Not to be confused withBlack Bowser,Dark Bowser, orDarkmess Bowser.

This article is about the form thatBowser takes in theBowser's Fury campaign ofSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. For the status effect fromMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, seeFury.

Fury Bowser
Artwork fromSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Applies to	Bowser
First appearance	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
Latest appearance	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (version 11.0.1,spirit cameo) (2021)

“The beast's fury has grown too strong. The light of theCat Shines can no longer keep it at bay...”

—Giga Bell,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Fury Bowser (referred to as "the beast" by theGiga Bells and thelighthouses throughoutLake Lapcat) is a form thatBowser takes in theBowser's Fury campaign ofSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, in which he appears as the titular main antagonist. In this form, Bowser becomes a gigantickaiju. Similarly toBlack Bowser fromPaper Mario: Color Splash, Bowser enters this form when he is transformed bysplotchy goop, which causes his skin to become entirely black in color, complete with smaller glowing, white eyes lacking pupils. In contrast, his hair glows a bright red, while the center of his plastron and the tips of his shell spikes glow orange and red. It is implied byBowser Jr.'s paintings, both whenMario first encounters him and in the credits, that the form was unintentionally caused by Bowser Jr. painting his father black and angering him.

In comparison to his normal self, his body is much larger than his head, his tail and shell spikes are somewhat longer, he has more spikes on his arm bands, and he has more defined pectoral muscles; the lattermost trait is shared by Bowser's appearances in theSuper Smash Bros. series. Compared to Bowser's normal roar, Fury Bowser's roar is much louder and is more whispery.

Fury Bowser also appears inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate as a Legend-class, Attack-typeprimary spirit, introduced during the five-day "Bowser's Fury" spirit event that began on April 9, 2021. Equipping thisspirit increases the strength of the fighter's fire-based attacks. He is represented by aMetal Bowser in his spirit battle, which takes place on the Ω form ofFind Mii. The arrangement of Bowser's battle theme inSuper Mario Bros. 3 serves as the battle's music.

Behavior[edit]

When Mario lands onFur Step Island at the beginning of the game,Lake Lapcat is already in its stormy state. Fury Bowser will begin rampaging after Mario reaches the crashed airship, during which he will remain in one place.

Typically, Fury Bowser is found sleeping in the middle of Lake Lapcat, hiding his entire body inside theFury Sun, which slowly rises from the ground. He usually awakens at intervals of roughly six minutes, but scanning any Bowseramiibo in the game causes him to appear instantly. When he is about to awaken, the music changes and a rainstorm starts. After a few moments, Fury Bowser begins to spin rapidly before quickly launching into the air as the screen becomes completely white. This transition changes the clear daytime sky of Lake Lapcat to nighttime during a torrential thunderstorm.

Once awake, Fury Bowser will land at a location near Mario and begin rampaging. During his rampage, manyfalling spikes are launched into set locations on the different islands of Lake Lapcat. Some spikes have a? Block,coins, or aMushroom Trampoline on them, and many can be used by Mario to scale platforms more quickly. Several large land masses of a similar material withDash Panels rise from the water, and can be used byPlessie to move faster and cross gaps of goop. Golden spikes that release coins upon being destroyed also appear.

During Fury Bowser's rampage, he will target Mario with large beams of fire known as fury blasts,^[1] which will destroy the spikes upon contact (the golden ones leaving behind coins). These blasts will sweep across Lake Lapcat with a very long range, but can be avoided by hiding behind walls or the other objects spawned during the rampage. Additionally, they are the only attack capable of destroyingFury Blocks; to show this, the Bowseremblems on the blocks glow red during the rampage. Fury blasts can be dodged entirely if, while in water, MarioGround Pounds to activateLucky Cat Mario, uses Plessie's dive move to send him underwater to dodge the blast while it moves over him, or stays in aClear Pipe. Hiding behind any solid wall will also protect Mario from damage. Fury Bowser uses this move at the beginning of the game when Mario is near the firstCat Shine.

Throughout the rampage,fireballs fall around the entirety of the lake and leave behind small circles oflava where they land, which will disappear after a small amount of time or if Fury Bowser stops rampaging. If Mario touches a fireball or lava puddle, he takes damage, and if a walking enemy such as a CatGoomba, CatBiddybud, or CatBlockstepper contacts a lava puddle, it is defeated. However, both of these attacks can be extinguished bybaseballs. Allkittens andcats on the lake become corrupted for the duration of the rampage. Any members of theToad Brigade nearby will also cower in fear until Fury Bowser stops rampaging.

