This article is about the infant form ofBowser. For Bowser's son who is also known as "Baby Bowser" in Italian, seeBowser Jr. For Bowser's identical-looking minions in theMario Party series formerly known as "Baby Bowser", seeKoopa Kid.

Baby Bowser
Artwork fromMario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Species	Koopa
First appearance	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995)
Latest appearance	Yoshi's Crafted World (2019)
Latest portrayal	Caety Sagoian (2014–present)

“Ahh...nothing quite like good cookies and some evil milk.”

—Baby Bowser,Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Baby Bowser, also known asPrince Bowser,Bowsie,^[1][2] orBaby Koopa,^[3][4] is acharacter introduced inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Being the arch-nemesis ofBaby Mario, who is the infant form ofMario, he is the infant form ofBowser, and he commonly accompaniesKamek as the main antagonist in their appearances, most notably theYoshi series (which includes theYoshi's Island subseries). Kamek is mainly responsible for his child rearing. Baby Bowser looks almost identical toBowser Jr., even sometimes sharing his voice. The main difference in the visual design between the two is that Bowser Jr. has a drawing on his bandana, while Baby Bowser usually lacks one entirely. Additionally, the earlyMario Party series features another character who greatly resembles Baby Bowser and is likely designed after him, calledKoopa Kid (himself originally localized as Baby Bowser).

Adult Bowser has been portrayed as an infant in other media, namely in the episode "Two Plumbers and a Baby" inThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and the episode "Toddler Terrors of Time Travel" inThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, though the Baby Bowser character is considered a distinct entity from these forms.

History[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

Artwork fromSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, showing the original design of Baby Bowser

Baby Bowser is the final boss inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island andits port. He appears at the end ofhis castle as Kamek is demanding that Yoshi hand over Baby Mario, waking and complaining that "it's too noisy". He thenGround Pounds Kamek and kicks him away, noticing Yoshi immediately afterward and wanting to ride the "gween donkey." Baby Bowser attacks by ground pounding wherever Yoshi is, creating shockwaves on the ground, which Yoshi can also do to attack him. If Baby Mario is knocked off of Yoshi's back, Baby Bowser climbs onto his back instead; if Baby Mario is saved afterward, Baby Bowser will be stunned. After three hits, Baby Bowser is beaten. Kamek shows up and uses his magic on him, causing him to grow into thekaiju-sizedBig Baby Bowser, destroying the castle around him. Baby Bowser ends up being returned to his normal size, and knocked out. Afterward, Kamek reappears and vows revenge before flying off with Baby Bowser. Yoshi then sprints up to theStork andBaby Luigi, freeing them both and allowing the Stork to deliver the babies to their parents. Baby Bowser is also the only boss who must be defeated before Kamek casts a spell on him.

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

Artwork fromYoshi's Island DS of Baby Bowser riding Yellow Yoshi, something that is not possible because Baby Bowser is never played infort levels.

Baby Bowser is a major antagonist inYoshi's Island DS. Baby Bowser is at his castle when his future self shows up to kidnap thestar children and gain control of the universe. Baby Bowser is ironically abducted by the future Kamek from the past Kamek and brought to Bowser's Castle. When he realizes the circumstances, he insults his grown-up self and his plan. Baby Bowser is kicked out of the castle by Bowser, oblivious to Baby Bowser being one of thestar children. Baby Bowser vows revenge after landing and then yells into the sky to try and remind his adult self that they are the same entity. Baby Bowser then notices Baby Mario and tells him he saw Baby Luigi in Bowser's Castle. Baby Bowser then realizes that he has just landed on Yoshi and is stoked to get a ride from him. Baby Bowser becomes playable for the remainder ofWorld 4. Baby Bowser'sfireball attack replaces Yoshi's ability toswallow, and the attack is essential for melting ice cubes. OnceBig Guy the Stilted is defeated, Baby Bowser leaves Yoshi's group in an attempt to hitch a ride from the future Kamek as he flies off to report to the adult Bowser. However, Baby Bowser loses his grip and falls off of Kamek's broomstick. Baby Bowser fought withBaby Wario over treasure at some point, and he rejoins the Yoshis when they reach Bowser's Castle. Baby Bowser eventually betrays them and attacks Yoshi and the other babies, believing they are after his treasure. The fight goes much like the previous one, but faster. After a defeat, Baby Bowser is taken away by Kamek, leaving the group to the future Bowser, who is angry at what Yoshi did to his younger self. In the ending, following adult Bowser's defeat, Baby Bowser falls off Kamek's broom and lands on a barge carrying his treasure, now claimed by Baby Wario, and the two get in a fight again.

