Giga Bowser
For the trophy, see Giga Bowser (trophy). For Bowser's Final Smash, see Giga Bowser Transformation. For SuperDoodleMan's machinima about Giga Bowser, see The Wrath of Giga Bowser.
Giga Bowser (Giga Koopa; ギガクッパ, Giga Kūpā) 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 and will be rewarded with the Giga Bowser trophy. He also appears in Event 51: The Showdown.
In Brawl, Bowsers turns into him by his Final Smash, Giga Bowser Transformation. Here, he is noticeably much bigger, scarier-looking and more powerful. According to gameplay videos he will appear on the stage for about 12 seconds.
Differences between Giga Bowser and Bowser
- Approximately 1.7 times larger
- Infinite flame breath
- More height gained from Whirling Fortress
- Bowser Fortress grants 26 Invincibility Frames and pseudo Invincibility Frames after the 26, due to the enormous hitbox
- Cannot be grabbed
- Forward tilt sets opponent on dark fire
- Down smash freezes opponent
- Forward smash creates an explosion on his horns
- Neutral aerial 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
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 continously fall down and grab the edge, bowser will self-destruct using the bowser bomb.
Falco
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 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.
Jigglypuff
Stay afloat often and use Rest at opportune times.
Yoshi
Jump and use Yoshi Bomb repeatedly. If Giga Bowser uses Bowser Bomb, it can disrupt the strategy. Use down air/eggs as well.
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| Bosses | |
|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. | Master Hand · Metal Mario · Giant Donkey Kong · Fighting Polygon Team |
| Melee | Master Hand · Crazy Hand · Giga Bowser · Fighting Wire Frames (Male · Female) |
| Brawl | Master Hand · Crazy Hand · Petey Piranha · Rayquaza · Porky · Galleom · Ridley · Duon · Meta Ridley · Tabuu · Fighting Alloy Team (Red · Blue · Yellow · Green) · False characters |
| Smash 4 | Master Hand · Crazy Hand · Master Core · Fighting Mii Team |
| Ultimate | Master Hand · Crazy Hand · Rathalos · Galleom · Giga Bowser · Galeem · Dharkon · Dracula · Ganon · Marx · Fighting Mii Team · False characters |
