| BOWSER JR. | ||
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| Universe | Super Mario | |
| Other Super Smash Bros. Appearances | 
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| Availability | Unlockable | |
| Final Smash | Shadow Mario Paint | |
Bowser Jr. is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Calamity. Bowser Jr. is Bowser's only offspring, and is loyal to his own father. His first appearance, he impersonates Mario and wrecks havoc at Delfino Isle so he can have the plumber accused and arrested and have Peach kidnapped to be his own mother.
Changes
Forward aerial is different and it is faster and stronger than his previous one.
New forward and back throw.
Stronger new up throw.
Mechakoopa is now his neutral special.
New side special, Magic Paintbrush. It is no longer is a vertical recovery tool unlike Koopa Clown Kart, his former side special.
New down special, Propeller Glide. When used in the air, Bowser Jr. will activate the car’s propeller, slowly gliding for two seconds. On the ground, it can be charged to fly upwards farther. It can be used to recover in the air.
It cannot be used as a stage control move, unlike Mechakoopa.
Unlock Criteria
- Beat Classic Mode as Bowser without continuing.
- Play fifty VS matches as Bowser.
After completing either one of those criterias, you will face Bowser Jr. on Bowser's Castle. Defeating him will unlock him.
Moveset
| Normal attacks | |||||||||||||||
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| Attack | Name | Description | Damage | ||||||||||||
| Jab | Punching combo | Bowser Jr. punches forward twice before rapid punching with his Clown Car's boxing gloves, ending with a strong punch. | 3% for the first two punches, 1% for the infinite, 8% for the finisher | ||||||||||||
| Side tilt | Fork stab | Bowser Jr. activates the car's fork to stab forward with it. | 8% | ||||||||||||
| Side smash | Pincer drills | Bowser Jr. activates the car's drills and thrust them forward like pincers. Deals multiple damage. | 16% (uncharged) 22% (fully charged) | ||||||||||||
| Up tilt | Fork swipe | Similar to his side tilt, but Bowser Jr. swipes upwards in front of him with the fork. | 6% | ||||||||||||
| Up smash | Propeller spin | Bowser Jr. does a handstand and attacks above him with the car's propeller. | 15% (uncharged; all hits) 23% (fully charged) | ||||||||||||
| Down tilt | Lick | Bowser Jr.'s car does three licks forward. | 2% (first two licks) 4% (last lick) | ||||||||||||
| Down smash | Heavyweight ball slam | Bowser Jr. activates the car's heavyweight balls and slams them down on both sides of him. | 16% (uncharged) 21% (fully charged) | ||||||||||||
| Dash attack | Clown Kart dash | Basically his former side special; Bowser Jr. activates the car's wheels and dashes forward. | Early, 13%
Late, 6% | ||||||||||||
| Aerial attacks | |||||||||||||||
| Attack | Name | Description | Damage | ||||||||||||
| Neutral air | Boxing glove spin | Bowser Jr. activates the car's boxing gloves and spins around. | 6% | ||||||||||||
| Forward air | Flame blast | Bowser Jr. leans forward and spits a flame blast from his mouth. Great edgeguarding and K.O move for its low lag. | 14% | ||||||||||||
| Back air | Heavyweight ball swing | Bowser Jr. swings a heavyweight ball behind him. | 13% | ||||||||||||
| Up air | Overhead hammer swing | Bowser Jr. swings his hammer above him. | 10% | ||||||||||||
| Down air | Spin drill | Bowser Jr. activates the car's drill and spins around, hitting opponents with the drill. | 14% (if all hits connect) | ||||||||||||
| Grabs and throws | |||||||||||||||
| Attack | Name | Description | Damage | ||||||||||||
| Grab | TBA | ||||||||||||||
| Pummel | Mallet bonk | Bonks the opponent on the head with a toy mallet. | 2% | ||||||||||||
| Forward throw | Clown Cannon fire | Bowser jr. places his opponent in the clown car's cannon and fires them forward. | 9% | ||||||||||||
| Back throw | Boxing glove uppercut | Bowser Jr. throws the opponent behind him and uppercuts them with the car's boxing glove. | 11% | ||||||||||||
| Up throw | Above flame blast | Bowser Jr. blasts the opponent with flames upwards. | 12% | ||||||||||||
| Down throw | Ground drill | Slams the opponent on the ground and drills them in. | 2% (slam), 9% (drill) | ||||||||||||
| Special attacks | |||||||||||||||
| Attack | Name | Description | Damage | ||||||||||||
| Neutral special | Mechakoopa | Bowser Jr. deploys a Mechakoopa from his clown car which walks around the stage, turning around at every ledge. If it touches the opponent it will deal set upwards knockback to them before exploding, launching them. After walking around for a while, it will explode manually. Can be picked up and thrown, causing it to explode. | 3% (contact) 12% (explosion) | ||||||||||||
| Side special | Magic Paintbrush | Bowser Jr. gets out his Magic Paintbrush and slashes forward with it once. After it connects with an opponent, Bowser Jr. will slash a second time if the special button is pressed again, making an "X" graffiti sign. | 4% (first hit) 9% (second hit) | ||||||||||||
| Up special | Abandon Ship | Bowser Jr. ejects from his clown car, which fall downwards (if performed in midair) and explodes. In the air, Bowser Jr. will enter a pseudo-helpless state, meaning he can do an aerial hammer attack. After landing on the ground, the car reforms. | 7% (Bowser Jr.), 12% (explosion), 13% (aerial attack) | ||||||||||||
| Down special | Clown Propeller | Bowser Jr. activates the car's propeller and glies forward in the air, and flies upwards from the ground. | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Final Smash | Shadow Mario Paint | ... | ??% | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
Alternates
Credit to Mirai Moon (t∣b∣c) for the palette swaps.