|}}
**{{change|Final hit adjusted}}
***{{nerf|Damage lowered|18|23|}}
***{{nerf|Trajectory|90 degrees|125 degrees}}
***{{buff|Base knockback|50|75}}
***{{nerf|Knockback growth|96|88}}
*{{buff|First actionable frame is 6 frames sooner on Forward throw}}
*{{change|Neutral Special (Flame Breath) adjusted}}
**{{nerf|Flame cancel removed}}
**{{buff|Start-up reduced by 6 frames; cool-down reduced by 3 frames}}
**{{change|Flames are non-clank}}
**{{buff|Minimum flame breath time reduced by 5 frames}}
**{{buff|Maximum angle upward increased|50|55|}}
*{{change|Side special (Koopa Klaw) adjusted}}
**{{change|Aerial momentum reworked to be more consistent with ground movement}}
**{{change|Adjusted stick sensitivity on grabs to match regular throw sensitivies}}
**{{buff|Forward throw angle changed|74|77|}}
***{{buff|Growth|50|40|}}
**{{buff|Down throw added}}
***{{buff|Grounded version powerfully meteor smashes for tech-chases and can KO near the ledge}}
***{{buff|Aerial version is a spike}}
*{{buff|Aerial momentum on Whirling Fortress altered to aid in Fortress Hogging|0.02|0.035|}}
*{{change|Frame removed on Jab 1 swing animation}}
*{{buff|Increased momentum on Dash attack, Dash grab, Under 100 Ledge attack, Forward and Backward rolls, and Tech rolls to better match 3.5.}}
**{{buff|Tech roll tweaked to be more ambiguous to which way Bowser has teched}}
*{{buff|Air dodge positioning adjusted to correct unintentional waveland difficulty}}
 
==Moveset==
Up to date as of version 3.6.
 
{|class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 | !!Name!!Damage!!Description
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Neutral attack
| rowspan=2 | || 6% || rowspan=2 | Bowser swipes at the opponent twice.
|-
| 5%
|-
! rowspan="3" | Forward tilt || ↗
| rowspan="3" | || 17% (clean), 11% (late) || rowspan="3" | Bowser extended his arm and delivers a backhanded punch with impressive knockback. This move can be angled up or down. Bowser's left arm is [[intangible]] while the hitboxes are out.
|-
!→
|16% (clean), 10% (late)
|-
!↘
|15% (clean), 9% (late)
|-
! colspan=2 | Up tilt
| || 13% (early), 8% (late) || Bowser swats in an upwards arc his left claw. This move deals good knockback and can set up combos well. Similar to the forward tilt, Bowser's left arm is once again intangible while the hitboxes are out.
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Down tilt
| rowspan=2 | || 13% || rowspan=2 | Bowser slashes along the ground with both his claws. The second attack is optional by pressing the attack button again, though Giga Bowser is forced to perform both swipes.
|-
| 12%
<!--Crawl attack-->
|-
! colspan=2 | Dash attack
| || 12% (ram), 8% (fall) || Bowser tackles the opponent. Has light armor during the initial frames of the attack.
|-
! colspan=2 | Forward smash
| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|26}} || Bowser rears back for a short moment, and hits incredibly hard with his head. If this move it connects, an explosion occurs. Strongest forward smash in ''Project M'', acting as a great finisher at low percentages. Has medium to super armor depending on the length of its charge. Unfortunately, it has rather massive starting lag.
|-
! colspan=2 | Up smash
| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|20}} (leap), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|12}} (landing) || Bowser jumps upward, hitting opponents with his spikes of his shell. Causes an earthquake when coming down. Opponents who avoid the leaping hitbox can still be hit by Bowser whenever he lands, during which it inflicts a [[meteor smash]]. Has light to super armor depending on the length of its charge. Bowser's shell is intangible while the hitboxes are out.
|-
! colspan=2 | Down smash
| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|2}} (hits 1-6), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|6}} (hit 7) || Bowser spins around in his shell, doing great damage and hitting multiple times. Has light to super armor depending on the length of its charge.
|-
! colspan=2 | Neutral aerial
| || 13% || Bowser spins around in his shell. Has medium armor during the first loop.
|-
! colspan=2 | Forward aerial
| || 16% (sweetspot), 13% (sourspot) || Bowser slashes forward with his left claw. The glowing area is the sweetspot.
|-
! colspan=2 | Back aerial
| || 17% (clean), 10% (late) || Bowser thrusts his shell backwards. Contains high [[landing lag]].
|-
! colspan=2 | Up aerial
| || 23% || Bowser strikes upwards with his head. Causes serious damage and knockback, being the most damaging up aerial in the game.
|-
! colspan=2 | Down aerial
| || 2% (hits 1-9), 3% (hit 10), 5% (landing) || Bowser spins downwards, hitting multiple times with the spikes on his shell, capable of [[meteor smash]]ing opponents.
|-
! colspan=2 | Grab
| || &mdash; ||
|-
! colspan=2 | Pummel
| || 4% || Bites the opponent. A fairly slow pummel.
|-
! colspan=2 | Forward throw
| || 10% || Bowser tosses the opponent forwards.
|-
! colspan=2 | Back throw
| || 10% || Bowser violently throws the opponent backwards.
|-
! colspan=2 | Up throw
| || 1% (hits 1-8), 2% (throw) || Bowser tosses the foe upwards, retreats into his shell, and spins, damaging the foe with his spikes. Has great knockback.
|-
! colspan=2 | Down throw
| || 16% (hit 1), 0% (throw) || Bowser places the opponent on the floor and then body slams them. This throw contains [[set knockback]].
|-
! colspan=2 | Floor attack (front)
| || 6% || Bowser leaps forward to strike with his head, then back to kick behind, and finally gets up into standing position.
|-
! colspan=2 | Floor attack (back)
| || 6% || Bowser gets up while swinging his right hand around.
|-
! colspan=2 | Floor attack (trip)
| || 5% || Bowser gets up while swinging his right hand around.
|-
! colspan=2 | Edge attack (fast)
| || 8% || Bowser quickly spins onto the stage while inside his shell, then retreats back a bit.
|-
! colspan=2 | Edge attack (slow)
| || 10% || Bowser slowly climbs onto stage and does a quick claw swipe.
|-
! colspan=2 | Neutral special
| [[Fire Breath]] || 1-3% (flames), 3% (bite) || Bowser lets out a stream of flames that can be angled up or down. Over time, the flames it loses its range, but gains slightly more power.
|-
! colspan=2 | Side special
| [[Koopa Klaw]] || 15% (throw), 10% (claw tip), 12% (claw body) || Bowser grabs the opponent to then throw them either forward, backward, or downward. If no one is grabbed, Bowser does a forceful swipe that deals vertical knockback. The aerial version of the downward throw [[spike]]s opponents. Giga Bowser cannot perform the down throw.
|-
! colspan=2 | Up special
| [[Whirling Fortress]] || Ground: 13%/10%/8%/6%<br/>Air: 10% (hit 1), 2% (hits 2-6), 1% (hits 7-11) || Bowser spins rapidly in his shell to gain height. This move can be used for [[edgehogging]].
|-
! colspan=2 | Down special
| [[Bowser Bomb]] || 25% (drop), 10% (landing body), 7% (shockwave close), 4% (shockwave far) || Bowser leaps diagonally into the air and plummet downward, creating a shockwave that damages nearby foes. If performed in the air, Bowser performs straight downward without initiating the leap. Has medium armor during the jumping animation and when hitting the ground, and heavy armor when he begins to descend. The grounded version of this move can be cancelled by performing a midair jump before Bowser reaches the apex of the jump.
|-
! colspan=2 | Final Smash
| [[Giga Bowser]] || Varies || Bowser transforms into an enlarged, much more powerful version of himself, which uses elemental effects such as [[fire]], [[electricity]] and [[darkness]] during most attacks. Lasts for roughly 24 seconds. Giga Bowser himself can receive damage and knockback, though he becomes significantly heavier and is immune to grabs.
|}
 