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

Screenshot fromYoshi's New Island, showing Baby Bowser planning to convert Egg Island into his resort.

Baby Bowser is a major antagonist and the penultimate boss inYoshi's New Island. He, Kamek, and his older self are all the main antagonists. Baby Bowser's plan is to turnEgg Island into his vacation home, so the Yoshis go out to stop Baby Bowser's plan, as well as rescue Baby Luigi along the way. The end scenario is similar toSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: Baby Bowser is once again awakened from his slumber, only to crush and kick Kamek out. He soon notices the "familiar gween donkey" and proceeds to try and ride Yoshi again. Baby Bowser is fought in a battle reminiscent of his battle inSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. His voice is a higher-pitched version ofhis future son's voice. After Mega Baby Bowser is defeated, he ends up shrinking back to Baby Bowser and the stork and Baby Luigi are rescued. However, if the Yoshis never used theFlutter Wings,his future self appears out of nowhere, making Yoshi and Baby Mario battle him before they can do so.

Yoshi's Story[edit]

Artwork fromYoshi's Story

Baby Bowser is the main antagonist ofYoshi's Story. He steals theSuper Happy Tree and turns the entire island into a pop-up book. TheBaby Yoshis, who have been on an adventure to stop Baby Bowser, encounter him in his castle, where Baby Bowser is dueled by one of the Baby Yoshis. Baby Bowser is riding his "pet," and the player can throwBob-bombs at Baby Bowser to knock him off. Baby Bowser then recites a "poem" about how he is the king, and intends to smash Baby Yoshi and thus demands the latter say goodbye. On the ground, the battle continues with Baby Bowser shooting fireballs, throwing bombs, and generating shockwaves. After a few more hits, Baby Bowser surrenders in defeat. Just before he is carried out by his Toadies while sobbing, Baby Bowser allows the baby Yoshis to have the Super Happy Tree back, admitting that the fruit tasted terrible.

Coincidentally,Prima Games coverage has referred to Baby Bowser as "Bowser Jr.", predating the debut ofthe actual character inSuper Mario Sunshine.^[5][6]

Mario Artist: Paint Studio[edit]

Baby Bowser's artwork fromYoshi's Story is reused as a stamp inMario Artist: Paint Studio.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Baby Bowser appears in the form of a few collectible items in theSuper Smash Bros. series. InSuper Smash Bros. Melee, atrophy of Baby Bowser as he appears inYoshi's Story can be obtained randomly in single-player modes or from theLottery randomly. InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Baby Bowser is a Legend-class Neutral-typeprimary spirit with two empty slots and no extra attributes. Thespirit battle is a stamina battle which involves first fighting a tiny, orange Bowser on the Omega version ofFind Mii. The stage is covered entirely in flames, meaning players get damaged if they have no lava immunity support spirits equipped. After the tiny Bowser is defeated, a large Bowser appears with more HP and with super armor.

Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]

Baby Bowser makes a cameo inYoshi Touch & Go as one of the selectable high score icons. He also appears when Yoshi gets aGame Over with over 3000 yards on the Challenge Mode, laughing with Kamek.

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

The first fight with Baby Bowser inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

Baby Bowser is the secondary antagonist ofMario & Luigi: Partners in Time. At the start, Baby Bowser is first seen trying to kidnapBaby Peach. Luckily, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi show up in the nick of time to play with Baby Peach. In the first battle, Baby Bowser shoots fireballs that must be jumped over. After Baby Mario defeats him however, theShroobs attackPeach's Castle. Fortunately, everyone manages to escape on Baby Bowser'sKoopa Cruiser. On the way to his castle, Baby Bowser picks theMario andLuigi from the present to get Baby Peach to stop crying. On the Koopa Cruiser, he receives a transmission fromPrincess Shroob atShroob Castle. She tells the crew something in the Shroobs' language and shoots down the Koopa Cruiser with aShroob missile.

Baby Bowser is flung away from the Koopa Cruiser on the impact, into his castle. Eventually, he realizes his archenemies and their adult selves have stolen hisCobalt Star Shard from his castle and tracked them down to theVim Factory, where he swipes both his Cobalt Star Shard and the one the Bros. have just obtained fromSwiggler.

