Description[]
Mario vs. Spyro. Masters of darkness and power clash to prove who is the superior evil king and final boss.
Introduction[]
Wiz: At the end of video games comes the final boss, the endgame obstacle for the player to test their acquired skills and experience against.
Boomstick: Not only are we pitting two of them together, they're also freaking dragons!
Wiz: Bowser, the King of the Koopas and nemesis of Mario.
Boomstick: And Malefor, the Dark Master and Spyro's mortal enemy. He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.
Bowser[]
Wiz: The Mushroom Kingdom. A peaceful land protected by everyone's favorite Italian Plumber-
Boomstick: And Smash main.
Wiz: Mario.
Boomstick: But why does the Kingdom need protection? Because, like you'd expect, there's someone out to conqueror it.
Wiz: The Mushroom Kingdom has seen a great number of would-be conquerors lay siege to the land. An alien race of evil fungus, a man who creates powerful weapons and even a Mario look-alike in yellow. But none has been as such as a thorn in the kingdom's side as the King of the Koopas himself, Bowser.
- Background
- Age: 27
- Height: 8’7
- AKA King Koopa
- King of the Koopas
- Star Child
- Cannot read
- Father of Bowser Jr. (and not the Koopalings)
Boomstick: In spite of being essentially a giant spiky turtle, Bowser knew he was destined for great things.
Wiz: That's not an exaggeration by the way. Bowser was one of seven Star Children, who would grow up to achieve great things with the power that they wielded, and he knew that because he actually travelled back in time to try and get the other's power for himself.
Boomstick: Trust us, that's time travel, and that whole plot was because he believed his destiny involved taking over the Mushroom Kingdom for himself. But hey, you can't really blame him, not with the rewards he could reap.
Wiz: Indeed, the lands of the Mushroom Kingdom were clearly much more lush than the volcanic wastelands that Bowser ruled, and everyone can appreciate a change of scenery.
Boomstick: Well, that is one clear reason.
Wiz: One reason; what's the second?
Boomstick: Why, Princess Peach of course, the number one bachelorette in the Mushroom Kingdom. Not sure why a woman named after a fruit would be ruling a kingdom named after fungus. But the important thing is, Bowser is always setting his sights on her.
Wiz: Well, it would certainly explain his tenacity in attacking the Kingdom over and over again. As leader of the Koopa Troop, Bowser often has his army help in his invasion, but isn't afraid to do the dirty work himself.
Boomstick: Because Bowser is freaking strong. As in, really, really freaking strong.
- Powers and Abilities
- Immense strength and durability
- Spiked shell
- Hammers
- Spiked ball
- Magic
- Koopa Clown Car
- Boxing Top Hat
- Minion summoning
- Tennis racket
- Alternate Forms
- Giant
- Dry Bowser
- Meowser
Wiz: So strong in fact that he's able to deadlift entire castles, on top of massive weights dropped straight on top of him. He channels this strength into powerful haymaker punches and charges, and can attack with razor sharp fangs and claws.
Boomstick: They aren't all on Bowser that are razor sharp. Those massive spikes on his shell aren't just for show, they make for a wicked accessory. Not only do they add to his already near indestructible shell, but they can also be shot out like darts. And like a turtle, Bowser can curl himself up into a ball and roll at his opponents, simultaneously riddling them with holes and flattening them into a fine paste.
Wiz: He only does this when he isn't blasting them with fire from his gasping jaws, either as a stream or barrage of fireballs. When Bowser doesn't feel like weaponizing himself, which is rather rare, Bowser can use several items in battle.
Boomstick: He has big balls, spiked balls, hammers to throw and a top hat outfitted with boxing gloves. That's my kind of headwear right there.
Wiz: A more baffling addition to Bowser's arsenal would be his Koopa Clown Car. In spite of it not really following a theme with the Koopa King, Bowser often rides in battle upon one, from where he can throw robotic Koopas to assist him in battle.
Wiz: So that's a king who enjoys his toys. And his tricks, because Bowser is skilled in the use of magic. Most notably, he can turn other beings into inanimate objects. You know those bricks you jump to break? Well, they were once citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Popup: Scaling to the other Koopalings' usage of magic means that Bowser is also capable of petrifying his opponents.
Boomstick: That's...horrifying. Just like the various transformations that Bowser has undergone.
Wiz: He doesn't always have access to them all, as some of they require special and hard-to-obtain items he doesn't have usually, but there's Meowser, obtained with the Cat Bell to let him climb up vertical surfaces and Giant Bowser, where he grows himself to gigantic proportions with his magic.
