Bowser Switch

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Bowser Switch

Screenshot fromSuper Mario 3D Land

First appearance

Super Mario 3D Land (2011)

Latest appearance

Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)

Variant of

Switch

Related
! Switch Large ! Switch Skull switch

Comparable
Axe

Bowser Switches^[1] are buttons used in some of thecastle boss battles withinSuper Mario 3D Land andSuper Mario Bros. Wonder. Landing on the switch is necessary to defeat the boss. Bowser Switches have flat tops and feature Bowser'semblem. They appear only in boss battles againstBowser himself or members ofhis species.

History[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

A Bowser Switch occurs at the end of the bridges found incastle courses, and pressing it causes the bridge to collapse and defeat the boss that stands atop it, like theaxes from the originalSuper Mario Bros. or theskull switch inNew Super Mario Bros. In most courses, the boss is aTail Bowser and pressing the switch exposes their real form. InWorld 8-Bowser's Castle: Part 1 andWorld 8-Bowser's Castle: Part 2,Mario (orLuigi) faces the realBowser, and the switch is necessary for his defeat instead.Dry Bowser appears in their place within the castle courses of the special worlds unlocked after World 8-Bowser's Castle is completed. The only castle course without a Bowser Switch isSpecial 7-Castle, within which there is no boss fight.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]

InSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, a Bowser Switch is physically incorporated into Bowser's body, who has been fused withPrince Florian's Flower Castle to becomeCastle Bowser. In the final battle withWonder Bowser, the form fought inThe Final Battle! Bowser's Rage Stage, striking thelarge ! Switch under his chin six times causes his stone armor to fall away, exposing his cloud-based body underneath and a Bowser Switch on his head. The player character must ascend thelifts that appear during this phase of the battle and avoid his four floating hands to reach the switch. Pressing it finally defeats Wonder Bowser, and reveals the finalRoyal Seed of the game.

Like the large ! Switch and other components of Castle Bowser, this Bowser Switch glows magenta.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	クッパスイッチ^[2] Kuppa Suitchi	Bowser Switch
Italian	Interruttore Bowser^[3]	Bowser Switch
Spanish(European)	Interruptor Bowser^[4]	Bowser Switch

References[edit]

^Esmarch, Nick van (2011).Super Mario 3D Land: PRIMA Official Game Guide (Premiere Edition). Roseville:Prima Games. ISBN978-0-307-89386-4. Page 137.
^Sakai, Kazuya (ambit), kikai, Akinori Sao, Junko Fukuda, Kunio Takayama, and Ko Nakahara (Shogakukan), editors (2015). "Super Mario 3D Land" in 『スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科: 任天堂公式ガイドブック』. Tokyo:Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN978-4-09-106569-8. Page 185.
^November 15, 2018.Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia.Magazzini Salani (Italian). ISBN889367436X. Page 185.
^2017. "Super Mario 3D World" inEnciclopedia Super Mario Bros 30ª Aniversario. Madrid:Planeta Cómic (Spanish). ISBN978-84-9146-223-1. Page 185.

[Edit] Super Mario 3D Land
Playable characters		Mario •Luigi
Forms		Small Mario •Super Mario •Fire Mario •Tanooki Mario •Boomerang Mario •Invincible Mario •White Tanooki Mario •Statue Mario
Non-playable characters		Princess Peach •Toad •Toads
Enemies		Banzai Bill •Biddybud •Big Boo •Big Cosmic Clone •Big Tail Goomba •Blokkablok •Boo •Boomerang Bro •Blooper •Bob-omb •Bullet Bill •Chain Chomp •Cheep Cheep •Coin Coffer •Draglet •Dry Bones •Fake Block •Fire Piranha Plant •Flophopper •Fuzzy •Goomba •Goomba Tower •Grinder •Hammer Bro •Inky Piranha Plant •Koopa Troopa •Lava Bubble •Magikoopa •Magmaargh •Monty Mole •Morty Mole •Para-Biddybud •Paragoomba •Peepa •Piranha Plant •Pokey •Porcupuffer •Prongo •Rocky Wrench •Sandmaargh •Small Cosmic Clone •Spike Eel •Spiny •Stingby •Tail Bob-omb •Tail Boo •Tail Bullet Bill •Tail Goomba •Tail Thwomp •Thistle •Thwomp •Wallop
Obstacles		Baddie Box •Ball 'n' Chain •Banzai Bill Cannon •Bill Blaster •Cannon •Fire Bar •Giant spiked ball •Jet engine •Lava •Lava Geyser •Poison •Retractable spikes •Spike Pillar •Spiked ball •Spike Bar •Spike Block •Spiked roller •Swinging spikes
Bosses		Tail Bowser •Boom Boom •Pom Pom •Bowser •Dry Bowser
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Objects		! Block •? Block •Assist Block •Beep Block •Big Goal Pole •Binoculars •Block •Board •Bolts •Bowser Switch •Cactus •Cannon •Checkpoint Flag •Cog •Coin Block •Coin ring •Crate •Crumbling platform •Directional Block •Donut Block •Empty Block •Face block •Flip Panel •Flower •Fluff •Flying ? Block •Gift Box •Goal Pole •Golden Rock •Green Shell •Hard Block •Invisible Block •Lift •Mystery Box •Note Block •Pipe •P Switch •Pole •Red-Blue Panel •Red Ring •Rock •Roulette Block •Rubber pad •Seagull •Small bird •Spine Coaster •Stump •Super Note Block •Switchboard •Tail Wheel •Tapering platform •Tightrope •Tree •Torch •View plate •Warp Box •World Warp Pipe
Locations	Main worlds	World 1 •World 2 •World 3 •World 4 •World 5 •World 6 •World 7 •World 8
	Special worlds	Special 1 •Special 2 •Special 3 •Special 4 •Special 5 •Special 6 •Special 7 •Special 8
	Other	Mushroom Kingdom •Peach's Castle •Sub-area •Toad Houses
Moves		Crawl •Crouch •Crouch Jump •Dash •Ground Pound •Jump •Long Jump •Roll •Side Somersault •Slide •Swim •Tail attack •Wall Jump
Gameplay elements		Completion •Item storage •StreetPass Gift •Tail Tree •UFO •Warp Zone
Music		"Beach Theme" • "Castle Theme" • "Main Theme" • "Pom Pom's Theme" • "Snow Course" • "Victory Parade"
Further info		Gallery •Glitches •Iwata Asks •Multimedia •Pre-release and unused content •Staff • "The Mario Drawing Song" •Yasashiku Hikeru Super Mario 3D Land

