Junior's Graffiti Gratitude
- Despite everything that's happened over the years, Mario accepts Bowser Jr.'s reluctant request for help without hesitation. Poor kid just wants his dad back to normal, after all, and Mario, being the All-Loving Hero he is, isn't gonna turn down even the son of his long-time nemesis.
- This extends further to Bowser Jr. himself: Sure he will try and defeat Mario with all sorts of deadly traps, but when something is seriously wrong with his father, he wastes absolutely no time going to the one person who could definitely make things right again but would also logically have the most compelling reason to turn him down. Bowser Jr. may oppose Mario on principle (being his father's nemesis) but he absolutely trusts Mario with something so dear to him as his father's fate.
- The mere concept for the Lost Kitten shines in which you help a cat mother find their lost kittens. Whether or not you're a cat lover, you'll definitely feel your heart be warmed when you see them reunited.
- After completing the main story of Bowser's Fury for the first time, new Cat Shines can be found in previously-explored areas. One of them, titled "Junior's Graffiti Gratitude", is revealed by Bowser Jr. painting a picture on the deck of the ship on Fur Step Island. This painting depicts Junior and Mario finding a Cat Shine together, suggesting that Junior genuinely appreciated all of Mario's help.
- While continuing to help Bowser Jr. collect Cat Shines after finishing the main story once, Mario and Junior can run into Toadette on Fur Step Island, who asks them to find the missing members of the Toad Brigade. Each of the members gives the duo a Cat Shine for finding and helping them out, and once all of the Toads have been accounted for, they can all be found happily greeting Mario and Bowser Jr. whenever they drop by the Toad Brigade's tent on Fur Step Island.
- The cats love Mario and nuzzle up against him, and the game features perhaps the best (or at least, most heart-melting) application of the Joy-Con HD Rumble — to simulate the kittens purring.
- You can toss up to three kittens onto Cat Plessie's back and ride with them as long as you want, and they'll get off with you wherever you dismount.
