Bowser (SSB4)

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Bowser in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Mario
Other playable appearances	in Melee in Brawl
Final Smash	Giga Bowser

Bowser (クッパ, Kuppa) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. He was confirmed in the reveal trailer at E3. In Smash 4, Bowser appears to have a more cartoonish appearance that is more inline with his look in the Mario games, rather than the more realistic look he had in Brawl. He has additionally been shown to have several changes in his moveset and his general animations.

Confirmed information

Out of all of the returning characters seen so far, Bowser appears to have changed the most:

• He stands upright as opposed to his hunched-over posture from previous games.
• He has a new dashing animation where he runs upright instead of scuttling along the ground.
• He appears to have a new neutral attack. Instead of two slashes, he now does two punches.
• He appears to have multiple new attacks, such as a two-footed dropkick, a dashing kick, and an aerial attack where he spins his limbs vertically.
• His down tilt has the same animation, but seems to be a pair of punches instead of claw slashes.
• Bowser Bomb now has a larger hitbox.
• The following attacks are visually unchanged:
  • Forward tilt
  • Forward aerial
  • Down aerial
  • Fire Breath
  • Flying Slam
  • Whirling Fortress

Gallery

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  Bowser's appearance during E3.

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  Bowser's new front kick attack. Note the electric effect surrounding Bowser.

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  Bowser's appearance in the 3DS version of the game.

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  Bowser shielding.

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  Bowser using the Whirling Fortress near Fox.

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  Bowser uses Flying Slam in the Nintendo 3DS version.

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  Bowser and Samus fighting on Arena Ferox in the Nintendo 3DS version.

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  Bowser and Mario on the Battlefield stage (3DS).

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  Sonic jabs his foot into Bowser.

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  Mario, Pikachu, Bowser and Pit on a red plane in Wuhu Island.

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  Mega Man, Bowser and the Wii Fit Trainer in the Wii Fit stage.