Bowser (SR)

Bowser in Smash Remix
Universe	Mario
Base game appearance	Melee
Moveset inspiration	Bowser (SSBM), Bowser (SSB4)

“	Bowser joins the fight!	”
—Introduction tagline

Bowser is a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. mod Smash Remix. He was added into the mod in its v0.9.4 release on September 6, 2020 alongside his boss character Giga Bowser.

Attributes

Bowser repurposes his computer-generated roars from games such as Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64. His model is also based on his model from Mario Party 3. His moveset combines elements from his Melee and Smash 4 portrayals, using some more bestial attacks from the former but humanlike non-attack animations from the latter.

Moveset

Move	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack		5%	Does 2 claw swipes, and then chomps forward.
		5%
		8%
Forward tilt		14%	Hits with the back of his left hand.
Up tilt		12%	Performs an overhead swipe.
Down tilt		11% (each hit)	Does 2 low claw swipes.
Dash attack		6% (first hit), 8% (first hit(late)), 12% (second hit)	Jumps forward and falls on his stomach.
Forward Smash		21%	Winds up and unleashes a powerful headbutt.
Up smash		20%	Gets on all fours and jumps up with his shell facing up.
Down smash		16% (each hit)	Performs 2 tail swipes, one on each side of him.
Neutral aerial		12% (clean), 8% (late)	Performs a sex kick.
Forward aerial		16%	Performs a downward arching scratch in front of him.
Back aerial		16% (clean), 10% (late)	Kicks both his legs behind him.
Up aerial		8% (first hit) 14% (second hit)	Swings his head up, then breaths flames above him.
Down aerial		2% (each hit(19 hits)), 6% (landing)	Flips upside-down and gets in his shell, then spins rapidly.
Grab		-	Reaches with his right hand.
Forward throw		16%	Jumps up with a backflip while holding the opponent, and then falls with them hitting the floor first and crushes them. Resembles Bowser's side special from official Smash titles, Flying Slam.
Back throw		16%	Grabs the opponent with his mouth and then slings them behind him.
Floor attack (front)		6% (each hit)	Gets up and slaps in front of himself while he swings his tail behind himself.
Floor attack (back)		6% (each hit (2 hits))	Gets up and spins around with a swipe.
Edge attack (fast)		6%	Climbs up and gets in his shell to spin forwards and then back again.
Edge attack (slow)		6%	Climbs up the ledge and punches.
Neutral special	Flame Breath	3% (each hit(10 hits))	Stands still and breathes flames. If done too much or too long, they will run out and have to recharge.
Up special	Whirling Fortress	Ground: 14% (clean), 9% (late), 4% (very late). Air: 10% (hit 1) 3% (hits 2-7) 2% (hits 8-11)	Gets in his shell and spins around. If he is on the ground, he slides, but if he is airborne, he rises.
Down special	Bowser Bomb	Ground: 5% (first hit), 16% (second hit). Air: 18%	If used on the ground, he jumps up and falls with crushing force, but if used midair, he carries a bit of momentum before falling. Resembles his ground pound attack in Super Mario Bros. 3.

On-screen appearance

• Flies into battle on his Koopa Clown Car while laughing. References his appearance in Super Mario World.

Taunt

• Takes a stance and looks at the camera, then roars at it.

Crowd cheer

	Cheer
Cheer
Description	Bowser! Bowser! (recycled from Melee)

Victory poses

• Does his evil laughter from Super Mario 64 with both his arms out before stomping forward and looking to the side.
• Spins in his shell and then stops to pop out of his shell, turns back, and roars at the camera. (CSS animation)
• Jumps up and down to the left and right before falling on his side and striking a pose. References to his "Bowser Space" animation in Mario Party 3.

Techniques

Flame cancelling

Flame cancelling

Similar to Flame cancelling in Melee, flame cancelling in Remix is performed by using flame breath before landing to cancel the animation of flame breath with the landing animation, significantly reducing the number of frames the move is out for and increasing the versatility of the move by making it a great approach option and even a combo tool.

In Remix Modes

Remix 1P Mode

Bowser can appear as an ordinary opponent, giant opponent, or as a multi-man team, where he is fought on Bowser's Stadium or Bowser's Keep. He can also appear in Stage 4 as a team with Donkey Kong called "Double Trouble", where they are fought on Bowser's Stadium or Bowser's Keep.

All-Star Mode

In All-Star Mode, Bowser and his allies can appear on Bowser's Stadium or Bowser's Keep.

Profile

Bowser, AKA King Koopa, has devised many plots to take over Mushroom Kingdom. At every turn, Mario has foiled his plans and restored peace to the lands.

Despite an alliance with Mario and Peach to recover the Seven Stars, Bowser returned to his evil ways, infiltrating Peach's Castle and holding the princess hostage.

Works:

• Super Mario Bros. (NES)
• Super Mario RPG (SNES)
• Mario Golf (N64)

Alternate costumes

• Default: Based on his appearance in Mario Party.
• Red: Based on his "left color" color in Mario Golf.
• Blue: Based on Bowser's original artwork for Super Mario Bros.
• Black: Based on his black palette from Melee.
• Green: Based on Bowser's appearance in Super Mario World.
• Yellow: Based on the similar yellow Bowser alternates from later Smash games, but altered slightly to more specifically reference Dio Brando from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Gallery

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  Bowser's congratulations screen.

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  Bowser's character selection screen icon.

Trivia

• Bowser's portrait on the character selection screen is based on a piece of artwork from Super Mario 64.
• Bowser's congratulations screen is based on artwork of him and Mario back to back from Super Mario 64.
• Bowser's "skeleton" model, along with Giga Bowser's, is based on Dry Bowser.
• Bowser was the first Remix character to have a boss variant.
• Bowser's polygon variant (as stated by a dev) is a reference to famous Japanese movie monster Godzilla.