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King Bowser Koopa, a fictional turtle from Nintendo video games, is Mario
and Luigi's arch nemesis. He constantly kidnaps Princess Peach Toadstool and
attempts to conquer Mushroom Kingdom since his first appearance in Super
Mario Brothers. In Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario World, he had seven
children who helped him. In Super Mario World 2 we learn that Mario and
Bowser first encountered each other when they were babies. In Super Mario
RPG Bowser teams up with Mario, Peach, and their two new friends Mallow and
Geno in order to get his castle back from an extraterrestrial named Smithy
(or Kajioo in Japan).
In Super Mario 64, he steals Peach's castle. In Yoshi's Story, he
converts Yoshi's Island into a storybook, and in Paper Mario he steals
Peach's castle again with the Star Rod.
Bowser also appears in secondary Mario Games like Super Mario Kart, Mario
Kart 64, The Mario Party Series, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Tetris Attack and
Super Smash Bros. Melee. Bowser never succeeds in his goal because either
Mario, Luigi, or Yoshi always foils his plans. Yoshi foiled Bowser's very
first plan in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Bowser has been known by different names over the years, which have since
amalgamated into his current title. In Japan, he has always been known as
simply Koopa. When Super Mario Brothers came out in the US, he was given the
more American name of Bowser, King of the Koopas. Somewhere along the line
the two names merged, and he is now known in America as being Bowser Koopa,
with "Koopa" as his, and his children's last name.
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