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The following is a list of bosses in the Mario series.

Arcade[]

Donkey Kong[]

  • Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong was Mario's first Boss, in the game, he captured Pauline and took her up to the top of a construction site where Mario would then have to go up and save her. Donkey Kong would start to throw multiple barrels at Mario whom would have to jump over them to get past. Once Mario would hit a lever, Donkey Kong would drop and get hurt where you would then have to repeat.

Donkey Kong Jr.[]

  • Mario - This is the first and only game where Mario is the boss. In this game, Mario captured Donkey Kong, and put him in a cage. Now, Donkey Kong Jr. would have to go through multiple levels trying to save his dad. Mario would send out animals to stop DK Jr. Once you saved Donkey Kong, he would kick Mario out of the way.

Donkey Kong 3[]

  • Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong appears once again as a boss that, instead of Mario, Stanley the Bugman must defeat. In the game, Donkey Kong has gotten into Stanley's Bug House and is letting all the wasps out, now Stanley must not only defeat Donkey Kong, but also kill all the bugs with his Bugspray.

NES[]

Super Mario Bros.[]

  • Bowser - At the end of each world, a fake bowser would be waiting for you, but then at the end of the game, the real Bowser would be there. In the game, Bowser kidnapped Peach, and turned all the Toads into stone while hoping to become king of the Mushroom Kingdom. He sent out a huge troop to defeat Mario and Luigi, and also put disguses on some of them to look like Bowser. At the end, Mario would face the real one, whom would jump, blow fire, and even throw hammers all at the same time. Once you got past him, you'd hit the switch to drop the bridge making him go into a pit of fire.

Super Mario Bros. 2[]

  • Birdo - Birdo appears multiple times in the game as a minor boss that will shoot eggs at you. Mario, Luigi, Peach, or Toad will then have to jump onto the egg, pick it up, and throw it back at her. Like all the other bosses, she is a minion to Wart, the evil frog like creature.
  • Mouser - Mouser is a minion to Wart whom tries to kill the Mario Bros. by throwing bombs at them.
  • Tryclyde - Triclyde is a three headed snake whom, like every one else is a minion to Wart.
  • Fryguy
  • Clawgrip
  • Hawkmouth
  • Wart

Super Mario Bros. 3[]

SNES[]

Super Mario World[]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[]

Nintendo 64[]

Super Mario 64[]

Paper Mario[]

GameCube[]

Luigi's Mansion[]

Super Mario Sunshine[]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[]

Wii[]

Super Paper Mario[]

Super Mario Galaxy[]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[]

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Super Mario Galaxy 2[]

Wii U[]

New Super Mario Bros. U[]

Super Mario 3D World[]

Paper Mario: Color Splash[]

Mini Bosses[]

  • The Shy Bandit (occasionally pops up on world map)
  • Big Spiny
  • Petea Piranha
  • Black Shy Guy
  • Steak
  • Big Podoboo
  • Kamek

Nintendo Switch[]

Super Mario Odyssey[]

Paper Mario: The Origami King[]

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[]

Game Boy[]

Super Mario Land[]

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins[]

Game Boy Advance[]

Super Mario Advance[]

Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[]

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[]

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[]

  • Tolstar
  • Hoohooros
  • Dragohoho
  • Queen Bean
  • Popple and Rookie
  • Wiggler
  • Chuckolator
  • Cackletta
  • Mom Piranha
  • Trunkle
  • Hermie III
  • Popple
  • Jojora and Jojora's friend
  • Popple and Birdo
  • Iggy Koopa
  • Morton Koopa Jr.
  • Lemmy Koopa
  • Ludwig Von Koopa
  • Roy Koopa
  • Wendy O. Koopa
  • Larry Koopa
  • Bowletta
  • Cackletta's Soul

Nintendo DS[]

Super Mario 64 DS[]

Mario Kart DS[]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[]

Mini Bosses[]

Super Princess Peach[]

Yoshi's Island DS[]

Mini Bosses[]

New Super Mario Bros.[]

Mini Bosses[]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[]

Optional Bosses[]

  • Shroobs
  • Durmite X
  • Alpha Kretin X / Beta Kretin X
  • Wisdurm X
  • Bowser Memory ML X
  • Junker X
  • Dark Star X
  • Bowser X

Nintendo 3DS[]

Super Mario 3D Land[]

  • Fake Bowser/Goomba
  • Boom Boom
  • Pom Pom
  • Fake Bowser/Magikoopa
  • Boom Boom and Pom Pom
  • Bowser
  • Dry Bowser (Special Worlds only)

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[]

Mini Bosses[]

  • Bowser Jr. (fought 3 times)
  • Kamek (fought 3 times)
  • Big Buzzy Beetle (optional)
  • Big Scuttlebug
  • Big Cheep Cheep
  • Big Boo
  • Big Chain Chomp (2 are fought)

New Super Mario Bros. 2[]

Mini Bosses[]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[]

Giant Bosses[]

  • Robo Drilldigger
  • Mount Pajamaja
  • Earthwake
  • Zeekeeper
  • Giant Bowser

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[]

Papercraft Bosses[]

  • Papercraft Megacrinkle Goomba
  • Papercraft Kamek
  • Papercraft Bowser Jr.
  • Papercraft King Boo
  • Papercraft Bowser

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[]

  • Tolstar
  • Hoohooros
  • Dragohoho
  • Queen Bean
  • Popple and Rookie
  • Wiggler
  • Chuckolator
  • Cackletta
  • Mom Piranha
  • Trunkle
  • Hermie III
  • Popple
  • Jojora and Jojora's friend
  • Popple and Birdo
  • Iggy Koopa
  • Morton Koopa Jr.
  • Lemmy Koopa
  • Ludwig Von Koopa
  • Roy Koopa
  • Wendy O. Koopa
  • Larry Koopa
  • Bowletta
  • Cackletta's Soul

Minion Quest: The Search For Bowser[]

  • Private Goomp
  • The Elite Trio
  • Larry Koopa
  • Sergeant Guy
  • Iggy Koopa
  • Popple
  • Corporal Paraplonk
  • Wendy O. Koopa
  • Private Goomp
  • Morton Koopa Jr.
  • Birdo
  • Popple
  • Roy Koopa
  • Lemmy Koopa
  • Ludwig Von Koopa
  • Fawful
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