Character Lore 5: Bowser

Bowser is one of the last necreans to live in Amarioca. He is the current ruler of the Koopa Kingdom and will be succeeded by his son Bowser Jr. He is also the father of seven other drakoopas of different sub-species.

Birth and Childhood

Bowser's egg was laid before the Dragon War but hatched shortly after it started. He was immediately brought away of the Koopa Kingdom by his true father and Kamek. They hid in the mountains near the Mushroom City. Bowser did not see his father before a very long time. He was moved once again by Kamek only. Kamek was the one who raised him but never showed love to his adoptive son. Because of that, Bowser grew to be bitter and hateful toward the magikoopa over many years.

Rise to the Throne

Once Bowser grew old enough, Kamek immediately brought him to the Koopa Kingdom. It was already ruled by a necrean but Bowser somehow knew it was not only an imposter but a boo. He unmasked the imposter but could not catch him as the latter left never to be seen until years later. Bowser became the new king of the Koopa Kingdom. He learned of a human princess and had a strange feeling about it. He kidnapped the princess and took her to his castle. He tried to interrogate the princess about this feeling but did not get any answer. Two other humans came to her rescue but an unknown force took over the Koopa Castle and sent everyone away. Bowser found himself in a familiar place. He was in the mountain but had to find refuge as it was getting dark and cold. He stumbled across a cabin and entered it without hesitation. He was surprised to see another necrean like him. It was his true father. He learned of his father's plan there and his intention with Kamek and why the latter poorly raised Bowser. Bowser was infuriated that he was manipulated by his own father to ensure the latter would be king forever. Bowser fought against his father but let him live even if he defeated him. To this day, his father became blind due to a curse. Bowser joined up with Mario and the others in this continent-sized factory and returned to the Koopa Kingdom to retake the throne. Once there, Kamek tried to kill him but Bowser prevailed once again. Having learned the truth about Kamek's orders, he chose to let the magikoopa live and, with his new friends, put an end to the threat known as Smithy. Afterward, an agreement was made between the two kingdoms to cease any hostilities that still persisted. Bowser kept Kamek at his side.

A New Dream

Bowser took some years to rebuild the Koopa Kingdom with Kamek though the latter was still depressed. Bowser once walked in the street of the city he renamed Neo Bowser City and saw a poster of play that would take place in an orphanage. He was shocked to see the characters sharing similar physical traits with him. He immediately went to the orphanage and bought two tickets then donated a large sum of coins to have the play happen in a real theater. Bowser returned to the castle and brought Kamek to the play to cheer him up. When they took their seats, Bowser told Kamek to send the director to his seat and to take the task at her place. Kamek obliged and left his seat. The director, also the foster mother of the orphanage, sat next to the koopa king and they discussed about the children Bowser saw on the poster. Bowser could not believe it. They were drakoopas just like him. The next day, he went to adopt all the drakoopas but could not give them the same last name as his to not make his true relationship with them public yet. Though they would share the last name Koopa, he gave new names to his new children which they would use in public:

Larry was renamed Larry Mulan;

Morton Jr was renamed Morton Dawney Jr;

Wendy O was renamed Wendy Owen;

Iggy was renamed Iggy Popinski;

Roy was renamed Roy Orion;

Lemmy was renamed Lemmy K. Mason;

Ludwig Von was renamed Ludwig B. Tobin.

And thus a dream was born: complete his family. In the first week he had the koopalings, Bowser requested the Mushroom King to send his daughter Peach to see his new children. When the princess visited him, she was not impressed, not only that but she also accused Bowser of another conspiracy to take over the newly named Amarioca. Bowser had no choice but to play dumb and deny what she said. In the same night, Bowser caught Larry eavesdropping on him and the princess but had an idea after everything Peach told him. He wanted to see if what both his true father and Peach said regarding the koopaling was true. The next year, when Larry learned to speak, Bowser sent him on his first mission: Retrieve the orange wand from Grassland. He gave a pair of gloves to Larry and asked him not to wield the wand with his bare hand. The next day, Larry erupted in his office crying. Bowser noticed that his son lost a glove probably from a fight with the Grassland authority. This gave Bowser an idea. He went to Grassland to speak with the advisor, Captain Goomba, about what happened the night before. The captain told him that an athlean tried to steal the wand. Bowser confessed that this athlean was one of his sons and asked the advisor to teach him how to use it. In the following months, Bowser made an agreement with each of the rulers of the seven lands to plan inheritances for his children. However, to not be suspected of anything, only Larry would know how to use his respective wand before ascending to his respective throne.

Clawdia and the Aftermath

Bowser and the other heroes of Amarioca travelled to Obeanie for an expedition. For Bowser though, it was to find athleans that could explain him about their secret sign language to write a last will to Larry. Their ship was attacked by an old witch. Bowser fell off the ship into somewhere in Obeanie. A burglar named Popple found him but Bowser lost his memory. The burglar masked him and together they went to steal things. One day, they had the idea to steal from the Obenian queen but, once inside, Bowser unexpectedly recovered his memory. He was able to flee the scene unnoticed while Popple gave him some time by throwing himself at the guards. After he recovered his memory, Bowser explored the city near the Obeanian castle and often visited his new friend. He found not only what he was looking for, athleans, but he also came closer to his dream. He found a female necrean named Clawdia. They spent time together. Bowser showed her pictures of his children. They even made one themselves but this dream quickly fell into ruins when Clawdia passed away as she gave birth to the egg that would become Bowser Jr. Bowser's heart was broken. He joined up with the other heroes of Amarioca and they left Obeanie. Another assassination attempt was made on him but a star sprite helped him to defeat his assassin. Bowser returned to Amarioca. Back there, he proposed an official peace treaty to Peach which the latter accepted. The treaty was signed the very same day Junior hatched. When peace was officially established in Amarioca, Bowser's children left the castle one by one over the years. In addition, Bowser asked Kamek not to interfere with him raising Junior. Though it could be due to Kamek having made mistakes, it was in fact because Bowser wanted to raise his son himself.

Today, Bowser still rules over the Koopa Kingdom with the help of his royal advisor Kamek. Only Junior remains at the castle but that is because he is too young to leave and will become the next king. Recently, Bowser met an alien that told him of a possible attack on the Mario World. Measures were taken by Bowser and many other people and they built a plan named Operation: Zombie Heartbreaker.

Appearance

Much like other necreans, Bowser has the deep green shell and the red hairs. He usually wears two pair of spiked bracers, one at his wrist and the other near his shoulders. He also wears a spiked collar on his neck. He can also be seen wearing normal clothes like a white suit with a top hat for parties or a set of clothe that consists of white polka-dot vest and khaki shorts. He sometimes combs his hair sideway. He also wears black rectangular glasses because he is far-sighted.

Personnality

Bowser can still be seen as a tyrant by most people on the Mario World due to his imposing size and monstrous voice. Despite, he is often pictured as a great father by other royalties due to how he succeeded to raise his adopted children as well as his legitimate child. Bowser can be very emotional and has difficulties to hide his emotions. He has a special room dedicated to unleash his wrath in it by breaking everything. He cares for his children and does his best to make them happy. He is also quick to blame himself especially for when it comes to his children leaving the castle or for when Clawdia passed away. Bowser is one of the people that changed the most through his life, going from the cruelest tyrant to a typical father and a heartbroken king. He is also hesitant to tell the truth to people. By example, he has yet to tell Kamek he forgives him or to tell his children about Clawdia.