Tail Bowser

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Template:Species-infobox A Tail Bowser[1] is a fake Bowser powered by a Super Leaf. They first appear in Super Mario 3D Land as bosses.

History

Super Mario 3D Land

Screenshot of a Tail Bowser from Super Mario 3D Land.
Screenshot of a Tail Bowser from Super Mario 3D Land.

In Super Mario 3D Land, much like fake Bowsers from Super Mario Bros., Tail Bowsers are fought on bridges at the end of castle levels and attack by breathing giant fireballs and jumping around the stage, though they do not throw hammers. Only two Tail Bowsers appear: one in World 1-Castle and the other in World 5-Castle; the latter also swings his spiky striped tail to attack and destroy columns. Additionally, they are immune to projectiles. In order to defeat a Tail Bowser, Mario or Luigi has to press the switch at the end of the bridge to make it collapse and send him into the lava. After falling into the lava, Tail Bowsers bounce upwards and show their true forms (a Goomba in World 1, and a Magikoopa in World 5) with a Super Leaf beside the body.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

Tail Bowser in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
A Tail Bowser as it appears in Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular chasing the real Bowser, Bowser Jr., Dr. Eggman, and Mario.

A Tail Bowser appears as a boss in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, specifically in Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular. The appearances of the stage and its boss are based off Super Mario 3D Land. It chases the team across a giant collapsing bridge, spitting fireballs at them. The team must hit four buttons at the same time to cause the Tail Bowser to fall into lava, where it turns into a Goomba and a Super Leaf.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Defeats Goombas.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam card

While a Tail Bowser never appears physically in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, one appears on a Battle Card, taking his design from Super Mario 3D Land.

Game appearances

Title Description Release Date System/Format
Super Mario 3D Land Boss 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Boss 2013 Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Cameo on Battle Card 2015 Nintendo 3DS

Name in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese しっぽクッパ[2]
Shippo Kuppa 		Tail Koopa