[Edit] Super Mario Bros. Wonder /Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
Playable characters		Mario •Luigi •Peach •Daisy •Rosalina* •Co-Star Luma* •Yellow Toad •Blue Toad •Toadette •Yoshi •Red Yoshi •Yellow Yoshi •Light-Blue Yoshi •Nabbit
Forms	Power-ups	Small Mario •Super Mario •Fire Mario •Invincible Mario •Elephant Mario •Bubble Mario •Drill Mario •Flower Mario^a*
Forms	Wonder Effect forms	Hoppycat Mario •Goomba Mario •Balloon Mario •Spike-Ball Mario •Wubba Mario •Sproing Mario^b •Puffy Lift Mario^a •Metal Mario
Non-playable characters		Prince Florian •Talking Flowers •Poplins •Angler Poplin •Master Poplin •Loyal Poplin •Professor Connect •Captain Toad •Hint Toad* •Ancient Dragon •Luma* •Baby Yoshi*
Enemies		Anglefish •Armad •Baboom •Big Fiery Note Piranha^a •Big Fire Piranha Plant •Big Goomba •Big Hoppycat •Big Piranha Plant •Big Seeker Bullet Bill •Big Shoomp •Big Smogrin •Big Snootle •Big Trottin' Piranha Plant •Blewbird •Bloomp •Bob-omb •Bone Goomba •Bone Piranha Plant •Boo •Bull's-Eye Billet Train •Bull's-Eye Gnawsher •Bullet Bill •Bulrush •Buzzy Beetle •Castle Bowser •Cheep Cheep •Cloud Piranha •Condart •Condrop •Dry Bones •Fiery Note Piranha •Fire Piranha Plant •Fire Spike •Flying Mechakoopa •Gamboo •Gnawsher •Goomba •Goombrat •Hammer Bro •Hefty Goomba •Hefty Goombrat •Hefty Smogrin •Hefty Swirlypod •Hoppo •Hoppycat •Hothead •Kamek •Kerpop •King Boo •Konk •Koopa Paratroopa •Koopa Troopa •Lakitu •Lakitu trio^a •Lava Blobble •Lava Bubble •Li'l Scorcher •Li'l Sparky •Maw-Maw •Mechakoopa •Melon Piranha Plant •Metal Gamboo •Missile Meg •Mumsy •Muncher •Ninji •Nipper Plant •Noknok •Outmaway •Piranha Plant •Pokey •Pokipede •Raargh •Racing Wiggler •Revver •Rift Koopa •Rift Mario •Robbird •Rolla Koopa •Rrrumba •Seeker Bullet Bill •Serpont •Shoomp •Shova •Skedaddler •Sluglug •Smackerel •Smogrin •Snootle •Snortoise •Spike •Spiny •Spiny Egg •Sproing •Swirlypod •Sugarstar •Taily •Thwomp •Trompette •Trottin' Bone Piranha Plant •Trottin' Piranha Plant •Urchin •Whohoo •Wonder Anglefish •Wonder Blewbird •Wonder Bloomp •Wonder Bulrush herd •Wonder Gnawsher •Wonder Hoppo •Wonder Hoppycat •Wonder Konk •Wonder Missile Meg •Wonder Piranha^b •Wonder Shova •Wonder Smackerel •Wubba •Zip-Zap
Obstacles		Bill Blaster •Bob-omb Cannon •Bowser statue •Bull's-Eye Blaster •Burner •Būsuke Hōdai •Electricity Block •Electricity Cloud •Fire Bar •Fire Knuckle •Fire Wheel •Fireball •Flying battleship (Wonder Effect) •Giant Spiked Ball •Honey •Hot-Hot Rock •Ice •Lava •Lava Geyser •Lava tide •Lightning •Mecha Maker •Moving torch •Ōgata no Burner •Piston •Pit •Poison swamp •Poison tide •Rift •Sand •Spike-Ball •Spike Trap •Volcanic debris
Bosses		Bowser Jr. /Wonder Bowser Jr. •Koopalings* (Iggy ·Larry ·Lemmy ·Ludwig ·Morton ·Roy ·Wendy) •Bowser /Wonder Bowser