Baby Bowser then flees to the peak of Yoshi's Island with his caretaker, Kamek, where he orders Kamek to snatch theYoshi Cookies from theYoshis. When the Mario Bros. catch up to Baby Bowser at the peak, he scarfs down all the Yoshi Cookies, but starts choking. Baby Bowser then leaves to the other side of the peak after Kamek had given him some "evil"milk. While Mario and Luigi try to negotiate with him, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi gobble up all the cookies, causing Baby Bowser to become enraged. He runs off while the Mario Bros. defeat Kamek, and they corner him at the other side of the peak. Without thinking his plans through, Baby Bowser eats the Cobalt Star Shards in retribution for the cookies. As Mario and Luigi restrain him while Baby Mario attacks him to make him cough up the shards, Shroob saucers notice them. Soon after, he and the Mario Bros. are eaten byYoob.

Inside Yoob, Baby Bowser, along with the Yoshis already eaten, are put inside anegg. When the Mario Bros. confrontSunnycide, a monster within Yoob, he throws the egg Baby Bowser is in at Luigi, breaking it open. After the Mario Bros. defeat Sunnycide, Baby Bowser and all of the swallowed Yoshis escape Yoob.

Back on Yoshi's Island, Baby Bowser tells the Yoshis that he saved them from Yoob. Having believed him, the Yoshis give him the rest of their cookies. Baby Bowser then eats all of the Yoshi Cookies and gets sick. He vomits the Cobalt Star Shards, which, seemingly witha mind of their own, hit him and fling him off of Yoshi's Island. The Mario Bros. andToadbert show up afterwards to tell the Yoshis that Baby Bowser was lying.

Later on, Baby Bowser heads off toThwomp Volcano to build a new castle, where he meets his future self, Bowser. After a minor argument, Baby Bowser and Bowser team up, not knowing the other ones' identity, against the Mario Bros. In battle, Baby Bowser can ground pound on Bowser to make him breathe fire (which has to be jumped over), and he can also use his hammer to knock Bowser into the Mario bros., which can be countered with hammers. When Baby Bowser misses, Bowser will be out of the battle for a few turns. When Baby Bowser is on his own, he'll breathe fireballs, which can be countered with hammers. They end up being beaten after the battle and flung into the sky by anThwomp Elevator, where Bowser ends up in atime hole and Baby Bowser ends up on top of theShroob Mother Ship.

Baby Bowser's Shroob mushroom form

Baby Bowser shows up again after the Bros. have defeated Princess Shroob and, despite being warned by the adult Princess Peach, he puts the Cobalt Star Shards together and completes the Cobalt Star, releasing the Elder Princess Shroob, who turns him into aShroob mushroom. After the battle with the Elder Princess Shroob, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi play on Baby Bowser's Shroobified form, until Baby Luigi gets hurt and his tears turn Baby Bowser back to his normal state. While the Mushroom Kingdom is cleansed of all traces of the Shroobs thanks toProfessor E. Gadd'sHydrogush, Baby Bowser goes home, complaining about losing the Cobalt Star with Kamek telling him to let it go.

Yoshi's Woolly World /Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World[edit]

Baby Bowser inYoshi's Woolly World

Baby Bowser is the final boss inYoshi's Woolly World andits reissue. Despite being the arch-nemesis of Baby Mario (who does not appear in either version), Baby Bowser is the only baby character to appear in both versions. He retains a similar voice to Bowser Jr. Statues based on Baby Bowser are a core mechanic of the game's final course,King Bowser's Castle, and he is the boss of that course. Baby Bowser makes no appearances in the game prior to this point, and for those unfamiliar with the Yoshi franchise he could be considered a twist villain.

The final room of King Bowser's Castle is a playroom for Baby Bowser. When entered, a cutscene plays out where Baby Bowser waits impatiently forKamek to return with the yarn so that he can have "a big new castle". Kamek shows up and gets berated for being late. WhenYoshi appears, Baby Bowser does not recognize him but assumes he wants the yarn and attacks. Kamek assists Baby Bowser from the background.

