Dat Drop Kick!

[Swamp Sensei]

In the first trailer, Bowser uses some sort of drop kick.

What do you think this attack is? A new kind of sheild cancel? A replacement for an old attack?

He performs it around 1:33.

Pic if you don't want to see it in action.

Personally I think it might be a new forward smash.

 

[Komenja]

Fsmash is my guess too.

This move brings Bowser up C. Falcon and Ganondorf levels of manliness.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

It's most likely a foward smash, but it might be just a foward tilt.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

It's most likely a foward smash, but it might be just a foward tilt.

Can't be. He still has his old forward tilt.

 

[TheTuninator]

Fsmash is my guess too.

This move brings Bowser up C. Falcon and Ganondorf levels of manliness.

This brings him up, but losing the freight train dash brings him back down.

 

[Komenja]

Yeah, forgot about that...

He'll get there one day!

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Can't be. He still has his old forward tilt.

Ah yes, I forgot about that. It's definetely an Fsmash then, the way he used it didn't look like he was jumping for a quick aerial attack. If it's not an Fsmash, then I don't know what is.

 

[TheTuninator]

Yeah, forgot about that...

He'll get there one day!

I sure hope so! Bowser should be properly terrifying.

 

[RomanceDawn]

During the Developer Direct with Sakurai, Bowser used about 3 new moves. What could have been forward tilt(certainly not) Forward air, or forward smash was some other move. I'm guessing his big head bash smash has been changed.

I'm liking what appears to be the neutral air as well.

 

[BKupa666]

That N-Air seems to be a new animation for Bowser's midair jump, on a second viewing.

Side note, I'm now looking forward to seeing a drop kick from Giga Bowser.

 

[Bowserlick]

Seems like his Side Smash is a Dropkick.

Dash looks like a sliding kick (similar to Fox's but much manlier)

And his neutral air looks like his animation from Brawl when someone jumps on his head. A crazy limb rotation.

 

[Cool Daddy Booty Funk]

Considering his new running animation is it possible that it is his new running attack? I doubt it because in the video he is stationary, but just saying. Anyway, I like his old fsmash, but this doesn't look bad either.

 

[Admiral Pit]

Based on what I saw, Dash attack seems like the low kick, F-smash most likely being that drop kick (since F-tilt is shown in a pic), a possible new N-air or U-air with that airborne flip, and of course he stands up more and runs. This new Bowser seems likely to have more potential with his new style. I'm gonna miss the skidding Bowser run, but it's probably for the best.
I also noticed Bowser used F-tilt with his right hand in the pics. Back in Brawl, he used it and other attacks with his left. Nothing big, but I was curious.

 

[Knight Dude]

You know you've made a great game when you can use a giant turtle to dropkick elves and robots out of a boxing ring. Truly one of the greatest marvels in recent history.

 

[_R@bid_]

I hope the drop kick still has the head bash's power. I loved that move.

 

[grizby2]

his run animation looks so .....odd! I love it, but its odd not seeing him skid lol. but I prefer the running more. its so odd its scary, and dat's what da' BOWZ oughta' BE. know what'M SAYIN'?! now HUG DA BOWZ!

on topic: he has his f-tilt from brawl, I saw him using his Side-B from brawl, and I also saw his new dash attack multiple times, so I think its safe to say that its his new f-smash.

 

[BridgesWithTurtles]

As much as I love the drop kick (and I really do), I'm gonna miss the epic head crash move. I really love Bowser's new posture. It gives off a really foreboding, powerful persona for the koopa king. I think Bowser's well on his way to dominating the arena this time around.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

That posture makes Bowser actually look smart!

I love it!

 

[Krynxe]

ZeRo made a good point about this move. It comes out immediately after the powershield so they might have implemented some sort of parry mechanic

but I still personally believe that it's a new fsmash

 

[FalKoopa]

Does anyone else find Bowser's dash a bit too goofy?

Personally, I still prefer this over the floor grinding.