Popup: Giga Bowser is only canon to Smash Bros.
Boomstick: Including his turtle...?
Wiz: Don't even go there. And then there's Dry Bowser, taken when Bowser's flesh is stripped from his very bones.
Boomstick: Damn! Bowser's hardcore. He even throws his own bones out as weapons at those pesky plumber brothers Mario and Luigi.
Wiz: In spite of those two, or more, leaping to stop Bowser whenever he rears his conquest-hungry head, Bowser has consistently shown himself to be a powerful adversary to overcome.
- Feats
- Battles with Mario, Luigi, Wario and Donkey Kong
- Wades through lava
- Lifted his own castle
- Survived falling into a sun and black hole
- Turned a kingdom’s population into bricks
- Came back from the dead
- Defeated Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Dark Bowser
Boomstick: He's survived all kinds of things that would leave most people smears on the ground, like when his own castle ended up falling on him.
Wiz: We've determined that smaller castles in Mario games weigh 61 million tons, and Bowser's castle is surely much heavier considering it's larger size on the world map.
Boomstick: He's survived worst than that Wiz, like being knocked into the sun, and even a black hole. And that's to say nothing of his strength output, which we can likely determine by comparing him to fellow Mario universe heavy-hitter, Donkey Kong.
Wiz: Who once punched the moon out of orbit. As Donkey Kong VS Knuckles already did the calculations on the whole, we were able to translate it into it's worth in TNT.
Boomstick: It's well over 3 gigatons of the stuff. All from a single punch, and it's well in the realm of believability that Bowser can match the D-Kong blow-for-blow.
Wiz: But we all know Mario is Bowser's true greatest foe, the two having battled many, many times, and Mario is fast enough to move as Mach 300+ electricity.
Boomstick: So Bowser is strong, tough and fast. What else is he?
Wiz: Illiterate, that's what. And rather stupid.
Boomstick: What else would you call someone who keeps building buttons in his castle that can be used against him? Not great home décor skills.
Wiz: And in spite of his incredible survivability, Bowser can still be subdued with enough effort.
Boomstick: Still, when it takes a black hole to do the job, that's one good sign that you're one tough customer.
Wiz: Every kingdom trembles before the might of Bowser.
Malefor[]
Wiz: Among the dragon species, there existed a legend. One of a figure of great power and potential; a chosen one if you will.
Boomstick: As dragons were already legendary beings, them having a legend of their own means this chosen one must be a pretty big deal.
Wiz: The dragon's chosen one took the form of a rare purple dragon, a race so rare only one was born every thousand years. And it was said that the first of these purple dragons was Malefor.
- Background
- Age: 300> years
- Height: Est. 12’
- AKA The Dark Master
- The First Purple Dragon
- Archenemy of Spyro
- Became a cyborg
- Subtitles are required
Boomstick: Young Malefor quickly proved that purple dragons are indeed all in a class of their own, mastering not one, not two, but all of the elements available to dragons.
Wiz: Realizing the power that Malefor could one day wield, the Dragon Elders set about training the prestigious purple one, in hopes he would lead them into a bright future. But as the old saying goes, absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Boomstick: Eh, that's always sounded like an exaggeration to me. I mean, look at us; we have the power to pit fictional characters against each other in battles to the death. Any fictional character, as many times as we want; forced into confrontations that would otherwise never happen. You ask me, we keep our heads. None of that 'silly serial escalation'.
Wiz: The point I was trying to make is that whilst Malefor started out like another purple dragon we all know and love, kind, courageous and a ready willingness to learn, Malefor's feelings of superiority and ambition soon got the best of him, as did his lust for power.
Boomstick: So the elders had the "brilliant" idea to simply kick him out of their civilization, rather than teach him right from wrong.
Wiz: I'm sure they at least tried to, but considering that by this point Malefor was willing to wage war on his fellow dragons with an army of damn dirty apes, it was a bit too late for an intervention.
Boomstick: In spite of getting help from a race of what aren't technically apes, considering they have tails, Malefor probably could have battled against the entire dragon race himself, considering he has all of their powers, and more.
- Powers and Abilities
- Immense strength and speed
- Claws, horn and tail combat
- Flight
- Magic/Curses
- Elements
- Fire
- Ice
- Lightning
- Earth
- Wind
- Aether
- Darkness Manipulation
- Grublin Creation
- Power Stealing Crystal
- Immortality
Wiz: With his sharp horns, razor-sharp claws and strong tail, Malefor is as much of an expert at close-quarters combat as any four legged being can be.