Baby Bowser has a number of attacks that increase in scope across the boss battle. He always opens with high and short jumps in either direction, jumping an additional time off of the screen edges and Yoshi. Between his jumping, he can stop to breathe fire at Yoshi. This has a substantial wind up. Sometimes, he will jump in place to face Yoshi, then jump above directly above him. With a cry, he stops and performs aGround Pound, which is potent enough to rattle the blocks of the room in the background, cause two lava geysers to appear to Baby Bowser's left and right, and cause three red Shy Guys to drop from the ceiling. The Shy Guys land equidistant from each other. Shy Guys are destroyed on contact with Baby Bowser and any of his attacks. This includes the Ground Pound, which rattles the room enough to KO them from any point in the room. Baby Bowser can be jumped on and bounced from, but this has no effect on him. Fire breath from afire watermelon or ice breath from anice watermelon can interrupt his attacks. Baby Bowser can be tied up by throwing ayarn ball orPoochy Pup at him. If left alone, he will break free and resume attacking. While tied up, Yoshi can ground-pound him to inflict damage.

Once Yoshi bounces off and Baby Bowser stands up, Baby Bowser retreats into the background to attack. He jumps to one side of the screen and shoots fire breath into the sky, raining down the main plane. The first volley drops in a staircase pattern on one side of the screen, leaving space on the opposite side. The sides are reversed for a second volley. with Baby Bowser hopping to the other side of the screen to fire. Lastly, Baby Bowser stands in the center of the screen and shoots two streams of fire at once. These streams come down from the left and right sides of the screen, leaving space in the center. This is followed up by aBowser's Flame launched up to the center of the top of the screen. Before it comes down, Kamek causes it to grow and reknit itself to be more solid. Then it drops, splashing a puddle against the ground. Note that the splash does not inflict damage.

Baby Bowser returns to the main plane. He gains the ability to jump straight up and flutter, then spit a stream of fire directly at Yoshi while in the air. He cannot turn around during this jump, and therefore cannot fire backward. There is less time between each of his normal jumps. He can also jump to Kamek in the background, getting a ride from him while he sends streams of fire across the ground and back to the main plane. They move to Yoshi's current position, then Baby Bowser sends sends three streams forward in a spread pattern. He does this twice, with the second version using a center stream with double the width. This sequence ends on a third attack with two wide streams aimed to Yoshi's left and right. After this attack, Baby Bowser jumps back to the main plane, landing on the nearest screen edge before dropping down. Baby Bowser does not use the basic fire breath attack.

After being hit again, Baby Bowser retreats to the background and repeats his falling fire attack. However, this version ends with three Bowser's Flames, the second and third landing to the left and right of the first. Before returning to the main plane, he jumps onto and off of Kamek, aiming for the far edge of one side of the screen. While still in the air, Kamek uses his magic to increase Baby Bowser's size temporarily. In this state, Baby Bowser is immune to all attacks. Baby Bowser uses a Ground Pound, and the resulting lava geysers are larger. Shy Guys do not appear for this attack. Baby Bowser repeats this twice more, aiming for Yoshi on the remaining two Ground Pounds. The background is noticeably more rattled by these attacks, but Shy Guys are unaffected by this rattling. After the third Ground Pound, Baby Bowser returns to normal size. He can use any of his prior attacks now except for breathing fire while riding Kamek. He can even repeat the magic enhanced ground-pound attack, though he has to jump to Kamek in order to start, which telegraphs it heavily. If Baby Bowser takes damage one more time, he is defeated.

After switching to a cutscene, Kamek uses power of theWonder Wool to transform Baby Bowser intoMega Baby Bowser. The drastic size increase knocks the roof of the tower and both Kamek and Yoshi away, leading to the final battle. After Mega Baby Bowser is defeated, Baby Bowser returns to normal, though he stays unconscious The Wonder Wool that made up his larger body is reknit into all of the single-color-and-white Yoshis. Baby Bowser is taken away by Kamek, leading into the ending where they fly past the moon. Baby Bowser wakes up and begins throwing a tantrum.Poochy startles the both of them from the moon, spooking Kamek and causing him to drop Baby Bowser. A skit plays out across the ending credits involving all three characters and aBomb Guy.

If the player collects all five of the Wonder Wool in King Bowser's Castle (the Wonder Wool that are collected in the level, not all the ones in the cutscenes), they reknitBaby Bowser Yoshi, who is a playable character. Baby Bowser is the final boss of theBoss Tent where he must be fought alongside Mega Baby Bowser in a single Boss Challenge with no checkpoint between the battles. As with other Boss Challenges, Baby Bowser and Kamek move faster in this version.

