What is Bowser?
{{General VG character | name=Bowser |image= |caption=Bowser statue at Super Nintendo World | series=''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' | firstgame=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1985) | creator=[[Shigeru Miyamoto]] | artist=[[Yōichi Kotabe]] | voiceactor=Marc Graue (1994)<br>Scott Burns (2002–2010)<br>Eric Newsome (2007)<br>Kenny James (2007–present)<br>[[Harvey Atkin]] (''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', and ''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'')<br> [[Jack Black]] ([[The Super Mario Bros. Movie|2023 film]]) | japanactor=[[Naoki Tatsuta]] (''BS Super Mario Collection'')<br>[[Akiko Wada]] (''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!|Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!]]'')<br>[[Masaharu Satō]] (''[[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.]]'') | motionactor= | liveactor = [[Christopher Collins]]/[[Patrick Pinney]] (''[[King Koopa's Kool Kartoons]]'')<br>[[Dennis Hopper]] (''[[Super Mario Bros. (movie)|Super Mario Bros.]]'') | inuniverse= |}} '''King Bowser Koopa''' is a character in the ''[[Super Mario]]'' [[video game]]s. He is the [[evil]] Koopa that takes over the Mushroom Kingdom and kidnaps [[Princess Peach]]. He is the main [[enemy]] to [[Mario]]. He has spikes on his back, breathes fire, and is bigger than normal Koopas. He was ranked #1 in the Top 50 Video Game Villains of all-time list by the ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]] 2013''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/1/bowser-crowned-greatest-videogame-villain-of-all-time-in-poll-for-guinness-world-records-2013-gamer%E2%80%99s-edition-46745/|accessdate=5 May 2014|title=Bowser Crowned 'Greatest Video Game Villain of All Time' in Poll for Guinness World Records 2013 Gamer's Edition|publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]}}</ref> == Video games == Bowser's first appearance was in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' as the last boss, in the last level. The first seven castles in the game had Bowsers, but