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The axolotl was a unique costume that turned a lot of heads and generated a lot of questions, but those in the know loved it! Like his speed, Bowser's size changes between games, and often varies between or during battles in single titles.
Shroomlock • Mushbert • Naval Piranha • Ninji • Paratroopa • Penguin • Petal Guy • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Poochy • Professor E.The brown rings around the spikes and horns are first seen in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and are seen again in Super Mario 64, though in the latter game the horns and spikes are yellow. Red Fireball (Mario) • Green Fireball (Luigi) • Lovely Heart (Peach) • Pretty Flowers (Daisy) • Egg (Yoshi) • Pink Egg (Birdo) • Gnarly Garlic (Wario) • Whiskered Eggplant (Waluigi) • King Banana (Donkey Kong) • Chimp Banana (Diddy Kong) • Bullet Bill (Bowser) • Jr. Despite Bowser's role as an intimidating authority figure in the Koopa Troop, he can be quite amiable sometimes, especially to Bowser Jr. In Japanese material from Super Mario RPG onward, such as Super Mario 64 and his message in Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge in Super Nintendo World, Bowser refers to himself using the honorific " wagahai" (ワガハイ), which is used to indicate self-importance.
The Japanese, Korean, and Chinese versions included on-screen text explaining the joke, due to Bowser having different names in those languages and thus the joke being untranslatable otherwise.
Mario • Donkey Kong • Link • Samus • Yoshi • Kirby • Fox • Pikachu • Ness • Captain Falcon • Bowser • Peach • Ice Climbers • Zelda • Sheik • Luigi • Jigglypuff • Mewtwo • Marth • Mr. Super Show and Mario Party 2 mostly show him under an alias matching the theme of each location explored. Most of the time they are on opposing sides, as in Super Mario 64 DS and the Mario Party series when Wario was on Mario's side. Beetle Mania • Beetle Race • Goomba thumping • Look the other way • Moleville Mountain • Mushroom Derby • Wheeere's Yoshi? His in-game model in Super Mario 64 has feet which are not padded, although in artwork for that game, he has padded feet.