Editing Giga Bowser

'''Giga Bowser''' is a giant and powerful version of [[Bowser]], created as a throwback to the older "aggressive" look of Bowser from games prior to ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/syukeiken/return575.html</ref> He looks more ferocious, with a larger body, a spikier scaled shell, more muscular physique, and a new curve to his lengthened horns. In addition, Giga Bowser is more difficult to battle than his smaller counterpart. He first appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as the final boss of [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode (SSBM)|Adventure Mode]] in higher [[smashwiki:Difficulty|difficulties]]. Despite being an alternate form of a ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' character, Giga Bowser is instead officially considered to be a character of the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], and has no ''Super Mario'' appearances. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Giga Bowser's [[smashwiki:Series symbol|symbol]] has the ''Super Smash Bros.'' symbol, not a [[Mushroom]] like characters of the ''Super Mario'' franchise. Following his debut, Giga Bowser has been featured as [[Bowser]]'s [[Final Smash]] in all subsequent games of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.

Giga Bowser has the same moveset as Bowser in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', but several moves have an elemental effect; his [[smashwiki:Down special move|down special]] can freeze opponents, and his [[smashwiki:Forward smash|forward smash]] is explosive. However, unlike Bowser, Giga Bowser does not have a swim animation; when Giga Bowser jumps into the water, he falls right through it and gets [[smashwiki:KO|KO]]'d. Giga Bowser also cannot pick up items (except in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''), although he still possesses the effects of the [[Bunny Hood]] and [[Superspicy Curry]]. Lastly, thanks to his huge size, Giga Bowser is immune to grab attacks, including both [[Kirby]]'s [[Inhale]] and [[Yoshi]]'s [[Egg Lay]] moves. Giga Bowser is unaffected by [[Cap Block#Super Smash Bros. series|Metal Box]]es, as he does not gain a metallic appearance, even when players are playing a Metal Special Smash. Similarly, [[Super Mushroom]]s, [[Poison Mushroom]]s, and [[Lightning]] will not affect Giga Bowser's size, but his size can be altered by playing a Giant or Tiny Special Smash. On a side note, while Giga Bowser is huge in size, his overall attack power is less powerful than that of a Bowser who acquires a [[Super Mushroom]]. This is especially notable with the forward smash. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Giga Bowser grows to an even larger size than previously, and accurately aiming his punches can result in instantly KOing an opponent.

Giga Bowser first debuted in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', where the player could face him after completing Adventure Mode on normal or higher difficulty within 18 minutes without using any continues. In the cutscene that follows when the player accomplishes this, Giga Bowser is created when a Bowser trophy falls onto the [[Final Destination]] stage and is then immediately struck by lightning, right after the player defeats the giant Bowser. This revives the trophy, but the energy surge from the lightning causes the strange mutation that turns Bowser into Giga Bowser. Defeating Giga Bowser in Adventure Mode awards the player 100,000 points, along with the Giga Bowser trophy. Additionally, he is one of the opponents in the final [[smashwiki:Event match|Event Match]], [[smashwiki:Event 51: The Showdown|The Showdown]], with [[Ganondorf]] and [[Mewtwo]] fighting alongside him.

In the Japanese and American versions, an unused voice clip has the narrator referring to Giga Bowser as "Giga Koopa" (Giga Bowser's Japanese name) when the language settings are set to English. Additionally, when the language is set to Japanese, the narrator calls him "Giga Bowser" even though Bowser is named "Koopa" in Japanese. This does not apply to the European and Australian versions, as the "Giga Koopa" voice clip is removed and the "Giga Bowser" one is used for all languages.

===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===

|Jap=ギガクッパ

|Jap2=ギガクッパ変身 (Final Smash)

|Jap2R=Giga Kuppa Henshin

|JapM=Giga Bowser

|Jap2M=Giga Bowser Transformation

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