Bowser Jr. | |
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Mario character | |
First game | Super Mario Sunshine (2002) |
Voiced by | Dolores Rogers (2002–2007) Caety Sagoian (2007–present) |
Bowser Jr. (known as Koopa Jr. (Japanese: クッパJr. Hepburn: Kuppa Junia?) in Japan), or sometimes simply Jr., is a video game character who appears in Nintendo's Mario franchise as an antagonist. As his name implies, he is the son of the series' primary antagonist, Bowser. Since his debut in Super Mario Sunshine, Bowser Jr. has been a recurring character in the Mario series, and has been made playable in several spin-offs, such as Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Strikers Charged, and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. He wants to do nothing more than his father's will (kidnap Princess Peach and defeat Mario).
Bowser Jr. is a yellow-skinned Koopa similar to his father with the same yellow and tan skin complexion, as well as a light green head and a tuft of orange-red hair. He has one small tooth in his mouth and a large snout, as well as small circular eyes that are beady and black in color. His shell is lined with a green encasing with small white spikes. By contrast, Junior typically wears a white mask, described in Super Smash Bros. Brawl to be a bib, that's decorated with drawn-on fangs and worn like a mask (however it is absent in Mario Strikers Charged, and he wore a blue mask with Mario's mustache in Super Mario Sunshine).This bib is also often worn over his stomach. Bowser Jr. also has two metal wristbands, while Bowser wears four that are all spiked.