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

Kamek and Baby Bowser inYoshi's Crafted World

Baby Bowser reappears alongside Kamek as one of the two main antagonists inYoshi's Crafted World. Despite being the arch-nemesis of Baby Mario (who also does not appear), Baby Bowser is once again the only baby character to appear. During the start of the game, he is seen riding on Kamek after he learned about theSundream Stone, where Kamek casts a spell pulling the Sundream Stone, resulting in the Yoshis pulling and tackling the Sundream Stone, resulting in Baby Bowser, Kamek, the Yoshis and the Sundream Stone flying into a forest, with the Sundream Stone's five Dream Gems being scattered around the island.^[7] Unlike in the game's predecessor, Baby Bowser actively searches with Kamek for the Dream Gems. In the first level,Rail-Yard Run,Kamek and Baby Bowser appear and disassemble the train, preventing Yoshi from progressing. The pair are also responsible for creating all the bosses at the end of each area in the main game. The bosses they summon in order areYarrctopus,Tin-Can Condor,Spike the Piranha,Burt the Ball,Shogun of Skewers,Gator Train, andMr. Geary. Lastly, Baby Bowser is the final boss of the game, with the exception ofKamek being the secret final boss.

Baby Bowser's battle is a battle with therobot that was created by the Sundream Stone for him through his wish. After Mega Baby Bowser is defeated, he reverts back to Baby Bowser and Kamek picks him up and flies away with him as the game comes to an end.

General information[edit]

Physical description[edit]

Baby Bowser shares many physical qualities with his adult counterpart, Bowser. They both have red hair and black cuffs on their arms. Baby Bowser has cuffs on his neck in bothSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island andYoshi's Story. In these appearances, Baby Bowser appears with spiked cuffs, while inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time andYoshi's Island DS, his cuffs appear with no spikes. Like Bowser, Baby Bowser has two red eyebrows (black on hisSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi Island's sprite), a green shell with spikes, and two small nostrils on his nose. Baby Bowser also has claws on his hands and his feet. Unlike Bowser, Baby Bowser either has no horns or his horns are small and stubby, much likeBowser Jr.'s, depending on the game. When Baby Bowser is in the dark inYoshi's Island, he is shown to have yellow eyeshine. Additionally, he sports deep red blush on his cheeks inYoshi's Island, a trait that is omitted from later depictions (barring his debut game'sreissue). Overall, his current physical appearance is nearly identical to that of his future son Bowser Jr. with the only notable difference being that he does not wear a bandana in any of his appearances other than inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

Personality[edit]

His personality is that of a spoiled child. He frequently throws tantrums when his minions do not give him what he wants. Also, unlike his adult self who is generally caring if a little short-tempered towards his minions, he is shown to be very abusive and disrespectful to them, which is best demonstrated by how he flattens Kamek, his guardian, after the latter accidentally woke him when confronting Yoshi and demanding Baby Mario in two separate instances, as well as implied in key artwork forYoshi's New Island, where Baby Bowser had beaten Kamek with the latter's wand while undergoing a tantrum. He is greedy and also very gluttonous, as shown inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time, where he eats a huge pile of Yoshi Cookies and the Cobalt Star shards with Toadbert calling him a "little piggie". He even insulted his future self inYoshi's Island DS andMario & Luigi: Partners in Time. He was also shown to be extremely protective of his treasure to the extent of being paranoid, turning on his allies in an instant if he even slightly suspected that they may be after it, as demonstrated inYoshi's Island DS. InSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island andYoshi's New Island, Baby Bowser has a tendency to speak in baby-like language, with phrases such as "gween donkey" being heard from him. Even though Baby Bowser shows no awareness of his future archenemy, Baby Mario, inYoshi's Island orYoshi's New Island (even simply shoving him aside so he could ride Yoshi), he does directly reference the latter inYoshi's Story by referring to Yoshi as "Mario's little pet." Owing to his age, he also tended tomispronounce words that have "l"s or "r"s, having them come out as "w"s, mispronouncing his "th"s as "d"s, as well as mispronouncing his "i"s as "y"s, as evidenced by his speeches to Kamek and Yoshi in bothYoshi's Island andYoshi's New Island.

Speech[edit]

InYoshi's Island, his "voice" is composed of three record-skips at a low volume, two when ground-pounding (as well as brief roar when yawning). InYoshi's Story, he has a youthful, yet at the same time rasping element to his voice; when he takes damage, he uses a slightly higher-pitched version of his adult self's stock roar. InYoshi's Island DS, he reuses the same laugh asBoo, which is also a sped-up version of the same stock laugh used for his adult self inSuper Mario 64. In most games sincePartners in Time, he was given a similar voice toBowser Jr., albeit with a slightly higher pitch.

