History VideoGame / BowsersFury

* LetMeAtHim: [[spoiler:Bowser Jr. has to hold his father from ripping Mario to shreds after changing him back to normal]] in the ending.

* RatedMForManly: The raging Fury Bowser now sports pecs, coupled with his giant ominous form and darker color tones.

* InvincibleMinorMinion: The cats are completely immune to damage while under [[ThePowerOfHate Fury Bowser's influence]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Bowser's Fury is more darker than Super Mario 3D World, Thanks to Fury Bowser's horrifying design.

* AutobotsRockOut: Fury Bowser's appearance is heralded by "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgpV6L576T0 Disaster]]", a death metal-esque piece complete with [[GutturalGrowler the "lyrics" to match]].

* CallBack: The intro cutscene seen on [[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/auzpa/furyworld/index.html the expansion's official Japanese site]] shows Mario fall into Lake Lapcat through a portal with Shadow Mario's symbol from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''. [[spoiler:Doubles as {{foreshadow}}ing as the corrupting ink from Fury Bowser is paint.]]

* ChekhovsGun: Several islands gain optional Propeller Boxes in the area right by the spawn point that can be useful for quicker traversal after the course has been cleared normally once. (Crisp Climb Castle has them at the start as the course is designed around them.) [[spoiler:The Propeller Boxes come in handy big-time in the postgame and gain a new purpose there, as they're extremely useful for reaching the floating Lucky Isle during Fury Bowser attacks. Their being at the spawn points is convenient for this second role as well, as it allows for quick equipping when you warp to whichever island Lucky Isle has spawned next to.]]

** While explaining what happened, Bowser Jr first paints a picture of Bowser before painting it black by covering it black ink just like Fury Bowser, [[spoiler:[[PaintItBlack which is exactly what caused Bowser]] to [[UnstoppableRage go crazy in the first place]]]]. Also, Mario's doubt over Jr.'s explanation that Bowser only became Fury Bowser "just because" [[spoiler:turns out to be justified when it's revealed that Jr. himself was responsible for the new form [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom (albeit unintentionally)]]]].

** Exaggerated when [[spoiler:Cat Mario and Cat Plessie touch the three Giga Bells Bowser had imprisoned in the ending, both become so gargantuan they [[AlwaysABiggerFish completely dwarf Giant Bowser]] — cue an impending BellyFlopCrushing. Even when Mario reverts to normal size, celebrating with the cats of Lake Lapcat, the [[RevealShot camera pans out]] to reveal they're dancing on the still-gigantic Cat Plessie.]]

* MarketBasedTitle: The expansion is called ''Fury World'' in Japan, which was changed to ''Bowser's Fury'' in the west, placing a bigger emphasis on Bowser.

* MusicalNod: Scamper Shores' theme sneaks in the intro sequence of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'''s overworld theme.

* PostEndGameContent: Some things can only be done or collected after you roll the credits by [[spoiler:defeating Bowser at 50 Cat Shines]], such as completing the starting island and [[spoiler:Lucky Isle, a glowing floating island that has five Cat Shines, only appears when Bowser is active, and moves locations every time he awakens. Plessie will also permanently become Cat Plessie, allowing you to carry cats on their back]].

* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:Even after you finally beat Bowser down to size, his titular fury still lingers on, with him still attempting to murder Mario. The only reason there wasn't a PostFinalBoss is because Jr. successfully held him back, but even Jr. seems to feel compelled to turn on Mario at the end… at least around his father.]]

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Poor Bowser Junior. [[spoiler:Prank your dad by drawing on his face? Innocent mischief. Spread black paint on him with your magic paintbrush, causing his rage to turn the paint into a cascading corrosion that sends him spiraling into an apocalyptic wrath? You just screwed up major.]]

%%* OminousLatinChanting: "Showdown with Fury Bowser" has this.

[[caption-width-right:350:A [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Bigger Badder Bowser]]]]

* ContinuityNod: There are a few to ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''.
** In general, the setting of Lake Lapcat is sunny and tropical, harkening to the aesthetics of ''Sunshine''.
** Bowser Jr. joins Mario, and he is armed with the Magic Paintbrush, the weapon he debuted with in ''Sunshine''. [[spoiler:It turns out that Jr.'s paint was the cause of Fury Bowser's transformation and the goop covering Lake Lapcat, much like the goop he made in ''Sunshine'' spawning enemies and coating Isle Delfino.]]
** The portal to Lake Lapcat emerges from Shadow Mario's painted mark on the ground.
** The collectibles are Cat Shines, evidently a feline variant of Shine Sprites.
** The Fury Shadows behave much like Shadow Mario, being goopy enemies (this time resembling Luigi, not Mario) who run on a loop through a course and are defeated merely by staying on their tail and hitting them enough times.

* RPGElements: Fury Bowser has a health bar floating above his head, something that is typically seen in action [=RPGs=] and not in 3D ''Mario'' games. The same applies to the Fury Shadows. [[spoiler:Once Fury Bowser turns into Super Bowser for the final battle, the health bar is gone, implying that only Fury Ink corrupted enemies can have them]].