==In [[competitive play]]==
===Notable players===
*{{Sm|Calm Animal|USA}}
*{{Sm|Can~D|UK}}
*{{Sm|Chaos_Blasta|Mexico}}
*{{Sm|DarkBlues|USA}}
*{{Sm|Deff|USA}}
*{{Sm|Flow|USA}}
*{{Sm|Gimpyfish|USA}}
*{{Sm|Godzrage|Brazil}}
*{{Sm|JaimeHR|Mexico}}
*{{Sm|Kirk|USA}}
*{{Sm|Nick Riddle|USA}}
*{{Sm|Odds|Canada}}
*{{Sm|Omega Tyrant|USA}}
*{{Sm|Pluttergub|USA}}
*{{Sm|Seagull Joe|USA}}
 
==Alternate costumes==
{{s|supermariowiki|Dry Bowser}} appears in ''Project M'' as Bowser's alternate costume. In the game ''{{s|mariowiki|New Super Mario Bros.}}'', Bowser falls to his apparent doom in a pit of lava, only to emerge and be fought later on in his skeletal form, Dry Bowser. He is an undead skeleton of Bowser (similar to how {{s|supermariowiki|Dry Bones}} are apparent skeletons of [[supermariowiki:Koopa (species)|Koopa]]s) with an orange tuft of hair and his shell intact, though badly burnt. As of v3.5, Bowser's eyes gain an orange glow during certain attack animations as Dry Bowser. However, Bowser's moveset, and sounds remain the same while playing as Dry Bowser.
 
Giga Bowser now additionally uses recolors correspondent to those of the regular Bowser, including a Giga Dry Bowser alt costume. Disregarding size, shell and tail, the latter costume looks exactly the same as the regular Dry Bowser, though with a more pronounced muzzle and additional spikes protruding from his chest and nose.
{|style="margin:1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
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|colspan=8|[[Image:Bowser Palette (PM).png|frame|center|Bowser's alternate costumes in PM]]
|-
|[[Image:BowserHeadSSBB.png]]
|[[Image:BowserHeadBlackSSBB.png]]
|[[Image:BowserHeadRedSSBB.png]]
|[[Image:BowserHeadBlueSSBB.png]]
|[[Image:BowserHeadWhiteSSBB.png]]
|[[Image:BowserHeadBrownSSBB.png]]
|[[Image:BowserHeadDryPM.png]]
|}
 
==External links==
*[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/bowser Project M character page]
 
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[[Category:Bowser]]
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