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 the term ' Koopa ' is a blanket term for the entire species of anthropomorphic turtles in the series, to which creatures such as Lakitu, Hammer Bros. and even Bowser belong, the term is often used to refer colloquially to this particular enemy.

Originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto, Peach is the Princess of the fictional Mushroom Kingdom, which is constantly under attack by Bowser, and often plays the damsel in distress role within the series and is the lead female.

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

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

She is later rescued by Mario and manages to convince Bowser to join their cause in stopping Bleck.

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

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

Bowser, also known as King Koopa, is a video game character and the main antagonist of Nintendo's Mario franchise.

Currently, Bowser is voiced by Kenny James.

Despite popular misconception, Bowser is, in fact, supposed to be a turtle, not a dragon.

Interestingly enough, the Korean name for the character Bowser / Kuppa is not Gukbap, but Kupa, which is essentially a phonetic round-trip translation.

Bowser is portrayed as the " King of the Koopas ", anthropomorphic turtles that inhabit the Mushroom Kingdom.

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.

He is eventually restored by Bowser Jr. and acts as the final world's boss along with his son.

Bowser continued as leader of the opposition until he lost his seat in the 1924 election.

In a satirical article written by Kotaku writer Chi Lee, Bowser Jr. was compared to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, and compared the relationship of North Korea and South Korea with the fictional Mushroom Kingdom and Koopa Kingdom.

McRae claimed that the Liberal government of John Oliver and the previous administrations of Conservative Premier William John Bowser, then the opposition leader, were corrupt.

In addition, while most Koopas prefer fruits and vegetables as their diet, Bowser, due to his sharp teeth, prefers meat, though he has, on occasion, consumed vegetation, as well.

In the Super Mario Bros. film, his character was split into 2, the main villain played by the late Dennis Hopper called " King Koopa " who usurped the throne of the parallel-universe city of Dinohattan ( the film's version of the Mushroom Kingdom ) from the rightful " King Bowser " ( played by Lance Henriksen ) who he devolved into fungus for most of the film.

Due largely to the success of the Mario franchise, Bowser has become one of the most iconic and easily recognizable video game antagonists of all time.

GameSpot listed him at # 9 in their " Top 10 Video Game Villains " article, stating " Of all the villains to make an appearance on this list, Bowser ... has got to be the most interesting ," later adding " While some people say Bowser's life may have gotten into a rut, the man has simply refined his game down to an everyday thing.

" Bowser ranked in the first slot on Game Daily's top 10 Nintendo characters that deserve their own games list, explaining if Yoshi and Wario get their own games, Bowser should too due to his being one of gaming's most nefarious villains.

" GamePro editor Alicia Ashby called Bowser one of the most " lovable characters in the Nintendo universe ", and praising Bowser's Inside Story for giving him " much deserved time in the spotlight.

"" GamesRadar editor Henry Gilbert stated that he is " home to the most drastic change to the formula " in this game, stating that while he is still a " humorously incapable villain ", the game allows players to switch between Bowser and the Mario Bros. at their discretion.

IGN names Bowser one of the " oldest villains in gaming history, not to mention one of the most iconic.

Kamek then uses his magic to enlarge Baby Bowser to a gigantic size, destroying most of the castle in the process.

IGN staff, while praising Bowser as one of the most memorable video game villains, criticized both Waluigi and Wario as being " evil twin knockoffs ".

Unlike most trademark Nintendo villans ( Bowser, Ganondorf, etc.

She is married to Kenneth Bowser, Jr., a documentary film maker, most notable for making Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock ' N ' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood, an adaptation of a book by Peter Biskind.

In certain parts of the game, the player controls Bowser in multiple side-scrolling levels based on Super Mario Bros .. Additionally, the player controls Peach in the X-Naut Fortress at the completion of most game chapters.

The walls with musical notes on them are worth the most points if hit last, and hitting one of the Bowser walls last causes the player to lose half of their points, the points are than evenly distributed to the other players.

In another article, he used Fawful as an example of a character that Nintendo should include in the Mario Kart series over characters such as Waluigi and Bowser Jr. Eurogamer Italy's Dario Tomaselli described him as one of the most humorous enemies in the Mario series. GamesRadar's Henry Gilbert wrote that the antagonists from Partners in Time " have nothing " on Fawful and that his cameo in the game was welcome to him.

Here, however, Bowser has grown to giant size, requiring the player to dodge more powerful attacks such as meteors and electricity bolts.

Bowser Jr. is physically powerful like his father in spite of his small frame.

In the final battle, Bowser Jr. flees once more across a lava chasm to a larger castle, where he throws his father's bones into a cauldron and revives Bowser in a more powerful form.

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

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.

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.

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

His first American appearances were as the antagonist in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show !, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World which were all produced by DIC Entertainment productions, in which he is voiced by Harvey Atkin and the character is typically referred to as " King Koopa " rather than Bowser.

The game's story centers on Mario as he tries to reclaim the seven Star Spirits, who have been incarcerated in playing cards by Bowser and Kammy Koopa.

This is all contained within the " Party Cube ", which grants the wishes of its users ; the story's climax comes in the form of Bowser, who wishes to disrupt the party with his own board, hosted by Koopa Kid.

Board characters include Toad, Baby Bowser, and Boo, with the notable absence of Bowser and Koopa Troopa ( although both have roles in the game ).

) and unlike in the original, the winner is announced during a cut scene in which the winner thwarts Bowser who harasses Koopa during certain scenarios appropriate to the board's theme.

The single-player " Story " mode involves the player winning multiple games against the Koopa Kids to prevent Bowser from conquering the Dream Depot.

It's also the last Mario Party game to have Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Wario, Daisy, Waluigi, Toad, Boo, Koopa Kid, Donkey Kong, and Bowser to have voice clips from the previous Mario Party game.

Bowser himself is seen hovering over the topmost spire in his flying Koopa Clown Car.

* Koopa (" Bowser " outside of Japan )

Players take control of either Mario or Luigi, adventuring through eight kingdoms of the Mushroom World to defeat the seven Koopa Kids and Bowser, who have taken the seven magic rods from the kings of these seven kingdoms, transforming them into various creatures.

" Baby Bowser ( character ) | Bowser " from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island ( 1995 ), after whom Jr. is modeled. Bowser Jr. is a yellow-skinned Koopa similar to his father, Bowser, with the same yellow and tan skin complexion, as well as a light green head and a tuft of red hair.