Editing Bowser Jr. (SSBU)

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{{cleanup|Introduction needs to be shortened to summarize his most noteworthy strengths and weaknesses. Any additional information belongs in their respective sections below}}

'''Bowser Jr.''' ({{ja|クッパJr.|Kuppa Jr.}}, ''Koopa Jr.'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was revealed for the game along with the rest of the veterans on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L93H7YC-83o June 12th, 2018]. He returns with his Junior Clown Car, and the [[Koopalings]] return as [[Alternate costume|alternate costumes]] alongside him. As in {{for3ds}}, he is unlockable, instead of being available from the start. Bowser Jr. is classified as [[Fighter number|Fighter #58]].

 

 

 

However, Bowser Jr. has several weaknesses that balance out his strengths. His overall mobility is mediocre so he has to rely a lot on his Clown Kart for movement. While his Clown Kart takes priority over his hurtbox, Bowser Jr. himself will take more damage compared to the kart. Due to him being a heavyweight, it also makes Jr. easy to combo and juggle. Bowser Jr's recovery is also exploitable if he is hit while recovering between the kart and the ledge, it renders him unable to recover and gimped. Several of Bowser Jr's moves, such as forward air, back air, down smash, and more have high amounts of endlag, making them fairly risky to throw out and easy for him to be punished. His projectiles are also easily predictable to see coming and avoid which can also be used against him.

Overall, Bowser Jr. is a character that has unique strengths in his toolkit but exploitable weaknesses that are easy to take advantage of. Although his overall representation has been below-average, Bowser Jr. had nevertheless seen tournament success thanks to dedicated players such as {{Sm|Young Eevey}} in the early metagame and {{Sm|TM7_ZAP}} and {{Sm|Yoda Cage}} in the post-online metagame.

*Clear {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} with {{SSBU|Fox}} or any character in his unlock tree, being the 6th character unlocked after {{SSBU|Daisy}}.

With the exception of the third method, Bowser Jr. must then be defeated on [[Delfino Plaza]]. In World of Light, he is fought on the [[Ω form]] of [[Mushroomy Kingdom]].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall, Bowser Jr. fares well with a bait-and-punish playstyle like [[Bowser (SSBU)|his father]] does, but he can also be potent at pressuring the opponent thanks to Clown Cannon, Clown Kart Dash, and Mechakoopa. However, his slew of exploitable weaknesses can make him a bit underwhelming overall, and frequently overshadowed compared to the rest of the cast. Because of this, his results and representation have been below-average overall, like in ''SSB4''.

Near the end of ''SSB4''{{'}}s metagame, Bowser Jr. had been considered a low-tier character (47th out of 54 characters), due to his linear playstyle, poor disadvantage state that included a very gimpable recovery despite its long distance, and his susceptibility to being racked damage on easier than most other characters due to the Clown Car mechanic. Likely as a result of this, Bowser Jr. has been noticeably buffed in his transition to ''Ultimate''.

 

 

Bowser Jr.'s previously underwhelming moveset has received several quality of life changes. Many of his moves either connect better (such as [[neutral attack|his jab]] and [[dash attack]]) or have had their misleading hitboxes adjusted or their blindspots removed (such as [[up tilt]] and [[grab]], the latter being given more range). His entire grab game has been significantly buffed, as [[forward throw]] can now KO reliably, up throw has less endlag and knockback that renders it now capable of starting combos, and down throw now deals much more damage. His special moves have seen various noteworthy buffs. [[Clown Cannon]], a previously slow [[projectile]] with limited use, is now less punishable due to its decrease in lag and increase in lifetime if fired in the air, and two can be in play at once; it also deals far more [[shield damage]], and a landing cannonball can now hit twice to almost break a full shield, especially if uncharged. [[Clown Kart Dash]] travels faster, allows Bowser Jr. to keep his double jump if canceled, no longer requires travel time to deal maximum damage and immediately deals higher damage if the directional key is held forward, while its spinout deals far more knockback, making the move harder-hitting in general and more versatile. [[Abandon Ship!]]'s hammer swing has more range and a longer duration. Finally, [[Mechakoopa]]s start moving quicker and bite onto victims, guaranteeing that the second hit will connect.