* CuteKitten: Small, cute-looking cats with color schemes based off each of the party's cat forms are the natives of Lake Lapcat. They'll nuzzle up against Mario and can even ride Cat Plessie with him when tossed onto their back. They're not so cute when Fury Bowser [[HatePlague awakens]], though.

** While explaining what happened, Bowser Jr first paints a picture of Bowser before painting it black by covering it black ink just like Fury Bowser, [[spoiler:[[PaintItBlack which is exactly what caused Bowser]] [[UnstoppableRage to go crazy in the first place]]]]. Also, Mario's doubt over Jr.'s explanation that Bowser only became Fury Bowser "just because" [[spoiler:turns out to be justified when it's revealed that Jr. himself was responsible for the new form [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom (albeit unintentionally)]]]].

* LetMeAtHim: [[spoiler:Bowser Jr. has to hold his father from ripping Mario to shreds after changing him back to normal in the ending.]]

* MusclesAreMeaningless: [[spoiler:Jr's just a kid with a pudgy build, with little in the way of obvious muscle. He still holds back his father, who's about the size of a car, when he attempts to kill Mario after being brought back to normal, and is strong enough to crash through stone with only his arms.]]

* OhCrap: Fury Bowser is one for Mario and Jr. both, but [[spoiler:this goes even further when in the final act neither collecting Cat Shines nor activating lighthouses can stop Bowser, with the Giga Bell contacting you to tell you that Bowser's gotten so unbelievably pissed that nothing's going to work on him anymore, Fury Bowser now pursuing you nonstop until you get the Cat Shines you need to activate the Giga Bell and fight him one last time]]. That being said, it's completely possible to avoid this headache altogether should the player prioritize collecting Cat Shines rather than fighting Fury Bowser the second-to-last time.

* VisualPun: One that only makes sense in Japanese: The various sentient life you encounter on Lake Lapcat all have inexplicable cat ears. This includes the seagulls, which in Japanese are known as ''umineko'' or 海猫, which literally means "sea ''cat''".

[[caption-width-right:140:A [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Bigger Badder Bowser]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."]]]]

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Fury Bowser, whose presence either rains hell upon the lake for a few minutes or fights Giga Cat Mario. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven in the ending when Mario and Plessie end up taking ''all three Giga Bells'' and grow to a very ridiculous size that punts Bowser away.]]

* ClippedWingAngel: Inverted. In the second phase of the final battle, [[spoiler:Bowser's expelled the paint coating him, now reduced to Giant Bowser as opposed to Fury Bowser. Visually played straight, he's considerably not as big nor as visually menacing, but what he ''does'' have is some semblance of ''awareness'' back. Not total, but sufficiently enough to strategize, recognizing the Giga Bells as a threat and taking them out of the equation, as well as cranking the payload of his attacks UpToEleven into a nigh-on BulletHell barrage that only gets incrementally harder to maneuver around]].

** Taken UpToEleven when [[spoiler:Cat Mario and Cat Plessie touch the three Giga Bells Bowser had imprisoned in the ending, both become so gargantuan they [[AlwaysABiggerFish completely dwarf Giant Bowser]] — cue an impending BellyFlopCrushing. Even when Mario reverts to normal size, celebrating with the cats of Lake Lapcat, the [[RevealShot camera pans out]] to reveal they're dancing on the still-gigantic Cat Plessie.]]

* RatedMForManly: The raging Fury Bowser now sports pecs, coupled with his ominous giant form and darker color tones.

* RatedMForManly: The raging Fury Bowser now sports pecs, coupled with his giant, ominous form and darker color tones.

* RatedMForManly: The raging Fury Bowser now sports pecs, coupled with his giant ominous form and darker color tones.

* RatedMForManly: People didn't ignore the fact Fury Bowser sports pecs, coupled with his giant ominous form and darker color tones.

* CatsAreMean: Instead of just Goombas, Banzai Bills and Bullet Bills in ''[[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld 3D World]]'', this time, ''all'' the enemies from the latter game are entirely cat-themed. [[spoiler:In addition, Lapcat's resident cats start off nice, friendly and helpful in your quest, at first, but will only turn evil when Fury Bowser shows up]].

* CatsAreMean: All the enemies of ''[[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld 3D World]]'' are entirely cat-themed. [[spoiler:In addition, Lapcat's resident cats start off nice, friendly and helpful in your quest, at first, but will only turn evil when Fury Bowser shows up]].

* VisualPun: One that only makes sense in Japanese: The various sentient life you encounter on Lake Lapcat all have inexplicable cat ears. This includes the seagulls, which are known as ''umineko'' or 海猫 in Japanese. If you were to [[BlindIdiotTranslation literally translate that word]], you get "sea ''cat''".

* AnimalMotifs: Cats; taken UpToEleven from ''3D World'', Lake Lapcat's scenery is heavily cat-themed, down to the ''clouds'', there are cats roaming freely around, and all of the enemies are cat-ified.

* AffablyEvil: Bowser Jr., despite only working with Mario out of necessity, is surprisingly helpful and cooperative, [[spoiler:even saving Mario from his dad's wrath out of gratitude during the ending]].