Editing Whirling Fortress

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[[File:Bowser Whirling Fortress Wii U.jpg|thumb|250px|Whirling Fortress in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'']]
'''Whirling Fortress''' is a move that can only be used by [[Bowser]] and [[Giga Bowser]] in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. Bowser and Giga Bowser can activate this move whenever a player presses Up and {{button|gcn|B}} simultaneously. Bowser (or Giga Bowser) conceals himself inside his shell and spins around with it in the air. If it hits any of the other players, they take a relatively large amount of damage, depending on how long they are in contact with the spinning shell. The attack can also be used on the ground, instead of just in the air. If used in the air, it will put Bowser and Giga Bowser into a helpless state after it finishes.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Whirling Fortress only delivers up to two hits when it's used on the ground, but it delivers up to 11 hits when used in the air. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'', while Giga Bowser's Whirling Fortress remained unchanged, Bowser's Whirling Fortress can deliver up to 8 weak hits on the ground, with the final hit delivering the most knockback, making the attack more effective to use as an out of shield attack, and safer to use against shields.

Whirling Fortress received two custom variants in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'', which are '''Flying Fortress''' and '''Sliding Fortress'''. However, only Bowser can use them, as Giga Bowser can only use the default Whirling Fortress.
*Flying Fortress increases the vertical distance of the move to about twice the distance of Whirling Fortress, but it offers less horizontal distance. Also, while the in-game description states that it doesn't deal any damage, it can actually deal minor damage to opponents. 
*Sliding Fortress greatly increases the horizontal distance of the move, enabling it to travel as far as the entire [[Battlefield]] stage. However, the attack takes longer to start up, and it only delivers a single hit on opponents with reduced knockback, making it less effective to use as an out of shield attack.
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==Gallery==
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Bowser Whirling Fortress SSBM.png|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
Bowser Whirling Fortress.png|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
GigaBowser-WhirlingFortress-Brawl.png|Giga Bowser's Whirling Fortress, in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
BowserSpecial B^A.png|Whirling Fortress
BowserSpecial B^B.png|Flying Fortress
BowserSpecial B^C.png|Sliding Fortress
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スピニングシェル
|JapR=Supiningu Sheru
|JapM=Spinning Shell
|Spa=Fortaleza giratoria
|SpaM=Spinning fortress
|Ita=Vortice di aculei
|ItaM=Spike vortex
}}

==Trivia==
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*Whirling Fortress is similar to the attack [[Ludwig von Koopa]] performs in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' after being attacked. Bowser uses a similar move as his [[Special Shot]] in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', known as the [[Spinning Shell Dash]]. Bowser also uses a similar move in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' in one of his [[Stylish move]] animations, in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' as [[MegaDragonBowser]] during the final phase of the final boss fight, and in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' for his dash and spinning animation.
**Prior to ''Melee'', the only instance of Bowser performing a similar move was the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]''.

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