 

However, Bowser Jr. has also seen some equally noticeable nerfs. In exchange for quality of life changes, many of his standard moves have seen detriments to damage and power: neutral attack deals much less damage, especially in the infinite part (though the last hit retains its extreme knockback); his forward tilt and neutral aerial now have a sourspot, with the former losing most of its KO power, and the latter having no blindspots at the cost of being less consistent; and the cannonballs of Clown Cannon can only KO if fully charged. Some of his moves, such as forward and up smashes, as well as down aerial, have altered hitbox placements that worsen their consistency, making them ironically harder to land than they were in ''SSB4''. Despite mostly receiving buffs, a few of Bowser Jr.'s special moves have also seen some nerfs; he cannot air dodge out of Clown Kart Dash anymore, but most notably, Mechakoopas now deactivate on the ground if they walk into a shield, no longer crossing them up and allowing them to be immediately picked up by the opponent, making them much easier to use them against Bowser Jr.

 

Though he's mostly seen improvements from the universal changes, a few of them hurt him overall. Aside from his standing grab, his dash and pivot grabs have less range, and all of them are slower in terms of ending lag, a nerf shared with the rest of the cast. The changes to air dodge mechanics make him easier to edgeguard. The weakening of [[rage]] further pronounces the nerfs to his moveset's power and thus doesn't allow him to take advantage of it as easily due to his improved endurance, creating issues with his problematic KO potential as a result.

 

In the end, Bowser Jr's moveset, while not significantly changed in terms of functionality, has been heavily adjusted to be more consistent, granting many of his moves less situational use than in ''SSB4'', whereas the more notable changes to his special moveset and his faster mobility allow him to zone opponents more effectively and approach with less risk. However, his moveset's lower power from knockback reductions and new sourspots make it slightly harder for him to close out stocks, the nerfs to Mechakoopa force him to be more cautious of his tools, and some of the changes to the engine makes it slightly harder to use some of his newfound buffs. Aside from this, Bowser Jr. also retains several of his weaknesses from the previous game, including his poor disadvantage state, vulnerable recovery, poor range despite disjointed attacks and a somewhat linear playstyle. Though he has received a few notable changes in game updates that further contribute to his notable buffs, the extent to which they work is questionable given the various buffs given to other characters, both on release and from game updates, as well as the introduction of new DLC characters which he struggles against. Thus, while Bowser Jr. is a better character in ''Ultimate'', he has not significantly improved from his ''SSB4'' incarnation, only keeping up with the rest of the cast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a result of these changes, Bowser Jr. fares better than he did at ''Ultimate''{{'}}s launch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

|dtiltdesc=The Junior Clown Car uses its tongue to lick forward three times. It has a fair amount of utility, as it is efficient at warding off rushdowns, can act as a set-up for a dash attack, or interfere with an opponent attempting to grab an edge due to its undulating hitbox. It can KO opponents at ledge at under 120%.

|dsmashdesc=The Junior Clown Car slams two wrecking balls on both sides. It is Bowser Jr.’s only smash attack that isn’t a multihit, and possesses strong power and range, especially compared to his up smash. However, it has high ending lag unlike his other smash attacks, making it very punishable if he misses or hits shield.

|nsdesc=The Junior Clown Car opens its mouth and fires a {{s|mariowiki|cannonball}}. It can be charged to increase the cannonball's speed and power. At the end of its path, the cannonball will drop to the ground, which can hit opponents attempting to recover if it is spaced properly. However, it has high overall lag. As the projectile's hitbox changes once it begins to drop to the ground, a cannonball can hit an opponent's shield twice with correct timing, which deals immense shield damage.

|ssdesc=The Junior Clown Car transforms into a [[mariowiki:kart|go-kart]] that speeds forward. Gains 9% [[damage-based armor]] on only the Junior Clown Car, effectively granting ~10.22% damage-based armor due to its 0.88× damage multiplier. Tilting the [[Control stick|control stick/circle pad]] in the opposite direction or pressing the attack/special button will cause the Junior Clown Car to perform a {{iw|wikipedia|doughnut|driving}}, which deals significantly more damage and higher knockback to opponents on contact compared to simply charging into them, which KOs at moderate percents. Spinning out in the air right before hitting the floor will cause Bowser Jr. to bounce during the spinout, which can cause it to miss. Spinning out in the air can produce horizontal movement, after which it can be used again. All versions of the move can be [[Jump-canceling|jump canceled]], even right after hitting an opponent, which can lead into combos and mix-ups. It can be used multiple times in midair, grants an overall long distance, and lets Bowser Jr. delay his recovery to play around edgeguards, making it a good recovery; however, as the move causes Bowser Jr. to rear back quite a distance on startup, using it near the side blast zones can unintentionally KO him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

===[[Idle poses]]===

SSBUBowserJrIdle2.gif|Bowser Jr.'s second idle pose.