In most games, he speaks with a text box with limited voiced dialogue. His form of speech also varies from game to game: in some games, such asYoshi's Island orYoshi's New Island, he speaks in a somewhat childish way, using broken English and replacing some letters with "w" (e.g. "gween" instead of "green"). In other games, likeYoshi's Story andMario & Luigi: Partners in Time, however, he speaks in fluent English.

Powers and abilities[edit]

Even as a child, Baby Bowser demonstrated some of his adult self's traits, such as breathing fire (Either large streams of fire or fireballs) and possessing a surprising amount of strength. He can also Ground Pound and Flutter like Yoshi. He can also summon minions to attack, which is demonstrated with both hispet and some Shy Guys. InMario & Luigi: Partners in Time, he has a hammer just like the baby bros. Unlike Bowser, he seems to be more active and has a bigger appetite.

When enhanced by Kamek to become Big Baby Bowser, Baby Bowser also demonstrates some degree of telekinesis, as rubble is seen being lifted as he roars and lifts his hands up. He also is shown to breath massive fireballs, either directly at Yoshi or spraying them upwards to descend in an arc. He can also ground pound, with the quakes being potent enough to literally reshift the ground by raising it upward or sink downward.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

• Player's Guide:Yoshi bursts in on napping Baby Bowser and boy, does a major tantrum ensue! Kamek has a bit more potion up his sleeve, though, and uses it to change the whiny little baby into huge, horrifying Bowser. Instead of expressing himself by scribbling on the walls, Bowser now blows huge fireballs. As if that's not enough, Bowser's earth-shaking footsteps threaten to send the castle crashing down around Yoshi and Mario!^[8]
• Shogakukan guide: マリオの永遠ライバル・クッパ大王も、赤ちゃんの頃はこんなにかわいい。甘やかされて育ったせいか、わがままな性格はすでに完成している。^[9] (Mario's eternal rival, Bowser the Great, was also this cute as a baby. Perhaps because of his spoiled upbringing, his selfish nature has already been perfected.)
• Shogakukan guide (Game Boy Advance version): 赤ちゃんクッパは、ワールド6-8のボス。ヒップドロップで出る波動を3回当てると巨大化するぞ。その後、頭にタマゴを7回当てれば退治できる。^[10] (Baby Bowser is the boss of World 6-8. Hip Drop him three times and he will turn gigantic. After that, hit him seven times with an egg on the head to defeat him.)

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

• Instruction booklet (Baby Abilities): "With his fiery breath, Baby Bowser can defeat enemies and melt ice. Breathe fire by pressing. Keep in mind that Yoshi can't make eggs with Baby Bowser on his back, but he can still pick them up and throw them."
  • Special Ability:Breathing Fire

Yoshi's Story[edit]

• Shogakukan guide: ヨッシーたちの島から、スーパーしあわせのツリーをうばってしまった張本人。いつもみんなを困らせるいたずら者だが、ほんとは遊んでほしいだけ？^[11] (He is the one who stole the Super Happiness Tree from Yoshi and his friends' island. He is a mischief-maker who always gets everyone into trouble, but really, he just wants to have fun?)
• Nintendo 64 Spieleberater:Der größte Drecksack im Land! Der Typ hat nicht nur unsere Insel in ein Pop-Up-Buch verwandelt, sondern auch unseren Happy-Baum geklaut, um sein stinkendes Schloß zu begrünen. Wie man dem Kerl auf die Stacheln rückt, verrate ich Euch auf Seite 109.^[12] (The biggest scumbag in the country! The guy not only turned our island into a pop-up book, but also stole our Happy Tree to landscape his stinking castle. I'll tell you how to get to the guy's thorns on page 109.)
• Nintendo Magazine : Le seul magazine officiel Nintendo 64: Le boss de fin n'est pas un rigolo. Il ne veut pas rendre la plante du super bonheur au Yoshi et, en plus, il crache du feu. A vous de trouver la bonne technique pour en venir à bout... Bonne chance !^[13] (The final boss he's not a funny guy. He doesn't want to give Yoshi back the super happiness plant, and, what's more, he spits fire. It's up to you to find the right technique to beat him... Good luck !)

