Bowser

Bowser follows his own frustrated pursuit through Thousand-Year Door’s interchapter scenes, often arriving behind Mario or reacting to the plans of other antagonists. Kammy Koopa accompanies him, giving the subplot a comic partnership.

• Story: His scenes connect familiar Mario rivalry with a story already driven by the X-Nauts and the Crystal Stars.
• In the game: Use the immediate controls and objectives in his short interludes. When facing him in Mario’s battles, prepare the relevant badge loadout, partner and action-command timing.

Story spoilers.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door · GameCube · 2004 · Original GameCube release; the Switch remake has changes not covered here. · Picture: Bowser: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door original-era character artwork.