 

|[[File:Bowser Jr. Cheer English SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Bowser Jr. Cheer Japanese SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Bowser Jr. Cheer Italian SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Bowser Jr. Cheer Dutch SSBU.ogg|center]]||{{NTSC}} [[File:Bowser Jr. Cheer French NTSC SSBU.ogg|center]] <br> {{PAL}} [[File:Bowser Jr. Cheer French PAL SSBU.ogg|center]]

 

 

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!Cheer (English)

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!Cheer (German)

|[[File:Iggy Cheer German SSBU.ogg|center]]||{{NTSC}} [[File:Iggy Cheer Spanish NTSC SSBU.ogg|center]] <br> {{PAL}} [[File:Iggy Cheer Spanish PAL SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Iggy Cheer Russian SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Iggy Cheer Korean SSBU.ogg|center]]

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|[[File:Lemmy Cheer English SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Lemmy Cheer Japanese SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Lemmy Cheer Italian SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Lemmy Cheer Dutch SSBU.ogg|center]]||{{NTSC}} [[File:Lemmy Cheer French NTSC SSBU.ogg|center]] <br> {{PAL}} [[File:Lemmy Cheer French PAL SSBU.ogg|center]]

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|{{NTSC}} [[File:Ludwig Cheer English NTSC SSBU.ogg|center]] <br> {{PAL}} [[File:Ludwig Cheer English PAL SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Ludwig Cheer Japanese SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Ludwig Cheer Italian SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Ludwig Cheer Dutch SSBU.ogg|center]]||{{NTSC}} [[File:Ludwig Cheer French NTSC SSBU.ogg|center]] <br> {{PAL}} [[File:Ludwig Cheer French PAL SSBU.ogg|center]]

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|[[File:Ludwig Cheer German SSBU.ogg|center]]||{{NTSC}} [[File:Ludwig Cheer Spanish NTSC SSBU.ogg|center]] <br> {{PAL}} [[File:Ludwig Cheer Spanish PAL SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Ludwig Cheer Russian SSBU.ogg|center]]||[[File:Ludwig Cheer Korean SSBU.ogg|center]]

===[[Victory pose]]s===

*'''Left:''' Jumps out of the Clown Car, hops in celebration twice, then poses.

*'''Up:''' From the side of the screen, drives the Clown Car in its go-kart form, performs a donut before coming to a stop and pulls out a hammer (or a wand, if playing as a Koopaling).

*'''Right:''' Dismounts from the Clown Car using its left grabber claw and pats it with his right hand.

[[File:Victory! (Bowser and Bowser Jr.).ogg|thumb|A music piece based on the same melody as the ''Mario'' victory theme, but instead of a standard orchestral arrangement, the piece is played with slightly distorted electric guitars. It also sounds similar to the level clear theme of Bowser's sidequests in ''{{s|mariowiki|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door}}''.]]

==In [[competitive play]]==

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''See also: [[:Category:Bowser Jr. players (SSBU)]]''

*{{Sm|Ketchup|USA}} - Although not as consistent compared to other Bowser Jr. players, he is known for his win on {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}} at {{Trn|Mega Smash Mondays 240}}, the best win from a Bowser Jr. player, and ultimately placed 9th at the event. In addition, he has placed well at several other [[SoCal]] events, including 5th at {{Trn|Get in the Game! 2020}} and 17th at {{Trn|DreamHack Anaheim 2020}}.

*{{Sm|TM7_ZAP|USA}} - The best Bowser Jr. player since mid-2023. He initially gained notoriety for being one of the best players in the post-pandemic online metagame, placing highly at many {{Trn|Coinbox}} events. He eventually had his offline breakout event at {{Trn|CEO 2023}}, where he defeated {{Sm|Riddles}} to place 13th, and has since became the most recognizable Bowser Jr. player of this era, most notably placing 9th at {{Trn|Cirque 4}}, the highest-placing Bowser Jr. player at an open major since Young Eevey's Albion 4 run.

