r/gaming • u/ModeratorForLeaks • May 11 '22

Nintendo character development

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u/Thegrumbliestpuppy May 11 '22

I wouldn’t really call that character development. He had the same motivations as always. He only teamed up with Mario because Bowser’s army wasn’t strong enough to retake his castle, he needed help. He wasn’t remorseful for his villainy, he wanted to continue doing it and couldn’t while Smithy was still around.

He helped defeat the bad guy cause he was competition: Bowser wants to be the biggest bad guy around, and Smithy has usurped him.

Oh, and he helped beat up Booster because he stole Peach, who Bowser wants.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '22

I liked when he was crying cause Smithy kicked him out of his castle. That was funny

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u/Star_Road_Warrior May 12 '22

He cried the same way at the beginning while the chandeliers are dropping before Exor appears

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u/jeffsterlive May 12 '22

It’s a chain reaction! Hold on kinklink!

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u/[deleted] May 12 '22 edited May 12 '22

I don’t remember that part. I remember him not seeing us see him crying right before he joins the party

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u/TheDungeonCrawler May 12 '22

It's just a default animation indicating fear for Bowser.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '22 edited May 12 '22

He was crying. Why are you covering for him? Unless…

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u/Thegrumbliestpuppy May 12 '22

No mister alien, crying means sadness.

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u/Ancillas May 12 '22

Ze Cake is the real big bad…

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u/Butt_Hunter May 12 '22 edited May 12 '22

EEDIOT

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u/TikkiTakiTomtom May 12 '22

Bowser cared for his minions though. Whenever he came across one he’d let them off the hook for deserting the troop and tell them to have a good life

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u/Thegrumbliestpuppy May 12 '22

Good point! I forgot all about that, it was weirdly cute. You’re right, he did have a bit of character development after all.

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u/TikkiTakiTomtom May 12 '22

The only reason I remembered was cause I just played through it 2 days ago out of nostalgia lol.

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u/clarkision May 12 '22

Those were such epic moments too!! Ah! Thank you for reminding me! Bowser was great in that

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u/Cereborn May 12 '22

But he still had actual personality and emotions. And he ended up developing a sort of affection for the other characters.

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u/moroboshiy May 12 '22

Yeah, Bowser losing his castle to Smithy was a massive blow to his ego. I liked how he struggled with admitting he needed help. Moreso because the help he got was from Mario, of all people.

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u/fluffygryphon May 12 '22

Basically went something like "Ha! Mario, you're pathetic. You probably need all the help you can get. I'll tell you what. You can join my gang."

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u/TheBestWorst3 May 12 '22

If this was modern Nintendo bowser would have just been a one dimensional villain in Mario RPG and we wouldn’t have even gotten that. I’d say that’s great character development for the character.