What eactly IS Bowser, anyhow?

[Galvanic]

Technically, is he a tortoise (land turtle) or a sea turtle?

He seems to mostly derive from a tortoise, especially since he mostly walks on land, but, unlike tortoises, he can swim, and very well at that, something that he would have to be a sea turtle to do.

 

[Percon]

I think he's the cross between a kappa and a dragon.

 

[Dark Iori Yagami]

Bowser originally could have been a porcupine.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Somehow, I think Bowser is a turtle that has mutated into a demonic beast. Of course, he hasn't lost his personality during the mutation.

 

[Dragonbreath]

Well, he has feet, so I'll say he's more of a tortoise. But in reality, he's really just a bigger, more dangerous looking version of a regular koopa, which is a cartoon version of monster from japanese folklore.

 

[Galvanic]

Well, he has feet, so I'll say he's more of a tortoise. But in reality, he's really just a bigger, more dangerous looking version of a regular koopa, which is a cartoon version of monster from japanese folklore.

True about the feet. I was going to note that.

...But wait...

What Japanese folklore monster? I never knew of this.

 

[W.Jr]

i think he is a dragon slash turtle.

 

[DeuceBlade]

Bowser's parents were probably a dragon and dinosaur... hes a draginosaur

 

[LaniusShrike]

Theoretically they're based off of Kappas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_(folklore)
Another cartooned kappa:
http://sugoi.com.ar/files/2007/02/kappa.jpg

... but really, I have to say I think koopas look a lot more like bipedal turtles than kappas. And bowser is when a koopa mated with a dragon. Hey, the paper mario series HAS shown that dragons exist in that universe...

 

[FalcoChamp]

Hes an evil koopa/ yoshi

 

[Jackal478]

He's a Koopa. And Koopas are basically turtles.

So he's an evil.....turtle....

 

[error_alt_delete]

its easy, hes a koopa.
he is a cross between a dragon and a turtle. yoshi is a cross between a dinosuar a dragon.

 

[ThoraxeRMG]

Should we care? In the universe he lives in, there are talking mushrooms. Why should it matter? It's a game!

 

[RyNo 86]

I agree. Who cares as long as he's a bad ***.

 

[HourglassMemory]

Turtle/Bull/Porcupine/Dragon/Toad (the animal, not the character)

 

[Tingle_Stole_My_Pants]

Bowser's a turtle dragon. You see them every now and then in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean artwork and statuary. They have clawed feet, can breath fire, they can swim, and some have spines on their shells. They're very strong. Their faces look like Bowser's, too. Some were even depicted as bipedal. Because of the countless similarities, I'm going to say that Bowser is a turtle dragon with a tendancy towards conquest.

Is that good enough?

 

[TidalSpiral]

Actually, Bowser's face and limbs remind me of chinese dragon art.

The shell could be lifted from nature or other popular franchises.

And finally, in stance and girth, he sort of resembles a sumo fighter.

 

[Gimpyfish62]

bowser is a koopa

this thread does not please me.

*bowser fsmash*