*{{Sm|Yoda Cage|USA}} - One of the best Bowser Jr. players in the post-pandemic metagame who was the defintive best from 2021 to mid-2023. He possesses some of the best Bowser Jr. placements and wins of all-time, including placing 13th at {{Trn|Glitch 8.5 - Konami Code}} defeating {{Sm|Zomba}}, 17th at {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves 2022}} defeating {{Sm|Ned}}, and 25th at {{Trn|Collision 2023}}, in addition to wins over {{Sm|ApolloKage}} at {{Trn|Gateway Legends 2023}} and {{Sm|Cosmos}} at {{Trn|Get On My Level 2023}}.

*{{Sm|Young Eevey|Netherlands}} - The first Bowser Jr. player to find any competitive success, and as such is considered the best Bowser Jr. player in the early metagame. He is best known for being the first and only Bowser Jr. player to place top 8 at a major, doing so by placing 7th at {{Trn|Albion 4}} while defeating {{Sm|Space}}. Alongside his 13th-place finish at {{Trn|Thunder Smash 3}} and 25th-place finish at {{Trn|Glitch 7 - Minus World}} with a win over {{Sm|yeti}}, his performances led many to reassess Bowser Jr.'s viability, and even after becoming significantly less active in the post-pandemic metagame, his results remain some of the best Bowser Jr. performances of all-time.

===Tier placement and history===

Following the game's launch, the community immediately noticed that Bowser Jr. retained his weaknesses from ''Smash 4'' (poor grounded mobility, susceptible to gimps, lack of range and his playstyle being linear). Despite improvements towards his survivability, Clown Cannon (widely agreed to be one of the worst projectiles in ''Smash 4''), and his grab game, several players claimed that the improvements were not significant enough to compensate for his retained weaknesses. As such, Bowser Jr. was considered a low-tier character at best, with some even going as far as claiming him to be a bottom 3 character.

Early patches gave Bowser Jr. several buffs that improved Clown Cart and Bowser Jr.'s combo potential, allowing him to fare better in competitive play. His results by mid-2019 were also improving, peaking just outside the top 50 for July-December 2019, thanks to strong performances from players such as {{Sm|Young Eevey}} and {{Sm|Ketchup}}. Notably, Young Eevey placed 7th at Albion 4, the highest placement for a Bowser Jr. player at a major, while Ketchup picked up notable wins over several top players. Thanks to the buffs and improving results, players no longer considered Bowser Jr. as one of the worst characters in the game, but had reassessed him as a mid-tier.

Unfortunately for Bowser Jr., his playerbase began declining in the post-online metagame as his best players became less active or consistent. This was a trend with some of his newer players as well: although players such as {{Sm|Yoda Cage}} and {{Sm|TM7_ZAP}} found success at majors, their results were either inconsistent or they were seldom active. As such, Bowser Jr.'s representation slipped greatly into the bottom 10 by 2021; this decline was also reflected in his placement on the first tier list, where he was ranked 72nd at the very end of the mid-tier. Since then, his metagame had remained stagnant as his overall represented remained in or near the bottom 10. As such, his placement on the second tier list barely shifted, moving up to 70th at the top of D- tier due to falling opinions on a few other characters ranked above him.

Most of Bowser Jr.'s opponents are princesses, some of which are teamed up with their love interest (or in Lucina's case, her father). The title refers to the event of ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario Sunshine}}'' where Bowser Jr. called Peach his "mama".

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|1||{{CharHead|Rosalina & Luma|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Mario Galaxy]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Rosalina in the Observatory / Luma's Theme}}''||

|2||{{CharHead|Lucina|SSBU|hsize=20px}} and {{CharHead|Chrom|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Arena Ferox]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Fire Emblem|Prelude (Ablaze)}}''||

|3||{{CharHead|Daisy|SSBU|hsize=20px}} and {{CharHead|Luigi|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Mushroom Kingdom U]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Mario Tennis / Mario Golf}}''||

|4||{{CharHead|Zelda|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Hyrule Castle]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|The Legend of Zelda|Saria's Theme}}''||

|5||{{CharHead|Mii Brawler|SSBU|hsize=20px}} (x2), {{CharHead|Mii Gunner|SSBU|hsize=20px}} (x2), and {{CharHead|Mii Swordfighter|SSBU|hsize=20px}} (x2)||[[Peach's Castle]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Main Theme - Super Mario 64 (Remix)}}''||Horde Battle (3 at a time). The {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}}s all wear princess wigs.<br>