Boomstick: Naturally, as a dragon, Malefor is able to fly and breathe fire.
Wiz: And remember, it's not just fire he can use. As a purple dragon, Malefor can use any of the dragon elements.
Boomstick: There's Earth, Electricity, Ice, and Wind, and if being a purple dragon wasn't overpowered enough, they have their own unique element as well; Aether. Wait, I mean-
Popup: Malefor has never shown if he is capable of slowing time like Spyro has.
Wiz: Too late, you said it.
Boomstick: I knew I shouldn't have let you write the script for this episode!
Wiz: Aether is a mystical element that is integrated to all aspects of the world and universe. Having tapped into the evil side of the element, Dark Aether, Malefor is capable of inflicting corruption and curses upon other living beings.
Boomstick: Dark Aether is how dragons are corrupted into their Dark forms, but with Malefor, it's a little different.
Wiz: You see, Malefor has such mastery over Dark Aether that there is no longer any distinction between his normal and "Dark" self. He is now nothing more than a being of darkness.
Boomstick: Man, the Legend of Spyro really does tick the boxes for a hard and gritty serial reboot. At least Gnasty Gnorc, Ripto and the Sorceress were funny looking. Malefor himself looks downright demonic thanks to that permanent dark form of his.
Wiz: Malefor is able to manipulate the world around him in order to create crystals that drains mana from anyone who gets near them, and can summon hordes of Grublins.
Boomstick: Basically goblins made of dirt and soil.
Wiz: Malefor may be a powerhouse with brute force, but his true expertise is his raw sadistic cunning.
Boomstick: He's an expert at messing with people's heads, bringing them to a pit of despair like realizing it's a Sunday and you haven't done all five pieces of homework needed for Monday.
Wiz: Most notably, he was able to orchestrate his escape from his various prisons the Dragon Elders has trapped him in, freeing both his essence and physical body.
Boomstick: It was a bit confusing why he had to free himself twice, but hey, he got himself out in the end.
Wiz: There was only one thing capable of stopping Malefor upon his release; another purple dragon by the name of Spyro.
Boomstick: With a little help from fan-favorite dragon Cynder. But it was easier said that done, because Malefor is wickedly powerful.
Wiz: Just in case that wasn't clear enough.
- Feats
- Survived in the Earth’s core
- Nearly destroyed the world
- Can battle Spyro
- Levitated the entire Dragon Temple
- Escaped the Well of Souls
- Withstood a blast of Aether
- Defeated Spyro, Hex, Cynder, the Skylanders
Boomstick: With his dark magic, Malefor was able to levitate the entire dragon temple high in the air.
Wiz: According to a DeviantArt source, lifting up a structure of that size would require 7 petatons of TNT. Enough to move a continent.
Popup: It’s only in the DS version of DotD that a crystal is used to levitate the temple. In the canon console versions, it is Malefor’s own magic that holds the temple up. Even then, it's likely Malefor used his power to create said crystal in the first place.
Boomstick: And that was before he used his magic to reanimate the Destroyer, which has the power to destroy the world by the way.
Wiz: Not impressive enough for you? Well get this; long ago, Malefor's sheer malice was so intense, it cracked the earth, forming a massive mountain from where the souls of the departed by interact with the world of the living.
Boomstick: All from a single negative feeling. Eventually, Malefor, Spyro and Cynder did battle at the world's core, which is often very hot. No matter what the two teenage dragons threw at Malefor, they weren't able to keep him down since he's "eternal".
Wiz: A claim based on arrogance to be sure, but let's look at the facts. Malefor took a direct hit from his own signature element, Aether, and was perfectly fine. That bears repeating because Aether is said to have the power to deconstruct matter at a sub-atomic level. Malefor two took blasts of this element, and simply got back up.
Boomstick: If it weren't for the Dragon ex Machinas of the Dragon Elders arriving to seal him in the earth's core, Malefor might never have been stopped.
Wiz: Even after the conclusion of the Legends trilogy, Malefor's influence remains throughout the Spyro lore. Even in the rebooted Skylanders series, Malefor would still have a shadowy presence, proving no ordinary beings can stand up to the power of the Dark Master.
Interlude[]
Wiz: Alright the combatants are set, time to end this debate once and for all.
Boomstick: It's time for a Death Battle!
