Giga Bowser Punch

Giga Bowser Punch
	; Giga Bowser Punch in Ultimate.
User	Bowser
Universe	Mario; Yoshi

Giga Bowser Punch (ギガクッパパンチ, Giga Koopa Punch) is Bowser's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Overview

Bowser transforms into Giga Bowser, and allows the player to control a targeting reticle and initiate a single powerful punch before the Final Smash ends.

Bowser grows to an enormous size, appears in the stage's background, and takes aim with a player-controlled crosshair similar to that of the Dragoon. The player can unleash a single punch at the targeted area, dealing 40% damage and launching struck opponents; if the opponent's damage percentage is 60% or greater before being punched (80% when using the weaker FS Meter version), they instead receive an instant Screen KO.

Like regular Screen KOs, only up to three opponents can be Screen KO'd at one time; otherwise, the victim will be sent towards the upper blast line with extremely high one-hit KO knockback that ignores all solid platforms and ceilings.[1] Despite the extremely high knockback, it is able to Star KO characters. Furthermore, the Screen KO isn't guaranteed if they are hit on the side of Bowser's fist or on certain stages, even outside of battles with five or more players, as they can be Star or Blast KO'd instead.

Instructional quote

Move List		Bowser transforms into the gigantic Giga Bowser. Aim carefully and unleash a ferocious punch. If an opponent has already taken a lot of damage when they're hit, they are KO'd instantly.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Float bug

In certain stages, when the punch would ordinarily trigger a Screen KO, the opponent will instead float upwards towards the upper blast zone, passing through all solid objects, until they are KO'd. This issue does not appear to be caused by Screen KOs being disabled, as in training mode (where Screen KOs are always disabled), the player is still instantaneously KO'd, and the bug's occurrence is solely determined by stage choice. The following stages are affected:

Origin

Giga Bowser has not appeared in any Mario games. Instead, Giga Bowser first appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a hidden boss in Adventure Mode and as an opponent in the final event, Event 51: The Showdown. To fight him in Adventure Mode, the player must complete Adventure Mode on Normal difficulty or higher, in 18 minutes or less, without using any continues.

In Brawl and SSB4, Giga Bowser is Bowser's Final Smash rather than a boss. In Ultimate, like other "transformation" Final Smashes (such as Giga Mac and Wario-Man), it has been changed into a short powerful attack, where the character transforms into the powerful form only briefly, promptly returning to normal gameplay.

Giga Bowser is based on Masahiro Sakurai's interpretation of Bowser's 8-bit sprites as a "frenzied, terrifying monster"^[1], while his ability to transform references the tradition of final boss fights in Mario games involving Bowser growing to gigantic size; this first appeared in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (featuring Baby Bowser). Giga Bowser's presence in the background and increase in size are directly compared to Yoshi's Island, and the subsequent punch is similar to attacks performed in the final Bowser fights in Super Mario Galaxy 2 and New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Bowser also had the ability to grow giant and punch in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, though the perspective was on his side, rather than his front.

Gallery

Giga Bowser Punch as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	ギガクッパパンチ, Giga Koopa Punch
English	Giga Bowser Punch
French	Poing Giga Bowser
German	Giga Bowser-Schlag
Spanish	Puñetazo de Giga Bowser
Italian	Giga Bowser
Chinese (Simplified)	巨兽酷霸王拳, Giant King Koopa Fist
Chinese (Traditional)	巨獸庫巴拳, Giant Koopa Fist
Korean	기가쿠파 펀치, Giga Koopa Punch
Dutch	Giga-Bowser-klap
Russian	Кулак Гига-Боузера

Trivia

Stages with 2D-rendered backgrounds, such as WarioWare, Inc., may cause the background to appear in front of Giga Bowser, resulting in only his hands being visible.

Bowser's special moves

Neutral special	Fire Breath
Side special	Koopa Klaw	Flying Slam
Up special	Whirling Fortress
Down special	Bowser Bomb
Final Smash	—	Giga Bowser	Giga Bowser Punch