Dry Bowser



Dry Bowser (also known as Bowser Bones and Skeletal Bowser) is an undead, skeletal version of Bowser, debuting in ''[http://www.mariowiki.com/New_Super_Mario_Bros. New Super Mario Bros.] Dry Bowser was accidentally created in New Super Mario Bros.'''s first castle, when a short fight between Bowser and Mario ended with Bowser being dropped into a pit filled with lava. Unlike previous occasions, the lava reduced the once-mighty king to a skeleton, leaving his son, [http://www.mariowiki.com/Bowser_Jr. Bowser Jr.], temporarily in command of the Koopa Troop. Dry Bowser is then fought in the first castle in World 8.

Since appearing as an unlockable driver in Mario Kart Wii, Dry Bowser has made recurrent appearances as a separate character from Bowser, notably in the Mario & Sonic series. Dry Bowser has a terrifying howl combined with the rattling of bones from his entire body. This can especially be heard in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games when the player faces him in Ice Hockey.