The Battle[]
Setting: Bowser's Castle
Koopas and Goombas milled around in the courtyard of Bowser's Castle, until a shadow fell over them all. Looking up, their jaws dropped as they saw a massive piece of earth floating in the air, with an ancient temple sat upon it. A voice boomed down at them.
Malefor: Inhabitants of this castle, beware, for you wretched lives are now forfeit to me.
?: I beg to differ!
Bowser flew up towards the castle in his Clown Car, a look of anger on his face. As the car hovered over the temple roof, Bowser leapt out and smashed through it, ending up in the building's interior. Straightening back up, Bowser saw, with his back to him, the Dark Master Malefor.
Bowser: Get your shoddy shed out of my airspace!
Malefor:...no...
He turned around to face Bowser.
Malefor: I don't think I will.
Bowser cracked his knuckles.
Bowser: Then you have chosen "game-over".
FIGHT!
Bowser charged forward, swinging out his fist to nail Malefor in the side of the face. In spite of the solid hit and the fact it made Malefor clench his eyes and teeth shut, the purple dragon responded with a glare before swinging out his claws to smack Bowser across the face himself. Bowser spun around due to the strike and stumbled back from Malefor. Shaking his head to regain his senses, Bowser glowered before throwing his head forward and unleashing a stream of fire from his jaws, Malefor responding in kind with his own fire breath. The attacks collided together, straining to overpower the other for a moment before the clashing forces caused an explosion that threw up a massive cloud of smoke. Out of the smoke came Bowser, roaring as he swiped his claws at Malefor, who strafed backwards from the attacks before swiping out with his own talons. Bowser, in a display of surprising acrobatics, jumped over the attack before locking his fists together to slam them both onto Malefor's head. Malefor threw off the attack by lashing out with his horns, knocking Bowser back onto his feet, before the former spun around to lash out with his tail. Although it hit Bowser square on, the Koopa King was able to grab onto his in the process and begun swinging the dragon around himself, before, with a grunt, he let go of the tail, sending Malefor flying through the air to smash against the wall. As Malefor slid back down, Bowser came at him again with another punch aimed directly at his face. However, this proved to be a bad move, as Malefor opened his mouth and spat out a blast of ice, which struck Bowser's fist, carrying it and him backwards to get pinned against a pillar. Bowser attempted to pull himself free of the ice around his hand before Malefor reared up in front of him, raining down clawed blows upon his head and face. The assault eventually smashed Bowser straight through the pillar when it ended with Malefor slammed both his claws into Bowser's front, sending the Koopa King skidding backwards. Digging his claw into the ground to stop himself, Bowser summoned a couple of hammers to his hand, hurling them all at once towards his draconic opponent. Malefor brought his wing in front of himself as a shield to block the projectiles, before Bowser summoned a massive spiked ball.
Bowser: Take this you purple pranny!
He hurled the spiked ball at Malefor, who grabbed a hold of it with his bare claws as he attempted to stop its supernatural momentum. Bowser chortled as the dragon was stuck stopping the item from grinding into him.
Bowser: Ha! What next now?
He got his answer when a screech came from above and a mob of Grublins fell from the ceiling and onto him. The Koopa yowled in anger as the critters began stabbing at his yellow flesh with their weapons, and he shook himself vigorously to dislodge them. Although this got rid of a few of them, most retained their grip. Even thought one was thrown into the air by Bowser's motions, it simply landed on his snout to set about poking his eyes with its club. Bowser roared in anger before he started to stomp the ground, channeling his magic to make Goombas rain from the sky, showering him and knocking into the Grublins, finally removing them from his body. His triumph was short lived however as his own spiked ball was hurled into his own face, causing it to shatter and him to stumble backwards. Before he could react, Malefor charged forward and grabbed him by the shoulders, slamming him into the wall with a considerable amount of force. Malefor grinned wickedly and spread his wings, channeling his power into a Fury, unleashing it as a massive blast of fire. The flames buffeted Bowser, who was overwhelmed by the attack for all but a few seconds, and Bowser's red eyes glared through the fire. His hand shot out to grab a hold of Malefor's muzzle, clamping his mouth shut and making his eyes bulge comically in surprise. The Fury cut short, Bowser slammed Malefor's head into the ground before running forwards, dragging Malefor against the stone surface. Bowser then hurled Malefor up into the air, spinning around as he did to come back around to score a strike on the Dark Master's belly as he fell back down, sending Malefor shooting away. Eager to keep up his attack, Bowser rolled up into his shell and barreled towards his foe, who was able to recover from the previous attack. Now he called upon the power of Earth to encase himself in a spiked sphere of dirt to roll towards Bowser's own roll. The two of them collided together, knocking each other backwards before they covered the distance again to spin/grind against each other's spherical attacks. After a moment of grinding together, the sphere that was Bowser fired out a series of drills up into the air so that they struck the chain of a dangling chandelier, breaking it and bringing the metal decorative piece falling downwards to smash down onto Malefor in his earth ball. The weight of the item smashed the encrusted Dark Master through the floor, Bowser bringing himself to a stop to look down in the hole. He searched for his opponent a moment before snorting in satisfaction and turning to go on his way. But that was when Malefor hauled himself out of the hole and hovered in the air with his wings spread.