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Trophy Baby Bowser
	Game/move: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 10/95
	How to unlock: Random
	Even as a youngster, Baby Bowser was already playing pranks and causing trouble for Baby Mario and his pal Yoshi. Even at this early age of his evil career, Baby Bowser had tons of henchmen at his disposal. Many experts speculate that Mario and Bowser have some sort of connection that can be traced back to their mutual births.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit #301 Baby Bowser
	Series/game	Yoshi Series
	Type	Primary
	Slots	2
	Class	Legend
	Strength / effect(s)	Neutral
	How to obtain	Spirit Board
Spirit battle	Opponent(s)	GiantBowser, Tiny Bowser
	Conditions	Hazard: Lava Floor The floor is lava The enemy has super armor and is hard to launch or make flinch Stamina battle
	Stage	Find Mii (Ω)
	Song	King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Baby Bowser (1)
	HP	20	POW	12	Defense	16
	Experience	0	Coins	0	Speed	9
	Location(s)	Peach's Castle (Past)	Role	Training	Item drop	None – 0% None – 0%
	Level	1	Battled by	Baby Mario
Notice:Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time enemy
Baby Bowser (2)
	HP	640 (700)	POW	100 (120)	Defense	75 (73)
	Experience	120	Coins	50	Speed	90 (89)
	Location(s)	Thwomp Caverns	Role	Boss	Item drop	Max Mushroom – 42.5% Item-Fan Badge – 7.5%
	Level	20	Battled by	Everyone
Notice:Stats in parentheses are from the Japanese and European versions (if they differ from the original American release).

Yoshi's Crafted World[edit]

• North American website bio (shared withKamek): "These two trouble-makers want the Sundream Stone, and they’ll do anything to find the hidden gems."

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Baby Bowser.

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  Yoshi's Story

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  Super Mario-kun

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  Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3

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  Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

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  Yoshi's Woolly World

Quotes[edit]

Yoshi's Island series[edit]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island /Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]

• "Kamek, it's too noisy in here!! I wanna go sweepy-byyye!!!"
• "Huh?? Hmm?!!? Mmmmm!!!!?! What kind ofgween donkey is dat? Looks wyke fun! Me wanna ri-ide!!! MINE!! MINE!!!"

Yoshi's Island DS[edit]

• "Wait, wait, wait! Let me get this straight.Future-me kidnapped me?!"
• "...Wait a second! Are you saying that even when I'm an old geezer, I'll still be trying to take over the universe? Lame!"
• "Shut your trap, squirt!"
• "You can't talk to me that way! You might be bigger than me, but--"
• "Don't think I'll ever forget this! I won't! Not for a million years! Not even when I'm an old geezer like YOU!"
• "H-hey! Watch it!"
• "Why are you being so mean to me?! You ARE me, dummy! Are you losing your memory, too?!"
• "What are you looking at? Who are you, anyway?"
• "Hey, you over there in the red hat! I saw a kid in green up there! He was totally stealing your style!"
• "And what's this here? Agigantic lizard? NEAT! Gimme a ride! Giddyap! GIDDYAP!"
• "WHEE! This is pretty fun!"
• "I'm gonna hang out with you guys for a while."
• "Wait! Take me with you!"
• "It's mine!"
• "Uh-HUH!"
• "Never!"
• "Huh?!"
• "What are you doing here anyway?"
• "I know what you're thinking, but you can't have the castle's treasure! It's MINE when I grow up! NYEH NYEH NYEH!"
• "What's that? You don't care about the treasure? Oh. OK. Fine, then."
• "You wanna go in? OK, sure, whatever. I'll go with you. But hands OFF my stuff, got it?"
• "Follow me!"
• "Well, here we are."
• "I don't see them here."
• "Well, parting is such sweet sorrow and all that other jazz, but I don't really need you anymore, so you'd better skedaddle."
• "Why are you just standing there? I said, SCRAM! This castle is mine."
• "I knew it! You ARE after my treasure!"
• "This is MY castle!"
• "Did you hear me? MINE! No one else's!"
• "Wait! Come back here!"

Yoshi's New Island[edit]

• "Kamek, I'm gwumpy! Dere's too much noise! I'm judda baby, and I wanna go sweepy-bye!!"
• "Huh?? Hmm?!!? Mmmmm!!!!?!"
• "Dat gween donkey looks strangewy familiar... Looks wyke a fun ride!"
• "Gween donkey! Gween donkey! MINE MINE MINE!!"

