Bowser Jr. — protagonists

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Anti-Hero Overview

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Anti-Hero

Full Name

Bowser Koopa Jr.

Alias

Bowser Jr.

Koopa Jr. (Japanese name)
Shadow Mario
Junior
Prince of the Koopas
Lord Junior
Bowser II

Origin

Super Mario Sunshine

Occupation

Heir to the Koopa Kingdom

Second-in-Command to the Koopa Troop

Powers / Skills

Fire breath
Superhuman strength
Superhuman durability
Superhuman speed
Superhuman agility
Magic
Shape-shifting
Shield creation
Healing
Piloting
Genius-level intelligence
Scheming
Manipulation
Leadership
As Shadow Mario:
Palletakinesis
Portal creation
Levitation
Teleportation

Hobby

Causing mischief.

Assisting his father Bowser.

Goals

Help his father defeat Mario (ongoing).

Destroy Best Fitness Friends (in Bowser Jr.’s Journey; succeeded).
Help Mario defeat Fury Bowser (in Bowser’s Fury; succeeded).

Family

Bowser Sr. (father)

Unnamed paternal uncle

Enemies

Mario (archenemy)
The Best Fitness Friends (bitter enemies)
Fury Bowser
Luigi
Princess Peach
Princess Daisy
Rosalina
Toad
Yellow Toad
Blue Toad
Yoshi
Waluigi (sometimes)
Wario (sometimes)
Birdo
Nabbit
Donkey Kong
Diddy Kong
Fawful
MegaBug
Sonic the Hedgehog
Miles "Tails" Prower
Knuckles the Echidna
Amy Rose
Cream the Rabbit
Cheese
Omochao
Sticks the Badger
Big the Cat
Charmy Bee
Espio the Chameleon
Vector the Crocodile
Shadow the Hedgehog (sometimes)
Rouge the Bat (sometimes)
Blaze the Cat
Silver the Hedgehog
E-123 Omega
Sticks the Badger
Dr. Eggman (sometimes)
Metal Sonic (sometimes)
Eggman Nega (sometimes)
Galeem
Dharkon
Master Hand

Type of Anti-Hero

Arrogant Monarch

“	Yahoo! I'm the best!	„
	~ Bowser Jr.

“	Mario! Dad is out of control! I don’t know what happened… I tried to help him, but he’s too big and mad. I can’t change Dad back by myself… I’d never ask you for help. Never EVER! But I’ll do anything to save Papa. So… help me, Mario.	„
	~ Bowser Jr. begging Mario for help

“	Someday…when I'm bigger… I wanna fight that Mario again!	„
	~ Bowser Jr. to his father in Super Mario Sunshine

Prince Bowser Koopa Jr. is the secondary antagonist of Nintendo's Super Mario franchise.

He is the son of Bowser and heir to the Koopa Kingdom, as well as the second-in-command of the Koopa Troop. Despite being usually depicted as an antagonist, there are times where he's played the role of an anti-hero.

He was voiced by Dolores Rogers between Super Mario Sunshine and Mario Party DS, and is currently voiced by Caety Sagoian, who has been providing his voice in all of his appearances in the franchise since 2007 starting with Mario Strikers Charged. The former also voiced Bowser Jr. in Mario Tennis Open through reused voice clips from Mario Power Tennis. Both voice actors have also shared and reprised their roles in Mario Party 9, Mario Sports Superstars and Mario Tennis Aces.

Biography

Mario Party series

Mario Party: Island Tour

He became a playable character and would help Mario's group in Story Mode. In Bowser's tower, he helped a Green Toad reach the top of the tower and defeat the bubble clones that Bowser used to ruin the party so he helped Green Toad to save the party from Bowser and his minions, At the end of Bowser's tower, he was blasted off along with Green Toad

Super Mario Party Jamboree

Bowser Jr. is one of the playable characters in the game and can be unlocked as an ally in Party-Planner Trek. He is found at King Bowser's Keep and the player must win a single gauntlet-themed minigame to have him fight against the board's boss. If the player is already using Bowser Jr. in Party-Planner Trek, a doppelgänger of Bowser Jr. created by Kamek's magic will fill his role instead. As a Jamboree Buddy, Bowser Jr. will place a "Half-Coins Steal" Trap on the space they are on.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr's Journey

In the Bowser Jr.'s Journey campaign, he goes on a journey to cure the Blorbs when Bowser's minions were infected by it in an attempt to impress his father, specifically by finding the ingredients to the Skeletone Formula:D. The Koopalings join him on the adventure, while the Best Fitness Friends tries taking over the Koopa Kingdom.

