Bowser himself eventually appears in the final boss battle of the game.

Bowser appears in the sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2, once again as the main villain.

Bowser also appears in Super Mario 3D Land as the main villain once again where he steals Peach and use the Super Leaf to create tailed minions.

Bowser appears as a child in various games.

Bowser appears as a playable character in the Mario Kart series and various Mario sport titles, such as Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games with its sequels Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games where he is one of the two main villains ( with Dr. Eggman ) in the Adventure Mode ( handheld versions only ).

Dry Bowser also appears in some of the sports games occasionally as a playable character, being an independent character as opposed to being a form of Bowser.

Bowser also appears as the antagonist in the Mario comics published as part of the Nintendo Comics System.

Mario and Luigi then head to the castle, and as Mario is about to have some quiet time with Peach, Bowser appears.

In Cloud Nine he abducts King Toadstool and tries to flood the Mushroom Kingdom, and in Tanooki Suits Me he appears as a prospective buyer of several priceless pieces of artwork Bowser had stolen from the Mushroom Castle's Royal Art Gallery.

Baby Bowser also appears and accompanies the space where the location of the previous star was and takes 5 coins from the player who passes by, although every once in awhile, he'll sometimes reward the player 5 coins instead.

It appears as the hub of Super Mario 64 where Bowser has kidnapped Peach and imprisoned her in her own castle.

The overworld, appears to be designed far beyond present human technology, and through the overworld, the Toads, with the assistance of the Luma, were able to design flying aircraft in order to find stars and counter Bowser armada.

He also appears in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games as a member of Team Mario, and again in its sequel, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games .< ref > Description: Bowser Jr. is the son of Bowser, but don't let that fool you.

As Mario runs to help, Bowser Jr. appears and kidnaps her.

Other games which feature graffiti include Bomb the World ( 2004 ), an online graffiti simulation created by graffiti artist Klark Kent where users can virtually paint trains at 20 locations worldwide, and Super Mario Sunshine ( 2002 ), in which the hero, Mario must clean the city of graffiti left by the villain, Bowser Jr. in a plotline which evokes the successes of the Anti-Graffiti Task Force of New York's Mayor Rudolph Giuliani ( a manifestation of " broken window theory ") or those of the " Graffiti Blasters " of Chicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley.

Super Mario Kart features eight playable characters from the Mario series – Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, Donkey Kong Jr., Koopa Troopa and Toad.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit screenshot with ( L-R ) Bowser ( character ) | Bowser, Yoshi, Donkey Kong ( character ) | DK and Wario on Peach Circuit

Peach first appeared in Super Mario Bros. and has been kidnapped by the series ' main antagonist, Bowser, many times since.

In Super Mario World, Mario, Luigi and Peach were having a vacation in Dinosaur Land when Bowser once again kidnapped her.

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Peach was one of Mario's party members, along with Mallow, Geno and Bowser.

In Super Mario 64, Peach invited Mario to her palace for a cake, but before Mario arrived at the palace, Bowser came and took control of the Power Stars.

In Super Paper Mario, Peach is forced by Count Bleck to marry Bowser against her will, in order to unleash the destructive Chaos Heart.

In Super Mario Galaxy, Peach's castle was lifted into space by Bowser, who wanted Peach to rule the universe by his side.

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Peach is kidnapped on the day of her birthday by Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings.

In Super Mario Galaxy 2 Peach gets kidnapped by Giant Bowser and Mario has to save her by going through different galaxies once again.

She is also in Super Mario Galaxy 2 when Bowser kidnaps her and puts her in the center of the universe.

In the United States, the character was first referred to as " Bowser, King of the Koopa " and " The sorcerer king " in the Super Mario Bros. instruction manual.

Bowser is the leader and most powerful of the turtle-like Koopa race and is the greedy archnemesis of Mario beginning with his first appearance, in the game Super Mario Bros. His ultimate goals are to marry Princess Peach, defeat Mario, and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom.

In the Super Mario Bros. film, Bowser, known as King Koopa in that adaption, was portrayed by Dennis Hopper.

Bowser as the final boss as seen in New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Bowser and his seven underlings reappear in Super Mario World, where they conquer Dinosaur Land and kidnap Peach while she and Mario are on vacation on Yoshi's Island.

He returns in Super Mario Sunshine, in which his youngest, but favorite son, Bowser Jr., who is disguised as an evil version of Mario, kidnaps Peach.

In New Super Mario Bros., Bowser is the boss of the first world, which features a battle similar to that of Super Mario Bros. After being defeated, he falls into lava and transforms into a skeletal version of himself known as Dry Bowser.

In Super Mario Galaxy, Bowser steals Power Stars from Rosalina's Comet Observatory and kidnaps Peach, taking her to the center of the universe to recreate it, with the intention of taking over the universe, and is voiced by Kenny James.

The cast is made up of the same characters from Mario Kart 64 ( Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Wario and Toad ).

According to this game, Peach was classified as lighter than Yoshi and Bowser was classified heavier than Donkey Kong, although most Mario games classify Peach being heavier than Yoshi while Bowser is lighter than Donkey Kong.

Although Koopa Troopa was replaced by Wario on the roster of 1996's Mario Kart 64, a friendly Koopa was given the role of the host of 1998's Mario Party for the Nintendo 64, proving that Koopa Troopas aren't necessarily all loyal to Bowser.

The game centers on the quest of Mario and Luigi to save the rulers of seven kingdoms from Bowser, the series ' antagonist.

Mario and Luigi embark on a mission on behalf of Princess Toadstool to stop Bowser and his children — the Koopalings — from terrorizing the kings of seven regions in the Mushroom World.

In Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, she does show Bowser that she is capable of taking care of herself.

In Paper Mario, Peach invites Mario to her palace, but as soon as he meets with her, Bowser lifts her palace into the sky and throws Mario out a window.