Adventure's End - Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Music Extended

Gotta respect how Bowser literally has the power to wish ANYTHING he wants into existence and he chooses to manifest his minions. That’s some real respect for your underlings right there

If only Bowser said “Showtime!” during the battle transition for this fight.

I’m glad Bowser got character development

This isn't "extended", this is how long it takes to beat this fight

What's super interesting about this fight is the fact that in the previous games, Bowser has been paying attention to the patterns. He's been acknowledging his weaknesses and building on them. He's been back stabbed so many times by other villains to the point where he knew when and where to back stab Antasma - when they were at their peak. They had the dream stone, they were both incredibly strong together, but Bowser knew deep down Antasma was just using him to regain his full strength, so he finally turned the tables and back stabbed the main threat of the game when it was the right time, something I'm sure many of us didn't see coming. Not to mention, in Bowser's Inside Story, you helped him become strong, you trained him to see these patterns, and he heeded it all. Bowser saw through Antasma and betrayed him, he has the dream stone, he has control over reality itself. This isn't a fight for the Mushroom Kingdom or the Island anymore, this is a fight for the entire WORLD. If Mario and Luigi failed to defeat Bowser, he would've ruled over everything and been unstoppable. This track represents Mario and Luigi’s utter desperation and hopelessness, they NEED to win, no matter the cost, and yet they’re faced with the impossible. The Koopa King has turned into the Koopa God, and I think the most horrifying fact is: You created this.

You know, this fight really shows how much Bowser trusts his minions. He has powers of reality itself, and decides to conjure something to fight the Bros. He doesn't conjure up more Bowsers, or super monsters of some kind. He summons his minions. Even after years of failure on their part, Bowser's mind decides that the most effective weapon he has on his side are the Minions. You have to admire that kind of respect. And as the Bowser's Minions games as a whole show that the Minions love him back. Bowser doesn't rule out of fear and force like other evil kings. He rules out of charisma, respect, and leadership. This type of leadership is what inspires true loyalty. They would gladly risk their lives to help their king, all out of their own free will. Such a respectful and multi-faceted relationship between a bad guy and their Mooks that we don't see that often.

Alpha: SAVE ME BROTHER Nintendo: long live the king

“Whoa, are you playing Kingdom Hearts or something?” “Nope, this is Mario.” “......Did I hear you right?”

Other evil kings: “If you don’t destroy him NOW then this will be the last day you will ever have!” Bowser: “Years of failure has not made us weak, we only grow stronger from our mistakes. Mario may see us as turtles, but I believe that each and every one of you are a lot more than you may seem. We will NOT stop fighting until Mario is history!”

This is it, Luigi.

Bowser's Minions: *Struggling and Dying* Bowser: *SPECTATOR MODE: ON*

Who else is here after the announcement that AlphaDream filed for bankruptcy.

Unpopular opinion: Bowser is the best Mario villain. Maybe even topping Fawful and Dimentio. Because, instead of being a cliche villain where the villain destroys the universe, Bowser respects his minions no matter how much they fail. A villain with a bright side is something you don't see very often in other video game villains (I know someone said this already).

First Brawl gets terminated, COPPA comes, and now Alphadream is bankrupt. WHAT’S HAPPENING TO OUR CHILDHOOD?! Edit: And now GilvaSunner is dead…

I wish this theme got as much appreciation as In the Final, it really is just as perfect

r.i.p our lord we will miss you forever in my life that I needed music... bless you, BrawlBRSTMS3 WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!

It’s kinda scary knowing in this game bowser was god

My favorite aspect to this fight is the teamwork Mario and Luigi demonstrate. Bowser can capture one of them in his hand and then toss them, leading to a QTE of the other brother running to catch them. Or when a Shy Guy Airship chases one of them. The other jumps on, attacks the Shy Guys and destroys the ship. Shows how the two of them got even closer as family over the game.

Almost every enemy in the Mario series has a leader, ruler, or dominant. Maybe every enemy we've seen has a leader of some sorts that we just haven't seen yet. The leader of the Bob-omb's is King Bob-omb, ruler of the Goomba's is the Goomba King, ruler of the Blooper's is Gooper Blooper, ruler of the Boo's is King Boo, and so on. But there's one species in particular that's got something special about them. The Koopas. Now we all know the Koopas certainly aren't the strongest enemy out there, but one thing they have is ambition. And their ruler, King Koopa, also known as Bowser, is no different. I mean if we dropped every King, Queen and everything in between into a giant arena with no upgrades or minions, would Bowser really come out on top? He'd do a fair job but I wouldn't think so. But what did Bowser do that no other species would even think of doing? Well. He brought every species together, formed an alliance with them, possibly preventing war between them and ending any previous war that had gone on beforehand, united them all into an army, achieved his goals several times in a row before his plans were shot down, and is still a formidable foe to one of the most iconic faces in history. Point is, by himself Bowser isn't this all powerful being of destruction. He's a turtle with a spiky shell that started off with an army of smaller turtles that even doubt themselves sometimes in dialogue boxes. But it's through his own ambition alone as to why he once threatened to take over the entire friggen universe from uniting tribes that also doubt their own competence and formed what we know today as Bowser's Army. Not the minions of death and hell itself that work out of fear for payment. No. It's the minions with hopes and dreams that work because they respect their leader. And you know what? Even after 35 years of service. They never once asked for a reward. They don't serve Bowser because they have to, they serve him because they want to.

Mario & Luigi felt like a perfect conclusion to both Bowser‘s character arc as well as the Mario & Luigi series as a whole. All the other games up to this point paid off brilliantly. The culmination of all the main characters getting to this point. Luigi gaining more self confidence, Mario being the hero as always and of course Bowser who has always felt flat to the other bad guys, where now he overthrows him because he learned from his mistakes. Truly, this is not only the Adventure‘s End for Dream Team, but all the moments of the M&L series that have been leading up to this moment. You know, fighting Bowser one final time is inevitable for Mario. Maybe that‘s also why Paper Jam felt so out of place…