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| series = [[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]
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| image = Bowser Jr.png <!-- Use artwork from the character's main series. Avoid spin-offs! -->
| alt = Bowser Jr. holding a [[Bob-omb]] inside a Koopa Clown Car
| caption = Bowser Jr. in his Koopa Clown Car, as seen in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
| first_major = [[Super Mario Sunshine]]
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| first_date = July 19, 2002
| last_major = [[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]
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| last_date = December 13, 2022
| creator = <!-- only the credited creators; use adapted_by= for adaptations -->
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| voice = Dolores Rogers (2002–2006)
{{Unbulleted list|Caety Sagoian {{small|(2007–present)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bowser Jr. Voices (Super Mario Bros.) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Super-Mario-Bros/Bowser-Jr/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=5 February 2022|postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>}}}}
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| species = [[Koopa]]
| gender = Male
| title = Prince of the Koopas
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| weapon = Magic Paintbrush (''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'')
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{{nihongo|'''Bowser Jr.''' (known as '''Koopa Jr.'''|クッパJr.|Kuppa Junia}} in [[Japan]]) is a fictional character who appears in [[Nintendo]]'s ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise as an antagonist. He is the son of the series' main antagonist, [[Bowser]]. Since his debut in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' in 2002, Bowser Jr. has been a recurring character in the ''Mario'' series and has been made playable in several spin-offs, such as ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'', ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' among many others. He often helps his father to kidnap [[Princess Peach]] and defeat [[Mario]], but in the end wants nothing more than to impress his father. Bowser Jr.'s defining traits are his striking resemblance to his father, his energetic and driven personality, his expertise in mechanics and technology, his heavy uses of his Junior Clown Car and Magic Paintbrush, and the bib-like bandana he wears.

==Overview==
Bowser Jr. is a yellow-skinned [[Koopa]] similar to [[Bowser|his father]] with the same yellow and tan skin complexion. He has a light green head, a top-ponytail of orange-red hair held by a black tie, and usually wears a bandana. In his debut in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', he wears a dark blue one with a graffiti of Mario's nose and mustache that he uses to transform into his alter-ego, Shadow Mario. As Shadow Mario, he looks exactly like Mario in form, but is dark blue and translucent.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

Bowser Jr. is very skilled, powerful, and a formidable opponent to the Mario brothers. He has remarkable talent with mechanics and computers, able to skillfully invent and pilot a variety of vehicles and giant robots. He uses magic as shown in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' where he turned Daisy into a stone statue, and in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' where he performs necromancy to revive his dad at the end of the game. He is just as acrobatic as Mario and can perform the same jump techniques. Bowser Jr. is sometimes influenced by his father's temper and bad attitude in any villainous acts. In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', it is revealed that he would rather be a hero, but does not want to disappoint his father.

==Appearances==
[[File:Bowser Jr. as Shadow Mario.png|thumb|Bowser Jr. in his "Shadow Mario" form as a [[doppelgänger]] of [[Mario]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'']]

Bowser Jr. made his debut in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', where he was disguised as Shadow Mario and disrupted [[Mario]]'s vacation with [[Princess Peach]] by painting Isle Delfino with goop and then kidnapping her by framing Mario,<ref>{{cite web|title=IGN Presents: The History of Super Mario Bros.|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/14/ign-presents-the-history-of-super-mario-bros|last=McLaughin|first=Rus|website=IGN|date=14 September 2010|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> after his father tricked him into thinking that Princess Peach was his mother whom he had to protect.<ref name="sunshine1">{{cite video game|title=Super Mario Sunshine|developer=Nintendo EAD|publisher=Nintendo|date=2002-07-19|platform=[[GameCube]]|level=Isle Delfino|quote='''Bowser Jr.''': Leave my Mama alone, you bad man! I won't let you take Mama Peach away!/'''Peach''': Mama? Mama Peach? I'm your... Mama?/'''Bowser Jr.''': Yeah, Papa told me all about it. He told me my Mama got kidnapped by a bad man named Mario.../'''Peach''': So, you're Bowser's son.../'''Bowser Jr.''': So ''I'' came here to rescue her!}}</ref> Eventually he found out that Peach was not really his mother,<ref>{{cite video game|title=Super Mario Sunshine|developer=Nintendo EAD|publisher=Nintendo|date=2002-07-19|platform=[[GameCube]]|level=Isle Delfino|quote='''Bowser Jr.''': I know, she's not really my Mama.}}</ref> but still wanted to get revenge on Mario.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Super Mario Sunshine|developer=Nintendo EAD|publisher=Nintendo|date=2002-07-19|platform=[[GameCube]]|level=Isle Delfino|quote='''Bowser Jr.''': Someday, when I'm bigger, I wanna fight that Mario again!}}</ref> He later appeared in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', in a role similar to Boom Boom from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', as the boss of every tower, the midpoint in each of the game's worlds and in the final battle with his father. He appears in the ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' series, aiding his father in battle, and having three worlds of his own. Alongside the [[Koopalings]], Bowser Jr. re-appeared in the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' sequel, ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', appearing on an airship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2009/11/12/new-super-mario-bros-wii-wii-walkthrough-world-4-air-ship-bowser-jr|title=Walkthrough: World 4-Air Ship Bowser Jr|website=IGN|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/new-super-mario-bros-wii-preview-all-the-modes-all-t-5374669|title=New Super Mario Bros. Wii Preview: All The Modes, Chaos|first=Stephen|last=Totilo|date=5 October 2009 |publisher=Kotaku|access-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref> He is in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' series.

