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==Difficulty==
==Difficulty==
While Bowser is normally a notorious bottom-[[tier]] character with poor mobility and low attack speed, which renders him easily defeated by faster characters such as {{SSBM|Sheik}} and {{SSBM|Fox}}, the three Bowsers can easily cover most of the stage in hitboxes due to its relatively small size, thus giving the challenger very little opportunity to safely attack. As team attack is also turned off, the Bowsers can take on an extremely aggressive fighting style that will overwhelm the challenger, further hindering safe [[approach]]ing by the challenger. As another complication for the challenger, Bowser himself is difficult to KO; while Bowser ordinarily has a lackluster recovery that is very easy to [[edgeguard]] and [[gimp]], the presence of two other Bowsers makes edgeguarding almost impossible, and Bowser's high weight also makes him resistant to the upper [[blast line]].
While Bowser is normally a notorious bottom-[[tier]] character with poor mobility and low attack speed, which renders him easily defeated by faster characters such as {{SSBM|Sheik}} and {{SSBM|Fox}}, facing three Bowsers at once on a small stage becomes a daunting task as the three Bowsers can easily cover most of the stage in [[hitbox]]es, thus giving the challenger very little opportunity to safely attack. As team attack/friendly fire is also turned off, the Bowsers can take on an extremely aggressive fighting style that will overwhelm the challenger, further hindering their ability to safely [[approach]]. As another complication, Bowser himself is difficult to KO; while Bowser ordinarily has a lackluster recovery that is very easy to [[edgeguard]] and [[gimp]], the presence of two other Bowsers makes edgeguarding almost impossible, and Bowser's high [[weight]] makes him resistant to the upper [[blast line]] (where edgeguarding would be irrelevant).


Provided that the Bowser players are semi-competent, the Bowser Challenge is seen as being effectively impossible to win for the challenger, and its level of difficulty can be seen even amongst top-professional smashers. In one tournament, {{Sm|Ken Hoang}} in his prime was unable to get a single KO in the challenge, and in the same tournament, {{Sm|Captain Jack}}, who came the closest to completing the challenge, only managed to get 4 KOs, as {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}.
Provided that the Bowser players are semi-competent, the Bowser Challenge is seen as being effectively impossible to win for the challenger, and its level of difficulty can be seen even amongst top-professional smashers. In one tournament, {{Sm|Ken Hoang}} in his prime was unable to get a single KO in the challenge, and in the same tournament, {{Sm|Captain Jack}}, who came the closest to completing the challenge, only managed to get 4 KOs, as {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}.
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