Items and power-ups		1-Up Mushroom •10-flower coin •Badge •Big shell •Blue Coin •Bubble Flower •Buzzy Shell •Coin •Drill Mushroom •Elephant Fruit •Fire Flower •Flower coin •Hidden Coin •Jar •Key •Koopa Shell •Red POW Block •Royal Seed •Small flower coin^b •Standee •Standee Surprise •Super Flower Pot* •Super Mushroom •Super Star •Swirlypod Shell^b •Water •Wonder Flower •Wonder Seed •Wonder Token
Objects	Blocks	! Block •? Block •10-Coin Block •Atchi Muite Block •Brick Block •Cactus box •Cloud Block •Crate •Donut Block •Dotted-Line Block •Empty Block •Hard block •Hidden Character Block •Icy block •Invisible block •Iron Block •Jewel block •Light-Switch •Linking Block^b •Linking Lift •Long Donut Block •Long Rotating Block^a •Marimba Block •ON/OFF Switch •Peanut box •POW Block •Pumpkin box •Race Block •Rhythm Block •Rock Block •Rotating Block •Roulette Block •Semisolid Block^b •Shoot ? Block^b •Shoot Block •Snow Block^b •Spring Block^b •Timer-Switch •Wonder POW Block •Yureru Block
Objects	Other objects	! Switch •? Capsule^b •? Switch •Aka-Ao Block •Akatō Lift •Arrow Sign •Beacon •Bomb •Bone Lift •Bridge •Bowser Switch •Bubble •Bumper •Cannon •Chandelier •Checkpoint Flag •Cloud •Cloud Lift •Coin blaster^a •Conveyor Belt •Cork •Current •Door •Dropdown Countdown Lift •Downpour Cloud •Fossilized dragon •Fune •Goal (Wiggler Race) •Goal Pole •Goal Pole (secret) •Goo •Handle •Hip Tree •Inchworm Pipe •Item Balloon •Jet Pipe •Key Door •Lakitu's Cloud •Large ! Switch •Lift •Lifting Shabon •Marui Ki •Mienai Ashiba •Mushroom Platform •Mushroom Trampoline •Oseru Ashiba •Oseru Dokan •P Switch •Pipe •Pole •Propeller Flower •Puffy Lift •Pump Lift •Rhythm Floor^b •Semisolid Platform •Shikaku Trampoline •Sign •Sinkin' Pipe •Spotlight •Topple Rock •Totchī •Treasure chest •Triangoline •Ugoku Ashiba •Vine •Water tide •Wilted flower •Wow Bud •Zip Track
Locations	Worlds	Pipe-Rock Plateau •Fluff-Puff Peaks •Shining Falls •Sunbaked Desert •Fungi Mines •Deep Magma Bog •Petal Isles •Special World
	Level types	Badge Challenge •Break Time! •KO Arena •Search Party •Wiggler Race
	Other	Flower Kingdom •Bellabel Park* •Poplin Shop
Moves		Boosting Spin Jump •Carry •Crouch •Crouching High Jump •Dash •Floating High Jump •Flutter Jump •Ground Pound •Jump •Looking up •Midair Spin •Slide •Spin Jump •Stomp •Swallow •Swim •Wall Jump
Gameplay elements		Beat •Coin Heaven •Completion •Extra life •Player shadow •Secret exit •Sub-area •Wonder Effect
Music		"Coast Theme" • "Doomy-Gloom Wonder" • "Grassland Theme" • "Medley-Mix Wonder" • "Poplin House" • "Snowy-Mountain Theme" • "Starry-Staff Wonder"
Further info		Ask the Developer •Gallery •Multimedia •Nintendo Music (soundtrack) •Quotes •Staff
^a Uses aconjectural name ^b Uses aderived name * Exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
RelatedPlay Nintendo activities All about Super Mario Bros. Wonder •Badge bunch