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

While visiting Lake Lapcat, Bowser Jr. decided to pull a prank on his father by covering his face in paint from his magic paintbrush. However, the prank soon went awry as it transformed Bowser into a gigantic rage-filled monster called Fury Bowser who began terrorizing the lake and polluting it with black goop. Unable to calm his father down, Junior was forced to work alongside Mario to stop Bowser and restore him to normal. Bowser Jr. can use his Magic Paintbrush to make items appear by filling in graffiti found across Lake Lapcat. He can also collect coins that are out of Mario's reach and defeat enemies with a spin attack.

Heroic Roles

Although he antagonized Mario throughout most of the Rabbid invasion in the game Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, he worries for his dad when he is possessed by the Megabug and aids Mario in stopping it. He then spared Mario and friends from Bowser's wrath and had Spawny go back to Princess Peach promising to be less bothersome, showing that he has a more heroic side after the MegaBug's attack.
After losing to Mario's team twice in baseball, Junior convinces Bowser to join Mario's crew for a celebration, showing that he wanted to make peace with Mario while in the Baseball Kingdom.
Helped Mario free Bowser from his Fury form. He also kept his father from attacking Mario when he’s returned to normal.
He helped Green Toad stop Bowser's attack in Mario Party: Island Tour, thinking that it was a party to be saved (though his role here is optional).
Although it was by mistake, he saved two Chao from Dr. Eggman's robots and seemed proud of it. Shadow the Hedgehog and Silver the Hedgehog were impressed.
Joined the Koopalings to stop the Best Fitness Friends from taking over the Koopa Kingdom.

Quotes

“	Sure is, Papa! Come on in, Mama Peach.	„
	~ Bowser Jr. in Super Mario Sunshine

“	Go at 'em Megaleg! Stomp 'em with the power of your Grand Star!	„
	~ Bowser Jr. in Super Mario Galaxy

“	Whoa! It’s a Giga Bell! I heard a cool saying about these.	„
	~ Bowser Jr. in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

“	My Dad's gonna get angry if I let you get another Grand Star... Time to break out my Boomsday Machine! I'll just relax in my comfy cockpit and watch you go BOOM!	„
	~ Bowser Jr.'s last words in Super Mario Galaxy 2

“	Whack that ball!	„
	~ Bowser Jr. in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

“	We're playing again, Mario! Before was a fluke! I'll teach you a lesson!	„
	~ Bowser Jr. in Mario Superstar Baseball

“	Haul your bad self to MY field, Bowser Jr. Playroom!	„
	~ Bowser Jr. in Mario Super Sluggers

“	They’re heading for the grasslands stage! If we don’t hurry, they’ll take all of the Mini Stars back!	„
	~ Bowser Jr. in Mario Party 9

“	Yay! I won! I WON!	„
	~ Bowser Jr. in Mario Kart Wii

“	I came looking for snow spirits, and I ended up finding Mario and Sonic!	„
	~ Bowser Jr. in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

“	Okay, Papa, I will! I won’t miss a thing, especially at the Olympic Games!	„
	~ Bowser Jr. in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Trivia

According to the official Mario Power Tennis website, it says Bowser Jr. lives on 48 Lava Cul-De-Sac, Magma Manor.
Bowser and Bowser Jr. can be seen as morality pets towards each other.
- Bowser Jr may act like an arrogant, selfish, destructive brat around most people, but when interacting with his dad, he's an obedient, enthusiastic, and very loving son. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle's final act puts this in a more dramatic light as Bowser Jr.'s concern for his father leads him to go as far as to ask Mario's team to save him.
- While Bowser may have a nasty temper and be a jerk towards his allies at times, Jr is able to appeal to Bowser's softer side and constantly tells Jr how proud he is of him. Some of Bowser's most sympathetic moments have been while interacting with his son such as in the ending to Sunshine.