Malefor: Wretched cur!
He surrounded himself with a series of electrical bolts and fired one towards the turned-around Bowser, striking the Koopa king on the head, electrocuting him. As his body shook violently, Malefor darted forward with a flap of his wings, slamming horns first into Bowser in an airborne charge. The attack pushed Bowser backwards until they both broke through the front gates of the temple, before Malefor came to a stop and flicked his head to pushed Bowser back towards the edge. Bowser was barely able to stop himself from going over the edge, but it was for naught as Malefor slammed his tail against the ground, channeling an earth shockwave that finished the job of sending Bowser over the edge. Malefor flapped over to the ledge, hovering in the air to watch as Bowser fell.
Malefor: Fall you disgusting oaf.
Malefor opened his jaw to charge up a fireball, but before he could fire it, a large iron ball dropped down onto him, pushing downwards. The ball had been dropped by Bowser's Clown Car, which now fly down to catch its tumbling master. After resorting himself in the cockpit, Bowser looked back up at Malefor as he tossed away the iron ball with a grunt of anger, before focusing his gaze back on Bowser. Bowser unleashed a barrage of fireballs towards Malefor, who dodged them as he flew towards his opponent. Bowser commanded the Clown Car upwards to avoid Malefor's claw swipe, and then backwards to prevent getting hit by his sudden airborne dart upwards. Bowser then covered the distance back towards Bowser to ram into him with the Clown Car, knocking Malefor backwards, before getting close to him again to pummel him with a barrage of punches. Once it had ended up with an uppercut that sent Malefor spinning upwards, the Dark Master collected himself and unleashed a gust of Wind from his wings that caused the Clown Car to spin out of control. Bowser struggled to bring the craft under control, but Malefor took advantage of his disorganization to slap the Clown Car and send it shooting towards Bowser's castle, where it crashed through the roof of the top tower.
Malefor flew in after Bowser, finding only the smashed Clown Car in the darkened room.
Malefor: Come now. Don't be shy. Step into the light.
A burst of light suddenly came from behind Malefor and he whipped around to slash at his opponent; when the claw's wrist was seized in a vicious looking cat paw, Malefor saw that Bowser had become Meowser.
Malefor: What ridiculous magic is...
Malefor was then promptly smacked across the face by Bowser, sending him smashing through the wall and out into the open air. Before Malefor could control his fall with his wings, Meowser leapt after him, grabbed a hold of him and slammed him downwards through the roof of the main castle building and into a hall. Malefor pushed Meowser off him with all four of his legs, getting back to his feet to attack him with two claw slashes across the face that sent him smashing through the wall into another room filled with armors. When Malefor came at Meowser at high speeds, the latter punched the former through into another room with a left hook. Meowser dashed after him into the gaming room, Malefor flapping up into the air to avoid him to slam down onto his back. Meowser reared backwards to smash himself back first and Malefor through the walls of an armory, kitchen and bathroom, and eventually into the throne room. Grabbing onto Meowser from behind, Malefor slammed him into the ground, sending massive cracks along the stone floor. Bowser rolled back after the attack, enabling him to get back to his feet and headbutt, Malefor; in spite of the powerful attack, Malefor stood his ground, barely flinching to the attack even as as his feet were driven into the floor, sending out further cracks. With a roar, Malefor suddenly flipped upwards, his tail swinging up to slam into Meowser's chin. Not only did it regress the transformation, it also sent Bowser flying backwards to smash into his throne. Malefor marched towards the groaning Bowser.
Malefor: Now you die.
He stabbed out with his claws, stabbing Bowser in the chest. Bowser merely grunted to the pain before smirking and snapping his fingers.
