Super Smash Bros. Brawl - WII/Bowser
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Overview/Strategies
Bowser, besides being Mario's longtime nemesis since the original Super Mario Bros. on the NES, is also the heaviest fighter in the Smash Bros. canon. As such, he moves quite slowly, but his attacks deal a considerable amount of damage (much more than, say, someone like Meta Knight). His Flying Slam move is great for catching opponents midair and bashing them against the ground, and his Whirling Fortress ability is great for both recovery and nailing any opponent directly overhead. Quicker characters like Captain Falcon and Zero Suit Samus can give him a lot of trouble since they can run rings around him without him being able to keep up, but a high-offense approach to Bowser should be able to keep him from being overwhelmed by the speedier opponents.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Very fast Forward Aerial attack
- Good horizontal recovery
- Fast dashing speed
- Good at edgeguarding
- Bowser Bomb attack hits opponents on the way up as well as down
- Up Aerial A Attack is one of the strongest in the game
- Whirling Fortress attack can be used laterally as well as above
- Fire Breath can be aimed and has little lag
Cons
- Largest character in the game, makes for an easy target
- Most moves are short-range
- One of the easiest characters for opponents to combo
- Poor vertical recovery
- Poor grab range
- No real combo attacks
- Long lag for most attacks
- Slow jumping/landing animation
Special Notes
- Bowser is available from the start of the game.
- Bowser is called "Koopa" in the Japanese version of the game.
- Bowser has the ability to Crawl (see General Strategies for more information).
Move List
NOTE: All moves are written as if character is facing right; swap Left/Right directions if facing left. The name of the move is followed by the average maximum percentage of damage that move can inflict per strike. This percentage can change with varying proximity to an opponent, and lowers with each consecutive use of the same move.
A attacks
- Standard A Attack (5%)
- A
- Dash A Attack (11%)
- A (while running)
- Right/Left A Attack (11%)
- Right/Left + A
- Down A Attack (14%)
- Down + A
- Up A Attack (12%)
- Up + A
- Aerial A Attack (13%)
- A (in the air)
- Right Aerial A Attack (13%)
- Right + A (in the air)
- Left Aerial A Attack (15%)
- Left + A (in the air)
- Up Aerial A Attack (17)
- Up + A (in the air)
- Down Aerial A Attack (3% per hit)
- Down + A (in the air)
Special Moves
- Fire Breath (2-3% per hit, hold the B button for more hits)
- B (gradually loses power)
- Flying Slam (18%)
- Right/Left + B
- Whirling Fortress (3% per hit, hold buttons for multiple hits)
- Up + B
- Bowser Bomb (25%)
- Down + B
Grabs
- Grab Attack (2-3% per hit)
- Grab opponent, then hit A
- Right Grab (10%)
- Grab opponent, then hit Right
- Left Grab (10%)
- Grab opponent, then hit Left
- Up Grab (10%)
- Grab opponent, then hit Up
- Down (12%)
- Grab opponent, then hit Down
Smash Attacks
- Up Smash (21% at head or tail, 28% at top of shell)
- Up + A (Smash)
- Down Smash (29%)
- Down + A (Smash)
- Right/Left Smash (46%)
- Right/Left + A (Smash)
Final Smash: Giga Bowser Bowser turns into the bigger, stronger Giga Bowser for a short period of time. His attacks become devastatingly destructive and will have a huger chance at knocking you off the screen. BEWARE!
Hints
- Home-run Contest
- Bowser is a great choice for the Homerun Derby. Use his side-a attacks on the bag, which should come back to you every time, until the time reaches 3 seconds. Grab the bat hit the bag once and at 1 second smash it as hard as you can. You should be able to reach the 1,500 mark and unlock the Challenge.
