Bowser initially appears as Mario's opponent in the 1985 video game Super Mario Bros. He was originally envisioned as an ox based on the Ox-King from the Toei Animation film Alakazam the Great, but Nintendo Designer Takashi Tezuka remarked that the character looked a lot more like a turtle than an ox, and the two collaborated to define Bowser's appearance, leading to the character becoming the leader of the turtle-like Koopas. Green, Matthew (September 24, 2009). "Review: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story". Kombo . Retrieved January 26, 2010. [ permanent dead link]

Bridal Gown: A replica of Peach’s wedding dress (though it did have to be altered a bit for Mario’s measurements). Bowser’s Tuxedo: For a terrifying, fire-breathing monster covered in spikes, Bowser sure cleans up nice. Boxer Shorts Staff; designed by James Cheung (January 21, 2000). "TenSpot: Top Ten Video Game Villains". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 29, 2007 . Retrieved December 31, 2008.Super Mario 64's Weird 'Gay Bowser' Line Isn't In Super Mario 3D All-Stars". Kotaku. September 18, 2020. Harris, Craig (June 4, 2004). "Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros". IGN . Retrieved December 22, 2009. Some Super Mario 64 fans joked that Mario supposedly shouts, "So long, gay Bowser!" when defeating him. In April 2019, Charles Martinet, Mario's voice actor, tweeted that Mario says, "So long, King-a Bowser!". [91] In the Japanese version, and Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Mario instead says "buh-bye!", [92] which Nintendo later confirmed in a tweet. [93] Bowser's physical size varies and in most games, he towers over most characters. In Super Mario RPG, he stands only slightly taller than Mario. He changes his size at will or through others' sorcery in games including Yoshi's Island, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario Galaxy 2. [20]

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Yasuhiro, Nagata (June 2000). "独占スクープ！宮本茂最新雑談 [Exclusive Scoop! Miyamoto Shigeru Latest Chat]". Famitsu . Retrieved November 4, 2016. I also did a lot of research on the internet and looked over Deviant art, Cosplay.com, and Google images to find ANY and all previous Bowser costumes I could find. With a mix of Gijinka, poorly built, well built, and intriguing designed ones I gained an understanding what I’d be faced up against trying to build such a monstrosity. I also looked up and gathered original art form Nintendo. As well as Fan art from devoted fans of the franchise and games, also fans of King Koopa himself. This gave me an understanding what Nintendo wanted the character to be portrayed as and what the fans saw Bowser as. I also take still shots of animation and videogame animations to get a understanding. I tried to find a well made 3-D model of Bowser, or a toy of some sort but I found nothing I would be willing to buy as a reference. Kent, Emma (September 24, 2018). "Nintendo fans are splicing Bowser with Peach and now Bowsette is trending". Eurogamer . Retrieved December 12, 2020. I then added the pipe insulation foam for the ‘rim’ of the shell. Cutting and gluing to make the perfect indents and curves. I covered that in quilt batting and then white fleece. The spikes where a small base of upholstery foam, polyfill stuffing, white fleece cone and gold fleece ban around each cone. The spikes where glued and sewn onto the shell itself. Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (October 23, 1988). Super Mario Bros. 3 ( Famicom) (in Japanese). Nintendo. Scene: ending.Super Mario Bros. is Bowser's first video game appearance as the villainous boss. Miyamoto (right) and Tezuka then began collaboration on Bowser's new image fitting for the commander of the turtle-like Koopa Troopas. Miyamoto said in his final design that he could make Bowser "look cool today". [29]