Bowser suddenly grew into a massive height, bursting out of the ceiling of the castle. Malefor was now pinned beneath his massive hand.
Bowser: This is for my castle! That you wrecked!
He rained down massive punches onto the Dark Master, pummeling him further into a growing crater.
Bowser: Ha-ha! That's what you get! Nobody crosses me and gets away with it! I'll leave you a smudge on the ground and then make that smudge the equivalent of a smudge's smudge! And then...!
He kept boasting even as he slowly shrunk, until he was only punching Malefor harmlessly on the snout. He finally realized his involuntary shrinking, opening his eyes in shock. Above him, the floating temple was cackling with purple energy, the crystals within it draining Malefor of his magic. Malefor smirked and pushed the weakened Bowser off of him, rising into the air with his wings spread and Aether crackling around him.
Malefor: You call yourself a king, but I. Am. A master!
He unleashed an Aether Fury that engulfed Bowser, the ethereal energy stripping away his flesh and leaving only his bones. Dry Bowser hollered in anger, forcing his way through the Aether to throw a punch at Malefor. However, the bone fist disintegrated, followed by his next one when he swung this. Undeterred, Dry Bowser attempted to use his jaws against Malefor, but as this point the Aether Fury built to its critical level and exploded, flattening the castle. As the smoke settled, all that remained of Bowser was his skull with lifeless eyes. Malefor picked it up and observed it.
Malefor: Now be dust.
A bolt of Aether came down, striking the skull and turning it to dust, the ashes falling through the talons of the Dark Master.
KO!
Outcome[]
Boomstick: Yikes! Gotta admit, didn't see that coming.
Wiz: I know lots of people don't either, but please let us explain, we have a good explanation, and it's all because of one key factor; the Aether Breath.
Boomstick: Bowser may be tough enough to take a dip in the sun and a black hole, but the Aether Breath is able to shear through an object's atomic makeup. Bowser had no kind of protection against something like that, and it was also because of the Aether that Malefor was technically tougher than Bowser.
Wiz: Not only can Malefor erect a barrier of the element that can only be bypassed with the same thing, he also took a blast of the same atom-destroying energy and was none-the-worst, proving his body is durable enough to survive the same kind of attacks that Bowser couldn't. Doesn't matter how strong he was, if Bowser didn't have anything better or like the Aether, he couldn't actually hurt Malefor.
Popup: Bowser previously possessed a Dark Matter factory, with dark matter being capable of complete disintegration. However, Bowser has never actually used it in battle before and as it is located in another galaxy altogether is unlikely to have reliable access to it.
Boomstick: And even then, Malefor's Aether should be comparable to Spyro's, which he used to repair the breaking planet with power worth 5 ninatons of TNT, and the best that Bowser could compare to was Wario surviving the Shake King's explosion, which was only worth 96 sextillion tons of TNT. In other words, planet level to moon level. But we know what your thinking, and yes, Bowser's magical abilities to turn living creatures into stone and brick could have given him the win in some situations.
Wiz: But not always, considering Bowser never uses this abilities at the perfect time. You know, like his battles with Mario, when he wasn't hidden by barriers that blocked the petrifying light. After all, this is the guy who keeps leaving traps in his own lairs to be used against him.
Boomstick: And finally, both Mario and Spyro, who Bowser and Malefor have respectively battled, have shown feats of lightning speed reactions. Coupled with Malefor's molecular indestructibility meant he would be able to use the Aether Breath, his curses or magic draining crystals on the Koopa King in due time.
Popup: On the subject of Super Mario Galaxy feats, surviving the universe resetting isn't really a durability feat, and the speed feats that place Bowser in the speed of light range are based on the world map, which is presented as only a unique level menu screen.
Wiz: Bowser was a powerful opponent, but the Dark Master's elemental abilities, dark power and eternal nature meant there was surprisingly little the Koopa could do.
Boomstick: He should Bowser out gracefully, since all his efforts were Malefor nothing.
Wiz: The winner is Malefor.
Next Time[]
The power of demon kings
And the power to control
Trivia[]
- Connections: Both are villainous reptilian characters who can manipulate dark magic and the elements. Both are the archenemies towards heroes, rule over dark regions and were born into positions bequeathing them unique destinies (Bowser is a Star Child whilst Malefor is a Purple Dragon).
- Animation Style: 3D.
- OST Idea: 'Master Bosses', referring to Malefor's title as the Dark Master and how both he and Bowser are final bosses and leaders of armies.