What is Bowser Jr.?
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox VG character |name = Bowser Jr. |first = ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' (2002) |series = ''[[Mario]]'' |voiceactor = Dolores Rogers (2002-2017, 2021)<br />Caety Sagoian (2007-present) }} '''Bowser Jr.''' is a character from the ''[[Mario]]'' [[video game]] series. He is the son of [[Bowser]] and prince of the Koopas. He is known for inventing machines, painting graffiti, and doing what he can to make his father proud. He first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Since then, he has become a main character and appears in most of the ''[[Mario]]'' [[video game]] series. ==Appearances== Bowser Jr. first appears in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', where he disturbs Mario's vacation with [[Princess Peach]] on Delfino Isle by making the island dirty and kidnapping Peach. He makes himself look like Mario, so the people of the island put Mario in jail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.retro.ign.com/articles/833/833615p4.html|title=IGN Presents: The History of Super Mario Bros.|first=Rus|last=McLaughin|publisher=IGN|access-date=2013-12-04|archive-date=2009-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125162234/http://au.retro.ign.com/articles/833/833615p4.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He kidnapped Peach because Bowser made him think that Peach was his mother, and he had to keep her safe.<ref name=sunshine1>{{cite video game|title=Super Mario Sunshine|developer=Nintendo EAD|publisher=Nintendo|date=19 June 2002|platform=[[Nintendo 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> He later finds out that Peach is not actually his mother,<ref>{{cite video game|title=Super Mario Sunshine|developer=Nintendo EAD|publisher=Nintendo|