Bowser Jr. (SSB4)

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Bowser Jr. in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Mario
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Shadow Mario Paint

Bowser Jr. was unofficially revealed as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4 via leaked videos from footage used by ESRB to rate the game. He is voiced by Catey Sagoian.

Attributes

Bowser Jr. fights in the Junior Clown Car, his personal Koopa Clown Car. He uses many weapons that is seen throughout the Mario games. For example, he uses Grinders from Super Mario World for his dash attack, boxing gloves from New Super Mario Bros. U for his neutral attack, and Cannonballs from Super Mario Bros. 3 for his Neutral special move.

Moveset

Ground attacks

Normal

• Neutral attack - Bowser Jr. equips boxing gloves from New Super Mario Bros. U to punch two times and perform a jab infinite, followed by a finisher.
• Dash attack - Bowser Jr. equips grinders that pop out of the Clown Car's mouth and slash multiple times.
• Forward tilt - Bowser Jr. equips a fork to stab forward with it.
• Up tilt - Like his forward tilt, Bowser Jr. stabs upward with a fork.
• Down tilt - The Clown Car licks twice in front of it.

Smash attacks

• Forward smash - Bowser Jr. equips two drills that strike in front of him.
• Up smash - Bowser Jr. slashes upward multiple times with the Clown Car's propeller while performing a hand stand.
• Down smash - Bowser Jr. equips wrecking balls that hit on both sides of him.

Aerial attacks

• Neutral aerial - Bowser Jr. spins around with the boxing gloves equipped.
• Forward aerial - Bowser Jr. hits in front of him with a wrecking ball equipped.
• Back aerial - Bowser Jr. hits behind him with a wrecking ball equipped.
• Up aerial - Bowser Jr. swipes upward with a hammer.
• Down aerial - Bowser Jr. equips a drill below the Clown Car, which hits multiple times.

Grabs and throws

• Pummel - Hits opponent with a small red hammer.
• Forward throw - Punches the opponent forward with a boxing glove.
• Back throw - Tosses the opponent behind him.
• Up throw - Throws the opponent upward.
• Down throw - Sets opponent below the Clown Car and attacks the opponent with a drill.

Special Moves

• Neutral special move: The Koopa Clown Car shoots a cannonball out of its mouth.
• Side special move: The Koopa Clown Car gains wheels and drives forward, similar to the Wario Bike.
• Up special move: Bowser Jr. jumps out of the Koopa Clown Car, which explodes when it hits the ground. Bowser Jr. gains a new Koopa Clown Car upon hitting the ground or grabbing a ledge.
  • If Bowser Jr. is in midair after performing this move, his forward and back aerials will be replaced with attacks with a hammer.
• Down special move: Summons a Mecha Koopa. The Mecha Koopa can be picked up as an item.

Final Smash

• Bowser Jr.'s Final Smash: Turns into Shadow Mario, who paints a giant X that covers the screen. Any opponent caught in the X will be damaged.

Taunts

• Sits on the edge of the Clown Car and breathes fire.
• Pulls out his hammer and spins it around twice.
• Equips the Clown Car with wheels and spins around in circles, making Bowser Jr. dizzy.

On-Screen Appearance

Flies in onto the stage in the Junior Clown Car.

Victory Fanfare

An original rock-based remix of the sound clip that would play when Mario reaches the end of a level in Super Mario Bros.

Palette swaps

Bowser Jr. doesn't change colors for his palette swaps. Instead, he is replaced with one of the Koopalings.

• Green - Has Bowser Jr. in a green Clown Car.
• Light Blue - Has Larry Koopa replace Bowser Jr. and the Clown Car becomes light blue.
• Red - Has Roy Koopa replace Bowser Jr. and the Clown Car becomes red.
• Pink - Has Wendy O. Koopa replace Bowser Jr. and the Clown Car becomes pink.
• Light Green - Has Iggy Koopa replace Bowser Jr. and the Clown Car becomes light green.
• Brown - Has Morton Koopa Jr. replace Bowser Jr. and the Clown Car becomes dark brown.
• Yellow - Has Lemmy Koopa replace Bowser Jr. and the Clown Car becomes yellow.
• Blue - Has Ludwig Von Koopa replace Bowser Jr. and the Clown Car becomes blue.