If Mario moves to a different location while Fury Bowser is active, he will jump to a position where he can target Mario with a fury blast. If Mario makes contact with Fury Bowser, he will take damage, as with the black goop found throughout Lake Lapcat. However, if Mario is riding Plessie and passes between Fury Bowser's legs, he will earn aSuper Bell as a reward.

After a while, or if the player collects a Cat Shine, Fury Bowser stops attacking and goes back into his slumber. At this point, the sky will change back to calm daylight, all objects summoned during his rampage will disappear, and all cats will return to normal. If his rampage is ended by collecting a Cat Shine, a nearbylighthouse will either begin to shine or shine brighter than before, and this light damages Fury Bowser slightly. However, it is impossible to defeat Fury Bowser solely by collecting Cat Shines, due to the damage stopping once he reaches one point of health. The rampage can also be forced to end if Mario enters a goldenWarp Pipe orCloud Cannon; when he exits the sub-area, everything will be back to normal (except if the player has 47 Cat Shines, in which case the rainstorm begins again).

After collecting the first Cat Shine on Fur Step Island, Fury Bowser will not reawaken until after the player has partnered with Bowser Jr., no matter how long the player waits.

Battle[edit]

IfMario has collected enoughCat Shines to awaken theGiga Bells, they will become active while Fury Bowser is awake, allowing Mario to obtain them. After Mario obtains a Giga Bell and becomesGiga Cat Mario, a boss battle against Fury Bowser occurs; this happens five times throughout the game.

Fury Bowser uses several different attacks during these fights. He may shoot fire blasts while moving his head back and forth, which Mario must jump over, flee from or duck under in order to avoid damage. He can also dig into the ground to summon many much largerfalling spikes, which will fall onto the ground in areas denoted by flashing red markers. These falling spikes can be grabbed and thrown by Mario; if one makes contact with Fury Bowser, then he will retract into his shell and flip over. Sometimes, he will enter his shell and roll towards Mario on his side; if Giga Cat Mario claw swipes or runs into his plastron while he does this, he will also flip over. Finally, Bowser can enter his shell, jump up and aim at Mario, with a red circle appearing in the place he is set to land; once he does, a shockwave of fire emerges from him and he is flipped over. In later fights, he uses this attack three times in quick succession before flipping over. In later fights, Fury Bowser gains additional attacks, such as breathing a ring of huge fireballs and summoning giganticKick Bombs that can be deflected back at him to flip him over. His rolling attack will also be repeated multiple times in quick succession when used.

If Fury Bowser's shell is flipped over at any point, his belly will temporarily become vulnerable toGround Pounds. Doing this successfully will cause massive damage. In multiplayer,Bowser Jr. can also attack him in this state, though it deals significantly less damage. Fury Bowser also can be claw swiped by Giga Cat Mario at any time, but this only does a small amount of damage, and if Giga Cat Mario claws on him when his shell is flipped, he will immediately get up and stomp on the ground to send Mario away. A red health bar is above Fury Bowser and shows how much remaining health he has; during his first battle, it takes a total of three Ground Pounds to deplete his health bar completely. If Giga Cat Mario is hit by one of his attacks, then he will turn into a gigantic version ofSuper Mario; if he is hit again, then he will turn into a gigantic version ofSmall Mario. However, the Giga Bells will respawn infinitely on their pedestals, allowing Mario to collect them and turn back into Giga Cat Mario.

After enough of Fury Bowser's health bar has been depleted, he will be heavily knocked back and fall to the ground, seemingly unconscious. What happens after this depends on whether his health was fully depleted or not. If it was not, then Bowser will get back up, shake his head, and return to the Fury Sun. If Mario completely depleted his health bar, however, then he will glow brighter and brighter and his belly will expand until a massive explosion occurs, causing him to fly upwards in his shell from the blast and hit the water before sinking back down and returning to the Fury Sun to recover. The latter outcome is the only way Fury Bowser can be defeated, progressing the story.

