And so here we are with Bowser. If you don't know who this fellow is, then you are not a video game fan. You might not like the series, but every video game nerd knows Bowser.

Bowser Profile

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Species: Koopa

Series: Super Mario

First Appearance: Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985)

Latest Appearance: New Super Mario Bros. U (WiiU, 2012)

# of Appearances: 70+

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Favourite Appearance: Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS, 2009)

Known For: Kidnapping Peach, taking over the Mushroom Kingdom, taking over Dinosaur Land, taking over the Galaxy, stealing the Star Rod, losing his castle, having an ego, making his minions shave, being beaten by Mario, and helping the Mario Bros. to defeat other villains

Excitement Factor: 6/10. I don’t play as Bowser much in Melee or Brawl, mainly because I dislike being a big target and a slow target. At the moment, I haven’t seen Bowser in action enough yet to tell whether I’ll enjoy playing as him more in the upcoming games with the new changes.