EDIT: To be on topic, that drop kick makes Bowser seem quite athletic.

 

[Susi]

He is doing the move in the 3DS clip out of nothing. So it can't be some parry ****.

 

[Rykard]

ZeRo made a good point about this move. It comes out immediately after the powershield so they might have implemented some sort of parry mechanic

but I still personally believe that it's a new fsmash

You can attack immediately out of a powershield in both brawl and melee so that concept isn't anything new.

Either way, it looks really nice and is great that he will will have a bit more range on his smashes from what it looks like

 

[Krynxe]

He meant like a specific and unique attack that can or always comes out after a powershield

 

[FangnierFernious]

Im liking Boswer even more now. As a totally off topic side note I died laughing when Pikachu crawled away from Kirby. I dont know why.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Based on what I'm seeing, that appears to be a forward aerial attack that Bowser is using.

 

[Link Sharingan]

As much as I love the drop kick (and I really do), I'm gonna miss the epic head crash move. I really love Bowser's new posture. It gives off a really foreboding, powerful persona for the koopa king. I think Bowser's well on his way to dominating the arena this time around.

i love that posture too.

 

[Hammer B]

It actually looks to me like the forward aerial attack used by another fighter turtle in Brawl

 

[Moon Monkey]

I think it can either be Dash attack or Fsmash.

 

[MattTheWorm]

Wonder what the charge would be like if it is an fsmash.

 

[FangnierFernious]

Wonder what the charge would be like if it is an fsmash.

Waaay to overpowered. Which is exactly while I love it. It would KO at such low damage levels it's not even funny

 

[Admiral Pit]

I'm sure for those who seen the Developer Direct, Dash Attack looks more like a low kick., where F-smash is the dropkick. Based on observations that the vids and pics have shown so far:

-Side-B = Flying Slam, still the same as Brawl's
-F-tilt is the same
-Dash Attack most likely the low kick since Bowser doesn't have his old dash
-F-smash (old one not shown) = Boozer dropkick!

We have yet to see Bowser's Jab in action yet though, and once we see it, Bowser Dropkick will be confirmed as the new F-smash, when I go by observations.

And it seems like all of Bowser's specials, which are Fire Breath, Whirling Fortress, Flying Slam, and Bowser Bomb (Neutral B, Up-B, Side-B, and Down-B respectively), are still the same. I do have curiosity on the airborne Bowser flip from the Developer Direct Vid though.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

It could still be his F-aerial, and it was used immediately after jumping. I haven't seen any footage of Bowser aside from the trailer though, I don't know if he has been shown using his original f-aerial at all. I don't recall seeing him use his original f-aerial in the trailer though.

 

[Davidreamcatcha]

I'm really loving the way Bowser stands and runs so far. It's far more akin to how he is in the source games, especially when it looks like that dash animation was ripped straight out of 3D Land.

 

[SpeedyJ]

Dayum Bowser's got some pretty good posture now.

I hope it's another move though, not his f-smash because I love his old one. Landing it was so satisfying, it just had this level of epicness.

 

[GamerGuy09]

This is confirmed for his Fsmash basically. In the developer demo for SSB4 they shown off the new dash attack (one legged dive kick).

 

[Kamikazek]

I'm always up for character changes and I'm glad Bowser's getting an update but I'm going to miss his old dash so much. I LOVED that dash. ;__;

 

[B!squick]

I imagine JonTron saying "eyeh" when Brawl Bowser does his DA. It sounds so appropriate in my head.

 

[Supermario12]

In the first trailer, Bowser uses some sort of drop kick.

What do you think this attack is? A new kind of sheild cancel? A replacement for an old attack?

He performs it around 1:33.

Pic if you don't want to see it in action.

Personally I think it might be a new forward smash.

It reminds me of Fox's smash attack in N64

 

[S_B]

I believe it is a new Fsmash, and holy jeez, does it travel far.

Is is me, or is Bowser covering some fairly decent distance with it in the video?

 

[Yoichi Hiruma]

Looks like a dash attack to me.