When Fury Bowser is defeated for the first and third times, new islands to explore will rise from beneath the water. When he is defeated for the fifth and final time, he spews a large amount of black goop before glowing and his belly expanding, and is then engulfed in an even larger explosion. Bowser Jr. approaches him with caution, but he rises back up asGiant Bowser, causing his son to flee. Devoid of black goop, Giant Bowser traps all three Giga Bells in a large force field as the final battle begins.

Both Fury Bowser's behavior and the color of the sky change depending on how many times he has been defeated before. Initially, the sky is dark blue during his rampage, which lasts for a few minutes. After he has been defeated two times, the sky changes to be orange, and Bowser will stay for much longer unless a Cat Shine is collected, goes down a Gold Pipe or enters Coin Heaven via a Cloud Cannon. After he has been defeated three times, the sky becomes red, and Bowser will no longer retreat on his own, forcing the player to collect a Cat Shine to end the rampage. The final battle with Fury Bowser is available when the player has 50 Cat Shines. Therefore, if the player has defeated Fury Bowser four times and collects 47 Cat Shines, Fury Bowser will force a rampage and cannot be sent into slumber, forcing the player to collect the remaining three Cat Shines while he is still attacking. However, if the player collects more than 50 Cat Shines before the third battle, the continuous rampage state will not occur after it. The continuous rampage can also be skipped if the player lowers Fury Bowser's health to less than 50% of its full value through collecting Cat Shines. The damage from the lighthouses enables the player to defeat him during his fourth battle, which skips the rampage and begins the final chase sequence immediately.^[2]

IfBowser's Fury is played after Giant Bowser has been defeated once, Fury Bowser will be on either the first or second stage of attack, and the Giga Bells always have no black goop on them, allowing the player to fight Bowser whenever he appears. If all 100 Cat Shines are collected, the orange parts of Fury Bowser are changed to a bright white, and the health bar that appears during battle changes from red to cyan. He will also always start battles on maximum health, regardless of if his health had been depleted prior by collecting Cat Shines. Giga Cat Mario can also enter a more challenging version of the final battle against Fury Bowser and Giant Bowser where he uses all of his attacks at once; during the former's battle, Giga Bells no longer reappear after being collected, including the one that was initially collected to become Giga Cat Mario, only allowing for Mario to regain health twice.

Profiles[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit #1471 Fury Bowser
	Series/game	Super Mario Series
	Type	Primary
	Slots	2
	Class	Legend
	Strength / effect(s)	Attack Fire Attack ↑
	How to obtain	Spirit Board (ver. 11.0.1 or later)
Spirit battle	Opponent(s)	MetalBowser
	Conditions	Rule: SuddenFinal Smash; Curry-Filled The enemy will suddenly have a Final Smash after a little while The enemy breathes fire after a little while The enemy is metal
	Stage	Find Mii (Ω)
	Song	King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3

Gallery[edit]

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  Fury Bowser awakening for the first time

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  Fury Bowser in the Fury Sun, just before waking up

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  Fury Bowser awakening

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  Fury Bowser awakening

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  Mario avoiding Fury Bowser's fury blast

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  Mario avoiding some falling spikes

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  Mario avoiding some falling fireballs

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  Mario, Bowser Jr., and Plessie fleeing Fury Bowser

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  Fury Bowser shielding himself from the light of a lighthouse

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  Fury Bowser retreating to the Fury Sun

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  Giga Cat Mario facing off against Fury Bowser

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  Giga Cat Mario clawing at Fury Bowser

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  Giga Cat Mario Ground Pounding Fury Bowser

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  Giga Cat Mario throwing a falling spike at Fury Bowser

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  Giga Cat Mario avoiding Fury Bowser's fire breath

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  A gigantic fireball shot by Fury Bowser during a battle

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  A gigantic Small Mario avoiding some falling spikes

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  A gigantic Super Mario avoiding Fury Bowser's shockwave attack

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  Fury Bowser's non-stop rampage when the player has at least 47 Cat Shines

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  Fury Bowser's white hair and spikes that appear after collecting all 100 Cat Shines

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  White-haired Fury Bowser roaring

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  Fury Bowser's 8-bit sprite (loading icon)

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  Shaded illustration

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  Key holder with Giga Cat Mario and Fury Bowser

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  Back view of key holder

Multimedia[edit]

Attack! Fury Bowser - The main Fury Bowser theme

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Fury Bowser's roar

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Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Bowser forms
• Bowser's Fury bosses

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