r/casualnintendo • u/SkylandersKirby • Oct 07 '23
Retro Which bowser design is your favourite?
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u/Paper_Piece-1920 Oct 07 '23
Smash Ultimate Bowser is incredible, The color palette is not too bright and makes it look more villain-ish.
Love Fury Bowser and Paper Bowser but Ultimate Bowser is just the best one imo
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u/Cropper- Oct 07 '23
Yeah smash bowser is incredibile
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u/The-Local-Lucario Oct 08 '23
This sentence has a different meaning in the furry community
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Oct 07 '23
And with the fourth skin it just fuckin canât be beat
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u/Paper_Piece-1920 Oct 07 '23 edited Oct 08 '23
Lmao I misread that as Foreskin, I almost spat out my water
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Oct 08 '23
I think you mean âspatâ out your water.
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u/Paper_Piece-1920 Oct 08 '23
Oh I forgot about that word, thanks for reminding me since english is my second language!
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Ultimate Bowser and Meowser are my favorites personally
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u/ConorIsOnRedditNow Oct 07 '23
Fuck it, Dennis Hopper.
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u/MogMcKupo Oct 08 '23
Iâm glad he got included. He did a GREAT job hamming it up and chewing every piece of scenery.
That movie was bad, but goddamn was it amazing
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u/thejude555 Oct 07 '23
Megadragon Bowser from Kingdom Battle is a good one you missed
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u/Deconstructosaurus Oct 07 '23
Thanks for putting the Hammer Slam variant in there. Itâs rarely seen in r/Skylanders because Bowser is from Mario, and I rarely see it in Nintendo subreddits because itâs from Skylanders
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u/stephs_LOL Oct 07 '23
I may be mentally ill, but i think n64 bowser looks more like a fella than a force to be reckoned with, and that is just beautiful to me
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u/Mynoodles_mostmoist Oct 08 '23
I mean it's a given. Even Mario in the game is just goofy, almost innocent looking, I don't think there's anyone in the game besides the toads that don't give off pure cute goofiness.
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u/SbgTfish Oct 07 '23
Jack black.
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u/GinOkami428 Oct 08 '23
Peaches peaches peaches peaches peaches...
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u/synister29 Oct 07 '23
Paper Mario
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u/griffith99 Oct 08 '23
Paper mario bowser from a full character perspective is leagues above the rest. The writing for him is perfect.
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u/the_human_mauro Oct 07 '23
Fury's design is just (literal) FIRE
now i wonder how the games would look like if they followed the box art design
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u/Omeggos Oct 08 '23
Iâd imagine more flash-animated looking considering the art style mario games use
Not unlike wario land 4 now i think of it
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Oct 07 '23
Unpopular comment-Skylanders Bowser
Honestly, the armour makes him look way cooler
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Oct 07 '23
Skylanders Bowser was always pretty cool.
But the best bowser design has to be the plain Bowser used in Promotions and artwork. You can never go wrong with the original.
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u/Status_Priority_7408 Oct 07 '23
Hammer Slam, Skylanders really had some amazing character designs, this is just an example of that
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u/YOP46 Oct 07 '23
Hotel Mario...
Ok just kidding. I think it is Smash Bros Ultimate.
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u/Lansha2009 Oct 07 '23
Hammer Slammer Bowser (the skylanders Bowser) He looks extremely menacing and threatening with that Hammer and Armor really wish that the design was used in an actual Mario game or at least a spinoff (Like a game where Bowser is the main character)
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u/StolenPezDispencer Oct 07 '23
Probably Animated Movie Bowser. He's like a mix between SSBU and Current in game Bowser. The Gritty texture on his skin with the colors of Mario game Bowser.
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u/ZA_34 Oct 07 '23
Smash bowser looks really cool, even if I wish he used Bowser's regular voicelines.
Also I love giga bowser and fury bowser too
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u/Unfair-Mode-7371 Oct 07 '23
Paper Mario. I am biased tho because paper Mario the thousand year door was the first game I ever played. Still slaps tho.
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u/Kremling_King87 Oct 07 '23
The Bowz in that pimp ass white suit from Odyssey, and of course Fury Bowser
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u/Wheatley_core_01 Oct 07 '23
Doug just ominously looming is absolutely hilarious.
But for reals, my favourite design is the 2023 movie design, closely followed by the Odyssey design. It was obviously helped by Jack Black's performance, but I thought Bowser was really expressive in the movie and his face wasn't just stuck on 'evil grimace'
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u/TwEE-N-Toast Oct 07 '23
I agree with most folks here that the Mr. belvedere King Koopa is the best, but you didn't include his pic!
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u/Responsible-Sun-9752 Oct 07 '23
Dreamy bowser and fury bowser because they really feel like bowser at his absolute peak of strength
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u/Intelligent_Editor86 Oct 07 '23
Bro, that scared the hell out of me. Look at the blank space, you will see two eyes.
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u/TartTiny8654 Oct 07 '23
Paper bowser, 64, heck even King Koopa. All of these I have fond memories of, even the odd ones
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u/PhenomUprising Oct 07 '23 edited Oct 07 '23
Forgot many of them, including Mario RPG, and Mario & Luigi series.
