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Bowser Jr. (SSB4)

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Bowser Jr.
in Super Smash Bros. 4
File:BowserJrSSB4Render.png
MarioSymbol.svg
Universe Mario
Availability Unlockable
Final Smash Shadow Mario Paint
Bowser Jr. (SSB4)
This article is about Bowser Jr.'s appearance in Super Smash Bros. 4. For the character in other contexts, see Bowser Jr..

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 and Rosalina appear as newcomers that represent the Mario series. He is voiced by Caety Sagoian.[1]

Attributes

What makes Bowser Jr. unique is that he rides in the Junior Clown Car, his personal Koopa Clown Car. This makes him a very heavy character (tied with Charizard). While in the Clown Car, he can use various weapons from the Mario series in a similar way to Mr. Game & Watch and Mega Man.

  • Attacks that strike the Clown Car will deal 0.88x damage, whereas those that hit Bowser Jr. himself will deal 1.15x damage.[2]
  • Unlike the other characters, Bowser Jr. does not change colors, but is instead replaced by one of the Koopalings.

Aesthetically, Bowser Jr.'s looks more realistic than in the Mario games, with a similar color scheme to Bowser's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

How To Unlock

  • Play 100 VS Matches.

Moveset

Name Damage Description
Neutral attack ?%
Forward tilt ?%
Up tilt ?%
Down tilt ?%
Dash attack 12%
Forward smash ?%
Up smash ?% uncharged, 18% fully charged
Down smash ?% uncharged, 23% fully charged
Neutral aerial ?%
Forward aerial ?%
Back aerial ?%
Up aerial ?%
Down aerial ?%
Grab
Pummel ?%
Forward throw ?%
Back throw ?%
Up throw ?%
Down throw ?%
Floor attack (front) ?%
Floor attack (back) ?%
Floor attack (trip) ?%
Edge attack (fast) ?%
Edge attack (slow) ?%
Neutral special Clown Cannon ?% Bowser Jr. fires a cannonball from the Clown Car's mouth. The longer Bowser Jr. charges the attack, the farther the cannonball will fly. If the move is overcharged, the cannonball will be shot automatically.
Neutral special custom 1 Piercing Cannon ?% Cannonballs pierce through opponents, but it does less damage.
Neutral special custom 2 Air Cannon ?% Cannonballs are replaced with a wind effect and take less time to charge.
Side special Clown Kart Dash ?% The Koopa Clown Car sprouts little wheels, backs up a little bit and then drives full speed ahead. At the end of the travel distance, the Clown Car will spin out.
Side special custom 1 Koopa Drift ?% The Clown Car goes a shorter distance and moves slower, but the spin attack becomes a multi-hit attack.
Side special custom 2 Grounding Dash ?% The Clown Car travels faster but the spin doesn't do any damage. It buries opponents on contact.
Up special Abandon Ship! ?% 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.
Up special custom 1 Meteor Ejection ?% The explosion becomes a meteor smash at the cost of vertical distance.
Up special custom 2 Koopa Meteor ?% Launch high into the air before the Junior Clown Car explodes, firing him downward.
Down special Mechakoopa ?% Bowser Jr. drops a Mecha-Koopa from the hatch of the Clown Car as it walks forward. If it makes contact with an opponent, it will detonate. They can be picked up as items.
Down special custom 1 Impatient Mechakoopa ?% The Mecha-Koopa is launched as a vertical projectile and detonates upon contact.
Down special custom 2 Big Mechakoopa ?% The Mecha-Koopa is larger and walks a shorter distance, but it does more damage.
Final Smash Bowser Jr.'s Final Smash 52% if all hits connect Bowser Jr. transforms into his Shadow Mario disguise and paints an orange "X" on the screen. Anyone caught in the "X"'s hitbox will take damage. The "X" will clear away after some time.

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. It is shared with his father, Bowser.

Palette swaps

Bowser Jr.'s alternate costumes replace him with each of the seven Koopalings. Bowser Jr.'s Koopa Clown Car is the only one with black eyes, while the other Koopaling's Clown Cars have yellow machine eyes.

Palette swap (SSB4)
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Trophies

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions

Bowser Jr.
Bowser's beloved, spoiled son sports a bandanna with a large mouth drawn on it. Like his father, Bowser Jr. longs to take Mario down. In Smash Bros., he'll fight from inside his heavily armed Junior Clown Car. The Clown Car takes less damage than Bowser Jr., so mind your positioning.
Bowser Jr. (All-Star)
The Clown Kart Dash special move turns the Junior Clown Car into a kart. If you change direction while driving it, it'll spin and do more damage. When you use his up special, Bowser Jr. leaps from his Junior Clown Car, dropping it on the foes below.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy descriptions

Gallery

Trivia

  • Bowser Jr. is the only fighter who does not have an alternate costume that shares the name as the default costume or is a palette swap of the original costume. Due to this, he's also the only character to use his default color scheme in his All-Star trophy.
  • Robin and Bowser Jr. are the only characters in Super Smash Bros. 4 that have different poses for some or all of their costumes.

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