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*{{Sm|Arash|USA}} | *{{Sm|Arash|USA}} | ||
*{{Sm|CAOTIC|Australia}} - One of the original Bowser players. According to [[the Smash Brothers]] documentary, he was formerly one of {{Sm|Ken}}'s practice partners before moving to Australia. | *{{Sm|CAOTIC|Australia}} - One of the original Bowser players. According to [[the Smash Brothers]] documentary, he was formerly one of {{Sm|Ken}}'s practice partners before moving to Australia. | ||
*{{Sm|DJ Nintendo|USA}} - Was considered the best Bowser in the world and one of the best Bowser players of all time. Switched to {{SSBM|Fox}} before being banned from confirmed instances of sexual misconduct. | |||
*{{Sm|Eikelmann|USA}} - Utilized Bowser as a secondary. | |||
*{{Sm|Gimpyfish|USA}} - One of the best Bowser players of all time, and one of the very few to reach notable success with him. Primary innovator of the character and a well-respected figurehead on [[Smashboards]]. | *{{Sm|Gimpyfish|USA}} - One of the best Bowser players of all time, and one of the very few to reach notable success with him. Primary innovator of the character and a well-respected figurehead on [[Smashboards]]. | ||
*{{Sm|Gojira|USA}} | *{{Sm|Gojira|USA}} | ||
*{{Sm|MagnuM|Canada}} | *{{Sm|MagnuM|Canada}} | ||
*{{Sm|Stockholm Syndrome|USA}} - Placed 17th at [[CEO 2018]] with Bowser as one of his characters, while also taking a game off of {{Sm|SmashBob SquarePants}}. | *{{Sm|Stockholm Syndrome|USA}} - Placed 17th at [[CEO 2018]] with Bowser as one of his characters, while also taking a game off of {{Sm|SmashBob SquarePants}}. | ||
*{{Sm|WarriorKnight|USA}} - Placed 49th at [[CEO 2016]]. Known to be the second best Bowser player after DJ Nintendo. | *{{Sm|WarriorKnight|USA}} - Placed 49th at [[CEO 2016]]. Known to be the second best Bowser player after DJ Nintendo. | ||
===Tier placement and history=== | ===Tier placement and history=== | ||
Since the beginning of the metagame, Bowser has always been a bottom-tiered character, ranking at or near the bottom on many revisions, due to his negative attributes and his pitiful [[matchup]]s against top/high tier characters, which has led to very poor tournament results overall. Even with the innovations of dedicated Bowser professionals such as {{Sm|Gimpyfish}}, who propelled Bowser to a level of play that many rarely ever saw before, Bowser players simply could not reach the ubiquity and consistency needed as a main to be considered as a relevant threat in the top-level environment. Currently, Bowser is in the G tier in 25th place, although numerous smashers believe that Bowser is the worst character in the game, [https://youtu.be/17n7Tcjrifg?t=19 with one example being] {{Sm|Armada}}, who believes Whirling Fortress out of shield is his only decent move and that [[Yoshi's Story]] is his only decent stage. He has negligible representation in tournaments outside of situational matches where he is counterpicked against players unfamiliar with the matchup (e.g. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9NaIYFnVgY&t=7m41s DJ Nintendo vs. Unknown522 at Zenith 2013]) and is considered non-viable for serious play. | Since the beginning of the metagame, Bowser has always been a bottom-tiered character, ranking at or near the bottom on many revisions, due to his negative attributes and his pitiful [[matchup]]s against top/high tier characters, which has led to very poor tournament results overall. Even with the innovations of dedicated Bowser professionals such as {{Sm|Gimpyfish}}, who propelled Bowser to a level of play that many rarely ever saw before, Bowser players simply could not reach the ubiquity and consistency needed as a main to be considered as a relevant threat in the top-level environment. Currently, Bowser is in the G tier in 25th place, although numerous smashers believe that Bowser is the worst character in the game, [https://youtu.be/17n7Tcjrifg?t=19 with one example being] {{Sm|Armada}}, who believes Whirling Fortress out of shield is his only decent move and that [[Yoshi's Story]] is his only decent stage. He has negligible representation in tournaments outside of situational matches where he is counterpicked against players unfamiliar with the matchup (e.g. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9NaIYFnVgY&t=7m41s DJ Nintendo vs. Unknown522 at Zenith 2013]) and is considered non-viable for serious play. | ||