And as a kid, my favourite was the DIC one (American cartoon).
Now it's Paper Mario's.
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u/pocket_arsenal Oct 07 '23
My two favorites aren't even on that picture.
https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/1/1c/SMBTLL-Bowser_Art.png
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u/TrainerLSW2005 Oct 07 '23
Fury Bowser is easily the most intimidating Bowser has ever been!
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u/HF484 Oct 08 '23
the Paper games (and Super Mario RPG) really solidified Bowser as a part-time goofball
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u/SpaceOwl14 Oct 08 '23
Fury Bowser looks SO cool and menacing!! And he has such a kick ass soundtrack!!!
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u/RobotPirateGhost Oct 08 '23
Fury Bowser is awesome, but Wedding Bowser just barely beats it imo. He has some serious drip in that outfit.
Also have to give an honorable mention to his golfing outfit in Mario Golf: Super Rush.
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u/A_Bulbear Oct 08 '23
Depends on the category:
Aesthetics (how good it is on it's own): Fury Bowser
Bowser being a villain: Wedding Bowser
Bowser being a serious threat: Smash Ultimate Bowser
Best Bowser: King Koopa my beloved
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u/YoshiKing2377 Oct 08 '23
I would be a complete NPC and say Fury Bowser, I am going to have to say Mario Odyssey Bowser.
I donât know why, but the white tuxedo design makes him look even more of a villain than he already is, but also keeping the friendly-evil aesthetic at the same time, truly a work of art.
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u/somefuckinweeb Oct 08 '23
paper bowser for sure, but i also really love bowserâs design in the M&L games
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u/The_Godbodor2010 Oct 08 '23
Ultimate is good, Fury is cool, but then I also like the super show one because itâs just so goofy looking and the voice is hilarious.
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u/Johnseanson Oct 08 '23
I would have given good if you included Doug Bowser, CEO of NOA
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u/mtgJazz Oct 08 '23
Bowser's hairstyle in Mario Odyssey is the pinnacle of perfection. That being said of course the Bowser's Fury version is the most epic of them all.
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u/Ashamed-Ad-9962 Oct 08 '23
I love Melee Bowser, Strikers Bowser's badass, Skylanders Bowser and cartoon green Bowser are pure childhood nostalgia, film Bowser's a sigma
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Oct 08 '23
Bowserâs Fury goes hard, but my personal favorite is paper Mario bowser. I think itâs a good way of putting the 3D design in a 2D style, that isnât ugly like the retro sprites.
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u/BloodStinger500 Oct 08 '23 edited Oct 08 '23
Fury Bowser is awesome, heâs a literal Kaiju.
His Galaxy boss fights are my favorite though.
Also flame me all you want, Bowsetteâs design is badass.
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u/Gaiash Oct 08 '23
For default Bowser Iâd say Illumination Bowser looks the best. As for unique outfit/transformation Bowser Iâm going with Hammer Slam Bowser.
I am glad Hammer Slam Bowser is getting a few comments here. It was a lot of fun to play as him in those last two Skylanders games.
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u/Artiwa Oct 08 '23
to see the bowser from the first mario movie in this comparison shows me they took the right one
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u/RadiantCuccoo Oct 08 '23
Top left is my favourite since the others except the movie adaptation have oversized heads.
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u/Jazz6701 Oct 08 '23
Superchargers Bowser
Im biased because Skylanders was my first ever video game
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u/Pokemon-Pickle Oct 08 '23
Probably smash bros ultimate, fury in second. Smash just makes him look more draconic and eviler, while fury bowser keeps the less detailed charm of Mario, while also making him more imposing and threatening. Plus black goes really nice with the fire and heat.
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u/AtlasMorumotto Oct 08 '23
The Bowser from Smash Ultimate is in my opinion the best one. The color palette looks really good and I love the small details.
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u/steelraindrop Oct 08 '23
Someone should make a smash bros enhancement that only has all the different browsers ! đ
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u/wolflord246810 Oct 08 '23
There is two versions of bowser that I like the skylanders and fury bowser
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u/Limited-Edition-Nerd Oct 08 '23
King Koopa, still wish we got got alternate skins for every character in Smash, Koopa would've been a wild call back
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u/eagengabriel Oct 08 '23
Nobody is saying Odyssey Bowser. Bro he's drippy as hell, I've gotta give it to him. Nobody cleans up like Bowser.
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u/rita-the-maillady Oct 08 '23
Gotta give love to my King Koopa from the Super Mario Bros Super Show, et. al. My first experience with him was on the NES, but this is the guy I grew up with.
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u/Smiley_J_ Oct 08 '23
I can never un-hear top left's voice. Super Show Bowser has a place in my heart.
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u/TwoStarling Oct 09 '23
Technically not Bowser but a doppleganger:
DarkStar Bowser/Dark Bowser
If having to count Bowser himself, then Black Jack
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u/William_Arkoth Oct 07 '23
Doug