Bowser Jr. is a staple character in the ''Mario'' games and spin-offs such as ''[[Mario Kart]]'', [[List of Mario sports games|''Mario'' sports]], and the ''[[Mario & Sonic]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/08/20/gc-2009-bowser-jr-goes-to-winter-olympics|title=GC 2009: Bowser Jr. Goes to Winter Olympics|first=Martin|last=Robinson|date=20 August 2009|access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games|url=http://www.olympicvideogames.com/mario-and-sonic-london-2012/#/Characters|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729071625/http://www.olympicvideogames.com/mario-and-sonic-london-2012/#/Characters|archive-date=29 July 2012|access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref> series. He is a mini-boss in ''[[Mario Party 9]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/02/28/how-mario-party-9-kicked-my-ass|title=How Mario Party 9 Kicked My Ass|first=Samuel|last=Claiborn|website=IGN|date=28 February 2012|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> and a playable character in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''. Bowser Jr. made his [[List of Mario role-playing games|RPG]] debut in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' (as Paper Bowser Jr.) as one of the bosses. He appeared in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' as a bonus boss in the Battle Ring. Bowser Jr. meets his paper counterpart, Paper Bowser Jr., in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''. He appeared in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' as a playable character in Bowser Jr.'s Journey, a side story of his adventure with the Koopalings. Bowser Jr. appears as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', fighting from atop his Junior Clown Car with Shadow Mario as his Final Smash. Each of his alternate costumes replaces him with one of the [[Koopalings]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/people-are-starting-to-unlock-secret-smash-bros-charact-1633365911|title=People Are Starting to Unlock Secret Smash Bros. Characters &#91;Update&#93;|date=11 September 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/fighter/58.html |title=Bowser Jr. -Fighters |website=Super Smash Bros.|access-date= November 7, 2018}}</ref> Bowser Jr. appears in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' not just as a boss that Mario can fight in all game styles, but also as a Mystery Mushroom costume in the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' style.

In the ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' campaign of ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', Bowser Jr. forms an uneasy alliance with Mario to confront Bowser, after the latter becomes enlarged and uncontrollably enraged.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keane |first1=Sean |title=Giant Bowser debuts in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury trailer |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/giant-bowser-debuts-in-super-mario-3d-world-bowsers-fury-trailer/ |website=CNet |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

==Reception==
Since Bowser Jr.'s introduction in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', reception to the character has been positive. He ranked sixth on [[GameDaily]]'s list of the top 10 Nintendo characters that deserve their own games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 10 Nintendo Characters That Deserve Their Own Games - Page 5 |url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-10-nintendo-characters-that-deserve-their-own-games/?page=5 |publisher=[[GameDaily]] |access-date=2009-08-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019010131/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-10-nintendo-characters-that-deserve-their-own-games/?page=5 |archive-date=October 19, 2008 }}</ref> They also listed him as the 18th best ''Mario'' enemy, calling him a "chip off the ol' block" from Bowser.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gallery and Images|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-mario-enemies/?page=8&cp=2|author=Chris Buffa|date=October 3, 2008|publisher=GameDaily|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022200537/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-mario-enemies/?page=8|archive-date=2008-10-22|access-date=2010-08-05}}</ref> In a satirical article written by [[Kotaku]] writer Chi Lee, Bowser Jr. was compared to [[North Korea]]'s leader [[Kim Jong-un]], and compared the relationship of North Korea and South Korea with the fictional [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and Koopa Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/real-life-bowser-jr-trolls-south-korea-5887194|title=Real Life Bowser Jr Trolls South Korea| first=Chi| last=Lee|date=22 February 2012| publisher=Kotaku | access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> Kotaku also listed Bowser as one of the worst fathers in video gaming, due to allowing Bowser Jr. and the [[Koopalings]] to run around with pirate ships and "zappy wands".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/father-knows-best-the-best-and-worst-fathers-in-video-5297186|title=Father Knows Best: Best And Worst Fathers In Video Games| first=Aj| last=Glasser|date=21 June 2009 | publisher=Kotaku| access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref> [[GameSpy]] complained that Bowser Jr. was a "dopey successor" to the Koopalings which they liked more, and said that they have "far more charm" when compared to Bowser Jr.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.psp.gamespy.com/articles/103/1036219p1.html|title=GameSpy: GameSpy's Favorite Videogame Bosses|publisher=GameSpy|access-date=July 1, 2012}}</ref> [[1UP.com]] listed [[Fawful]] as a character they would want more in the ''Mario Kart'' series than Bowser Jr. and [[Waluigi]], saying "Unfortunately, rather than exploring the true depth of the series and offering characters like ''Mario & Luigi''{{'}}s Fawful, we get Bowser Jr. and Waluigi. Yeah, great."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/fan-service-face-off|title=Fan Service Face-Off - Mario Kart vs. Super Smash Bros.|website=[[1UP.com]]|first=Jeremy|last=Parish|access-date=9 September 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722064502/http://www.1up.com/features/fan-service-face-off|archive-date=22 July 2016}}</ref> Australia's ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' listed Bowser Jr. as one of the characters they want in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', as he would be a "fantastic inclusion".<ref name=onm>{{cite magazine |year=2012 |title=THE NEXT SMASH HIT|magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]] |issue=48 |pages=53–56|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|issn=1836-4276}}</ref> Gavin Jasper of ''[[Den of Geek]]'' ranked Bowser Jr. as 23rd on his list of ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' characters, stating that "What we got was a bratty, new part of the Mario mythos that added a little extra dimension to Bowser. Put Bowser Jr. in Smash and you have yourself an amusing and unique brawler."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/super-smash-bros-characters-ranked/|title=Super Smash Bros. Characters Ranked|date=March 7, 2019|website=Den of Geek}}</ref>

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