*Mii Swordfighter costumes: Daisy's Crown and [[Viridi]] Outfit, Princess's Crown and [[Ashley]] Outfit.

|6||{{CharHead|Mario|SSBU|hsize=20px}} and {{CharHead|Peach|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Delfino Plaza]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Mario Bros.|Delfino Plaza (Original)}}''||Items do not appear.

|colspan="5"|[[Bonus Stage]]

|Final||{{SSBU|Master Hand}}||{{SSBU|Final Destination}}||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Smash Bros.|Master Hand}}'' <small>(Less than 7.0 intensity)</small><br>''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Smash Bros.|Master Hand / Crazy Hand}}'' <small>(Intensity 7.0 or higher)</small>||On intensity 7.0 and higher, {{SSBU|Crazy Hand}} fights alongside Master Hand.

While Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings do not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, they were all vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (except {{SSBU|Kirby}}) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings were among the many fighters that fell under [[Dharkon]]'s control upon Galeem's first defeat. Bowser Jr. is found in one of two alternating pathways on the Triforce of Power segment of the [[Sacred Land]] sub-area, guarded by various Legendary spirits.

 

 

Bowser Jr.'s fighter spirit can be obtained by completing {{SSBU|Classic Mode}}. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 300 Gold, but only after Bowser Jr. has been unlocked. Unlocking Bowser Jr. in World of Light allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a fighter spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each of the Koopalings possess their own fighter spirits, which can only be obtained by purchase in the shop. Each fighter spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in ''Ultimate''.

Bowser Jr. also appears as a primary spirit in the form of Shadow Mario.

SSBU spirit Bowser Jr..png|10. '''''Bowser Jr.'''''

Instead of alternate color schemes, Bowser Jr.'s [[alternate costume]]s consist of the [[Koopalings]]. Bowser Jr.'s Junior Clown Car is the only one with black eyes and horizontal orange "eye paint", while the Koopalings' Clown Cars have yellow mechanical eyes with vertical black "eye paint". All of the Koopalings have their own models, voice clips, and crowd cheers. They have their [[Boxing Ring]] titles in English and other European languages, but they all share the same Boxing Ring title in Asian languages, which translates to "All-Purpose Chariot."

===Fighter Showcase Video===

*The render of Lemmy resembles [[mariowiki:File:Lemmy_Koopa_NSMBU.png|artwork of him]] from ''New Super Mario Bros. U'', which is the same artwork used for his fighter spirit, and he is the only Koopaling to be completely out of the Junior Clown Car.

*Bowser Jr., Yoshi, {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, and {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} are the only characters who used their default costumes in one of the spirit battles present at the game's initial release. In Bowser Jr.'s case, it is because of the Shadow Mario spirit.

**Despite that, there's no proper battle against a default Bowser Jr. in World of Light outside of himself because the only Spirit Battle in which he is present (Shadow Mario) is absent, instead finding puppet fighters of the Koopalings. The only exception to this are the false Bowser Jr.s created during battles involving Dharkon. This also applies to {{SSBU|Cloud}}.

***Additionally, Ludwig was the only Koopaling not present in any spirit battle until the DLC Toy-Con Car Spirit was introduced.

***Alongside Mr. Game & Watch, R.O.B and Yoshi., Bowser Jr. is one of the few characters with a Spirit battle where all of his alternate costumes appear in a single Spirit fight.

* Prior to version 1.1.0, Bowser Jr.'s airdodge behaved exactly how it did in ''Smash 4'' when using it out of [[Abandon Ship!]], making him the only character to have been capable of performing multiple airdodges without touching the ground or getting hit in any version of ''Ultimate''.

*Bowser Jr., {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}, {{SSBU|Pyra}}/{{SSBU|Mythra}}, and {{SSBU|Kazuya}} are the only characters whose artworks on all alternate costumes on the official website do not cast a shadow.

*In the Sound Test, Larry is the only Koopaling with one less voice clip than Bowser Jr. and the other Koopalings. This is due to both his teching and carrying being the same voice clip.

**Morton also had this distinction in ''Smash 4''.

*If Bowser Jr.'s right-inputted victory pose is performed by any Koopaling besides Roy, the propeller will stop after looping once during the post-animation.<ref>https://youtu.be/J0531h9USmI?t=1710</ref>

**A similar situation also occurred during Bowser Jr.'s clapping animation on the No Contest screen in ''Smash 4''.

 

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