Trivia

References

  1. ^ von Esmarch, Nick. Super Mario 3D Land PRIMA Official Game Guide. Pages 28 and 76.
  2. ^ Shogakukan. 2015. Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook, Super Mario 3D Land section, page 180.
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Koopas
Characters Bowser, forms, and counterparts Alarm Koopa • Baby Bowser (Mega Baby Bowser) • Black Bowser • Blockhead Bowser • Bowcien • Bowser • Bowletta • Castle Bowser • Dreamy Bowser • Dry Bowser • Fury Bowser • Giant Bowser • Giga Bowser • Glohm Bowser • Golf Daiō • King Koopa's alter egos • King Tetris • Koopa 3 • MegaDragonBowser • Meowser • Molten Bowser • Paper Bowser • Qix Daiō • Shiny RoboBowser • Shrowser • Torino Daiō
Bowser's current game relatives Dry Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Paper Bowser Jr.
Bowser's former game relatives Bowser's Brother • Koopa Kid • Koopalings (Iggy Koopa · Larry Koopa · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Roy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa)
Bowser's adaptation relatives Bowser's father • Bowser's mother • Bowser's sister • Enma Daiō • King Koopa's great-great grandkoop • Poopa La Koopa
Other Bowser X • C. Everett Koopa • Dark Bowser • Darkmess Bowser • Francis Ford Koopola • Gary Koopa • James Fennimore Koopa
Species Impostor Bowser • Koopa Kid • Koopa Zombie • Tail Bowser
Facsimiles and other constructs Robots Blasta Mechakoopa • Bowser??? • Bowser's mech • Flying Mechakoopa • Mecha-Bowser • Mecha Hand • Mechakoopa • Mega Mechakoopa • Mekakuppa • Mini Bowser • Mini Bowser Jr. • Rabbid Mechakoopa • Robo-suit • The Great King Bowser • Zappa Mechakoopa
Statues Abominable Snowkoopa • Bowser Monument • Bowser Snow Statue • Bowser Statue • Bowser Stunner • Guard Door • Koopa no Yukidaruma • Papercraft Bowser • Papercraft Bowser Jr.
Buildings Bowser's Castle • Bowser's Galaxy Generator • Koopamart • Temple of Koopa
Vehicles Bone Rattler • Flame Runner • Gilded King • Holiday King • Koopa Cruiser • Koopa King • Silver King
Related items Bowser Bomb • Bowser Candy • Bowser Capsule • Bowser Suit • Bowser's Shell • Grand Spiky Shell • Koopa Kid Orb • Spiky Shell
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Super Mario 3D Land
Playable characters Mario • Luigi
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Tanooki Mario • Boomerang Mario • Invincible Mario • White Tanooki Mario • Statue Mario
Non-playable characters Princess Peach • Toad • Toads
Enemies Banzai Bill • Biddybud • Big Boo • Big Cosmic Clone • Big Tail Goomba • Blokkablok • Boo • Boomerang Bro • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Coin Coffer • Cosmic Clone • Draglet • Dry Bones • Fake Block • Fire Piranha Plant • Flophopper • Fuzzy • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Grinder • Hammer Bro • Inky Piranha Plant • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Magikoopa • Magmaargh • Monty Mole • Morty Mole • Para-Biddybud • Paragoomba • Peepa • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Prongo • Rocky Wrench • Sandmaargh • Spike Eel • Spiny • Stingby • Tail Bob-omb • Tail Boo • Tail Bullet Bill • Tail Goomba • Tail Thwomp • Thistle • Thwomp • Wallop
Obstacles Baddie Box • Ball 'N' Chain • Banzai Bill Cannon • Bill Blaster • Fire Bar • Giant spiked ball • Jet engine • Lava • Lava Geyser • Poison • Retractable spikes • Spike Pillar • Spiked ball • Spike Bar • Spike Block • Spiked roller
Bosses Tail Bowser • Boom Boom • Pom Pom • Bowser • Dry Bowser
Items and power-ups ? Box • + Clock • 1-Up Mushroom • Boomerang Flower • Coin • Fire Flower • Invincibility Leaf • Note • P-Wing • Poison Mushroom • Propeller Box • Red Coin • Star Medal • Statue Leaf • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Super Star
Objects ! Block • ? Block • Assist Block • Beep Block • Binoculars • Block • Board • Bolts • Cactus • Cannon • Checkpoint Flag • Cog • Coin Block • Coin ring • Crate • Crumbling platform • Directional Block • Donut Block • Empty Block • Face block • Flip Panel • Flower • Fluff • Flying ? Block • Gift Box • Goal Pole • Green Shell • Hard Block • Invisible Block • Lift • Mystery Box • Note Block • Pipe • P Switch • Pole • Red-Blue Panel • Red Ring • Rock • Roulette Block • Rubber pad • Seagull • Small bird • Spine Coaster • Stump • Super Note Block • Switchboard • Tail Wheel • Tapering platform • Tightrope • Tree • Torch • View plate • Warp Box • World Warp Pipe
Locations Main worlds World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • World 7 • World 8
Special worlds Special 1 • Special 2 • Special 3 • Special 4 • Special 5 • Special 6 • Special 7 • Special 8
Other Mushroom Kingdom • Peach's Castle • Sub-area • Toad Houses
Moves Crawl • Crouch • Crouch Jump • Dash • Ground Pound • Jump • Long Jump • Roll • Side Somersault • Slide • Swim • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Completion • Item storage • StreetPass Gift • Tail Tree • UFO • Warp Zone
Further info Gallery • Glitches • "The Mario Drawing Song" • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
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Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Athletes Super Mario franchise Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Peach • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi
Sonic franchise Amy • Blaze • Dr. Eggman • Knuckles • Metal Sonic • Shadow • Silver • Sonic • Tails • Vector
Referees Chao • Charmy • Cream • Espio • Lakitu • Omochao • Orbot & Cubot • Piantas • Shy Guy • Small birds • Toad • Toads
Legends Showdown rivals Team Birdo • Kamek • Jet • King Boo • Omega • Team Eggman Nega (Eggman Nega, Rouge, Dry Bowser)
Enemies and obstacles Bullet Bill • Cargo truck • Chain Chomp • Cop Speeder • Fire Bar • Goomba • Koopa Paratroopa • Lava • Lava Bubble • Lava Geyser • Snowman • Shadow Clone • Tail Bowser
Items ? Block • Banana • Brick Block • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Dash Panel • Donut Block • Green Shell • Mushroom Trampoline • Note Block • P Switch • POW Block • Red Shell • Ring • Spring • Super Leaf • Tail Tree • Tail Wheel • Warp Pipe • Wiggler Wagon
Events Olympic events Alpine Skiing Downhill • Ski Jumping Large Hill • Freestyle Skiing Moguls • Freestyle Ski Cross • Biathlon • Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom • Snowboard Slopestyle • Snowboard Cross • Speed Skating 500m • Short Track Speed Skating 1000m • Figure Skating Singles • Figure Skating Pairs • Skeleton • 4-man Bobsleigh • Ice Hockey • Curling
Dream Events Winter Sports Champion Race • Groove Pipe Snowboard • Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular • Sonic's Figure Skating Spectacular • Roller Coaster Bobsleigh • Snow Day Street Hockey • Hole-In-One Curling • Snowball Scrimmage • Bullet Bill Sledge Race
Miscellaneous Animals • Gallery • Staff
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