Yoshi's Story[edit]

• "What have we here? Mario's little pet! I have pets too! Let's all play together."
• "Play nice, you wimpy pet! I hate guests who throwBob-bombs at my ceiling."
• "Here's MY poem: I'm the king, you dino-guy. I'll smash you now so say 'good-bye'."
• "Yeeeeow!!! This hurts! I hate you puny, little Yoshis."
• "I'll give you back yourSuper Stupid Tree! Besides, its fruits taste rotten to me!"

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]

• "I, Prince Bowser, am takingPrincess Peach with me!"
• "You two babies can scram!"
• "Your turn,Super Diaper Bro!"
• "I'm... I'm a PRINCE! I can't lose to you! Bluuuuuuugh..."
• "EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY!"
• "This is the great Prince Bowser! Kneel, minions! OK, now get up! All personnel to the bridge!"
• "Time to show thesealien jerks what theKoopa Cruiser can do!"
• "Fire theKoopa Cannon!"
• "Bwah ha ha ha HAAA!"
• "I am just so dang EVIL!"
• "I hope they felt honored to be shot down by me!"
• "Bwah ha ha ha!"
• "Hey! You call that piloting?! Pay attention, sky-nerd!"
• "Aw, man... It's half past snack time already!"
• "We... We saw nothing! Everybody clear on that?"
• "MY EARS! She'll ruin us all!"
• "Fine! I'll help them if it'll just SHUT HER UP! Koopa Cannon! FIRE!"
• "There! Happy?"
• "You two take care of things from here. Go get 'em,Red! You too,Greenie!"
• "Who's thishag?"
• "Man... Does anyone have ANY idea what she's blabbing about?"
• "Whoa! Evasive action! Koopa Cannon! FIRE!"
• "What? You're fired."
• "Those alien DIRTBAGS! We gotta hold it together until we get backhome!"
• "GWAH HA HA! LOOOOSERS!"
• "Thought you could get away with stealing MYtreasure from MY castle, did ya?"
• "It's payback time! I'll take MY treasure...plus whatever you just picked up as compensation!"
• "Nothing quite like good cookies and evil milk."
• "I was a little creeped out at first, hanging out in thisghost town, but..."
• "Then I realized there was no one to stop me from eating every cookie in sight! Yesss!"
• "STINKY BABIES!"
• "You punks got LUCKY, hear me? Stealing food? Who DOES that?! You'll PAY for those cookies!"
• "Oh, all right, fine! FINE! Kamek... I'm counting on you to finish these snackaholics!"
• "You mushroom-munchers!"
• "Hey!Lip Hair! Yeah, you! Don't just lie there! Get me outta here!"
• "Listen up,lizards! I'm the one who saved you. Me!"
• "Grrrrr! This is NOT happening again! Lemme just guess... You're here for the cookies?"
• "Oops! Whoa, no wonder! I forgot I'd eaten those!"
• "Thisplace is sooo nasty! Boiling hot, reeking, and just MADE for trouble!"
• "TALK ABOUT AWESOME! This is the EXACT place to build my second castle!"
• "Take off,gramps! This place is MINE!"
• "Grrr! You look familiar! Yeah, you look just like a bigger, fatter me!"
• "You're one rude dude, tubby!"
• "Who raised ya,Chain Chomps?"
• "Don't think I got punted offYoshi's Island like some scrub! No way! I LEFT! On MY terms!"
• "And now I'm here getting ready to launch the revenge scheme to end all revenge schemes!"
• "This is the real deal! Winner takes all!"
• "Big dude! I'm gonna be even bigger, stronger, and eviler than you someday!"
• "Somebody eating cookies in there?"
• "I'm starving up here! Here I come, cookie-hogs!"
• "If you thought I'd given up on getting my treasures back, you're dumber than you look!"
• "All that time I spent hiding and waiting is gonna pay off in a big, BIG way!"
• "I'm taking all the treasures for myself! They're all MINE!"

List of appearances[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.

Notes[edit]

• In the English translation ofSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island andYoshi's Woolly World, he is given the title of "King Bowser" as seen in his level titles. However, inMario & Luigi: Partners in Time, he is referred to as "Prince Bowser" instead.

References[edit]

• Koopas (Bowser's species)
• Babies
• Princes
• Kings
• Thieves
• Fire creatures
• Final bosses
• Playable characters
• Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time bosses
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island bosses
• Super Smash Bros. Melee trophies
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits
• Yoshi allies
• Yoshi's Crafted World characters
• Yoshi's Island DS
• Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
• Yoshi's New Island bosses
• Yoshi's Woolly World bosses
• Super Mario-kun characters